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Those Accusing Me Of Not Fighting Corruption Are The Most Corrupt – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday responded to allegations in certain quarters that his administration is condoning corruption, saying that corrupt Nigerians are the ones who openly accuse level such allegations against him.
Mr. Jonathan has been accused by his estranged political benefactor, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of not tackling corruption frontally, but in a more direct response to a statement credited to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, that his "body language" was supporting corruption in the country, the president said his critics were missing the point and were only making such statements to claim credibility.
Speaking shortly after swearing in the chairman and members of the National Population Commission; a member of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission and two special advisers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mr. Jonathan said the only path to becoming what he termed an "angel" was to go public with allegations that his government was not fighting corruption.
Jonathan said, "Anybody who wants to claim an element of credibility will go to the television and accuse government of corruption, that the President's body language shows that he is not fighting corruption or that he is not ready to fight corruption.
"Sometimes, even the very corrupt people are those making these statements because if you attack government, you are insulated, you become an angel.
"If you want to be an angel, just attack the government, whatever you have done is covered", he said.
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Today, Sharp has officially launched the full-screen AQUOS S2. The phone is available in two variants. One variant, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of ROM, is priced at CNY 3,499 (approximately $522). The other variant, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 and comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of ROM, is on sale on JD.COM for 2,799 Yuan (approximately $373) although it is priced at CNY 2,799 (approximately $418). Now Sharp is officially returning to Chinese market.
Sharp's latest announcement to leave China is made in 2012 (five years ago). During the five years, Chinese phone manufacturers have developed at a rapid speed. Now Samsung, Apple, Huawei, OPPO, and Xiaomi have basically occupied the whole phone market in China. So many people doubt if Sharp can survive in such fierce competition in Chinese phone market again.
Although Sharp has left Chinese market for five years, it has developed a lot. In 2014, Sharp has launched the first triple-sided bezeless full screen- Aquos Crystal, which is the first phone to achieve phone's bezeless design. The Sharp Aquos Crystal has launched ahead of the dual-sided bezeless Nubia Z17 for four years, and it appears ahead of the Xiaomi's full-screen MIX for two years.
As a matter of fact, Sharp has produced many good-quality products. It cannot display its products to the public, now Foxconn's joining has made up for it.


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A Future without Change
Monash doesn't believe in a future where access to energy becomes a lottery.
Lucky Energy
The Energy Lottery is a government run lottery where you don't win money, you win energy.
In order to converse as much of world's energy as possible, households are allocated only one entry per-day, however if you wish to up your odds you can purchase more tickets for a hefty fee.
Prizes range from 4 hours of power to a lifetime supply of energy.
Today's energy challenge
Energy and the technology it powers has become fundamental to our ever-increasing quality of life. But if we keep doing things the way we've always done, we're going to cause irreversible damage to our environment. It's not sustainable, and it's not fair to future generations. We're working to create an energy future that's sustainable, secure and affordable for all.
This future shouldn't exist; we're changing it
Associate Professor Jacek Jasieniak
With experience in the areas of energy materials and new-energy technology, Monash Engineering Associate Professor Jacek Jasieniak is developing advanced nanoscale materials and assembling them into a variety of optoelectronic devices that offer low-cost, high-performance and novel functionality. As Director of the Monash Energy Materials and Systems Institute, he's also involved in developing the sustainable electricity microgrid on our Clayton campus, contributing to Monash's goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2030 and, more broadly, helping to accelerate the global transition to a sustainable energy future.
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As part of her research into energy justice, Dr Diane Kraal from Monash Business School is developing a framework which can help guide decision-making on energy policy, its development and distribution, energy security and climate change.
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Taking a Collaborative Approach to Family Medicine
Dr. Andy Tremblay and Nurse Practitioner, Currier Neily, APRN share an office in Family Medicine at Cheshire Medical Center. It's a small one, 12ʹ x 12ʹ, where their desks are kitty-cornered, with a large whiteboard overhead, keeping an eye on projects. Daily conversations are not only impossible to avoid, but welcome. And, the thing is, it's all by design.
Tremblay and Neily are two of the more than a dozen members of Team D in Family Medicine, and they work together under a style of collaboration called the Medical Home Team (MHT) model. It's a standard devised with the patient at the center of a collaborative approach that ensures continuity of care from a group of professionals, who share information and workload in a way that's most efficient for those under their care. All four teams at the medical center on Court Street, as well as Cheshire's family medicine practices in Walpole and Winchester, strive to take this approach.
For example, on Team D, Tremblay and Neily are supported by physician assistants, nurse collaborative care coordinators, RN care coordinators, results management nurses, medication renewal managers, team phone nurses, behavioral health consultants, forms managers, patient flow staff, call center receptionists, and registry coordinators, who are proactive in reaching out to patients to make sure they are up-to-date on routine preventative care. This patient-centered approach takes into account the synchronized wellness of the whole person.
"The way we want the health care system to go," says Tremblay, chair of the Department of Primary Care and Family Medicine, "is we want hand-offs to be thorough and complete and want multiple members of a team to know what's going on with an individual patient. The way we want the health care system to go, is we want hand-offs to be thorough and complete and want multiple members of a team to know what's going on with an individual patient."
Cheshire Medical Center first began transitioning to the MHT model in 2012, when it became one of 30 sites selected—out of 400 reviewed—to take part in the PCT-LEAP Project through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The project was designed to "identify, study, and engage 30 exemplary primary care practices from across the United States that are using their workforce creatively."
Ideally, MHT provides patients with comprehensive, coordinated care, including prevention, wellness, acute care, chronic care, and support services—both at home and in the medical office, with an eye toward quality and safety.
When Tremblay arrived at Cheshire in 2001, he encountered a schedule predominantly filled with patients on his primary care panel who presented with coughs, colds, infections, and other common health issues. The practice's approach at the time most often involved patients seeing the doctor in 15-minute intervals for routine, immediate health care concerns, and left little time for in-depth conversations about patient wellness. There was rarely a moment for Tremblay to inquire about overall health, such as screening tests, diabetes management, anxiety and depression, and an infinite list of other potential hazards.
"There was a rising demand to find new methods to deal with the here and now," he says, "and how we take that perspective in looking at improving the general health of the community."
Amid a swell of patients in need of primary care, the LEAP program asked chosen facilities, including Cheshire, to collect data on the number of patients with primary care needs versus the number of providers. The figures were staggering—between 37 and 40 practitioners in family medicine and another eight in pediatrics responsible for up to 40,000 patients in the region.
"The idea," says Tremblay, "was that your doctor as a singular person could not be solely responsible for your care without sharing that responsibility."
That realization prompted conversations about innovation and how practitioners in Cheshire County might take a different approach to patient care. Questions abounded: What are the needs of our patients? What does the community need from its provider base? How can the quality of care be improved?
Understanding the need for varying levels of care, depending on the patient and his or her health care requirements, administrators and practitioners at Cheshire began developing a plan for providers to work to the top of their licenses. Those qualified to diagnose would diagnose. Those who could prescribe would prescribe. Those who could educate patients would take on that role. In the meantime, teams of collaborating health care providers were established to ensure patients had many options available in their web of care.
When Currier Neily first began working as a nurse practitioner at Cheshire five years ago, she soon found herself thinking that appointments were the easiest part of the job. Trying to ensure patients had scheduled annual mammograms or blood tests, that someone in the office called patients to share test results, that a patient had been in for a colonoscopy, or was managing his or her chronic condition(s) felt overwhelming. But the implementation of the MHT model began to ease that burden. Now, Neily feels like the touchstone between the patients and their PCPs, with support from so many others on her team to enhance the patient experience.
Walking through an ideal care journey, Neily might see a patient for a new concern, a cough, for example. First, she manages the symptoms, but recommendations for additional diagnostic testing might determine a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If that's the case, Neily then helps the patient set up a consultation with Team D's Collaborative Care Nurse, Audrey Trudelle, for inhaler training, and the patient is then scheduled to come back for follow-up with Neily or Tremblay. Nurses and PAs, too, help to manage both in-person and virtual visits on the phone, via e-mail, or through the Dartmouth-Hitchcock patient portal.
"We try to be a family of medical professionals," says Neily. "People are cared for because we all are communicating. They should know that we talk every day, that we share an office, that [Dr. Tremblay] is told about what's going on if he hasn't seen them personally. That is our hope for our patients."
Recently, shares Neily, a longtime patient with diabetes lost his wife, who had been acting as his primary caregiver. At the man's next appointment, he met with Trudelle, who asked him questions about how his wife's death might impact his diet or how and when he was taking his medication.
"We could not do this without Audrey," says Neily. "She focuses on patients with COPD and diabetes, does the groundwork for breathing, medicines, taking their blood sugars, and finds out how they are doing after follow-up. Audrey really focuses on the sickest patients. This allows our patients to manage some of these chronic conditions without feeling alone. Our model gives us more opportunities for contact, and the relationships help provide better care."
