As part of this summer's edition of the Cēsis Art Festival, on 27‒29 July 2018, the TĪRKULTŪRA radio programme of the LR3 public radio station is going to transform into a 36-hour sound installation UNEXPECTED SOURCES. Its venue in Lenču Street will host live sessions and performances by master of analogue synthesizers John Maus, PhD (USA); synthesizers of ambient music Visible Cloaks and the unpigeonholeable Motion Graphics from New York; electro-acoustic percussionist Andrea Belfi (Italy); the American avant-garde filmmaker James Benning; the music producer and DJ representing the Paris underground scene Colin Johnco; the spa-pop band Gents from Copenhagen; the world-class Lithuanian DJ Manfredas, as well as a string of brilliant internationally acclaimed talents from Latvia ‒ the guitar genius Edgars Rubenis, the enigmatic avant-garde pop duo Domenique Dumont, artists Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo, Atis Jākobsons and many others. The programme is subject to addition.
Cēsis Art Festival will see the TĪRKULTŪRA (PURE CULTURE) radio programme expand beyond the FM frequency of the Klasika Radio 3 station, transforming into a spatial and visual sound installation Negaidītie avoti / Unexpected Sources, 36 hours' worth of live sessions and performances telling a visual story about sound. Festival-goers visiting the bare white space will be able to see 'what music looks like': contemporary artists whose talent and art will still speak volumes in the world of tomorrow, performing without any superfluous stage sets or theatrics.
Staying true to its now traditional motto of 'experiment and excellence', Cēsis Art Festival precisely reflects the mission of the TĪRKULTŪRA programme: its ongoing search for the valuable in the contemporary ‒ for pure talents who are not afraid of traversing boundaries and do it with surprising ease. TĪRKULTŪRA is facing the challenge to inaugurate a completely new Cēsis venue at 6 Lenču Street, a space that, isolated from background noise, lends itself to focusing on the essential, leaving everything that is familiar and habitual on the other side of the gate.
'The idea was creating a platform that allows us to see music and its creator ‒ free of any superfluous stage sets and additional effects. We want to highlight the things shared by all these artists regardless of their genre ‒ the pure talent, the creativity ‒ and showcase art that is very likely to become a driving force in tomorrow's world,' says Rolands Pēterkops (MAREUNROL'S), the author of the idea behind the TĪRKULTŪRA project.
The programme of the installation will offer powerful auditory and visual experiences: the profound and emotional compositions by the intellectual of avant-garde music John Maus; the ambient travels in space and time by the audio-visual performance artists Visible Cloaks, featuring a special contribution by the video artist Brenna Murphy; a performance by the synth pop and Internet dream master Motion Graphics, who uses programmed instruments to imitate acoustic ones and produce incredible sounds that are practically impossible to create with acoustic instruments; the hypnotic soundscapes creatively combining the sounds of acoustic and electronic percussion by the master of electro-acoustic music Andrea Belfi; a session by DJ and music producer from the Paris underground scene Colin Johnco; a magical performance by the great Lithuanian DJ Manfredas; appearances by the architect of brick instruments Brad Nath, who produces sound using the natural properties of various instruments, the spa-pop band Gents, the enigmatic duo of electronic avant-garde pop Domenique Dumont from Latvia, the guitar genius of drone music Edgars Rubenis; video performances by the American avant-garde filmmaker James Benning, as well as works and installations of visual art by Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo, Atis Jākobsons, et al. The programme is subject to addition.
In mounting this event, the platform of TĪRKULTŪRA is aiming to showcase Latvian musicians and artists as outstanding talents side by side with world renowned names, as well as accentuate the significance of location ‒ put Cēsis and Latvia on the map of contemporary culture as a pure and vibrant spot for 'experiment and excellence', a local vantage point for a view of the global art process.
12th Cēsis Art Festival is taking place with the support of the festival's patron SEB Banka, the leading telecommunication operator and general sponsor of the festival LMT, Cēsis District Council, art patron SIA Alfor company, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, the State Culture Capital Foundation and Cēsis Concert Hall.
Tickets for the Negaidītie avoti / Unexpected Sources 36-hour installation can be obtained at Biļešu Paradīze box offices and online at https://www.bilesuparadize.lv/events/event/65562.
Read more at http://tirkultura.net/ and http://www.cesufestivals.lv/.


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Rage against the personality tool.
When I originally wrote that line, they were the title of a poem. A long, messy and cheesy, but frustrated poem.
I've used tools such Myer-Briggs, astrology and the Enneagram over the past couple of years to try to understand myself and why I am the way I am: the shyness, the bursts of unforeseen energy, the constant need to self-protect, my impatience with small-talk, and my love of love (both love with a lowercase and uppercase). The first time I was introduced to the Enneagram, I was 20 years old working on a farm. All of my teammates at the farm were raving about it, eagerly learning and discussing their types. The online test that I took described me as a Type Four, but not only was I assigned a Four, the particular test I took described me as an unhealthy Four. I responded by bursting into tears. The label of "unhealthy" slapped me in the face. I didn't want to be reminded that I wasn't well, especially after being sent home from a service year program because they couldn't provide the mental health support that I needed, despite their best attempts.
Today my eight year old son heard a different story. All along we've told our child the story of how his grandpa Griffith was a great animal doctor who loved taking care of people's pets. This is true. We told our son that his grandpa died before he was born, and that grandpa was a good person and would be very proud of his grandson. This is also true.
It is important for me as a mother that my child first hears the story of the blessing of his genetic inheritance from his maternal grandfather: love of creation, love of learning, love of healing, love of life.
Today it was time for my son to hear a different story. Today, just as causally as you'd talk about what happened at school, I told the story of his grandpa's illness. I told the story of when grandpa's brain got a sickness and how it changed all of our lives.
It is perhaps fitting that the season of Lent each year begins as Japanese Americans commemorate Day of Remembrance, recalling the day the President of the United States signed an executive order that saw our lives forever overturned. Only in recent memory have many of these stories begun to be shared out of silence: my uncle Lenny's dad was a successful businessman before the war. Like so many, he "lost everything" when the camps were raised. Shortly after his release he drank himself to death. My auntie Sasaki was born in one of the open-air prisons. She still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, more than seventy years after being born in a place she can't even remember.
This blog post is one I've been mulling over for a while. I definitely had some of the thoughts that'll be included several years ago, but most of these thoughts come from the last almost 2 years since the 2016 election.
I, like many people I know, was upset by the results of the 2016 election. I felt like there was nothing I could do. Things felt hopeless.
Sometimes, they still do. But something I'm working on is finding ways to be the change. I've always admired those who participated in activism. I've longed to go be at protests, to march, to join a group of people in resisting systems of oppression.
I've watched friends go and do. I've felt incapable of action. I've felt overwhelmed by the darkness of this world.
Here's a quick list of 18 tips to improve mental health for 2018.
1. Make time for people that bring you joy.
2. Connect regularly with a small group of people who you trust and with whom you can be yourself.
3. Let people know when you are struggling. Let 2018 be the year of vulnerability and truth-telling.
4. Prioritize regular sleep cycles to maximize the restorative power of sleep.


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Q: Download Image Python Telegram API I followed their brief tutorial on downloading an image but I'm encountering an exception:
telegram.photosize.PhotoSize object at ... is not JSON serializable

the function for catching the images looks like this:
def photo(bot, update):
    file_id = update.message.photo[-1]
    newFile = bot.getFile(file_id)
    newFile.download('test.jpg')
    bot.sendMessage(chat_id=update.message.chat_id, text="download succesfull")

photo_handler = MessageHandler(Filters.photo, photo)
dispatcher.add_handler(photo_handler)

At this point I have no idea what I'm doing wrong and can't find any solution on the net.

