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Surge of Australia citizenship applications after bill lapses in Senate
The Department of Immigration is witnessing a surge of Australia citizenship applications after the contentious changes were disapproved by the Senate. The Turnbull government failed in its efforts to pass extensive reforms to the Australia citizenship in the Senate. This included a stringent language test in English for applicants of citizenship.
The officials of the Department of Immigration said that the applications for Australia citizenship had reduced drastically. This was owing to the crackdown announced by Peter Dutton the Immigration Minister in April 2017.
However last week the Government of Australia failed to obtain the approval from Senate for these proposed reforms. This has resulted in a fresh rush of applications for Australian citizenship.
An official of the Immigration Department Christine Dacey said that after the announcement of Senate disapproval, the applications have increased. She informed this to the Senate Estimates, as quoted by the SBS.
The proposed reforms bill to citizenship would have enhanced the waiting times for Australia PR holders to 4 years from 1 year. It would have also introduced a mandatory exam in the English language along with a test on 'Australian Values'. An official of the Immigration Department Christine Dacey said that there was a similar rush earlier this year.
It was in April when the changes to citizenship were first announced. It was around 20th April that the rush in applications was first witnessed this year. Later there was a steep decline in applications for citizenship. This was lower when compared to the earlier 12 months, added Ms. Dacey.
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
// Copyright Contributors to the OpenColorIO Project.

#include <cstring>
#include <sstream>

#include <OpenColorIO/OpenColorIO.h>

#include "GpuShaderUtils.h"
#include "ops/gradingtone/GradingToneOpCPU.h"
#include "ops/gradingtone/GradingToneOpGPU.h"
#include "ops/gradingtone/GradingToneOp.h"
#include "transforms/GradingToneTransform.h"

namespace OCIO_NAMESPACE
{

namespace
{

class GradingToneOp;
typedef OCIO_SHARED_PTR<GradingToneOp> GradingToneOpRcPtr;
typedef OCIO_SHARED_PTR<const GradingToneOp> ConstGradingToneOpRcPtr;

class GradingToneOp : public Op
{
public:
    GradingToneOp() = delete;
    GradingToneOp(const GradingToneOp &) = delete;
    explicit GradingToneOp(GradingToneOpDataRcPtr & tone);

    virtual ~GradingToneOp();

    OpRcPtr clone() const override;

    std::string getInfo() const override;

    bool isIdentity() const override;
    bool isSameType(ConstOpRcPtr & op) const override;
    bool isInverse(ConstOpRcPtr & op) const override;
    bool canCombineWith(ConstOpRcPtr & op) const override;
    void combineWith(OpRcPtrVec & ops, ConstOpRcPtr & secondOp) const override;

    std::string getCacheID() const override;

    bool isDynamic() const override;
    bool hasDynamicProperty(DynamicPropertyType type) const override;
    DynamicPropertyRcPtr getDynamicProperty(DynamicPropertyType type) const override;
    void replaceDynamicProperty(DynamicPropertyType type,
                                DynamicPropertyGradingToneImplRcPtr & prop) override;
    void removeDynamicProperties() override;

    ConstOpCPURcPtr getCPUOp(bool fastLogExpPow) const override;

    void extractGpuShaderInfo(GpuShaderCreatorRcPtr & shaderCreator) const override;

protected:
    ConstGradingToneOpDataRcPtr toneData() const
    {
        return DynamicPtrCast<const GradingToneOpData>(data());
    }
    GradingToneOpDataRcPtr toneData()
    {
        return DynamicPtrCast<GradingToneOpData>(data());
    }
};

GradingToneOp::GradingToneOp(GradingToneOpDataRcPtr & tone)
    :   Op()
{
    data() = tone;
}

OpRcPtr GradingToneOp::clone() const
{
    GradingToneOpDataRcPtr p = toneData()->clone();
    return std::make_shared<GradingToneOp>(p);
}

GradingToneOp::~GradingToneOp()
{
}

std::string GradingToneOp::getInfo() const
{
    return "<GradingToneOp>";
}

bool GradingToneOp::isIdentity() const
{
    return toneData()->isIdentity();
}

bool GradingToneOp::isSameType(ConstOpRcPtr & op) const
{
    ConstGradingToneOpRcPtr typedRcPtr = DynamicPtrCast<const GradingToneOp>(op);
    return (bool)typedRcPtr;
}

bool GradingToneOp::isInverse(ConstOpRcPtr & op) const
{
    ConstGradingToneOpRcPtr typedRcPtr = DynamicPtrCast<const GradingToneOp>(op);
    if (!typedRcPtr) return false;

    ConstGradingToneOpDataRcPtr toneOpData = typedRcPtr->toneData();
    return toneData()->isInverse(toneOpData);
}

bool GradingToneOp::canCombineWith(ConstOpRcPtr & /*op*/) const
{
    return false;
}

void GradingToneOp::combineWith(OpRcPtrVec & /*ops*/, ConstOpRcPtr & secondOp) const
{
    if (!canCombineWith(secondOp))
    {
        throw Exception("GradingToneOp: canCombineWith must be checked "
                        "before calling combineWith.");
    }
}

std::string GradingToneOp::getCacheID() const
{
    // Create the cacheID.
    std::ostringstream cacheIDStream;
    cacheIDStream << "<GradingToneOp ";
    cacheIDStream << toneData()->getCacheID();
    cacheIDStream << ">";

    return cacheIDStream.str();
}

bool GradingToneOp::isDynamic() const
{
    return toneData()->isDynamic();
}

bool GradingToneOp::hasDynamicProperty(DynamicPropertyType type) const
{
    if (type != DYNAMIC_PROPERTY_GRADING_TONE)
    {
        return false;
    }
    return toneData()->isDynamic();
}