Trudelle is one of two collaborative care nurses who work on Team D. On a typical day, all seven of her patient slots are full. In addition to creating action plans for patients in need of chronic disease management, she and others work through registries to make sure those who have not been seen recently are contacted and encouraged to come to the office for follow-up. This includes setting up Medicare wellness physicals and providing training on completing advanced care directives, among other tasks.
The care coordinators who work on the team spend much of their time on the phone, following up with patients who have been released from hospital stays and doing general triage. Communication then flows to Dr. Tremblay and the other PCPs on Team D: Don Caruso, MD, MPH, Eric Canzanello, DO, Sharon Ferguson, DO, and Lisa Profetto, APRN.
"I can't imagine my job without the care coordinators," Trudelle says. "We follow up until the patient feels like they can manage on their own. They know that we are communicating with the doctor, and we let the patient know we are here. The team approach we have keeps things on track."
There is always room for improvement but, in contemplating the MHT approach today, Tremblay is confident that, at Cheshire, the support structure is in place for continued improvements in comprehensive primary care.
"This model generates better health outcomes, and we have data to back that up," he says. "We have better outcomes with diabetics, better screening rates, better care because our patients engage with the team."
To learn more about your medical home team, getting the care you need and choosing an new primary care provider, visit our Primary Care Department.
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Like everyone, I've had my fair share of awful customer service experiences. There was that belligerent server who spilled plum sauce all over me and then had the audacity to try charging me for a refill (true story!), or the time a hotel wouldn't cancel my booking because it hadn't been made yet – apparently they first had to book it and then proceeded to charge a cancellation fee. What the what!?
I just don't understand bad customer service.
I'm a humanist and I don't entirely blame the person on the other end. I mean, nobody reeeeeally wants to do a bad job. Right? It's a systemic plague caused by disempowerment, bad work environments, weak training, misguided targets and, uh, and… Walmart! Yeah, throw Walmart in there. Why not!?
Granted, this example's a super extreme case because it's not just bad service, it's a legit awful argument that the rep was trained to handle drill-sergeant stylez. So, the question is: why is bad support still a thing?
Companies like Amazon and Zappos attribute a big chunk of their success to great service (What's that you say? Another story of Zappos blowing the business world's minds?), so isn't the value of great customer service already proven?
I'm a relationships guy. I've been known to banter with cashiers and baristas — much to the discontent of the grandpa in line behind me — and my approach to business is totally the same.
Maybe it's cause my previous careers were super client-centric, but I've always known that customers and clients pay my bills. I have the privilege of coming to work because of them. My role (and company!) exist entirely because of them.
B2B or B2C, we're all in the business of relationships.
So when you're a web-based business and never really have customer face time, how do you build relationships?
There are other, far more eloquent and well-written posts about delivering great customer service (over at HelpScout, par example) so I won't be solving the great customer service debates of the day. But I will say that in my limited experience, your best bet is to have an empowered team of smart, empathetic people, who have the freedom to be themselves and do cool stuff.
We told him that knowing his company would be using Unbounce was reward enough; no bribe was necessary. Obvs. But a couple weeks later, I arrived at my desk to find a giant bag of chocolate gold loonies (dollar coins for those unfamiliar with the currency up here in the Great White North) waiting for me.
Real talk: our customers are phenomenal.
Obviously, we wanted to thank him for the hilarious gift and it's moments like this that allow a seemingly faceless SaaS company to connect with real people and do rad things.
What took just a few minutes of "non-work" produced something that's helped us build an even stronger relationship.
I've seen it through our support feedback and innumerable conversations: connecting with your customers and showing that there are indeed real people behind your brand has a super positive impact on customer satisfaction.
Customers that chat with our team directly are more than twice as likely to refer other people to try Unbounce.
And it's one of the many reasons we do our best to deliver more than just good support — we want to deliver the kind of ridiculously phenomenal service our customers can't help but tell their friends about.
We find that connecting authentically in thoughtful ways works wonders for our customer relationships. You just have to keep an eye out for opportune moments to surprise and delight.


The parameter matrices AF, AB ,AL encode forward, backward and lateral connections respectively. Within each subpopulation, the dynamics of neural states are determined by two operators. The first transforms the average density of presynaptic inputs into the average postsynaptic membrane potential. This is modeled by a linear transformation with excitatory (e) and inhibitory (i) kernels parameterized by He i and Te i. He i control the maximum postsynaptic potential and Te,i represent lumped rate constants (i.e. lumped across dendritic spines and the dendritic tree). The second operator S transforms the average potential of each subpopulation into an average firing rate. This is assumed to be instantaneous and is a sigmoid function. Intra-areal interactions among the subpopulations depend on constants 71...4 which control the strength of intrinsic connections and reflect the total number of synapses expressed by each subpopulation. In (16), the top line expresses the rate of change of voltage as a function of current. The second line specifies how current changes as a function of voltage, current and presynaptic input from extrinsic and intrinsic sources. For simplification, our description here has omitted the fact that in DCM for ERPs all intra- and inter-areal connections have conduction delays. This requires the use of delay differential equations (see David et al. 2006 for details).
For estimating the parameters from empirical data, a fully Bayesian approach is used that is analogous to that used in DCM for fMRI and is described in detail by David et al. (2006). The posterior distributions of the parameter estimates can be used to test hypotheses about the modeled processes, particularly differences in inter-areal connection strengths between different trial types. As in DCM for fMRI, Bayesian model selection can be used to optimize model structure or compare competing scientific hypotheses (Penny et al. 2004b).
Models of functional integration, which were originally developed for electro-physiological data from multi-unit recordings (Gerstein and Perkel 1968), are now taking an increasingly prominent role in functional neuroimaging. This is because the emphasis of the scientific questions in cognitive neuroscience is shifting from where particular processes are happening in the brain to how these processes are implemented. With increasing use, a word of caution may be appropriate here: Models of effective connectivity are not very useful without precise a priori hypotheses about specific mechanisms expressed at the level of inter-regional coupling. Simply describing patterns of connectivity that require post hoc interpretation does not lead to a mechanistic understanding of the system of interest. What is needed are parsimonious, well-motivated models that test precise hypotheses about mechanisms, either in terms of changes in particular connection strengths as a function of experimental condition, time (learning) or drug, or in terms of comparing alternative explanations by model selection (for examples, see Buchel & Friston 1997; Buchel et al. 1999; Honey et al. 2003; Mcintosh et al. 1994, 1998; Rowe et al. 2002; Stephan et al. 2003, 2005; Toni et al. 2002). Figure 6 shows an example of such a model (Friston et al. 2003) where the parameters are mechanistically meaningful.
Harrison et al. (2005), Jirsa (2004) and Robinson et al. (2001) for examples that move in this direction.
Another important goal is to explore the utility of models of effective connectivity as diagnostic tools (Stephan 2004). This seems particularly attractive for psychiatric diseases whose phenotypes are often very heterogeneous and where a lack of focal brain pathologies points to abnormal connectivity (dysconnectivity) as the cause of the illness. Given a pathophysiological theory of a specific disease, connectivity models might allow one to define an en-dophenotype of that disease, i.e. a biological marker at intermediate levels between genome and behaviour, which enables a more precise and physiologically motivated categorization of patients (Gottesman & Gould 2003). Such an approach has received particular attention in the field of schizophrenia research where a recent focus has been on abnormal synaptic plasticity leading to dysconnectivity in neural systems concerned with emotional and perceptual learning (Friston 1998; Stephan et al. 2006). A major challenge will be to establish neural systems models which are sensitive enough that their connectivity parameters can be used reliably for diagnostic classification and treatment response prediction of individual patients. Ideally, such models should be used in conjunction with paradigms that are minimally dependent on patient compliance and are not confounded by factors like attention or performance. Given established validity and sufficient sensitivity and specificity of such a model, one could use it in analogy to biochemical tests in internal medicine, i.e. to compare a particular model parameter (or combinations thereof) against a reference distribution derived from a healthy population (Stephan et al. 2006). Such procedures could help to decompose current psychiatric entities like schizophrenia into more well-defined subgroups characterized by common pathophysiological mechanisms and may facilitate the search for genetic underpinnings.
The authors are supported by the Wellcome Trust. We would like to thank our colleagues for stimulating discussions on modeling, particularly Lee Harrison, Will Penny, Olivier David, Stefan Kiebel, Randy Mcintosh and Michael Breakspear.
Felleman DJ, Van Essen DC (1991) Distributed hierarchical processing in the primate cerebral cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1, 1-47 Friston KJ (1994) Functional and effective connectivity in neuroimaging: a synthesis.
Stephan KE (2004) On the role of general system theory for functional neuroimaging.
