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"This Unruly Mess I've Made" Review
Macklemore fan, Sven Berglund, listens to "This Unruly Mess I've Made" in the new CTE wing at West Anchorage High School, Mar. 23.
Quinn White, Reporter
The latest Macklemore and Ryan Lewis album, "This Unruly Mess I've Made" (TUMIM) was debuted Feb. 26.TUMIM features 13 songs on iTunes, while the physical copy has 15. Macklemore and Lewis released this album four years after "The Heist," which was their second most recent album, in 2012. They stated that TUMIM took them over a year and a half to record and produce. According to Nielsen Music, TUMIM sold 51,000 copies in the week ending March 3
Dalton Anderson, a sophomore at West High School and a Macklemore fan noted that his favorite song on the album is "Let's Eat" (feat. XP), "It humanizes Macklemore and [makes] it relatable to us." He went on to talk about how he could relate to this song in particular. "Let's Eat" talks about Macklemore's struggle with his weight and failed attempts at dieting, all while putting a funny twist in the song.
Over the summer of 2015 Macklemore released "Downtown" (featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Look Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz) which was later released on TUMIM. "Downtown" is one of the more popular songs on the album, due to the fact that it is often played on the radio. Rhiannon Horton, a junior at West said, "it's a good track," she continued to say, "it's really upbeat and whenever I listen to it I feel good."
Many fans across the internet compare this album to Macklemore's early work, such as "The Language Of My World," which was released in 2005. That album included the track, "White Privilege." Since then, much controversy has grown amongst the public from "White Privilege II" (feat. Jamila Woods) which appears on TUMIM. The song was first released as a single, and then was included in TUMIM. The song touches on white supremacy in America and cultural appropriation through hip-hop.
Sven Berglund, a teacher at West has been a Macklemore fan since he saw him in concert in 2008 and claims that he was the first person to bring Macklemore's music to Anchorage.He said, "A big thing with it being more controversial is that there are a heck of a lot more people listening to Macklemore now then there was when 'Language Of My World' came out… If he had that fan base when 'Language Of My World' came out, the first one would have been a bigger controversy. It was an unknown album." He went on to talk about why it was such a big deal in the hip-hop community, "It makes you think, doesn't it? We've always associated hip-hop with blackness. But you look bad at it, and it's a mess. Hip-hop isn't black, hip-hop is urban. Hip-hop is street, it's not black."
Overall, Ryan Lewis makes "This Unruly Mess I've Made" both innovative and unique. His growth as a producer is apparent compared to "The Heist" and previous EP's. His beats are more complex and are much different than those of their previous work. Anderson said, "This is a great experience for all [of] us Macklemore fans."
Madi Rock • Feb 14, 2017 at 11:48 am
I loved this piece. The way that you show true interest in your topic made this piece come to life. I do think that there are a couple sentences that could use a little rewording though.
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marley Toleafoa • Feb 14, 2017 at 11:48 am
This story was very funny and I love how Berglund really likes that kind of music


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Add the Iris color from the pupil right up to the black edge, leaving a dark rim Pro tip no. 2: Adding realistic details To make the eye looks more realistic keep adjusting the radial slider and try adding streaks of different colours.... The Gray Color Selector displays the color intensity of the current color, and also selects a gray tone. Drag within this slider to pick a gray tone, or use it as a standard color selector by clicking here and dragging to any point on the canvas or interface.
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Why do we need it and what is the purpose?
How can we use of it?
What are the benefits of wedding checklist?
Why we need it and what is the purpose?
For everyone, wedding is the most important celebration of life. To celebrate, we have to organize and manage so many things. Sometimes, due to lot of things, we forget few things, and to avoid this kind of mess, we need to create the wedding checklist.
We can use it as per our budget and to check whether everything has been covered or not.
We will be able to track each and everything to manage the budget and will not forget anything.
To prepare the wedding checklist, we need item list for wedding preparation, occasion, budget and checklist.
For example: -We have Apparel list in range C6:C26.
How to make a checklist?
Note: When we check the check box then linked cell will show true and, on uncheck, result would be false.
This table will be helpful to track how many items are pending in the list.
Now, we will put the Conditional Formatting on pending cell, if number of pending cells is zero, then cell color would be highlighted in green color; in case of greater than zero, it will be highlighted in red color.
Note: – If you forgot any item, then this cell will be helpful to remind you that the items are still pending in the checklist.
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Separation es una película estadounidense de terror dirigida por William Brent Bell, a partir de un guion de Nick Amadeus y Josh Braun. Está protagonizada por Rupert Friend, Mamie Gummer, Madeline Brewer, Violet McGraw, Simon Quarterman y Brian Cox. Se estrenó el 30 de abril de 2021, a cargo de Open Road Films y Briarcliff Entertainment.

Argumento
Un ilustrador llamado Jeff Vahn se ve obligado a divorciarse de su esposa, Maggie. Después de que su hija, Jenny, se cae de una tabla del ático mientras Jeff no la está mirando, Maggie se enoja aún más con él y tiene como misión no permitir que Jenny esté cerca de él hasta que ponga su vida en orden. Durante el caso del divorcio, Maggie intenta en vano acercarse a Jenny, quien tiene una relación tensa con ella, y Jeff recuerda sus primeros días de matrimonio y paternidad.

Angustiado por la posibilidad de perder el caso de divorcio y fracasar en su carrera, Jeff considera firmar todos los acuerdos de Maggie, tocando fondo. Él llama a Maggie para hablar sobre las condiciones y los dos discuten, pero mientras Maggie está envuelta en la discusión, ella es atropellada fatalmente. Mucho tiempo después, el funeral es desastroso cuando el suegro de Jeff, Paul Rivers, hace una escena en el funeral y Jenny no puede entender que Maggie ha muerto. Mientras Jeff da un elogio irreflexivo, un retrato no deseado de la familia que se sabía que a Maggie no le gustaba, las luces en llamas derriten solo la cara pintada de Jeff y dejan intactos a los demás miembros de la familia.