DynamicPropertyRcPtr GradingToneOp::getDynamicProperty(DynamicPropertyType type) const
{
    if (type != DYNAMIC_PROPERTY_GRADING_TONE)
    {
        throw Exception("Dynamic property type not supported by grading tone op.");
    }
    if (!isDynamic())
    {
        throw Exception("Grading tone property is not dynamic.");
    }
    return toneData()->getDynamicProperty();
}

void GradingToneOp::replaceDynamicProperty(DynamicPropertyType type,
                                           DynamicPropertyGradingToneImplRcPtr & prop)
{
    if (type != DYNAMIC_PROPERTY_GRADING_TONE)
    {
        throw Exception("Dynamic property type not supported by grading tone op.");
    }
    if (!isDynamic())
    {
        throw Exception("Grading tone property is not dynamic.");
    }
    toneData()->replaceDynamicProperty(prop);
}

void GradingToneOp::removeDynamicProperties()
{
    toneData()->removeDynamicProperty();
}

ConstOpCPURcPtr GradingToneOp::getCPUOp(bool /*fastLogExpPow*/) const
{
    ConstGradingToneOpDataRcPtr data = toneData();
    return GetGradingToneCPURenderer(data);
}

void GradingToneOp::extractGpuShaderInfo(GpuShaderCreatorRcPtr & shaderCreator) const
{
    ConstGradingToneOpDataRcPtr data = toneData();
    GetGradingToneGPUShaderProgram(shaderCreator, data);
}

}  // Anon namespace

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

void CreateGradingToneOp(OpRcPtrVec & ops,
                         GradingToneOpDataRcPtr & toneData,
                         TransformDirection direction)
{
    auto tone = toneData;
    if (direction == TRANSFORM_DIR_INVERSE)
    {
        tone = tone->inverse();
    }

    ops.push_back(std::make_shared<GradingToneOp>(tone));
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

void CreateGradingToneTransform(GroupTransformRcPtr & group, ConstOpRcPtr & op)
{
    auto gt = DynamicPtrCast<const GradingToneOp>(op);
    if (!gt)
    {
        throw Exception("CreateGradingToneTransform: op has to be a GradingToneOp.");
    }
    auto gtData = DynamicPtrCast<const GradingToneOpData>(op->data());
    auto gtTransform = GradingToneTransform::Create(gtData->getStyle());
    auto & data = dynamic_cast<GradingToneTransformImpl *>(gtTransform.get())->data();
    data = *gtData;

    group->appendTransform(gtTransform);
}

void BuildGradingToneOp(OpRcPtrVec & ops,
                        const Config & /*config*/,
                        const ConstContextRcPtr & /*context*/,
                        const GradingToneTransform & transform,
                        TransformDirection dir)
{
    const auto & data = dynamic_cast<const GradingToneTransformImpl &>(transform).data();
    data.validate();

    auto toneData = data.clone();
    CreateGradingToneOp(ops, toneData, dir);
}

} // namespace OCIO_NAMESPACE

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Exerbeat: Gym Class Workout
ExerBeat offers an interactive fitness experience where players workout to the beat by utilizing the Wii Remote™ to perform more than 150 simple yet challenging exercises
ExerBeat offers an interactive fitness experience where players workout to the beat by utilizing the Wii Remote™ to perform more than 150 simple yet challenging exercises. With a wealth of activities, in-game personal trainers, customizable programs and data for calories burned, ExerBeat offers a robust virtual workout studio for the home.
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The Indian community in Uganda gathered recently in the parking lot opposite the StarTimes stadium in Lugogo to celebrate the Holi festival.
Holi is a festival of colours celebrated for two to three days every year among the Hindu, especially in Nepal and India.
People pour coloured water, splash colours on one another and cook lavishly. The legend goes that the demon king Hiranyakashyap had a son, Prahlad, the greatest devotee of Lord Vishnu. But Hiranyakashyap wanted to kill his son; so, he called his sister, Holika, who had a magic robe. This robe had the power to save the wearer from burning.
Hiranyakashyap ordered Holi to sit on a fire with Prahlad, hoping she would not be harmed but Prahlad would be burnt to death.
But the opposite happened, and the day is a celebration of good over evil. In Kampala, Canada-based Indian singer Shivangi Bhayana headlined the event as Nicholas Bamulanzeki witnessed.


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Egypt to launch campaign to attract Arab Gulf tourists
Ahram Online , Sunday 20 Dec 2015
An aerial view of part of the coast the Red Sea with hotels and resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh, is pictured and seen through the window of an airplane, Egypt (Reuters)
Egypt is expanding on Monday a campaign targeting citizens from Arab Gulf countries under the name of "This is Egypt" (#ThisIsEgypt), in an attempt to revive the country's ailing tourism industry.
"This is Egypt" will kick off in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, with Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou currently visiting the oil-rich monarchy to launch the campaign that will also target the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait.
Earlier this month, another campaign was launched on social media using the same hashtag as Egypt's Ministry of Tourism called on people to snap photos from all over the country and show the world a firsthand account of the "real" Egypt.
Sami Mahmoud, chairman of Egypt's tourism authority said the new month-long campaign hopes to attract Arab tourists for Christmas breaks and mid-year vacations.
"Arabs are more understanding of what happened with the Russian plane incident. We are counting on close ties between these countries and Egypt," Mahmoud told Aswat Masriya.
The tourism sector is one of Egypt's main sources of foreign currency. The industry took a hit following the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
After the Russian airline disaster in late October, which saw all 224 passengers and crew members killed, several countries suspended flights to Sharm El-Sheikh and the country altogether due to security concerns. Russia, among other countries, concluded that the plane was brought down by a bomb.
Mahmoud pointed out that the campaign, which will depend heavily on social media, would also include a promotional video that targets audiences from the Gulf.
The video will be screened on satellite channels in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait. It will also be displayed on screens in major business centres, Mahmoud said.
Zazou explained that the campaign focuses on these three Gulf countries in particular as they are the Arab countries which contribute the most to Egypt's tourism industry.
In 2014, the annual report of tourism statistics showed that Saudi Arabia contributes to 21.6 percent of tourism in the country. The country also ranks sixth highest in the amount of citizens that visit Egypt.
Foreign currency reserves in Egypt are approaching a critical level, standing at $16.41 billion at the end of October, most of which is made up of Gulf deposits.
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how many resorts will be re-organised to be halal and absolutly dry resorts in order to accomodate gulf tourists needs? will they be gulf-only? because it might produce conflicts to have in the same resort saudhi-families and western bikini tourists i hope, Mr. Zaazoo was checking the needs before starting his campaign. when i remember right, the MB government wanted to implement something similar 2013...


