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'Big Eyes' Marks a Return to Form for Tim Burton
Posted on May 31, 2017 by The Ultimate Rabbit
Tim Burton's unique talents as a filmmaker have floundered in recent years with his abysmal remakes of "Planet of the Apes" and "Alice in Wonderland" which was lacking in wonder. But with "Big Eyes," he gives us his best and most human movie in a long time as he examines the life of American artist Margaret Keane whose paintings of children with oversized, doe-like eyes became very popular in the 1950's. It reunites Burton with his "Ed Wood" screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski who have provided us with some of the most unique biopics in recent memory like "The People vs. Larry Flynt" and "Man on The Moon." Yes, it is based on a true story, but for once it helps to know this as the movie is a tale which proves there are things much stranger than fiction.
"Big Eyes" starts with a narrator saying the 1950's was a good time if you were a man. This certainly seems to be the case with Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) as she is in the process of leaving her husband and drive herself and her daughter Jane out to San Francisco to start all over again. This decade had women relegated to the role of housewife, and they could do very little else as feminism had yet to become a movement. Margaret has trouble finding work until she gets a job at a furniture company painting baby cribs. At the same time, she is quite the painter who paints pictures of children, most of which resemble her daughter, that stand out because of the big eyes she gives her subjects.
While at an art sale, Margaret meets Walter (Christoph Waltz), a fellow painter who quickly becomes enamored of her and her paintings, and he quickly begins to encourage her not to sell herself short. They soon fall for one another and get married, and they become determined to sell their art to the masses. When their attempts to get their work hung up at art houses fails, Walter resorts to renting the walls at The Hungry I club owned by Enrico Banducci (Jon Polito). It is there the paintings begin to gain notice, but patrons are far more interested in Margaret's work than they are in Walter's. In the process, Walter starts to take credit for his wife's paintings, and this is where things take a rather interesting turn.
Margaret is repulsed at first by the idea of Walter taking credit for her work, but she finds herself giving in to him as he promises to give her everything she ever wanted in life like a big house to live in. But as the popularity of the paintings grows, a rift forms between them as Margaret ends up residing in the background while Walter takes center stage at various talk shows and public engagements. Soon, Margaret goes from being timid to becoming a very determined person as she aims to reclaim the art she created.
What happened between Margaret and Walter Keane became the story of one of the most epic art frauds in history, and I have to admit I was not aware of this piece of history before I saw "Big Eyes." If this story were presented to me as fiction, I'm fairly certain I would not have bought it as this story would have been far too bizarre to be the least bit believable. But these events did happen, and Burton's strong affection for Margaret's work is definitely on display here.
I'm so glad Alexander and Karaszewski are still getting away with making these renegade biopics about individuals who might otherwise not get cinematic treatment. The fact they brought this particular story to the big screen is extraordinary as it involves an act of plagiarism which didn't take place in Hollywood. It sounds like a typical good guy/bad guy story, but the way the story develops shows this to not be the case.
Adams is her usually remarkable self as she takes Margaret Keane from the depths of isolation and bitterness to the heights of confidence and self-assertion. She also presents Margaret to us with flaws and all to where we respect her deeply even if some say she put herself in the position of having her work stolen. The 1950's may have not been the best time for women, but the victory Margaret achieved opened doors for them to where they would never ever be held back by the role society expected them to play.
Waltz won his two Oscars for good reasons as he portrayed his characters in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and "Django Unchained" with such relish. His performance in "Big Eyes" proves to be equally wonderful as he makes Walter into such a charismatic figure to where it's no wonder Margaret falls under his spell. While his character is essentially the bad guy of this piece, Waltz does give Walter some empathy as his actions result from a rather unconscious need for approval in a world which has deemed him a fair artist at best. While we can't condone his actions, we can certainly understand where his motivations come from.
For Burton, "Big Eyes" is a return to the low budget roots he started out in. While it may not feel like the typical Burton movie along the lines of "Beetlejuice," "Edward Scissorhands" or even "Batman," it's certainly his most heartfelt movie in a long time. He recreates the San Francisco many of us know from the 1950's and 1960's, and he shows us how Walter succeeded in commercializing art to where it became available at all the local supermarkets. But at the heart of it all, "Big Eyes" fits in with the kind of stories Burton loves to tell; of outsiders who are seen as far too different to succeed in popular culture.
"Big Eyes" falters a little towards the end as Walter starts to come across as less complex and more of a one-dimensional bad guy the audience understandably wants to see go down. Part of me wanted to see Burton delve a little deeper into his psychology as making him the typical bad guy in this movie seemed much too easy. Still, it makes for a very entertaining courtroom scene where both he and Margaret fight for the right to Margaret's work like never before.
It's heartening to see Burton give us such a heartfelt motion picture like "Big Eyes" as his last few movies kept taking away from his distinct talent as a director. Even with a lower budget than what he is used to working with, he still gives us a wondrous if roughened up look at an artist caught up in a real-life situation which threatens to rob her of the work she created. Here's hoping we see more movies like this from Burton in the near future.
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by: Damon Turbitt
Posted: Sep 21, 2019 / 01:24 AM EDT / Updated: Sep 21, 2019 / 01:24 AM EDT
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After the worst start in school history, Penn State Football won its last four games to finish with a 4-5 record. Head Coach James Franklin plans to address the media Monday afternoon to wrap up the season. abc27 sports anchor Allie Berube will have live updates from the video conference on Twitter, or you can watch the live video here.
Since the season has ended, Penn State has parted ways with one-year offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Ciarrocca. The team announced his replacement as Mike Yurcich in early January. Penn State chose to opt out of a bowl game in the 2020 season, and now looks to the future in 2021 with a brewing quarterback battle.
Bills fans donate to Lamar Jackson's favorite charity following the QB's injury
Buffalo has done it again, melting the hearts of NFL fans across the country. As Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson left the game in the second half in concussion protocol, Bills fans began donating to Blessings in a Backpack, a charity helping feed children in Louisville.
Jackson left the game on the last play of the third quarter when his head snapped back and hit the end zone turf. Baltimore was trailing 17-3 and would go on to lose the AFC Divisional by that score, sending Buffalo to the AFC Championship.

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f you want to grow as a leader and as a person, read "Decent People, Decent Company" and put its principles to work. This is a book you will want to give to your associates and reread annually."
After reading Decent People, Decent Company, one can't help but speculate on the dramatic impact this book could have on the careers of so many business people.
Few of us take time for a meaningful self-evaluation, identifying the areas where our strengths lie and the areas where we could improve. This book is filled with examples of people who have done just that. They have responded to the challenge to chart a path toward personal improvement and their rewards have been substantial.
Building on experience in the private practice of psychology as well as their extensive experience in corporate leadership, Bob and Lyn Turknett have offered a highly readable and instructive lesson on how to create positive leadership at every organizational level. From learning the value of listening, to developing empathy, to demonstrating a belief in the value of every individual, this book offers tools that can augment and accelerate the movement toward organizational, and personal, goals and objectives.
Decent People, Decent Company offers advice that works equally well for every employee – from frontline supervisors to CEOs. Drawing on actual experience, Bob and Lyn examine core values that can be translated into more productive and satisfying personal interactions in the workplace. How do we encourage trust? Why is transparence important? What is the role of integrity even in the little things? How do we relate an environment that allows for freedom of expression, disagreements and even challenges to the propriety of proposed actions?
In my forty-three years at United Parcel Service, we grew to understand that the seeds of trust, respect, service excellence and personal responsibility must be sown at all levels of the organization. We also grew to understand that those seeds required constant tending and nurture in order to thrive. The Turknetts tell us the same is true of any company's core values. Without constant care they will wither and die. This book offers every employee in every organization the opportunity to meet their responsibility to be an effective leader.


