When shooting with a DSLR, you have two choices of file formats in which to take your image - RAW or JPEG.
Most amateurs shoot in JPEG. If you do, and are happy with the results you are getting, then of course by all means you can continue to do so! However, if you worry about not getting your settings right, or you want to improve the final look of your images, then I strongly suggest giving shooting in the RAW file format a chance.
Although it's not a magic pill for getting good images, shooting in RAW can help enormously as it gives you another chance to get it right! (Seriously - I don't know what I'd do without RAW!) You get a lot more leeway once you come to edit the photo in RAW, as you will be able to bring up under exposed photos without introducing wonky color casts and grey skin, or bring back highlights and detail in images that you have over-exposed.
I've written previously about the benefits of shooting RAW, and you can read about that in this post RAW vs JPEG, so I'm not going to go into all the pros and cons here. In THIS post I want to tell you WHAT you need to do to make the transition from shooting in JPEG to RAW.
The first thing you need to know is that you need some sort of RAW file processor - this can be the software that came with your camera, or a commercial product such as Lightroom or Photoshop Elements - both of which are fantastic photo editors and ones I recommend.
You can read a little bit more about both editing programs, and which one might be right for you, over on this post Lightroom Vs Elements.
Personally, I would go for Lightroom. It really is the best for both hobbyists and pros because it is not just an editing program, it is a full management system and as such it is fantastic for controlling your growing image collection!
Whichever you end up using, get it installed on your computer ready for processing your RAW files!
To begin with, you need to change from JPEG to RAW as your shooting format in your camera. I'm sorry, but every camera is different so I'm not going to be able to map this out for you. In my Canon camera, I need to IMAGE QUALITY and there I get the option of shooting JPEG, JPEG + RAW, or just RAW. You will probably have these options too. (If you can't find it, you'll need to search on your camera manual) Select RAW. If you are worried about just shooting in RAW, shoot RAW + JPEG so you have both files, but realise this will take up a lot of room on your computer!
You can now take some pictures in RAW mode! The shooting process is exactly the same, it's only our file format that has changed.
Once you have uploaded your files, open your RAW processor such as Lightroom, Photoshop Elements or the software that came with your camera.
If you are using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, go to FILE / OPEN and open your file - this will automatically open your image in ACR (Photoshop Elements RAW processor).
In Lightroom, you don't need to do anything different as it opens JPEG's and RAW files in the same way - you'll just need to import them into Lightroom first to view them.
STEP FOUR: Edit your Photo!
For now, stick to moving the sliders in the basic panel to control exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, saturation and so on. This is you editing your RAW file! If your image is too bright, pull the slider for exposure, highlights and whites down. If it's too dark, pull the slider for the exposure to the right, and probably the same with the black and shadows slider. Add in contrast and vibrance or saturation to add extra "oomph" to your images. Basically, play with your image until you get something that you are happy with! You can read more about some ways to add pop to your images in this tutorial.
STEP FIVE: Save file as a JPEG.
Once you are happy with the edits to your photos, the last step is to convert your RAW file to a JPEG. We need to do this because RAW files can only be viewed in the RAW processing software. They can't be shared online, or sent to the printer so you can get prints back in this format. Saving to JPEG makes this image file accessible to everybody. In Photoshop Elements, after you finish your ACR edits, click OPEN to bring the file into Elements proper, then go to SAVE AS and save the file as a JPEG. In Lightroom, the process is a little different. Complete your edits and then go to FILE and then EXPORT and choose JPEG as the file format.
That's everything you need to do to shoot in RAW! It does take a little bit longer to process your files, but I really believe it is soooo worth it. Remember, you can always switch back to using JPEG for times when you intend to take a lot of images and you just don't want the hassle of editing hundreds of images, but you'll probably find you miss the control of shooting in RAW if you do!
This is just one of the changes I urge you to make to your camera set up in my ecourse Auto to Awesome, and although it's not mandatory on the course, I do recommend it, and to make sure that everyone can process a RAW file beautifully, there's even a bonus section on editing too.
If you do make the switch to RAW, make sure you check out some editing tutorials too, so you know exactly what to do to have your images looking their very best!


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Q: How to get the GLTools library from SuperBible to work in Ubuntu? or an alternative? I recently bought the SuperBible 5th edition book.
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I use Code::Blocks. I'm not very proficient with C++ libraries and setting up.
I wanted a book that will guide me from scratch.
I was disappointed when I saw that the book doesn't help us set up projects in Linux.
They use 2 libraries ,freeglut and GLTools.
I read this wonderful tutorial that explained the freeglut part for linux.
Now I am clueless about GLTools. I searched in debian.org for a package containing GLTools.h and there were none.
So, I can't find the package at all.
Here, they do give the libraries , but it is only for Windows and Mac.
Inclusion of a library in Ubuntu was a piece of cake(just a command in the terminal) , but I do not how I can use a Windows library for this.
Is there any other book that would help with Linux?
edit: after doing the 1st 2 steps of what HaloWebMaster said, I did a cd and went inside the gltools folder (and there was a makefile there). There I did make all. But this is what hapenned:
Package OpenEXR was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `OpenEXR.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'OpenEXR' found
make[1]: sdl-config: Command not found
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/user/gltools/framework'
make[1]: freetype-config: Command not found
Package OpenEXR was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `OpenEXR.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'OpenEXR' found
make[1]: sdl-config: Command not found
make[1]: freetype-config: Command not found
Compiling camera.cpp
Package OpenEXR was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `OpenEXR.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'OpenEXR' found
make[1]: sdl-config: Command not found
make[1]: freetype-config: Command not found
Package OpenEXR was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `OpenEXR.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'OpenEXR' found
make[1]: sdl-config: Command not found
make[1]: freetype-config: Command not found
Compiling fs.cpp
Package OpenEXR was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `OpenEXR.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'OpenEXR' found
make[1]: sdl-config: Command not found
make[1]: freetype-config: Command not found
Package OpenEXR was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `OpenEXR.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'OpenEXR' found
make[1]: sdl-config: Command not found
make[1]: freetype-config: Command not found
Compiling image/image-convert.cpp
image/image-convert.cpp:7:18: fatal error: half.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
Compilation failed for libgltools_a_image-convert.o:
make[1]: *** [libgltools_a_image-convert.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/user/gltools/framework'
make: *** [framework] Error 2

A: wget http://gltools.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gltools/?view=tar
tar xzvf gltools.tar.gz
make all

A: Found a better way: svn checkout http://oglsuperbible5.googlecode.c./Src/GLTools/include/om/svn/trunk/ oglsuperbible5-read-only, then copy the files from ./Src/GLTools/include/ to somewhere in your $INCLUDE