Desde entonces, ocurren sucesos extraños en la casa y Jeff tiene pesadillas recurrentes de espíritus que acechan en su casa. Mientras tanto, a medida que Jenny comienza a comprender las consecuencias de la muerte, se aleja de su padre y Paul se prepara para demandar a Jeff por la custodia después de ver su trato sin tacto hacia Jenny. Jenny vuelve al estado de depresión y comienza a actuar de manera extraña, y Jeff pierde su trabajo y no puede consolarla ni ayudarla. Con la esperanza de volver a trabajar, Jeff se acerca a un viejo amigo para obtener una oportunidad de trabajo más pequeña. En trance, Jeff dibuja una figura peculiar, y se muestra que la misma figura está vigilando a Jenny.

Jeff contrata a una niñera llamada Samantha Nally para que vigile a Jenny mientras él comienza a trabajar en su nueva carrera. Samantha intenta ser una figura materna para Jenny, para su desdén mientras se hunde más en la depresión. Se revela que la casa está habitada por espíritus que poseen algunos de los títeres de Jenny, y Jeff sigue volviendo a entrar en trance donde dibuja criaturas aterradoras que los espíritus dan vida. Sin embargo, estos espíritus comienzan a interactuar con Jenny, y cuando intenta decírselo a Samantha, se da cuenta de que ella es la única que puede verlos. Cuando se revelan los motivos y las verdaderas identidades de los espíritus, las vidas de todos corren peligro y es posible que Maggie haya regresado.

Reparto

 Rupert Friend como Jeff Vahn
 Mamie Gummer como Maggie Vahn
 Madeline Brewer como Samantha Nally
 Brian Cox como Paul Rivers
 Violet McGraw como Jenny Vahn
 Simon Quarterman como Alan Ross
 Mark Pettograsso como el doble de Brian Cox

Producción
En octubre de 2018, se anunció que Rupert Friend protagonizaría la película, con William Brent Bell dirigiendo a partir de un guion de Nick Amadeus y Josh Braun. En noviembre de 2018, Mamie Gummer, Madeline Brewer, Brian Cox y Violet McGraw se unieron al elenco.

A principios de 2020, la película se encontraba en la fase final de postproducción.

Estreno
En marzo de 2021, Open Road Films y Briarcliff Entertainment adquirieron los derechos de distribución de la película y fijaron su estreno para el 23 de abril de 2021. Posteriormente se retrasó hasta el 30 de abril de 2021.

Taquilla
En su primer fin de semana, la película recaudó $1,8 millones en 1.751 salas, situándose en el cuarto puesto de la taquilla. En su segundo fin de semana cayó un 40% hasta los $1,1 millones, quedando en sexto lugar.

Respuesta crítica
En Rotten Tomatoes, la película tiene un índice de aprobación del 7% basado en 28 críticas, con una calificación promedio de 4,3/10.

Referencias

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Películas de Open Road Films
Películas de terror sobrenatural de Estados Unidos
Películas de terror de Estados Unidos
Películas de Estados Unidos
Películas de terror de 2021
Películas de 2021
Películas en inglés

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So, we recently read about a different drive-thru headset system that is touting a "range" further than other headset systems… Well, they didn't include us. Our headset system will get you 300 feet from the base station in any direction. (Ok, not the down direction!).
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Making it easy to stay in "touch".
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Shadow of the Past is a 1950 British crime film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Joyce Howard, Terence Morgan, and Michael Medwin. The screenplay involves a man who catches sight of a woman believed by everyone to be dead.

Cast
 Joyce Howard as Lady in Black
 Terence Morgan as John Harding
 Michael Medwin as Dick Stevens
  Andrew Osborn as George Bentley
 Wylie Watson as Caretaker
 Marie Ney as Mrs. Bentley
 Ella Retford as Daily Help
 Ronald Adam as Solicitor
 Louise Gainsborough as Susie
 Ian Fleming as Doctor

Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars and described it as a "modest murder mystery...Tightly paced with several highly tense sequences."

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1950 crime films
Films directed by Mario Zampi
British crime films
British black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
1950s British films


LatinaLista — One of the rallying cries to stir up anti-immigrant sentiment over the years has been to use the phrase "the browning of America." Equating immigration with brown-skinned people, a.k.a. Latinos, has been the hallmark of the Trump campaign, along with other disingenuous associations.
But a new analysis from Pew Research shows that Latinos aren't going to be the perpetual political punching bag much longer.
Contrary to popular misperception, Latinos no longer hold the distinction of the fastest growing population in the United States. Since the Great Recession of 2007, Latinos now find ourselves behind the Asian populace in growth rates.
While it's true that Latinos still account for "more than half (54%) of total U.S. population growth from 2000 to 2014," it's no longer true, if ever it was, to say that the Latino population is growing in every county in the nation.
In fact, Latinas are having fewer babies and in those towns that did see a sizable increase in Latinos, it's due to the small number of Latinos who were there in the first place.
But we are a younger population and do continue to have children, which actually does contribute to our ongoing growth rates.
In other words, the nation's Latino community, which at one time was dependent on immigration for its growth, is now growing due to more native births.
Native-born Latinos will have no fear of their citizenship being challenged and movement into more areas of the country will be done with ease, even if not always welcomed. What this means is that where Latinos settle will rise a new economic and political influence.
The day may be arriving sooner than some think, and in some places, it already exists.