If Bipolar Is personal for you, this Hits Home! Let's do something about it!
See where it happened here on Fox News, & listen to the phone call between Host Tom Sullivan and a successful woman who actually is living her life while managing Bipolar disorder.
The caller later challenged Sullivan over his remarks, saying she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder thirteen years ago and mental health treatment allowed her to graduate from college and obtain a full-time job. The caller, who now volunteers with Stop Stigma Sacramento, noted that bipolar disorder isn't a made up illness and is biological.
The rest of the dialogue is just unbelievable.
My gatherings for this week's Funny Friday post.
No offense intended. Just for fun.
Former Psych major…I Love this one.
Along with these, there's record of my baptism to remind me of who I became in 1999. Of course The Word of God is at the heart of this box. I am not very knowledgeable in the Word as I could be now, but I am growing and pursuing the closest relationship with Jesus that I could ever know nowadays.
I recently read in a bible study guide (by Jennie Allen, an awesome Christian author whose work I am really beginning to admire) about how we as human beings have ideas of what we feel are our rights, and we feel strongly about our rights. Jennie wasn't just talking about as a citizen of a nation, or in a world sense, but on a personal-living scale.
*By the way, I have come to find that for me, using a study-workbook to aid in my understanding of the Bible on a private, at home level is simply awesome! I am finding out more and more about God, growing closer to Him as He draws closer to me, and even learning about myself as a Christian because the questions and prompts in these study books really bring it out of ya.
When on the page in my study workbook asked me what I believe my rights are, a light came on.
Vanity. The quality of people who have too much pride in their own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc. : the quality of being vain.
Wow. This is the core of all of my problems. The sorrow that I've been reveling for the longest time (as you can even see in many of my blog posts) lies in this sin, this concept that was put in me at a very young age and I kept for the rest of my life. My priorities haven't been straight! I've wanted to be somebody, when really, the somebody that i need to be is the character that I am currently developing. I have evolved as a Christian and individual this past year more than ever.
All things of this world will surely pass away.
I think that true wealth in the human sense is health. If we are achieving and maintaining health at its optimum level while living on earth, we are rich (aside from things like meaningful relationships-love and stuff). I mean, we take nothing with us in a physical sense when we pass away. All that is left here on this planet are the things we owned/possessed (Maybe things that we were once so eager to buy, or were blessed to have). Those that survive us divide those things and the circle of life continues without us.
The way we treated others, the extra mile we went for the sake of right, the energy and time we devoted to reaching out to our fellow human beings and bringing glory to God, helping each other… Deeds are the makeups of Heaven! The more work we put into love down here, the more work we will find we have put into our Heavenly home!
We are born here and we die here.
Before, if I wanted something so bad which meant very much to me, In fear, I would instantly begin crossing my fingers, wishing and praying it would not slip away, and still be available when I could get it.
Worry. to think about problems or fears : to feel or show fear and concern because you think that something bad has happened or could happen.
I am in the very midst of a spiritual awakening in this moment.
Let us think on our own personal, unique, and Divine soul purpose.
Building things like projects, houses, or machines, vs. adding equity into my eternal home where I hope to reside forever with The Father. Love. The Trinity; Father, Son, Holy Spirit. All of God's children will live a life that never ends, without broken hearts or bodies that break.
I don't know about you, but 99% of the time when I think of the afterlife of an eternity, I ponder on Heaven and not Hell. I grew up in a non-denominational Church of Christ where I was educated about both places in Sunday school. However, it wasn't up until now that I've really give anything at all this much thought.
I can tell when the hunger in my belly is satisfied and all that's left is simply spiritual hunger. Its odd that they can feel the same and be so different, right? There has been a long and terrible famine of God's Word in my life for years. I am getting back into the Bible now and in doing so I have begun to figure myself out! I did not expect it to transform me in such a huge manner because for the longest time my faith was very weak.
The Bible is not just a boring book full of ancient facts and stuff we have heard over and over and we already know (as I honestly used to think…). Once you really apply yourself and get into things, you will become enlightened in so many ways.
I've decided I do not want a job or to go down a path of career. Money means nothing to me. I know I must be able to get by-and I am, but I have no desire to become a certified corporate example of success. I'm not that invincible, giddy, highly impulsive, 18 year old girl now. I am a 29 year old woman in an entirely different place in life, worlds away from the manic college student. No degree, but I did get 60 hours. Sixty hours…until it all went down. Until it all caught up with me and the euphoria became rage.
I guess what hurts the most is that I'm in the waiting room and not back in my office, behind the front desk… The whole therapist career plan is so ironic now. In school, they fill our heads with college this and that and their definition of success. Then when reality hits us right in the face years down the road, we're left lost, to start from scratch, with a library of self-help books. I have nothing against self-help books because I myself have a personal library. Indeed they do provide great tips and insights as to bringing about positive change in life and much more, but we are all unalike. Our brain chemistries vary. Bipolar disorder is complex, person to person.
People who desire to lose weight often go on a diet to achieve the ultimate weight-loss results they so desire. They see it as a fix. An answer. That's not the case with those of us living with Bipolar disorder. There is no fix, and as far as I know, no cure. It's maintenance. Success is finding the sought after even line in life and maintaining it. Bipolar success is found in sorting things out in therapy-finding coping mechanisms as opposed to self-medicating. It's about finding a psychiatrist/medical provider that suits you, and the right medications (which can take a while, as in more than one year…patience). Living with Bipolar disorder is a way of life, not a diet. By now most of us know that diets do not work. In order to achieve the best body and health possible, we must change our lifestyle and live it out until we pass away.
Bipolar stability is a way of life, not a pill.
Take care of your body so that you can take care of your mind. When we follow our treatment plans religiously, then we can expect to see results. Nobody wants to go from living wildly and free to staying in bed during the trial and error of Bipolar medications. But hey, in this case doing what we don't want to do can save our lives.


