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Pakistan Violates Ceasefire, Hours After 'Pleading' to Stop Firing
Pakistan "pleaded" India to stop firing along border, after retaliation left a Pakistani trooper dead.
Published: 21 May 2018, 5:55 AM IST
The Pakistan Rangers again started unprovoked firing and shelling along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, 20 May night, hours after "pleading" with the BSF to stop firing, after being pounded with heavy artillery that left a trooper dead across the border.
Small-arms firing from the Pakistani side started around 10:30 PM at Narayanpur in the Ramgarh sector and was followed by mortar firing, aimed at the forward posts of the BSF and villages along the border, a officer of the border-guarding force told PTI.
The officer, who requested not to be named, said the BSF troops guarding the border retaliated to silence the Pakistani guns and the exchange of fire between the two sides was going on when the last reports came in. However, there was no report of any casualty, he added.
Ramzan Ceasefire in J&K: When Will Indian Media Call a Ceasefire?
Earlier in the day, the BSF said the Pakistan Rangers "pleaded" with them to stop firing along the IB, after being pounded with heavy artillery that left a Pakistani trooper dead.
The BSF also released a 19-second thermal-imagery footage, showing the destruction of a Pakistani picket across the border, in retaliation to the unprovoked firing and shelling along the IB.
Pakistan Rangers called up the Jammu BSF formation today and beseeched to stop firing. The befitting reply by the BSF units to the unprovoked shelling and firing across the IB by the Pakistani forces has forced them to plead for a ceasefire.
BSF Spokesperson
Kashmir Ceasefire After 50% Rise in Armed Encounters in 2015-17
"Over the last three days, the precision firing of the BSF troopers on Pakistani firing locations inflicted heavy losses and yesterday, it found its mark with one of the rangers in the chicken neck area," he added.
The BSF has lost two of its jawans in the latest round of unprovoked firing along the IB in Jammu over the last few days.
Four civilians were killed and 11 others injured in the Jammu area due to the firing, which increased in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, 19 May.
The state has witnessed a spurt in Pakistani shelling and firing along the IB and the Line of Control (LoC) this year.
Over 700 such incidents have been reported this year, which have left 38 people, including 18 security personnel, dead and scores injured.
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Topics: Ceasefire violations

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As you may all have seen from time to time on social media we have a bouncy young Springer Spaniel called Marlow. Marlow is part of our family, not just a dog, somebody we talk to, pamper, and show affection and love. In his short life, he has had two medical emergencies, one hip removal through jumping over a wall and falling down a drop, and the other was through a grass seed infection and itchy skin. His trials and tribulations have made us love him even more, but his pickiness over food was becoming a real issue for us. One day he would eat something and the next day refuse it, changing his diet regularly has proved frustrating and obviously not what is recommended.
Pure Pet Food recently got in touch to see if Marlow would like to try Pure and I jumped at the chance, may be this would be the food for him? Pure Pet Food is made by dehydrating natural and human grade ingredients, locking in nutrients and goodness whilst preserving them. Each pack of Pure Food contains fresh fruit, vegetables, meat or fish, which when water is added, rehydrates and provides your dog with a complete food.
Marlow was sent the Chicken Delicious, especially good for fussy dogs, puppies, raw feeders, sensitive skin, tearstains and weight gain. The ingredient list consists of chicken 40%, egg 5%, carrots, potatoes, parsnip, apple, cabbage, green beans and minerals. It does not contain any artificial flavours or meat by products. This all sounds delicious but what would Marlow think?
As you can see from my video, Marlow could not wait to taste test the food, in fact, I have never seen him so eager to get at his bowl. 10 days on and he is still as eager to eat the Chicken Delicious as the first time I gave it him. We have also seen a huge improvement in his itching, he seems to have a reduced sensitivity to allergens. For now, Marlow seems quite happy with his diet but if for any reason he changes his mind, we can always try him on one of Pure Pet Foods other varieties below.
Pure Pet Food can be bought online and if you follow my link, you can purchase a starter pack with a 40% reduction in price. If you have a fussy dog or just want a quality dog food without any nasties why not try them, you do not have to take my word for it, Marlow is proof that it tastes good.
We were sent a starter pack free of charge for the purpose of this review but the opinion is entirely Marlows.
What a great idea. If I ever get an assistance dog like I'm desperate to have I will look into them for food.
I do not have any pets but glad to hear you've found something that Marlow likes.
Ooh this sounds great. We have a dog and he is very fussy! Plus he changes his mind from one week to the next!
Good Marlow likes this food. He was so eager to get to that bowl.


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Margot Robbie gives fans the first look at revived Harley Quinn
DC fans have woken up to a MASSIVE treat, thanks to the gift that is Margot Robbie.
The Suicide Squad star has posted the first look at Harley Quinn in the new flick, Birds of Prey. She's sporting the character's icy blonde hair, only shorter with a sharp fringe, with her classic bright red lips.
She uploaded the stunning selfie to her Instagram, cheekily captioning it: "Miss me?" Um, YAS.
A post shared by @margotrobbie on Jan 28, 2019 at 5:00am PST
We're also drooling over that tassled jacket she's wearing, which is sure to spawn a load of knock-off versions. Knock-off versions that we will obviously be buying…
It's a definite change compared to the pink and blue-haired, baseball bat wielding Harley that we know and love, but we're going to embrace the change.
The 28-year-old actress shared the lewk from the solo film set, which is set to produce the film for a 2020 release.
A post shared by @margotrobbie on Nov 20, 2018 at 12:08pm PST
In the newest flick, Harley Quinn will join forces with Black Canary and Huntress to save the life of Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord, Black Mask.
We're also ADORING the fact that the movie has a female director- Cathy Yan. The look is definitely Japanese-inspired, but we're here for it. Gwen Stefani also has a clear influence, style icon that she is.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is playing the role of Huntress, and Jurnee Smollett is acting as Black Canary, so it's a female-centred plot THANK GOD. Jared Leto took way too much credit away from Robbie in the last outing.
Harley deserves far more attention, she's an absolute BO$$.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Huntress


La tribu de Dana…an ear worm?
I have a new French ear worm: "La Tribu de Dana". It is a 1998 song recorded by the French hip hop band Manau. It was, apparently,a huge success.
Strangely, while listening to this song, I was reminded of something I'd heard in the dim and distant past: Alan Stivell's "Tri Martolod".
Is it just me or does anyone else find this music mesmerising? Or can you suggest another French song that is an ear worm?
← How French are you? Hilarious…!


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Q: amazon EMR hive execution error I am trying to run a simple hive job using amazon EMR console. Every time I get an error stating "Error missing argument base-path" and the hive job fails. Can any one suggest me how to resolve it.
I have inserted the input file into the s3://bucket/inputs location, the script in s3:// bucket / script, and my hive query is as follows:
create external table table_name(
 string var 1,
 string var 2....)
Row format delimited
fields terminated by '/t'
location 's3://bucket/outputs'
load data inpath 's3://bucket/inputs/data.txt' into table table_name )

In the amazon EMR job flow I have followed all the instructions provided by the amazon documentation. I am a beginner in this field. Is there any need to pass any argument in the arguments lists section in the hive job creation.
Thanks in advance

A: Try this:
-- start
SET mapred.input.dir.recursive=true;
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE table_name (string line)
LOCATION 's3n://bucket/inputs/';

or
LOCATION 's3n://bucket/*/*';

I think it works.

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*Apache Pig requires protocol s3:// , however hive requires s3n://. I don't know why.

See this site: S3 Support in Apache Hadoop, there are three types of s3 file prefix.