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New Artist Record Headlines At Santa Fe Art Auction
Since 1997, Santa Fe Art Auction held the previous record for a work sold by Frank Howell (1937-1997) and they retain that honor, now at a much higher price. "Red Feathers in a Salmon Sky," which had provenance to a museum and a New Mexico private collection, is staying in state and sold to a private collector for the new artist auction record of $28,800 ($9/12,000).
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Catalog Photos Courtesy Santa Fe Art Auction
SANTA FE, N.M. – "We had extremely robust online bidding activity as well as a lot of phone bidders. By the end of the sale, we still had 700 active online bidders. In three days, we sold almost 650 lots for $800,000, with a sell-through rate of just more than 92 percent," reported Gillian Blitch, president and chief executive officer at Santa Fe Art Auctions. She was commenting on the firm's three-day American Indian and Tribal auction that took place August 13-15.
"It was a phenomenal sale and we were really pleased with the activity and interest. It was the largest focused American Indian sale we've ever had in terms of lots, which translated into more bidders and buyers, with nearly 3,000 registered bidders from 30 countries and 230 individual buyers. It continues a trend we've noticed over the past several sales, in which we're seeing nearly 50 percent of our bidders who have never bid with us before, which is very encouraging."
The first day of sale offered woven textiles, tribal carvings, Pre-Columbian works and Kachina figures with fine art of all vintages and media crossing the block on the second day of the sale. The largest session came last and featured ceramics, jewelry, beaded textiles and artifacts and clothing, with baskets closing out the offerings. Blitch noted that categories throughout the sale attracted more consistently strong interest than she'd seen before.
This untitled watercolor and ink on paper painting by James Kivetoruk Moses (1900-1982) depicted a polar bear hunt and bore an inscription that read "purchased at Nome Alaska 1969 for $140," it has improved considerably since then, bringing $11,400 ($1/2,000).
Fine art brought the biggest money, and new auction records, too. Since 1997, Santa Fe Art Auction had held the record for a work by Frank Howell (American, 1937-1997) at $21,010 but they beat their own record when "Red Feathers in a Salmon Sky," done in 1986 in oil on canvas, brought $28,800. It had provenance to a private New Mexico collection as well as an exhibition at the Singleton Biss Museum of Fine Art in Santa Fe; after heated bidding, it sold to a New Mexico private collector.
Blitch was very pleased with the result, noting that the painting had a few phone bidders in competition for it, as well as several interested parties bidding online.
Inupiat/Inupiak painter James Kivetoruk Moses' 1969 watercolor and ink on paper "Polar Bear Hunt" roared past its estimate and went out at $11,400, more than five times its high estimate, while an acrylic on canvas landscape done in 1978 by Dan Namingha (Hopi-Tewa, b 1950) brought $10,200.
Contemporary Native American artists dominated offerings, reflecting the strength in that particular area of the market.
The brilliant blue sky of this untitled acrylic on canvas by Dan Namingha made a striking contrast to the landscape below. Bidders must have liked it; one pushed it to $10,200 ($6/8,000).
Among woven textiles, a Toadlena/Two Grey Hills rug topped the category with a price of $9,600. The rug had been featured in The Masters Weavers: Celebrating 100 Years of Navajo Textiles from the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills Weaving Region by Mark Winter. According to the research, it was noted that the turquoise accents in the rug were included to satisfy Willard Leighton, a trader at the Two Grey Hills Post from 1946 to 1959.
Two Oceanic works – a carved Tino Aitu ancestor figure from Nukuoro Atoll, Caroline Islands, early Twentieth Century, stood 18 inches tall and also went out at $9,600; it was followed at $9,000 by an early Nineteenth Century Maori Waka Huia feather box from New Zealand.
Small things brought big prices. A Hopi Polacca polychrome canteen, circa 1885, measured just 3-5/8 by 3-3/8 by 2-1/8 inches and saw competitive bidding, with a private collector from New Mexico taking it from a $1,2/1,800 estimate to $7,200. Another buyer paid $4,560 for a Santa Clara blackware sgraffito seed pot by Joseph Lonewolf, circa 1982.
Buyer's premium is included in the prices quoted.
Santa Fe Art Auction's next sale will take place on Saturday, September 11, and will focus on Twentieth Century art, design and photography.
For information, 505-954-5858 or www.santafeartauction.com.
Jewelry offerings in the sale were sparse. Exceeding expectations was this Diné (Navajo) silver and turquoise concha belt, made by Perry Shorty, which closed at $7,800 (5/7,000).