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In 1973, Sydney Banks, an ordinary working man, experienced a spontaneous and profound spiritual enlightenment. His experience uncovered three foundational Principles; elemental principles that create and govern the human experience: Universal Mind, Universal Consciousness and Universal Thought. His unparalleled insights into our true nature are creating a renaissance in the field of psychology. They have opened the door to an authentic science, grounded in principle, and based on the most salient facts about who and what we are. These Principles are the key to a divine mystery and a spiritual understanding that has evoked a paradigm shift in our understanding of human psychological functioning, and as such, in our approach to mental health and healing.
Syd often marveled, "Why me?" as he hadn't read or studied philosophy or religion and certainly knew very little about psychology. He was in fact, the quintessential ordinary guy, struggling like all of us to get through life, keep his marriage and relationships on track, make a living, and be happy at least some of the time. This was, however, what made him the perfect person to encounter such knowledge because he himself became the first example of the power of this new understanding to create permanent, positive change.
From his humble and seemingly unlikely beginnings, Sydney Banks became a world-renowned teacher, author and guide to innovators in such fields as psychology, psychiatry, education, business and even physics. For over forty years after his seminal experience, he remained fiercely dedicated to relieving human suffering through the sharing of the knowledge he felt he had been privileged to encounter. His books and recordings remain as a living legacy, and the most direct and uninterrupted access to a body of work and an understanding that has the power to elevate the listener to a whole new understanding of life, or as Syd would often say, to "a whole new world."
To learn more about Sydney Banks, visit his website, to learn more about Syd's experience, click here.
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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 285 below.
Skiing is big business nowadays. But what can ski resort owners do if the snow doesn't come?
A. In the early to mid twentieth century, with the growing popularity of skiing, ski slopes became extremely profitable businesses. But ski resort owners were completely dependent on the weather: if it didn't snow, or didn't snow enough, they had to close everything down. Fortunately, a device called the snow gun can now provide snow whenever it is needed. These days such machines are standard equipment in the vast majority of ski resorts around the world, making it possible for many resorts to stay open for months or more a year.
B. Snow formed by natural weather systems comes from water vapour in the atmosphere. The water vapour condenses into droplets, forming clouds. If the temperature is sufficiently low, the water droplets freeze into tiny ice crystals. More water particles then condense onto the crystal and join with it to form a snowflake. As the snow flake grows heavier, it falls towards the Earth.
C. The snow gun works very differently from a natural weather system, but it accomplishes exactly the same thing. The device basically works by combining water and air. Two different hoses are attached to the gun. one leading from a water pumping station which pumps water up from a lake or reservoir, and the other leading from an air compressor. When the compressed air passes through the hose into the gun. it atomises the water - that is, it disrupts the stream so that the water splits up into tiny droplets. The droplets are then blown out of the gun and if the outside temperature is below 0°C, ice crystals will form, and will then make snowflakes in the same way as natural snow.
D. Snow-makers often talk about dry snow and wet snow. Dry snow has a relatively low amount of water, so it is very light and powdery. This type of snow is excellent for skiing because skis glide over it easily without getting stuck in wet slush. One of the advantages of using a snow-maker is that this powdery snow can be produced to give the ski slopes a level surface. However, on slopes which receive heavy use, resort owners also use denser, wet snow underneath the dry snow. Many resorts build up the snow depth this way once or twice a year, and then regularly coat the trails with a layer of dry snow throughout the winter.
E. The wetness of snow is dependent on the temperature and humidity outside, as well as the size of the water droplets launched by the gun. Snow-makers have to adjust the proportions of water and air in their snow guns to get the perfect snow consistency for the outdoor weather conditions. Many ski slopes now do this with a central computer system that is connected to weather-reading stations all over the slope.
F. But man-made snow makes heavy demands on the environment. It takes about 275,000 litres of water to create a blanket of snow covering a 60x60 metre area. Most resorts pump water from one or more reservoirs located in low-lying areas. The run-off water from the slopes feeds back into these reservoirs, so the resort can actually use the same water over and over again. However, considerable amounts of energy are needed to run the large air-compressing pumps, and the diesel engines which run them also cause air pollution.
G. Because of the expense of making snow, ski resorts have to balance the cost of running the machines with the benefits of extending the ski season, making sure they only make snow when it is really needed and when it will bring the maximum amount of profit in return for the investment. But man-made snow has a number of other uses as well. A layer of snow keeps a lot of the Earth's heat from escaping into the atmosphere, so farmers often use man-made snow to provide insulation for winter crops. Snow-making machines have played a big part in many movie productions. Movie producers often take several months to shoot scenes that cover just a few days. If the movie takes place in a snowy setting, the set decorators have to get the right amount of snow for each day of shooting either by adding man-made snow or melting natural snow. And another important application of man-made snow is its use in the tests that aircraft must undergo in order to ensure that they can function safely in extreme conditions.
Reading Passage 285 has seven paragraphs A-G.
Write the correct number (i-x) in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.
9. Dry snow is used to give slopes a level surface, while wet snow is used to increase the ................. on busy slopes.
10. To calculate the required snow consistency, the of the ................. atmosphere must first be measured.
11. The machinery used in the process of making the snow consumes a lot of ................. which is damaging to the environment.
12. Artificial snow is used in agriculture as a type of ................. for plants in cold conditions.


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KAREN AZOULAY
June 29 - July 28, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 29, 6-8PM
Essex Flowers is pleased to present Semi-Precious, a solo exhibition by Karen Azoulay.
Semi-Precious is studded with symbolically potent flowers and stones. Azoulay's creature masks, displayed on pedestals in the exhibition and brought to life in her videos, suggest an animalistic and animistic exploration of our connection to these natural specimens. The chimeric sculptures are encrusted with lapis lazuli, garnets, and raw emerald. Her video, Eating the Flowers, focuses on dental imagery and the act of consuming a pansy, marigold, cornflower and other blooms. These moments of ingestion touch on ideas of nourishment, vulnerability, poison and decay.
Nineteenth century European flower dictionaries pair those flowers with romantic sentiments such as memory, grief and delicacy. Each flower carries a complicated variety of cultural associations. For example, the cornflower is used as a folk medicine to treat fevers. Also known as a bachelor's button, it was worn in the 1930s secret signal so that Nazis could recognize each other. Tutankhamen's outer coffin features inlay of turquoise and lapis lazuli. Inside the casket was a linen shroud covered in plant remains. Among the botanical treasures that were found was a dried, but perfectly intact wreath of cornflowers placed at the head of the Pharaoh.
In 2014, a British archaeologist, Dr. Anita Radini discovered flecks of vibrant blue in the teeth of an 11th century skeleton. The fossilized remains were found in the ancient burial grounds of a community of religious women in Germany. The skeleton was identified as a nun and the particles embedded in the plaque of her teeth were curiously verified to be pulverized lapis lazuli. Mined in Afghanistan, the mineral traveled 4,000 miles by foot and horse along the 'silk roads' to end up (in this case) in Dalheim, Germany. The rock was worth its weight in gold and known as the finest blue available. It was ground to make the coveted ultramarine pigment, which was used exclusively for painting the most luxurious illuminated manuscripts. Only exceptionally talented and well regarded painters in medieval monasteries had access to the valuable pigment. Most medieval historical records only recognize male artists; yet, most likely, the precious powder ended up in the nun's teeth by repeatedly putting a paintbrush in her mouth to sharpen the tip while working on precious manuscripts. This archaeological discovery is without precedent and an important addition to current scholarship on the known, yet obscured, contributions women have made throughout art history.
Karen Azoulay is an interdisciplinary artist working within the intersection of sculpture and performance. Her work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, C Magazine and Vogue. Recent exhibitions include Root of the Head at Simone DeSousa Gallery in Detroit, Shellwork, a two person show with Amy Brener at Erin Stump Projects in Toronto, and A murky creature casts pennies into the quagmire, a performance staged within Ander Mikalson's installation at Art in General in New York. Her publication Flowers and their Meanings is a floral dictionary derived from symbolism found in 19th century texts. Karen is a Canadian artist based in Brooklyn.
Eating the Flowers (excerpt) from Karen Azoulay on Vimeo.
Nocturne (excerpt) from Karen Azoulay on Vimeo.


