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The Undercover Soundtrack – Josh Malerman
Posted by Roz Morris @Roz_Morris in Undercover Soundtrack on October 26, 2016
The Undercover Soundtrack is a series where I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week my guest is contemporary horror/thriller author and songwriter Josh Malerman @joshmalerman
Soundtrack by Richard Band, White Lies, Between Music, Allison Laako
You ever seen the 1986 movie Troll? There's a bonkers scene in which Sonny Bono (the very same) gets touched by the troll and turns into a forest. This scene scared the living piss out of my brothers and I growing up; watching the poor guy morph into an apartment full of plants (and the pain on his face, man o man) had me asking Mom if he was going to be okay. She said yes, he was gonna be fine, and then she laughed because, of course, she was thinking about Sonny and Cher, not "the poor plant man".
Now, years later, I think about that conversation with Mom and I wonder if horror has a way of freezing time, trapping moments in amber. The Troll soundtrack came out on vinyl recently and I listened to it quite a bit while writing A House at the Bottom of a Lake, not because the music sounds like it's underwater (that'll come later here), but because Richard Band's music has both the innocent freak and the wonder of youth. Cantos Profane best encapsulates this on the album. It's the song most of us Troll-lovers remember the most from the film. (Recently I had a documentary crew at my house, filming a short about my first book, and I had Troll playing and when Cantos came on, he stepped out from behind the camera and said: "TROLL!")
A House at the Bottom of a Lake is about two 17-year-olds, Amelia and James, on a first date. It sounds perfect: canoeing across a chain of lakes, sandwiches and beer in the cooler. But the pair discover something below the water's surface that changes their lives forever. It's a house at the bottom of the lake.
Although most of the music informed the writing of the book was without lyrics… soundtracks… ambient noise (my cats included), there was a dollop of rock n roll. And nothing seemed to fit the mood I spotted between Amelia and James better than White Lies's Death from the soundtrack to the movie A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. I suggest you strip down to a t-shirt and underwear and dance alone like alone to this one.
Now freak
Because A House at the Bottom of a Lake is a first date story, a teenage love song, I gravitated toward movie soundtracks that do both the freak out and the wonder. Because that's what teenage life is. (That's what life is like now, too, but let's focus on the past for a second here, eh?) The whole 'gravitating' thing becomes clear after the fact; I can't imagine lining up a series of albums with a mind that this or that is going to influence the story because really why not listen to something that feels the opposite of your book idea and see what comes of it? But in this case, and in hindsight, it's clear to me that I was thinking of teenagers in love and the horror of "firsts": first kiss, first sex, first love. And, in a skewed way here, first home, too. So Troll worked because it came out about the time I was experiencing some firsts of my own. But about halfway through writing the book, my girl Allison discovered a band that changed the whole process.
Yes. They're under water
Now, before I introduce Between Music and their project AquaSonic, I feel it's necessary to say that if I were making a movie, I wouldn't be the type to play a song whose lyrics matched up perfectly with the scene. Too literal. Too cheesy. It just doesn't feel right to play Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter if a character of mine is named Mrs Brown and she actually does have a lovely daughter. But when Allison showed me a youtube clip of Between Music I said screw my own rules.
The band has an entire under water show. All their instruments are underwater, recorded under water, played underwater. Hell they even sing underwater. While working on the book I knew the setting was a naturally horrifying place: it's dark, wet, distorted, cold, and claustrophobic. The only details of the house you see are by the end of your submerged flashlight beams, and that's through the prism of your facemask. About 60 percent of the book takes place in the submerged house. So to discover a band who has shown us what music sounds like below the waves was, for me, a step deeper than kismet.
It was magic.
Here's another clip (it's too good for just one).
Courtship song
Lastly, I wish I had a clip of Allison performing the song she wrote based on A House at the Bottom of a Lake. "The Courtship of Amelia" is a gorgeous, freaky, hit and you'll have to believe me when I say it's an earworm. A worm that, I discovered, can live long under water.
Josh Malerman is the author of Bird Box and the forthcoming Black Mad Wheel (May, 2017, ECCO/HarperCollins.) Along with a half dozen published short stories, Malerman is also the songwriter for the rock band the High Strung. He lives with Allison Laakko and their pets (including a brilliant weimeraner named Valo) in Michigan. Find him on Twitter as @joshmalerman and on Facebook.
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The Undercover Soundtrack – William Alexander
'Music to reshape the world'
Once a week I host a writer who uses music as part of their creative environment – perhaps to connect with a character, populate a mysterious place, or hold a moment still to explore its depths. This week's post is by US National Book Award winner William Alexander @williealex
Soundtrack by Zoe Keating, Tom Waits
Both of my novels, Goblin Secrets and Ghoulish Song, are set in the same city and unfold at the very same time. They also share a soundtrack. The first is about a goblin theatre troupe. The second is about a girl who loses her shadow and becomes a musician.
Playfully broken
First let me tell you a bit about this shared setting. Zombay is a playfully broken place, its pieces repurposed and cobbled together. The noise of and voice of this city clanks and clamors. One single bridge — the Fiddleway — connects two halves of the city (barely), and various musicians play at all hours to keep that bridge from falling over.
Luce Strumgut the sailor explains how and why in Ghoulish Song:
"You can shape music to reshape the world, just as words do in charms and curses. Sailors learned that first." Luce proudly tapped the tip of her nose with one finger. "We sang chanties to the rhythm of oar and hoisted sail. It's madness to trust your own weight to a bit of bark adrift on water. It's only ever possible to face up to that madness with a song. So we made the music necessary to hold a barge together—or a bridge. The madness of the bridge, of walking and living and building whole houses high above the River, is only possible with many songs. You can hold anything together with the proper tune—or you can tear it apart."
Two albums in particular helped me map out my city and hold it together.
First I used Real Gone by Tom Waits. I often started a writing session with Hoist that Rag. It's a working song, a sailor's song, and it has an urgency and a clanking, jangling rhythm that I found especially useful.
Once Tom forced me awake and growled at me until I started working the album would fade into background noise. That's no criticism of its quality. All of Real Gone rewards close listening, but the songs didn't seem to mind humming and muttering between themselves while I mostly ignored them and went about my writing business. There's one track I couldn't ever ignore, though: How's it gonna end? Every time it came up I would write faster. Tom needed to know the ending, and so did I.
And trees
Lyrics can be distracting, though, and the stories told and hinted at in the rest of How's it Gonna End don't really match up with the stories I was working on. The other album I had set to endless repeat was Zoe Keating's Into the Trees—an absolutely gorgeous album, played by a single cellist looping and accompanying herself. Keating composes ideal soundtracks for dark fairy tales. You can stream the tracks from her site, but pay particular attention to Optimist.
Take a moment to imagine both Tom Waits and Zoe Keating guest-starring on The Muppet Show. That sense of unsettling playfulness is pretty much what I was aiming for. If I hit the mark, then I owe it to those two musicians.
William Alexander won the US National Book Award for his first novel, Goblin Secrets, and the Earphones award for his narration of the audiobook. His second novel, Ghoulish Song, just came out. He read the audiobook for that, too. Will studied theatre and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at the Clarion Workshop. He lives in the Twin Cities, right in the middle of the States. Find him online at goblinsecrets.com and on Twitter under @williealex.
Brief hiatus: The Undercover Soundtrack is taking a short break and will be back in two weeks' time on 13 November. See you then!
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'Music to reshape the world' – William Alexander
My guest this week sets his novels in a place that is playful and unsettling – a dark, broken place full of clang and clamour. Most suitable for this spooky time of year. He credits this atmosphere to the influence of two musicians – Zoe Keating and Tom Waits. Music seeps through the book's pores: in a character name ('Strumgut'), the title (Ghoulish Song), and the mad, sorcerous physics that ensure a bridge does what a bridge should do. He is US National Book Award winner William Alexander and he'll be here on Wednesday with his impish Undercover Soundtrack.
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'Three guitarists, jamming loud enough to wake the dead, shifted my world' – Consuelo Roland
This week, Undercover Soundtrack day falls on Halloween. And my guest has more than risen to the occasion. Her main character is a guitar-playing mortician's son and she built his life and passions from eclectic musical sources including reggae, Texan ballads, traditional Mexican music, Phil Collins, Robbie Williams and the Beatles. You'll grin like a stripped skull when you see what she took from Meatloaf. She is Consuelo Roland and she's here on the spookiest day of the year, sharing the Undercover Soundtrack for her literary novel The Good Cemetery Guide.
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News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff.
Two antiquarian booksellers may have found Shakespeare's own dictionary – on eBay. (Studio 360). And you can register to have online access to it: Baret's Alvearie on Shakespeare's Beehive.
Small Businesses – Laurie R. King points out one of Amazon's potentially unfair tactics with regard to Hachette books. (She's not a Hachette author, but some of her friends are.) The links are interesting.
Take the NetGalley 2014 Wellness Challenge.
The first chapter of Deborah Harkness's The Book of Life is on her website! You can read it on the site or download it as a PDF. The book is available for preorder; it's coming out on July 15.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day has a new trailer! Be forewarned; the movie has (as movies do) incorporated some changes from the book.
It's SYNC time again! This week's free audiobook titles are Warp: The Reluctant Assassin (Eoin Colfer, read by Maxwell Caulfield) and The Time Machine (H. G. Wells, read by the incomparable Derek Jacobi.) They're available through Wed., May 21. Remember, you'll need Overdrive's Media Console to download them and load them on your mp3 player.
Next week's SYNC titles are Cruel Beauty (Rosamund Hodge) and Oedipus the King (Sophocles), available May 22-28. You can see the full schedule here.
How to tell if you're reading a gothic novel. An infographic from The Guardian.
I'm always on the lookout for interesting articles, lists, and links for News & Notes, so please let me know if you see (or write!) anything that might be good for this feature. You can leave me a comment or send me an email — my address is on the About/Review Policy/Contact page.
LOL the bookish quote. So very true.
Glad you enjoy it! I have a whole ton of them on one of my Pinterest boards, if you're interested. Click on the "Bookish Quotes" board.
Yes, but you'd have to share with tourists… that seems to be an integral part of the deal.


