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Skip to main content Neonatal Respiratory Support Technologies Team Hansen Ventilator Rethinking Old Technology to Save Newborns Hansen Ventilator Operational Mechanism The operational mechanism of the Hansen Vent and its effect on the lungs. The NeoRest team is investigating ways to provide greater respiratory support by redesigning old technology so that it is more appropriate and affordable for resource-limited healthcare settings. Mechanical ventilation is the best method for providing oxygen to infants who have no ability to breathe on their own. Unfortunately, this vital therapy is often unavailable in resource-limited healthcare facilities due to the high cost of the technology. Devices like Sea-PAP provide an infant with respiratory support; however, an infant on Sea-PAP must be able to breathe independently for the device to work. If an infant becomes exhausted, their breathing rate is too fast or too slow or their lungs lose volume, they lose the ability to breathe independently and must receive mechanical ventilation to survive. Dr. Thomas Hansen and the Hansen Ventilator Dr. Thomas N. Hansen, CEO of Seattle Children’s Hospital and one of the inventors of the Hansen Ventilator, which is shown in the background. By modifying the technology used in today’s mechanical ventilators, the NeoRest team has been able to create a ventilator for a fraction of the cost of currently available equipment. This device, called the Hansen Ventilator, after its co-inventor Dr. Thomas Hansen, Seattle Children’s Hospital CEO, uses similar principles to Sea-PAP but adds a second tube placed deeper in the water and a pinch valve to control the frequency and duration of each gas "breath" the infant receives. The components required to build the Hansen Ventilator are low-cost and easy to obtain, maintain and replace. The simple-to-operate device provides an innovative and potentially game-changing method for providing mechanical ventilation to infants in developing countries. This device has huge catalytic potential, and is currently undergoing additional testing and design refinement. Looking for a Researcher? Looking for a researcher?
• Email • Print Iraq: The Impasse Nouri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi Mohammed Ameen/Reuters Iraqi policemen Hadi Mizban/AP Images Iraqi policemen guarding a checkpoint in front of an election campaign poster for Iyad Allawi, Baghdad, April 27, 2010 Both Iran and other outsiders, including the United States, have had similar failures in the past. In 2008, Iran tried to prevent the US–Iraq security agreements from being signed, and failed, despite its many summonses of Iraqi leaders to Tehran. Worse for Iranian leaders, some of their actions in Iraq have provoked a nationalist backlash from both Sunnis and Shiites. In November 2009, Iran’s speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, came to Iraq on a visit that many Iraqis perceived as preelection meddling. Among various topics, Larijani raised the issue of dust storms that plague Iran, which he contended originate in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Instead of expressing sympathy, Iraqi politicians pointedly reminded him of the harmful impact of Iran’s management of rivers that flow into Iraq. Like Turkey, Iran has built dams that sharply curb the amount of water Iraq receives, a pressing concern in the southern marshes, which are drying up as a result. The combination of drought and desertification has given rise to dust storms that make life miserable throughout the region, not only in Iraq. The Iraqis spoke out after months of escalating anger in Basra against Iran’s water policies. These may have wasted much of the goodwill Iran has built up by encouraging cross-border trade and supplying power to cities such as Basra. If water matters to Iraqis as the source of their civilization and well-being, so does oil, their primary source of revenue. In December 2009, Iranian soldiers occupied a well in the Fakkeh oil field, which is located on the Iranian border in the southern Iraqi province of Meysan; they raised the Iranian flag and claimed the well was on Iranian territory. Outraged, Iraqi politicians asserted that the well had been Iraqi since it was dug in the 1970s. While acknowledging that there is a problem with border demarcation, leaders of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, which is often accused of being an Iranian proxy, were particularly angry at the hoisting of the flag, in their view an unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty. In another example of Iran’s growing influence raising nationalist hackles, inhabitants of the Shiite holy city of Karbala demonstrated in April 2009 against the awarding of a contract to an Iranian company to renovate the historic city center. Karbala is home to two of the most important shrines in Shiite Islam, and the notion that Iran would be in charge of renovation projects was objectionable to many Iraqi Shiites, who view the matter within the context of an age-old competition over supremacy in Shiite affairs between Qom in Iran and Karbala and Najaf in Iraq. The divide between Arabs and Persians continues to interfere with the cross-border solidarity of Shiites. Turkey doesn’t seem to be faring much better. Turkish leaders are apprehensive of Iran’s growing power in the region, whether by means of its nuclear program or its assertiveness in Iraq. In response, Turkish policymakers have sought to position Turkey as a mediator in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, while trying to roll back Iranian influence in Iraq. They make no public declarations to this effect, because they want to protect their otherwise friendly relationship with leaders in Tehran. But they have opened consulates in Mosul, Erbil, and most notably Basra; established a high-level strategic cooperation council jointly with the Iraqi government; and signed a military cooperation accord with Baghdad as well as deals on energy cooperation and water sharing. They are thus giving clear signals that they intend to protect Iraq’s territorial unity by keeping Iraqi Kurds tied to Baghdad, curb Iran’s influence, and gain access to oil and gas, which Turkey needs desperately. On the political front, Turkish officials privately say that they helped form Allawi’s al-Iraqiya alliance. Whether this is true or not, Turkey clearly believes that al-Iraqiya represents its best hope in Iraq. It is a mostly Sunni list led by Allawi, a secular Shiite whose political views are close to those of the Turkish government and most of the Arab states, all of which are predominantly Sunni and deeply suspicious about the loyalties of Iraq’s Shiite parties, including Maliki’s. On at least two occasions this spring, Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned Turkey’s energetic ambassador in Baghdad, Murat ÃˆzÃ§elik, to tell the Turkish government to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs. Despite Turkey’s active diplomacy and its barely disguised preference for Allawi, however, it seems highly unlikely that he will be able to fulfill his ambition to become Iraq’s first elected, truly secular prime minister. (He served as a US-appointed prime minister in 2004–2005.) And while Turkey has grandiose plans for obtaining energy supplies from Iraq, it frets that Baghdad has failed to move on issues indispensable for Ankara’s prospects, such as a federal oil law. If neighboring countries have traction in Iraq, it is because the weakness and divisiveness of the frail Iraqi state invite intervention. Yet nearby countries that try to interfere routinely encounter serious obstacles within Iraq, partly caused by what remains of Iraq’s pre-2003 identity, elites, and institutions. Moreover, the same fearful attitude that sees a hidden foreign hand behind every political move also serves to convince a good many politicians that consensus-based politics will help them survive. Somewhat paradoxically perhaps, the most senior proponent of inclusiveness and national independence is an Iranian-born cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who has lived in Najaf for most of his adult life. A political quietist by inclination, Sistani has limited himself to laying down basic principles (open elections: good; sectarian revenge: bad), but in doing so has played an important part since the 2003 US invasion in an Iraq ridden with sectarian violence, poor governance, and dysfunctional politics, although his influence now appears to be declining. Revered by the Shiite public, Sistani has also earned the respect of many Sunnis, and politicians have made the trek to his modest dwelling in Najaf to extract a piece of advice, delivered as by Delphic oracle, and often just as ambiguous. A Sunni politician who visited Sistani along with Allawi and other leading al-Iraqiya figures in May told me that he had come away highly impressed. Sistani had addressed Allawi’s principal fear by indicating that he had no preference for prime minister, as long as the new government would serve the people by improving security, delivering basic services such as electricity, and creating jobs. Among Iraqis I have talked to, a certain vision survives of Iraq as a cultural middle ground, not a battleground, between Shiite Persia and the Sunni Arab world, a region with lively and diverse ethnic and religious communities tied together historically by the confluence of two major river systems, the Tigris and the Euphrates. You can find many Iraqis who express this sentiment, but somehow I was surprised that one of its most vociferous advocates is a politician of the Sadrist movement, Qusay al-Suheil, a forty-five-year-old parliamentarian from Basra who holds a Ph.D. in geology. As the followers of Moqtada al-Sadr—a young populist Shiite cleric who comes from a prominent Najaf family that has produced some of the most senior Shiite clerics—the Sadrists are much reviled in the United States for having opposed and fought the American presence in Iraq by one means or another. In anticipation of the US troop departure, they have opportunistically kept one foot in insurgency, the other in politics. Despite the reputation of their militia, the Mahdi Army, as brutish thugs during the bloody street war with Sunnis between 2005 and 2007, the Sadrists emerged in the March elections with forty seats, helped by their clever electioneering and large constituency among Iraq’s urban slum population. Their electoral success has given them a tangible presence in the wheeling and dealing that has defined the past four months. Most importantly, they have been able to keep Maliki off-balance by consistently opposing his bid to remain prime minister. (On July 19, for example, Moqtada al-Sadr met with Allawi in Damascus and remarked on the “readiness” of Allawi’s party “to make concessions.”) If the Sadrists have a political ideology, it is Iraqi nationalism, tinged with the strong conviction that a history of suffering at Sunni hands entitles the Shiites to rule. Moqtada al-Sadr himself has been pursuing religious studies in Qom, and, in any case, does not seek a formal position of power. In his place, al-Suhail has been mentioned as a possible Sadrist candidate for prime minister (he came in third in an informal Sadrist straw poll a few months ago, ahead of Maliki), although he strikes me as a person better suited to the rough and tumble of parliamentary politics than to managing a country. He has proved thoughtful, though, especially in his insistence that Iraq ought to carve out a space between its two main neighboring powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia. “We seek to provide an equilibrium between them,” he said. Saudi Arabia and Jordan view Shiites as a homogeneous bloc and as a threat. This is an exaggeration. Iraq has many different ethnic and religious groups, as well as an array of political currents. We have good relations with Iran based on our shared religion—and only based on this. Our Arab bond is stronger than our religious one. We need to go to Arab countries to pierce through these misperceptions. Others have called for greater economic integration with Iran as a way of keeping the Khamenei regime at bay through entwined interests. Iran is among Iraq’s largest trading partners, and its exports to Iraq already amount to $7 billion per year and are expected to top $10 billion soon. Some two million tourists from both countries—overwhelmingly Shiite—visit each other’s holy sites annually. Compared to Turkey’s three consulates in Iraq, Iran has opened five, most recently in Najaf. Iran also supplies Iraq with electricity, claiming to cover 40 percent of its needs. In return, Iraq provides Iran with some refined petroleum products such as diesel fuel and (smuggled from Kurdistan) fuel oil, as well as crude iron. If Iran’s economic weight surpasses Iraq’s for now, however, this may eventually change in Iraq’s favor; Iraq’s recent signing of a series of contracts with international oil companies to develop the country’s huge oil wealth was the first significant step in that direction. What is often underappreciated is that, as US forces head for the exit, Iran’s position with respect to Iraq could undergo an important shift. The Iranian preoccupation with convincing the US to withdraw by driving up the cost of an extended stay could be replaced by an effort to fill whatever vacuum the US will leave behind when it does. This will require a constructive—one hesitates to say a “nation-building”—approach on Iran’s part. The question is: Will Washington recognize this and work out a diplomatic and economic modus vivendi with Iran? Apart from Tehran’s intense desire to see the American soldiers leave, Iran and the United States have had a certain commonality of interest in Iraq, from the removal of Saddam’s regime to fair elections that brought Shiite parties to power. But Washington seems as traumatized by past attacks on its troops in Iraq as it is spooked by the Iranian nuclear program and dismayed by Iran’s implacable repression of political dissent. When I asked Iraqi politicians about Iran’s current approach toward the US, all a parliamentarian from Allawi’s al-Iraqiya alliance could come up with was: What Iran wants is that no government be formed before August 31, so that it can show to the world that the United States cannot fix Iraq. It is interfering in the political process because it does not want to give the US any opportunity to claim success as it completes the drawdown. What we now have is a battle of one-upmanship, in which Tehran is trying to give Washington one final poke in the eye as US troops go home, causing, among other things, further delays in forming a new government. Some Iraqis dream of the day they will be in a position to do the poking—in the eye of whichever foreign power has become too meddlesome. —July 21, 2010 • Email • Print
Gang violence From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia Revision as of 03:50, January 20, 2012 by MadMax (talk \| contribs) Jump to: navigation, search Gang violence is defined by the United States Department of Justice as "any hostile physical interaction between (or among) two (or more) gangs,". The violence frequently takes the form of elaborate dance routines choreographed and excuted with painstaking accuracy and precision. Such encounters take place, usually, because of competition for territory, longstanding feuds, or simple boredom. edit History of Gang Violence The first recorded instance of gang violence occurred in 1961, between the Jets, a Polish-American street gang of New York City, and the Sharks, a Latino-American gang from the same region. The conflict arose, apparently, from the Sharks being mercilessly teased for their inability to pronounce their own name, though one wonders why they did not just simply call themselves los Tiburnós. Three members of a gang fighting for their lives Some time in the summer of 1957 any hope of diplomatic resolution between the two fell apart. Tensions snapped and out of an hour filled with blood, screams, chaînés and battement glissés gang violence was born. This new level of brutality quickly caught the attention of the mainstream media; soon gang violence spread like wildfire. Feuds appeared across the country like pimples on a pubescent Macaulay Culkin: the Farmers fought the Cowmen; the Pekes battled the Pollicles, who to this day are proud and impeccable, passionate foes; and the Socratics fought the Sophists. This is not to say, however, that gang violence began in 1961. Rather, simply it was the first time it had ever been so well directed and widely covered in the press. There had been poor quality episodes of gang violence such as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, however the musical arrangements and choreography of these events, and the magnitude to which they sucked, divided them from the common understanding of the word. Such episodes are commonly identified as "mob violence" instead. Similarly, the range wars of the 1800s are listed as a feud. edit Anatomy of a Gang Fight There are four recognized stages of a gang fight, in each stage tension and violent tendencies increase on both sides until they erupt, these stages are often categorized by actions of the gangs. edit The Incitement Gang fights frequently start over minor disputes such as who owns what territory, or by impolite comments frequently involving a rival gang member's mother. In sociomelodic terminology the stage of a gang fight encompassing these remarks and the first few minutes of verbal exchange afterward is called the incitement. edit The Escalation The incitment is rapidly followed by the escalation. In this stage the movements of the two opposing gangs begin to include well known dance maneuvers. These maneuvers, however, are basic and not particularly harmful to others. It is not uncommon for a period of escalation to last several hours and only feature a few infrequent chassés and pliés. There is no imminent danger of bloodshed and intervening police officers or other law enforcement officials may still stop the fight without significant difficulty. Personal tools
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Page images the former Things, what they be, or declare us Things for to come: Let them thew the Things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that they are Gods ; yea, there is none that . sheweih; yea, there is none that declareth; yea, there is none that heareth their Words. * Wherefore doth the Wicked contemn God, and say thus in his Heart? How doth God know? Is there Knowledge in the moft High? Can he judge through the dark Cloud? The Lord shall not see, neither thall God regard us: Or why doth he fay, God hath forgotten, he hideth his Face, he will never fee it? For surely the Lord beholdeth Mischief and Spite to requite it; and whoever committeth Villainy or Adultery, or speaketh lying Words in my Name, even I know, and am a Witness, faith the Lord. • The Lord knoweth the manifold Tranfgrefsions of the Wicked, and their mighty Sins: He will never forget any of their Works; for his Eyes are upon the Ways of Man, and there is no Darknesser Shadow of Death, where the Workers of Iniquiry may hide themselves. P Shall the Thing framed lay of him that framed it, He hath no Understanding? He that planted the Ear, ihall he not hear? He that forined-che Eye, thall he not see? He that teacheth Man Knowledge, shall not he know? 9 God hath not Eyes of Flesh. The Lord fee:h not as Man seeih: For Man lookeih on the oui Isa. 43. 22, 23, 26. n Pral. 10. 13. Pral. 73. 11. Job 22. 13. Psal. 94. 7. Pfal. 10. 11, 34. Jer. 29. 23. o Amos s. 12. Amos 8. 7. Job 34. 22. p Ifa. 29. 16. Psal. 94. 9 Job 10. 4. i Sam. 16.7. 9, 10. ward Appearance, but the Lord looketh on the Heart. * Neither is his Ear heavy, that it cannot hear, Shall any teach God Knowledge ? His Wisdom i God is wile in Heart: his Thoughts are very deep. He is mighty in Wisdom; he is wonders ful in Counsel, and excelient in Working. u The Lord possessed Wisdom in the Beginning of his Way, before his Works of old; while as yet he had not made the Earth, nor the Fields, nor the highest Part of the Duit of the World. w The Lord by Wisdom hath founded the Earth ; by Understanding hath he ctablished the Heavens; by his Knowledge the D.pths are broken up, and the Clouds drop down the Daw : He hath established the World by his Wildön, and hath stretched out the Heavens by his Disere. tion. O Lord, how manifold are thy Works! in Wildum halt thou made them all. * And God faw. every Thing that he had made, and behold it was very good. He hath made every Thing beautiful in his Time. y He is the only wife God. z Who hath known the Mind of the Lord! Or who hath been his Counsellor? Who haih directed the Spirit of the Lord? Or being his i Sam. 16. 7. slla. 59. 1. s Job 21. 22. Job 26. 5. u Prov. 8. 22, 26. W Prov. 3.,19, 20. Jer. 10. 12. Plal. 104 24: 1. 31. Ecclef. 3. . y i Tij. B. 17. z Rom. II. 34. i Job 9. 4. Pial. 92. 5: Jla. 28. 29. x Gen. Ifa. 40. 13. с 4 Counsellor, hath taught him? With whom took he Counsel? Who inttructed him, and taught him Knowledge, and shewed to him the Way of Understanding? a Where shall Wisdom be found, and where is the Place of Understanding? The Depth faith, It is not in me; and the Sea laith, It is not with me; it cannot be gotten for Gold, neither fall Silver be weighed for the Price thereof: Whence then cometh Wisdom, seeing it is hid from the Eyes of all Living? God understandeth the Way thereof, and he knoweth the Place thereof. • Behold, he putteth no Trust in his Servants; and his Angels he chargeth with Folly. • The Lord knoweth the Thoughts of the Wise, that they are vain ; for the Wisdom of this World is Foolihness with God. "There are many Devices in a Man's Heart; nevertheless the Counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. For there is no Wisdoin, nor Understanding, nor Counsel against the Lord; who taketh the Wise in their own Crafuiness, turneth them backward, and maketh their knowledge foolith. ¿ He respecteth not any thai are wise of Heart; because the Foolishness of God is wifer than Men: And he chooseth the foolith Things of this World to confound the Wise, that no Flesh thould glory in his presence. * Who hath put Wisdom in the inward Parts ? Or who hath given Understanding to the Heart? Isa. 40. 13, 14. a Job 28. 12, 14, 15, 20, 28, 20, 21, 23. Job 4. 18. ci Cor. 3. 20, 19. ď Prov. 19. 25. Prov. 21. 30. · Job 5. 13. Isa. 44. 250 e Job 37• 24. I Cor f 1. 25, 27, 29. Job 38. 36. God giveth Wisdom to the Wise, and Knowledge to them that know Understanding. His Power. & Power belongeth unto God. He is Almighty, and can do every Thing., h The Lord God Onnipotent reigneth ; and in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting Strength. i When his Word goeth forth out of his Mouth, it shall not return into him void, but it shall accomplilh that which he pleaseth; and it inail profper in the Thing whereto he sendeth it.' As he hath thought, so Thall it come to pass; and as he hath purposest,, fo fhall it stand; and what his Soul desireth, even that he doeth. k. He worketh Signs and Wonders in Heaven and in Earth; and he calleth those Things that be not as though they were. How great are his Signs, and how mighty are his Wonders ! God hath Power to help and to cast down; to save and to destroy; and he is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think : For he is strong that executeth his Word, and he is able even 10 subdue all Things unto himself. m There is nothing too hard for the Lord. There is no Restraint to the Lord, to save by many or by few, or with them that have no Power Dan. 2. 21. & Pfal. 62. JI. Gen. 17. 1. *Job 42. 2. B Rev. 19. 6. Isa. 26. 4. i Ifa. 55. II. Ifa. 14. 24. k Dan. 6. 27. Rom. 4. 17. Job 23. 13: 2 Chron. 25. 8. James 4. 12. Eph. 3. 20. Joel 2. 11. Phil. 3. 21. 100 fer. 32. 37• 1 Sam. 14. 6.7 2. Chrore I Sam. 37. 47 Dan. 4. 3 14. II. C 5 For he saveth not with Sword and Spear; and his Strength is made perfect in Weakness. Ã Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Creator of the Ends of the Earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? • He neither Numbereth nor sleepeth ; neither is his Hand waxed short that it cannot save. p Thus faith the Lord thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee froin the Woinb; I am the Lord that maketh all Things; that stretcheth forth the Heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the Earth by myself; I, even I am he, and there is no God with me. 9 He alone doth great Wonders. He only doth wondrous Things. • The Lord is mighty in Strength, excellent in Power, who is like unto him? s What God is there in Heaven or in Earth, that can do according to his Works, and according to his Might? · Are there any among the Vanities of the Gentiles that can cause Rain? Or can the Heavens give Showers ? Art not thou he, O Lord our God, who haft made all these Things? As for our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is his Name. He is the God of Forces, mighty to save; and there is no other God that can deliver after this fort. 2 Cor. 12. 9. n Ifa. 40. 28. o Pfal. 121. 4: Numb. 21. 23. If. 59. J. P Isa. 44. 24. Deut. 32. 39. 9 Pral, 136. 4. Pfal. 72. 18. Job 9. 4. . Job 37. 23. Pral, s Deut. 3. 24. i Jer. 14. 22. Dam. u. 38. Ifa. 63, s. Dan. 3. 29. 'n Isa. 47. 4. 35. 19. « PreviousContinue »
