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New Zealand's Martin Guptill celebrates with teammates after running Dhoni out in the World Cup 2019 semifinal at Old Trafford in Manchester | Reuters
A rearguard action from Ravindra Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to lift India from a sensational top-order collapse, as they fell short by 18 runs against New Zealand in the World Cup 2019 semifinal at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Chasing 240 to win, India folded up for 221, with Jadeja top-scoring with 77 (59 balls) and Dhoni providing support with a 72-ball 50. Needing 37 runs from the final three overs, Jadeja top-edged a slower ball from Trent Boult, to leave Dhoni with the task of finishing it off.
With 31 needed in two overs, the veteran wicketkeeper batsman started off with a six in the next over by Lockie Ferguson. But a ball later, he was run-out to a brilliant direct-hit from Martin Guptill, to end all Indian hopes of an unlikely victory.
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With Dhoni focusing on giving the strike to Jadeja rather than attempting any big shots himself, the onus of finding quick runs fell on the all-rounder's shoulders. And he responded well, clubbing four sixes and as many fours. But it proved to be a too big a task for Jadeja.
Earlier, a sensational spell of seam bowling from New Zealand pacers Trent Boult and Matt Henry blew away the famed Indian top-order, to leave them reeling at 24/4 in the first 10 overs.
Henry (3/37) and Trent Boult (2/42) ripped the heart out of India's top order and spinner Mitchell Santner struck two crucial blows in the middle overs.
India had a disastrous start, with the tournament's top run scorer and opener Rohit Sharma (1) being dismissed in the second over of the Indian innings, nicking one to wicketkeeper Tom Latham off Henry.
Virat Kohli (1) was the next one to follow in the next over. Boult got one to swing in, catching the Indian skipper on the top of the knee-roll. Umpire Richard Illingworth had no hesitation in raising the finger, but Kohli reviewed it. Replays suggested that the ball would have just clipped the bails, and the third umpire ruled it as umpire's call.
K.L. Rahul (1), too, was out nicking the ball off Henry. He was caught in two minds—whether to leave or play—and Latham completed a good diving catch behind the wickets.
Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik played out a few watchful overs, with Karthik opening his account off the 21st ball he faced, with a boundary. Pant, on the other hand, seemed to be growing in confidence with time at the crease.
Karthik, however, did not last long, falling for six runs off 25 balls, to a brilliant one-handed catch by Jimmy Neesham off Henry.
Pant (32) and Hardik Pandya (32) brought sanity into the proceedings with a 47-run partnership, before the former fell to a rush of blood, holing out to deep midwicket off Santner. The left-arm spinner accounted for Pandya, too, who also fell heaving across the line and top-edging it.
Jadeja and Dhoni then joined forces to put on 116 runs, with the former playing a fine counter-attacking innings. But the disciplined New Zealand bowling attack ensured India fell well short of the target in the end.
Resuming on the reserve day from the overnight score of 211/5 in 46.1 overs before rain halted play, New Zealand batsmen were able to add only 28 runs in 23 balls to their overnight score, as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah ended on a strong note.
Overnight batsmen Ross Taylor and Tom Latham were unable to get the big shots away. Taylor fell on 74 to a brilliant direct-hit by Jadeja, while going for a second run in the 48th over.
Latham (10) fell in the next over to Kumar, with Jadeja judging an overhead catch to perfection near the midwicket boundary. The Kiwi batsmen managed to hit only one four in the 23 balls they faced today. In the end, however, the target proved to be more than enough.
New Zealand will now take on the winners of the England-Australia semifinal tomorrow, in the final on July 14.
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The Legal Revolution
by Matt Faustman
At Disrupt this past month, Jack Dorsey took the stage in an anticipated keynote speech. While the reviews of Jack's speech were mixed, he made some interesting points about revolution, and how we as entrepreneurs should focus on spaces ready for revolution.
Few would argue that the legal industry is primed for such a revolution. Many revolutions, however, are quashed swiftly by entrenched incumbents. The legal industry has withstood change for hundreds of years due to powerful incumbents and a monopolistic industry. Successful revolutions require the appropriate timing, setting, strong motivations and the right players. Jack's reference to the American revolution was a prime example of such requirements. The correct cocktail of timing in American colonial history, a home field advantage, democratic ambitions and an all-star team allowed for a successful revolution. What about the legal industry? The chances for startups to execute on a legal revolution have never been better.
Setting for a Revolution
It appears the frustration with the legal industry has reached a precipice. Primarily brought on by the recent recession, consumers of all types are baulking at many of the broken features of the traditional legal model.