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Death, Humor, and Ron Currie
By Tiffany Hearsey 10/01/2017 12/21/2017
Author Ron Currie ponders many of life's great mysteries. Speaking to me via video stream a day before his 42nd birthday, he reflected upon the perils of getting older, posing the oft neglected question regarding ear hair: "What the fuck biological function does that serve?" Bodily changes must be especially noticeable to an author who has spent a decade exploring the enigmas of death, grief, and existential crises. His latest book, The One-Eyed Man, is no exception; the main protagonist, who goes by the single Kafkaesque initial K., is grieving his wife's untimely death. During the unfolding shock waves of grief, K. reads about Einstein's theory of relativity, that time is merely an illusion. He no longer mourns his wife because he believes that she is not dead but absent, residing on a different plane of existence. This mental and emotional shift affects his relationship to the world around him. He soon adopts a literal-mindedness, never censoring his thoughts and seemingly chucking empathy out the window. Along his journey he encounters gun nuts, contends with the perils of grocery store marketing, and becomes a reality TV star. As in his previous work, Currie's protagonist acts as our guide through mortal straits and as a vehicle for the author's sardonic humor.
"Aside from my own arguably immature fixation with death, in the same way a goth teen is fixated on death," Currie explains, "what I find interesting about death and grief from a narrative standpoint is the ways in which we carry on in the face of these things." Currie's novels are anything but the ruminations of pubescent mourning-wear-Nietzsche-reading-nihilists, even if his first novel was titled God is Dead. The author has taken to task many themes, but prominent among them are death and grief. His body of work explores the complexities of loss as his protagonists deal with existential crisis and dread, whether experiencing the death of a spouse, adapting to a newly godless world, or anticipating the end of the world by way of comet. Currie believes that death denial permeates throughout our culture — and though he's quick to point out that he's no expert, he weighs in on the topic. "We extend a tremendous amount of effort and an incredible amount of money on trying to deny death its dominion," he states. He goes onto explain "whether it's nutritional supplements or exercise or magic elixirs, we're trying to stave off death with one arm and with the other arm we're trying to hold at a distance the reality of our mortality and of those we love."
Stories have the power to limit the self-imposed distance we create between ourselves and fears of our unraveling mortal coils. Currie contends that reading can act as an exercise in empathy. "Fiction, and particularly prose can be useful to us as human beings. Not just as entertainment but as mental and emotional exercise." He explains, "You have to be able to effectively project yourself into somebody else's consciousness." And that, Currie elucidates, is empathy. In Currie's own storytelling, the author uses humor to ease the strain of the emotional gymnastics one can experience whilst reading about the trials of his protagonists. There is a scene in The One-Eyed Man in which K. attempts to recycle his dead wife's phone at a local electronics store. Above the bin where he can toss the device, it reads, "Please See A Sales Associate For Details." So he does. The sales associate reassures K. that he can deposit the phone in the bin. But K., who is taking the sign literally, doesn't grasp the concept and keeps reiterating that's not what the sign reads. An argument about the proper disposal of the phone soon ensues. This goes back and forth as agitations flare. "Even the simple act of trying to recycle his dead wife's phone becomes sort of a Three Stooges routine," Currie explains. The comedic scenes in the book, Currie expounds, "allowed me to thumb my nose at grief."
Humor has also helped Currie get through periods of his own personal experiences with grief. While writing his second novel, Everything Matters!, about a man who is born with the knowledge that a comet will strike earth and kill every living thing on it, Currie's father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. During that difficult time, he received a call and was told that his father had developed a blood clot and might die. By the time he got to the hospital his father had recovered from the health scare. This was 2007, and the Red Sox had made it to the World Series. Both die-hard fans, Currie joked with his dad upon seeing him: "I'd really appreciate it if you did not die until after the world series." The Red Sox won the coveted title in October and Currie's father died shortly after, in December. "Laughter and humor have saved my life," Currie reflects, "If I can't laugh at something, there is a very good chance that I'm not going to make it ."
Currie's protagonists fall down the rabbit hole of grief and are summarily confronted with their own unique forms of existential crises. God is Dead is about a world where God has taken on the form of a Sudanese refugee and soon dies, her carcass being fed upon by feral dogs. This event throws the world into chaos as people question their continued existence in a godless world as they participate in suicide pacts or join child-worshipping cults, among other coping mechanisms. A pivotal scene in the novel reads like a Disney movie written by absurdist philosopher Albert Camus. One of the feral dogs who fed on God's carcass has gained omniscient powers and the ability to communicate with humans. The dog gives voice to the dread of abandonment. He asserts that everyone is truly alone in the world, then asks: "Can you abide by this knowledge? Or will it destroy you, empty you out, make you a husk among husks?"
This sense of powerlessness is also experienced by Jr., the main character in Everything Matters!. Born with the knowledge of the end of the world, the novel opens with the question "Does Anything I Do Matter?" This leads the prognosticator of death and gloom on a path to self-destruction, abusing drugs and alcohol, as he grapples with the inevitable. Yet, this is only the beginning of Jr.'s odyssey, where he is confronted with the consequences of his actions and how it affects those he loves. The story acts as an existential road map, exploring the byways and expressways that lead to the final destinations of the varying decisions one makes when motivated either by selfishness and fear or by love and empathy.
Unlike God is Dead and Everything Matters!, where the characters confront mortality and grapple with finding a sense of meaning and purpose in the chaotic world around them head-on, the plot in The One-Eyed Man is driven by a denial of self-awareness, including a rejection of K.'s grief for his dead wife. Stemming from his belief that time is an illusion, Currie explains that it "brings his grief to an end — since time is an illusion, so is death, and there's nothing to grieve if no one really dies." However, as Currie elucidates, this "does nothing to salve the deep anguish over his wife's death — but K. believes, at least for a time, that it has." The denial leads to an inverse existential crisis as K adopts a no-filter, empathy-empty relationship to the world around him as he goes from mourning spouse, to reality star, to anti-hero. It also leads to a kind of self-imposed flagellation as he becomes a literal punching bag for the political Right and Left. He is physically assaulted by a range of aggressors, from second-amendment gun nuts to politically correct audience members who try to attack him during an appearance on a Bill Maher-esque television episode. As the story unfolds, we see that, for K., like Jr., there is catharsis in suffering. But more important, they are confronted with how their actions hurt those they love and this brings them out of their self-imposed self-harm and emotional neutering.
Currie's protagonists are the byproducts of 21st century social and political strife, mirroring in many ways our own cultural existential crises. The One-Eyed Man, published shortly after President Trump's inauguration, reflects our rapidly changing political landscape. K. is at times seemingly (and literally) taken hostage by our most damning characteristics of the modern age of celebrity culture, consumerism, and warring identity politics. This year has at times unleashed a shape-shifting monster rearing its ugly head and plowing into crowds of peaceful protestors. We are living in the age of celebrity presidents and white supremacists who replace traditional torches with tiki, as even they can't escape the siren call of consumerism. Currie, who has been an outspoken critic of the president, is equally outspoken about party politics on both sides of the aisle. In An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals Currie writes that victory is granted to "Whoever is able to see the world as it is, rather than as they would have it be." The latter is a symptom experienced by the characters in Currie's novels, the feeling of powerlessness is a driving force that leads the characters into denial and self-destruction. However, they are transformed by the moments that plunge them into self-doubt and fear and it is love and empathy that ultimately save them.
Reading fiction and prose are, as Currie elucidated, exercises in empathy. In his article Reading is Essential to Making Sense of Trump's America Currie surmises the power of storytelling: "my primary motivation in reading was to find solace, not rescue. Understanding, not escape." Currie's novels reinforce those sentiments. The characters are in many ways the embodiment of the things we fear most: death, grief, and questioning our place and value in the world. Yet, they also have the power to provide comfort and understanding that is lacking in ever increasingly turbulent and polarizing times.


It needs a virtuoso performance, and along with Dohnanyi's Quintet, Op 1, that's what it gets here, recorded live at the Music@Menlo festival in California, and featuring the festival's co-founders, the pianist Wu Han and the cellist David Finckel. If it wasn't for the immediacy of the performances, though, you wouldn't guess: the balance between piano and strings is clear and realistic with plenty of clarity to the piano's left hand and a minimum of congestion in the more turbulent climaxes. It's a more pleasant sound than on Supraphon's recent version with the Martin≤ Quartet (5/15).
As for the performances, I initially found the phrasing in both works a little strait-laced. In fact, over the full length of the Taneyev, that rhythmic clarity actually helps articulate the musical argument. There's no shortage of colour or of ardour: whether it's Paul Neubauer's viola cutting through the storm like a trumpet or Han's steel-toothed staccato hinting at Shostakovich in Taneyev's third-movement passacaglia. Dohnányi's Brahmsian musical bustle also benefits from these players' clarity and sense of direction. The lopsided mazurka-rhythms of the finale have an enjoyable swagger.
In short, then, strong performances of two very rewarding pieces. Just ignore the artwork, which implies that this is a star vehicle for Wu Han: a disservice to her role in some highly impressive ensemble-playing.