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It's OK to say 'yes' to potatoes
MAYO CLINIC – Potatoes tend to get a bad rap when it comes to eating a healthy diet.
But they're a nutritious and versatile vegetable, not to mention one of the most popular foods in the world. Instead of being dismissed as "bad," potatoes can be a centerpiece of healthy meals. Let's take a quick look at the mighty potato's history — and the reasons for this veggie's bad name.
A tasty gift
It's believed potatoes were discovered some 1,800 years ago in South America. However, they didn't make their way to North America until the early 1600s, when the governor of the Bahamas sent a potato as a gift to the governor of Virginia.
Although potatoes were introduced to the colonies in the 1600s, it wasn't until Thomas Jefferson served potatoes at the White House that they gained in popularity.
Choosing chips and fries
And the rest, as they say, is history. By 2019, potatoes — in all their forms — were the most-consumed vegetable in the U.S. And here's where the bad rap arises. According to the Department of Agriculture, at home, potatoes are most commonly eaten as potato chips and as french fries when eaten at restaurants.
How you prepare food is just as important as what food you eat. It may seem like common sense, but eating fried foods can lead to eating too many calories, which can lead to unhealthy weight gain.
The carbohydrate concern
Another reason potatoes get a bad rap is their high starch or carbohydrate content. In general, foods high in carbs can cause spikes in blood sugar, which generate a short burst of energy, followed by feeling hungry and tired a short time later. However, pairing potatoes with foods high in protein, fiber and healthy fats can slow down digestion time and lead to a steadier release of glucose into the bloodstream. It's often overlooked that carbs are a needed source of energy for your body and brain.
Wealth of micronutrients
Potatoes also contain a wealth of micronutrients. One medium baked potato with the skin provides an excellent source of potassium and vitamins C and B6, and is a good source of manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, niacin, folate and fiber.
Saying "yes" to potatoes
Energy, micronutrients, versatility and just plain deliciousness make the case for potatoes to become part of a healthy diet, especially when paired with foods high in protein and fiber, and prepared in ways that capitalize on the zero fat content of potatoes.
These two recipes are a tasty place to start:
Low-calorie potato salad
1 pound potatoes, diced, boiled or steamed
1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 large carrot, diced (1/2 cup)
2 ribs celery, diced (1/2 cup)
2 tablespoons minced fresh dill or ½ tablespoon dried dill
1 teaspoon ground black pepper|
¼ cup low-calories mayonnaise
Combine dill, pepper, mayonnaise, mustard and vinegar in a small bowl, set aside. Combine potatoes, onions, carrots and celery in a large bowl. Spoon the dressing over the vegetables and toss until well coated. Refrigerate before serving.
Nutrition for 1 serving (3/4 cup): 77 calories, 14 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 127 mg sodium, 1 g total fat, 2 mg cholesterol, 1 g protein, 2 g total sugars
Roasted potatoes with garlic and herbs
¾ pound small (2-inch) white or red potatoes
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons butter
Heat oven to 400 F. Lightly coat a large baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, garlic, olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper. Toss until the potatoes are well coated with oil and spices. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer in the baking dish. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil, and bake for 25 minutes.
Remove the covering. Turn potatoes and bake, uncovered, until they're soft and slightly browned, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl, mix with butter and sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Nutrition for 1 serving (about 2/3 cup): 104 calories, 15 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 103 mg sodium, 2 g saturated fat, 4 g total fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 2 g protein, 1 g total sugars
Recipes by Mayo Clinic staff | Joel Hollow is a dietitian in Nutrition in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
HEADLINE HEALTH EDITOR'S POTATO TIPS:
Never peel potatoes, you'll only through away the most nutrient-rich part, the skin. Instead, scrub your spuds under running water with a stiff brush reserved only for washing vegetables.
The recipe above for Roasted potatoes with garlic and herbs does not require using your oven. Simply cut your potatoes into wedges or any shape and size you wish, microwave for 4-5 minutes, then finish in a frying pan with the olive oil, butter, herbs and spices.
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Mass psychogenic illness
(Redirected from Mass hysteria)
"Mass hysteria" redirects here. For the heavy metal band, see Mass Hysteria (band).
Mass hysteria, epidemic hysteria, mass sociogenic illness, mass psychogenic disorder
Dancing plagues of the Middle Ages are thought to have been caused by mass hysteria
Headache, dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, cough, fatigue, sore throat
Childhood or adolescence, intense media coverage. Possibly extraversion, neuroticism or low IQ.
Actual diseases, mass delusions, somatic symptom disorder
Mass psychogenic illness (MPI), also called mass sociogenic illness, mass psychogenic disorder, epidemic hysteria, or mass hysteria, is "the rapid spread of illness signs and symptoms affecting members of a cohesive group, originating from a nervous system disturbance involving excitation, loss, or alteration of function, whereby physical complaints that are exhibited unconsciously have no corresponding organic aetiology".[1]
1 Epidemiology
1.1 Common symptoms
1.2 Prevalence and intensity
3 In history
3.1 Middle Ages
3.2 18th to 21st centuries
3.2.1 In factories
3.2.2 In schools
3.2.3 Terrorism and biological warfare
3.2.4 Children in recent refugee families
Epidemiology[edit]
Mass psychogenic illness involves the spread of illness symptoms through a population where there is no viral or bacterial agent responsible for contagion.[2] MPI is distinct from other types of collective delusions in that MPI involves physical symptoms.[3] According to Balaratnasingam and Janca, "Mass hysteria is to date a poorly understood condition. Little certainty exists regarding its etiology".[4] Qualities of MPI outbreaks often include:[3]
symptoms that have no plausible organic basis;
symptoms that are transient and benign;
symptoms with rapid onset and recovery;
occurrence in a segregated group;
the presence of extraordinary anxiety;
symptoms that are spread via sight, sound or oral communication;
a spread that moves down the age scale, beginning with older or higher-status people;
a preponderance of female participants.
British psychiatrist Simon Wesseley distinguishes between two forms of MPI:[1]
Mass anxiety hysteria "consists of episodes of acute anxiety, occurring mainly in schoolchildren. Prior tension is absent and the rapid spread is by visual contact."[5]
Mass motor hysteria "consists of abnormalities in motor behaviour. It occurs in any age group and prior tension is present. Initial cases can be identified and the spread is gradual. . . . [T]he outbreak may be prolonged."[5]
While his definition is sometimes adhered to,[1][6] others such as Ali-Gombe et al. of the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria contest Wesseley's definition and describe outbreaks with qualities of both mass motor hysteria and mass anxiety hysteria.[7]
The DSM-IV-TR does not have specific diagnosis for this condition but the text describing conversion disorder states that "In 'epidemic hysteria', shared symptoms develop in a circumscribed group of people following 'exposure' to a common precipitant."
Common symptoms[edit]
Timothy F. Jones of the Tennessee Department of Health compiles the following symptoms based on their commonality in outbreaks occurring in 1980–1990:[8]
Percent reporting
Headache 67
Dizziness or light-headedness 46
Nausea 41
Abdominal cramps or pain 39
Cough 31
Fatigue, drowsiness or weakness 31
Sore or burning throat 30
Hyperventilation or difficulty breathing 19
Watery or irritated eyes 13
Chest tightness/chest pain 12
Inability to concentrate/trouble thinking 11
Vomiting 10
Tingling, numbness or paralysis 10
Anxiety or nervousness 8
Trouble with vision 7
Loss of consciousness/syncope 4
Itching 3
Prevalence and intensity[edit]
Adolescents and children are frequently affected in cases of MPI.[8] The hypothesis that those prone to extroversion or neuroticism, or those with low IQ scores, are more likely to be affected in an outbreak of hysterical epidemic has not been consistently supported by research. Bartholomew and Wesseley state that it "seems clear that there is no particular predisposition to mass sociogenic illness and it is a behavioural reaction that anyone can show in the right circumstances."[1]
Intense media coverage seems to exacerbate outbreaks.[4][6][8] The illness may also recur after the initial outbreak.[8] John Waller advises that once it is determined that the illness is psychogenic, it should not be given credence by authorities.[6] For example, in the Singapore factory case study, calling in a medicine man to perform an exorcism seemed to perpetuate the outbreak.[9]
Research[edit]
Besides the difficulties common to all research involving the social sciences, including a lack of opportunity for controlled experiments, mass sociogenic illness presents special difficulties to researchers in this field. Balaratnasingam and Janca report that the methods for "diagnosis of mass hysteria remain contentious.[4] According to Jones, the effects resulting from MPI "can be difficult to differentiate from [those of] bioterrorism, rapidly spreading infection or acute toxic exposure."[8]
These troubles result from the residual diagnosis of MPI. Singer, of the Uniformed Schools of Medicine, puts the problems with such a diagnosis thus:[10] "[y]ou find a group of people getting sick, you investigate, you measure everything you can measure . . . and when you still can't find any physical reason, you say 'well, there's nothing else here, so let's call it a case of MPI.'" There is a lack of logic in an argument that proceeds: "There isn't anything, so it must be MPI." It precludes the notion that an organic factor could have been overlooked. Nevertheless, running an extensive number of tests extends the probability of false positives.[10]
In history[edit]
See also: List of mass hysteria cases
Middle Ages[edit]
The earliest studied cases linked with epidemic hysteria are the dancing manias of the Middle Ages, including St. John's dance and tarantism. These were supposed to be associated with spirit possession or the bite of the tarantula. Those afflicted with dancing mania would dance in large groups, sometimes for weeks at a time. The dancing was sometimes accompanied by stripping, howling, the making of obscene gestures, or even (reportedly) laughing or crying to the point of death. Dancing mania was widespread over Europe.[11]
Between the 15th and 19th centuries, instances of motor hysteria were common in nunneries. The young ladies that made up these convents were typically forced there by family. Once accepted, they took vows of chastity and poverty. Their lives were highly regimented and often marked by strict disciplinary action. The nuns would exhibit a variety of behaviors, usually attributed to demonic possession. They would often use crude language and exhibit suggestive behaviors. One convent's nuns would regularly meow like cats. Priests were often called in to exorcise demons.[1]
18th to 21st centuries[edit]
In factories[edit]
MPI outbreaks occurred in factories following the industrial revolution in England, France, Germany, Italy and Russia[1] as well as the United States and Singapore.
W. H. Phoon, Ministry of Labour in Singapore gives a case study of six outbreaks of MPI in Singapore factories between 1973 and 1978.[9] They were characterized by (1) hysterical seizures of screaming and general violence, wherein tranquilizers were ineffective (2) trance states, where a worker would claim to be speaking under the influence of a spirit or jinn (or genie) and (3) frightened spells: some workers complained of unprecedented fear, or of being cold, numb, or dizzy. Outbreaks would subside in about a week. Often a bomoh (medicine man) would be called in to do a ritual exorcism. This technique was not effective and sometimes seemed to exacerbate the MPI outbreak. Females and Malays were affected disproportionately.
Especially notable is the "June Bug" outbreak:[12] In June 1962, a peak month in factory production, sixty-two workers at a dressmaking factory in a Southern textile town[note 1] experienced symptoms including severe nausea and breaking out on the skin. Most outbreaks occurred during the first shift, where four fifths of the workers were female. Of 62 total outbreaks, 59 were women, some of whom believed they were bitten by bugs from a fabric shipment,[15] so entomologists and others were called in to discover the pathogen, but none was found. Kerchoff coordinated the interview of affected and unaffected workers at the factory and summarizes his findings:
