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A Ghost Is Born (en español, Nace un fantasma) es el quinto álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense originaria de Chicago Wilco. Lanzado el 22 de junio de 2004, en él el cantante Jeff Tweedy toca la guitarra líder más que en ningún otro disco de Wilco anterior. La banda subió el álbum para streaming en su sitio web en forma gratuita y ofreció un EP de cinco canciones para los compradores.

Tweedy ingresó en una clínica de rehabilitación poco tiempo antes del lanzamiento del álbum y lo demoró por dos semanas. Esto también hizo que se acortara su gira promocional. Pese a todo, la primera semana de A Ghost Is Born fue la mejor semana de ventas en ese entonces para el grupo y el dico recibió reseñas positivas de publicaciones como Rolling Stone y PopMatters. El álbum recibió dos premios Grammy en las categorías de mejor álbum de música alternativa y mejor paquete de grabación.

Producción

Contexto
Wilco firmó un contrato con Nonesuch Records en noviembre de 2001 tras una larga disputa con su discográfica anterior, Reprise Records sobre el lanzamiento del cuarto álbum de estudio del grupo, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. El álbum recibió reseñas positivas de Village Voice, publicación que lo mencionó como el mejor álbum de 2002 y Rolling Stone. Vendió más de 590 000 copias y recibió un disco de oro otorgado por la Recording Industry Association of America.

Grabación

La grabación de un nuevo álbum comenzó en noviembre de 2003 y el título inicial del disco era Wilco Happens. Fue producido por Jim O'Rourke, quien había mezclado el disco anterior y era miembro del proyecto secundario de Wilco Loose Fur. O'Rourke animó al cantante principal Jeff Tweedy para que desarrolle sus habilidades con la guitarra en el álbum —Tweedy se había convertido en el guitarrista principal de la banda tras la partida del multiinstrumentista Jay Bennett luego de las sesiones de grabación para Yankee Hotel Foxtrot—. Tweedy buscó tocar solos no similares a los de bandas de improvisación como Phish y The Grateful Dead, sino que compuso y tocó solos con incluencias de Television tales como la coda de «At Least That's What You Said». Tweedy se refirió a dicha interpretación al final del tema como la «transcripción musical» de uno de sus ataques de pánico. A Ghost Is Born se grabó en forma diferente a Foxtrot o al álbum de 1999 Summerteeth; mientras que las canciones se tocaron en directo y luego se sobregrabaron, estos temas se tocaron primero con Pro Tools y sólo se interpretaron en directo una vez finalizados. Tweedy estaba emocionado por componer el disco de esta manera y comentó al respecto:

Una característica distintiva del disco es el tema de quince minutos de duración «Less Than You Think». Para la canción, cada miembro de la banda creó un sonido con un sintetizador que imitaba un ruido electrónico. Se activaron las instalaciones de la sala y se grabó todo eso en forma simultánea. Este ruido, que sirvió como una coda para la pista, se remezcló para darle más dinámica. Aunque lo llamó «la pista que todos odiarán», Tweedy defendió su inclusión en el álbum:

A Ghost Is Born fue el primer álbum de Wilco con el pianista Mikael Jorgensen; había colaborado anteriormente como ingeniero de sonido con la banda en su trabajo junto a The Minus 5. Jeff Tweedy fue el cantante y guitarrista principal por única vez desde que la banda se formó. John Stirrat, el único miembro original aparte de Tweedy, tocó el bajo y la guitarra. Glenn Kotche y Jim O'Rourke, compañeros de Tweedy en Loose Fur, tuvieron el papel de baterista y multiinstrumentista respectivamente. Leroy Bach tocó el teclado, como también el bajo. Todos los integrantes del grupo tocaron los sintetizadores en «Less Than You Think».

Lanzamiento y promoción

Wilco comenzó su gira promocional para el disco antes de su lanzamiento. El multiinstrumentista Leroy Bach abandonó el grupo una vez finalizadas las sesiones de grabación para unirse a una producción teatral, así que la banda incorporó al guitarrista de jazz rock Nels Cline y el multiinstrumentista Pat Sansone para reemplazarlo. Sansone había tocado con The Autumn Defense, un proyecto secundario liderado por el bajista Stirrat. Sin embargo, la gira promocional tuvo que acortarse. En mayo de 2004, Tweedy se ingresó en una clínica de rehabilitación de Chicago, Illinois debido a una migraña crónica, ataques de ansiedad y depresión clínica. En el proceso de tratamiento de sus dolencias, Tweedy desarrolló una adicción a los calmantes prescriptos. Su rehabilitación dio lugar a la cancelación de los conciertos europeos y demoró el lanzamiento del álbum. Si bien se lanzaría el 8 de junio de 2004, se puso a la venta oficialmente el 22 de junio de 2004.

La banda también subió a Internet la totalidad del álbum en una campaña publicitaria con Apple. Nonesuch tenía la intención de transmitir el disco en formato MPEG-4 debido al éxito de la campaña anterior para publicitar Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Además, Wilco ofreció un EP gratuito para quienes compraran el álbum, que contiene dos pistas no incluidas en el álbum «Panthers» y «Kicking Television», versiones en directo de «At Least That's What You Said», «The Late Greats» y «Handshake Drugs». El EP luego se incluyó en el álbum y se vendió como una «edición de lujo».

Recepción

En su semana debut, A Ghost Is Born llegó al octavo puesto de la lista Billboard 200 y vendió 81 000 copias, lo que constituyó la mejor posición en una lista estadounidense y la mejor primera semana de ventas de la banda en aquel entonces. Hacia el 13 de abril de 2007 el disco había vendido 340 000 copias según Nielsen SoundScan. Además, el álbum tuvo éxito internacional y alcanzó el puesto 24 en Noruega, el 29 en Suecia, el 33 en Nueva Zelanda, el 34 en Bélgica y el 37 en Irlanda.

Como Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, A Ghost Is Born recibió buenas críticas. Jon Pareles de Rolling Stone llamó al álbum «tan fantástico como todo lo que Wilco grabó hasta ahora» y aprobó que «Tweedy ofrece [su] curiosidad iluminada acerca de lo que puede pasar en una canción». Stylus Magazine le otorgó una calificación de «A», lo llamó «el álbum de la semana» y afirmó que es «todavía más brillante» que Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Michael Metevier de PopMatters coincidió en que este álbum es mejor que el anterior; lo llamó «lleno de propósito» y dijo que lo había dejado «sorprendido y suficientemente encantado para que dure muchas vidas». La reseña de The Guardian, positiva, concedió cuatro estrellas sobre cinco al disco y lo llamó «un álbum dramático [y] ambicioso que te reta a aceptar su desafío». No todas las publicaciones compartieron esta opinión. Pitchfork Media, que había otorgado a Yankee Hotel Foxtrot una calificación de diez sobre diez, sólo dio a A Ghost Is Born un puntaje de 6,6 y lo llamó «salvajemente desigual» y «menos coherente que ningún otro disco de Wilco». Robert Christgau otorgó una calificación de «B-» al disco y resaltó sus diferencias con el álbum anterior del grupo diciendo: «Pero es difícil imaginar a los idiotas que se enamoraron del bombo de Yankee Hotel Foxtrot tratando de identificarse con, por decir algo, "Muzzle of Bees"». La reseña de Allmusic le otorgó cuatro estrellas sobre cinco y comparó ambos álbumes, diciendo: «Mientras que gran parte de Yankee Hotel Foxtrot daba una sensación fría [...] A Ghost Is Born es considerablemente más cálido y orgánico». En 2005, el álbum ganó dos premios Grammy en las categorías de mejor álbum de música alternativa y mejor paquete de grabación. Aunque la banda estuvo nominada en otras ocasiones, esta fue la primera vez que ganó.

Lista de canciones
Todas las canciones compuestas por Jeff Tweedy, excepto donde se indica.

