…psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. A type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access, it differs from a traditional "con" in that it is often one of many steps in a more complex fraud scheme.
The term "social engineering" as an act of psychological manipulation of a human, is also associated with the social sciences, but its usage has caught on among computer and information security professionals.
How we behave at our places of work, the kinds of decisions we make day-to-day, make a big impact on information security inside those organizations, positively and negatively. This is because, as employees, we often don't see ourselves as part of an organization's defenses against would-be criminals. So, it's easy for us to take actions that ignore organizational information security best interests.
This is why research shows every business, regardless of size or complexity, needs to be committed to improving its culture's awareness on a continuous basis, even if by only providing awareness training a couple times a year to keep these concepts top-of-mind for everyone.
This was a worthwhile discussion about some of the methods, tools, tactics, and strategies we use to help harden the human side of information security against those who would exploit our good-natured tendencies for malicious purposes.
Not an easy or always pleasant thing to have to do but an important one for building awareness training activities that elevate business cultures (and our culture at large) to be more resilient against these kinds of vulnerabilities.
Gratitude to Bryan Austin for moderating and my fellow panelists: Lewis De Payne, Joe Gray, Summer Lee, Laurie Varner, and Lucky 225.


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Halep let's just not be surprised at Indian Wells, Kvitova loses to 16-year-old top talent
Simona Halep has Sunday at the WTA-tournament in the U.s. Indian Wells (hard/8.648.508 dollar) placed for the eighth-finals. The Romanian world number 1 beat the American Caroline Dolehide in three sets, 1-6, 7-6 (7/3) 6-2.
Halep fell in the first set constantly behind the facts, but recovered afterwards, and was still qualifying. "My mental toughness and physical condition made the difference", responded Halep, the tournament in 2015 on her name wrote. In the eighth finals she finds the Chinese Wang Quiang (WTA 55), that the Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic (WTA 15) in 6-1 and 6-2 off and previously debunked Elise Mertens.
For Petra Kvitova (WTA 9) is Indian Wells. The Czech lost to the 16-year-old thuisspeelster Amanda Anisimova (WTA 149) in two sets: 6-2 and 6-4. "I can't believe I've won" said Anisimova. "Kvitova is by far the best opponent I ever did." In the next round they'll meet the Czech Karolina Pliskova (WTA 5), that the Chinese Zhang shoot fighting (WTA 33) afhield (7-5, 5-7 and 6-3).

