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Down With the Sickness
There is an active petition to urge the CDC to stop using the "empirical" definition (also known as the Reeves 2005 definition) to define Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients in CFS research.
The petition is sponsored by Tom Kindlon, a patient with CFS for over 20 years. The petition currently has 1,687 signatures. You can sign your name and have the opportunity to leave a comment as well.
Following is the link: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/empirical_defn_and_CFS_research/index.html
Here's another chance to show how many of us disagree with Dr. Reeves and the direction the CDC is headed. Tom Kindlon gives updates indicating when he uses the petition in his advocacy efforts. He has included it in emails to the CFSAC and in submissions to the CDC. Obviously, the more signatures he gets, the greater will be the impact of his efforts.
Please check it out and give consideration to signing if you haven't already done so!
Bognor UK
Signed!
Dreambirdie
Phoenix Rising Founder
Arizona in winter & W. North America otherwise
CAA on the CDC's Empirical Definition
The CFIDS Association has posted an article on the empirical definition. They came out strongly against it this past year. You can say they were a bit late but so was everybody else. The IACFS/ME - who should have been leading the charge on this - didn't do anything. (They did allow Dr. Jason to print an article on their website but refused to take a stand on the definition - a very odd thing given that their Pediatric definition was miles different from the empirical definition. I asked Dr. Jason about this he said fairly large segment of the research community was just not interested! The patients however are very interested!) The only one who did anything as the man featured in this article - Dr. Leonard Jason. Thank goodness for Lenny Jason.
Note how a stunningly high percentage of patients with major depression but not CFS were classified as having CFS in this study.
There's a bit at the end on Suzanne Vernon and her role in the definition.
http://www.cfids.org/cfidslink/2009/090203.asp
Defining CFS: The Debate Goes On
In 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CFS research group published a paper describing an empirical approach to defining CFS. (The full text can be accessed at http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/3/19.) This paper proposed that administering three questionnaires would provide standardized, reproducible criteria for defining CFS. The three questionnaires included the Short Form 36 (SF36), an instrument that assesses disability; the multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI) for patients to report mental and physical fatigue levels; and the CDC symptom inventory, a checklist of 19 symptoms and symptom frequency experienced by patients.
Self-report responses to these three instruments from subjects participating in the two-day in-hospital Wichita Clinical study were analyzed and it was concluded that "the empirical definition includes all aspects of CFS specified in the 1994 case definition and identifies persons with CFS in a precise manner that can be readily reproduced by both investigators and clinicians." Up until a recent publication by Leonard A. Jason and colleagues, there has been no application or reproduction of this empirical approach. In a paper published in the Journal of Disability Policy Studies this month, Dr. Jason documents serious flaws in the empiric CFS case definition for CFS and describes why it should not be used for further research on CFS.
Dr. Jason and his team recruited 27 subjects with CFS and 37 subjects with major depressive disorder (MDD) to participate in this study. All participants completed the three questionnaires described above. The data were then analyzed using the scoring criteria established by the CDC in the 2005 article. All 27 subjects diagnosed with CFS were classified as CFS using the empiric definition; however, 38% of those subjects who had a diagnosis of MDD being misclassified as having CFS. This resulted in 52% more subjects being classified as CFS by the empiric criteria compared to traditional means of determining the diagnosis.
The authors of this study determined that the empiric approach to defining CFS was overly inclusive because of the way the instruments are scored, capturing people who have only emotional and mental unwellness, without the necessary physical disability that is prominent in CFS.
This empiric CFS definition was used by CDC to estimate CFS prevalence in a community-based study of Georgia. Application of this criteria resulted in a quadrupling of the previous CDC CFS prevalence estimate, from one million Americans to four million Americans. This revision generated a great deal of concern from members of the medical and scientific community that these prevalence estimates were inaccurate and identified people with primary psychiatric disorders, rather than CFS. Many of the formal and informal comments submitted to CDC after its request for input on a draft strategic plan echoed these concerns. This new study by Jason and colleagues validates the many issues raised.
It does not appear that the CDC CFS empiric case definition has been or will be adopted by others studying CFS and this paper should give CDC sufficient reason to reexamine its own use of this empiric case definition. A brief survey of CDC's own web site (www.cdc.gov/cfs) finds inconsistent prevalence estimates, suggesting that CDC may be wavering on scientific support for the higher estimates it published in June 2007.
As stated in the conclusion of Jason's paper, "…the erroneous inclusion of people with primary psychiatric conditions in CFS samples will have detrimental consequences for the interpretation of epidemiologic, etiologic, and treatment efficacy findings for people with CFS." With so much left to discover about the origins, treatment and prevention of CFS, conflict over the definition of the condition stalls progress.
Jason LA, Najar N, Porter N, Reh C. Evaluating the Centers for Disease Control's empirical chronic fatigue syndrome case Definition. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, volume 20, pages 93-100, September 2009.
Note: Suzanne D. Vernon, one of 10 authors listed on the 2005 paper, is no longer employed by CDC. Like many other scientists and advocates, she has expressed concerns about the CDC's continued application of the empiric criteria which have shown not to serve the original intended purpose of providing standardized, reproducible criteria for CFS.
Fortunately the definition appears to have been a complete flop for the CDC; not outside groups that I know of have used it in their research.
Message is going in to CFSAC in next 48 hours so any signatures before then particularly welcome.
zoe.a.m.
Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Signed...working on a letter as well! I think this is my first post here so please forgive any errors!
MEKoan
I think I signed before -- how do I find out?
us Canadians...
Koan, is it OK to sign as a Canadian? I ask not as accusation but in search of support--I live in Canada too! But I am a little hesitant to sign on a petition to a specifically US body. Help me to feel comfortable!
Best, Chris
Still working on it all..
Sure! I'm in Aust, Tom K originated this in Ireland...we all sign...
Chris said:
A large fraction (maybe half?) of the names are not from the US. Sometimes this is quite visible (e.g. a batch of Scandinavian names together).
Research crosses borders.
But the big thing is the person who set it up is from Ireland!
Koan said:
Yes, you did. I'll PM your number.
CDC research - chararcteristics of CFS patients as selected by their empirical defn
The following paper uses the empirical criteria (Reeves, 2005) to define
CFS:
An evaluation of exclusionary medical/psychiatric conditions in the
definition of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Jones JF, Lin JM, Maloney EM, Boneva RS, Nater UM, Unger ER, Reeves WC.
BMC Med. 2009 Oct 12;7(1):57. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/7/57
If one goes to Table 6, and look at the "No" column (as in "no exclusionary
conditions") one can see the characteristics of the patients the definition
is selecting.
One that stands out to me is SF-36 "Role emotional" 30.93 (SD: 39.03).
This is a much worse score that scores for role emotional in CFS patients
generally.
The SF-36 "Role emotional" subscale has three questions:
(the underlinings are in the questionnaire):
6. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any of the following problems with your work or other regular daily activities as a result of any emotional problems (such as feeling depressed or anxious)?
(circle one on each line)
a. Cut down on the amount of time you spent on work or other activities
b. Accomplished less than you would like deleted
c. Didn't do work or other activities as carefully as usual deleted
Yes No-----------
Remember that this asks about impairments "as a result of any emotional problems" (other questions ask about impairments but in other ways).
If you answer Yes to two of these three questions, you would score 33.
So an average of 30.93 means people with the CFS (empirical criteria) answer
"Yes" to more than 2 out of these 3 questions on average.
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Don't support the Reeves/empirical definition/criteria for CFS?
Sign the petition at: http://CFSdefinitionpetition.notlong.com
Reeves' Criteria Petition update: Marly Silverman (Pandora) to bring petition print-out to CFSAC meeting
Marly "Marla" C. Silverman, Founder of P.A.N.D.O.R.A. (Patient Alliance for
Neuroendocrineimmune Disorders Organization for Research & Advocacy, Inc
http://www.pandoranet.info) has been in touch to say that she will be
bringing a print-out of the "entire petition" (i.e. the visible signatures
and comments) to the CFSAC meeting at the end of October.
Please use whatever resources you have access to (e.g. blogs, Twitter,
Facebook, other social networking sites, newsletters, E-mail
lists/discussion forums, etc) to highlight the existence of the petition.
The petition also links to some critiques of the definition. Many people
have also written interesting comments.
Note: I have no intention of closing the petition site until the CDC stop
using this flawed definition.
I'm appending the text of the petition below with a link.
Tom Kindlon
http://CFSdefinitionpetition.notlong.com
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/empirical_defn_and_CFS_research
We call on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop
using the "empirical" definition[1] (also known as the Reeves 2005
definition) to define Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients in CFS
The CDC claim it is simply a way of operationalizing the Fukuda (1994)
definition[2]. However the prevalence rates suggest otherwise: the
"empirical" definition gives a prevalence rate of 2.54% of the adult
population[3] compared to 0.235% (95% confidence interval, 0.142%-0.327%) and 0.422% (95% confidence interval, 0.29%-0.56%) when the Fukuda definition was used in previous population studies in the US[4,5].
The definition lacks specificity. For example, one research study[6] found
that 38% of those with a diagnosis of a Major Depressive Disorder were
misclassified as having CFS using the empirical/Reeves definition.
[1] Reeves WC, Wagner D, Nisenbaum R, Jones JF, Gurbaxani B, Solomon L,
Papanicolaou DA, Unger ER, Vernon SD, Heim C. Chronic fatigue syndrome--a
clinically empirical approach to its definition and study. BMC Med. 2005 Dec
15;3:19. Link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/3/19
[2] Fukuda K, Straus SE, Hickie I, Sharpe MC, Dobbins JG, Komaroff A. The
chronic fatigue syndrome; a comprehensive approach to its definition and
study. Ann Int Med 1994, 121:953-959.
[3] Reeves WC, Jones JF, Maloney E, Heim C, Hoaglin DC, Boneva RS, Morrissey M, Devlin R. Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in metropolitan, urban, and rural Georgia. Popul Health Metr. 2007 Jun 8;5:5.
[4] Reyes M, Nisenbaum R, Hoaglin DC, Unger ER, Emmons C, Randall B, Stewart JA, Abbey S, Jones JF, Gantz N, Minden S, Reeves WC: Prevalence and incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome in Wichita, Kansas. Arch Int Med 2003, 163:1530-1536.
[5] Jason LA, Richman JA, Rademaker AW, Jordan KM, Plioplys AV, Taylor RR,
McCready W, Huang CF, Plioplys S. A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome. Arch Intern Med. 1999 Oct 11;159(18):2129-37.
[6] Jason, LA, Najar N, Porter N, Reh C. Evaluating the Centers for Disease
Control's empirical chronic fatigue syndrome case definition. Journal of
Disability Policy Studies 2008, doi:10.1177/1044207308325995.
Problems with the New CDC CFS Prevalence Estimates
Leonard Jason, Ph.D., DePaul University
http://tinyurl.com/2qdgu4 i.e.
http://www.iacfsme.org/IssueswithCDCEmpiricalCaseDefinitionandPrev/tabid/105/Default.aspx
Tomk;
I signed it, wrote a comment and donated money. Feel like writing any more petitions? We cannot let CDC, NIH, Reeves off the hook.
marian smartt said:
I signed it, wrote a comment and donated money.
That's very good of you.
Note to others: you shouldn't feel you have to donate money. I donated a little (US$10) when I set it up.
Feel like writing any more petitions? We cannot let CDC, NIH, Reeves off the hook.
I agree to the latter point.
Thanks for asking but personally I have a lot on my plate and should concentrate more on what happens in Ireland. Also I want to write more letters to the editor which are time consuming (I've started one on a CDC paper). And I've an incomplete article on CFS I want to finish and submit to a journal (I last looked at it last Christmas).
So although there are lots of petitions I might like to set up, I don't think I will be doing one anytime soon.
It might be good if people could suggest another petition site. For some reason, with this one, quite a lot of people's comments never came up (they were grey boxes). As well as frustrating in itself, I reckon this might have put these people off promoting the petition.
You do so much! I hope something lovely happens. I hope you find out you are loved more than you could have imagined or that you have a bank account you'd forgotten all about or that your dog comes over and lays his head on your hand in a way that makes everything feel so much easier.
Thank you for being Tom.
Thank you for those very kind wishes.
Of course, with regard to a couple of those things I mentioned (letter, article), they haven't been published yet so I don't want any credit for them just yet (in fact, if I hear that lots of other people are writing letters in reply to a CDC letter and it means that if I send in a letter, theirs get in instead of mine, I won't be sad at all). Unfortunately, few people are writing letters in reply to CFS articles these days and I think some researchers know this and are taking advantage of it to write some rubbish.
Very heartfelt wishes, Tom.
I think we will hear a great deal of rubbish from those who feel they have been unseated by WPI and XMRV.
Didn't I read somewhere here that 8 EU countries signed a document in support of the WPI research?! I hope Ireland was a part of that but we are awful slow to sign anything!
The rubbish writers days are numbered.
Take care of Tom.
Thanks Koan.
I'm guessing you are referring to:
The European ME Alliance (EMEA) wish to congratulate the
Whittemore-Peterson Institute for the painstaking, professional and groundbreaking work which its staff have performed, along with the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic, which has resulted in the publication of the findings of a novel virus XMRV in causing or influencing ME.
The members of EMEA recognise that the staff at WPI are performing
research of the highest quality.
The publication of this research in Science magazine is itself an
amazing achievement.
This work has been achieved in an amazingly short period of time and
the tenacity, dedication and sheer excellence of the WPI has brought hope to millions of people, patients, carers and friends, in Europe and further afield.
EMEA announces its continued full support for WPI and hopes to be able
to become a stronger partner in the future
Signed by all members of the European ME Alliance
Belgium - ME/CFS Association (Nieuwrode, Belgium)
Denmark - ME-NetDK
Ireland - Irish ME Trust
Germany - Fatigatio e.V.
Norway - Norges ME-forening
Spain - Liga SFC
Sweden - Riksfreningen fr ME-patienter
UK - Invest in ME
The European ME Alliance
www.europeanmealliance.org
This has one ME group from each of 8 countries. The Irish ME Trust are most likely the biggest financial supporters of it (as they have spare cash from a government grant they get as the sell scratch cards - and when the National Lottery scratch cards were set up here, a fund was set up for charities who lose out). So the group I help run wasn't invited to be involved and so couldn't sign.
Cort said:
Yes it is good news, but when they publish population studies in our underfunded field, they can be influential. And the two studies using the definition have also be associated with a large quantity of papers - maybe 50 (?) papers between the Wichita 2-day study and the Georgia study. Certainly 30.
There is a petition against the definition at:


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Andre Rieu is performing at The Classical Brits 2010. This is at The Royal Albert Hall on 13th May 2010.Tickets are on sale tommorow 10 February from 9am. Dame Kiri Te Kawana is also performing and being presented with a life time award. Mylene Klass is presenting for the 3rd year.
Te Kanawa is there ? That means I won't be !
Even if Hayley is nominated for an award or performs? Any other members attending? Usually meet Karsten and Richard there?
Can we please keep this thread on topic - Andre Rieu. If necessary we can start a new Classical Brits 2010 thread to discuss performing artists etc..
I think I'm correct in saying that Forever Vienna is now the highest placed classical album in the UK since "Titanic" was no. 1 in 1998, and before that The Three Tenors in Concert 1994. I'm delighted that he's doing so well.
no. 1 in the 3rd midweek (interim) album chart (4 days sales) - so if anyone in the UK is thinking of buying this album, buy it this week.
Just wrote this on my Facebook status, but I'm hoping here someone can answer my question!
"Have I missed something big? Why is a classical violinist (André Rieu) #2 in the UK pop album charts? Not saying that he doesn't deserve it, or that it's no good, just, a violinist getting to #2 in the charts is unheard of. Was he featured on a reality show, or something? What was his promotion? HOW DID HE DO IT!?"
This album with a DVD is being advertised repeatedly on prime time TV here in Ireland..I suppose people will buy whatever is shoved in their faces often enough, especially if they are told it is a "must have" or an "essential" collection..
Nigel Kennedy and Yehudi Menuhin also did quite well out of their versions of the Four Seasons in their own time. I prefer the Menuhin version.
That's very good news about Andre's 'Forever Vienna' album!
the costs of last years touring, where much higher than the profits.
They expect some extra income of this years cd and dvd sales, and a new tour.
Andre Rieu has a new album out on April 15 called Magic of the Waltz: According to the tracklisting it has Dreaming of New Zealand on it, I'm hoping it's the version with Hayley singing but it could be the instrumental version.
Since it doesn't say "ft. Hayley Westenra" as it does in the tracklisting for the album it was originally on, I would guess that it is not the one with Hayley. But, at least if someone liked the song, they might find the version with Hayley on youtube or something.
Hayley isn't in the short clip of 'Dreaming Of New Zealand', but that doesn't really prove anything.
Some very sad news from Andre Rieu and his orchestra. One of the members of the orchestra (Ruud Merx a trombonist) had a heart attack in Nottingham (I think) last week and has been in a critical condition. It sounds as though he has since died.
I've seen a lot of his shows on DVD and in the cinema, I think he was a very good musician and very happy and funny on stage. He will be missed. R.I.P.