Multivariate data can be encountered in many fields of science or engineering. Any experiment or measurement with several quantities simultaneously recorded delivers multivariate datasets. This is especially true in biomedical investigations where most of the recordings are nowadays multichannel. EEG equipment is able to record signals from still more and more electrodes, but the notion is not confined only to electrode recordings: even fMRI data can be treated as a multivariate set of voxels changing their state in time. Such multichannel recordings are intended to deliver more information about the investigated object. However, the amount of knowledge obtained from the data analysis depends on the analysis method used. An analytical tool which is improperly applied may not give the correct answers, in fact, it may deliver incomplete or false information unbeknownst to the researcher.
The aim of this chapter is to describe the main aspects that are important in processing multivariate data. In the first, theoretical part, the specific properties of that type of data will be described and related functions will be introduced. In the second part, examples of treating typical problems arising during the analysis will be presented from a practical point of view and solutions will be proposed. The linear modeling approach will be discussed. This chapter can be viewed as a guide explaining basic properties of multivariate datasets and problems specific for multivariate analysis presented with selected relevant examples. For the issues considered in the text references to the literature for further, more comprehensive reading will be given.
where the superscript asterisk represents transposition and complex conjugate. The matrix S is often simply called a spectrum. Its diagonal elements are called the auto-spectra, the off-diagonal elements are called the cross-spectra.
Typically, when analyzing a univariate data record (a single time series), several quantities describing properties of the data are estimated. In the case of a multivariate dataset the same estimations can be repeated for each data channel separately. Information gathered from each channel can be very useful, for instance in mapping procedures. However, a multivariate dataset contains additional information about relations between channels. To evaluate these so called cross-relations, specific functions depending on two (or more) signals simultaneously were defined.
Depending on the version used, the covariance may have different normalization terms t ; the set of indices m covers the range applicable in a particular case. The value s is called the time lag. Covariance applied to two different signals is known as cross-covariance (cross-correlation), and when Xi and Xj are the same signal the name auto-covariance (auto-correlation) is used.
The modulus of ordinary coherence takes values in the [0,1] range. It describes the amount of in-phase components in both signals at the given frequency f(0 indicates no relation).
When a multivariate dataset consists of more than two signals, relations between them can be of a more complicated structure. Let us consider three signals Xi, X2 and X3 constituting a multivariate set. If Xi influences X2 and X2 influences X3 then signals X1 and X3 will be related with each other as well. However, contrary to relations of X1 with X2 and X2 with X3, the relation of channels X1 and X3 will not be direct because of the presence of intermediate signal X2. Distinguishing between direct and indirect relations may play the crucial role in understanding the investigated system. To study relations within multi-(fc > 2)-variate datasets another functions were introduced.
Functions which help to decompose complex relations between signals and describe only direct ones are called partial functions. In multivariate systems partial functions identify only direct relations, with the influence of the rest of signals on that relations statistically removed. The partial coherence function Cij (f) describes the amount of in-phase components in signals i and j at frequency f while the part of the signals which can be explained by influence of a linear combination of the other signals is subtracted.
As in the case of other coherence functions, its modulus takes values within the [0, 1] range; its high value indicate the presence of a relation between the channel i and the rest of the set.


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Review: The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai
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Larissa Lai's latest novel reads like a premonition—strange, but familiar. The Tiger Flu begins in the year 2145, more specifically one hundred and twenty-seven years after the oil reserves on the planet have dried up. Other bad things have happened: the planet has been wrecked by environmental disasters, acid rain falls from the skies, and half of the population has been decimated by a plague called the tiger flu, a deadly side-effect of de-extinction technology gone wrong. The novel begins with Kora, one of the two protagonists, fighting off an assault from a flu-sick man, covered in lesions, with pus-filled eyes, and grabby as hell. A jarring start, Lai primes her readers for the unrelenting cruelty she has in store for her characters. Violence comes in all shapes and forms in this dystopia, where survival is an art form. Hope is a scarce commodity here; nevertheless it is what drives the two women at the center of the action, human and clone, to come together to find community on a dying planet.
The Tiger Flu is a novel that's been a long time in the making. It comes sixteen years after the release of Lai's second novel Salt Fish Girl (Dundurn, 2002) — a magical realist tale of an ageless, shape-shifting female character, based in a futuristic Pacific Northwest where corporations govern cities and factory workers are cybernetically engineered. With The Tiger Flu, Lai continues her project of imagining sprawling visions of the future from the point of view queer, BIPOC characters fighting against systemic oppression. Drawing influence from writers such as Ursula Le Guin, Marge Piercy, Octavia Butler, Joanna Russ, and Monique Wittig, Lai makes a compelling addition to the canon of female-centered dystopian fiction.
In the book's acknowledgements, Lai notes that the idea for the novel was conceived in the mid-2000s. Perhaps it is this long gestation period, which makes the novel so effectively engaged with our present concerns. Worth noting is that in the years that Lai was working on the novel, the anthropocene discourse was entering the popular media (for more on the subject, read Eileen Crist's "On the Poverty of our Nomenclature"). The term, which was initially popularized by atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen in 2000, is a proposed geological label for our current epoch — one that formally recognizes the irrevocable changes made to the planet due to human intervention. Since the 2000s, the term has become common parlance. When used the 'anthropocene' evokes a future that is bound by environmental catastrophe and the public belief that individuals in the tech world will be our saviors. (In fact, at the time of writing this review, there was a sincere thread on Reddit about Elon Musk's attempt to fix seven different humanitarian crises. Powerful fiction is one that responds to the world around it). In The Tiger Flu, Lai imagines a future where many of our current anxieties about climate change related disasters, the unpredictable yields of biotechnology, and the concentration of power in the hands of the 1%, have materialized in the worst ways possible. For example, the leaders of large corporations have amassed so much power that they're worshipped like deities. "Hail Isabelle, full of place / Richer than the moon…allow the denizens of Saltwater Flats / To live long and well," goes one prayer to Isabelle Chow, CEO of Höst Light Industries, who also happens to own the Moon.
The novel also evokes the writings of eco-feminist scholars such as Donna Haraway, Adele Clarke, and Kim TallBear who are thinking about the ways in which we can live in this world in a more ecologically conscious manner. In their work these scholars interrogate existing family structures and our current reproductive processes, which is also a major preoccupation of the novel. With the tiger flu claiming most of the male population, the men in the narrative are an afterthought. Instead, the focus is on clones who are either parthenogenetic, or have the ability to regenerate their organs. Lai presents a fascinating scenario of a community of women who are completely self-sufficient, imagining a unique set of kinship relations between female humans, clones, and nature. This queering of the future is the one truly utopian aspect of the novel and it's pretty fabulous.
In 2019, the world of The Tiger Flu feels less and less like an improbable future. It's a good thing then that the narrative ultimately errs on the side of hope. It's funny too. The two protagonists have the classic good-guy-in-a-superhero-movie disposition, that allows them to move past the trauma of horrific experiences. The dialogue can be cringe-inducing at times—"By Our Mother's milky left boob" exclaims Kirilow, the clone protagonist—but the action packed narration doesn't allow one to dwell on the occasional clunky exchange. If the novel has one failing, it is that Lai tends to outpace herself. World building is no easy task and while Lai is certainly not lacking in imagination, most details about the dystopia are gleaned from context. It's as if explaining away certain particularities about life in 2145 would get in the way of the action. But without this clarity, it becomes challenging to keep up with the plot. One of Lai's futuristic inventions is a drug called N-Lite that simultaneously distorts and heightens perception. That may be the best metaphor for the experience of reading The Tiger Flu.
While reading the novel, Donna Haraway's call to "stay with the trouble" came to mind. Staying with the trouble means "to be truly present, not as a vanishing pivot between awful or edenic pasts and apocalyptic or salvific futures, but as mortal critters entwined in myriad unfinished configurations of places, times, matter, meanings" (Staying With the Trouble, 2016). Almost as if in response to this very call, Lai states in the press release of the book, "this novel's concern at its most basic is the ongoing possibility of life in the wake of so much horror and destruction." In that regard her project succeeds. It provides space to its readers to reflect upon the world that their children will one day inherit from them. More importantly, it is a testament to the power of living with love for one another and with the hope for a better future.
Read an interview we had with Larissa Lai here.
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Dainese to revolutionize sailing Safety with Emirates Team NZ
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 11:44 AM
Il SEA-GUARD Dainese, lo speciale sistema di sicurezza che indosserà l'equipaggio di New Zealand durante le regate
The iconic Italian brand announced its partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand during a press conference at the EICMA - Motorcycling World Exhibition - confirming its commitment to finding innovative solutions for protection in dynamic sports.
Dainese has chosen Emirates Team New Zealand, which is at the forefront of international sailing, to explore a new field. This partnership complements other successful collaborations that the company has established in the past. In its 40-year history, Dainese has been alongside great champions like Valentino Rossi and has engaged ambitious projects such as making new suits - together with MIT and ESA (European Space Agency) - to help keep astronauts safer in space.