Unlike 10 or even 5 years ago, consumers and lawyers are now able and ready to use technology to find one another, going against the traditional grain. Ten years ago, the average consumer was just getting used to purchasing products online. Now, acquiring (not just finding) the assistance of service providers online is easy and reliable through end-to-end marketplaces. Even for services which demand a high degree of trust like dating, babysitting, in-home healthcare and now legal, consumers are more comfortable now than ever connecting with service providers online.
The traditional legal model is struggling to adapt. Monopolies have never been good about morphing in response to consumer sentiments and empowered consumers have the power to make big changes. Take the music industry. Record labels and traditional music stores fought online technology innovations tooth and nail, but these technologies gave the consumer more power over their music purchasing decisions. It took years for many to come to terms with these changes and realize that the industry would never be the same again, nor should it. The masses, including the incumbents, eventually came to embrace the online music revolution which entrepreneurs started just by empowering the consumer. The revolution in the legal industry will follow a similar consumer driven path.
As if this wasn't enough, the traditional legal model is going through a dramatic state of uncertainty at the moment revealing obvious flaws that have been ignored for so long, particularly profits-per-partner. The recent demise of mega law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf highlighted this unstable system and potential continued toppling of firms. Partially brought on technology and partially brought on by the recession, the legal industry is itself fighting to determine their future.
Stakes are High
Operating within the legal industry carries with it a noble cause worthy of revolution – accessible legal services to everyone. Access to legal guidance empowers a democratic nation, especially the U.S. which relies heavily on its court system. Whether business or personal, when you have proper legal guidance and representation your life is much better off. If that wasn't enough, the $300 billion at stake in the U.S. alone ($600 billion globally) is a strong motivation for any entrepreneur.
Every successful revolution must have their seasoned veterans. Thankfully, companies like LegalZoom and DirectLawyer have taken on these roles. LegalZoom was the first over the wall. They have fought countless lawsuits over the years and laid the path for a new breed of talented entrepreneurs in the space. Hopefully, the current wave of legal startups can amplify the waves created by these early visionary companies. Admittedly, I am a co-founder of one of these companies.
Innovative technologies are sweeping through the legal industry via a wave of entrepreneurialism. Startups filled with talented hackers and hustlers are helping the consumer find and hire attorneys more easily, breaking down the barriers to accessing legal information, and giving lawyers the digital tools to approach the changing buying habits of consumers for legal services. While approaching the problem from different angles, the end result of our efforts is arguably the same – more efficient business development channels, greater transparency and great accessibility to legal services.
As with any revolution, there are no guarantees of success despite optimal circumstances. Even the American revolution was won by a hair. The legal industry is a 10,000 lbs gorilla which has withstood change for hundreds of years. It will not go gently into the night. The industry is firmly entrenched in monopolistic regulations and decade old mentalities. But, with the legal industry in such an uncertain state, consumers looking for alternatives, and talented startups providing consumer empowering technologies, the chances for a successful legal revolution are better now than ever. Few would argue that it is long overdue.
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His contribution to education and the environment have been recognized through his appointment as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Youth, a Visiting Professorship of the School of Environment at Leeds University and in 1994 he became Special Envoy to the Director General of UNESCO.
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Rebeka O. Szabó
ABSTRACT | Teams have become a popular organization form since well-functioning task-focused groups are basic pillars of successful organizations. While there is much interest in contemporary social science in understanding team processes that lead to efficiency, most of these researches rely heavily on self-reported data yielding static and potentially biased information and tends to overlook actual interaction processes. We propose a novel approach that allows portraying a nuanced, complex picture of problem-solving group behavior by measuring performance dynamics as it evolves in real-time, in a controlled environment. The research aims to explore how collaboration networks of small project teams evolve across time and team members, and how it relates to successful task performance. We investigate interaction patterns in escape rooms, where all teams are video recorded during the task-solving process in the same experimental environment. We expected and confirmed that homogeneous distribution of interaction ties across time and team members fosters successful problem-solving. Concerning the impact of the initial social roles on the dynamics of the interaction pattern, we hypothesized that flexible, less hierarchical team structures favor for problem-solving. In the case of the teams with random composition, the development of a new social structure during the dynamic performance of an unstructured task is expected to entail more tensions with the conversation rules than otherwise. This research aims to advance the new science of teams' by focusing on the network micro-mechanisms that allows us to treat teams as dynamic, adaptive, task performing systems.