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i WENT TO A MARVELLOUS PARTY
A performance and installation in collaboration with the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, kindly supported by Arts Council of England.
I invited the audience to a marvellous party, which brought to life the fascinating personal archive of Oliver Messel, one of the twentieth century's leading theatrical stars.
Part-installation, part-performance, the events (across 3 Bristol) were free and open for drop-ins throughout the day.
As master of ceremonies, I performed untold stories from Oliver's captivating world, animating the installation with timed performances inspired by a host of characters from Oliver's personal and professional life; from Bright Young Things, to Hollywood starlets and theatrical dames.
Visitors were encouraged to explore the installation, sharing my curiosity as I delved into the Archive, discovering handwritten letters, musings and conversations, bringing it all to life through interweaving audio and reproductions of original material.
Pull up a sun-lounger and enjoy your place in the sun. This all-inclusive holiday experience offers the complete package of wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony, around the glorious pool.
Tom Marshman went on a holiday and viewed it through the filter of the seven deadly sins. From lounging by the pool, to hedonistic nights out and all-you-can-eat buffets, in his quest for 'a place in the sun' he discovered a world riddled with prejudice and xenophobia. A Place in the Sun explores the pleasure and pain, the highs and lows of all-inclusive holidays.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BAMBI
Hazy nostalgia has brought me to think about Bambi. The iconic Disney film is responsible for twists and turns in my life and is a curious filter to look back...
We need to talk about Bambi has been supported with grants from Jerwood Charitable Foundation and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
The show toured extensively throughout 2015/16.
Everybody's Auditorium
A B-Side Commission for Portland, UK
Over the past year, artist I have been gathering ordinary and extra-ordinary stories of people of Portland. Working with The Royal Manor Theatre, I approached individuals as part of the 'Sponsor a Seat' Campaign, which led to some unique encounters. This intimate performance brings the local world into the theatre, where the neighbourhood is the plot, and inhabitants its characters. A fisherman, a historian, a head teacher, an environmental campaigner…this is their story.
CAMP (ON THE ESTATE)
In December 2013, the effervescent Scottee invited me to cozy up and gossip at the Regents Park Estate. I shifted the dirty laundry and found some hidden gems at Norwood Laundrette, gathering the thoughts of residents about the upcoming demolition of their community centre.
Photo Ben Pollock & Matt Mawford
Photos Clare Thornton
Over a year, myself and my facilitator Clare Thornton have met and created workshops and talking shops with older adult groups. The Invitation is the result of these meetings.
Within the show, I knit together some of the fascinating and rich stories from the memory banks of the participants. The show re-examines and remembers the abdication speech of the king, a childhood journey on the strawberry line, a debutante lying drunk on the floor of the Savoy, and explores the possibility of what can happen when parachutes are remade into blouses.
"It's here at the end that we see the starting point for each branch of the show, the objects themselves. The bits of wood, lumps of crystal, the postcards and clothes, the lovely detritus that has somehow clung to these smiling folks. And I go home, and I open up an old chocolate box on top of my vinyl collection. It's jam packed full of sugar cubes collected by my paternal Grandma, from all over Yorkshire and all over the world. After her funeral my Dad had clumped down the stairs, shown it to the gathered family, and said: "What the bloody hell are we going to do with these?" And I think: Tom would know."
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MOVE OVER DARLING
During Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History month in Feb 2010, I interviewed gay and lesbian adults of all ages in Bristol about their personal and social histories.
The work charts Bristol hangouts from the past including the Scarlett Coat, The Radnor Hotel and The Oasis. From the politically charged, such as marches and protests, to the mundanity of the all-female building, the show celebrates the full lives of Bristol's gays and lesbians through their stories. This show is being used as a model to make new shows in other cities across the UK. Move Over Darling was made with mentoring support from Peggy Shaw of Split Britches.
Download an audio clip of this project!
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"Tom sings his song with the heart breaking surrender of someone aware of how many people's visibility depend on it."
Saini Manninen
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IN COLLABORATION WITH ELAINE KORDYS
This is a silent film made in response to The Twelve Days of Christmas. We made this film by capturing collective action with ten residents of Fountain Court, a sheltered accommodation home for the elderly in Gateshead. The table top was the central focus point with activity performed on the table by the participants. The final film was projected in Saltwell Park Gateshead, as part of Enchanted Parks Festival 09.
"Tom's diversity has also made a significant contribution to audience development working on projects with older persons."
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Epileptic Seizures May Lead to Reduced Medication Entry to the Brain, Say Researchers
April 29, 2008 By MedNews Leave a Comment
Researchers have found that one of the body's own neurotransmitters released during epileptic seizures, glutamate, could lead to reduced medication entry into the brain. This may explain why approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy do not respond to anti-epileptic medications.
The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) using a rodent model of epilepsy.
"Our work identifies the mechanism by which seizures increase production of a drug transport protein in the blood brain barrier, known as P-glycoprotein, and suggests new therapeutic targets that could reduce resistance," said David Miller, Ph.D., a principal investigator in the NIEHS Laboratory of Pharmacology and co-author on the paper.
The blood-brain barrier (BBB), which resides in brain capillaries, is a limiting factor in treatment of many central nervous system disorders. It is altered in epilepsy so that it no longer permits free passage of administered antiepileptic drugs into the brain. Miller explained that P-glycoprotein forms a functional barrier in the BBB that protects the brain by limiting access of foreign chemicals.
"The problem is that the protein does not distinguish well between neurotoxicants and therapeutic drugs, so it can often be an obstacle to the treatment of a number of diseases, including brain cancer," Miller said. Increased levels of P-glycoprotein in the BBB has been suggested as one probable cause of drug resistance in epilepsy.
Using isolated brain capillaries from mice and rats and an animal model of epilepsy, the researchers found that glutamate, a neurotransmitter released when neurons fire during seizures, turns on a signaling pathway that activates cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), causing increased synthesis of P-glycoprotein in these experiments. Increased transporter expression was abolished in COX-2 knockout mice or by COX-2 inhibitors. It has yet to be shown in animals or patients that targeting COX-2 will reduce seizure frequency or increase the effectiveness of anti-epileptic drugs.
"These findings provide insight into one mechanism that underlies drug resistance in epilepsy and possibly other central nervous system disorders," said Bjoern Bauer, Ph.D., lead author on the publication. "Targeting blood-brain barrier signals that increase P-glycoprotein expression rather than the transporter itself suggests a promising way to improve the effectiveness of drugs that are used to treat epilepsy, though more research is needed before new therapies can be developed."
The study appears in the May, 2008 issue of Molecular Pharmacology.
Filed Under: General Health Tagged With: COX-2, epilepsy, glutamate, P-glycoprotein
Antiepileptic Drugs May Increase Suicidal Thoughts, Says FDA
January 31, 2008 By MedNews Leave a Comment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued new information to health care professionals to alert them about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (suicidality) in patients who take drugs called antiepileptics to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine headaches, and other conditions.
An FDA analysis of suicidality reports from placebo-controlled studies of 11 antiepileptic drugs shows that patients taking these drugs have about twice the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (0.43 percent), compared with patients receiving placebo (0.22 percent). This risk corresponds to an estimated 2.1 per 1,000 more patients in the drug treatment groups who experienced suicidality than in the placebo groups.
"We want health care professionals to have the most up to date drug safety information," said Russell Katz, M.D., director of the Division of Neurology Products in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "This is an example of FDA working with drug manufacturers throughout products' lifecycles to keep health care professionals informed of new safety data."
Patients who are currently taking antiepileptic medicines should not make any changes without first talking to their health care provider. Health care providers should notify patients, their families, and caregivers of the potential for an increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts or behaviors so that patients may be closely observed for notable changes in behavior.
Following a preliminary analysis of data from several antiepileptic drugs that suggested an increased risk of suicidality, in March 2005 FDA requested this type of data from manufacturers of marketed antiepileptic drugs for which there were adequately designed controlled clinical trials. FDA received and reviewed data from 199 placebo-controlled studies of 11 drugs.
The analysis included 27,863 patients in drug treatment groups and 16,029 patients in placebo groups. There were four suicides among patients in the drug treatment groups and none among patients in placebo groups. There were 105 reports of suicidal thoughts or behaviors in the drug-treated patients and 35 reports in placebo-treated patients.
The higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors was observed at one week after starting a drug and continued to at least 24 weeks. The results were generally consistent among all the different drug products studied and were seen in all demographic subgroups. There was no clear pattern of risk across age groups.
Antiepileptic drugs in the analyses included the following:
Carbamazepine (marketed as Carbatrol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR)
Felbamate (marketed as Felbatol)
Gabapentin (marketed as Neurontin)
Lamotrigine (marketed as Lamictal)
Levetiracetam (marketed as Keppra)
Oxcarbazepine (marketed as Trileptal)
Pregabalin (marketed as Lyrica)
Tiagabine (marketed as Gabitril)
Topiramate (marketed as Topamax)
Valproate (marketed as Depakote, Depakote ER, Depakene, Depacon)
Zonisamide (marketed as Zonegran)
Some of these drugs are also available in generic form.
Although only the drugs listed above were part of the analysis, the FDA expects that all medications in the antiepileptic class share the increased risk of suicidality.
FDA will be working with manufacturers of marketed antiepileptic drugs to include this new information in the labeling for these products. The agency anticipates that labeling changes will be applied broadly to the entire class of drugs. FDA is also planning to discuss these data at an upcoming advisory committee meeting.
Source: FDA, January 31, 2008
Filed Under: FDA News & Alerts Tagged With: epilepsy, mental health, suicide
Epilepsy Drug Topamax Helps Alcoholism Treatment
October 11, 2007 By MedNews 1 Comment
A drug called Topamax (topiramate) has been found to help alcoholics quit drinking excessively, according to a University of Virginia study. The drug is not FDA approved for treatment of alcoholism, but has been prescribed off-label by doctors to treat the condition.
Topiramate (brand name Topamax) is an anticonvulsant drug produced by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, a division of Johnson & Johnson. The drug is FDA-approved for treatment of epilepsy and for the prevention of migraines.
To test the drug's efficacy in treating alcoholism, researchers conducted a 14-week study of 317 alcoholics. Half of the participants were given a placebo and the other half were given Topamax.
The study found that participants on Topamax reduced their alcohol intake from 11 drinks per day on average, to just 3.5 drinks per day. Furthermore, while only abstaining from drinking 3 days per month at the start of the study, by the end of the study they were abstaining from drinking about 15 days per month.
The placebo group also drank less during the study. However, by the end of the study, they abstained from drinking 10 days per month and consumed six drinks per day on average.
The most common side effects of Topamax include a change in taste (carbonated beverages, especially diet sodas and beer, taste particularly bad) and feelings of pins and needles in the head and extremities. Less common side effects include cognitive deficiency (particularly word-finding difficulty); grogginess; lethargy; renal stones, impairment of fine motor skills; vision abnormality and transient or permanent vision loss; weight loss; breast pain; abdominal pain; intense sweating; menstrual disorder; taste changes; pharyngitis; sinusitis; diplopia; rash; leukopenia; fatigue; dizziness; insomnia; anxiety; depression; paresthesia; diarrhea; nausea; dyspepsia; constipation; dry-mouth; dysmenorrhea.
New Scientist October 10, 2007
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He s still walking He s still stalking Amy s ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, keeps losing his head for real So Amy begs her family for a new dummy That s when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop Slappy s kind of ugly, but at least his head stays on And besides, Amy s having fun practicing her new routine It s like this dummy knows what she s thinking Like he cHe s still walking He s still stalking Amy s ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, keeps losing his head for real So Amy begs her family for a new dummy That s when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop Slappy s kind of ugly, but at least his head stays on And besides, Amy s having fun practicing her new routine It s like this dummy knows what she s thinking Like he can move on his own And it s great until Slappy starts a routine of his own A nasty, horrible routine And Amy can t control him.
My son loved it! Such a good ending too!
I love Goosebumps :) And honestly, it was my favorite book to read in spanish so far!
This one was my favorite Goosbumps book!!! The Dummy's BOTH come TO LIFE, its really cool :DI enjoyed it :)Sloppy New Year!
This book was way better than the first one. The idea of a living dummy will always be creepy to me thanks to R.L. Stine.
¡Viva Slappy, Chucky y todos los muñecos que se mueven solos y dan mal rollo!
This is a quote from the dummy, "You are now my slave. I will rule you. And if you don't, I will" Now you're thinking it's like, 'I'll torture you.' noooooo. It's "I'll color your sisters room and throw paint on some of her art." What a threat! a little dummy a quarter of a persons size will get her grounded. Too bad she realizes AFTER he did everything that she could just wrestle him! The first one was good, though.
Someone picked this up in a used bookstore. I rather like the format of Stine's books, but the kids were never wild about them. Of course, I'm still haunted by Magic. Nicely creepy, without being too creepy. I totally understand why some kids love them. I would have when I was younger.
Another good book. Part one only introduced Slappy. This one, he was center stage. I really like these books. Maybe I'm too old for them but honestly, I haven't read anything five star quality in a long time, and I'll take a good read where I can get it. R.L. Stine has this game figured out!
I have finished this book today and think it's a very scary thing that can happen. Splappy is evil and always causes trouble to the eldest daughter Amy. Slappy makes her whole family think that she's crazy seeing the dummy walk on its own, but is she the only one who saw the dummy walk on its own?
It was very scary but I enjoyed it as it kept me on the edge of my seat!