 «At Least That's What You Said» – 5:33
 «Hell Is Chrome» (Tweedy, Jorgensen) – 4:38
 «Spiders (Kidsmoke)» – 10:46
 «Muzzle of Bees» – 4:56
 «Hummingbird» – 3:11
 «Handshake Drugs» – 6:07
 «Wishful Thinking» (Tweedy, Kotche) – 4:41
 «Company in My Back» – 3:46
 «I'm a Wheel» – 2:37
 «Theologians» (Tweedy, Jorgensen, Girard) – 3:36
 «Less Than You Think» (Tweedy, Stirratt, Kotche, Jorgensen, Bach, O'Rourke) – 15:04
 «The Late Greats» – 2:31

Créditos
 Jeff Tweedy – voz, guitarrara, sintetizador, bajo acústico
 John Stirratt – bajo eléctrico, sintetizador, guitarrara, piano, armonías vocales
 Glenn Kotche – batería, percusión, dulcémele, sintetizador
 Leroy Bach – órgano, guitarra, piano, bajo eléctrico, sintetizador
 Mikael Jorgensen – piano, Farfisa, estilófono, rocksichord, sintetizador, ingeniero de sonido
 Jim O'Rourke – órgano, guitarra, piano, sintetizador, ARP 2600, ingeniero de sonido, mezcla, productor
 Frankie Montuoro – dulcémele, asistente técnico y de producción
 Karen Waltuch – viola
 Tim Barnes – percusión
 Steve Rooke – masterización
 Chris Shaw – ingeniero de sonido
 TJ Doherty, Tim Iseler – ingenieros asistentes
 Stan Doty, Daniel Herbst, Deborah Miles Johnson, Haydn Johnston, Matt Zivich – asistentes técnicos y de producción
 Dan Nadel – diseño gráfico
 Peter Smith – diseño gráfico, fotografía
 Mike Schmelling - fotografía
 Gladys Nilsson – dibujo
 Ken Waagner – supervisor digital

Referencias

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos
 Sitio oficial de Wilco
 A Ghost Is Born en Metacritic