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A few years ago the world woke up to the fact that people seeking refuge from war and persecution were drowning by their thousands in the Mediterranean. This conversation in poetry offers words for these times of war; ways of wondering what it means to resist; to suffer with; to bear witness; to seek companionship; to be part of the agony of a family made in love, and parting, separated by land, sea and paperwork.
We Will Seek Peace and Pursue It (Downloadable book)
Neil Paynter £7.99
A book of readings, reflections and prayers about 'the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people's lives' - and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.
In the Mists on the Shoreline (Downloadable book)
Chris Polhill £6.99
The spiritual encounter with the 'otherness' that Christians call God is part of the experience of being human, recognised down the ages. In this book you will find a wide variety of spiritual experiences openly explored - from the mystical to the practical, from very personal reflections, to stories with passion for social justice.
The Landscape Below (Downloadable book)
Bruce C Ball £6.80
Aimed at all concerned about the environment, this book presents a radical vision of the future of farming and community life, based on hidden insights from the life and spirit of the soil and on the author's experiences of growing up in the small, agricultural community of Clatt in North-East Scotland. With a Foreword by Alastair McIntosh, author of Soil and Soul.
Parables of Northern Seed (Downloadable book)
Alastair McIntosh £7.99
This anthology shares the best of Alastair McIntosh's BBC radio Prayer and Thought for the Day pieces from nearly a decade. Here is that of God, transcendent, yet also here and now, immanent, within the day's hard news. Alastair is a Quaker and author of books including Soil and Soul and Island Spirituality.
Ready or Not (Downloadable book)
Ruth Harvey £7.99
An original collection of stories, reflections, meditations, poems, songs and dialogues about recalling the wisdom of our own childhood thoughts and being open to what children in our midst have to share with us about God, faith, life, death and spirituality.
A Storehouse of Kingdom Things (Downloadable book)
Ian M Fraser £7.80
Ian Fraser has been a prophet in our land - and far beyond - for the lifetimes of most of us. Here he reflects on the banking crisis and the world order, getting rid of war, Israel and Palestine, the USA and Cuba, fundamentalism, proselytism and evangelism, law and grace, the theology of fashion and much more.
Love for the Future (Downloadable book)
David Osborne £8.99
David Osborne tells the story of his long pilgrimage on foot from the middle of England to the island of Iona, and how he reflected along the way on the qualities we need to develop in ourselves for the journey we face into the future as we contend with climate change, pollution and diminishing resources.
No Ordinary Child (Downloadable book)
Jacqueline Ley £4.99
When Jacqueline Ley's 23-year-old son told her that he was gay, she was shocked and hurt. Her fundamentalist Christian background told her that homosexuality was sinful and that her son had placed himself beyond the pale. But she underwent a remarkable transformation of attitude -
Pathways for Pilgrims (Downloadable book)
Chris King £5.10
A resource for individuals and groups wishing to explore the Iona Community's integrated approach to spirituality in the space of four weeks. Each week covers an area of the Community''s engagement and the days include a 'community experience', a Bible reading, material for reflection, prayers and thoughts to ponder.
Outside the Safe Place (Downloadable book)
Anne Muir £8.99
In 2004, the Iona Community became concerned that many of those who could bear witness to its early days were by then in their 70s or 80s. As a result, they commissioned an oral history project, so that their testimonies would not be lost. This book is based on the recordings of their stories.
God in the Dark (downloadable book)
Peter Longson £8.50
What becomes of faith in God when bad stuff happens? How do we react when we realise that, for all its glories, this world can be a dark, dangerous and disappointing place? Peter Longson's honest, unflinching exploration of the nature of evil and its consequences for life and faith leads him to some surprising and liberating conclusions about the nature of God.
Words and Wonderings (Downloadable book)
Through conversations and connections Joy Mead explores the true meaning of community - beyond the jargon of ''community cohesion'' and the ''Big Society''.


Grand cherokee 1997 Lifted 4 inches and it vibrates when reach 35 to 45 miles per hr wish parts do I need to change in the CV style drive shaft and also the make or brand names that best fit on it?
did the vibs start after the lift? if so then my sugestions are to either lower your TC or install a SYE.
I agree with jon-d. I'm guessing its a driveline related issue, so you'll need to put in a Slip Yoke Eliminator, or drop your transfercase.
Lifted my Jeep 3 inches!!! Need help with offset rims PICS INSIDE!!!
2000 XJ W/4" Teraflex (recent lift), now vibrates at 30-35mph?


