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Facing Problems In LIFE
On December 16, 2020 December 18, 2020 By Hayden SIn Music Poetry, PoetryLeave a comment
Saba's 2018 album CARE FOR ME was all about his process of coping with the deaths of family members and other issues in his life. "LIFE" encapsulates all of these ideas into one song. The standout aspect of "LIFE" and CARE FOR ME is Saba's ability to paint a vivid and personal account of his state of mind in this time so listeners can empathize with him. The biggest theme on "LIFE" is the unpredictable and transient nature of life and what the people's lives mean to other people.
Saba opens the song with a commentary on the prison system in America and it's unfair treatment of black people.
They want a barcode on my wrist (barcode on my wrist)
To auction off the kids
That don't fit their description of a utopia (black)
Saba uses allusion to fit multiple meanings into these 3 lines. First, the "barcodes on my wrist" most predominantly reminded me of the treatment of Jewish people in Nazi concentration camps but the later inclusion of "to auction of the kids" made me think of slave auctions. The mini theme within these lines is about the prison system and mass incarceration of black people in the US and racial tension in general. While these don't specifically relate to losing loved ones, it does give some backstory as to why there is so much turmoil in his life as well as others with these same experiences. Giving listeners the ability to experience what Saba goes through and how he views the treatment of black people in America is one example of how "LIFE" is poetic.
The chorus in "LIFE" repeats the names of people Saba has lost that had significant influence on his life,
They killed my cousin with a pocket knife
While my uncle on the phone
He was gone for more than half my life
He got out a year and then he died
I was honor roll, talking to my father on the phone
Left the city when I was just four
These few lines relate to the main theme of loss being unexpected and life being temporary, but in order to really experience his emotions you need to listen to the music. One of the aspects of poetry we talked about in class is how delivery of lines affects the meaning of the words. Whenever the chorus comes up, Saba's voice becomes very deep, distorted, and sped up with a booming bass line setting the tone for the few seconds of the chorus. I believe he chose to rap the chorus this way because it adds to the impact of his losses and the dark/deep places that he ended up in because of them.
Something a lot of people struggle with is expressing their true feelings. It is common in people who feel depressed or are just struggling to be happy with their lives and Saba illustrates this feeling in these following three lines,
Tell me it'll be okay, tell me happier days
Tell me that she my bae, that I won't be alone
Tell 'em I'll be okay when he ask, "How's my day?"
Saba uses the repetition of "tell me" to show he's asking other people for validation in what he's doing and to give him hope for the future. The last line is the most impactful in showing how people hide their true emotions. Almost everyone can relate to saying "I'm okay" when they're really not but either don't want to trouble other people or don't want to face their feelings. Saba shows how the combination of wanting the help and validation of other people while simultaneously feeling unable to seek help creates a vicious cycle of self-loathing and depression.
While this song focuses on the sad feelings of loss, other songs on CARE FOR ME address how he overcame his sadness by facing his problems head on instead of continuing to run away and stay in denial. It's only 40 minutes long so I highly recommend listening all the way through if you feel you're trapped and need some music to relate with and potentially learn from.
Anti-Immigration Migrants
On December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020 By Hayden SIn Exit West, Migration1 Comment
In Exit West, Mohsin Hamid does an excellent job of analyzing how migrants are perceived by the communities they move into. One of my favorite lines expressing the ideas of anti-immigrant proponents is in Chapter 6 when Nadia is watching the woman from the Vienna art gallery on board the train,
found herself surrounded by men who looked like her brother and her cousins and her father and her uncles, except that they were angry, they were furious, and they were staring at her and at her badges with undisguised hostility, and the rancour of perceived betrayal (110)
The most interesting part of Nadia's observation is that people withthese beliefs exist and are probably more common than many would believe. Somebody's looks don't tell the whole story of their opinions or emotions. I'm not sure how common it is in real life but there have certainly been examples in history where people dislike others similar to them because they don't like their past identities (or ones they don't want to associate with anymore). These feelings come in many different forms such as pity, remorse, or the hatred and anger expressed by the men in the passage. I think this is a really interesting look at the human psych and how we view ourselves compared to other people.
What Is An Existential Crisis And How Do They Impact Us?
On October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020 By Hayden SIn ExistentialismLeave a comment
I don't think there is any better time than 2020 to be talking about existentialism and existential crises. An existential crisis occurs when a major life event, not necessarily a positive or negative, occurs and causes a person to start asking questions about their identity.
Imagine you are a musician who has been playing an instrument since a very young age. An opportunity arises to perform a solo at a concert and you practice and practice and practice to absolutely nail your performance. But when the time comes, you play notes offkey or out of time and totally bomb and begin to question whether the time you put into music was really worth it.
The choice to pursue music was one you made off your own free will (exercising existentialism) and ultimately grew to become a large part of your identity. Existential crises are necessary for our growth as human beings since they can provide new outlooks on life and existence and also force people to face the choices they've made in the past to create their identity.
Themes of "Escape from Spiderhead" in Other Media
On September 24, 2020 By Hayden SIn Uncategorized1 Comment
While "Escape from Spiderhead" covers numerous themes, the one I want to focus on is the somewhat forceful use of drugs in order to control people (especially emotionally). This idea is reminiscent of a videogame I've played called We Happy Few. The game is set in city in a 1960's dystopian version of Britain where there was a traumatic event, called the "Very Bad Thing", that occurred from a German invasion and occupation in WW2. In order to prevent citizens from feeling guilt and depression, the government invents a drug called Joy that suppresses all unhappy memories and leaves its user in a chemically-induced euphoria. The citizens are also required to wear white masks that form their faces into permanent smiles. As the Joy depletes, the citizens see the city as it really is after the war: trashed, poor, and ruled by a police state. The police state forces the citizens to take the Joy in order manipulate the population and keep the city in order. Those who don't take it are either killed, banished, or force-fed the drug. Although "Escape from Spiderhead" is set in a much smaller scale, lab vs city, the implications of their uses are very similar. The Joy from We Happy Few is almost identical to ED556 by putting their users in a euphoric, entranced state.