Álbumes de Wilco
Álbumes de 2004
Álbumes en inglés
Álbumes de rock alternativo


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Given the central importance of Emerson's Transcendentalist movement in America's intellectual history, and its influence upon a few generations of American luminaries, this book is a important corrective to American history and the role of Indic traditions in shaping it.
A prior book republished in India by Infinity Foundation was, "TS Eliot and Indic Traditions," by Cleao Kearns. This book showed how Eliot's major works, including the poems, "The Wasteland" and "The Four Quartets" were profoundly influenced by Upanishadic thoughts, Gita, etc. In fact, large passages are almost direct translations from Indic sources.
Both Emerson and Eliot were towering figures in American literature, separated by a century. Both went to Harvard where their careers were shaped by immersions in Indian texts and thought. But their relationships with Hinduism evolved in very different ways.
Emerson went back to Harvard years later to make a major address to the Harvard community, in which he publicly resigned as a Christian minister and preacher, explaining how his new philosophy (based on Hinduism) made it impossible for him to continue to preach Christianity. For making this speech, Emerson was denounced by Harvard. A decision was made to block him from ever being allowed to come to Harvard. This ex-communication from a supposedly liberal champion of intellectual freedom lasted till he died.
"Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, son of the Rev. William Emerson, a Unitarian minister in a famous line of ministers. He gradually drifted from the doctrines of his peers, then formulated and first expressed the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature.
Emerson's father, who called his son "a rather dull scholar", died in 1811, less than two weeks short of Emerson's 8th birthday. The young Emerson was subsequently sent to the Boston Latin School in 1812 at the age of nine. In October 1817, at fourteen Emerson went to Harvard College and was appointed Freshman's President, a position which gave him a room free of charge. He waited at Commons, reducing the cost of his board to one quarter, and he received a scholarship. To complement his meager salary, he tutored and taught during the winter vacation at his Uncle Ripley's school in Waltham, Massachusetts.
After Emerson graduated from Harvard in 1821 at the age of eighteen, he assisted his brother in a school for young ladies established in their mother's house, after he had established his own school in Chelmsford; when his brother went to Göttingen to study divinity, Emerson took charge of the school. Over the next several years, Emerson made his living as a schoolmaster, then went to Harvard Divinity School, and emerged as a Unitarian minister in 1829. A dispute with church officials over the administration of the Communion service, and misgivings about public prayer led to his resignation in 1832.
His first wife, Ellen Louisa Tucker, died of tuberculosis at 19 on February 8, 1831. Despite his having been married, there is considerable evidence pointing to Emerson being bisexual. During his earlier years at Harvard he found himself 'strangely attracted' to a young freshman named Martin Gay about whom he wrote sexually charged poetry. Gay would be only the first of his infatuations and interests, with Walt Whitman numbered among them.
Emerson is distantly related to Charles Wesley Emerson, founder and namesake of Emerson College. Both were Unitarian ministers; Charles was a family name in Ralph Waldo Emerson's family. Their great ancestor, Thomas Emerson, immigrant, settled as early as 1640 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and was the progenitor of a family of ministers and learned men.
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RCSD Board Members Say a Delay in Resolving the Deficit Could Cost the District $1.6 Million Monthly
Dec 17, 2019Education, Hot News, Local NewsComments Off on RCSD Board Members Say a Delay in Resolving the Deficit Could Cost the District $1.6 Million Monthly
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RCSD Superintendent Terry Dade respond to questions after Rochester Board of Education special meeting
At Rochester Board of Education Special Meeting, Monday, RCSD Superintendent, Terry Dade provided updates as it relates to the current fiscal situation and $64.8 million budget deficit.
Dade said he has been lobbying for additional funding and support from the state. In summary, Dade stated that he has had ongoing meetings and phone calls with the Division of the Budget, Deputy Charles Williams, Assistant Chief Budget Examiner Mike Smingler, Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe, Executive Director Jennifer K. Pyle from Big5 NYS School Districts.
Dade said he has also spoken to state officials including Assembly members David Gantt, Harry Bronson and Jamie Romeo, and senators Rich Funke and Joe Robach. He said he also spoke with Congressman Joe Morelle.
Just over this past week, Dade said has been in direct contact with these legislatures' members but noted that the sentiment provided amongst most of Albany state delegation thus far is that there is no likelihood of immediate relief for the district.
"I am still looking for that guarantee of $35 to $40 million from the state," he said.
He noted that though there are no impossibilities, due to logistics of procedures in Albany it could be March 2020 before a decision is made.
Reductions of $30 million have been identified that do not include staff reductions, which is nearly half of the district's total deficit.
Included in the $30 million of reductions is $10 million of cash capital approved by Mayor Lovely Warren and City Council. However, the $10 million identified in staff reductions is not nearly enough to fully close the deficit. Even with staff reductions, the district would still need a commitment of $25 million from the state.
"I also want to bring to everyone's attention that if we don't do anything right now or come up with a comprehensive plan to adjust our deficit we would run out of money in the month of May," Dade said.
He said there would be no payroll for anybody. A delay would cost the district approximately $1.6 million and would add to the deficit each month. Concessions need to be made before Thursday.
Dade says he has upcoming meetings with additional contacts throughout the week looking towards collaborative solutions to address the situation.
Commissioner Beatriz LeBron proposed a delay until January 30 to allow the state to either come through or to finalize concession conversations.
"We also may potentially not be able to hit full payroll even as early as March," LeBron said. "Concessions beforehand would put pressure on the governor's office not to be ignored."
Dade says he still feels that due to the current state of affairs and talks of saving jobs that things can happen in a short time frame.
Board President Van White said it was not likely that the collective bargaining units will affirmatively give a definitive decision on concessions due to procedures and time constraints before Thursday's meeting.
"This is about not them, not us, and not you, this is about our children," White expressed. "More can be done at central office. Expressed cuts and reductions in staff should come from people who are furthest away from students and the classrooms. We need to look deliberately at Central office for cuts."
LeBron said conversations being had now should've happened before resolutions and voting for the 5% cuts on November 2. She also feels that the board and board staff need to be taking the lead on cuts.
Commissioner Natalie Sheppard voiced her frustrations regarding the board not being "proactive."
"We continue to see that people are not motivated by students," she said "I'm not supporting a plan that doesn't support students and at the same time supporting staff. "Students are being propped up as bargaining tools.
Dade said concessions need to be on the table before Thursday.
"New York State is already dealing with a $6 billion deficit. I've been asked what the RCSD has done to reduce the deficit on our own? The longer we put this off the worst it will be. The longer we wait the more money—an additional $1.6 – $1.7 million if the state does not provide the total $40 million needed.
White shared that some RCSD teachers are looking to apply for teaching jobs with surrounding districts.
LeBron and Sheppard wanted to make it clear that these issues do not solely fall on Dade. LeBron declared, "I will not do anything that does not support Superintendent Dade and will not vote on resolutions that were not put forth by the Superintendent."
Board members and staff discussed the possible relocation of the venue due to an over flux of speakers for the December 19 meeting. Michael Schmidt's Chief of Operations discussed a projected budget of $10,000 for a venue change. Members agreed that due to the current state of the deficit, not to relocate.
The start time of the Board Business Meeting scheduled Thursday, December 19, changed to 6 pm to allow the community ample opportunity to speak.
"My sincere desire is that everyone who is able to come to the table with concessions to significantly reduce the number of staff and most importantly the number of students impacted!" Dade said. "I'm not moving on hopes or operating on what-ifs."
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How to avoid being a victim of road rage
Road rage is a common problem on UK roads. A recent poll of 3,000 people found that nearly one in five road users are threatened with physical violence each year.
In a separate study, 22 percent of motorists claimed to have got out of their car to argue with another driver in a road rage incident.
Dangerous overtaking is said to be the main trigger for road rage, prompting 28 percent of drivers to engage in an argument with a fellow motorist. Tailgating, using a mobile phone at the wheel and breaking the speed limit were the other sparks of anger named in the study.
Read more: M25 road rage killer released from prison (Sky News)
Ahead of the end of the summer holiday period, road safety and breakdown company GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to spot the signs of road rage. Tens of thousands of motorists will hit the road over the bank holiday weekend, with Highways England removing roadworks to relieve stress.
"Most of us will have some experience of being on the receiving end of someone else's aggression," said Neil Worth, road safety officer at GEM.
"Thankfully, violent and unprovoked attacks are rare, but it pays to be observant and if possible to recognise signs of trouble at their earliest stages.
GEM has identified a few steps that it says will reduce the risk of a driver being the target of someone else's aggression. These are:
Keep calm and show restraint: every journey brings the risk of frustration and conflict, so be patient and avoid using your horn. Hand gestures should be avoided, too.
Avoid the desire to 'get even': don't attempt to educate or rebuke a driver who you believe is in the wrong.
Don't push into traffic queues: wait for a signal from a fellow motorist.
Say thank you, say sorry: if you make a mistake, offer an apology to defuse any anger.
Move away from trouble: if you feel threatened, lock the doors and drive to the nearest police station. Alternatively, move to a busy area, such as a petrol station. Contact the police and/or press the horn repeatedly to deter an attacker.
Neil Worth added: "We encourage drivers to leave plenty of time for their journeys, which means they can feel calm and in control at the wheel. Stress can lead to risk taking, and this in turn increases the likelihood of aggressive incidents.
"We also urge drivers to avoid becoming involved in situations they recognise as dangerous or risky. If you're worried about another driver who may be in danger, then stop and call the police."
Olympic gold medal winning cyclist and jockey Victoria Pendleton has backed a campaign aimed at encouraging a constructive debate on 'road equality." She said everyone has "an equal right to be on the road".
"So let's be more compassionate and considerate to others and see what change we can drive."
USA Road Rage Study May Help You Drive Safer
Road rage has become a way of life, both on and off the track. And more and more, in cities across America, people are acting out their frustrations on our roadways with dangerous results. It's bad for professional and everyday drivers alike.
In a new study sponsored by the Affinion Group and its AutoVantage automobile membership club, drivers from 20 major metropolitan areas in the U.S. were surveyed to learn more about consumer views on road rage.
"This new study focuses on important attitudes and habits of drivers on the open road nationwide," said Brad Eggleston, vice president of AutoVantage. "This groundbreaking research is an important tool to help educate and influence safer driving habits throughout the United States."
The study showed the cities with the worst road rage were Miami, Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles and Boston. Most courteous cities were Minneapolis, Nashville, St. Louis, Seattle and Atlanta.
When asked the major causes of road rage in the survey, the most frequent theme was people being in a hurry, running late, being impatient and/or speeding, with stress, frustration and bad moods also contributing.
Behaviors by other drivers that cause stress for commuters, and that can lead to road rage, include driving too fast (57 percent observe this happening every day), tailgating (50 percent see this every day) and cutting over without notice (44 percent see this every day).
Commuters reported that other drivers frequently talk on their cell phones (98 percent observe this at least once a week), run red lights (59 percent observe this at least once a week) and slam on the brakes (54 percent see this happening at least once a week).
As a reaction to rude or bad driving by others, people surveyed reported that they honked their horn at the offending driver (40 percent), cursed at the other driver (32 percent), waved their fist or arms (9 percent), made an obscene gesture (8 percent) or called the police to report the driver (5 percent).
Overall, 30 percent said they see drivers doing other things like putting on makeup, shaving or reading while driving. Los Angeles (43 percent) emerged as the city where this is most likely to be seen, while Seattle (18 percent) emerged as the place where this behavior is least likely.
The most courteous cities within the USA are Minneapolis, Nashville and St. Louis. Least courteous: Miami, Phoenix and New York.
Roadway rage is getting worse, says RAC study
Roadside rage is getting worse, says RAC annual report discloses road rage is a loosing concern, with some motorists detailing it as their leading worry behind the wheel.
Generally, road rage was up from 28 percent a year ago. But the number who called it their biggest concern has actually soared from 4 percent to 8 percent. That puts it 4th in the leading 20 for 2019.
One in three said they would certainly observed physical run-ins in between vehicle drivers over the past year. As well as the majority stated they have seen road side abuse.
Just as, 60 percent of chauffeurs stated they were seeing more road rage these days than a year earlier. and three-quarters believe that the public have actually come to be much less patient.
Why are British drivers getting angrier?
The RAC reckons stressful modern-day lives as well as raising road traffic are fueling this enhanced stress.
"All the anxieties associated with the behavior of various other drivers on the road have never featured as highly in our research study as leading motoring worries as they have this year," stated Simon Williams, RAC roadway safety, and security agent.
"One of the most likely description must definitely be a mix of variables, including the stress of modern-day life, dependence on the car for many trips and increase traffic, and congestion was leading to never before seen frustration at the wheel.
"Perhaps it is also the case that our tolerance of other people who make mistakes while driving is falling. A quick 'sorry' in the form of an apologetic wave could go a long way to taking the heat out of a situation, but unfortunately all too often it is a hand gesture of another sort that leads to an unpleasant car confrontation."
Other motoring concerns
So, road rage came 4th overall.
What was judged even worse?
Drivers using cell phones, the expense of petroleum and the problem and maintenance of regional roads all scored more than 30 percent on respondents' lists of problems.
Fret about the expense of fuel have likewise increased over the previous 12 months
Learner drivers are also harassed on the roads
Up and down the country, learner drivers are having to deal with road rage aimed at them when they're on the roads.
Whether it's in driving lessons or private practice, as soon as those L-plates hit the car, many fully qualified road users take this as a sign to hurl abuse at the learners.
From tailgating to dangerously overtaking, we recently conducted a survey of 610 Driving Instructors*, to see how bad the issue really is.
Abuse learners are experiencing
77% of UK driving instructors have said they regularly experience abuse and intimidation from other road users when teaching students
31% experience it on a daily basis!
91% of learners have been subjected to overtaking
90% witness tailgating
Two thirds (66%) of learners have been subject to abusive hand gestures
Half (49%) have experienced verbal abuse on the roads
These shocking and worrying statistics are leading to learner drivers to lose their confidence and make mistakes out on the road, which can lead to potentially fatal consequences.
How's it affecting learners
Driving Instructors have reported that:
85% of learners who are trying to deal with this abuse become more nervous and start making more mistakes.
Almost a quarter (22%) of UK learners have cried as a result
A third have had to pull over to compose themselves
8% have become too scared to carry on learning to drive entirely.
1.5% have been involved in an accident as a result
It's easy to forget that at one point, everyone was a learner driver. No one jumps behind the wheel and is instantly Lewis Hamilton, so why are drivers not giving learners the time and space they need to become confident drivers to pass their test? Here at Marmalade, we want to encourage learner drivers to become confident and skilled behind the wheel, so we're taking a stance against this abuse that you all too often face.
Is it because of how they drive?
Some of you may be thinking that learner drivers are treated this way because of their driving ability. We can all get a little frustrated from time to time – so perhaps that's where the abuse is coming from?
Wrong. Almost all of the driving instructors we surveyed (93%) claimed they were treated differently when they had L-Plates on the car, despite them being fully qualified drivers, and there being no change in their driving ability to when they drive without an L-Plate, where they don't get abused.
It seems that drivers are seeing L-Plates, assuming the person behind the wheel is incapable of driving and reacting in dangerous ways around them – which needs to stop! Learner drivers need more time, space and patience from other road users when they're learning.
They're more likely to make mistakes, but we need to give them the opportunity to learn from these, not add additional pressures. We've all in the situation when you stall one too many times at a junction – it's all a part of learning! We need to give them time and let them try again, not hurl abuse their way.
So what are we going to do about it?
We want there to be consequences for this kind of behaviour, so we've launched a petition to call on the government to impose penalties on road users who act dangerously towards learners. If you would like to sign this petition, you can do so here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/276599
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Those are the words of UCI spokesman Enrico Carpani in the wake of the news that Lance Armstrong's federal case had collapsed. So it seems that the UCI have struck a major blow against anti-doping that Jan Ullrich, the retired 1997 Tour de France winner, has just been banned from cycling for two years from August 22nd 2011, and had his results from 2005 up to his official retirement in 2007 stripped.
The latest, and probably last, victim of Operación Puerto, in which every Spanish rider involved was acquitted by their own courts, and Alejandro Valverde/Valv. Piti was only caught due to the intervention of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI)* learnt of his fate today, more than five years after the original allegations came to light. In January 2010, the Disciplinary Chamber of Antidoping Schweiz (Ullrich lives in Switzerland and rode under a Swiss license) closed the case on Ullrich, ruling that Swiss Olympic had no jurisdiction over the rider since his retirement.
The UCI then appealed this decision, even pushing for a lifetime ban for Ullrich on the basis of his previous six-month suspension for out-of-competition amphetamine use. CAS dismissed this possibility, as the infraction would not constitue a doping violation under the rules of the present day and was thus not eligible to be taken into account when determining a punishment under the UCI's 'second strike' rule.
Ullrich is now ineligible to work in cycling for one year and six months.
Francisco Mancebo, named in Puerto but cleared by the Spanish courts, must be happy that he inherits Ullrich's third place at the 2005 Tour de France, the major result that Ullrich has had taken away.
It would seem that Carpani's statement should have been applied to this case too. What is the point in taking away one riders achievement when the rest of the result looks as it does?
Six of those riders have been sanctioned at some point in their careers and Armstrong, Mancebo and Pereiro have each been caught up in various scandals and accusations. Cadel Evans is the only rider in the 2005 Tour de France top 10 that hasn't had his name tarnished by doping.
The full press release of the CAS decision can be found here, and the 23-page final award can be found here.
*Michele Scarponi/Zapatero, Jörg Jaksche/JJ and Ivan Basso/Birillo are the only other riders who have been sanctioned as a result of the original investigation by the Guardia Civil.
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Q: Optimizing a Query with JOINs I am trying to figure out a more efficient way of writing a query that my company uses. Currently we are using LEFT JOINs, but I feel like that may be a bad way to approach this.
How would you all approach this? I'm trying to familiarize myself with EXISTS and CROSS APPLYs. Maybe this is a situation where I should be using these types of statements.
SELECT  p.people_id ,
        p.date_created ,
        p.last_name ,
        p.first_name ,
        p.middle_name ,
        p.known_as ,
        p.ssn ,
        p.home_phone ,
        p.work_mobile ,
        p.other_phone ,
        p.display_email ,
        s.source ,
        ISNULL(p.address_1, '') AS address_1 ,
        ISNULL(p.address_2, '') AS address_2 ,
        p.city ,
        p.state ,
        p.zip_code ,
        pec.emergency_name ,
        pec.work_phone ,
        pec.emergency_relationship ,
        jc.job_category ,
        et.education_type ,
        pp.part_time_only ,
        pp.perm_job ,
        pp.temp_job ,
        p.applied_online ,
        p.owner_division_id ,
        p.role_id ,
        p.older_18 ,
        p.disclaimer ,
        SUBSTRING(p.ssn, 6, 4) AS L4_ssn ,
        pp.custom_code_4 AS job_title ,
        p.external_id ,
        p.last4 ,
        p.resume_category ,
        rc.resume_category_description ,
        p.home_phone_perm ,
        p.work_mobile_perm
FROM    people p
        LEFT OUTER JOIN lkp_resume_category rc ON p.resume_category = rc.resume_category_id
        LEFT OUTER JOIN people_profile pp ON pp.people_id = p.people_id
        LEFT OUTER JOIN companies_job_titles cjt ON cjt.job_title_id = pp.job_title_1
        LEFT OUTER JOIN lkp_job_categories jc ON jc.job_category_id = pp.job_class_id
        LEFT OUTER JOIN lkp_education_types et ON et.education_type_id = pp.education_id
        LEFT OUTER JOIN lkp_sources s ON pp.source_id = s.source_id
        LEFT OUTER JOIN people_emergency_contacts pec ON p.people_id = pec.people_id
WHERE   ( p.role_id <= 4 )