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Q: OpenSSH passwordless ssh with multiple identity key files A new server is being setup by referring to an existing server.
Passwordless ssh from the server to other machines needs to be supported with multiple key files (more than 6).
By referring to the existing server, MaxAuthTries in /etc/ssh/sshd_config has been remarked and the key files have been specified as a list of IdentityFile in /etc/ssh/ssh_config.
However, "Too many authentication failures" error is shown for the new server but not for the existing one. From the Verbose mode, it can be observed that the existing server is able to scan more than 6 keys without "Too many authentication failures" error! I have no idea what setting is missed in the new server. How to make it work like the existing one?
For both servers, Ssh config contains a list of IdentityFile only, no host. All other default lines are remarked. All lines in Sshd config remarked. And I tried to ps and cannot see ssh-agent but only sshd.
Ssh client log at server not working well:
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug3: preferred publickey,keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_lookup publickey
debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_is_enabled publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/appusr/.ssh/KEY1
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/appusr/.ssh/KEY2
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/appusr/.ssh/KEY3
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/appusr/.ssh/KEY4
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/appusr/.ssh/KEY5
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/appusr/.ssh/KEY6
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
Received disconnect from 10.99.72.123: 2: Too many authentication failures
debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey).
Authenticated to targethost ([10.99.72.123]:22).
...
Connection to targethost closed by remote host.
Connection closed

A: In the ssh config, use Host patterns to limit IdentityFile to a key that will be accepted by that host. (Remember that it will try every matching key in ssh-agent or the config.)
Host unixbox*.example.org
  IdentifyFile ~/.ssh/id_ecdsa

Also, there appears to be a quirk if you have IdentitiesOnly yes in a Host pattern and use ssh-agent. The filtering effect means many keys can be loaded into ssh-agent.   What SSH identities will be offered to a remote server and when

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Home > Industry news > Car News > New Stats Can Impact Aftermarket
New Stats Can Impact Aftermarket
A lot has changed in terms of what younger generation customers want to buy. But when it comes to cars, some things remain the same.
Yes, Millennials are putting off buying cars, but eventually they cave in and make the purchase, and when they do, they still tend to buy cheaper used cars. And contrary to some other studies these younger buyers, at an average age of 29, care a lot more about price and a lot less about the infotainment system when buying a used car, according to Crowdtap.
Sixty-six percent of Millennials opt for a used car rather than a new one. And 76 percent of those, spend less than $25,000 on the used car, said a new Crowdtap study.
Also, these buyers care less about iphone connectivity and more about features like space and environmental friendliness, said Crowdtap.
Maybe this identifies a target demographic for the aftermarket–30 year-olds who are tired of the sub-standard audio system in that clunker they bought a year ago?
"Millennials are seeking vehicles that can help them most effectively get things done," and they are less interested in the older car buying motivations of "flashy status symbols" or "exhilarating joy rides. They want utility and simplicity at a small cost," concluded Crowdtap.
There are a lot more used car options today than in the past, such as Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, that are enticing younger buyers, said the Detroit Bureau.
And while Millennials put off buying a car, about 90 percent of city-dwelling Millennials plan to buy one, said Crowdtap.
But as we learned in recent years, teens continue to delay getting a driver's license.
Forty percent of teens had licenses at the end of 2015 compared to 44 percent in 2000, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
Possible reasons for the downturn include teens' ability to stream movies and shop at home instead of going to the mall. Plus, there's the high cost of insurance for teens and the residual effects of the recession, said the Sacremento Bee.
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Not sure how much I would agree with this as it seems that the millennials coming in our store come in looking for smart phone connectivity and that's about it. They certainly don't care about sound quality. They just want their phone connected to their car and they want it to be easy and inexpensive… and work. I would say infotainment like Car Play and Android Auto are very appealing as well but just a little out of reach of the average 20-29 year old. I would bet that as that technology becomes less costly and even more connectable to apps millennials are using they will start to buy it more.
it is good news as we are running out of 40 year old guys with mid-life crisis.