A: Turns out I misunderstood the data shape. I thought originally that the update.message.photo collection held just file IDs. This led me to pass the wrong kind of object in when trying to fetch the file by ID. In order to pull out the file ID, I needed to get the file_id off the last photo:
file_id = update.message.photo[-1].file_id

A: # Download Image Python Telegram
@bot.message_handler(content_types=['photo'])
def download_image(message):
    fileID = message.photo[-1].file_id
    file_info = bot.get_file(fileID)
    downloaded_file = bot.download_file(file_info.file_path)
    # guardamos en la carpeta del proyecto
    with open("image.jpg", 'wb') as new_file:
        new_file.write(downloaded_file)
    bot.reply_to(message, "Image Downloaded type: " + fileID)

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Kanton Saint-Julien-en-Genevois is een kanton van het Franse departement Haute-Savoie. Kanton Saint-Julien-en-Genevois maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois en telt 64.558 inwoners in 2018.

Gemeenten
Het kanton Saint-Julien-en-Genevois omvatte tot 2014 de volgende 17 gemeenten:
 Archamps
 Beaumont
 Bossey
 Chênex
 Chevrier
 Collonges-sous-Salève
 Dingy-en-Vuache
 Feigères
 Jonzier-Épagny
 Neydens
 Présilly
 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois (hoofdplaats)
 Savigny
 Valleiry
 Vers
 Viry
 Vulbens
Bij de herindeling van de kantons door het decreet van 13 februari 2014, met uitwerking op 22 maart 2015, werden daar volgende 23 gemeenten aan toegevoegd, namelijk alle gemeenten van de opgeheven kantons Frangy en Seyssel:
 Bassy
 Challonges
 Chaumont
 Chavannaz
 Chêne-en-Semine
 Chessenaz
 Chilly
 Clarafond-Arcine
 Clermont
 Contamine-Sarzin
 Desingy
 Droisy
 Éloise
 Franclens
 Frangy
 Marlioz
 Menthonnex-sous-Clermont
 Minzier
 Musièges
 Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône
 Seyssel
 Usinens
 Vanzy
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois

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Summer is here, and with it comes the beginning of the second of our three New England growing seasons (we divide the growing season up into thirds: April-June; July-August; September–October). It's time to make sure that we are on target for certain growing goals and making the most of our short summer.
July is a beautiful growing month with its long days and cool evenings. Trees are still continuing to grow. Because of this they are drinking water more than ever and everyone should be on the alert to avoid a dry-out. Some of our root-bound trees need to be dunked in a wheelbarrow full of water to insure that their roots get saturated.
All the tropicals are vigorously growing and we are pruning them back hard, even defoliating many of them. The advantage to heavy leaf pruning this time of year is that they are growing so fast that they bud back almost immediately. The new leaves come in smaller and more compact and replace the older, often blemished, leaves that had increased in size because of being indoors all winter. Remember leaves increase in size when they are not getting enough light so with the intense summer sun trees create tiny leaves perfect for bonsai.
At the same time that tropicals are exploding with new growth many of our cold-hardy trees will begin to shut down toward the end of July. I like to think of this as a mini dormant period for deciduous trees and many conifers such as pines. It's important to move maples out of the direct sun, and to be careful not to over-water trees that seem to be drinking slowly. We check our trees everyday for water however we only water when needed. And skip over trees that are not drinking as much—if you wind up with a couple of sick or weak trees in your collection it is very important to move them to another spot, a sick bay if you will, so you can monitor them separately.
Somehow we think of the lazy days of August as a slow time for bonsai activity. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are rushing around the nursery trying to finish up some of the important summer chores, including transplanting our root bound tropical bonsai.
When deciding whether or not to transplant your tree look at its health. Remember: if you don't re-pot during the next month you should wait until next summer. Our general rule of thumb is: if the pot looks too small, or if the foliage is not vibrant, if the tree seems to have stopped growing, or if it has been hard to keep up on the watering even with daily watering—then it is probably due for a root pruning, otherwise wait another year.
At the same time, pruning all of your tropicals is very important now so that they won't be spindly during the winter. A good pruning now will promote vigorous new healthy leaves.
August is also a great time to put your trees up on a turntable and inspect each one individually.
Check for insects that could be hiding under leaves or in the bark.
Spray with a preventative insecticide or treat with a good systemic.
Remove all debris that may have fallen from surrounding trees and do a thorough weeding.
Prune the occasional wild branch, remove scorched leaves, and thin out drooping branches on Juniper. Shimpaku juniper also have a tendency to shed their inner foliage and turn yellow, this is another place insects hide and should be cleaned.
Be careful not to prune Azalea, Wisteria, Camellia, or any trees that set their next year's flower buds in the fall.
Use your fingers or a wire brush to clean the trunk and roots, you will be surprised how well trees respond to being touched.
The end of summer is always a sad time for me, and it always feels like it went by too fast.The crickets are louder at night, the purple fireweed is in full bloom, hay fever sufferers begin to notice the pollen and our bonsai trees prepare for the last third of our short but very productive New England growing season.