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Posted: May 23, 2020 5:20 AMUpdated: May 23, 2020 5:21 AM
Path Paved for Indians to Play in 2020
Big positive news was announced on Friday involving the return of high school sports. The OSSAA Board shot down a proposal to enact COVID-19 guidelines throughout a bulk of the summer by a 7-6 vote. This means high school sports could return in Oklahoma on June 1. However, individual school districts have discretion in the matter as well. Doenges Ford Indians manager John Pannell says it's quite possible that the team could run all of its 50 game schedule.
Tryouts could happen as early as Thursday, May 28. However, they will be at the Oklahoma Wesleyan practice field. An official announcement on tryouts is expected in the days to come. As of right now, Bartlesville Public Schools has not given the team the 'go-ahead' to use Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium.
Tentatively, opening day is set for June 6 with a weekend round-robin style tournament in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The team would not be at home until June 8. It is possible that it could be approved for use of Doenges by then. Pannell says he's just happy to give baseball to the Bartlesville Community this summer.
The return of baseball does not come without some strong caveats. The OSSAA announced the summer will run as planned before the COVID-19 pandemic. This means the reinstatement of the summer dead period between June 27 and July 5 which would affect the Annual Glen Winget Memorial Tournament. Last year, all Oklahoma teams in the tournament were forced to play at the OKWU site. A June 9 OSSAA Board meeting could bring further modifications though.
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Tax or treat! State laws on candy taxation vary wildly
by: The Conversation, Nexstar Media Wire
(NEXSTAR) – Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their doors. And in many states, those choices will change how much tax they pay.
In Illinois, for example, residents pay a higher state sales tax rate on Reese's peanut butter cups, gummy worms, and Hershey's milk chocolate bars – 6.25% – than on Twix, Twizzlers, and Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme bars – 1%.
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Trying to distinguish between these two groups of treats may be devilishly hard for shoppers, but to the Illinois Department of Revenue, for example, candy that contains flour as an ingredient and does not require refrigeration – such as Twix – is exempt from Illinois' 6.25 percent sales tax and taxed at a 1 percent rate instead
This example illustrates how state sales taxes can affect taxpayers, retailers and Halloween candy shoppers in the tax influence in State competition for businesses.
The importance of sales taxes
From states' perspectives, there is a lot to like about sales taxes, which are the levies you pay when you buy a cup of coffee or a new computer. Forty-five states have sales taxes ranging from 2.9% in Colorado to 7.25% in California. The rate can be even higher in some cities that also have a local sales tax.
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Research has found that taxpayers don't seem to pay much attention to how much they pay in sales taxes. This makes sales taxes politically appealing sources of revenue.
Not only that, states don't have to do a lot of work in the process since businesses must collect the taxes at the point of sale, which streamlines enforcement.
For these reasons, states rely heavily on sales taxes to fund their governments. In 2019, sales tax accounted for about 31% of states' tax revenue, making it the second-biggest source behind income taxes.
However, sales taxes do raise concerns. Namely, they burden low-income taxpayers to a greater degree than high-income taxpayers, since the former spend a higher percentage of their disposable income on expenses that are typically subject to a sales tax.
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People must buy food and other basic necessities to survive, making it harder for low-income taxpayers to change their purchasing habits to avoid the sales tax burden. To address this concern, many state legislatures have chosen to reduce the sales tax rate that applies to sales of certain necessities such as groceries and medical supplies.
Illinois, for instance, lowers its sales tax rate from 6.25% to 1% for grocery purchases. Other states, like California, exempt groceries from their sales taxes altogether.
States must draw a line
The trick – or treat – then becomes where to draw the line on which foods to exempt from the regular sales tax rate.
Some foods, like eggs, milk, and bread, are easy to categorize as groceries. Others, like alcohol and prepared meals, are easier to exclude – and often are subject to extra taxes beyond basic sales taxes.
But how does one deal with all the food in between those groups? For instance, is meat a necessity? How about candy?
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One approach to this problem is to list in granular detail each food that counts as a grocery item, leaving the remaining foods to be taxed at a higher rate. Such a list would provide perfectly targeted tax relief but would demand constant and costly updating as new products make their way into grocery stores.
Instead of a granular method, states often take a more generalized approach, defining groceries as food for consumption off-premises – which essentially means the food is purchased to take home, not to be eaten on the spot – and everything else is not eligible for reduced sales tax rates.
Many states, like Illinois, go further and provide that certain categories of food, such as candy, also do not qualify as groceries.
These generalized approaches sacrifice accuracy for ease of administration but ultimately demand further line drawing. When is food purchased for home consumption? What is candy?
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When is candy candy?
States like New York sometimes look to preparation methods to determine when food is purchased for consumption at home or on the premises. Order a bagel with cream cheese or ask for it to be toasted, and the New York Department of Taxation and Finance concludes you will be dining in – and need to pay sales tax. Skipping the toaster and other extras makes that bagel exempt because the city assumes you're taking it to go.
Illinois defines candy as sweets and confectioneries, but not if flour is a listed ingredient. A couple dozen other states have similar rules, while some, such as Arizona and Michigan, simply consider candy like any other grocery item.
Therefore, depending on which state you live in, that cookie crunch in your Twix is doubly satisfying. It feeds your sweet tooth while also getting you a sales tax break.
And, yes, Twizzlers and Hershey's Cookies and Cream both have flour in them, too.


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'Special time' for Dodgers' catching depth
Oklahoma City manager discusses four of L.A.'s backstop prospects
By Ken Gurnick
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With the departure of Yasmani Grandal, the re-acquisition of Russell Martin to pair with Austin Barnes and the rumored pursuit of J.T. Realmuto, there's been plenty of concern about the Dodgers' catching situation in 2019.As for prospects, though, the Dodgers are deeper behind the plate than they've
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With the departure of Yasmani Grandal, the re-acquisition of Russell Martin to pair with Austin Barnes and the rumored pursuit of J.T. Realmuto, there's been plenty of concern about the Dodgers' catching situation in 2019.
As for prospects, though, the Dodgers are deeper behind the plate than they've been in decades.
Four of their top 18 prospects as ranked by MLB Pipeline are catchers -- No. 2 Keibert Ruiz, No. 5 Will Smith, No. 12 Diego Cartaya and No. 18 Connor Wong.
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Travis Barbary, who has been in the trenches of the Dodgers' farm system for a quarter-century, was recently promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City manager from organizational catching coordinator, a role where he was responsible for the development of the quartet.
"From a catching standpoint, it's a special time for this organization," said Barbary. "To have this amount, and there are others with a chance to do well. Look at the depth. Our scouts did a great job and it's going to be really fun to watch them progress."
Ruiz, only 20, signed for $140,000 out of Venezuela, spent all last season at Double-A Tulsa and has spent parts of the past three offseasons living with Barbary and his family in South Carolina.
"Very quiet, confident," Barbary said of Ruiz. "Carries himself like a big leaguer since the day he signed. Got that 'it' factor. I feel like the moment's never too big for him. Things never speed up. You watch him around the guys last year at big league camp, he just fit right in. It's really hard to believe he just turned 20 in July. From a physical standpoint, plus receiver. Doing a better job with the information we give him, the scouting reports.
"He's a very instinctual player who relies on what he sees, but he's doing a good job taking information he'll have at the big league level and blending that with what he sees. Offensively, he's legit. We're really fortunate to have a guy like that in the system. The future's really bright for him."
Smith, a first-round Draft pick in 2016, is 23 and closest to the Major Leagues, with president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman saying he has Gold Glove defensive skills.
"Defensively, [Smith's] probably as good as anybody we've had come through here since Russell [Martin] from a defensive standpoint," said Barbary. "Very athletic, just the progression as far as his receiving. [Catching coordinator] Ryan Sienko has done a lot to help him. A dynamic thrower, controls the running game behind the plate. Can make athletic plays in front of the plate, on a bunt, ball in the dirt, ability to back pick. He's an elite thrower. He's gotten more comfortable leading the pitching staff.
"Sky's the limit for this dude defensively. The numbers he put up last year offensively, he'll have a good year. He's really special."
The 17-year-old Cartaya signed last July out of Venezuela for $2.5 million, and this will be his first professional season.
"I saw [Cartaya] in [the Dominican Republic] this summer and he came to instructional league," said Barbary. "Really physical for a young kid. You see the tools and skills. I don't have as good a feel because I haven't seen him in that much game action, but he came and spent two weeks with me a couple weeks ago. ... Very big personality, outgoing kid, loves to work.
"Once he gets to the States, starts playing, the physical skills will develop. To be as young as he is, as physical as he is and project three or four years from now, he's a guy you get really excited about."
Wong is 22 and is still a work in progress behind the plate, having caught only one season in college before the Dodgers drafted him in 2017. He hit 19 homers at Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga last year.
"[Wong's] another guy, our scouts did a great job," said Barbary. "He hadn't caught a lot when we drafted him. Really athletic defender. Got a chance to be an everyday guy behind the plate when he gets to the big leagues. Ryan's helped him develop the receiving skill. A really good thrower in our system. Athletic, good range behind the plate. I've seen him hit well. Another one of those guys you see and say, 'Man, we've got another really player back there.' A lot of credit to the scouts for seeing the upside."
Ken Gurnick has covered the Dodgers for MLB.com since 2001.


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Q: NullPointerException when using Handler for updating progressBar public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn);
    ProgressBar bar = (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.pbar);

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        button.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                updateHandler.post(updateThread);
            }
        });

    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

     Handler updateHandler = new Handler(){

        public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
            bar.setProgress(msg.arg1);
            updateHandler.post(updateThread);
        };
    };

    Runnable updateThread  = new Runnable() {

        int i = 0;
        @Override
        public void run() {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            System.out.println("------------");
            i = i+10;
            Message msg = updateHandler.obtainMessage();
            msg.arg1 = i;

            try {
                Thread.sleep(1000);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            updateHandler.sendMessage(msg);
            if (i==100) {
                updateHandler.removeCallbacks(updateThread);
            }
        }
    };

}

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java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo{com.zxy.handlerpbtest/com.zxy.handlerpbtest.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException

A: This line
ProgressBar bar = (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.pbar);
Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn);

should be in your onCreate method
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    ProgressBar bar = (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.pbar);
    Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn);
}

A: You can rewrite this code of lines:
ProgressBar bar = (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.pbar);
Button button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn);

As:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    Button button ;
    ProgressBar bar ;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        bar = (ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.pbar);
        button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btn);
.....
}}

Then you will not get null pointer exception.