Jeff's Belief of Predetermination
On September 16, 2020 By Hayden SIn George SaundersLeave a comment
Towards the end of George Saunders' Escape from Spiderhead, Jeff goes on a long rant during his trip on the Darkenfloxx. In it he references how the world has screwed the prisoners over because of predetermination of their fate as prisoners. Jeff explains that all of the prisoners in Spiderhead had been "charged by God with the responsibility of growing into total fuck ups". However, Jeff also includes that the surroundings of each individual had a part in waking up these violent moments. At the end of his rant he claims "and yet their crooked destinies had laid dormant within them, seeds awaiting water and light to bring forth the most violent, life-poisoning flowers". While I don't agree with the notion of predetermination of destiny at birth, it is important to notice that he mentions the negative surroundings as the "water and light" that cause the "seeds" to grow into harsh reality.
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"Adult cardiologists have never before been presented with patients who have such complex congenital heart disease, because in the past, most of these patients did not survive to adulthood," said Roberta G. Williams, M.D., co-chair of the guidelines writing committee. "These guidelines are an important component of a multi-pronged strategy to provide appropriate care for adults with congenital heart disease." Dr. Williams is chair of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and vice president for pediatric and academic affairs for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
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The Healer In Dear Zindagi: Jehangir Khan Or Shahrukh Khan?
A deeper look at the methods used by Jehangir Khan in his therapy reveal uncanny similarities with the way an actor influences the audience
by Pujarinee Mitra
There is a popular opinion, amongst audiences as well as many critics, that Shahrukh Khan's choice of scripts hit an unimaginable low post-2010. This is not entirely true if you evaluate his films based on his performance, or the content of the films (Dear Zindagi, Fan, Raees, and Zero come to mind). After all, box-office performance is not the sole measure of a film's merit. Out of these, Dear Zindagi (2016) had a unique role for Shahrukh, an actor who has been unnecessarily typecast in the audiences' minds while he himself, paradoxically, has always survived on breaking the mould. However, are the healing qualities of the therapist in the Gauri Shinde film completely the doing of the character, Jehangir Khan, or is Shahrukh's real/off-screen personality – the aura he carries and the affects he generates around him – used in the film to heal Kaira (played by Alia Bhatt)?
The association of 'healing' with Shahrukh Khan might sound odd for a man whose wit and sexual charm is most conspicuous about him. Dear Zindagi absorbs this less-recognized affect of the actor into a character who is all about healing – a therapist. I use the term 'affect' here in the sense of feelings produced in a collective. While watching the film, one is bound to recall the feelings one has while watching his interviews and TED Talks, where he narrates incidents from his life to inspire and encourage his audience. In a tweet on May 30, 2013, years before the film was released, Shahrukh wrote: "Healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life." It is very similar to the crux of what Jehangir Khan tries to make his analysand, Kaira understand. He keeps encouraging her to be free of her fears, her past. "Don't let your past blackmail your present to ruin a beautiful future," he says.
A deeper look at the way the character of Jehangir Khan is executed on screen and the methods used by him in his therapy reveal uncanny similarities with the way an actor influences the audience. Especially with Shahrukh Khan, the actor, and Shahrukh Khan, the person (as the public knows him). Jehangir Khan or 'Jug' is introduced close to forty-five minutes into the film and Kaira only takes an interest in consulting him because of the lucidity with which he discusses his work in a mental health awareness seminar. Like Shahrukh in his interviews, Jug uses wit and humour, recounting little anecdotes from his own life to get his point across – something Shahrukh does as well. What comes off as inspiring in Shahrukh's interviews, enables healing in Jug's therapy sessions. In fact, we realize that inspiration could easily be a way of healing people stuck in limbo.
Jug is also shown to be a fatherly person who is artistic and has befriended the neighbourhood's kids. He repairs their bicycles and makes funky goggles for them out of automobile gears. One catches a glimpse of Shahrukh as a doting father, something his videos with his children on Twitter and Instagram reveal to the audience quite often. Jug's conversational and informal methods of healing also involve conducting sessions outdoors, sharing his own emotions sometimes, and facilitating a free flow of affective exchange. For instance, he talks about his son and how he tries to build good memories with him, jokingly adding, "Taaki uske paas koi to achchhi yaadein ho apni therapist ko batane ke liye." However, this does not mean he is not professional. While he keeps peppering his conversations with his analysand with personal anecdotes, he is also very private, which compels Kaira to say at one point quite grumpily: "Fine! Hide all your secrets!" It is evident that while Shahrukh might talk about his life a lot, he uses it as a frame to illustrate his points. Even when he is off-screen, he is performing as the incredibly hardworking and professional actor he is.