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Point Bonita Lighthouse is located in the Marin Headlands at the entrance to the San Francisco Bay. This work consists of time-lapse photographs of the ocean taken from the Bay Area and projected upon daily notes that were recorded in a journal by keepers of the Point Bonita Lighthouse from 1879 to 1926. A copy of the journal was made available by the National Park Service Archives.


Wines and Indian consumer behavior.
India is an important emerging market for wines. India's immense and evolving consumer population presents a sizable number of opportunities. Although traditionally and even today, whiskey and rum continue to dominate alcohol consumption with the consumer in India. However, the increasing availability of locally produced coupled with the availability of imported wines over the last decade has improved significant consumer interest in wine.
The rapid urbanization, changing lifestyles, rising disposable incomes plus the world's largest youth population has further contributed to wine's popularity in India. Particularly among the upper-middle-class urban consumers.
Findings on India Wine Insider 2017 reveal what do consumer know about their wine. Consumer Insights from the study uncover the consumer realities and help identify future opportunities for growth.
Wine is increasingly becoming a 'mainstream drink'. Which is being consumed across a wide range of occasions. Both at home and at restaurants/bars. Consumers are showing a strong preference for drinking wine at home with family members. Which reflects that wine is gaining cultural acceptance within Indian households. In restaurants, wine is being mostly consumed during large gatherings, casual or fine-dining meals.
The important consumer insight spotted is – more than 50% of the consumer order wines exclusively by the glass. Suggesting to the price-sensitivity of Indian consumers as well as the need to drink in moderation.
Since Indians are still price sensitive, emerges a marketing insight i.e. everyone in the retail segment try to find a fair price. Keeping a balanced representation of both domestic and international wines on the wine lists.
More expensive wines are poured at business meetings, social parties and for gifting to set a favorable impression. This is making wine important in the social context.
Women represent an increasingly important market segment for the wine industry. Indian women view wine as a classy, empowering, healthy beverage. Today there are fewer cultural inhibitions when drinking wine in the presence of their family members or the society at large is concerned.
Women purchase wine as often as men across all occasions with a propensity to spend marginally more than men on a bottle of wine.
Contrary to popular trade belief that the younger segment does not know how to appreciate wine. The study reveals that 25-34-year-old's purchase wine as often as the older consumers. They show a strong preference for international wines over domestic wines. They drink wines to appear classy, sophisticated and intelligent.
Great Insights! Wine drinking in India has been mostly "for others" than the person drinking it.
Be it a professional/societal sophistication(people who don't want to be termed as a "whisky/hard alcohol drinker") or a way to stand out from the the crowd, wine drinking still goes down the throat of a selected few. The points of considerations like price point, "no-kick", taste, "non-carbonized" & even availability will remain strong deterrents to it for a long time..
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There are four basic types of integral equations. There are many other integral equations, but if you are familiar with these four, you have a good overview of the classical theory.
All four involve the unknown function φ(x) in an integral with a kernel K(x, y) and all have an input function f(x). In all four the integration ranges from some fixed lower limit. In the Volterra equations, the upper limit of integration is the variable x, while in the Fredholm equations, the upper limit of integration is a fixed constant.
The so-called equations of the first kind only involve the unknown function φ inside the integral. The equations of the second kind also involve φ outside the integral.
In general, the theory of Volterra equations is easier than that of Fredholm equations. And while equations of the first kind look simpler at first, it's common to reduce equations of the first kind to equations of the second kind and concentrate on the later.
There are many variations on this theme. The x in Volterra equations could be a vector. The integral could be, for example, a double or triple integral. In Fredholm equations, the integration may be over fixed general region. Maybe you're integrating over a watermelon, as the late William Guy would say. You could have nonlinear versions of these equations where instead of multiplying K(x, y) times φ(y) you have a kernel K(x, y, φ(y)) that is some nonlinear function of φ.
You may see references to Volterra or Fredholm equations of the third kind. These are an extension of the second kind, where a function A(x) multiples the φ outside the integral. Equations of the second kind are the most important since the first and third kinds can often be reduced to the second kind.
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Survey article covering application areas for these four?
Theoretical survey article covering open questions for these?
I may write more about this in the future.
Excellent post. Could you please tell us about their application in physical sciences, if any? Thanks.
No, I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him.
this seems integral equation in two variables.
volterra second type with respect to to t and Fredhom second type with respect to x.