Gunshots at an Army Base in Bamako, Mali: fright of the embassies Gunshots have been heard at the Army base of Kati, near Bamako (Mali). Now the embassies of Norway and France are asking their citizens in the region to stay home. The risk is of an emergency throughout the country soon. It seems that there is a possible military mutiny amid an ongoing political crisis in the Sahel state. The fera is of a humanitarian emergency in Mali. The local media report the gunshots happened near the Presidential headquarter of Bamako. Mali is now facing a political impasse for months as Keita came under fierce pressure from the opposition June 5 Movement to resign. Why the gunshots in Bamako? Is this an emergency that could worry Mali? According to the Associated Press news agency, witnesses saw armoured tanks and military vehicles on the streets of Kati. A military spokesman confirmed that gunshots near Bamako were fired at the base in Kati, but said he did not have any further information. At the moment, it is not clear who there is behind this. According to the local media agencies, President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had been taken to a safe location. The situation in Kati is still very confusing, with reports of soldiers putting up barricades after the gunshots in Bamako and detaining officials. There were also reports of protesters gathering at an independence monument in Bamako calling for Keita’s departure and expressing support for the actions of the soldiers in Kati. Gunshots in Bamako, Mali. What do embassies are afraid of? According to what embassies issued, a military mutiny happened amid the Armed Forces. Troops are on their way to Bamako, after the gunshots. As the Embassy of Norway, Norwegian citizens should exercise caution and preferably stay at home until the situation is clear. At the same time, the French Embassy declared that, due to the serious unrest this morning in the city of Bamako, it is immediately recommended to remain at home. They fear an escalation of emergency throughout Mali in the next days. You might also like
Home Internet Data Science Vs. Data Mining: What’s The Difference? Data Science Vs. Data Mining: What’s The Difference? In this fast-paced digital world we live in, technology is evolving quickly. In just 20 years, we’ve seen a fantastic transformation of mobile technology, computers, digital tools, etc. All of this technology has produced many different practices, processes, and terminology. Data is one of the terms that’s often used and put into different contexts. This word has become very important, and that’s why it’s everywhere. Data is generated more than ever, and companies are paying more attention to it. It can help reach valuable conclusions, analysis, insights, and predict essential events. Two data related terms that people are often confused about are data science and data mining. Here is what they are all about and how they are different from each other. What they are Data science Data science involves using many different machine learning methods, algorithms, and tools to discover patterns and logical conclusions through raw data. Data science uses exploratory analytics and various machine learning algorithms to recognize patterns or occurrences. Data science takes a look at a piece of data from many different angles. In some cases, new perspectives are developed during the process, and the goal is to gain fresh information. Data science uses machine learning, prescriptive, and predictive analytics to make predictions or decisions. Data mining Data mining services have become popular in the last couple of years. This process involves gathering and extracting focused and structured pieces of data from a larger volume of data. It includes analyzing various data patterns with computer software. Data mining can also be used in data science and considered a small part of it. Data mining services are often used by businesses to learn more about their target market or customers. It helps adjust their strategies to improve the business approach. What they focus on Data science can be focused on four main things: 1. Predicting possibilities or future events; 2. Suggesting different actions based on analysis and offering potential outcomes; 3. Learning future trends; 4. Discovering different hidden patterns within data with machine learning; Data mining can be focused on these five areas: 1. Predicting patterns automatically through behavior analysis and trends; 2. Giving predictions through potential outcomes; 3. Providing decision-oriented information; 4. Analyzing massive databases or data sets; 5. Clustering information; Even though these two are similar, data science is a much wider field that can include countless processes for analyzing, gaining insights, and gathering data. Simultaneously, data mining is more focused on getting useful data from more massive datasets or databases while acquiring essential patterns. What are their respective goals Data science’s primary goal is to come up with the tools required for extracting valuable insights from data for a particular organization. At the same time, data science also constructs the methodology for this process and outlines all the tools that will be used. All of this requires knowledge about how information flows through an organization and its value. At the same time, it’s important to identify business opportunities. On the other hand, data mining is only used to discover critical rules and patterns within some data. It looks at some data historically and tries to recognize future outcomes from it. The desired patterns are set by the person in charge of the process. Required vocational skills to do either! Data science is a much more complex field that has lots of different practices and methodologies. This is why it requires more skills. Data scientists need to know programming to organize, manage, and clean datasets. It also requires knowledge on how to use various analytical tools through which they can perform multiple data-related tasks. They also need to know how to manage and understand unstructured data coming from multiple channels. Data mining, on the other hand, requires familiarity with some analytics tools. It also requires the necessary programming language skills and experience with using operating systems. It’s about gathering data and putting it in databases in the appropriate format while letting tools do most things by default. Data Science is a broader concept than data mining! Data science and mining are some of the essential concepts today when it comes to data technology. Both of them are focused on gathering and making sense of large volumes of data generated daily. However, they have different levels of involvement in data. First of all, data mining is just one of the processes under the umbrella of data science. This makes it much narrower. Yes, they can both be used by organizations to make better decisions and recognize future opportunities. However, data science can have a more thorough approach, understand the consequences of actions, and look at data from different angles. It has the power to recognize better opportunities and give answers to questions that haven’t even been asked. Synonyms for data mining and data science When you look at data science vs. data mining, in terms of their names and synonyms, many different terminologies are used. For data science, synonyms like data analytics, data analysis and process, data processing, and data-driven science are often used. More importantly, they are correct. However, people use wrong phrases and terms such as big data analytics and big data. People often mistake it with data mining as well. Data mining also has several synonyms, including data extraction, data retrieval, data exploration, data extraction, data crawling, etc. Whether you get data science or data mining services depends entirely on your needs. They are not interchangeable and cannot be compared. When it comes to data science vs. data mining, you can say that data science is better, but it’s not always necessary. Sometimes data mining is sufficient for business needs. You need to assess your goals and how you want to achieve them. Only then can you understand which service you need. Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here Exit mobile version
Friday, February 10, 2017 New Dawn Session 5: A Trope Subverted Precis: The Resistance army rescues a smaller force, recruits more troops, does a little delving, and defeats the orcs to liberate Namdalside. I ran the fifth session of New Dawn, my GURPS Fantasy Mass Combat game last night. A lot was accomplished, in a session with a bit of role-playing, a little bit of delving, and a couple of big battles. Cast of Characters New Dawn is a troupe style game, with each player having two characters. One team primarily does military stuff; the other team has been doing delving and diplomacy. The players know that the non-military team will be making contact with the Resistance in orc occupied territory next session, so there was some rearrangement of teams here. The War Leaders • +Uhuk of the Guard's Hloomawl, a minotaur princeling and mighty warrior. • +Eric Schmidt's Trahaern ab Owen, a human master strategist. • +Eilmyn Davidson's Skyler Therris, a human reprobate, warrior, and general. • +Kevin Smyth's Ariana Rees, a human blacksmith and minor saint. • Kiara Schmidt's Greex "Wrongway", a cowardly kobold spymaster. As usual, Kevin wrote a session report from the player's perspective. Taking Stock The previous session ended with the Resistance army conquering the orc stronghold of Swartun, and the displaced orcs fleeing to the west. The war leaders wanted to take a few days to reorganize, so I declared there had been a week of rain. That brought us through the beginning of April in game time, which was also tax time, and they had a lot of money to spend. They set aside their most experienced troops for training and conversion from short term levies to long term soldiers and recruited more troops. Kevin decided Aisling, being a faerie ambassador, would be more useful with the non-military team, and swapped in Ariana for this session so he could play Aisling next session. So the session started off a little slowly, with some paperwork, but things started rolling within fifteen minutes or so. The Resistance army began moving west on April 3rd, in game time, but the orcs had long fled and all of Engenstut, the starting territory, was effectively liberated. This was a big thing for the PCs, since they got a big chunk of CP for doing that. Moving Out, Making Decisions As they crossed into the next orc territoy, Namdalside, their scouts brought them a member of the local resistance. Suvven (not of Nein, though all the players made that joke repeatedly) was part of a Resistance group under General Vaipnesterk. The Namdalside Resistance had risen up and chased the understrength local garrison out of Fort Scrite, but a reinforced orc company was coming up from the south and would overrun the Fort in a day or so. The Resistance's wizard had a prophecy that help would come out of the west, since Vaipnesterk was refusing to retreat and planned to die at the walls if necessary. Suvven had been sent to make contact with that help, and he did, and would the PCs please come save them? Skyler was suspicious, thinking it was some kind of trap, but Greex and Hloomawl thought Suvven was being honest and Trahaern and Ariana immediately started arranging for a forced march. There was a bit of role-playing between Skyler and Arianna, as Skyler doesn't believe in magic and Arianna is a low key but actual priestess of a forgotten god. As an aside, this kind of minor prophecy is the sort of thing I really like in fantasy games. It's not much work, but it reminds people that magic is real and can influence events. The Resistance army made it to the next major village where they met Beyorn, a member of the northern Namdalside Resistance. He reported that multiple orc forces were converging on their fortress of Costvud in the north, but if the army hurried, it could reach Costvud first and assault while there were only 100 or so orcs there. This put the PCs in a dilemma, since their available forces could easily beat a company of orcs, even behind castle walls, but three or four hundred orcs in a castle would be a tough nut to crack. On the other hand, abandoning the Resistance at Fort Scrite to their fate wasn't a pleasant idea. In the end, they decided to go to Fort Scrite. They arrived there a few hours before dark, while the reinforced orc company was coming up from the south. The Battle of Fort Scrite The PCs first obstacle was dealing with General Vaipnesterk. They had already figured that he was a general in Skyler's mode, but without Skyler's touch of genius that makes all-out charges work. He was also touchy and arrogant, and didn't want to let the western Resistance forces into Fort Scrite if it meant he'd no longer be in charge of the battle. After some quick discussion, Trahaern agreed to let Vaipnesterk stay in command - though they were already plotting to disable him somehow. Things didn't get any better after they got inside. Vaipnesterk's plan of battle was an All-Out Defense of the walls, and it was already obvious that the orcs weren't going to attack until after dark, when their infravision would give them a substantial edge over the combined force. Arianna gave an inspiring speech and convinced several elements of the garrison to turn against Vaipnesterk, and the PCs took him out. I had warned them that an assault of on the Namdalside Resistance's leader would cause problems, but they figured those problems couldn't be as bad as having Vaipnesterk in charge. Trahearn outflanks the orcs for massive casualties while Skyler grinds them down. Trahaern and Skyler took charge and led an immediate assault on the orcs outside the walls. Giving up the substantial advantage of the fortifications was a loss, especially since they were taking additional penalties in the upcoming strategy contest for integrating the Namdalside troops into their own forces, but it was considered much better than fighting the orcs in the dark. At any rate, the orcish right managed to rebuff Skyler's all-out assault with moderate losses on their side, but Trahaern's flanking attack into the orcish left's "give no ground" defense was enormously successful, causing 80% casualties in the first thirty minutes. The orcs desperately reinforced their left flank, which didn't substantially change the odds against Trahaern but did leave them with insufficient forces to resist Skyler's assault. As the sun set, Trahaern demolished the left flank (with 85% of the participating orcs killed) and Skyler's force ground up the right flank with few losses on his side. The remaining 40 or so orcs fled into the night, but most didn't make it very far. Not All Rumors Pan Out Since the PCs figured they'd lost the race for Costvud, they spent a couple more days in the vicinity of Fort Scrite, recruiting troops and reorganizing. Then they headed north. On the way, their scouts brought them another intriguing rumor. At this point, I also pointed out that their scouts were always bringing them intriguing rumors, but in the interest of play time, I wasn't dealing with the ones that didn't pan out in any way. At any rate, Yunnah claimed to be descended from the aristocrats who lived in Costvud before the Empire of Night. Family lore was that they had fled through an escape tunnel that led to some caves about 3/4 of a mile away from the castle. There were three problems with using these caves to bypass Costvud's defenses: they were in bear country, they were definitely haunted as Yunnuh's uncles had died exploring them, and there was some confused family lore about some kind of guardian. So we had a micro-dungeon delving experience. Trahaern confirmed they were in bear country and that they could expect bears waking up from hibernation and being hungry. The PCs still pressed in, and soon found a room with a trio of cave bears sleeping in it. Ariana also spotted something weird about the shadows in the room - they were moving independently of the lights, and thanks to the burnt books she'd recovered from the crypt at Camp Liberty, she thought they were some kind of shadow monster that would be hard to kill without weapons that they did not have. All this prompted a discussion about the merits of acquiring bearskin rugs versus getting killed by hostile shadow monsters with unknown capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. In the end, they decided to sneak past them. They eventually found the escape tunnel - a narrow, 4' wide, 5' tall passage cut through the rock - but it led to a cave-in with a bunch of skeletons and pieces of moldy armor scattered around. There was also a 15' tall statue bizarrely built into the wall, and I don't think any of the players were surprised when it's eyes glowed red and it's one free arm started reaching for a boulder. Hloomawl yanked Yunnah forward, hoping that the Guardian was friendly, and Trahaern and Arianna started trying to talk to it. As it turned out, the Guardian was missing most of its jaw and was pretty hard to understand. Kevin pointed out that it was weird that a magic statue wouldn't be able to talk just because it's jaw was missing, given that it wasn't like it had flexible lips or lungs or anything, but I said that magic works in weird ways. Arianna quickly called upon the forge god and carved something of a replacement, and while it didn't make the Guardian completely understandable, it was at least intelligible with effort now. The Guardian wanted to fight the orcs, but it couldn't free itself from the collapsed ceiling. And even if it could, the passage was way too small for it to pass through. The PCs would need to come back with miners and shoring beams and whatnot, which they promised to do, but it turned out this rumor was something of a dead end in the short term. Assault the Castle? Not yet The PCs evaluated the enemy troop strength at Costvud. It looked like the orcs had rough parity with the Resistance forces, before counting the massive +9 Defense Bonus the castle would give the orcs. It might be possible to take the place, but it would hard. They briefly discussed surrounding the place and starving the orcs out, but realized the orcs would sally forth at night when their infravision gave them a substantial edge. In the end, the Resistance fell back to Fort Scrite, which had a substantial village and a large town nearby, and started recruiting like crazy. The Battle of Trevya One of the orcs more impetuous company commanders, the imfamous Captain Erigash, decided that since the humans had retreated, that meant they were weak. He took about half the Costvud garrison and headed south to assault the humans. Greex once again had better intelligence and recon forces, and orcs were ambushed on the road. This was a short, sharp battle: all the orcs might have had rough parity with the Resistance forces, but half the orcs were outmatched two to one in total troop strength and each individual special class, and being ambushed never helps. Within an hour, a couple of goblin wolf-riders and Captain Erigash and his bodyguards were fleeing north. The Battle of Costvud The Resistance reorganized and headed back up to Costvud. This was the final battle of the night, and was another overwhelming victory for the PCs. With their reinforcements, they had a huge edge in numbers (something like 2000 to 130 or so). Colonel Gulm handled Trahaern a little roughly and actually beat him in the first round, but Skyler's all-out assault against Captain Erigash carried the wall and inflicted a lot of casualties on the orcs. Once again, the orcs reinforced the losing flank, and once again, they managed to critically weaken their strong position in exchange for not materially improving their odds on the weak flank. Arianna convinced Trahaern to let Captain Erigash flee, figuring that he much more of a threat to the orcs than he was to the Resistance, and we closed up the game with a great victory. Resistance Movement in Blue, Orc Movement in Red. Evaluation of Play This was a pretty good session, all told. There were plenty of opportunities for role-playing, and there was some tension in the decision to go straight to Costvud or save the allies at Fort Scrite. I had planned with having two battles, and stretching it to accommodate a third through the pacing a little off, but I think it worked okay anyway. I wouldn't have minded if the PCs had decided to attack the cave bears, even though it would probably have taken up the rest of the session, but I was also okay with the PCs sneaking past the bears. In a pure Dungeon Fantasy game, I would have probably forced the combat, or at least extracted more of a price for avoiding it. But this is a Fantasy Mass combat game, not a DF game, and I don't feel the same need to make every potential combat into a combat. I think the players were disappointed that they didn't find a hidden passage inside the garrison. It's such an expected trope that if the GM offers it as bait, the players expect the pay-off. It was interesting, from the GM's perspective, to subvert that trope. And it's not like the PCs could really complain about their time being wasted - getting a Giant unit will do a lot make future combats easier. One thing that may not have come through the write-up was that, although a lot was accomplished in just four hours of play, this was also a long session in game-time. A week passed with just a hand-wave, but there was still another twelve days of active campaigning that consumed half of April. I'm pretty happy with that, as it means the orcs are getting more time to prepare and get organized themselves. The Resistance forces are now overwhelmingly powerful against any lone orc company that they fight, so for this to stay interesting, the orcs are going to have to start banding together and getting reinforcements. Of course, the Resistance will start getting better troops, now that they can train and recruit openly and aren't just relying on hastily cobbled together formations of militia. Technical Notes Uhuk had some microphone troubles. Hloomawl also initially failed the Stealth roll to sneak past the cave bears right at the time the microphone cut out, and the PCs were almost forced into that combat because I couldn't hear Uhuk saying she wanted to use her Luck to reroll. We wasted a couple of minutes on that. I'm continuing to refine the Mass Combat army tracker spreadsheet. The latest improvement is that each subcommand (currently Skyler's force, Trahaern's force, the garrison force, and the training force) has its own page, and there is a separate page that lists all the combined forces. Each page keeps track of the troops assigned to its page, and the unassigned troops of the same type listed on the combined forces page. This makes it a lot easier to split forces up since you can see at a glance what is available, and you can also easily record casualties on a subcommand's page and then see which ones need to be reduced on the combined forces page. I still need to make some more improvements and play with it some more, but I hope to release it to the wider GURPS community sometime this spring. What Next Next week, we'll focus on the other characters and their attempt to make contact with the Resistance in Otern. I have some vague ideas about what should happen, but I need to work out all the details and get everything prepared. 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Anand Turns 4! (an… Anand Turns 4! (an Angry Birds party) I actually had to make this bird twice, because someone ate off the features and much of the face before the party. I was anxious that there wouldn't be enough cake for 40 people, so I bought some cupcakes at the grocery store, stuck them in primary color wrappers (which didn't really fit, but looked festive anyway) and sprinkled them with appropriate-colored sugar crystals (Roshani's brilliant suggestion). Delightful (and all eaten). The cream puffs and mini-eclairs also devoured. This didn't work out as well as hoped. Protip: if you're going to use a straw to punch out holes to make the cucumber slices look like piggies, get an English cucumber, which is thinner and less watery. This is the only one that semi-worked -- all the other slices were too big and had too many seeds for the proper effect. I suspected this would be the case, but they were all out of English cucumbers (the ones that come wrapped in plastic), so I thought I'd try. Oh well. Oh no! The piggies are coming to steal the eggies! Anand actually was a bit distressed by this, until I showed him that you could use the little Angry Bird confetti to flick off the piggy confetti. Ha! Take that, piggies! We will defend our eggies! Grown-ups got devilled eggs. I tried piping them for the first time, which was kind of a disaster, because I didn't realize I really needed to get all the lumps of egg yolk out, that I had to make the devilled part super-smooth. It kept clogging the pastry bag tip, and I had to keep poking it with a skewer, and squeezing really hard, and well, I managed it in the end, and learned my lesson, and they were both delicious and pretty, but whew! Yogurt-covered raisins, in case you need more eggies. Ha! The Angry Bird Mary Anne is coming to get you! Anand is trying to actually look angry here. This is not his real angry face, which is much more sulky. So, I was going to make the pig punch out of green Kool-Aid, but they didn't have any at the grocery store. Argh. I ended up using some kiwi-flavored water + lemonade + ginger ale, and it worked out, but it was a close thing. I ran out of time to make a big pig face to go on the front of the container, which would've been cute -- ah well. The kids were still amused. Neighbor Liz looks fetching in a bird mask. Red bird pepperoni pizza worked well! Even when melted, still recognizable! It was hot and breezy, and the little birds and pigs danced around in the wind, very festive. Anand with neighbor Otto, squeezed together into a chair. They might be playing Plants vs. Zombies, which is Anand's new obsession. Kevin assembled the yellow bird pizza! Saag paneer pizza, v. easy if you use the saag in a can and the pre-made paneer. Vegetarian-approved! Cake! He was a bit freaked by the sparklers at first... ...but then he got into it. Roshani gave him a Star Wars Angry Birds toy... ...very popular with the 4 and under set. That's Griffin (Roshani's son) and Madison (from Anand's preschool). Pull back....shoot! I mostly like this photo because a) crowd of my friends animatedly talking (for hours), b) new mirrors which please me, and c) now that I've put a chaise in the front room, which both I and Fatema are sitting on, people actually congregate there during parties too. Seating. It's a useful thing. Who knew! Where do the Angry Birds live? In an Angry Orchard, of course. Neighbors Mary and Linas gave Anand a HUGE Angry Birds blanket. Huzefa gets down on the floor to play Hungry Hungry Hippos with the kids. He did not hold back. It got very fast and very loud! Me and Zoya (Huzefa's daughter), snuggled up on the chaise at the end of the night. Kavya (with eyebrows) and Manish (with pig mustache). Sorry it's so dim, but it was getting late! And that's the end, folks... 2 thoughts on “Anand Turns 4! (an…” Leave a Comment
