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When independent Landstar agents, fleet owners and BCOs, the company's term for owner-operators leased to Landstar, aren't busy moving freight, they often can be found giving back to their communities or supporting causes that are important to them.
Here are just a few examples of independent business owners in the Landstar network who are helping make a difference in the lives of others.
Ryan Spann, a Landstar BCO and owner of RMS Carriers, serves up Thanksgiving cheer for 100 families in his hometown.
According to Ryan, "I started my business four years ago and I'm now at a place financially where I can start giving back to my community. Being in this position is one of the ways I measure my success and I am grateful for the opportunity to help those who need it. This year, we hosted our inaugural Thanksgiving Giveaway on Nov. 19 and provided 100 frozen turkeys to 100 families in Columbia, South Carolina. We also held a job fair where people could learn more about my business and the potential job opportunities available. We had a great turnout this year and hope to be able to provide for even more families next year."
Brian Vasquez, co-agent of Par Logistics with his father, Jim, helps to provide a little magic in the lives of families experiencing childhood illness.
Brian says, "Since 2018, I've been a Wish Granter for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which helps fulfill the wishes of children with critical illnesses. My role is to work with the child and family to plan out their wish. I have helped to grant wishes for a trip to Hawaii, a puppy, a visit to the Orlando theme parks, and I am currently working on a Disney princesses-themed experience. I'm on the board of the Illinois Walk for Wishes, which helps raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation. I also serve as a team captain every year for the walk. We have several employees who participate on the team or make donations, and the agency also makes a donation. I've been very blessed in my life with our growing agency and healthy kids, so it was important for me to find a way to give back, and it's an honor to help families dealing with childhood illness."
Landstar BCOs Sarah and Stan Rockwell help ensure students in their hometown have the tools for success.
Sarah shares, "We live in Tennessee in a very poor county where many children are being raised by a family member other than a parent. We believe education, especially at a very young age, is important, and no child should have to go to school without the supplies they need. So, we help by donating money to two McNairy County elementary school classes. The teachers use it to buy needed supplies – everything from pencils and notebooks, soap for the classroom, prizes, and even pizza for kids who didn't have money for pizza day. The teachers distribute the supplies to those in need without making a big deal of it, so the kids aren't singled-out for not having something. We are blessed to be able to help where we can."
Landstar BCO Robert Mead delivers a token of gratitude at the holidays to veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Robert shares, "I got involved with Wreaths Across America 10 years ago. The first year, I drove a passenger van of volunteers from Baltimore to Arlington National Cemetery for the wreath-laying ceremony there. When I saw all the trucks delivering wreaths, I decided I needed to be part of that. So for the past nine years, I've been a volunteer driver hauling wreaths from Maine to Arlington. Wreath-laying ceremonies happen all over the country, but there were none in our hometown of Laredo, Texas, so this year my wife and I have worked with Wreaths Across America and our city council to organize a ceremony for the two cemeteries with veterans in Laredo on Dec. 17, which is National Wreaths Across America Day. We've planned a processional to the cemeteries with many members of the communities involved. I served in the Navy, and between my wife's family and mine, we've had over 50 family members serve in the military since the Civil War. The cause is very important to us, as is giving back to the community."
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Life is often about choices. Should I get revenge on people trashing my dad's work? Or coordinate an awkward baby shower? Serpents or Blossoms? Who should take care of my newborn: my crazy mom and (possibly) crazy sister or the insane in-laws in the creepy mansion? These are the questions Mac & Maud answer for you in this podcast.
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A search for two boaties in South Otago is continuing on land today, as sea conditions are too rough.
Whetuki Sam Kopua, 77, and Matekino Lucy Burling, 60, failed to return from a fishing trip off the Catlins on Wednesday.
Their five-metre boat was found upturned in the sea off Nugget Point on Thursday.
A drink bottle that may belong to Mrs Burling was found yesterday on the shore between the two mouths of the Clutha River.
Police said they will resume the water search once conditions were calmer.
Police have named the two boaties who remain missing after they failed to return from a fishing trip in the Catlins yesterday.


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Does air pollution raise autism risk?
Traffic-related air pollution may play a role in development of autism, new research suggests.
A Canadian study found that exposure to a common air pollutant during pregnancy was tied to higher odds of a child being diagnosed with autism by age 5.
That pollutant, nitric oxide, is associated with traffic pollution, the researchers noted.
"There is no cure for autism spectrum disorder, so prevention has an important role to play," said lead researcher Lief Pagalan.
"Avoiding air pollution is not easy because it's all around us, and we should see this as a broader public health issue," said Pagalan, of the faculty of health sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. "In the long term, it's about bringing down air pollution levels for everyone."
About one in 59 American children has some form of autism, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, and include difficulties with socialization and communication.
Scientists have begun to believe environmental factors play a role in its development, and research studies are zeroing in on air pollution.
This Canadian study looked at children born in Vancouver from 2004 through 2009. The researchers evaluated exposure to three common air pollutants: nitrogen dioxide; PM2.5 (tiny particles of combustion); and nitric oxide. They also took into account other factors such as child's sex, the month and year of birth, the mother's age and birthplace, city living, and income.
Only prenatal exposure to higher levels of nitric oxide appeared to increase odds for autism, Pagalan said.
Of more than 132,000 children whose records were examined, 1 percent were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by their 5th birthday.
The effect was modest—just a 7 percent higher risk for every 11 parts per billion increase in nitric oxide, the study found.
Pagalan cautioned that this study cannot prove air pollution causes autism, only that they are associated. "Our research did not focus on causal mechanisms, but instead on identifying environmental risk factors, which helps identify opportunities for prevention," he said.
Vancouver is a city known for low levels of air pollution, the researchers pointed out.
These findings do not mean that other types of air pollutants or combinations of pollution aren't potential triggers of autism. This is an area for further study, the study authors noted.
What causes autism isn't entirely clear. Research into possible environmental culprits is relatively recent, so scientists don't fully understand the links, Pagalan added.
But the new study findings are consistent with those from studies done in the United States, Israel and Taiwan, he and his colleagues said.
"Researchers have hypothesized that environmental exposures affect the immune or endocrine systems, or cause oxidative stress and inflammation," he said. "This, in turn, may affect neurodevelopment."
In any case, the effects of air pollution on the risk for autism spectrum disorder, while apparent, are small, said Thomas Frazier, chief science officer at Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy organization in the United States.
"Even for nitric oxide, the effects are very small," Frazier said. "This may be due to the still relatively crude measurement of exposure, since we don't have actual biological exposure data for each child."
Whether reducing exposure to nitric oxide will decrease the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder needs to be studied, Frazier said.
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La s'maine pâssée someone from the Jèrri Twitterarti described la langue Jèrriaise as 'really ugly', 'a particularly unpleasant dialect' and 'defunct patois' that 'nobody understands… apart from those who are interested in it'.
I have been pondering this and wondering why such a tweet and the resulting exchange would touch a personal nerve, leaving me in the days since feeling somewhat subdued. Today I went for a swim and mulled it over again for the umpteenth time. What kept resurfacing as I crawled up and down la bangnérêsse was the word 'ugly'.
It was only when I applied for the job as eune maitrêsse dé Jèrriais that I found out why the language had never been passed down to me. A great many people in my father's generation were, and still are, ashamed to speak it; told they were not to speak it at school and made to feel inferior if they did. They were to learn and speak English. Jèrriais was the language of the farm, the language of the working classes, the unsophisticated, the uneducated, the poor, the stupid. This had a devastating impact. The Jersey population changed from being trilingual to monolingual in the space of two generations.
I am not a linguist and I have never had a personal preference for calling the language Jèrriais over what most Islanders refer to as Jersey-French, which is after all what mes grandpathents called it. I have also never taken offence to the term 'patois' as some others do. When I first started learning the language I did not realise that Jèrriais had evolved independently over hundreds of years alongside what a lot of native speakers refer to as 'good French'. I didn't know the language has 13 different dialects with unique vocabulaithe to describe Jersey's landscape, maritime heritage and agricultural history. I also didn't know that Jèrriais uses different tenses to other Latin languages and is still evolving through the daily use of at least 500 people. Perhaps I should have been taking as much offence to the term 'patois' as I have done to the word 'ugly'. Perhaps I should have been thinking more deeply about the connotations that arise from the term; inferior, unsophisticated, low status, pidgin, nonstandard.
Ma fanmil'ye in the generation before me might have lost their language, but they did not lose their accent. Man péthe has a very strong Jersey accent and, although I cannot remember her voice, I have it on good authority that my ma méthe did too. Mes tantes et m's oncl'yes all use the same characteristic flat 'a' sound that comes from the native Jersey tongue. Although not as strong as mes pathents et grandpathents, I too had a noticeable Jersey accent until I went away to University but very quickly shed it after experiencing ridicule. I did not yet have the maturity or self-assurance to not care what others thought of me or the confidence to demonstrate the pride I now publicly share in my cultural heritage. I didn't want to sound difféthent or unusual. I wanted to fit in and be accepted.
Of course it is a matter of subjective opinion as to how attractive something may or may not be. The shame of it is that in this case the perceived ugliness of Jèrriais was equated with a lack of worth, an unattractive minority deemed as 'defunct' and 'unnecessary'. We had taken a giant leap backwards half a century and I was being given a glimpse into how it must have felt to be told the language of my family and home was inferior and no longer of any practical use or worth.
I am not naïve enough to believe that Jèrriais alone will bring hordes of tourists to the Island. However, the language is integral to Jersey's heritage and at the heart of what makes us unique. Difference has value and garners interest. Why not capitalise on this unique selling point as part of a co-ordinated tourism strategy? Do we really just want visitors to experience a 'Little England' with superficial reference to our Norman heritage through street names alone?
Since returning to Jèrri and starting this job I have gleaned a great deal of comfort from hearing man nom pronounced with the same rolling 'r' that my Granny and Pops used to use. For me, there is nothing ugly in the memories I have of the love they conveyed through the way that they spoke to me. Nor is there anything ugly in the warm friendships I have made within the Jèrriais speaking community and the shared passion they have for the effort to pass the language on. I can feel my accent, as well as the tendency to add 'ay' to end of every sentence, creeping back in. However unattractive this might sound to some, I am proud of my voice and the distinctive clues it conveys as to my place of birth.