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Many years ago, I met with a therapist because I was struggling with a growing awareness that I was a lesbian. He told me to look and act more like a lady and I would feel better. It didn't work.
If I had known then what I know now, I may have avoided a lot of unnecessary pain. I wish that the therapist had explained that sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender roles are all separate aspects of self-identity. I wish I had known then that sexual orientation and gender identity seem to be biologically-determined and cannot be changed. Peace in those areas eventually came from learning to respect that inner voice that guided my romantic attractions and informed my inner sense of "genderness." From that place of inner self-respect, it became easier to express my attractions and gendered self in ways that felt congruent.
Gender roles are different from sexual orientation and gender identity in that gender roles are socially-determined and change over time. Picture for a moment someone who works as a secretary. What does this person look like to you? Did you picture a female? The majority of us probably did associate "secretary" with "female" because post-World War II American society decided that secretary was an appropriate job for women. However, prior to WWII, that was a job typically held by men.
Gender roles are deeply socialized from early in life and are difficult to escape. The blue or pink blankets as baby gifts. The proud comments about a solid male toddler: "He's all boy." The messages we give children about appropriate expression of emotion that may differ from boys and girls. Even societal dress codes for boys and girls, men and women subtly socialize people toward traditional expression of gender roles. It would be difficult for someone wearing a skirt and heels to play a pickup game of basketball.
Cognitive psychologists tell us that the human brain naturally categorizes things. This is how the brain quickly recognizes something as a chair or as a dog with very little effort, even if we have never before seen that specific type of chair or dog. Gender roles may be another example of the brain's attempt at categorization of "things that men do" and "things that women do." Although this may be an efficient way for the brain to operate, it can cause cognitive dissonance when a person encounters something that does not fit neatly into a category. While some respond to this dissonance by softening their definitions for that cognitive category, others respond with anger. Unfortunately, many of us have faced painful taunts when we have looked or acted in a way that did not fit someone else's concept of how a male or female was supposed to be. Many of us have also experienced significant cognitive dissonance as we recognized parts of ourselves that did not fit our inner categories for men and women.
You may have already done significant work in your life to identify your sexual orientation and gender identity. I hope that you have found many ways to express those aspects of yourself so that your public self matches your inner self as closely as possible. Have you also done the work of identifying the aspects of yourself that make up your gender expression? Do you dress, act, and look in a way that really works for you? In your consideration of career, extracurricular activities, and relationships, have you really checked inside to make sure that you are doing these things because they are the best fit for you? Do you interact with your friends and family in ways that correspond with your true sense of yourself, or do you fill roles that you or your family or society have constructed for you?
If you think that you want to do some work in this area, you can start by identifying those areas in your life where you feel your inner sense of self matches really well with your expressed self. There might be certain aspects of your job where you feel particularly competent; tasks around your house or apartment that you really enjoy; a physical activity that helps you to feel particularly connected to your body. Notice what it feels like emotionally and physically right now as you remember doing these things. This is what it feels like to have your external expression of self aligned with your inner self. Now think of some areas in your life where you may not be in such sync. Tasks you do on the job because they have to be done. How you feel when wearing something because it fits the situation instead of fitting your sense of self. Roles you play in relationships because they are expected of you. Now notice how you feel physically and emotionally. This is how it feels to be following roles that do not fit for you.
All of those years ago when that therapist told me to look and act more like a lady, I did what he said. I bought dresses, figured out how to walk in heels, and started putting on make-up. I joined a women's bible study group, made friends with people who seemed to be "real ladies," and spent more time sitting around talking and less time tromping around in the woods with my dog. The more time I spent filling these stereotyped gender roles, the more miserable I became until I just couldn't stand it any longer. That was the beginning of the journey to health for me. I encourage you to look inside, identify those aspects of yourself that you are not fully expressing, and find ways to gently change.


Recently, city council voted to approve a heritage easement agreement with the Springer Group, permitting the demolition and "rebuilding" of the 101 to 109 Princess Street row of buildings, instead of supporting the unanimous Municipal Heritage Committee recommendation to designate them ("Council OKs demolition of downtown buildings," Sept. 3, The Kingston Whig-Standard).
Although several councillors described it as a difficult decision, the only dissenting vote was cast by Coun. Peter Stroud, who chairs the heritage committee. This outcome raises concerns about procedures for the protection of heritage buildings in Kingston, and these procedures are the focus of this comment, rather than the pros and cons of this particular project.
The Ontario Heritage Act requires municipalities to protect heritage properties and establishes procedures for identifying them and protecting them. This protection is normally provided by the designation of heritage properties through bylaws that clearly identify the reasons for designation. Once a property is designated, any changes that would affect its heritage attributes must be reviewed by the heritage committee and approved by city council.
The point of designation is not to prevent change (although that misconception is widespread), but to give council control over change. The Ontario Heritage Act recognizes that changes are inevitable, but its procedures ensure that the community has input on proposed alterations of heritage properties through its councillors and through the municipal heritage committee that advises council. The designation process has generally served Kingston well, and, when conflicts arise, it is usually possible to reach a compromise that satisfies the applicant while protecting the main heritage attributes of buildings.
Why did council then fail to designate this property? The process of council, as determined by the mayor, was that if the heritage easement motion in the CAO's report was approved, then the designation recommendation in the Municipal Heritage Committee report would be ruled out of order. This procedural steering precluded approving both. The comments of some councillors indicate that they believed that the tenant would abandon the project if the property were designated. If true, it is surprising that this major bank would, in this day and age, show so little respect for Kingston's heritage and Ontario's commitment to protection of heritage properties. Moreover, it appears that city staff, instead of promoting the designation process, promoted an alternative heritage easement agreement that aimed to ensure that the new building would retain the general scale and massing of the original buildings. While this is better than nothing, the terms of the agreement are so vague that the new building could be quite incompatible with the existing streetscape. For instance, the agreement says nothing about the ground floor design or what will take the place of the brick structures along Wellington Street. Although referred to as a "heritage" easement agreement, it took little or no account of suggestions from the heritage committee or the applicant's heritage consultant.
By approving this heritage easement agreement, council gave up its power to require the applicant to rebuild according to specific plans. It is ironic that several councillors said they liked the drawings and plans of the new buildings that were presented but chose not to support designation. If they had voted to designate, they could have ensured that those plans were followed, but under the easement agreement, which does not refer to any drawings, the outcome could be substantially different from what was presented.
This project can now continue, hopefully with a good result, but what about future projects? Will the next developer come to City Hall and say to staff and councillors: "I'd like to replace an old building with something newer, bigger, and better, provided you get rid of the designation?" It would be unfortunate if we return to the days before the Ontario Heritage Act provided real protection for heritage buildings, but the current council and city staff appear willing to go in that direction.
Don Taylor is the vice-chair of the Municipal Heritage Committee.


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Does Renault have an F1 team?
The Renault F1 team is here to stay in F1 but they will race under a new name – Alpine. The Renault boss Luca De Meo has reorganized the company in order to place a greater focus on key brands Renault, Dacia, Alpine and New Mobility.
Has Renault won F1?
As a team owner Renault has won two constructors' and drivers' championships, while as an engine manufacturer it has 12 constructors' and 11 drivers' championships. It has collected over 160 wins as engine supplier, ranking fourth in Formula One history….Renault in Formula One.
Formula One World Championship career
Fastest laps 176
Which F1 cars have Renault engines?
In 2020, Renault provides engines to McLaren. In 2021, its factory team will be the only one to use Renault engines. Since the 1979 French Grand Prix, Renault-powered cars have won 177 races.
Who owns F1 Redbull?
It is one of two Formula One teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH; the other being Scuderia AlphaTauri (previously Scuderia Toro Rosso). The Red Bull Racing team has been managed by Christian Horner since its formation in 2005….Red Bull Racing.
2020 position 2nd (319 pts)
What engines do F1 cars use 2021?
What engines are used in Formula 1? Formula 1 cars are currently powered by a 2.4 litre V6, with turbocharged hybrid-electric systems attached that mean an overall output of close to 1000bhp.
Is Renault pulling out of F1?
Renault announce shock departure of F1 team boss Abiteboul ahead of Alpine rebrand.
When did Renault get involved in Formula One?
Renault Sport F1, created at the end of 2010 and active until 2015, was a subsequent incarnation of Renault's involvement in Formula One and was headquartered in Viry-Châtillon, which functioned as a semi-independent operation. In 2016, the Formula One operation became part of Renault Sport Racing.
Who is the reserve driver for Renault F1?
Esteban is well known to the Renault family having spent the 2016 season as the team's Reserve Driver, and, prior to that, was part of the Enstone-based Lotus junior programme during which he won the FIA European Formula 3 title in 2014. A year later Esteban won the GP3 Series crown.
Where was the first Renault sports car made?
Renault Sport was created at the end of 1976, when Renault closed down the Alpine competition department (at that time, its main motorsport division), located at Dieppe, and moved all the racing activities to the Gordini factory at Viry-Châtillon, just outside Paris.
Are there any other subsidiaries of Renault racing?
Many international subsidiaries of Renault have their own Renault Sport division, including Renault UK, Renault Argentina, Renault Spain and Renault Italy, among others. Renault is also involved in other racing series but not as Renault Sport. TC2000 Argentina (1984–2011, currently the participation is in charge of the local Renault Sport branch).
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Golo Mann (születési neve: Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann) (München, 1909. március 27. – Leverkusen, 1994. április 7.) német–svájci történész, publicista és író. Thomas Mann és Katharina Pringsheim harmadik gyermeke.