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Steve Jobs and Apple: somewhere between bohemia and business From mere number-crunching marvels, Jobs made computers into tools for the artistic imagination Between bohemia and business Ian Waldie/Getty Images When I was growing up, the world was in the grip of what was then called the Computer Age. Computers, everyone knew, were where things were going. And so we were all given training in computer science to prepare us for the Jobs of Tomorrow, which as everyone knew were in computer programming. To program a computer meant poking little holes in punch cards, stacks and stacks and stacks of them, which you then handed in to the computer lab. When your turn came in the queue, they would feed your stack of cards into the computer; you would get your homework back the next day in the form of a printout. If, as often happened, you had made some small mistake—somewhere—and the computer, baffled, had responded with a string of hysterical gibberish, you simply repeated the whole fiddling, nitpicking exercise. And for most of us, that was that. The premise, that we were all going to be computer programmers, was false, and we knew it. Computers were for geeks, science fiction enthusiasts and others even further beyond the pale. Though in some ways my own mildly obsessive-compulsive nature made me a natural for it, my teenage identity was even then coalescing around the idea that I was actually some kind of artsie, or at least destined for the humanities. And besides, programming a computer meant working for the people who had computers—business, mostly, unless you were desperate enough to work for the government. Business? There were two kinds of people who went into business: those who had a lot of money, or those who wanted a lot. All right for some, but it wasn’t something you’d do, if you, like, wanted some meaning in your life. If you want to know the impact Steve Jobs and the company he created, Apple, have had on society, consider that not a line of the foregoing still applies. We did not all have to learn arcane computer languages, as we thought: instead, the computers became so simple to use that, for some purposes, a swipe of the fingers was all that was required. Computers themselves are no longer great printout-belching beasts, remote and fearsome, guarded by a kind of priesthood with occasional visiting rights for the rest of us, but are in every home, indeed in every pocket or purse. Perhaps most important, the lines that once separated the arts and sciences, or bohemia and business, have been blurred, if not erased. Computers today are not used merely for crunching numbers, maintaining inventories and other tedium: they have become the tools of artists, musicians, film-makers, even writers. Whereas, before, technology was seen mostly as something used to make things, now it has been harnessed to create works of the imagination. Jobs took the computer away from the engineers, and gave it to the artists. He not only made geeks hip, but made everyone into a geek, at least a bit—including women, who, in the computer age’s clunky, beige early years, would not have been caught dead using a computer, should anyone have thought to ask them. And the business that did so much to make that possible, Apple, became the template for a kind of business that would not have occurred to my teenage self: a business that not only made great products, but made the world a better place. Jobs not only made computers cool, he made business cool: how many thousands of young people, inspired by Apple’s example, went into business for themselves, as partners in small high-tech start-ups? At a time when the Big Three and other long-time industrial titans were being eclipsed by foreign competition, often from low-wage economies, Jobs showed how advanced economies could still compete: by innovation, design, quality. If Jobs helped to bridge these different worlds, it was in part because in many ways he combined them in himself. An early technology enthusiast and budding entrepreneur, he was also a college dropout who studied Buddhism and, by his own account, did a lot of acid. As a child of the sixties in southern California, he was a product of the counterculture, but of a vintage that, rather than wanting to smash the system, sought to remould it to its own designs. Yet he was every inch the businessman; in some ways, the very stereotype of a bullying, bragging, hypertensive control freak. Again, what made him unique was the combination. He had not only an entrepreneur’s sense of the possible, but a manager’s attention to process; not only an engineer’s eye for technical detail, but a designer’s eye for beauty; and he combined all these with an acute sensitivity to cultural trends and an unmatched flair for salesmanship. Some have compared him to Edison, some to Ford, some to Disney. In truth he was all three, with a side order of P.T. Barnum. So much of what the computer became was made possible or driven by Apple that it’s difficult to separate the two, just as it’s difficult to separate Apple’s story from Jobs’s. Certainly we do not have to speculate on his importance to Apple. We know how Apple did with Jobs, both in its spectacular initial phase and in the remarkable string of successes it has enjoyed in the last 15 years, and we know how it did in the decade after it fired him: it was a mess. If Jobs had no other achievement than co-founding Apple, he would be a business legend; but to have taken a firm that was near bankruptcy and transformed it into, as of this August, the world’s most valuable company (it has since slipped to second) is without parallel. It’s true that his reputation as an innovator can be overstated. There were flops, from Lisa to Ping, to go with the hits. To be sure, Apple was the first to see a market for personal computers, and the first to produce a commercially successful one: both remarkable achievements in themselves. On the other hand, the company’s other great early innovation, the point-and-click graphical user interface, which transformed personal computers from a plaything for hobbyists to universal necessity, was borrowed from Xerox. That was the template more often followed in later years: though there were genuine innovations, such as the radical design of the iMac, the more usual formula was to take what others had done first, and do them better. Apple was late to market with its first laptop computer, as it followed others in developing a smartphone, and let Microsoft do the running on the tablet; famously, Jobs dismissed the prospects of a portable music player shortly before bringing the iPod to market. But that should not obscure Jobs’s particular contribution. It was not just that he saw the commercial possibilities in technologies that others had developed, or his famous emphasis on design and fanatical devotion to quality. Again, it’s the combination. What Jobs understood better than anyone was the connection between the little things and the grand strategic vision—that the difference between consumer acceptance and rejection of a technology often lay in the smallest details of the user experience. That insight was at the core of his most striking gut call: staying with the closed, proprietary model, software and hardware combined, when the rest of the computer world was going open-source and non-proprietary—indeed, even after it was widely agreed that the proprietary model had been proved wrong. Granted, Microsoft’s willingness to license its software to all comers was the key to its own rise to dominance, consigning Apple at one point to just three per cent of the market. But over time, the tables began to turn. The viruses, incompatibilities and quality issues that went with the Microsoft model began to discredit it, while the virtues of a seamless integration between hardware and software became more apparent. The turning point, I think, was the iPod: as a music player, not only was it demonstrably better designed than its many competitors, but there simply was no rival to iTunes (another Apple borrowing, or rather purchase: the software began as a third-party app called SoundJam). By the time the iPhone arrived, consumers were more than willing to enter Apple’s “walled garden,” having access only to such software as Apple thought it fit they should have. This is key. It isn’t just the hardware—it’s the software. As much as Apple’s design and quality may have caused consumers to fetishize their machines, what made them truly transformative was the software. The scale of the transformation is, again, utterly without parallel. If in its first incarnation Apple turned the computer industry upside down, after Jobs’s return it did no less to the music, film and publishing industries. It not only recast the relationship between consumers and creators of content, but between creators and distributors. And it made the creation of content easier and less costly than ever before. How many aspiring filmmakers, for example, are editing on Final Cut Pro—technology that would have been prohibitively expensive a generation ago? For all these reasons, ordinary people had a relationship with Apple unlike any other company. In the same way, Jobs commanded a personal respect, even veneration, that extended far beyond the business world. I can’t think of any other business figure whose death would have prompted such widespread mourning, especially among people who would not otherwise have any interest in business. But I can’t think of another figure, in business or out, who had such a profound and widespread impact on the society he lived in. Edison may have given us sight (the electric light bulb) and sound (the phonograph), Ford may have given us a new means of locomotion, but Jobs expanded our brains. Quite literally, we now have access, via our iPhones, to all of the world’s knowledge, at all times. It is almost too incredible to comprehend. We do not have to overlook his faults or exaggerate his virtues to say that for sheer consequence he had few equals: maybe one of the four or five most important people to walk the Earth in his lifetime. Maybe the most.
Most franchise businesses do not consider themselves at high risk for hackers, but the consequences of a cyber attack are serious. Claims and legal fees routinely cost businesses more than $1 million and the damage to brand reputation may linger for years. Awareness of the importance of cybersecurity is improving, but many franchise businesses still aren’t sure what next steps to take. Since hackers often use a business’s own employees as a stepping stone to get into computer systems and do damage, it makes sense to focus your efforts on training. By training employees on cybersecurity, you can help minimize your risk of a cyber attack. Here is what you need to know about franchise cybersecurity risks plus three quick tips for training employees on cybersecurity. Why Franchise Businesses Are Particularly Vulnerable to Cyber Crime With the possibility of attacking banks, ecommerce giants, tech titans and more, some may wonder why cybercriminals would bother targeting a small franchise business like yours. It is true that cyber attacks target all sorts of businesses, and many recent high-profile hacks include big names outside the industry. However, some cybercriminals prefer franchises because they’re easier targets. • Franchises have less robust defenses than do banks and other prime targets. • General awareness of cyber threats and hacking techniques is lower. • Employees tend to have less training on how to protect the business from cybercrime. Franchises are also a desirable target because of the higher sales volume. Though the dollar amount of each sale may be small, your business likely processes more than a thousand transactions a day. Most sales will be tendered through your POS system using a credit card reader, which like any piece of technology, can be hacked. If cybercriminals gain access to your POS computer system, they could collect customer payment data for days, weeks or months until the hack is discovered and shut down. In the end, such a haul could rival a bank heist. Why Training Employees on Cybersecurity is Important In today’s connected world, all businesses use advanced technology to help protect computer systems and safeguard sensitive data. Many of the pieces of technology your franchise relies on come out of the box with cybersecurity protection. However, technical solutions often aren’t enough to ward off persistent cybercriminals, meaning you have to involve managers and employees in your cybersecurity efforts. The weakness of most pieces of technology is the human being who uses them. • Passwords protect systems and data from hackers, but employees can be tricked into revealing them. • Firewalls and antivirus software protect systems from malicious code, but employees can be tricked into helping a hacker bypass these defenses, too. Cybercriminals are smart. The requests they make of a franchise employee can seem small and ordinary. This is why it is important that employees, especially managers, know what to look out for and what to do. Why It’s Important to Include Managers in Training All employees should be educated about the importance of cybersecurity. Safeguarding systems and data is a team effort and unusual activity and problems are most likely to be discovered and reported up the chain of command when everyone is on the same page. However, the best cybersecurity starts with the leaders of your team. Within franchise businesses, managers are in control of POS systems, office computers, customer Wi-Fi and other systems. All of these systems are vulnerable to attack, so it’s important management understand the risks. After all, if managers don’t know what to look for, they will have difficulty preventing and responding to a cyber attack. 3 Tips for Training Employees on Cybersecurity The best place to start with training is by addressing three key pieces of your cybersecurity protection: 1. Identify Threats Make sure franchise managers understand what cyber threats exist. The main threats include: • Phishing Scams: Emails, messages and phone calls that try to trick an employee into revealing passwords or downloading malicious software, both of which give access to systems and data. • Malware Scams: Malicious software that infects your computer systems, including office computers, Wi-Fi networks and POS systems, stealing customer credit card data and more. • Wi-Fi Hacks: Targeting of the free public Wi-Fi you may offer to guests that infiltrates or impersonates your Wi-Fi network to steal your customers’ sensitive online data for profit. • Covid-19 Scams: Phishing email scams related to pandemic measures, such as health department downloads, stimulus info requests, vendor sales offers, delivery driver scams and more. 2. Prevent Attacks The best practice when it comes to cybersecurity is to prevent attacks before they even happen. Your best defensive options are to: • Protect Your Computer Systems. Hire an IT security professional to help you evaluate your POS system, add antivirus and firewall protection, and monitor for network safety. • Practice Good Password Safety. Protect against the vast majority of data hacks simply by upgrading security and choosing strong, unique passwords for each system and user. • Perform Maintenance and Updates. Plan for routine software and hardware updates as legacy systems age and make sure critical security patches get installed right away. • Schedule Regular System Backups. Perform and store regular encrypted data backups to prevent malware, ransomware and viruses from causing a business interruption. • Hold Cyber Risk Awareness Training. Train managers and employees on common threats and how to stay safe with new employee onboarding and ongoing refreshers. 3. Respond to a Hack It’s important to respond appropriately if a hack is discovered. Make sure you’re ready by taking two key steps: • Create a Cyber Response Plan. Create a formal cyber response plan to make it easier to identify attacks and hacks and act quickly through the chain of command to minimize damage. • Add Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage. Add adequate insurance coverage to help minimize your exposure risk, cover costs, and recover more quickly in the event of a hack. Franchise businesses have unique vulnerabilities that make them a favorite target of cyber criminals. But it’s within your control to make your systems more secure and minimize your own risk. Contact your insurance representative to learn more about cyber liability insurance and cyber security resources that can help protect your business.
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Please reopen my puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is clearly defined in the title. I spent an hour designing this puzzle. I know it's an odd looking puzzle but I assure you that the puzzle is solvable in a way that would make sense when explained. Providing any more explanation would spoil the puzzle. If I am required to ruin the puzzle to get it reopened then I will... but I would rather not spoil the puzzle unless I absolutely have to. I want to put a 200 bounty on it if it gets old enough. • $\begingroup$ The title barely gives help at all and it does not give clarity to th puzzle at all. $\endgroup$ Dec 16 '19 at 13:28 • $\begingroup$ @Rewan Can you prove your point? Do you know the answer? $\endgroup$ Dec 16 '19 at 13:53 • $\begingroup$ @George Menoutis I believe that the downvotes and closesure of your puzzle is proof enough. I do not know the answer to your puz $\endgroup$ Dec 16 '19 at 13:56 • $\begingroup$ @RewanDemontay George is not the author of the puzzle. $\endgroup$ – F1Krazy Dec 16 '19 at 14:02 • $\begingroup$ Oof. Sorry about that. Other then that my point still stands. $\endgroup$ Dec 16 '19 at 14:03 I was posting this response as a comment originally, but it soon became far too long! So here is my personal feedback on this puzzle (meant well!) as somebody who was actively trying to solve it... Personally, I don't think there was any rush to reveal the solution to your puzzle in your answer to this question. Some alternative actions could have been taken to get your puzzle re-opened; then you would have enjoyed being able to watch people try to solve your question that you'd worked hard on designing (after all, that's really why we spend time creating puzzles - for others to enjoy and solve!). I, for one, had managed to get as far as ROT UP (you haven't mentioned here that 'unlucky' was intended as a clue for '13', I note) - there were sufficient clues in the text to notice that Morse code was intended to be used, so that was good. However, since 'UP' was only two letters long I had not yet spotted in what way it was actually significant (obviously, applying the Caesar shift to a two-letter sequence is unlikely to be informative...). A little more time and I might have got it, by applying the shift speculatively to everything on the page; however, it is unlikely that I would have connected the tiny word 'UP' to the upper case letters of the title, as was your intention. Perhaps it would have been a bigger/clearer hint for the solver if you had clued the method with a different word to 'UP', like 'TITLECAPS' as a trivial example. Following that, in all honesty I may not have realised that I was supposed to stop at 'TAGS' and would have probably been continuing to look for ways to infer the password from the names of the tags themselves (like looking at specific letters within them). So I would make three suggestions for this specific puzzle: 1. Use a more obvious clue than 'UP' for where to turn your attention. It's too short and common a word to lead anybody anywhere meaningfully. 2. Include a clear way to know or verify that 'TAGS' was the final password (it would have been purely speculative on the solver's part to stop there). 3. Don't feel compelled to publish the solution so soon - sometimes puzzles take DAYS to solve, and not because of any negative reasons; it's just sometimes you need the right person with the right insight to come along :) I would suggest in future that if nobody is solving one of your puzzles and it ends up being closed as under-specified, that should be a sign to ask yourself "Why are people not managing to answer this question?" As the puzzle setter, it's very easy to believe that because you know how the puzzle works, it should be immediately obvious to everybody else, and that everybody else thinks in exactly the same way as you. We don't! :) We all have our own thought processes and ways/methods of solving puzzles, and sometimes we just need a little more time. My tips for avoiding this situation in general would be: 1. Before publishing your puzzle, ask yourself whether somebody else who isn't you can follow your intended steps to reach the solution you planned. Test it on a friend - see what they think. If they come up with alternative solutions, adjust your puzzle to shut down those avenues of reasoning. Even if at first it seems hard to know where to start, in retrospect a solver should be able to follow a clear path to the intended solution without being sidetracked by unintended wrong answers. 2. If the puzzle is closed, reflect on why. If nobody has explained further, ask for feedback in the comments - we are always happy to advise, and anybody who has closed the puzzle should be ready and willing to explain their reasons... 3. When a puzzle is quite abstract and the entire body of the puzzle is the puzzle itself, ask yourself if there is any kind of useful 'flavour text' introduction you can add, to make things clearer. Even if it's just to say "This puzzle has a solution - the answer is one word." That's a sign to others that the outcome is achievable. 4. Above all, be patient! Some of the best puzzles take days, weeks or even months before somebody has that brainwave 'aha!' moment and everything suddenly clicks into place. If people leave comments that they are struggling with the puzzle, consider adding a hint. If nobody appears to have noticed your puzzle, consider offering a bounty to draw attention to it. I hope this experience doesn't put you off setting future puzzles and that you take my comments here in the spirit of helpfulness in which they were meant. Don't give up! That moment when somebody manages to solve your puzzle is worth it in the end... • 2 $\begingroup$ This is a great answer! I would especially like to point to (3) -- I think people are much more receptive to abstract puzzles if you at least give some idea of what is being looked for. "Breaking character", giving a message 'outside' of the puzzle so there's a clear goal (even if it's still not clear at all how to achieve it), helps a lot. $\endgroup$ – Deusovi Mod Dec 17 '19 at 13:47 • $\begingroup$ I appreciate the suggestions. I only created this meta because it's upsetting when 3-4 people look at the puzzle without spending any time on it and then they close the puzzle (locking out any answers and discouraging people from attempting to solve it). I have no issue with waiting a long time for people to figure the puzzle out as long as it isn't locked. $\endgroup$ Dec 17 '19 at 22:21 • 1 $\begingroup$ You also make a really good point about TAGS. I definitely should have made the solution a more obvious ending point. Thanks for the advice. $\endgroup$ Dec 17 '19 at 22:25 • $\begingroup$ @DivideByZero I know what you mean - it's not a nice feeling (it's like when somebody downvotes what you thought was a really well-made and unique puzzle, almost like a "Why don't they like it?!" feeling). But closing a puzzle doesn't have to be forever - and sometimes a puzzle gets closed prematurely and a response from the OP (like you did in meta) can lead to people going 'oh, okay, I see now' and a fairly swift series of reopen votes. The key is not to panic and rush into anything - take time to reflect on any potential issues, engage with the voters to learn their reasons, and keep going! $\endgroup$ – Stiv Dec 17 '19 at 22:27 • $\begingroup$ @DivideByZero You're welcome :) We're all here to learn and improve - thanks for being so open to discuss the ins and outs of your puzzle. I'll see if I can crack your next one! $\endgroup$ – Stiv Dec 17 '19 at 22:29 Nobody believes that my puzzle is solvable so I will provide a solution below. Obviously this means that I will not be putting a bounty on it because the puzzle's solution is now available on the internet. The goal was to create a scavenger-hunt style puzzle that has lots of hints that look like typos and grammatical mistakes (every typo and grammatical error is intentional). All of these hints are designed to eventually lead to an answer that is hidden in plain sight. As usual we begin by reading the body of the puzzle: dash the odds cause evens are dash them all to uncover the Vail We notice mention of dashes and 'Vail' (one of the inventors who created Morse code) in addition to the cipher tag so we are led to believe that there is a hidden message in Morse code. We also notice the '/', which is typically used to indicate the separation of words in Morse code. After replacing every odd-length word with '-' (and therefore every even length word with '.') the following message is produced: .-. --- -/..- .--. When translated 'the Vail is lifted' and this message is revealed: At this point we know we either need to look vertically or for uppercase letters to apply ROT to. Both assumptions lead to the same result - the inconsistencies in the capitalization of the strangely-titled puzzle. When we take all of the uppercase letters from the title of the inconsistently-uppercase puzzle we get: Applying ROT13 reveals the message: At this point we notice two important tags: The title only states that we need to 'find' the password. This conclusion is confirmed by the lateral-thinking tag (which indicates that a creative solution is necessary) and the cipher's reference to TAGS. In the end the answer to the puzzle is the same as the solution to the cipher: This answer to the puzzle makes sense because the password is located in the tags of the question. I hope that now that I have shown that the puzzle is coherent and solvable you can re-open it. Even though the puzzle is already solved, maybe somebody will have fun trying to solve the puzzle on their own. You must log in to answer this question. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .
