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Hydrologic Modeling, Northwest Climate Currents, Our Research, Snowpack & Drought
Spring Snowpack Numbers!
Posted by Meghan Dalton on April 11, 2018 April 11, 2018
If you're looking for the latest snowpack numbers for the Pacific Northwest, look no further.
In January, we reported on snowpack conditions in our region producing haves and have-nots. And while snowpack conditions have improved during February and March, this—sadly—is still a story of haves and have-nots.
In this Northwest Climate Currents, we will tell the snowpack story using tools developed by CIRC researchers, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, as well as tools found on the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Drought Early Warming System's (DEWS) new Snow Drought page. (See "New Snow Drought Page" in this issue of the CIRCulator.)
Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana (the haves) are currently experiencing above normal snowpack while much of Oregon (particularly southern Oregon) is seeing below normal snowpack numbers (the have-nots). In fact, southern Oregon (as well as much of California and the southwest US) is effectively in a snow drought.
Snow droughts occur when a region receives a less-than-adequate amount of snow. This can occur when above normal temperatures force precipitation to fall as rain instead of as snow, when not enough precipitation has fallen to create an adequate amount of snow, or through a combination of warm temperatures and low precipitation levels. The latter has been the story this year. Enter Figure 1.
Water year-to-date precipitation anomalies compared to the 1981–2010 mean. (Image Credit: Northwest Climate Toolbox.)
Water year-to-date temperature anomalies compared to the 1981–2010 mean. (Image Credit: Northwest Climate Toolbox.)
The map on the left, taken from the Northwest Climate Toolbox run by CIRC researchers at the University of Idaho, shows total precipitation since the beginning of the water year, which started on October 1st, 2017. Notice how the total precipitation measurements split the Pacific Northwest into a wet north (see green-colored areas) and dry south (see tan-colored areas).
The map on the right shows temperatures since October 1st, 2017. Temperatures since the start of the water year have been mildly above normal (on average) over the Pacific Northwest but have shown pockets of cooler-than-normal temperatures (shown by cooler blue colors) throughout much of the region.
Now combine the two maps in your mind. The areas with warmer-than-normal temperatures (red areas) and lower-than-normal precipitation (tan areas), especially southern Oregon, have been the hardest hit in terms of this year's snow drought. Enter Figure 2.
April 1, 2018 basin-wide median snow water equivalent percent compared to historical baseline 1981–2010.
Figure 2 to the right shows April 1st snow water equivalent (SWE)—the amount of water contained in the snowpack if you were to melt it—on a basin-by-basin basis. (Here, basins are shown as 6-Digit Hydrologic Unit Codes, or HUC6's.) The map was made using the Natural Resources Conservation Service's interactive map tool.
Warmer colors (in the orange-to-red spectrum) depict below normal SWE numbers. While cooler colors (in the green-to-blue spectrum) depict above normal SWE numbers. The SWE conditions are taken from SNOTEL, or Snow Telemetry, data from the network of over 700 automated snowpack-monitoring sites across the American West.
As you can see from this graph, much of southern Oregon and Idaho are covered in warmer colors, meaning they are currently experiencing lower-than-normal SWE levels—these are the have-nots—whereas much of Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana are covered in cooler colors—these are the haves.
We're looking at these numbers now, in the second week of April, because, generally speaking, April 1st marks the point of maximum snowpack accumulation for much of the Western US.
April 1st also marks the turning point after which snowpack begins to melt. Although the exact date of peak snowpack may occur earlier or later than this—depending on factors, such as location, elevation, and year-to-year variability—streamflow forecasts using SWE numbers on April 1st have long been used for predicting summer streamflow. So much so that April 1st snowpack numbers act as a kind of bellwether for summer water supplies.
Years with low April 1st snowpack tend to be followed by low flows in rivers and streams during the summers that follow. This can sometimes lead to or exacerbate water scarcities, especially in snowmelt-dominated basins.
Now let's look again at SWE using the UW Drought Monitoring System for the Pacific Northwest run by CIRC's own Bart Nijssen at the University of Washington. Enter Figure 3.
Percentiles of snow water equivalent (SWE)for the calendar date April 1, 2018. (Image Credit: The UW Drought Monitoring System for the Pacific Northwest.)
The map on the left shows percentiles of April 1st SWE calculated using a hydrologic model. The warmer colors denote places with exceptionally low snowpack. Cooler colors denote places with exceptionally high snowpack. You'll notice that most of the low snowpack areas are in southern and eastern Oregon and southern Idaho, especially at the lower elevations.
So, this is again a story of haves and have-nots. However, before you start to think that we are painting an especially dire picture for the have-nots, let's use our data to travel back in time to the snow drought of 2015.
During the 2015 snow drought, precipitation levels across the Pacific Northwest were at near normal levels. Temperatures, however, were far above normal.
In fact, 2015 was the warmest year on record for both Oregon and Washington, according to NOAA. This meant that much of the precipitation that fell during the cool months did so as rain instead of as snow. As a result, in 2015 record low April 1st snowpack measurements were set at 80% of SNOTEL sites across the American West. Here in the Pacific Northwest, 2015's April 1st snowpack was the lowest on record for Oregon—89% below normal—and tied for the lowest on record for Washington.
(See, "Snowpack & Drought—Climate Impacts CIRC 1.0 Final Report," "Record Low Snowpack," "Revisiting the 2015 Snow Drought," and "Mountain Snow Declines Past and Future.")
So, how does the 2018 snow drought compare with the 2015 snow drought? Enter Figure 4.
April 1, 2015 basin-wide median snow water equivalent percent compared to historical baseline 1981–2010. (Image Credit: Natural Resources Conservation Service.)
In 2015, basin-average snowpack conditions for April 1st were well below normal (3–58% of normal) across the Pacific Northwest region. Averaged over the region, April 1st SWE in 2015 was 37% of normal. This year, April 1st snowpack averaged across the Pacific Northwest region is 100% of normal, or just plain normal. However, averaging over the entire region washes out the contrast between abundant snow in the northern basins of the region and snow deficits in the southern basins.
The haves, in other words, hide the have-nots. However, the have-nots are not and should not be ignored.
In March, Oregon's governor issued a drought declaration for Oregon's southern Klamath County. Others may follow. What's more, spring and summer streamflows are projected to be well below normal for much of Oregon, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Luckily, most of the state's irrigation reservoirs are in good shape, which may buffer some of the impacts for those with access to water. That said, water users without access to reservoir water are likely to experience water shortages this summer, particularly water users in southern and eastern Oregon.
We'll keep monitoring the climate impacts. Stay tuned.
https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/downloads/wsf/201804wsfwww.pdf
https://climatetoolbox.org
http://www.hydro.washington.edu/forecast/monitor_west/
https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/webmap_beta
http://www.climate.washington.edu/newsletter/
https://wrcc.dri.edu/Climate/Monthly_Summaries/west_summaries.php
At OCCRI since 2011, Meghan Dalton is a trained climate researcher with a BA in Mathematics from Linfield College and an MS in Atmospheric Science from Oregon State University. Meghan has worked closely with several Northwest communities working on Community Adaptation, including the water provider Seattle Public Utilities on the PUMA project. Meghan has worked as the lead on several regional climate assessments, including "Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities" and "The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report."
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Mathare United forward John Mwangi celebrates after scoring the winner in the 1-0 win over Tusker at the Ruaraka Grounds on Sunday, April 8, 2018.
Rarely does John Mwangi score but when he does it's always decisive. His first goal of the season settled a fiercely contested match at Ruaraka. It was always going to be tough against Tusker but Mathare United showed their class to bag maximum points and cushion their lead at the top of the log.
This slim 1-0 win was only their first against the visitors in three years. The last time the Slum Boys beat the Brewers was in July 2015 and Francis Kimanzi was on the wrong end of that result. Here, he showed why he is among the best coaches locally to get his first win over his former employers since he rejoined the club in 2016.
Having won at the same venue in midweek against Nakumatt, he made two changes to his first eleven elevating John Mwangi and David Owino to his first eleven at the expense of Daniel Mwaura and Martin Ongori.
Mathare United left back David Owino in action. He was recalled to the first eleven for the Tusker match.
There was no better way for Mwangi to repay Kimanzi than to open his account and notch the winner.
A slow burner encounter saw both sides struggle to churn out real chances in the opening exchanges with Robert Achema and Clifford Alwanga firing wide on either end. There was a scare shortly after the quarter hour mark when a high pressing regime from the hosts left David Okello with no passing options.
Cliff Nyakeya intercepted his pass intended for Lloyd Wahome but his cross was too high allowing Okello to recover and make amends for his error.
Francis Omondi and Eric Ambunya joined Edward Seda into David Mulongo's books as the tie crumbled into a messy affair. As the clock ticked past the half hour mark, Mwangi brought the game back to life with a low drive from range that was only kept out by Okello's fingertips.
Okello was at hand to save Tusker from falling behind when he came off his line to smoother a header from Chrispin Oduor who had been fed by a clever lobbed pass from an overlapping David Owino.
A late surge by the men in yellow finally bore the breakthrough just before the break. David set Cliff Nyakeya feinting towards the inside left channel with a long through pass. The weight on the pass freed Nyakeya of his marker Hashim Sempala and he found Clifford Alwanga with a cross.
Alwanga could not get his header on target but the danger was still on. Edward Seda kept the attack alive with an improvised back heel to return the ball into the area and Mwangi pounced unmarked with a diving header to capitalize on the goal mouth melee.
Mathare United forward John Mwangi is drunk in excitement after scoring the winner.
Mathare United could have gone ahead moments later when another communication error between Wahome and Okello saw the ball break free after Wahome lost an aerial duel to Alwanga.
The loose ball fell to Seda who should have gone for glory with Okello well off his line. However he contrived to tee up Nyakeya for a shot that was comfortably gathered by Okello who had recovered.
The combination of Timothy Otieno and Edwin Lavatsa had shown glimpses of effectiveness in the first half. The duo almost combined to level the scores at the restart. Timothy raced past George Owino on the right, sent a teasing cross but Johnstone Omurwa arrived into the box before Lavatsa to clear the danger.
Tusker coach Sam Timbe sought to improve his attack with the introduction of Amos Asemebeka and Jackson Macharia but the hosts defended diligently as they invited them to attack. Kimanzi sent Roy Okal into the fray to galvanize his defence.Boniface Muchiri spurned a good chance to draw his team level in the 80th minute with his effort from a freekick flying over the bar.
Klinsman Omulanga in action during the match. He made his debut after replacing Clifford Alwanga in the 81st minute.
There was time for Klinsman Omulanga to make his debut replacing Clifford Alwanga as Kimanzi's held on to their lead to secure their fourth win on the trot.