Ifjúkora és tanulmányai
12 éves korában csatlakozott a cserkészmozgalomhoz, és egy életre megszerette a természetjárást. Később, amikor Erika és Klaus nagyvárosi bohéméletet éltek, Golo a természet magányát választotta. 1923-ban szülei Salembe küldték a reformiskolába, ami akkoriban felkapott, elit intézménynek számított. Itt határozta el, hogy történész lesz. Olvasta Friedrich Schiller A harmincéves háború története című művét és évekkel később Albrecht von Wallenstein lett saját irodalmi alkotásának főhőse.

A müncheni humán gimnáziumban olyan alapos latintudást szerzett, hogy még idős korában is olvasta Tacitus és Horatius műveit. Az érettségi után Berlinben, Münchenben, Párizsban és Heidelbergben tanult szociológiát, filozófiát és történelmet. Érdeklődése középpontjában a francia forradalom állt. Példaképéről, Albert Sorel francia történészről és íróról többkötetes tanulmányt írt. Történelmi tanulmányait végül nem fejezte be, a filozófia szak mellett döntött. Doktori disszertációját Hegelről írta és Karl Jaspersnél védte meg a Heidelbergi Egyetemen. Rövid ideig történelmet tanított egy gimnáziumban. Vissza szeretett volna térni az egyetemre, de terve nem valósulhatott meg, követte szüleit az emigrációba.

Az emigráció évei
1933 és 1937 között Franciaországban élt, Rennes-ben az egyetemen német nyelvi lektorként működött. Ez idő alatt született első nagy történelmi monográfiája a konzervatív–liberális politikai gondolkodóról, Friedrich von Gentzről, aki Napóleon ellenfele és Metternich tanácsadója volt. A könyvet 1946-ban adták ki az Egyesült Államokban. 1933 és 1935 között szerkesztette a Klaus bátyja által Hollandiában kiadott Die Sammlung – Literarische Monatsschrift emigráns irodalmi folyóiratot. 1937-ben visszatért szüleihez Svájcba, és szerkesztője lett a Mass und Wert emigráns lapnak, melyet apja és Konrad Falke adott ki kéthavonta. Az újság többek között Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Max Brod, Albert Einstein, Federico García Lorca, Klaus Mann, Heinrich Mann, Jean-Paul Sartre írásait közölte. A lap 1940-ben megszűnt.

1940-ben emigrált az Egyesült Államokba, ahol apja a Princetoni Egyetem vendégprofesszora volt. Golo 1942–43-ban tíz hónapon át történelmet tanított az Olivet College-ben, a Michigan állambeli Olivet városkában. Klaust követve jelentkezett az amerikai hadseregbe. Az alapkiképzés után Washingtonban, a hadügyminisztérium felderítő szolgálatához osztották be, ahol már amerikai állampolgárként fordítóként működött. A háború befejezése után 1945-ben a megszálló amerikai csapatok által felállított Radio Frankfurt sajtómunkatársaként ellenőrizte az információkat. 1946-ban kérte leszerelését. 1947 és 1958 között Kaliforniában a Claremont McKenna College-ben tanított, de visszajárt Ausztriába és Svájcba. 1952-től kezdődően figyelmet keltő vezércikkei jelentek meg a Zürichben kiadott Die Welwoche újságban, és aktuális témákat kommentált. Kiadta a Vom Geist Amerikas (Amerika szellemiségéről) tanulmányát, amely európai szemszögből ábrázolja az Egyesült Államokat. Az Außenpolitik gyűjteményes kötete szintén megjelent.

Visszatérés Európába
1958-ban végleg visszatért Németországba. Először Münsterben tanított vendégprofesszorként, majd 1960-ban a politikatudományok tanszékének élére került Stuttgartban. 1958-ban jelent meg a Deutsche Geschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts (Németország története 1919–1945) című monumentális műve. Ünnepelt szerzővé vált, és a tanulmány a mai napig hivatkozott alapműnek számít a történészkörökben. Golo Mann hivatását költészetnek nevezte, melyet a kutatás tart kordában. Ez a korán megfogalmazott és évtizedekkel később nagy sikerrel a gyakorlatban is megvalósított mottó szerint a történelemről szóló műveket regényként lehetne vagy kellene írni és olvasni. 1960 és 1965 között a Propyläen Weltgeschichte világtörténeti lexikon kiadásában közreműködött, 1963 és 1979 között szerzőként és kiadóként volt jelent a Neue Rundschau irodalmi folyóiratnál. Fő műve, a Wallenstein. Sein Leben erzählt von Golo Mann 1971-ben jelent meg, és hét évvel később filmre vitték. 1973-ban Ruedi Bliggenstorfer közreműködésével adta ki a mű folytatását, Wallenstein – Bilder zu seinem Leben címmel.

A hatvanas évek végén támogatta Willy Brandt kelet-európai békepolitikáját. A hetvenes években Konrad Adenauert méltatta, akit korábban élesen bírált. 1980-ban részt vett Franz Josef Strauss választási kampányában. Emlékiratainak első kötete Erinnerungen und Gedanken. Eine Jugend in Deutschland címmel jelent meg 1986-ban. A második kötetét, Erinnerungen und Gedanken. Lehrjahre in Frankreich, posztumusz és töredékesen adták ki 1999-ben.

Magánéletéről keveset árult el. Apjához hasonlóan szenvedett elnyomott homoszexualitásától. Fogadott fia családjánál hunyt el Leverkusenben. Hagyatékát Bernben, a Schweizerisches Literaturarchiv őrzi.

Golo Mann-díj
A Golo Mann Társaság történelmi műveket díjaz kétévenként 2013 szeptembere óta. A 15.000 Euró összeget az Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung biztosítja. Olyan német anyanyelvű szerzők részesülhetnek a díjban, akik jelentős mértékben járultak hozzá a történelemkutatáshoz, és műveik irodalmi igényeknek is megfelelnek. Mann felfogása szerint a történelemtudomány és az irodalom nem állnak ellentétben egymással. és azt is vallotta, hogy a "történelem tanulmányozása a legjobb ellenszere a fanatizmusnak, a politikai extrémizmusnak és az arroganciának".

