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These photos of the U.S.-Mexico border show that reality is very different from the rhetoric
Photographer Elliot Ross and writer Genevieve Allison spent months depicting nearly all of the 2,000-mile border area. What they found is much more complicated than what you hear on the news.
In early 2017, in the wake of Trump's inauguration, photographer Elliot Ross and writer Genevieve Allison decided to drive the entire length of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border–a trip that took four months and 10,000 miles of driving as they moved back and forth between access points. "We did our best to see every inch of the actual physical border," says Ross.
Agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection riverine unit during a quiet moment in Roma, Texas late at night. [Photo: Elliot Ross]
Their goal was to find out how much truth–if any–lay in the narrative that Trump was spreading about the border. "We really wanted to see where the reality existed on that spectrum from the people we spoke to while transiting the entire border to get the largest demographic possible," he says. "And to see where the lived experiences of the people that we spoke with compared and contrasted with the president's message."
[Photo: Elliot Ross]
A new book called American Backyard documents the journey. In McAllen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley–one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, with a largely Hispanic population and a far lower crime rate than the average American city–they saw luxury stores where wealthy Mexicans cross the border to buy American goods, and spoke to Mexican-born Americans who cross the border in the other direction to get deals. A block from the border fence, they met a teenage girl who had recently had her quinceañera. In Edinburgh, Texas, they rode along with border patrol agents and saw river patrol boats equipped with machine guns. In West Texas, they watched a 15-year-old Honduran boy walk across the border over an old railway bridge; they gave him some water and he politely asked how to find immigration officials. (They helped, and then watched as he was taken away in a patrol car.) In Arizona, they met a volunteer who builds permitted water stations for people making the dangerous journey through the Sonoran Desert, and a forensic anthropologist whose job is to identify the remains of the hundreds of people who don't make it. At the Border Field State Park in California, where the border wall leads into the Pacific Ocean, they saw family members talk to each other across the heavily surveilled fence in the "International Friendship Park."
Eduar Jimenez, 15, crossing an old railroad trellis into the United States for the first time after hitchhiking fifteen days from Honduras. Jimenez immediately sought border patrol agents to begin the asylum process. [Photo: Elliot Ross]
Throughout the trip, they tried to find support for the expansion of the border wall, intending to present opposing perspectives in the book. But that support didn't exist. "In terms of people who live within a 15-minute, 30-minute drive to the border, and understand that the reality that comes along with that, no, there's no support for building the wall," says Ross. In Bisbee, Arizona, a Trump-supporting Republican rancher whose land abuts the border said that he thought the wall was a waste of money in remote areas. Many conservative ranchers dislike the idea of the wall on their land both for political reasons ("government coming in to use eminent domain to seize part of their land for border easement is the definition of federal overreach," Ross says) and because the construction and other patrol activity can block cattle from accessing water. In Nogales, the border wall caused catastrophic flooding when it was built.
Most Americans, Ross and Allison say, don't have a full understanding of what the border is like. "From the imagery that's available through the media and online, there was kind of a limited representation of what the border looked like, and what narratives were presented," says Allison. The book hopes to help present a more nuanced view.


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"""
Shogun Gaussian processes demo based on interactive SVM demo by Christian \
Widmer and Soeren Sonnenburg which itself is based on PyQT Demo by Eli Bendersky

Work to be done on parameter (e.g. kernel width) optimization.
"""
import sys, os, csv
import scipy as SP
from PyQt4.QtCore import *
from PyQt4.QtGui import *
from numpy import *

import matplotlib
from matplotlib.colorbar import make_axes, Colorbar
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg as FigureCanvas
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt4agg import NavigationToolbar2QT as NavigationToolbar
from matplotlib.figure import Figure

from shogun import *
from shogun import *
from shogun import *
import util

class Form(QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super(Form, self).__init__(parent)
        self.setWindowTitle('SHOGUN interactive demo')

        self.series_list_model = QStandardItemModel()

        self.create_menu()
        self.create_main_frame()
        self.create_status_bar()
        self.create_toy_data()

        self.on_show()

    def on_show(self):
        self.axes.clear()
        self.axes.plot(self.x, self.y, 'ro')
        self.axes.set_xlim((self.xmin,self.xmax))
        self.axes.set_ylim((self.ymin,self.ymax))
        self.axes.grid(True)
        self.canvas.draw()
        self.fill_series_list(self.get_stats())

    def on_about(self):
        msg = __doc__
        QMessageBox.about(self, "About the demo", msg.strip())

    def fill_series_list(self, names):
        self.series_list_model.clear()

        for name in names:
            item = QStandardItem(name)
            item.setCheckState(Qt.Unchecked)
            item.setCheckable(False)
            self.series_list_model.appendRow(item)

    def onclick(self, event):
        print 'button=%d, x=%d, y=%d, xdata=%f, ydata=%f'%(event.button, event.x, event.y, event.xdata, event.ydata)
        x=SP.append(self.x, event.xdata)
        self.y=SP.append(self.y, event.ydata)
        self.x= x[:,SP.newaxis]
        self.on_show()
        self.status_text.setText("New data point: x=%f, y=%f"%(event.xdata, event.ydata))

    def create_menu(self):
        self.file_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&File")

        #load_action = self.create_action("&Load file",
        #    shortcut="Ctrl+L", slot=self.load_file, tip="Load a file")
        quit_action = self.create_action("&Quit", slot=self.close,
            shortcut="Ctrl+Q", tip="Close the application")

        #self.add_actions(self.file_menu,
        #    (load_action, None, quit_action))

        self.help_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("&Help")
        about_action = self.create_action("&About",
            shortcut='F1', slot=self.on_about,
            tip='About the demo')

        self.add_actions(self.help_menu, (about_action,))

    def clear_data(self):
        self.x=SP.array([])
        self.y=SP.array([])
        self.xmin=-5
        self.xmax=5
        self.ymin=-5
        self.ymax=5
        self.on_show()
        self.status_text.setText("Data cleared")

    def enable_widgets(self):
        kernel_name = self.kernel_combo.currentText()
        if kernel_name == "Linear":
            self.sigma.setDisabled(True)
            self.degree.setDisabled(True)
        elif kernel_name == "Polynomial":
            self.sigma.setDisabled(True)
            self.degree.setEnabled(True)
        elif kernel_name == "Gaussian":
            self.sigma.setEnabled(True)
            self.degree.setDisabled(True)

    def get_stats(self):
        num_train = len(self.x)
        str_train = "num training points: %i" % num_train
        str_test = "num training points: %s" % self.nTest.text()

        return (str_train, str_test)

    def create_toy_data(self):
        #0. generate Toy-Data; just samples from a superposition of a sin + linear trend
        x = SP.arange(self.xmin,self.xmax,(self.xmax-self.xmin)/100.0)

