In my departing blog post for the LADOT Bike Blog/LeapLA, I thought I would reflect on my path in transportation planning and the changes I've seen in Los Angeles in such a short time.
During my first year of Urban and Regional Planning school, I had the good fortune of taking a Policy Analysis class where I chose to do an analysis of corridor development on Eagle Rock Boulevard. Eagle Rock was the closest arterial street to my home, and a very wide street- an old yellow car right-of-way that had many different characteristics as you progressed through its different neighborhoods.
Despite some improvements like street medians and bike lanes, Eagle Rock Bl. still seemed very inhospitable to people, so I wanted to see what factors contributed to this condition. My analysis led me into the realm of street configuration and its relationship to community character and user behavior.
Researching human behavior around transportation was extremely captivating. Why did people jaywalk when it was clearly dangerous? Why didn't people use the bike lanes that were built to help them? How does all of this effect the economic development and user vitality of a street?
It was here I started my journey into understanding streets, neighborhoods, and people. A year later I found myself interning in the Pedestrian Program, a new division in LADOT born out of community neighborhood planning.
In the Pedestrian program, my work mainly consisted of building the basis for a new program, Streets for People, later branded as People St. Soon I transitioned into a position in the Bike Program, where I began to develop programs based around business outreach and community collaboration. I worked on building partnerships between community members and the City, to bring placemaking infrastructure like bicycle corrals to City streets. Working with local non-profit organizations and educational institutions, I established a steering committee to pilot a Bicycle Friendly Business District in Northeast LA.
This pilot grew into a broader program that would incorporate bicycle and pedestrian friendly infrastructure and programming, supporting Angelenos to embrace a lifestyle of localism, walking, and biking. One of the biggest proponents of this program was not the components of the program itself, but the sheer necessity: Los Angeles data confirms that 47% of trips in the county are less than 3 miles, and therefore easily achieved by any number of combinations of walking, biking, and transit. By fostering a culture to shift these trips away from the single occupancy vehicle, our city could build culture and community cohesion, while solving the decades long problem of traffic and congestion.
In the almost 4 years since I came to LADOT, I've seen dramatic changes in Los Angeles. With the help and collaboration of many brilliant colleagues, I installed 14 bicycle corrals, 9 bicycle repair stations, 3 parklets, secured grant funding for 10 bicycle friendly business districts, and worked with hundreds of community members to make Los Angeles a more liveable place. As I transition to a role in the Department of City Planning, I will miss editing the LADOT Bike Blog (now #LeapLA), and the opportunity to develop new Active Transportation projects. Today though, Active Transportation has progressed to a place where it is embedded in new improvements. In my last month at LADOT I saw the installation of our first fully constructed cycle track on Los Angeles Street, infrastructure we only dreamed of 4 years ago. I can't wait to see what else Los Angeles has in store.
One small step for the internet… One giant LEAP for the LADOT Bike Program!
Stop the newsfeeds! Big news over here on the internet! After many months of planning, designing, and delving deep into the psyche of the bicyclela.org user, we are ready to LEAP into the future with a whole new approach to the LADOT Bike Program internet experience: bike.lacity.org. We don't want to brag too much, but the next time you take a look at our website, chances are, you will be impressed. Our brand new website is bigger, better, and easier to use than ever before! Not only has the website received a navigational and aesthetic makeover, bringing it straight into the middle-2010's- we've also overhauled the LADOT Bike Blog! We're very excited to announce #LeapLA, the new face of the Bike Blog that meets the broader active transportation demands of the times.
Counters! How many bicycle racks, bicycle lanes, and commuters are in the city?
#LeapLA, speaks to our larger calling: Life for Everyday Active People. Besides keeping Angelenos up to date and informed on current bicycle projects, news and events, #LeapLA serves as an information hub for all forms of active transportation in the City of Los Angeles. We want #LeapLA to focus on people and their quality of life, whether they are people on bicycles, people walking, people skating, rollerblading, and more. We know people in LA get around in all kinds of ways and that the more options there are, the better time we make and the better experience we have.
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package com.fulcrumgenomics.util

import com.fulcrumgenomics.testing.UnitSpec
import com.fulcrumgenomics.util.NumericTypes._

import scala.math._

/**
  * Tests for LogProbability and PhredValue.
  */
class NumericTypesTest extends UnitSpec {

  "PhredScore" should "convert probabilities to phred scores" in {
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.toLogProbability(0.0)) shouldBe PhredScore.MaxValue
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.toLogProbability(0.1)) shouldBe 10
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.toLogProbability(0.5)) shouldBe 3
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.toLogProbability(1.0)) shouldBe 0
  }

  it should "convert phred scores to probabilities" in {
    LogProbability.fromPhredScore(Byte.MaxValue) shouldBe -29.24283 +- PhredScore.Precision
    LogProbability.fromPhredScore(10) shouldBe LogProbability.toLogProbability(0.1) +- PhredScore.Precision
    LogProbability.fromPhredScore(3)  shouldBe LogProbability.toLogProbability(0.5011872) +- PhredScore.Precision
    LogProbability.fromPhredScore(0)  shouldBe LogProbability.toLogProbability(1.0) +- PhredScore.Precision
  }

  it should "display phred scores as integers" in {
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.fromPhredScore(10)) shouldBe 10
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.fromPhredScore(PhredScore.MaxValue+1)) shouldBe PhredScore.MaxValue
    PhredScore.fromLogProbability(LogProbability.fromPhredScore(9)) shouldBe 9
  }

  "LogProbability" should "convert doubles to log-space doubles" in {
    import LogProbability.toLogProbability
    toLogProbability(0)   shouldBe Double.NegativeInfinity
    toLogProbability(0.1) shouldBe -2.302585 +- 0.00001
    toLogProbability(0.5) shouldBe -0.6931472 +- 0.00001
    toLogProbability(1.0) shouldBe 0.0
  }

  it should "throw an exception if a negative value is to be converted to a log-space doubles" in {
    an[Exception] should be thrownBy LogProbability.toLogProbability(-1)
  }

  it should "or in log space" in {
    exp(LogProbability.or(10, 10)) shouldBe exp(10)*2 +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.or(10, 20)) shouldBe exp(10)+exp(20) +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.or(20, 10)) shouldBe exp(20)+exp(10) +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.or(10, LnZero)) shouldBe exp(10)
    exp(LogProbability.or(LnZero, 10)) shouldBe exp(10)
    exp(LogProbability.or(10, LogProbability.toLogProbability(0))) shouldBe exp(10)
    LogProbability.or(-718.3947756282423, -8.404216861178751) shouldBe -8.404216861178751 +- 0.00001
  }

  it should "notOther in log space" in {
    val Seq(q10, q20) = Seq(10, 20).map(LogProbability.fromPhredScore)
    LogProbability.aOrNotB(10, 10) shouldBe LnZero
    LogProbability.aOrNotB(q10, q10) shouldBe LnZero
    exp(LogProbability.aOrNotB(q10, q20)) shouldBe (0.1-0.01) +- 0.00001
    an[IllegalArgumentException] should be thrownBy LogProbability.aOrNotB(q20, q10)
    LogProbability.aOrNotB(LnTen, LnZero) shouldBe LnTen
    an[IllegalArgumentException] should be thrownBy LogProbability.aOrNotB(LogProbability.toLogProbability(1.0), LogProbability.toLogProbability(1.0000000000000004))
    an[IllegalArgumentException] should be thrownBy LogProbability.aOrNotB(LogProbability.toLogProbability(1.0), LogProbability.toLogProbability(-0.0000000000000004))
  }