Magyarul
Németország története 1919–1945; ford. Kajtár Mária; Balassa, Bp., 1997

Válogatott művei
Friedrich von Gentz
 Vom Geist Amerikas
 Deutsche Geschichte des XIX. und XX. Jahrhunderts Von Weimar nach Bonn. Fünfzig Jahre deutsche Republik Wallenstein. Sein Leben erzählt von Golo Mann  Wallenstein. Bilder zu seinem Leben. Társszerző: Ruedi Bliggenstorfer
 Erinnerungen und Gedanken. Eine Jugend in DeutschlandWir alle sind, was wir gelesen Ludwig I., König von Bayern Wissen und Trauer. Historische Portraits und SkizzenErinnerungen und Gedanken. Lehrjahre in Frankreich Man muss über sich selber schreiben.'' Erzählungen, Familienporträts, Essays (posztumusz)

Jegyzetek

Források

Német történészek
Német írók
Német újságírók
Német filozófusok
LMBT költők, írók
1909-ben született személyek
1994-ben elhunyt személyek
Müncheniek

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Beefed up child benefit cheques start arriving as economy wobbles
By Staff Canadian Press
Posted July 13, 2015 7:14 am
Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver.	 Canadian Press
OTTAWA – All but overlooked in the past week of troubling economic news was federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver's unexpected nod to government stimulus spending.
The run-up to an October general election is happening amid talk of recession, international downgrades of Canada's growth prospects, weak world oil prices and several grim provincial outlooks — stormy seas for an incumbent Conservative government seeking a fourth mandate after staking its reputation on sound economic management.
A Conservative re-election plan engineered in sunnier days when a return to balanced budgets could comfortably co-exist with voter-friendly spending bonanzas is now being repurposed as a recession-fighting necessity.
"What people should understand is that some of the measures which the prime minister announced and which I announced in the budget will inject almost $10 billion in cash into the economy this year," Oliver told reporters in Vancouver last Tuesday.
"The two primary sources of that cash input relate to the family benefits program and infrastructure spending. So that will have an impact, a positive impact on Canadian economic activity."
Parents with children under 18 will start getting new benefit cheques — retroactive to Jan. 1 — on July 20, a one-time, pre-election burst of cash totalling more than $2.5 billion.
Conservative ministers and MPs, meanwhile, are announcing new community infrastructure projects virtually every day this summer from a variety of infrastructure funds — some of which have laid fallow for months awaiting the optimal pre-election moment for government-friendly announcements. Oliver's office says the government added more than $1.6 billion to existing infrastructure funding for 2015-16.
Economists, as is their way, are divided on whether the family benefit spending spree or the infrastructure dollars will have much economic impact this year.
But they all agree that with a new Conservative balanced budget law in place and an election looming, additional recession-fighting fiscal measures from the government are not in the cards before Canadians go to the polls in October.
"They're a little bit caught because they're basically making one of the big anchors of their election platform the return to a balanced budget," said Don Drummond, a former senior Finance Canada official who now teaches at Queen's University.
Mike Moffatt, who teaches economics at the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business School and also serves as chief economist at the Mowat Centre, said last week's 1.2 per cent growth prediction for the year by TD Bank suggests a $3 billion loss in revenue from Oliver's April budget forecast, which was predicated on growth of 2.0 per cent.
Stimulating cheques?
Moffatt, who helped the Liberal party cost its family benefit package, believes this month's burst of retroactive government cheques will have a positive impact.
"I don't think the government thought we'd be in a recession in July: 'Let's make sure the cheques start flowing then!' That is a happy accident, and I think that is quite beneficial," said Moffatt.
"I don't think stimulus has to be more subtle than that."
Finn Poschman, vice-president of policy analysis at the C.D. Howe Institute, says the lump sum family benefits will certainly be welcome.
"But the economic evidence of using transfers — putting cash in hands of households — to stimulate economic activity is mixed. It's generally not negative, nor is it strongly positive."
Poschman, a self-described "market oriented" economist, dryly noted that, as long as the family cash infusion isn't funded through deficits, "the likelihood of it being harmless is much better than otherwise."
Drummond is equally cool to the idea.
There's "a pretty clear hierarchy" of what policy measures stimulate the economy, he said.
In fact, the Conservatives' own 2009 recession-fighting budget included a chart that showed the dollar-for-dollar GDP multipliers of seven different measures, with infrastructure spending the most beneficial. Personal and corporate income tax measures were at the bottom, with help for low-income households in the middle of the pack.
Drummond says some portion of any tax relief or transfer to individuals will be saved and some spent, while infrastructure dollars all go back directly into the economy.
Moreover, roughly a third of what families do spend goes toward imported items, mitigating the impact on the domestic market.
The family cheques will have some effect, said Drummond, "but not an awful lot."
Infrastructure benefits
He's more bullish on major infrastructure projects, which use Canadian labour and materials while providing longterm productivity benefits.
But Drummond notes that many of the projects currently being announced in the run-up to the election are smaller projects, such as community centres and hockey rinks.
"That gets the money spent and gets the concrete going, but that doesn't have the long-run economic benefits," said Drummond.
Interest rate relief
One measure outside the government's direct control is a move in interest rates.
The Bank of Canada is set to make a scheduled announcement Wednesday amid speculation its trend-setting rate could be cut in an effort to boost the economy.
But the bank's key rate, now at 0.75 per cent, is already at rock bottom, Drummond points out.
"If an interest rate of three quarters is not doing the trick, why would we believe an interest rate at a half would make any difference?" he asked.
"The only agents in the economy responding to lower interest rates are consumers and house buyers, and they're just racking up more debt."
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We are situated in a close-knit community that is ideal for spiritual reflection yet offers one of the most extensively developed Christian education campuses in Canada. The centrepiece is the 2,400-seat Hildebrand Chapel; the largest church auditorium in the province. Facilities also include a 25,000-square foot library, nine student dormitories, a hotel, recently renovated dining hall, double-court gymnasium, ice rink, numerous sports fields, Subway restaurant, and two coffee shops.


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Barça chroniclesthe rise of today's most dominant soccer team. Along with profiles of the club's legendary players and figures, this official, illustrated book traces Barça's history from its formation in 1899 through the trials and tribulation of growth, the battle to emerge from Madrid's shadow, the blossoming of the club in the 1960s, European glory in the 1980s and '90s, and their ascension to soccer superpower.
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There comes a time in every solo or small business owner's professional life when you say to yourself, I need to take this business to the next level — whatever that might be. Most of us, however, procrastinate. Maybe it's because we are so busy with the work we have that we don't make the time to do the extra work to get more work. Maybe it's because some part of us is afraid of taking risks. Or maybe it's because even though we'd like get more work or better work, we fall back on the "good enough" couch and get too cozy with the way things are.
This fall as some of you know, I decided to get off the couch, take a risk, and stop procrastinating — and hired a professional design company, Logoworks, to redesign my website, to make it look and feel more professional. In the process, I wound up getting a new logo, new letterhead, new envelopes — and a new attitude. Coincidentally, I have also gotten A LOT more work, even though I have yet to re-launch my site.
Which brings me to my main point: The real key to kicking it up a notch is attitude. Yeah, there are a lot of other elements involved, but your head and heart have got to be in the right place first. In my case, I made a New Year's resolution going into 2006 to get at least one new really good client, which meant networking, putting myself out there more, being more open to opportunities, and trying to create good word of mouth. And it's working.
So if you want to kick your business up a notch, my advice is to start thinking on the next level. To be new age-y about it, visualize yourself at that next level and then make a mental (or physical) map to get there.


One of the most annoying parts of downloading data from large portals is that you never quite know what you're gonna get. It's a box of chocolates. It's government data sites. It's lists of datasets with vague or unhelpful titles with links to download. Of course, I'd rather have a hodgepodge than nothing at all, but as with most things, there's room for improvement.
The OECD, which maintains and provides data on the country level, takes steps towards a more helpful portal that makes data grabs less of a headache. With the help of Raureif, 9elements, and Moritz Stefaner, the new portal is still in beta, but there's plenty to like.
A chart or map accompanies each dataset, so that you can quickly gain a sense of what's there. Interested in looking at the data on your own computer? There's a convenient and obvious button to download the data.
The charts load quickly and are responsive, meaning they work on various devices that are not your computer. Even the small charts are interactive.
Good stuff. Take a look.
See also the World Bank data browser which went the visual route in 2010. Although, I don't think it's been updated much since.


