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Chapter 5 Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity
Chapter 5 Ancient Rome and the Rise of Christianity: 509 B.C.–A.D. 476
How did Rome grow from a single city to a huge, diverse
empire?
The Roman World Takes Shape
From Republic to Empire
The Roman Achievement
The Rise of Christianity
The Long Decline
Section 1 The Roman World Takes Shape
Describe the physical and cultural settings in which Roman civilization arose.
Outline how the Roman republic was structured and governed.
Understand the rights and religious practices that characterized Roman society.
Explain how the Roman republic grew and maintained its conquests.
Terms, People, and Places
Etruscans
plebeian
Chapter 5, Section 1
Roman Civilization Arises in Italy
Ancient Italy About 500 B.C.
At the time the state of Rome was founded, the Romans' many neighbors on the Italian peninsula included other speakers of Italic languages such as Latin.
1. Locate
(a) Rome (b) Apennine Mountains (c) Mediterranean Sea (d) Carthage (e) Tiber River
Based on this map, which group would you think most influenced the Romans? Explain.
3. Make Generalizations
What do you think are some advantages and disadvantages of living near a variety of different peoples?
Checkpoint (s)
How did geography influence the origins and expansion of Rome?
How did the membership of the senate change over time?
What social rights did Roman women have?
The Roman Cursus Honorum
SECTION 1 Assessment
Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects
2. Use your completed cause-and-effect chart to answer the Focus Question: What values formed the basis of Roman society and government?
Comprehension and Critical Thinking
3. Describe the cultural setting in which Rome developed.
Identify Central Issues
4. In both Roman politics and Roman society, equality was prized. Describe an example of Romans achieving political or social equality.
Recognize Cause and Effect
5. What were two reasons for Rome's success in expanding its power across Italy?
Writing About History
Section 2 From Republic to Empire
Understand how the Roman republic grew through a series of conquests.
Identify the events leading to the decline of the Roman republic.
Describe the nature of the new age that dawned with the Roman empire.
latifundia
Tiberius Gracchus
Gaius Gracchus
Growth of Roman Power to 44 B.C.
Although Hannibal (below) posed a challenge, the Roman republic gradually gained control of lands around the Mediterranean Sea through conquest and diplomacy.
(a) Spain (b) Gaul (c) Asia Minor (d) Macedonia (e) Pyrenees Mountains
During what period did Asia Minor come under Roman control?
3. Synthesize Information
What does this map tell you about the outcome of the Punic Wars with Carthage, which lasted from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C.?
What challenges did Rome face while building an empire around the Mediterranean Sea?
What central issue sparked the warfare that eventually led to the decline of Rome?
How did Augustus lay the foundation for stable government in the Roman empire?
The bold rise to power of Julius Caesar (100 B.C. [?]–44 B.C.) echoed his boldness on the battlefield (at left). His brilliant conquest of Gaul made him enormously popular. Romans were thrilled by reports of his many victories, which added great riches and huge territories to the empire. In nine years of campaigning, Caesar lost only two battles. His tactics in Gaul are still studied at military academies today.
When Caesar, in defiance of Pompey's orders, crossed the Rubicon River from Gaul back into Italy, he said, "iacta alea est," or "the die is cast," meaning there was no turning back. Today, people use the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" to mean making a decision from which there is no turning back. Painters and writers such as William Shakespeare have also immortalized Caesar in their works.
In what different ways did Caesar leave a lasting impact on the world?
Reading Skill: Recognize Multiple Causes
2. Use your completed chart to answer the Focus Question: What factors led to the decline of the Roman republic and the rise of the Roman empire?
Make Comparisons
3. Compare the positive and negative results of conquest for Rome. Which do you think had the most impact?
Predict Consequences
4. Do you think the reforms Caesar enacted would have been enough to maintain the Roman republic, had he not been killed?
Analyze Information
5. How do you think the founders of the Roman republic would have viewed the government of the Roman empire?
Section 3 The Roman Achievement
Summarize the works of Roman literary figures, historians, and philosophers.
Describe the art and architecture developed by the Romans.
Understand how the Romans applied science and mathematics for practical use.
Explain how Rome's legal codes protected everyone in the empire.
satirize
In this passage, Livy (shown below) comments on the importance of studying history. In what ways does he say we can learn from history?
". . . in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings: fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid."
—Livy, The History of Rome
How did Roman writers promote patriotism?
How did Roman architecture differ from Greek architecture?
Who in the Roman empire engaged in scientific research? Who put science to practical use?
What were the basic principles of Roman law?
Remnants of Roman Daily Life
Reading Skill: Understand Effects
2. Use your completed concept web to answer the Focus Question: How did advances in arts, learning, and the law show the Romans' high regard for cultural and political achievements?
Make Generalizations
3. How did Greek culture influence the development of Roman civilization?
Synthesize Information
4. How did Romans use science and mathematics to improve life in the empire?
Determine Relevance
5. Give two examples of how Roman principles of law affect life in the United States today.
Section 4 The Rise of Christianity
Understand the diverse religions included in the early Roman empire.
Summarize the teachings of Jesus and how they were spread.
Outline the development of the early Christian Church.
What was Rome's policy toward most of the religions in the empire?
What aspects of Jesus' message were unique?
What factors enabled Christianity to spread throughout the Roman empire?
How was the early Christian clergy organized?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus (below) summarized his ethical message, which echoed Jewish ideas of mercy and sympathy for the poor and helpless. What does he say is the reward for being merciful?
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God."
Aided by the work of Paul and other missionaries, Christianity gradually spread across the Roman empire.
(a) Jerusalem (b) Ephesus (c) Antioch (d) Constantinople (e) Alexandria
2. Movement
In what areas did Paul travel on his first journey?
3. Analyze Information
How did the extent of Christianity in A.D. 325 compare to that in A.D. 476? Was there a significant difference?
As the chief apostle, Peter (d. A.D. 64(?)) devoted his life to spreading the teachings of Jesus. He had been born with the name Simon, but according to the New Testament Jesus changed his name, saying, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church."
Peter became a missionary and is said to have later become the first bishop of both Antioch and Rome. However, his devotion to Jesus and Christianity cost him his life. Tradition tells of Peter's persecution under the Roman emperor Nero. In one account, when Peter learns he is to be crucified, he insists on being turned upside down, saying he is not worthy of dying in the same way that Jesus had. What does Peter's behavior indicate about his devotion to his faith?
Chart Skills
2. Use your completed chart to answer the Focus Question: How did Christianity emerge and then spread to become the official religion of the Roman empire?
3. Why were many Jews unhappy under Roman rule even though the Romans were tolerant of their religion?
4. What were three basic teachings of Jesus?
5. What practices and organizational structures helped establish the early Christian Church?
Section 5 The Long Decline
Explain how and why the Roman empire divided.
Describe how waves of invaders contributed to the decline of the Roman empire.
Identify the various types of problems that led to the fall of Rome.
Redefining the Empire
How do you think Rome's unstable government affected the economy?
How did the Hun invasion weaken the Roman empire?
What social problems contributed to the decline of the Roman empire?
Comparing Viewpoints
What Kind of Downfall?
Historians have long held that the "fall of Rome" was an important historical event, but they argue over many details.
Critical Thinking What about Rome's end most surprises Gibbons? How does Brown differ with Gibbons on this point?
2. Use your completed chart to answer the Focus Question: How did military, political, social, and economic factors combine to cause the fall of the western Roman empire?
3. Describe the crisis that afflicted the Roman empire after the Pax Romana ended. How did Diocletian try to resolve the crisis?
Express Problems Clearly
4. How did the successes of invaders such as the Huns reveal the fading power of the Roman empire?
5. What features of the western Roman empire survived after the year 476?
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Governor appoints WCC dean to mobility council
Home » October 2018 » Governor appoints WCC dean to mobility council
Brandon Tucker, Dean of Advanced Technologies and Public Service Careers at Washtenaw Community College, has been appointed to the Michigan Council on Future Mobility by Governor Rick Snyder.
"I am humbled by this appointment, and it is a testament to the hard work of our team toward advancing the talent pipeline for mobility within the State of Michigan," Tucker said. "Having a seat at the table provides a unique opportunity for education to weigh in on state-wide initiatives around mobility and intelligent transportation."
The governor appoints 12 members to the 21-member council, which was created in 2016 and is housed within the Department of Transportation. It provides the governor and legislature with recommendations for state policy changes to ensure Michigan continues to be the world leader in automated, driverless and connected vehicle technology.
"Michigan has always been a leader in mobility and this council works to not only keep up with the industry, but lead the world in automotive innovation," Snyder said in a release. "I thank Brandon for bringing his skill in talent development to this council."
Since being named Dean of Advanced Technologies and Public Service Careers in 2014, Tucker has reoriented the division's curriculum to better align student learning with the future of mobility. He oversaw implementation of $4.4 million in funding from the state's Community College Skilled Trades Equipment Program (CCSTEP) that allowed for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment for education and training related to intelligent transportation systems, advanced manufacturing and automotive transportation servicing.
Under his leadership, WCC has built partnerships with the University of Michigan's MCity, a first-of-its-kind controlled environment for testing connected and automated vehicle technologies; and the Square One Education Network, which supports K-12 educators developing tomorrow's workforce.
WCC is also one of 14 Michigan colleges and universities that form the Academic Consortium at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti.
Tucker is a United States Air Force veteran, an ordained minister and has served on numerous local non-profit boards and is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo, a master's degree from Lourdes University and is a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. in Higher Education program, also at the University of Toledo.
He started his career in the automotive industry, recruiting for the Big Three and their Tier 1 suppliers.
It was this experience, Tucker says, that gave him the ability to understand all facets of the workplace — as an employer, employee, business leader and community member.
This story first appeared on News & Events.
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The present investigation was carried out in pot experiment. Collection of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil was done at fifteen days time intervals. For the isolation of the of culture dependent soil fungi, serial dilution plate method was followed using Rose Bengal Agar medium. Soil samples were collected aseptically from the rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric regions of maize from each experimental pot for a period of 105 days. Results revealed that fungal CFU (Colony Forming Unit) was higher in the rhizospheric soil than the non-rhizospheric soil throughout the sampling period. Altogether 41 fungal species were isolated from the rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil. Of which, 2 species belongs to Oomycota, 3 species to Zygomycota and 36 species to Ascomycota. A total number of 39 and 32 fungal species were isolated from rhizospheric and non rhizospheric soil respectively. Twenty eight fungal species were found to be common from both the soil samples. Acremonium, Cladosporium and Penicillium species were the dominant fungal species among the isolates. Shannon diversity index was high in rhizospheric soil community and Simpson dominance index was high in non rhizospheric soil community. Similarity Sorenson's Co-efficient index of the rhizospheric and non rhizospheric soil community was found to be highest during the 90th day of the sampling period.