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*S3A (URI scheme: s3a://) - Hadoop 2.7+

*S3N FileSystem (URI scheme: s3n://)

*S3 Block FileSystem (URI scheme: s3://)

A: The ASF docs explicitly state that on EMR, you must use s3, not any of the others.  Amazon ship with their own S3 client libraries. If Hive requires S3n, it means something is wrong with its classpath, and it isn't picking up the AWS proprietary client —which is not only confusing, potentially trouble.
For the curious, here is the history of Hadoop S3 support

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Two more days until the Arizona Bridal Show (Bridal Fashion Debut) at the Convention Center in downtown Phoenix and it's time to map out your plan of attack! Don't be fooled ladies, this isn't a leisurely stroll down aisles of wedding inspiration, this is serious business! Above are maps of Room One (where Brilliant Bridal will be!) and the Main Floor for the bridal show. While these maps are always subject to change they should be fairly representative of the final lay out of the show. If there are vendors you know are attending the show that you definiately want to visit and talk with find them on the map ahead of time so you have an idea of how to plan your day out. Click on the maps and they'll open full size in a separate tab and print them out or just make a mental note. Don't feel like you have to wander up and down every aisle. If there are portions of the show that don't have vendors you know you don't care to see, then skip it! Spend your time focusing on the things you're really interested in and don't feel obligated to see absolutely everything. Your entourage and your own feet will thank you.


High-Sync can preserve multiple versions of each file in your backup. The recommended method to achieve this is by encoding the timestamp into the filename. The option is called 'Filename Encoding' within the synchronizer software. The date and time is added at the end of each file, before the file extension.
'Filename Encoding' is also needed to preserve a file's timestamp on most FTP servers, as well as on WebDAV, and Amazon S3 online storage. Since a file's date and time are very important for synchronization, we recommend to use this feature with such servers whenever you do not need to have the original filenames on the server. This method requires that the local folders with the original filenames are on the left-hand side and the remote folder with the encoded filenames are on the right.
A file named Example.doc becomes Example.d20180604-u112510.doc on the right-hand side. The time you see in the filename is UTC/GMT time, which is independent from time zones and daylight saving time.
The encoded filename is only visible when looking directly at the storage used for the right side. When using High-Sync, the filenames are automatically decoded, and the 'Synchronization Preview' shows the original filenames only, along with the original file's date and time.
On the 'Internet Protocol Settings' dialog.
Or, on the tab, labeled 'Advanced' in Advanced Mode.
By adding the date and time to a file's name, it becomes possible to keep multiple versions of the same file, in the same folder, in the backup. This is the recommended method to keep multiple versions with any type of backup storage. To use it, choose 'Keep multiple versions…' on the 'More' tab, and mark only the first check-mark in the dialog that comes up. Earlier files should not be moved into a separate folder.
The files can also be zipped and/or encrypted. You will find these options on the 'Zip' tab. When combining compression with filename encoding, you must compress each file into a separate zip file. Only use the two upper check-boxes on the 'Zip' tab.
Restoring will give you the original file names and modification dates. For additional information, view our documentation on performing a restore.


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A contemporary private house in the sensitive architectural and historic context of Hampstead Village.
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We designed the mechanical and electrical installations to an energy strategy that includes a ground source heat pump, which extracts energy from boreholes sunk 80m deep in the garden. A solar thermal array on the roof generates hot water in summer. Any excess heat is diverted into the boreholes so as to improve their efficiency by replenishing some of the heat extracted the previous winter.
The integration of the building services is fundamental to the spatial quality and so we have designed and coordinated the building services in detail with the architecture. Bespoke electrical accessories have been designed to provide a consistent and discrete aesthetic throughout the house for power, lighting and controls.


Univision is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network that is owned by Univision Communications. It is the country's largest provider of Spanish-language content, followed by American competitor Telemundo. The network's programming is aimed at Hispanic Americans and includes telenovelas and other drama series, sports, sitcoms, reality and variety series, news programming, and imported Spanish-language feature films. Univision is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and has its major studios, production facilities, and business operations based in Doral, Florida.


What a trade that was by Gorton. Got a 20th-22nd pick for Hayes, who did very little for the Jets who get eliminated in 6 games. If the Stars can beat the Preds in game 6 I think we'll get their 1st also since I think they'll beat the Blues. No team has ever had 8 first round picks over 3 drafts. I actually hope we only make 7 though (assuming the Stars make the WCF). I would deal one of the first rounders to move up in the draft, or add a RD. Maybe the Jets would want their pick back for Trouba.
We are sitting so pretty right now. Come on Dallas, win at home Monday night, and we'll be in even better position as I truly think they would beat the Blues and we'd be looking at 3 first round picks again. And right now we have the 2nd overall pick, and somewhere between the 20th and 22nd overall pick from the Jets. Awesome stuff. Great job Gorton. We will be scary in 2 years.
Lol Mike I don't mind the leads losing. At least then sportsnet television coverage can cover both teams. Their homerism is sickening.
Good day today if you want taranuh and Vegas to lose which I do.


NEW ORLEANS – Local college administrators said Wednesday they've seen more numbers of transfers as students are deciding to stay closer to home amid financial worries with the TOPS program.
One day, Fred Watts hopes to open up his own restaurant.
"I grew up in the kitchen because my dad always worked in the kitchen so I was always there helping him," said Watts.
A freshman at Delgado Community college, Watts explained that like many of his friends, he chose his college based on his TOPS scholarship reward.
"I didn't know if I was going to receive as much as I needed so I decided just to apply here," Watts explained.
Watts is among the nearly 51,000 TOPS students who've fallen victim to state budget cuts that trimmed the state scholarship program by nearly 30 percent, and more cuts could be on the horizon.
"Instead of living on campus paying all of the campus dorm fees, I drive to school and live at home with my parents," said Watts.
So more students and parents are making the hard decision to transfer closer to home.
"This fall we did see an increase in transfer students, a pretty significant increase in transfer students," said John Nicklow, president of University of New Orleans.
Nicklow explained with the uncertainty of TOPS he has been trying to encourage his student not to panic but instead to be strategic.
"We're trying to take advantage of additional Pell Grant dollars, private scholarships, institutional aid, to basically back-fill what TOPS isn't going to cover," Nicklow said.
In June, the Louisiana legislature voted to fully fund TOPS scholarships for the fall semester, but in the spring it will plummet to covering only 42 percent of what students need.
That got students like Dillard senior Summer Cox telling incoming freshmen to have multiple financial backup plans.
"Depend on your parents, depend on your hustle, have a job or something because school, financial aid, and TOPS is not going to do it for you these days" Cox said.


