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Capturing brain changes across the lifespan: Implications for affective control and wellbeing
Lead Research Organisation: University of Reading
Department Name: Sch of Psychology and Clinical Lang Sci
BB/L02697X/1
Carina Marije Van Reekum
University of Reading, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
University of Wisconsin Madison, United States (Collaboration)
Carina Marije Van Reekum (Principal Investigator)
Morriss J (2019) Multimodal evidence for delayed threat extinction learning in adolescence and young adulthood. in Scientific reports
Van Reekum CM (2018) Aging is associated with a prefrontal lateral-medial shift during picture-induced negative affect. in Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
Description The funding financed an international workshop. The workshop focused on how two developmental stages - adolescence and older age - may be particularly vulnerable to loss of affective and cognitive control with consequences for well-being, and how structural brain development interacts with changes in brain function. This workshop was at the forefront of discussing both conceptual and methodological developments to further the study of developing brains and the consequences for the implementation of affective and cognitive control, topics gaining increased interest in science, health care, and society.
We were fortunate that these internationally renowned researchers accepted our invitation: Prof Richie Davidson, UW-Madison, USA; Prof BJ Casey, Cornell University, USA; Prof Paul Whalen, Dartmouth College, USA; Prof Heidi Johansen-Berg, Oxford University, UK; Prof Håkan Fischer, Stockholm University, Sweden, and Prof Tom Nichols, Warwick University, UK.
Exploitation Route The presentations and formal and informal discussions that took place as part of the workshop have led to interactions and collaborations between researchers in the US, UK and Sweden, and will lead to grant submissions formulated as part of the workshop. Furthermore, discussions that took place as part of Day 2 of the workshop have informed analytic approaches that require further development and have been tested on a multimodal brain imaging project funded by the BBSRC and linked to this workshop (BB/J009539/1). This workshop has already directly led to two visits abroad, one by Dr Jayne Morriss to Prof BJ Casey's lab at Weil Cornell Medical College, and one by the PI to Prof Richie Davidson's lab at UW-Madison to work on brain imaging data as part of the Midlife in the US (MIDUS) project (see "Collaborations"). Outputs reporting findings related to these visits are currently under review.
Sectors Education,Healthcare,Other
URL https://sites.google.com/site/readingemotions/pastmeetings/2014
Description MIDUS
Organisation University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging
PI Contribution As part of the Midlife in the US (MIDUS) project, members of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging are involved in data collection of structural and functional MRI and resting state EEG brain data. I have been granted access to the MRI and EEG data and I am involved in the analysis of these data. Thus far, a paper reporting FMRI findings has been submitted for publication.
Collaborator Contribution Profs. Carol Ryff and Richard Davidson have granted me access to the raw data, which are not yet part of a publicly available database. I collaborate with researchers in their teams on these data, as well as other researchers who contributed publicly available data to MIDUS.
Impact A manuscript reporting the findings is currently under review.

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London - South African BMX ace Sifiso Nhlapo made the first, albeit nervous, steps towards redeeming himself at the London Olympic Games on Wednesday.
While Nhlapo posted the 30th fastest time out of 32 riders entered in the seeding run, the true racing only begins on Thursday, in the quarter-finals.
Each rider made a run on the 450m long track - which features a combination of high technical jumps, obstacles and tightly banked corners - to determine the seedings for the quarterfinals.
Nhlapo would hope for a better campaign than the Beijing Games where BMX racing made its Olympic debut.
The 25-year-old reached the final four years ago, but a collision with Australian Jared Graves saw his dream of winning a medal come to an abrupt end.
"This is a sport that can throw a lot of things at you and you've just got to be prepared," he said.
"A lot of people think it can never happen to them but it's the nature of the beast.
"We're professional athletes and, at the high level, everyone can give you a bit of a personal story about injuries."
Nhlapo said he was relieved to be at the Games after the numerous setbacks he has suffered over the last few years.
"It's been a real struggle to just get to this point, but I'm here and I'm safe.
"I managed to get the job done so I'm really excited for tomorrow."
While he was disappointed with his outing, Nhlapo felt the seeding run was not a true reflection of what could be expected in the next rounds.
"First and foremost we race," he said.
"Seeding is new to our sport and doesn't show the true potential of the athletes.
"When you're at the gate with seven other guys, you have adrenaline and there's a lot of other things that come into play.
"It's not just you versus the track - it's you versus seven other guys."
Nhlapo's resilience has earned him a lot of support and respect on the BMX circuit and it is unlikely his opposition will discount him.
The South African felt it was still possible to emulate the success of Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh, South Africa's Olympic gold medallists in the swimming.
"The goal is to keep it safe and have fun," Nhlapo said.
"I think I've come this far for a reason and, you know, this is the Olympic Games, anything can happen.
"We saw with Michael Phelps and Chad le Clos, if you're at this level, it's anybody's race."
1. Raymon van der Biezen, Netherlands, 37.779.
2. Joris Daudet, France, 38.221.
3. Twan van Gendt, Netherlands, 38.339.
4. Connor Fields, United States, 38.431.
5. Andres Eduardo Jimenez Caicedo, Colombia, 38.445.
6. Sam Willoughby, Australia, 38.496.
7. Nicholas Long, United States, 38.601.
8. Renato Rezende, Brazil, 38.628.
9. Quentin Caleyron, France, 38.637.
10. Marc Willers, New Zealand, 38.687.
11. Maris Strombergs, Latvia, 38.697.
12. Liam Phillips, Britain, 38.719.
13. Rihards Veide, Latvia, 38.753.
14. Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala, Colombia, 38.775.