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Wirt Rowland designed the former Michigan National Bank Building on Monroe Center
Current photograph of the Michigan National Bank Building on Monroe Center with the Native American sculpture just visible at the lower right. Pam VanderPloeg, copyright 2017.
Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture by Michael G. Smith. Great Lakes Series, Wayne State University Press, 2017.
Just a few words here about the book Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture.
If you are fascinated, as I am these days by all things Detroit, it is well worth your consideration! Rowland designed some iconic Detroit skyscrapers including the Penobscot and Guardian Buildings while working for the Smith Hinchman & Grylls architectural firm in Detroit. At the beginning, he was a self-trained architect, who was encouraged by his mentors to finish a degree in architecture at Harvard. One of those mentors was Albert Kahn. Under Kahn's direction, Rowland worked on the design of the Ford Motor Car Company office building in Highland Park and the General Motors Building. And by 1922, Rowland was the highest paid designer in Detroit, according to the website Historic Detroit. (http://www.historicdetroit.org/architect/wirt-c-rowland/ )
Exterior sculpture by Corrado Parducci, on the Michigan National Bank at 77 Monroe Center. Photograph by Pam VanderPloeg, copyright 2017.
Wirt Rowland has a place in Grand Rapids architectural history. I picked up at the book at the Grand Rapids Public Library, and as soon as I began reading it I realized that Rowland had a place on the Grand Rapids Buildings website. Rowland designed two important buildings in the downtown streetscape, the former Michigan National Bank Building at 77 Monroe Center NW, with the wonderful art deco details (currently under renovation), and the Michigan Bell Telephone Building across from Kendall College of Art & Design. Both of these buildings have strong similarities to other Rowland buildings.
There is so much to digest in this book; it is not a short or a light read. But it is well worth the reader's time. The narrative sheds light on Rowland as an individual who did not build a beautiful home for himself, but rather lived modestly in an apartment so that he could save his earnings to travel extensively. The book is particularly rich in its illustrations which include many period photographs of buildings and, especially interesting, intricate drawings of building details.
One more thing that made it particularly interesting and fun for me. I asked our 101 year-old architect friend, E. John Knapp, who's memory is stellar and always has such wonderful memories to share as we document his own life as architect. Knapp remembered Rowland well from his own days as a young architect working for Smith Hinchman and Grylls, especially the times when Rowland would invite Knapp into his office for a chat. That interaction was particularly meaningful for the young architect, and this book is an important contribution to Michigan's architectural history. P. VanderPloeg
Link to Amazon.com for more information on this book: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Detroit-Rowland-American-Architecture/dp/0814339794/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505140419&sr=8-1&keywords=designing+detroit
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10 books like Isaiah Berlin
By John Gray,
Here are 10 books that authors have personally recommended if you like Isaiah Berlin. Shepherd is a community of 7,000+ authors sharing their favorite books with the world.
Russian Thinkers
By Isaiah Berlin,
Recommended by Henry Hardy
From Henry's list on Isaiah Berlin.
As a Russian Jew and Russian-speaker by birth, a witness of the Russian Revolution, a historian of ideas by vocation, and a consummate prose-writer, Berlin was able to extract the pith of the nineteenth-century Russian intelligentsia and present it in English as no one else has before or since. Belinsky, Herzen, Tolstoy, Turgenev, and others come to life in these ten essays and speak to us and our concerns today in Berlin's ventriloquistic tours de force.
In particular, Herzen's passionate denunciation of political extremism plays a central role, and provides a moral underpinning for Berlin's commitment to liberty. The book is a major contribution to the explanation of Russia to the West, and the reader is left in no doubt about the relevance and power of the ideas that Berlin illuminates.
1 author picked Russian Thinkers as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Few, if any, English-language critics have written as perceptively as Isaiah Berlin about Russian thought and culture. Russian Thinkers is his unique meditation on the impact that Russia's outstanding writers and philosophers had on its culture. In addition to Tolstoy's philosophy of history, which he addresses in his most famous essay, 'The Hedgehog and the Fox,' Berlin considers the social and political circumstances that produced such men as Herzen, Bakunin, Turgenev, Belinsky, and others of the Russian intelligentsia, who made up, as Berlin describes, 'the largest single Russian contribution to social change in the world.'
The Proper Study of Mankind
This is the book for readers who wish to sample Berlin's kaleidoscopic, multidisciplinary work in a single volume across its whole range. It includes his most celebrated essays in philosophy, political theory, the history of ideas, and twentieth-century portraiture. His two most famous pieces, The Hedgehog and the Fox (on Tolstoy's view of history) and Two Concepts of Liberty (on 'negative' and 'positive' political freedom), are here, as are his accounts of his formative meetings with the great Russian poets Anna Akhmatova and Boris Pasternak, his impressions of Churchill and Roosevelt, and his pellucid accounts of romanticism and nationalism. The essays are linked by his ruling preoccupation with understanding human nature in all its irreducibly various guises: what he called, following Kant, 'the crooked timber of humanity'.
1 author picked The Proper Study of Mankind as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'He becomes everyman's guide to everything exciting in the history of ideas' New York Review of Books
Isaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the twentieth century, and one of the finest writers. The Proper Study Of Mankind selects some of his best essays in which his insights both illuminate the past and offer a key to the burning issues of today.
The full (and enormous) range of his work is represented here, from the exposition of his most distinctive doctrine - pluralism - to studies of Machiavelli, Tolstoy, Churchill and Roosevelt. In these pages he encapsulates the…
By Michael Ignatieff,
Ignatieff's intensely readable authorised biography of Berlin is based on a decade of recorded conversations with his subject about all aspects of his life, as well as on a study of the massive archive of letters and other papers that Berlin left at his death. As a result it has many of the characteristics of the autobiography that Berlin never wrote, but one filtered through Ignatieff's shrewd critical intelligence, deployed in the service of the liberal humanist outlook that he shares with his subject.
1 author picked Isaiah Berlin as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Isaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for ten years, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him. Isaiah Berlin (1909-97) was one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers; historian of the Russian intellgentisia biographer of Marx, pioneering scholar of the Romantic movement and defender of the liberal idea of freedom. His own life was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century. The son of a Riga timber merchant, he witnessed the Russian Revolution, was plunged into suburban school life and the ferment of 1930s…
Reordering the World
By Duncan Bell,
Recommended by Dillon S. Tatum
From Dillon's list on liberalism and politics.
Duncan Bell's collection of essays, Reordering the World, analyzes Victorian (and Victorian-adjacent) liberal imaginaries of empire and world politics. Of specific interest for Bell is the central place settler colonialism had in the constitution of liberal intellectual traditions, and the complex relationship between liberalism as an ideology and liberalism as part-and-parcel of the British empire. Of particular note in this collection are the essays in part I, which I have found to be indispensable in my own grappling with the contours of liberalism as a political and intellectual tradition.
1 author picked Reordering the World as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
A leading scholar of British political thought explores the relationship between liberalism and empire
Reordering the World is a penetrating account of the complexity and contradictions found in liberal visions of empire. Focusing mainly on nineteenth-century Britain-at the time the largest empire in history and a key incubator of liberal political thought-Duncan Bell sheds new light on some of the most important themes in modern imperial ideology.
The book ranges widely across Victorian intellectual life and beyond. The opening essays explore the nature of liberalism, varieties of imperial ideology, the uses and abuses of ancient history, the imaginative functions of…
Empires Without Imperialism
By Jeanne Morefield,
Over the past decade, there has been an enormous amount written about the "decline of global liberalism," and particularly the so-called US-led liberal international order. Jeanne Morefield's book Empires without Imperialism examines the nostalgia of liberal orders in comparing nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Britain and contemporary Anglo-American debates about liberalism and world politics. Morefield takes us through arguments from a diverse cast of characters including classicists like Alfred Zimmern and Donald Kagan, historians like Niall Ferguson, and political actors like Jan Smuts and Michael Ignatieff in order to understand how liberals draw on history as part of their political projects.
1 author picked Empires Without Imperialism as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
The end of the Cold War ushered in a moment of nearly pure American dominance on the world stage, yet that era now seems ages ago. Since 9/11 many informed commentators have focused on the relative decline of American power in the global system. While some have welcomed this as a salutary development, outspoken proponents of American power-particularly neoconservatives-have lamented this turn of events. As Jeanne Morefield argues in Empires Without
Imperialism, the defenders of a liberal international order steered by the US have both invoked nostalgia for a golden liberal past and succumbed to amnesia, forgetting the decidedly illiberal…
Birds Britannica
By Mark Cocker, Richard Mabey,
Recommended by Lesley Adkins
From Lesley's list on the history of British birds.
This is a glorious bird-by-bird book, filled with photographs and lots of information and first-hand accounts, including folklore and history, with copious endnotes and references. It was first published in 2005 and reissued in 2020. The book is divided into different bird families, starting with the Diver family, the Grebe family, and the Albatross family, so it can be read systematically or by dipping in and out. Birds Britannica perhaps deserves the name 'coffee-table book' – being so heavy, it is almost impossible to read unless seated (with a coffee) at a table.
1 author picked Birds Britannica as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
The British love their birds, which are inextricably entwined with every aspect of their island life. British customs, more than 1,000 years of English literature, the very fabric of society, even the landscape itself, have all been enhanced by the presence of birds. Highly acclaimed on first publication, this superb book pays tribute to the remarkable relationship forged between a nation and its most treasured national heritage.
Birds Britannica is a unique publication of immense importance. Neither an identification guide nor a behavioural study (although both these subjects enter its field), it concentrates on our social history and on the…
Mr. Churchill's Secretary
By Susan Elia MacNeal,
Recommended by Jennifer Kincheloe
From Jennifer's list on smart historical mysteries that start a series.
In 1940 London, Maggie Hope, a brilliant mind who graduated top of her class, is recruited by Number 10 Downing Street to be…a typist. Of course. She's a woman. She's also a crackerjack code breaker. I think you know where this is going. The character is wonderful, the writing strong, the story tight. A highlight for me was when Maggie –a young, virginal, cerebral type—pulls off a daring motorcycle jump with a man on the back because she has to. I don't know, I think there's a life lesson somewhere in there.
2 authors picked Mr. Churchill's Secretary as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
BARRY AWARD WINNER • Heralding the arrival of a brilliant new heroine, Mr. Churchill's Secretary captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge—and the greatness that rose to meet it.
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London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms larger by the day. But none…
The Journalist in British Fiction and Film
By Sarah Lonsdale,
Recommended by Tony Harcup
From Tony's list on journalists as heroes.
If fictional journalists are your thing, then this book will almost certainly introduce you to some you've never heard of as well as those you (really should) have. Lonsdale insightfully identifies and dissects themes that crop up time after time in creative writing about journalists, from swashbuckling rogues to unethical scumbags. In the process, she has plenty to say about the craft of journalism itself and its enduring value to society. There is humour too, as when she quotes the immortal line of Stella Gibbons (author of Cold Comfort Farm): "The life of the journalist is poor, nasty, brutish and short. So is his style." Lovely.
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In The Journalist in British Fiction and Film Sarah Lonsdale traces the ways in which journalists and newspapers have been depicted in fiction, theatre and film from the dawn of the mass popular press to…
Entertaining Mr. Pepys
By Deborah Swift,
Recommended by Carol M. Cram
From Carol's list on when you're in the mood for a spot of Shakespeare.
Entertaining Mr. Pepys explores the world of British theater during a time when women were finally allowed on stage as actresses. I loved it because of how the author explored her main character's fascination with acting, which reminded me very much of how Grace in my own book is captivated by the stage and willing to go to any lengths to become an actress. I have read several of Swift's novels and credit them with inspiring me to write my own novels based on women in the arts.
1 author picked Entertaining Mr. Pepys as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Elizabeth Chadwick, Deborah Swift brings a unique period in history to vivid, fascinating life in her acclaimed Pepys trilogy.
'A remarkably beguiling read. It transported me to the glitter and filth of seventeenth century London' Martine Bailey, author of The Almanack
'The fusion of historical facts and fiction is so flawless that it is hard to know where reality ends and fiction begins' Readers' Favorite
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Wolf of Wessex
By Matthew Harffy,
Recommended by J.K. Swift
From J.K.'s list on with realistic fight scenes.
Mathew Harffy has a lot going for him in the historical fiction world. His fight scenes are not overly technical and are easy to follow. They have just the right amount of blood and gore to make you believe the characters are really in danger but are not simply gratuitous violence. What I really love about this book is his voice when he writes descriptions of the forest and the people who live in it. I grew up in the woods of a small town in Canada, and I know how the forest can be a peaceful, tranquil setting one moment and then suddenly transform into a place of shadows and dread. Judging by the cover of this book, I think Harffy knows this as well.
1 author picked Wolf of Wessex as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'Harffy's Dunston is a fantastic creation - old, creaking and misanthropic. The forest is beautifully evoked. A treat of a book' The Times.
AD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston's solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse.
Accused of the murder, Dunston must clear his name and keep the dead man's daughter alive in the face of savage pursuers desperate to prevent a terrible secret from being revealed.
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Albanian border police seize 161 kg of cannabis en route to Italy
By Agencies Published: Oct 12, 2014 06:30 PM
Albania's border police had seized some 161 kg of cannabis sativa, a narcotic substance, in the port city of Vlora, police said Sunday.
The drug was found Saturday in a truck embarking on a ferry destined for the Italian port city of Brindisi, said officials from the border police.
The truck driver, who was also arrested, told police that he had rented the truck to import bricks from Italy, but police suspected he was part of a drug trafficking ring.
Albania is a major cannabis-producing country in Europe and a transit point for other drugs coming from other regions.