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google-site-verification: google3581c80fc060195e.html Photos of the old SA flag were not from yesterday’s protest. When will we learn to stop and think? Oh how quickly we dance to the tunes of others. How easily we play into the hands of those driving divisive agendas. You’d think that we would learn to stop, think and question when social and conventional media stir up a shit storm of controversy. Did Bell Pottinger teach us nothing? Yesterday I wore black, only and specifically because I am horrified by the reality of farm murders and wished to show support for them. By the end of the day level headed South Africans were distancing themselves from the cause (exactly what some people would want). I stood in the kitchen ranting to Clifford “What daft idiots would go flying the old SA flag today? Don’t they have the f&*%ing intellectual capacity to realise that they are being divisive, that they are nullifying enormous support gained in driving awareness about farm murders? Why ruin the unity against these dreadful crimes?! Why shoot the farming community in the foot? Why do a few arseholes have to undo what is positive?” Cliff stood quietly listening to me all abluster. He said that all the pictures which he saw showed no old flags and just a sea of unity, which got enormous support, and drew international coverage. This morning I sensed a tone of “I told you so” when Cliff sent me a what’s app message showing that the pics of the old SA flag being frantically circulated and stirring outrage were not from yesterday’s march but were taken in Ventersdorp in 2010 and they were shared yesterday with out the permission of the photo journalist James Oatway who took the photos. Journalist Nickolaus Bauer of eNCA has apologised for sharing the pics but the damage is done, strongly feel that he and others who shared divisive pictures, falsely claiming that they were from yesterday’s protest against farm murders should be held accountable. When will we learn to cut the puppet strings and be more like my husband? He stops, thinks and researches before allowing himself to be swept along on an emotional tsunami when presented with “information”. 1. Smart man, your husband. 2. I am also angry about the ongoing murders in SA. But I will not wear black for the murders of farmers only. There has been too many murders through hijackings, housebreaking, theft & just for no reason at all. They were breadwinners, children dragged in hijackings & mothers. All lives matter. Why not have an inclusive wearing of black for all who were senselessly murdered. A whole week of wearing black. Let’s bring awareness to how horrible South Africa has become. • It would be excellent to have a week of wearing black, I wonder how that could be set in motion? I decided not to dilute the cause of farm murders on that day as I felt that people were embarrassed to take part because farmers are broadly labelled as being the personification of racism and that’s just not true or fair on them. Farm attacks in many cases seem to be particularly brutal possibly because this generalisation is applied to them, the song dubul’ibhunu (shoot the boer) enforces this mindset. Racists are everywhere and I feel that tarring all farmers with that brush when they are particularly vulnerable and in most cases salt of the earth makes their murders almost acceptable in the eyes of many. PS I’m neither Afrikaans nor of farming stock Leave a Reply %d bloggers like this:
In this section of the NCLEX-RN examination, you will be expected to demonstrate your knowledge and skills the aging process in order to: • Assess client's reactions to expected age-related changes • Provide care and education for the newborn less than 1 month old through the infant or toddler client through 2 years • Provide care and education for the preschool, school age and adolescent client ages 3 through 17 years • Provide care and education for the adult client ages 18 through 64 years • Provide care and education for the adult client ages 65 through 85 years and over Assessing the Client's Reactions to Expected Age Related Changes From the day of conception throughout the entire life span, humans grow and develop in a rather predictable manner with specific needs from birth to the elderly years. There are also expected age related changes that also occur throughout the life span. 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Nutritionally, toddlers eat 3 meals per day totaling about 900 to 1,800 calories each day. Some may be finicky eaters and most enjoy finger foods that they can pick up, manipulate and eat. Supplemental iron is needed for the adequate production of red blood cells. Large and colorful toys that cannot be placed in the mouth, picture books and blocks are some examples of age appropriate toys. Although toddlers play with other children and siblings, this play is parallel play rather than actual interactive play with other children. They parallel play in close proximity to other children but they do not interact with them in the same manner that an older children does. Toddlers are at risk for downing, falls, aspiration, burns, automobile accidents and suffocation. Providing Care That Meets the Needs of the Preschool, School Age and Adolescent Client Ages 3 Through 17 Years of Age The Preschool Child The normal vital signs are for the preschool child are a pulse rate from 80 to 110 beats per minute; the normal respiratory rate for the preschool child ranges from 20 to 30 breaths per minute, the diastolic blood pressure is typically between 50 and 75 mm Hg and the systolic blood pressure is from 80 to 110 mm Hg. The normal bodily temperature remains at 98.6 degrees and it remains at the level throughout the remainder of life. Physically, the preschool child gains about 4 to 7 pounds a year and they grow 2 to 3 inches in height each year. Their gross and fine motor skills continue to be developed and enhanced. Preschool children have fears about the dark and mutilation; separation anxiety decreases; and they are able to express their feelings and wishes to others verbally. They can follow brief, simple and concrete directions from others including the parents and health care providers. Preschool children should consume about 2,000 calories per day and they are less prone to fluid and electrolyte than toddlers and infants. They often need between meal snacks to satiate their hunger and meet their caloric needs. Commonly occurring injuries among the members of the age group are poisonings, drowning, burns and automobile accidents Preschool children begin to interactively play with others and they ask a lot of "why" questions. Dress up, role playing, painting, puzzles and reading simple books with lots of pictures are appropriate age specific activities for the preschool child. Preschool children are in Piaget's stage of preoperations and they can speak in full sentences. In terms of Erik Erikson's psychosocial developmental stages, the preschool child is in the initiative versus guilt stage. Gender identity is complete and gender related activities increase. Some preschool children can understand simple explanations about the human body and illnesses. At times the use of a simple picture, a puppet and a simple picture book can assist with the child's understanding. The School Age Child The normal vital signs for the school age child are a pulse rate from 70 to 100 beats per minute; the normal respiratory rate for the toddler ranges from 20 to 25 breaths per minute, the diastolic blood pressure is typically between 55 and 80 mm Hg and the systolic blood pressure is from 80 to 120 mm Hg. The school age child's height, weight and muscle mass increase with their growth spurts. These changes require additional calories of about 2,500 calories a day, additional calcium, additional iron and additional vitamins, particularly vitamins B and A. The school age child now prefers same gender friends and they may begin to question and challenge their parents and other authority figures including their teachers and health care providers. Commonly occurring fears include fears of the unknown, bodily mutilation, fears associated with death, and the fear of failure. Physically, the school age child gains about 4 to 9 pounds a year and they go through growth spurts. Permanent teeth begin to appear, secondary sex characteristics, puberty and menarche can occur. Their stage of cognitive development, according to Jean Piaget, is concrete operations and a full command of their native language and vocabulary is almost complete by the age of twelve. Erikson's stage of industry versus inferiority marks the school age years. Peers become increasingly important, morals develop and curiosity about sexuality occurs. Age appropriate activities include sports, board and computer games, and pet care. Burns, automobile accidents, substance abuse, and drowning are the major accidents and concerns among members of this age group. The normal vital signs for the adolescent are now the same as for the adult. Adolescents have high nutritional and caloric needs because of the growth spurt when the skeletal and muscular systems double to its completion. Vitamins, protein, and calcium needs have to be met. Females need iron supplementation because of menstruation. Some teens may develop bulimia and anorexia nervosa, both of which are eating disorders. Sexual maturity is complete; most teens are attracted to the opposite gender; they are self-conscious, they want their own identity, they want to be accepted by their peer group and they are sometimes unpredictable and rebellious towards authority figures. Adolescents complete the last of Piaget's stages of formal operations which is formal operations. They are in Erikson's identity versus role confusion stage and they begin to think about and plan their future including their career and advanced education beyond high school. Common threats, accidents and injuries for this age group are substance abuse, injuries from weapons, burns, auto accidents, sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy. Providing Care That Meets the Needs of the Adult Client Ages 18 through 64 Years The Young Adult Normally, young adults form and maintain relationships, some of which are long lasting and permanent. They assume adult roles as a spouse, parent and salary earner with gainful employment. They also accept responsibility for their own beliefs, attitudes, opinions, values and actions. Significant others include the spouse or partner, the children, friends, in laws, and co-workers. Characteristic stressors for this age group include raising children, finding and maintaining a career, finances and managing their multiple roles. Physical growth is complete; the young adult remains in the formal operations stage of Piaget, the last stage, and Erikson's intimacy versus isolation phase. Commonly occurring injuries and events include auto accidents, weapon injuries, substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases. Middle Age Adults The normal stages of the aging begin during middle adult years; muscular strength weakens, sex drive decreases, menopause and the male climacteric occur and male erectile dysfunction may occur. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation are needed to prevent osteoporosis and bone loss that can occur as the result of menopause. Middle age adults are in Erikson's generativity versus stagnation stage; major stressors include the loss of youth, parenting, and the empty nest syndrome. This group is referred to as the sandwich generation because members of this age group are often squeezed and conflicted with their care of children in addition to the care of their elderly parents. Heath screenings for this age group includes eye examinations for glaucoma and Dexa screening for osteoporosis. Providing Care That Meets the Needs of the Adult Client Ages 65 through 85 years and Over In terms of growth and development, this age group undergoes the normal changes of the aging process including changes in terms of their sensory and neurological changes, cardiovascular changes, musculoskeletal changes, joints and bone changes, renal system changes, hepatic functioning changes, skin and hair changes, respiratory system changes, and fluid and electrolyte changes. All of these normal changes of the aging process were fully discussed below with the section entitled "Changes Associated With the Aging Process". Adults 65 years of age and older are in the ego integrity versus despair phase according to Erikson. Caloric needs are less than other age groups. Some of the safety hazards affecting the aging population are falls and accidental poisonings. Some of the theories of aging are the: Programmed Theories of Aging Programmed Longevity Theory: This theory states that genetic instability and changes occur such as some genes turning on and off lead to the aging process. Endocrine Theory: Aging results from hormonal changes and the biological clock's ticking. Immunological Theory: Aging results from the decline of the person's immune system and the decreased ability of the antibodies to protect us. Damage and Error Theories of Aging Wear and Tear Theory: This theory describes aging as a function of the simple wearing out of the tissues and cells as one ages. Rate of Living Theory: One's longevity is the result of one's rate of oxygen basal metabolism. Cross Linking Theory: This theory of aging explains that aging results for cell damage and disease from cross linked proteins in the body. Free Radicals Theory: This theory is based on the belief that free radicals in the body lead to cellular damage and the eventual cessation of organ functioning. Somatic DNA Damage Theory: Somatic DNA Damage theory is based on the belief that aging and death eventually occur because DNA damage, as continuously occurs in the human cells, continues to the point where they can no longer be repaired and replaced and, as a result, they accumulate in the body. Changes Associated With the Aging Process Now, we will review the physiological changes related to the aging process system by system. Generally, all of these changes are decreases, rather than increases, of functioning. • Sensory and neurological changes: Sensory and neurological changes include decreased vision, hearing, smell and touch, lowered reaction times and night blindness. • Cardiovascular system changes: Cardiac changes include decreases in cardiac output, stroke volume, venous return, and the cardiac output. • Musculoskeletal system changes: Musculoskeletal changes include decreased muscular tone and strength, the degeneration of joints and bones as the result of decalcification, and decreased intervertebral disc spaces which lead to some loss of height among the elderly. • Renal changes: Renal function among the elderly is also affected with aging. Some of these changes include decreased renal size, decreased renal blood supply, decreased creatinine clearance, decreased glomerular functioning, and decreased tubular functioning. • Hepatic function changes: Liver function is also altered as the result of the normal aging process. There is decreased hepatic blood flow and functioning. This change reduces hepatic metabolism and it can increase the concentrations of medications in the patient's body. • Integumentary system changes: Integumentary, skin, changes include the loss of skin turgor and elasticity, thinning and increased fragility of the skin, dry skin and hair, the presence of wrinkles, "age spots" and skin tags on the skin, faded and grey hair, thicker ear and nasal hair, thicker nails, and diminished sweat gland activity. • Respiratory system: Age related respiratory changes include decreases in lung expansion and air exchanges, dry and more fragile mucous membranes, a diminished cough reflex, and a decrease in the efficiency of the body's natural protective immune system which may place elders at greater risk for respiratory infections than their younger counterparts. • Changes in fluid and electrolyte balances: Some fluid and electrolyte alterations associated with the aging process are imbalances secondary to the decreased function of those hormones that regulate fluids and electrolytes, impaired thirst sensation, more diluted urine, and changes in the amount of total body water and intracellular fluids. Medication dosages are often reduced for the elderly because the changes of the aging process make them at risk for more side effects, adverse drug reactions, and toxicity and over dosages. The distribution of drugs is impaired by decreases in the amount of body water, body fat and serum albumin; drug absorption is decreased with the aged patient's increases in gastric acid pH and decreases in the surface area of the small intestine which absorbs medications and food nutrients. SEE - Health Promotion & Maintenance Practice Test Questions Alene Burke, RN, MSN
Forest canopy fixes nitrogen shortage The two billion hectares of forest canopy remaining on our planet are ideal habitat for nitrogen fixing microorganisms that can convert N2 to ammonia. View of the forest canopy at the research site. Credit: D. Stanton. The forest canopy tends to be nutrient-poor because there is no access to nutrients that accumulate in the soils on the forest floor, and rainfall can leach away any nutrients that do accumulate in the canopy from atmospheric deposition. So if you are a microbe, and you want to enjoy the view from the canopy, it is to your advantage to be able to fix atmospheric nitrogen so you can build essential molecules such as proteins and ATP. As I mentioned in a previous post (Nitrogen continues to confound convention) both phosphorus (P) and molybdenum (Mo) are essential nutrients for biological nitrogen fixation. Daniel Stanton and his colleagues hypothesized that nitrogen fixation in the canopy might be limited by the availability of P and Mo, so they designed a series of experiments to explore the role of these nutrients at the San Lorenzo Canopy Crane in San Lorenzo National Park in the Republic of Panama. The crane provides about 1 ha of canopy access to non-acrophobic ecologists. The crane at the research site: Credit: D. Stanton. In one experiment, Stanton and his colleagues filled thin nylon stockings with vermiculite to form 40 cm long cylinders of 4 cm diameter. Each cylinder was then soaked in either pure water (control), a molybdenum (Mo) compound, a phosphorus (P) compound, or a combination of Mo and P, thus establishing four treatments. They attached each of these stockings to five different trees and allowed them to reside in the canopy for six months, to be colonized by microorganisms. Nylon stockings treated with nutrients (or untreated controls) and affixed to branches in the canopy. Credit: D. Stanton. The researchers measured the rate of nitrogen fixation by cutting a 50 cm2 rectangle from the area of densest growth on each stocking, and incubating it (along with the colonizing microorganisms) in a closed bottle that they had inoculated with heavy nitrogen (15N). They then measured how much 15N the colonizers took up during a 12 hr incubation period. Samples incubating for 12 hr to measure the rate of nitrogen fixation. Credit: D. Stanton. The most common colonizers were nitrogen fixing filamentous cyanobacteria. These cyanobacteria fixed nitrogen at a somewhat (but not statistically significant) higher rate with Mo addition and at a much higher rate with P addition, and even more so with Mo + P addition. Nitrogen fixation rates for each experimental treatment. C = control. Note that the y-axis is logarithmic, so these differences in fixation rates are substantial. Non-overlapping lowercase letters above the bars indicate significant differences between the means. Nitrogen fixation is complex and costly. Part of the complexity arises because nitrogenase, the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction, cannot tolerate oxygen. To deal with this problem, cyanobacteria have evolved heterocysts, which are specialized anaerobic cells where nitrogen fixation occurs. How does nutrient addition influence heterocyst abundance and function? There are actually two aspects to this story. One finding is that Mo addition had no effect on heterocyst abundance, while P addition had a pronounced effect. Heterocyst frequency for each experimental treatment. A second aspect is that Mo addition had a pronounced effect on the efficiency of nitrogen fixation. For one analysis the researchers compared the nitrogen fixation rate per heterocyst for the phosphorus addition treatments either without or with Mo addition (in other words, they compared the P added treatment to the Mo + P treatment). Nitrogen fixation rates were much higher in the Mo + P treatments. So while Mo does not increase heterocyst abundance, it does dramatically increase heterocyst fixation efficiency. Quantity of N fixed per heterocyst per day in relation to absence (left bar) or presence (right bar) of Mo. P was added for both treatments. Dark horizontal lines are the median values, quartile range is represented by top and bottom of each box, and the whiskers represent the range of values for each treatment. Phosphorus acts by markedly increasing the overall cyanobacterial growth. It increases the amount of cyanobacteria that colonizes the canopy and also increases heterocyst density per filament. In contrast molybdenum’s effect is more nuanced as it increases the efficiency of the nitrogen fixation reaction without having any (obvious) effect on cyanobacterial structure. How do these findings influence our understanding of tropical forests in the western hemisphere? It turns out that episodes of nutrient addition actually happen in nature, courtesy of vast plumes of nutrient-rich rock-derived dust that periodically blow over the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara desert in western Africa. Preliminary estimates by Stanton and his colleagues indicate that nutrient enrichment from these dust plumes is sufficient to profoundly increase the rates of nitrogen fixation in tropical forests. This may require us to reconsider our understanding of how nitrogen cycles within and between ecosystems. note: the paper that describes this research is from the journal Ecology. The reference is Stanton, D. E., S. A. Batterman, J. C. Von Fischer, and L. O. Hedin. 2019. Rapid nitrogen fixation by canopy microbiome in tropical forest determined by both phosphorus and molybdenum. Ecology 100(9):e02795. 10.1002/ecy.2795. Thanks to the Ecological Society of America for allowing me to use figures from the paper. Copyright © 2019 by the Ecological Society of America. All rights reserved. Leave a Reply You are commenting using your account. Log Out / Change ) Google photo Twitter picture Facebook photo Connecting to %s
The Benefits Of White Tea Tea has been used medicinally for centuries. Modern science has recognized the benefits of tea and now recommends different types for different health problems. It is well-known that both green and black tea have many health benefits. However, white tea is also very healthy. It is a high-quality tea that contains the most antioxidants. Antioxidants are nutrients that protect the body from damage caused by free radicals. These free radicals can cause major damage to your body, such as an acceleration of aging and DNA damage. These free radicals can be captured and neutralized with antioxidants, which are abundant in white tea. It is therefore considered the ultimate health drink. You can consider buying white tea from white tea This tea is also capable of fighting different types of cancer, including colon, stomach, and prostate cancers. Flavonoids, a type of antioxidant found in this tea, can prevent the development of cancer cells. Flavonoids also stop the growth of cancer cells. While other types of brews, such as black tea, have their share of health benefits, the impact of white tea is much greater. Many studies have shown that it can improve blood flow and enhance artery function. This lowers blood pressure. This ability to maintain blood vessels strong and healthy can prevent sudden strokes. Therefore, it is easy to see how incorporating this healthy drink into your daily routine can make a big difference in your health.