15. David Herman, United States, 38.955.
16. Kurt Pickard, New Zealand, 39.057.
17. Khalen Young, Australia, 39.304.
18. Manuel de Vecchi, Italy, 39.385.
19. Luis Brethauer, Germany, 39.431.
20. Tory Nyhaug, Canada, 39.515.
21. Jelle van Gorkom, Netherlands, 39.529.
22. Brian Kirkham, Australia, 39.610.
23. Roger Rinderknecht, Switzerland, 39.618.
24. Emilio Andres Falla Buchely, Ecuador, 39.737.
25. Morten Therkildsen, Denmark, 39.738.
26. Ernesto Pizarro, Argentina, 39.765.
27. Arnaud Dubois, Belgium, 39.772.
28. Moana Moo Caille, France, 40.015.
29. Maik Baier, Germany, 40.231.
30. Sifiso Nhlapo, South Africa, 40.788.
31. Daniel Caluag, Philippines, 40.900.
NR. Edzus Treimanis, Latvia, DNF.
1. Caroline Buchanan, Australia, 38.434.
2. Sarah Walker, New Zealand, 38.644.
3. Mariana Pajon, Colombia, 38.787.
4. Laetitia le Corguille, France, 38.976.
5. Shanaze Reade, Britain, 39.368.
6. Laura Smulders, Netherlands, 39.420.
7. Magalie Pottier, France, 39.778.
8. Alise Post, United States, 39.890.
9. Lauren Reynolds, Australia, 40.045.
10. Aneta Hladikova, Czech Republic, 40.846.
11. Romana Labounkova, Czech Republic, 41.096.
12. Stefany Hernandez, Venezuela, 41.253.
13. Sandra Aleksejeva, Latvia, 41.752.
14. Vilma Rimsaite, Lithuania, 42.162.
15. Squel Stein, Brazil, 42.995.
NR. Brooke Crain, United States, DNF.


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When Beck Funeral Home closed Liberty Hill location, it didn't lose connection to community
Funeral Directors Blake Henderson and Jan Beck Cleveland are serving Liberty Hill families at Beck Funeral Home in Cedar Park. They said that even with a location in Liberty Hill, most local families preferred the more traditional chapel in Cedar Park for funeral services. (Shelly Wilkison Photo)
By SHELLY WILKISON
For more than three decades, the Beck family has been caring for Liberty Hill area families on the most difficult days of their lives.
That's why it wasn't an easy decision for the family to sell their building in Liberty Hill last year to RockPointe Church.
"We're friends with the pastor at RockPointe, and he was talking about how they wanted to grow, and were looking for a building like we had there," said Funeral Director Blake Henderson.
Henderson said that even though the funeral home established a stronger presence in Liberty Hill when it renovated the former Sendero Events Center a few years ago, most local families preferred to use the traditional chapel at Beck Funeral Home in Cedar Park.
"More than half of our families still wanted to come here," Henderson said. "Maybe it was because Jan (Beck Cleveland) was here and the facility has a more traditional chapel setting, or because other loved ones had been buried through this location."
He said the chapel at the Cedar Park location can seat more than 300. Because Liberty Hill has no hotel, having a hotel across the street in Cedar Park is an added benefit for families expecting relatives and guests from out of town. He said the funeral home in Cedar Park is a short eight miles from Liberty Hill.
"For the last 15 years, we've been serving the majority of Liberty Hill from this location. That's why we sold it (the Liberty Hill facility) to the church," he said.
Henderson added that the funeral home continues to work closely with Liberty Hill churches when families prefer to hold services in their home church.
"But for me the biggest deal was that I couldn't be out there and we didn't have a family member stationed in Liberty Hill," Henderson said. "We didn't want to just hire a manager who didn't know our values and stick them out there. If we had done that, it would have made us like any other corporation."
Beck Funeral Home, which has locations in Cedar Park and Round Rock, is still family owned and operated. At a time when big corporations are buying up local funeral homes and crematories, Beck may be the only family-owned funeral home remaining in northwest Williamson County.
"These are our families, and these are our communities," added Cleveland, the Funeral Director based in Cedar Park. "It's a ministry and we want to serve people in a way we want to be served."
Henderson added that with big corporate funeral homes, the personal touch is often lost.
"We are still small minded, I guess. We believe we need to have our hands on it and know the family will be taken care of to our expectations," Henderson added.
Cleveland said the business becomes more about meeting the bottom line and less about serving families.
"It's kind of like a Walmart versus your locally owned business. You go in, you know the person, you see the same person every time. It's about trust," she said.
Henderson and Cleveland are third generation funeral directors, following in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents who established the first Beck Funeral Home in Round Rock 35 years ago.
"This business was just another extension of serving families," she said. "That's what interested them."
Henderson added that because the business is family owned, the pricing is more fair.
"We're able to keep our prices fair. We don't have CEOs and corporate people to pay, so we're able to help more families and keep our prices fair," he said.
In recent years, Beck Funeral Home in Cedar Park added a reception room, which allows families to hold a reception before or after a funeral service, or even at visitation.
The funeral home can cater everything from a full meal to simple refreshments, and any type of beverages.
"People can now have the service and reception in one location, and they like that," Cleveland said.
Henderson added that the priority is to take care of the family.