Despite having a pretty crappy week, I want to focus real quick on something positive. At least, I think its positive.
The Ponies made it to the Super Bowl!
In case you missed it, the main characters in My Little Pony (called the "Mane Six[Get It?]) were shown in an NFL commercial during the Super Bowl!
In case you missed it, Ill post a link here, jump to mark 0:34 to see the blip!
And, as per our M.O. we took to the interwebs and we lost our minds! Over on Reddit, we had a blast posting our pride!
One gentlecolt by the name of ColdSyrup said it best.
Brohoof my fellow bronies. We are national. We are the herd.


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Shame on all countries, organizations and people who let the women down for some sticky, dirty (oil) money.
Dina Ali Lasloom – trapped in Manila on the way to Australia for asylum seeking.
Iran – protest against domestic violence claiming justice for women.
Paris / France – Contra corruption.
United States – protest against water pollution due to fracking.
Gay Parade in UK with Russian guests.
Dublin / Ireland – Demonstration to support referendum about the introduction of abortion rights for women in Ireland.
Germany – fight against abuse of contract of work labor resulting in temporary employments while employee protection regulations are systematically undermined. (IGM = union of metal processing employees).
Germany – students protests due to a severe shortage of affordable housing.
Myanmar Buddhist Monk Protests protected by civilians who built a double human chain.
Pro HealthCare Demonstration in the States.
United States – campaign to promote the rights of fathers in the event of a divorce.


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Santiago, Chile, February 13, 2013– LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries, ("LATAM Airlines Group" or "the Company") (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN / Bovespa: LATM11), the leading airline group in Latin America, today reported preliminary monthly traffic statistics for January 2013 compared to January 2012.
System passenger traffic increased 6.3% as capacity rose 6.1%. As a result, the Company's load factor for the month increased 0.1 points to 81.2%. International passenger traffic accounted for approximately 50,6% of the month's total passenger traffic.
Domestic passenger traffic in LATAM Airlines Group's Spanish speaking operations (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia) rose 10.7%, as capacity increased 10.8%. As a consequence, the domestic passenger load factor decreased 0.1 points to 81.0%.
Domestic passenger traffic in Brazil rose 3.8%, as capacity decreased 5.2%. As a consequence, the domestic Brazil passenger load factor increased 7.3 points to 83.8%.
International passenger traffic rose 6.7%, while capacity increased 13.6%. Accordingly, the international passenger load factor for the month decreased 5.1 points to 79.6%. International traffic includes international operations of both LAN and TAM on regional and long haul routes.
Cargo traffic for LATAM Airlines Group decreased 1.1% as capacity increased 4.9%. As a consequence, the cargo load factor decreased 3.2 points to 52.5%. The decrease in traffic was driven by weaker imports into Latin America.


Chanakya Ramdev doesn't mind being chief guinea pig as well as founder of Sweat Free Apparel, a startup company inspired by sticky personal experience during a Waterloo Engineering co-op work term overseas.
As he anticipates going into production and graduating with a degree in management engineering this fall, he credits his education with giving him the nimbleness needed to start from scratch and, hopefully, succeed in business.
Chanakya Ramdev shows off a prototype of an undershirt he hopes to produce and market to keep customers dry when the weather gets sticky.
The idea at the core of the startup came to Ramdev while he was doing a work term at the University of Waterloo's offices in Hong Kong, a city known for its high humidity. Required to dress up, he arrived for work every morning drenched in sweat.
Convinced there must be a better way than ducking into a washroom to dry off with paper towels, he recruited a core team of about four other students when he returned to Waterloo and got to work on a special undershirt to do the job instead.
The latest prototype combines layers of bamboo and cotton fabric in the underarm areas to first absorb perspiration and then block it from passing through to outer garments.
Ramdev can personally vouch for the T-shirt's double-pronged benefits – the wearer feels dry, while their clothes never get unsightly stains.
Working out of lab space at Velocity Science, an on-campus incubator through which it received $25,000 in funding, Sweat Free expects to soon apply for a patent and seek financial support on the Kickstarter crowdfunding website.
The goal is to generate enough pre-orders to contract a manufacturer for an initial production run of the form-fitting undershirts.
"We will be doing our level best to not only reach but exceed our target," says Ramdev, who made an impromptu pitch to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he was on the campaign trail in Waterloo last fall.
That kind of chutzpah is a product, in part, of the confidence he has developed since coming from India to study at Waterloo Engineering and catching its passion for applying theory in the real world.
The example set by other enterprising Waterloo students and graduates has been backed up by crucial, practical guidance and support, especially during rocky periods in the development of the startup.


