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Extractor Profile: Babylon Company LLC
"I'll answer questions about what I do in quantum superstition."
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In a microscopic 368-square-foot lab flanked by car mechanics on each side is the laboratory of Dave DeLuca. As the CEO of Babylon Company LLC, DeLuca is happy to live in the anonymity of his lab. Even his employees say they only have rare sightings of him, as he prefers to work in the wee hours of the morning.
"I don't see him much, but we do talk on the phone all the time," laughs Babylon's General Manager, Kenzy Ellerbe.
It's an eccentricity that some might find off-putting. Still, within a few moments of meeting DeLuca, it is clear that he is a brilliant, passionate, and caring person who prefers to let his work speak for him. Although sometimes, you might need an interpreter to fully understand the principles that guide DeLuca's work.
Shipe Shots Photography CEO of Babylon, Dave DeLuca, studies molecular chemistry books in his lab.
"I'll answer questions about what I do in quantum superstition," says DeLuca with a wry smile.
If you're wondering what the hell "quantum superstition" is, you're not alone. Much of the work that DeLuca does is beyond the comprehension of the layman. But the process is less critical when it comes to understanding what makes DeLuca tick. At the core of his personality is a passion for humankind.
"I went to school at the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in geology and a minor in chemistry. At that time, I viewed Cannabis from a side point. Then when we started to see the legalizations across the country, that's when I became more interested in the medical side of it. Firstly, looking at delivery methodologies and questioning how we can deliver THC in a more effective way," explains DeLuca.
Initially, turning his focus towards finding safer ways to imbibe Cannabis seemed like a departure from his original life plan, which included spending a lot of time with rocks.
Shipe Shots Photography Chemistry books piled on Babylon Company LLC CEO Dave DeLuca's desk in the lab.
"Originally, I wanted to be a mineralogist so I could go out and just pick up rocks and study their molecular chains. As it turns out, the chemistry of Cannabis is very similar to a rock. We actually based a lot of Babylon's methodologies, mission statement, and philosophy on the hermetic principle, which is to say, everything vibrates. That's why we do the things that we do. When we do our extractions, we are looking at these things on their molecular level, their atomic level, their subatomic level. That's how we are able to potentially make it better than what it already is," says an excited DeLuca.
Without a doubt, making things better is the ethos that drives DeLuca, and that extends to every aspect of production – from the glass used to the heating mechanisms that cure Babylon's concentrates.
"Where some people in the clandestine or black market might use whatever they can get their hands on, we won't. We don't use instrument grade or industrial grade or anything that comes in a small can, and could be mysterious in any way. Babylon's focus is on purity and driving the science forward," says DeLuca.
One way that DeLuca is fulfilling his mission for developing cleaner technologies is by quietly conducting research and submitting anonymous studies to dedicated research outlets around the world.
"Putting my name on a paper isn't important to me. I want to see the industry continue to develop. I want to see other extractors continuously work towards improving their processes. Cannabis has the power to make a major impact on the overall health of its consumers. At the end of the day, that's what I care about. It's not about fortune and fame for me. I am very happy just being quietly behind the scenes," says DeLuca.
Shipe Shots Photography Babylon Company LLC sugars.
While DeLuca is happy living quietly in the shadows, there is one area of Babylon's business that he is very vocal about.
"I saw huge misrepresentations in the female populations within Cannabis, right from the beginning. Like it started to roll as a boy's club only from day one. I knew I was not going to start a business that way. I want there to be fair representation. I want the feminine voice to be heard. Because it should be," explains DeLuca.
True to his word, all of DeLuca's staff is female.
"We want to be prevalent. We want to be at the forefront of all things that we are doing here. Moving things forward is something I am proud of," explains DeLuca.
Though DeLuca's staff is all female, when it comes to the production side, every gram of concentrate with Babylon's name on the label passes through DeLuca's capable hands.
"We keep telling him that he needs a female scientist prodigy to add to the team," says Ellerbe with a laugh.
Until the right prodigal woman appears, Babylon's loyal customers can be sure that they are helping further DeLuca's explorations into the untapped potential of Cannabis with every purchase.
Shipe Shots Photography Kenzy Ellerbe, Babylon Company LLC General Manager, scoops freshly created sugar.
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About OHara Shipe
OHara was born in the frigid north with skates on her feet and a hockey stick in her hand. Now a retired pro athlete, she has found her passion for covering all things Cannabis in her home state of Alaska.
This article was originally published in the July 2021 issue of Alaska Leaf.
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The last decade has seen a spike in the privatisation of traditionally public services, especially in childcare and health services. In Oslo when the right wing was in power, several public nurseries were forcibly sold to big private companies like Norlandia whose owners in september 2015 and march 2016 paid out dividends to the amount of 102 million Norwegian Kroner - equivalent to 10 million euros.
Along with the privatisation of childcare institutions, the ones which remained public have deteriorated due to cuts. In the early 2000s all kitchen assistants were sacked from public nurseries in Oslo. Since then, the children have had to settle with eating slices of bread prepared for them by their own parents.
Meanwhile, as it has carried out cuts to the public sector, the government has also cut taxes for the rich, including inheritance tax - which was abolished - and wealth tax. This is much the same program, although in a milder form, as what we have seen in other parts of Europe over the past two decades.
Under these conditions, it should not have been hard for the left to have won the elections. But the performance of the Norwegian Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, AP) was abysmal. Not only did it fail to increase its share of the vote, but it even lost votes. Becoming the big loser of the elections the party received 27.4 percent of the vote, down 3.5 percent from the previous elections and landing on less than 30 percent of the vote for the first time since 2001.
The leader of the party failed to give a definite answer to his standpoint on privatisations. He invited the Left party (Venstre, V)-- a liberal party which is left only in its name, to negotiations and cooperation, and refused to work with neither the left wing Red (Rødt) nor the Green Party. This made AP indistinguishable from the Conservatives.