  it should "1 - probability in log space" in {
    import LogProbability.{not, toLogProbability}
    val Seq(q10, q20) = Seq(10, 20).map(LogProbability.fromPhredScore)
    exp(LogProbability.not(q10)) shouldBe 0.9 +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.not(q20)) shouldBe 0.99 +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.not(toLogProbability(0.90))) shouldBe 0.1  +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.not(toLogProbability(0.99))) shouldBe 0.01 +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.not(LnZero))  shouldBe 1.0  +- 0.00001

    exp(LogProbability.not(toLogProbability(1.0000000000000004))) shouldBe 0.0 +- 0.00001
    exp(LogProbability.not(toLogProbability(0.0000000000000004))) shouldBe 1.0 +- 0.00001
  }

  it should "and multiple values in log space" in {
    LogProbability.and(Array(log(10), log(10), log(10))) shouldBe log(1000) +- 0.00001
  }

  it should "or multiple values in log space" in {
    LogProbability.or(Array(log(10), log(10), log(10))) shouldBe log(30) +- 0.00001
    LogProbability.or(Array(-718.3947756282423, -8.404216861178751, -710.0756239287693, -718.3947756282423)) shouldBe -8.404216861178751 +- 0.00001
  }

  it should "calculate the correct pError given two trials" in {
    for (i <- 1 to 100; j <- 1 to 100) {
      val (p1, p2) = (1/i.toDouble, 1/j.toDouble)
      val expected = (p1*(1-p2)) + ((1-p1)*p2) + (p1 * p2 * 2/3)
      val actual   = LogProbability.probabilityOfErrorTwoTrials(LogProbability.toLogProbability(p1), LogProbability.toLogProbability(p2))
      exp(actual) shouldBe expected +- 0.0001
    }
  }

  "LogProbability.expProb" should "exponentiate probabilities between 0 and 1" in {
    import Math.log
    LogProbability.expProb(log(0.0)) shouldBe 0.0
    LogProbability.expProb(log(0.5)) shouldBe 0.5
    LogProbability.expProb(log(1.0)) shouldBe 1.0

    LogProbability.expProb(Double.NegativeInfinity) shouldBe 0.0

    LogProbability.expProb(log(1.000001)) shouldBe 1.0
    LogProbability.expProb(log(1.1))      shouldBe 1.0
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Columbus, the capital of Ohio, is the largest city in the state and the 16th largest in the United States. There is a lot going for Columbus—it's a hip town that is also affordable.
Columbus is centrally located; it is only a 2-3 hour drive to Ann Arbor, Bloomington, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Traveling to and from Columbus is easy because the main airport is under 10 miles away from the Philosophy Department and there are more than 150 daily direct flights to and from cities all over the country; there is also free Wi-Fi throughout the airport.
Nature: "Between 14,000 and 28,000 years ago, the Wisconsin Glacier carved a network of ravines that forms a grid crisscrossing major waterways in Franklin County. Some ravines contain rare or endangered plant species that may justly be considered ecological treasures. The rocks and soils of Franklin County ravines tell a story of ancient oceans and recent glaciers and a long time in between. The bedrock of eastern Franklin County is limestone, shale, and a little sandstone." There are great local or nearby outdoor activities (e.g., hiking, biking, rock climbing, white water rafting) discussed below in Outdoors and Excursions.
Columbus Dispatch: Major Daily Newspaper.
Columbus Alive: Free Weekly Newspaper.
Franklin Park Conservatory: Built in 1895, these botanical gardens are situated within the 88 acres of Franklin Park. It is a premier horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions, a signature collection of work by glass artist Dale Chihuly and a permanent installation by renowned light artist James Turrell.
COSI: The Center of Science and Industry is a large science museum.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Well known for its Director Emeritus Jack Hanna, its newly born Asian elephant calf, among its large collection of animals.
Columbus Museum of Art: Houses an outstanding collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American and European modern art. This collection includes major works by Monet, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Hopper, and O´Keeffe. The museum is recognized for extraordinary regional collections. It hosts a continuous program of national and international traveling exhibitions.
Thurber House: Listed on the National Register of Historic places, the Thurber House was the home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Currently, the Thurber House is a living museum and a literary center for writers and readers.
Wexner Center for the Arts: This is an incredible resource for all things art through four components: OnScreen, the OnStage, the OnView, and InSight. OnScreen: the film/video theater has regular screenings of independent films, international films, new documentaries, rare or classic films, and films that are too edgy for chain movie theaters. OnStage: there are live theater, dance, or music performances that range from those appealing to a family audience to those appealing to the student or adult audience. OnView: the exhibition gallery features international, contemporary artists. InSight: the center offers an extensive list of entertaining and educational programs for those of all ages and backgrounds.
The Ohio State University's various departments (e.g., OSU Dance, the OSU Music, and OSU Theatre) have frequent and fantastic performances. Indeed, the OSU Dance Department is one of the leading dance departments in the country and has regular and excellent performances that are extremely affordable. The university's Wexner Center for Arts (see below) also brings in some of the best cutting edge theater, dance and music. In addition to the shows produced through The Ohio State University's various departments and facilities, Columbus has quite a rich culture for the performing arts; there are many shows of all types in beautiful, historic venues, e.g., Opera Columbus, the BalletMet Columbus, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Chamber Music, the Promusica Chamber Orchestra, the Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO), the Jazz Orchestra, and Six-Strings Concerts.
CAPA: formed in 1969 to save the historic Ohio Theatre from a wrecking ball. Now manages several of Columbus' historic theaters.
CAPA at the Lincoln Theatre: First opened in 1928, the Lincoln Theatre is a landmark in African-American and jazz history. After extensive renovations, the Lincoln has reopened as a multi-use, state-of-the-art performing arts and education center.
CAPA at the Palace Theatre: Designed by Scottish-born architect, Thomas W. Lamb in the spirit of France's Palais de Versailles, the 2,827-seat Palace Theatre is located at the base of the LeVeque Tower. Adorned with a chandelier, grand staircase, a mural, a hall of autographed pictures, and a fountain, the Palace is a delightful destination for an evening of the arts. Originally a vaudeville house, special attention was paid to the theatre's acoustics when it was built-consequently, there's not a bad seat in the house!
CAPA at the Southern Theatre: The oldest surviving theatre in central Ohio and one of the oldest in the state, the Southern Theatre opened in 1896. The Southern was designed for theatrical touring productions and later accommodated silent films, vaudeville, first-and second-run motion pictures, dance, country music reviews, and community events.
In addition to the University's sports teams, there are opportunities to see professional hockey (NHL's Blue Jackets), Major League Soccer (Crew), and the Columbus Clippers (AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians).
Jazz and Ribs Festival: jazz and ribs, what more does one need?
While many of the activities/events mentioned above are actually quite affordable, there are several night-time activities that are popular among graduate students.
Ladies 80's: Skully's Music diner has an eight-year tradition of Thursday's ladies' night with 80's music was recently featured in Spin Magazine; both graduate students and professors in the Philosophy Department have been caught shaking their booty on many a night.
Karaoke: there are a few venues in town that cater to the graduate students who enjoy putting on a show for one another.
Some of the regulars are the Ravari Room (a bar with regular live music, karaoke, and great pizza next door), Little Rock Bar (great beer selection with decor of music memorabilia), Village Idiot (dive bar with a good draught selection), and Ethyl and Tank (close to campus with good beer and food).
Columbus is also home to a burgeoning craft beer scene. The easiest way to check out all 28 breweries that have opened up in the past five years is to take a trip on the Columbus Ale Trail. Graduate favorites include Seventh Son, Land Grant, North High, and Lineage.
Because Columbus is a city, one might not think of it as a fantastic place for outdoor activities. In addition to our proximity to some beautiful state/national parks and forests (see "Excursions" below), there is plenty to do within the city itself.
Highbanks Park: has 100-foot high shale bluffs that tower over the Olentangy State Scenic River, over 11 miles of trails, a great sledding hill, beautiful ravines, and two Native American burial mounds.
Blendon Woods Park is a 653-acre metro park with an 18-hole disc golf course (and pro-shop), 1-foot deep skating pond, monarch butterfly mansion, and many miles of hiking or pet trails.
RecParks: In addition to the Metro Parks in Columbus, there are around 280 parks in Columbus' recreational park system. Whetstone Park has more than 136-acres with athletic fields, river views, hiking trails; it also has the Park of Roses, a 13-acres garden setting featuring over 11,000 rose bushes in addition to other specialized gardens. See also: Goodale Park, our Hayden Park, the Schiller Park, and Topiary Park.
Like craft brewing, coffee shops have been popping up all over Columbus. To explore the coffee scene, Columbus shops have come together to create the Columbus Coffee Experience.
Graduate favorites include Stauf's (Grandview), Mission Coffee Co. (Short North), One Line Coffee (Short North), The Roosevelt Coffee Shop (Downtown), and Boston Stoker (Victorian Village).
Jeni's Ice Cream: family-owned and operated; multiple award wining artisan ice creams that are all handcrafted in Columbus, with mostly fresh, local ingredients and some responsibly-raised exotics from around the world.
North Market: a public market that is home to dozens of unique, independent merchants and farmers. There are butchers, bakers, candy makers, fishmongers, green grocers, and restaurateurs. The market place is a great place to eat all kinds of amazing food and to buy fresh produce, meats, poultry, seafood, ethnic food specialties, flowers, and gifts (from local artists).
Co-ops and Local Grocers: Lucky's Market, Weiland's Gourmet Market, the Bexley Natural Market, and Whole Foods (while not a local store, there are two locations in town—one of which is the second largest store in the chain).
Pizza: there is a long-standing debate about the best pizza in town; but, most seem to agree that the top contenders are: Adriatico's, Hound Dog's, or Mikey's Late Night Slice.
Restaurants: in addition to some great food at cafés and bar/restaurants already mentioned elsewhere, a few favorites: The Refectory, Alana's, the Basi-Italia, Kihachi, Wolf's Ridge Brewing and G.Michael's Bistro.
Vegetarian Options: while there are a number of restaurants and cafés already mentioned that have excellent vegetarian options, a few of the favorites that specialize in vegetarian fare: Brassica and Pattycake Vegan Bakery.
Hocking Hills: an hour away for plenty of activities (canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, camping, etc.) in 9 state parks and forests. The graduate students have a tradition of camping or renting a cabin in the Hocking Hills or by one of the closer metro parks.
Cedar Point Amusement Park: two and a half hours to "roller coaster capital of the world". The park holds the world record for the most roller coasters, has the world's second fastest roller coaster, and has the world's second tallest coaster. The park has more rides (roller coaster and otherwise) than any other amusement park.
Appalachian Mountains: about four hours to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains (e.g., the Monogahela National Park in West Virginia and the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky) where there is fantastic back packing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, white water, mountain biking, etc.