For my inaugural blog posts, I want to talk about the evolution of the hotel and how hotels can influence museum and exhibit designers. This will be the first post of three based off of a presentation I gave earlier this year at the Exhibitor conference in Las Vegas. First, some history on the hotel and where it got its start. I'll include important research references in part three on Friday.
American hotels are some of the world's most significant buildings. The most basic hotels–buildings divided into separate guest rooms–began to appear shortly after our country's founding.
Before independence, American society was really quite different. Like in Europe (and elsewhere) public authority had been deeply invested in policing people's comings and goings closely–particularly out town strangers. Colonial communities generally discouraged visits from strangers and kept close watch on those who came into town. Certain approved travelers–such as circuit riding judges and other officials–were welcomed, but most others–-itinerant peddlers and preachers, fortune tellers, and especially people without–were viewed with suspicion.
Towns often passed laws scrutinizing outsiders upon their arrival, and local innkeepers were vital for this effort. Innkeepers were assigned the role of both guardian and sentry; they not only were responsible for sheltering visitors and their possessions but were also expected to notify authorities of the arrival of any and all outsiders.
Following the American Revolution, travel increased for commercial, administrative and religious reasons. Trade and trust are intertwined. The American revolution codified new political and economic beliefs and demanded a new system for housing visitors.
As our country's first president, George Washington devised a grand national tour on which he would make personal visits to cities and towns. He intended to use his extraordinary popularity to solidify public support for the fragile new federal government. Not wanting to be accused of taking advantage of favors, Washington refused private hospitality and decided to stay in public houses and inns.
Washington's 2000 mile tour from New Hampshire to Georgia fostered popular faith in the government and prestige in the presidency. He stayed in early inns that resembled houses and were not purposefully built. They did not contain individual rooms–only individual beds. Sometimes travelers would have to sleep in the same bed with another person.
Economic development and an infant government put pressure on this restrictive system. Travel increased for commercial, administrative and religious reasons. Trade and trust are intertwined. The American revolution codified new political and economic beliefs and demanded a new system for housing visitors.
When Washington took office in 1789 the finest public houses were 3 story, 20 room inns. Two decades later, the first 7 story, 200 room hotel was built.
The country's new hotels were deliberate attempts to create a new class of public houses that would stand apart from their predecessors. As the rise of market economies and social mobility began to erode the importance of aristocratic titles and other kinds of hereditary status, people turned to style, decor, and other visual cues to demonstrate their social standing.
Luxury, commercial, middle-class and resort hotels emerged over time and across the space of the country to create a number of outlets for designers and architects to experiment with the usage of space, color, lighting and decor.
New markets provided major opportunities for hotel operators that had previously been confined to one city or region. Thus began the hotel franchise through which chains be-gan to appear across the country. This paved the way not only for standardization in service and quality, but also in aesthetic and design.
The invention of the hotel was more than just a milestone in the history of the public house. It reflected important changes in the way Americans defined their communities, engaged in politics, organized their economic activities, and socialized.
Hotels were truly an American phenomenon.
The country's new hotels were deliberate attempts to create a new class of public houses that would stand apart from their predecessors. As the rise of market economies and social mobility began to erode the importance of aristocratic titles and other kinds of hereditary status, people turned to style, decor, and other visual cues to demonstrate their social standing.
The Philadelphia City Tavern (1770) was one factor that contributed to Philadelphia becoming our country's first capital city. The city had the capacity to comfortably host guests from throughout the colonies.
The Union Public Hotel (1793, pictured) was the first hotel built specifically for the new capital of Washington D.C. A contemporary journalist wrote this new hotel would the most significant building in America. White House architect James Hoban designed the structure–you can see the similarities between the two buildings. The building was such a feature that Congress convened inside for nearly two years when the British burned Washington in 1814.
The City Hotel (1794) was the first amenity hotel. It included ballrooms, public parlors, a bar, stores, offices and the largest circulating library in the U.S. It contained 137 rooms and remained the grandest building in New York City for over 40 years.
The Boston Exchange Coffee House (1809) required half a million dollars for its construction and was the largest building in the U.S. in its time. People flocked to the hotel, and it became the preeminent place to see and be seen. It was used for balls, concerts and other occasions. It was a center of Boston finance. A fire started in the attic, and because Boston did not have a ladder tall enough, the fire destroyed the building.
The hotel provided an improved standard of hospitality and established the necessary infrastructure of a new age pubic commercial and human mobility. Hotels symbolized the desires of a nation that was becoming more urban and commercial.
They supplied space for social display, and were designed to reallocate political power by restructuring political space.
Next up: Luxury, commercial, middle-class and marginal hotels jump onto the scene…and they look (and feel) different.
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Hi everyone. I am The Fizz. I am 22 years old coming from London England. You maybe wondering why I am here. Here's the facts. I support quite a few Eastern European people now I got into Moto GP which is bike racing and there's quite a few of them I support and even fancy. Welcome me HAHA.
Hi there Fizzy, haven't seen you for ages now.
Anyone who is a fan of Eastern Europe and knows their celebrities is welcome here.
Yeah nice to chat to you again too. I thought I join on here and put up some of the riders I know of in Moto GP including the smaller classes too. Hopefully this is a place we can chat more often buddy.
Moto GP riders in here would be awesome, any sport, any field and any person can be posted in here especially ones I have not heard of.
Yeah and I just done some already. There's a lot more to come yet. How often do you come on here?
Sometimes but I do pop over though. When it had activity I went there more often.
Ah I see. Bet you were glad a new member joined on here hey? It's all Gabor Talmacsi's fault for getting me into Eastern European blokes. Now I fancy him. Karel and another rider which I will put up. Have you checked the threads out for the riders I done?
Yes I did, never heard of most of them.
Yeah thanks to Gabor who is on my sig. I wouldn't know anything about Eastern European riders. Yeah funny there is a load of them out there and you just never heard of them. I support all the ones I posted so far.
I also love musicians too not just footballers.
Yeah I noticed that with you. For me it's only bike riders I really like the most as it is the only sport that has Eastern European guys in. Oh yeah F1 too with Robert but bike racing is my thing.


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The room was big and spacious but everything was covered with dust even the wall. Bathroom was just renovated so that was nice. Breakfast came with a nice view but limited on the selection. Good location on the main road easy to spot and located next to supermarket. Staff was ok nothing extraordinary. A bit too expensive for what we got but late booking so was the only choice we had.
Book a sea view. Go exploring, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of this stunning island.
Skye can be explensive to stay but this place was good vakue, clean, tidy and well presented.
Needs an elevator. Having to carry a suitcase up 2 flights of stairs can be challenging.
Musty and damp. Even the towels smelled sour. Bedroom window looked out onto dirty wall and dark alley. Insufficient car parking spaces. Receptionist snobbish and unhelpful.
You can enjoy the sea view from the dinning room during breakfast. Hotel location is easy to find.
The room was acceptable. The staff appeared harried and not very interactive and friendly. As we were checking out at 9am, we had to climb past the piles of soiled linens that were placed in the hallway outside the rooms. Breakfast buffet was disappointing in the quality of the coffee and juices, watered down.
Overall a great hotel. Reasons for less than 5 stars: Staff was somewhat abrasive and our toilet was very finicky while the lobby ones were not. Further, wifi is only offered in the lobby, but the signal was so weak we could never get it.
The bed is uncomfortable and the staff is not friendly.
It was on the water.
From the beginning, trying to park was stressful, not enough spaces. The receptionist was cool and distracted. The decor was tired and dirty. The room was musty smelling and "tired" looking like the whole building. The fire alarm went off twice while we were there and no one came to check that everything was okay. When asked, the staff said a hair dryer or the shower steam set it off. Pictures on web site were very misleading. Would avoid if possible.
It was a very nice stay, but the location is bad for taking public transportation around the island.
The hotel is comfortable and staff are friendly. The rooms are ok and clean. The only comment is that the hotel only provides basic facility but with the price paid for, it's quite economical for us. The stay was ok as we only stay there for 1 night.
Good view of the sea!
hotel was located in broadford, just next to a supermarket. making the stay very convenient. the view of teh sea also made the hotel nice. the place was cosy and convenient to explore isle of skye. breakfast provided was traditional scottish breakfast.