        C = 2       #offset
        b = 0

        y  = b*x + C + float(self.sine_amplitude.text())*SP.sin(float(self.sine_freq.text())*x)
        #    dy = b   +     1*SP.cos(x)
        y += float(self.noise_level.text())*random.randn(y.shape[0])

        self.y=y-y.mean()
        self.x= x[:,SP.newaxis]
        self.on_show()

    def learn_kernel_width(self):
        root=ModelSelectionParameters();
        c1=ModelSelectionParameters("inference_method", inf);
        root.append_child(c1);

        c2 = ModelSelectionParameters("scale");
        c1.append_child(c2);
        c2.build_values(0.01, 4.0, R_LINEAR);
        c3 = ModelSelectionParameters("likelihood_model", likelihood);
        c1.append_child(c3);

        c4=ModelSelectionParameters("sigma");
        c3.append_child(c4);
        c4.build_values(0.001, 4.0, R_LINEAR);
        c5 =ModelSelectionParameters("kernel", SECF);
        c1.append_child(c5);

        c6 =ModelSelectionParameters("width");
        c5.append_child(c6);
        c6.build_values(0.001, 4.0, R_LINEAR);

        crit = GradientCriterion();

        grad=GradientEvaluation(gp, feat_train, labels, crit);

        grad.set_function(inf);

        gp.print_modsel_params();

        root.print_tree();

        grad_search=GradientModelSelection(root, grad);

        grad.set_autolock(0);

        best_combination=grad_search.select_model(1);

        self.sigma.setText("1.0")
        self.plot_gp()

    def plot_gp(self):
        feat_train = RealFeatures(self.x.T)
        labels = RegressionLabels(self.y)
        #[x,y]=self.data.get_data()
        #feat_train=RealFeatures(x.T)
        #labels=RegressionLabels(y)
        n_dimensions = 1

        kernel_name = self.kernel_combo.currentText()
        print "current kernel is %s" % (kernel_name)

        #new interface with likelihood parametres being decoupled from the covaraince function
        likelihood = GaussianLikelihood()
        #covar_parms = SP.log([2])
        #hyperparams = {'covar':covar_parms,'lik':SP.log([1])}

        # construct covariance function
        width=float(self.sigma.text())
        degree=int(self.degree.text())
        if kernel_name == "Linear":
            gk = LinearKernel(feat_train, feat_train)
            gk.set_normalizer(IdentityKernelNormalizer())
        elif kernel_name == "Polynomial":
            gk = PolyKernel(feat_train, feat_train, degree, True)
            gk.set_normalizer(IdentityKernelNormalizer())
        elif kernel_name == "Gaussian":
            gk = GaussianKernel(feat_train, feat_train, width)
        #SECF = GaussianKernel(feat_train, feat_train, width)
        #covar = SECF
        zmean = ZeroMean();
        inf = ExactInferenceMethod(gk, feat_train, zmean, labels, likelihood);

        inf.get_negative_marginal_likelihood()
        # location of unispaced predictions
        x_test = array([linspace(self.xmin,self.xmax, self.nTest.text())])
        feat_test=RealFeatures(x_test)

        gp = GaussianProcessRegression(inf)
        gp.train()
        covariance = gp.get_variance_vector(feat_test)
        predictions = gp.get_mean_vector(feat_test)

        #print "x_test"
        #print feat_test.get_feature_matrix()
        #print "mean predictions"
        #print predictions.get_labels()
        #print "covariances"
        #print covariance.get_labels()

        self.status_text.setText("Negative Log Marginal Likelihood = %f"%(inf.get_negative_marginal_likelihood()))

        self.axes.clear()
        self.axes.grid(True)
        self.axes.set_xlim((self.xmin,self.xmax))
        self.axes.set_ylim((self.ymin,self.ymax))
        self.axes.hold(True)
        x_test=feat_test.get_feature_matrix()[0]
        self.axes.plot(x_test, predictions, 'b-x')
        #self.axes.plot(x_test, labels.get_labels(), 'ro')
        self.axes.plot(self.x, self.y, 'ro')
        #self.axes.plot(feat_test.get_feature_matrix()[0], predictions.get_labels()-3*sqrt(covariance.get_labels()))
        #self.axes.plot(feat_test.get_feature_matrix()[0], predictions.get_labels()+3*sqrt(covariance.get_labels()))
        upper = predictions+3*sqrt(covariance)
        lower = predictions-3*sqrt(covariance)
        self.axes.fill_between(x_test, lower, upper, color='grey')
        self.axes.hold(False)
        self.canvas.draw()
        self.fill_series_list(self.get_stats())

    def create_main_frame(self):
        self.xmin=-5
        self.xmax=5
        self.ymin=-5
        self.ymax=5

        self.main_frame = QWidget()

        plot_frame = QWidget()

        self.dpi = 100
        self.fig = Figure((6.0, 6.0), dpi=self.dpi)
        self.canvas = FigureCanvas(self.fig)
        self.canvas.setParent(self.main_frame)

        cid = self.canvas.mpl_connect('button_press_event', self.onclick)
        self.axes = self.fig.add_subplot(111)
        self.cax = None
        #self.mpl_toolbar = NavigationToolbar(self.canvas, self.main_frame)

        self.kernel_combo = QComboBox()
        self.kernel_combo.insertItem(-1, "Gaussian")
        self.kernel_combo.insertItem(-1, "Polynomial")
        self.kernel_combo.insertItem(-1, "Linear")
        self.kernel_combo.maximumSize = QSize(300, 50)
        self.connect(self.kernel_combo, SIGNAL("currentIndexChanged(QString)"), self.enable_widgets)

        log_label = QLabel("Data points")
        self.series_list_view = QListView()
        self.series_list_view.setModel(self.series_list_model)

        self.sine_freq = QLineEdit()
        self.sine_freq.setText("1.0")
        self.sine_amplitude = QLineEdit()
        self.sine_amplitude.setText("1.0")
        self.sigma = QLineEdit()
        self.sigma.setText("1.2")
        self.degree = QLineEdit()
        self.degree.setText("2")
        self.noise_level = QLineEdit()
        self.noise_level.setText("1")
        self.nTest = QLineEdit()
        self.nTest.setText("100")

        spins_hbox = QHBoxLayout()
        spins_hbox.addWidget(QLabel('Sine data setting:     '))
        spins_hbox.addWidget(QLabel('Sine Freq.'))
        spins_hbox.addWidget(self.sine_freq)
        spins_hbox.addWidget(QLabel('Sine Amplitude'))
        spins_hbox.addWidget(self.sine_amplitude)
        spins_hbox.addWidget(QLabel('Noise Level'))
        spins_hbox.addWidget(self.noise_level)
        spins_hbox.addStretch(1)

        spins_hbox2 = QHBoxLayout()
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(QLabel('Kernel Setting:      '))
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(QLabel('Type'))
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(self.kernel_combo)
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(QLabel("Width"))
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(self.sigma)
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(QLabel("Degree"))
        spins_hbox2.addWidget(self.degree)
        spins_hbox2.addStretch(1)

        spins_hbox3 = QHBoxLayout()
        spins_hbox3.addWidget(QLabel('Test Setting:     '))
        spins_hbox3.addWidget(QLabel('Number of test points'))
        spins_hbox3.addWidget(self.nTest)
        spins_hbox3.addStretch(1)

        self.show_button = QPushButton("&Train GP")
        self.connect(self.show_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.plot_gp)

        self.gen_sine_data_button = QPushButton("&Generate Sine Data")
        self.connect(self.gen_sine_data_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.create_toy_data)

        self.clear_data_button = QPushButton("&Clear")
        self.connect(self.clear_data_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.clear_data)