A: There are actually two separate questions being asked here:

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*Should I be using LEFT JOINs?

*How can I make my query more efficient?

I'll answer #2 first because I think it's easier. In your query plan, over 70% of your cost comes from the table scan of the "people" table. So, you can optimize your JOINs all day and still not improve your efficiency much. The critical question is, what percentage of your "people" have a "role_id <= 4"? If it's less than 10%, you have some room to optimize based on how you index; if it's more than about 70%-- that is, if the purpose of this query really is to pull a nearly complete list of everyone in the "people" table-- then you pretty much just have to pay what it costs to do that.
Now, about question #1: so long as the following inferences about your data model are true, then your LEFT JOINs are probably the best way to do what you are trying to do. The inferences are:

*

*A "people" entry has zero-to-one corresponding resume category; that is, people.resume_category_id can be NULL or can have a meaningful value. (If it can have invalid values not found in the parent table, then you have a referential integrity problem and what you need is a foreign key constraint.)

*A "people" entry has zero-to-many emergency contacts.

*A "people" entry has zero-to-many people profiles.

*A "people profile" entry has zero-to-one job titles (as above with resume_category)

*A "people profile" entry has zero-to-one job categories (as above)

*A "people profile" entry has zero-to-one education type (as above)

*A "people profile" entry has zero-to-one source (as above)

*You want to list all people regardless of presence or absence of data in any of these other tables

Hope that helps and all the best.
--- EDIT ---
Hey, something has been bothering me about this answer, and I just now figured out what it is. There is an actual problem with your query structure, but it isn't related to your use of LEFT JOINs. It's that you are joining to two different child tables at once, with both having the same parent table of "people". Depending how your data is actually distributed, this would give you a Cartesian product as your resultset. For example, suppose you have a person "Bob" with two profiles ("Work" and "Home") and two emergency contacts ("Alice" and "Carol"). Then a query structured like yours would give:
Person   Profile   Contact
------   -------   -------
Bob      Work      Alice
Bob      Home      Alice
Bob      Work      Carol
Bob      Home      Carol

If the relationships that are structured like zero-to-many can, in fact, have multiple child rows, then the solution depends on how your app is using the data. There are, however, two basic possible approaches:

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*Separate each zero-to-many JOIN into its own query, so you would have a total of three queries instead of just one.

*Use some sort of aggregation operator like FIRST or MAX (slightly sketchy since it can give unpredictable results and/or mix-and-match fields from different rows in the resultset).

As a side note, if the child tables can't have multiple child rows, then you should ensure this by putting a unique constraint onto the "people_id" fields of each of those tables.

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Q: Find exact value of tan when given cos Given $\cos30 = \frac{\sqrt3}{2}$ use trigonometric identities to find the exact value of $\tan\frac{\pi}{3}$
I understand that $\cos30 = \frac{\sqrt3}{2}$ from the standard trig values chart and I know that $\frac{\pi}{3}$ is 60 degrees and I know the value of it from the same chart.  I'm not understanding how to use identities to find the value.

A: Upto the sign, you can calculate the tan-value as $$\tan(x)=\frac{\sqrt{1-\cos^2(x)}}{\cos(x)}$$
Also note $$\cos(2x)=2\cos^2(x)-1$$ which allows you to calculate $\cos(\frac{\pi}{3})$ from $\cos(\frac{\pi}{6})$

A: Now $$\tan\frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{\sin\frac{\pi}{3}}{\cos\frac{\pi}{3}}=\frac{\cos\frac{\pi}{6}}{\sin \frac{\pi}{6}}=\frac{\cos \frac{\pi}{6}}{\sqrt{1-\cos^2\frac{\pi}{6}}}=\frac{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}{\sqrt{1-\frac{3}{4}}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}}}=\sqrt{3}$$

A: Just to use another elementary way, which shows all the passages:
$$\cos(60) = \cos(30+30) = \cos(30)\cos(30) - \sin(30)\sin(30)$$
The value of $\cos(30)$ you know it.
The value of $\sin(30)$ is derived from $\cos^2 + \sin^2 = 1$.
Again, once you found $\cos(60)$ you get the value of $\sin(60)$ for free.
Now you can find $\tan(60)$.