Strain – those affected were more likely to work overtime frequently and provide the majority of the family income. Many were married with children.
Affected persons tended to deny their difficulties. Kerchoff postulates that such were "less likely to cope successfully under conditions of strain."
Results seemed consistent with a model of social contagion. Groups of affected persons tended to have strong social ties.
Kerchoff also links the rapid rate of contagion with the apparent reasonableness of the bug and the credence given to it in accompanying news stories.
Stahl and Lebedun[16] describe an outbreak of mass sociogenic illness in the data center of a mid-western university town in 1974. Ten of thirty-nine workers smelling an unconfirmed "mystery gas" were rushed to a hospital with symptoms of dizziness, fainting, nausea and vomiting. They report that most workers were young women either putting their husbands through school or supplementing the family income. Those affected were found to have high levels of job dissatisfaction. Those with strong social ties tended to have similar reactions to the supposed gas, which only one unaffected woman reported smelling. No gas was detected in subsequent tests of the data center.
In schools[edit]
Thousands were affected by the spread of a supposed illness in a province of Kosovo, exclusively affecting ethnic Albanians, most of whom were young adolescents.[17] A wide variety of symptoms were manifested, including headache, dizziness, impeded respiration, weakness/adynamia, burning sensations, cramps, retrosternal/chest pain, dry mouth and nausea. After the illness had subsided, a bipartisan Federal Commission released a document, offering the explanation of psychogenic illness. Radovanovic of the Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Medicine in Safat, Kuwait reports:
This document did not satisfy either of the two ethnic groups. Many Albanian doctors believed that what they had witnessed was an unusual epidemic of poisoning. The majority of their Serbian colleagues also ignored any explanation in terms of psychopathology. They suggested that the incident was faked with the intention of showing Serbs in a bad light but that it failed due to poor organization.
Rodovanovic expects that this reported instance of mass sociogenic illness was precipitated by the demonstrated volatile and culturally tense situation in the province.[17]
The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of laughing attacks rumored to have occurred in or near the village of Kanshasa on the western coast of Lake Victoria in the modern nation of Tanzania, eventually affecting 14 different schools and over 1000 people.
On the morning of Thursday 7 October 1965, at a girls' school in Blackburn in England, several girls complained of dizziness.[18] Some fainted. Within a couple of hours, 85 girls from the school were rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital after fainting. Symptoms included swooning, moaning, chattering of teeth, hyperpnea, and tetany. Moss and McEvedy published their analysis of the event about one year later. Their conclusions follow.[18] Note that their conclusion about the above-average extroversion and neuroticism of those affected is not necessarily typical of MPI:[1]
Clinical and laboratory findings were essentially negative.
Investigations by the public health authorities did not uncover any evidence of pollution of food or air.
The epidemiology of the outbreak was investigated by means of questionnaires administered to the whole school population. It was established that the outbreaks began among the 14-year-olds, but that the heaviest incidence moved to the youngest age groups.
By using the Eysenck Personality Inventory, it was established that, in all age groups, the mean E [extroversion] and N [neuroticism] scores of the affected were higher than those of the unaffected.
The younger girls proved more susceptible, but disturbance was more severe and lasted longer in the older girls.
It was considered that the epidemic was hysterical, that a previous polio epidemic had rendered the population emotionally vulnerable, and that a three-hour parade, producing 20 faints on the day before the first outbreak, had been the specific trigger.
The data collected were thought to be incompatible with organic theories and with the compromise theory of an organic nucleus.
Another possible case occurred in Belgium in June 1999 when people, mainly schoolchildren, became ill after drinking Coca-Cola.[19] In the end, scientists were divided over the scale of the outbreak, whether it fully explains the many different symptoms and the scale to which sociogenic illness affected those involved.[20][21]
A possible outbreak of mass psychogenic illness occurred at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School in upstate New York, United States, in which multiple students began suffering symptoms similar to Tourette syndrome. Various health professionals ruled out such factors as Gardasil, drinking water contamination, illegal drugs, carbon monoxide poisoning and various other potential environmental or infectious causes, before diagnosing the students with a conversion disorder and mass psychogenic illness.[22]
Starting around 2009, a spate of apparent poisonings at girls' schools across Afghanistan began to be reported; symptoms included dizziness, fainting and vomiting. The United Nations, World Health Organization and NATO's International Security Assistance Force carried out investigations of the incidents over multiple years, but never found any evidence of toxins or poisoning in the hundreds of blood, urine and water samples they tested. The conclusion of the investigators was that the girls were suffering from mass psychogenic illness.[23][24]
In August 2019 the BBC reported that schoolgirls at the Ketereh national secondary school (SMK Ketereh) in Kelantan, Malaysia, started screaming, with some claiming to have seen 'a face of pure evil'. Dr Simon Wessely of King's College Hospital, London suggested it was a form of 'collective behaviour'. Robert Bartholomew, an American medical sociologist and author, said, "It is no coincidence that Kelantan, the most religiously conservative of all Malaysian states, is also the one most prone to outbreaks." This view is supported by Afiq Noor, an academic, who argues that the stricter implementation of Islamic law in school in states such as Kelantan is linked to the outbreaks. He suggested that the screaming outbreak was caused by the constricted environment. In Malaysian culture burial sites and trees are common settings for supernatural tales about the spirits of dead infants (toyol), vampiric ghosts (pontianak) and vengeful female spirits (penanggalan). Authorities responded to the Kelantan outbreak by cutting down trees around the school. Outbreaks of mass psychogenic illness have been reported in Catholic convents and monasteries across Mexico, Italy and France, in schools in Kosovo and even among cheerleaders in a rural North Carolina town.[25]
Terrorism and biological warfare[edit]
Bartholomew and Wessely anticipate the "concern that after a chemical, biological or nuclear attack, public health facilities may be rapidly overwhelmed by the anxious and not just the medical and psychological casualties."[1] Additionally, early symptoms of those affected by MPI are difficult to differentiate from those actually exposed to the dangerous agent.[8]
The first Iraqi missile hitting Israel during the Persian Gulf War was believed to contain chemical or biological weapons. Though this was not the case, 40% of those in the vicinity of the blast reported breathing problems.[1]
Right after the 2001 anthrax attacks in the first two weeks of October 2001, there were over 2300 false anthrax alarms in the United States. Some reported physical symptoms of what they believed to be anthrax.[1]
Also in 2001, a man sprayed what was later found to be a window cleaner into a subway station in Maryland. Thirty-five people were treated for nausea, headaches and sore throats.[1]
In 2017, some employees of the US embassy in Cuba reported symptoms (nicknamed the "Havana syndrome") attributed to "sonic attacks". The following year, some US government employees in China reported similar symptoms. Some scientists have suggested the alleged symptoms were psychogenic in nature.[26][27][28]
Children in recent refugee families[edit]
Refugee children in Sweden have been known to fall into coma-like states on learning their families will be deported. The condition, known as resignation syndrome (Swedish: uppgivenhetssyndrom), is believed to only exist among the refugee population in the Scandinavian country, where it has been prevalent since the early part of the 21st century. Commentators state "a degree of psychological contagion" is inherent to the condition, by which young friends and relatives of the afflicted individual can also come to suffer from the condition.[29]
In a 130 page report on the condition, commissioned by the government and published in 2006, a team of psychologists, political scientists, and sociologists hypothesized that it was a culture-bound syndrome, a psychological illness endemic to a specific society. [30]
Body-centred countertransference
Culture-bound syndrome
Day-care sex-abuse hysteria
Folie à deux (from the French for "a madness shared by two")
Hysterical contagion
^ The factory – employing 965 workers – was named the "Montana Mills", a subsidiary of a northern business that had moved into town only a few years prior.[12] It was said to be at "Strongsville", but both the factory name and place-name are the authors' pseudonyms.[13] The location has been said to be Spartanburg, S.C.,[14] a major textile center.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bartholomew, Robert; Wessely, Simon (2002). "Protean nature of mass sociogenic illness" (PDF). The British Journal of Psychiatry. 180 (4): 300–306. doi:10.1192/bjp.180.4.300. PMID 11925351.
^ Kelly, J.R.; Iannone, R.E.; McCarty, M.K. (2014). "The function of shared affect in groups". In von Scheve, Christian; Salmella, Mikko (eds.). Collective Emotions. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-965918-0.
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^ a b c [1] Waller, John. "Looking Back: Dancing plagues and mass hysteria." The Psychologist 22(7) (2009): 644–7. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, a facility opening this summer in Cincinnati to recognize the efforts of whites and blacks who freed slaves in the 19th century, is looking to get its message to people far beyond the Ohio River, using television and other media outlets, and not just during Black History Month.
was televised in more than 30 markets.
Freedom Center Productions is working on several projects. Among them is Everyday Freedom Heroes, for which, the Freedom Center will create not only programming but also formats so that stations can produce news segments on local residents who have contributed to diversity in their market.
"We want to get 120 markets," says Addie Rosenthal, director of major events for Freedom Center Productions. "At NATPE, we got significant interest from stations that will cover 45% of the nation." She didn't want to name the station groups yet.
"Through the different production pieces that we hope to develop over the years, we'll be able to reach millions of people, as opposed to just those who visit our physical location," says Sue Feamster, vice president for advancement and chief development officer at the Freedom Center. "There are still some 26 million people around the world considered to be in slavery, and there are places in America where race relations are tense. We want to make sure that our messages reach people and present what really happens on a daily basis not only in America but around the world."
Friedman takes his mission seriously. "When television stations program for a diverse audience, too often, they create programs by black people for black people. It's almost like they're saying, 'White people, turn your television off because we have to do this.' We feel there is no reason that there can't be programming from a black American voice that is powerful for all audiences."
The movies produced by Freedom Center Productions will be modeled on movies that were part of Friedman's Dreambuilder Celebration project.
Friedman's goal is to have scripts read and produced by people who otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to tell their stories.
"Our belief has always been that the thing keeping people from getting along is opportunity," he says. "Once you work with people and once you are involved with people, racial issues, gender issues and age issues fall away. It becomes people issues."
Still, Friedman and his partners are aware that audiences will tune in—and hear the message—only if the quality is high enough to prevent the movies from looking like community-theater productions.
"In each of the movies, we bring in someone from Hollywood," says Friedman. "That person is responsible for giving professional insight to people who have never been on a set before. The starring roles always go to someone you've seen before."
and A Few Good Men, focused on a black man contemplating a procedure to make his skin white.
The new productions will include Web-based content, and, says Rosenthal, "It's not just black and white. It's about total freedom, including religion, race and culture."