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Maclean will entertain at charity event
Comedian and broadcaster Don Maclean is to provide after-golf entertainment at a charity golf tournament being held to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care's Big Build appeal for a new hospice for the West Midlands.
The event will take place at the prestigious Henley Golf and Country Club, Henley-in-Arden on Wednesday September 14. Funds raised from the tournament will help Marie Curie achieve its target of £7 million towards the cost of the new hospice.
Chairman of the organising committee, businessman David Grove, said: "We are setting out to make this the premier charity golf event of the year in our area and we are already seeing a considerable amount of interest in mixing golf with an opportunity for business networking while raising money for a great cause".
Businesses are invited to enter teams of four at a total cost of £500 to include a light lunch, an 18-hole golf competition, prizes and a dinner with wine and entertainment.
To reserve a team place or for further information, contact Helen Halfpenny on 01789 415566 or via email helen@groveind.co.uk.
West MidlandsMoody's credit rating downgrade for Jaguar Land Rover and what it meansMoody's has warned of a negative outlook but said it also reflects the industry's cyclical nature
Commercial PropertyBristol's Being Brunel museum at SS Great Britain named leisure and tourism project of the yearThe new attraction scooped the prize at the 2019 Michelmores Property Awards
EnterpriseOne of Wales' leading independent schools acquired in a management buyoutThe deal provides an exit for entrepreneur Andrew McCarthy
Commercial PropertyFlats plan for Grade II listed South West military ruinProperty experts by the derelict Raglan Gatehouse in Plymouth with a plan to restore it and star it on TV
Post PeopleLightbox switches to bigger offices in Jewellery QuarterLightbox celebrated its relocation to Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter with a launch event for clients and partners.

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Q: How can i resolve dns with TIdDNSResolver? when try to resolve dns i am getting query refused by dns error error . am i wrong with that code can you please check ?
function Lookup(const Name: String): String;
var
  X: Integer;
  DNS: TIdDNSResolver;
begin
  DNS:= TIdDNSResolver.Create(nil);
  try
    DNS.Host := 'mail.relativ.art';
    DNS.WaitingTime := 5000;
    DNS.QueryType:= [qtMX];
    try DNS.Resolve(Name); except on E: Exception do begin writeln(E.Message); end; end;
    for X:= 0 to DNS.QueryResult.Count-1 do begin
      if DNS.QueryResult[X].RecType = qtMX then
        Result:= TMXRecord(DNS.QueryResult[X]).ExchangeServer;
    end;
  finally
    DNS.Free;
  end;

end;

A: A hostname with mail in its name, like mail.relativ.art, is likely not a DNS server.
You need to set the Host property to an actual DNS server (preferrably one provided by your ISP, or a public one like Google), and then pass the desired target name to Resolve().
If you are trying to query MX records for mail.relativ.art, then that is the target host to resolve, not the DNS server to send the query to, eg:
DNS:= TIdDNSResolver.Create(nil);
try
  DNS.Host := '8.8.8.8'; // Google public DNS
  DNS.WaitingTime := 5000;
  DNS.QueryType := [qtMX];
  try
    DNS.Resolve('mail.relativ.art');
  except
    on E: Exception do
    begin
      WriteLn(E.Message);
    end;
  end;
  for X:= 0 to DNS.QueryResult.Count-1 do
  begin
    if DNS.QueryResult[X].RecType = qtMX then
      Result := TMXRecord(DNS.QueryResult[X]).ExchangeServer;
  end;
finally
  DNS.Free;
end;

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UEFA Euro 2016 Quiz: Which Roamlers came out on top?
Every four years, Europe comes together to participate in an epic battle of sporting mastery, national pride, and unity. The UEFA championship empties the streets during game time and unites people across national boundaries. This year, Portugal came out on top, despite having their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo (who has now played in more UEFA matches than any other player), taken off the pitch in the first half of the match due to an injury. Of the total 108 goals scored in the UEFA championship this year, 9 were scored by Portugal.
Jonothan. A, Francois. N, Jidapa. R, April. P, Aurora. G, Hayley. G, and Ash. R.
We also asked the Roamlers to take photos which represented their country of choice (although, no flags!). Below are some examples.
Congratulations to the Roamlers who chose Portugal! They have been awarded an invite for their great guess work.
We have some more really interesting creative tasks that will become available in the app in the next couple of weeks, including one involving little Lego men…what could it be? Watch this space!