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Join in on the fun at 2 p.m., April 18 at the WIOA Youth Office in Fredericktown at 12 Court Square.
The workshop will teach attendees anything they need to know about the interview process such as what to bring, how to dress, what to say and what not to say. They will provide possible questions to ask during the process as well as things to expect.
Learn how to be successful during the interview and do not let some "bunny" get the job you want.


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The Telangana State Model School (TSMS), Telangana, has released the hall ticket for the Model School Entrance Exam on its official website. The candidates who have applied for the TSMS Entrance Exam 2019 should visit the official website (telanganams.cgg.gov.in) now to download their exam hall ticket.
The TSMS entrance exam 2019 is going to held on April 18, 2019. The candidates having Hall Ticket will be allowed to appear for the examination. If you are one of those candidates who have applied for the exam should follow the steps mentioned below to download the Admit Card from the official website.
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Although black tea is most common, chai tea can be made with green tea, white tea, or even an herbal base, like rooibos or holy basil, for example.
Originally, China had a monopoly on tea. The British, finding themselves quite enamored with the delicious beverage, were uncomfortable being dependent on their Chinese trading partners. As a result, in 1848, the British East India Company hired Scottish botanist and adventurer Robert Fortune to smuggle tea plants out of China, for cultivation in India. (For more on this story, we recommend For All the Tea in China by Sarah Rose).
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The British-owned India Tea Association saw the opportunity, and they began a campaign in the early 20th century to encourage tea-drinking within India. This campaign encouraged factories, mills, and mines to provide their wrkers with tea breaks. Additionally, the India Tea Association supported many independent chai wallahs, or the people who prepare and sell tea on the street or in small roadside stands.
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Bush: US at war with Islamic fascists
US president George Bush has said the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights is a "stark reminder" the US is "at war with Islamic fascists".
10 Aug 2006 19:02 GMT
Bush says that a threat to US security still remains
Bush said that although the US was safer than before the September 11 attacks, it would be a mistake to believe there was no longer a threat.
Speaking on a visit to Green Bay in Wisconsin on Thursday, Bush said the foiled plane plot was "..a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation".
"The American people need to know we live in a dangerous world, but our government will do everything we can to protect our people from those dangers," he said.
The US government heightened security on commercial flights and forbid passengers from taking liquids on board with their hand luggage.
American officials said the aim was to blow up up to 10 planes in flight.
Two officials said there were no signs the attacks were directed at any one city, but they might have taken place on flights heading to major US cities.
Pakistan "helped UK"
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the plot "had a lot of members, and it was international in scope."
He said the operation was to involve "multiple explosions in multiple aircraft."
Meanwhile a Pakistani official said his country's intelligence service helped British security agencies foil the alleged plot.
"Pakistan actively cooperated to make this happen," the official said. "There was very close cooperation between the intelligence agencies of the two countries."
The official said action was being taken in Pakistan, but would not confirm whether any arrests had been made in the country.
Earlier the French interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, said the suspected perpetrators appeared to be of Pakistani origin.