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Yes we do break into song occasionally around here. It's good for you and it warms the soul. What better song to sing than Home on the Range when enjoying an all (North) American buffalo burger. And yes, this is more accurately called a bison burger. For the record we are talking about an American buffalo (bison), and not an Asian buffalo. There used to be just a few American buffalo still alive, but now they are no longer endangered, and enterprising ranchers are raising bison as a leaner alternative to beef.
Have you ever eaten bison? Imagine a really lean, deep red, grass-fed beefy beef. If you like the taste of a good steak or beef burger, you'll love buffalo. Ground buffalo is not that expensive, and is readily available at good supermarkets. We got ours at Whole Foods. There are also several online purveyors who sell it.
You can cook buffalo much the way you would lean, grass-fed beef. For this burger, we decided to stick with the Western cowboy theme and season the burger with plenty of sage and smoky barbecue sauce.
Do you have a favorite way to prepare bison? Please let us know about it in the comments.
3 Form patties with the meat, using about 1/4 to 1/3 of a pound of meat per patty. Here's a tip on making the patty: if you press a slight indentation in the center of each patty it will help keep the burgers in a nice disk shape when cooking. Otherwise the burger will start to get a little egg-shaped as the edges contract from cooking.
4 Grill or fry the burgers on medium heat, about 6-7 minutes per side, less or more depending on the thickness of the burger and the heat of the pan/grill, or until the internal temperature is 140°F for medium rare, or 160°F for well done. A note on internal temperature. If you are getting the ground meat from a source you trust (we got ours from Whole Foods) that does their own grinding on site, or you grind your own meat, you can safely cook the burgers rare or medium rare. Otherwise you'll want to cook the burgers until well done. Don't press on your burgers while cooking, and keep the flipping to a minimum. Let the burgers rest about 5 minutes before serving.
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I used dried sage (2 teaspoons) and added a dash both of Worcestershire sauce and of olive oil.
We use to do Fairs w/food trailer. And sold bufflo burgers and tri-tip sandwich, the burgers I cooked in water on the grill w/lowerys-seasoning. People never had a taste like that! They asked how I cooked w/the taste like no body could tell!
I love to eat buffalo meat since they are much more healthy and less greasy than cow meat. What best about buffalo meat is that my stomach hurt less by eating buffalo meat than cow meat. I agree that buffalo meat is pretty expensive.
Fantastic recipe! I skipped the sauce though. Chose sliced avocado, onions sautéed with vinegar and baked sweet potato fries with them instead, and the flavors were lovely. Adding sage to the burger was a stroke of genius. Thanks!
My dad and I have a friend who farms bison,and he gave us some bison burger and it was amazing.We also tried some of his brats and jerky and those were amazing.The way we cooked the bison burgers was that we just salt and peppered them and grilled the, and if you don't have buns their really good by themselves.
I like to mix in diced shallot and Worsheshire sauce when I make buffalo patties. To keep them moist on the grill, my husband mists the meat using a small water bottle. So, no added fat if you're trying to keep your recipes lean.
Mixing small slices of cold butter into the ground bison goes a long way towards keeping the meat tender and juicy when you grill it.
Even with the butter it's still relatively lean and healthy.
Love how this recipe sounds! We just ordered 1/4 beefalo ready this fall, and I can't wait to try it. For those who are looking, http://www.eatwild.com is a great site to find your local, grassfed (~healthy~) meats and dairy.
We almost always use bison for our burgers, I say it tastes the way beef should taste, as it is readily available where we live in Vancouver, British Columbia .
I always add dried mustard powder to my burger mix and about a teaspoon of bacon fat to add smokey flavor and keep the very lean bison burgers from being dry.
I just cooked some bison burgers a week ago, and I was worried about the meat being too lean, so I threw some baby bella mushrooms in the food processor, pulsed a few times till I got a fine dice, and folded that into the meat. They were the best burgers we've ever had!
I'm trying the mushroom technique on some ultralean ground turkey tonight to see how that works!
We love buffalo out here in the wild west! My parents used to sell it at our local farmer's market. And their buffalo were, of course, always out on pasture. Buffalo are NOT like cows! Those animals can be MEAN, especially when there are young ones around! One of our local ranches has actually had several white buffalo, too! Pretty awesome, huh!
My grandfather used to prepare buffalo steaks out on the grill using a mixture of taco seasoning, water and oil as a marinade. They always turned out excellent. Can't wait to see YOUR try at a nice buffalo steak!
We've been buying only grass fed bison for years (I don't usually eat beef, and in Alberta, we can buy bison locally quite easily). My grandfather hunts though, and my personal favorite burger of all time is made up of an equal blend of bison, moose, and deer.
In my family, we call it the Trifecta burger. Delicious!
I just had Bison for the first time last night. I was at my cousin's for a bbq. I said "this is the best Tri Tip I've ever had!". He replied with "It's buffalo tri tip that's why." I could not believe it. So tender & tasty. I will stop at Whole Foods and see if I can get some for the burger recipe.
I love buffalo burgers. I am glad to see you kept it super simple in this recipe. We use nothing on them but a little salt and pepper because the meat itself is that good. If you love beef you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't try buffalo. I think they are some of the best burgers I have ever had. We like it with just a little mayo (to get that burger sauce going with the juice from it and keep bun from sogginess) and a slice of Havarti all on ciabatta. Simple and probably one of the best things to go in my mouth, not to mention how absolutely better for you buffalo is over beef (very lean). They also go great on those sandwich thins, then you have very little bread taking away from your wonderful burger.
We LOVE bison burgers !! Our local WalMart carries ground bison and bison steaks; lean and so flavorful!
I love Bison. It makes awesome chilli as well as burgers.
We cook almost exclusively with bison now. One reason is that, by law, bison cannot be fed antibiotics; also, they are far more likely to be completely grass-fed. We get ours through our farmer's market. It is lower fat, so you do need to be careful about over cooking it.
We love Bison Burgers. I prepare them a lot. The last ones I made with fresh Cilantro. Delicious.
It's really interesting that I just fixed bison burgers last weekend for the first time. I had previously had a sample 20 years ago, but wanted to try my hand at cooking it. You're right, it is very good, and oh so lean. I wasn't sure how to cook it (timing is not my forte`), but made 4 patties out of a pound of ground bison, brushed the patties with evoo, and salted and peppered them. Then just cooked over a high gas grill (would've preferred charcoal, but it was raining) and enjoyed. We fixed them just like beef, and they were a little chewy, but very flavorful. I can't wait to try more. We got ours at WalMart of all places!
Delicious! I love bison, it's definitely one of my favorites. I made burgers like this the other day, and I discovered that BBQ sauce tastes GREAT in burgers. These would be great with some raw cheddar cheese!


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Q: Create a Dictionary of Dictionary from a Tuple of Dictionary Inside a List I have a tuple like this,
sample_tuple = ([{1:["hello"], 2: ["this"], 3:["is fun"]},{1:["hi"], 2:["how are you"]}],
                [{1: ["this"], 2:[], 3:["that"]}, {1:[], 2:["yes"]}])

From this tuple, I would like to create a dictionary that has its key values as dictionary.
Step 1:
Iterate the main big tuple and keep track of the indexes of lists.
Step 2:
Get into the lists inside the tuple and keep track of the index of those big lists.
i.e, index 0 of first list,
[{1:["hello"], 2: ["this"], 3:["is fun"]},{1:["hi"], 2:["how are you"]}]

Step 3:
I want to iterate through the key and values of dictionary inside the list.
i.e first dictionary
{1:["hello"], 2: ["this"], 3:["is fun"]}

Step 4:
While iterating through the dictionary values I want to check and make sure values are not empty and not None.
When this process happens, I want to create a dictionary. For this dictionary,
KEY: indexes of step 2 (each index of each dictionary in the big list).
VALUES: a dictionary that has key from the step 3's keys (from my dictionary above) and values as (tricky part) a list, if the step 3 dictionary's value is not empty. As you can see below, I have an empty list temporary_keyword_list that should save the non empty lists values into a temporary list, but I am not getting what I want.
Below is what I tried, what I get and what my desired output.
output_1 = {}
for index, each_keyword in enumerate(sample_tuple):

    for ind, each_file in enumerate(each_keyword):
        temporary_dict = {}

        for key, value in each_file.items():

            temporary_keyword_list = []
            # Check if a value is not empty or not None
            if value!= [] and value is not None:
                temporary_keyword_list.append(index) ## Here I want to save the index (tricky part)

            # Start inserting values into the dictionary.
            temporary_dict[key] = temporary_keyword_list

        # Final big dictionary
        output_1[ind] = temporary_dict

My current output_1 dictionary:
{0: {1: [1], 2: [], 3: [1]}, 1: {1: [], 2: [1]}}

Desired output:
{0: {1: [0, 1], 2: [0], 3: [0, 1]}, 1: {1: [0], 2: [0, 1]}}

Since its tuples, lists and dictionaries I tried my best to explain the problem I have. Please let me know in the comment if this doesn't make sense, I'll try my best to explain. Any help or suggestion would be awesome.

A: You probably do not need to create temporary lists or dictionaries here as you can obtain all the indices you need from your for loops. The key here is that your initial tuple contains lists which have a similar structure, so in your code, the structure of your final dictionary is already determined after the first iteration of the first for loop. Consider using defaultdict as well when you create the inner dictionaries as you plan to store lists inside them. Then it is all about correctly handling indices and values. The code below should work.
from collections import defaultdict
sample_tuple = ([{1: ["hello"], 2: ["this"], 3: ["is fun"]},
                 {1: ["hi"], 2: ["how are you"]}],
                [{1: ["this"], 2: [], 3: ["that"]}, {1: [], 2: ["yes"]}])
output_1 = {}
for index, each_keyword in enumerate(sample_tuple):
    for ind, each_file in enumerate(each_keyword):
        if index == 0:
            output_1[ind] = defaultdict(list)
        for key, value in each_file.items():
            if value != [] and value is not None:
                output_1[ind][key].append(index)
            print(output_1)

To answer your comment, you can manage without defaultdict, but do you really want to do that ?
sample_tuple = ([{1: ["hello"], 2: ["this"], 3: ["is fun"]},
                 {1: ["hi"], 2: ["how are you"]}],
                [{1: ["this"], 2: [], 3: ["that"]}, {1: [], 2: ["yes"]}])
output_1 = {}
for index, each_keyword in enumerate(sample_tuple):
    for ind, each_file in enumerate(each_keyword):
        for key, value in each_file.items():
            if index == 0:
                if key == 1:
                    if value != [] and value is not None:
                        output_1[ind] = {key: [index]}
                else:
                    if value != [] and value is not None:
                        output_1[ind][key] = [index]
            else:
                if value != [] and value is not None:
                    output_1[ind][key].append(index)
            print(output_1)