A: \begin{align}
&\color{red}{\tan\left(\frac\pi3\right)}=\frac{\sin\left(\frac\pi3\right)}{\cos\left(\frac\pi3\right)}=\frac{\sqrt{1-\cos^2\left(\frac\pi3\right)}}{\cos\left(\frac\pi3\right)}=\frac{\sqrt{1-\left(2\color{blue}{\cos\left(\frac\pi6\right)}^2-1\right)^2}}{2\color{blue}{\cos\left(\frac\pi6\right)}^2-1}\\
&=\frac{\sqrt{1-\left(2\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt 3}2}\right)^2-1\right)^2}}{2\left(\color{blue}{\frac{\sqrt 3}2}\right)^2-1}=\frac{\sqrt{1-\left(2\frac34-1\right)^2}}{2\frac34-1}=\frac{\sqrt{1-\left(\frac12\right)^2}}{\frac12}\\
&=\frac{\sqrt{\frac34}}{\frac12}=\frac{\frac12\sqrt3}{\frac12}=\color{red}{\sqrt 3}
\end{align}

$$\therefore~\tan\left(\frac\pi3\right)=\sqrt3$$

A: $\sin(\pi/3) = \sqrt 3/2,$ and $\cos(\pi/3) = 1/2$.
Therefore, $$\tan(\pi/3) = \dfrac{\sin\left(\frac \pi 3\right)}{\cos\left(\frac \pi 3\right)} =  \dfrac {\dfrac{\sqrt 3}2}{\dfrac 12}=\sqrt 3$$

A: Assume $x = \frac\pi6$, thus $\frac\pi3 = 2x$
$$\tan\left(2x\right) = \frac{\sin\left(2x\right)}{\cos\left(2x\right)} = \frac{2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)}{2\cos^2\left(x\right)-1} = \frac{2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)}{2\cos^2\left(x\right)-1} = \frac{2\sqrt{\left(1-\cos^2\left(x\right)\right)}\cos\left(x\right)}{2\cos^2\left(x\right)-1}$$
Since, $\cos\left(x\right)=\cos\left(\frac\pi6\right)=\frac{\sqrt 3}2$, substituting that on above equation, you'd get:
$$\tan\left(2x\right) = \frac{2\sqrt{\left(1-\cos^2\left(x\right)\right)}\cos\left(x\right)}{2\cos^2\left(x\right)-1} = \frac{2\sqrt{\left(1-\frac 34\right)}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}2\right)}{2\times \frac 34-1} = \sqrt{3}$$

$$\therefore~\tan\left(\frac\pi3\right)=\sqrt3$$

Trigonometric Identities used are:
$$\sin\left(2x\right) = 2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)$$
$$\cos\left(2x\right) = 2\cos^2\left(x\right)-1$$
$$\cos^2\left(x\right)+\sin^2\left(x\right)=1$$


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 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:5800 Broadcom Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processor
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Bus 003 Device 005: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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So I got back to St Louis today for the start of spring semester. After a vacation in lovely Savannah, GA where the high today was 78, I'm listening to it rain as the temp drops to 28 and the roads freeze. Good thing I don't have to drive anywhere and I have knitting to keep me busy!
So after my sweater post yesterday, I decided that I was going to take a break for a fun project. I found this adorable penguin pattern at knitty.com which is another great website that I'd highly recommend to you fellow knitters. It's an online knitting magazine with frequent technique articles and free patterns (which as I'm sure you all understand are pretty much the best thing ever- after free yarn I guess but that doesn't really exist…).
Here's what the penguin should look like when I'm done.
Well, that's how I learned to cast on. I just ordered The Principles of Knitting so I'm hoping to expand my repertoire. How do you guys cast on? Do you know more than one technique? And where did you learn it?
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Hot Leg - Red Light Fever (Release Year - 2009) REVIEW
Justin Hawkins will forever be stuck between a rock and a hard place. Because of his vocal style everything he does will always be compared to his work in the Darkness there is just no way around it. His new band Hot Leg has just released their debut album "Red Light Fever" and yes it does sound like the Darkness but it sounds like a new and improved version. "Red Light Fever" by far passes both albums released by his previous band. Every song here (10 in all) is capable of being released as a single from the outrageous opener "Chicken" to "Cocktails" and even the albums closer a piano rocker called "Kissin' The Wind". Joining Hawkins in Hot Leg are Pete Rinaldi - Lead Guitar, Samuel SJ Stokes - Bass, and Darby Todd - Drums.
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New Bands: The audacity of hype
Justin Hawkins (previously of The Darkness and now Hot Leg frontman) knows all about this whole prcoess. His old outfit were heavily praised for debut Permission to Land but by the time its follow-up One Way Ticket to Hell … and Back was released two years on, the knives were out. 'You can tell that you are becoming a press phenomenon when people ask you the same question over and over again', Hawkins chortles, 'and we started off being excited about the hype. Now I realise that you can't please everyone all the time.'
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"Still no word on whether Justin made it out of his tunnel last night but if this just happens to be his last interview for a while then it's a belter. Fresh from The Brits and with a new record to peddle, the former Darkness hero was his usual ebullient self as he talked awards, homosexuality and the value of rock icons Def Leppard and Whitesnake. You can pick up a copy of Red Light Fever now and Hot Leg play Newcastle's o2 Academy on Friday March 6.
rushonrock: You were back at the Brits this week so what's the gossip?
Justin Hawkins: Well there isn't much really. I went as a guest of the BPI and did the red carpet stuff before I ended up sitting at a table with a lady called Sue Whitehouse. It was nice to bump into her. She's the manager of Hot Leg so we had something in common. Apart from her there were no real names on our table and it was a pretty quiet affair all round. I imagine all the action was backstage. That's where it all happened when I was invited in the past. For me it was just a chance to get dressed up, do my hair and slap on the make-up."
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You had a solo project called British Whale. Why did you decide to form a new band?
I missed being in a band. It's pretty simple -- it's just about four blokes making noise!
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Sir, have tougher questions than these appeared in CAT? Or is this around "CAT level"?
From where shall we find more such questions to practice for all the topics?
Anywhere you can! Just search…or make up your own.
B climbs effectively 2 steps forward in 4 s. Can't we consider his effective speed to be 0.5 steps/s? If that is true then the number of steps he climbs in 118 s will be 59 steps. Where is the conceptual flaw?
We are doubling 18steps to make it 36 and dividing it by n-36 . Then why aren't we dividing 30*2 by n-60?
You are misreading the RHS 🙂 The thought process is not (2 x 30)/(n-30). It is basically 2 x [30/(n-30)] implying that the second case speed is 2 x (first case speed).


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I would be grateful if anyone could guide me to a book/video/notes/lecture/website.
Why is there no transformer before the full bridge rectifier in a SMPS like there is in a linear power supply?