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The JDL Ultra Quiet front-pipe replaces my old Berk front-pipe.
I have gone through quite a few different catback exhaust systems on my 2017 Subaru BRZ. However, I have always had the same front-pipe, which is the Berk high flow cat version. After a few years of use and abuse on the track and autocross course, it seems this pipe has finally started to fall apart. First, I noticed a hissing sound of sorts coming from my exhaust system. It got worse over time. Finally, I pulled the exhaust system from the car and found a hole in my Berk front-pipe! So, my broken BRZ exhaust needs to be repaired or replaced. I chose to replace the Berk front-pipe with a brand new JDL Ultra Quiet front-pipe instead of attempting to repair the hole in the Berk pipe.
Check out my latest DIY backup camera install video for my Ford F150!
As a lot of my YouTube followers might know, I often tow my race cars to events. Attaching my trailer to the truck hitch can be a frustrating affair because the truck was not equipped with a backup camera from the factory. After many failed first hitch attempts, I decided a backup camera install was in order to aid in connecting the trailer. Now, there are all kinds of aftermarket and add-on backup cameras on the market. I wanted something that was inexpensive and easy to install. The Hopkins Backup Camera System fit my description coming in at under $100 dollars. Also, it was completely plug and play, assuming your vehicle already has trailer connections. In addition, it included a small display screen so you do not need to worry if your truck lacks an in dash screen. The installation process was also pretty simple and covered in my latest video below.
Installing Roadmaster Active Suspension on my Ford F150.
It's not very often that I am doing modifications to my Ford F150 pickup truck. But, this video is going to go over the process of installing Roadmaster Active Suspension kit for Ford F150 trucks. The "RAS" does a couple of things. First, it will smooth out the ride in the truck by soaking up bumps and road imperfections better. Second, it helps to increase load capacity enabling you to tow or haul more weight. I found that the Roadmaster Active Suspension did a good job of the former, but not necessarily the latter. Most driving conditions were improved and I saw less bounce and disruption in the rear of the truck, when going over bumps. However, I felt like it did not really increase my ability to tow more easily or haul heavier loads. Check out the video for all of the details on this howto video.
OS Giken differential install process for your Subaru BRZ, Scion FRS, or Toyota 86.
The OS Giken Super Lock limited slip differential is a high end product that will improve your cars cornering grip. This is the latest in my Subaru BRZ upgrades for competing in SCCA STX autocross. The OS Giken differential install process is fairly straightforward. However, it does take time and some familiarity with how the rear differential comes out of your car. With the OS Giken unit installed, you can expect improved grip during mid-corner and corner exit phases. Going fast requires putting the power down and the OS Giken differential definitely helps with that.
Restoring headlights was never this easy! Our low cost headlight restoration video shows you how!
If you have an older car, chances are you have yellowed and faded headlights. Skip the videos where people use toothpaste, of all things, to clean their headlights. I have used a number of products for restoring headlights with good results. Most recently, I have found a low cost headlight restoration kit that comes from Mothers, a well known detailing product company. The kit I like to use is the Mothers NuLens headlight restoration kit. This is a simple to use kit that has great results. You can restore your headlights in your own garage, with basic tools. There is even a no tool kit available called the Mothers PowerBall headlight restoration kit. Follow my straightforward video and you will be on your way to clear, clean, and protected headlights.
My new and improved BMW M3 is here!
Ok ok, so it is really not a true BMW M3. BUT, my trusty old 1994 BMW 325is has gotten the M3 treatment. We did a lot of upgrades to this car during the off-season. The various upgrades were aimed at improving reliability, as well as improving driving feel and stability. The are a lot of new M3 front brake parts, including calipers, rotors, pads, and more. In addition, I installed a fancy new e36 M3 bumper to improve the looks! The new bumper also makes it possible to run the Hard Motorsports brake duct kit. Lastly, I added a new Sparco steering wheel and topped it off with a Z3 steering rack. No more slow and sloppy steering like in my stock 325is!
Compression and rebound are two things I cover in this suspension basics video.
Suspension and shocks can be very confusing. Even for those like myself, who have worked on and raced cars for a long time! To help others understand some suspension basics, I created this video which explains the actions of compression and rebound. Understanding these two basic functions will help make more sense of car suspension and how shocks work. In future garage talk videos, we will go over in more detail the effects of higher or lower compression and rebound. If you are curious as to what suspension I use, you can check out my MCS suspension install video.
What makes the boxer rumble sound?
Everyone loves the boxer rumble that comes from WRX's, and even our BRZ, FRS, and 86's. But, what makes that sound? Why does a stock BRZ/FRS/86 not have the boxer rumble? In this video I compare the exhaust sound differences between an unequal length style header to that of an equal length style header. Which exhaust note do you like best? If you would like to know more about my BRZ exhaust system setup, take a look at my ACE A-350 header installation video.
I think I found the loudest BRZ exhaust ever!
In my quest to find the lightest BRZ exhaust I could find, I think I also found out the loudest BRZ exhaust combination in the process. Nameless Performance has crafted exhaust components for the BRZ, FRS, and 86 for some time now. I wanted to try out their new 2017 BRZ track pipe, which weighs in at a scanty 5lbs. I also used a small track pipe of my own that I already had, in the comparison. Both track pipes are of course super light weight. However, both of them are also very loud! If I had a stock header with a catalytic converter in it, I think the results would be different. But, with a catless header, both of these track pipes are just loud loud loud!