A: Here is Complete Solution :
public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    Button button;
    ProgressBar bar;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2);

        button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
        bar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.pbar);

        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                updateHandler.post(updateThread);
            }
        });

    }

    Handler updateHandler = new Handler() {

        public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
            bar.setProgress(msg.arg1);
            updateHandler.post(updateThread);
        }
    };

    Runnable updateThread = new Runnable() {

        int i = 0;

        @Override
        public void run() {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            System.out.println("------------");
            i = i + 10;
            Message msg = updateHandler.obtainMessage();
            msg.arg1 = i;

            try {
                Thread.sleep(1000);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            updateHandler.sendMessage(msg);
            if (i == 100) {
                updateHandler.removeCallbacks(updateThread);
            }
        }
    };

}

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OpenCV
    3.2.0

Open Source Computer Vision

Modules |
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Functions

Image processing

Modules

 	Image Filtering

 	Geometric Image Transformations

 	Miscellaneous Image Transformations

 	Drawing Functions

 	ColorMaps in OpenCV

 	Planar Subdivision

 	Histograms

 	Structural Analysis and Shape Descriptors

 	Motion Analysis and Object Tracking

 	Feature Detection

 	Object Detection

 	C API

 	Hardware Acceleration Layer

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class  	cv::CLAHE

class  	cv::GeneralizedHough

 	finds arbitrary template in the grayscale image using Generalized Hough Transform  More...

class  	cv::GeneralizedHoughBallard

class  	cv::GeneralizedHoughGuil

Enumerations

enum  	cv::HoughModes {

  cv::HOUGH_STANDARD = 0,

  cv::HOUGH_PROBABILISTIC = 1,

  cv::HOUGH_MULTI_SCALE = 2,

  cv::HOUGH_GRADIENT = 3

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 	Variants of a Hough transform.  More...

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void 	cv::blendLinear (InputArray src1, InputArray src2, InputArray weights1, InputArray weights2, OutputArray dst)

 	Performs linear blending of two images.  More...

Ptr< CLAHE > 	cv::createCLAHE (double clipLimit=40.0, Size tileGridSize=Size(8, 8))

Ptr< GeneralizedHoughBallard > 	cv::createGeneralizedHoughBallard ()

Ptr< GeneralizedHoughGuil > 	cv::createGeneralizedHoughGuil ()

void 	cv::demosaicing (InputArray _src, OutputArray _dst, int code, int dcn=0)

Detailed Description

Enumeration Type Documentation

§ HoughModes

          enum cv::HoughModes

Variants of a Hough transform.

Enumerator

HOUGH_STANDARD
classical or standard Hough transform. Every line is represented by two floating-point numbers \((\rho, \theta)\) , where \(\rho\) is a distance between (0,0) point and the line, and \(\theta\) is the angle between x-axis and the normal to the line. Thus, the matrix must be (the created sequence will be) of CV_32FC2 type

HOUGH_PROBABILISTIC
probabilistic Hough transform (more efficient in case if the picture contains a few long linear segments). It returns line segments rather than the whole line. Each segment is represented by starting and ending points, and the matrix must be (the created sequence will be) of the CV_32SC4 type.

HOUGH_MULTI_SCALE
multi-scale variant of the classical Hough transform. The lines are encoded the same way as HOUGH_STANDARD.

HOUGH_GRADIENT
basically 21HT, described in [179]

Function Documentation

§ blendLinear()

          void cv::blendLinear
          (
          InputArray
          src1,

          InputArray
          src2,

          InputArray
          weights1,

          InputArray
          weights2,

          OutputArray
          dst

          )

Performs linear blending of two images.

§ createCLAHE()

          Ptr<CLAHE> cv::createCLAHE
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          double
          clipLimit = 40.0,

          Size
          tileGridSize = Size(8, 8)

          )

§ createGeneralizedHoughBallard()

          Ptr<GeneralizedHoughBallard> cv::createGeneralizedHoughBallard
          (
          	)

Ballard, D.H. (1981). Generalizing the Hough transform to detect arbitrary shapes. Pattern Recognition 13 (2): 111-122. Detects position only without traslation and rotation

§ createGeneralizedHoughGuil()

          Ptr<GeneralizedHoughGuil> cv::createGeneralizedHoughGuil
          (
          	)

Guil, N., González-Linares, J.M. and Zapata, E.L. (1999). Bidimensional shape detection using an invariant approach. Pattern Recognition 32 (6): 1025-1038. Detects position, traslation and rotation

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          void cv::demosaicing
          (
          InputArray
          _src,

          OutputArray
          _dst,

          int
          code,

          int
          dcn = 0

          )

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Jonny insists Liverpool hold no fears for Wolves
Tim Nash May 11, 2019 Wolves Bite - Blog 0 Comments
Jonny Otto insists Wolves are going to Anfield to end Liverpool's Premier League title hopes and finish the season on a high.
Wolves are almost the 'forgotten' opposition this weekend as the nation gears up for the shootout between the Reds and Manchester City, who are at Brighton, on Sunday.
Second-placed Liverpool must win if they are to have any hope of ending their 29-year wait to be champions and overtaking City, who are a point clear and need to win to retain their crown.
But wing back Jonny has indicated Nuno Espirito Santo's side are looking to throw a spanner in the works and extend their excellent record of 16 points against top-six opposition this season.
Wolves have beaten Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United and drawn against Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and United, plus knocked Liverpool and United out of the FA Cup.
"We know it's going to be a very difficult game for us," Jonny told Sky Sports. "Liverpool are a very strong team, they are fighting for the league, they are in the Champions League final and they are at their stadium.
"But it's going to be difficult for them too. We already know we are finishing seventh, but we are ambitious. We are going there to win."
Red boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Mohamed Salah will be fit to start on Sunday. Jonny admits the Egypt international, who looks set to retain the Premier League Golden Boot, is one of the toughest opponents he has faced this campaign, along with Eden Hazard, Bernardo Silva and, perhaps surprisingly, Daniel Sturridge. But he says there are no special plans for him at Anfield.
"Any player who is very skilful and very fast is difficult to defend against, but all the Liverpool forwards – whether it's Salah or (Divock) Origi – they are all good players," said the Spain international.
"When you face a team like that, you have to enjoy the challenge."
Nuno has a record for improving players and commands the utmost respect at Molineux after leading the club from 15th in the Championship to seventh place in the Premier League within two years.
The Portuguese head coach has been nominated for the Premier League's Manager of the Year award alongside City's Pep Guardiola, Klopp and Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino, and according to Jonny, he's a more than worthy candidate.
"He is a manager who is close to his players but who also tells us exactly what he expects from every one of us," said Jonny.
"He is an ambitious and serious person who tries to get the best possible performances out of us all.
"He is always trying to make sure we are switched on, that's what we do in training carries onto the pitch during matches, and that we don't deviate from our identity. The identity of the team is what he cares about most."
Another manager Jonny has the utmost regard for is Luis Enrique, who handed him his Spain debut in the 4-1 win over Wales in October.
The 49-year-old converted Jonny from the right flank to the left – despite being right-footed – in the 2013-14 season and he hasn't looked back since.
The former Celta Vigo wing back lists the 49-year-old as one of his biggest influences.
"He is a very special manager with a lot of personality," said Jonny. "In that year at Celta, he didn't count on me much at the beginning, but then I became a regular.
"He's a manager who knows what he wants at every moment. He tries to get the best out of every player and almost always manages it."


