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Q: Likelihood of Student's t distribution The integral form of student's t distribution is given as follows [1]:
$p(x|\mu,\lambda,\nu)=\int_0^\infty \textrm{Normal}(x|\mu,(\lambda\eta)^{-1})\textrm{Gamma}(\eta|\nu/2,\nu/2)d\eta~~~~~~~~~~~~$ (1)
The complete data likelihood is written as follows:
$P(X,Z|\theta)=\prod_{i=0}^N\textrm{Normal}(x_i|\mu,(\lambda\eta_i)^{-1})\textrm{Gamma}(\eta_i|\nu/2,\nu/2)~~~~~~~~~~$(2)
I would like to ask why $\eta$ becomes $\eta_i$ when we're writing the likelihood. There are $N$ observations, single $\mu$, and $N$ instances of $\eta$. How can you see this in (1)? Is there a 1-to-1 relation between $x_i$ and $\eta_i$, or is it just a coincidence that there are $N$ instances of both? Lastly, can we see Gamma() here as a prior distribution over $\eta$ since when doing EM we find the posterior latent distribution $p(Z|X,\theta)$?
[1] A Derivation of the EM Updates for Finding the MaximumLikelihood Parameter Estimates of the Student's t Distribution, Carl Scheffler, 22 September 2008.

A: Since
$$p(x|\mu,\lambda,\nu)=\int_0^\infty \varphi(x|\mu,(\lambda\eta)^{-1})\gamma(\eta|\nu/2,\nu/2)\,\text d\eta$$
the observed likelihood writes
\begin{align}\prod_{i=1}^n p(x|\mu,\lambda,\nu)&=\prod_{i=1}^n\int_0^\infty \varphi(x_i|\mu,(\lambda\eta)^{-1})\gamma(\eta|\nu/2,\nu/2)\,\text d\eta\tag{1}\\
&=\prod_{i=1}^n\int_0^\infty \varphi(x_i|\mu,(\lambda\eta_i)^{-1})\gamma(\eta_i|\nu/2,\nu/2)\,\text d\eta_i\\
&=\int_{\mathbb R_+^n}\prod_{i=1}^n \varphi(x_i|\mu,(\lambda\eta_i)^{-1})\gamma(\eta_i|\nu/2,\nu/2)\,\text d\boldsymbol\eta
\end{align}
since $\eta$ is a dummy symbol in each of the $n$ integrals in (1), which can be written as $\eta_i$ for the $i$-th integral.
Thus the complete likelihood can be chosen as
$$\prod_{i=1}^n \varphi(x_i|\mu,(\lambda\eta_i)^{-1})\gamma(\eta_i|\nu/2,\nu/2)$$
About the second question, it is counter-productive to see $\eta$ in a Bayesian light as a parameter with a Gamma prior since $\eta$ varies with the observation, which is issued from the marginal ($\eta$ integrated out) and not the conditional on $\eta$, as demonstrated above. An $n$ sample $(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$ comes with an $n$ latent sample $(\eta_1,\ldots,\eta_n)$. Contrary to a Bayesian sample, it is not possible to learn about $\eta_i$ from the sample.


This tiered pyramid havdalah candle is convenient and gorgeous. The havdalah candle has a flat base which allows it to be placed on a flat surface without the need to be held. The artistic and charming tiered design will definitely be the centerpiece of the havdalah ceremony. According to the Jewish custom, havdalah is recited at the end of Shabbat and the new week is ushered in. A candle with more than one wick is used during the havdalah ceremony. The candle has three separate wicks through the center. The upper part of the candle is white with a choice of the base in red, blue, purple, yellow and natural color.


The MK160 Remote Control Via GSM Mobile Phone board kit is a useful little board that will enable you to turn equipment ON and OFF from any location with mobile phone coverage.
The mobile phone (not supplied) is placed next to the MK160 board which simply activates the output relay when it detects the display screen lighting for an incoming call (so you will not even incur any phone call charges to operate the device).
Provides both timer auto-off (0.5Sec - 1 Hour) and toggle ON/OFF activation modes (call twice to turn on, call again to turn off).
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La polilla esmeralda ondulada (Synchlora aerata) es una polilla de la familia de los geométridos. Se encuentra en Norteamérica.

Su envergadura es de 17 mm. Los adultos son verdes con líneas transversas onduladas y blancas.

La larva se alimenta de una gran variedad de plantas, incluyendo flores, arbustos y árboles. Se ha registrado que se alimenta de plantas de los géneros Aster, Rudbeckia, Liatris, Solidago, Artemisia, Achillea y Rubus. La especie hiberna como una larva parcialmente crecida.

Subespecies
Synchlora aerata aerata (Georgia, Alabama, Misisipi, Texas, Oklahoma, Carolina del Sur, Arkansas, Nuevo Hampshire, Nueva York, Vermont, sur de Ontario, Míchigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland)
Synchlora aerata albolineata Packard, 1873 (Desde Newfoundland a Alberta y el sur de Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nueva York, Maine, Nueva Inglaterra, Massachusetts, norte de Connecticut. También se encuentra al sur de Manitoba)
Synchlora aerata liquoraria Guenée, 1857 (desde California, Arizona y Nuevo México a la Columbia Británica y Alberta. También se encuentra en Dakota del Sur.)

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Geometrinae
Insectos descritos en 1798
Taxones descritos por Johan Christian Fabricius
Lepidópteros de América del Norte

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Tadipaar ()  is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Mithun Chakraborty,  Pooja Bhatt, along with Juhi Chawla in a special appearance. The super-hit songs of the film were composed by Nadeem-Shravan.

Synopsis

Tadipaar is the story of Shankar, sentenced to live outside the limits of the city, due to a police case. One day he rescues Namkeen, a woman in distress from some hoodlums. She resembles the multi-millionaire Mohinidevi, who has gone missing. Shankar asks Namkeen to impersonate Mohinidevi to embezzle her wealth. Namkeen agrees to do so, but the question remains: where is Mohinidevi, and what will happen to Namkeen when she is found?

Cast
 Mithun Chakraborty as  Shankar
 Pooja Bhatt as  Mohinidevi / Namkeen Twins Sister
 Juhi Chawla as  Rajkumari - dream sequence (special appearance)
 Sadashiv Amrapurkar- Maharani, dream sequence (special appearance)
 Anupam Kher as  Kader
 Avtar Gill as  Kadak
 Gulshan Grover as  Johny
 Tiku Talsania as  Inspector Mathur
 Kunika as  Mohinidevi's secretary
 Makrand Deshpande
 Vikram Gokhale as  Mohinidevi's Mamaji
 Veeru Krishnan
 Gavin Packard as Maharani, Henchman - dream sequence (special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Nadeem-Shravan and the lyrics were penned by Sameer. The soundtrack was released in 1994 on Audio Cassette & Audio Compact Disc in Tips Music, which consists of 8 songs. The full album is recorded by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Sargam and Vinod Rathod.