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Wanna see our movie?
It's in Quicktime format. I tried to minimize the file size (it's about 42MB) so obviously there are some compromises in quality, but hopefully it's good enough to get the idea across. This also includes our gag reel and bonus footage, including an alternate ending scene in which we had one actor play two parts using split screen. We're hoping to actually throw together a DVD just for posterity, which will actually have a commentary track (not that anyone but me would really care about that…lol).
For some smaller options (which also don't have the bonus material on the end) you can view it in quicktime or mpeg formats.
My Sharon Osbourne show is on today.
So my experience as a Production Assistant for the Sharon Osbourne show was a blast, but would be pretty boring to write about. Basically, 3 people who do a lot of the "field" segments for the show came to Austin to do a remote from the American Cancer Society call center. They hired me, another P.A., a sound guy and a satellite truck here locally. Describing P.A. work is difficult, as you do so many different things. Basically whatever is needed. A sampling of my duties that day: improvise some door stops, take care of the snacks and drinks brought by the crew (it was a tiny crew, so there was no catering, just snacks and then we ordered dinner), and my most important duty was pulling the cables behind the cameraman to keep them out from under his feet.
Everyone was very cool to hang out with, and for the most part it was all casual and laid back. We rehearsed how it was all going to go, and then later in the evening recorded the piece "live to tape". In other words it wasn't actually live, but it went live to tape so that it was basically just like a live spot (although they could edit it in post if they really needed to). Sharon was talking to the to women who were on camera for the ACS through their earpieces and then what we were filming was being piped back to the studio in L.A. We had a few hectic moments when they thought they'd lost the sound board back in L.A., but figured out the problem, and then 5 minutes before we were going live, one of the lights blew out, and the cameraman and sound tech raced like a ninja pit crew to replace the light.
Twas a blast and only made me yearn for more work like that. Work that I actually enjoy doing. Nice work if you can get it! The show airs today (or tonight, times vary according to your market).
So this is fairly cool…
Mar 21st
As part of my Production Assistant pursuits, I had placed my name in the Texas Production Manual. I got a call from L.A. last night saying they had looked me up in the manual, and wanted to know if I was available to do a one day P.A. job for the Sharon Osbourne show which was shooting a remote in Austin.
Irons in fires and such.
I have many irons in many fires. Hopefully some will pan out.
First off, I went to the voice audition for the "Fist of the North Star" anime film. I read one part of a secondary character where I got to use a fairly normal voice, which was nice. Then I read a big muscular villain with a set of metal claws, for which I used my big, burly, deep, tear my throat up voice. That was fun. I got be the typical cocky villain with lines like "So I see you practice martial arts!" and "No one can defeat me!" and such. I then get into a fight with the main character and had to make fighty grunting noises, and eventually the other guy puts his finger on my forehead to which I retort "You think you can kill me with one finger? Absurd! Hahahahaha *gurgle*" at which point I begin to bubble, twist, and my head explodes, so I got to spend about 20 seconds just screaming and gurgling horribly. It was cool.
Still waiting to hear on the video game tech support job with NCSoft where my friend Andy works. I'm really hoping for that one.
Also had a call about a possible 12 month contract job doing PC and networking support which sounded better than my current call center job.
I also submitted both my crew and acting resumes for the new Mike Judge film, "3001" to start shooting here in April. Damn that would be cool. Of course I would have to quit my job, but for that opportunity, I think I would have to.
Thinks are back on track for the CD, so hopefully we'll finish that up soon.
Many opportunities, however my job prevents many of them, which is obviously going to continue to be a problem. We'll see how that all ends up. Sooner or later I must choose my muse over the man, but hopefully I can fend her off until Jess has a better job, or until some really good opportunity comes along that I can't resist. Life is complicated and stuff.
A bump in the road, or the beginning of the end?
For the beginning of this saga, go here and read my wife's account and my subsequent comments. What follows is my epicly long account. I'll be surprised if anyone actually gets to the end. I'm sure I still left out tons of stuff as it's all very in depth and complex, but here's the basics of it all.
The musical project I've been working on with a collaborator and friend just about self destructed in a huge ball of flame worthy of a theatrical film.
My partner came over to bring me his latest song to listen to. He mentioned he was thinking of maybe cutting a couple of the songs we had already finished, and replacing them with some of the newer songs that he thought were better. I disagreed with this tactic because that would delay the release of the album even longer. As it stands we wanted to get about 3 more songs, but if we cut some of the already finished songs, then that means we now need 4 or 5 more songs. This eventually led to the airing of many complaints on his part about my participation in this project.
Now a little back story. The way we generally work is that he cranks out what I call "song skeletons". He writes songs amazingly fast. He lays down the basic chords and vocals, I then take it and add the "skin" to our skeleton. I add parts, dynamics, leads, guitars, bass, and little creative parts that take the song to another level (in my purely immodest opinion). If you ever listen to one of his demos, then listen to our finished product, I think my contributions can not be trivialized. His songs are great all on their own, but I think it's the combination of both of us that takes into another realm. I'm extremely proud of the incredible music we've made.
Another of the ways in which I think we compliment each other well is that he cranks out loads of really great songs, and I think I'm really good and picking out the especially "cream of the crop, goes to eleven" gems from all the good stuff to choose from. This leads to some contention because he, almost inevitably, thinks that his latest batch are the best. Every time he cranks out some new songs, they become his favorites.
The first problem to be addressed here is that this album is taking forever to finish. He blames me, because I take forever to put my parts on a song, while in the meantime he cranks out 10 more songs. I will fully admit that I could work harder and get more done. I don't deny it. It is true. My lazy nature is one of my greatest enemies. However the problem lies in that he refuses to accept any responsibility for it. I bring up specific examples of times when he's said he would do this or that and call me back, and then doesn't call back for weeks, or says he'll get me this CD, or we'll get together this week, etc., and then just doesn't follow through. He of course denies all of this blindly and chooses to have a very selective memory, basically acting as if I fabricate all this or like I'm not remembering events correctly. The fact is that, yes, I could crank out tunes like mad if all I did was play the basic chords and not really venture any further, but I spend about 4 hours per song composing bass parts, leads, and cool guitar parts to really do the great song writing justice, compliment the composition and create something above and beyond the norm. This is why I like to determine which song we definitely want to tackle next, and make sure it's a "keeper" before we really fully produce it. Once we have fully produced something, I get really attached to it because we've both put so much of our heart and souls into it. I find it kind of funny that I become more attached to our songs than the guy who initially wrote it. For him it's all about newer and fresher things, and he easily loses interest and discards the old creations.
This also had to do with my argument about cutting songs. On the one hand we're both frustrated that it's taking so long, but on the other hand if decide to cut some songs in lieu of newer ones then we've just pushed the finish line even further away.
Now onto the song selection process. As this album has been going along, we have constantly discussed which songs to cut next, which to cull from the demos he's made, etc. This is another fact which he denies and says "we never discuss these things". The 12 songs we already finished (when I say finished I mean songs that we have both laid down parts on and are therefore beyond the solo demos he's laid down himself) were culled from a larger group of about 20, yet he seems to not remember that, and thinks we just cut the first songs that came along and therefore we should consider replacing some with some of the "newer, stronger" songs. My argument was that these were already selected because they were some of the best and strongest songs, and therefore should be put out. We can always use the new songs for another album, but if we cut any of the old songs, they are effectively put into the trash can since I seriously doubt we would ever come back to them for a future album when there's new stuff being cranked out all the time. I say put out these 12 AND the best of the other 20, instead of replace perfectly great songs with some of the other 20. This all goes back to him always liking his new stuff best. A prime example of this is that his first 2 albums have some of his best stuff ever, in my opinion, but he generally doesn't really think that much of them any more. This circular logic could go on forever, in that we could constantly replace old songs with "better" ones until we die and never put out an album. His retort is that we could have had an album a year ago if we'd just cranked the songs out, to which my reply is, yes, but it wouldn't be nearly as good since we have come up with some kick ass songs that wouldn't have been written yet. So you can see it's a fine line of figuring out how long to cull "the best" and when to call it a finished album.