        self.learn_kernel_button = QPushButton("&Learn Kernel Width and train GP")
        self.connect(self.learn_kernel_button, SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.learn_kernel_width)

        left_vbox = QVBoxLayout()
        left_vbox.addWidget(self.canvas)
        #left_vbox.addWidget(self.mpl_toolbar)

        right0_vbox = QVBoxLayout()
        right0_vbox.addWidget(QLabel("Data Points"))
        right0_vbox.addWidget(self.series_list_view)
        #right0_vbox.addWidget(self.legend_cb)
        right0_vbox.addStretch(1)

        right2_vbox = QVBoxLayout()
        right2_vbox.addWidget(QLabel("Settings"))
        right2_vbox.addWidget(self.gen_sine_data_button)
        right2_vbox.addWidget(self.clear_data_button)
        right2_vbox.addWidget(self.show_button)
        #right2_vbox.addWidget(self.learn_kernel_button)
        right2_vbox.addLayout(spins_hbox)
        right2_vbox.addLayout(spins_hbox2)
        right2_vbox.addLayout(spins_hbox3)
        right2_vbox.addStretch(1)

        right_vbox = QHBoxLayout()
        right_vbox.addLayout(right0_vbox)
        right_vbox.addLayout(right2_vbox)

        hbox = QVBoxLayout()
        hbox.addLayout(left_vbox)
        hbox.addLayout(right_vbox)
        self.main_frame.setLayout(hbox)

        self.setCentralWidget(self.main_frame)
        self.enable_widgets()

    def create_status_bar(self):
        self.status_text = QLabel("")
        self.statusBar().addWidget(self.status_text, 1)

    def add_actions(self, target, actions):
        for action in actions:
            if action is None:
                target.addSeparator()
            else:
                target.addAction(action)

    def create_action(  self, text, slot=None, shortcut=None,
                        icon=None, tip=None, checkable=False,
                        signal="triggered()"):
        action = QAction(text, self)
        if icon is not None:
            action.setIcon(QIcon(":/%s.png" % icon))
        if shortcut is not None:
            action.setShortcut(shortcut)
        if tip is not None:
            action.setToolTip(tip)
            action.setStatusTip(tip)
        if slot is not None:
            self.connect(action, SIGNAL(signal), slot)
        if checkable:
            action.setCheckable(True)
        return action

def main():
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    form = Form()
    form.show()
    app.exec_()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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We found these pretty Moroccan totes in the souk in Marrakech. All the girls in the shop have snapped them up, but we have a few extra for you. Each one was hand woven and is the perfect market bag for your weekend junkets.


We are seeking a Physician Assistant (PA) to work in an outpatient Pain Management practice.
Sees office patients and completes a thorough history and physical examination, interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests, develops treatment plans, see patients requiring same-day office visits, returns phone calls from patients, handles prescription refills, reviews radiographic reports and laboratory reports for abnormalities , implements therapeutic intervention for specific conditions where appropriate, exercise judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral or evaluation by the supervising physician, evaluates, screens and counsels patients on health maintenance and promote utilization of community resources, and perform quality assurance.
• PA must be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program.
• Comfort with computers and computerized documentation.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and desire to provide top quality care.
• Work cooperatively/collaboratively as part of a team with a diverse group of people.
We offer a great working environment and excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, pension and 403b, vacation, CME, malpractice coverage, and an on-site child care center.


As I get older I notice my music tastes getting more mellow, although I do still have a very vast music taste and enjoy all kinds of genres. In recent years I've been gravitating towards acoustic/mellow singer/songwriters/bands. It doesn't have to be too mellow, just a good vibe.
I'll leave the list at that for now. Also, doesn't have to just be singer/songwriters, it can be bands with a good vibe like Youth Group, Band of Horses, I know they aren't really mellow/acoustic, so maybe that's another thread all together.
Anyway, let the recommedations flow, thanks in advance.
Last edited by Duh Vuh Duh; 07-13-10 at 11:05 AM.
Check out The Samples. One of the most underated bands of all time.
Last edited by Cory02; 06-23-10 at 02:11 PM.
Agreed, had shots of tequila with Sean Kelly back when he did a solo acoustic show at one of the dorms at school. I love them, been listening since my brother got self titled when they were still with Arista records. I don't like festivals but might have to go to Mile High just to see them with the original line up again. Btw, love "who am I" especially the live version on the transmissions album.
Heard of Nathanson and have some of his stuff, but will definitely check out the other two. ETA, really like Bob Schneider, solid stuff thanks.
Thanks for the suggestions so far guys, keep 'em coming.
Last edited by Duh Vuh Duh; 06-23-10 at 02:35 PM.
Sean Kelly is such a nice guy... I've met him a few times at some shows... in fact that live version of "Who Am I" that you mention is also my favorite, and in fact was the song my wife and I danced to 1st at our wedding. When Sean Kelly found out about it thru some friends of ours, he sang it right to us... it was amazing.
don't forget CSN&Y, Fastball, Jamie Cullum, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Ben Harper, Ben Folds, and Matthew Sweet!
Last edited by TGM; 06-23-10 at 04:17 PM.
Those are the guys that do it for me.
Sweet, yeah Sean is good people. And love that verse in Who Am I..."living up to every diamond in her ring". That's cool that he found out and sang it for you guys, he definitely appreciates the fans. I've met them at numerous shows and they're probably one of my top ten bands ever, have all their albums, seen them more times than I can count. The definitely never got the attention they deserved.
Thanks, have/heard of some of those, but I'll definitely check out the others. Harper is amazing ofcourse and only have a couple tracks of Ben Folds, good album/place to start with him? I love his song "the luckiest". Also, really like Toad the wet sprocket and like a lot of Glen Phillips solo stuff and the album he did with Nickel Creek called Mutual Admiration Society.
Hm, heard of Johnston and Sexsmith, but don't have any of their stuff or the others, so thanks.
I need to check out Ritter more, heard some of his stuff. I have all the others and just discovered Mumford & Sons from my cousin who was studying abroad in England, have to say they have really grown into one of my favorites.
Only heard of PA's cover of "Champagne Supernova", which I really like, but I'll check out more of him and Lee.
No, I picked mostly some of the lesser known artists, but my favorites for that list. I highly recommend everybody on that list to check out as well as the suggestions by others.
I didn't even know there was 3 or 4 versions until I just looked it up on AMG.
Picked up some Bob Schneider and Matt Pond PA so far and I really like those. Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll let you know what I think as I get through them. Please keep them coming.
Which Pond albums did you get?
Last Light is all the library had, but I want to also get Several Arrows Later, heard Halloween in a store the other day and really liked it.


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A Serra do Sobradinho é uma das formações montanhosas que compõem a Chapada Diamantina, no estado brasileiro da Bahia. É nela que nascem os dois braços que, juntos, formarão o rio Mucugezinho. Fica no território de municípios como Mucugê e Andaraí, e tem atrações turísticas como a Cachoeira do Sossego ou o Rio Cachoeirão.

A visualização de seu topo sobre a região do Vale do Pati é uma das mais visitadas da zona turística do Parque Nacional.

Características
A serra tem parte de sua área no Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, próximo ao Vale do Capão. Na sua parte sul possui um relevo plano no cimo, com altitudes que variam de 1 200 a 1 320 metros.