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US regulations to address railway and airline cyber attacks
By Laura Berrill
Department for Homeland Security says transit agencies and airlines need guarding against cyber attacks
The US Transportation Security Administration is to soon issue new regulations designed to make rail lines and airlines better prepared for cyberattacks.
Required to report
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that under the new directive, railroads and rail-related entities deemed "higher-risk" will be required to appoint a point person in charge of cybersecurity. They would also be required to report cyber incidents to DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and create a contingency plan for what to do if a cyberattack were to happen.
The 'lower-risk' railroads and related entities will be encouraged, but not required, to take the same steps, added Mayorkas. He made the comments during a virtual speech at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit yesterday.
Mayorkas went on to add that additional regulations will boost cybersecurity in the aviation industry. He said "Critical" US airport and passenger aircraft operators, along with all cargo aircraft operators, will be required to put in place a cybersecurity coordinator and report cyberattacks to CISA.
Urgent safety steps
He added: "We need to be equipped today, not tomorrow. I can't overemphasize the urgency of the mission."
Transit systems have been recent targets for cybercriminals. In the Spring, a hacking group with possible ties to the Chinese government compromised the computer systems of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York.
Transit officials said at the time that the hackers didn't gain access to systems that control train cars and that rider safety was not at risk. But they later raised concerns that hackers could have entered those systems or that they could continue to exploit the agency's computer systems through a back door.
In June, a ransomware attack shut down the main booking system of the Steamship Authority of Massachusetts, which runs ferries from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Ships ran safely, but passengers weren't able to book or change their reservations online for more than a week and credit card use was severely limited.
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In silico characterization of predominant genes involved in early onset of alzheimer's disease
Punya Sachdeva, Faizan Ahmad
September-December 2021, 8(3):179-190
DOI:10.4103/jnbs.jnbs_34_21
Objective: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a predominant neurodegenerative disorder and one of the most prevalent forms of dementia, affecting 35 million people worldwide. The neuropathologic characteristics of this disorder show extracellular aggregation of amyloid plaques composed of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides and the presence of hyperphosphorylated tau protein leading to the formation of neurofibrillary tangle inside the neurons. Some of the significant clinical presentations of AD patients include memory decline, trouble in speech, personality alterations, gait imbalance, and mood changes. A tremendous core of genetics is involved in the prevalence of AD. The three vital genes such as amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin-1 (PSEN1), and presenilin-2 (PSEN2) have a definite association with AD. The objective of this study was to characterize these genes, which are immensely relevant in health-care practices and the formation of personalized medications. Materials and Methods: The characterization of genes has been done using several databases such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information, GeneCards, Human Protein Atlas, tissue expression database, and protein modeling server – Swiss-model. Results: As a result, we got the genomic and subcellular location of genes. Furthermore, we got the expression concentration of proteins in tissues, three-dimensional protein structures using amino acid sequences, string connection with various proteins, features of genes, and the protein encoded by it. Conclusion: We reach the conclusion that protein expression of APP is high in the brain, spinal canal, liver, lungs, and small and large intestine. PSEN1 concentration of expression is high in the brain and spinal, whereas PSEN2 concentration of expression is high in the liver, lungs, brain, and intestine.
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Effects of bilateral STN-DBS on psychiatric profile, cognitive aspects, and quality of life in patients with parkinson's disease
Rajesh Alugolu, S Pavan, Padmaja Gaddamanugu, Swapnil Kolpakwar, Vijaya Saradhi Mudumba, Rukmini Mridula, Rupam Borgohain
Background: Apart from motor manifestations, Parkinson's disease (PD) and associated treatment modalities including DBS are associated with less studied psychiatric and cognitive symptoms. Aim: This study aims to evaluate psychiatric profile, cognition, and quality of life in patients with advanced PD and the effects on STN-DBS on them. Study Design: A prospective, single center, observational study using a direct, structured interview of PD patients. Materials and Methods: All consecutive patients undergoing bilateral STN-DBS between the period June 2017 and December 2019 were evaluated with mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI), Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE), and PD questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) before surgery. All these patients were evaluated at 6 weeks postsurgery with MINI and with MINI, ACE and PDQ-39 at 6 months postsurgery. Lead position in magnetic resonance imaging was correlated with psychiatric manifestations. Paired t-test and Wilcoxon sign-rank test were used to study the difference between means. Results: There were a total of 40 cases operated in the study period. There were two patients who had cerebral hemorrhage and two had leads removed due to infection and these patients were excluded from the final analysis. Out of 36 patients, depression was noted in 7 (19.4%), psychosis in 5 (13.8%), anxiety in 10 (27.7%), and suicidal ideation in 2 (5.5%) cases. Postoperatively, 85% of patients with depression, 80% with psychosis, and 80% of patients with anxiety disorders improved. One patient developed new-onset depression and one patient developed visual hallucination. Two patients had acute deterioration in the immediate postoperative period. The patient who developed depression and hallucination had their leads medially located. Mild cognitive decline was noted in verbal fluency which was significant (P = 0.003), and however, there was a significant improvement in quality of life (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Bilateral STN-DBS is a safe and effective therapeutic option and improves psychiatric disorders if the leads are appropriately placed. Although mild cognitive decline occurs, there is overall significant improvement in quality of life.
Neuroprotective effect of phoenix dactylifera (date palm) on paraquat triggered cortico-nigral neurotoxicity
Hope Dike Edobor, Sunday Abraham Musa, Uduak Emmanuel Umana, Gbenga Peter Oderinde, Abel Nosereme Agbon
Background: Herbicides including paraquat (PQ) have been reported to have deleterious effects on biological systems and normal functioning of the brain, especially regions related to motor functionality and coordination like the cerebrum and substantia nigra resulting in neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease. Phoenix dactylifera has high nutritional value and is beneficial in the management and treatment of diverse ailments. Aim: This study assessed the protective properties of Aqueous fruit extract of P. dactylifera (AFPD) on PQ-triggered cortico-nigral neurotoxicity in rats. Neuroprotective properties of AFPD were assessed using beam walking performance (BWP) for motor coordination, oxidative stress biomarkers (Malondialdehyde [MDA], superoxide dismutase [SOD], and glutathione [GSH]) and histological examination (H and E stained) for cytoarchitectural changes. BWP across the study period revealed no motor coordination deficit with PQ exposure. Materials and Methods: Twenty-five rats were categorized into five groups (n = 5); the control was administered 2 ml/kg distilled H2O, another group received 11.35 mg/kg PQ, another received 11.35 mg/kg PQ + 10 mg/kg L-dopa as reference drug, while two other groups received 11.35 mg/kg PQ + 500 mg/kg AFPD and 11.35 mg/kg PQ + 1,000 mg/kg AFPD, respectively, for 28 days. Results: PQ-treated group revealed oxidative stress by significant elevation of MDA levels and decrease in antioxidant enzymes (SOD and GSH). Remarkable cytoarchitectural distortions were observed with PQ treatment. However, AFPD treatment showed ameliorative properties by a significant decrease in MDA levels and increased SOD and GSH activities. Mild distortion-to-relatively normal neuronal cytoarchitecture relative to the control was also observed with AFPD treatment. Conclusion: AFPD possesses potential neuroprotective properties against PQ-triggered pathological changes in cortico-nigral structures of Wistar rats.
Validity and reliability studies of the psycho-political safety scale
Gökben Hizl Sayar, Aylin Tutgun Ünal, Hüseyin Ünübol, Deniz Ülke Aribogan, Nevzat Tarhan
Aim: The psychological effects of political approaches in our country together with political developments in the world, affect the mental health of society and the individuals who hold it together. When the literature was examined, it became clear that a Psycho-political Safety Scale (PSS) was needed to address the mental health and sense of safety of the individual from a psycho-political perspective. Materials and Methods: This research aims to conduct a validity and reliability study in a wide sample of the PSS. The sample consists of 6420 people from all over Turkey. Results: Analysis revealed that the scale consists of four factors. The first factor "Economy" alone explains 43.7% of the variance, the second factor "Homeland Security" 7.9% of the variance, the third factor "Education" 6.5% of the variance, the fourth factor "Domestic Policy" 6.3% of the variance. These four factors, consisting of a total of 16 items, together explained 64.5% of the total variance. In addition, four factors confirmed PSS in the validating factor analysis. (Chi-square/degree of freedom value: 3.15; Root mean square error of approximation: 0.069; Normed fit index: 0.93; Nonnormed fit index: 0.93; Comparative fix index: 0.96; Goodness of Fit Index: 0.93; Adjusted goodness of fit index: 0.91). The internal consistency coefficient of the scale Cronbach Alpha (α) was found to be, 91. As a result of the studies, it is understood that the scale is valid and reliable. Conclusion: A valid and reliable scale called PSS, which measures the psycho-political safety of individuals psychometrically has emerged.
Depression, anxiety and anger levels in spouses of hemodialysis patients
Rahel Karako Kampeyas, Huseyin Unubol, Busra Ozdogan, Remziye Keskin, Idil Arasan Dogan, Gokben Hizli Sayar
DOI:10.4103/jnbs.jnbs_6_21
Aim: Different and changing roles in the lives of the spouses of hemodialysis patients could be perceived as a major stress factor due to their partners' diseases with their emotional burden and certain responsibilities related to the disease. Along with these stressors, people could manifest certain symptoms of depression and anxiety and have difficulty adapting to changing living conditions. The aim of this study is to determine the depression, anxiety and anger levels in spouses of hemodialysis patients. Materials and Methods: The study consisted of 50 spouses whose partners were currently receiving hemodialysis and 50 healthy controls in Istanbul in Turkey. Both groups were matched based on their gender and ages. Participants in the study were asked to complete the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Spielberger Trait Anger and Anger Expression Inventory for collecting data. Results: The findings indicated that the treatment process of hemodialysis patients and the disease itself had negative outcomes on the mental health of their spouses. Anxiety, depression, and anger scores were found to be significantly higher among hemodialysis patients' spouses as compared to healthy controls. Conclusion: As a result of these findings, possible psychosocial needs of patients undergoing hemodialysis and their spouses should be evaluated together and psychological support and interventions should be provided for improvement of their stress-coping skills.
The impact of perceived stress on risk evaluations among health-care students during coronavirus disease-2019 outbreak
Zozan Guleken, Bernis Sutcubasi
Aims and Objectives: Perception has an important role in managing crisis situations such as pandemics. While studies have been conducted on the risk and stress perceptions of health-care workers, there has not been any study on the stress and risk perceptions of health science students who have not yet started this profession, which was investigated herein. Materials and Methods: Participants (n = 225) reported their physiological changes, the level of perceived stress (PSS) caused by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, and the evaluations of the risk perception through questionnaire form. Two cut-off scores of the PSS-14 were calculated as low (<M-SD), moderate (>M-SD and <M + SD), and high level (>M + SD) of perceived stress. The correlation between the PSS-14 and risk perception scores was analyzed using Spearman's rho correlation coefficient. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test was used to evaluate pairwise risky situation comparisons. Two logistic regression was conducted to test the association between PSS-14 scores and appetite routine. Results: Mean PSS was higher among female students. The participants with a high level of perceived stress have a higher difference between the own risk perception and own risk perception referred to others, and there was a difference between own and own referred to others in the items of risk perception for shaking hands, prayer room, protection against disease, and protection against COVID-19 virus. Conclusions: Finally, people's perception of risk could be biased regarding their perceived stress level, and this may lead to not make the right judgments for the risky decisions.
CYP2C9 genotype and phenotype profile of cross-country skiing athletes
Beste Tacal Aslan, Ozlem Ozge Yilmaz, Tolga Polat, Ipek Yuksel Gozler, Muhammed Fatih Bilici, Omer Kaynar, Korkut Ulucan
Aim: Most tissues in the body contain cytochrome P450 enzymes, which play an important role in many functions, especially metabolizing drugs and other xenobiotics. The CYP2C9 gene in humans codes for an enzyme called CYP2C9. The goal of this study was to figure out the genotype and allele distributions of the CYP2C9 gene rs1799853 (CYP2C9*2), rs1057910 (CYP2C9*3), rs28371686 (CYP2C9*5) and rs28371685 (CYP2C9*11) polymorphism in our cohort study. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 19 cross-country skiing athletes took part in our research. After DNAs were extracted from buccal epithelial cells, real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to genotype them. Results: When we looked at the genotype distributions, we found that, the CC genotype was higher than CT and TT genotype for CYP2C9*2. For CYP2C9*3, the AA genotype was higher than the AC genotype and no CC genotype was found. Besides for the CYP2C9*5, only the CC genotype was found. In addition, only the CC genotype was found for CYP2C9*11. For The genotypic and predictive phenotype distribution of CYP2C9 polymorphisms, it was determined that 11 athletes (57.9%) were *1/*1 (extensive metabolizers), and 5 athletes (26.3%) were *1/*2 (intermediate metabolizers). As a poor metabolizer, one athlete *2/*2 (5.3%) and two athlete *2/*3 (10.5%) were determined. Conclusion: This study is the first study investigating the relationship between the CYP2C9 polymorphism in Turkish cross-country skiing athletes.
Is obsessive–Compulsive disorder preventive against addiction?
Oguz Tan
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is unique among mental illnesses in that its comorbidity with alcohol use disorders (AUD), substance use disorders (SUD), and smoking has been reported to be common in the community but surprisingly less frequent in clinical settings. To better investigate this dual diagnosis, we screened the Medline, PsychInfo, and Scopus databases. We did not apply strict criteria for the selection of articles because this article is a narrative review. Relatively, mild OCD is characterized by a high prevalence of AUD/SUD. Comorbidity becomes less frequent as OCD grows more distressing up to a certain degree of illness severity, above which it rises once more. In contrast, the prevalence of AUD/SUD in anxiety disorders, depression, and bipolar disorder is higher in clinical samples than in the community. The high prevalence of AUD/SUD accompanying OCD in community settings may be accounted for by self-medication, whereas decreasing prevalence in clinical samples may reflect personality traits common among obsessive-compulsive people, such as an elevated sense of harm and risk avoidance. An increase in more severe patients may imply the interplay between impulsiveness and compulsiveness. The distinct symptom dimensions of OCD, such as washing, checking, and having taboo thoughts, may be associated with varying degrees of predisposition to AUD/SUD as well as with different rates for seeking treatment, thus affecting the contradictions in the comorbidity rates of OCD and AUD/SUD. Our search confirms the U-shaped curve model put forward to explain the intricate relationship between OCD and AUD/SUD.
Investigation of the relationship between eating attitudes, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression levels of postmenopausal women
Aleyna Özkan, Seyma Çayircioglu, Ilke Karagöz, Rümeysa Rabia Kocatürk, Öznur Özge Özcan, Mesut Karahan
Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between hormonal and psychological processes and eating attitudes, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression levels in postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out by applying demographic information form, Beck depression, anxiety inventory, Self-Esteem Scale, and eating attitude test to 100 female participants who entered the menopause period. The research method is the relational screening method. Online and face-to-face surveys were administered to the participants. Data obtained from the scales SPSS software version 25.0. analyzed with the program. Results: In 100 menopausal women, 9% were low, 68% moderate, and 23% were at the good material level, body mass index was 14% normal, 61% were slightly obese, 17% were 1st class obese, and 8% were 2nd class obese. When the association between menopausal women's eating attitudes and depression levels was investigated, it was shown that there was a moderately negative relationship between the Beck Depression Scale and the eating attitude scale, as well as between the eating attitude and self-esteem. It has been found that there is a high level of positive correlation between the self-esteem and anxiety levels of menopausal women and between eating attitudes and anxiety levels. Conclusion: There is a negative relationship between eating attitude and depression and there is a positive relationship between self-esteem and trait anxiety. Depression, anxiety, nutritional obsessions, and low self-esteem can be seen in women with menopause, and there are relationships among these. For the health and rehabilitation of women with menopause, these parameters should be taken into account and preventive measures should be understood.
Electrophysiological features of hypnotic state in healthy volunteers
Metin Çinaroglu, Cumhur Tas
Aim: Hypnosis is treated as a state of mind. An individual depending on his/her social and psychological features follows suggestions and applies the requirements concerning time and space. With the advancement in brain-imagining techniques, viewing neuropsychological features of hypnosis has become a possibility. This article investigates the neuropsychological properties of hypnosis. The present study examines the electrophysiological features of the hypnotic minds of healthy individuals. This study aims to detect whether there is a change in and, if yes, in what region of suggestible individuals' minds during hypnosis. Materials and Methods: In this study, 34 highly suggestive individuals were selected out of 150 healthy individuals and were subjected to multidimensional Iowa suggestibility scale inventory and electroencephalogram (EEG). Due to technical problems during EEG, 24 data could be used cleanly. Using a correlational design, 34 healthy, suggestive individuals between the ages of 18–55 were included in the study. These participants have gone through an EEG procedure using the oddball paradigm. EEG and oddball were administered to 17 participants with and without hypnosis. Seventeen participants were administered without and with hypnosis. Twenty-four participants whose data was clear were included in the analyses. Results: When the groups were compared, it was seen that there was no significant difference in P300, P200, and P100 activities. There was also no significant difference in N200 and N100 activities. Conclusions: In this study the authors administered oddball paradigm with hypnosis and without hypnosis. The authors do not report any differences between conditions in terms of enterprise resource plannings. Although there was no statistically significant difference in this experimental design, studies with new and different designs should be continued.