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"She is so beautiful, tan, and fit. Which reminds me that I'm smushy and pale. Why can't I break my Costco SkinnyPop, red wine and chocolate addiction? Maybe I should join her BBG program so I can do box jumps in a bikini and feel great about myself while doing it."
"Have I made bad career choices? Should I have moved to NYC after college and suffered through an overpriced English basement apartment and survived on ramen noodles for years in order to have paid the price to be doing what I love today?"
"Wow. What an amazing place. Why do I live in Chicago? What do I need to do in life to have that house? Is it too late to return all my furniture for Scandinavian minimalist designs?"
"She is so cool and cosmopolitan and irreverent. I literally make puns like my life depends on it and spend many hours a day in a cubicle working for the man and try really hard at everything. Was trying ever cool? How did I end up such a square? Should I try to stop laughing at my own jokes?"
"The thought of hustling makes me anxious and I think that if I ever said 'boss babe' out loud my inner feminist might shrivel up and die. But this pink picture has 124,657,204 likes. Am I just unmotivated? Unlikely to succeed?"
That sense of being separate, different, misunderstood, alone, etc. drives anxiety. And it's not just my suspicions here, I've got some facts on this: Freud himself linked solitude with anxiety, and noted that the first phobias we develop as children relate to being alone. Fear of separation - in terms of abandonment, rejection, isolation, and loss of connectedness - is one of the five fears we all share as human beings. We want to belong, to be accepted for who we are, to be liked and approved. And a great way to feel like you don't belong, won't be liked or accepted or approved is to carry the belief that perfection exists and other people are achieving it while you're still trying to remember to take the cardboard tray out from under the frozen pizza before you put it in the oven.
But what about your real friends? Can't you just talk to them?
And it's easy to forget that it's not real, considering that nearly 75% of the US population owns a smartphone and spends roughly 2 hours per day browsing social media. Folks, that's a solid 30 days per year - a full month - that we spend staring at hot people and their perfect lives on Instagram (ok, and maybe cat videos on YouTube and Amazon Prime deals).
Let's say you spend 4 hours per weekend, on average, with real life friends. That's 8 days per year - a little more than a week - that you have to talk about everything, including how all the staring at hot people and their perfect lives is making you feel anxious and like maybe you should get Botox and max out your credit card to buy a purse you can't afford.
But you don't tell them, out of fear of judgement or for a million other reasons, but mostly because you're worried it's just you who feels it. And it makes sense that you'd think it's just you, based on the hundreds of thousands of images reinforcing the idea that everyone is hot and happy and perfect. Maybe you're single, and the hordes of seemingly happy engagements and blissful marriages surrounding you make you detest the life stage clichés that everyone is trying to project on to you when they ask if you're going to marry your boyfriend. Meanwhile, you're craving some real talk on how life's a crapshoot and there is no fairy tale, because wouldn't that be utterly boring?
You're pretty sure half your friends pushing those clichés (and inadvertently making you feel bad about being single) are actually married to d*cks who they will eventually leave in dramatic divorces and join the singles crowd right about the time you're ready to settle down. Wouldn't it be nice to know that life isn't perfect, that your serene, silent studio apartment sounds like pure bliss to your hot married friend who routinely writes love notes to her d*ck husband on Facebook? But the problem is, she can't talk to you about it. It's what psychologists call an identity conflict, which in a nutshell means that we attach our identities to social categories (i.e., married people, unmarried people), seek to elevate the status of the group to which we belong in order to enhance our self-image, and divide the world into "them" and "us" according to the social category in question (same theory is used to explain sports fanatics and racism).
Sorry, that got out of hand. My point is, social media compounds the traditional "keeping up with the Joneses" comparison trap, enabling false projections of reality to be reinforced over and over again, affecting how we think about ourselves, discouraging us from sharing what we're actually experiencing and leaving us feeling isolated.
Most of us don't talk about our innermost insecurities and deepest fears, because we think it's just us feeling that way and we don't want to feel vulnerable and exposed and powerless. Instead we play along with the cliché fairytale expectations (yawn), attach our identities to these perfect versions of ourselves we've created, post beautiful photos of our lives and leave loving messages to our spouses in social media forums they don't use for the world to read and weep out of sadness for their loveless lives.
No, no, that's not right. And if you're still with me at this point of the article, we both know that hot perfect people aren't actually hot or perfect, and me sitting here in my bathrobe, or you sitting there reading this in your pajamas, could, with the right hair products and highlighter and filters and photo editing tools, also pretend we are hot and perfect. Honestly I've been thinking long and hard about this, including my own behaviors and habits when it comes to projecting an image on social media (special shout out to Benefit Cosmetics High Beam for making it appear as if I have an inner glow in pictures and Laura Mercier for covering up all ma' zits) and my reason for using it in the first place.
And there are a lot of reasons to use it, including to feed your own ego, to entertain you, to stay connected with friends and family, to document your life's journey so your children can enjoy it when you're dead, etc. I've started thinking about social media and the reasons we use it from two lenses, considering that we're all producers and consumers but tend to have different reasons for what we consume vs. produce.
From a production lens, I think we will always want to project our lives in a positive light, and that's a good thing. Especially when you're considerate of the fact that everything you put out there into the world (words, ideas, images, comments) has an effect on other people's minds. It's making me think that producing content comes with a responsibility to be authentic, to consider the impact on the audience, to speak in a way that you'd speak to your best friends. Meaning we should really be reading out loud everything we're planning to post to confirm that it's actually something we'd be willing to say out loud to real people who you care about. A friend (Hi, SC) suggested that social media grew so rapidly that we didn't really have time to develop etiquette in how we use it. And maybe we need to think about getting on that.
If you've been following this blog for years (!) you'll remember that I moved a lot for my job. For the first couple of cross-country moves, I went through periods where I had no (geographically desirable) friends. My mom would be too busy to talk to me and I never figured out how to use my TV, so I'd log on to Facebook and see hundreds of people I knew having A LOT OF FUN and not sitting alone in a tiny apartment on a Saturday night with nothing better to do than click through Facebook photos in a trance.
I just didn't want it in my space anymore, and it's been so long since I've used it that I was literally like a 95-year-old woman trying to program a DVR when I finally reactivated my account in the fall to find old photos for my father-in-law's memorial. And then I went on a massive unfollowing spree, anyone who I didn't know or care to have popping in to the front of my consciousness.
And that unfollowing spree spread to my Instagram account, where I got rid of entire categories. All fitspo, gone. All models, gone. All those who have ever posed in a pumpkin patch in a non-ironic way or without children, gone. All those who were trying to sell me things I didn't need so they could earn a margin, gone.
And what was left! Was amazing! People who make me laugh, make me think, make me want to become more like them because of their general awesomeness, people who I know and love, people who I hope to know someday! And they're no longer being crowded by stupid sh*t and fake hot people. Which means that my Instagram feed is now a happy place, one that makes me feel refreshed and energized when I open it.
Some people say that social media is silly, and would think my writing a giant essay on it is a waste of time. But I think social media has massive power to drive thoughts and beliefs, to influence action, to elect presidents, to make us stressed and / or depressed, to drive us to spend money we don't have to impress people we don't like, to take something away from the joy that it is to be alive! Which means that it has equal power to sway thoughts and beliefs and behaviors in a positive way, to help us build meaningful connections and better understand ourselves and each other. Social media is quite possibly one of the most powerful tools we have to transform the world for ourselves and for others, but only if we take the time to shape it.
The end. I feel like I should have a more dramatic conclusion here but this is all I've got for you. Hopefully you've enjoyed the latest fruits of my neurotic brain, and can relate in some way. If not, I appreciate you reading all the way to this point for entertainment purposes. If you have thoughts on this topic, hated the post, love my new website that finally has my real name, feel like sharing who you've unfollowed, etc. please let me know in the comments.


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Recap: Big second half propels Hornets past Rockets, 122-117
Mark Williams had his best game as a pro in the win.
By Jonathan DeLong@JonDeLong42 Jan 18, 2023, 10:30pm EST
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Terry Rozier scored 26 points while Mark Williams had 17 points and five blocks off the bench as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Houston Rockets, 122-117. Unfortunately, the Hornets lost LaMelo Ball to injury in the process.
The game was dominated by the offenses in the early going, which wasn't the least bit surprising. The Hornets had a few frustrating wide open misses as they fell behind early, but LaMelo Ball turned that around in a hurry with nine straight points across three possessions. His outburst seemed to lift the lid for the Hornets, who got 3-pointers from Terry Rozier (2) and Bryce McGowens (1) as they took a marginal lead on the Rockets. Mark Williams checked in for the final minute of the quarter and got two quick dunks off feeds from Dennis Smith Jr., which helped the Hornets to a 36-31 lead after one.
Williams picked up where he left off with another dunk to start the second quarter. The Rockets fouled him to prevent dunk number four, but he was able to convert a falling flip shot. He had a putback dunk later in the quarter to cap off a half where he finished with 11 points, six rebounds, and two blocks in eight minutes of work. The Hornets offense struggled outside of the Williams dunkapalooza though. Ball threw up too many early 3-pointers that weren't dropping and the rest of the offense looked stumped by the Rockets packing the paint. Ball finished the second quarter 0-of-9 from the field with two turnovers. The Hornets only mustered 17 points as a team and trailed 60-53 at the half.
The Hornets opened the second half with a 10-0 run after a Rockets technical free throw to start the half. On the Rockets first made shot of the half, PJ Washington landed on LaMelo Ball's ankle mid-stride, causing Ball's ankle to roll over. Ball had to be helped into the locker room and would not return. Rockets rookie Jabari Smith had to leave with an injury just a couple of minutes later, which sucked the life out of the arena. The teams slowly built back the game's rhythm as the quarter went on. Terry Rozier scored nine third quarter points in Ball's absence and led the Hornets to 30 points. The cut the deficit to one heading into the fourth quarter.
PJ Washington scored seven quick points, Mark Williams got his fifth and sixth dunks, and Bryce McGowens hit his second three of the game to help the Hornets put a bit of a stiff arm on the Rockets. The Hornets capitalized on Rockets turnovers and errant shots during the run that put them ahead. A Rozier corner three followed by a driving layup put the Hornets up 12 with just over three minutes to go, which is when the game first really felt in the Hornets control. But this is the Hornets, and nothing is ever under control. PJ Washington missed a pair of free throws, which started a stretch where the Hornets went 2-of-6 from the line when trying to ice the game. Jalen Green hit some tough shots on the other end to keep the Rockets alive, but Bryce McGowens finally hit consecutive free throws to put the game away.
It was Williams best game as a pro as he finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and five blocks. Rozier's 26 led seven Hornets in double figures. PJ Washington's free throw misses were infuriating, but he had a very strong, aggressive all around game and finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, three steals, three blocks, and two assists. The Hornets had something like 14 dunks on the evening thanks in large part to their 14 steals and fast pace of play. They scored 69 points in the second half and shot 50% from the field for the game.
The Hornets will continue the road trip in Atlanta on Saturday against the Hawks,


Big Hero 6 is a maarufu Disney film. The film is about Hiro Hamada who teams up with 4 Marafiki and a robot to save the world. This review is about discussing the film's bad and good qualities.
Not enough screen time for some characters: The comedy relief character (Baymax) kind of hogs screen time away from characters who deserved zaidi time to shine including Honey lemon, limau and Mr. Krei.
Alan Tudyk deserves a bigger role: I'm tired of Mr. Tudyk playing decoy villains and secondary villains. He should be playing the main villain but Disney keeps having him be secondary antagonists in this film, Frozen, nyota vs. the Forces of Evil, and Zootopia.
Honey Lemon: Honey is cool and stylish. 1 of my inayopendelewa Disney female characters.
The animation: The film's uhuishaji is good. There's some impressive looking visuals in Big Hero 6.
I'm not a huge shabiki of Big Hero 6, but it's a pretty good film.