Another reason for the party's results was the campaign within the right-wing press to expose a series of scandals involving the AP's leader. These scandals involved his investment in the "Egerton Capital Equity Fund plc" hedge fund. This fund has has stocks in companies such as Safran, which is involved in the production of nuclear weapons
The fact that the leader of the AP is a multi-millionaire with investments in all kinds of industries adds to the impression of the party as being rather part of, than against the establishment. They promised to restore some of the tax cuts which the government had granted the rich, although not even all of these. But this would at best, only have restored an unpopular status quo. But the workers and youth of Norway are looking for real change. Just retaining the status quo is no longer enough.
In such a situation, a layer of the working class will turn to vote for the right-wing, including the racist Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, FrP). The FrP managed to retain their vote from the previous elections, along with their coalition partner, Conservative (Høyre, H). But these elections weren't won by the right wing, they were lost by the AP. All of the parties supporting the current government saw their votes drop.
In fact, in contrast to past elections the far right party FrP was unable to dominate the media outlets with their usual racist venom. Instead, as we have seen in the US, Britain, Spain and France in the past period, we witnessed an increased interest in the left after four years with a right-wing government. On this basis, the two small parties on the left increased their vote. Red managed, for the first time, to get a deputy elected to parliament after receiving 2.4 percent of the vote - this was an increase of 1.3 percentage points. This is a historic achievement of the party on the back of growing discontent with both AP and to some extent the SV.
The SV (Socialistisk Venstre, SV) also increased its vote though, going from 4.1 percent in the previous elections to 6 percent this year. The SV recovered half of what they lost when they were in government with AP from 2009-13.
The two smaller left parties did particularly well in the working class areas of Oslo. In the whole of Oslo, Red received 6.3 percent of the vote - 3.1 increase since the last elections. The SV received 9.3 percent in Oslo, 3.1 percent more than last time. Traditional working class areas like Gamle Oslo show the real potential of the left. Here Red and SV got 12.7 percent and 16.2 percent respectively, with Red increasing its votes by 4.4 percent. This was mainly due to dissatisfaction with the Labour Party.
In its campaign, Red highlighted the deterioration of the welfare system and demanded an end to the welfare profiteers. Red proclaimed that they would only support a "red-green" government on the condition that it would end the privatisation of the welfare system and the extracting profit from welfare institutions. They stopped short, however, of demanding the privatised services be renationalised. The fate of SV in Norway, the Socialist People's Party in Denmark or the Left Party in Sweden are all warnings to Red. Supporting a Social Democratic government must not be unconditional, furthermore, any party which supports austerity policies and attacks on the working class will be punished come election time. These remains important lessons for the future.
The elections showed that Norway is not immune to the political trends affecting the rest of Europe. We can see a tendency towards polarisation. Sections of the working class and the youth has started to draw radical conclusions. Norway has yet to feel the more dramatic effects of the crisis, and is lagging behind developments. The reserves the ruling class accumulated in previous periods still allow for some breathing space. Yet, the process has begun. A wider layer is becoming dissatisfied with the current politics of cuts and attacks on the vulnerable and poor, and tax cuts for a wealthy minority who are often subsidised with tax money for "providing" welfare services.
The government being formed coming out of these elections, will not be stable. The parties in government H and FrP do not have a majority and are dependent on both V and KrF. Already now, KrF is reluctant to support a government containing FrP. Over the coming years, we will see further attack on the welfare state and labour laws, more cuts for the poor and less taxes for the rich. This will inevitably at some stage provoke a response that could bring down the government.
The unions and the parties of the left need to prepare a fight back against the government's privatisations and attacks by organising demonstrations and strikes. New layers will be brought into such a movement, whether led from above, or spontaneously organised from below. These will provide the basis for a new move to the left over the coming years.
For Marxists, this provides an opportunity to explain how a well functioning welfare state is not compatible with a capitalist economy in decline. The only guarantee for the continual existence of the welfare state, even in Norway, is socialism.
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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will also come to PC
Matthew Wilson June 17, 2015 Software & Gaming
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While there will be a PC version of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition out on the 25th of August alongside the Xbox One version, we don't know if PC owners will get a beta test. The Xbox One beta is actually happening right now and from what I've played of it so far, it's pretty good.
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Definitions of reflux disease and its separation from dyspepsia
J Dent
Correspondence to:
Professor J Dent, Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine, Level 7, North Wing, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide SA5000, Australia;
jdent{at}mail.rah.sa.gov.au
Management strategies for reflux disease are very different from those for dyspepsia and so differentiating between patients with "true" dyspepsia and those whose primary symptom is heartburn is a key step in their management. This separation has become more clear during the last decade as insights into reflux disease and dyspepsia have improved. It is likely that the use of short self administered questionnaires in routine clinical care will improve the reliability of separation of reflux induced symptoms from true dyspepsia.
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Management strategies for reflux disease differ substantially from those applicable to dyspepsia and so separation of these two problems is a key step in their management. This separation is less simple than has been believed in recent years, as endoscopy is an insensitive test for reflux disease, revealing clearcut oesophagitis in only approximately 40% of patients with troublesome reflux induced symptoms. Oesophageal pH monitoring also has significant limitations for diagnosis, being not only less sensitive than widely believed but also relatively expensive, uncomfortable, inconvenient, and inaccessible. Fortunately, in the majority of patients, patterns of reflux induced symptoms are distinctive for this problem. Reliable recognition of reflux induced symptoms requires insightful symptom analysis. Of special importance is the finding that the word "heartburn" is poorly understood by patients; instead, this cardinal symptom of reflux disease is recognised better if it is described in simple words. It is likely that the use of short self administered questionnaires in routine clinical care will improve the reliability of separation of reflux induced symptoms from true dyspepsia, as defined by the Rome group.