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Top family attraction CBeebies Land is set to get bigger and better at Alton Towers - after plans were lodged for a new ride.
Two new 'junior drop tower rides' are planned for land which is currently used as a buggy park and a queuing area for Mr Bloom's allotment show.
The name of each ride - which will be 6.2-metres high and hold seven riders at a time - has not yet been revealed. Drop tower rides typically involve riders being lifted to the top of a tower before the gondola is released towards the bottom of the ride and then back to the top.
It comes as Alton Towers has warned that this part of CBeebies Land is 'currently experiencing low footfall'. Now visitors can have their say after a planning application for the ride and an operator's booth was lodged with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
The planning application states: "The two drop tower rides are aimed at a junior audience. Commercially this area of the resort is currently experiencing low footfall and the new attraction will enhance Alton Towers popular CBeebies Land. The new attraction features a 30-minute queue line accommodating 160 people.
"The space is currently under-utilised and is within a landscaped area. The existing queue line is not used to full capacity."
The proposed ride is currently understood to be at another, unnamed, theme park, according to a design and access statement.
CBeebies Land is made up of 14 rides and attractions, including the Furchester Hotel live show. Rides include Octonauts rollercoaster adventure, Postman Pat Parcel Post and the Tree Fu Tom Training Camp.
Visitors cannot wait for the new ride to open.
Jo Boam, aged 40, from Leek, who has two children aged five and three, said: "We love CBeebies Land and it is great that they keep bringing in new things for the younger children. It makes it better value for money if there is more to do."
Mum-of-two Deborah Boden's children will soon turn four and two. The 36-year-old, also from Leek, said: "We took our daughter to CBeebies Land a couple of years ago and she absolutely loved it.
"It's not somewhere we go regularly due to the expense but now our little boy is getting to the age where he will enjoy it too, we will be going again. It's great news that the park is investing in more rides for their age range."


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Alumnus of Distinction: Borje (Bud) O. Saxberg
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Posted by: Connie Kestler
AIESEC was founded 66 years ago and Bud Saxberg had the opportunity to experience AIESEC at its beginning. Originally from Helsinki, Finland, Bud was attending "Hanken" School of Business and Economics, with a major in Accounting and Economics, when he heard about AIESEC. He attended the first meetings in 1948 and 1949 which established AIESEC and how it would work. He then went to the first AIESEC exchange meeting in 1950. There, he learned about and later went on a traineeship in Paris at an oil distribution firm, Shell Toneline. Bud had the following to say about AIESEC's inception.
"What we had in Scandinavia before AIESEC was something called Praxis, which was a cooperative program between business schools in the Scandinavian countries. However, after WWII, there was a feeling of coming out of isolation, of not having had contact with anyone else for 5 years. That's why it had some real importance to get internships abroad, gain a language competence by working in other European countries. We knew that we needed to go beyond the Scandinavian countries. So, in 1948, we had a first preliminary meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, where the Stockholm Business School provided leadership. In 1949, we went officially to another meeting with the presidents of our respective student associations as delegates with authorization to negotiate how we might set up the organization. The French acronym for "Association International des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commercials" reflected the fact that the French group was very strong. There were delegates from Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Holland, Norway and Switzerland who became the founding group which officially established AIESEC as an organization. Arrangements were made for an exchange mechanism, where we would collect job opportunities from our respective home countries and match the jobs that we had with students from other countries who were interested in traineeships in Scandinavia. That was how we got ready for 1950, where the first exchanges were organized. We had a wonderful location in Paris. AIESEC has always been about fun in addition to being serious. I still remember dances and dinners and meeting interesting people. It was something special after WWII, which in our memories was an awkward time."
While completing his traineeship in Paris, Bud received word that he had been granted a scholarship at Oregon State in Corvallis. As Oregon State didn't have a master's program, he got a bachelor's degree in business with a technical minor in Forest Technology because he was thinking of returning to Finland. He then went on to get a Master's degree at the University of Illinois in Champagne, Urbana, where he stayed on to work for his Ph.D in Business. While in Champagne, Bud met and married his wife, Margrethe, who was from Norway, and they had their first child, Bo. When it came time to decide where they would settle down, Bud said that Norway wasn't right for him and his wife said that Finland wasn't right for her, so they decided to make Seattle their home, in 1957.
After establishing themselves in Seattle, Bud got a postdoctoral fellowship from The Ford Foundation for Cornell where he studied sociology, social psychology, and anthropology. When he came back to the University of Washington, he dedicated himself to management and organization. In addition to his academic work of research and teaching, he had the opportunity to work as a senior management consultant to a number of organizations, including Boeing and Rolls Royce over a 15-year period. He also consulted with corporate executives regarding local and international management developments, with service on the Board of Directors of the School Employees Credit Union of Washington, and Pemco Insurance Co. His interest in entrepreneurship and innovation led to the creation of a local TV program, which reached audiences in the US and beyond. Within the University of Washington, Bud has twice been Chairman of the Department of Management and Organization. He was also the Associate Dean for the Foster School of Business graduate programs as well as Chairman of the University of Washington Faculty Senate and an Ex Officio member of the University of Washington Board of Regents.
When asked how AIESEC impacted him, Bud had the following to say:
"AIESEC provided me with an exposure to languages. It also reestablished the international dimension in my career at the University of Washington. I have been the faculty advisor for students interested in German area study and I have held the same position for students interested in French. Since my retirement in 2010, I fill the function of Faculty Director for International Exchange Alliances. This involves contacts with other business schools with an interest in student and faculty exchanges with the Foster School of Business. Two sabbatical years included a stay in France, with one year with the entire family, including our two boys, Bo and Bror, who were enrolled in a French high school in Tours, France. "
Even after 66 years and with all the changes that have happened with international travel, the Internet and an increasingly global world, Bud still believes that AIESEC is relevant and valuable.
"It is a fact that anyone can travel, go off to another country, be a tourist, and come back and have great pictures. But to be an AIESEC trainee is to really have a base in a country, have the chance to become involved, get to know people, and to see how they live and how they think. That is a different experience from being a tourist. When I think of my own traineeship in Paris, it was a fantastic experience. I was able to improve my fluency in French and I was able to look at different ways of dealing with a business organization. In the final analysis, AIESEC has tended to help get competency in languages, familiarization with foreign business practices, and observe the values of other cultures—a great preparation for becoming active in international business. AIESEC has continued to create friendships and relationships. It has also had a role to play in emphasizing peace keeping around the world through personal relationships."
As a professor of management and organizations for 53 years, Bud knows a thing or two about what makes someone successful in the real world. He had the following to say about what skills or traits are necessary to be successful in navigating the business world.
"It has to do with having patience and recognizing that your career is going to be dependent upon how you establish your relationships. Because even though you may have a very strong competence in a special area, and have a lot of proof of that, it still turns out that in an organizational context it is like living in a tribal community. Your success will depend on how successful you are in gaining the support of other people willing to help you reach your goal. We are frequently impatient and we believe that the world is rational, that people should recognize what we are capable of. However, the real question hinges on whose rationality is governing. In that context, relationships become very important."
What advice does Bud have to students and recent graduates about getting into the workforce?
"I think that it is worthwhile to strive to reach the sun. Even if you miss it, you may still have done better than you would have by keeping your goals and aspirations low. I feel that whatever is worth doing is worth doing well and you should try your best. Then of course you hope the environment is willing to say thank you. That is frequently forgotten in our society and it can make you feel that you are not valued as you had hoped to be. But I think that doing your best, being responsible, and being counted on to deliver, is the type of people that are really needed everywhere. It can open up opportunities that you just never asked for."
We can see that Bud and the other founders of AIESEC strove to reach the sun when they created AIESEC, as it still stands strong 66 years later.
Thank you Bud for your help in establishing AIESEC, for all the work that you have done as a professor and teacher to develop global leaders, and for the work that you have done as a researcher and consultant to improve business. We are indebted to you.
If you would like to ask Bud more questions about the founding of AIESEC, or about his career, you can reach him at borjeo@uw.edu.
Lili Hein says...
Posted Thursday, November 6, 2014
Many thanks Bud for all your support to AIESEC Seattle members and alumni over the years! Hej skol


Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt MD, PhD, a pioneer in natural medicine, offers compelling arguments for the toxic origins of autism. While the role of mercury toxicity cannot be denied as a major contributor, it is by no means the sole cause. One of the commonalities among many children with autism is that their pathways of detoxification have become overwhelmed by both man-made and microbial toxins. Additionally, children with autism may have a constant and preventable production of toxic substances within their own bodies.
Mercury and other metals, such as aluminum. The major routes of exposure include vaccines and eating contaminated seafood. It is already an established fact that exposure to mercury can cause immune, sensory, neurological, motor, and behavioral dysfunctions — all similar to traits defining, or associated with autism. Thimerosal, which is added to many vaccines, has become a major source of mercury in children who, within their first two years, may have received a quantity of mercury that clearly exceeds safety guidelines. Some doctors maintain that a subset of children have genetic variations, due to natural biodiversity within populations, that make them unable to efficiently excrete mercury from their bodies. One study has shown that many children with autism have higher levels of mercury in their hair than those who do not have autism. Dr. Russell Blaylock has also written extensively on the subject of vaccine-induced autism, explaining the intricacies of how the brain of an infant can be severely damaged by excessive amounts of vaccines during its early developmental stages.
Viruses and microbes, such as mould. Children with autism not only have overwhelmed detoxification pathways and often heavy metal toxicity, but, according to Dr. Klinghardt, they also have continuous toxin production in their body caused by toxic microbes. This is frequently substantiated in my clinic using live blood analysis which clearly shows the presence of many different strains of fungus. Vaccines also contain numerous bioactive ingredients, including lab altered live viruses and killed bacteria, foreign DNA and protein. Whereas some vaccine safety critics focus solely on the mercury preservatives in the vaccines as the main toxic ingredient, the fact that vaccines atypically manipulate the immune system is equally compelling. In this case, an abnormal immune reaction primes your immune system to react against your body's organs, as it creates chronic inflammation and "organ-specific" autoantibodies. In the case of vaccine reactions that lead to chronic inflammation and autoimmunity, the organ in question is mainly your brain. However, gastrointestinal problems, such as "leaky gut" are also a common organ-specific ailment. There is evidence for a causal relationship between measles virus antibodies stimulated by the live attenuated vaccine strain measles virus in the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and anti-myelin basic protein (MBP), suggesting that exposure to the vaccine strain measles virus may trigger an autoimmune response that interferes with the development of myelin in some individuals. If myelin in your brain doesn't develop properly, nerve fibers won't work as they should, giving rise to brain abnormalities, which could be manifested as symptoms of autism.
Electromagnetic fields (EMF). This includes a variety of sources, from cell phones and cordless phones, to electrical wiring and Wi-Fi. Dr. Klinghardt considers EMF "synergistically causal," partly because it increases production of toxic microbes and endotoxins.
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be a MAJOR contributing factor to autism, especially when you consider that vitamin D also helps in the detoxification of mercury! Without sufficient amounts of vitamin D, any subsequent toxic assaults on the infant—regardless of the source—will be further magnified.
Eliminate sugar and grains from your child's diet: Sugar is in fact toxic to your body, capable of causing profound harm to your health. This includes ALL forms of sugar, whether it's regular table sugar or corn-based sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), honey or agave and whether it's found in juice, soft drinks, French fries or grain products (such as pasta, breads, cereal, biscuits, etc).
Avoid pasteurized milk. This is absolutely imperative when you're treating autism. This includes ALL milk products, including ice cream, yogurt and even whey. Even natural flavourings in food must be avoided unless the processor can guarantee, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that caseinate is not included.
Tailor your child's diet to their nutritional/blood type for optimal health and focus on whole, organic foods. In my experience, nearly ALL children seem to respond favourably to the dietary changes when properly implemented.
Lower microbial burden: Any type of chronic infection, whether caused by Lyme disease or any other microbe, such as mould, can spread through your system and make you chronically ill. One of the major problems is that the biotoxins produced by the infection compete for the same detoxification pathways as do other toxins, like mercury and pesticides, and so on.Make your child's body less of an optimal habitat for microbial overgrowth through dietary changes (less starch and sugar at minimum) and lowering overall stress.
Lower toxic burdens: Avoid exposure to as many environmental toxins as you can, such as pesticides, herbicides, and sources of mercury, aluminum and fluoride. Also do whatever you can to establish a mould, dust, and smell-free environment for your whole family, followed by a comprehensive detoxification program. Please remember hidden toxins like fluoride and chlorine and look carefully evaluate all cleaning products in your home, including air fresheners.
attempt to prolong their survival.
Use an effective intervention to address any emotional stresses as soon as possible – avoid having destructive thoughts and letting emotions fester.
Carefully review the vaccination issue, including the conventional vaccination schedule. Know that you have the right to opt out of vaccines or at the very least delay vaccination until your child's immune system is stronger and also immunise individually and avoid multiple doses [as in MMR]. You may also wish to consider homeopathic vaccination.


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Police ignored neighbors' concerns over Breivik
Published time: 28 Jul, 2011 15:13 Edited time: 28 Jul, 2011 21:52
The farm house of Anders Behring Breivik at Aamot in Hedmark, eastern Norway (AFP Photo / Scanpix Norway / Jo E. Brenden) © AFP
Reports are emerging that people living near Breivik's farm tried to alert the police long before the events in Oslo and Utoya. Meanwhile, his manifesto has revealed that Breivik hoped to escape from jail and carry out another attack.
Anders Behring Breivik, the main and so far sole suspect of the Oslo bombing and Utoya Island shootings, which claimed the lives of 76 people on July 22, was regarded by most of his neighbors as a regular Norwegian, though maybe a bit too reserved, reports Izvestia daily.
The bomb Breivik detonated in Oslo, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others, is believed to have contained nitrogen-based fertilizer. The Norwegian police believe the suspect used six tons of this substance, which Breivik had been buying under the cover-up of his "farm activities".
Nevertheless, two local farmers found something suspicious in Breivik's behavior. One of them, who had closer relations with Breivik due to a contract to get hay from Breivik's premises, wondered why the latter never invited him into the house and always made sure he'd shut the doors tight. Breivik also showed the man the manifesto. Some time after reading the "absurd" work, the farmer saw Breivik had put opaque glass into the windows of the two houses at the farm. The farmer called the police, who disregarded the claim saying this was Breivik's private property.
The same reason for not getting involved was provided when another farmer reported Breivik sealing his Fiat truck, adds Izvestia.
Breivik leased the farm in Volta in April this year. The five-acre farm is located on the outskirts of the farming area, away from the other farms.
"Bonus" attack
The Norwegian police have found out from Breivik's manifesto that he was planning one more terror attack, should he manage to break out of jail. The manifesto describes this attack as "a second bonus mission". The attack had been meant to target a popular area, heavily guarded by police.
The 1,500 page work scrutinized by the Norwegian police for more clues also provided for a smear PR campaign to persuade several key governmental figures to go back on their pro-Islam outlooks.
In his manifesto Breivik did not elaborate exactly who these figures would be as his main mission seemed to be to launch a campaign as such, reports the Norwegian VG Nett newspaper.
Meanwhile, Breivik, who has been sent to the Ila Prison for preliminary detainment, is reported to be demanding improvements to his conditions. He has requested a special menu and a laptop. He also wants to get access to the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks and the text of his manifesto, according to media reports. These requests have been denied.
So far, the police have provided Breivik only with some paper and a pen to prepare his defense for the first hearing. The date of the hearing is yet to be determined, but the hearing is not expected to happen sooner than in 2012, according to the King's General Prosecutor Tor Aksel Busch.
"We hope that we can conduct the court trial in the course of next year," Busch, the country's highest legal officer, told the Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
The indictment for the 32-year-old, who is in solitary custody after acknowledging responsibility for 76 deaths in the shooting spree and bomb attack, "will not be ready before the end of the year," added Busch.
The court's decision of July 25 prolonged his term of preliminary detainment to eight weeks. The suspect will spend four weeks of this term in solitary confinement. At the moment, Breivik is charged with terrorism, which could lead to his being behind bars for 21 years if his guilt is proven.
If his actions are considered to be crimes against humanity, Breivik might spend in up to 30 years in prison.
As well as the Norwegian police, Europol is involved in the investigation. Moreover, the Norwegian police have been in touch with the FBI regarding the attacks, reports Associated Press. The details of their communication have not been disclosed.
Norway faces worst tragedy since World War II – Prime Minister
Norwegian mass murder suspect has big ego – friend
Norwegian terror suspect admits guilt
Massacre suspect wanted to save Europe from Islam
Rise of right-wing extremism rattles Europe
Fears of copycat terror grip Europe