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Hexapods Guide
HXP Hexapods offer an easy, elegant solution to complex, multi-axis motion in a compact construction. Its dedicated firmware simplifies the programming of complex motion through the use of two coordinate systems and automatically computes coordinate transformations for straightforward programming of motion.
Single device with 6 independent axes of motion
Light and compact design, with high stiffness
No accumulation of motion errors
No moving cables
RightPath trajectory control
Two virtual centers of rotation set by software
To choose the right HXP Series Hexapod, 4 selection tables based on precision, load capacity, high accuracy and vacuum are provided for applications like: Optical Alignment and Calibration, Biomedical Engineering and Surgical Robotics, Sensor Metrology and Calibration, Semiconductor Test and Metrology. When evaluating which Newport hexapod model might be right for your application, be sure to try our latest HexaViz™ Hexapod Simulation Software to virtually explore and test against your specific multi-axis motion requirements.
For custom multi-axis hexapod motion solutions, contact us to discuss your unique needs.
Standard High Precision Hexapods
HXP50-MECA
HXP100-MECA
HXP100P-MECA
Size H [in. (mm)] 5.94 (151) 8.23 (209) 8.23 (209)
Ø [in. (mm)] 7.87 (200) 11.81 (300) 11.81 (300)
Mass [lb (kg)] 5.9 (2.7) 12.3 (5.6) 12.3 (5.6)
Travel Range (1) X, Y, Z (mm) ±17, ±15, ±7 ±27.5, ±25, ±14 ±27.5, ±25, ±14
U, V, W (°) ±9, ±8.5, ±18 ±11.5, ±10.5, ±19 ±11.5, ±10.5, ±19
MIM* X, Y, Z (µm) 0.1, 0.1, 0.05 0.5, 0.5, 0.25 0.1, 0.1, 0.05
U, V, W (°) 0.00005, 0.00005, 0.0001 0.00025, 0.00025, 0.0005 0.00005, 0.00005, 0.0001
Uni-Dir. Repeatability X, Y, Z (µm) 0.2, 0.2, 0.1 0.5, 0.5, 0.25 0.2, 0.2, 0.1
U, V, W (°) 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0002 0.00025, 0.00025, 0.0005 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0002
Max. Velocity X, Y, Z (mm/s) 14, 12, 5 2.5, 2, 1 12, 10, 5
U, V, W (°/s) 6, 6, 15 1.8, 1.7, 3 8, 8, 16
Stiffness (2) X, Y, Z (N/µm) 2, 2, 25 5, 5, 40 3, 3, 24
Max. Load (3)(4) (kg) 5 20 6
Cable Length (m) 3 3 3
* Minimum incremental motion
Travel ranges are interdependent. The listed values are max. travels per axis when all other axis are in their centered position.
Stiffness depends on Hexapod position. Values are given for all axis in their centered position.
Horizontal base plate.
See graphs for maximum payload height and cantilever distance on product pages.
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HXP50-MECA Hexapod, High Precision, 125 mm Diameter Platform, 5 kg Load, M6
HXP100-MECA Hexapod, High Precision, 200 mm Diameter Platform, 20 kg Load, M6
HXP100P-MECA Hexapod, High Precision, 200 mm Diameter Platform, 6 kg Load, M6
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Standard High Load Capacity Hexapods
HXP200S-MECA
HXP1000-MECA
Size H [in. (mm)] 12.17 (309) 11.81 (300) 15.56 (395)
Ø [in. (mm)] 13.19 (335) 19.09 (485) 21.65 (550)
Mass [lb (kg)] 34.2 (15.5) 55.1 (25) 132.3 (60)
Travel Range (1) X, Y, Z (mm) ±59, ±54, ±25 ±40, ±45, ±27 93/-62, ±69, ±39.5
U, V, W (°) ±15, ±14.5, ±30 ±9, ±8, ±15 ±11, ±10, ±19.5
MIM* X, Y, Z (µm) 0.2, 0.2, 0.1 0.15, 0.15, 0.15 0.3, 0.3, 16
U, V, W (°) 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0002 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0001 0.00006, 0.00006, 0.0001
Uni-Dir. Repeatability X, Y, Z (µm) 0.25, 0.25, 0.2 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 0.3, 0.3, 0.16
U, V, W (°) 0.0002, 0.0002, 0.00025 0.0002, 0.0002, 0.0002 0.00006, 0.00006, 0.0001
Max. Velocity X, Y, Z (mm/s) 81, 70, 26 47, 54, 29 9, 9, 4
U, V, W (°/s) 16, 15, 41 10, 9.3, 16.5 1.4, 1.4, 2.8
Stiffness (2) X, Y, Z (N/µm) 3, 3, 40 6, 6, 30 10, 10, 100
Max. Load (3)(4) (kg) 50 85 450
HXP200-MECA High Load Hexapod, 50 kg Centered Load Capacity, M6
HXP200S-MECA High Load Hexapod, 85 kg Centered Load Capacity, M6
HXP1000-MECA High Load Hexapod, 450 kg Centered Load Capacity, M6
HXP50HA-MECA
HXP100HA-MECA
HXP100PHA-MECA
Ø [in. (mm)] 11.81 (300 11.81 (300) 11.81 (300)
Mass [lb (kg)] 12.3 (5.6) 12.3 (5.6) 12.3 (5.6)
Travel Range (1) X, Y, Z (mm) ±27.5, ±25, ±14 ±27.5, ±25, ±14 ±27.5, ±25, ±14
U, V, W (°) ±11.5, ±10.5, ±19 ±11.5, ±10.5, ±19 ±11.5, ±10.5, ±19
U, V, W (°) 0.00005, 0.00005, 0.0001 0.00025, 0.00025, 0.0005 0.00005, 0.00005, 0.00005
Uni-Dir. Repeatability X, Y, Z (µm) 0.5, 0.5, 0.25 0.5, 0.5, 0.25 0.2, 0.2, 0.1
U, V, W (°) 0.00025, 0.00025, 0.0005 0.00025, 0.00025, 0.0005 0.0001, 0.0001, 0.0002
Max. Velocity X, Y, Z (mm/s) 2.5, 2, 1 2.5, 2, 1 12, 10, 5
U, V, W (°/s) 1.8, 1.7, 3 1.8, 1.7, 3 8, 8, 16
Max. Load (3)(4) (kg) 20 20 6
HXP50HA-MECA Hexapod, High Accuracy, 125 mm Diameter Platform, 5 kg Load, M6
HXP100HA-MECA Hexapod, High Accuracy, 200 mm Diameter Platform, 20 kg Load, M6
HXP100PHA-MECA Hexapod, High Accuracy, 200 mm Diameter Platform, 6 kg Load, M6
HXP50V6-MECA
HXP100V6-MECA
Size H [in. (mm)] 5.94 (151) 8.23 (209)
Ø [in. (mm)] 7.87 (200) 11.81 (300)
Mass [lb (kg)] 5.9 (2.7) 12.3 (5.6)
Travel Range (1) X, Y, Z (mm) ±17, ±15, ±7 ±27.5, ±25, ±14
U, V, W (°) ±9, ±8.5, ±18 ±11.5, ±10.5, ±19
MIM* X, Y, Z (µm) 0.2/0.8(3), 0.2/0.8(3), 0.1/0.4(3) 0.5, 0.5, 0.25
U, V, W (°) 0.0001/0.0004, 0.0001/0.0004, 0.0002/0.0008 0.00025, 0.00025, 0.0005
Uni-Dir. Repeatability X, Y, Z (µm) 0.4, 0.4, 0.2 0.1, 0., 0.5
U, V, W (°) 0.0008, 0.0008, 0.0004 0.0005, 0.0005, 0.001
Max. Velocity X, Y, Z (mm/s) 2, 1.9, 0.8 0.5, 0.5, 0.25
U, V, W (°/s) 2.4, 2.4, 6 0.2, 0.2, 0.4
Stiffness (2) X, Y, Z (N/µm) 2, 2, 25 2, 2, 25
Max. Load (4)(5) (kg) 5 20
Cable Length (m) 3 3
Values in Open-loop/Closed-loop.
Vacuum version to 10-6 hPa.
HXP50V6-MECA Hexapod, Vacuum Compatible, 125 mm Diameter Platform, 5 kg Load, M6
HXP100V6-MECA Hexapod, Vacuum Compatible, 200 mm Diameter Platform, 20 kg Load, M6