In the film, Kaira is successfully healed only when she is able to properly vent her pent-up anger and hurt, inflicted on her by her parents' abandonment. As she apologizes for crying in front of him after recounting the painful memories of her childhood, Jug says to her, critiquing Indian parenting: "Rona, gussa, nafrat kuch bhi khul ke express nahi karne diya. Ab pyaar kaise express kare?" So he calls for a little moment of celebration for Kaira's emotional rant with a mock popping of champagne. He clearly treats it as a successful moment of his function as a therapist, a healer. This can be juxtaposed with the function of 'catharsis' that Aristotle, in Poetics, claims to be the mark of an effective tragedy, and the actors playing in it. The audience has an affective relationship with the actor that is one-sided in the same way as that between a therapist and his subject. The only difference is that while the actor never really knows or needs to know about the audience's personal stories to facilitate their emotional catharsis, the therapist requires knowledge of the analysand's personal story to heal them. The constraints remain the same in both cases, though. Both services of cathartic healing are time-bound (for an actor, as long as the film or interview lasts) and require payment to be accessed. Finally, just like a fan might mistake the affective connection between them and the actor as a romantic one, Kaira too ends up feeling the same way for Jug at the end of their sessions. Just like an actor, Jug also makes sure the impossibility of a relationship between them that might fall outside his professional realm is clear to her.
The necessarily constructed distance between Kaira, the analysand, and Jug, the adorable therapist, reminds one of the unavailability of an actor or a star to the audience as a requirement of their stardom. To remain always out of reach facilitates the one-way cathartic relationship on screen between the star and his audience. The success of an affective relationship as a paid service requires that no personal relationship is established. The fictional character on screen played by the actor and the professional objectivity of the therapist would lose their healing powers if these boundaries are transgressed. So, if his fans really knew Shahrukh, would they stop crying buckets or feeling rejuvenated at his dimpled smile anymore? That is an interesting question to ponder.
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 Jillian Harmon (1987-), joueuse néo-zélandaise de basket-ball ;
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 Judson Harmon (1846-1927), homme politique américain ;
 Kelly Harmon (1948-), actrice américaine et sœur de la suivante et de Mark Harmon ;
 Kristin Harmon (1945-), actrice américaine et sœur de la précédente et de Mark Harmon ;
 Larry Harmon (1925-), acteur, producteur, scénariste et réalisateur américain ;
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This post is part of a series called Social and Smartphone Photography.
This post is part of a series called How To Use Your iPhone Like a Pro.
Smartphone photography is popular, ubiquitous, and here for the long term. It's estimated that about two-thirds of the world's population use mobile phones, and of those, almost half use smartphones. It's impossible to know how many of those smartphones are used for taking photographs, but it's a good guess that it's a lot. We put about 350 million photos on social media each day and the top three most popular cameras on Flickr are all iPhones. I'd say that means smartphone photography is pulling ahead as the most popular way to take a photograph.
As smartphone photography grows, questions about the nature of photography and its future are being asked. Are smartphones destroying photography as an art form? Is smartphone photography diluting image making? Are smartphones real cameras?
The question I've been thinking about is this: do you need to know the basics of photography to take good pictures with a smartphone? Some photographers argue that making photography more accessible does not make it better, particularly when the camera does not offer a way to learn the mechanics of photography.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the noted photojournalist, was a master of candid photography. He maintained that good photography couldn't happen until the photographer learned the grammar of photography. According to Cartier-Bresson, just as we learn, imbed, and unconsciously use the grammar of language to engage in conversation, so must a photographer learn and imbed the grammar of photography to take pictures. Instead of word order and punctuation, a photographer learns f-stops and focal lengths, frame rates and aspect-ratios. The nature of our tools creates creative restraints: design and communication problems that we endure to find novel ways to solve. Our solutions are the basis of photography's visual vocabulary.
Cartier-Bresson's Leica rangefinder allowed changes in aperture and shutter speed. Changing films changed the processing speed or ISO. With today's smartphones, focal lengths are fixed and f-stops are automatic. The world is mediated by a tiny television screen instead of a lens. So how important is it that a smartphone user learn the grammar of photography?
I've been using an SLR and then DSLR camera for a very long time. My cameras are almost always set to Manual, meaning I need to think about the grammar of photography with each shot. But when I want to take a photograph while out walking with my dog or take a photo of friends at a party, I reach for my smartphone. I could use one of the manual apps for my smartphone and choose the camera settings myself, but I don't. Instead, I allow my mind to go on autopilot and concentrate on getting a great composition, a perfect smile, or that split second action.
Knowing that I could abandon the grammar of photography, I set out with my smartphone over a period of a few weeks to see what I could capture. While it took me a few days to get into the mindset of using my smartphone creatively, it took me no time at all to abandon any concerns about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, or focal length. I think my results are worthy.
My first photographs with my smartphone were pictures of pretty scenes.
After a few days of experimenting, I began to construct photographs.
After my two week experiment, I reached three conclusions.
Ansel Adams needed to understand and work the relationship between lens axis and tilt and shift of the film holder in order to take his photographs with a view camera. Cartier-Bresson may have been aware of those principles, but he did not need to use them to take photographs with his rangefinder camera. Similarly, I need to understand how to use focal length, aperture, and shutter speed settings in order to use my DSLR effectively. But smartphones do not require that I know or use that information.
Knowing how to use the tool you have does not necessarily mean knowing less but it usually does mean knowing something different. Moreover, understanding the particular characteristics of your tool and using those characteristics to your advantage transforms your picture-taking from simple snapshots to visually engaging photographs.
Ansel Adams did not need to consider the parallax effect that Cartier-Bresson had to learn with his rangefinder. And because Cartier-Bresson not only learned but mastered parallax, he was able to successfully use it to his advantage. By taking advantage of the distance between viewfinder and lens, Cartier-Bresson improved his ability to anticipate action, increasing his success at capturing the decisive moments.
In the same way, I need to come to terms with the characteristics of a smartphone if I want to use it to take good photographs. I may not need to master aperture and shutter speed, but I do need to understand the enhanced depth of field that smartphones contribute to photographs. By understanding it, I can use that characteristic to my advantage as I did in the following photograph to add depth to what would have otherwise been a flat image.