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Clarinetist's legacy lives on at BGSU
March 19, 2012 all, faculty newscdahn
Renowned clarinetist and Eastman School of Music professor Stanley Hasty saw greatness in BGSU's College of Musical Arts. Hasty had presented master classes at Bowling Green in 2001 and 2008, and he chose to leave a collection of materials, music and instruments to Kevin Schempf, his former student who currently is sharing his version of a Hasty education with clarinet students at BGSU.
"Mr. Hasty was aware that our College of Musical Arts and its faculty are known for turning out great graduates and professionals," Schempf said about Hasty's connection to BGSU. "He loved to teach, and he knew that teaching our students is what we do best here."
Hasty was a masterful teacher, and he demanded the very best from his students, Schempf said. "He had a unique gift for making the music understandable and sound beautiful by breaking down the mystery of music into simple principles."
While Hasty was arguably one of the best clarinet teachers of the 20th century, he also was a man of few words, Schempf recalled. "He didn't teach us to be like him, but he would first teach us to read and perform music in his way and then help us find a way to make it our own," he added.
And making music his own is exactly what Schempf has done following his Eastman School of Music education with Professor Hasty. Schempf started his professional career as a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the United States Coast Guard Band, and he has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Toledo Symphony, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. He recently performed for two weeks with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and appeared with them at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City… He also has played internationally in Germany, Russia, Sweden, China and Japan, and serves as solo clarinetist with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble. However much like his Eastman professor, Schempf has discovered his real passion is teaching. He has been teaching clarinet at BGSU for 13 years and loves the opportunity to work with talented young musicians.
It is that strong commitment to teaching that most likely contributed to Schempf and BGSU being gifted the collection. "I am honored to have the collection in my possession," he said, because admittedly it could have gone to any number of other Hasty protégés who have had acclaimed careers. He believes it was because Hasty knew "BG is one of those schools where faculty and students are part of a melting pot with a significant amount of diversity and a passion for excellence," Schempf said. Hasty also didn't want the collection to be about him, so BGSU's College of Musical Arts, where education is at the core of the curriculum, seemed to be a good fit.
The collection includes one or two boxes of Hasty's personal scores, three volumes of hand-written orchestral books, the canes and equipment he used to craft clarinet reeds, an untold number of recordings of his and his students, and his prized clarinet. As humble and private as Hasty was, Schempf wants to make sure his greatness is not forgotten. The recordings and scanned copies of the music scores will be shared with the BGSU Music and Sound Recordings Archives in the William T. Jerome Library. Eventually, Schempf will hand off the actual scores and the clarinet to the next generation of great clarinetists whose lives were forever changed because of the impact of his great clarinet professor.
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My name is Derek Diamond Dust. I'm about 2-3 years old. Sometimes rabbit age is hard to tell since I was dropped off at the shelter without much information. I'm a little confused because I thought my family cared about me. I'm not letting that baggage prevent me from having another human fall in love with me though. I'm ready to move on! I'm a little bunny (dwarf mix) who is sweet and mellow overall. Don't let that fool you though. I do like to play and run around after I've explored my surroundings and find the setting safe and comfortable. I'm neutered already, so I'm less likely to have those bunny behaviors that people think are destructive, like nibbling on furniture legs that look like trees to me, or digging in the carpet, which feels like dirt to me. I'm working good potty training habit too. So that I can be your a good family member.
I'd prefer an indoor home so that I don't have to worry about the hot and cold weather and predators that pace around my cage a night. I would really like a cozy little place to call my own.


In this study, the solubilization of two organic dyes, Sudan I (1-phenylazo-2-naphtol) and Quinizarin (1,4-dihydroxyanthraquinone), was studied in the presence of different types of surfactants (nonionic, anionic, cationic, and nonionic block copolymers) using UV-vis spectroscopy. The effects of temperature, pH and electrolyte on dye solubilization were investigated for single surfactants and for binary surfactant mixtures. The results showed that the solubilization of both dyes in the surfactant micelles increased with the temperature and with addition of salt and that there was no synergy when a mixture of surfactants was used. A straight chain alkyl tail seemed to be better than an alkylaryl tail, as judged from the comparison of solubilization power for the pairs sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)/sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate (SDBS) and penta(ethylene glycol)monoundecyl ether (C11E5)/nona(ethylene glycol)monononylphenyl ether (NPE9). While the solubilization of both dyes in the presence of SOS and C11E5 remained almost the same within the pH interval 3-12, the solubilization of the dyes was much higher above pH 8.2 in the presence of the cationic surfactant dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide. This was attributed to an attractive interaction between the ionized form of the dye and the positively charged head group of the micellized surfactant.


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Q: read variables resolved with `oc.env` as integer in hydra In my project, I'm setting an environment variables using python-dotenv.
I then reference it in my YAML using the co.env OmegaConf resolver.
# config.yaml
var1: 42
var2: ${oc.env:PROJECT_NUMBER}

# .env
PROJECT_NUMBER=99

Once I run my script, however, the variable appears to be always parsed as a string:
# content of config
{'var1': 42, 'var2': '99'}

As far as I understand from here, this is the intended behavior of oc.env, and the env resolver which would guess the primitive type is being deprecated.
How do I ensure that var2 is read as an integer?
Thanks in advance.

A: You can use oc.decode to decode to get it as a number.
Something like:
var1: 42
var2: ${oc.decode:${oc.env:PROJECT_NUMBER}}


Galaxy Note 8 Comes Out As A Winner After Passing JerryRig Everything's Torture Test.
Samsung has just the right knack to pull through its flaws and after the disaster of Galaxy Note 7, it has successfully launched Galaxy Note 8 which is nothing short of a beauty with exclusive design and high-end features. With experts giving their reviews on the specs and functioning of the phone, everything seems to be falling right in place for Galaxy Note 8. What more could Samsung ask for when it passed the durability test too.
On the scratch test, Galaxy Note 8 does not get a bit scratched on the first 5 levels. But as the scratch test reaches level 6, first signs of scratches start appearing and get deeper at level 7. This according to Jerry is quite normal when compared with similar smartphones like iPhone 7. The front camera and sensors are well protected with Gorilla Glass 5 and with metal body earphones too pass the test. However the S pen does get scratched and gets stuck in phone when the scratched pen is inserted back in the phone.
The back glass too gets scratched at level 6 which is again fine. The camera is pretty sturdy and doesn't get scrapped, however the fingerprint sensor does get scratched. But again the fingerprint can still be read. On the buttons and frame front, since they are of metal they can get scrapped. Galaxy Note 8 does not get a bit scratched on the first 5 levels. But as the scratch test reaches level 6, first signs of scratches start appearing and get deeper at level 7.
Moving on next was the fire endurance test. Galaxy Note 8 gets permanently damaged in 10 seconds after its put on fire. While this was fairly expected, the most gruesome test was the bend test. The bend test was carried out on normal level of force with no machinery force. Here again Galaxy Note 8 gets a thumbs up as it is next to impossible to bend the phone.
Galaxy Note 8 seems to have passed the durability test on all scales measuring from scratch test to bend test. Since the phone comes with a high end price tag, it is only a better choice to use screen protector to save it against odd falls and drops.
Watch the video here as Zack puts Galaxy Note 8 at different levels of durability and torture tests.