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New Internet provider seeking to come to Lawrence; residents want new requirements for Ninth Street arts corridor; urban farm battle brewing
Jun 23, 2015 - 12:00am
Chad Lawhorn
For once, there is a promising Internet deal that doesn't involve my credit card and chocolatebuytheton.com. Instead, there's an Internet deal brewing at Lawrence City Hall that may pay immediate dividends for large Internet users in the city, and eventually may benefit regular Web surfers as well.
Lawrence City Hall officials are close to inking a deal with Wichita-based Kansas Fiber Network that will allow the company to lease unused portions of city-owned fiber optic cables. Those cables will be used to begin offering ultra high speed service to educational institutions, health care firms and other large users of broadband services.
Think of Kansas Fiber Network as kind of a wholesaler of Internet and broadband services. It wants to deal with large customers that are looking to buy business class Internet service. Think of universities, school districts, hospitals and businesses that push a lot of information through the Internet.
"We think there are probably 100 to 150 of those types of customers we hope to serve in Lawrence," said Steven Dorf, president of Kansas Fiber Network.
But where it may get exciting for regular old Internet users who are simply trying to buy the weekend pallet of Hershey's bars is that one of the types of customers Kansas Fiber Network sells to is Internet Service Providers. That means a new startup Internet service provider could buy wholesale from Kansas Fiber Network and then start selling to residential and small-business customers much easier than trying to build a network entirely on its own.
"We hope that is a likely scenario in Lawrence," Dorf said. "In other markets we have served, that has been the case. We think we'll be good for the residential customer because we ultimately enable competition."
The idea of providing wholesale service is a bit similar to what leaders at Lawrence-based Wicked Broadband had proposed to City Hall, although Wicked also wanted to be in the retail business by selling to residential and small business customers too. A key difference here, though, is that Kansas Fiber Network is not asking for any city incentives. It is seeking to rent the unused fiber from the city at the standard rate the City Commission previously set as part of its new fiber use policy. As currently proposed, the company would pay the city just under $17,000 a year to lease 12 strands of unused fiber in the city's fiber ring, which runs along most of the major arterial streets in Lawrence.
Dorf said service provided by Kansas Fiber Network will be capable of providing Internet upload and download speeds of 1 gigabit and more. He said the company's network is actually designed for up to 100 gigabits, although he said there aren't many business customers that need that type of speed today.
It will be interesting to see if new Internet service providers enter the Lawrence market as a result of this deal. The idea of startup ISPs certainly isn't as novel as it used to be. As we've reported multiple times, Baldwin City-based RG Fiber has committed to providing gigabit service to both Baldwin City and Eudora. We recently reported that RG has begun burying fiber as part of that project, and Baker University is set to become a gigabit campus by the next school year. RG has said it wants to provide service to Lawrence, but the Baldwin City and Eudora projects are ahead of Lawrence, in part because the previous Lawrence City Commission struggled with creating policies for leasing its unused fiber.
As a result, Lawrence is behind the pace of several other communities. One that I recently learned of is a multimillion dollar project in Emporia. A group of local investors there has spent about $12 million bringing a high speed fiber network to the city, according to an article in the Emporia Gazette. According to the article there have been no incentives or tax breaks given to the company. And unlike what had been proposed in Lawrence, this isn't a pilot project. According to the February article, enough fiber cable had been installed to reach 65 percent of all houses in Emporia. By the end of this year, the company expects to reach 85 percent of all homes.
It is odd to think how new the idea of gigabit Internet service was when Google Fiber announced in 2011 plans to make Kansas City its first market for the new service. Now, places like Baldwin City, Eudora and Emporia are going to have it on a wide scale before Lawrence does.
As for the Kansas Fiber Network project, commissioners are scheduled to approve the lease agreement at their meeting tonight. Dorf said he believes the company can start hooking up new businesses and wholesale accounts in about 90 days. The company already owns some private fiber in Lawrence and likely will be installing more as part of the project.
Kansas Fiber Network is owned by a consortium of 29 independent telephone companies that operate in Kansas. The group created Kansas Fiber Network about five years ago with the idea of providing needed fiber services to rural areas. It now has plans to expand into larger communities, Dorf said. He said Lawrence is part of a group of about 20 towns that it currently is eyeing for expansion.
In other news and notes from around town:
• Get ready for a new twist in the Ninth Street arts corridor project. City commissioners at their meeting tonight are set to receive an update on the planning for that project, which will run from about Massachusetts Street to the Warehouse Arts District in East Lawrence. Commissioners, though, will get more than an update. They'll also get a letter with nearly 140 signatures asking the commission to do more to involve East Lawrence residents and local artists.
The letter has several specific requests. They include:
• The East Lawrence Neighborhood Association should be part of the formal review and approval process for any public art project planned for the corridor. The letter states this would be consistent with how other public art projects in the neighborhood have happened. It notes the Hobbs Park mural, the New York School mural and a few others.
• The letter writers are seeking a commitment that at least 50 percent of the public art projects planned for the corridor be led by Lawrence artists. In addition, the group wants one half of that one half to be led by artists who live in the East Lawrence district. Plus, the letter writers want a requirement that all of the art projects planned for the corridor include at least one paid assistant who is a Lawrence artist.
"This will be great experience and training for our local artists and will give lead artists who are not from Lawrence essential insights into the place they are working," the letter reads.
• The group is wanting the city to create a zoning device called a "conservation overlay district" for the arts corridor. That basically means the city would create a specific zoning district for the corridor, and that district would have regulations tailored specifically for the corridor. The city has used the method in the past when it has felt an area is unique enough to require specific regulations rather than the general ones found in the city's standard zoning code.
We'll see how this all plays out. It is worth remembering that this isn't entirely a City Hall project. The Lawrence Arts Center has secured a $500,000 grant that will be used to fund a lot of the art work for the corridor. But the city does hold about a $3 million hammer. To make the project successful, the street needs to be rebuilt, and that will occur with city tax dollars. The current estimate is about $3 million.
On its face, you would not think adding art to a neighborhood — especially one that loves art as much as East Lawrence — would be this hard. But there continues to be concern from various East Lawrence residents and others that the arts corridor is going to become more of a linear entertainment and commercial district that connects downtown and the East Lawrence Warehouse Arts District. City officials have worked to assure residents that what they really are trying to create is more of a linear park infused with art.
This project seems to be a prime example of how certain residents really have a distrust of City Hall. It has been a rough couple of years in the trust-building department for city government, and city commissioners have acknowledged that.
Art can be beautiful in many ways. If this project somehow can be maneuvered to rebuild trust, that would rank right up there on beautiful Lawrence sights.
• Just like art, the beauty of a yard is in the eye of the beholder. You know some of you see dandelions while others of us see beautiful yellow flowers. Some of you see a car on blocks, and others see a visit from our Missouri cousins. I have a feeling we're going to spend some time talking about the eye of the beholder at tonight's City Commission meeting.
Commissioners are receiving an update from staff about the property at 1145 Pennsylvania St. City code inspectors say they're ready to take the property owners — Nick Brown and Shannon Gorres — to court to resolve issues involving storage of materials in the property's yard and in the city rights-of-way.
You can see pictures taken by the city in December, here.
I've received an email that is going around town urging people to show up at tonight's City Commission meeting to protest the city's potential action against the property, which operates as the Cosmic Beauty School. Its website touts it as a venture that promotes urban agriculture, holistic lifestyles and sustainability.
Several folks appear to be upset that the city is not recognizing that this property is really an "urban farm" and the storage that is on the property is just normal in a farm setting. City inspectors, though, note that technically the property is zoned for residential uses. It has been operating under a grandfather clause for years because the property — which used to be the home of Freeman Used Furniture — has a history of commercial uses dating back to the early 1900s.
Planning officials have supported allowing the property to continue to operate under a grandfather clause, but I don't believe city officials thought this newest business venture would include as much outdoor storage as exists today. The city has received a complaint from a neighbor.
City officials have noted that in a 2009 application to extend the grandfathered commercial use of the property, the project was described not as an urban farm but as a "Holistic Health Management Service." The application included a statement from the owners that "noise or external visual disturbances should be minimal."
• A quick bit of housekeeping: Town Talk will take a one day break tomorrow to give me time to unload the chocolate truck, or something like that.
Kennedy Glass undergoes expansion; updates on East Lawrence, Warehouse Arts District projects
Little Caesars set to make return to Lawrence's pizza market
Fun and funky food finds at Lawrence-area restaurants in 2020
Local lumberyard, home improvement center files plans to expand central Lawrence site