Keywords: collaboration; group processes; performance; social networks; social roles
BIO | During her Bachelor years in Social Sciences, Rebeka gained relevant real-life work experience in various areas relating to the field (in a social-political research institute as well as in a community daycare institution for psychiatric patients). After a memorable Erasmus semester at Vrije University in Amsterdam, she was accepted into the Master's program at the University of Amsterdam in a sociology track focusing on organizational and socio-economic phenomena. Rebeka's main scientific interests are social networks, organizations, and evolution intertwined with themes of cooperation, social inequality, and knowledge diffusion.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 12:00PM - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 1:00PM Add to Calendar 2019-04-02 12:00:00 2019-04-02 13:00:00 The Micro-Dynamic Nature of Team Interactions ABSTRACT | Teams have become a popular organization form since well-functioning task-focused groups are basic pillars of successful organizations. While there is much interest in contemporary social science in understanding team processes that lead to efficiency, most of these researches rely heavily on self-reported data yielding static and potentially biased information and tends to overlook actual interaction processes. We propose a novel approach that allows portraying a nuanced, complex picture of problem-solving group behavior by measuring performance dynamics as it evolves in real-time, in a controlled environment. The research aims to explore how collaboration networks of small project teams evolve across time and team members, and how it relates to successful task performance. We investigate interaction patterns in escape rooms, where all teams are video recorded during the task-solving process in the same experimental environment. We expected and confirmed that homogeneous distribution of interaction ties across time and team members fosters successful problem-solving. Concerning the impact of the initial social roles on the dynamics of the interaction pattern, we hypothesized that flexible, less hierarchical team structures favor for problem-solving. In the case of the teams with random composition, the development of a new social structure during the dynamic performance of an unstructured task is expected to entail more tensions with the conversation rules than otherwise. This research aims to advance the new science of teams' by focusing on the network micro-mechanisms that allows us to treat teams as dynamic, adaptive, task performing systems. Keywords: collaboration; group processes; performance; social networks; social roles BIO | During her Bachelor years in Social Sciences, Rebeka gained relevant real-life work experience in various areas relating to the field (in a social-political research institute as well as in a community daycare institution for psychiatric patients). After a memorable Erasmus semester at Vrije University in Amsterdam, she was accepted into the Master's program at the University of Amsterdam in a sociology track focusing on organizational and socio-economic phenomena. Rebeka's main scientific interests are social networks, organizations, and evolution intertwined with themes of cooperation, social inequality, and knowledge diffusion. Rebeka O. Szabó UTC public
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How can construction develop a Circular Economy?
By Lewis Tyler22 June 2022
How different approaches to sustainable construction are providing lessons in the development of a true Circular Economy.
It's not quite Antibes to Zanzibar, but it's not far off. The career journeys of Branislav Simovic, Despina Kallidromitou and Elisa Maceratini extend way beyond the familiar boundaries of the EU and the European continent, which dominate EFCA's purpose and thinking.
Educating the industry about the reuse of building materials is a key message in circular construction. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
So, from Djibouti to Dubai, Malaysia to the Balkans, Peru to Poland, across Latin America and South Asia, not to mention the United States and Australia, these staunch proponents of sustainability in the construction world have recognised an obvious, but often hidden truth: nobody has a monopoly on best practices, but everybody needs to be learning more – and faster – and with more help from on high.
Creating the drive towards a Circular Economy (CE), however, is certainly easier said than done. Especially as the idea itself is still a bit of a mystery to many.
'The vagueness surrounding the concept is creating a barrier," says Despina Kallidromitou. "CE is an active area of research, with much information and social infrastructure still missing. Large up-front investments are needed to achieve benefits at some point in the future, and little regulation exists to encourage circular design."
That is something Elisa also sees closer to home in her native Italy, for example.
"Italy didn't develop a proper legislative framework for the Circular Economy," she points out. "But it has adopted a national strategy on CE. Some cities are becoming centres for material re-use, such as Genova and Milan, particularly in the private sector. But it is still difficult to adopt the Circular Economy in practice without that framework. And without greater awareness as to what it all means."
Despina Kallidromitou believes companies have found embracing CE principles to be beneficial and cost effective.
Is the construction industry changing its attitude towards the environment?
For Branislav, focusing on the huge rebuilding and construction needs for Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina, there is a growing awareness – even if, as Despina recognises, it is a vague one – that local environments must be protected through more responsible development.
And it doesn't have to be driven by the zeal of the eco-missionary alone; it is vital for simple, commercial and financial survival, both for consulting engineers and building firms.
"There is around nine billion euros' worth of investment for Central Europe, in the shape of grants from international institutions, which will depend on the circularity and sustainability of each project," he says.
"With those financial incentives, change is coming, a transfer of knowledge is happening; but it is slow; our challenge is to grow our connections through the likes of EFCA and FIDIC (The International Federation of Consulting Engineers) to accelerate this move."