The strong clinical logic for separation of patients with "true" dyspepsia, as currently defined by the Rome group (see articles by Agréus (see page iv2) and by Talley (see page iv72) in this supplement), from those whose primary symptom is heartburn has become more clear during the last decade as insights into reflux disease and dyspepsia have improved. Predominant heartburn was previously included within formal definitions of dyspepsia and, as a result, many practitioners continue to do this, which is unfortunate as clinical strategies are fundamentally different for heartburn and dyspepsia.
HEARTBURN AND DYSPEPSIA
The relatively high diagnostic specificity of heartburn for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease as well as its high prevalence1,2 provide the clinical logic for separating this symptom from other upper abdominal/lower retrosternal symptoms. By contrast, other upper abdominal/lower retrosternal symptom patterns grouped under the umbrella of the current definition of dyspepsia have very little, if any, diagnostic specificity for the various disorders that cause dyspepsia. Identification of heartburn patients allows them to be treated with existing effective therapies and well formulated management strategies for reflux disease, with a high expectation of success.1 As other articles in this supplement indicate, management methods for reflux disease differ substantially from those that are appropriate for the majority of dyspeptic patients, regardless of whether these management strategies use totally empirical therapy or therapy that is based on the results of endoscopy.
DEFINITIONS OF REFLUX DISEASE
Definitions and terminology are a source of confusion for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, although less so than with dyspepsia. A recent workshop held in Genval, Belgium, defined gastro-oesophageal reflux disease as "being present in all individuals who are exposed to the risks of physical complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux, or who experience clinically significant impairment of health-related well being (quality of life) due to reflux related symptoms, after adequate reassurance of the benign nature of their symptoms".1 This definition makes a pragmatic distinction between individuals whose reflux induced symptoms are troublesome enough to justify defining reflux as a disease, and the many individuals in the general population who experience a clinically insignificant level of reflux induced symptoms.
ENDOSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS OF REFLUX DISEASE
As with peptic ulcer disease, the major advances in the understanding and treatment of reflux disease that have occurred in the last 20 years have been enabled by the development of flexible endoscopy. Patients with clearcut endoscopic reflux oesophagitis were the first focus of research, as the endoscopic appearances of the oesophageal mucosa could be used as "hard" criteria for definition of the disease and recognition of therapeutic effects.3 Unfortunately, the criteria used for recognition and grading of reflux oesophagitis in these studies were not standardised nor formally validated for clinical relevance or observer variation. This lack of standardisation and validation hampers comparisons across clinical trials, and also detracts from the value of the routine diagnostic use of endoscopy. An international working group has been addressing this problem with the proposed,4 and now the final,5 version of the Los Angeles classification which grades endoscopic oesophagitis into four levels of severity (grades A–D) according to the radial extent of the oesophagitis. This grading of the severity of oesophagitis is determined independently of the presence of Barrett's oesophagus or other complications of oesophagitis. The working group considered the minimum criteria needed for reliable diagnosis of reflux oesophagitis and judged that minimal changes such as erythema, oedema, and friability could not be recognised reliably at present with conventional endoscopic equipment and techniques.6 The group has therefore concluded that minimal changes should not be used as indicative of reflux oesophagitis.5 As a result, the Los Angeles classification scores only the extent of oesophageal erosion or ulceration, collectively referred to as mucosal breaks.
It has long been recognised that many patients have troublesome reflux induced symptoms in the absence of endoscopic oesophagitis but it is only recently that large scale studies have been performed on this patient group.7–13 The term "endoscopy negative reflux disease" was defined at the Genval Workshop as applying to individuals who satisfy the definition of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease but who have neither Barrett's oesophagus nor definite endoscopic oesophageal mucosal breaks.1 The recent large studies have shown that such patients constitute from just over half to around two thirds of patients with reflux disease.8–10,12–14 This statistic has a very important message for the practicalities of separation of reflux disease from dyspepsia. It defines endoscopy as an insensitive test for reflux disease and emphasises the need to use other strategies to recognise this problem from among the broad group of patients presenting with upper abdominal/lower retrosternal symptoms. It should certainly not be concluded that functional dyspepsia is the diagnosis in patients who have classical heartburn and other reflux induced symptoms but a negative endoscopy. Frequently this has been the case. The diagnosis of endoscopy negative reflux disease depends primarily on symptom evaluation, sometimes with the assistance of oesophageal pH monitoring. A test of therapy is then the most logical approach to evaluate this diagnosis. These strategies are expanded on below and in other articles in this supplement.
RECOGNITION OF REFLUX INDUCED SYMPTOMS
Given that a high proportion of patients with reflux disease will not be recognised by endoscopy, symptom evaluation must be the primary diagnostic method for reflux induced symptoms. Fortunately, the pattern of such symptoms is usually distinctive. As heartburn is the hallmark symptom, reliable recognition of this is of greatest importance. It has been found that patients frequently do not understand what is meant by the word "heartburn" and that physicians are not adequately aware of this.1 This communication difficulty is illustrated particularly well by a study that sought to enroll patients with functional dyspepsia.15,16 Predominant heartburn was an explicitly stated exclusion criterion, consistent with the current definition of dyspepsia. After patients had been screened by a routine clinical interview and endoscopy, 196 patients were judged to have functional dyspepsia. Of these, 188 completed a self administered questionnaire that was under evaluation for the diagnosis of reflux disease. The results of this questionnaire were used only to provide additional descriptive information about the patients enrolled. The most important question is that shown in fig 1. This description was designed to describe the sensation of heartburn without using this word. Of the 188 patients who completed this questionnaire, 42% selected the word picture of heartburn as best describing their main discomfort, despite the fact that they had not been considered to have predominant heartburn when enrolled.16 Data from oesophageal pH monitoring (see below) and omeprazole therapy, which were part of the protocol of this study, support the view that at least a substantial proportion of patients who selected the word picture for heartburn were suffering from endoscopy negative gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
Question designed to determine whether heartburn was a predominant symptom (patients were instructed to tick only one box).