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How many treatments does it take to remove the pigmentation?
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Please shave the area 24 hours before treatment and avoid any creams, lotions and perfumes. A reduced blood sugar level can make you feel faint or queasy so it is essential that you eat something about an hour before treatment. Sunbathing and Sunbeds should be avoided at least 4 weeks before treatment and throughout treatment.
Protective eye glasses are provided and the skin will be cleaned, the laser head is then passed over the pigmentation releasing quick pulses of light, a clicking noise is often heard as the particles break down. The area will be tender for up to 48 hours. A bandage or dressing may be used to protect the area. Initially the pigmentation is unlikely to look any different but will start to fade over the following 4-8 weeks as the body disperses it.
Usually, it feels like a mild sunburn and does not hurt unless rubbed against. Between your treatments, it is important to keep the treated area covered from the sun to prevent hyper-pigmentation (darkening). You will receive detailed instructions during your appointment and an aftercare sheet to take home with you.


I normally don't shop on Black Friday anymore, I think good deals happen usually after the whole frenzy but during that day I had to go to the grocery store and I stumbled across this super cool fur jacket. I had seen it online but when I saw in person I knew I had to have it. While my size wasn't available, I purchased it online and it arrived promptly. Fur has slowly become an obsession of mine (faux fur that is) and this is a must-have for all fashion lovers who are into this trend! I had so many compliments and people asking me that I was also featured on the Target site!


This collection of articles by specialists in Coptology from around the world is the record of the proceedings of the fourth international symposium of the St. Mark Foundation for Coptic History Sudies and the St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Society. The symposium was held in Naqada in 2008.
Christianity flourished in Upper Egypt from the fourth century AD, and the twenty-five essays in the book deal with a wide variety of topics, from studies of ostraca and papyri, of interest mostly to serious students, to descriptions of the art, architecture and archaeology of two great monasteries founded by St. Shenouda, which might appeal more to the general reader.
Sadly, as Elisabeth O'Connell of the British Museum relates in her article on the Christian History of Western Thebes, most of the of the monuments of the Coptic Period were destroyed by early excavators keen to uncover the pharaonic remains that lay beneath them. However, a wealth of late antique material survives and is to be found in museums throughout the world.
Readers more familiar with the earlier periods of Ancient Egyptian history may well find themselves fascinated by this glimpse into the later history of the sites they know.
Published by The American University in Cairo Press, 2010.
ISBN 978 977 416 311 1.
The author of this work has studied the archives of Flinders Petrie's excavations in Egypt from a novel viewpoint – that of the Egyptian workmen who assisted Petrie. He points out that archaelogical reports routinely ignore the inhabitants of the areas in which excavations take place, even though the labour of these local people is essential to the process. He seeks to determine the source of these attitudes in the years when the discipline was first developed in its modern form, by focussing on the detailed records left by Petrie in his personal notebooks and payroll lists, records that identify his workmen. At the time, lower class native Egyptians would have been regarded by educated Westerners as unworthy of their attention and hence they went without mention in the published reports of Petrie's work.
Quirke hopes to redress the balance and demonstrate the enormous contribution they made to Egyptology. He has been able to identify a number of key individuals among them, even in some cases in a series of archive photographs.
In this way he hopes to establish a better basis upon which the discipline can be pursued in the future, when it will surely cease to be carried out solely by foreign missions.
This is a densely-argued text, which will prove a source for future investigation, not only by archaeologists, but also by students of social history.
Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 2010.
Readers may be familiar with the BAR (British Archaeological Reports) series, of which this is one.
Archaeopress specialise in publishing, in small print runs, the results of serious research by individuals who might otherwise be unable to see their work in print. Many of these reports are of little interest to the general reader, but this volume is in some ways an exception, since it covers the ever-popular topic of mummification, though not human mummification in this case.
Although thousands of animal mummies from ancient Egypt are still in existence, few people have studied their remains scientifically. In this book, which documents the results of research undertaken for her PhD at the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester, the author examines one hundred and twenty-seven animal mummies in the collections of the Manchester Museum, the Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol Museum, and the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. The mummies were taken to The Manchester Royal Infirmary and York District Hospital so that they could be X-rayed and medically scanned. Most of the mummies were found to contain skeletal remains, but a substantial proportion did not and were classed as 'pseudo-mummies'.
The study, which was totally non-invasive, revealed a great deal of information about the animals, the positioning of their skeletons, wrapping methods, and the mummification techniques, but little about the causes of death. Most of the mummies will have been made as votive offerings.
The book is copiously illustrated throughout with images from X-rays and scans and will prove of great interest to those interested in the study of mummification.
As a bonus, the volume comes with a CD containing additional information and images.
ISBN 978 1 4073 0719 0.
Paperback, price £35, including CD.
The subtitle of this book, "Egypt's Greatest Secret Uncovered", and its rather lurid cover, immediately set alarm bells ringing for the serious Egyptologist, whether amateur or professional.
There is no doubt that the author sincerely believes in his own theories, but the fact that this book opens with a chapter describing the predictions of an American psychic, who apparently could 'read' a book by simply placing it under his pillow while he slept – a skill that many of us would envy – makes it very hard to take it seriously.
Sadly, although deeply researched in its own way, this book is full of spurious ideas that obscure the one salient and interesting fact within its covers: that there exists a series of natural caves beneath the Giza plateau.
The author seems convinced that these lead to a lost "Hall of Records" beneath the Great Sphinx; he says that the entrance to them had been lost since they were discovered by Henry Salt and Giovanni Caviglia in the early 1800s.
The author eventually deduces that the entrance to these caves lies in the "Tomb of the Birds" and explores them, apparently without prior permission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). Unsurprisingly, he finds evidence in them of human occupation, but fails to locate the fabled "Hall".
When Dr. Zahi Hawass, then Secretary General of the SCA, was informed of the 'discovery', the author tells us that he was unwilling to expend any of his limited resources to investigate the caves further, other than perhaps to close the tomb so that it could not be entered again without permission.
The book is illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and line drawings, and there are a number of colour photographs grouped together for cheapness in one section. As well as some pictures of the the caves themselves, there are views of the Milky Way over Hawaii and the Cygnus constellation over Silbury Hill ... enough said!
Published by A.R.E. Press, 2009.
This highly-recommended book, which was reviewed in AE Issue 56 (October/November 2009), is newly available in a paperback edition.
Published by Thames and Hudson, 2011.
I seemed to miss this film when it first came out, if indeed it made it to many cinemas. I was made aware of it as scenes from it appeared in a recent documentary on TV about Alexandria.
Set in Alexandria in the fourth century AD, when Egypt was part of the Roman Empire, it is a tale of Christians versus pagans, Jews versus Christians and Christians versus the remnants of Greek and Roman culture, which we understand as being science and philosophy, but which they regarded as paganism and witchcraft; this is further complicated by the role in Alexandrian society of an independent and clever woman The sets are remarkably good, complemented by computer graphics, and give an excellent impression of Alexandria; the lead role is taken by Rachel Weisz. I enjoyed this film, even though it reminds us that the lessons mankind should have learned from history seem to be forgotten every generation or so, with renewed conflict driven by religious ideology in male-run societies.