Since the 14th century, Zivania is made from fermented grape on Cyprus. Since 2004, the name Zivania is protected by the EU and should be used only for products manufactured in Cyprus.
The authentic taste of the Zivania is transferred from the grapes to the distillate. The distinctiveness of the taste of the Zivania is a symbiosis of the climatic conditions of Cyprus, the production methods, the art of distillation, as well as the grape variety.
The Zivania can be enjoyed cold, but should not be drunk with ice cubes.
The white Zivania is made from traditional grapes, the Xynisteri and Alexandria Muscat (Málaga). The white Zivania liquor is fruity with a mild aftertaste. He fits perfectly to Meze, is suitable also as a digestif after a perfect meal.
The brown Zivania is made from traditional grapes, the Xynisteri and Alexandria Muscat (Málaga) and will be stored after the destillation 1.5 years in oak barrels. It has a light aroma of raisins, caramel and vanilla and is a soft liquor like the white Zivania. He fits perfectly to Meze, is suitable also as a digestif after a perfect meal.


Feel the emotions run high as you celebrate the traditional festival, the Calpe Oktoberfest with authentic German cuisine, drinking beer, live music and folklore.
The origins of Oktoberfest courses back to the nineteenth century in Munich, Germany marking the wedding celebrations of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. Today, the same spirit of the German festival reverberates in Spain's town Calpe, located in Alicante province. The town speckled with lovely beaches, coves and a marina, steeped in rich traditions makes the town one of the most important tourist destinations in Costa Blanca. As Calpe gets ready to welcome Oktoberfest, the magic of the festival is ready to unfold. Visit Calpe town, Alicante during October to November 2016 and revel in the celebrations.
The Calpe Oktoberfest is celebrated in Alicante since 1988 with credits to the Carnival Club of Calpe. This wonderful party in Calpe is marked open by the mayor with a chopped barrel on the first day. Around 16 to 18 days of events, activities, and performances unfold, featured with sampling German cuisine, loads of beer, vibrant costumes, and exuberant music.
This year the fest starts on 26th October, there is a lot to look forward from 26th October to 6th November at the venue 'Oktoberfest Festival Tent, Avda Juan Carlos 1, Calpe'. Look out for the friendly competitions like lifting the tankards, content of paella, and saw the logs. Indulge in the lavish gastronomical spread and look out for the dishes of paella which augment the gourmet experience.
Plan your trip to Calpe in advance as this event attracts thousands of visitors every year. As the doors of the spacious tent measuring 15,000 metres open at 6.00pm in the evening, you can join the singing, dancing and live performances. Get closer to the German country with festivities and a full-blown party characterised by Mediterranean flavours.


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Asura camerunensis is a moth of the  subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Cameroon.

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Worldwide, 230 companies working in 70 countries, from social enterprises to multinationals, have responded to the Business Call to Action by making commitments to improve the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries through access to markets, financial services, affordable healthcare, water and sanitation, education and other key services. These companies are market leaders with profitable and scalable models that reach the poor and contribute to global development efforts.
Excluding GE Healthcare's commitment which focuses on technologies and delivery solutions intended to reach 5.8 billion people with little to no access to healthcare in multiple settings.


Excellent thoughts. Thank you for all of your inspiring blogging.
But I believe I can be "softer" by being "harder." Or, be assertive about being kind, humble, caring, and doing good.
I have developed all my good qualities, and every mother knows that you have to be assertive to make the best choice for your children.
So, to make the best choice for yourself you need to be assertive.
You even need to be assertive to help others around you NOT make bad decisions.
I think the Savior was a great example. He was a leader. He was assertive. He resisted temptation. He did what HE chose to do which included doing right. He answered questions with confidence. He acted.
However, I don't mean to sound like I disagree with all of your post. You make some good points and we should be aware of what qualities we praise and admire.
I think the problem with the struggle you represent here, as well as your proposed solution, is that this isn't meant to be an either-or decision.
When it's time to fight, peace is the wrong decision. When it's time for peace, war is the wrong decision. Neither one, on their own, is inherently right or wrong. I point to Ecclesiastes 3 for a better illustration of what I mean.
The loving heart of a woman is beautiful and divine, powerful and amazing. It has an astounding capacity for both joy and pain. But that same heart can love with fierceness and with a demand for that which is righteous. In the face of evil, both men and women alike must be willing to stand in ferocious opposition. That is not just a man's right and responsibility. It is the obligation of every God-loving soul in and out this world.
There is a time for hardness, and a time for softness. There is a time to know good AND evil, not just good FROM evil. That is the only way to obtain the wisdom we promised to obtain by coming here. Which isn't to suggest that we partake of that evil for the sake of knowledge. That is still a sin. But we need to look upon sin with open eyes and reject it, or we are still going to be unprofitable servants upon our deaths.
Anonymous & Paradox—thank you for expanding on points I only touched lightly in the post.
I love discussing these things. I agree with Paradox, but what I sensed from your post was that our culture needs to value the 'soft' more than it does.
I actually don't think it will do that for us, though, so I personally feel that we have to come to that ourselves and maybe hope to help change the culture a little.
Which is also what I felt was part of your message, yes? We need to find ways to honor these virtues publicly.
Personally, that is one reason I'm grateful for our leaders - because they do that often. They remind us that the most important work ANY of us will do will be work of the heart, of relationships, especially of family but also of service and love to others.
Yes, it was a sort of "we need to value these things more publicly" yet, on the other hand, if we do will they lose some of their value?
I am not sure if this is what you mean, but if "softer" qualities were to become more trendy, either from some kind of public acknowledgment or otherwise, some may feign these qualities just for appearance and to be part of the "in" crowd and not really for their own virtue.
ome may feign these qualities just for appearance and to be part of the "in" crowd and not really for their own virtue.
I think no matter what, this will always happen. True righteousness is a state of heart, not something that can be feigned. God knows whether or not we are sincere.
Wow! Awesome thoughts. I may be on an island here but wouldn't it be awesome if men not only accepted the "softer" side of women but realized that God made them that way to help teach us as men to be softer.