Objective 1: Determine management strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of bovine respiratory disease. •	Sub-Objective 1.A. Utilize nutritional prophylactic supplements in dairy calves to mitigate the negative effects of bovine respiratory disease on cattle health and well-being. •	Sub-Objective 1.B. Study the interactive effects of different management systems and vaccine administration protocols on respiratory disease development and severity in beef cattle. Objective 2: Identify nutritional strategies to mitigate the impacts of pathogen exposure on immunity and overall well-being. •	Sub-Objective 2.A. Utilize prebiotic, probiotic and paraprobiotic supplements to mitigate pathogen colonization, migration, and translocation in pigs to promote overall health and well-being. •	Sub-Objective 2.B. Utilize prebiotic, probiotic and paraprobiotic supplements to mitigate Salmonella pathogenesis and its negative impacts on overall well-being in dairy calves. Objective 3: Reduce the incidence and severity of liver abscesses in cattle. •	Sub-Objective 3.A. Develop a reliable and repeatable experimental model to study liver abscesses in cattle. •	Sub-Objective 3.B. Utilize prebiotic, probiotic and paraprobiotic supplements as a means to reduce the incidence and severity of liver abscesses in cattle.
As methods to improve productivity in livestock continue to make progress, efforts associated with improving health and well-being must also continue to be a main objective. In this Project Plan, the term "well-being" is being used as a catch-all term for the absence of sub-clinical disease, reduced indicators of stress and inflammation, and improved thriftiness of the animal. Issues barring the way of progress include understanding the pathogenesis of diseases and how stress influences pathogens/diseases, immunity, and overall well-being. Developing models to study stressors, pathogens/diseases, and viable managerial solutions for combating diseases is essential for improving livestock productivity and well-being. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and liver abscesses in cattle and salmonellosis in dairy calves and swine cost producers over $5 billion annually. Objective 1 will address the use of nutritional prophylactic supplements and vaccination strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of BRD in cattle. Novel, non-antibiotic compounds have been developed that may improve productivity and well-being while alleviating the negative impacts of disease without the use of consumer scrutinized pharmaceuticals. Objective 2 will evaluate the potential benefit of non-antibiotic supplements to reduce pathogen colonization, migration, and translocation in pigs and dairy calves. In Objective 3, we will develop a reliable and repeatable "real world" experimental liver abscess model to evaluate intervention strategies to improve animal well-being, and reduce economic losses. Discovery and evaluation of non-antibiotic alternatives that reduce economic losses and the negative impacts of stressors and diseases on overall well-being in livestock will be beneficial for producers, consumers, and the production animals themselves.


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Living in a garden city, how many of us pay attention to all the greeneries surrounding us on a daily basis? We are probably so used to seeing plants and trees everywhere that we took it for granted.
However, there is a group of passionate individuals who appreciates these plants and trees, so much so that they made it their livelihood sharing their knowledge with people who are keen to know. They are our nature guides who are very knowledgeable on most of the plants in Singapore.
For our sunset walk along Changi Coast, we decided to engage a nature guide to make the walk more interesting and indeed, the walk was brought to life with the guide's personal stories from his kampung days.
Setting off in high spirits!
As we walk, we got to sample some of the plants and fruits. The nature guide is licensed to pick certain plants as they know how to do so without causing damage to the plants.
Can you guess what fruit this is?
This fruit over here is the most bitter thing I have ever tasted... and the bitternest lingers in your mouth!
Taking a walk along the coastal route in Changi will clear your mind with its lovely scenery that looks nothing like the bustling city we are known as.
It is good to take a breather from everyday life once in a while, and you need not necessary travel too far out to do that.
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BIGGER IS BETTER By HARVEY SCHWARTZ
The all-new Canyon was designed from the ground up to give consumers more in a mid-size pickup - more power, more interior space, a bigger cargo box, and more functionality. The Canyon's exterior design is both more aerodynamic and contemporary. It now looks like it's big brother GMC Sierra. The Canyon now shares the same front fascia with big quad headlamps, turn signals, GMC signature grille, and big chrome bumper. The 4x4 model gets dual tow hooks. Rectangular fog lamps are optional, but standard on the loaded SLE model that I tested. The Canyon is available in three body styles to suit almost any customer's needs, including crew cab, extended cab and regular cab models. You can order the Canyon in the popular two-wheel rear drive, or four-wheel drive.
Under the hood, Canyon delivers plenty of horsepower and torque with two new inline engines - the Vortec 2800 in-line four-cylinder and the optional Vortec 3500 in-line five-cylinder. Both are based on the award-winning Vortec 4200 in-line six-cylinder engine introduced in the 2002 GMC Envoy SUV. The standard Vortec 2800 2.8-liter I-4 delivers 175 hp at 5,600 rpm and 185 lb.ft. of torque at 2,800 rpm. The optional Vortec 3500 3.5-liter DOHC, aluminum alloy, I-5 (the first application of a five-cylinder powerplant in a consumer pickup) puts out 220 hp at 5,600 rpm and 225 lb.ft. of torque at 2,800 rpm. Both engines feature electronic throttle control, variable valve timing and coil-on-plug ignition. These two engines are hooked up to an all-new five-speed manual transmission, a new electronic, shift-on-the-fly transfer case for four-wheel-drive models, and the proven, ultra-smooth four-speed Hydra-Matic 4L60-E automatic transmission, which is optional. Both engines are powerful and both transmissions put the power down when needed.
Canyon's larger size provides outstanding room, passenger comfort and cargo-carrying capability. The regular cab model features 60/40 bench seats in standard cloth, with optional reclining bucket seats. The four-door extended-cab model comes with two forward -facing rear seats with under-seat storage and a flat-load floor. Crew cab models feature front bucket seats, available in cloth or leather, and a 60/40-split flat-loading rear bench seat capable of carrying three persons. The instrument cluster is new and features 'machined' styled bezels around the big 110 mph speedometer and big 8,000 rpm tachometer. In between the big gauges are two gauges for fuel and engine coolant temperature. Bright LED readouts warn of system or safety failure. Just below is a Driver Information Center with even more system readouts to warn you in case of failure. The center stack is trimmed in contrasting silver and contains easy to use controls for the AM-FM stereo radio/CD player and the big rotary dials for the climate system. If you option for the 4x4 system, the shift-on-the-fly control buttons are found on the top left side of the center stack for easy use. The four-spoke, tilting, leather wrapped steering wheel feels good in your hands, and there is now an optional electrochromic inside rearview mirror with compass and outside temperature readout. The front power bucket seats are offered with heated seat bottoms and seat backs. Other options inside include XM Satellite Radio and the OnStar safety and security system. Canyon provides flexible hauling capabilities with a six-foot cargo box (five-foot cargo box on crew cab), along with two-tier loading and a locking tailgate. Maximum towing capacity for the I-4 with automatic transmission is 3,000 lbs. and 4,000 lbs. with the I-5 engine with the automatic transmission.
Canyon's all-new chassis was designed to deliver exceptional ride and handling characteristics. A proven ladder-type frame underpins Canyon's rugged, rigid chassis. Rear-drive models have a standard independent front suspension with coil springs, gas-charged shocks and a 28 mm stabilizer bar. The rear suspension features a live semi-floating axle leaf springs and gas-charged shock absorbers. The four-wheel drive models feature independent torsion bars up front. The ride is much smoother than last year's Sonoma because of the longer wheelbase and wider track. All Canyon models feature standard rack & pinion steering that delivers more precise steering response and control. Canyon's standard four-wheel ABS brake system was designed for heavy-duty service with tandem power brake boosters, dual-piston disc front brakes and big 295 mm diameter rear drums. I would like to see all the brakes steel discs for extra braking power and fade-resistant capability when driving in the rain or through puddles of water. Fifteen-inch wheels and tires are standard.
Canyon offers an impressive list of occupant protection safety features. Standard front airbags, and three-point safety belts are standard. Head-curtain side airbags are available for added side-impact protection. Canyon is constructed with a reinforced safety cage and side guard door beams to enhance the safety of the driver and passengers. Canyon also features high-intensity composite headlamps and available halogen fog lamps for improved visibility. Other safety features include a highly deformable all-steel body, Daytime Running Lamps, and the LATCH (lower anchors and tethers for children) system. The all-new GMC Canyon mid-size pickup truck is a definite improvement over last year's smaller Sonoma model but I was disappointed that there was not much attention given to brightening up the interior, it seems a bit dull, and that all four wheels don't have disc brakes to increase stopping power. Other than these two items, the GMC Canyon is bigger, stronger and safer than the Sonoma model that it replaces. The competition is fierce in the mid-size pickup truck segment and maybe next year's model will have the improvements that I have mentioned. © All text and photos by Harvey Schwartz
For more information on GMC products, go to www.gmc.com. More photos from Harvey Schwartz can be found at www.autofotos.com
SPECIFICATIONS Name of vehicle: GMC Canyon 3.5-liter 4x4x4 Crew Cab SLE Price of vehicle: $30,735.00 Engine type: Vortec 3500 3.5-liter I-5 DOHC cast aluminum block/heads with continuously variable exhaust cam timing and variable exhaust cam phasing Horsepower: 220 at 5,600 rpm Torque: 225 lb.ft. at 2,800 rpm Drive configuration: Front engine/rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive Transmission type: 5-speed manual transmission or 4-speed automatic Front suspension: Independent with coil-springs for rear-wheel drive, independent with torsion bars, for 4WD, gas-charged shock absorbers, 28 mm stabilizer bar Rear suspension: Live axle, steel leaf springs, gas-charged shock absorbers Wheels/Tires: 15 x 6 steel wheels standard, optional 15 x 6.5 aluminum wheels, 15 x 7 aluminum wheels with Z71 Off Road Suspension; P205/75R15 all-season steel-belted radials, P235/75R15 all-season steel-belted radial tires standard on 4WD; P265/75R15 on/off-road steel-belted radials, full-size spare standard on all models Brakes: Front: 11.2-in. vented disc with a dual piston caliper Rear: 11.6x2.5-in. drums ABS at all four brakes Overall length: 207-in. Overall width: 67.6-in. Overall height: 64.8-in. Curb weight: 4,150 lbs. EPA mileage: 17 mpg/city 22mpg/highway