Whether sketching with a pencil, painting with a brush, designing with a computer, or taking photographs with a smartphone, the same set of visual principles will shape your end result.
All pictures are limited by the edges of the image. With a camera, the image could be square or rectangular, and if rectangular, could be tall or wide. Composition requires that you think about how you will organize your picture: what shape the picture will be, what will be included in the picture, and where those elements will be placed.
We build images by using lines, shapes, direction, size, texture, colour, and value (or tone). Understanding how these elements make a picture - good or bad - helps us to compose and take better photographs.
Through years of study, we've come to understand that there are objective principles of design that create the impressions we see in pictures. We can change the impact of a picture by manipulating graphic elements to change balance, perspective, repetition, contrast, harmony, dominance, and unity.
Perhaps more than in any other visual art, understanding light and how it works is critical to producing good photographs. Light also affects the colours in pictures and the relationship between colours.
Thinking about the purpose of your picture will influence how you use the other visual principles to construct your image. Deliberately using and adjusting the principles makes an identifiable difference to the style of a picture.
I worked with texture, repetition, and light to create this photograph.
I've already mentioned the importance of light and colour as a principle of design, but in photography, light is a constant that affects every photograph you take. Photography is ultimately and distinctly the craft of recording light. It's light passing through a small hole (the lens) that creates the image to be recorded. Knowing, understanding, and applying the theories of light to your photography will impact your outcome more than any choice of camera.
Photographers refer to this quality as brightness. As light gets brighter, a camera can capture more information with improving quality.
We see the effect of light direction when we look at shadows, but in photography, even the most subtle changes in light direction will affect what and how we see the subject of photographs. Light direction changes shape, size, texture, and contrast.
Our eyes see light as colourless, but cameras see and record the way light varies in colour depending upon its source. Photographers learn to see and use colour variations in light, capitalizing, for example, on the violet tones of morning light or the warm golden glow of indoor lamps.
I took advantage of low light with a warm glow to create this photograph with my smartphone.
Some photographers and critics argue that good photography requires that photographers learn, understand, and apply the mechanics of photography. To learn those mechanics, they argue, photographers should learn to use traditional cameras and understand their techniques.
Kodak introduced the Brownie camera in 1900 as an inexpensive, simple camera that anyone could use. Many people did use them, producing outstanding photographs without any knowledge of the mechanics of photography. Today's Brownie is the smartphone. As with the Brownie, I maintain that while knowing the mechanics of photography can be a good thing, it's not necessary to produce quality photographs with a smartphone.
What will result in better photographs is learning the characteristics of the camera you are using, understanding and using the basic visual principles to compose photographs, and learning and applying the principles of light. In fact, smartphones are ideal for exploring visual principles and the nature of light because the other aspects of photography are automatic or fixed, or at best, only marginally adjustable. Also, because smartphones provide immediate feedback by composing photographs on the screen, the effects of manipulating visual principles and light are quickly apparent.
And here's an added bonus: using a smartphone to explore visual principles and the nature of light will result in better photographs using any camera. So, onward with your smartphone and play!


I've been really quite impressed with the condition of my hair just lately and I've put it down to a few products that I've been using for the past couple of weeks. Blonde hair can be a real pain to keep in good condition; my hair has often looked quite dry, split and damaged because of the heat styling/bleach that I've subjected it to. Obviously there's no denying that you can't actually 'repair' hair once it's split but you can reduce the appearance of split ends and keep it in as good condition as you possibly can to try and prevent further damage.
Schwarzkopf Weightless Dry Oil Mist £4.05 £2.70 - This is the perfect finishing spray for me, a little bit like Tigi Haute Iron Spray but better and a sight cheaper. Getting any kind of shine on blonde hair is difficult but this makes my hair look and feel really healthy, it really is weightless but it makes my hair feel perfectly silky smooth after straightening.
Schwarzkopf Dry Shampoo £4.05 £2.02 - I always say that no brand could get me away from Batiste when it comes to dry shampoo but this puts up a good fight. It's not as powdery and heavy, it smells nice and it does the job just as good if not slightly better.
Schwarzkopf Heat Protection Spray £4.05 £2.70 - I went through a stage where I didn't use any heat protection at all before straightening and I could really tell a difference in the condition of my hair. Not only does this offer protection up to 220 degrees I also think it helps to keep my hair straighter for longer.
Label M Rejuvenating Oil Mist* £24.95 - This has fast become an important step in my hair routine, I spray this on wet hair before drying it and it is better than any serum or oil I've used in terms of how smooth my hair is even before I've straightened. I think it's probably to do with the spray which means that it's more evenly distributed as opposed to a blob of serum/oil which is often concentrated on a certain part of your hair. Obviously I don't use this on my roots but for the ends of my hair I really think it's making a massive difference. It is a little bit pricey but I've said it before, for a product that works I don't mind paying!
The first three Schwarzkopf products are on offer at the moment in both Boots and Superdrug so if they've caught your eye then now would be a good time to buy them before they go back up to full price; I know I'll definitely be stocking up because I've totally fallen in love with all of them!


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How can we most directly combine datasets to estimate the magnitude of the permafrost carbon–climate feedback?
Enormous stocks of carbon exist in permafrost soils, which are vulnerable to loss with warming. Earth system models (ESMs) are beginning to include the processes that govern this feedback, but they show large uncertainties for permafrost processes. Working as part of the Permafrost Carbon Network (PCN), we built a synthesis of syntheses that combines meta-analyses of permafrost incubation data, Panarctic soil C maps, and Intercomparison of soil thermal models for the permafrost region to create the PCN Incubation–Panarctic Thermal (PInc–PanTher) scaling approach. The results of this approach are that carbon losses are roughly linear with warming, with a permafrost carbon–climate feedback parameter of −14 to −19 Pg C °C−1, which is still substantial but smaller than some earlier estimates. We identify key processes that are not included in this approach as a guide for further research directions on understanding the permafrost carbon–climate feedbacks.