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Paul Witherspoon served as an inspirational leader within the field of hydrogeological research for more than 50 years. His discoveries altered understanding of the role of fluids in subsurface rocks, and continue to be applied to pressing societal issues, among them geothermal energy and underground gas storage, to this day. Friends and colleagues at Berkeley Lab remember Paul Witherspoon, who organized and directed Berkeley Lab's first Earth Sciences Division, as an engaging, natural leader and a dear friend. Paul Witherspoon would have been 100 years old on February 9, 2019.
In 1941, Witherspoon left Pittsburgh where he'd earned his B.S. in petroleum engineering for a job in Oklahoma City as apprentice engineer for Phillips Petroleum. He once recalled how not six months later he was digging ditches to remove some old pipelines from the oil field when news came of the attack on Pearl Harbor. By 1942, the young engineer was part of a large defense plant project to design and construct a butadiene-styrene plant in Borger, Texas, for the manufacture of synthetic rubber badly needed in the war effort. He stayed on with Phillips until 1951 when he left to pursue a M.S. in petroleum engineering physics at the University of Kansas. Later he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, while serving as petroleum engineering division head at Illinois State Geological Survey in Champaign.
There was similar interest at Berkeley Lab which started an Energy and Environment program around that same time. Witherspoon helped put together a proposal for what became the first of the program's many funded projects, which tackled reservoir engineering, geochemical and production engineering, geophysical studies and land subsidence research, and later the isolation of nuclear waste. Still working from his faculty position at UC-Berkeley, he later (in 1977) initiated, organized, and served as first director of Berkeley Lab's Earth Sciences Division, which has evolved into the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area.
Paul Witherspoon received a number of awards, including the Horton Medal from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and both the Meinzer Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Geological Society of America. He was elected in 1989 to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, in 1992 as a Foreign Member to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and in 2001 as a Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation.
In 2015, AGU established the Paul A. Witherspoon Award and Lecture in Hydrologic Sciences, which recognizes significant and innovative contributions in hydrologic sciences by a mid-career scientist.
The Paul A. Witherspoon Lecture honors the life and work of hydrologist, Paul A. Witherspoon. Find additional information and nomination details HERE.
Born February 9, 1919, in Dormont, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
1941-1945 – Phillips Petroleum, Apprentice Engineer in their Oklahoma City oil field, and Borger, assisting in putting the plant into operation.
1945 – Returned to Bartlesville with Phillips, where met and married Elizabeth Talbott, October 26, 1946.
End of 1946 – transferred to the thriving metropolis of Eureka, Kansas.
1949-1951 – a MS degree in petroleum engineering physics, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
1951-1956 – Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois. Head of the Petroleum Department. Started working on a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois.
End of 1956 – finished the Ph.D. dissertation on the colloidal nature of petroleum and the effect of asphaltic material on the viscosity and non-Newtonian behavior of crude oil.
1957 – Professor of Petroleum Engineering of the Department of Mineral Technology of UC Berkeley.
1965 – Professor of Geological Engineering of the Department of Material Sciences and Mineral Engineering of UC Berkeley.
1971 – Proposal to start an engineering project on geothermal energy, which turned out to be the first funded project.
1977 – Organized and moderated a workshop- sponsored by ERDA [the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration, precursor to DOE] in Austin, Texas, on the movement of fluids in largely impermeable rock.
1977-1982 – Director of the Earth Sciences Division.
1989 – Retirement from teaching at Cal Berkeley, and continued as Faculty Senior Scientist in the ESD of LBNL.
1990 – The Robert E. Horton Medal of AGU Union Honors for Outstanding contribution to the geophysical aspects of hydrology.
1992 – Elected Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
1994 – Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
1996 – the Distinguished Service Award from the Geological Society of America (GSA).


President Bidya Devi Bhandari is set to register her candidacy for the March 13 presidential election, today.
President Bhandari has reached the liaison office of the Election Commission (EC) located at International Convention Centre in New Baneshwor to file her candidacy, said President's Chief Personal Secretary Bhesh Raj Adhikari.
Similarly, the Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held today at the party's headquarters in Sanepa, Lalitpur, has decided to field Laxmi Rai as the main contender against President Bhandari, according to Govinda Pariyar, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba's press coordinator.
The EC has set today's 3:00 pm as the deadline for filing the candidacy and the final list of candidates will be published tomorrow at 6:00 pm. The presidential election will be held on March 13. Voters will cast their votes between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Presidential election is being held for the third time in the country. Ram Baran Yadav was elected the first president in 2008, while Bhandari was elected head of state in 2015.


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Stephen Hawking Warns About Dangers Of AI Arms Race In Latest Reddit AMA
Rina Marie Doctor, Tech Times 10 October 2015, 12:10 am
World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking persist to warn humanity about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) arms race, in the latest Reddit thread entitled Ask Me Anything (AMA). In the said online forum, Hawking said that there is no better time to start the battle against AI than now.
Towards the end of July 2015, Hawking initiated an AMA discussion following the release of an open letter created by Future of Life Institute (FLI), for which he is a part of. In the said letter, the research institute pointed out to the possible dangers that the world may face should AI systems be permitted to kill without human intervention.
The thread received about 9,000 questions but Hawking only answered 10.
In Hawking's explanations, he said that there will come a time when AI becomes much more proficient at designing AI compared to humans. If this ever happens, humanity may be subjected to an intelligence explosion that may lead to machines that exhibit far greater intelligence than humans - the type that can exceed the level of intelligence discrepancy between humans and snails.
When the time comes and AI has leveled or surpassed human intelligence, Hawking said it may mean two things: either the best or the worst thing has happened to humanity.
Hawking claimed that the true peril with AI is not malice, rather it is competence. He further explained this by saying that super-intelligent AI systems will be highly proficient at fulfilling its objectives, and those objectives are not consistent with that of humans, then it is trouble indeed.
When asked if he could foresee a world where people are required to work less because much of the tasks are already automated, he has this for an answer:
"If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed."
He added there are two possibilities. One is that all people can enjoy a life of luxury if the wealth generated by the machines are shared. However, if the machine owners press on political actions against redistribution, then people may end up miserably poor. He commented that so far, the trend seems to be directed towards the second situation, as technology continue to instigate rising inequality.
Hawking first expressed his desire to protect humanity against AI in 2014, when he wrote an editorial together with other scientists about the risks that machines may have on people. Among his colleagues in this endeavor are Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak. Together, they aim to raise public awareness about the perils of AI.
The fear that human are at the pinnacle of generating AI that is more intelligent than itself started in the 1950s; however, these notions have repeatedly been thwarted. Nonetheless, majority of AI experts believe that machine intelligence comparable to that of humans will develop within the next century.
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Salem, OR – The Oregon Public Employee Retirement System's board will meet tomorrow to consider changes to the system's assumed earnings rate. A rate change would make the underfunded system more financially sound but will also either drastically increase rates to school districts and local governments or demand more borrowing against the future. The Legislature's ineffective action on PERS reform has put pressure on the board to make what changes it can to slow growth of the system's unfunded liability.
A change in the assumed earnings rate by the board would help stabilize a financially unsteady system, but will also increase contributions by school districts and local governments. Employers would be forced to make-up the difference between the now-lower assumed rate of earnings and the fixed amount of guaranteed benefits. The board will also consider re-amortizing the debt for Tier 1 and 2 employee costs, effectively extending the life of the payments and increasing the debt load on future employers and employees in order to keep current contribution rates low.
"The PERS board must make some unfortunate choices between keeping the system solvent, trying to keep employer contributions as low as possible or borrowing against the future. The legislature can solve these problems, but until they do the PERS board will continue to plug holes in a ship that continues to take on water.
"Because the Governor was unable to negotiate a compromise and the Speaker of the House chose to protect her union base, real PERS reform died in this year's first legislative session. The ones who will pay the price are students, seniors, those dependent on government services and taxpayers.
"Republicans remain ready to enact broad PERS reforms. We would come into special session tomorrow if it means passing legislation that will give schools relief before the coming school year.