Latin Clubs in Tampa Are you on the lookout for the most poppin’ Latin Clubs in Tampa? Then we have you covered! On this page, you’ll find the official shortlist of the best Latin Clubs in Tampa. (More in-depth further below) Articles you’ll also like: Best Nightclubs In Tampa Florida is known for many things and one of them is the undeniable heat. Most of it comes from the climate but the Latin nightclubs are a big contributor as well. Tampa has a thriving community of Colombian, Dominican, Mexican and Cuban party people. There are a lot of venues dedicated to serving them. These are lively establishments popular with the locals as well as foreign tourists. You can dance to the fiery beats of Salsa, Bachata or Latin music. Here is a list of the best Latin night clubs in Tampa, Florida. The Kennedy One of the most exclusive nightclubs in Tampa is The Kennedy. This is a place where you can listen to live music, enjoy delicious drinks and dance to your heart’s content. They offer something fresh every night so you will not get bored even if you visit thrice in a week. There is free entry and drinks on Mondays for employees of the hospitality industry, so if you work at a hotel or resort do not miss out on this offer. Even if you are not from the hospitality industry, no need to worry. There are drink specials and offers for everyone at The Kennedy. Dallas Bull Dallas Bull is a delightful place for those who enjoy a good old country bar. It has been a popular joint in Tampa since 1979 and is one the biggest honky-tonk nightclubs in the city. They have 99 restroom stalls, 10 liquor bars and two dance floors for your pleasure. You can also shoot some pool or throw some darts while you are waiting for the DJ to play your song. They have a stage for live music so you can enjoy great entertainment on any weekend night. Pete’s Place A place that has low-priced beer, a great karaoke machine and a large crowd gathered on the dance floor, doesn’t that sound like the dream? Pete’s Place is the liveliest bar and nightclub in the Tampa area. They have a large dance floor and a stage for live music or karaoke depending on the day. You can also grab food there before you start the party. This is a one-stop for the night and you will never want to leave! Hyde Park Cafe What is better than dancing under the stars, you ask? Nothing! The Hyde Park Café is an open courtyard, bar with an indoor dance room. They are known for serving the best cocktails and having the best playlists in Tampa. It is a high-end establishment so make you are dressed to the nines. You will be in good company no matter what time or day you drop by. The nightlife of Tampa is as diverse as the community and there is nothing more exotic than a Latin club. You will experience true passion on the dance floor when you are sweating with the Latinos. If you do not have a partner, then do not worry. You can find one on the dance floor or show off your moves solo. There are plenty of theme-inspired drinks on the menu to keep you hydrated all night long. These nightclubs are the perfect way to spend a weekend or even week nigh, so get your dancing shoes ready and we’ll see you there!
What Is a Temporal Database? Alex Newth A temporal database is like a standard database, with one large exception: it understands and logs the passing of time. For example, if someone worked at a company from 2011 to 2020, the temporal database will be able to store both dates as when the time starts, and when it ends. A standard database can only show that the employee is hired, and his or her employee information would have to be deleted when the employee leaves the company, because standard databases only understand the present. This standard was created in 1993, and implemented in 1994. All temporal databases include a valid time and transaction time integer that shows when the time happened in real life, and when the database was modified to accept the change. Man holding computer Man holding computer Databases, in their early format, were only made to store strings of text and numbers, and they did not recognize the passage of time. This created several problems, the most obvious one being that time-based events could not be tracked from beginning to end, but only by the event’s present state. Another problem that arose from this is that if a primary key, or row name, was associated with a date, then that primary key could be used over and over, creating redundant data. To alleviate these problems, the database community was called on to make a temporal variable that could be integrated into the database format. The temporal database was created in 1993 and implemented in 1994. With this change, databases were able to track when an event began and when it ended, which helped many businesses, government offices and schools, among others. Two different variables were added into the temporal database schema: valid time and transaction time. Valid time is when the data entered happened in real life. For example, if someone changed his or her address, the valid time would be when the address change occurred. Transaction time is when the database recorded the event, which could be several hours or days later. The transaction time is constantly updating so database administrators can check to see how current data are. As a result of using two variables for measuring time, there are three different temporal database types. Historical databases prioritize valid time, and rollback databases do the opposite by prioritizing transaction time. Most modern temporal databases are bi-temporal databases, or those that use valid and transaction time equally. The creation of temporal databases means administrators are able to use a wide variety of time queries to correctly ascertain time-sensitive information. You might also Like Discuss this Article Post your comments Forgot password?
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In Transcripts The McAlvany Weekly Commentary With David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick January 20, 2011 Perceptions Are Not Reality: U.S. Investors Are Being Duped More than Most Kevin: David, a preview of coming attractions: There are a couple of guys that you have been wanting to talk to. George Friedman is a New York Times best-selling author of books that we have recommended in the past, he has one coming out in a week-and-a-half or two weeks, and I know you wanted to talk to him. David: Kevin, for us, many of the things that we consider important are context-related. What is the context that we are in? What is the context that we are going to be in, as things unfold, next week, next month, and next year. Kevin: Be it economic, financial, or in George Friedman’s case, political, and geopolitical. David: And a part of understanding or appreciating risk is not necessarily predicting what a certain outcome will be, but understanding what may occur, and if it were to occur, then what the consequences would be. Certainly, that is where Friedman shines, in saying, not necessarily, “This is how the world will be in the next ten years,” but “Here are some considerations for you.” That is just fantastic for our kind of dialogue, because we do not know what is going to happen six months from now, or six years from now, but we can certainly look at risk variables and say, “If these things fall into place, then we have a better idea of what the consequences will be.” We want to include him in the conversation again. He is shrinking the picture back a little bit. His New York Times best-selling book a few years ago, I think 2008 was the release, was titled, The Next 100 Years, and then we will be looking at his newest release at the end of the month, The Next Ten Years. Kevin: What I love about reading George Friedman is, it is like reading a chess strategy book. He seems to understand the relationship of the pieces. In this case, the pieces would be every country in the world. You cannot name a country to George Friedman without him giving you insight as to the relationships and the consequences, and the unintended consequences, of various strategies and policies with those countries. Really, I would imagine he brings that kind of strategy to think tanks across the nation. David: What is interesting about this book is that he centers his analysis on Machiavelli’s The Prince. He gives you a view of statecraft, which is, at the same time, effective, but very uncomfortable. As you read it, as you consider it, there is something that makes you want to shiver. You just say, “Are there people like this around?” In point of fact, there are, and have been, for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Kevin: Unfortunately, of politics, when really looked at through a fine glass, it can be said, “You know, that is a dirty, dirty reality.” David: It is. Kevin: Now, with Friedman coming on, that covers the political and the geopolitical. I know that there is a prognosticator and technician who has just been excellent for three, maybe four decades: Ian McAvity. That is next week for the gold look. David: As a family, we have been reading his deliberations for at least 3-4 decades. He is one of the few, like my father, who has been in and around the precious metals area, as a specialist, but also as a technician, almost since the beginning of time. We want to ask him some questions, and it will be interesting to get his perspective on the present state of the markets, and perhaps he will prognosticate as to where we go from here. Both of these men I have a great deal of respect for, and it is with great anticipation that next week with Ian, and the following week with George, that we carry on a deeper conversation. Kevin: I would encourage the listeners to definitely not miss the next couple of weeks. David, shifting to the stock market, people just feel pretty darn bullish right now. In fact, aren’t we starting to see the numbers topping out and hitting some high numbers that we have not seen in quite a while, as far as sentiment goes? David: When we bring things back from what we were suggesting with Friedman and our conversation in the next few weeks, when we bring those back into the investment arena, this is where it becomes particularly interesting. Every week this year the chorus of bullish sentiment has gotten louder and louder, and the primary conversations among Wall Street analysts and talking heads are about whether or not GDP growth will be 2½% this year or 3%, whether it be 3½%, or perhaps 4%. What is surprising to me is that they are neglecting the fiscal prop of deficit spending, which is equal to roughly 10% of GDP. Kevin: In other words, the GDP that they are talking about is not based on growth of business right now. Really, if you look behind the curtain, it is based on how much money the government is pumping into the system right now. David: What is fascinating is that if you took away government spending as a component of GDP, and essentially, I am talking about deficit spending, not total government spending, just the deficit portion, instead of talking about positive figures of 2½%, 3%, 3½%, or 4%, what you are quibbling over is: How negative are we? Are we negative 6? Are we negative 8? Are we negative 5? But we are in a situation where, just as Richard Duncan reminded us last year, if you take away government spending from the equation, the contraction in GDP is depressionary, it is not recessionary. Kevin: What you are talking about is, rather than quibbling about positive GDP growth, we are talking about shrinkage, and we are talking about a contraction. With that being said, is that not the definition of depression? Shouldn’t we be looking at how much we are shrinking right now, and actually treating this as a real case, instead of something that is just being masked? David: I think what we want to hit on in several different areas today, is the things that are being masked, the things that are considered to be true and perfect realities, a reflection of health and strength, when in fact, we have something far less than that. It is interesting because the market is not taking that into account. So with that Friedman style of risk analysis, one of the things that can hurt you that you are not thinking about today, and I am not suggesting that this will come as a surprise to our listeners, but these are the things, these are the elements, as we discussed today, Kevin, that will impact the market negatively with an upset of expectation, with a change in course that came from out of the blue, seemingly, when in fact, there was nothing of an element of surprise there to begin with. Kevin: Speaking of not having an element of surprise, the debt is really what is fueling this “Positive growth.” Are they going to raise the debt ceiling, or are we going to actually start seeing some austerity? David: I want to start by looking both at the fiscal and monetary side of things. The debt ceiling will have to be raised, as we run up otherwise unpayable bills, to the tune of now 100 billion dollars per month. Kevin: What’s a hundred billion here and there? David: I want to start by looking at the fiscal and monetary side of things, because, of course, the debt ceiling will have to be raised. We are running up bills that are otherwise unpayable, to the tune of 100 billion dollars per month. Kevin: A hundred billion a month that we cannot pay, but hey, let’s do it next month, or the next month after that. David: We can finance it. Kevin: Sure. David: At this rate, this is what the Congressional Budget Office has estimated is our trillion dollars a year. That turns out to be, actually, quite conservative, because our current run rate is 20% higher than that. We will be at 1.2 trillion without skipping a beat, and again, we are already pressing the recently raised cap on debt, which was 14.3 trillion. Kevin: That blows my mind, because it just feels like yesterday, and it really was almost yesterday, that we were talking about a 9 trillion dollar debt, and we were appalled. David: Right. The republicans, with the new reshuffle in Washington, were promising 100 billion in spending cuts in past weeks. Kevin: Did they do it? David: No, they have already backed the number down to 60 billion. So, with the realistic numbers coming in, I think, and you think, and again, what we would consider realistic, is probably much lower than that. What are the cuts going to be? Is it 100? No. Will the cuts be 60? No. Will the cuts maybe be 40 or 50? Okay, well, they can feel good about thinking in round numbers – call it 50 billion dollars. Kevin: David, what does Doug Noland have to say about this? David: It is interesting. He says, “The U.S. government debt is being mispriced, over-issued, and misdirected, ensuring only deeper economic maladjustment and financial vulnerability.” He points out that in just over 27 months, the federal government has increased its, or you might consider it our, liabilities, by 4 trillion dollars. Kevin: Well, at least they found something that they are good at. They can spend money. David: They can spend it. I know a lot of people who are good at that, actually. The problem is, most people have a piper to pay, and in this case, we are just passing it off to the next generation. We are living today on tomorrow’s dime, and that is a problem, Kevin. 27 months to rack up an extra 4 trillion dollars. It is not like that number is going away, and we are aggressively cutting. In fact, we are adding a hundred billion dollars a month to that debt. The question is: Is there any debate about whether or not we will raise the limit of our debt ceiling? Of course it is going to go higher. It has to. Kevin: The crazy thing, Dave, and we talked about this on last week’s program, is that you can do this federally, because they print money, but the municipal bond market continues to show signs of life. This is a market that was really never intended to be a market, was it? David: We see, exactly as you say, Kevin, similar issues in the municipal market, which is a much more constrained market. Kevin: And they cannot print money to get themselves out of trouble if they overspend. David: They cannot print money, and it is a market that was never intended to be a two-way market, where you can both buy the product, and if you choose to, at some point, change your mind about what asset you want to own, go to the market, and sell it. Kevin: So, unlike a stock, which was designed to buy and sell freely, municipal bonds were purchased to be held to maturity. David: They really were, and the dynamics in that market end up coming unglued when you have mass liquidations. It is not as big as the treasury market. Obvious there is only about 2.7 trillion dollars in the market. Kevin: Only 2.7 trillion, that is 2.7 million million. David: It is long-term paper. As we mentioned, it is intended to be long-term paper – distribution only, not return. You should never sell it back. This weekend I was studying over the individual securities that were making new highs and new lows in the markets, and I could not help but notice that at least 40% of the securities which were moving to lower lows were municipal bond-related. Kevin: So somebody is seeing this, because if 40% of the lower lows are municipal-related, then it is not just you who is seeing it. David: And I would just remind listeners that our conversation at the end of last summer and early fall, was that we were seeing record purchases of municipal bonds, and it made no sense to us. We said at the time, “They are mispriced. This is absolutely asinine. How can you have things falling apart in Europe, and an assessment of unpayable bills, revenues that do not match expenses?” Kevin: That is right, taxes are not keeping up with last year, or the year before, so how in the world can municipal bonds pay? David: And the commentary at that point was, this is an example of how inefficient the market is, not how efficient it is, because according to the efficient market hypothesis, these should be pricing in – these securities and all securities should be pricing in – all known realities, and yet you had the masses going into municipal bonds on the basis that we were going to see a change in tax rules at the end of the year, and it does not matter what the stability of those municipalities would be, we want to save an extra 3%, 5%, 7%, 10%, in total tax burden by buying something that is tax-free in nature. Kevin: I was talking to a client yesterday who had referred someone to us who really still thinks very much like Wall Street, which has not really gotten its head around the fact that this is a recovery that is not really a recovery. The Goldman Sachs guys had flown in to actually give him advice for what the money is going to do, and it was almost all municipal-related. They are putting him into municipal bonds right now, many millions of dollars, because of the tax advantage that they say he is getting. Address the tax advantage versus the principle danger, and I am talking about the principle danger in this case. David: You have just hit the nail on the head, Kevin. It does not matter if you save yourself 3% in taxes, if you walk away from 10% in capital losses. You are only proud of the capital gains or the income efficiency of a municipal bond… Kevin: Look, Ma, I’m not paying any taxes. David: Right! Look, Ma, I don’t have anything in my account, either. There is that issue, which has to be addressed, in terms of potential defaults. Are we talking about hundreds of municipal defaults? I would say dozens. But the problem is, the fear factor in that market will ultimately precipitate … and this is why it goes in the context of our fiscal discussion today. It goes into the context of what will be assumed by the taxpayer as a long-term liability. Kevin: Well, then let’s shift to the Treasury bill for just a moment, because the Treasury bills are produced by the Federal Reserve and the federal government. One of the main buyers of U.S. Treasuries has been our banking system. They have been given the money for bailout, and then they turn right around the buy Treasuries. It has been sort of a marriage made in heaven, even though it keeps them from giving loans to people like you and me. David: Before we move to that, because that is a critical point, we did see a move this last week by the legislature in Illinois, moving the state income tax up from 3% to 5%, and even doing that only solves a small part of the problem, because the biggest issue with these states and municipalities is the long-term liabilities. You have a current cash-flow issue, which is real, today. They have to get caught up on vendor bills that have been unpaid for months now, but the longer-term issue is that they have these legacy liabilities which will be with them, and have not been solved. Nothing has been changed in terms of the pension liabilities, in terms of the health care liabilities, in terms of the things that they have promised out. They have assumed strong economic growth would be buttressing those payouts, and in fact, we are in an environment where that just is not the case. Kevin: If revenues have been dropping, it is because people are making less money in their businesses. To raise taxes does not necessarily mean they are going to make more money in their businesses, they are just going to take more of what a person is making less of. David: That is right. You are not really solving the problem. You will generate a few more dollars in income, but it is not a structural change, and it is not that sound in terms of solving the larger issues. As you mentioned, Kevin, with the Treasury market, there have been a number of things which have been changing over the last 24-36 months, which are uncomfortable and inconvenient. One of them is that you have 70% of the debt which has to be rolled over, over the next 24-36 months. That, in itself, is a major issue – the rollover issue. Kevin: This is debt that already existed, it does not help us a bit, it just has to roll over. This is nothing as far as the new debt that needs to be taken out. David: And those new funding requirements were what we were speaking of just a moment ago, roughly 100 billion dollars per month – if you annualize it, between 1 and 1.2 trillion dollars in new funding requirements. Then you have what we mentioned a few weeks ago, Kevin, the Chinese demand, or lack thereof, in the Treasury market, as a consequence of them changing their requirements for repatriation of capital. Kevin: Yes, but we still have the banks. Aren’t the banks buying Treasuries? David: And that is the point. Now you have bank liquidations which are piling up, as well, on top of the Treasury market… Kevin: So the banks are selling Treasuries. David: Because they have bought, hook, line and sinker, that we are in recovery. The recovery story has been bought by the bank heads, which on the one hand, will be effective in terms of getting them to loosen the purse strings and begin to lend, so there is a very positive element there. Kevin: Yes, but what about speculation? At one time, after the Great Depression, of course, laws were put into place to keep banks from speculating in markets. Is speculating coming back, or have we gotten regulations to keep that from occurring again? David: I do not know that they are speculating in that regard, but I do think that they are increasing their risk profile and moving to securities that have more income to generate, so if they can still borrow from the Treasury at ridiculously low rates, and invest at slightly higher rates and leverage that up, they can increase their rate of return from 12-15%, to maybe a 16%, 17%, or 18% return, when all is said and done and the leverage is working for them. Kevin: If the Chinese demand for Treasuries is dropping, and bank demand for Treasuries is dropping, what happens when we cannot sell Treasuries as a country? David: This is what forces the monetization issue to a very uncomfortable and dangerous level, and we will talk about this in a little bit, but monetization is becoming commonplace. It is something that was on the tips of our tongues two years ago as a theoretical possibility, and now is taken for granted as normal functioning in the marketplace, and therein is the danger. We are reconsidering, we are recreating, the context for investments, and all of us are considering what is, today, normal, as normal, and it simply is not. Kevin: An analogy for monetization, for the new listener, or for someone who does not really understand it: It is the production of Treasury bills, offering them to the market, and the people who produce them buying them back themselves. That reminds me of when my kids would have certain fund-raising campaigns, and instead of going door-to-door, oftentimes the parents ended up just buying all the stuff and you had the house full of this stuff. David: Chocolate bars, or whatever. Kevin: Exactly, so not only was it not a fund-raiser, but it was a fund-depleter. David: I think that was a part of the gig – they knew there was a captive audience. And in this case, also, there certainly is a captive audience. At the Fed, as we get into the monetary side of this equation, we can expect to see their balances shift significantly. Kevin: If we are buying all this back, what happens to our credit rating worldwide? David: This