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Transforming unconscious biases into an inclusive culture:
Incorporate Conscious Leadership Practices that will promote high-trust, high-performance, and high-happiness among a diverse workforce.
… your diverse employees feel they are active contributors to the success of the business? What if they experience meaning at work? What if your organization had a foundation of high-trust, high-performance, where high-happiness is realized?
How would your culture be impacted?
What practices would a leader need to implement to attract, engage, and retain such talent? And how would the entire business be affected? A hint, incorporating diverse perspectives in business executions increases creativity, innovation, productivity, and profitability. But you know that. Research has been spouting such claims for years. So why has your leadership team not embraced diversity? Or perhaps with #BlackLivesMatter and #Metoo movements' escalation, organizations acknowledge they can no longer put their head in the sand.
So where to from identifying unconscious biases?
Hiring diverse employees is an organizational mandate and executed by HR. But once hire diverse employees, then what? How do you, the leadership team, and every employee, promote an inclusive culture?
Well, being hired is one thing. Feeling a sense of belonging and value is an entirely different matter.
Suzanne F. Stevens has traveled to over 60 countries, lived in various cultures for over 7 years, been an entrepreneur for more than two decades, and has interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs and leaders from 25 countries. Suzanne shares how to transform unconscious biases (Unconscious biases typically exist towards gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability (both physical and mental), and weight.) into creating an inclusive culture in a dynamic, thought-provoking, and engaging manner.
Through the lens of conscious leadership, strategies emerge to bake into your organization's DNA to create an inclusive culture. Employees are empowered to be bias busters, creating a culture where everyone feels their contributions count.
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In today's Sun: re-regulate, now
In the coming weeks and months, as Canada attempts to comprehend the cataclysm that struck Lac-Megantic on the weekend, government and citizens will attempt to determine the cause – and assign blame.
So far, there have been suggestions that the runaway train that leveled downtown Lac-Megantic may have been caused by human error, or sabotage, or a mysterious fire. We have also heard, correctly, that transporting combustible materials at high speeds through populated areas is a probably a very bad idea, and that pipelines are less hazardous.
Given the immensity of the destruction in Lac-Megantic, however – and given the possibility that as many as four dozen people may have been killed when crude oil on board detonated – it is too soon to start guessing about what did, and what didn't, cause the catastrophe. A sad procession of probes, inquests and commissions of inquiry will determine who, and what, is culpable. Rushing to judgment serves no one in Lac-Megantic.
But of the many railway disasters that have taken place in this country in recent years, we need not be so patient. In those thousands of documented cases, from coast to coast, one thing emerges – again and again – as a cause. It is cited a reason for hundreds of deaths, injuries and accidents, no matter who is in power, and no matter where the railway disasters take place.
Deregulation.
Over the past two decades or so, government has systematically withdrawn from overseeing what happens on our 50,000 kilometres of rail tracks in Canada. The result has been death for citizens and railway workers, damage to the environment, and billions in lost property.
A definitive history of Canada's rail safety regime, written by a brilliant lawyer named Wayne Benedict, concluded as much. "[Canada has a] need for effective regulation of railway safety to safeguard the interests of the public and society, the environment, railways and their personnel," Benedict wrote the U.S.-based Transportation Law Journal in 2007.
"The deregulation of Canada's railway safety regulatory regime…making the railway responsible for the management of its own safety…has not, and is not, adequately protecting the Canadian public."
To prepare his study, Benedict examined hundreds of rail accidents over many years. In particular, he looked at the major rail catastrophes that preceded Lac-Megantic: the November 1979 Mississauga derailment, which led to the evacuation of a quarter of a million citizens from their homes; the February 1986 Hinton, Alberta collision, which saw 26 people killed, and nearly a hundred seriously injured; and the August 1996 Edson, Alberta crash that killed the crew, and caused millions in damage.
In each of these cases – and in hundreds of others he examined – Benedict grimly analyzed the official response to the rail tragedies. After Mississauga, the Grange Commission urged that government needed to start inspecting again, and not just leave it "entirely to the railways." After Hinton, the Foisy Commission declared that the "regulatory environment within which the railway system operates…is inadequate."
Concluded Benedict, now practicing law in Calgary: "Trains are fast, powerful, often carry explosive or deadly poisonous dangerous goods, mere metres from our homes and our children's schools…Parliament must move to restore rail safety regulatory enforcement power. It is time for government to take back the safety obligations that have been granted to the railway industry."
Oh, and before he became a respected lawyer?
Wayne Benedict was certified locomotive engineer.
Ed Frink says:
Nobody learns from history, even those who study it, because they're just words on printed paper after everybody who lived through it is dead. In the end, there is no substitute for experience.
They got rid of Glass-Steagall in the 1990s thinking that they were better and smarter than those people back in the 1920s who caused the Great Depression. How much of the repeal of Glass-Steagall caused the 2007 crash–well, the experts can comment on that. Even Newt Gingrich said that the repeal in hindsight was a mistake and it should be brought back.
After nothing bad happens after a while, it is natural for everyone involved to feel a bit more confident and then lower their standards and not feel as vigilant.
Regulations do increase the cost of doing business, there's no way to get around that fact.
There will be a lot of finger pointing from all sides (conservative economic philosophy will certainly take a hit), and of course, they'll re-regulate. But in a few decades, they will de-regulate after nothing bad has happened.
Una says:
Thanks for that article. An important perspective.
Stan Schmenge says:
"I Like Trains"-Fred Eaglesmith
So how many people are worth the risk this year, Roland? What price is set on us per car loaded with explosives? is there a formula? How many commoners per rich guy profit margin?
Ottawa Civil Servant says:
How about they determine the cause of the accident, before stating the cure? Hmmm?
This time it wasn`t Trudeau going off too soon, like he did after the Boston bombings. This time it was Mulcair saying something about the need for more regulation, while the rail cars were still flaming in the background.
po'd says:
According to reports
Train had one crew member who had worked 12 hrs, then left train unattended.
Train carrying dangerous commodities was left on mainline with one Locomotive running.
Trains air brakes were not applied.
Brakes on one locomotive plus possibly a few hand brakes were supposed to keep train from moving.
Train was uphill from town.
Railway uses old locomotives (you can find a list on the net)
Half of company's locomotives equipped with remote control system (Bangor Daily News)
No derailer was used.
Hochelagonian tea sippin' luddite says:
Seems that most of the derailments cited above (1979, 1986, 1996) happened before the current federal gang could swing a pen or cut a regulation.
Which earlier (Pre-2007*) government's de-regulations might somehow be seen as causal / responsible for the incidents cited above?
From the article: "… A definitive history of Canada's rail safety regime, written by a brilliant lawyer named Wayne Benedict, concluded as much. "[Canada has a] need for effective regulation of railway safety to safeguard the interests of the public and society, the environment, railways and their personnel," Benedict wrote in the U.S.-based TRANSPORTATION LAW JOURNAL – 2007*. emphasis mine.
About trains, derailments and the like . . . In "online only" correspondence Re: 'They Won't Find Anyone,' – July 8, Hugh Phillips of Boucherville, Que. pens a challenging yet chilling note, with a sadly sobering conclusion.
For details – see today's Letters to the Editor, National Post.
For some weird reason I wonder what it is about people and their blind faith in regulations. A friend of mine is a safety officer for a large firm. In order to cut down on at work injuries they came up with a 'double coverage' policy. In other words if you were going to be cutting with a power saw you had to wear goggles and a full face shield. Failure to do so meant immediate termination. The policy was widely discussed and everyone signed a paper saying they were familiar with the new regulations. The very next day my friend found an employee cutting on a table saw. His goggles and face shield were sitting beside him not on his face. The employee was fired. At a camp in Northern BC there is a Zero tolerance for the consumption of alcohol and drugs. One of the long term employees who had been there for over a year showed up at the gate having more than one beer under his belt. He was fired. Tragic as this train wreck was I don't believe more regulation would have prevented it. People are people and people do stupid things. Although regulation is generally a good thing it can not and will not keep people from making foolish decisions or acting in an uninformed manner. Did someone knowingly ignore company policy and government regulation and not set the brakes properly? Did someone unknowingly tamper with a system he was not familiar with in order to carry out his emergency plan? From what I have read it sounds like the train's crew didn't set enough hand brakes and let the idling engine keep the brakes on. The fireman unknowingly turned the brakes off when he shut off the fuel to the running engine because the engine was on fire. Did the crew and the fire department leave too soon assuming that the replacement crew was going to be there in a minute. In every instance there may already be a regulation in place but the people on the scene decided not to follow the rules. Using an old math analogy: If you have a million rules and regulations and zero compliance you have no rules. Making it a million and one rules won't change a thing if there is zero compliance.
davidray says:
from the better late than never dep't. my take on the tragedy. may the good citizens of Lac-Megantic hear our prayers in the weeks and years to come.
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Also my sister Alie joined twitter this week - she's an aspiring florist and is currently launching a blog to run alongside her studies - she loves delphiniums, kittens and men with moustaches! I obviously made sure she had one of my patterns for her background - to see it properly and follow her click here.
Today I found this old picture of my Grandma, Grandpa and my mum when she was a baby, they look so happy - I can't wait for me and Ian and our baby to have photos taken like this, I just hope we can look half as glamourous after all that sleep deprevation!


Being a Texas girl, I grow up on a form, So I have been around a pig are two.
But for some reason I have never really been that crazy for pigs, I'm not sure why.
But after I meet my first micro pig that all changed I mean just look at these guys tell me your not in love.
Peppa Pig Jumping in w muddy puddle.


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The New Charlie's Angels Trailer Is Here, Thank God
21 Incredibly Addictive Series to Stream on Netflix on a Rainy Day
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Melissa McCarthy Is Reportedly Playing Ursula in Disney's Live-Action Little Mermaid
Everything We Know About The Prom, the Netflix Musical Starring Ariana Grande and Meryl Streep
These 4 Songs Are Your Absolute Must-Listens of the Week
What better way to kick off Friday (and the weekend!) than with our favorite new songs of the week? If the S Club 7 playlist wasn't enough, we've got new singles and new sounds to old favorites to add to your must-listen lineup, and I promise—none are to be skipped over. Happy listening! Iggy Azalea, "Beg for It" With love Iggy by herself ("Work") or paired up with another awesome lady artist ("Fancy", "Black Widow")—and her latest single, "Beg for It," is an excellent example of the latter. She introduces us to Danish singer MO and delivers what is sure to be your going-out anthem of the weekend (and the fall!). Bette Midler, "Waterfalls" This cover is certain to be very polarizing: You're either going to be Team TLC or Team Bette when it comes to their renditions of "Waterfalls." Midler's cabaret-esque version is the first single from her girl-group tribute album, It's the Girls!, due out November 4. Sia, "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" If Midler took a retro spin to a modern favorite, Sia's taking the opposite approach with her remake of the Annie classic for the upcoming film version starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx.
What better way to kick off Friday (and the weekend!) than with our favorite new songs of the week? If the S Club 7 playlist wasn't enough, we've got new singles and new sounds to old favorites to add to your must-listen lineup, and I promise—none are to be skipped over. Happy listening!
Iggy Azalea, "Beg for It"__
With love Iggy by herself ("Work") or paired up with another awesome lady artist ("Fancy", "Black Widow")—and her latest single, "Beg for It," is an excellent example of the latter. She introduces us to Danish singer MO and delivers what is sure to be your going-out anthem of the weekend (and the fall!).
Bette Midler, "Waterfalls"
This cover is certain to be very polarizing: You're either going to be Team TLC or Team Bette when it comes to their renditions of "Waterfalls." Midler's cabaret-esque version is the first single from her girl-group tribute album, It's the Girls!, due out November 4.
Sia, "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile"
If Midler took a retro spin to a modern favorite, Sia's taking the opposite approach with her remake of the Annie classic for the upcoming film version starring Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx. Her upbeat pop version of the song is perfect for any day you need a little pick-me-up (like...today).
Jessica Lange, "Gods and Monsters"
Let's be real: The only scenes I can watch without closing my eyes (either partially or fully) during American Horror Story: Freak Show are the musical numbers. And Elsa Mars' (Jessica Lange) cover of Lana Del Ray's "Gods and Monsters" was worth my full attention—Lange's rendition was hauntingly perfect (even if it did summon the ghost of Edward Mordrake).
__Not gonna lie, I've had Lange's "Gods and Monsters" on repeat since Wednesday night. Which song is your favorite?
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Q: Stream from WebClient into Flux. Blocking timeout throws exception I am calling a streaming API with a WebClient in a Spring Boot application.
I'd like to retrieve elements until I either received 10 elements, or 10 seconds have elapsed. I'd like the request to be blocking until either happens first.
        WebClient client = WebClient.builder().baseUrl(URL).build();