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Dukes Of September (Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen), Toronto review (08/12/12)
Luke C. Bowden Posted On August 21, 2012
The Dukes Of September's second of two Canadian whistlestops blew through the Big Smoke last night without too many airs, nor fanfare, about it. Toronto is a musical town, increasingly asserting itself as one of the major cosmopolitan cultural centres of North America. You can't see every artist touring North America every summer in Toronto but you'd be hard pressed to find a more affordable and diverse, minor and major league musical offerings anywhere.
The Molson Canadian Ampitheatre sits on the site of what was once a slightly historic shed of it's own the Ontario Place Forum which gave way many years ago to the classic arena (covered floor, open lawn). Up until this summer Ontario Place was an amusement park dotted with Buckey balls of a dated optimistic style roughly coinciding with when the headliners were in vogue. The Buckey balls remain but the water slides sit dormant, Lake Ontario perched just beyond them. So there's something sort of ghost townish about the place having been quickly mothballed while the province debates turning it into a casino amongst other things. The complex has most recently been used as a venue for a massive electronic music event, what would have once been called a rave and subjugated to industrial warehouses.
Times have changed.
Nostalgia is close to mind given the plot and tenure of the assembled musicians. At 36 this writer will admit to having skewed heavily on the young side of this boomerish mass. A few years ago someone from my thick-rimmed pinhead generation decided that – McDonald, Steely Dan, Hall and Oates, Loggins and Messina- the whole mock 'genre' is best deemed as Yacht Rock. It was the sort of appraisal that leaned heavily on irony but the backhanded compliment wasn't without an uptick in interest amongst a younger generation for the dulcid sounds of the era. In an era when pop-cultural arcs and lifespans are ever diminishing, with genres and sub-genres cascading against one another like ricocheting squash balls, perhaps what is needed is a matriculation, an education, a back to basics in one genre: Rhythm, more properly Rythm and Blues.
The maestro and chief musicologist of this affair was always going to be Donald Fagen. His pedigree as one half of the musical institution Steely Dan made him the perfect man for the bill. Steely Dan– who perhaps created the idea of a true 'session musician' or 'double session' as those that could swim in their waters could in theory demand that sort of coin- have graced the cosmic jukebox with so many hits, so many true moments of musical grandeur it seems silly to explain their legacy here. Of the three, Fagen, McDonald, Scaggs, only Fagen is a songwriter and a bandleader proper- it seems plain that the role would fall to him.
So what the assembled throng was treated to then was a sort of Rhythm and Soul Revue with the three Dukes contributing chestnuts from their repertoire and a handful of cuts from the common canon that suited all three styles. By virtue of Fagen's touring fairly heavily of late with Steely Dan the backing band was accordingly various alumnus of his band, the 9-piece ensemble are:
Jon Herington (guitar)
Freddie Washington (bass)
Shannon Forrest (drums)
Jim Beard (organ, piano)
Jay Collins (horns)
Michael Leonhart ( sax, flutes)
Walt Weiskopf (sax, flutes)
Carolyn Escoffery (vocals)
Catherine Russell (vocals)
The three principals had played in an earlier version of the group, the New York Rock and Soul Revue (which also included Phoebe Snow, Eddie and David Brigati, Mindy Jostyn, Cornelius Bumpus, Charles Brown and the other 'Dan' Walter Becker). That short lived group surely didn't build up much chemistry but here the setlist was hatched out in advance by the Dukes then Fagen worked up arrangements for his band to play. Scaggs has said of the experience of playing with the ensemble "what we gained from it was a sense of confidence that we can kind of go where we want to go with these guys — it's like a Ferrari". Likewise McDonald has said "I think if we learned anything, it's really only that maybe this time we can push the envelope a little bit more with some of the material." Scaggs acknowledges (even with a stock setlist and arrangements in tow) "It's kind of new waters for me."
"I'm not a particularly collaborative personality or player or musician. So it comes, of course, to me as a great honour to be included in this trio and with this band. And it also gives me a chance to work with, on a high level, cats who are… who I admire immensely. But when we can find this common ground and when it clicks, it's satisfying in a way that nothing else is."
The concert itself unravelled something like a casino set out of doors with the best intentions of being a barn burner. The backing Dukes played Drive Your Funky Soul by James Brown as their intro music bringing the trio to the stage and Boz taking a silky lead on the Isley Brothers Who's That Lady? The mutt obvious question 'Do you like good music?' punctuated Arthur Conley's Sweet Soul Music with McDonald now at the helm.
The audience's collective gaze shifted stage left where Michael McDonald's shock of white hair huddled above his cherry brown organ cabinet. His rendition of his own song I Keep Forgettin', likely a lodestone for many in the audience, was one of the first goosebumps moments of the night. Then Fagen took the helm and led the band through it's paces on a big vamp of Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man. Seven songs in he dropped the first of the Steely Dan: Kid Charlemagne. Lyrically it's an opus to a San Fran type figure (Owsley) who created LSD by candlelight ('just by chance you crossed a diamond with a pearl, you turned it on the world, that's when it turned your world around'), a perfect choice as McDonald sings the definitive backing vocal lines on the original. I don't know that too many 'Day Glo freaks who used to paint their face' were in attendance, in any case they'd 'joined the human race' and the rendition was well worth the price of entry.
Having whipped up an early show peak a shift to stage right for Boz to run the band through a big version of Muddy's Same Thing. I can't say in all fairness that all of these collaborative moments, despite the ensemble touring for a bit this summer really shone. Fair when Boz did (part) of what Boz does, play the blues, the group seemed to rally behind. But some of the arrangements were a bit shmaltzy and song selections middling at times as everyone tried to find their bearings. Part of the challenge here is that while the members of the current Steely Dan may be used to playing Kid Charlemagne it's obviously a jazz rock opus of sorts and it was during in particular the Dan material that it seemed Scaggs guitar was way down in the mix and he was faintly straining rhythm chord progressions not seeming quite to know where to fit in.
Now when it came to his own material the opposite not surprisingly was true. When he brought the disco breeze (and sleaze) with Miss Sun it definitely helped having 'Ready' Freddie Washington backing him on bass. The whole ensemble just popped into place and the audience was right out of their seats.
Taking things back a bit Fagen did a bit of musical storytelling explaining that they'd be playing Heard It Through The Grapevine but not the first version everyone's familiar with (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) but rather the (third version) made famous by Gladys Knight and the Pips. This number really gave Carolyn Escoffery a chance to shine and centre stage she worked it for all it was worth. They took Chuck Berry's Never Can Tell through it's paces. Things picked up a bit visually and musically with McDonald donning an accordion and Catherine a steelcut washboard for a slightly zydeco take on Buck Owens Love's Gonna Live Here.
McDonald broke hearts and took names with If You Don't Know Me By Now (Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes). Then the second Steely bomb dropped with Hey 19 which seemed fitting on so many levels: 'Hey 19, 67'. Scaggs then found another side of his range with a so-silk-it's-suede rendition of Teddy Pendergrass Philly Soul anthem Love TKO.
Keeping pace as master of ceremonies Fagen brought it back to his spot centre stage soliciting a groan worthy 'Do you know the song Another Piece Of My Heart?' (elicits churlish, overaged schoolgirl type responses from audience). 'Well we're going to play the original version by Aretha Franklyn's very talented sister Erma'. Backup vocalist Catherine Russell got her centre stage moment and did a note perfect rendition that the audience ate up, her interplay with Boz was exquisite. Perhaps this portion of the show and the version of Ray Charles To Tell The Truth which followed was not 'hit heavy' enough for one member of the audience who apparently expressed his loud disapproval and left. 'Fuck you! You've got no taste, I'm glad you left', Fagen recalled sharply later.
This may be a generational thing because outside of the era Fagen and McDonald seem like slightly brighter lights on the marquee. But every time Boz Scaggs stepped to the mic or layed into a succulent guitar riff he proved the exact opposite. Maybe it was because Steely Dan played the previous summer and fans have had more chances to see them live but it seemed decidedly that all of the most raucous standing ovations were for one man only: Boz Scaggs. It seems safe to say that quite a lot of the crowd have a copy of the Silk Degrees LP and when he cut into Lowdown, taking the perfectly suited band through the disco funk paces, the whole ensemble truly shone. Scaggs humble and gracious way about himself, his throaty midwestern voice, his phrasing, the style of the originals all seemed to suit this group of musicians to a tee and he seemed genuinely chuffed at the outpouring of love from both audience and band alike.
McDonald took it to church for an ambling organ solo that floated past passages of Georgia On My Mind, perhaps a nod to Ray on the way out, bringing it right into a righteous Taking It To The Streets. They ate it up with spoons. The contractually obligated Reelin' In The Years rounded out the set with guitarist Jon Herington and Scaggs trading the dualing guitar lines Becker would normally handle. They exited stage right red velvet curtains drawn with a black backdrop dotted with blue lights.
Knowing on the way in that they'd been playing from a fairly stock setlist it didn't seem as if there was much chance for variation at all from night to night. They're was some variety though and on their 2010 tour they'd worked up a mini-set of slightly more obscure songs by The Band: Rag Mama Rag, The Shape I'm In and Caledonia Mission. Frankly nobody needs to hear The Weight again especially Canadians (although it would have gone over like gravy with this crowd) but it was more than a little surprising they didn't play a cut by The Band. Levon Helm's passing is one of the more significant historical musical moments of recent memory. And Fagen, who shares a wife (his second Libby Titus, Levon's first) and a stepdaughter (musician Amy Helm) with Levon, was very active in his life right up to his death. He was a frequent guest at the famous Ramble's on Levon's farm in Woodstock playing in the weeks before his death. The omission was for that reason noteworthy though it may be that Fagen more associates Levon with their Hudson River Valley then with their origins in Toronto and around Ontario. It may also have simply beeen that the band didn't have the material worked up.
Nonetheless presuming the encore would be the chunk of Steely Dan dynamos the audience had been holding out for and they'd been playing in pretty regular order all tour, this listener certainly didn't expect what came out of the gates next: Lido Shuffle. I want to attribute this choice of a lead encore to the really palpable outpouring of love for The Boz earlier in the show. And Boz Scaggs ripped into this staple like a man reborn with the entire group gusting behind him with a ragged and proud strength hitherto unseen. A little shared ancestry probably didn't hurt as this blustery number has a famous drum part by Dan alumnus Jeff Porcaro that Shannon Forrest brought to life here (although Porcaro played with everyone including notably Toto). The entire audience was rightly on it's feet singing along to every 'whoa oh oh oh'. One last time gonna get it.
Then they played Peg. Jon Herington – who'd been an ace all night (if not a little too-slick) did seem at times to leave little room for Boz to do little but step aside – played the solo made famous by Jay Graydon. In the same vein you could say 'Ready' Freddy Washington played Chuck Rainey's bass solo note for note (likewise Shannon Forrest played Rick Marotta's distinctive drum part). There's no room for improvisation really in a Steely Dan song although it's been known to happen in their live show of late. Thankfully Pretzel Logic is basically a blues tune and 'I would love to tour the Southland in a travelling minstrel show' just suited the whole theme of the tour. Fagen, McDonald and Scaggs traded verses with Boz seeming very sure footed delivering: 'I have never met Napoleon but I plan to find the time'.
Sly and The Family Stone's Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf took the crowd a bit higher and then McDonald did a brilliant turn on Buddy Miles (from Jimi's Band of Gypsies) staple Them Changes. The girls from New York City and the boys in the band struck up the J.B.'s outro Drive Your Funky Soul and The Dukes Of September took their curtain call. The cold lake air kept up it's pretense of summer.
(originally published 08/13/12 at NorthernHeads.blogspot.com)
(setlist available at Dukes Of September, Toronto setlist 08/12/12)