"So that means they tell us what they'd like to do and we figure out how to get it done. Sometimes we have to think outside the box, but we're good at that," he said.
Like their parents and grandparents, Henderson and Cleveland have deep roots in central Texas and share a commitment to public service. And their commitment to Liberty Hill hasn't wavered just because local operations were moved back to Cedar Park.
Henderson said they still contribute to the Liberty Hill Cemetery and are sponsoring the annual Homecoming event there June 4. They also provided a tent for the Sculpture Festival last fall at Lions Foundation Park.
"Through philanthropy, we're still an active part of the Liberty Hill community," Henderson said.
Sue Dye, Beck's community outreach representative in Liberty Hill, is still on the job, Henderson said. She is active in the Liberty Hill Chamber of Commerce, attends various community events and spends time every week playing piano in area nursing homes and assisted living residences.
"One of the biggest things is that we want Liberty Hill to know we're still here for them," he said.
Henderson didn't rule out the possibility that Beck Funeral Home could one day build a more traditional funeral home in Liberty Hill. He said with the growth of the community and the growth of their own family, the interest might be there in the future.
"We have a strong connection to Liberty Hill families that goes far beyond a building," Cleveland said.
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Watch footage from Daisy Ridley's emotional 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' audition
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March 29th, 2016 at 4:22 PM
We've heard time and time again that the team behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens went through a huge amount of trouble to find actors who weren't already well-known to play key roles in the new film. They tirelessly went through audition after audition in search of the perfect emerging actors to fill these crucial roles. Of course, all those auditions would obviously make it even more difficult for actors to stand out among the rest, so we've all been wondering just how impressive the auditions were that landed the new Star Wars stars their roles.
Disney et al. have yet to release full audition videos from the casting of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, though that footage will likely make its way to the internet at some point. In the meantime, the first clip from budding superstar Daisy Ridley's audition has shown up in an official video, and it's easy to see why she landed the part.
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This time last year, precious few people knew the name Daisy Ridley. Today, practically everyone knows her name. Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens was indeed the role of a lifetime for the young actor, and she turned in a fantastic performance that proved J.J. Abrams and the rest of the team charged with casting the movie made the proper call.
But how did Ridley manage to set herself apart from the rest of the young women who auditioned for the role?
We can't wait until the full footage from Ridley's audition becomes available but in the meantime, a clip published Tuesday on the Star Wars UK YouTube page includes an interview with director J.J. Abrams during which he discusses casting Rey's character.
"We were very lucky to find some great people but the truth is, it wasn't until we found Daisy that we just felt like she was capable of doing all of these things this character required," Abrams said during the interview.
He continued, "When we brought her in, I asked her to do this one scene — sort of this torture scene, very sort of intense — and she just blew my mind. She's reaching this depth of struggle, and tears are running down her face, and I thought, 'this is unbelievable.'"
Abrams went on to describe stopping her mid-performance to make adjustments, and Ridley's ability to immediately pick up the scene again with the same intensity blew him away.
The full video is embedded below.
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Ontario is the most populated and second largest province in Canada and home to the capital of Canada, Ottawa. It is also a popular tourist destination with historical architecture, museums, shopping, and Niagara Falls. This page has tips, photos and guides for traveling to Ontario, Canada.
My husband and I visited Niagara Falls in September, 2010. This photo was taken from the closest point one can stand at the Journey Behind the Falls attraction in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. It was tremendous! The roar, the mist, the sight of millions of gallons of water spilling over that edge where you can almost reach out and touch the flow.
This was taken at Six Nations Pow Wow in Ontario, Canada.
By Donna from Foymount, Ont.
This was just a peaceful place to stop and relax and enjoy the autumn colors. Picture was taken at a rest area on the outskirts of Bancroft, Ontario.
We have been camping in this park all summer. Its a bitter sweet moment when the fall comes in Canada. Campers are few and the weather is turning cool at night. The true beauty to look forward too, is the changing colors of the trees.
This is a war monument with all the names on it of the guys who died for our freedom.
Here is a photo of our small lake outside Bancroft, Ontario, at the end of last summer. Can't wait for the weather to warm up to enjoy these scenes again!
I took this picture one overcast day in Port Elgin, Ontario in July. The sailboats in the distance seem to be in flight in the sky.
If you look closely, the water meets the sky with a perfectly blended colors.
We took our summer vacation this year in Spanish, Ontario, Canada. I got a new camera for my birthday so I figured I needed to figure it out. I think I got pretty lucky on this shot.
Massey Ontario in the Fall.
I don't think I have ever been to a more peaceful place ever. While fishing in Ontario, Canada this year, I spotted this lonely flower in the lily pads.
I took this photo of the beautiful scenic dam in Mildmay, Ontario, Canada last Fall. It was one of those wonderful October Fall days when the weather was perfect for me to take advantage of my love for photography.
This park is a nice place to sit and relax. There are quite a few trees that provide shade and many benches to sit on. The kids can play at the playground provided, while you sit and read a book.
The town hosts many celebrations in the park over the summer months. A band plays every Thursday in the gazebo.
This park is where they hold some of the festivals they have every summer. This was once the site of Jones Shovel Company, until the 1960's.
The Chamber of Commerce developed the park in 1967. Over the years, they have added walks, lighting, and ponds.
This picture was taken at Joel Stone Beach, where we spend most of the summer days. It is nice scenery, with boats coming through all day long. Joel Stone Beach is located along the St.