        List<Item> items = client
                .get()
                .retrieve()
                .bodyToFlux(Item.class)
                .limitRequest(10)
                .collectList()
                .block(Duration.ofSeconds(10));

If 10 items are retrieved before the timeout, the call nicely returns and I have a populated list of 10 items.
However, if the timeout passes first the following exception is thrown, and no items are returned.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Timeout on blocking read for 10000 MILLISECONDS

How can I read a stream up to x seconds and then return the retrieved items using the WebClient?

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I'd like to retrieve elements until I either received 10 elements, or 10 seconds have elapsed.

Sounds like bufferTimeout() is exactly what you're after.

Collect incoming values into multiple List buffers that will be emitted by the returned Flux each time the buffer reaches a maximum size OR the maxTime Duration elapses.

You just want one of these buffers. In a reactive context you'd then just call next() on the resulting flux - since you just want to block, you can just call blockFirst().
Something like:
List<Item> items = client
        .get()
        .retrieve()
        .bodyToFlux(Item.class)
        .bufferTimeout(10, Duration.ofSeconds(10)) //first parameter is max number of elements, second is timeout
        .blockFirst();


Aero Research is back with a new series in their growing line-up of great offerings. This new photo CD features a random sampling of international military aircraft photos that were taken anywhere between the mid 1960s to present. None of these photos are from the government photo archives, these are all compiled from the same excellent range of professional (or very skilled) aviation photographers.
Most importantly, all of these photos are of aircraft still in service, no derelicts, boneyard storage, or museum pieces. According to the publisher, this is the first time that most of these images have ever been published.


Our sales service is all about achieving a premium result for our vendors in the most efficient timeframe and with the least stress.
From the beginning we advise you on what's best for the property and you. This means finding out your objectives and advising on how to best prepare, present and market your property. Whether it suits an auction program or if best sold by private treaty.
Successful selling is a partnership between the seller and agent. The presentation and sales process must work together for the property to best impress and excite a buyer.
We pride ourselves on offering our clients a detailed report stating what preparation if any needs to be carried out, our opinion of true market value based on fact (not hype or spin) and a strategy for achieving a premium sales price.
This may all sound straightforward however all properties are different and a proper assessment of a property including bringing in specialist tradespeople and professionals to advise on any extraordinary issues is essential.
Our advice is unbiased and practical, designed for efficiency and maximising the amount you walk away with, rather than spending time and money needlessly.
Should you then decide to use our services, we pride ourselves on our level of good old-fashioned service which puts you first and we communicate in a straightforward and easy to understand manner.
This is why over 90% of our business has come from word of mouth and repeat business from past clients. We sell properties all over the Sydney metropolitan area and the results of our selling methodology speak for themselves.


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        {
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The noun Hoover spelled with a capital letter is the proprietary name of a type of vacuum cleaner made by the Hoover company and patented in 1927. When spelled with a lower-case 'h' the noun is used to apply generally to any vacuum cleaner. The noun was quickly verbed: the first written citation for the verb Hoover dates from 1939, with lower case uses following soon afterwards. The phrasal verb to hoover up, meaning to devour or consume completely, dates from 1970.
The brand names of familiar objects sometimes become so closely associated with the objects themselves that they start to be used to refer to any object of that type. Sometimes the name of the object then becomes a verb, initially used to refer to the activity done using it. In a further step, the verb can acquire figurative meanings as well. This is the case of Hoover, an example of a brand name that became an eponym with meanings that go beyond the function of the original product.


Compliance car strategies are not sustainable.
2016 Focus Electric is a perfect example of a compliance car. Image source: Ford.
When it comes to alternative fuel vehicles, many traditional automakers really don't want to play ball. Instead, regulators must drag them kicking and screaming, forcing their hand with different types of emissions regulations or requirements to produce a certain volume of alternative fuel vehicles. Most recently, California amended its ZEV mandates to require that 15.4% of an automaker's fleet must be ZEV by 2025 (12 states have similar mandates).
The tension between auto OEMs and regulators has persisted for decades for this very reason. Emissions cheating scandals have been around forever; Volkswagen's Dieselgate is just the latest and greatest.
You can tell that an automaker doesn't have its heart in the alternative fuel game when its strategy revolves primarily around compliance cars: vehicles designed only to meet tightening regulations and nothing more. These vehicles are only sold in the states where the company is required. Some are even explicitly production limited.
Ford (NYSE:F) is still playing the compliance car game for now, only selling the Focus Electric in limited markets currently. Ford did recently commit $4.5 billion to EV development over the next five years, so there's light at the end of the tunnel. General Motors (NYSE:GM) is very much getting out of the compliance car mind-set; its original EV1 was the quintessential compliance car but the forthcoming Bolt is truly positioned as a mass-market vehicle, including availability. Fiat Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) is unapologetic, directly saying it only wants to sell the minimum.
Chevy Bolt is definitely not just another compliance car. Image source: GM.
By virtue of the distribution model, automakers that only make compliance cars send a clear message that they only want to sell the absolute minimum volume required to comply with the regulations, perhaps supplemented by buying ZEV credits from other manufacturers. Customers that have genuine interest in these vehicles but live in different markets are fresh out of luck. This leads to a bogglingly ironic situation where an automaker is making an alternative fuel vehicle that consumers might demand but the automaker won't sell it to them.
This historical unwillingness to take alternative fuel vehicle development truly serious is precisely what's given Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) an opening. Tesla has long sold its excess ZEV credits to peer OEMs. While Tesla develops compelling EVs (at high prices), most compliance cars fail to excite the average consumer due to low range and acceleration, even if the price is right.
Imagine for a moment that you're a large automaker being forced to make alternative fuel vehicles, but you really don't want to. You minimize the costs of development and production, which would include using an existing vehicle platform instead of building a new one.
Your goal is based primarily on alternative fuel vehicle unit volumes since that's how the regulations are written, so you try to price the vehicles as affordably as possible with the hopes of spurring unit sales instead of revenue growth. But since development and production costs are still quite high, you're still going to lose money after everything is said and done. So the goal is to meet the mandates while attempting to minimize operating losses associated with the cars. It's adhering to the letter of the law, while running over the spirit of the law with an Escalade.
However, there's another great irony associated with the strategy of only selling the bare minimum number of compliance cars.
For an industry that's so highly attuned to operating leverage and volume requirements (companies closely monitor and estimate breakeven levels based on unit volumes), this should all be painfully obvious.
Thanks to operating leverage, companies generally see margins expand as revenue increases, since it spreads the fixed costs over a wider unit base even as variable costs scale with volume. The net result is declining total average cost. Average costs are high at low volumes, so the key is to grow unit volumes in order to achieve these per-unit cost reductions. In the context of the auto industry and its infamously high fixed costs, operating leverage is incredibly important.
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne noted last year that the electric Fiat 500e was losing $14,000 per unit, which is why he begged consumers not to buy it. The irony is that by minimizing unit volumes, Marchionne is maximizing the average loss per unit. To be clear, increasing volumes here does lead to greater short-term operating losses in absolute terms, but the long-term focus should be on average unit costs because that's more important to the product's overall viability over time.
With that type of strategy in the context of developing any new technology, it becomes incredibly difficult to ever recoup the R&D investments. This is one reason why Tesla investors are so patient: They realize how expensive it is and how long it will take to become profitable.