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Since Splatoon 2 was released for the Nintendo Switch, there has been a slow drip of free content for the game. We've seen a few new weapons each month, some new maps (and some returning favorites), and of course the Splatfests.
These have all been free. Yes, in the days of shooters with DLC that ends up costing nearly the price of the base game itself, and microtransactions generally in the form of lootboxes, Nintendo is giving this stuff to everyone who owns the game.
This trend is continuing with today's announcement of the two upcoming updates.
Back in September, Zen Studios announced that Pinball FX 3 would be launching that month for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. When I asked about a possible Switch release, I was told they were big supporters of Nintendo, and then a few weeks ago, they announced Pinball FX 3 was indeed coming to the Switch on November 14.
Today, however, Zen Studios announced that the game was being delayed to sometime in December. The new release date will be announced soon.
This announcement kind of stinks, but if something wasn't quite right, I would rather it be delayed than released broken.
I am a huge fan of Zen Studios and their pinball games (Marvel Pinball 3D was my eShop GotY), and I am excited to play this on the Switch, even if I have to wait a few more weeks!


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Reservoir computing with 2D materials
Zhongming Wei ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-09931
Nature Electronics volume 5, pages 715–716 (2022)Cite this article
Two-dimensional materials
Artificial synapses made of indium selenide can exhibit tunable temporal dynamics, which can be used to achieve multisensory fusion and multiple-timescale feature extraction in reservoir computing.
Conventional computers are based on a von Neumann architecture in which data are moved between separate memory and processing units. However, in applications such as artificial intelligence, this occurs frequently, which increases time and energy consumption. Neuromorphic computing is an alternative computing approach that takes inspiration from the human brain and can allow memory and processing to occur together. One category of neuromorphic computing is reservoir computing, which originates from echo state networks and liquid-state machines1.
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Fig. 1: Reservoir computing using In2Se3 synapses.
Lukoševičius, M. & Jaeger, H. Comput. Sci. Rev. 3, 127–149 (2009).
van de Burgt, Y. et al. Nat. Mater. 16, 414–418 (2017).
Liu, K. et al. Nat. Electron. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-022-00847-2 (2022).
Moon, J. et al. Nat. Electron. 2, 480–487 (2019).
Zhou, Y. et al. Nano Lett. 17, 5508–5513 (2017).
Li, T. et al. Nat. Nanotechnol. 16, 1201–1207 (2021).
State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Correspondence to Zhongming Wei.
The author declares no competing interests.
Wei, Z. Reservoir computing with 2D materials. Nat Electron 5, 715–716 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-022-00872-1
Issue Date: November 2022
An optoelectronic synapse based on α-In2Se3 with controllable temporal dynamics for multimode and multiscale reservoir computing
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What is voltaire's philosophy
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What was Voltaire's contribution to the Enlightenment?
François-Marie Arouet, known by his literary pseudonym Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.
What did Voltaire believe about human rights?
Voltaire was known for his sharp wit, philosophical writings, and defence of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them.
What did Voltaire say about God?
Voltaire believed in a God but did not believe in a god personally involved in people's lives, like the Christian god . This is called Deism. When he died in Paris, Voltaire was not allowed to be buried in a church because he did not believe in the Christian god .
What does Voltaire mean?
François Marie Arouet
What were Voltaire's main ideas?
Voltaire believed above all in the efficacy of reason. He believed social progress could be achieved through reason and that no authority—religious or political or otherwise—should be immune to challenge by reason. He emphasized in his work the importance of tolerance, especially religious tolerance.
What were Voltaire's last words?
According to one story of his last words , when the priest urged him to renounce Satan, he replied, "This is no time to make new enemies."
What was Voltaire's ideal form of government?
Voltaire believed that the best form of government was a constitutional monarchy that relied on the advice of philosophers and men of enlightened
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What did John Locke believe?
Locke's political theory was founded upon that of social contract. Unlike Thomas Hobbes , Locke believed that human nature is characterised by reason and tolerance. Like Hobbes , Locke believed that human nature allowed people to be selfish. This is apparent with the introduction of currency.
Who did Voltaire disagree with?
What are two interesting facts about Voltaire?
10 Things You Should Know About Voltaire The origins of his famous pen name are unclear. He was imprisoned in the Bastille for nearly a year. He became hugely wealthy by exploiting a flaw in the French lottery. He was an extraordinary prolific writer. Many of his most famous works were banned.
Who were Voltaire's friends?
Each of the ten is characterized by giving him an identifying label: d'Alembert the Thinker, Diderot the Talker, Galiani the Wit, Vauvenargues the Aphorist, d'Holbach the Host, Grimm the Journalist, Helvétius the Contradiction, Turgot the Statesman, Beaumarchais the Playwright, and Condorcet the Aristocrat.
How do you spell Voltaire?
The nom de plume of François Arouet, an eighteenth-century French philosopher and author and a major figure of the Enlightenment. Voltaire was known as a wit and freethinker. The most famous of his works is Candide.
How does Voltaire affect us today?
Voltaire's beliefs on freedom and reason is what ultimately led to the French Revolution, the United States Bill of Rights, and the decrease in the power of the Catholic Church, which have all affected modern western society.
Why is Voltaire important today?
Voltaire wasn't just a historian and a philosopher, He was a famous enlightenment writer as well as a very forwarded thinker with civil liberties and the separation of the church and state. Voltaire was famous for three of his occupations he had done which were philosophy, history, and writing.
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Olympus E-510 Digital SLR
Olympus E-510 Digital SLR Review
By Cliff Smith July 24, 2007 5:25 am BST