Special guest at the presentation was Max Sirena, former Luna Rossa Skipper and now Technical Advisor and member of Emirates Team New Zealand's Management, explained to the audience the SEA-GUARD, the innovative life jacket that the Kiwi crew will be wearing during the races.
The SEA-GUARD is fully ergonomic and designed to combine both protective and floating functions; Dainese is currently collecting data to equip the SEA-GUARD with D-air®, the protection system that detects dangerous situations and automatically inflates special airbags around the athlete's body. First produced for World Championship riders, the D-air® system has since been developed - together with the FIS-Ski - for professional skiers and now it is officially used in the World Cup Series skiing races.
Max Sirena said: "The foiling AC50 catamarans that will be raced in the next America's Cup are flying machines, the most advanced yachts in terms of technology and performance. These boats will be able to reach speeds never seen before. Safety on board became therefore fundamental in our preparation. To count on a reliable and innovative partner such as Dainese it is a real plus for us. I've been passionate about motorbikes since I was a kid so for me it is a great pleasure today to welcome Dainese to the team."
Cristiano Silei, CEO of Dainese Group stated: "We are very proud to support Emirates Team New Zealand in this very exciting project. Bringing our technology to the world of sailing is perfectly aligned with our mission of advocating and delivering safety in dynamic sports. We couldn't think of a better partner than Emirates Team New Zealand who share our passion for performance and innovation. "
Grant Dalton, Emirates Team New Zealand CEO, who shares Sirena's passion for motorcycles, concluded: "Motorbikes are my other passion, so I've known Dainese for a long time and I believe we share core values. Emirates Team New Zealand is internationally recognized as a leading innovator in sailing and our sailors are currently testing SEA-GUARD on the water. I am convinced that this collaboration will open a new chapter on safety at sea."
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Cody Stewart's 7 Round NFC Mock Draft
Posted on April 26, 2016, 12:28 pm By Cody Stewart
With a few days left before the draft, I decided to play GM for all four teams in the NFC East. The rules are simple, I select players I would draft if I were the GM for these teams. I have based my projections on a few big boards and my own mock draft. I don't pass on a player, just so another team lucks up and gets better.
So without further ado, I present you, The 2016 NFC East Mock Draft.
2. Philadelphia Eagles – Carson Wentz, QB North Dakota St
After giving up present and future picks, and having your current starting QB ask for a trade, it's pretty clear what has to be done with this selection. Wentz was solid at North Dakota State, and looks to quiet naysayers about his lack of challenges in a DII school.
4. Dallas Cowboys – Deforest Buckner, DE Oregon
The Cowboys need a pass rush in a bad way. With Greg Hardy not resigned and Randy Gregory struggling with off the field issues, Dallas needs to get an impact DE, that will provide pressure on the QB for the next decade plus.
Buckner broke out last season, with 10.5 sacks and 17 TFL. His long arms are an asset as he will be able to bat balls down at the line and reach around OTs to bring down a RB. He is the safest pick in this draft and will produce right away.
10. New York Giants – Ezekiel Elliott, RB Ohio State
This is how I feel the draft will fall, and with Elliott still on the board, I'm taking him in a heartbeat if I'm Jerry Reese. The running game couldn't get going last year because of the RBBC. With Elliott on the roster, he instantly becomes a three down back, and gets rid of any confusion in the backfield.
Elliott had back to back 1,800 yard plus seasons for Ohio State. Tack on 41 TDs in that span and you can see why he brings another dynamic to this Giants offense.
21. Washington Redskins – Karl Joseph, S West Virginia
Oct 4, 2014; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Karl Joseph (8) on the field against the Kansas Jayhawks during the first quarter at Milan Puskar Stadium. West Virginia won 33-14. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
With the DT class very deep this year, I would select Karl Joseph to go along with newly signed CB, Josh Norman. Deangelo Hall will move to Safety, but lets be honest, the Virginia Tech alum doesn't have much left in the tank. Joseph will be able to man the secondary for Washington for years to come.
Joseph would have gone top 15 for sure had em he not been injured last year for the Mountaineers. The four year starter was still able to muster 9 INTs in his career at West Virginia to go along with a plethora of fumble recoveries.
34. Dallas Cowboys – Derrick Henry, RB Alabama
After deciding to pass on Ezekiel Elliott in the first round, I decided to get a bruiser in the second round for Dallas. Henry is a big man, 6'3″, 240 pounds, and behind the Great Wall of Dallas, he will flourish in this offense. Many people get wary because he's an Alabama RB, but just know he has extremely better vision than Trent Richardson.
While he had his breakout year in his last season with Alabama, Henry will be able to produce in the NFL. The former Bama RB rushed for over 2,200 yards and 28 TDs. He's not much of a receiving threat, but that can be taught.
40. New York Giants – William Fuller, WR Notre Dame
Odell Beckham Jr has been the lone WR that has been consistent for New York the past two years. With Victor Cruz a question mark and Reuben Randle heading south to Philadelphia, a playmaking WR has to be selected early on in the draft.
At Notre Dame, Fuller was dominant. He was able to put together back t back 1,000 yard seasons and 29 TDs in that span. At just 6″0′ even, Fuller is primed for the outside and plays very physical.
53. Washington Redskins – Yannick Ngakoue, DE Maryland
Still no DT selected, but as I said earlier, this draft class is loaded with them. Washington needs help up front, not just in the middle of the defensive line.
Ngakoue is a big body that can control the edge for Washington. After spending his first two years as a LB for the Terrapins, Yannick moved to DE and flourished. The three year star recorded 13 sacks last year for Maryland, and looks to do the same in the NFL.
67. Dallas Cowboys – Eric Murray, CB Minnesota
Minnesota defensive back Eric Murray attempts to intercept a pass against Penn State on Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.
Morris Claiborne and Brandon Carr are liabilities for Dallas. Outside of Orlando Scandrick, Dallas has nobody they can count on. A CB has to be selected within the first three to four rounds, so I'm taking Eric Murray in the third.
At Minnesota, Murray was able to line up against some of the best WRs the Big 10 had to offer. He may only have one interception in his career, but he was able to deflect many passes that could've turned into big gains for the offense.
71. New York Giants – Jordan Jenkins, DE Georgia
A lot of the offseason was spent by New York upgrading their defensive line. Massive amounts of money was spent on Olivier Vernon, Snacks Harrison, and The resigning of JPP. The aforementioned JPP was only signed to a one year deal, so if I'm New York, I'm getting depth and insurance in the event Pierre-Paul jets after this season.
Many haven't heard about Jenkins due in large to his teammate who is projected to go in the first round, Leonard Floyd. The DE totaled 39 TFL in his four year career at Georgia.
79. Philadelphia Eagles – Kenneth Dixon, RB Louisiana Tech
This may be a stretch because it's a 50/50 chance he's here at 79. Demarco Murray was traded to Tennesee a little over a month ago, and if I'm Philadelphia, I'm not entering this season with Ryan Matthews and Darren Sproles fighting to be the starting RB.
Many knock Dixon because of his easy opponents he was up against playing in Conference USA. At Louisiana Tech, Dixon eclipsed the 1,000 yard rushing mark three out of his four years, and was also able to collect 72 rushing TDs. He may be the sleeper in the draft this year.
84. Washington Redskins – Sheldon Day, DT Notre Dame
Finally, the middle of this defensive line is addressed and plugged up. Sheldon Day had the opportunity to go up against some of the best interior lineman college football had to offer in his four year career at Notre Dame. His senior season was his best as Day was able to collect 15.5 TFL, 4 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. Pairing him up with Preston Smith only makes the Washington Defense even scarier.
101. Dallas Cowboys – Christian Hackenberg, QB Penn State
You knew it was coming, just not which round. If I'm Dallas, I'm taking a QB in the mid rounds of the draft. Reason being is because Tony Romo doesn't have much longer in this league. If you select a QB and have him learn behind Romo for a couple of years, you may get the same success Green Bay got with Aaron Rodgers.
Had Hackenberg come out in last years draft, he would've been the third QB taking behind Winston and Mariota. His game is solid and he has a strong arm, Penn State just couldn't protect him.
109. New York Giants – Shon Coleman, OT Auburn
The Giants found their future LT for the next decade in Ereck Flowers last draft. The left side of the line is set with Flowers, Pugh, and Richburg. It's the right side that needs the most work.
Coleman will be able to come in, and battle Newhouse and Bobby Hart for the RT position.
120. Washington Redskins – Pharoh Cooper, WR South Carolina
It's a very good chance that this is the last season for Pierre Garçon and Desean Jackson in a Washington uniform. If this franchise is going to build around Kirk Cousins, they need to give him targets.