When I thought about Easter, and what I could write and how to approach it, the first thing that came to my mind was love. The Love of Jesus. When we think about Easter and all of the events that transpired during this time, the only thing I can think is- Woah! Jesus loved me that much? So much that He endured the pain of the cross and died for us, so that we could live, so that we could have hope, so that we could have joy. He endured this pain for me, for you, for the person sitting next to you in class, for your family members, for your teacher or boss.
I think the majority of us are familiar with the Easter 'story', how Judas betrayed Jesus which led to the Roman soldiers capturing and torturing him, ultimately nailing him to a cross and killing him (Matthew 27). Jesus was then taken to a borrowed tomb (Matthew 27:60), and was dead for three days. On the third day though, they found the stone rolled away, and the tomb empty- Jesus had risen from the dead (Matthew 28). How miraculous!
This love, the love that Jesus has for us is unconditional and sacrificial. Unconditional love is known as affection without any limitations, or love without conditions. He loves us without conditions, we don't need to pass a test or make perfect decisions for Him to give us His love, it is a gift that has no conditions, no hidden motive, no 'fine print'.
Throughout my life I have experienced being loved and giving love. I have been blessed to have grown up in a loving family with parents who worked hard to provide my brother and I with an environment that was completely different than theirs, an environment that was full of unconditional love. I know not everyone has that, and a lot of people are growing up in or have grown up in a home where love is not the environment, where they don't feel unconditionally loved. Unconditional love is something that is rare, that is beautiful, and when you are given it, hold on to it.
Jesus sacrificed His life for ours, so that we could live. He gave His life for ours. I think that the least I can do is return the favor. He isn't asking us to be tortured and hung on a cross, He is asking us to show selfless love like He did. He is asking that we follow His Word, and model our lives after His. He is asking for a relationship with us.
Jesus died on that cross, to show us His unconditional love. He died so we don't have to. Because of the cross we can have eternal life. And now, knowing this- it is our job to give love, like Jesus did.
I grew up in a pastor's home. I lived with parents that eat, sleep, breath ministry and working for God's kingdom. From scrubbing baseboards and painting the church, to studying, praying, and fasting for each sermon and lesson, to dealing with all kinds of people as counselors and psychiatrists, advising with Biblical and Godly wisdom. And you know what, my parents LOVE it. All of it. The good, the bad, the ugly. I was raised in an environment where the mentality was: it is a joy, an honor, and a privilege to serve God's kingdom as ministers. Not one time did I hear my parents grumble or complain about the burdens of ministry. When my parents faced a challenging situation, they never vented or involved me and my sisters. There are things that happened to my parents that I didn't find out about until I became an adult, because they wanted to protect us and never give us a hazy outlook on ministry. I am eternally grateful for that. I know of others that are pastor/minister's kids who grew up to resent ministry. They knew about the drama and attacks upon their parents, their parents would be gone all day working at the church, and would pour so much of themselves into their ministry that there was hardly any time or energy for them.
The definition of ministry is literally: servanthood. But, unlike the maids and butlers of royalty- being a servant to God is so rewarding, a blessing, and a powerful experience. Being a servant to God feels like being royalty. Ministry is anything that somehow benefits the kingdom. Yes, some ministries put you on a stage for people to see. But, at the end of the day, God sees ministry as a thing of the heart. If you scrub that church toilet until your fingers bleed, God values that more than the guy who jumps behind a pulpit and didn't prepare his message (real talk).
Ministry was made to be a practice taken on by a follower of Christ. First you follow, then you serve. When God went looking for disciples, He didn't stop at asking them to follow. He told them he'd make them fishers of men and that they would have to take up their cross. Ministry is supposed to be something we do because we love God, we want to benefit His kingdom, and want to devote our time and energy as His devoted servants.
Ministry, as satisfying and honorable as it is, is not a relationship in itself. It is supposed to be a product of a relationship.
In church culture, we tend to glorify ministry. We tend to treat it as a status symbol or a fancy title. I remember being a teenage girl and that being the pick-up line guys would use to attract the women, "Yeah, I'm going to be a minister". When in reality, that probably wasn't the most pure-hearted statement.
But, for those that are genuinely in ministry (and not trying to pick-up a date), sometimes we feel a pressure to always produce. Like, give a progress update at the end of every day of things we've done, people who have been filled with the Holy Ghost, or how many followers we got on our ministry's Instagram. Without meaning to, we can start behaving like ministry is a job and we are being rated on our performance. Subconsciously we will compare our ministry to others and our work to other churches. Sometimes we wake up stressed and go to bed stressed thinking about our ministerial responsibilities. And that, is simply exhausting and not the way God ever intended ministry to be.
Burn out is a real thing. I have seen it firsthand. Marriages fall apart, churches crumble, and minister's spirituality suffer. All because a servant of the Lord gave and gave and stopped being refreshed from the fountain. People get spread so thin, trying to pour themselves into ministry with juggling work, school, family and friends, that they eventually breakdown.
It is okay to take a break or even to pull-out of ministries. Yes, you heard me right. I believe whole heartedly ministry is something EVERYONE should be involved in. It's so rewarding and a blessing to the congregation. But, I have to remind myself that God rather have His relationship with you be priority, strong and thriving, than have you hanging on by a thread doing His work. Your walk with God is so much more important than what you do for Him. Although your local church and pastor appreciates your help (especially in a small church), make sure you are thinking of your spirituality and mental well-being first.
Are you getting burned out?
Do you feel like you have nothing else to give?
Do you find yourself more often stressed than uplifted when helping in the kingdom?
Does it feel like an obligation instead of a privilege?
These are hard questions each of us who are heavily involved in church need to ask ourselves.
What God truly desires from us is communion, intimacy, meditation on His word, and to be priority in your life. Yes, that even means priority over your ministry.
Don't find your satisfaction in what you do for Christ or the roles He has given you in His kingdom. But, in Him alone. Be thankful for the honor and opportunity of leadership that has been bestowed upon you. But, never let that fog your vision of what is most important…your one true love.
Growing up in the ministry, I have seen many cases of struggle. Different individuals, with different situations, with different issues.
It's a part of life. You don't make it through without a few bumps (or catastrophic jagged mountains) in the road. Some things are easy to overcome and conquer along the journey. Other things are a continuous climb, finding it hard to breath, encountering injuries along the way, and wondering if you'll ever feel peace again.
I have seen people who overcome their struggles, while others continue fighting until this day. What's the difference? How does one defeat depression, low self-esteem, negativity, bad attitudes, and tormenting thoughts?
I love to research random events in history. Inspiring events that I don't know much about. One in particular that has fallen into my radar is the story of the "Miracle in the Andes".