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A hot potato is a sensitive situation or controversial issue that is difficult to handle and thus gets passed from one person to the next (like a potato that is too hot to hold). When the hot potato is a person, in this case a former President, it becomes, for the purposes of this article only, a bob potato.
"And true to the nature of quicksand sinking, those near you will move away quickly and if they benevolently opt to assist, they will do so at arm's length because if they come too close, they will sink with you." he added.
Robert Mugabe was fired as leader of Zanu PF, demoted to a card-carrying member, and promptly resigned as head of state. As his troubles mounted, before his resignation, his nephew, former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao said his uncle Bob and his wife Grace were willing to die for what was right.
As for the Zimbabweans who had braved the streets in thousands, demanding Mugabe step down, Zhuwao called them "nincompoops".
Zhuwao himself spoke from the comfort of exile. Too afraid to return home, his trip from Argentina ended in South Africa. His whereabouts are unknown, amid certain arrest if he ever set foot in Zimbabwe again.
Zhuwao's defiance during his uncle's most trying moments is honourable. His uncle was sinking, but he chose to stand by his side until the very last moment. Many of Zhuwao's close friends, jumped ship and deserted the man. But Zhuwao is family, so he remained firm by his Uncle.
Following Mugabe's fall, another nephew, Leo Mugabe, famous for running the country's football governing body ZIFA into the ground, stood firm by his uncle, amid reports Mugabe cried as he stepped down, was miserable and depressed.
"He is actually looking forward to his new life — farming and staying at the rural home. He has taken it well," the son of Mugabe's late sister, Sabina, said.
None of what these two nephews said is credible. A picture of Mugabe after he stepped down showed a broken man plucked from the levers of power and on the brink of tears. Grace herself carried a betraying smile, of a team that conceded deep into extra time, with the final kick of the game.
Patrick's assertion that Zimbabweans are stupid was also defeated by a very smart coup, one which he mocked on twitter by juxtaposing a tin of koo baked beans, and declaring that "koo baked beans is the only coup in Zimbabwe".
He spoke too soon, and hours later his uncle was detained for his own safety, tanks were on the streets, and our news anchor wore camo!
But one can only marvel at such loyalty. Standing by a sinking uncle. Knowing well that in quicksand you sink together. Nearly defeating the assertions of our co-editor that help will only come at arm's length.
His relations with the Bob Potato have never been confirmed, but are matter of public assumption, and because he is believed to be a nephew, i insist that he is one.
After the new President, Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in, a video showing Chiyangwa rushing to congratulate the former quickly surfaced. In the last days of Mugabe's reign, Chiyangwa had dissociated himself from Mugabe's wife Grace.
Social media has a long memory, and a video of Chiyangwa declaring "munhu wese kuna Amai (Grace Mugabe" was soon uploaded as reference.
Several other small clips emerged.
Chiyangwa is quite frankly refusing to clutch the bob potato. He has deserted his uncle, and is trying to identify himself as a Lacoste member (the faction that was loyal to Mnangagwa).
The reasons are understandable. The man has long been accused of being a land baron. He is thought to enjoy a cosy relationship with Ignatius Chombo, a former cabinet minister whose corruption is the stuff of legend.
Once Chombo was arrested, rumours swelled that Wicknell Chivayo, Pokello Nare, and Philip Chiyangwa would follow. Whether that happens or not is a different matter, for another day altogether.
What is the matter being the lack of integrity from Chiyangwa: a man who for so long sang songs of praise for Mugabe, but now attempts to shift allegiance at the very last moment?
The other nephews clutched the hot potato. Chiyangwa is having none of it, throwing integrity to the wind, and refusing to catch the Bob Potato.
That demonstrates how shameful the man is.