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Possession, exorcism, and the daimon: A brief history
A few year ago I had two articles published in editor Joe Laycock's Spirit Possession around the World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion across Cultures (ABC-CLIO, 2015). One of these was a survey of possession and exorcism in the history of literature. The other was an article about the daimon.
When I submitted the latter of these, Joe got back to me with a request for significant revisions, the better to make the article fit harmoniously with the rest of the encyclopedia's contents, and the better to make it align with his editorial vision of its place in the book.
As a result, the version that is now published in the encyclopedia is thoroughly different from what I originally wrote. The original version has never been published. And since I own the copyright on that version, I'm free to share it here with Teeming Brain readers. As those of you who have been here for awhile will immediately recognize, this is entirely appropriate, since the article lands right in the middle of several of this blog's foundational interests, themes, and concerns.
Possession, Exorcism, and the Daimon
The word "daimon" has several possible meanings, but in relation to possession and exorcism it refers to a particular type of autonomous or autonomous-feeling force in the psyche that influences or, in some cases, dominates a person's thoughts, actions, and feelings. It comes from ancient Greece and the ancient Hellenistic world, where it generally referred to a particular class of deity or spirit being, and where its basic meaning evolved over time to refer as much or more to an inner psychic or subjective force as to an objectively conceived entity. The concept of the daimon is one of the key components in the origin and evolution of the related concepts of the demon and demonic possession. Its adjectival form, daimonic, has been widely used in modern-day depth psychology to refer to a particular aspect of the psyche that lies outside a person's conscious, voluntary control, and that is especially associated with creativity, anger, and other surging states of mind and emotion that can effectively swamp the conscious ego and result in violent outbursts of creation and destruction.
Among the ancient Greeks, the concept of the daimon led a dual existence as it progressed along two distinct but related strands. On the one hand, daimons were conceived in typically animistic terms as spirits that inhabited or haunted certain places, affected the weather and other natural occurrences, and so on. Some were associated with the spirits of the dead. On the other hand, a spiritualized or psychologized view placed the daimons in a position of deep intertwinement with human subjectivity. Essentially, the Greeks regarded daimons as objectively real presences that made themselves known through their influence upon and within the human psyche. The objective, animistic beliefs about them were thus matched and accompanied by a more subtle and psychologically oriented view that framed them as inner influences upon human thoughts and emotions, and even as the keepers and emblems of individual character and destiny. This second view gradually became dominant over time. Read the rest of this entry →
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Tags: ancient greece, carl jung, daimon, history, james hillman, paranormal, psychedelics, Psychology, Rollo May
When mental illness is really demonic possession, according to a psychiatrist
The following two paragraphs are excerpted from what's basically your everyday, run-of-the-mill article about the reality of demonic possession as distinct from mental illness. Written by a board-certified psychiatrist and professor of clinical psychiatry at New York Medical College. For The Washington Post.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
For the past two-and-a-half decades and over several hundred consultations, I've helped clergy from multiple denominations and faiths to filter episodes of mental illness – which represent the overwhelming majority of cases — from, literally, the devil's work. It's an unlikely role for an academic physician, but I don't see these two aspects of my career in conflict. The same habits that shape what I do as a professor and psychiatrist — open-mindedness, respect for evidence and compassion for suffering people — led me to aid in the work of discerning attacks by what I believe are evil spirits and, just as critically, differentiating these extremely rare events from medical conditions.
Is it possible to be a sophisticated psychiatrist and believe that evil spirits are, however seldom, assailing humans? Most of my scientific colleagues and friends say no, because of their frequent contact with patients who are deluded about demons, their general skepticism of the supernatural, and their commitment to employ only standard, peer-reviewed treatments that do not potentially mislead (a definite risk) or harm vulnerable patients. But careful observation of the evidence presented to me in my career has led me to believe that certain extremely uncommon cases can be explained no other way.
FULL TEXT: "As a psychiatrist, I diagnose mental illness. Also, I help spot demonic possession."
(For more on the relationship — and distinction — between possession and mental illness, check your local library or any online bookseller for my Ghosts, Spirits, and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies, which contains separate entries on possession and exorcism. Also see relevant entries in editor Joe Laycock's excellent Spirit Possession around the World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion across Cultures.)
Tags: demons, mental health, psychiatry, Psychology, religion, spirit possession
Teeming Links – May 23, 2014
Decline of religious belief means we need more exorcists, say Catholics: "The decline of religious belief in the West and the growth of secularism has 'opened the window' to black magic, Satanism and belief in the occult, the organisers of a conference on exorcism have said. The six-day meeting in Rome aims to train about 200 Roman Catholic priests from more than 30 countries in how to cast out evil from people who believe themselves to be in thrall to the Devil."
Is there a ghost or monster? Is the weather always awful? Is the heroine a virginal saint prone to fainting? Is the villain a murderous tyrant with scary eyes? Are all non-white, non-middle class, non-Protestants portrayed as thoroughly frightening? Chances are you're reading a Gothic novel.
The Return of Godzilla: "The first time Godzilla appeared, in 1954, Japan was still deep in the trauma of nuclear destruction. Hiroshima and Nagasaki was fresh and terrible memories. US nuclear tests in the Pacific had just rained more death down on Japanese fishermen. And here came the monster. Godzilla. The great force of nature from the deep. Swimming ashore. Stomping through Tokyo. Raising radioactive hell. Godzilla came back again and again. In movies and more. Now, maybe Fukushima's nuclear disaster has roused the beast. It's back."
When you first heard the Snowden revelations about the NSA, did you just kind of shrug and feel like the whole thing merely confirmed what you already knew? This may be no accident: funded by the wealthy and powerful elite, Hollywood has acclimated us to the idea of a surveillance society.
Google Glass and related technologies will create the perfect Orwellian dystopia for workers: "In an office where everyone wears Glass, the very idea of workplace organizing will be utterly unimaginable, as every employee will be turned into an unwilling (perhaps even unwitting) informant for his or her superiors."
Speaking of dystopias, James Howard Kunstler recently observed that it's a true sign of the times when, in a society where our digital devices have basically become prosthetic extensions of our hands, it's impossible to get anybody on the phone anymore.
Also speaking of dystopias, researchers are teaming with the U.S. Navy to develop robots that can make moral decisions. Meanwhile, scientists have no idea how to define human morality.
Net neutrality? Get real. It's far too late to save the Internet: "The open Internet of legend is already winnowed to the last chaff. . . . To fear a 'pay to play' Internet because it will be less hospitable to competition and innovation is not just to board a ship that's already sailed, but to prepay your cruise vacation down the river Styx."
And anyway, as far as the Internet goes, it's totally broken, including, especially, when it comes to security: "It's hard to explain to regular people how much technology barely works, how much the infrastructure of our lives is held together by the IT equivalent of baling wire. Computers, and computing, are broken. . . . [A]ll computers are reliably this bad: the ones in
hospitals and governments and banks, the ones in your phone, the ones that control light switches and smart meters and air traffic control systems. Industrial computers that maintain infrastructure and manufacturing are even worse. I don't know all the details, but those who do are the most alcoholic and nihilistic people in computer security."
Despite Wikipedia's skeptical disinformation campaign against all paranormal matters, remote viewing is not pseudoscience, says Russell Targ, the field's most prominent pioneer. What's more, he easily eviscerates the Wikiskeptics with a revolutionary tool called evidence: "Jessica Utts is a statistics Professor at the University of California, Irvine, and is president of the American Statistical Association. In writing for her part of a 1995 evaluation of our work for the CIA, she wrote: 'Using the standards applied to any other area of science, it is concluded that psychic functioning has been well established' . . . . [I]t should be clear that hundreds of people were involved in a 23 year, multi-million dollar operational program at SRI, the CIA, DIA and two dozen intelligence officers at the army base at Ft. Meade. Regardless of the personal opinion of a Wikipedia editor, it is not logically coherent to trivialize this whole remote viewing undertaking as some kind of 'pseudoscience.' Besides me, there is a parade of Ph.D. physicists, psychologists, and heads of government agencies who think our work was valuable, though puzzling."