In 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers of a rugby team with their friends and family crashed onto the Andes Mountains. 18 died instantly and due to sickness, injuries, the unbearable cold, and an avalanche, the 27 left slowly dwindled down to 16. As I studied, I was stricken with sadness learning of all they had to encounter. They melted snow for water, essentially ate their luggage and the cushion of plane seats, eventually turned to cannibalism of the dead passengers, and had to bare the news received from the radio announcing that the search party for them had been cancelled.
Nando Parrado and Roberto Canessa, two men that survived, knew that they all were going to die if they stayed where they were at. Several planes had already passed over, but they were well hid by the snow and they didn't have enough resources to create something to catch attention from the sky's view. After about 60 days since the plane crash, Parrado and Canessa headed out into the wilderness alone. Long story short, they walked and battled the harsh conditions for 10 days to find any kind of civilization. Well, they did. A small village where the residents came to the rescue. After caring for Parrado and Canessa, helicopters were sent out on the next clear day to save the other passengers.
Pretty inspiring story, huh? I hope you can see the connection I'm making here. These individuals were caught in the most unimaginable dire circumstances. They knew to be saved, they couldn't stay another day in the same predicament. They were desperate and knew change was the only way not to die.
God has liberty, victory, and freedom just waiting for you! He's on the other side of the mountain, just across the river after a 10 day journey. It wasn't easy for Parrado and Canessa to get there, but they sure didn't complain once they did. Whatever you're struggling with and no matter how long you've been struggling with it-even if it's been more than 60 days!; you can achieve that liberation you so desperately want. IF you're desperate enough. Get to where God is. MOVE. Refuse to stay another day in your misery and despair. Tell your mind to get up and go to where joy and peace can be found. It's not in a physical building, but a state of mind.
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The politicial commentator called out the Prime Minister for insisting the event fell within coronavirus lockdown guidelines as a "work event" rather than a party. He said it was "quite a gamble" to let his fate be decided by Sue Gray's inquiry into a series of alleged parties held during lockdown in Number 10.
The former GB News presenter tweeted: "Starmer calls on Johnson to resign several times. Johnson says to wait for the inquiry. Means he's placing his future on what that inquiry concludes. Quite a gamble. Maybe no alternative.
"Quite hard to argue that a bring your own booze invitation was a work event rather than a party."
When pressured to resign during this afternoon's Prime Minister's Questions Mr Johnson said that he would not pre-empt the findings of an independent inquiry into parties at his office during coronavirus lockdowns.
READ MORE: Boris Johnson issues Downing Street party apology – statement in full
But "with hindsight I should have sent everyone back inside, I should have found some other way to thank them, and I should have recognised that – even if it could have been said technically to fall within the guidance – there would be millions and millions of people who simply would not see it that way."
Mr Johnson acknowledged that included "people who have suffered terribly, people who were forbidden for meeting loved ones at all inside or outside" adding: "To them and to this House, I offer my heartfelt apologies."
But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called on the Prime Minister to resign.
Sir Keir said it was "ridiculous" that the Prime Minister suggested he "didn't realise he was at a party".
He said: "After months of deceit and deception, the pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of road.
"His defence … that he didn't realise he was at a party is so ridiculous that it's actually offensive to the British public.
"The party's over, Prime Minister. The only question is will the British public kick him out, will his party kick him out or will he do the decent thing and resign?"
But Mr Johnson responded by saying: "I regret very much that we did not do things differently that evening
"As for his political point, I don't think that he should pre-empt the outcome of the inquiry."
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On The Mountain, you find delegates of every background, all with a different story to tell. Sharing our stories can often help uplift or inspire another student which is why it is so important that we highlight the outstanding when we see it.
Jariah Cole, a returning delegate from Texas Youth and Government, has had to overcome hardships to get to where she is today. In her second year on The Mountain, she has already served as a Proposal Sharing Group leader. Back home, she has served a multitude of roles including president of her own YAG club. At this year's state program, she served as Speaker of the House. It is clear watching from a distance that Jariah is a leader.
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The Morning GIF: Michael Jackson's patented anti-gravity lean
It turns out the King of Pop had a few tricks up his soles.
Fernando Alfonso III— 2013-07-15 10:00 am | Last updated 2017-02-25 02:48 am
Here at the Daily Dot, we swap GIF images with each other every morning. Now we're looping you in. In the Morning GIF, we feature a popular—or just plain cool—GIF we found on Reddit, Tumblr, or elsewhere on the Internet.
During the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, three months after the death of Michael Jackson, a group of dancers paid tribute to the King of Pop through performances of his greatest hits, including "Smooth Criminal."
When it came time for the group to perform Jackson's famous "anti-gravity lean," three of them were just not able to pull it off.
Their failure could be chalked up to a variety of reasons, but the most obvious was their inability to execute Jackson's patented shoe design properly.
Patent No. 5,255,452 for Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" shoes was granted in 1993. It details a shoe system in which a slot in the heel is used to slide into a peg on stage so Jackson could "lean past his center of gravity without toppling," USA Today reported a week after his death.
The following GIF of the patent in action was taken from a CBS program. It piqued the curiosity of Reddit's r/GIFs community this past weekend, collecting 619 comments.
"This information still does not help me to utilize this maneuver at the club," mattnificent commented. "Thanks for nothing."
"I feel like I just found out that Santa isn't real," kindfulness added.
H/T Reddit | Photo by Abi Skipp/Flickr
Fernando Alfonso III
Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot's first art director until 2016. He's gone on to report at Lexington's Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace GrantApp
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Displays users and allows adding, editing, or deleting.
    /// </summary>
    public partial class Users : Form
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes window.
        /// </summary>
        public Users()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            RefreshUsers();
            searchBox.KeyDown += new KeyEventHandler(search_Enter);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Reloads the list of users to reflect current database state.
        /// </summary>
        internal void RefreshUsers()
        {
            //if search box is empty, load all users
            if (searchBox.Text == "")
            {
                using (DataClasses1DataContext db = new DataClasses1DataContext())
                {
                    //make sure user is admin
                    //shouldn't have been able to get here if not an admin, but make sure
                    bool admin = (from u in db.users
                                  where u.username == Login.currentUser
                                  select u.admin).FirstOrDefault();
                    if (!admin)
                    {
                        throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("User " + Login.currentUser + " does not have admin privileges.");
                    }