Estimate the magnitude of the carbon–climate feedback from permafrost soils, by synthesizing data on soil C stocks, decomposability, and combining these with model estimates of permafrost warming.
A "synthesis of syntheses" to combine meta-analyses of permafrost incubation data, an intercomparison of permafrost soil thermal models, and pan-Arctic soil C maps to generate a simplified and data constrained approach for estimating the permafrost carbon–climate feedback.
Total integrated C losses using the PInc–PanTher scaling approach for interval 2010–2100 for two warming scenarios, two different assumptions of initial C pool partitioning and multiple soil temperature models.
Estimated permafrost carbon losses are roughly linear with warming, supporting the idea of a permafrost carbon–climate feedback strength. Magnitude of this feedback on the 100-year timescale is substantial, though smaller than some earlier estimates. Identify key processes that are not included, and how they may influence results.
Koven, C. D., E. A. G. Schuur, C. Schädel, T. J. Bohn, E. J. Burke, G. Chen, X. Chen, P. Ciais, G. Grosse, J. W. Harden, D. J. Hayes, G. Hugelius, E. E. Jafarov, G. Krinner, P. Kuhry, D. M. Lawrence, A. H. MacDougall, S. S. Marchenko, A. D. McGuire, S. M. Natali, D. J. Nicolsky, D. Olefeldt, S. Peng, V. E. Romanovsky, K. M. Schaefer, J. Strauss, C. C. Treat, and M. Turetsky. November 13, 2015. "A Simplified, Data-constrained Approach to Estimate the Permafrost Carbon–Climate Feedback." Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 373(2054):20140423. doi:10.1098/rsta.2014.0423.


Okay I know Galentine's day was last week so I am a little late jumping on the Girly Brunch train, but I always need an excuse to host a Girls Brunch no matter what the occasion is. This weekend we hosted this particular brunch for our girlfriend's birthday. Honestly, it doesn't have to be super complicated, but I can guarantee you spending an afternoon with girlfriends is always a good time.
The Calming Toner spray was my personal favourite, it was so refreshing and relaxing. The best part about Rocky Mountain Soap Company is that all their products are made from natural products and are chemical free, something that is very important to me, it allowed us to pamper ourselves guilt-free.
For drinks we had mimosas and strawberry smoothies in shot glasses.
It's not hard to host a fun girls brunch with these simple recipes and ideas, you just have to be organized. It was so much fun and the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon.


I started my apprenticeship at Sopra Steria on March 2016 and looking back on my time, it has been amazing to see where my career path has developed and how I have become more involved in a role I enjoy and am now skilled at.
I began as a business apprentice in the UK Exec office and it was an intense first three months. This included getting used to a new environment, the many systems in place and there always being new things to learn. As I continued my apprenticeship assignments I settled into the role more which helped me to come out of my shell. I began to network and build relationships with my colleagues which ensured that I became better known around the organisation. The skills I was learning was not just in business or project management, more a holistic approach of how to improve my communication and ability to work in a team which are just as important.
As I learnt more, I continued to take on added responsibility from my line manager. I thrived on the increased workload as it was good to know I could be entrusted and keep adding to the scope of my work. During my time I organised various trips for our CEO, managed diaries, liaised with external customers, attended various away days, assisted marketing & comms, monitored news that would impact our business and distilled this information for my team. I finished my apprenticeship with a level four in business and administration.
In October 2017, I was offered a role within IMSL as a junior cloud engineer. This was a role I did not suit but only through the opportunity did I gain that insight. While continuing in this role I found there was a new position available as a Digital and Strategy Operations administrator. Someone willing to take on a variety of different roles including diary administration, reporting, presenting and generally support in various areas of digital and strategy. From my previous experience as an apprentice I had the skills available to apply and was successful through the application and interview process. Since being in this role since February it is one that I am passionate about. Not only can I apply the skills learnt in my apprenticeship, but I am able to keep developing my knowledge around an amazing team.
I would recommend an apprenticeship to those who want the ability to gain qualifications and valuable business knowledge but who don't want to go to university. For anyone looking to start their career path, though it's easy to look back and see how you grew into a certain role it initially begins just by applying.
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Elaine Pike, age 76, of Myton, passed away November 11, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born September 15, 1942, in Provo, to Aldon Cecil and Ada Peterson Fenn. She married Stewart Pike on January 7, 1966, in Ely, Nevada.
Elaine's first love besides her family was horses. She helped Stewart train many horses for racing and it was her job to enter them in each race. Her last wish was to have her husband continue racing the newly purchased horses to give them a chance to run before retiring. They have twenty-two retired horses and two currently running.
Elaine was a very sweet woman who had many friends throughout the Uintah Basin. She had been a member of the Chariot Association and had a great group of friends in the horse racing community in the Basin. She made the best noodles, potato salad, and worked in her yard making it just right. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She had been a First Lady of the Ute Tribe when her husband was chairman of the Business Committee. Her children are all of Native American descendancy and are enrolled tribal members.
Elaine is survived by her husband, Stewart, of Myton; her children, Alison (Jim) Sixkiller Whipple, Loma, Colorado; Christa (Richard) Kofford, Myton; Cleve (Brittney) Pike, Heber City; 10 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, brothers, Ronald "Butch" (Francine) Fenn, Neola; Michael "Chipper" (Patricia) Fenn, Price; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kolene; parents; brothers & sisters, Bonnie Dean, Lloyd, & Richard "Packy" Fenn.