Cooper put up over 2,000 yards and 17 TDs for the Gamecocks the past two seasons. Not only can hurt you in the passing game, but Cooper is a gadget player as well and can make you pay in the running game. He has four career rushing TDs to go along with over 500 rushing yards.
135. Dallas Cowboys – Kentrell Brothers, LB Missouri
Sean Lee is getting older and more brittle, and Rolando McClain is a bad game away from retiring…again. Dallas needs to add more competition and depth to this LB corps. Even if Brothers wasn't able to start, he would be able to learn behind Lee.
At Missouri, the 6″1′ 235 pound LB totaled over 150 tackles for the Tigers last year along with three turnovers. Kentrell Brothers is good in coverage so he's no one trick pony.
149. New York Giants – Scooby Wright, LB Arizona
If there is one position that needs to be addressed, that never is with this franchise, it's LB. New York rarely spends money or high draft picks on LBs, and the past few years it has come back to hurt them.
Wright would have been a shore first round pick this year, if it wasn't for an injury sustained early on in the 2015 college football season. In 2014, Scooby totaled 164 tackles. Out of those tackles, 31 were for loss and 15 of them were sacks. He also forced five fumbles.
153. Philadelphia Eagles – Daryl Worley, CB West Virginia
After trading Byron Maxwell to Miami this offseason, CB is a position that needs to be addressed. Leodis Mckelvin was signed, but he is over 30. The team also have a plan Carroll and second round pick from a year ago, Eric Rowe, on the team. Competition is needed with this group and Worley will bring that.
In his junior and final season for the Mountaineers, Worley totaled six interceptions and 12 pass deflections. He is a ballhawk and would be able to compete for at least the nickel CB on this team.
158. Washington Redskins – Travis Feeney, LB Washington
Washington lost Brian Orakpo last year, and Kennan Robinson this year. Junior Galette hasn't been able to get on the field for this franchise, so LB is need.
Feeney was the lone bright spot for the Washington Huskies in 2015. The senior LB forced three fumbles to go along with 17.5 TFL.
164. Philadelphia Eagles – Fahn Cooper, OT Ole Miss
Jason Peters isn't going to be around forever, so Philadelphia needs to start grooming somebody for the future. There are plenty of good players left in the fifth round, and Cooper is one of them. He brings size and an attitude to this line. Footwork will need to be worked on, but being able to learn behind one of the best Tackles in the league right now will be beneficial to Cooper's growth.
184. New York Giants – Sprencer Drango, G Baylor
If there is one liability on the Giants offense, it's John Jerry. The former accomplice in bullygate down in Miami, has been atrocious to say the least in his tenure with Bug Blue.
Spencer Drango will have an opportunity to come in and fight for the starting gig at RG for New York. At 6″6′ and over 320 pounds, Drango has the build to go against the best of interior lineman.
187. Washington Redskins – Dadi Nicolas, DE/LB Virginia Tech
In my opinion, Nicolas should go higher I this years draft, but with concerns about his character, he may fall a bit. That's perfect for Washington.
Dadi was a monster over his last two years with the Hokies. He totaled 25 sacks and countless QB hurries. He will be asked to add about 15-20 pounds to his frame as he only weighs in at 225 pounds.
188. Philadelphia Eagles – Steve Longa, LB Rutgers
With Demeco Ryans and Kiko Alonso gone, Philadelphia will need to add players to this group. With Jordan Hicks as the only consistent player in this corps, Longa will be added for depth purposes.
Longa totaled over 300 tackles in his three year career at Rutgers. He too, will be asked to add on some weight as he only weighs 225 pounds.
189. Dallas Cowboys – Quinton Jefferson, DE Maryland
Why not add more depth to the defensive line when you don't have many holes on your team?
Jefferson, like his teammate Yannick Ngakoue, was pretty disruptive for Maryland. I'm his senior season, Jefferson totaled 12.5 TFL. His size fits perfect for Dallas as he will be able to play DE or DT.
212. Dallas Cowboys – Aaron Burbridge, WR Michigan St
It showed last year that with Dez Bryant out, more WRs needed to step up. Terrance Williams did ok as did Cole Beasley, but more was needed.
Burbridge was able to go up against the likes of Eli Apple and other great CBs in the Big 10. Standing at almost 6″2′ and 215 pounds, this gives Dallas another big body to be more of a possession WR. With over 1,200 yards and seven TDs for the Spartans last year, this is great value for Big D.
216. Dallas Cowboys – Kevin Peterson, CB Oklahoma St
This is pure value here. You can never have too much competition at any position. Peterson will come in as a special teams player but with his play at Oklahoma State, he could fight for playing time in Dime packages.
217. Dallas Cowboys – DJ Reader, DT Clemson
Just like Quinton Jefferson, Reader will be able to add depth to this DL. At 6″3′ 325 pounds, he's a big body that will clog the middle for opposing RBs.
232. Washington Redskins – Deandre Washington, RB Texas Tech
Alfred Morris is gone, and Silas Reed is suspended for a quarter of the season, so Washington needs some more depth.
Washington has a small frame, but plays like Ahmad Bradshaw early in his career. For the Red Raiders last year, Washington ran for almost 1,500 yards and 14 TDs to go along with close to 400 yards relieving. He could be a diamond in the rough.
233. Philadelphia Eagles – Aziz Shittu, DE Stanford
The defensive line is still a work in progress, as players are getting older and younger players need to be brought in. Shittu may be able to give a spark to this line in the edge. He was able to collect 14.5 TFL last year for the Cardinals, and is good against the run.
242. Washington Redskins – Vadal Alexander, G LSU
As I've said earlier, you can't have enough completion at any position on a football team. The offensive line has to get stronger so they can protect their franchise QB, Kirk Cousins. At 6″6′ and 330 pounds, Alexander not only brings depth to this line, but the possibility to be groomed into a starting guard.
251. Philadelphia Eagles – Jordan Lucas, S Penn State
PSU CB Jordan Lucas grabs an interception during Penn State's 43-40 homecoming victory at State College on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. Jason Plotkin – Daily Record/Sunday News
Some depth at safety is needed as well. While it's set in stone Malcolm Jenkins will be the starting SS unless injury happens, Lucas will have a chance to earn a back up role as well as play on special teams.
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Acacias and cafes exist in two parallel worlds, the human world and the natural world, and in these worlds they perform similar functions.
In our world cafes have become popular meeting places as well as eating places. They are casual offices for people in all walks of life where they plan their work day and have relaxed discussions with colleagues. Cafes are places where we take some time out and escape the pressures of the day.
Acacias are the cafes of the Australian bush, the busy meeting places that provide a range of tempting foods for birds, mammals, insects and even humans. Like any good café, an acacia provides a range of edible products like nourishing pollen from the beautiful yellow pompom flowers, tasty seeds from the green bean shaped pods, life sustaining sap that oozes from the trunk and edible leaves of an extraordinary variety of shapes and colours from vivid green to blue-grey.
For example the native and introduced honey bees collect the spring pollen to feed their growing broods, ants gather seed for the oil rich aril attached to the end of the seed and store it in their underground larders. The many types of small gliders like the Sugar Gliders depend on the protein rich wattle sap so much that they guard their family's wattle trees from other glider intruders. On the shaded ground the Bronze-wing Pigeons peck at the protein rich black wattle seeds before they are carried away by diligent ants.
For us, the lumps of soft gum called kino that develop on the wattle trunk are a natural though very sticky chewing-gum that slowly dissolves as you chew. In certain species, like the Golden Wattle (Australia's floral emblem) and the Black Wattle, the gum is mildly sweet and a recognised food of the First Australians who sweetened it further with native mint or banksia nectar. Wattle seeds have a nutty flavour and when roasted they can be added to muffins or brewed to make a coffee flavoured drink. In fruit or nut trees, the flavour varies with the variety and so it is with acacias. Some of the nicest flavoured wattles are Prickly Acacia, Coastal Wattle, Desert Oak, Colony Wattle and Mulga. However Wirilda is the wattle considered to have the nicest flavour of all.
For those of us that frequent cafes for a light lunch then the Witchetty Bush would provide an unusual choice. Can you imagine the eye brows rising as customers read, Baked Witchetty Grub with a tossed garden salad - $15? This shrubby acacia is found in every state except Victoria and NSW and its roots are home to the Witchetty Grub which was a valued high protein food for the first Australians. Cooked it tastes like scrambled eggs, raw and wriggling it has an almond flavour.
A café favourite of mine is apple and cinnamon cake. Acacias can match this combination firstly with the Mulga apple, a welcome find for thirsty travellers in central Australia. The galls that grow around a wasp lava look like small apples and are sweet eaten raw or cooked in a camp oven and have a flavour of dried apple. The Cinnamon Wattle is likely to enchant you with a cinnamon aroma released from its leaves particularly on hot days. Interestingly a form of this acacia called 'Scarlet Blaze' unusually has vivid red pompom flowers with golden tips.