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"Fighting with My Family" Will Make You Stand Up And Cheer
By: Joey Magidson
Wrestling is predetermined. Some even call it fake. I myself have used that term, not really thinking. As a kid, I loved it. It lost some of its appeal to me as an adult, but lately it has had some nostalgic value. So, I was a prime target for Fighting with My Family, a true life sports tale that gives professional wrestling a Rocky type story to tell. Even if you couldn't care less about wrestling, this is still entertaining and inspirational. The movie is funny, heartwarming, and will literally make you stand up and cheer. Usually that's just a cliched critic's quote, but here it's just plain the truth.
The film is a sports biopic about professional wrestler Saraya "Paige" Bevis (Florence Pugh), who shocked the world of sports entertainment when she defied the odds and became the youngest Women's Champion in WWE history. When we first meet her, she's just part of a wrestling family in a small English town. Her father Patrick "Rowdy Ricky Knight" Bevis (Nick Frost) and her mother Julia "Sweet Saraya" Bevis (Lena Headey) met through wrestling and now run an independent wrestling organization. Their crown jewel is Saraya's brother Zak "Zodiac" Bevis (Jack Lowden), who dreams of a career with WWE. When the company notices them and invites both to a tryout, Saraya is the only one picked. As she goes off to train in America under the tutelage of Hutch Morgan (Vince Vaughn), Zak struggles to deal with his dream being over. Re-christened Paige, she begins working towards the goal of getting a WWE contract. It's safe to say what ends up happening, but watching it unfold is truly terrific. Stephen Merchant writes, directs, and co-stars, with Vik Sharma providing the music, while Remi Adefarasin handles the cinematography. Supporting players include Dwayne Johnson, among many others.
I adored this picture. It mixes comedy, drama, and inspirational sports movie beats into a package that's nearly impossible to resist. Pugh is a revelation, investing you perfectly in her journey. She's quietly fantastic here. Johnson mixes in being The Rock with himself to put forward a cameo that may actually be his best on screen work to date. Then, there's the wrestling. The film leans in to its predetermined roots, but still manages to get your heart racing when the inevitable final match begins. The beats may not be original, but the execution is top notch. Whether you know her story or not, Paige and her quest compels you thoroughly.
In a few ways, this flick resembles not only Rocky, but Warrior as well. The former shares its true life underdog roots, while the latter has a closer pull in terms of intensity and even occasionally with plot points. Mostly though, Fighting with My Family is its own beast, just comparable to those two because the quality is there as well. It won't get cited for Oscar attention like those did, but even without love from the Academy, this is still one of the stronger works of 2019 so far. It follows a Hollywood outline from start to finish, but it does it better than you'd ever expect.
This weekend, audiences will be in for a crowd pleasing treat when Fighting with My Family opens up. It is unabashedly mainstream entertainment, but that heartwarming spirit is part of what serves it well. Combine that with some tremendous humor, Johnson's cameo as The Rock, Pugh's star making turn, and the overall sense of earned emotion, what you get is a film that's easy to fall in love with. This isn't a movie likely to rewrite the rules of cinema, but it is one that will make you smile almost from start to finish. When real life is as insane as it is right now, what more can you ask for?
Be sure to check out Fighting with My Family, in theaters everywhere this weekend!
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While cities like New York and San Francisco have set decisive "Vision Zero" targets to dramatically reduce bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities, the U.S. Department of Transportation has just released proposed safety measures that have no goal, no accountability and no attempt to reduce the 16% of all fatal crashes that include people who walk and bike.
Your comments count: Tell US DOT that we can't turn a blind eye to the 45,000 bicyclists injured and 5,000 cyclists and pedestrians killed on our roadways each year - we must have a national goal to make biking and walking a safe transportation option.
In 2012, Congress asked the US DOT to set national goals to guide federal, state and local investments in our transportation system. After meeting with USDOT and FHWA officials, we knew they were unlikely to include a specific non-motorized performance measure - or goal to reduce bike/ped deaths. Unfortunately, on March 11 we were proved right: FHWA issued a "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" that acknowledged our request - but chose not to include one.
Now, they're asking for comments - and they need to hear from you. Please endorse the League's comments or submit your own.
Our analysis: The overall safety performance measure lacks vision, accountability, and urgency. There is NO actual target set for reducing the number of people killed on our roads. States are asked to make "significant progress" towards two of four proposed measures, with a margin of error that could see fatality and injury numbers actually increase.
At a time when many local agencies are adopting a "Vision Zero" traffic safety target, and as bicycle and pedestrian fatalities are increasing as a percentage of overall traffic fatalities, we believe FHWA's proposal is grossly inadequate - and sets a troubling precedent for subsequent national performance management measures on congestion and pavement condition.
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Well as you can see I fell far behind on keeping my blog current. Getting married, going on a honeymoon, and buying a house will do that to you! The summer guiding season has finally kicked off but first a few pics from an excellent two-day staff training we had in the Gunks.
This get together had over 30 guides from all the satellite locations of the EMS Climbing School. As far as I know it was the first of its kind and I am really looking forward to it becoming an annual event.