External links

1993 films
1990s Hindi-language films
Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt
Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan


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Title Impacts of contrasting land-use history on composition, soils, and devlopment of mixed-oak, coastal plain forests on Shelter Island, New York
Abstract Impacts of contrasting land-use history on composition, soils, and development of mixed-oak, coastal plain forests on Shelter Island, New York. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 135: 37-52. 2008.-The Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island, New York contains one of the premier oakdominated coastal plain forests in the northeastern U.S. It represents a unique opportunity to study woody species in juxtaposed forests that differ primarily in past land-use (logging versus agriculture). We researched how contrasting land-use history affected: 1) tree species composition, size, and age structure; 2) soil chemistry and morphology; 3) the dominance of Smilax, a native invasive shrub; and 4) the historical ecology and successional pathways. Randomly located plots were sampled for vegetation and soils in the unplowed interior forest versus the maritime forest that was cleared and/or plowed for agriculture and grazing in the 18th and 19th centuries and then abandoned after 1870. The upper soil profile was examined for soil nutrients and pH, the presence/absence of a plow layer (Ap) and for soil charcoal. Tree cores (N 5 130) were taken across both forest types to include the full range of species and diameter size classes to assess temporal and spatial variation in recruitment. Maritime forests are closer to the ocean shore and are dominated by Quercus velutina, Sassafras albidum, Carya glabra, and Q. alba, whereas the interior forests are dominated by Q. velutina, Acer rubrum, C. glabra, and Q. prinus. The interior forest plots appear to have continually supported forests, have soils that are somewhat doughtier and less fertile, and lack a plowed horizon, but have frequent soil charcoal as compared with the maritime forest. Formerly plowed and grazed maritime soils are more fertile and Q. alba has greater importance, while Q. velutina has lower importance. Following agricultural abandonment, the maritime forest understory became dominated by thickets of Smilax and presently has lower tree diversity than interior forests. Tree regeneration is sparse in both forest types due, at least in part, to intense browsing by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The interior forest exhibits a predictable successional pathway from mixed-oak to A. rubrum and Fagus grandifolia, which is not apparent in the maritime black oak forests. We believe that differences in overstory and understory composition, species diversity, and successional pathways between the two forest types can be mainly attributed to contrasting land-use history. Smilax is a super-dominant species that has profoundly influenced many ecological processes on the preserve and if left unchecked will continue to do so long into the future. Data Included: canopy_diam_age figs.xls, Abrams-Hayes-Torrey.pdf
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These five short verses bring into sharp focus the promise, prophecy and ministry of Messiah, God's covenants with His chosen people, and the importance and role of the Church in God's timeline. Can we clearly articulate the place of Israel in that timeline and do we fully understand our significance as "the temple" and as "living water" in God's story of redemption?
The Decision that Leads to Division: Who is this Jesus?
The Sovereign and All-Satisfying Jesus: Will You Follow Him?
What Must be True in Our Lives if We are Going to Say "Christ is Enough"
The Perfect Shepherd. For Green Pastures and Violent Waters.


Incredible vintage deadstock Diane Freis dress made from aqua, green and red silk burnout velvet. Very high quality fabric and slinky feminine silhouette featuring a disco inspired bloused top with a flouncey ruffle and convertible straps trimmed with beads. The wide smocked waist is actually very comfortable, and holds up the voluminous fluttering handkerchief hem with slit panel construction. The dress almost looks like some kind of a sea creature or coral reef! By Diane Freis, made in Hong Kong circa 1980s.