Lawrence River. You can even see some of the islands from there. There is also a splash pad for younger kids.
This picture was taken at my work in Ontario Canada. Fall is such a pretty time of year with the changing colours. I can not identify the bush, but thought you would like to see one of my favorite photos.


To ask the Scottish Government whether the young carers allowance will be an extension of the carers benefit for the purposes of section 22 of the Scotland Act 2016.
Any extension of the carer's benefit may be introduced through secondary legislation, using powers contained in the Social Security (Scotland) Act, if the Parliament agrees to pass this legislation and grant those powers. The Scottish Government is currently considering the introduction of a Young Carer's Allowance to provide extra support to young people with significant caring responsibilities.


I just finished watching the movie about the NFL football player, Michael Oher. Of course, the movie is very inspiring and has wonderful life lessons weaved throughout. Today as I contemplated those lessons I had a thought not about what did happen to this young man but what could have happened. In one scene, Lee Ann walks on to the practice field and has a talk with Michael to motivate him to make the right plays. That scene was absolutely pivotal to Michael's success and it occurred to me that it was because Lee Ann knew how to motivate Michael that he was ultimately able to succeed.
It wasn't that the coach did not want Michael to succeed. He did what he knew to do to improve Michael's performance- it just was not the right thing for this player. If Lee Ann had not stepped in, could Michael have ever reached the level of success he now enjoys? Or would he been doomed to mediocre performance because he never discovered the right motivation to become great? Is the same thing true for our employees? If we don't find the meaningful way to reach each individual employee, could we be missing out on the opportunity to help make them great?
If there was ever a glowing example on why it is vital that managers get to know their employees and work to discover what motivates them on a personal level, this is it. So, how in the world can you figure out what makes your employees thrive? Start with the basics and work from there.
Mission and Vision Statements- Do your employees know where they are going and why? With well articulated statements, an employee can understand their role in your organization and will feel part of the big picture. Everyone wants to feel part of something bigger than themselves- this helps achieve that need.
Human Resource Strategies- Your employees are your greatest asset and your HR policies need to reflect the fact that you understand this and that you are striving to care for your employee's best interests. This would include basics like compensation and benefit packages as well as internal motivators like training and development opportunities.
Extra-mile incentives- Performance based incentive programs help to motivate employees to go the extra mile. Identifying opportunities to provide bonuses, flex time, additional education resources, and anything else that rewards the employee for high performance or enables them to increase their performance levels can be great motivators.
Daily encouragement- Please do not discount the impact of a kind word and the gift of time. Sincere appreciation and acknowledgement of the employee is a hugely, often overlooked way to motivate your employees. A simple thank you, giving your employee your time to listen to their ideas and concerns, understanding and providing the tools that they need to be effective in their jobs are effective daily things that managers can do to help your employees become successful.
There is no magic formula to employee motivation because what moves each person is as individual as the person himself. It is an understandingly daunting task to uncover this information but using the basics above begins you on the path to providing the strong foundation needed to create a motivation program that will develop super-star employees.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume III, Foreign Economic Policy
262. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Christopher to President Carter1
Washington, April 1, 1977
[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to the Reuss Amendment.]
The Reuss Amendment. You raised a question about the implications of the Reuss Amendment (attached)2 to authorizing legislation for the [Page 789] international financial institutions (IFI's).3 We have supported the Reuss approach as preferable to the extension of the more restrictive Harkin Amendment4 adopted in the last session to all of the IFI's. The Harkin Amendment requires us to vote against loans from the Inter-American Bank and the African Development Fund to countries which are gross human rights violators, unless the loans benefit the needy. This approach grew out of Congressional frustration with the lack of action on human rights in the previous Administration. We regard the Harkin Amendment as a very awkward tool, which tends to politicize the IFI's and divide recipients and donors into two camps.
Our support of the Reuss Amendment may be paying off. In the House, the Banking Committee agreed to repeal the Harkin Amendment in favor of the Reuss approach. It is likely that the Committee will be able to sustain its action on the floor although the going will be difficult. Senate Foreign Relations is also in the process of replacing Harkin with a Humphrey Amendment similar to the Reuss Amendment.5
Congress is almost certain to enact human rights provisions in authorizing legislation for the IFI's. But the current trend in the Congress is away from the rigid positions of the past and toward giving the Administration greater flexibility. We, in turn, must work quietly in the IFI's to ensure that they are more sensitive to the human rights concerns.6
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State): 4/77. Secret. Carter wrote at the top of the page: "To Cy, cc Zbig. J.C."↩
Not attached. The Reuss Amendment (H.R. 5262), which was to apply to U.S. participation in international financial institutions, directed "that the United States, 'in connection with its voice and vote, shall advance the cause of human rights, including by seeking to channel assistance toward countries other than those whose governments engage in a consistent pattern of gross violation of internationally recognized human rights, such as torture, or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment.'" (Bernard Gwertzman, "U.S. Backs a Move For a Rights Curb On Overseas Loans," The New York Times, March 24, 1977, p. A5)↩
In a March 23 Evening Report to Carter, Vance noted that during his appearance that day before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, there had been a prolonged discussion of human rights and foreign aid. Vance reported: "When asked about our position on how to handle human rights in the international financial institutions, I said that we supported the human rights provision in Reuss' bill authorizing our contributions to the IFIs." Carter wrote in the margin below this sentence: "This concerns me. Please briefly assess ultimate consequences." (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State): 3/77) The March 24 edition of The New York Times contains a report on Vance's March 23 appearance before Congress. (Bernard Gwertzman, "U.S. Backs a Move For a Rights Curb On Overseas Loans," The New York Times, March 24, 1977, p. A5)↩