He also expressed resentment at the fact that I have time for all this "acting stuff", appearing in silly little projects that no one will ever see, but yet producer songs so slowly, when it would be just as easy for someone else to wonder why I'm doing this "silly little music stuff that no one will ever hear" too. Now of course, I don't believe that, but it's all about viewpoints. He's not into anything but music, so to him it's all frivolous, yet I'm sure others would see musical pursuits as just as frivolous. Needless to say, I find neither frivolous. Of course he doesn't even take into consideration how I have to pass by a lot of things I want to do because I have a normal job and because I want to spend time making this project happen. Apparently, if I don't spend 100% of my free time devoted to music, then I'm just not interested or dedicated.
Now one big problem is that when he gets mad, or hurt, he gets totally defensive and refuses to even listen to the other side. He is totally in the right and everyone else is to blame. He also gets very self-righteous and says some very nasty things. At one point, he said maybe we should let Jess listen to everything and see what hooks her, and then later after Jess could no longer ignore the baseless accusations and circular illogical arguments and therefore started speaking her mind, he pulls out the "John an Yoko" card.
Then there's the money issue. Early on, he was instrumental in helping us out. He was beyond generous, and one of the best friends you could ever have. However, last night he repeatedly touted his "good will", claimed he was "the best friend I have in this town" and told me how I might be able to "learn a thing or two about song writing" from him. I think I know as much about song writing as he does. Quantity has nothing to do with quality, and I can and have written songs every bit as good as anything he's written (which is a lot of really great songs). He also repeatedly mentioned how he'd been such a great guy when I "went back on my word" regarding some money he lent me which was patently false. I pride myself on being very honorable and loyal so this blow hurt the worst. One day I needed $520 to pay rent. He was going to pay me $200 for sessions I had done, and then lend me another $350, which I said I would pay back the next day when I got paid for a jingle. The next day I found that bills coming out of my account had cause me to not have the $350, so I called him and said I was going to borrow it from my aunt to pay him back as I'd promised. He then insisted that I could just work it off doing recording sessions and not to worry about it. Last night he then says he was just being nice. He repeatedly brings up the money I owed him and how he's bankrolling this album etc. Jess and I both insist on paying him back whatever we still owe him immediately then, to which he repeatedly refuses.
Eventually, after feeling ganged up on, he tells Jess that this is between me and him, and not me, him, and Jess. Jess indicated that if that is how he feels, maybe he shouldn't come over to OUR house and have a blazing argument in our living room. He storms out. I chase him down and insist we settle this financial matter right now. He says don't worry about it, I don't owe him anything. I repeatedly insist on giving him whatever I owe him, he repeatedly refuses and says forget about it, I don't owe anything. We talk some more about the whole situation and each of our feelings on it, and the fact that we each consider each other like family. Eventually we come to an amicable conclusion.
However, there is definitely scar tissue from this blow up. I'm not sure that I can go on with this nagging knowledge that he assumes no responsibility at all for dropping the ball from time to time, and that I am totally responsible for the lack of progress. He disrespected my talent, my wife, my contributions, and me and though I know it was out of anger, the words cannot be taken back. Especially since I know that his words were based on his own feelings even they were exaggerated by defensiveness.
I think that the parts I add to the songs are as much an integral part of the final creation as his songwriting, but I know he would totally disagree with that. If the roles were reversed, I would give him co-songwriting credit, but I've known all along that he does not feel that way, and sees my contributions as cool creative additions, as opposed to integral parts of the whole. I've never addressed this because I know how he feels, and I can live with that, because the songs we create kick ass, and I'm not going to quibble over credit or ego, at the expense of cool music. He writes the music and the words and the melody, and while I fell my parts are equally important to the whole, I don't think him being credited as the sole writer is necessarily wrong. In fact that's probably how the industry would do it I imagine, but to me it's more about personal loyalty. Hell, I still credit some old band mates with writing credits on songs that they just added guitar parts, or bass parts to or whatever. I'm all about the team, and unfortunately I know I'm in the minority in that aspect and that it will almost always lead to me being screwed over in some way, but that's okay. I'm still going to do what I think is right regardless of what other people do.
I want this album to happen. I want this band to come together and kick the music scene in the ass. Whether it can recover from the damage done last night remains to be seen. There is definitely still discussions to be had and bridges to repair. There's still a lot of raw nerves, and tension in the air. I do know that our relationship is forever changed. I will never go to him for any kind of help again, regardless of whether or not our professional relationship (and more importantly, our friendship) recovers from this nasty exchange, because I do not want that held over me as a weapon any time he gets pissed at me. I'm more than willing to admit my faults and do my part, but I am not willing to be the only one who does so. I just hope that this doesn't turn into the greatest album that never was.
Doors opening and closing all around me!
So I called the PA job and told them I couldn't do it. Then I called Jess to say hi, and while I was on the phone, I got a call to come and audition for an anime voice over job.
I thought I had blogged about this before but I can't seem to see it anywhere. A couple of weeks ago I saw an audition notice looking for people who could sound like seven foot tall, muscle-bound road warriors of the wasteland for an anime project. I worked on my best rough, gruff road warrior voice, and initially decided that I couldn't do it because any voice I came up with would shred my vocal chords after about 5 minutes. In fact, just practicing it trying to get a voice down was pretty trying on my throat. I figured it just wasn't right for me so I would pass on this project. Then I thought, ahhh screw it, I'll try and get in the door then I'll worry about long term shredding of my voice. So I followed the instructions, called the number and left a message in my best big mean rough, deep road warrior voice.
I'm going in to the studio to audition on Thursday (and I'm still waiting to hear about the video game tech support job too).
Gut check!
Argh dammit and all that. Yesterday I get a call from an infomercial company here in Austin (actually an L.A. company who have opened an Austin branch) wanting to know if I'd be interested in being an office production assistant for the next week for $100 a day. Of course I want to, since it's actually something I want to do, and it's decent money. However, there's no way I could do it without quitting my current full time job. I felt like I was being tested, as if this was the moment where I symbolically choose to either follow my dreams or live a life of wage slavery. On the drive home I kept thinking "if only I had some kind of sign, or a potential interview at NCSoft (the gaming company I want to work for here), or any other potential job then maybe it wouldn't be so crazy to just quit my job for this opportunity".
I got home to find an email from NCSoft telling me that there were still some Level 1 Technical Support positions available and who to contact if I was interested. Exactly the sign I had asked for. I emailed my information to the contact, and then he emailed back asking for my resume, which
I then sent him. I called the infomercial company to get the details, and I explained to them my situation. I asked how quickly they needed an answer, and she said that I could get back to her the next day. She seemed impressed by my eagerness and told me that she had some calls out to some other people, but that she would wait until she heard back from me.
She also told me to send my resume on over either way, as they would probably have some on-set gigs coming up in the future and such.
So now it's the next day, and I'm fairly sure I'm going to have to say no, and it just kills me. There's no way work would let me take a week off (I'm currently still a temp technically, and they're already short handed next week due to several people going on vacation), thus the reason I would have to quit to take this one week Production Assistant job. There are two equal parts inside me fighting for dominance. One is the part that says how stupid it would be to ditch a full time decent paying job (even if it is nothing more than a paycheck and gives you no job satisfaction) for a one week job that "may" open some doors and lead to new opportunities on one of my chosen paths. The other part thinks that these are the kinds of risks you have to be willing to take if you really want to make it, and that if I don't then I'm just being a big coward and taking the easy, safe path which is steady but unfulfilling.
Well at least the NCSoft job may come through. There is some solace in that. Life is hard.
And the Oscar for best name stealing bastard goes to…
Mar 1st
Heath Ledger! Oh, how I doth despise thee, Ledger! Thous hast pre-empted me in becoming the first big "Heath" celebrity. Each vile word from his userping mouth on the red carpet last night stung like someone slowly dripping acid onto my forehead. He'll rue the day! Rue, I say! There will be rueing! Not nearly enough rueing these days.
Of course I had to have my annual bout of Oscar longing, where I watch the oscars with an underlying yet throbbing melancholy, feeling like I'm peering through a window into the world where I should be living. I must have been famous in some past life or something, because the feeling is just too strong.
Billy Crystal rules, and I loved Will Ferrell and Jack Black singing the lyrics to that music that plays when an acceptance speech is too long and they want you to shut up and get off the stage. I wish I could remember it all. People.com had part of it posted:
"This is it, Your time is through, You're boring.
"… No need to thank your parakeet You're boring. Look at Catherine Zeta-Jones, she's snoring …"