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Йехуд-Моноссон () — объединённый муниципалитет города Йехуд и соседнего поселения Неве-Моноссон в центральной части Израиля, созданный их муниципальным объединением в 2003 году. Йехуд — это город, в то время как Неве-Моноссон является поселением.

Слияние
По условиям слияния, Неве-Моноссон остался с высоким уровнем автономии и с собственной местной администрацией. Неве-Моноссон был предоставлен статус боро министром внутренних дел в 2005 году в рамках реализации плана слияния.

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Города Израиля

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<?php

namespace SilverStripe\UserForms\Model;

use LogicException;
use SilverStripe\CMS\Controllers\CMSMain;
use SilverStripe\Control\Controller;
use SilverStripe\Core\Convert;
use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
use Silverstripe\Versioned\Versioned;

/**
 * A custom rule for showing / hiding an EditableFormField
 * based the value of another EditableFormField.
 *
 * @method EditableFormField Parent()
 * @package userforms
 *
 * @property string Display
 * @property string ConditionOption
 * @property string FieldValue
 */
class EditableCustomRule extends DataObject
{
    private static $condition_options = [
        'IsBlank' => 'Is blank',
        'IsNotBlank' => 'Is not blank',
        'HasValue' => 'Equals',
        'ValueNot' => 'Doesn\'t equal',
        'ValueLessThan' => 'Less than',
        'ValueLessThanEqual' => 'Less than or equal',
        'ValueGreaterThan' => 'Greater than',
        'ValueGreaterThanEqual' => 'Greater than or equal'
    ];

    private static $db = [
        'Display' => 'Enum("Show,Hide")',
        'ConditionOption' => 'Enum("IsBlank,IsNotBlank,HasValue,ValueNot,ValueLessThan,ValueLessThanEqual,ValueGreaterThan,ValueGreaterThanEqual")',
        'FieldValue' => 'Varchar(255)'
    ];

    private static $has_one = [
        'Parent' => EditableFormField::class,
        'ConditionField' => EditableFormField::class
    ];

    /**
     * Built in extensions required
     *
     * @config
     * @var array
     */
    private static $extensions = [
        Versioned::class . "('Stage', 'Live')"
    ];

    private static $table_name = 'EditableCustomRule';

    /**
     * @param Member $member
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canDelete($member = null)
    {
        return $this->canEdit($member);
    }

    /**
     * @param Member $member
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canEdit($member = null)
    {
        return $this->Parent()->canEdit($member);
    }

    /**
     * @param Member $member
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canView($member = null)
    {
        return $this->Parent()->canView($member);
    }

    /**
     * Return whether a user can create an object of this type
     *
     * @param Member $member
     * @param array $context Virtual parameter to allow context to be passed in to check
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canCreate($member = null, $context = [])
    {
        // Check parent page
        $parent = $this->getCanCreateContext(func_get_args());
        if ($parent) {
            return $parent->canEdit($member);
        }

        // Fall back to secure admin permissions
        return parent::canCreate($member);
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to check the parent for this object
     *
     * @param array $args List of arguments passed to canCreate
     * @return DataObject Some parent dataobject to inherit permissions from
     */
    protected function getCanCreateContext($args)
    {
        // Inspect second parameter to canCreate for a 'Parent' context
        if (isset($args[1]['Parent'])) {
            return $args[1]['Parent'];
        }
        // Hack in currently edited page if context is missing
        if (Controller::has_curr() && Controller::curr() instanceof CMSMain) {
            return Controller::curr()->currentPage();
        }

        // No page being edited
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param Member $member
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canPublish($member = null)
    {
        return $this->canEdit($member);
    }

    /**
     * @param Member $member
     * @return bool
     */
    public function canUnpublish($member = null)
    {
        return $this->canDelete($member);
    }

    /**
     * Substitutes configured rule logic with it's JS equivalents and returns them as array elements
     *
     * @return array
     * @throws LogicException If the provided condition option was not able to be handled
     */
    public function buildExpression()
    {
        /** @var EditableFormField $formFieldWatch */
        $formFieldWatch = $this->ConditionField();
        //Encapsulated the action to the object
        $action = $formFieldWatch->getJsEventHandler();

        // is this field a special option field
        $checkboxField = $formFieldWatch->isCheckBoxField();
        $radioField = $formFieldWatch->isRadioField();
        $target = sprintf('$("%s")', $formFieldWatch->getSelectorFieldOnly());
        $fieldValue = Convert::raw2js($this->FieldValue);

        $conditionOptions = [
            'ValueLessThan'         => '<',
            'ValueLessThanEqual'    => '<=',
            'ValueGreaterThan'      => '>',
            'ValueGreaterThanEqual' => '>='
        ];

        // and what should we evaluate
        switch ($this->ConditionOption) {
            case 'IsNotBlank':
            case 'IsBlank':
                $expression = ($checkboxField || $radioField) ? "!{$target}.is(\":checked\")" : "{$target}.val() == ''";
                if ($this->ConditionOption == 'IsNotBlank') {
                    //Negate
                    $expression = "!({$expression})";
                }
                break;
            case 'HasValue':
            case 'ValueNot':
                if ($checkboxField) {
                    if ($formFieldWatch->isCheckBoxGroupField()) {
                        $expression = sprintf(
                            "$.inArray('%s', %s.filter(':checked').map(function(){ return $(this).val();}).get()) > -1",
                            $fieldValue,
                            $target
                        );
                    } else {
                        $expression = "{$target}.prop('checked')";
                    }
                } elseif ($radioField) {
                    // We cannot simply get the value of the radio group, we need to find the checked option first.
                    $expression = sprintf(
                        '%s.closest(".field, .control-group").find("input:checked").val() == "%s"',
                        $target,
                        $fieldValue
                    );
                } else {
                    $expression = sprintf('%s.val() == "%s"', $target, $fieldValue);
                }

                if ($this->ConditionOption == 'ValueNot') {
                    //Negate
                    $expression = "!({$expression})";
                }
                break;
            case 'ValueLessThan':
            case 'ValueLessThanEqual':
            case 'ValueGreaterThan':
            case 'ValueGreaterThanEqual':
                $expression = sprintf(
                    '%s.val() %s parseFloat("%s")',
                    $target,
                    $conditionOptions[$this->ConditionOption],
                    $fieldValue
                );
                break;
            default:
                throw new LogicException("Unhandled rule {$this->ConditionOption}");
                break;
        }

        $result = [
            'operation' => $expression,
            'event'     => $action,
        ];

        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the opposite visibility function for the value of the initial visibility field, e.g. show/hide. This
     * will toggle the "hide" class either way, which is handled by CSS.
     *
     * @param string $text
     * @return string
     */
    public function toggleDisplayText($text)
    {
        return (strtolower($text) === 'hide') ? 'removeClass("hide")' : 'addClass("hide")';
    }
}