See footnote 3, Document 260.↩
Carter wrote "ok" in the margin adjacent to this paragraph.↩
On April 6, the House of Representatives rejected the approach of the Reuss Amendment in favor of directing U.S. IFI representatives to vote against loans for countries whose governments violated human rights. ("Carter is Rebuffed by House on Rights," The New York Times, April 7, 1977, p. 1) On October 3, Carter signed H.R. 5262 into law. The act, which regulated U.S. participation in a number of international financial institutions, directed U.S. representatives in the IBRD, IDA, IFC, IDB, ADF, and ADB to vote against loans for countries whose governments violated human rights. For additional documentation on human rights and U.S. participation in international financial institutions, see Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, vol. II, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.↩
Foreign Economic Policy
International Monetary and Trade Policy (Documents 1-252)
North-South Issues; Commodities Policy (Documents 253-356)
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Modern warfare is carried out in a complex electromagnetic environment, where noise suppression interference directly affects the detection ability of airborne warning radar to target, in order to make airborne warning radar play its due role in battlefield. More and more requirements are put forward for radar combat capability in complex electromagnetic environment, that is, the requirement of radar anti-jamming ability in complex electromagnetic environment is becoming higher and higher. Suppression jamming is to cover or submerge useful signals with noise or similar jamming signals to prevent radar from detecting target signals. In order to evaluate the influence of suppression jamming on airborne warning radar, the influence of suppression jamming on the detection probability and detection distance of warning radar is analyzed. The variation of radar detection range and detection probability in complex electromagnetic environment compared with normal detection is given by flight test. It also provides a reference for evaluating the anti-jamming ability of airborne warning radar after being suppressed.
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Next up in our on-going series on fashion's most influential bloggers and their business models, BoF speaks to Emily Weiss and Nick Axelrod of Into The Gloss.
PARIS, France — "I think I would wither up if I wasn't collaborating and meeting people and talking to people and hearing their stories," says Emily Weiss, founder of Into The Gloss, a popular website dedicated to the beauty routines of fashion industry insiders which now attracts over 200,000 unique visitors each month, generating approximately 4.5 million monthly pageviews.
Indeed, with just a few questions, Weiss has the uncanny ability to strip away the surface and uncover what daily beauty rituals and priorities reveal about an individual, drawing out interesting personal narratives that go much deeper than product recommendations. It's the natural curiosity behind this approach, alongside the site's impeccably professional aesthetics, that have made Into The Gloss one of the most compelling new voices in the fashion and beauty blogosphere with the potential to grow into a full-fledged media business for the digital age.
Until recently, many of the world's top fashion bloggers followed a similar path to success. Out of personal passion and interest, they began to create words and images with a distinct point of view, striking a chord with niche audiences, then tapping opportunities to reach larger audiences through contributions to mainstream media brands. Tavi Gevinson, Susie Bubble and Tommy Ton all developed their blogs this way.
Weiss did things the other way around. When she started Into The Gloss at the age of 26, she was already something of a fashion veteran, having spent several years working in various intern, assistant and contributor roles alongside some of the biggest names in fashion media, including Teen Vogue's Amy Astley and Jane Keltner De Valle, and, most recently, long-time American Vogue contributor Elissa Santisi.
This experience armed Weiss with the range of professional skills she needed to develop her own quality content. "I'm always observing people and their style, so I would stop girls on the street and ask to take their picture and pitch them to the magazine," recalls Weiss of her days interning at Teen Vogue. "Quite often, the magazine would say yes and they would have me style the shoot or write the piece. I learned to see every story in a very 360 degree way, from concept to pitching to execution; from 'Who is she? How are we seeing her? What's her story? How are we going to capture that?' to the layout and ultimately seeing the whole process," she continues.
Then, earlier this year, in a big push to ramp up the volume of content, she asked Nick Axelrod — an old friend who worked across the hall from her five years ago, when Weiss and Axelrod were both newly hired assistants at W and Women's Wear Daily, respectively, and the two publications were still both part of Condé Nast's Fairchild Fashion Media division — to become the site's editorial director. The frequency of posts on Into The Gloss jumped from three times a week to three times a day, resulting in a tripling of traffic almost overnight, according to figures supplied by Into The Gloss.
With content that was simultaneously professional, authentic and sophisticated, the website was appealing to advertisers right from the start and has since expanded into sponsored content and brand partnerships.
"When Bumble & Bumble were launching a new product and decided to debut it on Into The Gloss, we did a really successful sampling campaign," says Weiss of a recent brand collaboration. In fact, when the campaign (for Hairdresser's Invisible Oil) was published on Into The Gloss, last August, the site became the third largest driver of traffic to bumbleandbumble.com, after social media behemoths Pinterest and Facebook, and the product became the company's number one e-commerce seller. Indeed, with this kind of power to move product, Into The Gloss could one day become an e-commerce success of its own.
But what's in the immediate future for the budding new media impresaria?


This listing is for 3 unfinished deluxe wooden mobile hanger for your own mobile design. The wood is untreated, just repeatedly hand sanded to make it smooth. Left natural so you may paint in the colours of your choice when it arrives.


Equipment should only be inspected, tested and maintained by qualified trained personnel. Thischecklist is meant as a guide to what actions should take place; it is not an instruction on how to complete the activities.