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Q: JQGrid 4.0 , jquery 1.5.2, MVC3 json response does not work anymore I have an ASP.NET MVC3 application which worked just fine with jquery 1.4.2 and jqgrid 3.8. Now I wanted to upgrade to jquery 1.5.2 and jqgrid 4.0, but suddenly none of my grids are working. The error I get depends on which browser I use to do debugging.
In chrome I get the following error :
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :

and there error occurs in jquery on the instruction
head.insertBefore( script, head.firstChild );

(where script.innerText contains the json result returned from the server)
In firefox, with firebug I get the following
error:invalid label

and then it's showing the json
the json result I'm retrieving is quite simple and validates as correct json on jsonLint:
{
 "page" : 1,
 "total" : 0,
 "records" : 4,
 "rows" : [
      {
           "id" : "ip_524",
           "cell" : ["C", "Indeling1", 524]
      },
      {
           "id" : "ip_531",
           "cell" : ["E", "fe", 531]
      },
      {
           "id" : "ip_545",
           "cell" : ["MAX", "1234567890123456789012345678901234567890", 545]
      },
      {
           "id" : "ip_541",
           "cell" : ["ER", "Indeling1", 541]
      }]
}

ajaxsettings for jquery is set to traditional using
jQuery.ajaxSettings.traditional = true;
datatype for jqgrid is json

A: I've found an answer on stackoverflow (Invalid Label - jQuery Ajax/Json request)
Seems the following lines added to the javascript solves the problem:
$.ajaxSetup({
   jsonp: null,
   jsonpCallback: null
});


What a staggering game of football that was.
If you take it for what was good, rather than what wasn't – and I'll come onto that – then it was just sensational, edge-of-seat viewing for 95 minutes. I know we didn't win, but we came ever so close and Andrei Arshavin scored four absolute rip-snorters. The game itself veered hither and thither, with neither team able to defend to save their lives. My eyes were out on sticks.
Considering that Arsenal were ahead three times and behind once, you might say we should have won. But that flatters us a bit: we had four shots on goal all game and scored them all, and for huge tracts of the first half in particular we were clinging on desperately. So a draw is a fine result and a fine achievement in my books.
Man of the match, naturally, was the irrepressible Andrei Arshavin. What a gem he is. I think he must have touched the ball once in the first half an hour, but once he scored the first – a well placed shot from Cesc's pass – he came to life.
That was his easiest goal. His second was a right-footed thunderclap from about 25 yards, slicing to the right ever so slightly so that Reina could not reach it. His third was expertly controlled and thumped in, and his fourth was in my view his best – this time, a left-footer that hooked away from Reina.
So let me get this straight: the man deemed surplus in the FA Cup semi-final scores with both feet, from all distances, and has the ability to hook and slice his shots as if he was on a fairway. Absolutely superb stuff.
At the other end, well you just have to laugh because if you thought too long and hard about the implications of the way we defended you'd not be able to drag yourself out of bed of a morning.
It was like a slapstick comedy. At times, I half expected Mikael Silvestre to stick a pie into Toure's face before slipping over on a banana skin. And the whole defence was at it: Sagna's clearance for their first goal conceded turned out to be a glorious pass, Silvestre, Fabianski and Gibbs' combined efforts to clear ended up creating Liverpool's second, Silvestre and Gibbs should have done better for their third and their fourth goal was barely defended at all.
To be fair to Fabianski, he had a good first half, despite always looking skittish. Gibbs had the learning curve of his life at left-back. He did, to his credit, also save us near the end with a goal-line clearance. Toure was probably the best of a bad bunch while Silvestre was just awful all night. I can't remember if he had any pace when at Man Utd, but if he did then, he certainly doesn't now. We cannot get Djourou back soon enough in my opinion. And Sagna, normally so assured, looked rusty.
Perhaps the sheer intensity of Liverpool's attacking football, coupled with the febrile Anfield atmosphere would have made it hard for any team. There may be something in that but it doesn't excuse us defending like that all night.
At least we were in good company – the normally solid Liverpool defence also had a shocker. Send them all back to defender school, I say.
Man Utd fans looking for a pointer to our Champions League tie will be thinking two things this morning: 1) Thank god Arshavin is cup-tied and 2) Can we please play against that comedy back line.
So, much to think about on that front before next Wednesday.
Overall? Well I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it. Those games don't come round often, Arsenal showed fantastic spirit and it was football at its topsy-turvy best.