A geologia da serra está na chamada "formação Tombador" com formações que datam de 1,5 milhão de anos, no período pterozoico, caracterizado por arenitos e microcoglomerados bastante desgastados e ruiniformes pela rede de rios entrelaçados. Nela também se encontram lajedos areníticos de topo, na parte sul, onde as rochas apresentam fraturas por onde a água pluvial se infiltra proporcionando a formação de aquíferos. Em alguns pontos é possível ver-se blocos de rocha com desprendimento mais recente (e portanto menos erodidos) do que aqueles que estão no Vale do Pati mais abaixo, desgastados pelo intemperismo.

Na área da serra que fica no parque nacional a vegetação de gerais (na terminologia local) é propícia ao alastramento dos focos de incêndio, e pelos chamados campos rupestres. Devido à ausência de árvores, parte da água que escorre superficialmente evapora rápido, de modo que alguns rios formados ali, como o Cachoeirão, correm apenas nos períodos chuvosos.

Estudos feitos pelo governo estadual colocaram sua área com grande potencial eólico junto a outros seis pontos como Caetité, onde parques já estão instalados, visando assim atrair investidores do setor. Também é ponto propício para a geração de energia fotovoltaica, segundo o Atlas Solar da Bahia lançado em 2018.

Por suas características geológicas, é nascente de vários cursos d'água como o Cachoeirão e outros do lado oposto da serra, onde o fluxo é formado pelas águas que infiltram nas fendas e correm na subsuperfície, de modo que estes riachos fluem de modo efêmero, apenas nas estações chuvosas.

Turismo
O caminho para o topo da serra se dá principalmente por uma trilha que recebe o nome de moradora do lugar, e ascende por uma grande fenda que permite o acesso ao cimo. Esta fenda, formada pelo fluxo de água, apresenta bastante umidade, capaz de permitir a formação de uma mata com características similares às do sul do país, em razão do clima mais temperado da altitude do lugar.

Os moradores do local são peças importantes pois oferecem pouso e alimentação aos turistas,como ainda impedem que estes degradem o ambiente circundante, além de serem conhecedores da história e características da região.

Problemas ambientais
O fogo é um dos principais problemas ambientais do Sobradinho. Em 2013 um incêndio de grandes proporções atingiu a serra na área do parque nacional, alastrando-se para outras regiões, levando o então governador Jaques Wagner a solicitar apoio ao governo federal, apesar da força anti-incêndio da área e mais de quinhentos e cinquenta brigadistas voluntários estarem engajados, para fazer frente às chamas que destruíam o lugar. Em 2015 novamente focos de incêndio demandaram o esforço dos responsáveis pelo meio ambiente do governo estadual, e do parque na esfera federal.

Ver também
 Geografia da Bahia

Sossego
Mucugê
Chapada Diamantina

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History, Memoir and Biography Round Up: February 2018
by Janine Rizzetti | Mar 28, 2018 | Round-ups | 1 comment
It was a quiet February, with only twelve reviews returned under the History, Memoir and Biography category. Marie Munkara's Of Ashes and Rivers that Run to the Sea received another review, as did Magda Szubanski's Reckoning: A Memoir.
I've mentioned this book before, but Inga Simpson's Understory was reviewed again, this time by Tracy Sorensen who wrote:
Writer Inga Simpson tells us the story of moving in, getting to know the place and failing spectacularly in business and in love. She also shows us how one might not just live among trees but allow oneself to fall into rhythm with them and learn their language…. . It takes a while to slow to the rhythm of it, but once you do, it is satisfying and nourishing (review here)
Writer Nikki Gemmell was reviewed twice this month, but with different books. Even though she is probably better known for her fiction, these are two memoirs instead. It's interesting that in first of these books she is writing as a mother; in the second, she is writing as a daughter.
The first, Why You Are Australian: A Letter to My Children is described by the publisher as "a love letter to Australia". In her review, Cass Moriarty writes:
Gemmell does indeed write a love letter, to both her children and to her home country of Australia. In it, she explains why she chose to give her children Aussie citizenship over British… The delight of this book is the language, idiosyncrasies, the memories and even the stereotypes that she describes, and the quintessential Aussie lifestyle that she depicts, with which we are probably all familiar (review here)
The second book by Gemmell is After, a memoir written in the aftermath of her mother's suicide. In his very nuanced review, Bill Holloway writes:
This is close up and personal, Nikki's grief is visceral, its depth and immediacy expressed in broken sentences. But. Gemmell is a writer, a producer of literary output. So this is written from the heart, yes, but then rewritten and rewritten, packaged by a major publisher and presented to us to consume. Polished in its unpolishedness you might say (review here)
Another book written by a daughter is Biff Ward's memoir In My Mother's Hands. I've mentioned this book in an earlier round-up too, but I encourage you to read Kate's review from 'Booksaremyfavouriteandbest' which not only talks about the book, but discusses the response of several reviewers as well. Kate writes that
Biff writes with the clarity of an historian but the emotion of a daughter and it makes for compelling reading (review here)
Moving up another generation, in February a grandmother's life was the subject of biographer Brenda Niall's memoir/biography of her grandmother Aggie in Can You Hear the Sea? My Grandmother's Story. In her long and thoughtful review, Tessa from 'Thoughts from an Idle Hour' writes about how Niall combines family history and broader historical themes. She observes that although the subject matter of the book suggests a family story, modest in scope:
Niall's long career as a biographer means that this story is larger than one family's recollection of their matriarch, and it provides a useful template for family history writing (review here)
Darker places
Two of our reviewers went to darker places during February. Calzean reviewed Karin Moorhouse's No One Can Stop the Rain: chronicle of two foreign aid workers during the Angolan Civil War. This book, written in conjunction with her husband Wei Cheng, was released in 2005. The foreword was written by Frank Moorhouse. Calzean writes
Thank goodness there are people in world like Wei Cheng and his wife Karin Moorehouse who are prepared to go to war zones with the simple motive of helping…The book is a collection of their experiences working for Medicins Sans Frontieres in Kuito Angola during 2000-01. The chapters are short anecdotes written by either Wei or Karin. So there are two perspectives and two different styles that work well together (review here)
The ultimate dark book was reviewed by Janine Rizzetti. Called Australian Ways of Death: A Social and Cultural History 1840-1918, it is a study of the continuities and differences between the Australian and British experience of death. Author Pat Jalland starts by examining immigrant deaths at sea, explores the transmission of ideals from Europe to Australia of the 'good death', looks at death and destitution, and finishes by describing deaths in the bush and in the Great War. Janine writes:
I much preferred the chapters where she cited letters and case studies, rather than the demographic and statistical chapters. I really liked the way that she approached the question of 19th century death from so many aspects: middle class/ working class; male/female; Catholic/Protestant; Urban/Rural; English/Australian (review here)
And on that rather dismal note….roll on March reviews!
whisperinggums	on March 28, 2018 at 11:34 am
Great round-up Janine. I want to read pretty much all of the books reviewed here – except the one I've read, Biff Ward's. My top priorities would be Munkara and Niall, and lowest, probably, the dark ones! Though I'm not against dark.