Continued safe operation of your equipment depends on regular maintenance and testing of its operating and protective controls. The tests outlined below are designed to determine whether or not the equipment and controls are in good operating condition. The applicable log sheet should be used to guide you and document results.
Should any test indicate that the device being tested or observed is not in good operating condition, it should be repaired immediately. Record and maintain records of repairs or changes so that a complete record will be available for review at any time.
Equipment procedures and maintenance guidelines should be kept in a central location for quick reference when needed. If missing, research manufacturers' websites for the service, operating and parts manuals for the installed equipment models.
Read and follow all manufacturers' guidelines and instructions for periodic service, maintenance and inspection of equipment and systems.
You should have an emergency shutdown procedure for critical equipment. Educate key employees on how to implement these procedures.
Don't wait for equipment failure!


From FM 2412, 1.0 mile east of Levita, northward approximately 5.5 miles to SH 36. (Coryell County) New Designation.
Canceled. (Coryell County) Coryell County Community Court voted on 12/21/1983 to discontinue proposed project therefore canceling Minute Order 081351-00021.
From US 96, approximately 3.5 miles north of SH 21, southeastward approximately 1.0 mile to FM 3230 south of Bland Lake. (San Augustine County) New Designation.


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Deal between Detroit, creditor seen as bankruptcy case breakthrough
This April file photo shows the city of Detroit, which in on the brink of a key breakthrough in its bankruptcy proceedings.
(Carlos Osorio / AP)
By Alana Semuels
A tentative agreement to settle claims between Detroit and one of the most vociferous opponents to its plan to reduce its debt is a key breakthrough that could bring a speedier end to the city's bankruptcy trial, court documents and an analyst say.
Syncora, an insurer that is owed hundreds of millions of dollars from the city, filed a joint motion with Detroit late Tuesday requesting that the bankruptcy hearing be adjourned until Friday because the two parties had reached an agreement "in principle" and needed time to iron out the details. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes adjourned the trial until Monday at the request of another creditor.
If the two sides finalize the agreement, it "will profoundly alter the course of the proceeding and the litigation plans of the remaining parties," the filing says.
Syncora's possible withdrawal of its objections is significant, said Anthony Michael Sabino, a professor at St. John's University's Peter J. Tobin College of Business.
"It's not just a big deal — this is a huge deal," he said. "Opposition is falling away very quickly," and the city's emergence from Chapter 9 seems closer to reality, he said.
Syncora has waged a bitter battle with the city in recent weeks, at one point accusing a mediator of "colluding" with the city and creditors, a claim that Rhodes called "scandalous and defamatory."
The creditor was frustrated that a deal had been reached to transfer the works in Detroit Institute of Arts to a public trust and use foundation money to nearly make city pensioners whole, while other creditors were expected to receive pennies on the dollar.
According to a letter to the City Council signed by Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr, Syncora would support Detroit's plan to emerge from bankruptcy in exchange for several conditions that would allow the firm to recoup some money by operating a traffic tunnel and parking garage in the city.
The City Council has 10 days to approve or reject the agreement; if it doesn't vote, it is considered to have approved it.
Sabino predicted that other creditors may also try to strike deals with the city.
"They're either going to rush in and strike a similar deal or be left out in the cold," he said.
A spokesman for Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., another unhappy creditor, said that the company remained open to "good-faith settlement discussions with the city."
"The latest deal reinforces our view that the city has abundant sources of incremental value available for distribution to Class 9 claimants," he said. "However, the issue at hand is their willingness to distribute this value fairly and equitably, not the presence of the value itself."
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Iran has acknowledged that its armed forces fired two Russian antiaircraft missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed after taking off from Tehran's main airport earlier this month, killing all 176 people on board.
Spain proclaims a climate emergency, creates plan of action
Spain's new government has declared a national climate emergency, taking a formal first step toward enacting ambitious measures to fight climate change.
China coronavirus: Anxiety rises as millions travel for the Lunar New Year
The coronavirus outbreak, which has killed 6, began at a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan. It can spread among humans, officials confirm.
Stags, snakes and G'day mate: U.S. firefighters adapt and battle Australia's bush fires
More than 170 U.S. firefighters are helping their Australian counterparts battle the nation's worst blazes ever, an assignment that requires adjustment to a new terrain, culture and lingo.
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Young activists speak at the World Economic Forum about climate change. 'Without treating it as a real crisis we cannot solve it,' Greta Thunberg says.
Meng Hongwei, the former president of Interpol, is suspected of having fallen out of political favor with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Thai court acquits opposition party of sedition charge
Thailand's Constitutional Court acquitted the country's third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the country's constitutional monarchy.


Number 1 rule if you want to ship your game. DO NOT WRITE CODE THAT ISN'T USEFUL RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW. I've made this sin and now I regret.
I have played Cortex Command a lot ,and I must say it's very nice however , it is so un-optimized that their particle engine just totally fucks up your CPU and even if you have strong hardware the explosions slow up the gameplay so bad that its unbearable.
Oh that's right. Why bother writing extra code? It's not like Half-Life, 1 or 2, Unreal (pick one) or Quake (pick one) were written with a lot of redundant and seemingly useless code.
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Parents say PSLE's focus on grades won't ease pressure on children
Starting 2021, PSLE students will be accessed by eight Achievement Levels (AL), numbered 1-8, with 1 being the highest
On 13 July, it was announced that that there will be a new scoring system for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results. Starting 2021, students will be accessed by eight Achievement Levels (AL), numbered 1-8, with 1 being the highest.