And finally: "Mesmerists, Mediums, and Mind-readers" (pdf) — Psychologist and stage magician Peter Lamont provides a brief and thoroughly absorbing "history of extraordinary psychological feats, and their relevance for our concept of psychology and science."
Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Tags: Dystopia, exorcism, godzilla, gothic, internet, movies, paranormal, Psychology, religion, remote viewing, robots, Science Fiction, skepticism, surveillance
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Posted by The Teeming Brain
This week, we bring you a roundup of readings spanning a rainbow of trends and topics, from the collapsing economy to the destruction of modern sociopolitical and cultural myths to the imaginal realm of shamanism, creativity, and mythic descents to the underworld.
More specifically, we have: a report on the U.S. Army's stated criteria for recognizing potential terrorists, and why you and your coworkers probably meet one or more of them; an indictment of the Baby Boomers for destroying America (economically, ecologically) and leaving the wreckage to their children; a deep analysis of the current crack-up in the presiding Western myth of liberal individualism as bequeathed to us all by Adam Smith; an examination of the raging crisis in Western secularism as the implicit religiosity lying beneath the veneer of the secular mind is drawn to the surface; a paean to the lost joys of reading aloud; a scornful take on neuroscientific "discoveries" about the value of reading and the meanings of art; a first-person account of and reflection upon the imaginal and alchemical experience of descending into the underworld for death and reconstitution; and a brilliant exposition of the supreme value of poetic metaphor in the context of the deep linkage between shamanism and creativity. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: alchemy, Books, carl jung, collapse, daemonic creativity, economy, james hillman, military, myth, Psychology, scientism, secularism, shamanism
Spider-Man: Totem and Tragedy (Men in Tights, Part 2)
Posted by Stuart Young
[NOTE: This is Part 2 of a column series titled Men in Tights. For the introduction, see Part 1, "Batman: Daemon with a Cape."]
Spider-Man is another superhero whose origin is steeped in tragedy. When scrawny egghead Peter Parker is granted superpowers by a radioactive spider-bite, he decides to make some money by working as a professional wrestler. After appearing on a TV show and wowing the audience with his spider-powers, he allows a thief to escape, and excuses it by saying the situation wasn't his responsibility. He later regrets this bitterly when the thief kills his Uncle Ben (no, not the bloke who makes the rice). Distraught over the death of the gentle Ben (no, not the bear), Peter realises too late that "with great power comes great responsibility," and the costume becomes a way to disguise his identity while fighting criminals, in order to protect his loved ones from reprisals. It also becomes a symbol of his redemption, although I'm not sure if that's ever stated explicitly in the comics. It's more the sort of thing fanboys say when they want to look clever on the Internet.
The reasons vary for why Peter wears the costume before he becomes a superhero. In the original Stan Lee-Steve Ditko stories, he wears it to hide his embarrassment in case he loses a wrestling match. In Ultimate Spider-Man, Brian Michael Bendis says it's to hide his age because the wrestling promoter won't pay anyone under the age of twenty-one. In Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film, as far as I can remember it's because all of the other wrestlers wore costumes so Peter just followed suit. In The Amazing Spider-Man, the recent reboot by Marc Webb (resist the opportunity for a cheap pun … must stay on topic … focus, focus), Peter never even becomes a wrestler; the dual needs of explaining why he wears a costume rather than a ski-mask and why he even needs to remain anonymous anyway are explained by having a criminal promise retribution on Peter as Peter stares at a wrestling poster.
The idea that Peter needs to hide his identity from the outside world while he himself discovers his true identity permeates the entirety of the latest film. This is something that goes back to the original comic, where high school bully Flash Thompson torments Peter Parker but worships Spider-Man, Gwen Stacey loves Peter Parker but hates Spider-Man, and J. Jonah Jameson constantly illustrates his newspaper vendetta against Spider-Man with photos taken by Peter Parker. Furthermore, in "The Master Planner" saga, one of the most iconic moments in Spider-Man's career — the act of freeing himself from beneath the crushing weight of a piece of overturned machinery so that he can get to Aunt May's hospital and give her a lifesaving antidote — is undercut by a doctor's comments after Peter finally gets there: "Too bad someone like [Peter] can't be an idol for teenagers to imitate instead of some mysterious, unknown thrill-seeker like Spider-Man!" Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Sparking Neurones
Tags: comic books, Men in Tights, movies, psychedelics, Psychology, spider-man, superheroes
Batman: Daemon with a Cape (Men in Tights, Part 1)
Let's face it, superhero costumes aren't the most practical attire ever invented. If you're going to fight heavily armed criminals, why the hell would you choose to wear brightly coloured spandex and a movement-impeding cape? The bright colours would draw the eye of anyone with a machine gun or death ray, and the cape would forever be catching in doors, not to mention flapping in your face every time there was a gust of wind.
Even ostensibly practical costumes that ditch the garish colour schemes and pointless capes aren't much use. There's a hilarious extra feature on the X-Men DVD where the actors can't even step over a foot high wall because their leather costumes are too restricting.
So why do superheroes keep wearing the damn things? Did they lose a bet? In the case of Mister Miracle, then probably yes.
But if we look closer it is possible to discern a deeper meaning, a more serious significance to these outfits, and a whole wealth of iconography. Plus, some of the costumes are really cool.
Take Batman for instance. He wanted a costume that would strike fear into the heart of superstitious and cowardly criminals. And, just as he was pondering possible designs, a bat flew in the window. Problem solved. Except for one thing: Batman's costume isn't remotely scary. Let's face it, it's blue and grey pyjamas with pointy ears and a cape. In the frightening the crap out of evil-doers stakes it's only one step up from Andy Pandy.
Tags: batman, comic books, Men in Tights, movies, Psychology, superheroes
Study: Human psychology combines natural and supernatural thinking
AUSTIN, Texas — Reliance on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, often increases rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin. The study, published in the June issue of Child Development, offers new insight into developmental learning. "As children assimilate cultural concepts into their intuitive belief systems — from God to atoms to evolution — they engage in coexistence thinking," said Cristine Legare, assistant professor of psychology and lead author of the study. "When they merge supernatural and scientific explanations, they integrate them in a variety of predictable and universal ways."
… "The findings show supernatural explanations for topics of core concern to humans are pervasive across cultures," Legare said. "If anything, in both industrialized and developing countries, supernatural explanations are frequently endorsed more often among adults than younger children." The results provide evidence that reasoning about supernatural phenomena is a fundamental and enduring aspect of human thinking, Legare said. "The standard assumption that scientific and religious explanations compete should be re-evaluated in light of substantial psychological evidence," Legare said. "The data, which spans diverse cultural contexts across the lifespan, shows supernatural reasoning is not necessarily replaced with scientific explanations following gains in knowledge, education or technology."
— "People Merge Supernatural and Scientific Beliefs When Reasoning With the Unknown, Study Shows," The University of Texas at Austin, August 30, 2012 (via Signs of the Times; emphasis added)
Tags: belief, Psychology, Science, supernatural
This week's installment of Recommended Reading covers: the cinematic nature of the Book of Revelation's apocalyptic vision; historical and psychological revelations and reflections on the nature of societal and cultural collapse; the nuttiness of America's techno-optimistic utopianism; the rise of neuroscience-enhanced psychological/spiritual training for America's military; the possible future of art as "post art" that is seamlessly integrated with everyday living; and some insights into, and recommendations for, a dogmatically (and insanely) growth-based economy that has been failing for many years to inquire into the real point of economic activity in terms of a truly human (and thus truly ecological and globally life-enhancing) "good life."
Tags: apocalypse watch, art, climate change, collapse, military, Psychology, religion, Robert Anton Wilson, technopoly