                    //populate list
                    var q = from u in db.users
                            orderby u.username
                            select new
                            {
                                Username = u.username,
                                Display = u.display_name,
                                Active = u.active ? "Yes" : "No",
                                Administrator = u.admin ? "Yes" : "No",
                            };
                    dataGridView1.DataSource = q;
                    dataGridView1.Columns[1].HeaderText = "Display Name";
                }
            }
            //otherwise filter results based on search text
            else
            {
                using (DataClasses1DataContext db = new DataClasses1DataContext())
                {
                    //make sure user is admin
                    //shouldn't have been able to get here if not an admin, but make sure
                    bool admin = (from u in db.users
                                  where u.username == Login.currentUser
                                  select u.admin).FirstOrDefault();
                    if (!admin)
                    {
                        throw new UnauthorizedAccessException("User " + Login.currentUser + " does not have admin privileges.");
                    }

                    //populate list
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                            orderby u.username
                            select new
                            {
                                Username = u.username,
                                Display = u.display_name,
                                Active = u.active ? "Yes" : "No",
                            };
                    dataGridView1.DataSource = q;
                    dataGridView1.Columns[1].HeaderText = "Display Name";
                }

            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Remove entry from database.
        /// </summary>
        private void RemoveSelected()
        {
            //only one row can be selected.
            if (dataGridView1.SelectedRows.Count != 1)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Please select a single row.");
                return;
            }

            using (DataClasses1DataContext db = new DataClasses1DataContext())
            {
                foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dataGridView1.SelectedRows)
                {
                    //get selected username
                    string username = row.Cells["Username"].Value.ToString();

                    //find user
                    var user = (from u in db.users
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                                select u).First();

                    //users cannot delete themselves
					if (user.username == Login.currentUser) {
						MessageBox.Show(this, "You cannot delete yourself.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
						return;
					}

                    //get list of all active users
                    var otherActiveUsers = from u in db.users
                                           where u.active == true
                                           && u.username != user.username
                                           select u;

                    //if user being deleted is last active user, don't allow deletion (or no one will be able to log in)
                    if (!otherActiveUsers.Any())
                    {
						MessageBox.Show(this, "There must be at least one active user in the system.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                        return;
                    }

                    //if user is a writer of a grant, don't allow deletion
                    //user should be set to inactive instead to preserve grant records
                    if (user.grants.Any())
                    {
                        MessageBox.Show(this, "This user is the writer of at least one grant. Set the user to inactive instead of deleting them.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                        return;
                    }

                    //if user is a part of any contact histories, don't allow deletion
                    //user should be set to inactive instead to preserve records
                    if (user.contact_histories.Any())
                    {
                        MessageBox.Show(this, "This user is associated with at least one contact history. Set the user to inactive instead of deleting them.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                        return;
                    }

                    try
                    {
                        //confirm deletion
                        if (MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to delete " + user.username + "?", "Confirm delete", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
                        {
                            //delete user
                            db.users.DeleteOnSubmit(user);

                            //submit to database
                            db.SubmitChanges();
                        }
                    }
                    catch (SqlException e)
                    {
                        Console.Error.WriteLine(e.Message);
                        MessageBox.Show(this, "Could not remove the user - there is still a record of them in the system.\n" +
                            "If you don't want them to be able to log in anymore, change their status to not \"Active.\"",
                            this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Add a user.
        /// </summary>
        private void Add_User(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //add user
            new AddUser().ShowDialog(this);

            //refresh list
            RefreshUsers();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Edit a user.
        /// </summary>
        private void Edit_User(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //find id
            string username = null;
            foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dataGridView1.SelectedRows)
            {
                username = row.Cells["Username"].Value.ToString();
            }

            //edit user
            new AddUser(username).ShowDialog(this);

            //refresh list
            RefreshUsers();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Delete a user.
        /// </summary>
        private void Delete_User(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //delete user
            RemoveSelected();

            //refresh list
            RefreshUsers();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Refreshes list of users.
        /// </summary>
        private void Refresh_User(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            RefreshUsers();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Filters users displayed in table based on text in search input.
        /// </summary>
        private void btnSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            RefreshUsers();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Allows searching by hitting enter.
        /// </summary>
        private void search_Enter(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.KeyCode.ToString() == "Return")
            {
                btnSearch_Click(sender, e);
            }
        }

		/// <summary>
		/// Clears the search box and restores the original non-filtered view.
		/// </summary>
		private void btnClear_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
			searchBox.Text = "";
			btnSearch_Click(sender, e);
		}
    }
}


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Italian is classified as a romance language within the family of Indo-European languages. It derives from Latin and, of all romance languages, Italian is the one that most closely resembles its illustrious ancestor.
While the Italian language is not exactly universal, it has spread to regions beyond its native land. Italian can be heard throughout all of Italy, as well as in the southern parts of Switzerland, in the Vatican, in Corsica, in Slovenia and Croatia. Some Italian is also spoken in countries which used to be Italian colonies, such as Abyssinia, Eritrea, Somalia and Lybia, in Africa.
The evolution of the Italian language from Latin occurred at a deliberate and leisurely pace over the course of hundreds of years. This resulted in many varying dialects of Italian. Though all of the dialects are classified as Italian, they are quite distinct and can be difficult to recognize as the same language. As you can imagine, some of the most distinct versions of the Italian language occur on the islands of Sardinia and Sicily, regions completely separated by water from the mainland on the Italian peninsula. A group of the dialects in the northern and northwestern regions of Italy are known as Gallo-Italian and show much influence from the French language once spoken throughout the north western regions of Italy. The areas surrounding the famous city of Venice exhibit yet another distinctive dialect of the Italian language.
The Tuscan dialect hails from central Italy and is probably the best known among all Italian dialects. During the 14th and 15th centuries, Tuscany became central to Italy's commercial and diplomatic power, largely due to the immense growth of the city of Florence. The Tuscan dialect is also the one that most strongly resembled Latin, which made it favorable among famous Italian politicians, philosophers and writers of the time, who usually preferred the Latin language over any other. These prominent members of society made the Tuscan dialect popular in regions throughout Italy. Famous written works, such as Dante's Divina Commedia and Petrarca's Canzoniere also spread the popularity of the Tuscan dialect, which was now considered "Italian". Thanks to such pieces of literature, Italian gained recognition and passed from a language only good to talk about trivialities, to being good enough to discuss about philosophy in it.
With the formal unification of Italy in 1861 Italian finally became the official language of the nation. The appearance of a collective Italian language signified the unification that took place among Italians at this time, which was also evident in Italy's political scene, educational system, and economy.