There is demonstrated benefit for symptom screening to go beyond reliable recognition of heartburn, as other aspects of the symptom patterning of reflux disease are also quite distinctive. The clustering of symptoms during the postprandial period and their prompt relief by antacids appear to be the most useful additional positive diagnostic criteria.16,17
Studies of screening for reflux induced symptoms indicate that this poses practical difficulties, even for clinicians who have a special interest in gastroenterology. Because of these difficulties, a validated formally structured but simple questionnaire designed for completion by the patient, and which derives an overall diagnostic score, is an attractive approach. Such a questionnaire could provide a reproducible expert structure for symptom evaluation. Assessments of two diagnostic questionnaires of this type support their utility,16,17 and other studies are underway to further validate and refine a questionnaire suitable for routine clinical practice which evaluates both the diagnosis and severity of symptoms. The word "predominant" is an important qualifier to keep in mind when symptoms are being evaluated as it ensures attention is focused on the symptom that is the primary concern of the patient. Given that mild heartburn occurs at some time within three months in a substantial minority of the general population,2 this symptom would be expected to occur just by chance alone in many patients whose symptoms arise primarily from another problem, including functional dyspepsia. The reverse is also likely to be true—that is, a proportion of patients whose primary problem is reflux disease will also have functional dyspepsia, given the high prevalence of this problem.
IMPORTANT TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR OESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING
Twenty four hour oesophageal pH monitoring is a useful technique for assessing "problem" patients but it is impractical and unnecessary as a mainstream diagnostic approach.1 This type of testing is resource consumptive, and somewhat uncomfortable and inconvenient for patients. It is also not usually widely available. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of oesophageal pH monitoring as routinely performed are also considerably less than is widely believed for endoscopy negative patients.1,18–21 In this setting, the major aim is to determine, in an individual patient, whether symptoms are caused by gastro-oesophageal reflux. The usual approach is to rely on the 24 hour oesophageal acid exposure value, expressed as the percentage of time that oesophageal pH is less than 4. The difficulty with this approach is that the amount of acid reflux that occurs in patients with endoscopy negative reflux disease is, on average, less than that in patients who have clearcut reflux oesophagitis.1,18,19 Because of this, 24 hour acid exposure values are within the normal range in a substantial minority of patients with definite reflux disease, and in others the acid exposure values are in the grey zone between normal and abnormal.1,18,19,21 When oesophageal pH monitoring is performed twice in endoscopy negative patients, the diagnosis of normal/abnormal acid exposure will change in approximately one third of patients, dependent on the cut off level set between normal and abnormal acid exposure values.18,19
Measurement of acid exposure values only tests indirectly whether a troublesome symptom is reflux induced. Oesophageal pH monitoring allows a direct evaluation of the association of symptoms with individual reflux episodes by having the patient signal the occurrence of symptoms with the pH monitor symptom event marker. This more sophisticated use of oesophageal pH monitoring substantially improves sensitivity and specificity21 but it is technically demanding for the patient and doctor and so tends to be used relatively infrequently.1
The practical limitations of oesophageal pH monitoring for recognition of patients with reflux disease reinforce the importance of extracting the maximum diagnostic value from assessment of symptom patterns. The limitations of oesophageal pH monitoring also make a test of therapy an attractive option after symptom assessment, with oesophageal pH monitoring being reserved for "problem" patients.1
INSIGHTS FROM OESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING IN DYSPEPSIA
There has been little critical evaluation of what can be learnt from the use of oesophageal pH monitoring in patients who are considered to have dyspepsia, and in whom no explanatory endoscopic abnormality has been found. Given that the clinical use of oesophageal pH monitoring is for the diagnosis of reflux disease, this method of testing should give an estimate of the proportion of patients with reflux disease misclassified as having functional dyspepsia. When oesophageal pH monitoring is used in this way, the results should be interpreted critically, taking into account information given earlier in this review indicating that oesophageal pH monitoring falls far short of being a diagnostic gold standard for reflux disease.
Twenty four hour oesophageal pH monitoring was performed in 128 of 196 patients considered to have functional dyspepsia (data on file, AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden) in the study by Lauritsen and colleagues,15 also described by Carlsson and colleagues,16 and referred to previously above. These data are shown in fig 2 according to the subsequent symptom evaluation by questionnaire. Of the patients with predominant heartburn, the proportions with definite, probable, and normal oesophageal acid exposure were almost identical to those found in the large study of endoscopy negative reflux disease by Lind and colleagues (fig 3).11 Interestingly, even in patients confirmed to have true dyspepsia according to the Rome definition (see articles by Agréus [see page iv2] and by Talley [see page ix72] in this supplement), definite and possibly abnormal levels of acid exposure18,19,21 were seen in a substantial minority (fig 3). Unfortunately, the pH monitor symptom event marker was not used in this study and therefore there are no data on the association of symptom episodes with individual reflux episodes.
Twenty four hour oesophageal acid exposure data for 123 patients from the study by Lauritsen and colleagues,15 from whom pH data were available (data on file, AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden).