Due to the working principle and nature of the sand making machine, we know that in the daily work, the dust generated by the sand making machine is inevitable. The generation of large amounts of dust not only destroys the ecological environment at the local production site, but also has an impact on the health of staff who work on the site for a long time. Furthermore, once too much dust accumulates, the working efficiency of the equipment will be greatly reduced, and it will intensify. The internal parts of the equipment are worn. Therefore, dust control of the sand making machine is particularly important. Although we can't completely cure the dust, we can minimize the generation of dust. So how to effectively control the sand machine dust?
First, control the source of dust to minimize the amount of dust generated.
Only the effective control of dust sources can fundamentally reduce the problem of dust pollution. The methods are divided into two types. Dust collection is the first point. The feed inlet and discharge port are the origins of dust. Two effective seals are installed and then the fan is installed to perform dust extraction. This can be used to control the diffusion of dust on the dust source. It is also a relatively effective method. The second is to improve the production process of the sand production line. When the sand making equipment or the crushing equipment is in operation, appropriate improvements are made to the production process. For example, when a multi-layer screen is used in the screening process, the materials processed in more than one process will be more pure and the amount of dust will be reduced. The pollution produced will also be reduced. At the same time, it can also reduce dust damage to mechanical equipment components.
Second, do an effective treatment of dust diffusion.
If dust is not controlled from the source of the sand making equipment, how can it prevent dust from spreading? Which can be divided into two specific points, the first is to reduce the speed of material discharge. After the material is processed by the sand making machine, it is discharged from the discharge port. The action of the force will cause the dust to rapidly diffuse into the air. If the flow rate of the material can be properly reduced, dust can be prevented from spreading too quickly. However, the drawback is that the slower discharge speed is directly related to the production efficiency. The second point is watering. Sprinkling has become a daily task in major cities, especially in areas with large people flow. Watering can be used to improve the quality of the environment. Dust, dust and other substances will be dissolved in water, and often sprinkled water on the sand production line and surrounding areas, can also effectively reduce dust flying. The production and production of modern industrial machinery will bring about certain degree of pollution, but because of this, various production companies must even work hard to change the production status and implement green sand making. Dust generation during the sand making process is unavoidable, but it can be reduced to a certain extent.