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The Terror of Free-Fall: A Filmmaker's Experience at POV Hackathon 4
by Amanda Wilder
in Filmmaking, Transmedia
on Aug 2, 2013
Approaching the Elephant, Hackathon, POV Hackathon
When making a documentary the following question tends to arise: what should happen to those extra 238.5 hours of material? After a 90-minute (give or take) cut is locked, what does one do with the pile left on the floor? Do you pick up five or so scenes you're particularly fond of and put them on a DVD as "extras"? What if you grabbed — or carefully selected, depending on your level of intensity of need to control — a handful of material and constructed an interactive online video explorer or choose-your-own-adventure, allowing people to navigate as they wish, depending on impulses, curiosities and attachments to subjects, places, time periods or themes? This was the idea I came to POV Hackathon 4 curious to explore. Knowing that when my documentary Approaching the Elephant is finished I will have hundreds of cast-off hours, including footage that should be thrown away and cherished moments that won't find their place in the feature, I set out to build and design a prototype for an interactive website that will allow people to explore unused footage in an alternative way.
Hackathons are intense periods of collaboration during which new projects are built. They induce sleep deprivation, anxiety and inspiration. The night before POV Hackathon 4 I received an email that raised the oncoming level of drama higher. The developer we had been paired with had been injured, making it impossible for her to work during the hackathon as part of our team. We already knew that our designer, the wonderful Sonna Kim, could be there on Sunday but not Saturday. Obstacles seemed to have piled up — were they surmountable? Late Friday night the folks at POV digital and I electronically put our heads together and decided to go ahead. We still had a developer — I had asked Alexander Khost, one of the main subjects of Approaching the Elephant, to join as an additional team member. This was a fun chance for him and I, documentary subject and filmmaker, to work together in different way. On Saturday morning Alex and I arrived, nervous and excited, at Huge Inc. in DUMBO to begin hacking.
What does it mean to edit a choose-your-own-adventure with observational documentary footage? As Alex got about building the functionality for buttons to appear on my video clips that would allow users determine their way, I taped up a messy web of scenes and meditated on how they might connect.
Other people at the hackathon may have wondered what was going on, because I stared at that those bits of paper for a long time. A film's creators make all the choices for when we see what we see. A choose-your-own-adventure to some extent breaks that linear control, so that the construction is multi-dimensional, or multi-story. If a user of the interactive follows one of our subjects into the art room but then chooses not to follow her into the woodshop, what is that user missing? What if the user then goes back to the beginning and takes another route, and a third, and a tenth? What if the user checks a "Jalen" tab and only watches scenes in which Jalen appears? How about only scenes of Jalen in the woodshop? As I tried to figure all this out my brain felt like it simultaneously tightened into a knot and leapt into free-fall.
We did it. We stayed at Huge clacking and staring at bits of paper on walls late into Saturday night and were back at it Sunday morning, coding, editing and designing until presentations began at 7pm. Adnaan Wasey, POV's head of digital media and mentors Parker Mitchell, Lam Thuy Vo and Sumin Chou swept in at key points to raise the bar and provide brilliant insights and emotional support.
I am proud of what we came up with, especially given early setbacks, and prouder still of how well Alex and I were able to work together.
During our presentation, one of the thought-provoking criticisms of our prototype was that the thread of scenes did not seem to provide enough hooks that drew the user to want to watch further. This led to a counter-criticism from someone in the audience that maybe the point was less to create multiple narratives with motivated signs that lead the user through the story than to provide a chance to freely wander. I think the approach of this choose-your-own-adventure will fall somewhere in between. One of the classic notions of what cinema should be that in the 1930s steamrolled its way through and continues to dominate mainstream cinema is that of the narrative arc. Beginning, climax, closure. Not all films, never mind choose-your-own-adventures, lead their viewers in this manner. Three days after the POV Hackathon and still thinking about possible ways to balance freedom and structure in a choose-you-own-adventure I went to BAM to see Love Streams, John Cassavetes's last feature. Afterwards I came home and read Roger Ebert's reviews of Love Streams and A Woman Under the Influence. In his review of Love Streams, Ebert writes:
The movie is exasperating, because we never know where we stand or what will happen next. I think that's one of its strengths: There's an exhilaration in this rollercoaster ride through scenes that come out of nowhere. This is not a docudrama or a little psychological playlet with a lesson to be learned. It is a raw, spontaneous life, and when we laugh (as in the scene where Cassavetes summons a doctor to the side of the unconscious Rowlands), we wince.
And from his review of A Woman Under the Influence:
[Cassavetes] was the writer of his films, but because he based their stories on his own emotional experience, and because his actors were family or friends, his world felt spontaneous. There was never the arc of a plot, but the terror of free-fall. He knew that in life you do not often improvise, but play a character who has been carefully rehearsed for a lifetime […] You feel the tumult of life goes on uninterrupted, that each film is a curtain raised on a play already in progress.
The POV Hackathon provided an opportunity for me to begin thinking about old choices in new ways. To consider the role of context, narrative, or lack thereof for the purpose of an online interactive. Cassavetes' films are hardly uncontrolled improvisations, but they are a reminder that opening a window into a world requires engagement but not necessarily firm narrative structure — possible inspiration not only when making films but interactives as well. The construction — and it always is one — of a choose-your-own-adventure is an adventure in itself.
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LGBT Jesuit Priest Says Bible May Be Wrong About Homosexuality
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Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
LGBT promoter Father James Martin has questioned whether the biblical condemnation of homosexual behavior may be mistaken, referencing the example of slavery.
Citing a recent essay on the topic as "interesting," the Jesuit priest tweeted late Wednesday:
Where the Bible mentions [same-sex sexual] behavior at all, it clearly condemns it. I freely grant that. The issue is precisely whether the biblical judgment is correct. The Bible sanctioned slavery as well and nowhere attacked it as unjust.
After receiving an avalanche of responses both supportive and critical, Father Martin doubled down by citing another line from the article that questions the authority of Sacred Scripture for teaching moral truth: "Are we prepared to argue today that slavery is biblically justified?"
One of those who responded to Father Martin was Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, who said it was his duty as pastor to oppose the priest in his assertions regarding the morality of homosexual sex.
"Thank you for acknowledging that you question scripture," the bishop tweeted. "If we go down that road where do we stop? I know you have lots of support but you are challenging the Deposit of Faith that I promised to defend. As a bishop I'll keep defending it."
Bishop Strickland was not alone in thanking Father Martin for finally coming clean on where he stands personally regarding homosexuality. In the past, the priest has said he supports Catholic teaching on the morality of homosexual sex, a position at odds with his most recent revelations.
Martin has been repeatedly criticized by Catholic prelates for refusing to call active homosexuals to conversion instead of merely affirming them in their behavior.
Other respondents to Martin's tweet on social media took issue with the priest's assertions regarding the biblical position on slavery, linking to articles that show how the biblical treatment of slavery evolved considerably from certain sections of the Old Testament to the way it is treated in the New Testament.
Earlier this month, Pope Francis received Father Martin in a 30-minute private audience in the Vatican, which the Jesuits called "a highly significant public statement of support and encouragement."
"Father Martin is well known as a public speaker, author and for his pastoral ministry to L.G.B.T. people," Gerard O'Connell Monday in the Jesuits' flagship magazine America.
The pope's "public statement of support" for the priest came just days after several U.S. bishops voiced concerns over the "ambiguity" of the Martin's words and actions regarding homosexuality.
"Father Martin's public messages create confusion among the faithful and disrupt the unity of the Church by promoting a false sense that immoral sexual behavior is acceptable under God's law," wrote Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, in a statement on the diocesan website.
Those who experience same-sex attraction need the Church's support "in the Christian struggle for virtue, sanctification, and purity," the bishop said, while Father Martin "either encourages or fails to correct behavior that separates a person" from God's love.
According to one Jesuit priest, some 50 percent of the members of the Jesuit order are homosexuals.
"Roughly half of the Society under the age of fifty shuffles on the borderline between declared and undeclared gayness," wrote Father Paul Shaughnessy, S.J., in a 2002 essay in the Weekly Standard, titled, "Are the Jesuits Catholic?"
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Even though Ben was about 30 pounds overweight and didn't always get the exercise he should, he felt better than ever at his 40th birthday party. Surrounded by family and friends, he helped himself to a big piece of birthday cake, drank some champagne, smoked his favorite cigars, and sat around a bonfire enjoying roasted marshmallows.
Six months later, Ben suffered a heart attack. He survived but discovered what he thought was acid indigestion had been a mild heart attack.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the United States—in 2013, 321,000 men died of heart disease (1 in 4 deaths).
More than one in three men suffer from cardiovascular disease(CVD).
Half of the men who die suddenly of coronary heart disease have had no previous symptoms.
Congenital heart defects or structural heart defects present at birth can also put younger men at risk for suffering heart disease, heart attacks, and cardiac arrest. Common types of heart defects involve heart valves, interior walls of the heart, and problems affecting veins and arteries carrying blood to the body or heart.
Men with more serious congenital heart defects are especially at risk for heart disease if they do not pay attention to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
If Ben had visited his physician for a complete check-up that morning, he would have found out that his discomfort after the party was actually a "silent" heart attack. Along with implementing a weight management program, Ben could have started eating healthier foods, stopped smoking, and minimized his alcohol intake.
Although a lifestyle change does not guarantee you won't be diagnosed with heart disease at some point, it could potentially reduce your risk for suffering high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, or even cardiac arrest.
Chest discomfort. An early sign is discomfort that may come and go. More severe pain may feel like heavy pressure on the chest.
Upper body discomfort. Pain that radiates to the upper body, including the shoulders, neck, jaw, in one or both arms, in the upper stomach, or back.
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Taking prebiotics has also been shown to increase production of chemicals called short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), that play such an important role in colon health since they have systemic anti-inflammatory effects.
Since heart disease is essentially inflammation of the heart and its various structures, prebiotics may reduce your risk for heart disease by suppressing "bad" bacteria growth and allowing your "good" gut bacteria to party like there's no tomorrow!
In a 2018 study the authors state that targeting the gut microbiota with inulin-type fructans may improve the function of the endothelium in blood vessels and reduce the risk of metabolic disorders-related cardiovascular diseases.
In another 2014 review article, the authors summarize recent research that connects human gut microbiome activities with CVD and how such activities may be modulated by diet. They conclude that dietary strategies which modulate the gut microbiota or their metabolic activities, including prebiotics, are emerging as efficacious tools for reducing CVD risk. Indeed, the way to a healthy heart may be through a healthy gut microbiota.
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Like many men, Ben did not like to take pills or go to the doctor. But, if he had known how simple it is to take prebiotics to change his gut microbiota from bad to awesome and make a few simple lifestyle changes, he may have avoided having a heart attack at age 40.
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Rayando: drawings by Mónica Mayer. An essay in three voices.
Rayando: drawings by Mónica Mayer.
An essay in three voices.
Monica Mayer is best known as an artist who focuses on feminist activism particularly through performance art and as one of the two members of the collective "Polvo de Gallina Negra" (Black Hen's Dust) that she founded with Maris Bustamante and "Pinto mi Raya" the two-person group she formed with Victor Lerma. She also organizes feminist art workshops, works with archives, curates exhibitions and, throughout, has always been drawing. Her drawings—large, medium and small--almost literally paper the walls of her house. And since she works in series, they are many, many of them.
[Since the 1970s] Monica […] belongs to the group of intensely active feminist artists, as is evident both in her performances and her drawings. Between 1978 and 1980, she participated in the Woman's Building in Los Angeles, California, where she collaborated with "Ariadne: A Social Art Network", the group formed by Susanne Lacy and Leslie Labowitz, and with other collectives. In 1980 she obtained a master's degree in Sociology of Art from Goddard College in the US with the thesis "Feminist Art: An Effective Political Tool".
Deborah Dorotinsky
The often unwieldy dimensions of Mónica Mayer's early drawings—that contrast with the intimacy often associated with that medium—together with her surprising productivity in those years, reveals a scenario of work that insists on giving voice and image to subjectivity and daily life, as a means of survival that speaks to us of the urgent need for "a room of one's own" so eloquently characterized by Virginia Woolf.
An insistence on words, echoing in ironic and subversive form the conventional primary school punishment in which the admonished student has to fill the blackboard with his or her reiterated declaration of conformity, emerges here in the repetition of the names of objects or the phantasms and stereotypes that compose the symbolic universe of Mónica Mayer.
Karen Cordero
Monica has always drawn. It is curious that her performances are well known, yet her abundant production of drawings is not, though they were frequently exhibited during the early years of her career. In 1980 […] Mayer presented a show entitled Silencios, vírgenes y otros temas feministas (Silences, virgins and other feminist issues) at the Anglo Mexican Cultural Institute. At that time, several of her pieces were censored by the organizers. In these mixed media works, Monica uses the icon of the Mater Dolorosa to question, from a feminist standpoint, the ideals of sacrifice, submission, abnegation and asexuality represented by the virgin's image.
Perhaps tacitly, or perhaps not so tacitly, she also questions the income received by the Church through charity (and women's sacrifice) since the image of the Virgin appears on a collection box which was photographed, then photocopied and then glued onto the paper on which she draws other icons that represent the oppression of women: the collection box chained to a phallus and framed by the word "rape" repeated many times in the shape of a heart; the same box floating on clouds, as if to indicate an unreachable goal; or with a cross superimposed on the box and the word "rape" inscribed several times on the paper..
The artist reflects visually on her subjective experiences as a woman-- motherhood, work, exercise, the body, sexuality-- as well as on the collective domestic experience of many other women by using icons such as the chair, the house, children, the iron or the telephone. Monica uses herself as her model, photographing herself in a bathing suit or wearing overalls and a shirt, and wearing low-heeled black shoes, those very thin Chinese ones that look like black slippers. In her works from the eighties she transferred photocopies onto paper using acetone and then drew again and again over the ghostly scratches left by the transfer, creating patterns and enhancing with graphite the surface of the spongy, rough looking papers she used. The figures do not seek a horizon on which to stand; they appear in scenarios in which they seem to be floating, creating stories that in turn become series, comprising a cumulative visual narrative, page after page, that is both incisive and carefully detailed in its realization.
The written word—in cursive script, at once controlled and free—also obsessively invades the space of these drawings, acquiring an enigmatic poetic force as a result of its separation from a descriptive function. It interrelates the series of works, sometimes acquiring the role of a strange mantra that is repeated in an apparently infinite manner, sometimes alluding to activities that escape the control of calendaric time, and sometimes to memories.
The sense that assuming the role of a mother transforms everything—so powerfully evoked and analyzed in Adrienne Rich's 1974 text Of Woman Born— is masterfully recreated in these large format works on paper, and the sense of fragmentation that they transmit in reinforced and reiterated in the treatment of materials and processes: collage, cutting and pasting, and sometimes sewing.
In 1987 Mayer exhibited "Novela rosa o me agarró el arquetipo" (Pink novel or the archetype overtook me) at the Carrillo Gil Museum. It included 14 series or "chapters" that comprised this "pink" novel* which, in fact was more "dark" in the words of Magali Tercero in the prologue to the catalog. In these drawings Monica is the protagonist, and she is accompanied by snakes, houses, domestic appliances, tables and chairs, horses, skeletons, war tanks, guns, hatchets, virgins, her son, her father, her grandfather. (…) They are very powerful drawings in which she uses the same photocopy transfer technique we saw earlier, introducing colors and patterns that overflow on to the mats and even onto the frames.
*A pink novel in Spanish is a "chick" or "girlie" novel.
The reiterated presence of a striped serpent coiling back on itself, together with the black graphite and the incendiary tones of yellow, orange and red, clearly suggests a disquieting and imposing erotic component in the symbolic equation of this works, even though their appearance is very different from the stereotypes of erotic art presented by the patriarchal canon.
These works dislocate our compositional expectations. A corporeal sensation of instability emerges in them with an undeniable, overwhelming force.
They are works full of things, lines, textures, objects and images, and nonetheless they remit us inexorably to a sense of emptiness, and of desire.
The little attention Monica's drawings have received can be explained in part by the effectiveness of her work in the eighties with the Polvo de Gallina Negra and Tlacuilas y Retrateras collectives, in disciplines such as action art, conceptual art and feminist performance art, which served as a way of bringing together artistic production and women's conditions. Undoubtedly, part of their fascination is the catharsis that these drawings generate in me, as they connect my experience as a woman and that of the artist through this voyeuristic visit to Monica's personal imaginaries, and to the fact that much of what her work deals with in terms of domesticity, motherhood and even work is still so true. Thirty years after they were created, their relevance is disquieting.
The texts by Deborah Dorotinsky are from the essay "Mónica Mayer, dibujos", which will be published shortly in Revista O.
Photography: Jorge Alberto Arreola Barraza
Nosotrxs: lxs otrxs collective--Liliana Marín, Azucena Blanco, Josué Lara, Gerardo Pineda, León Bernal
Víctor Lerma
Yuruen Lerma
This project was supported by the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes through the Programa del Sistema Nacional de Creadores, 2014.