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Has there ever been a more ill-informed, recklessly destructive example of public policy in the history of mankind than the Great Lockdown? Well, of course there has. Mao's Great Leap Forward cost tens of millions of lives. Stalin's Great Purge cost a million lives or thereabouts. So, there it is, Morrison, Trump and Johnson et al can take comfort in not wreaking as much harm as have past despots. Consolation indeed! As David Richards and Konstantin Boudnik put it in The Telegraph
Imperial College's modelling of non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 which helped persuade the UK and other countries to bring in draconian lockdowns … could go down in history as the most devastating software mistake of all time, in terms of economic costs and lives lost.
Public health experts can rest easy. Sure, their bodgie, overblown predictions caused governments to rain down devastation on pliable populations. but they will never be brought to account. Governments have a vested interest in maintaining the fiction that countless deaths were saved by following their experts' advice.
Trump often cites a figure of 2.2 million Americans dead but for the lockdown. This number, a completely made-up fiction, comes from Neil Ferguson and his Imperial College (IC) team. Ferguson has a reputation for epidemiological alarmism burnished now with a reputation for eschewing social distancing in the cause of fornication.
Quite aside from any flaws in the innards of epidemiological models, the problem with predictions about new contagious diseases is that data is inevitably wanting. Data is wanting precisely because the disease is new. How contagious is the disease? How is it transmitted from one person to another? How deadly is it? How many are susceptible to being infected versus those not susceptible? What profile does the disease have among different population groups – by age, by ethnicity, by sex, by the range and severity of pre-existing illnesses? How many who contract the disease are asymptomatic or suffer only mild symptoms? How long had the disease been circulating prior to it being recognised?
None of this information was known – and most is still not known – when Ferguson issued his IC report on March 16 and when other epidemiological modellers issued their reports. Modelling can't work with unknowns. Assumptions or, if you like, guesses take their place. To wit, let's see, what misinformation we can extract from Wuhan, feed it in, get ourselves on the front pages, and scare the bejesus out of the nincompoops who run governments. What a lark!
Take one vital unknown. How long had the Wuhan virus been circulating in Europe and in America before it provoked a public health reaction? There are suggestions that it may have been around as early as November. "Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says he would not be surprised if Sweden – like France – had isolated cases of coronavirus as far back as November last year." If this is so, and if it is as transmissible as Dr Fauci and others like him claim, then it probably has already done its worst. The lockdowns came too late. In any event, there is not a shred of evidence that the utterly perverse, inexplicable and mindlessly destructive policy of locking down healthy people actually works.
Incidentally, why did we in Australia get off so lightly in comparison with most other countries. Certainly, we don't get any sensible explanation from the federal government, too busy claiming credit for our low death rate — backed by the media, these days heavily populated with partisans and halfwits. "Sweden's so-called herd immunity approach of allowing the virus to spread through the working-age population has taken a huge toll; its death rate is 70 times our own," opined a lobotomised leader writer in The Australian of May 2. Sheer baloney, of course.
Maybe it's a summer effect and we have that dreaded spike to contend with in winter. Hope not. Scrooge McDaniel Andrews would be in his element closing Victoria down again for Christmas.
At some point in the near future there will be a postscript to this insane period in the life of nations. However, whatever damning evidence of their incompetence comes to light, epidemiologists will not be tarred and feathered and consigned to living out their days in sackcloth and ashes, which is their due. Instead they will be lauded and medalled by the political class for their life-saving perspicacity and prescience.
Politicians can do no other, self-exculpation being in their DNA. They must be seen as life-savers not life-destroyers, which is what they really have been about. And, in this case, they will write the history. Opposition politicians are onside, the media is onside, academia is onside. Truth telling, a niche activity, will be buried by the avalanche of mythology.
Lo – 20th May 2020
Epidemiologists? Call them epidemiologists? Now Anders Tegnell, that's an epidemiologist.
David Rees – 20th May 2020
I used to think the Quadrant has some claim to be a periodical for thinking people. Based on this article I am wrong. It's a cheap shot – e.g. the "lobotomised leader writer". Takes me right back to student newspaper days. Serious topics merit grown-up debate.
Biggles – 20th May 2020
I am reminded of the 'Stages of a Project' known to engineers:
1. Enthusiasm.
2. Disillusionment.
3. Panic.
4. Search for the guilty.
5. Punishment of the innocent.
6. Rewards and honours for the non-participants.
Peter OBrien – 20th May 2020
David Rees,
writers at Quadrant, notably Peter Smith and (with all due modesty) myself, were calling out the over-reaction by government to this 'crisis' before any other commentators. I noted in QOL on 25th March, 1 day after the precipitate stage 2 lockdown had been announced and a bare 6 days after stage 1 had been implemented, that we had already started to flatten the curve. We were 'ahead of the curve', so to speak, No-one took any notice of course, so please excuse Peter Smith the odd acerbity.
Stephen Due – 20th May 2020
Peter S. Many thanks. You are doing a great job. A voice of sanity from my perspective in distressing times. Just thinking about this horrendous imposition on the Australian people makes my blood boil. The vast debt so recklessly incurred! The suspension of democratic processes to avoid parliamentary process! The supine response of the population! The declaration of a police state! The effective reduction of normal health services for people with every other health condition except 'the virus'! The smashing of the economy! The small businesses destroyed! The jobs lost! And so on.
But worse is yet to come. There is no source for the necessary loans to keep the economy running other than China. The ongoing dependence of Australia on Chinese goodwill is sheer madness. The steady sale of our assets, public and private, to Chinese interests is tantamount to national suicide.
Better than "Scrooge McDaniel Andrews" (perhaps risking a charge of racism) would be plain "Comrade Andrews" or perhaps "Chairman Andrews". I have no doubt though that if he had done to China what he has done to Victoria he would have long since been deprived of office. Is there no opposition party in Victoria?
pgang – 21st May 2020
Interesting that The Australian has a lead story right now about Andrew's China connections, using the same photo Quadrant used a few days ago.
lloveday – 21st May 2020
From Nick Cater:
Only one new case has been detected in SA over the past three weeks. Of the 439 cases identified, 435 have recovered.
Yet bars and pubs remain closed. Cafes and restaurants are limited to 10 patrons at a time, making reopening a loss-making option for most.
Those and more restrictions were imposed and newly concocted crimes determined by the unilateral decisions of the SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens. To use Stephen Due's words – "The declaration of a police state!".
Cater's article is available paywall-free at morningmail.org
pgang,
That photo's "done the rounds" even appearing on the ABC way back on 24 October 2019, just after Andrew's tax-payer funded holiday in China from 20 to 24 October 2019. But it may be from one of his earlier holidays as it appears on riteon.org.au in an article about his 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 jaunts (a pattern there – will he have one in 2020?)
lloveday the article in The Austrlian is well worth the read. It's a rare piece of good reporting and covers his political training trips to China also.
ianl – 21st May 2020
Peter O'Brien
> " … notably Peter Smith and (with all due modesty) myself, were calling out the over-reaction by government to this 'crisis' before any other commentators"
But your seeming lack of awareness on valid comparisons with other countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong allowed the Aus bureaucracy and political/MSM groups to sidestep your rhetoric.
I've put these comparisons up here several times. The only actual responses from some few people is to acknowledge that comparing Aus to the USA or the UK is invalid (apples to oranges etc). Yet these invalid comparisons allow the herd to be constantly frightened through intellectual dishonesty and so easily controlled. It is still so.
If Murphy (C'wealth CMO) and any (all) of the State CMO's were actually challenged in an open press conference with valid comparisons, the resulting public embarrassments would change things quite rapidly. So flickpassing this issue helps them.
The article identifies the photo as being from a 2013, tax-payer funded holiday, when Andrews was Leader of the Opposition.
Baxendale has another article re Andrews on The Australian site, which is paywall-free on morningmail.org. I'm not pushing Morning Mail – I'm banned from commenting because the editor will not tolerate any (well from me anyway) criticism of him – just pointing non-The Australian subscribers to topical articles from it that they can read.
" Call them epidemiologists? Now Anders Tegnell, that's an epidemiologist".
Which is what PS said "Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell", and that was the only person he referred to as an epidemiologist", his only other use of "epidemiologist" was non-specific "epidemiologists will not be tarred and feathered and ..".
referred to as an "epidemiologist" (missing apostrophe).
I should not be posting in the midst of working! Try (missing quotation mark) .
Peter Smith – 21st May 2020
Peter O'Brien kindly excused my colourful adjective to describe whoever wrote the editorial in the Australian newspaper. I admit to being overwrought. The idiocy of the lockdown has found another victim. But let us not overlook the editorial itself and what it says about the media. If it had appeared in the Guardian or the Age or the SMH, ho-hum. It didn't. It appeared in our only (so-claimed) centre-right national newspaper. I am running out of newspapers to read, which are not detrimental to my state of mind.
Peter OBrien – 21st May 2020
Peter Smith,
you are spot on re The Australian. Once upon a time my practice was to read the letters first, then Cut&Paste and then the editorials. Nowadays I no longer bother with Cut&Paste and give half the editorials a miss.
Yes, Peter, Cut&Paste started going to pot after Rebecca Weisser left the paper. It used to be my first read. Now I don't bother. And I am resolving henceforth not to read the editorials or Bramston. Treat them as I do the ABC's Q&A program and PVO.
T B LYNCH – 21st May 2020
20% of New York City was infected with Wuflu = 2,000,000 patients.
1% of all patients died = 20,000 deaths.
1% of deaths were Wuflu deaths in healthy folk =. 200 deaths.
Normal people have little to fear.
Chronically ill people [frail, obese, diabetic, cancer, asthma, autoimmune…] need to behave like adults.
Submitted by a doctor who was heavily involved in discovering, in his own laboratory, the CURES for not one but two, totally fatal [ie 100% fatal], worldwide infectious diseases – amoebic meningitis 20th century style with an antibiotic – and HIV 21st century mode with a mutated receptor.
As St Paul said – all ideas should be tested.
Today manipulated facts, uncritical minds, and polluted language carry more weight than the truth.
Stephen Due – 21st May 2020
pgang, lloveday. Re the photo. The caption says it was taken at Tiananmen Square. I suppose the Premier of Victoria wanted to visit the site of the massacre that destroyed the pro-democracy movement in China. There's so much to learn from the Chinese – and his Marxist friends at home in Australia. The other photo that was popular for a while showed the Premier enthusiastically hugging the communist Roz Ward, who famously called for the Red Flag to replace the 'racist' Australian flag atop Victoria's parliament. She's currently busy organising workers' resistance during the pandemic.
Although I didn't see this, I've been told that Bolt tonight went through the Taiwanese example of how to deal with a pandemic without destroying yourself.
So, good. The Taiwanese learned very precisely from SARS-1. The Aus medical authorities were too complacent, ignoring the real points. As a consequence, we now have a typically Australian mess, with no intention on the part of the various bureaucratic/poilitical/MSM segments to examine or rationally analyse how this became what it is. That is a genuinely common outcome in Aus.
Alice Thermopolis – 25th May 2020
AFR's John Kehoe, 25 May, 2020:
"Treasury was wrong [by A$60 billion] because the epidemiological theoretical models were wrong in projecting a potential 50,000 to 150,000 virus deaths and that daily demand for intensive care beds could hit 5000, 17,000 or 35,000, depending on social distancing restrictions."
"The epidemiologists advising the government turned out to be too pessimistic. Perhaps more contrarian voices needed to be heard around the national cabinet table and inside Treasury when they were undertaking their economic policy planning."
"The overestimate of virus cases matters because governments were influenced by the modelling to engineer the deepest recession since the Great Depression, shut down viable businesses, close schools and cause massive job losses."
Thank you PS and JK for shining a light on the mess. Unlikely to be a government/opposition review. The latter wanted even tougher restrictions.
One outcome: more government/public scepticism about BOTH epidemiological and CC modelling?
Wishing & hoping
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Helen L. Smits (born 1937) was a health policy influencer and advocate in the United States, and lent her voice to several healthcare initiatives abroad. Most notably, she was a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship and served under the Carter and Clinton administrations. She also held positions in government organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Healthcare Financing Administration.