By E.J. Schultz . Published on February 01, 2018.
Coke is making a diversity play in the Super Bowl this year, albeit with a lighter touch than its spot four years ago that was seen by some as taking a political stance by depicting "America is Beautiful" sung in a variety of languages, from Hindi to Senegalese.
The marketer puts an equal number of diverse faces in this year's ad for its flagship soda brand, which will run as a 60-second spot in the fourth quarter. But the ad by Wieden & Kennedy Portland will likely draw less of a polarizing reaction than the 2014 spot because it uses an original poem that is more about Coke than anything that could be seen as political. The ad, called "The Wonder of Us," markets the Cola as suitable for everyone, no matter a drinker's race, background or beliefs.
The Coke-as-unifier theme might be tough for some viewers to swallow in today's cynical age, especially as soda brands deal with sales headwinds amid health concerns. But Coke execs say the spot sticks with the brand's ethos of promoting optimism and inclusion. Indeed, strains of that approach are apparent in a lot of classic Coke advertising, including the "Hilltop" spot in which the brand famously sought to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.
Celebrating diversity and togetherness is "a message that we have communicated over time," says Brynn Bardacke, VP of content and creative excellence for Coca-Cola North America. "What's most important to us is that we communicate these values in a ways that are brought to life with some integrity based on the creative creative idea, and less about whether or not those things are going to create divisive talk."
The business strategy behind this year's ad is to promote different varieties of Coke for different kinds of people in all kinds of occasions. It underlies an approach Coke has taken in recent years to grow its customer base even as the soda category contracts. Executives have acknowledged that individual Coke buyers might drink less, but argue the brand can still grow by getting more people to try the product. The strategy involves selling smaller package sizes that might contain less liquid but are more profitable on a per-unit basis.
The Super Bowl ad sticks with the so-called "one-brand" strategy introduced in early 2016 under the "Taste the Feeling" campaign that plugs multiple Coke varieties, from regular Coke to Coke Zero, in single ads.
But this year, Coke is putting a new twist on the campaign, adding the line "Enjoy Yours," which emphasizes customization.
The poem in the spot includes lines like "there's a Coke for he, and she and her and me, and them." It was authored by Wieden & Kennedy copywriter Rebecca Wadlinger, who is a graduate of the University of Houston's PhD program in poetry, according to her website. Coke plans to run a text version of the poem in ads in USA Today and the New York Times. The copy in the print ads include verses displayed using the varying penmanship of employees at Coke and the agency.
Coke plans to plug the spot on social media by interacting with individual users. For instance, each person that clicks the heart symbol on a tweet when Coke posts the ad to Twitter will get a reply. Coke will run a seperate, more playful spot during the Olympics that shows characters on a street mural scaling buildings in search of a Coke. Another ad coming later in the year will promote Coke for tailgate parties.
Coca-Cola Co. is also planning to run a seperate spot in Sunday's game for Diet Coke, which recently began a new campaign promoting new flavors and slim cans. The marketer has run Super Bowl ads for 12 consecutive years.
Below is the print ad for the "Wonder of Us" spot.