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Longxing Temple, Zhengding, Hebei
(September 3, 2012)
(1) Here's the front gate of Longxing (Dafo) Temple. Knowing my trip to Zhaoxian would cause me to fly from Zhengding, and having read lots about the wonders of this place, I decided to make a visit.
I had actually been near last year: it's less than a kilometer away from where "Carey" sang "You Are My Sunshine" to me but I didn't go the extra distance to visit, mainly because of time.
I'm glad I made the time this time. Although no longer a working temple, it has one of the best collections of monumental statuary--gathered from other defunct temples in the area-- I've seen anywhere (hence the nickname Dafo or "Big Buddha Temple"). It made for a very relaxing last day of the trip. (I was carrying all my luggage, but as a 50rmb tourist destination, they had an office where I could leave it.)
(2) The l-o-n-g view to the first hall. Actually, in between, there used to be another...
(3) ...the "Hall of Shakyamuni's Six Teachers" used to be here. Note the orphanage for homeless statues along the base of the platform.
(4) The first hall (after the Heavenly Kings' Gate) is dedicated to Shakyamuni; because of a translational error (the Chinese name is "Moni Dian"), it's labeled the "Manichaean Hall."
(5) Inside are five "clay" figures (incorrectly called "five Buddhas" on the sign), Shakyamuni with Ananda and kasyapa, and the Bodhisattvas Puxian and Wenshu. The hall dates to 1052; no date is given for the statues.
(6) Behind is this stunning "suspended" Guanyin, flanked by a lion and an elephant (symbols of Wenshu and Puxian). This is part of a much bigger sculpture with numerous figures, and is dated 1563.
(7) The hall also has amazing, faded murals all over. I wish I could have spent time shooting them all, with a tripod and good lighting.
(8) Looking to the next compound, where numerous halls filled with wonders reside.
(9) The first central hall behind that gate is labeled "Buddhist Altar" and has two figures seated back-to-back: Amitabha and the Medicine Buddha, cast together in 1493.
(10) Detail of one of the side halls
(11) The left-hand side hall contains this rotating scripture cabinet (compare to the one at Tayuan on Wutai Shan), built "in the Northern Song Dynasty" (960–1127) and restored repeatedly.
(12) On the right is this colossal, brightly-colored Maitreya, 7.4 meters tall and said to be carved from a single piece of wood, in the Northern Song.
(13) Even the bixi (dragon/turtles with steles on their backs) were huge here.
(14) This is the "Pavilion of Great Benevolence" built around 972 and housing a huge Guanyin statue.
(15) And here it is, so high that in fact the building has a staircase made so you can see all of it (unfortunately closed). Built around the same time as the hall, the statue's two-toned colors are hard to make out--a trick of light? fading? Hard to say.
(16) In front of that hall, these guys were lounging around--until a busload of tourists showed up, then they swung into action--high-class busking.
(17) The next hall, built in 1510, is dedicated to Amitabha, and doesn't look so stupendous from the outside--but it turned out to be my favorite.
(18) OK, this is nice enough. Note the Bodhisattvas above and to the side? They're Dashizi and Guanyin, making this into a "Three Saints of the East" triad.
(19) But the real treasures of this hall were the handful of statues seemingly haphazardly placed around its walls. Note the gaps that have developed in the hollow bronze Buddha, and the way the Guanyin just leans against the wall (his/her seat is missing).
(20) A truly magnificent figure
(21) Close up on the previous image of Guanyin
(22) And this! Ah... Called "Royal Ease Guanyin," he/she really does seem to be in his/her element.
(23) The last hall in the temple is dedicated to Vairochana, my favorite.
(24) The image is almost like a totem pole.
(25) Close up on the four Vairochanas
(26) To the west of the Vairochana hall, was a small building containing something labeled only "Song tomb." Very intriguing.
(27) Now we're in the "Longteng Garden," located on the north and east sides of the temple grounds. Confession: When I saw this collection of "Stone Statues of Northern Dynasty," I exclaimed, "They have no heads!"--and burst into tears. (I felt pretty silly, I can tell you. But that's what happens on the pilgrim path--one becomes a little dotty.)
(28) My blues only intensified when I saw these fellows standing at the front of the headless audience. Only Ananda managed to keep his head. Look how fine the drapery and gestures are. What a loss.
(29) Drying my eyes, I moved on to this spring house, lined with beautiful small plaques (presumably brought from elsewhere).
(30) There's a lotus pond in front of the spring house.
(31) I seldom geek out on lotuses, but I was reluctant to leave this amazing temple, so I dawdled around for a few more shots.
(32) Leaving the temple, I took a taxi some 20 kilometers to the airport hotel. Here's a view of the airport from my hotel window (!) The next morning I flew back to Shenzhen; my Chinese pilgrimage has been on hold ever since, with just ten temples of the 142 to go!
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I am very excited about the role that online video plays in the new world of content marketing, particularly because video has an unmatched ability to tell stories, convey information, and evoke an emotional response. At every stage of the lifecycle, video and social media can help organizations to integrate paid, owned and earned media more closely to increase impact and ROI. But first, marketers must overcome considerable complexity. With more device types, online channels, underlying technologies and cross-platform consumer behavior to account for, managing cost, time-to-market and quality of experience is a constant challenge.
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Q: Python Problems: Unable to run connexion aiohttp server in a separate thread or event loop I have been unable to get a connexion server using aiohttp into the background so that the main thread isn't hung when I start my webserver.
I think I probably could by using asyncio and create a task for everything else, but I'm writing a library that is going to be reused by other people and companies and I don't have the ability to enforce that kind of design pattern unilaterally and universally.
I have gotten this working(from https://newbedev.com/how-to-run-an-aiohttp-server-in-a-thread):
import asyncio
import threading
from aiohttp import web

def aiohttp_server():
    def say_hello(request):
        return web.Response(text='Hello, world')

    app = web.Application(debug=True)
    app.add_routes([web.get('/', say_hello)])
    handler = app.make_handler()
    return handler

def run_server(handler):
    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
    server = loop.create_server(handler, host='127.0.0.1', port=8089)
    loop.run_until_complete(server)
    loop.run_forever()

t = threading.Thread(target=run_server, args=(aiohttp_server(),))
t.start()

for i in range(50000):
   print('Hi from Main Thread')
   time.sleep(5)

This leaves the server up and running and then allows the main thread to keep going.
However, when I try to take this code and make it work with starting up the connexion server using the following code, I can't get things up and running and I'm on day 2 and I have got to get moving.  I'm hoping someone sees the dumb thing I've done or misunderstood and can tell me how to fix it.
def initializeServerTest():

    app = connexion.AioHttpApp(__name__,
        port=8080,
        specification_dir='openAPISpecs/',
        # https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/issues/1322
        only_one_api=True
        )

    app.add_api('openAPISpec.json',
        arguments={'title': 'Instrument and HUB API'},
        pythonic_params=True,
        validate_responses=True
        )

    # Configure default CORS settings.
    cors = aiohttp_cors.setup(app.app, defaults={
            "*": aiohttp_cors.ResourceOptions(allow_credentials=True,
                                            expose_headers="*",
                                            allow_headers="*",
                                            allow_methods=["GET", "POST", "PUT"]
                                            )
    })

    # Configure CORS on every route
    for route in list(app.app.router.routes()):
        cors.add(route)

    # now create a runner we will start later
    runner = web.AppRunner(app.create_app())

    return runner

def run_server(runner):
    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
    loop.run_until_complete(runner.setup())
    site = web.TCPSite(runner, 'localhost', 8080)
    loop.run_until_complete(site.start())
    loop.run_forever()

def StartServerInBackground():
    t = threading.Thread(target=run_server, args=(initializeServerTest(),))
    t.start()

When I execute this I get my main thread back, but the web server does not respond to any requests.
Any help would be much appreciated

A: Alright, so here was the solution I came up with:
import connexion
from aiohttp import web
from aiohttp_cors
import threading

app = {}
apprunner = {}

def _initializeServer():

    # use module level app
    global app

    app = connexion.AioHttpApp(__name__,
        port=8080,
        specification_dir='openAPISpecs/',
        # https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/issues/1322
        only_one_api=True
        )

    app.add_api('openAPISpec.json',
        arguments={'title': 'Analyzer and HUB API'},
        pythonic_params=True,
        validate_responses=True,
        # doesn't always work with JSON bodies: https://github.com/zalando/connexion/issues/837
        strict_validation=True
        )