But he also sees a clear change in attitude inveigling its way into the construction and infrastructure space, with local people getting more interested in the preservation of their environment.
Branislav Simovic believes that engagement for CE has improved.
As evidence, he draws on the experience of Rio Tinto in its bid to open a lithium mine in western Serbia.
"There were lots of street protests against it because there wasn't enough information available to prove there would be no harm to the environment. Now the mining development has been postponed by 18 months in order to find ways to minimise the waste from the mine."
What are the benefits of circular methods?
More than that, it is looking to extend the circularity of the plant. As the developers improve the technology for extraction, they are exploring how the waste can be re-used for other products.
"Designers are coming from Australia, Canada, the US and Germany going through how they can build a factory for building materials, using 80% of this waste. For me, that is the Circular Economy working."
Despina shares the view that, for consulting engineers who do engage, the advantages are self-evident. She says, "In my experience companies have found embracing CE principles to be increasingly beneficial and cost effective.
According to Elisa Maceratini, cities in Italy are becoming centres for material re-use.
"Engineering consultants…have realised they will have real reductions in the demand for materials and in their environmental footprint – usually with a reduction in costs and with added social value in the local communities."
Public pressure may be one of the many drivers. But for Elisa Maceratini, the best way to grow that sense of awareness is through education; that means the schooling of future engineers as well as the continuing education of practising consultants.
She says, "In the Italian context we are not yet engaged. We need to introduce these themes into the education sector, and we need to start from the beginning for a vision of the CE."
Branislav agrees and has seen the evidence. He says, "Last year we organised seminars on CE. The positive thing is that we had lots of participants from local councils across Serbia, [The Republic of North] Macedonia and Montenegro. And to add to the positives, we are getting help from our colleagues in Slovenia, where they do have a very good roadmap, supported by the government."
The transfer of knowledge is something Elisa has also seen first-hand, but at arguably a starker level. Her expertise in the redevelopment of slum dwellings in Africa and Latin America, taught her the power of sharing good practices, wherever they come from.
"I always say the biggest lessons in the CE come from the poorest countries in the world. They have had to find solutions with the fewest resources. So we can learn a lot of lessons about re-use from the south. And we can provide knowledge in terms of organisation back to the south."
Structured framework for Circular Economy
Whichever continent, country or city, though, the watchword is 'culture'. And in a suitably circular way, that brings us back to the fundamental issue in developing that culture.
"International standards are mandatory," insists Despina. "This standardisation in the field of CE will provide a structured framework with terminology, requirements, guidance, and supporting tools related to the application of CE in various projects. This will help consulting engineers to establish better communication and an effective exchange of information between market players."
It is, indisputably, a team effort, in which those who engage are the ones who stand to win.
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Globe artichokes are members of the thistle family, which is the common name for a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles. Wild artichoke plants often have their leaves covered in prickles, including the stem, flat parts of leaves and even the bud. The prickles protect the wild plant against herbivorous animals, discouraging them from feeding on the plant, whereas the harvested varieties have little or no thorns. Unfortunately this spectacular silver-leafed, fern-like globe artichoke plant hardly ever gets to show off its impressive purple flower, as we enjoy artichokes too much to allow them to bloom and flaunt their pretty blossoms. If not harvested, and allowed to continue its growth, the bud of a globe artichoke goes to seed naturally producing a striking flower. The petals (bracts) open to form striking blooms which range from a pale lilac, blue- purple, or a darker purple, and can vary from 8cm to 16cm in width. These beautiful long-cut stems are often used in large flower arrangements, which last for a longer period of time then other more delicate flowers and are usually added to attractive displays in large hotels or offices.
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It is widely recognised that people are the organisation's most valuable asset and can be an important source of competitive advantage. Recruiting and retaining well motivated and skilled staff affects overall work performance and contributes to a successful business. Finding the right people can help you to stand out from the crowd.
People are at the heart of every good business and your people strategy will ensure that you can provide your services effectively, sildenafil and are flexible enough to respond to changes in business needs. Knowing where you want to get to and the skills you need from employees can help you to identify the right people to get you there.
Your business relies upon you defining what you want people to do and getting the right skill mix is essential to ensure you can meet your business objectives. A good job description and person specification defines the responsibilities, key tasks, and knowledge and skills required, and ensures you are being clear and specific about roles and expectations.
Attracting, recruiting and retaining the right person for the job are essential for a business to function effectively. Matching the best candidate with the job requirements can produce real results, add value to the organisation, and avoid expensive mistakes. Managers are often asked to recruit new staff without receiving appropriate training and can get it wrong, leading to difficulties for the organisation.