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Home Media WATCH: Congressional Black Caucus Condems Police Killings
WATCH: Congressional Black Caucus Condems Police Killings
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Former police officer Rep. Andre Carson joined other members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to condemn the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. At the press conference, the representatives of districts with a sizeable black population also called for a vote on stronger gun control laws.
This from the New York Times:
Congressional leaders on Friday voiced dismay and outrage over the killings of police officers in Dallas and called on the American people to unify, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus, while echoing the grief and calls for healing, also demanded that Republicans allow votes to tighten the nation's gun laws.
"We come to this place each week to represent our constituents who are in pain," said Representative G.K. Butterfield, Democrat of North Carolina and the chairman of the caucus. "As of June 30, just a few days ago, 491 Americans have been fatally shot by the police; most of those were African-American."
Mr. Butterfield added, "Last night, despicable crimes were committed against Dallas police officers, and when the dust settled five of them were dead as a result of an organized execution by criminals who possess guns and use them to the extreme. And so the Congressional Black Caucus convenes today to say to America we are continuing our fight to remove guns from the hands of terrorists and would-be criminals."
Democrats, including the 45-member Black Caucus, have been pushing Republicans to schedule votes on gun control proposals even though those measures are sure to be defeated and similar proposals have already failed in the Senate. They include an effort to block gun sales to individuals on the government's no-fly list, and a strengthening of mandatory background checks for gun buyers.
"Republicans, what on Earth are you, why are you recoiling and not giving us a debate on gun violence?" Mr. Butterfield said. "Why are you recoiling and not giving us a debate on gun violence? Why not give it a hearing, give us a debate, give us an up-or-down vote on our legislation on gun violence? Why?"
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beautiful shot. I love how the smoke is lingering in the trees makes them look almost mystical especially with the bright fireworks bursting above.
Awesome picture and beautiful sight. Very well captured.
For me I would crop out a little left of the image what looks like a cone on the dock. Other then that nothing nice job.
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Liberated Africans in the Atlantic World: The Courts of Mixed Commission in Havana and Rio de Janeiro 1819-1871.
Nelson, Jennifer Louise (2015) Liberated Africans in the Atlantic World: The Courts of Mixed Commission in Havana and Rio de Janeiro 1819-1871. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.
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This thesis compares two courts of Mixed Commission for the suppression of the slave trade in two notorious slave trading ports: Havana and Rio de Janeiro. Treaties, through which Britain imposed slave trade laws, led to the establishment of bilateral Mixed Commissions courts for the suppression of the slave trade in several Atlantic ports in the early nineteenth century. The Commissions have generally been viewed by scholars as important, but precursory to effective abolition of the slave trade; institutions which did not deter slave traders. Here the impact of these courts is addressed principally through the study of the liberated Africans or "recaptives" who the courts were intended to free. It demonstrates the potential and legacy of the Mixed Commissions in light of British reluctance to sabotage economic dominance, despite its dedication to eradicating the slave trade. Drawing on research in archives in Britain, Brazil and Cuba it highlights the importance of addressing local socio-economic circumstances and British imperial policy and objectives in each place, as well as viewing the courts as part of a wider Atlantic system. In doing so it reveals the challenges that the courts represented to slave traders and slave societies during the zenith of the slave trade to both locations.
Mixed Commissions, Brazil, Cuba, liberated Africans, slave trade, abolition, Atlantic World
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More Than 800 Vape-Related Injuries in One Month
New concerning data has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – in October there was an increase of 202 cases of vape-related lung injuries per week, which means there were more than 800 incidents in just 31 days. The total death toll from these injuries has now reached 48, with injury and death rates showing no signs of slowing down.
Since the agency began investigating vape-related lung injuries, 2,291 total incidents have been reported. In October alone, 24 of the 48 total deaths occurred. Most of the affected patients reported using THC (the active compound in marijuana) products, though some were using e-cigarettes with nicotine cartridges or inserts.
Increasing Popularity of Vaping
Vaping, or using e-cigarettes and other similar products, has become more and more popular in recent years. Manufacturers have designed an array of vaping devices, which allow users to inhale different types of vapors into their lungs. Some products are nicotine-based (many of which are flavored), while others contain THC. One of the biggest dangers associated with vaping products is that there are not comprehensive enough regulations in place to ensure that the safest possible additives or chemicals are used.
The CDC estimates that at least 9 million American adults regularly use vape products. Although the legal age limit for purchasing vapes is 18, the CDC says nearly 40% of high school students have tried vaping at least once – and almost 15% of middle school students give the same answer. The agency also believes that far more middle and high school aged students have tried vaping than admit to doing it, since the figures were self-reported.
In an effort to more fully understand and combat this alarming trend of vaping-related health hazards, the CDC has updated its method for tracking and analyzing serious and deadly injuries. The agency will continue to investigate EVALI, or e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury – but it will only be reporting cases where patients were hospitalized or died. The CDC will also begin working more closely with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify possible dangerous supply chains based on where clusters of vape-related lung injury outbreaks occur.
The CDC's Recommendations on Vapes, or E-Cigarette Products
A representative from the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health said: "we know there is something new, a recent change that has caused this illness," but the agency has not yet identified the source(s). Until the agency has found the culprit, it is advising people to stay away from all vaping e-cigarettes and THC vape products (particularly those that are purchased online or through illegal sources).
Although the CDC and FDA do not know what changes have occurred in vape products to cause the frightening increase in lung injuries and deaths, the agencies do know that the products are extremely dangerous – and far too often, deadly. E-cigarette users not only inhale potentially harmful vapors, chemicals, and other additives, but they also risk physical harm resulting from product defects and design flaws. In numerous instances, users have experienced serious burns – and some have even died – after their defective or unreasonably unsafe e-cigarettes exploded and started a fire.
Different Types of Vape-Related Lung Injuries – and Symptoms to Watch Out For
E-cigarette and vape device users have experienced an array of lung injuries since the products became popular. Some of the most common injuries reported include:
Shortness of breath,
Severe coughing,
Difficulty breathing,
Chronic joint pain,
Repeated fevers, and:
A feeling of fatigue and/or exhaustion
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms and vape or use e-cigarettes, make an appointment with your doctor. We will keep our readers updated as this story continues to develop.
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The St. Croix Public Library is celebrating writers with an Authors Fair on Saturday, April 22, 1—4 p.m. at the Library in St. Stephen.
Authors who have published at least one book are invited to talk about their work, maybe do a short reading, and sell their books to the visiting public.
Space is limited so get your name on the list sooner rather than later.


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A despicable young man, at the end of his life, espouses his bleak and bitter world view to his only friend -- his dog.
Foxy and the Weight of the World is used with permission from David and Nathan Zellner. Learn more at http://omele.to/2CWTMxs.
A misanthropic young man named Hamish has reached the end of his short, miserable life. Faced with his mortality, he unloads his bleak, bitter last thoughts to his only friend -- his dog Foxy.
Writer-director team David and Nathan Zellner -- who are also brothers -- have created a compact comedy short that is economical, both in story and in execution. Essentially just a few camera set-ups and an actor essentially delivering a monologue to one very patient dog, the film highlights the writing and performance of both human and canine performers.
The writing is beat-perfect, traveling through notes of both maudlin regret and defiant miserabilism, as Hamish both tells Foxy to turn on her inevitable new master (because "humans are a despicable lot") and regrets spaying her so much that she'll never know what it's like "to be a mommy."
Hamish vacillates between trying to find connection and meaning in his death and embracing its nihilism, and the fact that he can't quite choose is actually the source of the film's sense of comedy.
The grand, exaggerated score and stentorian voiceover also add elements of comedy, spinning Hamish's end as pathetic and lonely. But the real scene stealer is, of course, Foxy herself, who strikes notes of both genuine concern and deadpan boredom in her performance. "Foxy and the Weight of the World" in the end is really about her -- and about how man's best friend will truly be there to the very end, no matter how terrible of a human being you are.