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Public & Press
Fruit Flies - A Model for Bodybuilders
Schnorrer
The human body operates by a precisely regulated interplay of different cell types such as blood, nerve and muscle cells. Together with colleagues from the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria, scientists of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, have now succeeded in identifying all genes of the fruit fly Drosophila that play a role in the development and function of muscles. "It is fascinating how the genetic programme of an organism is able to produce such different cell types out of identical precursor cells," says Frank Schnorrer, group leader at the MPI of Biochemistry. The work has now been published in Nature.
The human body consists of ten to hundred trillion cells. And not all the cells are identical: The human body consists of 200 different cell and tissue types. Each one of these cell types experiences a special genetic program during its development. At the end of such a development red blood cells transport oxygen, nerve cells pulse signals and muscle cells generate mechanical force.
In cooperation with Barry Dickson's Lab at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Max Planck scientists of the research group "Muscle Dynamics", headed by Frank Schnorrer, have now systematically analyzed all 12,000 genes of the fruit fly for their role in muscle development and function. Like humans, fruit flies have different types of muscles: some let larvae crawl slowly, others let the wings of adult flies flap as quickly as a flash. By performing more than 25,000 flight tests, the scientists identified about 2,000 genes that have a function in fly muscles. "Some genes are needed in all the muscles," explains Frank Schnorrer, "others only in the very fast and strong flight muscles." The flight muscles of flies belong to the strongest muscles in the animal kingdom. "They are able to produce 100 watt per kilogram muscle mass and that over a long period of time," says the biochemist. "Bodybuilders and Tour de France riders can only dream about such a performance. They steadily manage about 30 watt per kilogram muscle mass."
Many of the identified genes exist in humans as well and are supposedly also needed for normal human muscle function. A change in these genes often leads to muscle diseases. For instance, mutations in the Laminin genes are responsible for a particular form of degenerative muscle disease, muscular dystrophy. "In the future, insight into such connections may help to detect and treat muscle diseases individually," hopes Frank Schnorrer.
Original Publication:
F. Schnorrer, C. Schönbauer, C. C. H. Langer, G. Dietzl, M. Novatchkova, K. Schernhuber, M. Fellner, A. Azaryan, M. Radolf, A. Stark, K. Keleman and B. J. Dickson: Systematic genetic analysis of muscle morphogenesis and function in Drosophila. Nature, March 11, 2010
Dr. Frank Schnorrer
Muscle Dynamics
Am Klopferspitz 18
schnorre@biochem.mpg.de
Anja Konschak
Phone ++49/89-8578-2824
E-mail: konschak@biochem.mpg.de
www.biochem.mpg.de
Dr. Heidemarie Hurtl
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology
Dr. Bohr Gasse 7
Tel. ++43 1 79730 3625
hurtl@imp.ac.at
MaxLab: The Students' & Visitors' Lab
Public Relations +49 89 8578-2824 pr@...
MPI of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried
Protein atlas of fly cells
The human genome codes for more than 20,000 different proteins, however the molecular role for many of these proteins is not known. As most proteins are conserved from fly to humans, understanding the molecular role of a protein in flies can be the first step towards a therapy against a variety of human diseases that are often caused by aberrantly…
Building muscle – one splice at a time
Humans possess different types of muscles. While the heart pumps blood through our vessels, skeletal muscles allow us to lift weights or run marathons. Depending on their specific function, the different muscle types adapt their molecular architecture. Particular combinations of protein subunits form variants of the contractile apparatus of the muscle, the sarcomere. Studying the flight muscles of the fruit fly Drosophila, scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, discovered an important concept explaining how the contractile machinery of the flight muscles is built differently to other body muscles. The results published in the journal EMBO Reports may help to eventually understand and treat human myopathies or cardiomyopathies.
Tension triggers muscle building
Skeletal muscles are built from small contractile units, the sarcomeres. Many of these sarcomeres are connected in a well-ordered series to form myofibrils that span from one muscle end to the other. Contractions of these sarcomeres result in contraction of the entire muscle. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Munich-Martinsried (Germany) recently identified a key mechanism how this basic muscle architecture is built during development. "Mechanical tension is the essential trigger" explains Frank Schnorrer, head of the research group Muscle Dynamics. "If tension is eliminated, no regular myofibrils, but only short, random protein assemblies can form. Such muscles are entirely non-functional". These results have now been published in the journal Current Biology.
About 4.5 Million Euros Funding for Group Leaders at the MPIB
Award Grant Lorentzen Pichlmair Schnorrer
The European Research Council (ERC) encourages excellent basic research in Europe in order to promote visionary projects and open up new interdisciplinary science areas. Three young group leaders of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) in Martinsried near Munich succeeded in obtaining one of the coveted "ERC Starting Grants". Spread over…
How the Fly Flies - Max Planck Scientists Discover Gene Switch Responsible for Flight Muscle Formation
Flies are real flight artists, although they only have small wings compared to their body size. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, recently identified the genetic switch that regulates the formation of flight muscles. "The gene spalt is essential for the generation of the ultrafast…
MPIB Scientists Receive EMBO Awards
Award Lorentzen Müller Schnorrer
The European Molecular Biology Organisation EMBO stands for Europe-wide cutting-edge research in life sciences. EMBO supports young talented researchers in their career and systematically stimulates national and international scientific exchange. Now the organisation has acknowledged the outstanding research work of three scientists at the Max…


The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index released Tuesday shows price declines in 19 cities from December to January. Eleven of them are at their lowest level since the housing bust, in 2006 and 2007. The index fell for the sixth straight month.
Home values in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Detroit and Cleveland are now below January 2000 levels.
"The housing market recession is not yet over, and none of the statistics are indicating any form of sustained recovery," said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's.
The pain is not uniform, however. It is worse in cities where foreclosures and short sales are dominating the market and pushing home prices down. That includes Detroit and Cleveland, which are struggling with weak local economies. Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Atlanta are reeling from overbuilding during the housing boom.
California cities are faring better. San Diego was the only city besides Washington where home prices have risen year over year.
Home prices in the nation's capital are up 3.6 percent year over year and have risen nearly 11 percent since they bottomed out in March 2009. And among the 20 cities, prices there have held up the best since 2000, appreciating almost 84 percent.


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Saetta e le sette mogli del Pascià è un film muto italiano del 1925 diretto da Luciano Doria.

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Outstanding, luxurious chalet built in 2013 to a high standard in a bright and sunny position with panoramic views of the Rhone Valley, the Bernese Alps and the Matterhorn.
Chef / Catering, Driver , Massage, Transfers, Flights, Ski fitting at chalet, Ski pass delivery to the chalet, Ski Lessons, Ski guiding, Heli Ski.
3 x double/twin bedrooms, all with en suite bathrooms with large heated towel rails and excellent showers.
1 x The master bedroom covers the entire width of the front of the chalet and offers panoramic views from the balcony to the valley below.
1 x bunk room for four with shower.
The last ~200 m of the access to the chalet via a sloped driveway; use of the way on your own risk. In winter, winter tires and snow chains are highly recommended.
Chalet altitude ~1,700 m; top of the ski slopes 3,330 m at Mt. Fort glacier; 410 km of alpine slopes, 95 ski lifts, biggest Swiss ski area. You have easy access to alpine ski slopes of Les Collons - Les Masses and the entire Four Valleys ski area. You ski back to the chalet on the intermediate "red" ski piste of Les Masses. New 4-seater high speed chair lift Les Masses - Les Collons with parking deck at the base station. Huge snowparc 'Centralpark' at Thyon. Attractive sledge run between Thyon and Les Collons. Free open air ice rink in Les Collons. 12 km of Nordic slopes.


How did you get started wakeboarding?
My first contact was in a trip to Orlando with my family, but I really started a few years later when my Dad made me the luckiest dude in the world and decided to open his own cable park, Naga.
Do you do any other board sports?
My roots come from surfing but nowadays I've been skating a bunch in the local skate park. Thiago Lemos is from the same city I live in.
Riding on various countries, and meet new friends everywhere.
My dream is to create one of my own, have a some in mind, but need to put it in action.
Everybody has something to bring to the table, but Guenther's riding never ceases to amaze me. He is a creative and well rounded rider.
I daily ride Naga, it has a strong connection with nature since it is surrounded by trees and the water is pura that comes from the grown.
Near by there's an sick 2.0 called Mobe wake park, that has some cool features and good people in love with wakeboard.
And there's also a new cable park here in Brasil called Sunset wake park, it has a full size and a sick bi-level. They hosted a pro competition last year that was aired in live in the biggest channel in the country (Daniel won, I got second). All thanks to the owner Matheus that is one of the most famous country singer out here.
There's not many rider were I ride that are trying to push their riding to the next level, but there's always good people around looking for a good time. Although there's a new group of groomets coming from Sunset that are shredding their cable apart.
What Wakeboard or Snowboard LEGEND you're fan ?
Shaun and Shaun i let you dare to find the Family names.
What your Goals for 2017 ?
I want to travel the world having a good time with friends and meeting new people while I do what I love, Wakeboarding. I plan to attend to competitions like Plastic Playground and keep pushing my riding.
It's cliche, but to my parents, without them I wouldn't be in this path. And my sponsors for sure !