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DeSantis/Nuñez Administration Schedule for Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Receives 50 Bills from the Florida Legislature
First Lady Casey DeSantis Highlights State Agencies' Mental Health Response During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On June 17, 2020, in News Releases, by Staff
First Lady encourages all Floridians, including health care workers and first responders, to take advantage of free mental health support
Tallahassee, Fla. — Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis, mental health awareness has been a central part of the state's ongoing response to COVID-19. Florida's state agencies have coordinated with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health during the public health emergency to ensure Floridians have access to free mental health resources and necessary support.
First Lady Casey DeSantis said, "Mental health must always be an important point of emphasis in disaster response and recovery – especially for individuals already suffering from mental health issues, individuals affected by the disaster directly and health care workers and first responders. In Florida, I am proud of the steps being taken by several state agencies during the COVID-19 public health emergency to offer mental health services and support."
Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez said, "As our state continues to wage its battle against this new illness, we must recognize the toll taken on those individuals who fight every day to keep our communities safe. With these important tools and strategies, we are arming these selfless professionals with the resources they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones as they continue their commitment to keeping Florida healthy."
State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said, "We are committed to eliminating disparities in the availability and accessibility of mental health programs for all Floridians, including those engaged in essential activities. Our teams of public health professionals, health care providers and first responders will have access to these effective mental health resources to stay healthy as they work to keep our state healthy during this unprecedented time."
Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said, "We know how important mental health is for our recovery as a state. That's why, at the direction of the First Lady, Florida has set an example nationally for mental health response. We will continue to work every day to make sure Floridians have the resources they need to recover, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well."
Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell said, "I commend the Governor and the First Lady for continuing to prioritize mental health throughout this public health emergency. As we begin to transition into a time of recovery and reflection, many Floridians will need counseling or other support – especially health care workers and first responders. With the proactive and thoughtful measures our state leaders have taken, there will be resources and services available to anyone in need, allowing our state to move forward with a clear mind and renewed outlook."
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said, "First Lady Casey DeSantis set out to reinvent school-based mental health awareness in Florida, with the goal of being the best state in the nation for connecting all Floridians with available resources. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for compassion, grace and solid planning, access and infrastructure that can withstand unexpected catastrophes that simultaneously disrupt lives and increase the need for these services. Florida is very fortunate to have First Lady Casey DeSantis' dedication and commitment to ensure every Floridian has the access and support they need as we recover together."
Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Mary Mayhew said, "Access to mental health services is more critical now than ever. At AHCA, our fundamental priority throughout the public health emergency has been to ensure those we serve remain connected to community supports and continue to have access to quality care during these trying times. Our agency has waived service limits and prior authorization requirements as well as expanded coverage of behavioral health services provided via telemedicine. We are here to serve Floridians as we continue working through the unprecedented circumstances of this pandemic."
Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Richard Prudom said, "Mental health is vitally important to the overall well-being and physical health of Florida's 5.5 million older adults, especially during times of crisis. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs has expanded current programs and launched several new initiatives, combined with proactive information sharing, to help reduce social isolation and loneliness among people as they remain safer at home."
Danny Burgess, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, said, "Despite the impacts of COVID-19, there remain many ways for veterans and their families to get connected with mental health services in our state. If you're uncomfortable in appearing in person due to the pandemic, you'll find many service providers provide telehealth counseling services in addition to their normal outreach."
Florida Department of Health: Free Mental Health Resources for All Floridians and Health Care Workers
During the COVID-19 pandemic and year-round, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging Floridians to take advantage of free national and local mental health resources. Here are some of those resources:
National Disaster Hotline — 1-800-985-5990
SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Helpline is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
An EAP is a voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees who have personal and/or work-related problems. Contact your organization's human resource personnel to find out how you can access these services.
Florida 211 — http://www.211.org/services/covid19
Call, text or chat with an area 211 community resource specialist to assist with available services and resources including supplemental food and nutrition programs, shelter and housing options, utilities assistance, emergency information and disaster relief, employment and education opportunities, services for veterans, health care, vaccination and health epidemic information and addiction prevention and rehabilitation programs.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 1-800-273-8255
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Lifeline is committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices and building awareness.
Recognizing the important role of health care workers, and the way that their mental health is impacted by their experiences, the Florida Department of Health recommends the use of supportive mental health resources for frontline health care professionals. Here are some of those resources:
Talkspace: Free Therapy for Frontline Medical Workers
Talkspace is donating free therapy for medical and healthcare workers and first responders on a limited basis to help nurses, doctors, social workers and others on the frontlines cope with the anxiety and pressure associated with COVID-19. Talkspace connects individual users with a network through an easy-to-use and HIPAA-compliant web and mobile platform. For more information go to: https://www.talkspace.com/covid-resources.
Physician Support Line — 1-888-409-0141
This hotline was developed to provide free, confidential care to U.S. physicians and physicians in training. The hotline is run by volunteer psychiatrists. For more information go to https://www.physiciansupportline.com/.
Visit the Florida Department of Health's COVID-19 webpage at FloridaHealthCOVID19.gov for information on COVID-19. If you have additional questions, please call the Department's COVID-19 Call Centers available 24/7 at 1-866-779-6121 or email COVID-19@flhealth.gov.
Florida Division of Emergency Management: Actions Taken to Support Mental Health During COVID-19
Over the past three months, at the direction of Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz and supported by First Lady Casey DeSantis, Florida's Disaster Recovery Mental Health Coordinator, Darcy Abbott, has taken action to support mental health statewide:
Coordinated with representatives from state agencies, non-profit organizations, treatment providers, health care associations, universities, faith-based organizations and other community partners to engage ongoing coordination and collaboration with mental health, emotional and spiritual care providers to support accurate information, messaging and access to ongoing support during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Generated and disseminated a directory of available local, state and national crisis counseling helplines, shared resources, training opportunities, identified areas of concern for mental health services and shared best practices.
Worked with the DOH to identify resources for free of charge counseling services for health care providers in Florida.
Collaborated with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health on the COVID-19 SAMHSA funded Disaster Crisis Counseling Grant application for Florida.
Supported weekly conference calls for behavioral health providers and the Florida Behavioral Health Association with the Secretaries of DCF, AHCA and DOH through identifying agenda items and issues faced by these providers as they worked to serve Florida's communities and maintain standards of care.
Continuously working with other states, as well as federal, state and local partners to develop and share best practices on responding to mental health impacts of COVID-19.
Department of Children and Families (DCF): Mental Health Response During COVID-19
The Department of Children and Families has taken the following actions to support mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic:
Received $2 million emergency federal grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for crisis intervention services, mental health and substance abuse treatment and other related recovery supports for children and adults impacted by COVID-19.
Following President Donald Trump's Disaster Declaration for Florida, DCF submitted a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to implement a crisis counseling program in Florida.
At the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency in Florida, DCF gave Managing Entities the flexibility to use telehealth services resulting in a 33 percent usage increase since February.
Through the use of telehealth services, the time to access care has decreased from a median of seven days to two days.
DCF also encourages Floridians in need of support to utilize the following resources during the pandemic:
National Disaster Distress Helpline – 1-800-985-5990
Provided by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Disaster Distress Helpline is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
DCF Abuse Hotline – 1-800-962-2873
This toll-free number is available 24/7 and counselors are waiting to assist you. Call 1-800-962-2873, Florida Relay 711 or TTY: 1-800-955-8771. To report abuse online visit https://reportabuse.dcf.state.fl.us/
Florida Department of Education: Mental Health Resources for Students
Florida students rely heavily on school-based student support service and access to mental health professionals. During COVID-19, Florida school districts quickly adapted their practices to connect school districts and students using virtual practices with school support services personnel, including school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists and school nurses. The Florida Department of Education has supported this effort by:
Hosting virtual webinars for district leaders, school nurses, school social workers, school counselors and school psychologists on how to better connect students and families with health care professionals and mental health services through web-based online platforms.
Connected districts, schools and educators with professional development on strategies for providing virtual services for students.
Collaborated with districts and schools on engaging local mental health providers and stakeholders to assist in providing services and support to families in need.
Partnered with the Department of Children and Families to encourage districts to prominently display the DCF Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-962-2873, to their virtual platforms so that students and families had easy access.
FDOE also developed and disseminated a list of community resources for families and educators in support of student needs.
Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA): Waiving Service Limits and Expanding Coverage for Medicaid Recipients
The Agency for Health Care Administration wants to allow Medicaid recipients to be able to focus on maintaining their health and limiting their exposure to COVID-19. AHCA believes that by providing additional support, Medicaid recipients can continue to receive their medically necessary behavioral health services without concern of their services ending because they have reached a service limit or because they require a new prior authorization.
Florida's Medicaid program is providing additional support during the COVID-19 public health emergency to help ensure that Medicaid recipients in need of mental health services or substance use disorder treatment have the tools, resources, and support necessary to get through this difficult time without worry of benefit limitations. This includes:
Waiving service limits (frequency and duration) for all behavioral health services (including targeted case management services) covered under the Medicaid program.
For instance, by waiving service limits on individual therapy and family therapy, it allows those who have an increased need for more therapy sessions than the hours they are typically allotted to receive this important and preventive service.
Individuals are only allowed 26 hours of individual therapy and family therapy per year. For someone who is in ongoing treatment for a year, this equates to one session every two weeks. By lifting the limits, recipients can receive additional treatment at a greater frequency, if needed during this time. As stressors mount on families, there may be a need for more assistance.
Expanding coverage of behavioral health services provided via telemedicine to services including, but not limited to, mental health or substance abuse psychotherapy services, individual or family therapy services and medication-assisted treatment services.
Within AHCA we have seen a surge in telemedicine claims, indicating these services are reaching more individuals and families than ever before.
Waiving prior authorization requirements for all behavioral health services (including targeted case management services) covered under the Medicaid program.
In Medicaid managed care, plans have up to 7 days to render a decision if the service is not urgent and even in urgent situations, plans must respond within 2 calendar days. Eliminating prior authorization also allows providers to quickly provide care without waiting for approval.
Lifting limits on prior authorization allows practitioners to more quickly provide long-acting injectable medications for individuals or for substance use treatment like Suboxone and Methadone.
Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA): Mental Health Resources for Older Adults
During COVID-19, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs is focused on combatting the effects of social isolation for Florida seniors, especially those in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. DOEA has launched several initiatives to support older Floridians, including the following:
Project: VITAL for Long-Term Care Residents: Project: VITAL utilizes virtual technology to relieve the difficult symptoms of social isolation for residents in Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) and nursing homes. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association and other industry leaders to distribute tablets statewide to residents to bring families together virtually and help mitigate feelings of isolation.
MP3 Players for Home-Bound Seniors: DOEA has delivered over 1,000 pre-loaded MP3 players to socially isolated seniors and adults living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). The gift of music is made possible through a donation from the Florida Alzheimer's Association. Each unit will be mailed to the caregivers and families of those living with ADRD.
Robotic Pets for Home-Bound Seniors: DOEA began delivering over 375 therapeutic robotic pets to socially isolated seniors and adults living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). The interactive pets help combat social isolation and depression among older individuals and people living with ADRD by improving overall mood and quality of life. Family caregivers may experience a reduction in stress and caregivers benefit when companion pets allow increased engagement with the older adult and their environment.
The Talk It Out Mental Health Initiative: DOEA is spearheading Talk It Out, Florida encouraging Florida seniors to reach out to people they trust to reduce anxiety, depression or loneliness during social distancing.
DOEA is also highlighting the following mental health resource available to older Floridians:
Florida's Toll-Free Elder Helpline – 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337)
Florida's SHINE program (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) is a free program offered by DOEA and your local Area Agency on Aging. Specially trained volunteers can assist you with your Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance questions by providing one-on-one counseling and information. SHINE services are free, unbiased and confidential. Call the State Elder Helpline at 1-800-963-5337 or the Local Elder Helpline at 1-800-262-2243.
Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs: Mental Health Resources
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is sharing the following resources with Florida veterans:
For veterans in crisis or those who are concerned, help is available at the Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, and press 1, or text 838255, or chat www.VeteransCrisisLine.net.
Veterans in Florida may also call the Florida Veterans Support Line at 1-844-MyFLVet (693-5838).
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay provides suicide prevention and crisis management services for veterans via a 24-hour 2-1-1 Coordinated Call Center: https://www.crisiscenter.com/
The VA COVID Coach app was created to support self-care and overall mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/COVID_coach_app.asp
Veterans and their families are encouraged to find their nearest Vet Center and call to get connected to counseling services or reach out to the 24/7 Vet Center Call Center at 1-877-927-8387. Many Vet Centers are using telehealth services through VA Video Connect and can also speak to individuals via phone to reduce any barriers to seeking necessary help.
To connect veterans with earned services, benefits and support, contact a teleworking FDVA Veterans' Claims Examiner by calling 727-319-7440 and they'll return your call within 24 hours. You may also contact them via e-mail at VSO@fdva.state.fl.us to contact the State Women Veterans' Coordinator, call 727-319-7418 or e-mail ThomasV@fdva.state.fl.us. If you need support or know of any woman veteran in need of support, you may also contact your local VA Medical Center or text the Women Veterans Call Center at 1-855-VA-WOMEN (829-6636).