is a big deal. We have the S&P and Moody’s agencies both warning on our credit ratings, and they are looking at the next two years, the next 24 months, as very critical, for either a real turnaround, or a negative watch or downgrade. That is echoing our concerns over the U.S. deficits and what is compounding when you bring in the municipals, when you bring in the rollovers of current debt. The issues that we have been talking about – it is not that S&P and Moody’s are unaware, it is just that it takes them a long time to do anything about it. This is the week that they just moved Greek debt to junk status. Now, how long has it been junk? It has been junk for some time, but it took them a very long time to acknowledge it. Kevin: And they are talking about the United States – lowering their credit rating. David: Again, it is something that will take some time, but it is certainly on their radar. Kevin: If something does happen so that the dollar is downgraded, would that not be a very large paradigm shift? There are some major things that have occurred in the last century, but the U.S. dollar is the reserve currency of the world. If it is downgraded, what are the effects? David: Yes, it is very similar to the Berlin Wall falling, in terms of its recalibration of relationships and importance thereof. If you look at Europe, if you look at the balance of power in Europe, in the Middle East, many things changed at the end of the Cold War, as the Berlin Wall came down and Communism ended shortly thereafter. It was that kind of change, that recalibration, that I think we can expect should the dollar lose its reserve currency status. It is of massive, monumental significance. Kevin: Even if we keep the reserve currency status, there is a certain relative value of the dollar versus other currencies. I think it is running close to about 78 right now on the index. What is your thought on the future of that index, or that price level? David: Looking at the dollar, we watch the 78 level as a very significant price. It needs to hold up, or short-term pressure is going to take over, and we could see the currency back up toward about 72, potentially lower. The dollar is, unfortunately, weaker than expected, and we would have expected, with all the things happening in Europe, and the decline in the euro off of 140 – it has lost a significant amount in a very short period of time, with the resurgence of concern with the European debt crisis – that is something that we would have expected to see show up more dramatically in the dollar, as an opt-out vehicle. In fact, it has not been that impressive. Kevin: How about the Chinese currency? They are taking a little bit of heat for our own problems, aren’t they? David: That is something that is certainly present, center-stage, now. The Chinese are getting very vocal about the dollar-based international monetary system, and the point that has been made publicly in the last week or two, is that that system is a thing of the past, not of the future. A part of that, I think you can assume, is a verbal jousting. It puts the U.S. on a different footing in terms of the relations that we have and the negotiations that we are continually in with the Chinese, because we take the other side of the argument, not you and I, but the U.S. position, officially, is that most of the global instability which has been caused over the last 2-5 years is because of the trade imbalance with China, and specifically, the Chinese currency being undervalued. Kevin: Isn’t this one of the reason why you wanted to talk to Dr. Friedman in the next couple of weeks? He takes the view that the United States, with all of its troubles, is still going to probably be the hegemon of, at least, the next decade. David: He does. He looks at the next decade, and frankly, the next 100 years, and argues that the dominant position of the U.S. is not in question. From a political standpoint, geopolitical standpoint, even an economic standpoint, considering the gap between us and China, they would have to see an explosion of growth continuing at the level that it has been at, 10%, 12%, 15% GDP growth per year, for another 30 years to begin to match us, before they could even raise us one. Kevin: Whether we agree, necessarily, or not, with the authors that we talk to, it is to show the other side, because there are very valid points in Dr. Friedman’s book, just as there were valid points with Stephen Roach, talking about the rise of China over time, if they do the right things. David, I am going to shift gears here a little bit. The Federal Reserve runs a balance, and their balance is growing at this point. It is in the trillions, is it not? David: Sure, if we are transitioning to the monetary side of things and away from the fiscal, you have the Fed balance sheet, which is now at 2.47 trillion, and that is after last week’s increase of 32 billion. The direction of that balance sheet is decidedly higher, and that is a given between now and June, because of Quantitative Easing II, which has already been announced, promised, etc. Kevin: So, their balance sheet increases in size as they purchase these off of the open market? David: Yes, and the question is, whether or not it will explode higher after June, with a Quantitative Easing III, or whether or not there will be some sort of a plateau and it will stay flat. Really, the only thing that will keep Quantitative Easing III in check is the bond market beginning to revolt in earnest. Kevin: Is that something you expect? At this point, can you make that call early enough in the year? Would you expect QE-III at this point, or sometime in the middle of the year? David: It is difficult to say. We suggested this months ago, that it is very possible that treasuries could begin to trade in black pools and there could be a hidden component in the Fed balance sheet, where we do not know what is being bought, or where it is going, so that it looks like there is relative stability on the Fed balance sheet. Meanwhile, it is expanding exponentially, to the chagrin of our creditors, who would like to know what is happening, but they are having to connect dots that do not exist, because we have just removed them from the equation. Kevin: Is this a little bit like what happened with Portugal? Last week you pointed out the danger in Portugal, and then all of a sudden, it seems to have been swept away, and there does not seem to be a problem. David: I guess this is one of the things that concerns me, as a contextual issue: When we look at monetization, here in the U.S. it has been largely a cleanup operation. We are just picking up the remaining pieces from each treasury auction, that which represents excess, and it just gets shuffled away onto the Fed balance sheet. It is no big deal, it is a few billion here, a few billion there. Given the size of our economy, it is really not that big of a deal. Given the size of our monetary supply outstanding, it is really no big deal. Nothing fundamentally is changing as long as we are just picking up scraps. But the point is, we are taking it for granted, and I think this is one of the things that disturbed me last week, and Nomura Securities was good at pointing out the extent of European Central Bank participation in the bond market last week, and in weeks previous, but with Portugal, they had a much smaller bond issuance than we would have here in the United States, but again, it is just a difference in the size of the economy and their funding needs. They offered roughly 1 to 1¼ billion euros worth of bonds to the market, and it was a successful treasury auction, everything was taken, and Bloomberg just kind of moved forward. There was no comment, no issue – obviously, the European bond market was stable. The issue is this: Nomura Securities pointed out that a billion euros of the participation came from the ECB. We are not talking about cleaning up scraps here, Kevin. We are not talking about a cleanup operation like we have in the U.S. We are talking about an 80% purchase, in rough terms, of the Portuguese debt, going straight to the ECB, the European Central Bank. Kevin: I wouldn’t call that a successful auction. David: That is not a successful auction! Kevin: No. David: That is a failed auction, and the point is, nobody even batted an eye at it. Everyone was saying, “The European bond market is as stable as they come.” Kevin: Must be a recovery. We must be fine. David: Now, there has actually been a change in the last few days as yields have begun to creep up. The better evidence is not in the pricing of bonds, which can be manipulated in this manner – through monetization, you have an utter mispricing of sovereign debt on a global basis. But what is not mispriced, and what is not lost on sophisticated investors, is the cost to insure against default on any of those bonds. A much better picture of the instability in the sovereign debt market is in the CDS market, the credit default swap market. Kevin: You mentioned that last week, that the prices were just sky-rocketing. David: Right, even while you have relative stability in the price of bonds, as a result of this monetization feature, if you will. It is a new feature, it is an enhanced feature of the bond market, and it is one that, according to the powers that be, we should all be very excited about. It represents a new form of stabilization – a new form of not just stabilization, because that has a negative ring to it, but of stability. This is the point. The market, whether it is the bond market or the stock market, is assuming relative stability, and we are now moving into an era of peace and calm. This era can end in two seconds. Kevin: That peace and calm is being manufactured by governments going further into debt. This is not people actually going out and saying, “Hey, honey, let’s go buy some Portuguese debt. That sounds good to me.” David: All these things depend on how you want to read them, how you are inclined to read them. Granted, maybe we are pessimists and like to call ourselves realists, but the reality is, if you are an optimist in this environment, you have far more to lose than to gain, because the fundamentals do not support you. Let me just give you one example, Kevin, with Intel: Blockbuster results. They did a year-on-year comparison, showing that from last year to this year they are up 47% in their earnings. The problem is, they took a one-time charge last year, over a billion dollars (laughter), which lowered their number, which makes the relative comparison that much more significant. Not only that, they played with their tax numbers. In addition, they had 1.5 billion dollars which should have shown up as revenue on the income statement, and it was not expensed. Why? Because it went out the door as stock options. You have play in these earnings figures of roughly 3 billion dollars, which takes a 47% earnings gain and shrinks it to about 7% when all is said and done. Trust me, Kevin, this was not lost on a handful of sophisticated investors on Wall Street. The company was not rewarded for those blockbuster numbers. How did the stock perform in the days that followed the announcement? 1%. 2%. There was no news. Why was there no news? Because enough people know how to read the numbers and see what was going on there. However, that did not prevent the media from manipulating popular sentiment and suggesting that there was a massive recovery in tech. Kevin: You just spoke about sophisticated investors seeing through this. There is a generational issue here. A lot of the people who are making the decisions, the people that we see on T.V., the people who are actually buying, and writing, and this whole organization of the financial markets, they are really of the middle-aged generation. You have a few old-timers who are concerned. It reminds me of the movie, Wall Street, the first one, with Michael Douglas. They came out with a second one this last year, but in the first one there was an old-timer in the office, and he was warning, continually, saying, “No, no, no, you don’t want to do this, you don’t understand, I have been here before.” One of the guys we have talked to many times, David, is Alan Abelson. You have had him on the show in the past, and hopefully, maybe we will have him on the show again. He is an old-timer. He has written for Barron’s for about 50 years. David: 56, almost 60 years – a long time. Kevin: He is saying, “Don’t get fooled by this one.” David: Kevin, that leads us to an important issue, which is, there are a certain number of people who are feeling better about the markets, and this is true of frankly too many people all at once. I think that is what Alan Abelson was getting at in his recent Barron’s article. You mentioned he has been a guest on our program. He looks at a couple of different figures: The AAII index of individual investors is registering about 52.3% bullish on the market, with about 23% bearish, and, as Alan says, the remainder are either comatose or on the fence – they are just not paying attention, they do not get it, they do not understand, they will never make a decision. The point is, those numbers are getting high compared to past market peaks. More worrying is the investment advisors, polled by a group known as Investor’s Intelligence, which is the name of the organization, it is not an appraisal or a measure of the actual intelligence investors are employing at this point. The poll puts the bullish sentiment at around 57.3%. Again, for perspective, the peak in October of 2007 just before the radical decline in the market was 62%. Kevin: 62% of the people who were polled at that time were bullish on the stock market, and that was the very top? David: And we are at 57.3% currently. We are within spitting distance of there being the near-unanimous vote for all the bulls being in, and there being no one left to buy. That is the point. Everyone who was looking for a reason to buy, has bought. What is the next set of reasons to buy? Is it Quantitative Easing III? Actually we are all bought up on the basis of Quantitative Easing II, and there certainly were powerful expectations of economic growth as a consequence of Quantitative Easing I – sorry, market, it did not materialize as expected – and that is certainly being factored into the price of stocks today, with the advent of Quantitative Easing II. We have yet to see if there is real impact to economic figures as a result of the liquidity created and put into the system. Kevin: That is quite a spread between bullish and bearish sentiment right now. David: And the spread between bulls and bears is at 38%, with the danger area, according to the guys at Investor’s Intelligence, being anything north of 35%. So if you are comparing the bulls to bears, and looking at that difference, and if the difference is higher than 35% – “Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!” The red lights are flashing, and investors should be aware of it. The problem is, this is about the time that no investors care, and that is the point. We look at the VIX, the volatility index, and it is at lows – it is between 15 and 16. This is the point where the market usually turns, and the volatility index spikes. Why? Because people have been buying calls, and not puts. They have been going long the market, speculating that things are going to be going up, ad infinitum. Again, the last bull to purchase is what precipitates the decline, because there is no one else to push the market any higher. Kevin: It reminds me, David, when you want to pick a good restaurant, or pick something to do, oftentimes you want to follow where the long line is, because that is a good indicator that it is a good service that you are going to get. It is the opposite with the markets. If you see a long line at the markets – I remember the tech stock long line back in the 1990s, and the real estate long line back in the mid 2000s. That is not the line you want to get in, is it? David: No it is not, Kevin, and just for the record, we are not contrarian for contrarian’s sake. Frankly, it is a term that has lost most of its meaning. But we are suspicious of structural recovery when structural issues have been neglected, they have not been addressed at all, so for the argument to be made that we are entering into structural recovery, we think there are some things that are significantly wrong with that. Again, we are not trying to be dilettantes, and just take the opposite side of any particular trade, it is just that we do not see it adding up. In fact, the risk far outweighs the reward in this environment. Classic: Richard Russell says this in several reports in the last week or two. He said: “Why would I buy the stock market today, with the average dividend yield at 1.86%?” Charles Dow, the father – literally – the father of Dow theory, and of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, would not touch it with a ten-foot pole, anytime – anytime – the dividend yield slips below 3%. Kevin: And it is about half that now. David: Yes, plus or minus a little bit. This is an era where buying guarantees losses over the next 10 years. There are a number of different analysts out there who have projected that over the next 10 years the maximum growth will be about 3.3% per annum. That includes dividends, that includes everything, and those are nominal figures. That is not a real rate of return. When you suck out inflation and your taxes on that basis, you are upside down. Kevin: That brings up an excellent point. So far, we have talked about the economy, we talked a little bit about the coming talk on politics and geopolitics, but there is something that sucks the life out of any rising market, and that is inflation. We have not really seen huge signs of inflation in the grocery stores yet, but is it coming? David: The December numbers for both PPI and CPIU and CPIW were unexpectedly higher. That, I think, needs to be paid attention to. There is also anecdotal evidence, in the developing world, of food and fuel prices, increasing tensions. Again, these are political and social tensions, as a result of not being able to fill bellies. Kevin: Tensions may be an understatement. There are riots and deaths at this point. David: True enough. While there is criticism of local politicians not doing enough to contain food prices, and provide ample supplies to the general public, there is the new dot which is being connected, which is, these prices would not be rising if it were not for crazy monetary policy in the United States. If they were not running the printing presses, we would not be paying the price. The issue for us is this: As Americans we have the luxury, having had an above-average annual income compared to the rest of the world, of being only inconvenienced by this. It is no big deal for food costs or fuel costs to rise by 5%, 10%, or 15%. It does not destroy our social fabric. Kevin: We still eat, we may just eat a little differently, whereas in a third world country, they may not eat at all. David: Exactly, and that is the point. There is an immediate something that has to be fixed. For us, we have credit cards we can put our added expenses on, or we can cut back on part of our budget and reallocate to another. For much of the world, this is a question of going home tonight and not having anything to put on the table for your children. Kevin: Our system has been based on conspicuous consumption. In fact, if you think about when President Bush said we need to spend money to pull this economy out, we have been encouraged that that actually is how we do the world some good – to consume. David: It is these marginal increases in basic foodstuffs that are financially putting a number of people around the world to the wall, and it is, as you mention, creating riots, protests, a heightened awareness of the divide between rich and poor. So you are right to raise the issue of conspicuous consumption, because in the context where you have those who are not able to put food on the table, with those who can afford two, three, or four new Louis Vuitton bags for their luxury travel collection – guess what? What you have is two versions of vulnerability. One version of vulnerability is those who just cannot feed themselves, and the other is the vulnerable nature of the haves being put against the wall by the have-nots. Kevin: Which we have seen many times throughout history. You can just look at France, for example. David: It is not to say that the judgment of the crowd is accurate or reasonable. It is just to say that it is a dangerous component, and when you have a crowd that is angry and upset, they are generally looking for a scapegoat. How do they prove their point? How do they express their anxiety, frustration, anger, etc.? That is what we are concerned with, coming into this year. We stated a few weeks ago, and we also stated in 2010, that social tensions are something that we need to be very, very deeply aware of, certainly in the Third World, because it reconfigures geopolitical alignments, but also here, even in the United States. While we are talking about the developing world, it is important to note that these consumption trends, in some regards, are constrained by what people have to buy to put food in their bellies, but there are some other trends that are important to recognize, too. The World Gold Council pointed out for 2010 a radical increase in importation of gold. That does not usually happen – and this is the main point – it does not usually happen when the price of gold is increasing, because the primary demand in India for precious metals is for the purpose of jewelry. But 2010 redefined the gold market in India. We went from 557 tons imported into India in 2009, to 800 tons in 2010, and the two components were investment demand rising by 73%, a component which is pretty rare, and not that popular in India. Kevin: Theirs is jewelry demand, is it not? David: And normally, there are less consumers of jewelry as the price goes higher, and yet, even reaching record prices in the gold price, there was a 62% increase in jewelry demand in India. So there is a recalibration of thought, and a lot of this does have to do with an inflationary trend. People are feeling it, people are looking at it, and I think we need to look at the leading edge of those decisions, and an awareness of inflation. What I am saying is, I would look at this as a leading indicator, if you will, for an inflationary awareness, on a global basis, and you need to look where it is exacerbated and more dramatic – the impacts of inflation, people’s awareness of it, people looking at the man on the street and saying, “I can see that he is angry and frustrated, and I know why, and it does not bother me, but I am going to do something to protect myself all the same, because the awareness of inflation is here, it is now.” Again, we are not that aware here in the United States. Kevin: It is Asia, and to a small degree, Europe, but it is mainly Asia and the Middle East. David: And a part of the reason why we are not aware, is because of that same issue we have been talking about all day today, which is that context is being redefined all around us, in such a way to put us at ease. The CPI says there is no inflation, while there is inflation. The consumer sentiment numbers say that everyone is happy, when I know people are not. As that reality is being redefined, and being obscured for us here in America, we need to look at what others are doing, and why they are doing it. As we suggested a few weeks ago, considering something as dramatic as redenominating, if it is important for the Indians to redenominate as a consequence of inflation, and they are at the leading edge as an inflation indicator, where they are seeing the consequences of our inflation here, just as the Chinese are seeing the consequences of our inflation there, the demand for gold as it rises globally, unfortunately, we will be the last ones to have an awareness of inflation because our reality has been redefined. I think it really is important for our listeners to grasp the idea of denomination, denomination, denomination. What are you investing in and why? What is it denominated in? Just like real estate, the critical variable being location, location, location, in 2011, 2012, and 2013, your economic stability and viability will be defined by denomination, denomination, denomination. That is one of the things we will look at with Ian McAvity this next week as we look at the precious metals market, specifically, from a technical perspective, with a specialist who has been doing this for 50+ years. Recommended Posts Start typing and press Enter to search