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Vladimir Putin: Russia Will Charge Election Meddlers On One Condition
By Jake Jones
The head of the U.S. intelligence community said it was "highly likely" Russia would try to interfere in the 2018 midterms.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russians indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller would only face charges in their home country if they violated the laws there.
Putin made those comments to NBC's Megyn Kelly. He said if those indicted didn't violate Russian laws, "there is no reason for indicting them."
Mueller charged 13 Russians and three Russian entities with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, among other indictments.
Putin claimed those charged "do not represent the interests of the Russian state."
After that report, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told a Senate panel it's "highly likely" Russia will try to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.
Pentagon Sending Additional Troops To Southern Border

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Q: starting into program instead into login I have a Proxmox 6.2 HV (based on Debian10) in my chamber.
I would like to see BPYTOP instead of the login-prompt on my direclty to the server attached monitor. If bpytop is closed, the login-prompt should appear.
How is this possible?

A: bpytop runs in the user world, so it needs to be run by a user.  I would create a system user for this.  If you don't give this system user sudo rights, then it's pretty limited in what it can do with this password-less scenario.  Instead of using a conventional shell, I'd set this user to run bpytop.
adduser --system --shell $(which bpytop) bpytop-monitor

Now when you sudo su bpytop-monitor, bpytop will start running.  When you exit out of bpytop, the user will log out.
Next we need to automatically log-in as bpytop-monitor when the machine boots.  There have already been some answers on this here, so I'm going to paraphrase/customize:

Stuff below this line I haven't tested.  Consider trying this in a VM or using a backup in case this prevents you from accessing your machine.

Edit your /etc/systemd/logind.conf, change #NAutoVTs=6 to NAutoVTs=1
Create /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/override.conf through:
systemctl edit getty@tty1

Paste the following lines
[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin bpytop-monitor --noclear %I $TERM

Enable getty@tty1.service then reboot
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Q: create multidimensional dictionary to count word occurence I have a source.txt file consisting of words. Each word is in a new line.
apple
tree
bee
go
apple
see

I also have a taget_words.txt file, where the words are also in one line each.
apple
bee
house
garden
eat

Now I have to search for each of the target words in the source file. If a target word is found, e.g. apple, a dictionary entry for the target word and each of the 3 preceding and 3 following words should be made. In the example case, that would be
words_dict = {'apple':'tree', 'apple':'bee', 'apple':'go'}

How can I tell python by creating and populating the dictionary to consider these 3 words before and after the entry in the source_file?
My idea was to use lists but ideally the code should be very efficient and fast as the files consists of some million words. I guess, with lists, the computation is very slow.
from collections import defaultdict

words_occ = {}
defaultdict = defaultdict(words_occ)
with open('source.txt') as s_file, open('target_words.txt') as t_file:
    for line in t_file:
        keys = [line.split()]
    lines = s_file.readlines()
    for line in lines:
        s_words = line.strip()
        # if key is found in s_words
        # look at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd word before and after
        # create a key, value entry for each of them

Later, I have to count the occurrence of each key, value pair and add the number to a separate dictionary, that is why I started with a defaultdict.
I would be glad about any suggestion for the above code.

A: The first issue you will face is your lack of understanding of dicts. Each key can occur only once, so if you ask the interpreter to give you the value of the one you gave you might get a surprise:
>>> {'apple':'tree', 'apple':'bee', 'apple':'go'}
{'apple': 'go'}

The problem is that there can only be one value associated with the key 'apple'.
You appear to be searching for suitable data structures, but StackOverflow is for improving or fixing problematic code.