Twenty four hour oesophageal acid exposure data for 451 patients who had troublesome heartburn but no oesophageal mucosal breaks.11
The study by Small et al evaluated patients with 24 hour oesophageal pH monitoring.22 Although this is presented as a study on functional dyspepsia, endoscopy negative patients with predominant heartburn were included, being referred to confusingly as patients with "reflux-like dyspepsia". These patients are redefined for the purposes of this article as heartburn patients. It needs to be appreciated that a substantial minority of the patients enrolled in this study did not meet the current Rome criteria for functional dyspepsia. Table 1 shows data on oesophageal acid exposure for the entire patient group, underlining the importance of reflux disease in patients with no clearcut endoscopic abnormality and upper abdominal/lower retrosternal symptoms. Of special interest is the symptom event marker evaluation of the association of symptoms with reflux episodes reported for patients in whom acid exposure was within normal limits.22 The 80 patients in this category were divided into those with severe or moderate heartburn (n=44) and those with mild or no heartburn (n=36). Figure 4 shows that a substantial minority of the patients with prominent, if not predominant, heartburn had high rates of association of symptoms with reflux episodes, despite their normal acid exposure values.
Data on 100 patients from the study of Small and colleagues.22 Those with abnormal acid exposure were classified as having reflux disease, regardless of their symptom pattern
Graphical presentation of data on the association of individual symptom episodes with acid reflux events for patients who had normal levels of oesophageal acid exposure.22 Patients were subdivided according to whether they had moderate or severe heartburn, or mild or no heartburn. A substantial minority of patients with predominant heartburn had a relatively high level of association of symptoms with reflux.
THE PLACE OF OESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING IN THE ROUTINE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF DYSPEPSIA
Oesophageal pH monitoring has provided useful insights into the contribution of reflux disease to symptoms in patients diagnosed as having functional dyspepsia. These insights however do not justify the routine use of oesophageal pH monitoring in this patient group. Instead the outcomes of these studies emphasise the need for a carefully structured screening of endoscopy negative patients for their predominant symptom pattern. If this is heartburn, then the next step should be a trial of therapy based on the diagnosis of endoscopy negative reflux disease. Oesophageal pH monitoring should be reserved for particularly difficult cases after a trial of therapy.
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I first "met" Valerie in much the same way a number of comics folks did, through her "Goodbye to Comics" narrative on her old blog. I got to know her both through her writings there, as well as from the fact that she started dating my buddy Dave soon afterwards. I know she's been trying get something like Memoirs published for a little while now, and she finally dove in to just do the damn thing herself.
The book covers, not surprisingly, Val's life up to about a year or two ago. And, given that she's been a "fangirl" for her whole life and worked at two comic publishers as well as a retail shop, it's hardly surprising that a lot of the book also covers her experiences in/with/around comics. What is surprising, though, is all the twists and turns her story takes. I knew bits and pieces of it, but there were still plenty of, "Oh my god, Val! I had no idea..." moments.
She had a writing professor back in college that told her, "Valerie, when you write, it's like you put your arm in front of the table and saw it off for everyone to see." True to form, she does that in her book. In every chapter. But it doesn't come across as pitiable or grotesque, but as strengthening. It's her own memoir, so you know she comes out all right in the end, and to see her battles -- going back at least as far as when she was eight -- and see how she's able to survive them (in a very literal sense) at all, much less progress forward is astonishing. I was honestly doubting for a while whether she would make it out of high school. My respect for her has grown a thousand-fold since I picked the book up this morning.
But reading the book to learn more about who Valerie is and how she got to where she is today is only part of the book. The other part is an "inside scoop" of some of the goings-on at Acclaim and DC. There's very little in the way of Editors-Changing-Writers'-Stories and How-Such-And-Such-Event-Was-Planned, but there is a great deal to provide a sense of the overall culture within those "hallowed" hallways. Val actually focuses on two aspects of that culture in particular: the seeming lack of a fundamental understanding that DC editorial seems to have for their own properties, and the permeation of sexual harassment and discrimination in the offices. Neither of which speak well at all for the company, and goes to explaining a lot that readers have seen in the stories the past several years.
But the book, ultimately, is about Valerie. There's sex, and violence, and drugs, and stalkers, and larceny, and illicit affairs, and lesbianism, and witchcraft, and everything else Fredric Wertham was afraid of. But somehow... somehow Valerie overcomes ALL of it; maybe with more than her fair share of battle scars and war wounds, but she overcomes it nonetheless. It's an extraordinary tale of the can't-put-it-down variety. (Seriously. I couldn't get any work done today because I kept going back to it.)
I don't know what prompted Val to take up the "Occasional Superheroine" pseudonym in the first place, but that's not really accurate. Val, might I suggest "Overtime Superheroine"?
Valerie's book can be purchased here in an e-edition for $10 currently, and I understand she's investing options for a pulped wood hardcover edition. It really is a powerful story, the likes of which I don't think I've EVER seen in comics before.
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Joe S. Walker said...
"Egotistical and self-aggrandising" are exactly the words for the writer in question. "Windbag" fits pretty well too.
clatterboot said...
The memoir is about her and her life? Gasp! That is "egotistical." Oh, wait... that's what a memoir is. Geez, internet idiots.
I too got to "know" Valerie through her "Goodbye to Comics" and have frequented her blog since. I don't know why exactly she's attracted the vocal hate, but she's a good and powerful writer and I hope that she finds success with this enterprise.
10:25 AM, April 09, 2009
Pay Pal link not working. Can you set up a link to the e-publisher's website?
Sean Kleefeld said...
I've updated the link to go to Valerie's site so that if/when she has to change the link, it doesn't impact this post.
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Marking a significant change in the Internet's domain naming scheme, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board of directors has agreed to allow an expansion of the number of generic top-level domains used.
Most commonly as .com, .net, .gov and so on, generic top-level domains usually are used to determine the website's type, whether it be commercial business, non-profit organization or government body. While the limited range of top-level domains has spurred some creativity — the adoption of the Federated States of Micronesia and Armenia's country domains as .fm and .am, respectively, for use in radio websites — it has apparently become an open market.