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Should sagging funding continue to allow, it will remain part of my job here at Apprising Ministries to tell you this truth and to continue documenting the falling away of the evangelical community.
The sad fact is that the spiritual cesspool known as Fuller Theological Seminary has played a huge roll in the rot advanced by the man-centered Church Growth Movement (CGM, which was vomited out of it.
You need to understand that the CGM has contributed mightily to the current dismal state of man-loving evanjellyfish; no longer content to preach God's Gospel of repentance and forgiveness of sins in Jesus' Name.
For you see, the warped and toxic fruit of e.g. PDL Pope Rick Warren and Rob Bell, the original rock star pastor of the neo-liberal cult slithering around in the Emerging Church, is a direct result of a lack of faith in the all-sufficiency of Holy Scripture.
Evangelical leaders had best cease their amazingly accurate impressions of Rip Van Winkle and wake up and smell the spiritual coffee. Know that it is Satan's plan to act as a huge serpent swallowing up every area of the visible Christian arena.
Don't kid yourself when you see things like John Piper And Linger Conference With IHOP's Stephen Venable And His Contemplative Teaching; mainstreaming IHOP will have devastating consequences down the road. Contemplative pietism numbs those who practice it.
Out goes the glorious and majestic, great and mighty, one true and living God of Scripture; and in our generation, in comes the mystic mush god who is leading people into the new postmodern form of liberalism with its repackaged social gospel of good deeds.
And now we delare that the God of Holy Scripture is a God of inflexible justice; He is not the god whom some of you adore. You adore a god who calls your crimes peccadilloes [small mistakes] and little faults.
Some of you worship a god who does not punish sin but who is so weakly merciful, and mercilessly weak, that he passes by transgressions and iniquity and never enacts punishment.
You believe in a god who, if a man sins, does not demand punishment for his offense. You think that a few good works of your own will pacify him, that he is so weak a ruler that a few good words uttered before him in prayer will win sufficient merit to reverse the sentence if indeed you think he ever passes a sentence at all.
Your god is no God; he is as much a false god as the god of the Greeks or of ancient Nineveh. The God of Scripture is One Who is inflexibly severe in justice and will by no means clear the guilty. "The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked" (Nahum 1:3, KJV).


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Fashion designer Issey Miyake used new technology to create innovative textiles with both Eastern and Western influences for his clothing line. Issey Miyake was born on April 22, 1938, in Hiroshima, Japan. In the 1960s, he designed for Givenchy in Paris, after which he designed for Geoffrey Bean in Manhattan. In 1970, Miyake started his own design studio. During the 1970s, he toyed with avant-garde Eastern designs. In the 1980s, he began using technology new East meets West textiles.
Hi there, my name is Simeon Elson. I am an international freelance illustrator based in the UK. My client list includes the likes of Microsoft, BT Diesel, and Penguin Books. In this course we're going to create a stunning 2D fashion illustration in Photoshop and Illustrator from a stock reference image. Some of the key takeaways from watching this course will include how to prepare a stock image in Photoshop before crossing over into Illustrator to create a vibrant, striking vector portrait using predominantly the pen tool and creating your own brushes. Then back at Photoshop we will add some cool mixed media elements such as watercolors, and hand-drawn shapes to inject life and a sense of motion into the composition. By the end of the training you will have learned how to create a professional, energetic, realistic fashion illustration combing vector and mixed media elements. I'm excited to work with Digital Tutors and share these techniques with you. So let's get started with the first lesson.
"I love a woman, I love to judge how beautiful she is, how beautiful I can make her." Here at KOKET we are as in love with women as Cavalli. This italian designer Roberto Cavalli presented his first collection in 1970 and came to be known for his lavishly printed and colored leatherwear and denim. In 1999, he introduced menswear and eyewear and followed with Cavalli Jeans (later renamed to Just Cavalli) in 2000.
It's also an aggression-free means of emotional expression in a world which can all too easily descend into trolling bile, and worse. "The collaboration with Gucci increased my following by 30k almost overnight and yet I didn't receive one negative comment," says Downie. Even when her work has generated controversy, she doesn't enter verbal (or text) discussion. "I just paint the answer."
Rei Kawakubo went to university and studied art and literature, like a lot of bright girls do. But then she taught herself how to design, set up shop, and soon started to change the fashion world. In 1973, she created her own company, Comme des Garçons Co. Ltd in Tokyo and opened up her first boutique store in Tokyo in 1975. Starting with women's clothes, Kawakubo added a men's line in 1978. Comme des Garçons specializes in anti-fashion, austere, sometimes deconstructed garments.