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Calamos Growth and Income Fund
CVTCX
Price as of: JAN 14, 05:00 PM EST
$46.14 -0.02 -0.04%
primary theme
U.S. Growth/Balanced Allocation
C (CVTCX)
A (CVTRX) Primary C (CVTCX) Inst (CGIIX) Retirement (CGIOX)
CVTCX (Mutual Fund)
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD & DIV
Exp Ratio
CVTCX | Fund
$2.89 B
YTD Return
1 yr return
3 Yr Avg Return
Net Assets
Holdings in Top 10
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
OPERATING FEES
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load 1.00%
Turnover 18.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
Fund Classification
Open End Mutual Fund
Allocation--70% to 85% Equity
CVTCX - Profile
YTD Total Return -2.1%
3 Yr Annualized Total Return 22.2%
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
Net Income Ratio -0.57%
Dividend Yield 0.0%
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Fund Family Name
Calamos
Domiciled Country
John Calamos
Fund Description
The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of convertible, equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. companies without regard to market capitalization. The Advisor attempts to utilize these different types of securities to strike, in the investment adviser's opinion, the appropriate balance between risk and reward in terms of growth and income. The average term to maturity of the convertible and fixed-income securities purchased by the fund will typically range from two to ten years.
CVTCX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
CVTCX Return
Category Return Low
Category Return High
Rank in Category (%)
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1 Yr 20.2% 5.1% 53.1% 19.71%
3 Yr 22.2%* 7.3% 25.5% 1.69%
10 Yr 11.1%* 6.5% 14.0% 23.67%
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
2021 14.2% -19.1% 26.0% 7.05%
2018 -11.4% -30.8% 16.6% 25.76%
2017 8.2% -4.4% 18.0% 71.71%
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
1 Yr 19.2% -0.2% 60.7% 26.93%
3 Yr 22.2%* -4.8% 25.5% 1.37%
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
2017 15.5% -4.4% 22.8% 60.96%
NAV & Total Return History
CVTCX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
Category Low
Category High
CVTCX % Rank
2.89 B 1.04 M 131 B 33.12%
200 4 6485 17.55%
Net Assets in Top 10
791 M 2.04 K 27.7 B 37.77%
Weighting of Top 10
28.16% 9.2% 100.0% 79.04%
Apple Inc 5.78%
Microsoft Corp 5.73%
Alphabet Inc Class A 3.95%
Amazon.com Inc 3.50%
NVIDIA Corp 2.29%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A 1.76%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.47%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.31%
Southwest Airlines Co. 1.25% 1.31%
Raytheon Technologies Corp 1.29%
Return Low
Return High
71.69% 32.75% 99.59% 82.18%
19.27% 0.00% 25.40% 1.33%
Preferred Stocks
4.60% 0.00% 21.30% 6.12%
4.44% -2.48% 61.89% 39.36%
0.00% -30.87% 50.82% 98.40%
Stock Sector Breakdown
15.26% 0.01% 55.47% 46.28%
9.07% 0.00% 38.73% 85.90%
Consumer Defense
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Non US
CVTCX - Expenses
Operational Fees
CVTCX Fees (% of AUM)
1.84% 0.12% 4.19% 10.34%
12b-1 Fee
1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 100.00%
Administrative Fee
N/A 0.01% 0.28% N/A
Deferred Load
Max Redemption Fee
Related Fees
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CVTCX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
Dividend Distribution Analysis
Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency
Quarterly Quarterly Monthly Monthly
Net Income Ratio Analysis
Net Income Ratio
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Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency
Dividend Payout History
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Jun 14, 2018 $0.045
Mar 15, 2018 $0.011
Dec 22, 2011 $0.156
Apr 06, 2006 $0.227
Jan 16, 2003 $0.100
Fund Manager Analysis
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John Calamos is Chairman and Global CIO of Calamos Investments, the firm he founded in 1977. With origins as an institutional convertible bond manager, Calamos Investments has grown into a global asset management firm with institutional and individual clients worldwide. Headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area, the firm also has offices in New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee and the Miami area. Mr. Calamos established research and investment processes centered around a team-based approach designed to deliver superior risk-adjusted performance over full market cycles through a range of U.S. and global investment solutions including equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative strategies. As a pioneer in convertible securities, Calamos launched one of the first convertible funds in 1985 as a way to manage risk for clients in volatile times. He also established one of the first liquid alternative funds in 1990, reflecting a focus on innovation that continues to this day. Mr. Calamos has built a reputation for using investment techniques to control risk, preserve capital and build wealth for clients over the long term. With more than 50 years of industry experience, he is often quoted as an authority on risk-managed investment strategies, markets, and the economy. He is a frequent speaker at investment conferences around the world and appears regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Fox Business Channel. He has authored two books, Investing in Convertible Securities: Your Complete Guide to the Risks and Rewards and Convertible Securities: The Latest Instruments, Portfolio Strategies, and Valuation Analysis. Prior to entering the investment industry, Mr. Calamos served in the United States Air Force. During the Vietnam War, he served as a Forward Air Controller, with responsibilities for guiding accurate air strikes and preventing injuries to friendly troops. His squadron was the first to fly the Cessna O-2, an aircraft in which he recorded over 400 missions in combat. Captain Calamos was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight under heavy hostile attack." His Air Force career included five years of active duty flying B-52 bombers and twelve years in the Reserves flying A-37 jet fighters. He retired as a Major. The son of Greek immigrants, Mr. Calamos is an active philanthropist supporting educational institutions and Hellenic organizations. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago. He is an investment committee member of the Faith Endowment, and a supporting member of the National Hellenic Society, Leadership 100 and The Hellenic Initiative. He received a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance from Illinois Tech, where he established Endowed Chairs in Philosophy and Business and is also a member of the Board of Trustees. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Hellenic College Holy Cross.
Jon Vacko
Jon Vacko is responsible for portfolio management and investment research. He joined the firm in 2000 and has 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Calamos, Jon was a credit analyst with Duff & Phelps Credit Rating (now part of Fitch Ratings) in the Financial Institutions Group and served as an examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He received a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago.
John Hillenbrand
As a Co-Chief Investment Officer, John Hillenbrand is responsible for oversight of investment team resources, investment processes, performance and risk. As Head of Multi-Asset Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, he manages investment team members and has portfolio management responsibilities for those investment verticals. He is also a member of the Calamos Investment Committee, which is charged with providing a top-down framework, maintaining oversight of risk and performance metrics, and evaluating investment process. John joined Calamos in 2002 and has 28 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Calamos, he served as an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston and ABN AMRO and as an Account Manager - Business Credit Group at Continental Bank. John received a B.B.A. in Public Accounting from Loyola University and an MBA in Analytic Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Eli Pars
As a Co-Chief Investment Officer, Eli Pars is responsible for oversight of investment team resources, investment processes, performance and risk. As Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, he manages investment team members and has portfolio management responsibilities for those investment verticals. He is also a member of the Calamos Investment Committee, which is charged with providing a top-down framework, maintaining oversight of risk and performance metrics, and evaluating investment process. Eli has 33 years of industry experience, including 14 at Calamos. Prior to returning to Calamos in 2013, he was a Portfolio Manager at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, where he co-managed a convertible arbitrage portfolio. Previously, he held senior roles at Mulligan Partners LLC, Ritchie Capital and SAM Investments/The Hampshire Company. Earlier in his career, Eli was a Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager at Calamos. He received a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. with a specialization in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Joe Wysocki
Joe Wysocki, CFA Senior Vice President, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager Joe Wysocki is responsible for portfolio management and investment research. He joined Calamos in 2003 and has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Calamos, he worked on the fixed income team at Strong Capital Management. Joe received a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Computer Science from Lake Forest College and an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University.
Matt Freund
As a Co-Chief Investment Officer, Matt Freund is responsible for oversight of investment team resources, investment processes, performance and risk. As Head of Fixed Income Strategies, he manages investment team members and has portfolio management responsibilities. He is also a member of the Calamos Investment Committee, which is charged with providing a top-down framework, maintaining oversight of risk and performance metrics, and evaluating investment process. Matt joined Calamos in 2016 and has 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Calamos, he was Chief Investment Officer of USAA Investments, leading the teams responsible for the portfolio management of USAA's mutual funds and affiliated portfolios, including P&C and life insurance products, and overseeing more than $140 billion in assets. During this time, he also served as lead portfolio manager for several highly regarded fixed income mutual funds. Earlier in his career, Matt served as a senior investment analyst for MetLife in the Capital Markets Group. He received a B.A. in Accounting from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.B.A. from Indiana University.
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. In this condition, the woman's heart muscles become weak and enlarged in size during final months of pregnancy or within 5 to 6 months after delivery. In the United States, the incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy is 1 in 3000 live births. The definite cause is not known but several risk factors have been suspected such as chronic high blood pressure, smoking, history of heart disease etc.
The symptoms of peripartum cardiomyopathy are similar to those of heart failure. The rate of recovery depends on the degree of severity of the condition.
In some woman the recovery is complete while in others the heart function may remain compromised for long period. There is no targeted treatment yet available. Treatment includes use of ACE inhibitor medicine, beta blockers and diuretics to reduce blood pressure and excess load on heart.
The exact underlying cause of peripartum cardiomyopathy is unclear. Actually the heart has to function more during pregnancy to meet the vital nutritional requirement and oxygen for the fetus. There are several plausible risk factors that have been suspected to trigger this condition.
Chronic blood pressure or pregnancy induced hypertension.
History of coronary artery spasm, small blood vessel disease.
Hormonal abnormality may be contributing as many women with peripartum cardiomyopathy have been found to have low level of estrogen, progesterone and prolactin at the time of pregnancy.
People of African American ethnicity are at greatest risk.
Tocolytic used for long period. Tocolytics are medicines that are used to prevent premature labor.
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Severe tiredness during physical activity.
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Ever Wonder What Happened to TMZ's Blonde Surfer Guy?
It's been over five years since TMZ's most recognizable face disappeared from the newsroom, leaving many fans asking what happened. These days Max Hodges seems to be living quite a different life.
Hodges stopped by the Hollywood Pipeline Podcast to talk about how life has been treating him since his retirement from the celebrity gossip biz.
After his initial departure, there blonde spent most of his time traveling the world and getting a taste of freedom. Max told hosts, Dax Holt and Adam Glyn, Australia, Cuba, and Mexico were only a few of the stops.
As for giving up a once in a life time gig, Hodges didn't bat an eye. He made it clear he was ready for a change. Since his days at TMZ, his life has been much different. He had a small stint on Millionaire Matchmaker. If you're wondering about the girl he met on the show, he confessed their dating never really amounted to much more than a good publicity stunt.
Since his appearance the Bravo dating show, Max stays local bartending in Manhattan Beach and staying low key.
Hooray club bed! Taxing weekend.
Max did make a stunning revelation during the chat. According to the surfer, back before his celeb gossip days, he was asked to be the Bachelor on ABC's hit show during it's infancy.
Although he turned down the high-profile gig, he doesn't regret saying no. He made it clear his life has been filled with many bachelor-type moments. However, the former model kept mum about the celebs he's hooked up with along the way.
Smart investments and knowledge of the stock market has provided the former entertainment personality with a very comfortable life post TMZ.