A good café has an enticing ambiance that both relaxes and excites the senses. Acacias provide all this and more with their beautiful spicy aromatic flower scents. My personal favourite is the pungent aniseed scented Black Wattle. The most impressive of all however is the oil extracted from the Silver Wattle. This is described on the bottle as having a 'wonderfully rich, honey sweet, floral woody aroma which is uplifting, relaxing, calming, anti-depressive, aids happiness and calms noisy children. The latter effect being somewhat the opposite of a strong coffee.
Birds and small mammals seek out the refuge of acacias particularly if they are the bushy and/or prickly varieties. Here they can escape from the stresses of open areas where there is constant completion for food with other native animals or perhaps when the cut and thrust of avoiding being eaten by predators just becomes too much. Do you know the feeling?
Like a pop-up cafe, acacias are often the pioneers, growing up overnight in tough and exposed environments and providing much needed shelter for wildlife where little or none is available. In true pup-up café style many species have only a short life of 7 – 20 years, but their presence and fast growth paves the way to enable other longer lived trees and shrubs to colonise and thrive.
Similar to the timeless century old traditional coffee houses in Europe there are some acacias that are notable long lived exceptions. The Blackwood is an acacia with attractive dark timber that has furnished many Australian homes. It can live for over 200 years. The beautiful grey leafed Weeping Myall that grows in the dry regions of the eastern states can also live for two centuries. Remarkably the Western Myall from South Australia and Western Australia is known to live for more than 250 years.
The view from entrance and the solid stone steps of the café as we looked into the shady garden was of a beautiful flowering acacia from the dry centre of South Australia. The Flinders Ranges Wattle with its sprays of glowing yellow pompoms will brighten any grey winter's day. As we walked past this acacia toward the car it seemed appropriate that a Wattle Bird should squawk and dash out of its grey foliage into the contiguous blue, linking the two parallel worlds of this outback acacia and the urban bluestone cafe.


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'Son' (2021) Review – How Far Will a Mother Go to Protect Her Child?
"You can't outrun a family secret"
by LAZombieGirl March 5, 2021
Parenting is hard in any case, but a child that is not of this world is a whole other problem.
When my daughter was little, we tried to tell her she was an alien because she had green blood. When she got her first scrape and bled normal red blood, we told her they gave her a transfusion at birth, and she had apparently become human. I'm not sure why we went to such lengths with the joke, but she thought it was funny and we kept it up for a while. The idea that your child came from another world is not a new one. Favorite films of mine, Rosemary's Baby and The Omen came to mind while I was watching Son.
SYNOPSIS: When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to defend him from terrifying forces in her past.
Son, written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh is a fascinating look at the lengths a mother will go to protect a child that she loves. This film is not the scariest film I've seen recently but is emotional as hell and is surprisingly one of the goriest so far this year.
We begin with a very pregnant Laura, (Andi Matichak) who is running away from something bad and ends up having the baby in her car. She didn't seem to want the baby at first but falls in love when she sees his little face. That damn maternal instinct will get you every time.
Jumping ahead 8 years, Laura is a Kindergarten teacher, living in a small town with her 8-year-old son David. (Luke David Blumm) He seems like a normal cute little guy and they have an extremely sweet relationship. He is nothing to fear, right?
After she puts David to bed one night, she hears some noises coming from his room and is terrified when she finds a group of people standing around his bed. Screaming for help and calling the police, she seems to have stopped a potential kidnapping. David doesn't remember anything, and the police find no forced entry or anything else to validate her story. Officers Steve (Cranston Johnson) and Paul (Emile Hirsch) play a sympathetic bad cop/good cop routine but are both looking at her like she might be dreaming, or just plain crazy.
When David gets horribly sick, his flesh sloughing off and throwing up blood, the doctors at the hospital are unsure what to do. Paul offers to help keep an eye on him and Laura accepts. A little romantic moment begins with them, but David doesn't make it through the night without getting sick again and they go back to the ER.
The doctors run every test and have no idea what is wrong. While waiting, Laura decides to open up to Paul about having been in a cult, escaped, and has been hiding ever since. But when she hears the doctors talking about taking David, she grabs him and flees. At home, she quickly packs and her neighbor watches poor little sick David. Unfortunately, when Laura gets back to them, David is eating the neighbor and looks perfectly well again. This is a bummer because good babysitters are hard to find.
From time to time, we see a bedroom scene and the suggestion that Laura was abused, and it's not hard to figure out who David's real daddy is. Whatever supernatural hellish entity it was, has passed on its need for human flesh to survive, and Laura has a dilemma on her hands. Should she save the child that is a part of her, or should she protect humanity?
If I am to be honest, I could see the ending coming a mile away, but I still enjoyed the film. I can't help but love watching really bad guys get what they deserve, and the wink to The Shining's bathroom scene was amazing. In this part of the movie, the atmospheric and colorful cinematography was intense and lets the tension build to a bloody crescendo.
David doesn't seem to remember what he turns into, but wow what a monster he is. The practical effects were mind-blowing and he is a better zombie than pretty much all of them out there! He becomes a feral demonic animal and his mom, well what she becomes when pushed to the edge to save him, really was creepy as hell. (Pun intended)
Despite the abundance of over-used horror tropes, I really enjoyed Son. I loved the relationship between mother and son, and their acting was fantastic. It wasn't the best performance I've ever seen from veteran horror actor Emile Hirsch, but because of who he turns out to be, I absolutely understand the reason for the toned-down acting.
RLJE Films released the horror film SON in Theaters, on Digital and On-Demand, March 5, 2021. For more info, RLJE has a Facebook page where you can find whatever you need to know about this film and tons of others!
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El refugio del miedo (en inglés, Creation of the Damned y Refuge of Fear) es una película española de ciencia ficción de 1974 dirigida por José Ulloa.

Sinopsis
Norteamérica, en un futuro próximo. Dos matrimonios y el hijo de uno de ellos conviven en un extraño apartamento que en realidad es un refugio antiatómico. El mundo ha sido devastado por una guerra nuclear y el grupo aguarda a que desaparezca la radioactividad.

Reparto
Craig Hill como Bob
Teresa Gimpera como Margie
Patty Shepard como Carol
Fernando Hilbeck como Arthur
Pedro Mari Sánchez como Chris
Fernando Millet como Sheridan

Producción
La película nace de un consejo que le dio el guionista Cesare Zavattini al director José Ulloa:

Fue la ópera prima de José Ulloa, cineasta curtido como ayudante de dirección de Ignacio Iquino, producida por Profilmes, la productora de José Antonio Pérez Giner.

El film se inscribe en el género cinematográfico de la ciencia ficción española y tiene como antecedente temático La hora incógnita (1964) de Mariano Ozores, película que basa sus miedos en una hipotética guerra fría que acabe derivando en una hecatombe nuclear.

Miscelánea
El matrimonio en la ficción formado por Teresa Gimpera y Craig Hill también era también matrimonio en la vida real.
Tras filmar toda la trama interior del búnker en Barcelona, José Ulloa viajó en solitario a Nueva York y filmó los planos exteriores de la ciudad que abren la película.
La foto fija de rodaje estuvo a cargo de la fotógrafa Colita, cuyas fotografías sirvieron de base para el cartel ilustrado de la película.
El cartel de la edición española de la película está ilustrado por Mauro Mistiano, prolífico autor de carteles de cine como La selva esmeralda (1985) o Manhattan Sur (1985).
El 19 de octubre de 2009, el fanzine El buque maldito organizó una proyección en Barcelona con la presencia del director José Ulloa y  los actores Teresa Gimpera y Craig Hill.
El 11 de septiembre del 2014, el Festival de Cine de Sitges recuperó la película y la proyectó en la sección Brigadoon.
El 15 de noviembre de 2022 se organizó una proyección de la película en Sala Fénix, teatro de Barcelona al que asistió el director José Ulloa, el foquista del film Paco Marín y varios amigos del director que organizaron el pase a modo de homenaje.

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Private piano is intended to provide comprehensive training in the skills necessary to become a fine pianist. A wide variety of music will be studied ranging from the works of the masters to today's contemporary composers. Performance techniques will be explored and advice given on effective practice.
Beginning voice is designed for those who have had little or no vocal training. Vocal exercises, proper breathing technique and knowledge of different muscles in production of tone are emphasized. Lots of fun songs of all styles are taught so that the budding singer can discover how proper vocal technique can make singing easier and more enjoyable.
Intermediate voice is intended for those who have had previous vocal or choral training. Designed to prepare students for advance study, techniques required to learn the Bel Canto method of singing will be explored. Vocal repertoire in languages other than English will also be presented. Performance will be encouraged.