Dear Tween, Have you ever felt as if no one understands the way you feel? Do you sometimes worry that you don't fit in? You're not alone!
In this positive and empowering book, Deb Dunham, tween self-esteem expert and mentor, provides the tools you need to feel really good about yourself. Learn how to use your feelings as teachers; feel confident in your ability to face challenges as opportunities; develop your True Inner Strength-the kind of strength that allows you to be who you really want to be in every situation.
TWEEN YOU & ME, examines typical life challenges for tweens, offering mature insight and encouraging self-expression, responsibility, and respect for the self and others. Following each discussion is an affirmation, a positive statement to help you change your thoughts to ones that support you.
This book will leave you with the tools you need to become your best self. Enjoy discovering the strength within you.


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"The Impressionist artist Monet was inspired by the art and gardens of Japan and created his own garden to reproduce the beauty. His work reflected this beauty. Expressionist artist Van Gogh chose fields of plants and nature from his surroundings as his colorful and vibrant subjects. Landscapes of all types, hold a natural beauty. Flowers are fragrant yet temporary. Capturing the short moment that a garden is in bloom, is a reminder how fragile life really is and reminds us to cherish every moment. A quiet stroll through a garden or the traveller's leisurely enjoyment of a new surrounding offers the viewer time to reflect and escape from the mind to the heart. Remembering the beauty of a landscape from travel brings back the memories and capturing that memory in glass also recalls its feelings of serenity and energy.


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The Story of Hebron
A man and his father were fishing on a pier. As the man was casting his lines into the water, his father looked at him and said, "Son, let me show you how to fish." And with that statement, he jumped over the rail and into the water. After a few moments he came up out of the water with an armful of fish and said, "If you want to catch some fish you have to get in the water." It was then that the man realized that he was dreaming and that there was a message for him in that dream.
Hebron Fellowship Baptist Church was borne out of this God inspired vision given to Pastor Daryl Vining and the first service was held August 21, 2005. Just as with any God ordained purpose there where obstacles along the way, challenges to be met, souls to be saved and people willing to serve. Since those early days HFBC has grown spiritually, intellectually, physically and emotionally while spreading the gospel message and working to build up the kingdom of God. Hebron Fellowship is a place of refuge for many and continues to strive to fulfill the objectives to being fishers of men for the glory of God.
Daryl J. Vining Sr. - Pastor of Hebron Fellowship
Dr. Daryl J. Vining Sr. is a native of Detroit, Michigan and currently resides in Warner Robins, Georgia. Pastor Vining is married to the former Dianna Covington of Caledonia, Mississippi, and they are the proud parents of three children: Victoria, Daryl Jr., and Alexandria. He is the son of the late Elmer L. Vining Jr. and Ruby Stubbs Vining. He is the seventh of eight children. Pastor Vining is a product of the Detroit Public School system.
A graduate of Cass Technical High School, Pastor Vining participated in many extracurricular activities such as, track, wrestling, and football. Pastor Vining received the National Merit Scholarship as well as other awards for achievement in athletics and academics. He matriculated to Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in Communications with a minor in Business and Marketing. While in college Pastor Vining received recognition as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America for his work with the NAACP, Police Athletic League and other community service organizations. Upon graduation, Pastor Vining accepted a position in private industry and lived in St. Paul, Minnesota as an Account Executive.
In 1990, Pastor Vining moved to Georgia and worked for several years at an insurance company as an agent, sales manager, district manager, and territory manager. During this time Pastor Vining accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in December 1992 at Fellowship Bible Baptist Church of Warner Robins, Georgia. In 1996, he accepted his calling to preach the Gospel to God's people under the direction of his pastor the late Rev. Dr. Willie L. Reid Sr. In his capacity as an associate minister, Pastor Vining served as head of the administrative team, director of the Fellowship Christian Academy, a member of the Board of Trustees, Youth Pastor, and Outreach Minister at Fellowship Bible Baptist Church. During that time, the membership of the church grew beyond 2,500 members.
In 2005, God commissioned a new work for Pastor Vining as the Co-Founder and senior pastor of the Hebron Fellowship Baptist Church of Warner Robins, GA. The initial message for Hebron was for the church to be Difference Makers for the Kingdom of God. Through the favor and grace of God, HFBC has been continually growing and dispatching disciples to share the Gospel.
As an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Pastor Vining has a strong unction to uplift and serve the community. He has served on several committees and boards throughout the community, dealing with the concerns of the homeless, mentoring the youth as well as community health issues. From 2009- 2011, Pastor Vining served as the Associational Moderator for the Rehoboth Baptist Association of Middle Georgia, the first time in its 173 year history that an African American has held that position. He was ordained in October 1999 and has completed his work on a Master's Degree in Pastoral Counseling, while graduating with honors.
He has completed a doctorate degree from the Minnesota Graduate School of Theology through the Georgia Bible College. A dynamic and sought after lecturer and speaker, Pastor Vining's personal mission is to assist others in fulfilling the call that God has placed on their life and training up an army of believers in Jesus Christ who are willing to lead by example as well as by word.
Dianna Vining - First Lady of Hebron Fellowship
Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen" and it also describes the First Lady of Hebron Fellowship Baptist Church. Dianna was born to the late Eddie M. Covington and Augusta Rice in Caledonia, MS, and now resides in Warner Robins, GA. The oldest of eight brothers and sisters, Dianna strives to be a role model in all aspects of her life. Dianna is married to Daryl J. Vining Sr., and they have three beautiful children: Victoria, Daryl Jr. and Alexandria.
A product of the Lowndes County School District, Dianna is a graduate of Caledonia High School, where she served as President of her Senior Class. Upon graduation, she attended Mississippi State University then began her military career with the National Guard and the United States Air Force. After nearly a decade of service to her country, Dianna began to pursue other interest.
She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Georgia College (now, Georgia College and State University), a Master of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and numerous certificates in spiritual counseling. She is currently employed by the Department of Defense as a supervisor.
A lifelong Christian, Dianna has used the gifts that God has given her to help spread the Gospel to all parts of the world. From her childhood singing with her family at church, to singing in gospel choirs in college, to the military and beyond, God has used her voice to minister around the country and around the world.
A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Dianna devotes herself to mentoring and encouraging people of all backgrounds. Dianna volunteers for Big Brother/Big Sister and serves on several boards in the community that deal with helping those who cannot help themselves. Dianna lives what Proverbs 31:8-9 says, "Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all who are appointed to die. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."
At HFBC, she is involved with many ministries and provides leadership to the Women of Honor and the Worship and Arts Ministries. Dianna loves God and His people and believes that her personal mission is to help as many people be all that they can be through Jesus Christ. Dianna also has a passion for the many issues facing women of all ages and has a God inspired vision to have a women's center to be available to meet those needs.