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This semi-detached pair, Wayside Cottage and Newlands, was built by Thomas Arthur Leonard for himself and his sister. He was a pioneer of outdoor activity holidays for working people, pacifist and friend of early Labour Party politicians including prime minister Ramsay MacDonald. His influence on mass tourism has been likened to that of Thomas Cook and Billy Butlin, but the modest size of the house where he spent his last 13 years speaks volumes about his character.
Mr Leonard was born in London in 1864. While a Congregational Church pastor in Lancashire, he took groups of holidaymakers to Cumbria. The Co-operative Holidays Association was formed in 1897, with Mr Leonard as general secretary, to provide "simple and strenuous recreative and educational holidays".
He left the CHA in 1912 to found the Holiday Fellowship. From 1914 he lived at the HF's Bryn Corach holiday centre, based on the large stone house (overlooking a sloping field) which you can see if you walk a little further west up Sychnant Pass Road and look to your left. (Bryn Corach is next door to Conwy Youth Hostel.) Among his visitors there were playwright George Bernard Shaw and many early members of the Labour Party, including Ramsay MacDonald.
Those Labour figures shared his pacifist views, arousing suspicion when Labour Party meetings were held at Bryn Corach during the First World War. "More than once, armed men came up and charged us with showing Morse signals from our windows, but left satisfied that it was only a case of 'walloping window blinds'," Mr Leonard later recalled.
Other early HF centres were Newlands, in Cumbria, and Kelkheim, in Germany. One of the HF's aims was fostering international friendship.
Mr Leonard helped introduce Britain to the European practice of youth hostelling and was a founding vice-president of the British Youth Hostels Association in 1930. Two years later, he donated a house he'd received as a retirement present to the YHA to form one of Britain's first youth hostels. He was the Ramblers' Association's first president and supported the formation of the National Trust and Campaign for National Parks.
He lived at Wayside from 1935 until his death there in 1948. The house had been designed in Arts & Crafts style and probably built c.1927. An internal door allowed him to visit his widowed sister Emma Ballard in Newlands next door, or vice versa. The photo above shows him at what was then the common front gate for both properties. The lower photo, also courtesy of the Nancy Green Collection, depicts him walking on the footpath below Bryn Corach aged 83.
Mr Leonard's last tourism initiative was the Family Holidays Association, founded after the Second World War to convert former military training camps into family holiday parks, including the one at the Morfa area of Conwy.


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Essential Avengers Volume 1
North American Publisher / ISBN: Marvel - 0-7851-3929-X
Format: Black and white
Review by Tony Keen
Even the greatest superhero team has to start somewhere, and these stories cover the first three years of The Avengers, from 1963 to 1966. The material can also be found in colour in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers, volumes one to three, the last of which overlaps with Essential Avengers volume two.
The material covered falls broadly into two sections. In the first, Avengers remains largely true to its original concept as a teaming of Marvel's solo stars, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man and the Wasp, with a brief appearance from the Hulk before he is replaced by Captain America. This is the original Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Avengers, and includes one story, the return of Captain America, voted among the top ten Marvel comics ever. In the second part of this collection, by which time Kirby had handed the art duties over to Don Heck, all remaining original Avengers depart, leaving Cap to lead a new team consisting of Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. The issue where this happened is also considered an Avengers landmark, and is the first story in the Platinum Collection.
To be honest, a cheap black-and-white collection is probably the best way to experience these comics. They aren't terribly good, and Avengers definitely feels like the least of the early Marvel titles. This is particularly the case for the first year or so, when the team was a superhero supergroup. The stories are dull, and the interaction between the characters lacks any edge. Even the return of Captain America is more significant for what it meant to the Marvel Universe, both then and later, than for any intrinsic quality. Clearly the title seized imaginations at the time – Avengers sold well enough to be promoted from bi-monthly to monthly after six issues – but these stories hold little in the way of delights for modern readers.
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Feminists are not everybody's cup of tea. They divide opinions so decisively even some ladies don't like them. So the idea of dating a feminist is something a fair number of guys would not even consider.
But how come Feminists have such a bad rep? Does it say more about the society we live in than about the ladies? Because one common thread running through all the opposition against them is the need to preserve cherished values and traditions.
In this camp of cherished traditions are religious extremists. And you'd be surprised that even some liberals think the feminist viewpoint is taking liberalism a bit too far.
On the other side of the divide are people, both men and women, who swear that dating a feminist is an experience worth having. I have been friends with some and I must confess they are refreshing to hang out with.
One thing I can confidently say about them is they never hide. They tell it the way they see it. Breaking barriers or glass ceilings is what they do for fun.
Anyway, giving the overwhelming lack of support for feminism, is it a prudent move to get involved with one? How would dating a feminist impact or affect your life either positively or negatively?
Read on the see the positive side of dating a full blown, out-of-the-closet feminist.
Supposedly, feminists' perspectives are so broad they don't mind who takes the lead role in, for example, the bedroom.
You know how sometimes you might find it awkward to ask your date for an intimate moment? And you are just fumbling for the right words that would get you to the Promised Land?
Feminists don't have time for such niceties. When they are in the mood, they come out straight and make the first move. They don't play hard to get, whether in the bedroom or outside.
You are broke, and that is standing between you and an affair with a nice girl you just met. Well, if she is a feminist and has loads of money to spare, you are in luck.
The fact is she is not going to insist the man pays the bills for everything or for every outing. As far as she is concerned, she wants to be with you and shelling out money for minor expenses shouldn't stand in her way.
Feminists don't go for all that traditional way of the man always footing the bill. Who foots the bill is a matter of who has it and choice. Period.
That is one pleasant thing you'd quickly discover about Feminists. They don't waste time on mouthing off about petty things.
That is not surprising since their world view is so wide they have so many things to think and talk about. So, if you have an aversion for gossips, dating a feminist would be a blessing for you.
Feminists invest so much time thinking and fighting against all the injustices and double standards in the world. This has honed their ability to recognize and fight all types of injustices.
So hanging out with a feminist would definitely make you a better person. That is, if you are not averse to learning something from her.
Your time with her would teach you how to stand up for the less privileged. And of course how to empathize with what they go through every day.
Because they are against all traditional ways of life, a feminist would support you in whatever you choose to be. Especially if society says you shouldn't pursue a particular dream for one reason or the other.
And she expects you to do the same to her. For instance, if she wants to be a mechanic, you better not tell her it is not a lady's job. And if you have an opportunity to be a professional babysitter, she won't stop you if the pay is good and you can stand the pressure.
All the feminist I have come across seem to have one thing in common: they have an opinion about every topic under the sun.
I guess that come with the territory. When you spend most of your time educating yourself about the ills of the world and what you can do about them, it is likely you would know many things in the process.
So if you are the type who loves intelligent conversation with a date, you would get that a lot with a feminist. However, if you can't stand the heat, her intelligence would seriously embarrass you.
Most Feminists don't give a fig about the ways and means ladies have to groom themselves to look good for men.
The time and money ladies spend on personal grooming can be frustrating to guys. Though I have to admit we men tend to love the end product.
However, you would be relieved of that bother when you are dating a feminist. Feminist invest the barest minimum of time or money on personal grooming. They are very comfortable with how they look.
With them, you won't spend frustrating hours in your car waiting for your date to come out of the house. Chances are, she would be the one waiting for you to stop wasting time.
So having read all that can you honestly say dating a feminist won't be an awesome idea? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
And see what your friends on Facebook or Twitter have to say about the issue by sharing this with them there.