Services will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hullinger Mortuary. There will be a visitation at her home in Myton on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. and a visitation on Thursday at the Mortuary from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.


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Sarah is the youngest of five children. Her mother was a nurse at the district hospital and her father operated a carpentry shop. In 1998, Sarah's mother became ill and was often in and out of hospital. Sarah did not know what was wrong with her mother. In 2003, her father also became ill. Her parents' illness meant that most of their income went to hospital fees so Sarah's older brothers were forced to drop out of school. In June 2004, Sarah overheard her brothers talking and discovered that her mother had AIDS.
Six months later, her mother died on 25th December 2004, Christmas Day. Three days later, Sarah received her school results: she had passed all her exams and could go to secondary school. Although her father was very ill, he continued to work so that Sarah could go to school. However, he could only pay the first term fees and in the second term, Sarah was also forced to drop out of school. Her elder brothers were now doing casual jobs to take care of the family and the medical expenses. Sarah also began to look for a job as a house maid.
In November 2005, Sarah's father died. But two days later, some good news finally came her way. A former colleague of her mother came to tell her that she would be sponsored by the Girl Child Education Fund to continue her education.
When the school term began, the same woman came to escort her to school. Her fees, uniform and school meals were all paid for. Sarah was able to go back to school without interruption. Her performance in school has improved dramatically.
Sarah says: "The GCEF is a project that has made a significant difference in my life. It has transformed me from being a house maid to a student who will be a professional and contribute to the lives of many others as nurses have contributed to my life. Thank you very much for this noble project."
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One Video Perfectly Sums Up The Disastrous Affects of Hollywood Whitewashing
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· March 7, 2017 ·1 min read
Scarlett Johansson's casting in "Ghost In The Shell" has certainly brought the idea of Hollywood whitewashing back to everybody's consciousness, whether or not you agree the film was indeed whitewashed. But what does the phenomenon really do to people?
Last week, with less than a month before the film's release, a video that captures the heartbreaking effects of whitewashing was posted online. Titled "Ghost In The Shell PSA," it focuses on a young Asian girl struggling to find characters who look like her at a comic book store.
She then spots "Ghost In The Shell," but little did she know that the worse is yet to come.
The two-minute clip by Chewy May and Jes Tom tells one side of the story, but it sure sums up the gut-wrenching impact the phenomenon leaves on others' psyche.
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"People don't realize how whitewashing affects us as adults, and also our inner child that always wanted to see us represented. I wanted to put a face and a story behind why people are angry, and to show why this affects us so much."
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Home GENERAL NEWS Secretary to cabinet implores Zambians to reflect on KK's vision
Secretary to cabinet implores Zambians to reflect on KK's vision
Secretary to Cabinet Roland Msiska has implored Zambians to aspire and reflect on the vision of the first President Kenneth Kaunda and other founding fathers of the nation.
Dr. Msiska said the vision of our founding fathers was based on hard work, love and unity and should be understood and passed on from this generation to the next.
He said national symbols such as the coat of arms, the Zambian flag and the national anthem provides an opportunity on what the country has achieved since independence.
The Secretary to cabinet was speaking in Lusaka today during the official launch and unveiling of the 50th Independence anniversary logo held at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre.
Last year and prior to the launch, government has been calling on all public bodies, the private sector as well as individuals from all walks of life to join the nation as it celebrates the country's attainment of 50 years of independence and start making preparations on how to brand the country to mark Zambia's Golden jubilee of independence.
The Golden Jubilee celebrations theme is, "Commemorating God's Favour of Zambia's 50 years of independence for continued peace, unity, democracy and prosperity."
He said the vision as articulated in the words of the national anthem, the flag and coat of arms embodied unity, progress, sovereignty, permanence, loyalty, authority, justice, dignity and the elevation of the people and liberation of Zambia and the African continent as a whole.
He said the vision of the founding fathers must be kept alive in our daily lives this year through to independence and beyond 2014 and must not be lost.
He added that the country's triumphant history must not be forgotten and our boasted peace, unity and prosperity must be guarded jealously.
Dr. Msiska said artificial divisions excite any action to dishonour our beloved country, Zambia.
"The 50th anniversary celebrations represent a generational shift, a chance for renewal of that vision, restoration of all we have lost, repentance in those areas we may have erred and reconciliation to rejuvenate our unity," he said.
Speaking earlier, Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary for Administration at Annie Sinyangwe said the celebrations of Zambia's 50 years of independence are in full gear.
Mrs. Sinyangwe said government will communicate the guidelines to all the stakeholders about the logo and give Zambia a public face through adverts and Zambian tailored products ahead of the 2014 independence celebrations.
She commended the Zambia at 50 golden jubilee secretariat for their tireless work and appealed to the Zambian people to generously donate towards the hosting of this noble cause at Indo-Zambia Bank North end Branch or get information on [email protected]">[email protected].
Zambia @50 Secretariat Chairperson Mulenga Kapwepwe disclosed that the Secretariat would be receiving submissions from the Zambian people on how best to make the 2014 independence celebrations a memorable event.
Meanwhile, an employee from the Standard Chartered Bank, Angelus Mubita has scooped the 2014 Zambia's 50th Independence Anniversary logo. He beats other 105 participants who entered the logo design competition.
Standard Chartered Bank Managing Director Andrew Okai said in a separate interview that the bank is honoured and congratulated Mubita for the wining the prestigious award.