    # Configure default CORS settings.
    cors = aiohttp_cors.setup(app.app, defaults={
            "*": aiohttp_cors.ResourceOptions(allow_credentials=True,
                                            expose_headers="*",
                                            allow_headers="*",
                                            allow_methods=["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]
                                        )
    })

    # Configure CORS on every route
    for route in list(app.app.router.routes()):
        cors.add(route)

def _startServer_NonBlocking(runner):
    #store runner at module level for use later
    global apprunner
    apprunner = runner

    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
    loop.run_until_complete(runner.setup())

    site = web.TCPSite(runner, 'localhost', 8080)
    loop.run_until_complete(site.start())
    loop.run_forever()

def startServer_NonBlocking():
    # grab module level serverRunning for comparison in next line
    global serverRunning

    # if the server isn't already running
    if(serverRunning == False):
        # configure new thread and start it
        newThread = threading.Thread(target=_startServer_NonBlocking, args=(_initializeServer_NonBlocking(),))
        newThread.start()

        # set flag that the server is running so we don't ever try to start it again
        serverRunning = True

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by ExCon90
I raised this question in New York State Railfan: the Erie public timetables of the 1940's showed Lehigh Valley Terminal as the Buffalo station. The subject of that thread is the withdrawal of the Lehigh Valley from Hornell when it completed its own line to Buffalo -- the LV had used trackage rights over the Erie until then. After reaching Buffalo on its own line, did the Erie continue to use the LV terminal until the last days, when it changed to 15 Babcock St.? I know that sometime before the LV's last train came off their terminal was moved to a new station at Dingens and South Ogden Sts., I believe to make room for a highway project. Was that what forced the Erie to move out of the old terminal?
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by edbear
Erie passenger service into Buffalo ended about 1949 using the LV's Main & Scott Sts. terminal which was replaced in the mid-1950s by Dingens & South Ogden because the LV right-of-way was used for a branch of the New York Thruway. It was DL&W service that was relocated from the lakeside Lackawanna Terminal to 515 Babcock Street by the Erie-Lackawanna.
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I think the last Nickel Plate service into Buffalo also used the Babcock Street station.
Thanks for that information. So, since the Erie apparently reached Buffalo before the LV, I'm wondering what they used for a terminal until the LV arrived in town, and what impelled them to use the new LV terminal when it opened?
by TrainDetainer
Erie's passenger depot was located northeast of the NYC at Exchange & Michigan Sts., and the Erie passenger main crossed the NYC at grade between Hamburg and Louisiana to get to it. The location was a real rats nest of an interlocking and with all the traffic early on, there was probably over-saturation of the plant. The connection from the Erie passenger main to the LV passenger main at the end of Roseville St. would have allowed the Erie trains to get to LV's Washington St. terminal much easier without tangling with NYC traffic as the LV went over (OHBR) the NYC at Larkin. LV's new terminal was also much larger and newer than the Erie's, and a couple of blocks closer to the foot of Main St and the harbor.
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Thanks very much for that information, particularly for the aerial and annotations. I knew that 1) there had to be a reason; 2) somebody somewhere knows what that reason is and with any luck they're reading this.
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One doesn't have to look too intently to recognize the appeal of Wolf Guy: Enraged Lycanthrope. Between that incredible title and a logline that boasts Sonny Chiba starring as the last in the line of extinct wolf-people, there's enough to leave any genre fanatic chomping at the bit. But what's great is that even this is merely scratching the surface of the pleasures to be gleaned from this riotously entertaining mash-up: part horror film, part detective procedural, part revenge fantasy, all completely fucking bonkers, Wolf Guy feels like it was conjured up from the depths of a delirium one might experience after taking in a 24-hour movie marathon.
In truth, a popular manga served as the inspiration for the film, which opens with a baffling mystery. Detective Akira (Chiba) prowls the streets, where a frightened, manic man jostles his way through a crowd, seemingly on the run from a mysterious attacker he calls "The Tiger." When the man is suddenly slashed to death by the unseen force, Akira is sent digging through the criminal underworld in search of the truth. During the quest, he uncovers the strange story of a Miki (Estuko Nami), a prostitute whose gang-rape was orchestrated by her would-be father-in-law, whose political ambitions would have been thwarted by his son marrying a low-class girl. Now abandoned by her fiancé and infected with syphilis, she hatches her unusual revenge from a brothel.
And even this is just the beginning: when I say Miki's revenge is "unusual," just know that it involves possible astral projection and a spirit animal of sorts. There's enough weirdness in Wolf Guy to go around for multiple movies, yet it's all somehow stuffed into 86 minutes here. As such, it takes on a pretty jumbled, episodic structure, perhaps reflecting the manga format itself. By doing so at such a breakneck pace, Wolf Guy consistently surprises and entertains: one minute, Akira is fighting off a band of thugs before being rescued by a mysterious woman on a motorcycle. The next minute, he's bedding said lady, the first of a few conquests, as he's not just a wolf man: he's basically James Bond, as no woman can resist his charms—including one that he quickly weds because she was named after his mother, which apparently would only be strange to you or me. For Akira, suckling at her breasts reminds him of his dearly-departed mom (did I mention Wolf Guy gets very, very weird?).
Despite its strange, whiplashing narrative. Wolf Guy remains compelling, thanks in large part to Chiba and Nami's lead performances. The two are something like kindred spirits, particularly during a middle stretch when they both become captives of a government cabal looking to harness their supernatural abilities for its own nefarious purposes. Needless to say, it does not end well for this bunch, as Wolf Guy does not suffer these trifling fools lightly. Generally speaking, any foe that crosses his path is subjected to Street Fighter-style ass-whoopings, which is to be expected. What might be less expected, however, is Chiba's soulful ruminations on humanity, particularly how fucking terrible it is.
If there's one thread that consistently weaves through the madness of Wolf Guy, it's the pure nihilism guiding both Akira and Miki's separate journeys. His sends him on an inward quest to embrace his lycanthrope heritage; hers involves reclaiming whatever dignity she has left. Both spend an enormous amount of time ripping assholes to shreds, in some cases quite literally. Wolf Guy boasts the sort of free-flowing arterial spray usually associated with Shaw Brothers martial arts movies, just in case you need another reason to hunt this one down immediately.
A film quite unlike any other, Wolf Guy embraces the lunacy for just about all its worth. Sadly, Chiba never transforms into a full-on wolfman, though he does manage to stuff his disemboweled guts back into place, which feels like a fair compensation. Director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi is more than capable of keeping up with Fumio Konami's busy screenplay, too. His camera whirs and whips through the lush, widescreen compositions, especially the frenetic action sequences that often find Chiba somersaulting through bullets and flames before rearranging his opponents' faces with his feet and fists. A reflection of the film itself, Hiroshi Baba's score is a pastiche, with jangly piano bars and fuzzy, wah-wah guitar riffs blending to accentuate the raucous vibe that propels Wolf Guy from its opening frame.
Wolf Guy is a film that's relentless as hell in its commitment to entertain you. That's among the highest praise a film of this sort can earn: whether it's engaging in conspiratorial Yakuza subplots, indulging in pinku eiga titillation, or stunt-laden kung-fu carnage, it serves as something of an exploitation smorgasbord. For 86 minutes, you're invited to stuff your face with candy-colored, crimson-soaked, body-melting junk, as Wolf Guy moves through your system like a sugar rush—complete with the sobering comedown once you realize it retains that essential, tragic component to the wolf man existence. At least Akira can take comfort in the fact that he's probably the coolest motherfucker that's ever had to carry that tortured, lonely torch.
It goes without saying that there are thousands of genre movies I've yet to see; however, I generally pride myself on at least being aware that these films exist. They're at least on the radar, so to speak. You'd think this would be especially true of a movie where Sonny Chiba plays a misanthropic werewolf detective, but I didn't have a clue until Arrow announced it as part of its release slate earlier this year. Apparently, its obscurity owes to the fact that's it's never been exported outside of Japan until now, so an entire legion of genre fanatics are primed to have their brains radiated by the sheer bliss that is Wolf Guy. Not only does it boast a restored presentation, but Arrow has also provided interviews with Chiba, Yamaguchi, and producer Toru Yoshida to provide solid overview of this era.
Hopefully, it's a sign of things to come: Wolf Guy is already one of the wildest discoveries of the year, and there's apparently more where it came from (in fact, it's technically a sequel to Horror of the Wolf, though the connection seems to be negligible, especially since Chiba wasn't involved). But even if Arrow only graces us with Wolf Guy, what a wonderful, unexpected treat this one is. Discoveries like this don't cross your path very often, nor do they always live up to their surface appeal. Wolf Guy clears that bar with ease and even goes a step further since it just might be your new favorite movie.