Happy Friday! Thanks for linking us up each week. I love reading the blogs of others involved in this project of love as we raise these unique and wonderful children. Thanks for all you do.
Since I last contributed to the Link-Up, on Saturday I wrote about Rudi Webster, a Barbadian doctor who worked for and with sports teams in the 1970s and 1980s. His essential elements of sports performance include pressure; concentration; motivation and self-talk.
I needed that yesterday as I practised serving twenty balls down the court. Sub-goals are very important.
On Sunday I wrote about four classical musicians and one oldies musician who is now dead. That was the end of Mental Health Week and music is very important to my mental health and sense of grounding. I also wrote about entrepreneurship and the DownsTownMall and this series of Hour Histories I had discovered after reading parts of Chris Burke's biography A special kind of hero.
For #themmlinky on Monday I wrote about the Boyer Lectures which were given by Genevieve Bell this year. They are about being fast, smart and connected as humans in the digital world.
My Tuesday post was intended to be "The last rockstar" - Safari had crashed and I used the TorBrowser instead and reconfigured several settings. Fortunately it was saved as a draft and I was able to write a Wednesday post on why #cultureisnotacostume and why #cocurricularactivities are important in the context of history and geography clubs and table clubs in mathematics.
Then it was the anniversary of the 1987 sharemarket crash and important things happened on the 19th October 2017. And that brings us to yesterday and today.
The important things were: National Energy Guarantee; voluntary assisted dying is now legal in Victoria [the first Australian state to do this]; and the Productivity Commission report on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Oh, and Jacinda Ardern is now New Zealand's Prime Minister. I watched a documentary called Ken Douglas: traitor or visionary and there are two interesting documentaries on NZ on Screen about Eve van Grafhorst - a small girl who was banned from her Australian kindergarten for biting her friends when she had AIDS from a blood transfusion.
I did finish The portrait of a lady and I have interesting thoughts about Pansy Osmond. Right now I am reading The Open Notebook and an obituary of Michael Ashford who was born in 1960 and died this year. His nine-years-younger sister wrote it.