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Jan Rabsztyński, Jan z Rabsztyna i Tęczyna, Jan Tęczyński z Rabsztyna, Książa i Kraśnika herbu Topór (zm. 1498/99) – kasztelan wiślicki w latach 1485–1494, kasztelan zawichojski w latach 1478–1485, starosta sandomierski w latach 1494–1498. Sprzeciwiał się wojnie o koronę czeską.

Syn Andrzeja Tęczyńskiego (zm. 1461) i Jadwigi z Książa i Melsztyna. Po ślubie z Barbarą z Woli Konińskiej herbu Rawicz (zm. 1509) wszedł w posiadanie tej i kilku innych wsi. Jako jedyny spadkobierca po ojcu odziedziczył klucz kraśnicki. Ustanowił Kraśnik siedzibą swojej gałęzi rodu i uczynił ośrodkiem życia kulturalnego. Przekazał kraśnickiemu Zakonowi Kanoników Regularnych czterołanowy folwark Pasieka. Ojciec marszałka nadwornego koronnego Jana (zm. 1505) oraz kanonika krakowskiego Andrzeja (zm. 1509).

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Kasztelanowie wiśliccy (I Rzeczpospolita)
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Jan Tęczyński z Rabsztyna
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To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the release of Disney's Bambi, the Academy in LA is going to host a panel discussion, and I feel honored to be a part of it. This event will take place on May 15.
I had the pleasure of meeting Peter Behn (voice of Thumper) and Donnie Dunagan (voice of Bambi) a number of years ago, and I look forward to talking to them again.
A reminder of the caliber of artists who were part of this incredible film. These signatures are on the title page of the out of print Bambi Sketchbook.
Marc Davis spent several years in story before animating the character of Flower.
A long vertical layout from the film's opening sequence.
It takes a lot of guts to be simple when it comes to animation backgrounds. This film would have looked very different if it wasn't for the dramatic artistic vision of Tyrus Wong.


Auckland, New Zealand – Applications for Life Company today is pleased to announce the release of Boxshot 4.0.22, an update to their powerful utility that digitally shoots virtual 3D objects. Boxshot renders software boxes, book covers, magazines, CD, DVD and Blu-Ray boxes, cans, bottles, mugs, bags and much more. No 3D-knowledge is required at all and the results look very professional because of raytracing rendering technology.
This new release of Boxshot 4 features a long-awaited lighting scheme from its predecessor – Box Shot 3D. This and some other new features make Boxshot 4 a killer solution for 3D package mockup and visualization.
Boxshot 4 provides probably the easiest way to create virtual box for representing software product on the web or create 3D book images for e-books. Boxshot and its predecessor Box Shot 3D are used by thousands of designers around the world to represent their work to customers. Boxshot features more than 50 different shapes and most of them can be configured. If the shape is not supported, Boxshot 4 allows you to load it from a bunch of 3D formats. Resulting shape may be rendered or exported to 3D PDF or Collada for futher usage.
Boxshot 4 features a real-time preview, runs on Mac and Windows computers and doesn't require Adobe Photoshop or any other software.
Boxshot 4 comes in three editions: Home, Professional and Ultimate. The price starts from $49 (USD). Demo version is available for evaluation purposes.
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Applications For Life is a software development company founded in 2005. Among its major products are Box Shot 3D and Imposition Wizard. Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Applications For Life. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.


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Home Infotainment Scarlett Johansson quits transgender role in Rub and Tug after LGBT backlash
Scarlett Johansson quits transgender role in Rub and Tug after LGBT backlash
Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has dropped out of a role in which she was going to play a transgender man following backlash from the LGBT community.
The actor exited the drama film Rub and Tug a little more than a week after her casting sparked backlash amid trans groups and activists.
"In light of recent ethical questions raised surrounding my casting as Dante Tex Gill, I have decided to respectfully withdraw my participation in the project. Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I've learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realise it was insensitive.
"I have great admiration and love for the trans community and am grateful that the conversation regarding inclusivity in Hollywood continues. According to GLAAD, LGBTQ+ characters dropped 40 per cent in 2017 from the previous year, with no representation of trans characters in any major studio release," Johansson told Out Magazine in a statement.
Rub and Tug focused on Dante Tex Gill, a crime kingpin who used his massage parlour as a front for prostitution in the '70s and '80s. Gill lived his life as a trans man, which led many on social media to wonder why a trans actor was not tapped for the role.
"Oh word?? So you can continue to play us but we can't play y'all?" Trace Lysette, a transgender actress best known for appearing on Amazon's "Transparent," wrote on Twitter after the casting announcement.
"Actors who are trans never even get to audition FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ROLES OF TRANS CHARACTERS," tweeted Jamie Clayton, another transgender actress known for her role on Sense8.
"While I would have loved the opportunity to bring Dante's story and transition to life, I understand why many feel he should be portrayed by a transgender person, and I am thankful that this casting debate, albeit controversial, has sparked a larger conversation about diversity and representation in film.
"I believe that all artists should be considered equally and fairly. My production company, These Pictures, actively pursues projects that both entertain and push boundaries. We look forward to working with every community to bring these most poignant and important stories to audiences worldwide," Johanssson added.
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) responded to the news with a statement, celebrating the decision as well as those who spoke out against the casting.
"Scarlett Johansson's announcement, together with the transgender voices who spoke out about this film, are game changers for the future of transgender images in Hollywood. "Hollywood changed how Americans understand gay and lesbian lives, and TV is starting to do the same for transgender people with authentic transgender portrayals being major hits with critics and audiences. The film industry has a real opportunity to do the same," said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.
New Regency won an auction for Rub and Tug on July 2, and it was set to be directed by Rupert Sanders, who previously worked with Johansson on Ghost in the Shell.
James Bond 25 will reportedly star Lashana Lynch as next 007
Robbie Williams was 'unable to leave sofa for three years' due to agoraphobia
Anand Mahindra confirms Anand Kumar refused donation
Robert Downey says he can't be defined by Tony Stark
Marlon Brando's rolex from the movie Apocalypse Now resurfaces
Elizabeth Banks and Warner Bros to produce The Flintstones reboot