Great customer service is an effective marketing tool. Consumers often share their experiences with friends and family and with the growing popularity of social media tools, it is easier than ever to reach a broader audience. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true. A study by NewVoiceMedia found that 31 percent of consumers post about poor customer service they receive as well.
These posts can have a powerful influence on potential customers for businesses in any industry. With the availability of mobile devices, many consumers have taken to researching products and brands online before they ever contact a company. Despite the potential of having bad customer service ruin their ability to attract and retain clients, many organizations fail to take the appropriate steps to improve their customer experience management strategies.
Physicians Practice noted that poor customer experiences are common in the healthcare field. Customers are kept waiting for long periods of time and often interact with rude or disinterested administrative workers. The bad service could be due to a range of reasons, but businesses in any industry should take the time to address these issues quickly.
Doctor offices and hospitals that have positive reputations for great service often see high demand for their specialized services. This also holds true for B2B firms. Developing a strong customer retention strategy with the focus of delivering exceptional service can help companies increase repeat sales and generate additional revenue. However, for many organizations, there are questions about how to measure customer experiences. CMSWire stated that a Forrester report outlines seven basic steps for segmenting, measuring and analyzing customer experiences.
The paper states that identifying where issues occur is a critical step in improving interactions. Customer experiences often occur at three different levels – the overall relationship, customer journeys and discrete interactions. By focusing on measuring metrics at the various levels, businesses will gain a better understanding of how experiences affect customer satisfaction. Measuring customer experiences could help businesses identify when clients are at risk being lost or may be enticed to make a purchase with a better discount. Establishing clear targets for customer satisfaction may improve customer experiences and create a stronger brand image.