When I first tried this new Olympus E-510 DSLR last week, I was initially puzzled by some of the noises it was making, which is unusual for me. I've been reviewing digital cameras for about ten years, and in that time I've handled and used hundreds of different cameras, from the earliest sub-megapixel snapshot models to the latest professional digital SLRs. I'm not bragging here (OK, maybe just a little), I'm just trying to explain that I'm pretty familiar with digital cameras, and that it takes a lot to surprise me.
Normally when you switch on a DSLR, nothing much happens. The monitor may activate displaying shooting data, or maybe the self-cleaning CCD mechanism will buzz briefly, but that's usually about all. However from the E-510 I heard the distinctive sound of the reflex mirror flipping up immediately after I switched it on, normally something you only hear when taking a photo. I fiddled with it, switched it on and off a few times, and tried taking a picture. There didn't seem to be any problems with that, but again there was the sound of the mirror flipping up, then down, then up again. I kept looking at the camera data and the scene through the lens on the monitor screen, and wondering if I had a faulty review sample. Then it dawned on me – the scene on the monitor… I'm so used to using compact digital cameras with live monitor views that it just didn't strike me as unusual to be seeing the same thing on the E-510. But of course the E-510 is an SLR, and SLRs don't have live view. Except this one does.
It was March of last year when I reviewed the 8-megapixel E-500, Olympus's third E-system DSLR. I was impressed by its simple and compact design, beginner-friendly interface and superb handling, and especially by its very high picture quality and wide range of creative options. Like most people I had been expecting the E-510, as its model number suggests, to be little more than a 10-megapixel upgrade of the entry-level E-500, but in fact it is far more. The E-510 is a completely new camera, and aimed at a different sector of the market. In terms of design, specification and price (£599 with the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED kit lens), the E-510 is aimed instead at the semi-pro or advanced hobbyist, competing with the likes of the Canon EOS 30D (£649 with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6), the Nikon D80 (£672 with AF-S DX 18-70mm) and the Pentax K10D (£499 with SMC DA 18-55mm).
The E-510 looks very different to the E-500. It looks a lot more like a traditional SLR, with a wide body that protrudes both sides of the lens mount. It's not a huge camera by any means, in fact measuring 136 x 91.5 x 56 mm and weighing 460g body-only, it is considerably smaller and lighter than any of its immediate competitors, one of the big benefits of the made-for-digital Four Thirds system. Nonetheless it is a full-size SLR with a nice big handgrip, and it feels bigger than it is. The shape of the camera is quite functional, with plenty of straight lines and creased edges, but it is very secure and comfortable to hold. Build quality is superb, even better than the far-from-shabby E-500. The body is plastic, but over a metal chassis, and it feels very strong and robust, and capable of taking the bumps and knocks that it will receive in professional use. Although it lacks the environmental sealing of the Pentax K10D or more expensive models like the Nikon D200, the card and battery hatches are very tight fitting and dust ingress isn't likely to be a major problem. As for moisture, I used the camera on a rainy day (are there any other kind?) at an outdoor event, and it didn't appear to mind a few splashes.
The control layout is a little daunting at first glance, with a large 11-position main mode dial and no fewer than seventeen buttons dotted around its surface, but everything is clearly labelled and logically laid out, and despite its complexity it is surprisingly intuitive, at least for anyone who's handled a digital SLR or high-end superzoom before. ISO, white balance, AF mode, AF spot position, metering mode, image stabilisation mode, drive mode and AE/AF lock all have their own buttons, but as well as this the E-510 has the same on-screen quick menu system as the E-400 and E-500, providing a visual interface for all these functions as well. One nice feature is the Fn button, which by default operates as an one-touch manual white balance button, but can also be set to other options, including DOF preview, live preview, test picture or a user-defined picture mode.
Even the huge array of external controls doesn't begin to scratch the surface of just how much user control this camera offers. Virtually everything is either adjustable or optional. There are three different levels of noise filtering, or you can turn it off altogether. The compression rates and image size of the lower quality settings can be adjusted. The three pre-set picture modes can be tailored to your specifications of contrast, sharpness and saturation, and the monochrome mode has built-in red or green filtering and tone adjustment. Even the timer on the anti-shock mirror-up delay can be adjusted, and there's much more. There aren't many cameras on the market with such a complete menu and control system, and it is this more than anything sets that camera firmly apart from entry-level models such as the Canon EOS 400D or Nikon D40X.
The range of photographic controls is just as impressive. Shutter speeds from 60 seconds to 1/4000th are available, and the kit lens offers maximum apertures of f/3.5-5.6 and minimum aperture of f/22, both incremented in a choice of 1EV, 1/2EV or 1/3EV steps. The ISO settings of 100-1,600 are only incremented in 1EV steps, but with adjustable noise control this is a benefit rather than a handicap. Like the E-500, the E-510 offers a massive +/- 5EV of exposure compensation in all auto-exposure modes, and where most cameras are content with evaluative, centre-weighted or spot metering, the E-510 also offers spot metering for shadows or highlights as well, so there's really no excuse for a badly exposed picture. Unlike some other high-end DSLRs the E-510 only has a single adjustment wheel, so in full manual mode the +/-EV button is held down to adjust aperture. This will undoubtedly cause howls of mocking laughter on various forums, mainly from Nikon D80 owners, but to be honest if you're used to a one-dial system it's really not a problem.
The E-510 incorporates Olympus's CCD-shift image stabilisation system, which is extremely effective. I had no problem taking shots at the 42mm end of the kit lens zoom range (equivalent to 84mm) at 1/15th of a second hand held, which is about two-and-a-half stops below what would be safe with a non-stabilised camera. The IS system has two modes, one which damps vibration in all directions, and one which only damps up-and-down movement, for panning action shots.