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Andrea Dovizioso lines up for the Australian Grand Prix with Álvaro Bautista alongside as replacement rider for Jorge Lorenzo in the Ducati Team for Round 17 of the championship
Just a few days after the Grand Prix of Japan, which saw Marc Marquez take the world title after a crash for Andrea Dovizioso on the penultimate lap, the Ducati Team has already arrived in Australia for the next race. Round 17 of the championship, the third in a challenging series of four successive end-of-season overseas rounds and the third to last one on the calendar, takes place this weekend at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
The Italian rider has been on the podium three times in different categories at Phillip Island, scoring a win in 125cc in 2004 and a third place in MotoGP in 2011, while last year, after a difficult race he was unable to finish any higher than thirteenth.
Jorge Lorenzo, who returned to Europe last Sunday, had a successful operation Wednesday on his left wrist at the hands of Dr. Xavier Mir of the Dexeus Clinica, who carried out an arthroscopy on his injured left ligament. The Spanish rider has already returned home to Lugano to try and speed up recovery, with the aim of returning to the track at Sepang in ten days' time.
At Phillip Island therefore, it will be Álvaro Bautista who will race on the Mallorcan rider's Desmosedici GP. The 33-year-old Bautista finished fifth in the Japanese GP last Sunday with the GP17 of the Ángel Nieto Team. His best result in the eight editions of the Australian GP in which he has taken part is a fifth place, which he achieved in 2012 and 2013.
Situated close to the Bass Strait in the state of Victoria, the Phillip Island track runs in a counter-clockwise direction with a series of extremely quick curves that make it one of the fastest on the world championship calendar. Despite the fact that weather conditions in spring in the southern hemisphere are often unpredictable, the event is always a favourite for teams, riders and fans alike. Like Motegi, the Ducati Team has also notched up four wins at Phillip Island, all scored by Casey Stoner.
With three rounds remaining until the end of the 2018 championship, Dovizioso currently lies in second place overall on 194 points, while Bautista is in twelfth place with 83 points.
The weekend schedule at Phillip Island kicks off on Friday morning with the first free practice session at 11.55am local time (02.55 CET), while the 27-lap race is scheduled for Sunday at 4pm (06.00 CET).
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 2nd (194 points)
"After Motegi my goal now is to stay in second place in the championship because Rossi is only nine points behind me, and here at Phillip Island, where I expect the Yamahas to be strong, it'll be an important test for us because it's one of the tracks where we tend to struggle a lot. We're going through a positive period: since Brno we've always been fighting for the wins and we want to continue in this way, evolving the bike and improving even more. For sure it's not going to be easy, but we're going to try."
Álvaro Bautista (Ducati Team #19) – 12th (83 points)
"To race with the official Ducati team for me is a dream come true. I want to thank Jorge Martinez 'Aspar', the Angel Nieto team and Ducati for giving me this chance in the Australian GP, and I'm really thrilled about it. The weekend will only be to learn and enjoy myself, without any pressure and without aiming for any particular results. That's OK: next year I won't be in this championship because I'll be racing in Superbike with Ducati, so this race is a sort of prize for me."
The Phillip Island Circuit
Phillip Island, located around 150 km south of Melbourne, is steeped in motor racing tradition, with the first car races having been held there on public roads in the 1920s. The first motorcycle races took place in 1931 and a permanent track was built in 1956. The circuit fell into disrepair during the late 70s and early 80s until it was bought in 1985 and given a major facelift. MotoGP returned in 1989 and 1990 before becoming a regular fixture once more from 1997 onwards. The Phillip Island circuit is blessed with breathtaking scenery and beautiful ocean views and is one of the fastest tracks on the calendar.
Fastest Lap: Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1'27.899 (182.1 km/h) – 2013
Circuit Record: Marquez (Honda) 1'28.108 (181.7 km/h) – 2013
Best Pole: Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1'27.899 (182.1 km/h) – 2013
Top Speed: Dovizioso (Ducati) 348.0 km/h – 2015
Track Length: 4.4 km
Race Distance: 27 laps (120.1 km)
Corners: 12 (7 left, 5 right)
Race Start: 16.00 (06.00 CET)
Podium: 1st Marquez (Honda), 2nd Rossi (Yamaha), 3rd Viñales (Suzuki)
Pole Position: Marquez (Honda) 1'28.386 (181.168 km/h)
Fastest Lap: Zarco (Yamaha) 1'29.572 (178.770 km/h)
Bike: Ducati Desmosedici GP
Race Number: 04
Age: 32 (born on 23 March 1986 in Forlimpopoli)
Residence: Forlì (Italy)
Races: 291 (193 x MotoGP, 49 x 250cc, 49 x 125cc)
First GP: 2008 Qatar (MotoGP), 2005 Spain (250cc), 2001 Italy (125cc)
Wins: 20 (11 x MotoGP, 4 x 250cc, 5 x 125cc)
First Win: 2009 Britain (MotoGP), 2006 Catalonia (250cc), 2004 South Africa (125cc)
Pole Positions: 19 (6 x MotoGP, 4 x 250cc, 9 x 125cc)
First Pole: 2010 Japan (MotoGP), 2006 France (250cc), 2003 France (125cc)
World Titles: 1 (1 x 125cc)
Age: 33 (born on 21 November 1984 at Talavera de la Reina)
Residence: Talavera de la Reina (Spain)
First GP: 2010 Qatar (MotoGP), 2007 Qatar (250cc), 2002 Spain (125cc)
Wins: 16 (8 x 250cc, 8 x 125cc)
First Win: 2007 Italy (250cc), 2003 Spain (125cc)
First Pole: 2012 Britain (MotoGP), 2007 Italy (250cc), 2006 Qatar (125cc)
Movistar Yamaha Ready to Push in Phillip Island Race Weekend
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Scientific Article of the Month
Headroom analysis as a method to estimate the potential for a cost-effective implementation of self-management interventions
The COMPAR-EU project aims to rank the most (cost-)effective interventions for self-management. To estimate the cost-effectiveness of self-management interventions (SMIs) health economic models were used to predict the lifetime health benefits and (healthcare) costs for a scenario assuming one-time implementation of a SMI in comparison with a scenario assuming care as usual.
28. April 2022 | by Martine Hoogendoorn & Saskia de Groot | iMTA
One of the important components of a cost-effectiveness analysis is the cost of the intervention. However, in some cases these costs are not readily available. As an alternative to standard cost-effectiveness analysis a headroom analysis can then be performed. In a headroom analysis (1), a headroom is estimated indicating how much an intervention or treatment may maximally cost to be considered cost-effective given the health benefits associated to the intervention and a threshold for the cost associated to these health benefits. Health benefits are often expressed in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). A threshold for the cost per QALY reflects the maximum cost society is willing to pay to gain one additional QALY.
In the COMPAR-EU project data on the characteristics and health benefits of SMIs were obtained from published data. The cost of SMIs is determined by factors such as the type of healthcare provider involved, the time spend per patient and the mode of delivery. The majority of published studies on self-management did not provide enough detailed information on these factors to be able to estimate the cost of SMIs. Therefore, a headroom analysis was conducted to estimate what SMIs may maximally cost to be considered cost-effective given its health benefits and a certain threshold for cost-effectiveness. Headrooms were estimated for two different threshold values: €20,000 per QALY gained, as this is a figure that is often used in the context of preventive interventions, and €50,000 per QALY gained, as this value is more often used for curative interventions in for instance COPD and heart failure patients. Overall, headrooms for SMIs varied across diseases and countries and were estimated to range from €0 to €2,400 and from €200 to €8,000 at a threshold of €20,000 and €50,000, respectively.
A lower headroom for a particular SMI implies that the SMI needs to be delivered at lower cost in order to achieve cost-effectiveness. As such, headroom estimates are relevant for policymakers and health care providers as they give guidance to when (and when not) to consider SMIs a tool to gain health at reasonable costs, and in what disease areas and patient groups it might be more efficient to invest in SMIs.
Martine Hoogendoorn
Martine Hoogendoorn is a Senior Researcher at iMTA with more than 15 years experience in modelling the disease COPD. She holds a Master´s degree in Human Nutrition from Wageningen University and a PhD in Health Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has extensive experience in disease modelling using different types of models (e.g. cohort, patient-level, Markov, DES).
Saskia de Groot
Saskia is a Medior Researcher at iMTA. She holds a Master´s degree in Health Economics, Policy & Law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam, a Master´s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Netherlands Institute for Health Science of the Erasmus Medical Center and a PhD in Health Economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
[1] Girling A, Lilford R, Cole A, Young T. Headroom approach to device development: current and future directions. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2015 Jan;31(5):331-8.