The official launch of the logo was witnessed by Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Peter Kasanda, several Permanent Secretaries from government ministries, District Commissioners, Chief Executive Officers of private and quasi institutions and some ruling PF executive members including patriotic Zambians.
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Including qualitative research in systematic reviews: opportunities and problems.
Dixon-Woods M., Fitzpatrick R., Roberts K.
Qualitative research has been increasingly recognized in recent years as having a distinctive and important contribution to make to health care research. It is capable of being used as a methodologically sufficient approach in its own right, as a precursor to quantitative studies, during or after trials to explain processes and outcomes, and as a means of enhancing the link between evidence and practice. However, qualitative research has been little used as an evidence resource for systematic reviews. We argue that formal synthesis of both qualitative and quantitative forms of research is essential, and we discuss some of the problems that need to be overcome in carrying out such syntheses. These include methodological prejudice, problems in searching for qualitative evidence, and issues in synthesizing qualitative data. We call for progress to be made on the science and methods of including qualitative research in the evidence base of medicine.
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Evidence-Based Medicine, Humans, Quality Control, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Research Design, Review Literature as Topic


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VADER - Solitude in Madness (Review)
Solitude in Madness is here, and, as one might expect by this stage in their illustrious career, Vader is as Vader does. These guys have been putting in the work for a good long while at a remarkably consistent rate, delivering decent-to-good slabs of death metal with the kind of fibrous regularity the Village's brick shithouse comes, over time, to respect. Headbangable thrashy death done right is a constant from the Vader camp.
But...there's a big but. By their twelfth full-length release, these Polish death pedallers have begun to toe that slippery slope towards legacy act mediocrity. Not complacency, mind--they still play with a ferocity and a bite, and they still hit the nail on the head more often than not. Unfortunately, however, my feelings regarding this album after a plethora of run-throughs can be boiled down to this: as fast-paced death metal, it's quite enjoyable in the moment, but suffers significantly when it comes to staying power. Granted, most of us aren't looking for the year's greatest or most innovative riff-fest when we crack open a cold Vader, so take my criticism for what you will.
The good? This thing is a brief and fiery affair, lasting an easily consumable 29 minutes (plus change.) Vader, to their credit, have maintained the "brief-is-better" mindset, choosing to pummel their listeners with good tracks, rather than letting us drown as we slog through a bevy of cuts that should have been left on the cutting room floor. In other words, they aren't playing the game championed by the likes of *cough* Overkill or *cough cough* Testament. While no tracks herein feel like bonafide smash hits, I can't imagine this thing being clipped much shorter. Thus: there's not much time to dwell or snooze. There are, of course, some tracks that simply work better than others--take "Sanctification Denied, with its insatiable groove, or the breakdown-ridden "Dancing in the Slaughterhouse," or the neck-snapping "And Satan Wept," or the meaty, bouncy, and otherwise thrash-tastic "Into Oblivion"-- as prime examples of Vader in their element. And, as always, Piotr Wiwczarek puts in the work, both in terms of his belligerent forward-falling riffage and his trademark powerful bark. The man is both a machine and a beast. Not, of course, to discredit the rest of the crew, who certainly aren't slackers.
But then: the bad. Taken as a whole, this record breezes by without establishing many moments that stick around after the fact. Sure, the riffs are crunchy and the drums are tight, but precision and technical skill alone doesn't determine replay-ability. From a compositional standpoint, Vader are beginning to enter the dreaded arena of "same-y." Nothing here stands among their best work from a memorable compositional standpoint, and without much dynamism between tracks, nor several monolithic tracks around which the structure itself, Solitude in Madness as a whole simply can't carry as much weight as Vader have previously--and ably--shouldered.
Solitude In Madness by Vader
In sum? Solitude in Madness constitutes average Vader output. The individual songs are fierce enough, albeit short-lived, and the album, while quite enjoyable in the moment, fails to draw us slumbering scribes back in for another round in the wringer. If you're here to thrash that neck and sweat it out, the non-cerebral fan of straightforward metal lurking within my spinal column feels obligated to recommend giving this one a spin. But for those looking for pedal-to-the-metal death with some depth, this likely isn't the Vader album you're looking for. And, should Vader continue down this road, I fear losing them to the unfortunate association of legacy acts who simply refuse to switch up the pace.
Vader - Solitude in Madness was released May 1st, 2020 from Nuclear Blast Records
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On my birthday, we decided to see the city of Mysore, about 150 kilometers from Bangalore. The day started at around 7:30, and we planned to go back to the hotel by night.
We first visited the Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan in Srirangapatna. It was the summer residence of a Muslim leader just on the outskirts of Mysore.
A big manicured garden would welcome you as you enter the palace grounds. Tiny cannons were on display just outside the palace itself.
The palace was built on wood, with extensive designs carved on its walls. All were painted (I can't imagine how they did that at that time), and the intricacy of the designs was breathtaking. Unfortunately, photos are not allowed so I couldn't share the sights with you.
Next, we went to the city proper of Mysore where we visited a Catholic Cathedral. I was happy to be able to pray inside the church during my birthday.
A Catholic Cathedral in Mysore!
Soon, we were on the way to Chamundi Hill. Chamundi was a goddess who defeated Mysasore, whom the city was named after. A temple was built on the top of the hill, and you would see amazing views along the way.
The good thing being with a local, Ankush, was that we were able to experience the real Hindu temple ritual. First, we took our shoes off. Next, he bought an offering. Then, we made our way inside. We struggled our way to where the offerings are blessed – you'd have to give it to someone inside, who would hand you the red powder along with your offering. You then put your hand over the flame and then touch your head.