The India's dearest and beloved designer, known & appreciated not only by Bollwood's-leading-ladies and men but also designs for Hollywood-superstars like Reese-Witherspoon and supermodels Naomi-Campbell nd Kate-Moss. He's the one who brought vivacity, energy and colors to blockbuster movies like kuch-kuch-hota-hai, Dil-to-pagal-hai….He was also asked to design-clothes for Michael Jackson. He's linked with the top international companies of Thai-Gems & Jewellers Association, Deutche-Bank, American-Express-Bank, Wizcraft, Moet and Henessey..
Unit 3.1: The mirroring technique: parts 1 & 2. Now it's time to start designing your garment flat. On a croquis (AKA flat mannequin) template, you'll begin with the neckline, and work your way down to the shoulders, the torso, and finally the shirtsleeves. Mickaela will make this design on just one half of the body, before copying and flipping it onto the other. This tactic will ensure that her design remains perfectly symmetrical.
Textile patterns can also help coordinate various pieces when you match up a color or two from a print within other garments or accessories in a design. This is especially apparent when you're illustrating a line of clothing and begin to notice how various pieces within a set, though not all worn together or by the same person, may call back to each other with the use of the same patterns or colors from a pattern.
Carol Marie is an awesome New York-based jewelry line designed by industry vets and close friends Heather White and Jennifer Kramer. Their vintage-inspired statement jewelry launched for fall 2010 and has already been picked up by Henri Bendel, Shopbop, Revolve, Free People, Endless and several other smaller boutiques and websites. Both designers still work in the fashion industry--Heather in PR and Jen in editorial--but have managed to grow a successful jewelry line on their off-hours. The young designers have proven that it is possible to have success in the middle of a recession by making smart decisions and really cute jewelry. Despite juggling multiple jobs, Heather and Jen took some time to answer our questions. Click through to find out how they're making it.
If you want to make a name for yourself in fashion illustration, you need a distinctive style. "Don't spend too much time looking at what other people are doing, because I think that is discouraging and ultimately you want to be different, anyway," says Morrison. "You want people to see you as the alternative; you want people to come to you because you bring something unique to their brand that they can't find anywhere else."
Experiment with elements of design like shape, form, silhouette, proportion, texture, pattern and colour. In fashion design process the term silhouette refers to express the overall shape and volume of the design. Silhouette is one of the most important design considerations and it is easy to overlook when working on paper in a two-dimensional context. Designer gives the perfect silhouette from the front side and from the back side or side view. It is the meaningful relationship between garment and body like A-line, I-line, V-line, two tiered silhouette etc.
As we all know, it is very hard to decide who are the best of the best in the fashion world. Since tastes are not comparable we decided to do a tribute to the most iconic and unique genius in fashion of all time. Since we couldn't choose from our favorite top designers we organized them in alphabetical order. We hope you find our KOKET selection interesting and creative. This fashion designers conquered their place in the fashion world and we hope to conquer your heart with our KOKET choices, because love happens
A girly fashion style can most easily be described as the popular vintage style. Most of her outfits consist of plenty of beautiful lace as well as ruffles, hearts, flowers, and pale colors, especially pink and white. She's a romantic at heart and wants to be treated like a lady at all times. She's awaiting her prince charming and thus, adorns herself with only the girliest and most lovely fashions.


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Best Online Therapy and Psychologist in India: The Ultimate Guide
India, the second most populated country in the world, is in a mental health crisis. There's not enough data to get a complete picture of the situation. According to a 2017 study from Lancet, 197 million Indians were suffering from mental disorders, including anxiety and depression. Finding the best online therapist could be the answer! And for that you can find several platform online such as betterhelp.com.
Now, the Covid-19 pandemic is changing things for the worse. Like many other parts of the world, India too had to lock down its citizens to prevent the spread of the virus. In fact, it had one of the longest-lasting lockdowns around the world. One can only imagine the toll quarantining at home for months on end would have had on people.
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Before we talk about online therapy options, let's take a look at mental health and therapy in India.
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The South Asian country is a hodge-podge of hundreds of ethnicities, languages, and communities. With a rapidly increasing population (poised to be the largest in the world), finding reliable information about mental health disorders and solutions is a herculean task.
According to the same Lancet study, India is responsible for over 36 percent of suicides in the world. The numbers have been rising consistently for the past decade, with over 139,000 suicides just in 2019. It's unclear how many of these may have resulted from a mental disorder, but the numbers are still alarming.
The country is faced with many socio-economic problems, including extreme poverty, unemployment, and religious violence. All of these issues, one way or another, affect the mental well-being of citizens.
Another big part of the problem is hesitancy and denial to seek help. Mental disorders and therapy are somewhat taboo topics in certain parts of Indian society. Although, in urban areas, the number of outlets for seeking psychotherapy is increasing, there's clearly a lack of access in most parts of the country.