Another Olympus proprietary feature is the Super-Sonic Wave Filter (SSWF) system. There is a flexible plastic filter in front of the CCD to catch dust, and when the camera it switched on this filter is vibrated at high speed to shake any dust of onto a sticky strip under the sensor, where it is trapped. I've not heard of any problems with this system, and I know personally that the similar anti-dust mechanism in Sony's A100 DSLR works extremely well.
Of course the E-510's main party trick is the live monitor view, something which Olympus pioneered on the E-330. This is more than just a novelty, and I found it very useful on occasion, especially with tripod shots, but the monitor view is quite dark compared to the viewfinder, and although there is an optional monitor gain boost for low-light use it is a bit slow and jerky. It is possible to use the monitor live view when holding the camera overhead, but why didn't Olympus incorporate the hinged monitor from the E-330 as well? One of the things I most liked about that camera was the option to use the monitor as a waist-level finder. Unlike the E-330, the E-510 has only one mode of live view. When live view is active the AF system is disabled, so the camera doesn't focus when you half-press the shutter button, which takes some getting used to. Instead it only focuses when you actually take the shot, flipping the reflex mirror down to use the AF, then back up to take the shot, then down when the exposure is complete, then back up again to go back to live view. This is a bit noisy, and does introduce some shutter lag, so it's a good job it's only an option.
Like all the Four Thirds cameras I've seen so far the viewfinder is a bit small and slightly darker than some, but the shooting data display on the right is nice and clear, and I had no problem with it.
The camera's performance is exceptionally good, and an easy match for any of its rivals. Even with the SSWF system doing its thing, like most top-end DSLRs it starts up almost instantly. The AF system only has three focus points, and they are all quite close to the centre of the frame, but the system is very quick, and I had no problem at all snapping fast moving subjects. In continuous mode it can rattle off three frames a second, which combined with the fast AF makes the E-510 great for action and sports photography. In the lowest compression SHQ JPEG mode it can maintain that 3FPS shooting rate apparently until the memory card is full, and even in RAW+SHQ mode it can shoot six frames at this speed before slowing down to approximately 1FPS. That SHQ JPEG mode is especially low compression, producing file sizes averaging around 6MB, which is huge for a 10MP camera. The RAW files are also huge, averaging around 9.6MB, so if you like to shoot in RAW+SHQ mode a 1GB card is only going to be enough for 40 shots! Fortunately the E-510 has dual card slots for both CF and xD-Picture cards, so it's theoretically possible to stuff 18GB of storage in there with currently available cards. Battery life also seems to be very good, despite the live view. The camera is powered by a large 1500mAh Li-ion battery which was still showing a full charge meter after two full days of shooting, and several hundred shots.
As for picture quality, see the sample shots after this review. Despite the lousy weather the E-510 turned in some fantastic shots, thanks in no small part to the outstanding kit lens, which produced pin-sharp detail from corner to corner at all focal lengths. As usual the Olympus metering system was flawless, coping with every lighting condition I tried. Noise control was also superb, with virtually no difference between shots taken at 100, 200 or 400 ISO, and minimal noise at 800. There was some noise visible at 1600 ISO, but even at the default low noise filtering it wasn't too bad, and did not affect colour balance at all.
The Four Thirds Live MOS sensor is smaller than the APS-C sensors found in most other digital SLRs, measuring 17.3 x 13.0mm against 23.6 x 15.8mm (Nikon DX) and some people have noted that the dynamic range appears to be slightly smaller as a result of the physically smaller and more crowded photocells. I have to say that I did notice a few burned-out highlights on some pictures, but no more than I would have expected from any other camera. In terms of the level of fine detail, comparing the results directly with shots I took with the Nikon D80, the Sony Alpha A100, the Samsung GX10 (Pentax K10D) and the Canon EOS 400D, I would say that the E-510 comes in a close second to the much more expensive Nikon, although the Olympus's test shots were taken in much worse weather conditions, with a heavy overcast and a hint of drizzle. If it manages to stop raining for half an hour sometime before I have to send the camera back I'll re-shoot them for the sake of completeness.
The Olympus E-series continues to get better and better. The E-510 is a superb photographer's camera, offering superb handling, outstanding performance, a huge degree of control and first rate picture quality, in a compact and robust package and at a price which comfortably beats most of the competition. It is without question one of the best semi-pro DSLRs currently available, and a genuine pleasure to use.
"Over the next few pages we show a range of test shots. On this page the full size image at the minimum ISO setting has been reduced to let you see the full image, and below that a series of full resolution crops have taken from original images at a range of ISO settings to show the overall image quality."
At the minimum setting of ISO 100 there is, of course, no image noise.
Virtually identical at ISO 200.
Still noise-free at ISO 400.
There is some visible noise at ISO 800.
Very visible noise at ISO 1600, but not unprintable.
"A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image."
Fortunately my usual DSLR comparison shot was the only image whose JPEG file was under 5MB, which is our download limit. Click on the image above to view it full size, or see the crop below. Compare this with similar shots from my other 10MP DSLR reviews.
This is a full-res crop from the above image.
I tested the E-510 at the South West Mountain Board centre, near Bideford in Devon. They were desperately trying to dry the muddy track for a big event later that evening.
This is a corner crop from the frame above, showing the sharp corner detail at wide angle.
The AF system is amazingly quick, easily able to capture spur-of-the-moment action shots.
This next sequence of shots was taken in continuous mode at 3fps.
These flowers would look a lot better with a bit of sunshine.
The sensor copes well with high contrast, but even the fiddler looks sick of the weather.
Score in detail
Value 9
Camera type Digital SLR
Megapixels (Megapixel) 10 Megapixel
Optical Zoom (Times) 3x
Image Sensor Live MOS
Image Stabilisation Optical
LCD Monitor 2.5 in
Flash modes Auto Flash, Red-eye Reduction, Flash OFF
Memory card slot CompactFlash (CF) Card, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card
By Cliff Smith
Cliff Smith contributed camera reviews to Trusted Reviews between 2005 and 2014. …