“Tekkonkinkreet” (“Treasure Town”) Mini-Review Tekkonkinkreet (2006) Based on a manga Tekkon kinkurito (1993) by Taiyo Matsumoto, Treasure Town is a breathtakingly-beautiful animation about two orphaned boys: street-wise and brave Kuro (Black), and lovable and innocent Shiro (White). Street-raised Yin and Yang of the cruel world around them, the boys defend their only home – the “lost city”, the “city of myth”, the Treasure Town. First their opponents are simply rival gangs, but they soon notice the encroachment of a much more powerful enemy: the yakuza. Members of the notorious Japanese mafia have certain drastic, commercial designs on the city, and the duo of brothers feel that they cannot just give away their decrepit town full of wonder, their small, bizarre universe, their home. This colourful, sometimes violent, but grimly-realistic, animation packs inside much commentary on social issues relevant to Japan, and has both, a touching emotional core (the brotherly love) and a clever structure and plot. Directed by Michael Arias, American filmmaker residing in Japan, and influenced by European comic books, Treasure Town captures its audience from the very first scenes, from its philosophical prologue and then its bird’s-eye view of the Treasure Town, filled with chaotic and never-ending construction works, colourful shop fronts, eye-popping billboards and labyrinthic streets. This is a town where you can be anyone you want, and Kuro and Shiro made it their playground, fortress, home. That is, until a ruthless developer by the nickname Snake comes with the ideas of his own, to turn the town into one giant amusement park, declaring the war on the two boys (nicknamed “the cats”) and sending his assassins to re-establish his order and control of the place. If the background of the animation is rich, colourful, surreal, whimsical and detailed, the two main characters are simply-drawn, angled urchins, as different from each other in personality as black is from white. And, it is this contrast between intricacy and simplicity which gives Treasure Town its peculiar, immediately distinguishable and uneven feel. If Kuro is a serious warrior, the protector of the town and his friend, Shiro is a lovable, innocent and carefree playmate living in a slum as though it is his dreamy kingdom where he does not have to worry about anything because he has Kuro. The touching bond between the two is a beacon of hope in the gritty world filled with all kind of cruelty and unfairness. A background shot from Tekkonkinkreet. Treasure Town is surprisingly philosophical with much “social” depth to it. There are such themes in the animation as (i) children thrust into the adult world that is full of violence, corruption, poverty, homelessness and loneliness; and (ii) the impossibility of escaping one’s life circumstances, no matter how hard one tries. Kuro and Shiro may even represent two sides of the same country, Japan. Kuro may stand for that Japan that is protectionist and serious when it comes to working and earning money. He wants any tradition to continue, and he is outward-looking. Shiro, on the other hand, may stand for a more playful side to Japan, that Japan that is a dreamland, the inward-looking one. It is that side of Japan that gives rise to the best computer games, digital technology and the kawaii culture. The plot of the animation is uneven, or rather “unusually-handed”, but, strangely, that also has a certain charm and provides for strange realism. In Treasure Town, childhood innocence and the rough world of adults collide, leading to a “transformative”, unforgettable conclusion. Dubbed the “forgotten landmark in animation”, Treasure Town is bursting with imagination and creativity, containing a very detailed fantastical world that encompasses harsh realities of living and the exhilarating grittiness of action. This unique animation is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. 9/10 7 thoughts on ““Tekkonkinkreet” (“Treasure Town”) Mini-Review Leave a Reply WordPress.com Logo Google photo Twitter picture Facebook photo Connecting to %s
This, again? So Paul Kemp wrote a thing. “Why I Write Masculine Stories.” Both Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig responded. Probably other people did too, and I haven’t seen them, because I am writing a thesis and oh god oh god my life is a BLACK HOLE AND EVERYTHING IS DISAPPEARING – So Kemp has written some books, and he wrote a thing about why they are masculine stories. (And how he’s not anti-woman and why no one should jump down his throat.) But there’s a problem here.* And because I’m cranky, I’m going to add my two cents pointing it out. Kemp is basically framing the positive attributes of honour culture – among them defence of people less capable of defence than oneself, honesty, loyalty, self-discipline and true friendship – as essentially gendered, and ignoring the problems that creates. Framing it thusly removes women a priori from the category of those expected to participate in (capable of) honourable acts. That’s prime retrograde bullshit right there, under the guise of “traditional masculinity.” His comment in reply to Simon Spanton brings this problem a little more clearly into view, where he asserts that what would be cowardly in a man is seen as normal for a woman. Whatever his intentions, that right there reinforces a worldview in which femaleness is lesser than maleness. I’m tired of treading this ground. I can’t quite express all my inchoate frustrations with it without resorting to expletives, so I’m just going to say: *Quite aside from some apparent confusion over the Roman term virtus, but I’ll leave that to the Latinists. 11 thoughts on “This, again? 1. “… what would be cowardly in a man is seen as normal for a woman. ” Isn’t the key here “is seen as”? The problem is that he wants to reinforce beliefs that have no business being reinforced. Just because something is commonly “seen”, doesn’t mean it should be. 2. And I also think that anybody who feels the need to justify himself like that, but turns off comments when he gets any push back, obviously knows he’s way out on a limb. 3. His target audience for that post was obviously David Gilmore i.e. “What I teach is guys. Serious heterosexual guys. […] Real guy-guys”-man. 4. I am so sick of personality traits being defined as masculine or feminine, as if that had anything to do with anything! Why not, “I write about honor,” or “I write about stoicism.” Why the hell limit oneself? Why shouldn’t women also get the chance to let someone younger or weaker into the boat instead? Also, I’m pretty sure the Romans understood that women could show virtus! Lucretia, Cloelia, Arria, etc. Okay, some of them are mythical, but still! 5. Yes, to all of this. If it post had been introspective, exploring his own motivations for doing things, his own history, that would have been one thing. But from the start it was prescriptive and gender essentialist rather than descriptive, trying to draw boundaries around what he writes (and what other people are) rather than making connections between his experiences and his actions. And it just kept getting worse. 6. Pingback: First Gender Debate of the Year – Hurray! \| Cora Buhlert 7. Pingback: World Wide Websday: January 15, 2014 \| Fantasy Literature: Fantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews 8. Pingback: Linkspam: 01/17/14 — The Radish. 9. Pingback: What Star Wars Doesn’t Need Right Now « 10. Pingback: Sunday Links, January 19, 2014 \| Like Fire Comments are closed.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Film Review: Il Sorpasso (1962) Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant. A great movie can be forgiven one big error. In fact, it may be the definition of a great film that it can withstand a major misstep. Vertigo is superb despite Kim Novak, The Big Sleep is a classic without a comprehensible plot, and then there's Il Sorpasso; it's a great film that's marred only by an ending that's totally out of sync with what's come before. More on that later, and there will be a major spoiler. One hot Sunday in August in Rome, law student Roberto is leaning out of his apartment window and is spotted by Bruno, who is driving around looking for some friends he was supposed to meet. He asks to use Roberto's phone and in no time flat Bruno has dragged Roberto away from his studies for an impromptu road trip into the countryside around Rome. They are a sharply-defined odd couple. Roberto is studious and uptight, Bruno is a bon vivant, scamster, prankster, and the sort of guy who'll show you the best time of your life but he'll have to borrow your money to do it. The trip takes them to beach resorts, clubs, roadside bars, and a couple of family reunions. Vittorio Gassmann plays Bruno and his performance is one for the ages. Bruno is a force of nature who tries to extract from each moment of life a joke, a prank, a sharp deal, a good meal, or a seduction. He's narcissistic to his core, but he also likes to see other people living the same life as himself. As much as you know it would be the wrong thinng to do, it's hard not thinking it would be great to spend a day and a night with Bruno. The character of Roberto, played by Jean-Louis Trintignant, is completely overshadowed by Bruno, which isn't surprising, but it adds to the problem with the ending. Roberto only comes out of his shell in the last few minutes of the film (attenzione! spoiler coming!) when he urges Bruno, who's already a reckless driver, to go faster. The car goes over a cliff and Roberto dies and Bruno lives. Roll credits. Nothing prepares you for this, although to be fair, there are some elements in the film that foreshadow a darker side to Bruno's lifestyle. The problem is that we haven't begun to care much for Roberto because he keeps his head down for almost the entire film. His death just comes across as nothing more than a twisted joke or a failure on the part of the scriptwriter to come up with a smarter ending. What's come before has been mostly funny, ebullient, giddy and sentimental, so the tragic ending seems like a clumsy attempt to add some gravitas to what's been mostly a frothy film. Putting aside the ending, Il Sorpasso is a madly entertaining film that also looks great. The Italy in this film is shiny, new, glossy, sexy and bursting with life. This period in recent Italian history is known as the "Years of Cement," when the country was being feverishly rebuilt and the average citizen was beginning to enjoy a consumer lifestyle. The look of the film offers what was undoubtedly an idealized vision of contemporary Italy, and that probably accounts for its status as film that's still beloved in Italy, but largely unknown elsewhere. the guy on the couch said... I agree with you on the ending. Some have argued that it helps make a point about Italy's economy at the time, that every boom is followed by a bust. Narratively, though, it marks a jarring change in tone for the film, and it really does feel like a screenwriting cop-out. Still a hilarious, classic film, though. Cary Watson said... I've read the economic explanation, too, but it still feels too contrived.
Fundraise at School This August, students can help bake their world better! Are you a teacher, parent or member of your school or student council? If it’s COVID-safe in your state or territory, why not get students to take part in the Big Cake Bake by holding a cake stall or classroom v classroom bake-off? Fundraising for a good cause is great for children, helping them develop compassion and a sense of community while also learning skills like working in a team. You could even make your event a healthy bake with yummy carrot cake, crunchy muesli bars or tasty zucchini slice. Check out our healthy baking tips and hints. Register your school fundraising event today! Why fundraise at school with Big Cake Bake? Big Cake Bake helps encourage students to think about broader social issues and feel empowered to make a difference. When students, teachers and parents work together for a cause outside the school, it helps children understand what being charitable is all about. Working together to hold a Big Cake Bakes teaches collaboration, teamwork and simple business skills while also developing understanding and empathy for the people you are helping.
PoC Exploits for Memcached DDoS Attacks Published Online We saw two record-breaking distributed-denial-of service (DDoS) events in the past two weeks. The first was a landmark 1.35 Tbps DDoS attack on GitHub, then Arbor Networks confirmed that a 1.7 Tbps DDoS attack hit an American service provider five days later. The level of DDoS attacks has been rising quickly since attackers started abusing memcached servers to amplify their resources. How are memcached servers abused? The attackers spoof the IP address of their targets and send queries to multiple memcached servers; the response can be 50,000 times larger than the query itself. The method results in heavy malicious traffic bombarding the victim’s site. This technique is similar to the reflection attacks that caused trouble in 2013 and 2014, but uses a different and more powerful service. Recently, two proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit codes on memcached amplification attacks show how these massive DDoS attacks are initiated. The first of these POCs is called Memcrashed and is in a Python script. It relies on the Shodan search engine to find vulnerable memcached servers, and then involves them in an attack against the target. This can all happen within seconds of running the tool. The second PoC was released on Pastebin. It is written in C and comes with a compiled list of 17,000 vulnerable memcached servers. The script will launch a DDoS attack using the servers from this list and aimed towards the specified target. How can users mitigate this threat? The news of memcached servers being used for DDoS also opened up discussion on solutions. While there are general DDoS protection services available, one researcher described a specific mitigation technique for memcached servers. This “kill switch” was tested and deemed completely effective. The “flush all” method essentially invalidates the cache on a vulnerable server, which includes the malicious payload from the DDoS attackers. Many site owners have since acted, and reports say that the number of visible and vulnerable memcached servers has already dropped since news of the first large DDoS attack came out. The memcached team has also taken steps to address the server abuse by releasing version 1.5.6 in a security release from February 28. Besides updating servers to the latest version and using the “flush all” mitigation technique, users who are worried about DDoS attacks should also: • Verify if servers need to be externally accessible and ensure you have as few publicly accessible tools as possible. • Ensure you have more than one upstream provider so you can fail over to other links if the primary is flooded. • Ensure your network providers have implemented anti-spoofing (such as BCP38 & 84) so that spoofed packets such as those used in DDoS reflection attacks do not make it to your network. • Ensure your networks have good traffic monitoring (both in and outbound) using network intrusion tools like Trend Micro™ Deep Discovery Inspector™ and TippingPoint. Trend Micro™ Deep Security™ also provides network security capabilities such as deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention (IPS), and host firewall. We released the following IPS rules for proactive protection from this threat: - 1008918-Identified Memcached Amplified Reflected Response - 1008916-Identified Memcached Reflected UDP Traffic DDoS attacks are rapidly increasing in intensity, and we should expect more frequent attacks now that the PoCs have become public. Cybercriminals are also trying to improve this threat and find ways to monetize the attacks. Users should stay ahead of the curve and take steps to protect their servers before they are compromised. Like it? Add this infographic to your site: Image will appear the same size as you see above.
My homework says, Read the following sentence and tell what figurative language devise is used , and the definition of that figurative language devise the sentence is "I would love to help you but I have a million things to do". I really suck at this stuff logical form of the present indicative or the present subjunctive Tengo un novio que no ___________ (SABER) la galletaPero, yo quiero tener un novio que ____________ (SABER) preparar mis platos favoritos.Mis amigas tienen novios que... more Getting rid of Whitespace in Inkscape? Is there a way in Inkscape to set the boundaries of the svg file the way they would be set if you export as a bitmap?I want that there's no whitespace above, beneath, right or left of the object... more In the Pit and the Pendulum, explain the circumstances of the narrator For the story The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe Explain the circumstances of the narrator. What does the phrase "mine think it they fit" mean on the Pelaco Bill poster mean? Any help would be great thanks Still looking for help? Get the right answer, fast. Ask a question for free Get a free answer to a quick problem. Most questions answered within 4 hours. Find an Online Tutor Now
Margit Mustapa First \| Previous \| Next \| Last Spaceship to the Unknown (1960) This Edition Spaceship to the Unknown Published1960 First editionYes FormatHardcover (210x145 mm) Edition PublisherVantage Press Printing1st ISBN Printed by Series No of pages243 Born in Helsinki, Finland, Margit Lilius (1899-1991) was a successful ballerina at the Helsinki National Opera before she emigrated to the US in 1947 where she married Andrew Mustapa and settled in Seattle, Washington. Before her departure for the US, Mrs Mustapa had met with a "medium" one last time, whom she says received "telepathic messages" from "the most elaborate, strict, challenging class of teachers. (...) These masters were already living in our world! (...) As a thief it had come upon us. Didn't Christ tell us that the time He is coming no one knows, only the heavenly signs are speaking, predicting the coming era of light?" (p.228) She had her first sighting of "flying discs" over a forest in Finland in 1943, while later sightings occurred in America, the first in August 1950, where she had several encounters with Brothers and Sisters from space. Far from being a mystical account, Spaceship to the Unknown is the reflection of Mrs Mustapa's personal search for meaning and truth, during which she studied Goethe and went to hear Krishnamurti speak on many occasions, even staying at Ojai Valley for many months, where she worked as housemother at Happy Valley School. As such, this book exhibits the author's deep understanding and ability to actually live the teachings of Krishnamurti. Surprisingly, this volume opens with The Great Invocation, which was first given to the world by the Master DK in 1945 (see Alice A. Bailey, Discipleship in the New Age, Vol.II), and it seamlessly brings together the teaching of Krishnamurti about a new world, the ageless wisdom and the coming of the space visitors: "The signs of Aquarian age were predicting the coming of a new mankind. What I am that will the world be. How can man stand still and be ignorant and awkward in his turnings and ponderings when the skies are full of visitors from other planets and are calling for a higher understanding of what universal outlook means in our present-day life." (p.123) First \| Previous \| Next \| Last
Type product that you are looking for The Many Faces of Depression and How to Recognize Them By: by Amino Science Posted on: If you aren’t suffering from depression, the odds are good that you know someone who is. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 300 million people worldwide have this debilitating condition. Major depressive disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, loss of interest in formerly pleasurable activities, anger, and frustration, affects close to 6.7% of the adult population in the United States. In severe cases, depression can lead to suicidal thoughts. Joint findings from WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put the number of people who die from depression-related suicides each year at 800,000. If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or via their site here. This national network of local crisis centers provides free, confidential counseling for those in suicidal crisis or emotional distress as well as the loved ones of people who are experiencing suicidal ideation or have committed suicide. También disponible en español. While everyone feels sad, overwhelmed, or irritable from time to time, those feelings typically pass. For individuals with depression, however, negative feelings linger. Experts consider this chronic illness to be a significant public-health issue. Not only are people with depression more likely to die from suicide, but they also face an elevated risk of health conditions such as heart disease. While the statistics surrounding depression sound grim, the good news is that the vast majority of people with depression who seek treatment find relief. The first step in getting help is admitting that you need it. What Causes Depression? Depression has no single cause. Researchers have identified a variety of factors that can trigger its onset, including the loss of a loved one, a serious illness such as cancer, social isolation, and life stresses such as divorce or financial troubles. It's also entirely possible for depression to arise without any distinguishable external cause. The following risk factors, according to experts in the field, may make a person more prone to develop depression: • Genetics: Mood disorders like depression often run in families. • Childhood trauma: This can create lasting changes to brain pathways for processing fear and stress. • Substance abuse: An estimated 30% of people who drink or use drugs in problematic ways are dealing with depression, necessitating a dual treatment approach. • Anxiety: Individuals diagnosed with anxiety are at high risk of developing depression, and vice versa. Nearly half of those with depression also have anxiety. • Other medical conditions: It appears that sleep disorders, chronic pain, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can also make someone more likely to develop depression. Scientists have found certain changes in the brains of those with depression, specifically, the frontal lobe becomes less active, but it's not clear whether those changes cause depression or arise because of it. Recognizing Signs of Depression A common condition, depression results in physical and emotional problems that affect the way individuals feel, think, and act. You’ve probably heard the expression that depression has many faces. With that in mind, it's important to understand that the myriad symptoms of depression can vary significantly from person to person. If you're wondering whether you or a family member might be struggling with depression, consider whether you're experiencing any of the following in your daily life: • Sad, empty, anxious, or hopeless feelings • Outbursts of anger or frustration • Lack of interest in activities you previously enjoyed • Unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches • Exhaustion, trouble sleeping, or a habit of sleeping too much • Increase or decrease in appetite • Problems with concentration, decision-making, or memory • Thoughts of suicide 5 Common Types of Depression Most of us have days when we feel mopey, blue, or out of sorts. However, if you’re experiencing persistent or severe depression, you should consider seeking medical attention. A doctor or therapist can help you determine whether you’re suffering from a temporary condition or a more severe form of clinical depression that requires treatment. Here are some of the most common types of depression along with their distinguishing traits. 1. Major depression: Also called major depressive disorder, this is likely the type of depression you think of when a friend or loved one says they're depressed. Patients with this condition often experience feelings of worthlessness, trouble sleeping, and a loss of interest in daily activities. In some cases, patients with major depression have thoughts of suicide, so exploring depression treatment options is crucial. 2. Persistent depressive disorder: It's possible to experience clinical depression arising from known or unknown causes for a short period of time, or more chronically. In order to be diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder, also known as dysthymia, a person must be experiencing a depressed mood for a duration of 2 years or longer. The severity of symptoms may fluctuate over that time, but they must be consistently present. 3. Postpartum depression: A type of depression affecting women who have just given birth, postpartum depression is characterized by intense feelings of depression, anxiety, and exhaustion. It's quite common for new mothers to experience some anxiety and depression after giving birth, but in most cases, that resolves within about two weeks. Despite its name, postpartum depression may arise during pregnancy or after giving birth. Mothers experiencing postpartum depression may struggle to care for themselves or their infants. 4. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): This type of depression tends to impact patients during the cold-weather months and is believed to result from a reduced exposure to sunlight. SAD symptoms, which include social withdrawal, fatigue, and weight gain, typically improve in the spring and summer but return when the days grow shorter and colder. 