Along with therapists, there's also a serious lack of psychiatrists in the country. Current estimates put the number at 0.75 per 100,000 residents. That's shockingly low for a country of billions of people.
Online therapy may just be the saving grace for the country's growing mental illnesses number. Early intervention through psychotherapy may prevent the onset of mental illnesses or suicidal tendencies. It's important to understand that therapy isn't just for those with a diagnosed mental illness, as anyone can benefit from it.
Since there's a serious lack of therapists and psychiatrists in India, looking for the best psychologist in India online for yourself may be your best bet.
There are a number of benefits of seeking therapy online:
With the Covid-19 pandemic still not under control, it may make sense to do therapy online in India, which is still seeing cases in the thousands. As online therapy occurs virtually on your computer or smartphone, you can speak to a professional in the comfort of your home.
Therapy is still not a norm in India, and there's a social stigma attached to it that often prevents people from going to a therapist in the first place. Online therapy sessions can resolve this issue, as the person can talk to their therapist in their home without anyone knowing about it.
That's not to say that the stigma is justified, it's just that someone going through a tough time emotionally may not be ready to defy those stigmas. Therefore, virtual therapy and constant contact with a therapist can be immensely helpful for such individuals.
Online therapy eliminates the limitations of being in the same city or town as your therapist. It opens the opportunity for you to find a therapist from anywhere in the world. However, it would be best to match with someone who understands the social and cultural aspects of where you are in India.
Similarly, online therapy also allows you to keep seeing your therapist even while you're traveling within India or abroad. As long as you have an internet connection and a little privacy, you can have your therapy session anywhere.
Many online therapists also provide counseling through text or voice notes, which can come in handy during days you don't have a session scheduled.
Online therapy has gained a lot of popularity in the past few years, with many platforms popping up. Many are international, while some are also based in India. The best online therapy option for Indians or really anyone right now is BetterHelp.
As the world's largest platform of its kind, their therapists are fully licensed and properly vetted to ensure that members are talking to professionals who have the necessary training and experience to help them.
More importantly, BetterHelp tries to match you with a therapist that's right for you. When you're signing up, you're asked a series of questions that help them determine the areas you may need to work on or problems you're dealing with. That way, the platform is able to match you with a therapist that specializes in those areas.
It's also a great choice for the LGBTQ+ as BetterHelp also has counselors who specialize in sexual orientation, identity, and other LGBTQ+ related issues. Since the LGBTQ community in India doesn't yet enjoy the same level of freedom as their Western counterparts, such a platform can provide safe and reliable counseling that doesn't put their life in jeopardy.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), psychiatry and psychotherapy in India are not up to the level they should be, both in terms of quality and quantity. A platform like BetterHelp can help bridge the gap of accessibility to quality therapy for millions of Indians.
Therapy is a proven way to resolve emotional and mental issues and to discover yourself. It's an important tool that's readily available to people, thanks to online therapy. In a country like India, where such services are already scarce, online therapy is a viable solution.
No matter what your issues are, you can work on them with a professional who is just a message or call away with a platform like BetterHelp.
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Aparna on May 6, 2022 at 5:22 am
How can i enroll myself as a clinical psychologist on betterhelp-india? I am licensed to practice in India


Matt Moore is an author of horror and dark science fiction who's been writing stories since he could clutch a pencil and carve block letters into handwriting paper.
His stories explore "personal apocalypses". What happens when it's not the end of the world, just yours—your job, you marriage, your sobriety, your identity. When the regular, everyday people you work with and live next to are caught between opposing extremes—the humane and the monstrous, vengeance and forgiveness, tradition and modernity, faith and fact. Often, while there is no right choice, there is room for hope.
Selling his first story in 2007, he's had over 30 works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry published in a number of magazines and anthologies. In that time, he's won the Aurora Award for poetry, been a finalist for the Aurora Award and Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest, and longlisted for the Sunburst Awards.
His first full-length work, the short story collection It's Not the End and Other Lies, is available from ChiZine Publications.
Beyond writing, he is the Co-Chair of ChiSeries Ottawa, a quarterly reading series of leading speculative fiction authors, and a Contributing Editor with AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review, a SFWA-eligible online Canadian magazine of science fiction.
Raised in small town New England, a place rich with legends and ghost stories, he now lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.


Jerry Large is a columnist for the Seattle Times. Born in Clovis, New Mexico in 1954, Large has a B.A. in Journalism from New Mexico State University. He has worked for the Clovis News-Journal, the Farmington, New Mexico Daily Times, the El Paso Times and the Oakland Tribune before his hiring by the Seattle Times in 1981. Married to Seattle Times reporter Carey Quan Gelernter, the couple have one son, Tao.