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Q: iconv() error when running Statamic (Laravel) SEO Pro plugin with php:fpm-alpine docker image When using Statamic 3.2 / Laravel 8 and the Statamic SEO Pro 2.3 plugin, I am getting the following error on ever page of the site:
iconv(): Wrong encoding, conversion from "UTF-8" to "UTF-8//IGNORE" is not allowed
My environment is based on the php:8-fpm-alpine docker image.

A: This issue is due to a compatibility issue with the libiconv package in Alpine Linux.
References to the issue which has been known for a while:
https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/12328
https://github.com/docker-library/php/issues/240
A workaround until a more permanent fix is made available, in the PHP dockerfile:
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Hello! I am doing a fanfiction of an anime called Deathnote. I am not sure if you do anime though.
Synopsis: Ever since Near defeated Kira resulting in the death of Light Yagami, it was believed that the world would go back to the way it was and the deaths of criminals would stop. Seven years later, criminals start dying again due to heart attack. A young man, named Igami Right is in the possession of the Deathnote, a notebook which can kill people. Highly intelligent, like the previous owner of the death note, the latest question is who would arise to be the victor.
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Synopsis: A writer sits in her apartment for days on end, searching for inspiration. She has a cabinet just for that, her own little cabinet of inspirations. One day she encounters a strange man she names Jericho, who changes her life forever. Follow this journey into the surreal.
Images (optional)/ Description of what you want the cover to be like): Something with a man's face blurred out. I'm not sure how it's up to you.
Extra Stuff you want me to know: The woman in the story has hallucinations and the man she meets is a hallucination himself. I'd like the cover to be trippy in some sort of way or just dark.
I did dm you asking for references, but this is a concept I came up with. Still not the finished product let me know if you'd like any changes.
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But as all love stories go. Hoseok will find out somehow… someway.
Oh! I see it. Sorry! I can often be blind to what is needed to be seen.
If you are able to incorporate the rose into the cover, then I would like it. If not that is okay. I'm not usually very picky.
I also have completed the payment.
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Synopsis- The novel is based in Salovia, a contemporary country in parallel world ruled by constitutional Monarchy. The story follows Belle Verona/Rose Lil in South Salovia (Southern part of the country) who being the lover of Prince was once exclaimed as Future Queen of Salovia in Palace, North Salovia (Northern part of the country).
But after a series of tragic events she didn't only had to disguise herself as Belle, but also avoid Prince Ash who is now not only South Salovia, but in the very same branch of San Academy as her.
But since if fate wants something it happens, and that is how on the one year anniversary of Rose's exit from Prince's life, Rose is once again back in Prince's (or now Crown Prince's) life.
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Could you maybe change the girl? Or make it so she isn't quite as blurred? She seems a little blurred to me.
I sent you this in the PM as well.
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When Matthew gets Ellie caught up in a feud she desperately doesn't want to be in, Ellie is taken, On her own she must learn to navigate a destroyed city and the rules of a newly formed corrupt government.
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By Marisa Demarco
Derby Wars: Good vs. Evil
It wasn't the usual championship match. Still, the finale on Sunday, Oct. 18, offered promise for seasons to come. All the skaters wanted in on the last 2009 game, part of the Rock the Ink tattoo fest at the Convention Center. So instead of pitting any of the league's four teams against each other, Duke City Derby created two new squads, which allowed all the derby girls to roll in. On that fateful day, team Good triumphed over Evil, 85-62.
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I'll Take a Water—No Pharmies
Study finds drugs in Albuquerque's agua
By Carolyn Carlson
Earlier this year the Rio Grande became a water lifeline for everyone living in the Albuquerque metro area. The San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project is intended to help alleviate the accelerating drain of the aquifer under the city. The water sources are blended together in the city's reservoir tanks and sent out in hundreds of miles of pipes to a faucet near you.
How to help the Rio Grande
There are a several things people can do to keep fecal matter and pharmaceuticals out of the surface, ground and river water. (Read the full story on recent discoveries in Albuquerque's drinking water here).
Coming Up Short
Councilors had barely sat down when they were hit with bad news at their Monday, Oct. 19 meeting. Financial staff said the city is looking at a $12 million shortfall for the 2010 budget due to falling sales tax income and other revenues. The Council was told not to look to the Legislature for help because there just isn't any money there, either. Come Dec. 1, when Mayor-Elect Richard Berry and the new Council take over, there will not be much of a honeymoon.
Ortiz y Pino
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The morning after the municipal elections, as I was removing droopy "Romero for Mayor" signs from my front lawn while a steady drizzle soaked my jacket into a leaden metaphor for my soggy spirit, I got a cell phone call from a friend (actually, now a former friend) who was calling just to berate me.
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UK report on prenatal testing calls for ban on sex disclosure
By Michael Cook
A new report by the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics, "Non-invasive prenatal testing: ethical issues," has probably pleased no one by trying to steer a course between banning abortions for sex-selection and allowing abortions for the most common kind of foetal abnormalities.
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing [NIPT] is a major breakthrough. It uses a blood sample taken from the pregnant woman and can be done from 9 or 10 weeks of pregnancy. It analyses DNA from the placenta that circulates in the woman's blood to estimate the chance that the fetus has Down syndrome, Edwards' or Patau's syndromes, as well as single-gene disorders like cystic fibrosis and achondroplasia. It can also determine the baby's sex.
The test is currently available in the UK through private hospitals and clinics, and in some NHS (i.e., public) hospitals. Last year, the UK Government announced that from 2018 on, the NHS will offer NIPT to pregnant women who have been found through initial screening to have at least a 1 in 150 likelihood of having a fetus with Down syndrome, Patau's or Edwards' syndromes.
The report says that NIPT should lead to fewer false results and fewer diagnostic tests, which carry a small risk of miscarriage. In the case of Down syndrome fetuses, 200 more would be identified (with 90% or more being aborted) and 17 fewer miscarriages of healthy fetuses, because of invasive tests.
In addition, the Nuffield Council calls for a moratorium on the use of NIPT in sequencing the whole genome of fetuses; it wants a ban on its use in finding out the sex of the fetus because that would lead to sex-selective abortion.
The Council is clearly worried about private providers who might be more interested in selling the test than in giving women genetic and personal counselling.
The report devotes a whole chapter to an analysis of the ethics of NIPT, with much "on the one hand" and "on the other hand." However, it basically endorses what it calls "liberal eugenics": that techniques "capable of improving the genetics of future children are acceptable only when they are freely chosen by individual prospective parents, rather than when they are encouraged or imposed by the state."
Unfortunately, the report's reasoning is that pre-natal testing may have become so intertwined with modern reproduction patterns that eventually it will be difficult to ban anything. A woman's right to choose will nearly always trump the right of the disabled to live:
"The enhanced reproductive choices provided by NIPT are continuous with those provided by reproductive options that have helped to make our society fairer and more equal for women and are likely to support these trends, insofar as they increase the control that women are able to exert over the circumstances under which they become mothers."
All in all, the report gives the impression that the UK Government, like King Canute, is attempting vainly to halt the advance of controversial policies like sex-selective abortions and parental eugenics with a dike of words. As a recent article in the AMA Journal of Ethics contended, NIPT is likely "to cause the category of 'normal' to diminish and the category of 'abnormal' to grow."
Editor's note. This appeared at Bioedge and is reposted with permission.
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