5. Psychotic depression: This serious condition refers to a combination of serious depression and some type of psychosis, such as hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that others cannot) or delusions (upsetting and rigid false beliefs), and feelings of paranoia. In most cases, psychosis symptoms center on a theme such as persecution, guilt, or illness. According to the American Psychiatric Association, early, well-coordinated treatment is vital to securing good outcomes for individuals experiencing psychosis. A few other types of depressive disorders recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) include disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (diagnosed in children and adolescents) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Though it was formerly called manic depression, and does include episodes of extremely low moods that meet the criteria for major depression, bipolar disorder is a separate disorder and requires its own distinct treatment approaches. The key difference between bipolar disorder and depression is that the former features periods of extremely elevated moods—usually either euphoria or intense irritability—called mania or less intense versions of the same called hypomania. How Many People Experience Depression? Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, both in the United States as well as worldwide. Statistics show rates of depression are rising, particularly among adolescents. Data shared by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that in 2016, 16.2 million adults over the age of 18 had experienced at least one major depressive episode. The number of adolescents with depression has climbed more steeply than that in any other age group. In 2016, that number reached 3.1 million—19.4% of girls and 6.4% percent of boys. In fact, unlike many other health conditions, the risk of depression actually drops as you age. Adults between 18 and 25 face the highest risk of depression (10.9%) while older adults who've reached the age of 50 and beyond face the lowest risk (4.8%). Across all age groups, women in the United States are substantially more likely to experience depression than men—8.5% compared to 4.8%. Race plays a role in depression risk too. Adults who identify with two or more racial or ethnic groups have the highest risk of depression at 10.5%. Having had a prior depressive episode also increases the likelihood you'll experience another. Researchers from Pro Persona at the Institute for Mental Health Care in the Netherlands found that more than 13% of individuals who recover from an episode of major depression will experience another within five years. When they extended the time frame to 10 years, that rises to 23%, and for 20 years, to 42%. Though depression is highly treatable, the Pro Persona researchers found that less than 50% of those with this condition receive adequate care. In some countries, a mere 10% receive the treatment they need. A variety of factors contribute to this problem, including a lack of knowledgable health care professionals, misdiagnosis, and social stigma. Seeking Help for Depression Multiple treatments exist to help depression patients reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Statistics show that between 80% and 90% of individuals with depression who seek treatment will find an option that works for them. However, finding the right one can be a complicated process, and individuals often have to try different options to achieve positive results. Lifestyle Changes and Alternative Treatments Many patients also rely on lifestyle adjustments to ease their depression symptoms. Some popular alternative treatments that can complement traditional approaches to treating depression include: • Prioritizing physical activity, such as yoga • Committing to a regular meditation practice • Using acupuncture to alleviate physical and mental distress • Building a supportive social network • Caring for your physical self by, for example, eating a nutrient-rich diet There are also a number of herbal supplements, such as St. John's wort, that have been shown to effectively address symptoms of depression. Since supplements can interact with other medications, be sure to speak with your doctor about any possible interactions. Nutritional therapy using amino acids is an especially exciting approach to depression treatment. "Supplements that contain amino acids also reduce symptoms, because they are converted to neurotransmitters that alleviate depression and other mental disorders. Based on emerging scientific evidence, this form of nutritional supplement treatment may be appropriate for controlling major depression," explained an article written by two scientists at the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation in Los Angeles. The amino acid L-tyrosine, for instance, supports the synthesis of the neurotransmitters epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine, which can result in decreased depression symptoms. In addition to lifestyle changes, individuals with depression may experience significant benefits from therapy. Interpersonal and problem-solving approaches can be helpful, but the strongest evidence to date supports an approach called cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). A wealth of research indicates that CBT, a form of psychological treatment, can bring about significant improvements in terms of both functioning and quality of life for people with depression and other mental health issues. The goal of CBT is to alleviate depression symptoms by modifying behaviors, thoughts, and feelings and breaking larger problems down into smaller ones that can be easily managed. Some of the core principles of this therapy approach include the idea that depression and other psychological problems arise because of unhelpful ways of thinking and behaviors. By changing those thought and behavior patterns, people can experience significant and measurable relief. In a sense, CBT practitioners teach people how to be their own therapist by helping them build more effective coping skills. The focus in each session is on the current realities of a person's life, rather than historical events that may have contributed to the difficulty they are experiencing. Some information about a person's history will, of course, be necessary, but the overall emphasis is on learning how to effectively interact with emotions and challenges that arise in daily life. Prescription Drugs If lifestyle changes or therapy cannot resolve symptoms of depression, medications can be a useful additional treatment option. The CDC estimates that 13% of Americans age 12 and older take antidepressant medication, an increase of 65% from 1999 to 2014. When delving into the world of pharmaceutical treatments for depression, you'll encounter what at first may appear to be a bewildering array of acronyms: SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), SNRIs (serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors), NDRIs (norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors), TCAs (tricyclic antidepressants), and MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors). Each string of letters refers to a category of drugs that have been grouped together due to the similar way in which they impact the neurotransmitters in your brain. SSRIs, the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, work by boosting serotonin levels. Individuals with depression often display strikingly low levels of this important neurotransmitter, which impacts mood, sleep, and appetite. You may be familiar with brand names within this drug class such as Prozac, Celexa, and Zoloft. By stopping the reabsorption of serotonin, these drugs make more of the substance available in the brain. Antidepressants usually take between 2 weeks to 2 months to produce noticeable changes, and they often come with side effects. Working with a skilled professional will be key to determining which antidepressant (if any) offers relief for you. Options for Treatment-Resistant Depression For individuals with severe, persistent depression that does not respond to other treatments, doctors may recommend more invasive options such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). While many understandably have negative associations based on the primitive versions of electroshock therapy administered beginning in the 1940s, ECT treatments have evolved drastically. Today, patients can typically resume normal activities in about an hour after the procedure concludes. Ketamine, a drug initially intended for use primarily as an animal tranquilizer that became popular on the black market for its ability to create a detached, dream-like state, can bring remarkably rapid relief for individuals suffering intransigent depression. Clinical trials have shown highly promising results. In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of Spravato, a drug based on ketamine, to treat depression via a nasal spray. Given its potential for abuse, it's only available in controlled clinical settings. Dealing with Depression? You're Not Alone Whether you're dealing with depression yourself, or supporting a child, parent, spouse, or friend, remember that support is always available to you. An abundance of reliable, up-to-date information can be found on websites run by organizations like the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), while grassroots groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) can help connect you with support groups in your area. Many also find comfort from personal essays that describe another person's lived experience with depression. Depression can make you feel helpless and alone, but even taking small steps, like chatting with a trained counselor from your own home, can show you that's not the case. What You Should Know About Depression Up to 25% off Amino Shop Now TAGS: conditions Join the Community Comments (0) Science in your inbox You have been successfully subscribed. Up to 25% off Amino Shop Now Most Craveable Recipes Can Meditation for Anxiety and Depression Outperform Prescription Drugs? Depression and anxiety affect millions. Could meditation be a silver bullet? 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you & me Love Letter to the Tired and Lonely. Dear tired and lonely human, I see you. I see your big life. I see your small life. I see all of the creative ways you also try to hide the ego wound inside. The wound that activates the overwhelming fear and shame from long ago experiences that taught you that you are not lovable, not worthy, too much, not enough. The wound that works so hard to remind you of the danger in being loved or seen, whether you’re introverted or extroverted. The wound that taught you to perform for people’s love. To chase. To run. To dance in the frustration of push/pull relationship dynamics. The wound that convinces you that being validated means seeking yourself in others. The wound that dictates that love means rescuing or being rescued. Because simply being loved and accepted for who you are, without performing or over-giving, is hard to accept. That easy, healthy love is something to aspire to because you can’t seem to find it. And if at last you do, you tell yourself that you won’t keep it. Or you wait for them to leave. Because you don’t believe that it was meant for you. You don’t trust it. “Surely this must be a mistake?” the wound tells you. “This person who loves me deserves better. They don’t understand that I don’t deserve them. Something is wrong. I must work hard to let them know that something is wrong.” And so maybe you push away the very thing your heart longs for. Or you choose people who do this to you. You might not know that’s why they do this. Or why you keep being rejected. But the wound knows. Maybe the wound keeps you in relationships you are afraid to leave. Because you don’t know who you are without another. Or maybe the wound has worked hard to keep you alone. Always on the sidelines. Waiting until next year, next month, when you’re in better shape, when you have it more together, to seek a partner. To seek friends. To seek connection. The wound subconsciously controls everything. This wound that burrowed deep into your heart and crocheted a gossamer cage around your truth. It decides. For some, it’s quiet. For others, it’s all-encompassing. But the wound works tirelessly to question if this is safe, if they are safe, if you are safe. The wound tries so hard to protect you, even when you have found exactly what you want and then find yourself dismantling it, pushing it away, questioning it, questioning yourself. Then you stand back in shame and anguish and ask, “What have I done?” The wound that works against you in self-sabotage and self-protection. The wound that tells you that being popular means you are good enough. More likes, more followers, more attention. It craves this as confirmation that you are good enough. It pushes you to inflate yourself because you feel small. Or maybe you don’t want to be popular. You feel invisible instead. The wound that thinks it’s safer to just be alone. To isolate. To do nothing and feel guilty about doing nothing. To lose yourself in the minutiae. To lose yourself in fantasy or magical thinking. To lose yourself to addiction or vices. Alcohol, excessive working out, drugs, sex, porn, over-spending, shopping, self-help, video games, television. Anything to stay small, numb the pain, and distract yourself. Or the anxiety that tells you to keep busy, to never sit down long enough to self-reflect. Chronic overworking, overthinking, over-achievement, over-involvement, overdoing for others, beating yourself up mercilessly, which masks the pain of inadequacy. Anything to block the fear of the very connection you so want to cultivate. Dear tired and lonely human, I see you. I see you because I am you. I know the twisted knots of anxiety that form around my own wound. The fear of being abandoned or rejected. Of being misunderstood. Of not being chosen. Of being too much. Of not being enough. Maybe like me, on the outside you are confident, a go-getter, a helper. Maybe you have created the life you always wanted, but you have a hard time believing you deserve the very things you are skilled at manifesting and creating for yourself. So you feel more comfortable underachieving. Never quite reaching the finish line, although others think you’ve got it all figured out. Inside, you are terrified of succeeding. Because succeeding means you might actually be okay. You might actually be seen and heard. Or it might take the spotlight from someone else. Someone who controlled you to play small as a child. Someone you were afraid of. Someone you are still afraid to disappoint. So you hold yourself back, and feel frustrated and lonely. Maybe like me, you didn’t feel loved and accepted as a child. Maybe there was mental illness and addiction in your family, so you weren’t protected. Maybe as a child, you had to parent yourself, so as an adult, you find it hard to let others in. Maybe you were told you were selfish for having needs and feelings, and you worked hard to get praise but instead were told you would never succeed. That you would never be good enough. So you over-empathize and love others more than you love yourself because you were never taught that you were lovable. You give too much while holding back parts of yourself. You shut down and deflect praise and compliments. You have a hard time knowing when someone is being genuine, so you assume they are not, which isolates you. Maybe you were physically, emotionally or sexually assaulted and the trauma of this has shut you down. Afraid of deep connection. Afraid to be vulnerable. Maybe you let yourself be vulnerable after healing and were hurt again. So the idea of ever opening up again is terrifying. Maybe you’ve spent your whole life fighting against gaslighting, scapegoating, racism, homophobia, sexism, religious persecution and abuse. Maybe you were told repeatedly that you were too much, too sensitive, that everything was your fault. That whom you love must be accepted in the eyes of God. That you must be conventional or face being disappointing. That being gay was a sin, so you hid your sexuality or are still afraid to embrace it. Maybe the way people treated you for the color of your skin taught you that you aren’t acceptable as you are, that hate is normal. Or the shape of your body taught you to self-loathe. Maybe you were hurt, violated or betrayed by the very people who were supposed to protect you. Maybe they still do it, and you are ashamed and alone in this cycle. Maybe you never felt accepted by or connected to your family. Maybe you were bullied at home. Maybe you were bullied outside of the home too. Maybe this chronic lack of acceptance for who you are at your core made you believe that you don’t belong. That you don’t have a place. So this lifelong loneliness comes from chronic perfectionism. From trying to be seen and accepted as the good girl or good boy you wanted your tormentors to see. To be loved. To be understood. To be accepted. Exactly as you are. But they couldn’t see this. So your wound creates experiences that simply reinforce the confusing belief that you deserve to be lonely and misunderstood, even when you are being celebrated. Even when you are being loved. “Love is for others, not for me,” you tell yourself. And to feel safe, you have spent your whole life trying to be seen and loved outside of yourself, because you were taught to self-abandon in order to please others. But this subconsciously drives you to choose people and experiences that reject you. Because you don’t know what it feels like to be chosen. You are drawn to abusive relationships, or life experiences that keep you in self-doubt, self-rejection. Maybe you bully others because you don’t know how to ask for love. Or you withhold from and bully yourself, which keeps you from healthy outside connections. Maybe you are so afraid of losing control, you push others away. You learned that love was coercive, manipulative, aggressive and painful, so you look for problems, you feel safer in conflict. You don’t recognize healthy attention. You run from it. And this keeps the abandonment/rejection wound alive. Maybe you were celebrated as a child. Or maybe you were given too much praise, too much attention, that you don’t know who you are without it. Maybe you were held to such high standards that you are afraid to fail. To get it wrong. Maybe you equate love with the need to succeed. To never fail. Maybe you don’t feel worthy unless others are proud of you. Maybe you control how others see you, through your achievements. Maybe you don’t know how to stop performing because you are afraid that people will see the ‘real you’. The one the wound convinces you is not enough. So your loneliness sets you apart from others. Maybe it’s just easier to believe that others don’t get you. So you overachieve and use workaholism or the need to be the provider as a self-defense mechanism. Maybe a parent leaned on you too much. Had unhealthy boundaries. Enmeshed with you. Manipulated you. So love and intimacy feels suffocating and unsafe. You so desperately crave it with someone, but when they give it, the wound encourages you to run. Maybe a parent left as a child. So love is equated with people leaving. Perhaps your wound drives you to leave before you are left. Or you cling too hard, afraid to be rejected. Maybe you look for the parent who left you in your partner, and feel ashamed and confused by how you treat them. Maybe you are terrified of being alone, and stay in relationships that don’t fulfill you. Maybe you are tired of being single, but are afraid of being hurt again. Maybe you see yourself in all of this, some of it, or none of it. Maybe you were meant to read this because you are ready to go inside and sit with your own wound. Maybe you are tired of the loneliness, and want to connect to your own life on a deeper level. Maybe you are scared that you will feel this abstract loneliness forever. Dear tired and lonely human, I see you. I am you. We all deserve to feel vital and connected. Loved and safe. Seen and heard. We deserve to feel like we belong. But when we love from our wound, we will always be asking too much of others. We will always be asking them to give us something that only we can provide for ourselves. Perhaps you are lucky, and have found someone who accepts you as you are. Someone who enjoys you, and whom you enjoy. Perhaps you have acceptance of one another, in good times and bad. Someone who is willing and able to sit in the discomfort of conflict, in miscommunication, and take self-responsibility. Someone who doesn’t try to change you, but instead changes themselves to better meet you. Perhaps you are doing this for them too. Or perhaps you recognize that you would like to be able to offer them this. Perhaps you want this type of connection, but are cognizant of how your own wounds drive you and are doing the inner work for yourself, before you try to meet another in their wounded space. Or perhaps you are genuinely happy on your own, without a partner, but recognize areas where you would like to better connect to yourself and others. Wherever you are, you deserve to feel like you belong somewhere. Feeling emotionally alone stems from earlier trauma, which is where the wound is formed. When these feelings come up for me now, I try to remind myself, “This is just the wound.” I have learned to recognize the difference between fact and feeling, which my active wounded self did not understand. I don’t always get it right, but I am less reactive and more able to sit with myself now. I know my ego wound intimately. I have spent the last four years journeying into this shadow aspect of myself, and have accepted that I will never get rid of it. While it no longer controls me subconsciously, it still has the power to derail me. I am learning to navigate it and get on the other side of its self-sabotaging, self-protective messages. I understand that attachment trauma lives in this space, and until I began healing this aspect, I would subconsciously draw in people and experiences that asked me to be wounded in rejection or abandonment of myself. I was insecure and frightened. I have learned that self-love and self-acceptance are more important than what I perceive others think of me. When I became conscious of the unhealthy practice of self-abandoning, I met myself for the first time, and recognized a great deal of what I wrote above as my own painful experience of the world. I would never have accepted this in myself from my reactive wounded state. But self-parenting, and learning to love the good girl who desperately wanted someone to validate her existence, has opened me up to a different way of living and loving. I have learned that healthy relationships only work when I disconnect from seeking validation. We are all programmed to living life through the lens of our own wounds, so when we choose to go inside and stop looking for others to hold our difficult feelings, we learn to self-soothe, which leads to self-empowerment. This is a difficult journey, but a worthwhile one. As Robert Brault said, “Life gets easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.” Forgiveness and compassion for ourselves and others gets easier when we feel safe enough to leave the victim space and allow the grace of healing to free us from these early wounds that drive us. That being said, some abuses cannot be forgiven. This, I have learned, is fine too. I will not allow others to shame me into forgiving before I am ready, willing or able to. And I forgive myself for that. I forgive myself for unknowingly inflicting hurts on others. I accept that just as I am working from the only knowledge I have available at any given time, other people are too. Our wounds sometimes drive us to enormous lengths to self-protect, but oftentimes they hurt innocent people. For that, we must ask for their forgiveness, just as we would feel comforted by a sincere apology from someone who hurt us. We all change and grow, and I hope connection wounds can heal with healthy communication and offer closure. On the flip side, I have learned to set healthy boundaries around those who never apologize and who are not committed to self-accountability. Healthy self-protection comes from knowing your own worth. Letting toxic people go is a form of self-love. This includes letting go of toxic versions of ourselves. Wounded or not, we can always be better. Looking back, the loneliest I ever felt was when I was living in the past. This is where the ego wounds keep us. But I grew exhausted from looking back, from looking outside of myself. From carrying trauma. From holding grudges. From expecting others to see my wounds, hold me in them, and then blaming them when they couldn’t. Our emotional intelligence systems magnetize the people and experiences that we need to heal our most sacred wounding. When we are ready, we recognize the ones who hurt us as teachers and we understand their lessons. But we must first be courageous in recognizing ourselves. We must take ownership. When we can do this, we will belong to ourselves. We will find our place. Dear tired and lonely human, I see you, and I love you for trying so hard to figure this out with me. Elle Newlands is a hybrid, which makes her complicated, but she is okay with that. An actress, photographer and writer, she spends her days juggling characters, words and pictures. 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