Fresh on the news of ICANN's decision, radio and Internet multimedia e-commerce company BRS Media has publicly supported the organization's loosening of domain restrictions and plans on obtaining a domain of its own, .radio. BRS Media plans to seek ownership of the extension through ICANN's application process as soon as it begins, reported to be early 2012.
The move will open the door to stations large and small who want to own their own .radio domain.


Liza Featherstone is a contributing writer to The Nation magazine. A free-lance journalist and essayist, she has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsday, Columbia Journalism Review, Salon, Slate and many other publications. Featherstone is the author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart (Basic Books, 2004). Last year, she was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Business and Economics Journalism at Columbia University.


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Millions on Brink of Death in Yemen, But Members of Congress Can't Be Bothered With Questions
U.S. lawmakers brush off questions from Intercept reporter about military support for Saudi-led coalition while blockade continues to cut off starving Yemenis from necessary food aid
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A three-year-old child who suffers from severe acute malnutrition stands on a hospital bed shortly after being admitted to a facility in Yemen. (Photo: Giles Clarke, U.N. OCHA/Getty Images)
Despite warnings about the intensifying humanitarian crisis in war-ravaged Yemen, members of the U.S. Congress dodged questions from an Intercept reporter this week about why lawmakers haven't voted on U.S. support for the Saudi-led military coalition that is bombing the impoverished country while also imposing a blockade of urgently needed aid.
Lee Fang, a journalist with The Intercept, partnered with NowThis to a produce a video that shows him attempting to question members of Congress on Capitol Hill as part of a report published earlier this week about U.S. support for the war in Yemen and the 2001 Authorization of Use of Military Force (AUMF) that passed Congress after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and which U.S. President Donald Trump and his predecessors have used to justify military actions around the globe without explicit permission from lawmakers.
As Fang notes in his related article, while the coalition battles Houthi rebels, "Saudi Arabia relies heavily on the U.S. military for intelligence sharing, refueling flights for coalition warplanes, and the transfer of American-made cluster bombs, rockets, and other munitions used against targets in Yemen"—which continues in spite of the fact that "coalition warplanes have repeatedly struck crowded markets, hospitals, power plants, and other civilian targets."
Fang writes:
Congress, however, has never authorized U.S. support for the war, which has caused 10,000 civilian deaths and has spiraled in recent months into one of the worst humanitarian crises of the century.... For 16 years, the executive branch has pointed to the AUMF as legal justification for its involvement in conflicts across the Middle East and Africa, a strategy that is legally questionable. But the use of the AUMF in the Yemeni context is especially bizarre given that the AUMF's target is Al Qaeda, and the group AQAP—Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula—is fighting alongside the U.S.-Saudi coalition against the Houthi rebels.
Although several members of Congress brushed off Fang's questions, some expressed frustration with the AUMF, and pointed to a recent bipartisan legislative effort to terminate U.S. involvement, which was quashed by lawmakers who support the Saudi-led coalition.
Meanwhile, about 20 humanitarian agencies and the U.N. are warning of a "nightmare scenario," as Common Dreams reported Wednesday, after the Saudi-led coalition closed all air, land, and sea ports to the country, cutting off millions of civilians from life-saving aid.
"There are over 20 million people in need of humanitarian assistance; seven million of them, are facing famine-like conditions and rely completely on food aid to survive," according to the agencies.
Almost 21 million people are now in need of humanitarian aid in #Yemen because of conflict.
Disruption of aid will mean
-- More people will suffer
-- More people will go hungry
-- Lives will be lost
The latest: https://t.co/Smd20lCPF5 pic.twitter.com/c8z8L3coCF
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Lowcock, who visited Yemen last month, noted that "humanitarian access through the ports was inadequate even before" the blockade was announced, and said the U.N.'s World Food Programme feeds about seven million Yemenis per month. In addition to the millions who are starving, Yemen is also facing a cholera epidemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
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Watching good movies is one of the best family day activities. So, we bring to you best from the lot that can be watched again and again with kids!
There's something about the talkies that fascinates each age group. Imagine a child witnessing such a larger than life thing. It sure is going to be an experience he/she will remember for a long time. Why not use to this medium to teach them some life lessons then? According to me, good movie for kids, would be the one where the child is not only entertained but also manages to learn something, don't you agree? Where sometimes we as parents and teachers might fail, movies can be a better medium to get the point home. So, if you have ever wondered how to teach your child the important lessons of life creatively, then this post is your answer! Today, let's take a look at 20 such really good kid movies which you can watch together as a family and can also teach the kids something new.
1. Baby's Day Out: This one's is liked by children and adults equally. After all, who wouldn't like such an overload of cuteness. And it teaches your baby that no matter what, everything will turn out fine. Despite the bad guys trying so hard, there are always people who will look out for you.
2. Jumanji: A game board that turns live? It sure will tickle their imaginative side. Let's not forget that there's Robin Williams, whose mere presence in a movie guarantees a laughter ride.
3. Casper: Who says ghosts are bad? There are not only ghosts who are cute and sweet, they can even be your best friend. Which kid wouldn't love that?
4. Up: One of the finest animations of all times. Full of optimism as the movie explores a beautiful bond between a 78 year old balloon salesman named Carl Fredricksen and a small chubby boy who intrudes on the widower's dream! This movie is so funny and entertaining at the same time that it brings out the child in me every time i watch it.
5. Mrs. Doubtfire/ Chachi 420: There's Robin Williams again and how!! This one remains one of my most favorite movies even today. It has me in splits every time I watch it. If you're more of a Bollywood buff you can opt for the Hindi version of it too, which is Chachi 420. This one's a laughter ride as well.