Expecting Volkswagen's new Caddy to look radically different from its predecessor? No? Then you won't be disappointed.
Now in its fourth incarnation, VW's newcomer looks so much like the model that preceded it that only a light commercial geek would be able to spot the difference between the two. OK, we are exaggerating - but not by all that much.
Perhaps that wouldn't matter if the crisis-torn company's light van styling weren't so unadventurous both inside and out. But it is.
What the latest Caddy does boast however is phenomenal build quality, a praiseworthy approach to safety, impressive on-the-road performance and one of the best light commercial transmissions on the planet in the shape of the optional automated six- or seven-speed Direct Shift Gearbox.
Two engines are on offer, a Euro 5 1.6-litre generating either 75hp or 102hp and a Euro 6 2.0 litre producing either 102hp or 150hp. A Euro 5 version at 140hp is up for grabs too.
As with the outgoing model, you can order your Caddy in either short-wheelbase or more-capacious long-wheelbase Maxi guise with a 4.2cu/m rather than a 3.2cu/m cargo bay. Three trim levels are marketed - Startline, Trendline and Highline - and all models can be ordered with BMT; BlueMotion Technology.
It gets you Start/Stop plus regenerative braking and low rolling resistance tyres.
It should also be noted that Caddy is marketed as a Kombi, with rear seating plus a cargo area at the back, and as a passenger-carrier.
We opted to tackle a short-wheelbase standalone van marketed solely in BlueMotion guise and powered by the 102hp Euro 6 diesel. VW is touting it as the most-frugal vehicle in the new Caddy line-up.
It falls outside the standard trim categories with a specification that sits just above Startline, and with a lowered ride height in a bid to reduce aerodynamic drag.
Access to the 3.2cu/m cargo area comes courtesy of twin, glazed, asymmetric rear doors - no wash/wipe system or heater was fitted - and a sliding nearside door. All three doors shut with a highly-satisfying clunk that reeks of quality and the rear ones can be swung through almost 180 degrees if the stays are released.
If you want solid metal rear doors on security grounds then you're out of luck although the windows can be protected with plastic covers as an option. A solid metal tailgate is available however.
Six load tie-down points are provided. A half-height bulkhead topped with a full-height mesh grille should hopefully stop any cargo that breaks loose and slides forwards from finishing up in the cab although the entire partition is plastic rather than steel.
The doors are defended against scratches to half their height with hardboard and the load bay's sides are partially protected in the same way, but the floor and wheel-boxes are unprotected and the entire cargo area will need timbering out. Side rubbing strips protect the van's exterior from minor damage.
Gross payload capacity is 549kg and our Caddy could tow a braked trailer grossing at 1300kg.
Caddy's closest rival in the Ford line-up is the Transit Connect 200 L1 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi diesel with Auto Start-Stop and 95hp on tap. At 625kg its payload capacity is noticeably higher but its towing capacity is lower, at 1200kg.
For your money you get slightly less load width and length than with Caddy but more load height and more clearance between the wheel-boxes with a 2.9cu/m cargo area.
Our Caddy's trim package embraced electric windows, heated and electrically-adjustable exterior mirrors, a 12v power socket and driver and passenger front, side and curtain airbags. We especially liked the attractive-looking 5ins touch-screen Composition Colour DAB+ radio system with MP3 and Bluetooth compatibility.
Included are an aux-in socket, a USB port, a SD card slot and a CD player.
Storage facilities include a full-width shelf above the windscreen, a large and quite deep shelf on top of the dashboard, a lidded and lockable glove-box and bins in each of the doors. You'll find a pair of cup-holders between the seats.
Both the steering wheel and the driver's seat are height-adjustable and the wheel is reach-adjustable too.
Post-Collision Braking comes as standard on all Caddy models. It automatically applies the brakes in the wake of a smash if the driver is no longer able to do so, the idea being to minimise the risk of severe secondary impacts.
All the familiar electronic safety devices are provided including ABS, Electronic Stability Programme, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, Hill Hold Assist, Brake Assist, Traction Control System and Engine Drag Torque Control. An electronic diff lock is fitted too.
Options installed in our test Caddy included Front Assist with City Emergency Braking.
The former warns the driver if he or she is getting much too close to the vehicle in front, gives a short jolt to the brakes if the warning is ignored then instantly applies them in full if and when the driver hits the brake pedal. The latter automatically applies the brakes at speeds below 30km/h (18.75mph) if the driver fails to see an obstruction.
Staying with the theme of safety, our Caddy featured a Visibility Pack as an extra-cost option too. It includes automatically-illuminating headlights, a rain sensor for the windscreen wipers and an auto-dimming rear view mirror.
On the face of it the leather-trimmed steering wheel simply represents a cosmetic extra. However it is multifunctional and hosts switches for everything from cruise control to the radio's volume.
Transversely-mounted with a variable turbine geometry turbocharger, the 2.0-litre four-cylinder 16-valve common rail Euro 6 intercooled diesel generates maximum torque of 250Nm at a commendably-low 1300rpm. Top power kicks in at 4,400rpm and our demonstrator was fitted with a five-speed gearbox.
A diesel particulate filter is installed and Euro 6 engines come with an eight-litre AdBlue tank under the bonnet. It will need topping up at between 6,000 and 10,000km - 3,700 to 6,200 miles - depending on the work the van is engaged on.
A urea-based solution, AdBlue is injected into the exhaust gas stream to help clean up the vehicle's emissions. The Euro 6 standard will not become mandatory until September 2016 and vans that meet it are pricier than their Euro 5 counterparts, but VW claims that the price premium and the extra expenditure on AdBlue will both be offset by lower fuel consumption.
Caddy's suspension features coil springs with telescopic shock absorbers at the front and a rigid axle with leaf springs plus load-sensitive shockers at the back. Our demonstrator sat on 15ins steel wheels shod with Continental ContiEcoContact 195/65 R15 tyres but the wheel-covers that should be fitted to this model were absent.
Speed-related power-assisted steering delivers a 11.1m turning circle between walls.
With 102hp on tap Caddy certainly doesn't lack performance with plenty of torque available at low revs. As a consequence it digs in nicely and forges ahead when you're tackling a steep incline with a bit of weight in the back.
A slick gear change enables the driver to make the most of what the engine has to offer, but it is a pity we only had five speeds to play with. Cruising down the M5 we could have done with a six-speed box and we kept trying to change up to a gear that was not there.
Optional Adaptive Cruise Control which includes a speed limiter helped reined in a typically-heavy right foot.
Sharp handling makes Caddy fun to drive down twisting rural lanes but the extremely-firm ride may prompt you to slow down. Hit a hump or a pothole and you will certainly feel it, especially if you are lightly-laden.
A shame VW hasn't spent more on sound deadening. The cab interior could have stood to be quieter, with excessive levels of road noise caused in part by the absence of a completely-solid and sound-insulated bulkhead.
This is where things get difficult given the worldwide controversy over the emission figures VW has been quoting.
Its specification sheet lists a CO2 figure of 114g/km and a combined fuel consumption figure of 65.7mpg. However we were getting closer to 55mpg on a mixture of rural, motorway and suburban routes, a figure which is almost in line with VW's urban consumption figure.
That would suggest to us that Caddy is frugal, but perhaps not quite as frugal as VW's literature suggests.
The Ford we referred to earlier - which is Euro 5 - is marginally less frugal according to official figures, at 64.2mpg/115g/km. You can go for the same model in ECOnetic trim with Auto Start-Stop and beat Caddy with an official return of 67.3mpg/109g/km if you wish; but you will not be able to tow a trailer according to the Ford catalogue.
VW's new baby comes with a three-year/100,000-mile warranty with breakdown assistance available over the entire period with no mileage restriction. The paintwork warranty lasts for three years and Caddy is protected by a 12-year anti-corrosion perforation body warranty.
Service intervals can vary in line with the nature of the work the van is on but even if it is extremely undemanding you would be well advised to take it to a dealership long before two years are up; and don't neglect those interim AdBlue top-ups.
A tyre inflator and sealer fastened to the shelf above the windscreen is provided instead of a spare wheel. We'd rather have the latter.
Caddy first broke cover in the USA as a pick-up badged as the Rabbit believe it or not back in 1978. It proved popular so VW decided to launch it on this side of Atlantic as the Caddy pick-up in 1982, assembling it in a factory in Sarajevo; an unfortunate choice given what subsequently happened in former Yugoslavia.
Debuting in 1995, the second-generation Caddy was a high-cube light van developed by VW family member SEAT - which sold its own rebadged version - and built in Spain. A Caddy pick-up assembled in the Czech Republic broke cover in 1996.
Sold solely as a van, the Mk 3 Caddy appeared in 2003 with a 3.2cu/m load area and was joined by the bigger Maxi version with a 4.2cu/m cargo bay in 2007. Refinements included the appearance of the aforementioned DSG automated box as an option as well as the 4MOTION four-wheel-drive system.
The entire range received a facelift in 2010.
In many respects an attractive package but one whose appeal may be dented by the controversy swirling around its manufacturer.