What if you learned how to take care of your mind the same way you take care of your body? Getting into self-care habits means exercising your self-esteem muscles and overcoming the resistance of apathy. It means being more emotionally balanced and learning to use the right filters in social settings.
You might have noticed that "self-care" and mental health strategies are getting popular. Sometimes people talk about mindfulness and Wellness. They have different roots and practices, but both of them have the same goal: better mind-body balance. In addition to increasing your well-being, they'll also make you feel more in control of your life.
Whether you've already gotten into one of these practices or not, it's worth remembering a few simple things. Good mental health has a lot to do with habits and strategies everyone should develop. It will take a lot of willpower and a bit of creativity and consistency.
That's where you start to see mental health self-care as a very personal activity you can use to air out, sanitize, and oxygenate your mental environment. Also remember that we're all part of a physical and social environment. Your settings affect your balance too.
A large part of your emotional experiences start off with "sparks," small bursts of negative feeling in your brain. These small shocks usually come from imbalances in your environment.
When these little sparks build up one after another, they end up turning into a flame. Your mind will be out of resources and you'll end up "burnt," worn out in every sense. One strategy you should put some time and effort into is recognizing those triggers. Learn to recognize the stimuli that make you uncomfortable. These you'll need to process as soon as possible.
Don't leave for tomorrow the problem that's bothering you today.
Every good athlete knows their body. They know their limits and train every day to stay fit and improve their skills. The work doesn't just come from nowhere, though. It actually comes from a well-thought out plan with clear priorities and daily goals.
This is how you start to make your way down the complex paths in life better equipped to decide what's good for you and what's bad for you. Better equipped to decide what you should set aside so that you can put your well-being first.
Another foundation of good mental health is to pay attention to balance in your relationships. Any imbalanced relationships will have a huge emotional cost. They involve investing time, effort, energy, and affection into people who don't give you that same energy back, because they only take.
Obviously not all of your relationships will be perfectly symmetrical when it comes to give and take. One great example of this is the relationship between parents and their children. But you still need your most important relationships (significant other, family, friends) to have balance. Sometimes that just means making them more symmetrical.
People who resist hardship, failure, loss, and mistakes will just get stuck in discouragement, angry, and unhappy. Self-care, on the other hand, is learning to grow and expand as a person.
You can only do that when you learn to overcome your obstacles and put up with hardship. Life will always be complicated and tricky (to put it nicely), so what you have to do is learn to manage it.
That means you have to accept both the black and the white. But if you want to do that you have to start by accepting that you're hurt. Denying it, looking away, or getting angry about it every day aren't healthy options.
Clifford Saron is a neuroscientist who works with the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California-Davis. His most interesting research focuses on how training our attention influences our emotions. He says that a centered, balanced mind will always lead to well-being and a healthy brain.
Another thing he says is that most of us have no idea how plastic our neurological circuits are. That's why if you learn to focus on the present instead of the past or the nonexistent future every day, you'll see more possibilities in everything. You'll also feel more optimistic and less anxious.
If you want to learn how to train your attention, meditation can be a big help. But there's one other thing you can't forget: a more centered mind also needs a more relaxed body. So you still have to make sure you're taking care of basic things like sleeping well at night, taking 15-20 minute naps, walking, stretching to release muscle tension, and eating a balanced diet.
To wrap up, just remember that self-care habits have incredible power to improve your mental health. Why don't you try out the ones that fit what you need? Start to invest in yourself today.


After the most challenging year in the short history of Australia's National Road Series (NRS), the domestic racing competition appears to be on track for a stronger season in 2017.
In 2016, a total of five events slipped off the combined men's and women's NRS calendar, slashing the number of race days available and compounding concerns about the health of the series. Today, Cycling Australia has released its provisional calendar for the 2017 NRS season, revealing the addition of several new races and the return of several older events.
Assuming all races take place as currently planned, the 2017 NRS will comprise a total of 58 race days — 33 for men and 25 for women. This is a notable increase on the 42 race days that made up the 2016 NRS (23 for men; 19 for women) and puts the 2017 series on similar footing to the 2015 edition which saw a combined 61 days of racing (35 for men and 26 for women).
Cycling Australia's general manager of sport, Darren Harris, told CyclingTips that while the NRS calendar is a work in progress, he feels things are shaping up well for 2017.
"My personal look at the calendar … is it's kind of just been, in the past, a bit of a bolted together series and next year is no exception to that — it is a bit of a bolted-together series," Harris said. "That being said though, we put out an expression of interest to promoters and to our state federations and the feedback that came back is reflective of the calendar.
– Both the Santos Women's Tour (SA) and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (Vic) will no longer be part of the NRS, with both events having attracted strong international fields for 2017. A handful of the top NRS teams will still be in attendance at both races, but no NRS points will be available.
– The Tour of the Goldfields (Vic), while yet to be confirmed, appears set to return to the NRS calendar after a one-year hiatus.
– The Melbourne to Warrnambool (Vic), which has included a small contingent of women for the past two years, will step up to become a women's NRS event in 2017.
– The Tour of Margaret River (WA) will be promoted from a state-level event to the national series.
– The Tour of East Gippsland (Vic) and Tour of the South West (Vic) are also set to receive an upgrade from state level, moving from the Victorian Road Series to the National Road Series.
As Darren Harris explains, the addition of these last two events in particular is an attempt to fill the gaps left by the Santos Women's Tour and Cadel's Race.
– The Battle on the Border (NSW) appears set to return to the men's NRS after being cancelled in 2015.
– The Tour of the Margaret River will have an NRS men's race in addition to its women's race.
– Amy's Otway Tour (Vic) will now have a men's race as well, three years after the women's Amy's Otway Tour began.
– The Goulburn to Sydney Classic is likely to be resurrected as the Camden to Goulburn (NSW).
Starting in 1902, the Goulburn to Sydney Classic was one of the longest-standing races on the Australian cycling calendar but was cancelled in 2013 when riders and teams protested over safety concerns. The race hasn't been run since.
The plan for 2017 is to run the race in the opposite direction, starting south-west of Sydney in the town of Camden where the Goulburn to Sydney finished between 1995 and 2012. The race will all but avoid the Hume Freeway, the source of previous safety concerns, instead following backroads wherever possible. A 6km stretch of freeway is seemingly unavoidable, however, and the existence of the race will likely hinge on whether the organisers can get approval to close that section of the Hume Fwy.
While the 2017 NRS calendar is still provisional, Darren Harris is optimistic about how it's shaping up.
"I'm confident the calendar, once it's finalised over the next month or so, will end up looking very similar to this," Harris told CyclingTips. "We're asking teams to register in good faith that this is how it will look.
As 2016 showed, it's certainly possible that changes will be made to the 2017 NRS calendar before the series begins, and even while it's in progress. But assuming everything goes according to plan, the 2017 calendar will bring the number of races and race days back in line with what was available in 2015.
As Cycling Australia's recent review of the NRS showed, much work is still required to ensure the long-term commercial viability of the series but NRS stakeholders — teams, riders, promoters and sponsors — will surely be buoyed by what seems to be a small step back in the right direction.