Large's interest in history, social justice, and race are rooted in his personal history. He grew up hearing stories about his maternal grandfather, a sharecropper, being lynched in Texas in the early 1930s. Large's mother left school at 15 to pick cotton and clean houses for white families while raising three sons alone. He grew up in Clovis, New Mexico, which had a noticeable hierarchy. Whites folks sat at the top, Mexican-Americans in the middle, and black folks at the bottom, which started him thinking and now writing about, how we came to be where we are and how we might keep making improvements to our constantly-evolving country.


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Computational Modeling of Cognition and Behavior
Simon Farrell, University of Western Australia, Perth
Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol
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Computational modeling is now ubiquitous in psychology, and researchers who are not modelers may find it increasingly difficult to follow the theoretical developments in their field. This book presents an integrated framework for the development and application of models in psychology and related disciplines. Researchers and students are given the knowledge and tools to interpret models published in their area, as well as to develop, fit, and test their own models. Both the development of models and key features of any model are covered, as are the applications of models in a variety of domains across the behavioural sciences. A number of chapters are devoted to fitting models using maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimation, including fitting hierarchical and mixture models. Model comparison is described as a core philosophy of scientific inference, and the use of models to understand theories and advance scientific discourse is explained.
Covers both basic and advanced topics to appeal to students and researchers alike
Provides a framework for using models in a variety of domains across psychology and related disciplines
Describes the application of models by walking through code written in R, a popular and free statistical programming language
'I shudder to think about the time I could have saved had this book been available earlier. This educational masterpiece presents classic insights, modern methods, concrete examples, and expert advice; it should be required reading for anybody who seeks to understand human cognition and behavior.' Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Universiteit van Amsterdam
'This timely book is a must-read for every aspiring student of cognitive modeling. It provides a comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the conceptual and practical foundations of computational cognition, for the beginner and the experienced reader alike. The art of applying all major modeling frameworks, including Bayesian, frequentist, and neural networks, is explained in a most lucid and accessible manner.' Jay Myung, Ohio State University
'An extraordinary achievement: the authors guide the reader from simple ideas about the nature of science to detailed, but lucidly explained, computer models of human behaviour. Associated statistical methods are comprehensively discussed. A pleasure to read.' Philip T. Smith, University of Reading
'Farrell and Lewandowsky have succeeded in their ambition of spanning introductory to cutting-edge material. This book, and a willingness to dive in and learn by doing the exercises provided, is all that undergraduate and graduate students, and even established researchers, need to become a cognitive modeller.' Andrew Heathcote, University of Tasmania, Australia
'Whether you are just setting out on your journey into computational modelling or whether you need to update your skills to incorporate newer and more coherent current practices, Farrell and Lewandowsky's book is likely to earn its place on your bookshelf.' Tom Hartley, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Part I. Introduction to Modeling:
2. From words to models: building a toolkit
Part II. Parameter Estimation:
3. Basic parameter estimation techniques
4. Maximum likelihood parameter estimation
5. Combining information from multiple participants
6. Bayesian parameter estimation: basic concepts
7. Bayesian parameter estimation: Monte Carlo methods
8. Bayesian parameter estimation: the JAGS language
9. Multilevel or hierarchical modeling
Part III. Model Comparison:
10. Model comparison
11. Bayesian model comparison using Bayes factors
Part IV. Models in Psychology:
12. Using models in psychology
13. Neural network models
14. Models of choice response time
15. Models in neuroscience
Appendix A: Greek symbols
Appendix B: mathematical terminology
Simon Farrell is professor and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Western Australia. He uses computational modeling and experiments to understand memory, judgement, choice, and the role of memory in decision-making. He is the co-author of Computational Modeling in Cognition: Principles and Practice (2011) and has published numerous papers on the application of models to psychological data. Simon was Associate Editor of the Journal of Memory and Language (2009–11) and the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (2011–16). In 2009 Farrell was awarded the Bertelson Award by the European Society for Cognitive Psychology for his outstanding early career contribution to European Cognitive Psychology.
Stephan Lewandowsky is a cognitive scientist in the School of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol. He was awarded a Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council in 2011 and received a Wolfson Research Fellowship from the Royal Society upon moving to Bristol in 2013. He was appointed a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2017. His research examines people's memory and decision-making, with an emphasis on how people update information in memory. He has published over 150 scholarly articles and books, including numerous papers on how people respond to corrections of misinformation and what determines people's acceptance of scientific findings.
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