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Aim: The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of female reproductive hormones estrogen and progesterone in temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in female patients.
Materials and Methods: Serum estrogen and progesterone levels of 200 female participants who had varying grades of TMD were measured by enzyme immunoassay competition method in the luteal phase of menstrual cycle.
Results: Mean serum concentration of estrogen was 302.1 ± 3.16 pg/mL, and the mean serum concentration of progesterone was 1.68 ± 38.3 ng/mL. Mean serum levels of estrogen and progesterone increased with increasing severity of TMD.
Conclusion: Increased serum levels of estrogen and progesterone with increased grade of severity of TMD suggest role of these hormones as etiological factors for TMD.
Keywords: Estrogen, menstrual cycle, progesterone, temporomandibular disorders
Patil SR, Yadav N, Mousa MA, Alzwiri A, Kassab M, Sahu R, Chuggani S. Role of female reproductive hormones estrogen and progesterone in temporomandibular disorder in female patients. J Oral Res Rev 2015;7:41-3
Patil SR, Yadav N, Mousa MA, Alzwiri A, Kassab M, Sahu R, Chuggani S. Role of female reproductive hormones estrogen and progesterone in temporomandibular disorder in female patients. J Oral Res Rev [serial online] 2015 [cited 2019 Jul 16];7:41-3. Available from: http://www.jorr.org/text.asp?2015/7/2/41/172492
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a term that embraces a number of clinical conditions that involve the masticatory musculature or temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and associated structures. These clinical conditions are characterized by pain in the preauricular area, TMJ, or muscles of mastication, limitation or deviation in the mandibular range of motion, and TMJ sounds (clicking, popping, and crepitus) during mandibular movement, sometimes headache and facial pain. [1] Evidences suggest that this disorder is 1.5-2 times more prevalent in women than in men; 80% of patients treated for TMD are women. [2],[3],[4] It is also more prevalent in women of 20-40 years of age. This gender and age distribution of TMD raised questions about the link between its pathogenesis and the female hormonal axis. When extensive studies were carried out, it was found that endogenous reproductive hormones (especially estrogen) may play a pathophysiological role in TMD similar to many pain conditions (migraine headache) occurring predominantly in women. It was supported by the findings that:
The age of pain onset is almost always after puberty
Prevalence rates are higher in women than in men
Prevalence is lower for women in the postmenopausal years than for those of reproductive age. [5],[6]
Later studies were done which focused on the role of exogenous hormone use (oral contraceptives, postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy) and the risk of TMD. [7] The results were that women with TMD reported higher use of exogenous hormones than controls. [8] In another study, it was found that the use of exogenous estrogen significantly increased the odds of having TMD. The odds of being a TMD case were approximately 30% higher among women receiving estrogen and 20% higher in those using oral contraceptives. [9] Certain points listed below will help in understanding the role of endogenous (especially estrogen) and/or exogenous female reproductive hormones (e.g., oral contraceptives, postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy) as an etiological factor for pain syndromes (migraines) and TMDs.
The synovial membrane, articular disk, and mandibular condyle harbor the presence of high-affinity estrogen receptors. Binding of estrogen to these receptors results in regulation of development and metabolism of the TMJ and associated structures such as bone, cartilage, and articular disk. [10]
Estrogen increases joint laxity, at least during pregnancy, and this is thought to play a role in the development of some of these disorders. [11]
Estrogen enhances inflammatory responses in the TMJ through interaction with various mediators of inflammation such as histamine, serotonin, substance P, platelet-activating factor, and nitric oxide. [12]
These hormones may also act centrally to influence pain neurotransmission and not only TMJ but masticatory muscles are also the targets.
Fluctuations of masticatory pain disorders, with pain nociceptive threshold variations across the hormonal cycle due to changes in the endogenous hormone levels, suggest their role in the modulation of pain levels. [1]
Estrogen receptors are present on female's mast cell. When estrogen couples with its receptor, it causes degranulation to the cells. The substances released are nerve growth factor that stimulates production of substance P and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide that is the main neurotransmitters of the pain system.
Estrogen and progesterone also increase secretions of prostaglandin, which inhibits central norepinephrine release (implicated in pain inhibitory system), sensitizes pain receptors (more pain receptors react to same stimulus), and increases neurogenic inflammation.
The aim of present study was to assess the role of serum estrogen and progesterone in female subjects with TMDs and to compare the serum level of estrogen and progesterone in mild, moderate, and severe cases of TMDs.
Two-hundred women in 20-40 years of age group participated in this study. Informed written consent was taken from all subjects after explanation of the aim of the study. Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional committee. In the present study, only nonpregnant women, those already diagnosed with TMD, were included. Also women on oral contraceptives, diagnosed with any metabolic diseases (diabetes, hyperthyroidism), were excluded. Questionnaire proposed by Fonseca was used to evaluate the degree of TMD in the subjects. [13] The degree of disorder was graded as mild, moderate, and severe. A volume of 5 ml of blood was drawn from each participant during the luteal phase of menstrual cycle. The blood sample was put into plan tube without anticoagulant for serum separation. Serum separation was done by centrifuging the clotted blood samples at 3000 rpm for 10 min. Separated serum was stored in a deep freeze (−18°C) for further analysis. The assay principle combined an enzyme immunoassay competition method with final fluorescent detection. At the end of the assay, results were analyzed using pg/mL and ng/mL unit for estrogen and progesterone respectively.
A total of 200 subjects were enrolled in the study; the patients' age was 14-40 years (mean ± standard deviation = 24 ± 8). Of the total subjects, 59 were grouped as severe, 66 as moderate, and 75 as mild cases of TMDs [Table 1]. The total mean serum estrogen concentration was 302.1 ± 3.16 pg/ml [Table 2]. The total mean serum progesterone concentration was 1.68 ± 38.3 ng/ml [Table 3]. The highest mean concentration of serum estrogen and progesterone was found in severe TMD cases (444.2 ± 3.57 pg/ml and 1.88 ± 41.9 ng/ml respectively). This finding was statistically significant for mean estrogen concentration with P = 0.02. It was not statistically significant for mean progesterone concentration with P = 0.84.
Table 1: Distribution of patients according to the severity
of disease
Table 2: Serum estrogen concentration (pg/mL)
Table 3: Serum progesterone concentration (ng/mL)
Many studies have evaluated serum estrogen and progesterone levels in TMD subjects and compared them with control group of healthy subjects. Landi et al. found higher serum levels of 17β-estradiol (estrogen) in patients affected by TMD. Their finding of higher serum levels was also statistically significant when compared to healthy controls and findings in luteal phases of menstrual cycles in females. [14] Another study which evaluated estrogen (17β-estradiol) and progesterone serum levels in subjects affected by articular forms of TMD versus a control group of healthy subjects found significant differences in serum estrogen concentration of TMD subjects and healthy controls. [15] Both of these studies also reported that progesterone serum levels were not significantly different between cases and controls. [14],[15] These findings are similar to our study where we have found increased serum estrogen level in subjects with TMD and a statistically significant difference between estrogen levels of mild, moderate, and severe cases of TMDs. Similarly, we have found the progesterone levels to be not statistically significant in three grades of TMD. Our study has the drawback of not including a control group that other studies have included. Contradicting the findings of above mentioned studies, our study is a study conducted by Madani et al. who assessed the serum 17β-estradiol and progesterone levels in menstruating women affected by internal derangement of the TMJ and found the mean progesterone level was significantly higher in control group compared to women with TMD. They also found no significant difference in two groups regarding 17β-estradiol level, hence concluding, lower progesterone level may play a role in the development of TMD. [16]
Increasing serum levels of estrogen and progesterone with increasing grade of severity of TMD suggest a role of these hormones as etiological factors for TMD. Similar study with control group is required to strengthen this finding.
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Locker D, Slade G. Prevalence of symptoms associated with temporomandibular disorders in a Canadian population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1988;16:310-3.
Dworkin SF, Huggins KH, LeResche L, Von Korff M, Howard J, Truelove E, et al. Epidemiology of signs and symptoms in temporomandibular disorders: Clinical signs in cases and controls. J Am Dent Assoc 1990;120:273-81.
LeResche L. Epidemiology of temporomandibular disorders: Implications for the investigation of etiologic factors. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1997;8:291-305.
LeResche L, Dworkin SF, Saunders K, Von Korff M, Barlow W. Is postmenopausal hormone use a risk factor for TMD? J Dent Res 1994;73:186.
Von Korff M, Dworkin SF, Le Resche L, Kruger A. An epidemiologic comparison of pain complaints. Pain 1988;32:173-83.
LeResche L, Saunders K, Barlow W, Von Korff M, Dworkin SF. Does Oral Contraceptive Use Increase the Risk of Temporomandibular (TMD) Pain? 7 th World Congress on Pain; 1993. p. 294-5.
Abubaker AO, Raslan WF, Sotereanos GC. Estrogen and progesterone receptors in temporomandibular joint discs of symptomatic and asymptomatic persons: A preliminary study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1993;51:1096-100.
LeResche L, Saunders K, Von Korff MR, Barlow W, Dworkin SF. Use of exogenous hormones and risk of temporomandibular disorder pain. Pain 1997;69:153-60.
Wang J, Chao Y, Wan Q, Zhu Z. The possible role of estrogen in the incidence of temporomandibular disorders. Med Hypotheses 2008;71:564-7.
Westling L. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and systemic joint laxity. Swed Dent J Suppl 1992;81:1-79.
Haskin CL, Milam SB, Cameron IL. Pathogenesis of degenerative joint disease in the human temporomandibular joint. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1995;6:248-77.
Fonseca DM. Craniomandibular dysfunction (CMD): Diagnostic By anamnesis [Master Dissertation]. Bauru School of Odontology of Bauru of the USP; 1992.
Landi N, Lombardi I, Manfredini D, Casarosa E, Biondi K, Gabbanini M, et al. Sexual hormone serum levels and temporomandibular disorders. A preliminary study. Gynecol Endocrinol 2005;20:99-103.
Landi N, Manfredini D, Lombardi I, Casarosa E, Bosco M. 17-beta-estradiol and progesterone serum levels in temporomandibular disorder patients. Minerva Stomatol 2004;53:651-60.
Madani AS, Shamsian AA, Hedayati-Moghaddam MR, Fathi-Moghadam F, Sabooni MR, Mirmortazavi A, et al. A cross-sectional study of the relationship between serum sexual hormone levels and internal derangement of temporomandibular joint. J Oral Rehabil 2013;40:569-73.
1 Association Between Polymorphisms in the Genes of Estrogen Receptors and the Presence of Temporomandibular Disorders and Chronic Arthralgia
Valquiria Quinelato,Letícia Ladeira Bonato,Alexandre Rezende Vieira,José Mauro Granjeiro,Ricardo Tesch,Priscila Ladeira Casado
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2017;


Now, when you think of running your own business. Most think that it requires a huge initial start up investment. My friends – behold – my business only costs $72.12 a month to run. With an occasional additional fee for domain purchases and Squarespace site fees.
That's it folks! Those are my necessities in my business. There are several other things that I would to purchase, like quickbooks and grum. But, right now it's just not in the cards. Because I'm just starting up, I need to make sure that I can rake in $64.12 a month. Which, I do that in running my two Etsy business where I sell downloadable prints and vintage clothing (mostly for fun!) So, anything that I make off of my blog is pure profit and goes directly towards paying down those debts.
Aside from the yearly payment of $96.00 to Squarespace.com – which when you break that into 12 monthly payments – that's only an additional $8 per month. Bringing my monthly expenses to $72.12.
Which isn't too bad at all! So, if you're looking to start your own blog, I would highly recommend it. Bluehost has been a dream to deal with and they're really affordable!
You see, you don't need thousands upon thousands of dollars for an initial investment into a business. It takes less than $100 monthly to have potential to earn thousands upon thousands of pure profit!