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Pathological Gamblers - Cognitive Distortions
Today, we'll talk about the types of cognitive distortions that pathological players most frequently fall into and propose some treatment alternatives.
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Cognitive distortions are frequently biased cognitive treatments. In addition, when we talk about mental disorders such as those in pathological gamblers, then these become more important. Because, in many cases, said distortions either just originated or are among the factors that contribute to them.
Gambling is one of the most primitive activities in the history of mankind. You can find the names of famous characters who were obsessed with gambling when you peruse history books. Emperor Claudius, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Giacomo Casanova are just a few examples.
However, it wasn't until 1980 that gambling began to acquire greater relevance when the fact that it can lead to serious problems became clear. That's when the DSM-III decided to include it as a diagnostic category.
When we talk about pathological play, we mean games of chance. Video games would, therefore, not fall into this category, although this doesn't mean that these players can't become addicted.
You can recognize a pathological gambler we're about to refer to, according to the diagnostic manuals, by a loss of control over the act of playing. Similarly, by the establishment of a dependent relationship. The speculator will continue to play even when they're aware of its negative consequences.
Currently, pathological gambling changed from being classified as a disorder of impulse control to the category of addictive disorders of DSM-5. This is because it has many of the characteristics of an addiction.
The fruitless efforts of a risk-taker to resist the urge to play often lead to the total decline of their personal, family, and/or professional goals.
The cognitive bias of pathological gamblers
Pathological gamblers harbor certain irrational beliefs or cognitive distortions in their mind that keep them addicted to the game.
Cognitive distortions are biases we enact when processing information. They're not necessarily pathological since we all have them to a greater or lesser extent. Instead, a person should modify them if they're too frequent and prevent them from moving forward. The typical distortions of pathological gamblers are:
The illusion of control. This is the belief that the results of a game depend more on the activity itself than on chance. The person truly thinks that they alone can control the game and its results. For example, a pathological gambler may think: "I have an infallible method for winning". They believe this bias and, logically, continue to play.
Fixation with absolute occurrences. A gambler measures their success in a game by looking only at their earnings while discarding their losses. It's common for a speculator to lose much more than they win. However, that bias is an illusion that keeps them anchored to their addiction.
Superstitions or illusory correlation. These are accidental associations between a certain event or behavior and a prize. So, the player starts to believe that said event is increasing their probability of winning. This is similar to wearing a charm or performing a specific ritual. Obviously, it's a magical thought because a pathological gambler can't control their wins or loses. An example of this cognitive distortion could be: "If I kiss my dice before I throw it, then I'll win".
Machine personification. Some risk-takers attribute animated features to the machines or inanimate objects they play with. A person might think: "The machine is deceiving me, it wants to confuse me, but it won't succeed because I'm smarter".
How to help pathological gamblers
The first step to overcoming a cognitive distortion is for a pathological player to notice said distortion. Cognitive biases aren't easy to detect because they've been programmed over time. One way to detect them is by asking a gambler to fill some sort of self-registration document when they feel the urge to play. If you explain it correctly and the person does it properly, then they'll be aware of their cognitive distortions.
To do so, you could show them the most typical biases incurred in by speculators and ask them which one they identify most with. Once you do this, the person must understand that such cognitive distortions are largely responsible for their motivation to continue gambling.
To modify them, it's important to question and exchange them for thoughts based on objectivity and reality. This is achievable through Socratic questioning and guided discovery. Here, a person asks themselves what proof or evidence they have to maintain a certain thought. For example, "How am I so sure that my method is infallible? Does winning or losing really depend on me? What's the evidence?"
Final notes on pathological gamblers
After practicing Socratic questioning with themselves and noticing the fallacy, a person will be more predisposed to changing their way of thinking. To do so, they have to review all the asked questions and come up with a rational answer. It'll become their mental mantra from that moment on. For example: "I have no control over a machine that works randomly", "I've won sometimes, but the data indicates that I have lost much more so the wins don't compensate for the losses".
With practice, the gambler will become aware of the uselessness of their behavior. They'll realize that their problem only creates new problems. In the end, the gambler should be able to lose interest and stop gambling.
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Hind Sahli is from Morocco, has been modelling for a couple of years and has worked with names such as Marc Jacobs, Kenzo and Vera Wang.
She puts her success down to a couple of things. "In fashion, they like to have new. Anything new is good."
But the diversity and culture of the Arab world is also appealing to those in the fashion industry.
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Coming from a conservative culture, the reaction to her modelling as a career choice has been mixed.
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"I think the stereotypes do come from the media that show Muslim women as veiled and voiceless - and you only have to look at the 100 most powerful Arab women list that comes out every year, just to see quite a different image of women from that part of the world."
Many of the models are from a Muslim background, says Hind Sahli, who describes herself as a practicing Muslim. She says her distant family members may have a problem with it, but her parents have encouraged her.
"My mum - she chooses to wear the Hijab, it's her choice. My father, my mum and everyone are practicing the Muslim religion, praying and everything."
There is a burgeoning youth market in the Arab world - one that designers and brands want to tap into.
One way of doing that is using Arab models because consumers want to buy a product marketed by someone who looks similar to them.
Lauretta Roberts is a director at Fashion forecasters WGSN and believes the use of Arab models marks a groundbreaking moment for the fashion industry.
''The models are being portrayed in a more mainstream and everyday manner. It doesn't necessarily look as revolutionary as perhaps it is, because there's no big deal being made of the culture that they come from.
According to Ms Roberts, another reason for the rise of the Arab model is down to money, because the growth markets are in the Middle East and Asia.
''Designers and brands have to go where the money is - and at the moment quite a lot of the money is in the Arab states. You only have to look at the couture market, which is right at the very high end of fashion. That market used to appeal to rich Americans.
At the same time as the rise of the Arab model, there has been the Arab Spring and things are beginning to change slowly for Arab women in the Middle East. Hind Sahli feels proud to part of the change in her own small way.
''The fact that I left, I'm working and I'm doing well, will give other young girls the courage to do it."


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