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Bill Latham, Manny Trillo, and Nate Oliver sound off on Barry Bonds
One by one former MLB players comment on the huge evern of the summer of 2007, the Bonds record run. Doug Segrest of the Birmingham News reports on several of the latest to come out.
Bill Latham, formerly of the Boston Red Sox:
"There's nothing to be gained by Hank being there," said Bill Latham, a Huffman High product who pitched for the Mets and Twins and now scouts for the Red Sox.
"If he's there, all the questions thrown at him will only take away from Barry, whether intentional or not."
Former Cub Manny Trillo:
Trillo believes the chief reason Aaron shouldn't help celebrate Bonds is the most basic reason of all.
"I wouldn't want to be there when someone breaks my record," Trillo said.
Nate Oliver, who played for the LA Dodgers and SF Giants:
"Everybody else who's been closely associated (with steroids) is gone, but they're still going after Bonds," said Nate Oliver, a former Dodgers and Giants second baseman who serves the White Sox as a roving minor-league instructor.
"I honestly think if Barry said, `If and when I hit number 755, I'll quit,' people would be very happy. They'd throw him a parade if he hit 754 and quit."...
Oliver lives in California and knew Bonds' father, Bobby. He has empathy with the Giants' slugger.
He has no tolerance for shortcuts, however.
"They should test everyone they suspect of steroids on a weekly basis," Oliver said. "I don't like anything that cheats the game because it affects all of us who've ever been involved in the game."
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LIL WAYNE HONORED AT NAAM MUSEUM!!!
TARIK LAWRENCE / Music News / Sep 30th, 2022 / 0 COMMENTS
Lil Wayne has been honored with his very own exhibit at the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) for his 40th birthday. The NMAAM will host an event for people to view artifacts provided by Weezy, such as his Grammy for Rap Album of the Year, his BET "I Am Hip-Hop" Award, a handwritten letter from Rikers Island and an original CD of his major label debut album, Tha Block Is Hot. "I'm very grateful to work with NMAAM and show students how Hip-Hop has been so influential on the culture," Lil Wayne said in a statement. Lil Wayne also received 22 new platinum certifications on the same day as his birthday from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Dope! Weezey is one of the Goats.