Hello, I've been using Evernote for a few years, and was looking for someway to transfer my thousands of Kindle highlights to it. Github had a few solutions, but they were all several years old and didn't really make good use of the API. I wrote my own Kindle2Evernote Python script. I'm not sure what else to do with it, and would be interested if any developers have any futher ideas for me. I'm not super interested in providing for the everyman with some kind of GUI, but for people with basic programming experience should be able to make use of it. In brief, a user gets a development token from Evernote, and downloads their highlights page from kindle.amazon.com, and directs the script to it. The script parses the HTML, and sends the API one note for every highlight, containing the name of the book, the author, the highlight, a Kindle link to the passage, and various IDs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
"code" button to store programming notes?
Is there a way to add code such as $>this code block right here it would be super useful since I store my programming notes in here. I don't want to change the font size and indent everytime. If this isn't available please add this on. I know many others would benefit. Also, if you guys could team up with Beaker Notebook since they have the coding version of this. If you could collaborate with them it would be HUGE!


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6 highly anticipated games missing from New Game+ Expo 2020
Sorry Atlus fans, Persona 5 Scramble and more are still MIA.
The New Game+ Expo took place on June 23, revealing new games from several Japanese studios. While titles like Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 and the western releases of Trails of Cold Steel 4 and Ys 9: Monstrum Nox impressed, there were many announced Japanese games that were notably missing from the presentations.
Here are the 6 biggest games from the show's participants that were MIA from New Game+ Expo.
6. Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon
The upcoming western release of cross-gen Yakuza RPG title was teased during Microsoft's Xbox Series X reveal presentation, and with Atlus' participation, we were hoping that we'd get a deeper dive into this wacky RPG. Unfortunately, all Atlus had to show was 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and the Nintendo Switch port of Catherine: Full Body (keep this in mind), so we did not learn anything more about Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon during NGPX.
5. Project Re: Fantasy
Project Re: Fantasy is another game from Atlus that was first teased three years ago. It's from a new team called Studio Zero and is supposed to be an ambitious JRPG with a unique and original world that stands out from Atlus' other titles. Unfortunately, we haven't heard much about the game since 2018, and even though Atlus promised to share more about it in 2020, it was missing from New Game+ Expo. Hopefully, we get another look at this game soon because the silence around it is worrying.
4. A new Metal Slug
SNK is starting to make a comeback with The King of Fighters XIV and Samurai Shodown, and in early June the Japanese developer revealed that it was working on two brand new Metal Slug games: one for mobile and one for home consoles. Sadly, these exciting retro revivals were absent from the show. At least we got that cool crossover between Ubisoft's For Honor and Samurai Shodown.
3. Shin Megami Tensei V
The dearth of information about Shin Megami Tensei V has been even longer than Project Re: Fantasy. The latest entry in the classic JRPG series that spawned Persona was first unveiled alongside the Nintendo Switch in January 2017. Outside of one trailer and sporadic developer comments, we haven't heard about Shin Megami Tensei V much since that reveal. New Game+ Expo seemed like a great time to bring this game back into the limelight, but that didn't turn out to be the case.
2. Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Deadly Premonition is a kooky cult classic survival horror game, and it's actually getting a sequel for Nintendo Switch. While it's coming out for Nintendo on July 10, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise has never got a gameplay deep dive during a major showcase. While New Game+ Expo would've been a good fit for that, publisher Aksys games chose to focus on new titles like Collar X Malice-Unlimited- and Café Enchanté instead.
1. Persona 5 Scramble
The biggest game that was nowhere to be seen during New Game+ Expo was Persona 5 Scramble. This spin-off and pseudo-sequel to Persona 5 came out in Japan back in February, but we still have no confirmation of a western release despite Persona 5's success in North America. Persona 5 Scramble seemed like it would be a great opener or closer for the showcase, but since Atlus didn't show that much today, we'll have to wait a bit longer to learn whether this game is coming to North America or not.


We are excited to announce that we'll be hosting our annual User Conference in Niagara Falls.
Whether you're a decision maker, front-line employee, back-room employee, agent, branch supervisor, market analyst, trainer, IT expert, etc., if you use the AXIS software directly or support AXIS software users, this conference is for you.
This year's theme is "AXIS Positioning for the Future." Join us in discussing expanding member outreach opportunities and hear how AXIS will become more available in the cloud .
As per the format last year, the Travel, Membership, System Administration and Road Service Working Group members will meet the afternoon before the conference (May 6th) to participate in pre-conference planning meetings and roadmap discussions. New this year will be a Business Intelligence session (9:00 am – 10:30 am) and Insurance session (10:45 am – 12:15 pm), both on May 6th.
The conference kicks off with a Welcome Dinner on Monday, May 6th at 6:00 pm.
On May 7th, the General Session runs from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. After lunch, we will offer three concurrent streams: Membership/MRM, Travel and Road Service. Join us for a casual and fun evening at 5:15 pm.
Please plan on sticking around for the morning of May 8th for our Kiosks. Not only will you get to speak one-on-one with our Product Managers, you can also speak to our sponsors from Rocket Software and Shift4. At 10:30 am, three grand prizes will be awarded, however, you must be present to win.
Please refer to the agenda for more details.
Keep in mind: Your registration price includes all learning sessions along with meals and refreshments for each day.
We have a secured a special room rate of $149 per night at the Marriott on the Falls, the venue for our User Conference.
This rate is available three days pre/post conference.
Complimentary internet is included in the room rate.
Discounted self-parking rates of $19.00 per night plus applicable taxes for those staying overnight.
Complimentary internet is included in the room rate, as well as a full buffet breakfast. Parking is available at $30.00 per day plus applicable taxes. Please note that should you require to cancel your reservation, you must provide the hotel with 72 hours notice in order to avoid being charged one night's room rate plus applicable taxes. Use the Special Rate Code "CSI" in the Group Code Section.
The cut-off date to make your hotel reservation is April 1st, 2019. Meeting attendees will be responsible for paying room charges and incidentals directly.
To receive a cancellation refund (less a $50.00 administration fee), cancellations must be made in writing to Trish Eleftheriadis before April 12th, 2019. Cancellations received after that date are non-refundable. You are welcome to send a substitute attendee at no charge if you forward us written notification no later than three days prior to the conference.
Registration is now closed. Please contact Trish Eleftheriadis for any questions or comments.