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Pentagon approves 3.6 billion for wall construction on Mexican border
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In this AFP file photo taken on December 12, 2018, a US Customs and Border protection vehicle passes by wall prototypes, as seen from behind the Mexico-US border fence in Tijuana, Mexico.
The US Defense Department says it was freeing up $3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to help build or enhance 175 miles (282 km) a wall on the US-Mexico border as ordered by President Donald Trump.
US Defense Secretary Mike Esper has approved diverting funds from 127 US military construction projects in order to finance the border wall, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffmann said Tuesday.
"Department of Defense components and military departments provided input and prioritized projects based on effects on readiness and consistency with the national defense strategy," Hoffman said.
In February, Trump declared a national emergency in order to obtain $6.6 billion from other government accounts for wall construction aimed at curbing the flow of undocumented migrants from Mexico and Central America.
Trump declared the national emergency after Congress did not approve the $5.7 billion that his administration had sought for this year's construction budget. Congress approved $1.375 billion for wall construction in this year's budget, same as the previous year.
The Pentagon has already provided $2.5 billion to the Department of Homeland Security to replace existing portions of wall along the 2,000 mile (3,200 km) southern US border, while no new wall has been erected.
With the US presidential election coming up next year, Trump has recently appeared sensitive to accusations that no new mileage of wall has been built yet.
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The new funding was criticized by Democratic lawmakers, who say the Republican president is using immigration as a political stunt.
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This was again part of the 100 Word Stories Weekly Challenge. There's no voting this week, but you can still go and listen (and read) the rest of the stories over at the 100 Word Stories site. If you just want to listen to mine alone, you can do so using the player below. (If the player's borked, try this link.
When I was a kid, I loved Indiana Jones.
Yesterday, a friend asked me what I was going to be for Halloween.
buttons, and I swear my underwear suddenly turned bright orange.