CUSHCRAFT - R7000 Prob and repair.
After having received from Switzerland a second hand antenna Cuschraft R7000, I installed it but only the 18 MHz was operational.
I decided to see what happened with that while disassembling this antenna completely.
- The screws of fixings for all coils on the capacitor tubes were loosen.
- has the inside of the coils, two had a great deal of bites, spiders, etc amalgamated in the base of the coils.
- Big humidity inside the coil.
- The insulating part has the basis of the antenna (fiberglass) damaged behaving like a sponge.
- Water also goes back on the top of every pipe between the coils.
- disassemble every coil carefully.
- remove all screws and move carefully the alu. small loop of every coil inside the capacity trap.
- With a nylon hammer hit slightly on the tube dia. abt 2cm to remove them of the capacitor pipe.
it only holds by two struck points in the capacitor trap on the middle of the trap.
- clean correctly each coils, and every insulating PVC support of the coils.
- apply 2 layers of varnish to all coils.
- make a new small hole like 4 mm dia near the PVC to suppress the fixing with the screws for the coils.
- Put back the insulating joint on the top of the 3 trap protections rubber.
- add a sufficient quantity of amalgaming tape over it.
Every screw of fixing of the coils was blocked with nails varnish and some amalgaming tape has been added.
* The first measures were extremely interesting.
A very and constant big dip on all frequencies was observed on 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28 Mhz with MFJ-259B analyzer.
I think that after these modifications, I will be quite for several years.


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Palm Coast salon to host ribbon cutting
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PALM COAST — Ciao Bella Salon has moved to a larger location within the Cypress Branch Professional Center in Palm Coast and is celebrating with a ribbon-cutting and open house beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The event will include refreshments, tours and drawings.
Margherita Puma Perry started the business 3-1/2 years ago in a small office and is now leasing 1,000 square feet at 3 Cypress Branch Way, Suite 3. Perry, whose staff includes a skin-care specialist in addition to herself, said she is looking to add more workers.
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How can you use Instagram proxies to build your buyer personas?
These are the questions that savvy marketers have to ask themselves. Instagram private proxies can be used both for marketing and promoting offers as well as for research purposes.
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Captain America, Federal Data Breaches, and IT Modernization
by Scott Lang — November 28, 2016
I recently read an excellent examination of the OPM Cyberattack in Wired. It was the first time that I'd seen reference to opmsecurity.org, the nefarious domain created to capture undetected outbound OPM traffic. The registered owner of the domain was "Steve Rogers", or the eventual Captain America. So our malicious actors were brazen and had an ironic sense of humor. These hackers were patient and calculating. They stole architectural documentation, researched contractors to find a weak link, hacked one organization to gain access to another, created fake domains. It reads just like a cheap spy novel. Except that this was real and the information stolen was deeply personal, impacting thousands of our nation's public servants and their families. We are still waiting to see what these criminals will do with the data stolen. A few other things caught my attention.
Privilege Access Once Again at the Core
The utilization of a genuine credential provided these attackers the keys to the kingdom. They used a weak link at a contractor site, and then cloaked their malicious behaviors as legitimate. This is a scenario we see over and over again in breaches. We know that while the OPM attack scenario is highly evolved, it is sadly not unusual in its pattern. External attacks on systems tend to follow a fairly predictable path, all aimed moving laterally through a system to capture that valuable credential. To mitigate the success of malicious actors, agencies must employ a layered security approach, built around a least privilege strategy, utilize solutions that detect abnormal credential usage patterns, and address vulnerabilities. Check out this on-demand webinar, Enemy from Within: Managing and Controlling Access for an in-depth view of this phenomenon and how to mitigate the risk for your agency.
Outdated Federal Legacy Systems
In testimony, an OMB official referenced the difficulty of securing legacy systems as a factor in the breach. Federal legacy IT systems have been part of the conversation for years. While it is a mission and technology challenge, it is also a leadership issue. Tough choices and strategic investments must be made to modernize our federal technology infrastructure and thus secure the data of our nation. We spend nearly $90B annually on IT. Reports consistently show that over 80% of that is spent on maintaining outdated systems. There is simply nothing left to innovate and modernize. Federal CIO Tony Scott has issued a memo to set into motion mandate for modernization. It establishes structure and timeline for this daunting task. While on the path to modernization, part of evaluating an agency's IT systems should include inspection of managing privilege accounts and application vulnerabilities. Automation of these tasks improves efficiencies, cuts costs and creates a more secure environment. The concept is not new. Privileged access management and vulnerability management are found in directives from NIST SP800-53 to NISPOM. Yet we still see reports that indicate agencies are falling short in these areas. Steps can be taken now to minimize the complexity of these tasks and make them an achievable part of your agency's cyber security strategy. When agency is exploring options to mitigate risks in your information environments, contact us for a strategy session. We have the expertise to help.


Note: Each approach will have a worksheet you can download at the bottom of the page in case you want to get to work immediately on that approach. After all of the approaches are presented you'll be able to download a .pdf summary of all three approaches that will include all three worksheets. If you want them all together then you may skip downloading the individual worksheets.
Overview: Self-examination here looks like awareness of actual behavior and investigating the emotions and beliefs that are driving it.
1. When you don't do what you know you should do or want to do and your prevailing emotion is frustration, irritation, or self-exasperation. Example: The budget or diet that you don't stick to.
2. When it seems like you're doing everything right, but you're not getting the result you want. Example: The diet or budget you do stick to, but you're still broke and fat.
3. When you are absolutely sure that something is bad for you, but you can't seem to let it go. Example: The destructive relationship that you keep returning to and always regret.
The goal of this approach is to observe your actual choices vs. your morals or intentions; to discover the desires that are driving the actual behavior; and then to find the beliefs that are behind the desires.
The Trial of Integrity that comes most naturally to this approach is placing practical concerns like expediency, effectiveness, or convenience above the concern for the wholeness of your being. Putting practical concerns before knowledge can lead to winning now only to lose bigger later. Problems morph and reappear when they aren't truly resolved. Good self-examination with integrity will prevent us from winning the battle only to lose the war.
[Okay. Let's discuss willpower, shall we?