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You are here: Home / Knowledge Base / How can i find the location of my vehicle?
In order to find the exact location of your GPS Tracker device, simply tick both of the boxes and the location of your vehicle will automatically appear on the map. This feature will work if you have many devices as well.
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We recently caught up with Jillian from Catch My Party, the ultimate DIY party resource, to talk about some of the latest party trends, and vintage picnic parties are in! There's nothing quite like a vintage backyard or garden picnic party to make you feel like you've stepped back in time to your childhood. Check out our tips and tricks on how to throw your own truly romantic vintage picnic parties!
First things first. Are you planning an intimate gathering that can be held in your backyard? Or something a bit bigger that requires an event venue? It's important to figure out these basics before buying any extras for your party. Once you have these details all figured out, you can get to the fun part… decorations and food!
This item should be on your "Must-Have" list for vintage picnic parties. You could make this yourself if you're crafty and happen to have an old stylish suitcase lying around. Simply line the suitcase with new fabric and create compartments and straps to hold all your picnic gear in place. Alternatively, you could probably find one of these picnic baskets on Amazon or at your local flea market.
It's always nice to have some games to entertain your party guests, and croquet is the perfect game for vintage picnic parties. The trick here is to really search for a truly vintage croquet set. Picking up any new set at Target or Walmart will throw off your entire vintage theme! Etsy is a great site to look for unique items like this… Check out this vintage croquet set from the 1970s on Etsy.
The chairs and tables you purchase for your picnic party can be used as outdoor furniture all year round. Spend one morning or afternoon checking out some local antique shops and you're guaranteed to find some cute chairs and tables to use for your picnic party. Garage sales can also be gold mines for little treasures such as these. If you're not totally in love with the color of your vintage chairs and tables, don't let that deter you from buying them. You can always put a fresh coat of paint on them!
Whether you're having your picnic party in your own backyard or renting out a beautiful outdoor event space for the day, lighting is crucial in setting the ambiance for your soirée. Try to find pretty lights to string along the trees, such as paper lanterns, small holiday lights, or vintage metal and glass lanterns you can stick candles in. While you want your lights to look vintage, you may not want them to actually be vintage, since many old lights have outrageous wattage and can break easily. Look for good quality lights and candleholders at places like Pottery Barn and Brookstone since their products typically last a long time.
Give your guests some areas to relax and daydream by setting up a few hammocks and butterfly chairs at your vintage picnic party. As a tip, you could also find some outdoor inspired art and place them in the trees and on the tables to give your space a bohemian vibe. For example, place a piece of canvas art on one of the lower tree branches. You could also hunt for vintage items like an old transistor radio or typewriter to display at your charming picnic party.
Serve your food and drinks in mason jars for a stress free party. If your party is going to have a little inside space you could always set up your food and dessert tables in there as well.
What's are some of your ideas for vintage picnic parties? Feel free to share with us by leaving a comment below, on Facebook or Twitter!


Handmade Resin Artisan Cherry MX Keycap. Features an R4 profile for the top row of your keyboard in a profile similar to OEM. This keycap is a light green and light blue colour with a cloudy interior. Having an LED lit underneath the keycap will produce a bright blue/green glow. The colour of the glow will depend largely on what colour resin is under the LED (could be more green, blue or white depending on the keycap).
These keycaps are handmade so I recommend investing in a wire keycap puller when removing it from your board.


What changes do the bodies of astronauts undergo during space flight?
There are many changes that occur when an astronaut enters space. Physiological and anatomical changes include bone atrophy, muscle atrophy, and cardiovascular deconditioning occurred in an astronaut's body during space flight. In addition, space flight leads to dynamic molecular changes within cells.
What is microgravity? How is it used in research?
Researchers or scientists use microgravity to understand the anatomical or physiological changes that occur in astronaut's body when they enter space. In the future, it will be applied to the development of new treatment strategies for space adaptation syndrome.
In our study, we defined simulated microgravity as 10-3G. We previously reported that the cells cultured in microgravity show a lot of changes (cell differentiation, gene expression, proliferation, and epigenetic regulation). We are now trying to apply microgravity not only to studying the changes that occur during space flight but also cell-based therapy in central nervous system diseases.
Why is it important to study the effects of gravity on the human body?
Understanding the mechanisms behind the changes that occur in an astronaut's body is extremely important for developing treatments against space adaptation syndrome, but also, in the study of muscle and bone atrophy that occur in disuse syndrome (for example, bed rest).
Please describe your recent research in the field of microgravity.
Read the research paper by Prof. Yuge and his colleagues in Stem Cells and Development.
In our latest study, we investigated the cellular changes related to physical stress (in particular, in response to changes in gravity). We also explored the applications of microgravity culture in cell-based therapy. Our recent paper showed that cranial bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells had higher neuroprotective effects against neural damage, both in vitro and in vivo.
What changes did you observe?
In an recenarticle published in NPJ Microgravity, myoblast differentiation can be significantly attenuated by microgravity.
Gene expression involved in muscle differentiation cultured in simulated microgravity condition was also significantly lower than those cultured under normal gravity conditions. We also found that this phenomenon was regulated by DNA methylation of MyoD promoter region.
How could your research be used to study human disease?
We found that suppression of muscle differentiation in microgravity is affected by DNA methylation status, therefore, our study could be used to enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind myogenesis and develop new drugs for skeletal muscle dysfunction.
Regenerative medicine involves the stem cells to improve disease outcomes. At present, these stem cells need to be controlled using drugs and genetic manipulation in order to maintain their undifferentiated state.
We are now conducting a project to try and overcome these challenges. Our aim is to cultivate stem cells in a simulated microgravity environment and produce highly safe stem cells that can be used clinically.
Rat cranial bone-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation promotes functional recovery in ischemic stroke model rats. Stem Cells Dev. 2018.
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy Improves Lower Limb Movement After Spinal Cord Ischemia in Rats. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1523-1530.
The characteristics of human cranial bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Neurosci Lett. 2015 Oct 8;606:161-6.
Interactive effects of cell therapy and rehabilitation realize the full potential of neurogenesis in brain injury model. Neurosci Lett. 2013 Oct 25;555:73-8.
Professor Yuge received his Dr.Med.Sc. and PhD in Histology and Cell Biology from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Hiroshima University in 2000. He is currently a Professor in the Division of Bio-Environment Adaptation Sciences at Hiroshima University.
He has published over 100 research papers, reviews and book chapters mostly in the area of cellular response in physical environments, space medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.
He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Micro G simulation center of the Kennedy Space Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and a member of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). Professor Yuge is also the director of the cell therapy venture company SBL (Space Bio-Laboratories YK).


Updated to reflect that the Time Off for Public Duties Order 2018 is in force from 1 October 2018, extending the right to unpaid time off work to perform public duties to four groups of volunteers in the criminal justice system.
The law on training obligations, including the procedure for dealing with statutory requests in relation to study or training, recovery of training costs, and the right to paid time off for training enjoyed by pension scheme trustees, safety representatives, trade union officials and trade union learning representatives.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to the right to make a request in relation to study or training.


Culture Work: Each of Holiday's 250+ communities across the U.S. is undergoing a transformation, with performance goals that ultimately deliver better care and delight to residents. Metrics are measured to support discussions at a divisional, regional, and community level.
Impact: In less than half a year, Holiday's work on culture has already resulted in lower turnover – and this is just the start.


Whether it's landing zones or the back of the sofa, there are a lot of areas with design possibilities that go unnoticed—this is especially true for the space under the stairs.
Most homeowners tend to leave it out of their decor plans thinking there isn't much to work with. However, with the right execution—from reading nooks to a functional home office—you can really pack a punch in this tiny spot.
We've listed down three fresh ways that you can do to make the most of this part of the home.
Main photos from: GAP Interiors Blog and Decoist.


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Шевяково — деревня в Грязовецком районе Вологодской области России, на реке Лухта.

Входит в состав Перцевского муниципального образования, с точки зрения административно-территориального деления — в Перцевский сельсовет.

Расстояние по автодороге до районного центра Грязовца — 14 км, до центра муниципального образования Слободы — 4 км. Ближайшие населённые пункты — Камешник, Волково, Пешково.

По переписи 2002 года население — 1 человек.

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