Advanced Voice is offered by audition only and is taught by Mr. Leopold or Miss Enriquez. The focus is on vocal technique and development of the advanced singer. A variety of literature will be studied including French and Italian art songs. A comprehensive study of German lieder as well as solo material in oratorio, opera, operetta, musical theatre and jazz will be offered. In addition, advanced performance technique will be explored. Performance and formal competition are strongly encouraged at this level.


Having your touring caravan regularly serviced is more important now than ever before; an annual service is the least we would recommend. Apart from the aspect of your own safety, it ensures compliance with the manufacturers warranty and your insurance.
Remember with BAILEY caravans the annual service has to be done each year up to 6 weeks either side of its date of purchase. With Swift caravans the annual service has to be done each year up to 90 days before date of purchase or 60 days after (150 days in each year).
We have fully trained engineers in our eight bay workshop, all of whom are approved by Bailey and Swift. Along with servicing, they are able to carry out repairs ranging from internal appliances to bodywork, including insurance repairs.
The cost of a Single Axle caravan service is £240.00 inc. VAT (including consumables, excluding parts).
The cost of a Twin Axle caravan service is £260.00 inc. VAT (including consumables, excluding parts).
A full external wash is available at £50.00 inc. VAT.
Unfortunately at Dickinson Caravans we only specialise in the service and repairs of touring caravans.


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2017 Fourth Quarter Newsletter
James Vann and Joe Davies discuss How to Handle Commitment Issues with Slow Paying Customers, Employee Monitoring: Combating Distractions and Containing Malice, Know What's In Your Lease: The Issue With Forms, and The Impact of Smart Contracts on the Legal Profession in this issue of the Vann Attorneys Legal Pad newsletter.
Webinar: What Terms & Conditions Apply to my E-Commerce Contract?
Reserve your seat for our Terms & Conditions webinar on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. This fast paced webinar will review how terms and conditions could be construed with contracts entered into by e-mail, online purchases, etc.
Webinar: 2017 North Carolina Lien Law & Payment Bond Law Update
Vann Attorneys will be hosting this webinar on Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. North Carolina Lien Law in 2017: Three Important Things to Remember. Join us as we discuss the current lien law for North Carolina. We will identify three areas of the law that are important to remember as subcontractors and/or suppliers.
Letter of Intent and Term Sheet in a Business Transaction
Often times in a business transaction where a business is buying or selling a business, a Letter of Intent and Term Sheet is agreed to in order to set the stage for the transaction. Generally the buyer will present to the seller a letter of intent to set out the terms and conditions for the purchase. This generally is presented to the seller after there has been…
Webinar: Protect Your Customer Data & Your Business
Thursday, August 31, 2017 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. We as North Carolina businesses collect a great deal of personal identifiable information from our clients and elsewhere. There are a number of requirements your team should follow in order to protect confidential information.
North Carolina Lien Agent and Lien Law Pending Legislation
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering Senate Bill 602 which will modify the existing law concerning Lien Agents and the North Carolina Lien law. The bill provides a new provision to the existing law which would provide a way for a Lien Claimant to give notice of cancellation of the Notice to the Lien Agent upon full payment.
J.D. Hensarling Named Most Outstanding Adjunct Professor by Campbell University School of Law
Vann Attorneys, PLLC is happy to announce that J.D. Hensarling has been awarded "The Most Outstanding Adjunct Professor" for the 2016-2017 academic year by the Campbell University Student Bar Association.
Webinar: How Important are Corporate Documents?
How important are corporate documents? We will host an executive review of important corp. docs in this fast paced webinar.
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Support our Krispy Kreme Challenge Parking Fundraiser
Join us on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. as we cheer-on thousands of participants from the Krispy Kreme Challenge that begins at 8:30 a.m.
Creating Time to Plan and Think | Becoming Better
Several years ago, I came across an article that encouraged business owners to take time to plan their business strategy, business goals and personal goals. The advice was to take several days and to actually get away from others in order to have solitude to think and plan.
Resolving a Contract Dispute
Business contract disputes are generally not fun to encounter. The disputes often interrupt the natural flow of business and can become an issue with cash flow and financial performance. How to resolve the business disputes is always something to consider.
Webinar: Negotiating Business Agreements by Email, Text & Other Electronic Communications
Business litigation in today's society is commonplace. Learn how to best position your business in preparing for litigation. What steps will put your company in the best position possible? Learn 3 takeaways to help make the process easier.
2017 First Quarter Newsletter
James Vann, Joe Davies and Jim Beck discuss Accepting Partial Rent, Clarifying Possessory Liens in North Carolina, The Necessity of Well-Drafted Agreements, and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in this issue of the Vann Attorneys Legal Pad newsletter.
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Learn 3 Strategies to improve your lien and/or payment bond claim procedures. We will discuss steps and strategies to help you protect your business using claim of liens and payment bond claims. What lessons can you learn from others who have been in a similar situation? What can I do to improve the probability of payment?
Webinar: 2016 Drone (UAS) Law Update
UAS Law has been updated and will affect North Carolina businesses. We will discuss updates from the FAA, state laws, and what you need to know today about unmanned aircraft systems.
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Jon David "J.D." Hensarling Joins Vann Attorneys, PLLC
Vann Attorneys, PLLC is proud to announce the addition of Mr. Jon David "J.D." Hensarling to its North Carolina law practice. Mr. Hensarling represents clients in complex business disputes, contract and construction disputes, professional malpractice disputes, and disputes involving unfair and deceptive trade practices
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A phobia is generally a fear that has gotten out of control. It is a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. A phobia can illicit many types of undesired reactions or behaviours in an individual, creating much discomfort, affecting and restricting a persons life and enjoyment in debilitating ways.
But what if you could be free of your fear?
It's that time of the year again! 2016 gone, 2017 just beginning, a fresh start just like last year? New years resolutions being made again!
For many of us these resolutions do not stick and we just fall back into that old repeat mode. We set out with great intentions but a few weeks in that new year's buzz and motivation has faded, procrastination starts to set in, and we end up right back where we started.
Huw is a friend I have known since infant's school, and over the last couple of years he had a set back in his well being. Huw had heart arrhythmia issues, which he was receiving medical treatment for, but recently he had a bigger set back still when he suffered a small stroke. A blood clot had gone to the right side of his brain causing some loss of co ordination to his left side.
Earlier this month we held a workshop with Australian hypnotherapist Brett Cameron; Be the best version of you. It was such a great evening and an empowering experience for the many that attended. So we wanted to share some of the things we learned with you.
At LLLY, one of the tools that Steve uses is hypnotherapy. Whilst some clients love this technique to help empower their lives, others can be a bit more skeptical about it.
Labels. They are everywhere! On food, on clothes, on buildings, on you! We apply labels to basically everything in life, but we often forget how it feels to be labelled something ourselves.
What labels are attached to you? Are you a mother? A father? What label does your career give you? And, more importantly, what labels make you feel uncomfortable?
Here at LLLY, we've been glued to our TV screens watching all the amazing athletes that have participated in the Olympic and Paralympic games. How amazing have these games have been for Team GB? It's been an emotional roller coaster, full of highs and lows, successes and disappointments, hopes and heartbreaks. Some athletes achieved what they were aiming for, others were left wanting.
People today often put a lot of pressure on themselves to become "successful". The problem is, we never really stop to look at what success means for us – success is actually an individual concept and one that can be defined differently by every person. In today's blog post, we want to look at how we think society is looking at success in the wrong way and how you can be successful in everything that you do.
Our blog post today is inspired by Gabrielle Bernstein, a motivational speaker, life coach and author. In her book "Miracles Now", Gabby gives her readers 108 tools to help people stress less and live in tune with the flow of life. Her lesson number 19 is that of being more childlike, and reading the chapter this week inspired us to relay her advice to you.
Do you know that everything you think about has a perspective? And that this perspective is something that you've created? For example, you hate your awful job. Well, the fact that you think your job is awful is a story you tell yourself – it's a perspective you have created (yes, really!). Perspectives are shaped by our internal chit-chat – all that stuff that we keep in our head and which gets worse and worse as we think about it.
As we highlighted in our newsletter this month (which you can view here). Steve is now the first person in Wales to register as a Dementia Therapy Specialist through hypnotherapy.
In this blog post, we wanted to bring you a bit more information about dementia and what you can do to both look after yourself and help to improve the symptoms of those who live with it.
The Importance of Being Vulnerable I've been reading some really inspiring blog posts recently and all of them seem to focus on the theme of vulnerability. But being vulnerable is not a very "British" thing to do. Our culture seems to focus on vulnerability as a weakness: we never ask for help and never talk about the things that are really affecting us. Instead we keep it all bottled up, put on a brave face and keep a stiff upper lip. Never let the outside world know there's something the matter, right? Wrong!
In January of this year, I was lucky enough to get to listen to Gabrielle Bernstein at her 2-day seminar. Gabby is a motivational speaker, life coach and New York Times best-selling author. She had so many wise things to say, but one really sticks out. Gabby told the audience to "look at things as if for the first time" and I have taken this with me ever since.