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Mats Hellström (ur. 12 stycznia 1942 w Sztokholmie) – szwedzki polityk, nauczyciel akademicki i dyplomata, poseł do Riksdagu, minister w latach 1983–1991 i 1994–1996.

Życiorys
Kształcił się na Uniwersytecie Sztokholmskim, magisterium uzyskał w 1965. Do 1969 pracował jako wykładowca ekonomii na tej uczelni. Działacz Szwedzkiej Socjaldemokratycznej Partii Robotniczej, w latach 1969–1996 był członkiem zarządu tego ugrupowania. Między 1969 a 1996 zasiadał w szwedzkim parlamencie (nie wykonywał mandatu w okresie pełnienia funkcji rządowych).

Był członkiem rządów, którymi kierowali Olof Palme i Ingvar Carlsson. Pełnił funkcję ministra bez teki odpowiedzialnego za handel zagraniczny (1983–1986), ministra rolnictwa (1986–1991) oraz ministra bez teki odpowiedzialnego za handel zagraniczny i stosunki europejskie (1994–1996). Odpowiadał także w gabinetach za współpracę nordycką (1986–1991 i 1991–1994). W latach 1996–2001 zajmował stanowisko ambasadora Szwecji w Niemczech. Od 2002 do 2006 był gubernatorem okręgu administracyjnego Sztokholm.

Przypisy

Ambasadorowie Szwecji w Niemczech
Szwedzcy ministrowie rolnictwa
Szwedzcy parlamentarzyści
Politycy Szwedzkiej Socjaldemokratycznej Partii Robotniczej
Ludzie urodzeni w Sztokholmie
Urodzeni w 1942

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As a therapist, I often hear clients of all ages tell me: "I want to feel happier". Many are struggling with symptoms of depression or anxiety, and some are having trouble accepting their current circumstances. I have to ask: "What would happy feel like?". A lot of people have trouble answering this question. Happiness can mean different things for different people. When I think of happiness, words like joy, gratitude, and contentment come to mind. While this is my conception of the word, it may not be another's. As a cognitive behavioral therapist, I help my clients explore their own thinking patterns, while also dissecting how those patterns impact behavior. As a yoga teacher, I also have to explore the mind-body connection.
Refraining from complaining– Pause and ask yourself "Am I living in the problem? Or am I living in the solution?". Feeding the problem will only make it bigger. What does feeding the problem look like? Complaining to other people, and wallowing in self-pity. We have all been there. Rather than turning to negative thinking and adding to the problem, focus on being in the solution. Being solution oriented means asking for help, being willing to take suggestions, and taking small steps toward change.
Mind your body– Pay attention to your habits. What are you feeding your body? Are you hydrated? Are you exercising? All of these factors have a huge impact on mood. Avoid processed foods and start carrying a water bottle. Start an exercise routine, and this doesn't mean you have to wake up at 5 AM or join an overpriced gym. Schedule a walk outside with a friend or make time to practice some yoga at home. Also, take care of any pain or chronic health issues by consulting with your primary care physician.
Stop comparing– Teddy Roosevelt said, "Comparison is the thief of joy". First of all, no two people are exactly alike. As an identical twin, I should know. So why do we constantly compare ourselves to others? Everyone has their own unique story and a different set of problems. Do not fall into the comparison trap. Comparing yourself to another person is a futile exercise.
Say "yes" and say "no"- Say "yes" to the things you enjoy and surround yourself with people who lift you up. Be open to new experiences even if they seem scary at the time—this is how we grow, and get happier. Say "no" to the things you cannot fit into your schedule and to people who drain you of energy.
Avoid mind wandering– Sometimes, when we let our negative thinking take over, we can end up overthinking and spiraling into unpleasant stories. Our minds are designed to scan for threats. So how do we enjoy our lives despite this negativity bias? One way is to try to stay more present for your life. This could mean having a daily meditation practice, pausing to notice your breath or simply doing one thing at a time.
Check your "emotional hygiene"– Watch how you talk to yourself. Negative self-talk can hugely impact mood. What does negative self-talk look like? "I am a loser", "No one will ever ask me out", and "I will never be happy with the way I look". Just like we have to clean our bodies and watch what we eat, we also should be watching what we feed our minds. Positive affirmations and a daily gratitude practice can be a great way to counter negative self-talk.
Gratitude- As stated above, a daily gratitude practice has been linked with happier lives in general and can be a great tool to counter negative self-talk. Your gratitude practice could be writing down 5 things you are grateful for, telling your support people that you are thankful for their presence or taking the time to thank your god/higher power/deity/universe when something good happens.
Get outside-There is a reason a lot of hospitals use pictures of nature and plants to add to the decor. Because research shows that being outside in nature can have a positive impact on mood. Studies indicate that spending time in nature can combat rumination- repetitively or obsessively thinking about one's negative feelings.
Self-soothe- Finally, give yourself some love. Why? Because you are worth it! Take a bath, listen to a guided meditation, read a book, smell some essential oils or book a massage. Make it a routine and if you have to- put a reminder on your phone.
Remember if you are struggling with a mental health diagnosis always consult with a mental health professional. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call 911 or go to your nearest Emergency Room.
For further reading, check out the resources below.
TED Radio Hour- Simply Happy.
CDC's recommendations for sleep by age group.
Standford News- how nature decreases depression.


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In Rishikesh I stayed for two days. It is a beautiful area with deep forests and high mountains, but as always I'm drawn to the people in the city. What you see here are mostly portraits and the Puja at the evening. If you are looking for some peace and a lot of nature you should take a look. I took a little shower under a waterfall for example but you are not going to see that here.