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When your Uber driver is a spy
Another attack vector brought to you by the gig economy.
Violet Blue, @violetblue
08.03.18 in Security
Illustration by D. Thomas Magee
Like other migrating beasts, hackers travel huge distances for feeding, breeding, and breaking things every summer -- at Defcon in Las Vegas. The way they move about the city is driven primarily by the availability of free booze at corporate parties or the convenience of air-conditioned infosec habitats; the heat makes them torpid. As such, everyone takes taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts everywhere, day and night.
The mostly-male migration forgoes the braggadocio of colorful plumage as seen in avian species. Instead, they establish social dominance and attract attention of potential mates and recruiters by bragging. Thus, according to my taxi-related experiences while covering the conference over the years, Las Vegas car drivers overhear way more of infosec's boasting and swagger than they probably should.
Ferrying hackers and feds during "hacker summer camp" has got to be a dream gig for a spy. How could it not be? Spying on hackers is usually more trouble than it's worth. Thanks to Uber and Lyft's gig economy it's much easier. No union, no problem (for them at least).
Case in point is GQ's story The Spy Who Drove Me. Two weeks ago at the Aspen Security Forum, a high-horse homeland security conference, journalists from GQ and Washington Post (among others) kept ending up with a conspicuously curious Uber driver.
Gloria the Uber driver picked up journos on the conference's first night. The next morning, correspondents compared notes about how she'd pumped them for information on the ride to the conference. "I'll tell you something if you tell me something," she said to one reporter. Through Gloria's chatty admissions, reporters began piecing together that she'd been to North Korea, and knew who Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was -- surprisingly well. That's when GQ decided to turn the tables on her.
GQ's reporter, Julia Ioffe, texted Gloria for a ride with the express stated purpose of interviewing the Uber driver for a story. According to Ioffe, the exchange got weird really fast:
"Since I saw your face yesterday, I've been wondering," [Gloria] said, "are you from a Russian background?"
(...) How the hell did Gloria know I was from Russia? I certainly hadn't mentioned it, and my last name wasn't on my Uber profile. And, since I'm Jewish, I don't even look particularly Russian—that is, classically Slavic. What else did Gloria know, and how did she know it?
How did you know? I asked her.
Gloria resorted to flattery. "Because your face is so beautiful," she cooed. "The dark hair and the light eyes and the white skin."
Upset, the reporter again asked Gloria, "How did you know I was from Russia?" The driver continued trying to derail Ioffe with compliments.
Ms. Ioffe repeated the question a third time. So what is going on with Putin now?" Gloria asked. "What is happening?"
On the last night Ms. Ioffe and a colleague booked an Uber and, surprise surprise, they got Gloria. The driver asked them what people at the conference were saying about North Korea. The other journalist replied, "Well, it seems like people don't really know that much of what's going on there. But you've been to North Korea, right?" When Gloria didn't respond, he repeated the question twice, each time receiving silence.
GQ described what happened next:
"Gloria," Shane pressed on. "When were you in North Korea?"
"A couple years ago," she mumbled after a long silence.
"What were you doing there?"
Silence. "I'd like to go back," she finally said.
Shane, who had also come to see our suspicions of Gloria as silly and paranoid, was now suspicious all over again, as was I. "What were you doing in North Korea, Gloria?" he asked again. "Tell me, Gloria."
"You know," Gloria began, finally catching her footing. "You're so cute. I like you. I like you so much. I really do. I like you so, so much. And we can become friends. You can come visit me in Colombia, and we can be good friends. I like you so much."
Needless to say, Gloria's artless social engineering skills could use some work. If she was indeed a spy, she wasn't a very good one — certainly not one that would get much traction at Defcon, anyway. Hackers may love to run their mouths, but the phrase "don't bullshit a bullshitter" might as well be the conference's tagline.
Putting Defcon in the equation is where the Uber driver who secretly livestreamed hundreds of passengers becomes even more worryingly relevant.
Let's not forget, what that Uber driver did wasn't technically illegal.
That's because he was in Missouri, which is a one-party consent state. Meaning, when the conversation is a private, in-person conversation, recording is legal as long as one of the parties is aware of the recording. If you have any friends going to Defcon this month, you may want to tell them that another exciting one-party consent state is Nevada. Fun times ahead!
But there's being paranoid, and then there's when drivers are actually out to get you. Never mind Gloria's graceless and obvious attempts at socially engineering bewildered and surprised journalists. I'm remembering the taxi ride I took on the last day of Defcon in 2013.
I always chat up Vegas taxi drivers because they do indeed hear and blab about conference chatter; for this reporter they're great sources of information. My taxi driver for Defcon 21 was that and more, showing me that drivers ferrying security researchers to and fro know exactly who their fares are — and some hate them. While taking me to the conference, he told me he'd joked with a previous fare (an FBI employee) about blinding hackers, but actually thought a better way to punish and stop hackers would be to chop their fingers off.
Compared to him, Gloria would've been a welcome amusement -- for me, and definitely for many Defcon attendees. She wouldn't win any of Defcon's social engineering "Capture The Flag" (CTF) contests. But as some of my Defcon buddies would say, "spies gonna spy," and seasoned infosec pros who aren't at the conference to inadvertently brag themselves into handcuffs (it happens) would probably enjoy some cat-and-mouse repartee in a sort-of professional courtesy kind of way.
I mean, if we have to choose our captive poisons, in our world of broken privacy, Gloria is preferable to the freaky anger and resentment coursing through some people's veins these days. Like that cab driver.
All of it -- the Uber spy, people hating hackers for security disasters, and privacy violations opened up by arrogant ridesharing companies -- combines into a spinning sign of the times. Round and round it goes. Where it'll stop, nobody knows.
Images: Getty Images (Car passenger); Fotosearch via Getty Images (Eavesdropper)
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Ms. Violet Blue (tinynibbles.com, @violetblue) is the author of the book How To Be A Digital Revolutionary. She is a freelance investigative reporter on hacking and cybercrime, as well as a noted columnist. She is an advisor to Without My Consent, and a member of the Internet Press Guild. Ms. Blue has made regular appearances on CNN and The Oprah Winfrey Show and is frequently interviewed, quoted, and featured in a variety of outlets including BBC, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal. She has authored and edited award-winning, best-selling books in eight translations and was the San Francisco Chronicle's sex columnist. Her conference appearances include ETech, LeWeb, CCC, and the Forbes Brand Leadership Conference, plus two Google Tech Talks. The London Times named Blue one of "40 bloggers who really count." Ms. Blue is the author of The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy. Find out more about her work in writing, sexuality, security, and privacy on her Patreon.