Currently, PSLE students are accessed using the "T-score" system, which reflects how well a student did in relation to others in the cohort using a mathematical formula. For example, even if a student has achieved high marks for his subject, he will be given a T-score if most of his peers scored higher than him.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed the issue to tweak the PSLE scoring system during the National Day Rally in 2013, in which he stated the "tremendous stress" on students and families.
Parents of the pioneer batch of students however, think that the new scoring system will not ease pressure on the children.
Although they agreed that it will reduce competition and there'll be more secondary schools to pick from, parents say that the focus would still be on grades.
One parent, Ms Angie Ong, whose daughter is in Primary 1 this year, said that the current scoring system would allow the children to focus on other interests such as sports and other non-academic interests.
She added that she would rank her school choices based on her child's academic capabilities.
Ms Deborah Giam, whose daughter is a student at Methodist Girls' School said: "With this new system, it's still the same because ... at end of the day, it's still about how many points you score."
Ms Betty Ho, whose daughter is a budding ballerina, will be enrolling in River Valley Primary School next year, in which Ms Ho said a school's dance programme, rather than its academic record, would matter more to her.
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High School Girls Basketball Playoff Preview: On To Sectionals
posted by Jimmie Kaska - Feb 27, 2018
One of the fun things our friends at WisSports.net do is put together a list of media members picking state winners and participants ahead of the playoffs. I joined in this year although I am notoriously terrible at these things. Here is the first in a few articles projecting who will win state for high school girls' basketball.
NOTE: They are re-seeding the state finals this year in basketball, so in addition to picking the four teams to make it to state, you had to also pick seeds #1-#4 as well. That wasn't laid out but I gave it a shot (the numbers are the projected seeds).
See the picks by the statewide media here
See all of the state tournament brackets here
Jimmie's picks: #1 Mukwonago over #3 Arrowhead; #2 Appleton North, #4 Milwaukee King
Sectional 1: I eliminated any teams from where I grew up from the outset--the Fox Valley was absolutely loaded this year and had tons of talent. Appleton North and East meet each other after having quiet paths to the sectional semis, while Kimberly breezed through its two games to face SPASH on the other side of the bracket. I'm still alive here.
Sectional 2: Arrowhead seemed like a clear favorite, based on record and strength of schedule. They've allowed just 55 points in two playoff games, albeit against the #16 and #9 seeds. Waukesha South is up next and then they'll get a 20-game winner in Hamilton or Bay Port (20th win would come with a victory in the semis) for the right to a trip to state.
Sectional 3: At the outset of this, I was probably weighing my picks heavily on Mukwonago's win over Arrowhead just before making the selections. Sun Prairie fans have been quick to respond to picking them to not win the sectional. However, the Cardinals will meet Madison East in an absolute battle for the sectional semifinal at Madison La Follette on Thursday night. That should be an outstanding game. Mukwonago's path has lacked that intrigue. They beat #16 Madison West and #8 Oconomowoc handily, and will get upstart #13 Janesville Parker for a sectional semifinal. The Vikings met #12 Watertown in the regional final, so the opposite half of the bracket for Mukwonago played out perfectly with the #4 and #5 teams in the sectional going down right away.
Sectional 4: I didn't have much of a background on the Milwaukee area making the picks so I went with the top line, Milwaukee King. Seeds #1-3 and #5 are still left so that tells me that the teams were seeded appropriately here.
Jimmie's picks: #1 Beaver Dam over #3 Monroe; #2 New Berlin Eisenhower, #4 Onalaska
Sectional 1: The top seeds will face double-digit loss teams in the sectional semifinals, so there's a solid chance it's Onalaska vs Hortonville for the sectional title and a trip to state. Onalaska has been in the rankings all year and has only two losses. Still in good shape.
Sectional 2: I didn't really have to look too much past Beaver Dam here. They are a fun team to watch and will have two outstanding sectional opponents. I feel like BD is the best team I've seen this year. Seymour in the sectional final could be a better game than anyone they might play at state.
Sectional 3: Monroe lost big to Beaver Dam this year but is still an outstanding team. They will have to get through two really good defenses (potentially) to advance to Madison. First up is Stoughton on Thursday night, and if they can win against their Badger South rival, they'd get possibly Jefferson in the sectional final. Without looking it up, I want to say Jefferson has allowed more than 50 points only two or three times this season. This sectional is pretty balanced, although Monroe is still the favorite. Stoughton coach Brad Pickett will be on The Prep Report Wednesday night on The Big 1070.
Sectional 4: I thought New Berlin Eisenhower was a pretty clear-cut favorite in this sectional, and they remain with a big game against New Berlin West up next. On the other side of the bracket, Milwaukee Washington (#7) has advanced to take on top-seeded Pius XI.
Jimmie's picks: #2 Wrightstown over #1 Laconia; #4 Hawyard, #3 Dodgeville (re-pick: Marshall)
Sectional 1: Division 3 was the hardest division for me to look through. The brackets are fairly balanced at the top and there aren't many schools from the Madison area, so I haven't seen most of of the teams that remain. I picked Hayward initially, but man, Wisconsin Dells and G-E-T is an impressive match-up. I can't change picks mid-stream but I finally had a chance to see Wisconsin Dells (not in person) and they looked good in the first two playoff games. That sectional semifinal should be great.