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Film noir and melodrama are really two sides of the same coin – they allow a familiar outlet for feelings of regret, longing, existential despair, and mourning that which we cannot change. Both genres flourished in the U.S. during the postwar era, when Americans were being assured that victory meant prosperity, but perhaps not finding that either guaranteed happiness. The two were combined several times in the 1950s (Nicolas Ray did this particularly well), but never perhaps more blatantly and expertly as what Richard Fleischer accomplished with 1955's Violent Saturday.
Shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, the film certainly feels, aesthetically, more akin to Douglas Sirk than Fritz Lang, but it has the latter's sense of clockwork precision. Hell, it's a 90-minute film with at least four discrete stories – Shelly (Victor Mature) is ashamed that his son thinks him a coward; Boyd (Richard Egan), his business partner, is struggling, drunkenly, with an unfaithful wife (Margaret Hayes), and considering an affair with a young nurse (Virginia Leith), on whom the local bank manager (Tommy Noonan) has been spying as of late. And across town, a group of bank robbers (Stephen McNally, Lee Marvin, and J. Carrol Naish) are planning a big heist.
Fleischer doesn't try to pretend as though we're headed any other direction – clearly, all these people (and more) will find themselves at the bank on that faithful day, and be permanently affected by the outcome. He and screenwriter Sydney Boehm (adapting a novel by William L. Heath) use the robbery to nudge the film along, maintaining a piece of tangible tension that lends a sense of fatalism to the other characters' private dramas. Will it ultimately matter if Boyd reconciles with his wife, or if Harry's peeping Tom escapades are discovered? Will Shelly be revealed to be a heroic figure, or crippled by fear? Sin is pervasive in this town. What Violent Saturday ultimately considers is the degree to which one must sin to combat a greater evil, and the moral sacrifice required for even innocents to live in an evil world. The bank robbery becomes a physical expression of their inner turmoil, an explosive outlet for all their repressed trauma.
Harry is not a major character, but there are two scenes involving him that beautifully encapsulate the film's philosophies. In one, the robbers spot him lurking outside their hotel. Lee Marvin suspects he's watching them; McNally brushes him off, insisting "it's just a guy walking his dog." He's right, insofar as Harry means them no harm. But Harry is not "just a guy walking his dog" – he's on his way to gaze at the nurse's bedroom window as she undresses. He's not endangering them, but he's not innocent (and Fleischer is not shy about implicating his audience, allowing us even greater access to gaze upon her). In a later scene, when she discovers his lechery, rather than be horrified and fearful, she simply says, "Hereafter, I'll pull down my shades." Harry's behavior is not Linda's responsibility, of course, but in the same way we lock our doors to prevent burglary, making a few small adjustments does help one sleep at night.
Superlatives are largely insufficient in describing the quality of this transfer, available now in a new (Region-B locked) Blu-ray (released as part of a Dual-Format edition) from the newly-launched Eureka! Classics line. The colors are not only rich and bold, but have a real sort of density common to film, but not at all unusual for digital transfer of these sort of color films. This is the sort of painstaking work we might expect for The Red Shoes or The Adventures of Robin Hood, but for some mostly-forgotten Richard Fleischer film? We truly live in an age of miracles. Contrast is strong without burying detail, grain is pleasantly present but not inordinate, and the picture all-around is crisp, but hardly over-sharpened. The scenes shot outdoor on location blend beautifully with the studio sets, never giving that appearance of wear-and-tear sometimes incurred by location shooting at the time. It's as strong a transfer as I've ever seen. The film is presented in its original, super-wide aspect ratio of 2.55:1. Screencaps here have been resized and compressed, but should give the general idea.
Eureka! rounds out the release with two special features featuring filmmakers William Friedkin and Nicolas Saada discussing the film, their personal relationships to it, its influence and expression of the era, and its many considerable qualities. These, along with the transfer, were ported over from the Carlotta release, and are very well-produced, picking just the right clips to accompany the voiceover, never feeling like they're just trying to find a way to pass the time. And, even better, both men have strong, worthwhile insights into the film! The Friedkin piece runs about 21 minutes, with the Saada one clocking in at a cool 28, so there's a good deal of added value on the disc.
In the accompanying booklet, film critic/programmer Adam Batty does an ace job of placing Violent Saturday within Fleischer's larger, and extremely varied, career, as well as noting the ways in which it intersects with and diverts from concurrent movements in cinema. They fill it out with the film's campaign book, a sort of PR curiosity that's interesting without ever being terribly compelling.
This, along with The War Lord, is the inaugural release for the Eureka! Classics line, and, if it is a sign of things to come, I am extremely excited about this venture. As the major film studios have increasingly lost interest in their back catalogues, it has opened the doors for these independent houses to do some truly outstanding, important work, giving us an eclectic array of films in top-notch quality, and Eureka's release of Violent Saturday is exemplary of precisely this trend. Highly recommended.


Sterling's decline has recently resumed, albeit gently. Perhaps the only surprising thing about that statement is its last word. Seasoned market watchers are surprised that the pound is not a lot lower, such is the utter chaos surrounding the UK's preparations for its imminent departure from the EU.
While a currency crisis on the scale being witnessed in Turkey is unlikely, the prospect of the hardest Brexit – a 60 per cent chance, according to the trade secretary, Liam Fox – should be sending the UK currency a lot lower.
Turkey's currency woes look a lot like the events that started the great Asian financial crisis of 1997. That started with the Thai baht: it's a period of financial history that even has its own nickname: the Tom Yum Goong crisis.
The whimsy behind that label arose mostly from the fact that it all felt very serious for a while but didn't actually last very long. It prompted some fundamental reforms in emerging markets, which strengthened their financial architecture; policy reforms that led to increased economic resilience.
About the only thing that can be expressed with any certainty is that it is now a lot cheaper to go on holiday in Turkey: it's a fabulous country to visit and I hope that tourism, at least, is the silver lining to Turkey's current financial woes.
Donald Trump's recent stirring of the pot with increased tariffs on Turkish exports is a reminder that no two crises are ever the same. The malign involvement of the US president is a new, if not unique, feature of the current situation and serves as a warning. Trump's views and actions on international trade pose a threat to just about any trading nation, big or small.
During the Asian crisis, there was a fear of "domino effects": analysts suggested that if Brazil devalued, there would be an intensification of the turbulence that risked spiralling out of control.
When the Brazilian currency did go down, it in fact marked the beginning of the end of market dislocation.
To this day the causes of the crisis are disputed: nobody saw it coming, its ending was wholly unexpected and many analysts have different views about what were the underlying drivers of both that start and finish. Which all goes to show that we need to be very careful when making predictions about exchange rates (or anything at all).
But history repeatedly teaches that crises can come out of the blue. It's why many commentators urge our own Minister for Finance to think about building resilience into the fiscal situation in anticipation of a negative economic surprise. That's good advice, of course, applicable at any time in the economic cycle but particularly apposite when things are going well.
The threats to the current global economic expansion are all too obvious: they are mostly focused on the actions of Donald Trump. His massive tax cut for rich Americans and companies already flush with profits will have long-lasting effects, not many of which are likely to be good. The effects of his continuing escalation of his trade war will almost certainly sooner or later lap up at our shores.
We have our own experience of currency crisis, albeit one that is now fast fading from memories. Of course, one of the few joys of the euro is that a small member such as Ireland will never have the economic clout sufficient to provoke a currency crisis on its own. We don't have our own currency, so a home-grown exchange rate crisis is highly improbable. But, as we know, crisis can come in many forms, not just via the exchange rate.
So why isn't sterling having its own major Brexit-induced crisis? The most plausible explanation is to be found in the fact that the UK economy is still growing, albeit only relatively slowly. The only adults in the policy room are Bank of England officials, who are doing a good job in very difficult circumstances.
Most importantly, most market participants don't believe Liam Fox. There is a widely held view that while there is no positive outcome possible, the fears of catastrophe are wildly overblown. The most commonly held view in the City of London is that fudge is still very much on the menu.
Insiders reckon a deal between Theresa May and Brussels is still just about achievable, albeit one that has fudge as starter, main course and dessert on the menu. I think that's what the markets are betting on.
But that is somewhat myopic: fudge may well be the meal of choice but what happens when dinner is over?
No matter what type of deal is done – and there are many plausible possibilities – it is next to impossible to see how Ms May can sell it to the House of Commons. Every possible deal upsets one important constituency or another: that's the nature of every deal being a bad one.
If a deal is done, sterling is likely to go up. And then it will probably fall when parliamentary chaos ensues. Up and down: a weasel forecast, but one that says we should expect a lot of volatility. The "fudge crisis" perhaps.