I had the pleasure of sleuthing Jadon and the first links that popped up were a twitter, facebook and Instagram accounts. The most suprising was a link to his Google+ and a Youtube video of his jam drop cookies. Google was having a problem and wanted to switch Jadon's name to Jason an artist living in British Columbia(check his pictures out there amazing). It was suprising that when I added Regina after his name, it had more random links that didn't even have the right name or city. I even added the University of Regina after his name and again it was more random links and tried to change it to Jason instead of Jadon.
I found that Jadon has a really good pressence on the internet and a good digital footprint. I couldn't find anything in the way that would badly effect his digital identity. I was still amazed that it was so easy to find Jadon even with google wanting to change his name. I was suprised that Jadon's wordpress site wasn't near the top of the search with his learning project posts and the different posts for EDTC300, but wasn't showing up until I added wordpress after his name. Maybe Jadon would want to see if he can get his wordpress site near the top in case future intervieweres are looking for the blog. All I can say is that Jadon should be really happy and proud about his digital identity and to keep it up with having his social networks on the top of the search.
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To coincide with the release of our grooming and streetwear capsule collection with Baxter of California, which ranges from citrus-and-herbal musk scented Invigorating Body Wash and their best-selling Clay Pomade to a modern take on a dopp bag waistpack (all of which features the wavy artwork of artist Aaron Kai), we decided to reach out to a few of The Hundreds' homies to ask about their own skincare and hair-care routines. Keep reading to find out what Bobby Hundreds, graffiti artist Defer, Theo Martins of Good Posture, artist Evan Rossell, Mike Cherman of Chinatown Market, and artist FUZI UVTPK think is their personal holy grail grooming product, and what they're all working on.
What's up? The first installment of The Hundreds Winter 2018 is now here. Our collaboration with Baxter of California featuring art by pop artist Aaron Kai drops this Monday and The Hundreds X ROCKY drops this Thursday.
Today is our 15-year anniversary and it means nothing to me. I know that's weird and it's not meant to sound ungrateful. This is coming from the same guy that ducks out on his own birthday. It's hard for me to fake enthusiasm in these arbitrary Hallmark dates – like someone said, "Hey, it's been exactly 5,475 days since you launched this company, now feel happier than you did yesterday!" An anniversary date is just another Friday to me, no different than every other morning for the last 15 years that I've woken up excited and eager to get back to work on this brand. Look. I'm not inspired by distinctions and recognition. The only thing that motivates me is the bigger picture across time: telling our story, building a business, working with our friends... I celebrate every moment that I get to do this, the big ones and small ones, and not just the days I'm "supposed to." I thrive off the entire process. I savor every step of the journey. Our 15 years isn't defined by anniversaries. The Hundreds is punctuated by the little things, the everyday things. Conversations with our customers, late night photo shoots, Pantone chips. Every second you allow us to keep doing this is a cause for celebration, so Happy 473,040,000-second anniversary to us. We couldn't have done it without all 180,742 of you.
The Story: After a long day of painting a mural, the first thing I want to do is take a shower. My go to suds is Iron Lion Soap, it's made of 100% natural ingredients, so my skin not only feels cleansed but I also like how my skin feels revitalized. Other soaps have made my skin really dry, but Iron Lion make my skin feel smooth and moisturized. Also, the fact that it's made of 100% natural ingredients, I know that I am applying a superior product that is good for me! I endorse all of their products for that matter.
What's up? My most current artistic installation, Immersive, is in on display till the end of this year at LA Louver Gallery in Venice, CA. It's at LA Louver's Sky Room, a ceiling-less courtyard —every wall and the floor is covered in my unique style.
The story: Like most young men, I didn't completely understand my skin and how to best serve it, specifically face care. I began using this after gradual steps with other products that felt nice but required too much of a complicated regimen. Aesop felt like a gradual step and my skin has responded to it incredibly well. As someone who enjoys getting to the punch, I appreciate that the product is very approachable. I love the use of natural ingredients and this was an easy choice.
What's up: Opening The Office, a conceptual office and gallery in Los Angeles this fall.
What's up? Busy busy busy! There's so many fun projects in the works — here's a few last week: I did a pop-up with Hurley/Nike to release my Hairy Fools sweat suit and long sleeve we worked on together; we made a fun interactive install inside the store. Hairy Fools Rage!! This month, I'm working on a fun collab with Levi's, Hairy Fools will be at ComplexCon; this will be the first time the public will be able to purchase our hand-painted garments for wearing purposes. There's also a big project were working on right now that I can't share details but I can give you little hint "Movement." Finally, Dee and I are engaged, and we are getting married in the Spring of 2019. So stoked! Yew!
Last night tho!! Was a movie!! thank you so much to everyone of you for coming out and supporting! Special thanks to @hurley fam and @yungpinch / Where should @hairyfools strike next ?
The Holy Grail: I am obsessed with the Ginger Flight Therapy from Aesop.
The Story: I think for me it started with my first body soap that wasn't Old Spice with some crazy scent. You start realizing all the gimmicks in skincare and I've always looked for the most toned-down brands. The biggest thing for me in skincare is the aroma and then the feeling it invigorates overall. Showering is one of my favorite things because its my one time during the day to not talk, close my eyes and just relax. Any skincare that can make me feel a feeling of euphoria is what I go for.
What's up? CHINATOWN MARKET ALL DAY EVERYDAY.
The story: My wife got me more into taking care of my skin, and also paying attention to the ingredients found in the products. I routinely use products from belif, a Korean skincare brand with no parabens, sulfates, or other impure or synthetic ingredients in it. Following a long day of painting, I use their creamy cleansing foam moist and true cream (aqua bomb).
What's up: My work is currently on view at L'Alternatif, a gallery space in Paris, with other artists like Blade and Martha Cooper. I just finished up working on live-show visuals for Italian DJ Gianluca Vacchi, and am working on a project for Diplo now.


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Q: Creating an off-canvas menu Jquery I'm trying to create an offcanvas menu for mobile I managed to make the menu slide out and slide the content away however the slide effect is seems to be off as there is a gap when it slides in and out.
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   function openNav() {
      $("#mySidenav").addClass('shifty-show').removeClass('shifty-hidden');
      $("#main").addClass('shifty-content').removeClass('main');
    }
function closeNav() {
  $("#mySidenav").removeClass('shifty-show').addClass('shifty-hidden');
  $("#main").removeClass('shifty-content').addClass('main');
}
.main {
  left: 0;
}
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  left: -220px;
}
.shifty-show {
  left: 0;
  transition: 0.5s;
}
.shifty-content {
  transition: 0.5s;
  position: relative;
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A: Weave: http://kodeweave.sourceforge.net/editor/#7439e1585a705f4a0033ccc54124cd89
You can actually do this is Pure CSS!
It's actually really simple.
You start off with a checkbox...
<input id="menu" type="checkbox">

This will the our menu.
Then you use a label and you give it a for attribute which it's value will be the id of the checkbox. This way when the label is clicked it'll toggle the checkbox.