7. Sound of Music: This classic film is rich in character, music, and story, as well as filled with positive messages. There might be a little curiosity related to the Nazis and World War II after they have seen the movie, but I am sure you will be able to handle that.
8. Honey I Shrunk the Kids: How about science fiction coupled with some kids? This is every kid's adventure ride!!
9. Mr. India: There is an orphanage, a bunch of naughty kids and to top it all, there's a watch which enables the wearer to become invisible. Exciting, right?
10. ET/ Koi Mil Gaya: You can go for either of them. But I would recommend both as they have been done very differently and both convey a different message. Let your child be curious about the world beyond.
12. The Pursuit of Happiness: Parents need to know that Will Smith will draw kids to this movie. But it's not an action flick or slapstick comedy — it's an inspirational and emotionally wrenching story. It includes some very sad scenes between family members, as well as a couple of emotionally scary ones. But it does teach a few important lessons too.
13. Finding Nemo: Animals love their freedom too. Let them be in their natural habitat.
14. I am Kalam: There are children in our country who want to be educated but are not lucky enough. Show them this one so that they value the power of education and to teach them a lesson or two in friendship.
15. Chak De India: Hard work and skill is important for winning, but so is teamwork. This is one of the best movies for teaching them these values.
16. Lagaan: If your child is a cricket lover, this one is sure to touch him. And even otherwise, this is a must watch for every child, as it highlights on not only the past of India but even teaches things like teamwork, how to convince everyone for a good cause and most of all, compassion.
17. Swades: Pursuing your dream is good, but when you are emotionally drained. Devotion towards the nation and putting your skills to use for a good cause, will give you that emotional relief.
19. Inside Out: This is one movie every child will understand and relate. It will also help them understand their emotions better.
20. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: There's always hope, for everyone. They are sure to love this one, with all that chocolate and such a convincing portrayal of Willy Wonka by Johnny Depp.
Oh! Yes..Will include it in the next one!
So happy to say I watched them all!!
Awesome. Any more recommendations for the next post?
That's so cool! Which is your favorite from the lot?


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#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <QString>

using namespace std;

#include "jsonworker.h"
#include "amazonworker.h"
#include "largemovieworker.h"
#include "sentimentworker.h"
#include "rottenworker.h"

int main()
{
    /**
     *  Définir quels traitements sont à lancer.
     *  Pour les chemins vers les BDD, voir les différentes parties associées à chaque BDD.
     */
    bool launchSentiment = false;       // Toute la base Sentiment Analysis Dataset.
    bool launchRotten = false;          // Toute la base Rotten Tomatoes.
    bool launchLMDB = false;            // Toute la base Large Movie DataBase.
    bool launchAmazonAll = false;       // Toute la base d'Amazon.
    bool launchAmazonInf100 = false;    // Les éléments d'Amazon de taille < 100Mo.
    bool launchAmazon100500 = false;    // Les éléments d'Amazon où 100Mo < taille < 500Mo.
    bool launchAmazonSup500 = false;    // Les éléments d'Amazon où taill > 500Mo.

    /**
     *  Lancement du worker pour la base de données Large Movie Dataset.
     *  Renseignez les valeurs attendues pour les chemins relatifs vers
     *  la base de données en fonction de votre implémentation.
     *
     *  En renseignant les noms des sous-répertoires, le code va chercher
     *  de lui-même tous les répertoires possibles de cette BDD dans votre
     *  arborescence (il n'y a donc qu'un seul appel à faire).
     *
     *  Temps d'exécution < 5 minutes.
     *
     **/
    if(launchLMDB){
        QString lmrdPath = "../BDD Brutes/Large Movie Review Dataset/";
        QString testPath = "test/";
        QString trainPath = "train/";
        QString negPath = "neg/";
        QString posPath = "pos/";
        LargeMovieWorker largeMovieWorker("", "../BDD Remaniées/Large_Movie_Dataset.csv", "Large Movie DB", lmrdPath, testPath, trainPath, negPath, posPath);
        largeMovieWorker.launchWorker();
    }

    /**
     *  Lancement du worker pour la base de données Sentiment Analysis Dataset.
     *  Renseignez les valeurs attendues pour les chemins relatifs vers
     *  la base de données en fonction de votre implémentation.
     *
     *  Temps d'exécution < 5 minutes.
     *
     **/
    if(launchSentiment){
        string sentimentInputPath = "../BDD Brutes/Sentiment Analysis Dataset/trees/";
        string sentimentOutputPath = "../BDD Remaniées/";
        SentimentWorker sentimentDevWorker(QString::fromStdString(sentimentInputPath + "dev.txt"), QString::fromStdString(sentimentOutputPath + "Sentiment_Dev.csv"), "Sentiment_Analysis_Dataset");
        sentimentDevWorker.launchWorker();
        SentimentWorker sentimentTestWorker(QString::fromStdString(sentimentInputPath + "test.txt"), QString::fromStdString(sentimentOutputPath + "Sentiment_Test.csv"), "Sentiment_Analysis_Dataset");
        sentimentTestWorker.launchWorker();
        SentimentWorker sentimentTrainWorker(QString::fromStdString(sentimentInputPath + "train.txt"), QString::fromStdString(sentimentOutputPath + "Sentiment_Train.csv"), "Sentiment_Analysis_Dataset");
        sentimentTrainWorker.launchWorker();
    }

    /**
     *  Lancement du worker pour la base de données Rotten Tomatoes.
     *  Renseignez les valeurs attendues pour les chemins relatifs vers
     *  la base de données en fonction de votre implémentation.
     *
     *  Temps d'exécution < 5 minutes.