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Henley Arcade: The Rest of the Story
by Judith Goulin - CDHS - Cobourg & District Historical Society
Originally published in the CDHS newsletter September and October 2010.
J. S. Bowen's Variety Store and Barber ShopThe King Street walkway that many people pass through on their way from the Covert Street parking lot has a long history. It was not always the handy shortcut that it is now. Early records indicate that this space was occupied by a shop called J. S. Bowen's Variety Store and Barber Shop. Later it was home to a different type of business---John Henley Shoe Repair.
John Henley, who grew up in Surrey, England, was orphaned when his parents both died of influenza. Along with his brothers, Henley was taken to the School of Hand Crafts, a place designed to provide practical training and general education for young men. Here John learned the trade of shoe repair.
John immigrated to Canada and in time opened his small shoe repair shop on the south side of King Street, but later moved his business to the north side, opposite Second Street. This shop was one of several businesses located at street level in the still existing three-storey Flemish bond brick building.
Mr. Henley is remembered as a good person: a quiet, kind, friendly white-haired man, soft-spoken, with a great sense of humour besides. A true craftsman, it was said that he could repair any shoes.
John Henley Shoe Repair was typical of a genre of shops that many will remember. It was long and narrow with large storefront windows and wood paneling at the bottom. It was heated by a Quebec heater that looks somewhat like a pot-bellied stove. In time, John had fewer and fewer shoes to fix, so he branched out into bicycle repair, changing the name of his business to John Henley Shoe Repairs and Bicycles.
A fire that started in the Quebec heater destroyed Henley's shop one night in 1972. It was John's 46th year in business.
A municipal parking lot north of King Street had been approved in 1968, but final plans were still pending. Something good came out of the Henley tragedy when the town of Cobourg acquired the burnt-out premises and the idea was born to create a convenient mid-block walkway from Covert to King utilizing the former business space.
In this much-beloved man's honour, John Henley's name is immortalized in the name of this thoroughfare: Henley Arcade.
This article is based on a personal interview with Fred Cory (a grandson of John Henley) and material gleaned from the Cobourg Star, Cobourg Sentinel Star, LACAC Inventory of Cobourg's Century Buildings, The Life and Times of a Community Publisher by Frank Meharry Russell and Cobourg Early Days and Modern Times by John R. Spilsbury.
Henley Arcade - June 2014One of our CDHS members and a native of Cobourg, Don Houston, added some forgotten details that occurred in the aftermath of the Henley fire. Don recalls that Herbie Lewis, a boarder who lived in an apartment above John Henley Shoe Repair, died in the fire.
Don also told us that after the property was destroyed, some local businessmen, Stewart Stanley and possibly Gary Sharpe and Harley Hoselton - acquired the premises and "leaned on the town politicians to add it to the parking plans."
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Trends are all well and good but when it comes to swimwear, finding a style that flatters your body is of the utmost importance. Whether you want to accentuate your curves, hide your tummy or show off your booty, use this guide to zero in on the perfect swimsuit for you.
The beauty of a bustier is it works to support you in all the right places while also cinching your waist.
If you have broad shoulders, avoid excess material and opt for a triangle top with thin straps in a cross-back style.
Pleated or ruched fabric is a brilliant design element for camouflaging areas to which you don't want to draw extra attention.
If you're small on top and big on the bottom (pear shaped), try drawing the eyes up with a cool, cut-out halter suit.
A plunging neckline is particularly well-suited for anyone with a flat chest since girls with bigger breasts will find this silhouette synonymous with a wardrobe malfunction. Find a style with ruffles to create the illusion of volume.
It may sound counterintuitive, but less is more when it comes to selecting a swimsuit if you have a bigger bum. Trying to cover more of your seat with fabric only draws attention. String-tie bottoms are particularly great as they can be adjusted to fit perfectly.
Whether you've just had a baby, don't like your belly button or simply want to cover your abs, a chic high-waisted suit is your best bet.
Feminine silhouettes with sweetheart necklines and hip-enhancing details add the illusion of curves for anyone with a boyish figure.
If you're athletic, find a one-piece with spaghetti straps and an exposed back to show off your toned physique.


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Top 40 hit-churner-outers OneRepublic have ditched their own brand of unremarkable pop-rock to cover a Britpop classic. The Ryan Tedder-fronted group have released a new rendition of Oasis' What's the Story (Morning Glory)? jam "Champagne Supernova."
The new take comes from Spotify's London edition of Music Happens Here, as it was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios.
In a teaser clip for the series, Tedder explains his decision to rework the song. "I was an Anglophile; the only Anglophile amongst my friends when I was 13, 14," he says. "'Champagne Supernova' is like a once-in-a-lifetime record. It's just a classic."
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