In this case I want to move the header when checked. So first I'm styling it's position before it's checked. NOTE: transition: all ease-in 300ms; is what creates the slide animation.
header {
  position: absolute;
  top: 7px;
  left: 0;
  transition: all ease-in 300ms;
}

Then I'm telling the menu that when it's checked to slide the header.
#menu:checked ~ header {
  left: 50%;
}

It's that simple! I've added the snippet too so you can play around with this more.

body {
  font: 15px arial;
  background: #545454;
}
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
.pointer, a, label {
  cursor: pointer;
}
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}
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}
header a:hover {
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}

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  right: 50%;
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A: change the value of left in .shifty-hidden class as below:
.shifty-hidden{
   left: -198px;
}

hope that helps


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Q: Torchvision.transforms implementation of Flatten() I have grayscale images, but I need transform it to a dataset of 1d vectors
How can I do this? I could not find a suitable method in transforms:
train_dataset = torchvision.datasets.ImageFolder(root='./data',train=True, transform=transforms.ToTensor())
test_dataset = torchvision.datasets.ImageFolder(root='./data',train=False, transform=transforms.ToTensor())

train_loader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(dataset=train_dataset, batch_size=4, shuffle=True)
test_loader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(dataset=test_dataset, batch_size=4, shuffle=False)

A: The lambda seems to be unnecessary, and will raise a PyLint unnecessary-lambda / W0108 warning.
This version of @Berriel's solution is thus more precise:
import torch
from torchvision.datasets import MNIST
import torchvision.transforms as T

# without flatten
dataset = MNIST(root='.', download=True, transform=T.ToTensor())
print(dataset[0][0].shape)
# >>> torch.Size([1, 28, 28])

# with flatten (using Lambda, but you can do it in many other ways)
dataset_flatten = MNIST(root='.', download=True,
    transform=T.Compose([T.ToTensor(), T.Lambda(torch.flatten)]))
print(dataset_flatten[0][0].shape)
# >>> torch.Size([784])

A: Here's how you can do it using Lambda
import torch
from torchvision.datasets import MNIST
import torchvision.transforms as T

# without flatten
dataset = MNIST(root='.', download=True, transform=T.ToTensor())
print(dataset[0][0].shape)
# >>> torch.Size([1, 28, 28])

# with flatten (using Lambda, but you can do it in many other ways)
dataset_flatten = MNIST(root='.', download=True, transform=T.Compose([T.ToTensor(), T.Lambda(lambda x: torch.flatten(x))]))
print(dataset_flatten[0][0].shape)
# >>> torch.Size([784])


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#279 Al Pardo
Card thoughts: This is Pardo's rookie, and last, Topps card. While Topps was pretty shy about issuing rookie cards in this set for those rookies that had potential, they loved issuing cards of obscure third-string catchers.
The player: Al Pardo is one of only four players in major league history born in Spain (the others: Brian Oelkers, Danny Rios, and Al Cabrera). After a five-year minor league apprenticeship that showed flashes of power (he slugged over .450 at Bluefield, Hagerstown, and Rochester), the switch-hitting Pardo was called up for almost the entire month of July while backup catcher Joe Nolan was out with a chronic knee injury. Nolan would never come back, having chose to retire. But Pardo did not acquit himself well auditioning to be the backup catcher, hitting only .133 in 78 plate appearances. The Orioles were instead forced to lean heavily on the back of aging catcher Rick Dempsey, and playing Floyd Rayford out of position.
Pardo started the next season at Rochester, but was called up to replace Rayford in June. The results were nearly identical, as he struggled at the plate again, hitting a mere .137. However, Pardo did hit his only major league home run that year.
He was back to the minors for most of the rest of his career, popping up for brief appearances as the ends of the 1988 and 1989 seasons. Pardo also played internationally, both in Japan and Mexico, during his professional career.
Rear guard: Pardo singled off Royals starter Mark Gubicza for hist first hit. He would later score on a fielders choice from Cal Ripken. I think this is the first time a player's first RBI is mentioned on the backs of these cards.
Labels: Orioles
#280 Tim Raines
#278 Sixto Lezcano
#277 Jaime Cocanower
#276 Yankees Leaders
#275 Charlie Hough
#274 Ron Gardenhire
#273 Jerry Willard
#272 Tim Tolman
#271 Dave Collins
#270 Jack Morris
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Kansas rocked the Beacon last night with an inspired performance of Lefoverture and POKR. Ronnie Platt's vocals and the band's harmonizing was the best I've heard in a live performance of any Kansas band incarnation in years. Acoustic set to start with POSW, Hold On, Refugee and Lonely Wind, set the stage for Leftoverture with standout versions of Carry On, Miracles Out of Nowhere and Magnum Opus the highlights. Fans stood for all or most of these songs and the band played off the enthusiasm of the crowd. Highlights from Point of Know Return were the title track which brought the house down, Portrait and Nobody's Home, one of the most underrated Kansas songs in their extensive playbook. The encore of Song of America and Icarus 1 from Masque were the perfect songs to appease the hard core Kansas fans attending. Overall the band was awesome, Phil is still incredible on drums driving the band. Rich continues to play most of the lead guitar parts keeping them fresh and lively but true to the originals. Billy Greer's versatility on bass and vocals has been a steady force for the band now for over 30 years, and Zak Rizvi and newcomer Tom Brislin brought excitement to the stage and killed on their solo opportunities. The Beacon is always awesome and my left side orchestra seats were better than expected. The show lasted 2.5 hours and was pure enjoyment for this Kansas fan all the way through.
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KANSAS ROCKED OUT!
I got my hubby tickets to see this concert as a Christmas gift. He said it was the best Christmas gift ever! I wasn't sure what to expect, I mean these guys are getting up in age! There was no sign of aged rockers here! They rocked the theater, put on such an energetic and awe inspiring concert! I'm still smiling! They had the audience going, down to the encore, my hubby's favorite Kansas song! "Carry on My Wayward Son!" I can't say enough about these guys, it wouldn't do them justice! We are fans for life! Thank you Kansas, for a very memorable night!
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I'd say we should make a movie out of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's love story but it's already playing out in real life. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are currently traveling on their first tour together as husband and wife and, so far, their trip is full of cinematic moments. Most recently, they got caught in the rain in Australia and the truth is fans couldn't have written a more romantic moment. The photos of Meghan and Harry cuddling under an umbrella are straight out of a fairy tale love story and make me want to puke hearts and flowers. It's the best.
Harry and Meghan kicked off their four-country trip in Australia but will be visiting New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga, too. The big journey started just as they announced their pregnancy to the world. In fact, Harry gave an adorable speech at an Australian engagement where he specifically mentioned he couldn't think of a better place to announce, "Uh, the upcoming baby, be it a boy or girl." His words, not mine. Apparently, Meghan also baked banana bread for everyone somewhere in between being pregnant, all of her engagements and appearances, and adjusting to the Down Under time zone.
Then, during one of Harry's outdoor speeches in the city of Dubbo, it started to rain. Rather than take a rain check (Ha. Ha.) or scurry into a nearby building, Meghan simply popped open an umbrella and held it over her hubby. The photos of Meghan and Harry snuggling under an umbrella while Australian rain spills down around them are too much. Too much, I say!
Here they are being like, "Uh oh! Hehe! It's going to rain!"
Here's Meghan being like, "Don't worry, babe. We have an umbrella!"
Here's Meghan lovingly holding the umbrella over Harry's head while he continues his talk.
Here is a picture of Harry loving it.
Here they are just being seriously the most romantic, stunning, gorgeous, rom-com couple that ever existed.
While some royal fans were concerned about Meghan embarking on such an extensive trip while pregnant, reports state she and Harry consulted with health care professionals before leaving the UK. According to reports, she is right around the 12-week mark in her pregnancy.
Based on these amazing photos, I think they should name their kid Reign! Get it? Rain like the water from the sky but also Reign as in "reign over a kingdom?!"
Damn. I'm good at this.


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Lake Como hosts several events in every period of the year. There are Christmas markets, patron celebrations, festivals and antique exhibitions.
Once in Como, you can move and get the different villages of the lake in many ways.