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Map of East Lothian
Dolphingstone
(Dolphingston)
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A hamlet lying beside the A1 trunk road in East Lothian, Dolphingstone (once Dolphingston) lies 1 mile (1.5 km) to the southwest of Prestonpans and 1¼ miles (2 km) west of Tranent. It came to prominence in 2001 when significant mining-related collapse occurred at what became known as the Dolphingstone Subsidence Site, endangering the main railway line south and resulting in it being rerouted some 500m (0.3 mile) to the south. Mines were active nearby from at least the 18th century until the middle of the 20th century, including the Dolphingstone and Bankton Collieries. There was a glassworks here in the mid 18th century. Just to the south are the ruins of the 17th-century Dolphingstone Castle, which is said to have briefly hosted Oliver Cromwell, but of which little remains except a doo'cot.
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That got me to thinking. Of course, we absolutely do not have to audition for heaven. It is based on nothing other than sincere belief in Jesus as one's Lord and Savior. But let's imagine you didn't want to go empty-handed. Each of us has been gifted by Him in some way, so don't think of it as a talent show, but as a heaven-warming present. What gift would you present… as your gift?
It might be something that the world considers a talent: like performing or creating something. Or it might be that which brings you joy. Eric Liddell is the Scottish runner whose story became "Chariots of Fire." In the movie, he is quoted as saying, "I feel God's pleasure when I run." When do you feel God's pleasure? What makes you feel alive? Is it when you are working with children? Or when you are out enjoying nature and all His creations? And how can you make that joy of yours a gift to Him? If you could do anything, say anything, be anything, how can you give that to Him?
And until that day comes, how can you make Him a part of that which is your passion? If this joy is not already in your life, why isn't it? As long as you are on earth, receive the gift of your gift from Him, and revel in it. Enjoy every aspect of it, for that is why He has given it to you. And that is precisely why you should give it back to Him.


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SRE weaves magic on Modi, Xi shawls
Shawls may be just pieces of cloth. But when a weaver, designer and a design tool provider named SRE Corporation collaborated to create magic on them, they become objects of beauty! More than that, when two PMs—Modi and Xi—flaunted them, then many wondered where they came from!
Sirumugai, a small village in Coimbatore, famous for its silk saree production and silk saree bazaars, is celebrating with joy. The reason behind these villagers' joy is very simple – the bright-red shawl gifted by India's honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chinese President Xi Jinping had a portrait of the Chinese leader and was woven in the small town of Sirumugai.
The designer, M Dharmaraj and weavers—A Shanmugasundaram and E Manoj Kumar—in Sirumugai worked tirelessly for over 15 days to weave the shawl after the Department of Handlooms and Textiles placed an order with their cooperative society.
M Dharmaraj, with the help of the cooperative society, purchased the handloom electronic jacquard from Coimbatore-based SRE Corporation, who is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic jacquard machines for the weaving sector. The handloom electronic jacquard, which was used for weaving the shawl, can be used in the field of handloom, power looms, rapier looms, among others.
Speaking on the proud moment, NS Rajan, Director of SRE Corporation, said, "We supplied two electronic jacquards to the designer, who weaved the shawl. We are proud to be associated with this society for the wonder work of art. Thank you for giving this opportunity to supply these jacquards. We are also thankful of our technical persons, staffs, and associates, to develop a wonderful technology, i.e., electronic jacquard, which can be used in handloom."
V Ravikumar, President of Sri Ramalinga Sowdambgai Handloom Weaved Cooperative Society said they handed over the shawl to the Department of Handlooms and Textiles' Coimbatore office. Later, the cloth was sent to Chennai and was kept ready for the event.
On the electronic jacquard, NS Rajan said, "We are the leading manufacturer, exporter and supplier of a range of electronic jacquard machines. Our provided machine is well manufactured under the guidance of experienced professionals using premium grade factor inputs and high-end technology. The machine is available in different technical specifications as per the varied demands of our clients. The handloom electronic jacquard machine is a semi-automatic machine, with around 240 hooks, and can produce a number of good designs."
Similar to the shawl with the portrait of the Chinese leader, the Sirumugai weavers have also knitted a shawl for PM Modi, which was kept on display during the Mamallapuram event.
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Updated: March 20, 2019, 9:53 a.m.
GUYTON -- The South Effingham Lady Mustangs are leaving their Region 2-AAAAA opponents in a cloud of dust.
The Lady Mustangs (7-2, 4-0) completed the first half of their region slate unbeaten Tuesday by walloping Wayne County, their closest challenger (3-8, 2-2) 4-0. Ware County and New Hampstead have won only one 2-AAAAA game apiece.
South Effingham got all its goals in the opening 15 minutes. Alyssa LeTourneau and Aubrey Mowrey each tallied one, and Ella Higdon added two. Higdon's scores came less than a minute part.
The Lady Yellow Jackets got off only two shots. Loren Kersey stopped both.
See the March 27 edition of the Effingham Herald for more details.


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Curtis Modkins talks quarterbacks, Houston, more
John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 9, 2016 at 11:01 AM • --
San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins met with the media prior to practice on Tuesday when he discussed a number of topics.
Modkins was asked about OT Anthony Davis and where he is at right now. "I've been very impressed where Anthony's at," said Modkins. "He's making a real effort to really understand. He's putting extra time in so I don't think any of us could be more impressed with Anthony – what he's doing right now."
Trent Brown
Another offensive lineman that he was asked about was OT Trent Brown. "Trent's done a good job," said Modkins. "Trent is a very talented player and he's doing a good job so far of being consistent – every day coming out and being consistent with his technique in the fundamentals and his efforts so we're excited about what Trent's doing."
Like others, Modkins said that they are excited to see how Brown performs in Sunday's preseason matchup with the Houston Texans.
The discussion went on to RB Carlos Hyde. "Carlos has done a good job," said Modkins. "We're excited about where we're headed with him."
Modkins believes that Hyde's exposure to something similar at Ohio State has helped him. "I think he's an all-around player and he's been exposed to different schemes so he's done a good job of what we've asked him to do," continued Modkins.
The coaching staff won't be doing a lot of game planning for the exhibition matchup against the Houston Texans. "We're not looking to out scheme Houston by any means," said Modkins. "We're looking to see who can block and who can be in the right places and who steps the right way, who's fundamentals are the right way and who's pad level is down. Can we throw and catch simple routes?"
"They're both competing their tails off," said Modkins of Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick. "Classroom, on the field. They're both doing a good job. I wouldn't say anyone is ahead of the other right now. I think as we get into the preseason and as we get to playing live games, those things will start happening. But I think right now, I wouldn't say anyone was ahead of anybody."
If both quarterbacks are even at the end of preseason, the whole staff will likely have input but it will be Chip Kelly who makes the ultimate call. As far as a starter to play against the Texans, there are no plans yet to make that call. There is still time to make the decision.
There has also been no decision on if one will start one game and the other will start the next.
"I think accuracy is very important," said Modkins when discussing aspects of a quarterback that is very important. That is also something that Kelly has stated in the past. "I think decision making is very important. I think ability to lead the team and move the team is important. I don't know if you can separate one from the other because I think they're all important in this league."
How do you evaluate who can lead the team? "Whether you score or not," answered Modkins. "Who leads the team down the field? Who is gaining first downs? Who is leading us to touchdowns? That's a really good indicator."
Garrett Celek
Modkins was asked about TE Garrett Celek. "Garrett's done good. He's a smart player. He's done the things we've asked him to do. He has some versatility. You can move him around a little bit. But Garrett, Vance (McDonald), Je'Ron (Hamm), Blake (Bell), (Busta Anderson), those guys are competing and they're doing a good job. I wouldn't say Garrett – anyone's above anybody right now, but I think Garrett's done a good job along with the other guys."
Quinton Patton
Modkins briefly discussed WR Quinton Patton. "He's been good," said Modkins. "He's done a good job. He's leading. He's catching the ball. he's in the right places so Q's done a good job. We're excited."
Emotional Fred Warner on 49ers' DeMeco Ryans: "He's the reason I'm the player I am today"
San Francisco 49ers players looked like they were saying farewell to DeMeco Ryans after the team's 31-7 defeat in the NFC Championship Game. The defensive coordinator is a top candidate for head-coaching jobs. After Sunday's game, NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that Ryans is expected to become the Houston Texans' next coach, assuming this week's second interview goes well. The fact that Ryans may have coached the 49ers defense for the last time finally hit players in the locker room at Lincoln Financial Field after their season ended. "I hadn't thought about it up to this point because obviously you think you're going to win it all," linebacker Fred