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The Real History of Britain's Relations with Hong Kong
Objectively, Hong Kong's economy thrived fundamentally because of its links to China.
Editor's Note:The recent events in Hong Kong and subsequent comments made by senior members of the British government have caused political tension between China and the United Kingdom.
The proposal of an Extradition Bill brought forward by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in February earlier this year, now suspended, had resulted in a number of protests in the region, the latest on Sunday 7 July.
In response to the protests, Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made a series of comments that have angered Beijing, involving himself in what China calls its own internal affairs
"We have good relations with China… there's no reason why that can't continue. But, for us, it is very important that the 'one country, two systems' approach is honoured." Hunt said last week, also stating the government takes the situation 'very, very seriously'.
In response, the Chinese government has issued a number of statements strongly rebuking Hunt's comments, including from Beijing's ministry of foreign affairs, who's spokesperson Geng Shuang said Mr. Hunt appeared to be "basking in the faded glory of British colonialism and obsessed with lecturing others".
On Sunday, China's Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming criticized Hunt again for his earlier comments, accusing the foreign secretary of adopting a "Cold War mentality".
"We are strongly opposed to British intervention in Hong Kong's internal affairs. We are still committed to this golden era between our two countries, but I cannot agree with some politicians' description of the relationship, even the use of the so-called 'strategic ambiguity'," Liu said.
"This language does not belong to the vocabulary between China and the UK. It is Cold War mentality language."
The following article by John Ross, Senior Fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, was published on the twentieth anniversary of China's resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. It, however, provides a historical background to recent events in Hong Kong.
July 1st will be the 20th anniversary of the correction of one of the great crimes against China and the dirtiest episodes in Britain's history. It will be the anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has strongly stressed that reunification with Hong Kong was a great victory achieved by China on the path of full national unity and that this victory was even greater because it was achieved by peaceful means. This article examines the huge problems created by Britain's occupation of Hong Kong and therefore aims to help understand what an enormous achievement that the return of Hong Kong to China was and place in context how any remaining problems will be fully overcome.
Britain's Damage to China
Britain's occupation of Hong Kong began with hypocrisy, continued with hypocrisy, and some of Britain's statements to this day continue to reek of the same hypocrisy. Britain's actions did great damage not only to China's Mainland but to the people of Hong Kong and to Britain itself. The most important people to celebrate national reunification on 1 July are therefore the Chinese people in both China's Mainland and Hong Kong. But the British people also have their own smaller reason to participate in this celebration.
The damage to China from Britain's actions on Hong Kong is well known. The seizure of Hong Kong and the Opium Wars opened up over a century of foreign aggression against China. It is estimated that one hundred million Chinese people died or martyred themselves as a direct and indirect result of these events, before the Communist Party of China (CPC) finally freed China from foreign intervention. Someone who is Chinese can explain infinitely more adequately than a foreigner the national pain and sacrifice of that struggle so I will not try. All I can say is that strangely it was a supporter of the Kuomintang who movingly summarised it on the anniversary of the creation of the PRC in a way non-Chinese could clearly understand: 'Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai drove the foreign occupiers out of China and no one can take this glory away from them.'
Because someone who is Chinese can deal with the effects on China far more adequately than I can, here I will deal with the effects of Hong Kong on two other groups of people – on Britain and on Hong Kong. On the latter, I have perhaps one advantage that, because I am not Chinese, some people in Hong Kong speak to me more openly than they would someone from China's Mainland. I hope making this analysis may make it easier to understand the origins of some issues with Hong Kong and how they will be historically overcome as the legacy of British colonialism fades.
Britain and 'Western values' in Hong Kong
Starting with Britain, how did it gain Hong Kong? It waged a war to force China to import opium – that is Britain condemned millions to misery and death by drug addiction so Britain could make a profit. This was hypocrisy of 'Western civilization'.
Britain then continued to rule Hong Kong for over 150 years, for most of that time with a racist system of a British elite and a few hand-picked rich Chinese, without ever allowing the election of the governor of Hong Kong – only to suddenly discover when Hong Kong was to be returned to China it was a 'fundamental principle' Hong Kong must elect its governor by a specific system. It is strange that this 'fundamental principle' was never carried out by Britain. The consequences for Hong Kong of Britain's deliberate attempt to create a Hong Kong 'comprador elite' cut off from and actively hostile to China are analysed below.
When Margaret Thatcher said Britain should continue to play some role in the running of Hong Kong after its return to China, she received a blunt 'no' from former Chinese Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping. So shocked by his response, the 'Iron Lady' famously fell over at the shock of meeting a real great historical figure.
Now that Hong Kong has been returned to the country from which it was stolen by force and drugs, it incidentally does now chose its chief executive using a more democratic system than Britain ever allowed. People who facilitated the previous undemocratic system, such as the last governor Lord Patten, continue to write hypocritical articles which never explain the real history of Britain's involvement in Hong Kong.
There is a lesson in all this for Britain itself. Marx famously wrote 'A nation that enslaves another forges its own chains'. He said it about Britain's relation to Ireland but it equally applies to Hong Kong. Among the chains that a country forges for itself by enslaving another are mental ones. Britain cannot see its own reality until it sees honestly the hypocrisy and crimes its colonialism inflicted on other countries. Discovering the truth about Britain's past, including centrally on Hong Kong, is therefore part of the road to Britain's own real liberation.
In Britain's foreign relations there is a simple test to find out what Britain should be proud of and what it should be ashamed of and Hong Kong forms a central part of that. Numerous things from Britain are avidly voluntarily welcomed by other countries – Shakespeare, Newton, Darwin to Harry Potter! These are things every person in Britain can and should be proud of. Those things which Britain enforced on other peoples and countries by force – the Atlantic Slave trade, the occupation of Ireland, the occupation of India, and centrally the occupation of Hong Kong – are things to be ashamed of in Britain's history.
So, on 1 July people in Britain should join China's great celebration and have a glass of champagne or baijiu (a strong Chinese liquor) to celebrate the anniversary of the righting of a great wrong – the seizure of Hong Kong. And by sweeping away the cobwebs of Britain's hypocrisy on Hong Kong this will not only celebrate China righting a great wrong but help to create the mental conditions for really liberating Britain itself from the same hypocrisy and chains.
Britain's Effect on Hong Kong
Turning to Hong Kong, the way I am viewed by people in Hong Kong who do not know me is inevitably different to someone from China's Mainland – because I am not Chinese and because my country Britain was the former colonial power. Therefore, initially, some people speak to me more 'openly' than they would to someone from China's Mainland. As I therefore have experiences not directly available to people from China's Mainland, it may be useful to give some of these. I apologise in advance some of this information may appear 'offensive' but it is only useful in such an important matter to present the real situation. They may help explain some problems in Hong Kong which flow from the legacy of British rule.
Britain ruled the largest Empire in history. Its own forces were tiny compared to the territories it ruled, therefore, it could not only rely on armed force. It had to find a way to divide the populations it ruled and create layers who betrayed their own country and supported Britain. Britain had two standard techniques for this. First, to create a 'comprador elite' – that is a small privileged group of the country it ruled who were allowed to become rich under British rule and were given some access, even if second class, to high British society. Second to create a 'slave mentality', that is worship of the British rule, among some somewhat wider layers, often by getting such layers to look down on and despise others in the population. Both techniques were used in Hong Kong.
To make a comparison, if in India Maharajas were allowed to keep local powers, parade with elephants in front of Queen Victoria or her emissaries, and join British cricket clubs, then in Hong Kong the local and appointed British rulers, who were few in number, allowed some locals to become rich and also join exclusive British clubs.
To take another comparison, in Ireland, Protestants were encouraged to look down on the majority Catholic population: in Hong Kong some local social layers were encouraged to see themselves as superior to people from China's Mainland. Britain engaged a similar strategy in the south of the United States. In the U.S., southern states where the 'poor whites' who lived in poverty and were exploited by their local rulers, but they were also encouraged not to challenge this by 'looking down' on the black population. In Hong Kong, the British encouraged parts of the local population to ignore the fact they were excluded from all real power in Hong Kong by considering themselves superior to China's Mainland. There were, of course, always strong Chinese patriots in Hong Kong but Britain did everything it could to 'divide and rule'. This explains some of the key problems faced during and after Hong Kong's return to China.
Objectively, Hong Kong's economy thrived fundamentally because of its links to China. Indeed, there is an obvious 'win-win' for both China's Mainland and the special administrative region. As long as China does not have a fully liberalised capital account, which cannot be done too quickly, it needs an offshore base to carry out Renminbi and other financial operations. Hong Kong is ideal for this. As China develops even more internationally, with initiatives such as The Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Hong Kong can play a key role in this international expansion. But parts of the Hong Kong business elite for many years were integrated into the structure of their British rulers and are encouraged by the West not to orient to China's economic needs. China's economic success will overcome these problems but they create some temporary frictions.
This economic reality interacts with politics. Britain never allowed elected governors in any form during its 150 years occupation of Hong Kong. But some in Britain suddenly announced the direct election of the Hong Kong Executive as a 'fundamental principle' after Britain left Hong Kong. One aim in this was to encourage separatism – groups in Hong Kong were transparently financed and aided from abroad and acting in an organised way with Taiwan separatists who were similarly aided and financed from abroad.
This interacted with some parts of the Hong Kong population who were encouraged by the British to have a 'poor white' attitude to China's Mainland citizens. Here I apologise for telling true stories which are deeply offensive but they show the depth of the problem created by British rule.
At its most extreme, one person from Hong Kong I knew who was based in Britain insisted on cleaning the plates when visiting a restaurant in China's Mainland because they didn't believe the locals could wash them properly – naturally when I found this out I ended all relations with them. I know from writing about it on Chinese social media site Weibo, that Chinese working in Hong Kong found they were discriminated against by some local Hong Kong colleagues – because their Hong Kong colleagues had been educated by the British to consider themselves superior to Mainland Chinese.
But the same people in Hong Kong who considered themselves superior to their countrymen and women from China's Mainland were servile to those from the West.
Such attitudes by some Hong Kong people created by British rule, as is well known, even damaged Hong Kong's economy by harming tourism from China's Mainland.
A Weibo post I wrote on Hong Kong and British hypocrisy became the number one ranked post in China, and was even written about in U.S. foreign policy magazines, so I know my analyses on this does not represent a fringe opinion.
I have no doubt from my experience that these problems will be overcome. There are real Chinese patriots from Hong Kong who I have also met. China's economic success is so great it provides the real centre of gravity for Hong Kong's economy. I know people from Hong Kong were repelled by the damage the 2014 Occupy Movement protests did to its economy and the CPC has taken the right choices on all major issues regarding Hong Kong.
Chinese national identity is finally strong enough to overcome any of these problems I mentioned in Hong Kong. But the legacies of British colonial rule and intervention in China which started with the seizure of Hong Kong did enormous damage not only to China but to Hong Kong and to Britain – as this article has analyzed.
Editor: Thomas Scott-Bell, Dong Lingyi
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