Sectional 2: Chalk in a sectional with the four teams remaining having nine combined losses. Wrightstown will face Amherst in a battle of one-loss teams in the sectional semifinal. That winner is probably the favorite to emerge and advance to Green Bay.
Sectional 3: So many area teams had played Dodgeville and they seemed very impressive--that's why I picked them, based on strength of schedule. Platteville won by 13 in the regional final. Marshall has one loss, and it came right before the playoffs. Maybe that's a win that galvanizes the Cardinals, who beat two Capitol North teams on their way to the sectional semifinal against Platteville Thursday night in Oregon. On the other side, Lakeside Lutheran has looked impressive all year. They'll get Big Foot after dominating a Clinton squad in the regional final that was without their best player, so it'll be a third straight playoff game against a Rock Valley team for the Warriors. Marshall was always the favorite in this bracket, but they have their hands full with Platteville. (Re-pick with Dodgeville out: Marshall).
Sectional 4: Laconia is undefeated so this was a pick I didn't really sweat too much. Waupun is up next for Laconia. On the other side, Kettle Moraine Lutheran and St. Thomas More battle it out.You could make a solid argument for either to advance. Again picked the undefeated team.
Jimmie's picks: #1 Aquinas over #3 Melrose-Mindoro; #2 Marathon, #4 Manitowoc Lutheran
Sectional 1: It's a really interesting final four in this sectional. Cameron took down top-seeded St. Croix Falls and Colfax rolled on its half of the bracket for a sectional semifinal showdown. Colfax would be my pick there. And on the other side, Durand has made it to the sectional semis against top-seeded Melrose-Mindoro, who I picked at the outset of the pick-em. Colfax and Durand, should they meet for a third time, split their two prior meetings. So really it's anyone's game with Melorse-Mindoro surviving Regis on Monday night in the regional final. My pick is M-M but I am also pretty happy with a third Colfax-Durand meeting to decide who goes to state.
Sectional 2: Mostly chalk so far here and I took Marathon to start. This is largely the northern and northeastern part of the state, where I don't call many games, especially at the small-school level. I know Colby's turn through the Eau Claire-area schools has them largely tested as a two-seed, but Marathon has dominated two opponents so far in the playoffs. Shiocton-Crandon is on the other side of the bracket.
Sectional 3: Aquinas is a HEAVY favorite to win state. They've smoked teams that are two divisions higher than them. Darlington has had a nice season, but... Aquinas is extremely good. On the other side, it's St. Mary's Springs third straight Capitol South opponent when they meet Cambridge. Expect a battle down low. Cambridge coach Mike Jeffery will be a guest on Wednesday night's Prep Report.
Sectional 4: I think a re-draft of this bracket of mostly eastern Wisconsin schools would have Milwaukee Academy of Science on the fast track to a state semifinal berth, but I'll stick with Manitowoc Lutheran (also because I have to) as they take on Mishicot and keep 'er movin.
Jimmie's picks: Flambeau over Black Hawk; Bangor, Newman Catholic
Re-pick with Flambeau out: #1 Black Hawk over #2 Bangor; #3 Newman Catholic, #4 Clayton
[Ed. Note: Jimmie is a Flambeau graduate.]
Sectional 1: I'm having a hard time coping with the regional final loss for the Flambeau Falcons (hence the massive re-write up top). It wasn't so much blind faith in my alma mater as much as it was having an established scoring combo and top-flight talent in D5 would help propel them on a deep run in the playoffs. Alas, Clayton ends the dream of at least one former Falcon, so here we are. Of the teams remaining, McDonell battled Flambeau to a close loss in the past month... Clayton just beat Flambeau by 18. I am really intrigued at that semifinal match-up and the winner of that should have a decent, but winnable game against the victor of Northwood or Shell Lake. I am picking Clayton to emerge from this group on the re-draw with my high school out of the mix. (Re-pick with Flambeau out: Clayton).
Sectional 2: Maybe it's the name recognition factor, but any time I see Newman Catholic, I envision other teams having a problem facing them, especially in the tournament. They've got a good one with Tri-County in the sectional semifinal. Tri-County is the top seed and 23-2 on the year. The other side of the bracket is a rare #5 vs #6 match-up, and both won their regional finals by single digits. That makes me a tiny bit more confident in at least the winner of Tri-County vs Newman. Division 5 is weird most of the time.
Sectional 3: Southwestern Wisconsin is a notoriously difficult part of the state for small-school sports regardless of what sport is actually being played. The biggest upset here is that the bracket went chalk with only one exception, #3 River Ridge taking down #2 Potosi in a regional final. Bangor remains the favorite in this sectional, but regardless of who emerges, it's really more about surviving here.
Sectional 4: I called Black Hawk's dominating regional final win over Argyle, the second-place finisher in their conference. Argyle is not a bad team either, with a handful of legitimate scoring threats, and Black Hawk blew them out, allowing 39 points to the Orioles' leading two scorers but just eight points to the rest of the team after jumping out to a 22-4 start. They'll have a rock fight with Central Wisconsin Christian next, but it is really hard to see a D5 team overcoming the shooting from top to bottom that Black Hawk has at its disposal. Three of their players are in the top ten in the division in three-point shooting percentage. So, Black Hawk, everyone's state favorite heading in, is now my new favorite in D5. And probably would have been my old favorite, but hey, when your high school diploma says Flambeau High School, it's kind of easy to pick them for a title run, you know?