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Callie Rose Hanau
Documentary Short
Live at the Queens Theatre
SUPER follows one of New York's unsung heroes as he struggles to maintain an aging apartment building in a changing city. In this moving portrait, Jeffrey must reckon with the reality that some heroes have been forgotten.
Callie Rose Hanau – Director
I set out to make my first film in the spring of 2019, and asked my friend and neighbor if I could follow him for a "day in the life" of a building superintendent. What followed was the discovery that a day in Jeffrey's life was full of so much more than I ever expected. Gentrification, poverty, and the power of memory emerged as the major themes of his story, and continue to serve as a broader allegory for the lives of many New Yorkers today.
Jeffrey and I have been neighbors for nearly five years, and struck up an easy friendship because my 100 lb dog, OB, fell in love with him. Every morning, we greet Jeffrey on our walk and he updates us with the latest neighborhood news. His stories of coaching the Inwood Little League baseball team and putting out fires at summer street fairs never cease to entertain, but the heart of our conversations is always Jeffrey's love for the great city of New York and the people in it.
This film is my homage to a wonderful friend, neighbor, and real-life superhero.
Callie Rose Hanau is a New York City based filmmaker with proud Pittsburgh roots. An exuberant student of life, she has established herself in both the documentary and narrative worlds as a jill-of-all-trades. In addition to her work as a freelance producer, Callie often steps into the roles of director, editor, and sound recordist whenever and wherever she is needed. Her award-winning work has been showcased at festivals throughout North America.
Previously, she has collaborated with Emmy and Oscar-nominated directors like Tom Donahue, Kelly Anderson, and Debra Granik in a multitude of roles spanning from development to post production. Callie has also enjoyed creating socially-minded short documentaries through her collaborations with the talented artists at Meerkat Media. Most recently, she joined the team at Silver Spoon Animation and is excited to dive into the worlds of real-time animation and virtual production.
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Aaron Jr. is 10 months old. He has always gotten up once a night for a bottle. Now he is getting up 3 times a night! I'm going insane. I tried just giving him his paci but that is NOT cutting it. He wants that bottle. Last night he got so mad about it that he was pounding his little fists on the matress in a fit! Unbelievable. Its not his teeth as he is for once not teething and nothing but the bottle will stop his fit of rage. Why is he doing this all of a sudden? None of my other children ever did this so I am at a total loss. I know he eats a lot during the day so I can't imagine that he could be so hungry. HELP!
Is he doing a late growth spurt.
Hey...not to hijack your thread or anything, but we get to go meet "snowball" tonight!
Oh that is great!!! You'll have to let me know how it goes USMC!!! Are you taking her home tonight???
Well, she isn't getting spayed until Tuesday, so I don't know if e would be able to take her before then. They want her to be fully vetted before adoption, which makes total sense. I hope we can bring her home tonight though :) I can take her to her appt. next week!! lol.
you think your in love now - wait until you meet her. Boxers do this thing called kidney beaning. Where their whole b___ts wiggle cause their so excited and then theres the famous smooshy face - they are just the best. With Fletcher it was love at first sight!!!
hey KLC have you tried giving him just water in the bottel at night?
if hes hungry feed him, he will get back to normal before you know it. Have you tried cluster feeding right before he goes to bed?
GROWTH SPURTS!!! ahhhhh! I totally feel your pain. My daughter did this about 10 months as well. It lasted about a week, then, back to normal. Hang in there!!
Hey Kristy, sorry you are dealing with this. Must be a growth spurt. Its always something isn't it? I am still flipping about those pics of you kids and Fletcher. Too stinkin cute, I am really wanting to adopt a rescue.
Thanks everyone for the advice. Yes, Smilefull, I tried the water and he is one smart cookie because he got a taste and threw the bottle . Little stinker. LOL! Anyway, I have decided that it must just be a growth spurt - he can stop that now, he's growing up too fast!!! So, I'm just bearing with it and feeding him the bottle when he wants it. Although, dare I say it - he was only up once last night - knock on fake wood that is my office desk. LOL!!! Ry- Thanks - I know I'm slightly biased but I def. think Fletcher and the kids are too cute. I love the one of him upside down - he kills me. I'm telling you rescues are the best dogs.


Time needs to go by A LOT slower. Reality is setting in too quickly and is getting too comfortable in my life. I can't take it! Can we rewind back to the good ol' M1 days?
Anyway, I was studying yesterday and craving something sweet. We also have a million bananas at home (If you follow me on Instagram, you have your proof) and they're getting ripe so I wanted to make use of them. While I could've made my Banana Bread, I didn't want to wait an hour for it to bake, nor did I want more than 3 dishes to wash.
So I put my quick-thinking cap on, looked in our pantry and got an idea. I grabbed a box of cake mix and came up with this recipe for Banana Choc Chip Cookies! All it took was 15 minutes and left very few dishes to wash (1 bowl, 1 fork, 1 spoon)! These cookies were a delicious accompaniment to my studying. I hope you enjoy them too!
Preheat your oven to 350 deg F. Set aside a prepared baking sheet (I used foil on a baking sheet).
Mix all the ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl until well incorporated. As usual, I used a fork to mix everything.
Drop tablespoon sizes of the mix on a prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart (they will spread).
Bake for 11-14 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed with your fingertip.
Let cool for a few minutes and transfer them to a cookie rack to cool completely.


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Dungeoneer
Dungeoneer is a short-term jam project that was made in 48 hours. It is a top-down action and adventure game inspired by The Legend of Zelda. It is written in C and depends only on the C runtime and the operating system. It was built using my own custom game engine technologies that are shared with my other projects.
The game jam was for a YouTube video collaboration in which four game developers start with the same art and make their own game in their own way. It was meant to provide a look into different game development strategies, the merits of different approaches, and how the results they produce differ.
The pixel art is a free asset pack that can be found here.
The code, the related YouTube videos, and a link to download the game will be posted soon.
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Don't let the term "peel" scare you. These chemical exfoliants gently resurface your skin to treat acne, fine lines, uneven pigmentation and more. Here's what you need to know.
1. Know the main issue you want to treat.
Peels can treat a wide range of skin issues—brown spots, acne, rough texture, fine lines, clogged pores—but focusing on one specific problem can help narrow down the right peel for you, says Kate Holcomb, MD, a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans.
Renee Rouleau, a celebrity aesthetician based in Dallas, Texas, breaks down peels into two categories: preventative and reparative. "For the most part reparative treats discoloration, acne or clogged pres," she explains, "while preventative peels focus on jumpstarting cell turnover and rejuvenation." Either way, your skin looks fresher, smoother and brighter after a treatment.
Plus, peels can actually help treat dry skin. When dry skin builds up on the surface, the dead cells create a barrier that prevents moisturizers from penetrating. A peel helps remove those dead surface cells, Rouleau explains, so hydrating ingredients can do their work.
"Peels can also be customized and layered to deliver the best results for your skin type," says Dendy Engleman a NYC dermatologist and director of dermatologic surgery at New York Medical College. So peels are not one-size-treats-all.
2. A combination of acids is the most effective.
Several different acids can be used in a peel, but they work in different ways and may be more effective when combined. Peels most often contain one or more of the following: salicylic acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, Dr. Engleman explains. She's a fan of the new SkinCeuticals Advanced Corrective Peel because it contains a potent antioxidant that helps the acids penetrate better and work more effectively.
3. You'll need more than treatment one to see the best results.
"Some peels show a dramatic effect with one treatment, but most people are looking for a 'no downtime' procedure, so that takes three to six treatments to see the best outcomes," Dr. Holcomb says.
The reason? Peels are progressive and cumulative, so the results build on each other. With each peel, the ingredients are able to penetrate just the slightest bit further to treat skin concerns.
4. Leave the job to the professionals.
"I've seen some DIY disasters from patients who have ordered peels off of the Internet and really ruined their skin," Dr. Engelman says. "I would say go from a trusted brand and a trusted source. When doubt, go for a lower concentration of the active ingredients."
If you insist on opting for an at-home peel, you must pick the right option for your skin type, warns Neal Schultz, MD, a New York City dermatologist and founder of DermTV. If you have sensitive skin, look for lactic acid as the active ingredient; glycolic and salicylic acid are good options for normal and oily skin.
And no matter what strength your peel is, you must follow the application instructions to the letter.
5. You'll have to lay off your anti-aging products.
Before undergoing a peel, you'll need to give your skin seven days off of your anti-aging treatments—especially retinoids and any exfoliating products. Using these potent ingredients in combination with a peel can cause irritation and prevent you from seeing the full benefits.
6. Winter is the best time to schedule one.
The months with cooler weather are ideal for scheduling a peel. You want to avoid spending too much time outdoors because UV exposure stimulates hyperpigmentation (brown spots) and your skin is extra sensitive during the peel process as new, fresh skin is brought to the surface.
"January is the best month to book a peel if you're looking to repair sun damage or hyperpigmentation," Rouleau says. "The damage from summer has likely surfaced and you're not spending time outside causing more damage."
7. There doesn't have to be any downtime.
"Superficial peels (I've done over 55,000 in my office) should require no downtime," Dr. Schultz says. "But you can still see an improvement in texture and tone."
There are more intense, deeper peels that can leave you red and peeling for up to a week. But you don't have to use such an aggressive treatment to see results. A superficial peel done in a professional setting will likely leave you a little pink and give you some skin flaking in the days following, but nothing that would make you hide in the house.
Since peels remove the thicker layer of dead skin and reveal a fresh, new layer, that skin is much more sensitive to sun exposure and requires vigilant sun protection. Not only are you at a higher risk of burning, you'll expose your skin to the rays that cause sun spots.
And if you have a sunburn, forget going in for a peel in the first place. That skin is damaged and inflamed, so applying chemical exfoliants is a terrible idea.
You're probably doing this anyway, but any time you set foot outdoors, apply a broad spectrum SPF to shield your skin from UV damage.
9. You'll need to give your skin a break.
How you handle your skin post-peel makes a big impact on the results you see. Not only should you avoid the sun, but Dr. Engleman says you need to up your moisturizing game. The added hydration helps the skin heal faster and avoid irriation.
In addition, you want to avoid using any other exfoliants including retinols and retinoids, Dr. Schultz says. Too much of a good thing is dangerous in this case. Think of peels like spicy mustard—a little gives a dish a perfect kick, too much ruins the entire meal. Give your skin at least a week to recover between exfoliating or peels.