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About the Spiritual Arts Institute Faculty
We are thrilled to present the Spiritual Arts Institute faculty. The SAI faculty come from diverse backgrounds, yet have a common goal to share with others the metaphysical wisdom of the aura and spiritual energy. They have been directly trained by the Institute's founders and spiritual directors, Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis, and are continuing their advanced studies at SAI to further their spiritual growth and service.
Faculty serve the Institute in various ways: Mentoring, leading meditations, teaching study groups and introductory workshops, and supporting the spiritual directors in the ongoing training programs. They have been specially trained to teach the Change Your Aura Foundation Course as it is the gateway to the training programs at SAI. SAI faculty assist in honing your spiritual skills in an intelligent, encouraging, and caring way. They are your spiritual support system in your journey of Divine Light.
Spiritual Arts Institute faculty approach their work with a devotional heart to serve the Divine selflessly. They have made the Kingdom of Light teachings their personal spiritual path and Spiritual Arts Institute their spiritual home.
All SAI teachers have their Metaphysician and Direct Divine Light Healing certifications. As their teaching experience and spiritual development progress, the faculty goes through additional certifications, where they are given more teaching responsibilities. Associate Teacher certification requires a minimum of six years of practice and study, including daily personal meditation and special faculty training. Divine Light Teacher certification requires ten years or more of practice and study, and delves even further into the teaching work at SAI.
Divine Light Teachers
Trisha Kelly has been a spiritual seeker her entire life and was blessed to be born into a devout religious family. As a teenager, she started her career as a dancer and actress but found her passion in the study of Raja Yoga and left entertainment to pursue a life in metaphysics. She served for over twenty years at Paramahansa Yogananda's International Headquarters in Los Angeles. With her husband, Tom, she co-founded one of San Diego's leading spiritual yoga centers, The Soul of Yoga, creating a groundbreaking yoga teacher training program. In 2006, Trisha came across a line in Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, "For more information on Divine Light and the aura, contact Spiritual Arts Institute." Trisha called and her life has changed ever since. Trisha is the mother of two wonderful daughters, and three grandchildren. She is the Director of Advanced Spiritual Studies at the Institute, supporting students in their metaphysical studies and helping to train SAI faculty. She is committed to the Kingdom of Light teaching as she loves helping people open the door to understanding who they are as divine beings. View and sign up for Trisha's class HERE.
Melinda Noble lives in Texas, is a wife, mother of two grown sons and has three grandchildren. She was raised in a conservative faith that played a big part in her early spiritual development. However, the desire for a deeper relationship with God sent her on a decades-long quest into a myriad of metaphysical studies and learning several energy healing modalities. Her soul's longing for a deeper connection with the Divine continued until she was prompted to buy a book authored by the founders of Spiritual Arts Institute. She began to do the Higher Self meditation and soon experienced a profound connection with the Divine Light. She knew that this was what she had been searching for and began classes in 2007. Melinda started Spiritual Arts Institute Meetup Texas, hosting introductory workshops on meditating with Divine Light, hosts SAI book studies and represents SAI at holistic/metaphysical fairs. She is passionate about sharing this work and encouraging students on their spiritual path. View and sign up for Melinda's class HERE.
Adriana Paredes has a master's degree in education and has been teaching children and adults for thirty years, as well as being a fine artist and creativity coach. Her love for God has permeated her life. Since childhood, she knew that there was more to life than what the eyes could see. Growing up, she concluded that the divine presence was everything she would ever need or want. After reading Change Your Aura, Change Your Life she knew she had found her spiritual teacher. She was among the first to join the online classes when they became available. Color, the aura and meditation, her Waldorf teacher training, as well as her own personal experiences with the spiritual world, made her appreciate the spiritual truths presented by Barbara and Dimitri. View and sign up for Adriana's class HERE.
Megumi Yamada Ph.D. is a senior professor at a Japanese four-year college and mother. She has been in the academic and educational world for years. Born and raised in Japan, her interests are in both Eastern and Western metaphysics. She considers herself very fortunate to have been introduced to the Kingdom of Light teachings in 2009 when Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis toured Tokyo. Immediately, she had confidence that they are her true teachers and started taking the training classes. When her city was struck by earthquakes and a tsunami in 2011, she took action to help souls spiritually by starting the official Spiritual Arts Aurablog. Since then, she has been helping train many students through SAI Japanese bilingual program. Having lost her younger daughter in 2008 and her husband in 2013, she was amazed by how the Divine Light worked to help overcome her grief. Megumi has a burning desire to help fellow souls in their spiritual journey and is passionate about doing her part to spread the Kingdom of Light teachings worldwide. View and sign up for Megumi's class HERE.
Associate Teachers
Rosie De Sanctis is a proud member of the entertainment industry, having acted on stage, television and in films. She is currently singing nationwide with Tre Bella, a three-part-harmony, Italian-American Girl Group. The diversity of the arts has afforded her the honor of meeting and working with amazing people from all walks of life and has opened her mind and heart to the beauty within all of us. Rosie is equally passionate about growing spiritually and discovered the "something more" she'd been searching for when she enrolled in the Change Your Aura, Change Your Life Foundation Course in 2011. Since then she has never looked back. The desire to cultivate a closer relationship to God is what drew her to the work at SAI. The peace of the meditation and light work is food for the soul and continues to deepen her relationship to the Divine. View and sign up for Rosie's class HERE.
Neil Mintz lives in Encinitas, California with his wife, and they are blessed with two sons. He retired in 2010 after a successful career as the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of a manufacturing company that he founded in 1989. In pursuit of ending a life-long battle with anxiety, he spent many years immersed in different meditation and spiritual practices before he was introduced to Barbara and Dimitri in 2011 and began his studies at Spiritual Arts Institute.  Dealing with anxiety, Neil's persistent practice of the Divine Light meditations, as well as his commitment to applying the spiritual principles, finally led to the relief he had always sought. Since then, he continues to apply the light to many other areas of his life with astonishing results. It's the practical aspect of the metaphysical work that fuels his deep spiritual commitment and the passion to help others that are drawn to this transformational work. As a board member of Spiritual Arts Institute, he is involved in business development and passionately supports the Institute's mission in many ways. View and sign up for Neil's class HERE.
Jaqueline Marie is a recording artist, sound healer, and the founder of The Soul of Love, a women's empowerment and love-coaching platform. While attending the Royal Opera Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium in 2007, Jaqueline had her spiritual awakening and was guided by her intuition to seek out living teachers and a practical, powerful spiritual practice. Months later she began her deep tutelage with Barbara and Dimitri. Having used the Higher Self Meditation to spiritually grow, heal deep wounds of the past, and transform limiting addictions and behaviors, Jaqueline is passionate about helping others experience the same freedom and joy. Through sharing the Kingdom of Light teachings, it is her heart's desire to empower others to learn how to build their personal relationship with the Divine, heal their hearts, and create the life they were born to live, hand-in-hand with God. View and sign up for Jaqueline's class HERE.
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Post-Mormon at the Movies
By Nick and Dan
Nick and Dan, a screenwriter and a movie-lover, explore themes of changing faith through the language of cinema. They discuss their journeys out of the Mormon church using film narrative in order to build understanding between believers, non-believers, and everyone in between.
005 - The Village
Post-Mormon at the Movies • By Nick and Dan • Oct 30, 2020
010 - Soul
Join Nick and Dan as they review Pixar's newest film Soul and discuss how it relates to Mormon beliefs. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Coco, Inside Out, and The Incredibles 2. Pete Docter 3. Popcorn Theology Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
009 - The Muppet Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas! For PM@M's holiday special, Nick and Dan talk about why they love The Muppet Christmas Carol. They also discuss how they approach Christmas from a post-Mormon perspective. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Muppet Treasure Island 2. Michael Caine and Tim Curry 3. Thomas S. Monson's 2011 First Presidency Christmas Devotional talk Because He Came 4. The "missing song" (When Love Is Gone) Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates. Sound effects from Zapsplat.
008 - Sin-ema: The R-Rated Episode
R-rated movies can be a controversial topic in American Mormon culture. While church leaders have specifically spoken against these movies in the past, there have been no recent official directions to avoid any specific ratings, which creates a large gray area of interpretation. Nick and Dan tackle the tricky subject by discussing the history of movie ratings in the USA, the origins of this quasi-commandment in the Mormon faith, their personal experiences, and results from an informal survey on the topic. Mentioned in this episode: 1. The Hays Code (a.k.a. the Motion Picture Production Code) 2. The MPA (a.k.a. MPAA) and a history of movie ratings 3. H. Burke Peterson's 1980 general conference talk Purify Our Minds and Spirits 4. Ezra Taft Benson's 1986 general conference talks To the "Youth of the Noble Birthright" and To the Young Women of the Church 5. H. Burke Peterson's 1993 general conference talk "Touch Not the Evil Gift, nor the Unclean Thing" 6. For the Strength of Youth 7. BYU International Cinema 9. This Film is Not Yet Rated 11. Jana Riess and The 2016 Next Mormons Survey 12. Editing services like CleanFlicks, ClearPlay, and VidAngel 13. Gérald Caussé's 2013 devotional "For When I Am Weak, Then Am I Strong" 14. The 13th Article of Faith 15. John Hatch's article Can "Good Mormons" Watch R-Rated Movies? (page 16) Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
007 - Mormon Cinema (Part 2)
What do Anne Hathaway, Disney Jesus, and Prop 8 have in common? They're all included in PM@M's exploration of Mormon Cinema! Join Nick and Dan as they continue discussing the unique aspects of LDS film. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Johnny Lingo 2. Aaron Eckhart, The Dark Knight, and Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance 3. Jimmy Stewart and Mr. Krueger's Christmas 4. Anne Hathaway and The Other Side of Heaven 5. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Latter Days 6. Deseret Book, Pretty Darn Funny, and Sheri Dew 7. Breaking Bad 8. Richard Dutcher and God's Army 9. Portrayal of Deity (section 20.6.15) from the LDS General Handbook 10. The Testaments, Bible videos, Finding Faith in Christ, and Simon Dewey 11. The Return of the King 12. Believer, Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons, and the 2015 exclusion policy 13. Tyler Glenn and Neon Trees 14. Prop 8 15. John Dehlin, Savannah's testimony, The Trevor Project, Encircle, Mama Dragons, and Tom Christofferson Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
006 - Frozen II
"I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you...into the unknown." Nick and Dan discuss Elsa's continuing ex-Mormon journey in the 2019 sequel Frozen II. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Lead, Kindly Light 2. Video on Frozen II songs by My Great and Spacious World Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
Join Nick and Dan for their Halloween Special discussing M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Chernobyl, Clue, and Hocus Pocus 2. Judy Greer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sigourney Weaver, Jesse Eisenberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Roger Deakins 3. M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, Signs, The Sixth Sense, The Last Airbender, Split) 4. J.J. Abrams and the mystery box 5. The Truman Show, Full House, and Gaslight 6. Gospel Topics essay discussing Joseph Smith's polygamy 7. Source for Boyd K. Packer quote 8. B.H. Roberts and his concern with LDS truth claims Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates. Sound effects from Zapsplat.
From Johnny Lingo to Meet the Mormons, Dan and Nick discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Mormon cinema. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Community 2. Video essay about Christian cinema 3. Johnny Lingo 4. Story of the tree stump and the Eight Witnesses 5. Book of Mormon cartoons 6. Using a hat to translate the Book of Mormon 7. Carl Bloch's edited painting 8. CleanFlicks, ClearPlay, and VidAngel 9. Meet the Mormons and introductory video Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
003 - The Truman Show
"We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented." Nick and Dan discuss 1998's The Truman Show and its connections to the Post-Mormon experience. Mentioned in this episode: 1. The Truman Show 2. Andrew Niccol and Peter Weir 3. The Twilight Show inspiration 4. An essay discussing The Truman Show from the Association for Mormon Letters 5. The Screwtape Letters 6. The Allegory of the Cave 7. Gaslighting and cognitive dissonance 8. The Oatmeal's comic about cognitive dissonance and the backfire effect 9. Using fear to motivate/manipulate (Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear) Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
002 - Frozen
"There's beauty and there's danger here." Is Elsa the Post-Mormon Disney Princess? Nick and Dan discuss their thoughts on Disney's Frozen, how Elsa's journey mirrors many Post-Mormon journeys, and why Anna is a great example of a supportive believing Mormon. Mentioned in this episode: 1. Frozen 2. examples of LGBT "controversy" around Frozen (here, here, and here) 3. The Book of Mormon Musical, Robert Lopez, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
001 - Introductions
Dan and Nick introduce themselves and discuss their friendship, their love of movies, and their journeys in and out of the Mormon church. Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.
Post-Mormon at the Movies: Trailer
A trailer for Post-Mormon at the Movies. A screenwriter and a movie-lover use the language of cinema to discuss themes of changing faith relating to their journeys out of the Mormon church. Find more information on our website. Post-Mormon at the Movies is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Subscribe for regular updates.