As die-hard fans of Top Chef and the colorful Richard Blais (who will hopefully take home the prize next week) I had booked my birthday dinner at his new digs, Home (formerly the amazing Seegers). However, as Jennifer Zyman's Blissfulglutton review noted that it fell short, and realizing that Blais was probably out of the kitchen taking care of his newborn baby girl, we decided to hold off on Home and instead head to another establishment here in town we'd never managed to visit – Linton Hopkin's Restaurant Eugene.
Between Hopkin's 2008 nomination as best Southesast chef from the Beard Foundation to his appearance on Iron Chef America, not to mention the to-die-for pork belly with jerusalem artichoke pickles and chow-chow I sampled at a recent festival here in town, and the stellar reputation of mixologist Greg Best, I knew this was probably going to be a great meal. Oddly enough, online reviews of Eugene were hard to find, and most comments on sites like Yelp and Atlanta Cuisine focused on how much more hip Hopkin's new Holeman & Finch Public House was as a venue. We decided to brave the reported preponderance of Buckhead blue-hairs (of which there were a few, but balanced by several young couples, as well as at least one family with a tween-aged boy in their midst).
The meal was fabulous. Our server had a tendency to mispronounce some ingredients, but was very helpful nonetheless. I was immediately excited to try one of the cocktails from Best's menu – I selected the light combination of brut champaigne, dubbonet rouge, Regan's bitters, and sugar. Their wine list was full of interesting choices – we selected a Merry Edwards Sauvingon Blanc, a wonderful (and difficult to find) wine full of zing – very fruit-forward with notes of citrus and mango. I'd never had her white wines, only her amazing Pinot Noirs a few times over the years. If you can find this one – try it.
Amy's uncle, who is also quite the foodie, joined us for dinner. As he is on a no-fat diet as he's having a gallstone removed in a few weeks, the server managed to work with the chef (not sure if Linton was in the house or not – we did not see him) to create adaptations of both an appetizer and entree for him. Gary had an appetizer of seared scallops with a puree of jerusalem artichokes and parsley that turned out incredibly well, and a no-fat variation of their tasting of local veggies for his entree, presented in a lovely shallow copper pan, featuring beets, peas, greens, favas, fennel, sunchokes, potatoes, turnips, carrots and bok choy.
Amy and I both first selected the cold soup of georgia english peas and buttermilk appetizer, served with a fritter of crab and asparagus floating in the middle with a touch of mint clabbered cream added at the last moment. However, moments after ordering, I saw the beautiful tempura of Tybee Island white shrimp appetizer served at a neighboring table, and had to try that (pictured at top). Featuring gorgeous shrimp from my hometown, how could I really resist? The ginormous shrimp were accompanied by a dipping sauce of organic soy and yuzu kosho with a perfect unbroken local farm egg yolk in the middle. After breaking the yolk to mix with the other ingredients, the spiciness of the yuzu kosho blended with the salty soy and unctuous egg to make a most memorable dipping sauce for those perfect shrimp. A great start. Amy's soup – of which I received one spoonful – was all velvet – wonderfully fresh tastes of pea and cream and buttermilk with perhaps a touch too much salt for my taste. But still very nice – and Amy said the fritter was among the best crabcakes she'd ever tasted.
For entrees, Gary had the aforementioned veggie tasting. Amy selected the sauteed wild Alaskan halibut, combining a somewhat far-from-farm/local ingredient (impeccably sourced all the same) with plenty of local goodies – local roasted baby onions in a carnaroli risotto, 'little pig' mushrooms, lemon gremolata, with a touch of high-grade EVOO and cherrywood-aged balsamic vinegar. Perfectly seared, the dish was spot-on, with a lovely mix of flavors.
I was blown away by my entree as well. The duo of Mississipi rabbit featured a sous-vide leg (although I think it was in reality of thigh) which appeared to have been pan-seared and along with the loin crisped with a light (panko?) breading. The vegetables included CO Farms baby carrots ('natch) as well as Hakurei turnips, baby beets, and a bed of creamed Georgia English peas. All topped with a flourish of rabbit jus, applied tableside. I was a very happy camper. The loin was almost buttery with that very light crisp accent on the outside, the peas were simply wonderful, and the other veggies all provided a wonderfully varied selection of tastes. Really nice.
For desert, we had their version of Ms. Edna Lewis pound cake, presented atop kumquat jam (packed by the Hopkins' kitchen last season) along with Tupelo honey and balsamic vinegar around it, with a sweetened whipped cream and crisped pecans on top. A lovely and necessarily light finish to the meal. Before heading home, we ducked into the raucous (at 11pm) Holeman & Finch next door (b&w photo, upper right). The hanging charcuterie certainly looked inviting, as did the open kitchen. We'll have to try that for a more causal evening out. Who can't be intrigued by a place where the chef announces over the P.A. that 'this is not a drill – it is now burger time.' I can only imagine what goodies go into that burger! Here are all the photos from the evening.


The consistently popular XC60 is Volvo's 5-seat, mid-size premium SUV and has been Volvo's best-selling model since 2009.
Launched in 2008, the XC60 has allowed Volvo to compete head-on with (and beat) its German competitors in the segment, one of the most competitive in the market. In 2015, it was the biggest selling mid-size SUV in Europe. This is an excellent achievement, especially when you consider that the Volvo XC60's main competitors include the BMW X3, Audi Q5 and Land Rover's Discovery Sport. A mid-life face-lift in 2013 has helped the Volvo XC60 to remain as popular as ever.
Volvo's corporate and brand strategy "Designed Around You" puts people at the centre and is a foundation and a guide for the business, the products and the corporate culture.
As with all Volvo cars and SUV's, safety comes as standard. The XC60 comes with one of the most comprehensive standard safety specifications available in the segment, including City Safety, which offers a range of collision avoidance and mitigation functionalities including pedestrian and cyclist detection.
My test car was a stylish Volvo XC60 2WD D4 R-Design SE Geartronic (Automatic) finished in Ice White and fitted with Volvo's brilliant 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel engine. This frugal engine produces 190bhp and a whopping 400Nm of torque – leading to a towing capacity of up to 2,000kg. A top speed of 210km/h is possible (where permitted) and the 0-100km/h sprint can be completed in just 8.1 seconds.
A Co2 emission figure of 124g/km in the test car I drove leads to annual road tax of €270, while the manual edition of my test car attracts an annual road tax bill of just €200.
Volvo quote a fuel consumption figure of 4.7-litres/100km on a combined driving cycle for the XC60 I drove and I have to admit that I got very close to this figure in real-world driving. However, outstanding fuel economy was only one area of the Volvo XC60 that impressed me. I was extremely impressed by how much the XC60 has to offer drivers and passengers in terms of safety, comfort, practicality, security, technology and engineering prowess – all in one truly stylish package.
The standard specification across the Volvo XC60 range is spectacular, but my R-Design SE model had the added advantage of a 'no cost' (for a limited period only) Style Pack, which includes front & rear park assist, reverse camera, rear privacy glass, high functionality interior lighting and a high-performance sound system with 8 speakers and four 45w amplifiers for theatre-like sound.
A new Volvo XC60 is due to be launched in Europe in the months ahead but, with value for money in mind, the current XC60 offers a huge amount of car for your money, along with low running costs. Ex-works prices start at just €39,995, while the model I drove is priced at €51,545.
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Fumio's world: 11/3/2011 - 11/3/2012 One year.What did we learn and what did I learn?
11/3/2011 - 11/3/2012 One year.What did we learn and what did I learn?
Around 34,4000 still living in temporary shelters.
the radiation effect/damage to the environment and human body.
I have not finished thinking about Moebius death, that it's already time to think about another sad subject.
I definitely don't like this weekend.