     *
     **/
    if(launchRotten){
        string rottenInputPath = "../BDD Brutes/Rotten Tomatoes/";
        string rottenOutputPath = "../BDD Remaniées/";
        RottenWorker rottenWorker(QString::fromStdString(rottenInputPath + "Rotten_Tomatoes_train.tsv"), QString::fromStdString(rottenOutputPath + "Rotten_Tomatoes.csv"), "Rotten_Tomatoes");
        rottenWorker.launchWorker();
    }

    /**
     *  Lancement des workers sur la base de données d'Amazon.
     *  Renseignez les valeurs attendues pour les chemins relatifs vers
     *  la base de données en fonction de votre implémentation.
     *
     *  30 minutes < Temps d'exécution < 1h
     *
     *  /!\ Les données de Kindle et CD/Vinyl représentent un peu plus de
     *      1/3 de la BDD, les retirer peut donc considérablement réduire
     *      le temps de traitement...
     *
     */
    if(launchAmazonAll || launchAmazon100500 || launchAmazonInf100 || launchAmazonSup500){
        string amazonInputPath = "../BDD Brutes/Amazon Product Data/";
        string amazonOutputPath = "../BDD Remaniées/";

        if(launchAmazonAll || launchAmazonSup500){
            AmazonWorker ACDsWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_CDs_and_Vinyl.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_CDs_and_Vinyl.csv"), "Amazon_CDs_and_Vinyl");
            ACDsWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AKindleWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Kindle_Store.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Kindle_Store.csv"), "Amazon_Kindle_Store");
            AKindleWorker.launchWorker();
        }

        if(launchAmazonAll || launchAmazon100500){
            AmazonWorker ACellPhoneWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amanzon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amanzon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories.csv"), "Amanzon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories");
            ACellPhoneWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AAndroidWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Apps_for_Android.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Apps_for_Android.csv"), "Amazon_Apps_for_Android");
            AAndroidWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AClothingWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry.csv"), "Amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry");
            AClothingWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AHealthWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Health_and_Personal_Care.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Health_and_Personal_Care.csv"), "Amazon_Health_and_Personal_Care");
            AHealthWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AVideoGamesWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Video_Games.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Video_Games.csv"), "Amazon_Video_Games");
            AVideoGamesWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker ASportsWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors.csv"), "Amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors");
            ASportsWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AHomeWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Home_and_Kitchen.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Home_and_Kitchen.csv"), "Amazon_Home_and_Kitchen");
            AHomeWorker.launchWorker();
        }

        if(launchAmazonAll || launchAmazonInf100){
            AmazonWorker ABeautyWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Beauty.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Beauty.csv"), "Amazon_Beauty");
            ABeautyWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AToysWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Toys_and_Games.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Toys_and_Games.csv"), "Amazon_Toys_and_Games");
            AToysWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker ABabyWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Baby.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Baby.csv"), "Amazon_Baby");
            ABabyWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AToolsHomeWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement.csv"), "Amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement");
            AToolsHomeWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AGroceryWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Grocery_and_Gourmet_Food.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Grocery_and_Gourmet_Food.csv"), "Amazon_Grocery_and_Gourmet_Food");
            AGroceryWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker APetWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Pet_Supplies.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Pet_Supplies.csv"), "Amazon_Pet_Supplies");
            APetWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AMusicWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Digital_Music.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Digital_Music.csv"), "Amazon_Digital_Music");
            AMusicWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AOfficeWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Office_Products.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Office_Products.csv"), "Amazon_Office_Products");
            AOfficeWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AVideoWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Instant_Video.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Instant_Video.csv"), "Amazon_Instant_Video");
            AVideoWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AGardenWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Patio_Lawn_and_Garden.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Patio_Lawn_and_Garden.csv"), "Amazon_Patio_Lawn_and_Garden");
            AGardenWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AAutomotiveWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Automotive.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Automotive.csv"), "Amazon_Automotive");
            AAutomotiveWorker.launchWorker();
            AmazonWorker AMusicInstrWorker(QString::fromStdString(amazonInputPath + "Amazon_Musical_Instruments.json"), QString::fromStdString(amazonOutputPath + "Amazon_Musical_Instruments.csv"), "Amazon_Musical_Instruments");
            AMusicInstrWorker.launchWorker();
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

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Deep Down Tidal excavates the power of water as a conductive interface for communication. From submarine cables to sunken cities, drowned bodies, hidden histories of navigations and sacred signal transmissions, the ocean is home to a complex set of communication networks. As modern information and communication technologies become omnipresent in our industrialized realities, we urgently need to understand the cultural, political and environmental forces that have shaped them.
Looking at the infrastructure of submarine fibre optic cables that transfers our digital data, it is striking to realize that the cables are layered onto colonial shipping routes. Once again the bottom of the sea becomes the interface of painful yet celebrated advancements masking the violent deeds of modernity.
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From Atlantis, to the 'Middle passage', or refuge seekers presently drowning in the Mediterranean, the ocean abyss carries lost histories and broken lineages while simultaneously providing the global infrastructure for our current telecommunications. Could the violence of the Internet lie in its physical architecture?
Like countless African and indigenous traditional sciences, research in physics now suggest that water has the ability to memorize and copy information, disseminating it through its streams. What data is our world's water holding? What messages are we encoding into our waters? Beyond historical sorrow, water is a portal to other realities as its mysterious sea life of mermaids, water deities, and serpent spirits celebrated in many cosmologies remind us.
Deep Down Tidal enquires the intricate cosmological, spiritual, political and technological entangled narratives sprung from water as an interface to understand the legacies of colonialism.
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Tabita is based in Cayenne, French Guyana. She has a Bachelor in Economics (Fr) and a Master of Research in Artist Moving Image from Central Saint Martins (Uk). Tabita is a founding member of the artist group NTU, half of the duo Malaxa, and the mother of the energy house SENEB.