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Douglas Kerbside Recycling and Waste Collection Survey
By Amadeus
October 13, 2021 in Local News
0bserver
1 minute ago, Ghost Ship said:
Ah. Well that's an obvious problem. In a place the size of the Isle of Man there's no reason not to have a single, shared waste and recycling strategy. All parts of the island need to be doing the same thing
It's the same for social housing, swimming pool provision, street lighting and other items. It would all be much more efficiently and effectively provided by on all-island scheme.
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Perhaps they're hoping to create that authentic 'city stench' you get in places like Liverpool and London (you know that sort of sewer odour?) to bolster the bid for city status?
My pet hate is buying bottled water at all. Tap water here is fine, filter it if you want to and put it in a reusable container if you are one of those people who can never be beyond 3 feet of drinki
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That golf course needs hiving off to the private sector. The golfers might then realise the true cost of maintaining such a course when it got transferred to their annual subs.
2 hours ago, Ghost Ship said:
We've had fortnightly alternating general waste and recycling collections for almost 20 years, and it's never been any sort of problem - despite me feeling sure it would be when they were first introduced. (I was wrong!)
The only issue during the first 5 years or so of fortnightly collections was that we didn't have proper recycling wheelie bins - just a green box with a lid that was only marginally bigger than a beer crate or milk bottle crate. That sounds like what you've got on the IoM at the moment and they're useless. You must have a proper wheelie bin for recycling.
The other thing we have is a WEEKLY food waste collection. For that we have two "caddies". A smaller one (about the capacity of a shoe-box) that stays in the kitchen, and a larger one (similar in capacity to a large bucket) that stays ouside and into which you transfer waste from the kitchen caddy. It works well, although we generate very little food waste as we eat everything we buy. The only stuff that goes into our food waste are vegetable peelings, apple cores, banana skins, compostable PG Tips tea bags, and the very occasional bit of food we've let go rotten.
If we recycle everything properly* and use our food waste collection properly, we have no issues at all about alternating fortnightly collections. We hardly ever fill our general waste wheelie bin now. I missed a collection over Christmas and New Year because I forgot the correct collection day so we went four weeks before a collection. No problem.
But if you try to introduce it on the island I suspect it will only work properly if you bring in proper recycling wheelie bins and a separate food waste collection.
All general waste needs to go in the appropriate wheelie bin. If you leave it by the side of the bin in a bag, they won't take it. We have a lot of urban foxes and if you do leave anything out in a bin bag it doesn't stay in the bag long anyway. They're more accepting of recycling that won't fit in the bin like very large cardboard boxes that won't fit no matter how you fold them.
As regards dirty disposable nappies, I presume they go in the general waste. All our council website says about them is that you mustn't put them in the recycling - so I presume they must therefore go in the general waste. We have neighbours with young families who must use nappies and there is no problem I'm aware of. Maybe they don't use disposables...
I'm all for fortnightly collections and reducing the amount of general waste, and I'm not even particularly "green" or some sort of eco-warrior. It just seems to make sense.
Oh - and since all this was introduced the standard and level of service of our refuse collection has increased beyond recognition.
*If you only have a limited recycling collection on the island then that is a PITA. Our council collects: plastic bottles, paper (including shredded paper - which may interest David Ashford!), cardboard, glass bottles and jars, tetra pak cartons, aluminium foil and trays, empty aerosols, plastic pots, tubs and trays, steel and aluminium cans.
My experience was similar, except at that time we didn't have a food waste collection, it went into the general refuse bin. A very big difference with what DBC is doing is that the recycling wheelie bin back then took all recyclables apart from glass. I am not sure if DBC are going to do the same or require recyclables to be sorted for collection. If it isn't sorted for collection it can only be a big added cost to DBC.
On packaging, most large supermarkets accept a lot of the plastic wrappings that can't be recycled domestically. Tesco have such a bin, the Co-Op advertised they have something too but not sure if they do on island, but Shoprite don't have anything as far as I am aware. There is still some packaging which is not recyclable either at home or in store, but that is reducing all the time.
2 hours ago, hissingsid said:
The only way forward is to cut down on the packaging at source the layers of cardboard and plastic is over the top and unnecessary. My pet hate are the one time use plastic water bottles they should have a 50p tax on them and so should single use carrier bags 10p is laughable.
My pet hate is buying bottled water at all. Tap water here is fine, filter it if you want to and put it in a reusable container if you are one of those people who can never be beyond 3 feet of drinking water. But don't ship the bloody stuff all around the world.
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I should probably do some research but it strikes me that shipping containers of paper and cardboard on the boat and then driving them to Wales or West Yorkshire is probably not really doing all that much good.
http://www.recyclenow.im/where-does-your-recycling-go/
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I agree Gladys there is nothing wrong with our tap water and god knows we pay enough for it.
6 hours ago, Gladys said:
Bottled water sales are still quite astonishing (though they are starting to go down):
That's nearly 3 billion litres in 2018.
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2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said:
Just astonishing. If ever there was a snake oil industry, this is it. It really needs a light shining on it.
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23 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:
I thought DBC or DOI owned the land next to the existing civic amenity site? Why can't they use that?
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2 hours ago, Andy Onchan said:
It's too far from the incinerator apparently? Not sure how the rest of the island manages!
They'll need a bigger amenity site to give Douglas residents somewhere to dump all their surplus shite when collections go to fortnightly?
Edited February 25, 2022 by Non-Believer
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8 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:
and plenty of space for the queue of cars too
On 2/2/2022 at 2:21 PM, 0bserver said:
Give it to the DOI then !!! That will end up well.
There's the issue though as who would you trust to do it economically and efficently ??
Edited February 25, 2022 by Numbnuts
Ringy Rose
On 2/2/2022 at 11:42 AM, Andy Onchan said:
Recycling and EFW plants are incompatible
Not really, the EFW hate having to deal with the glass and metal because it doesn't burn.
41 minutes ago, Numbnuts said:
Some form of Parks and Recreational Department/Body.
We all know that nothing should ever be given to the organisation known as the DOI (quite the opposite it should be disbanded).
But that shouldn't limit our thinking in terms of how services are delivered on the island.
There would be a lot of synergies and efficiency savings to be had by combining them all. They could deal with all the 'nice to haves' that central government shouldn't be getting distracted and bogged down with.


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