Well…I was stumped. I didn't know where to begin as I didn't even know if I had any values. It was a real light bulb moment and one that I wanted to explore more. And I did!
Do you struggle with accepting compliments or recognising the things that you're good at? That's because, for most of us, our innermost belief is that "I'm not good enough". Our minds often add to this thought, saying, "I don't do enough" or "I don't deserve this." Does this sound like you? If it does, keep reading to find out how to quiet these thoughts. This is a practice called self-love and it helps us live happy, prosperous, joyful and happy lives.
Here at LLLY, we have been delving into the practice of visualisation. Visualisation is where you take a few moments to imagine anything and everything that will make you happy or bring you success in life. It highlights the power of your mind and shows that it could be possible for us to program our mind and body to act in certain ways just by imagining it!
How often do you feel like you're not being listened to properly? I often find myself getting annoyed at my husband if I'm talking to him and he's on his phone and I just know he's not paying attention to me. I then had a sudden realization that I often don't listen properly to him. In this world of technology, it's so easy for us to get lost online and not focus on those who are actually with us. So here are a few tips to help you to truly listen to someone. You never know what effect good listening could have on someone else.
Recently you may have heard of lots of people using "affirmations" in their every day lives. Just looking on Instagram or Facebook, your feed may be swarmed with positive quotations and feel-good pictures. So, do affirmations really work and should you use them?
Stress. It's such a common word. Almost everyone uses it these days – from young children at school all the way to adults and the elderly. For some reason, stress has become commonplace in today's society and almost a new epidemic of the Western world.
We feel stress from various factors in our lives. We are surrounded by situations at work, with our families, in our relationships, even while driving or commuting. All these can contribute to affect us on a physical and emotional level.
So I know that you might be thinking that we're crazy people trying to sell you 'magic rocks', but I promise you we're not! Just hear us out.
Gratitude stones have been around for a while and the way they work is so simple, but effective. First of all, let me just explain to you why and how being grateful is so great.
Recently, Love Life Love You has received several requests from people asking us to help them with their addiction to fizzy drinks, especially diet coke. This got us thinking about this type of sugar addiction and why people often find themselves reaching for that can of coke rather than a healthy drink.
Meditation can bring to mind some funny images for people. Maybe you think of Buddhist monks chanting on a hill, hippies sitting in a circle or maybe you even think that people who meditate are just downright bonkers.
Here at Love Life Love You, we want to help you redefine that image. We would be lying if we say that we "meditate" in the true sense (like those Buddhist monks we see sitting in silence). But we do practice moments of relaxation in the day where we focus on our breath and turn our attention inwards, to ourselves.
On Friday 13 May, Love Life Love You held three workshops at GE Aviation Limited in Nant Garw on the topic of mindfulness. We were invited to hold these workshops in connection with Mental Health Awareness Week and were delighted to have the opportunity to bring mindfulness to the workplace.
One of my recent clients Aaliyah (age 6) was having trouble sleeping at night, suffering with bad dreams and anxiety about kidnappers and burglars and bad guys. She could not sleep alone any length of time without being with her mum. This was a persistent fear had been going on for a while, her mum had tried just about everything she could think of but nothing seemed to work. Night after night, Aaliyah would have trouble going to sleep or wake up with bad dreams and anxious thoughts. Needless to say both Aaliyah and her mum were in need of a good night's sleep.
As a holistic practitioner I am always looking to practice and improve my knowledge and techniques. A few months ago I took part in a course in Thailand to become a master practitioner in Ericksonian Indirect Hypnosis; created by American psychiatrist Milton Erickson; who is considered to be the father of modern hypnotherapy and a large influence on NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming).
A Thunderclap has been created to help spread the word about #PaulsPledge a campaign led by Paul Pugh, who was the victim of an unprovoked and vicious attack which left him having to learn how to walk and talk again. Paul is campaigning to encourage people to walk away from a fight, to think twice about starting a fight, and to call time on violent crime.
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Women with BRCA should have ovaries removed sooner to prevent cancers: study
TORONTO - Women who carry a BRCA genetic mutation have a significantly reduced chance of developing ovarian cancer and dying prematurely if they opt to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes preventively removed earlier than later, a study suggests.
The Canadian-led study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests women with an inherited BRCA1 mutation should consider having ovary-removal surgery by age 35. Those with BRCA2 could wait to have an oophorectomy, as it is called, until age 45, because the cancer risk with that mutation tends to kick in about 10 years later.
"Essentially, you want to go early enough that the chance of getting cancer is essentially minimized, and that occurs about age 35," principal researcher Dr. Steven Narod said of women with BRCA1, adding that removing the ovaries results in immediate menopause.
Some women hesitate to have the surgery at that age because they want to preserve their fertility so they can have children, while others want to avoid the effects of menopause, said Narod, director of the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
"But if you wait until age 40, there is about a four per cent chance of getting ovarian cancer," he said Monday. "And if you wait until age 50, the risk of ovarian cancer between age 35 and 50 is about 14 per cent."
"That's too high a risk to take."
Having a mutation in either of the BRCA genes leads to an elevated risk of breast and some gynecological cancers. Certain ethnic groups, among them Ashkenazi Jews, have a higher prevalence of these genetic mutations.
Within the general population, the average Canadian woman has about a one per cent risk of developing ovarian cancer in her lifetime. For women with a BRCA1 mutation, the lifetime risk is a "staggeringly high" 40 per cent; for BRCA2, it's 20 per cent.
"So if we don't do the oophorectomy, we would expect 40 per cent of those (BRCA1) women to get ovarian cancer by age 75. With the operation, it was reduced to about six per cent," said Narod, noting that the surgery isn't 100 per cent protective for all women.
When Leela Goldhar-Waxman of Toronto found out almost two years ago that she carries the BRCA2 mutation, she decided to have a double-mastectomy — followed by reconstruction — to prevent breast cancer. Last September, she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as well.
Hearing the statistics around the probability of developing ovarian cancer, and already having lost some friends with the genetic mutation to the disease, the decision was not a difficult one to make, said Goldhar-Waxman.
The 38-year-old has three children — a daughter, 12, and two sons, 10 and 9 — so fertility was not a concern. Hormone replacement therapy helps with the symptoms of premature menopause, and any adverse effects that develop she will deal with if and when they arrive, she said.
While opting for the surgeries has made her feel empowered, she still worries about getting other cancers that are more prevalent with BRCA2, among them bowel and pancreatic tumours.
"I know I have done the best I can do to be here for as long as I can for my children and my husband and my family," said Goldhar-Waxman.
"I was given the greatest gift," she said of the BRCA test. "I was given a golden ticket for survival."
In the study, nearly 5,800 women with a BRCA mutation were followed for almost six years by researchers at centres in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The researchers evaluated the effect of preventive surgery in reducing death and the risk of ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer in the women.
They found surgical removal of the ovaries was associated with an 80 per cent drop in the risk of developing those cancers; a 77 per cent lower risk of premature death from all causes, including cancer; and a 68 per cent lower risk of death from all causes in women who had previously had breast cancer.
"In this study, 154 women got cancer that would have been prevented had they had the oophorectomy ... when we had recommended it," Narod said.
In general, women with BRCA mutations also have a 60 to 70 per cent chance of developing breast cancer, and a further 34 per cent chance of cancer in the opposite breast within 15 years. Many women facing that risk opt to have a double mastectomy as a preventive measure.
But even without a mastectomy, having the ovaries removed can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer to a certain extent, said Narod, likely because it diminishes the sex hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.
"I think women who have had breast cancer in the past and haven't had an oophorectomy should be considering to go back and have it done, even after breast cancer," he said, referring to women who have one of the mutated BRCA genes.
The surgery would include removal of the fallopian tubes, called a salpingectomy, as a significant number of ovarian cancers are known to originate in the tubes.
Dr. Cathy Popadiuk, an associate professor of gynecologic oncology at Memorial University in St. John's, NL, said the study authors report "very exciting and interesting findings about the role of oophorectomy in women with BRCA mutations."
"What is most exciting is not only the overall effects to prevent gynecologic cancers such as ovarian and fallopian tube (if the fallopian tubes are also removed), but the great impact on breast cancer incidence and mortality, and indeed, overall mortality," Popadiuk said by email.
"This study suggests that the benefits from oophorectomy (and salpingectomy) have greater implications to overall cancer health than most people suspected," she said. "Hopefully this work will offer more support for the value of oophorectomy in the prevention and control of breast cancer in BRCA carriers, in addition to the surgically difficult prophylactic mastectomy."
Narod said while oophorectomy is considered a safe procedure, the resulting premature menopause can carry long-term adverse effects on cardiovascular and bone health, which need to be studied further.
To deal with the effects of early menopause, such as hot flashes, women are offered hormone replacement therapy, he said.
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