I am ashamed to admit that there used to be a time when, if a colleague told me he/she wanted to be a GP, my first thought would be "you're only doing it because you want to have a family." I was harsher on my female colleagues because I somehow felt that the only proper execution of modern-day feminism was to work hard. I would feel a little sense of masochistic pride that my own ambitions were a little more time-consuming. Now I look back and think how foolish, patronising and downright idiotic those thoughts were.
The concept that medicine, to many others of my colleagues, was simply an interesting and satisfying way to make a profitable living was alien to me. The concept of medicine being a way to pay the bills hadn't even featured on my radar. I guess, somewhat naively, I had looked upon medicine as a calling. I hoped, and still hope, to contribute in a big way to our knowledge about disease and treatment. In the specialty I hope to pursue, I have found a real passion. To me, medicine will never just be a job.
But the whole point is we live in a free society in which we can choose our mode of happiness. No-one should be criticised for wanting to spend more time with family or even for wanting to give up a career to raise one. Least of all, women should not criticise other women for that choice.
The specialty I wish to pursue is not what anyone would call family-friendly. It's a long, hard slog. It's a competitive arena. Because of this, people seem to respect this decision. However, those people wanting to do family-friendly specialties, even if their decision is motivated by genuine interest, may come across derision from people who see it as 'slacking off' or a 'cop-out'. I can't help but wonder if this sort of attitude is borne of the need to justify their own sacrifices; they have sacrificed their own family lives for their career and, in moments of self-doubt over whether these sacrifices were worth it, their frustration manifests in ridicule of others.
I confess to being a little bit daunted by how much I may potentially have to sacrifice of my personal and family life in order to be successful in my chosen specialty. Nevertheless, I have my heart set on it, I genuinely believe it will make me happy. And that choice, the choice of what will make you happy, is what is worth celebrating, irrespective of why you chose it. 'Ambition' is not a dirty word. And neither is 'family'.
Me: I'll be graduating in another 2 and a half years. After completing my housemanship in Malaysia I'll try to further my studies as soon as possible. And perhaps after that join one of the university's medical center for practice and academic teaching.
Dad: Ok, but if you see any good candidates(girls) along the way, just approach them and be friends.
Me: Haiya, no time la. Besides, it's hard for me to settle down. I might get posted to some rural areas in the inner Sabah/Sarawak. Who knows? And I can't afford to be distracted. The amount of money you are paying for my degree should produce an outstanding doctor, not mediocrity.
Dad: Ya la, I know, but don't wait too long.
Dad: That's not success, no matter what, don't put it on hold for too long!
I'm not blaming my dad, I guess he's just a little worried that I will become too career minded. Medicine can be like a jealous mistress- These words were spoken to me by a few wise tutors. I listened to them but still could not fully appreciate the gravity of my chosen career. I'll just let maturity and experience change my views on things.
I don't think its impossible to achieve a great career and family, because at the end of the day, you make your own time. And I believe, one will never be too busy for his/her love ones.
Everybody has their own interest and it's important to respect them. "Ambition" as what the author mentioned is not a dirty word. I admire people who dedicate their life to medicine, serving the Rakyat who really need them. Afterall it is an honor and privilege to be called doctor. This is why I want to have a MBBS after my name. That is why we are allowed to handle life and death situations. That's why we don't mind staying up late in an operation theater for our patients. It's a life, a calling, not a business. And I seriously couldn't imagine how hard it is to do that all, if you do not possess the heart and passion.
Be the best doctor you can be, make time for what you love, the rest are just excuses.
Abstract for Endocrine Society of Australia annual meeting.
Expression and cellular activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ in granulosa cell tumours.
Granulosa cell tumours (GCT) of the ovary are rare, hormonally-active neoplasms characterised by endocrine manifestations, an indolent course, and late relapse. Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy have proved to be of limited efficacy. Nuclear receptors (NR) are well defined targets which have a central pathogenic role in endocrine malignancy. They are potential targets for therapeutic intervention. NR have established roles in granulosa cell biology but their roles in GCT remain largely unexplored. In order to more systematically examine the NR family in GCT, we used ABI Low Density Array microfluidic cards to analyse 14 GCT and two GCT-derived cell lines for expression of the 48 NR. The levels of expression were remarkably consistent across the GCT. We found that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARg) had greater than 10 fold absolute expression when compared with either the NCBI tumour or brain reference RNA pools. PPARg agonists are regarded as potential therapeutics in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. Given the high expression levels of PPARg in GCT, we investigated whether the use of PPARg and/or retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonists or antagonists have an effect on GCT-derived cell lines. We observed that the PPARg/RXR agonists and antagonists had no affect on cell proliferation, cell viability or apoptosis. Although the use of PPARg agonists is unlikely to be of use in treating GCT, a combination of therapies involving knockdown of NF-kB signalling may be of benefit. We have previously observed that several other members of the steroid receptor family are transrepressed due to constitutive activation of the NF-kB signalling pathway. We are currently investigating whether PPARg is transcriptionally active in these cells using a reporter construct specific for PPARg and whether the non-responsivness to PPARg agonists or antagonists in vitro is due to NF-kB transrepression.


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The New York attorney general's office says it has reached a $19m (£15m) settlement in sexual lawsuits against convicted rapist and former film producer Harvey Weinstein.
The payments, which need to be approved by bankruptcy and district courts, will resolve both the attorney general's legal action and a separate November 2017 class action brought on behalf of dozens of his alleged sexual misconduct victims.
If agreed, the settlement will create a victims' fund allowing all women who were abused by Weinstein under certain circumstances to make claims for damages confidentially.
The 68-year-old was found guilty in February of sexual assault and rape and sentenced to 23 years in jail.
Once described as the most powerful man in Hollywood, his abuse of young actresses over many years was one of the main catalysts for the #MeToo movement.
The attorney general's lawsuit was originally filed against Weinstein, his brother Bob Weinstein and the Weinstein Company in February 2018 as a result of a four-month investigation into the working culture at the business.
Reacting to the settlement, Attorney General Letitia James said: "Harvey Weinstein and the Weinstein Company failed their female employees. After all the harassment, threats, and discrimination, these survivors are finally receiving some justice.
"For more than two years, my office has fought tirelessly in the pursuit of justice for the women whose lives were upended by Harvey Weinstein.
"This agreement is a win for every woman who has experienced sexual harassment, discrimination, intimidation, or retaliation by her employer. I thank the brave women who came forward to share their stories with my office.
"I will forever carry their stories in my heart and never stop fighting for the right of every single person to be able to work harassment-free."
However lawyers representing six of the women who have made accusations against Weinstein called the proposed deal a "sellout" that did not require him to accept responsibility or personally pay out any money.
The settlement is also considerably less than the more than 30 women who were represented in the 2017 class action had been demanding.
In addition to his current conviction in New York, Weinstein is facing five more sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, although the extradition process has been delayed due to the impact of coronavirus on the courts processing paperwork.
And last month a new lawsuit was filed claiming he raped four additional women, one of whom was just 17 years old.
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Caring is at the heart of family life for 36-year-old Rakhee Jacobs (nee Gokani), who lives in the family home with her husband, her parents, her younger sister and her granny, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2004.
Granny Gokani has always been more than just a grandma to me. She lived in the family home since before I was born, and would look after me and my sisters while our parents worked.
Helping care for granny felt like a natural decision. I don't want my parents to have to do it alone – the more people to support each other and share the work, the better. Caring for granny is something my whole family gets involved in, as we treasure her final years.
It takes a lot of diary coordination, but we make it work. Recently we've had more help from care workers, but it's difficult to find people with the right experience and who stick around. It can be very unpredictable –we still have to be there to step in at a moment's notice.
Getting used to her memory loss has been a work in progress. It's like getting to know a completely new person. I remember how independent she used to be – now she needs us to do everything for her.
There are funny moments too – times when we'd find her in one of our bedrooms taking our stuff out to lay on the bed, or looking at her reflection in the mirror and having a long chat with her 'mother' or putting my dad's shoes in the sink! She's less mobile now, and I can't tell you how much we miss it!
Caring has been one of the toughest things we've been through – as individuals and as a family. I can't say it isn't difficult. There are often tears, frustration and anger – sleep deprivation is usually the main cause!
Granny doesn't seem to want to go anywhere anymore, meaning family celebrations are often a takeaway at home as we don't want to leave her out. We can't go on holiday as a family.
Caring for someone is the most patient you'll ever have to be. I think it's made me a better and more compassionate person. I'm also more vigilant when it comes to vulnerable or older people in society now – I'm more aware, and will always check up on people to make sure they're ok.
Granny has mostly lost her speech now, but we still communicate with our eyes, hearts and touch. She gets so many kisses and cuddles, and I love doing little things like painting her nails or brushing her hair.
When granny smiles it's the best thing ever. She'll squeeze our hand, and we know we've made the right decision as a family. We wouldn't have it any other way – living with granny during this has taught us all so much as a family. We have shaped our world around her.
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