Be eco-friendly and stylish with this reusable hot coffee jacket. It has the word Paris written in many different black fonts on a light beige background. It is made with cotton fabric on both sides and the inside has soft cotton for insulation. The closure is an elastic loop that goes around the button. This makes it adjustable to fit most sizes of cups and mugs. It stretches to fit larger ones and you can double loop around the button so that it will even fit water bottles. You can fold it up and carry it with you easily. This is a great gift to give with a coffee or tea gift card for the beverage lover in your life.


Amethyst (In Khmer "Tabung Kampong Thom" is one of the 1st gemstone we hear about when we grow up and that is probably because it used to be considered an expensive gem all over Europe for centuries and all of a sudden became abundant and everybody had one. From pale purple to deep blue, Amethyst is a beautiful yet very affordable gem, often available in large size.
760 Grams excellent condition Amethyst crystal specimen.


This is just plain awesome. Some of my favorite watches in the world are the Patek Philippe chronographs made during the middle of the last century. True "Gentleman's Chronographs," these watches are absolutely beautiful, incredibly refined, immensely wearable. Inside those chronographs was, in most cases, a Patek Philippe caliber 13-130 - you'll find it in the reference 1463, for example, and what is still the best value in vintage Patek, the Ref 130. The thing is, both of these watches haven't been made in the better part of a century.
Today, we caught word of new Patek Philippe chronograph that will use the exact same movement as these classics, the Caliber 13-130. How, you ask? Well, when Patek Philippe moved in 1996, they found an old wooden chest on the 5th floor of their historic home, and inside were 16 unused caliber 13-130 movements. These movements were fully assembled and regulated in 1955. So, to celebrate this discovery, Patek disassembled and then reassmebled the movements this year, and placed them into a steel cushion case, reminiscent of the original Patek wristwatch chronograph.
What we have then is the Patek Philippe Reference 3670A, featuring vintage Caliber 13-130 movements dating to 1955 house in a stainless steel case with anthracite dial. Of course, only 16 watches could be made because that is how many movements were found, and the price will be 240,000 CHF, available only at Patek Philippe boutiques.