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Top Films of 2017: #18- Blade Runner 2049
February 25, 2018 Brady Larsen	1 Comment
The original 1982 film, Blade Runner, is one of the great cornerstones of science fiction cinema. Among its myriad virtues as a work of art, one that has been crucial in its growing reputation since the 1980s is how prescient it has been. Prescient both in establishing a lot of the aesthetic touchstones of the sci-fi genre and in its ideas about the evolving relationship between human beings and technology. From rapid developments in the "I" portion of AI to ongoing conversations about how filtering life through a digital lens either erodes or enhances human socialization, Blade Runner's musings about the uneasy nexus between humanity and machinery seem to grow more topical by the day. Ridley Scott's Blade Runner debuted to relative shrugs a full thirteen years before the Internet would make its grand popular entrance in a flurry of AOL Free Trial CDs and by the time Facebook arrived in 2004 to declare that we would all henceforth live on the Internet, it had basically become something of a grizzled elder statesman. It makes all the sense in the world that our times should have their own Blade Runner film, but it was also a real risk to make one. It's a dicey move to build upon any well-regarded film, much less a groundbreaking, ceaselessly influential genre classic. There were a lot of variables that could have gone awry. Young French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve is an immensely talented filmmaker, who proved only last year, with the beautiful and haunting Arrival, that he knows how to craft a science fiction world that has both epic scope and a rich sense of emotion and tone. Still, he is still early in his career and this is no less than one of the sacred texts of modern pop culture. That first film is mentioned in the same hushed tones as the first two brilliant Star Wars films and it brings with it the added challenge of being the thornier, colder, more idiosyncratic cousin to those films. The chance of some turbulence in revisiting this most moody and cerebral of sci-fi worlds was all but guaranteed, and I adjusted my expectations accordingly. It is quite a relief then to say that Blade Runner 2049 is not simply a case of failure averted. This is a major piece of work and the blessed case of a blockbuster with peerless art film credentials. It is beautiful and bracing and cool, and if I cannot yet commit to call it a full-stop brilliant film, then so be it. That does not tarnish its beauty. If anything, all it does is move it even closer into the company of its predecessor; a film to inspire appreciation and awe and just a little bit of puzzlement. Like Blade Runner, Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 cultivates an air of almost aloof headiness, but it wears it very well.
Blade Runner 2049 picks up 30 years after the events of the first film, in a Los Angeles that has only grown more shadowy and sinister in that time. Since then, society has continued to create robotic servants called replicants to attend to all manner of human needs. The opening title cards inform us that after the last generation of replicants started rebelling, the government initiated a "blackout" to erase their memories. A wealthy tycoon named Niander Wallace (played broadly but effectively enough by Jared Leto) has stepped in to reinvigorate the flailing robotic industry by creating a newer, more advanced form of replicant that does not have the same rebellious tendencies as previous generations. Despite this newer, more obedient class of replicants coming to the fore, there is still a need to retire the older class and this is where the titular blade runners come in. The job of a blade runner is to hunt rogue replicants and neutralize them, either by convincing them to turn themselves in or by forcefully terminating them. Our protagonist is a blade runner named K (Ryan Gosling, once again proving that he can make steely stoicism feel engaging). K has a knack for retiring replicants, which probably has a lot to do with the fact that he is one himself. In the film's opening scene, K goes to the house Sapper Morton, (a fine single-scene performance by Dave "Drax the Destroyer" Bautista, in a film filled with fine single-scene performances), a replicant attempting to live the quiet life of a protein farmer. After neutralizing Sapper, K completes his due diligence of searching the premises and finds what look like human bones under an old tree. Forensics tests confirm that they belong to a female replicant and further inspection reveals that this replicant managed to do the impossible: give birth to a child. We come to learn that this replicant is Rachel, who Harrison Ford's Deckard fell in love with and ran away with at the end of the first film. Blade Runner 2049 is dense with plot, but the main thrust is that K comes to believe that he may be the birth child of Deckard and Rachel. At the same time, his commanding officer (played with understated grace and gravitas by Robin Wright) has ordered him to find and neutralize the replicant offspring. While K is investigating with the aid of his personal AI and paramore, Joi (Ana de Armas, the warm, beating heart of this chilly film), another party is also trying to track down the offspring's identity. This other party is Luv (Sylvia Hoeks), a female replicant so intelligent, physically lethal and ruthlessly efficient that Wallace uses her as both a key executive in his company and as a kind of all-purpose fixer. She is also the only one of Wallace's replicants to earn a real name. The film is about K's quest to track down Deckard and learn about his birth, while simultaneously seeming to comply with his mission as a police officer and staying a step ahead of Luv, who wants to find the offspring for Wallace so he can discover the secret to making his own replicants fertile. A great deal more happens involving a great many small, potent characters, but I think I should stop there. Suffice to say that Blade Runner 2049 is an epic in every sense of the word. The most convincing criticism I have heard is that Blade Runner 2049 has an overwhelming, glacial sensibility to it, and I would not entirely disagree with this. The film is 2 hours and 40 minutes long and it would not be wrong to say that you could make a version of Blade Runner 2049 that is shorter while still being cohesive. Still, a nice, trim version of Blade Runner 2049 would be antithetical to everything that the film is. This is the kind of film that invites you to get lost and absorbed in its world and that world is one of the most stunning, gorgeously conceived science fiction universes I have ever seen. From the hazy neons of futuristic Los Angeles to the vast fields of rusty scrap metal that fill what used to be San Diego to the giant, crumbling statues of women that peer vacantly over the dusty, fallen ruin of Las Vegas. This is an absolute marvel of production design for which no words will suffice and a film with this sense of world-building was never going to look anything less than staggering. To top it all off, the whole spectacle is lensed by the brilliant Roger Deakins, quite possibly the greatest living cinematographer. This is the man who captured the frigid, snowy wastes of Fargo and draped the American South of O Brother Where Art Thou? in emerald greens and honeyed golds. Spending time in this beautiful and ominous world, full of shadows, glowing lights, steam, and smog is key to what makes Blade Runner 2049 a great film and it is crucial that we take a nice, long soak in that milieu. The longer we spend there, the more we can succumb to the power and the mystery of the questions it is asking.
Like the first Blade Runner, the central question at the heart of Blade Runner 2049 is really that of what makes a person, or at least what makes a being sentient. And if that old heady standby is the kind of prompt that has been firing up stoned college dorm debates since at least as long as the first Blade Runner debuted, then Blade Runner 2049 is proof that big, starry-eyed discussions about consciousness are still worth having when they are done right. In the case of this film, that means approaching the subject with a healthy dose of rigor to undercut any of the pretension we may be expecting. It also means viewing consciousness as more of an emotional quandary than an intellectual one. To put it another way, Blade Runner 2049 is refreshing because it does not come at the premise of intelligence and personhood with the aim of blowing minds. It knows it is not nearly the first movie to broach this topic. Instead, it succeeds by going for our hearts. The film does not need to definitively answer whether an AI can ever truly be sentient or where intelligence ends and the soul begins, because it is more concerned with the subjective experience of questioning one's existence. It is curious about the strange, soulful ache that must come with any kind of consciousness and what that feels like. Both Blade Runner films are largely about how terrifying, sad, and bewildering it can be to just realize that one exists. Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 can be counted among the most jaw-dropping visual experiences ever put to cinema. They are blockbusters. But I think the fact that the Blade Runner series fits, however uneasily, into popcorn cinema can make people forget that these films are also melancholic tone poems. The first film practically ends with its antagonist resigned to death, delivering an elegiac, heart-rending soliloquy on the erosion of memory and the transience of all life. And this, I would say almost without hesitating, is the most iconic scene. The first Blade Runner contains action and romance and detective noir and it is beloved for all of those elements, but it solidifies its status as a science fiction masterpiece because a sad android sits broken in the rain and laments the fact that he has to die. These films deliver terrific spectacle, but the emotional through-line of this now-franchise is simply that consciousness is a complicated phenomenon; that it is a scary thing to know that one is awake and breathing, and an even scarier thing to know that one will one day cease to do those things. Blade Runner 2049 avoids the pitfalls of the freshman philosophy debate because it does not overstep its bounds by offering answers it lacks. It follows its predecessor's lead by bathing itself in a reverie of awe-struck wistfulness. It has many questions but most of its answers are white noise. The only sure answer seems to be that we should be kind to anything that exists because existence is a strange and scary thing. To quote my favorite album, Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, how strange it is to be anything at all.
Blade Runner 2049 is not simply asking us tough questions that it cannot answer. I think these films are about how we, as human beings or replicants or whatever lifeform we happen to be, direct those questions out into the ether, to anyone and anything that may be listening. Like the first Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049 is about the notion of God or gods or whatever we think created us. K is propelled forward by a sudden yearning to know why he exists. Just as many human beings look to various deities for some sign that they are loved by those that created them, both K and his kindred enemy Luv are moved by a need to have some sign that they are loved by their architects. For Luv, this means doing everything in her power to stay in Niander Wallace's good graces. Beneath her veneer of steely professional competence is a naked hunger for her creator's approval. For K, who spent much of his life in an orphanage with no hope of ever knowing what created him, the sudden sense that he might have a human father sends him on a mission to find his own creator. Whether we are seeking acceptance from a celestial parent or a biological one, Blade Runner 2049 posits that to be alive is to grasp toward some kind of validation from the powers above us. And as much as K's quest is about discovering whether replicants can create life for themselves, it is just as much borne out of an unspoken need to find someone who wanted him to exist. This is not a novel philosophy. The idea of a higher power being akin to a parent is a fundamental part of many religions. But Blade Runner 2049 uses it as another emotional building block. It is another layer of fog that the film adds to the experience and another way of showing how thin the line is between humans and replicants. All sentient beings feel self-doubt. They appeal to something greater than themselves for a direction through the mist. It is human to look to our parents and hope that we have made them proud. In the film's final battle, Luv tells K, "I'm the best one." It is a moment of arrogance and it comes from the film's villain, but the line carries an air of sad, almost childish insecurity. The unflagging hunger for her god's love is what drives Luv to do monstrous things. She may be the most powerful replicant ever built, but she is just as prone to neediness and vulnerability as any other being on the planet. To be alive is to be frail and exposed with our loudest boasts thinly covering our weak points like scraps of tattered cloth.
What makes Blade Runner 2049 so much more than an acceptable sequel to Blade Runner is how it does more than ape its predecessor's philosophical talking points. Like any good sequel, Blade Runner 2049 has an impeccable understanding of the questions that drove the first film and also has ideas about how to expand them. It manages to take Blade Runner's ideas about the need for love and validation from God or a parent and apply them to the human ache to feel significant to the world around us. While K wants to meet Deckard so he can finally know his father, there is also a deeper longing to learn that he is important. The notion that he could be the figurehead of the greater struggle for replicant personhood shakes him out of his ennui and opens his eyes to a cause that he had formerly ignored. Learning of this destiny will mean he is valued, not only by his parents but by the world at large. Joi tells him that she has always known he is special. This need to be unique, to find that we are indispensable to the world, is what drives K to disregard his orders and rewrite the rules of his mission. It also makes him more similar to Luv than he might ever want to believe. Luv may be desperate to be seen as superior in the eyes of one powerful man, but K is just as desperate to receive a badge of honor from the Universe. Without giving too much away, Blade Runner 2049 throws a wrinkle into K's vision of himself as a central player in the fate of the world. The film slyly plays into the narrative of the Chosen One, only to subtly invert it in the name of asking insightful questions about what it means to be important. The film sees some folly in the human need to find a hero's narrative for ourselves, but it is not judgmental of it. As with all its other musings about what it means to be human, Blade Runner 2049 is curious and sympathetic about how people grasp ceaselessly toward some grand purpose. On the one hand, even a delusional belief in our own significance can sometimes embolden us to do things that are courageous and noble and quite beyond what we initially thought ourselves capable of. Still, the film sees folly in the idea of being chosen. Progress, revolution, and social change are complicated forces that require the actions of a great many individuals, and it is probably naïve to think that they could ever hinge on one pivotal figure. The idea that you are that one missing puzzle piece is wrongheaded, but what you are is a single, small thread in the complex, interweaving tapestry of human agency. Every sentient creature has been given the ability to make its own decision and an individual decision can be a thing tremendous power. No one is chosen, but you can choose yourself. You can opt in to what is right and opt out of what is wrong and that power can be a reminder that you are neither powerless nor alone.
For all the questions it raises about agency, consciousness, and personhood, Blade Runner 2049 excels best as a movie about the sensory experience of what it means to be alive. In that light, it is fitting to me that the film's most poignant insights into what it means to exist involve small, tactile pleasures. To be alive is to be able to sense the world around you and come to appreciate it, not as a means to an end but for the strange, beautiful, singular experience it is. When a jaded K confronts Sapper Morton in the film's opening, he finds the farmer has been doing more than growing tasteless protein for the world's cities. He has been harvesting a small stash of garlic for himself. K smells it when he enters the house and Sapper asks if he would like to try some. K does not see the point. He declines Sapper's offer and then dutifully kills him. K's major arc is about finding out if he has an all-important destiny but I think it is also about him finding something deeper than duty. I do not know if K would accept a piece of garlic by the film's end, but I do believe it finds him closer to understanding that life is about luxuriating in small pleasures. When he finally finds Deckard, Deckard utters a line from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. It is about wanting some cheese and Deckard speaks it as if it were the key line in some religious text. He says it as if it were the password to get into some speakeasy and he waits to see if it resonates with K in any way. Does cheese mean anything to you? Does a piece of pop music awaken anything in your soul? Can life be about more than fulfilling our programming or completing some world-altering mission we have created for ourselves? Do you see the joy in the ephemeral, inessential minutiae of life? What does the smell of garlic mean to you? You wouldn't happen to have a piece of cheese, would you, boy? This is the true essence of the film and it is why I do not need Blade Runner 2049 to be a concise, terse, declarative piece of work. It is about atmosphere and confusion and the senses. To be alive is to be pulled screaming into a waking dream full of color, sounds, smells and tastes. Life is a mystery, but not the kind that you need to solve.
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Fenton Barnhill says:
Or it's just a decent movie. 😉