Childhood and education
Dr. Helen L. Smits was born to Ted Smits, who was a freelance sports writer and editor, and Anna Mary Wells, who was an associate professor of English, in 1937 in Long Beach, California. After graduating from high school, Smits went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She then attended Yale University, where she obtained her Master's of Art with an emphasis in English, and eventually returned to complete her Medical Degree at the Yale School of Medicine. Smits was one of only eight women in her graduating class.

Career
After graduating medical school, Helen L. Smits began her residency at the hospital at University of Pennsylvania, eventually becoming the chief resident in 1971. In the years following, she was employed as the associate administrator at this hospital and faculty member at the Wharton School.

In 1977, under the President Jimmy Carter administration, Smits was elected as the Director of the Health Standards and Quality Bureau at the Healthcare Financing Administration (now known as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).

In 1981, Smits and her family relocated to Connecticut. She was a faculty member at the Yale School of Public Health before becoming the Director of John Dempsey Hospital at the University of Connecticut for seven years. Additionally, from 1991-1993 she was a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians, and the Board of Commissioners of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Later in 1993, Smits was commissioned by President Bill Clinton to serve as the Deputy Administrator and Chief Medical Officer of the Healthcare Financing Administration. Her work included supervision of the review of the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At this time, Smits was also working alongside Hillary Clinton to reform healthcare policies. Following her review at the NIH, Smits was appointed to the Clinical Center's Board of Governors, and in 1997, she was elected to the Institute of Medicine.

In 2002, Smits received the Fulbright Fellowship, and moved to Maputo, Mozambique to teach at the Department of Community Medicine at Eduardo Mondlane University. Furthermore, Smits began her research and development of HIV/AIDS prevention with the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation and the Ministry of Health. In the following year, Smits served as the Vice Chair of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). While she was employed as the Vice Chair, the United States Congress passed the "United States Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act" which increased the allocation of antiretroviral treatment and the development of HIV/AIDS research and testing.

Currently, Smits is now retired and resides in Old Saybrook, Connecticut with her husband, but is still a senior consultant to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative.

Research
Thought her career, Smits authored and contributed her intellect to over a dozen academic papers about healthcare and medicine. In 1967, Smits published her first study in The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine regarding a study of the ultrastructure of the embryonic rabbit lung, she received her medical degree in the same year. Smits went on to publish another paper in 1981 comparing the practices of new and established physicians. Her study concluded that experienced physicians were more likely to accept medicare and medicaid in relation to their new counterparts. On the other hand, the newer physicians billed more and sometimes charged slightly higher prices for care and procedures. In 1984, Smits co-authored a paper in the Medicare and Medicaid Research Review warning against a switch diagnosis-related group payment systems. Smits cited several weaknesses including inaccurate medical billing and that the system furthered the false idea that increased sickness always correlates with higher costs. Smits also spent a notable amount of time writing on issues within geriatric medicine including Medicaid, nursing homes, and health policy affecting the elderly. In her last known publication in 1995, Commentary on Hospitals & Nursing Homes. New Insight into the Plight of 'Dual Eligibles'  she urges those in healthcare policy and the nursing home industry to "know as much as possible about the actual users of nursing homes and we need to look at ways to offer them care that is both cost effective and high quality." She also warns that while some may be quick to want to implement new policy that "changing the system in the wrong way will lead to poorer care and escalating costs."

Accomplishments and awards
In 2009, Helen L. Smits was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.

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