Yesterday I had spent some time with ultra runner, best-selling author and ambassador of fitness, Dean Karnazes, at his home in Ross, Calif. I interviewed him at length for an upcoming article in Competitor Magazine.
As I told Dean at the outset of the interview that I was there for the Competitor assignment first and foremost, but also I had a selfish motivation. Dean ignited his ultra career on his 30th birthday (detailed in his first book, "Ultra Marathon Man: Confessions of an All Night Runner" with a 30-mile run around San Francisco) in the early 1990s. He's been going strong ever since, with multiple appearances in classics like the Western States 100 and Badwater (winning it in 2004) but also with mind-numbing feats like running across the country or running 350 miles in 80 hours. He just keeps going. I can't imagine it. I have not recorded a fraction of the overall mileage that Dean has on his odometer so I had plenty of questions about his durability.
Dean is a soft-spoken, truly friendly guy that reminds me of a lot of the ultra running world except for the underground, anonymity part of course. There's little doubt that many people had no idea that 100-mile trail races existed until the likes of "60 Minutes" helped put his story on the map, along with the ultra great Pam Reed.
One of the subjects we spent some time talking about was the diabetes epidemic in the USA. According to statistics cited on Let's Move, one in three kids between the ages of 2 and 19 are clinically obese. Karnazes told me he makes frequent trips to schools and speaks to kids on the subjects of diet and exercise. He says in some of his travels the number of obese kids he's seen in the audience at his talks has been nothing short of shocking.
"It's as if they're trapped in their bodies," Karnazes said, adding that is his general impression is that an alarming percentage of our nation's youth just doesn't know the fundamentals of what constitutes good nutrition and a healthy exercise routine.
At a function at the White House Karnazes says Michelle Obama–who as First Lady leads the "Let's Move" initiative intended to address the childhood obesity epidemic— had supportive words for his work as a role model.
On the drive back from the interview, I thought about one of the most inspirational role models I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, a woman who I think kids should learn from for a lot of reasons. Her name is Irene Mejia, who I met and became friends with after I joined CrossFit Elysium a year ago. Mejia told me that she felt like she'd tried everything to help her battle the obesity that she had struggled with since being a kid. She was over 400 pounds when she first contacted the coaches at Elysium about whether she could do CrossFit or not.
Irene in the early days of joining CrossFit Elysium.
Morbid obesity is nothing to be taken lightly when you start prescribing exercise so it was fortuitous that one of the co-owners of Elysium is Dr. Leon Chang, an MD. His wife, Alessandra Wall, Ph D—a psychologist with expertise in eating disorders and nutrition, is also a coach and CrossFitter at Elysium. Both worked carefully with Irene so that she had a safe journey into CrossFit.
It was a few months ago that Irene made a huge breakthrough in weighing in under 300 pounds.
Irene in a photo taken this past spring.
But it was more than just weight loss—meet Irene and you'll meet a young woman who exudes health and vitality. As she's steadily lost body fat over the year and a half, gained muscle and developed fitness and mobility, she's been able to do more and more work in the gym. When I was last living in San Diego (this past February) and training at CrossFit Elysium, she had just achieved the breakthrough of being able to do burpees and was close to being able to do interval runs (rather than scaling to the rowing machine for workouts that included running).
So I'm just trying to keep up with Irene these days and not even coming close. I'm hoping that CrossFit Elysium will host another "Rumble in Paradise" competition this November so I can pay a visit to the gym and once again be one of Irene's teammates.


Dominion Church International (DCI) – Toronto is a diverse community church founded in 2004 by Ugandan Canadians.Over the years, the church has hosted thousands of newcomers and carried out several community activities aimed at improving the overall wellbeing of the individual as a wholistic approach, addressing all social, spiritual and physical needs. As a host/landing base many newcomers professionals, the church has produced lawyers, doctors and sports mentors including the first Canadian to coach the Canadian Under-13 Futsal team to world cup victory.
Over the years, our diverse community has experienced increased membership and transitional members. This has significantly challenged the capacity of current community-based organizations such as Dominion Church International to provide timely services especially with the pressure related to housing/shelter, family hardships, settlement services, lack of infrastructure (communal meeting space), and high prevalence of mental illness/addictions.
There are approximately 5,000 people in Toronto who are homeless, with nearly 3,200 people on the waitlist for supportive housing. The homeless are often victims of violence, suffer from poor health and nutrition and a higher incidence of suicide (Source: https://homesfirst.on.ca/infostats). Many people we encounter in our ministry work, have been or know an individual at-risk of homelessness and mental illness.
Together, One Brick at A Time we can eliminate or at least reduce the problem. With the time-tested solid experience and integrity displayed by DCI leadership for the past thirteen years, we strongly believe that with your full support/partnership, we will deliver this project to its intended community beneficiaries – So help us all God!
We call upon individuals, all levels of government, private organizations to partner with us in raising funds to build the first of its kind multipurpose community center for all! Together, we are going to construct; 50-bed Youth Shelter; Recreational Facility – 250 people capacity, Child Care Facility, Counseling Hub (family, individual, mental health, immigration services and psycho-spiritual care), Multi-faith Place of Worship and Community Internet Radio.
Click here http://dominionchurchint-toronto.com/community.html# For details about the project and how to partner with us. Email: buildersofugcancommunitycenter@gmail.com Or Mrs. Becky Tey: +14163335843. Choose to be part of a project that will change lives! A project that will outlive you and me!


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Q: Peewee and SQLite returning incorrect date format I have built a web app in Python and Flask and am having trouble pulling the date and time from my SQLite database.
I enter the date into the DB with the following line-
order.order_placed = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
Which with my current example enters the following into the DB -
2018-05-01 12:08:49
But when I call order.order_placed I get datetime.date(2018, 5, 1)
Even if I call str(order.order_placed) I get '2018-05-01'
Can someone help me get the full date and time out of the database? Thanks!

A: It's possible that you're using DateField when in actuality you want to use DateTimeField.
Furthermore, you don't need to call strftime before storing the data. Peewee works nicely with Python datetime objects.

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Excuse us, Mr. Gonzales, but you made a grammatical error in your resignation letter to President George W. Bush. Instead of writing, "I believe that this is the right time for my family and I to begin a new chapter in our lives," you should have written me, as in my family and me, instead of I.
Would that grammatical errors were the only ones this man made! His whole tenure has been an error starting with the Florida "win" of Bush over Gore.


Clyde Douglas "Bulldog" Turner (March 10, 1919 – October 30, 1998) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears.
Turner, coming out of Hardin-Simmons University, was the Bears first round draft pick in the 1940 draft. But, at first at least, Turner didn't want to be on the Bears. It turned out that the Detroit Lions' owner paid him $200 to "get his teeth fixed" and turn down other teams proposals. The Detroit Lions were fined $5000 for tampering, and the Chicago Bears got a great two-way player.
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner was big for his day (6-2, 235); however, he was smart and very fast. A six time all-pro center, and a steady linebacker, Turner intercepted 4 passes in 5 NFL title games. In 1942, he led the league in interceptions (8). He said that he studied all 11 assignments for all plays, which came in handy when some players were ejected for fighting one game in '43. Teammate George Musso once said of Bulldog, "Who knows what kind of player he would have been if he ever got to rest during a game?"
Turner served as head coach for the 1962 season of the New York Titans (now the New York Jets) of the American Football League. Under his leadership, the team finished last in the Eastern Conference with a 5-9 record.
^ "Bulldog Turner". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.


Celebrations for Barbie's 50th birthday have been running rampant with the pink carpet being rolled out on her official birthday (Monday March 9th.) In honour of the big five O, French pastry chef Jean-Michel Raynaud, general manager and creative director of Sweet Art in Sdyney, created a larger than life Barbie chocolate mud cake in Sydney. And I do mean larger than life, this Barbie is 2.1 metres tall. Yum. Now the question is, who is going to do the honours of cutting the cake?