We made our way outside the main area to where the coconuts were broken, and it's also the same place where we had the red powder placed on our foreheads. Next, we were handed cardamom water, which we sipped from our hands, and the rest was showered on our heads. Finally, we got out of the temple.
Story to be continued. Happy travels!
Beautiful as ever! Loved the monkeys!


This barometer is published every month to track major changes in the share of visits to search engines. You will find the July 2008 edition below.
April, May, June and now July 2008: for the 4th consecutive month, Google has gained the most ground. Up 0.11 point for the month, the frontrunner by far now attracts 90.72% of visits.
As in June, second-ranked Yahoo! (2.84%), Live Search, 3rd (2.30%), and AOL, 4th (1.50%) are continuing to lose ground. Only Orange, 5th, has managed to stabilize its share of visits at 1.35% over the past 2 months.
Ranks 6 to 10 are held respectively by Free, Alice, Ask, AltaVista and Seznam, with Ask and Seznam performing well in July 2008 (relative to their share of visits, which is below the 1% threshold).
Stay tuned to XiTi Monitor next month for the latest developments in search engines.
This search engine barometer is based on French language websites.


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How did ancient Greek wine taste?
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How did Ancient Greek wine taste? Ancient Greek writers referred to wine as 'sweet', 'dry' or 'sour'. … Sour wines were most likely produced with unripe grapes and had heightened acidity. Sweet and dry wines were exactly like wines today made with either white or red wine grapes.
A typical wine from ancient times would have had a nose redolent of tree sap, giving way to a salty palate, and yielded a finish that could only charitably be compared to floor tile in a public restroom.
The Greeks certainly sun dried grapes and concentrated musts which might have allowed them to get their wines up to around 16% – mix 50/50 and it's the strength of a Moselle. Mix in 4 parts water and it's still the strength of a light beer. The alcohol is absorbed more readily at this strength and with less ill effect.
They wouldn't have curried any favour with Robert Parker, that's for sure. Bitter, salty and inhumanely vinegary, one passage in the Bible said it "bites like a snake and poisons like a viper" – and bear in mind this is referring to already diluted wine. Still, there was some variety in the wines on offer.
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Wine was almost always drunk diluted with water: the ratio varied, normally ranging between 2 : 3 and 1 : 3, which would give a range in alcoholic strength of about 3 to 6% and generally at the lower end of this range (roughly the same as British draught beer).
The most common style of wine in ancient Greece was sweet and aromatic, though drier wines were also produced. Color ranged from dark, inky black to tawny to nearly clear. Oxidation was difficult to control, a common wine fault that meant many wines did not retain their quality beyond the next vintage.
Both posca and lora were the most commonly available wine for the general Roman populace and probably would have been for the most part red wines, since white wine grapes would have been reserved for the upper class.
Naoussa, located on the slopes of Mount Vermion, was one of the first AOC regions to be registered in Greece and produces delicious, full-bodied red wines made from the native grape, Xinomavro. Ouzo is a clear, 80-proof alcoholic beverage that is flavored with anise and drunk widely throughout Greece.
The main difference between Roman and modern wines was likely their alcohol content, as both Greek and Roman wines likely had as high as 15% or 20% ABV, compared with 10-12% or so in most modern wines.
The Romans didn't know about fermentation, but they understood the cleansing properties of wine. Ancient Roman water wasn't exactly spotless, so wine was added as a purifying element. From morning to evening, Romans of all ages guzzled down this diluted mixture – even the infants.
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The wine produced by these methods was robust and by today's standards, quite unpalatable. That's why ancient Romans mixed seawater with the wine before drinking it, making it taste more like a spiked punch (which, of course, reduced public intoxication).
How did Ancient Greek wine taste? Ancient Greek writers referred to wine as 'sweet', 'dry' or 'sour'. There were white wines and black wines (equivalent of red wine today). Sour wines were most likely produced with unripe grapes and had heightened acidity.
Since there's no reason to assume ancient (e.g. wild) yeast strains were more virile in the presence of increasing amounts of EtOH (yeast pee), we can conclude that ancient Roman wines were not as strong today on average. (On the other hand, there most certainly exist counterexamples.
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Earth, 3rd Planet from the Sun
4600 MYA
Formation Earth
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Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world or the Blue Planet.
Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago, and life appeared on its surface within its first billion years. Earth's biosphere then significantly altered the atmospheric and other basic physical conditions, which enabled the proliferation of organisms as well as the formation of the ozone layer, which together with Earth's magnetic field blocked harmful solar radiation, and permitted formerly ocean-confined life to move safely to land. The physical properties of the Earth, as well as its geological history and orbit, have allowed life to persist.
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Earth formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago, and life appeared on its surface within its first billion years. Earth's biosphere then significantly altered the atmospheric and other basic physical conditions, which enabled the proliferation of organisms as well as the formation of the ozone layer, which together with Earth's magnetic field blocked harmful solar radiation, and permitted formerly ocean-confined life to move safely to land. The physical properties of the Earth, as well as its geological history and orbit, have allowed life to persist. More...
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Eratosthenes, Measuring the Earth
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Muhammad, Founder of Islam
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RENAISSANCE : Beginning of the Modern Age
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Thomas a Kempis, Author of The Imitation of Christ
Thomas is the great author of the world famous book, "The Imitation of Christ." His name will be remembered until the end of time, because of this famous work. Priests, nuns, and lay people have used it for hundreds of years, and it has helped many t...
Columbus, Discovers America - 1492
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John Calvin, Theologian
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Shakespeare, England's National Poet
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Astronomers
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Isaac Newton, Theory of Gravitation
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Adam Smith, Father of Modern Economics
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Charles Darwin, Evolution Theory - 1859
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