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Senate passes Iran nuclear review bill, House up next
May 8, 2015 WorldAdeel Khawar
08 May, 2015 6:14 pm
WASHINGTON – The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international agreement with Iran aimed at keeping it from developing nuclear weapons.
The 98-1 vote sent the measure to the House of Representatives, which could consider it as soon as next week. The White House said President Barack Obama would sign it into law if it also passes the House, as expected, without significant changes.
"I look forward to House passage of this bill to hold President Obama's administration accountable," John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House, said in a statement supporting the bill shortly after the Senate vote.
The bill gives Congress 30 days to review a final nuclear deal after international negotiators reach such an agreement, and during that time bars Obama from temporarily waiving any US sanctions on Iran that were passed by Congress.
If the Senate and House pass a resolution of disapproval of the deal, it would prevent Obama from offering any waiver of congressional sanctions, the overwhelming majority of US sanctions on Iran.
Such sanctions can only be permanently lifted by Congress.
Lawmakers made clear another battle, over a final nuclear deal, lays ahead. "Make no mistake, that will not be the end of the story," Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a speech urging the bill's passage.
"There is bipartisan concurrence that we do not trust Iran," said Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, a bill co-sponsor and the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Senate approval came after months of intense discussion of how Congress could best have a voice in continuing negotiations between Washington, five other world powers and Iran.
It was complicated by a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over a Republican invitation to Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, a critic of the nuclear talks, to address Congress in March, and the April 1 indictment of one of the bill's original co-authors, Democratic Senator Robert Menendez.
Republican Tom Cotton, who angered the White House by sending a letter to Iran's leaders in March saying a nuclear deal would last only as long as Obama is in office, was the only senator who voted against the bill on Thursday.
Obama had long threatened a veto, saying the legislation threatened the talks. Negotiators have set a June 30 deadline for a final agreement in which Iran will curtail its nuclear program in exchange for relief from crippling sanctions.
But Obama agreed to sign a compromise version after many of his fellow Democrats backed the legislation, insisting Congress deserved a voice on a major international issue.
"Can you believe after all of this, there were 98 'yes' votes?" Republican Senator Bob Corker, the bill's lead author and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asked at a news conference after the vote.
During two weeks of debate in the Senate, the bill was threatened by a dispute among Republicans over amendments.
Its supporters said many of the 67 proposed amendments filed by Republicans would have killed the measure by alienating Democrats or prompting a veto. For example, 2016 presidential hopeful Marco Rubio wanted a nuclear deal to require that Iran recognize Israel's right to exist as a state.
In the end, none of the amendments was included in the bill. But it could still be changed in the House. – Reuters
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Four modified bentonites (La(III), Ce(III), Y(III), Fe(III)) were prepared by ion exchange process to remove arsenite (III) ions from water. The modified bentonites were examined with X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The rare earth (REE) and Fe(III) ion content in bentonite was higher than the CEC values obtained by ammonium acetate method related to trivalent ions (2.7 x 10-4 mol g-1). The kinetics, equilibrium time, sorption isotherms and desorption experiments were examined. Lanthanum, yttrium and cerium bentonite can bind similar amount of arsenite(III) ions. Iron-bentonite cannot bind significant amounts of arsenite ions. The active sites and the solubilities of the sorption complex were determined. Arsenite (III) ions sorb in the interlayer space as REEAsO3. The solubility of the arsenite complex was two orders of magnitude smaller than that of the phosphate complex. After desorption the eluted amount of arsenite (III) was 55 % related to the sorbed amount of arsenite. The d(001) basal spacing of modified bentonites and that of after sorption and desorption was measured. After the sorption of arsenite ion on lanthanum bentonite, the d(001) basal spacing of montmorillonite was decreased and after desorption an increase in d(001) basal spacing was observed again. Modified bentonites can be used for removing arsenic ions from water.
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Later, I went out to fed the chickens and collect eggs. The path from the garage to the shed and the chicken coop, that I worked so hard all winter to keep shoveled has become a swamp. I sink several inches in the saturated lawn, leaving deep footprints that will still be visible in July. As the snow began to melt, water ran down away from the house and collected in front of the chicken coop. I've laid boards down to walk on. Boards in front of the coop and boards over to the shed where the chicken feed is kept. On cold mornings, the ground is hard and uneven, by afternoon a small pond develops. I keep expecting ducks to join the hens.
Inside the chicken yard, where the ground is clear, the hens have left deep prints in the mud. Their feet disappear into the mud as they walk around, enjoying the warming weather. The rooster fluffs out his feathers, stretches his neck and crows loudly. It appears that chickens like mud more than snow. All winter they hid in their coop, barely coming out to feed. If it was snowing they stayed inside, talking quietly among themselves. Every once in a while the rooster would crow loudly, regardless of the time of day.
The path through the snow from the front door around to the compost pile is getting soupy, too. The sun is getting stronger by the day, turning the snow into lakes and rivers running down the drive and through the yard, into the woods. The ground is still frozen a few inches down: the snowmelt has nowhere else to go. As I take the dog out so she can go to the bathroom, I was thinking it was a good thing the ground was still frozen or we would have sunk down into the mud and out of sight.
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It's not just our yard; mud season has arrived everywhere. Down at the end of our road, where the pavement ends, several residents park their cars and walk the rest of the way home. The road has become a mud roller coaster with large puddles and deep ruts. It'll be weeks before it dries out and is passable by anything without four wheel drive.
Mud keeps loggers out of the woods, too. Recently I saw a logging road where a truck got stuck, making ruts more than a foot deep. You think that would have clued me in, but it didn't. Less than an hour later, I got my car stuck trying to get to a trailhead for a hike. I had to leave my car and walk back up the road until I got cell reception to call a tow truck.
Mud season is a transition from winter to spring that cannot be rushed. We need to be patient and let the ground thaw and then dry out, taking time to enjoy the strengthening sun and the bug-free days. Stand on the back porch and listen to the birds returning for the year. Soon enough the grass will green up, the blackflies will emerge, and peepers will begin singing. Until then, I'll just have to live with muddy shoes cluttering up the house and a yard wetter than Caribou Bog.