Bendy Bones (B-Bones) are an easy way to replace long chains of many small rigid bones. A common use case for curved bones is to model spine columns or facial bones.
Blender treats the bone as a section of a Bézier curve passing through the bones' joints. Each of the Segments will bend and roll to follow this invisible curve representing a tessellated point of the Bézier curve. The control points at each end of the curve are the endpoints of the bone. The shape of the B-Bones can be controlled using a series of properties or indirectly through the neighboring bones (i.e. first child and parent). The properties construct handles on either end of the bone to control the curvature.
When using the B-bone as a constraint target 데이터 ID(data ID) offers an option to follow the curvature.
However, if the bone is used as a target rather than to deform geometry, only Armature and Copy Transforms constraints will use the full transformation including roll and scale.
You can see these segments only if bones are visualized as B-bones.
When not visualized as B-Bones, bones are always shown as rigid sticks, even though the bone segments are still present and effective. This means that even in e.g. Octahedron visualization, if some bones in a chain have several segments, they will nonetheless smoothly deform their geometry.
The initial shape of a B-Bone can be defined in Edit Mode as a rest pose of that bone. This is useful for curved facial features like curved eyebrows or mouths.
B-Bones have two sets of the Bendy Bone properties -- one for Edit mode (i.e. the Rest Pose/Base Rig) and another for Pose Mode -- adding together their values to get the final transforms.
In Fig. The OLD B-Bones, in Edit Mode. ToDo. we connected three bones, each one made of five segments.
Look at Fig. The same armature in Object Mode., we can see how the bones' segments smoothly "blend" into each other, even for roll.
The Segments number button allows you to set the number of segments, which the given bone is subdivided into. Segments are small, rigid linked child bones that interpolate between the root and the tip. The higher this setting, the smoother "bends" the bone, but the heavier the pose calculations.
Applies offsets to the curve handle positions on the plane perpendicular to the bone's primary (Y) axis. As a result, the handle moves per axis (XY) further from its original location, causing the curve to bend.
The roll value (or twisting around the main Y axis of the bone) is interpolated per segment, between the start and end roll values. It is applied as a rotational offset on top of the previous rotation.
If enabled, the Roll Out value of the Start Handle bone (connected parent by default) will be implicitly added to the Roll In setting of the current bone.
Scaling factor that adjusts the thickness of each segment for X and Z axes only, i.e. length is not affected. Similar to Roll it is interpolated per segment.
The Ease In/Out number buttons, change the "length" of the "auto" Bézier handle to control the "root handle" and "tip handle" of the bone, respectively.
These values are proportional to the default length, which of course automatically varies depending on bone length, angle with the reference handle, and so on.
B-Bones can use custom bones as their reference bone handles, instead of only using the connected parent/child bones.
The connected parent (or first connected child) of the bone is chosen as the handle. Calculations are done according to the Absolute handle type below.
The Bézier handle is controlled by the position of the head (tail) of the handle bone relative to the head (tail) of the current bone. If the handle is also a B-Bone, additional processing is applied to further smooth the transition, assuming that the bones in effect form a chain.
The Bézier handle is controlled by the offset of the head (tail) of the handle bone from its rest pose. The use of this type is not recommended due to numerical stability issues near zero offset.
The Bézier handle is controlled by the orientation of the handle bone, independent of its location.
For types other than Automatic, a bone to use as handle has to be manually selected. Switching to a custom handle type without selecting a bone can be used to effectively disable the handle.
It is valid for two bones to refer to each other as handles -- this correlation is applied in connected chains with Automatic handles.
The "BBone Shape" Keying Set includes all Bendy Bones properties.


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Business Growth along Ennis-Joslin Attributed to Growing Student Population at TAMUCC
Ennis Joslin Road not only runs along the campus of A&M Corpus Christi, it is playing a big role in the school's expansion. Lots of University students call many of the apartments along Ennis Joslin 'home' and with the University expanding, so is the housing market.
Driving along Ennis Joslin this is what you'll see: brand new apartment complexes, restaurants, bars and other businesses.
Apartment complexes like "Campus Quarters" aren't directly affiliated with the University, but tailor their amenities to students.
Traci Vega‑Taylor, Leasing Manager with Campus Quarters, said "We are a fully furnished apartment complex and we are individually leased meaning that we sign leases per person so every person can feel secure that they're signing a lease for themselves and they're responsible for themselves only."
According to Texas A&M Corpus Christi University officials, in the last five years the school has grown by more than 2,000 students. As of Fall 2016, student enrollment was at 12,202.
Amanda Drum, Executive Director for Strategic Engagement Initiatives at TAMUCC said "TAMUCC is very proud of the University, very proud of the City and we're so excited that we've been able to make a positive impact on the City as well as our students."
As for businesses that have been around like "Pizza State" who has been in operation for ten years now, they welcome the student population and employ several students and look forward to the continuing growth of Ennis Joslin.
Megan Hinkie, Assistant Manager with Pizza State said "It's nice to see Corpus as a whole growing. I think it's offering a lot for young people and people to not only come down here for school but also to stay after they graduate too."
Private complexes like Campus Quarters welcome both students and non‑students and those who are looking for a student‑only environment, should check out the University's "Momentum Village" Apartments which are also located on Ennis Joslin.
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We were sent the second series of Olly the Little White Van to review and so far it has been a big hit with my three year old, it even had my one year old dancing.
My son loves it and has been singing the theme tune to us all day, I have watched it too and the characters are fun, endearing and help to promote helping each other.
Olly is voiced by Justin Fletcher (of Mr Tumble fame) and as usual he adds a little excitement to the character that brings him to life.
The cheeky little white van helps to spread the message that helping others is good and that you should always try to help someone, even if you don't always get it right.
The music is catchy and as with most of these types of things you know its good when you find yourself singing it at inappropriate times of the day (i.e. when the kids are in bed).
The website has some great games on it too as well as some useful fact sheets and activities to get your children helping around the home and out and about.
I think the only way the series could be made better is if the episodes were a little longer, at five minutes the children are just getting into it and then it ends.
We, I mean my son, is really looking forward to the third series which is out Summer/Autumn this year and we will be on the look out for the toys and games which are due out after Easter.
Also running on the website at the moment is a competition whereby your child can get on TV with Olly and appear singing/dancing/mucking around at the end of Olly as the credits play out.
Overall it has been a big hit with us and we look forward to seeing more episodes.


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