A horse in heavy work requires additional energy and nutrients. Check out three diets that will ensure your horse gets what he needs.
The National Research Council's Nutrient Requirements of Horses classifies horses in work as: light, moderate, heavy and intense. Typically, a horse that is in heavy work would be one that is working four to five hours per week, such as most show horses, but also may include ranch horses, horses used heavily in lessons or camps, or racehorses in early training.
Compared to a horse at maintenance, the largest increase in nutrient requirements will be seen in energy (megacalories – Mcal – of digestible energy per day). We will also see some smaller increases in protein, calcium and phosphorus, and, of course, the electrolytes (sodium, potassium and chloride, which are lost in sweat). Again, it is important to keep a close eye on your horse's body condition score to ensure you're meeting his energy needs, as that is the easiest way to determine if his calorie intake is sufficient.
Similar to a horse at maintenance or light work, horses in heavy work will consume between 1.5-2.5% of their body weight in forage (hay, dry pasture). These horses will likely have energy requirements higher than what could be met by even a maximum amount of hay, however, and, as such, need to be supplemented with additional calories from a concentrated energy source (such as whole grains or grain mixes like commercial feeds). It is usually recommended, however, to still feed performance horses the maximum amount of hay that they would eat, and balance for energy, protein, vitamins and minerals after accounting for hay intake. There are some cases where one may aim to restrict hay intake (such as for racehorses, where owners or trainers try to limit the amount of food weight in the digestive tract), but the negative problems associated with limited hay intake (such as gastric ulcers or colic) should encourage those working with such horses to maximize the amount of hay fed.
In Example Diet 1, I have balanced the diet using 2% of body weight and grass hay (such as timothy or orchardgrass), the same hay as for the light work horse in the last article. Because this horse has higher energy needs, the hay does not adequately meet these needs. I have, therefore, added oats, salt (free choice) and a vitamin mineral supplement for performance horses. Again, if left to "free choice" hay, this horse might actually consume more hay, and fewer oats (if any) would be needed to add calories to the diet. You can also see the relative contributions of each feed to the diet and the clear need for a supplement to top up the vitamins and minerals lacking in the hay or oats. It should also be noted that vitamin A is still slightly below requirements, even with the supplement, but these examples do not account for any beta-carotene (precursor for vitamin A) that may be in the hay. As long as the hay is relatively fresh, vitamin A intake should be sufficient (beta-carotene decreases over time with hay storage). A few carrots would also do the trick!
In Example Diet 2, I decreased the amount of hay offered (to 1.5% of body weight) and offered a commercial grain mix formulated for performance horses, instead. Again, you can see how commercial feeds have added vitamins and minerals that complement the hay similarly to the supplement added in Example Diet 1.
In Example Diet 3, I chose a moderate amount of hay offered (1.75% of body weight) and added a mix of (molasses free) beet pulp, vegetable oil and a vitamin/mineral supplement. You'll note that in this example, phosphorus was still low, so I had to add a specific mineral (I used monocalcium phosphate) to balance it. You'll also note that in this example iron (Fe) is very high. Iron is often found in sufficient amounts in most hays, and is found in large amounts in beet pulp. Excess iron intake is rarely a problem, however, because the body typically doesn't absorb it unless it is needed.
I think these examples show the potential benefits of using a commercially fortified grain mix (in terms of simplicity, labour by minimizing the need for additional supplementation and confidence in knowing your horse's diet is well balanced), while using whole grains may be more cost effective. Working with an equine nutritionist can help figure out which plan would best suit your horse, your hay and your management style, to ensure the horse meets his dietary needs.
Doctor's Notes In this year's series, equine nutritionist, Shannon Pratt-Phillips, Ph.D., will provide some example diets for horses in different classes, but remember these are examples, as each horse is different.
In each example, an average 500kg mature body weight will be used, all noted requirements will be taken from the NRC's 2007 Nutrient Requirements of Horses, and all forage and feed information will come from www.equi-analytical.com and Pratt-Phillips' own databases.
Obviously, a horse's diet will differ depending on the quality of hay or feeds offered, and hay analyses are suggested to accurately evaluate your own horse's diet. If commercial feeds or supplements are warranted in a diet program, Pratt-Phillips will use a fictional formula (and will provide goal percentages for several nutrients), though these may or may not be very similar to commercially available brands. It is suggested that you look for similar feeds, and work with a qualified equine nutritionist to help you select a feed or supplement that compliments your hay to meet the nutrient needs of your horse.
Should I Warm my Horse's Water When it's Cold Out?
Find out why water intake is so important all year-round.


The Trampoline Down Under Vented Pads are probably the best built trampoline pads available in the market and can be used on normal trampolines as well as in-ground trampolines.
What are the benefits of an in-ground trampoline?
Our in-ground trampolines are fun and functional, and a great investment for those who love to jump all year around.
In-ground trampolines are generally safer than normal trampolines because they're flush-to-the-ground, not raised above the ground accessed by a ladder. Parents have peace of mind when they let their kids loose on an in-ground trampoline. There's no worrying about young children falling off the ladder or remembering to zip themselves in.
Better-looking. They're not as unsightly as traditional trampolines, which can be an eye-sore in a garden. They fit flush and neatly in the garden.
More freedom to play, more fun. Kids can run on and off the trampoline at will and play many more creative games. There's no net or platform to interfere with their enjoyment. Parents need not supervise as much, as issues of 'getting on' and 'getting off' the trampoline are removed.
No fear of being enclosed. Young children sometimes get frightened being zipped inside a net away from their mum or dad. An in-ground allows parents and children to interact more - mum and dad can stay in close contact.
Better bounce. The trampoline frame is buried firmly in the ground allowing no movement of the frame. On a traditional trampoline energy can be dissipated as the frame moves a little when you bounce. This does not occur on an in-ground trampoline resulting in a better bounce.
Quieter. In-grounds are less noisy because the frame (which can squeak) is buried underground and the retaining wall keeps the frame very rigid. Trapped air escapes silently through the pads.
Lower maintenance cost. In-ground trampolines cost less to maintain, if you do not have a net, which is, generally, the most frequently required and costly replacement part.
Less damage risk. In-ground trampolines eliminate the possibility of damage occurring because your trampoline cannot be blown away in high winds.
Parents love it too! Climbing up a small ladder and through a small zip can be somewhat off-putting for an adult. It's much easier to just walk onto the trampoline. You'll love it!


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Both Sides Give Summations in Terror Trial
April 26, 2012 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
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BROOKLYN (AP) — Both sides are winding down at the trial of a man accused of plotting to attack New York's subways with suicide bombs.
Prosecutor Berit (BEHR'-iht) Berger told Brooklyn jurors Thursday that Adis Medunjanin (may-DOON'-yah-neen) agreed with two others in the summer of 2008 to go to Afghanistan, join the Taliban and fight Americans.
She said he then came back to America determined to be a suicide bomber.
Defense lawyer Robert Gottlieb says the trial has brought people's "worst fears" to the surface. But he says the case is not as clear-cut as the government claims.
Medunjanin is charged with becoming an al-Qaida operative. Prosecutors say he discussed bombing movie theaters, Grand Central Terminal, Times Square and the New York Stock Exchange before settling on the city's subways.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2012/04/26/both-sides-give-summations-in-terror-trial/