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Anxiety and Constipation - Can Stress Cause Constipation?
Suffering from anxiety and constipation? You're not alone. Constipation is a common problem for both children and adults. According to diagnostic criteria, constipation is fewer than three bowel movements in one week. Constipation affects one in five people globally and in higher rates among the elderly.(1),(2)
Lifestyle factors such as stress and anxiety disorders may be responsible for the onset of constipation, and studies show high rates in people with anxiety. Other causes of constipation include:
Lack of fiber or fluid in the diet.
Neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis.
An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism).
Lack of exercise.
Irritable bowel syndrome.(3)
Anxiety and constipation
Anxiety is a feeling of unease or worry, and has high comorbidity (co-occurrence) with constipation. Anxiety is the primary symptom in anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The rate of anxiety has been shown to be over 30% in people with constipation, compared to 19% in the general population.(4),(5)
What is the link?
Science has shown a strong associative link between mental disorders and constipation. However, a causal link has not been confirmed. Studies show a slower rate of motility (speed of transit of food) through the colon in patients who have anxiety. But it is not known if anxiety appears first and causes constipation or vice-versa. Several theories have been put forward to explain the link and these involve problems in the enteric nervous system and gut-brain axis.(6)
The enteric nervous system
The enteric nervous system (ENS) or 'second brain' describes the nerves lining the digestive tract. These nerves consist of hundreds of millions of neurons and control the digestion of food. They also send signals from the gut to the brain. It is thought that in states of anxiety, disruption to the ENS-brain connection reduces motility(speed of transit of food) through the gastrointestinal tract, leading to constipation. This represents a malfunctioning of the 'gut-brain axis', which connects the gut to the brain.(7)
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The gut-brain axis
The gut-brain axis is a two-way connection between the gut (and ENS), and the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It consists of several components:
The sympathetic nervous system. This system releases adrenaline and other hormones from the brain and glands of the body, stimulating the 'fight or flight' response to influence the transit of food through the gut.
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. This system secretes cortisol in the stress response and is affected by microbes in the digestive tract.
Immune signaling. Specialized cells in the immune system can modify the activity of sensory neurons in the gut and affects digestion.
Gut bacteria. Bacteria in the digestive tract produce neurotransmitters such as serotonin, which influence the activity of the nervous system.(8),(9)
Disruptions in these systems of the gut-brain axis occur in anxiety, and this may cause constipation. For example, anxiety may act to restrict the function of smooth muscle to cause constipation. Alternatively, stresses not coped well may be 'internalized' and lead to changes in gut-brain signaling. These examples show how stress and anxiety reduce the transit of food through the digestive system, and cause constipation. Problems with the gut-brain axis may also be linked with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).10
Do I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
If constipation is accompanied by abdominal pain, a person may have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Unlike ulcerative colitis that has a physical cause, this is a 'functional' gastrointestinal disorder that affects 15% of people worldwide and causes a variety of symptoms. The most common symptoms of IBS are:
Changes in bowel habits
Bloating and gas(11)
For diagnosis of IBS, abdominal pain must be accompanied by at least two of the following features: improvement of symptoms with defecation, change in stool frequency, or change in stool appearance. Diagnosis with IBS may assist in treatment since anxiety is a common trigger of IBS.(12)
IBS and Anxiety
IBS is strongly linked with psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders. It is speculated that anxiety may worsen symptoms of IBS by:
Increasing sensitivity of somatic (bodily) sensations
Altering psychological perceptions of pain
Enhancing stress and cortisol levels that influence the ENS
Disrupting immune function(13)
Although the mechanisms for these effects still being identified, they may arise through complex interactions described by the biopsychosocial model. The model suggests a connection between human biology, social interaction, and physiology. It explains how environmental factors such as stress and anxiety may cause physical effects on the gastrointestinal system.(14)
Sub types of irritable bowel syndrome
There are four sub types of IBS, classified based on stool consistency:
IBS with constipation (IBS-C)
IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D)
IBS mixed type (IBS-M)
IBS unsubtyped (IBS-U)
IBS with constipation (IBS-C) is the most common and accounts for approximately 60% of patients. IBS-D is the least common and comprises 5% of patients.(15)
Treatment of IBS-C
If you suffer constipation and have been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, you may suffer from IBS-C. Fortunately, there are several treatment options for patients with this condition. Many of these target not only the GI symptoms but symptoms of anxiety too. Treatments include:
Gut-directed hypnotherapy. This involves targeting IBS symptoms to promote normal digestive function. It is effective for all subtypes.
The low FODMAP diet. This diet eliminates common 'trigger foods' of IBS such as fruits and vegetables containing fructose, and dairy and is effective for all subtypes.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy. This involves challenging negative thoughts and adopting a more positive, realistic outlook. Both symptoms of IBS and anxiety may benefit.
Antidepressants. These medications include serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and are prescribed in low doses. SSRIs are particularly useful for constipation-predominant IBS.(16)
Medications for IBS-C, including: Lubiprostone (Amitiza). This drug was approved in 2008 by the FDA and increases fluid secreted by the small intestine. Linaclotide (Linzess). It was approved in 2012 and spurs more frequent bowel movements. Plecanatide (Trulance). This drug was approved in 2017 and increases fluid secretion in the digestive system.(17)
Constipation in mental health
Constipation is strongly linked with other psychiatric disorders, beyond anxiety disorder. Across-sectional study in the Netherlands studied patients with various psychiatric illnesses and found the following proportion suffered constipation:
Schizophrenia (50%)
Personality disorders (47%)
Depressive disorders (41%)
Bipolar disorder (40%)
Dementia (35%)
Anxiety disorders (33%)
Alcohol-related disorders (19%)
The study showed a substantial increase in constipation in patients with psychological illness, compared to the rate of of 15% in the general population.(18)
Constipation has been shown to worsen psychological scores of anxiety and depression. A UK study showed constipation leads to higher levels of distress in women. The women with constipation showed higher levels of depression and anxiety and social dysfunction than healthy controls.They also experience less satisfaction in intimate relationships and an altered sense of their 'feminine' role. It is therefore plausible that constipation may affect one's self-image, and that this is the source of anxiety in a vicious cycle.(18)
Is Anxiety disorder causing my constipation?
If you suffer chronic constipation, consulting a doctor will help to rule out diseases that cause constipation such as:
Once these are ruled out, it is more likely that stress or anxiety is causing your constipation. Then, attention can be directed towards treating this form of constipation, known as functional constipation.
Functional constipation
Functional constipation (FC), also known as chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), is constipation that does not have a physical cause. This distinguishes it from constipation caused by diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. FC is likely to be caused by psychological or neurological factors. A personal with functional constipation may be completely healthy, yet still suffer difficulty passing bowel movements.(19)
Treatment of Functional constipation
The National Institute for Health and CareExcellence (NICE) guidelines and results of other studies indicate the following treatments are useful for functional constipation:
Lifestyle modification. Dietary change to increase fiber in diet through fruits and vegetables, and fluid intake.
Laxatives, including osmotic laxatives such as lactulose or stimulant laxatives such as senna and bisacodyl.
Probiotics. Those of the Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus genera have been shown to increase stool frequency in adults and children and are a safe option.(19)
A Word from Mindset Health
Constipation may severely impact your quality of life. There is a strong interaction between constipation and psychiatric disorders such as anxiety. At a medical center, gastrointestinal disorders such as ulcerative colitis may be ruled out through testing and diagnosis of functional constipation confirmed. Treatment for this condition will typically involve modifying lifestyle factors such as diet, and the prescription of laxatives or probiotics, or referral for cognitive behavioral therapy or hypnotherapy. These treatments are highly effective at treating constipation, and some also treat anxiety.
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