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Jiankun Liu
A recent post talked about how we can label documents on SHARE with Natural Language Processing models. You will need low-priced internet service to program with this new code. In this post I'm going to include more detail on how it was done. If you are interested in reading further, I recommend you read the previous post (link) first, which introduced the problem, the data set, and the work flow.
If you'd like some background on general machine learning text classification techniques, I highly recommend this awesome tutorial done by scikit-learn.
Our goal is to predict the subject area of documents as accurately as possible. In this blog post we are going to explain how to achieve this subject classifcation using machine learning models, how to build a framework that is scalable to large data, and the fun we can have using deep learning with tensorflow.
Data and preprocessing
The data set I used is from the PLOS API, which I introduced in the previous post (link). I reused the code from here with a few changes to harvest all of the data from PLOS with subject areas. Although the taxonomy is in tree structure, the API does not provide a full list of terms for each document. The only way to get the labels for documents is to specify the subject area in each query. This results in a very inconvenient situation for fetching all possible terms for each document. Therefore I decided to start with the top tier documents.
The basic processing steps:
– Harvest documents for each subject area
– Clean the text data using the code here
– Store both the raw documents and preprocessed documents into MongoDB
– Remove outliers, including documents with not enough words for accurate classification
Since this tutorial focuses on the training step, I won't go over the code for the entire preprocessing step.
First, we map each of the 11 subject areas to a number from 0 to 10. Because each document can have multiple subject areas, those numbers later will be used to create binary classifications in the training step. In other words, we'll create 11 different classifications for each document, one for each of the subject areas, and specifiy weather or not that document maps to that subject area.
- Biology and life sciences
- Computer and information sciences
- Earth sciences
- Ecology and environmental sciences
- Engineering and technology
- Medicine and health sciences
- People and places
- Physical sciences
- Research and analysis methods
- Science policy
- Social sciences
Fetching data
Now, we'll go to the source – PLOS – and gather training data.
In the below examples, we'll assume that we have a Mongo database pre-loaded with all of the data from PLOS. The code for gathering this data is available here.
We'll use x to represent exploratory variables, and y to represent response variables.
# Initialization.
# Default values
STOP_WORDS = 'english'
# Setup
client = MongoClient(settings.MONGO_URI)
mp = MongoProcessor()
ids = mp.fetch_ids()
train_ids, test_ids = train_test_split(ids, test_size=TEST_SIZE) # TEST_SIZE = 0.2
(X_train_text, y_train_all) = mp.batch_xy(train_ids, batch_size=len(train_ids), epochs=1, collection='input').next()
(X_test_text, y_test_all) = mp.batch_xy(test_ids, batch_size=len(test_ids), epochs=1, collection='input').next()
This code fetches all the document identifiers, splits them into training group and test group, then uses the identifiers to fetch the document text from MongoDB. This code is specific for the framework we are using, thus can't be generalized for normal use. However, the format of the data is just simple text, which is what we need for the text classification problem.
Here is an example of one document:
u"structural controllability and controlling centrality of temporal networks temporal networks are such networks where nodes and interactions may appear and disappear at various time scales with the evidence of ubiquity of temporal networks in our economy nature and society it urgent and significant to focus on its structural controllability as well as the corresponding characteristics which nowadays is still an untouched topic we develop graphic tools to study the structural controllability as well as its characteristics identifying the intrinsic mechanism of the ability of individuals in controlling a dynamic and large scale temporal network classifying temporal trees of a temporal network into different types we give both upper and lower analytical bounds of the controlling centrality which are verified by numerical simulations of both artificial and empirical temporal networks we find that the positive relationship between aggregated degree and controlling centrality as well as the scale free distribution of node controlling centrality are virtually independent of the time scale and types of datasets meaning the inherent robustness and heterogeneity of the controlling centrality of nodes within temporal networks"
Feature Extraction
We will use a count vectorizier in scikit-learn to extract features, or a detailed count of words and word combinations that appear in each document. Scikit-learn has a good tutorial of the common text feature extraction process here.
vectorizer = CountVectorizer(decode_error='ignore', ngram_range=NGRAM_RANGE, stop_words=STOP_WORDS)
X_train = vectorizer.fit_transform(X_train_text)
X_train is the vector representations of documents, where each column is a term, which can be either a word or a two-word term. Each row records the frequency of each term occuring in a document. These are the features we will use in the classification model.
This is a multi-label classification problem. This means that each document can be classified into one or more categories. Most existing algorithms by default cannot deal with this problem. There are normally two solutions. Your first option is to change the loss function to adapt to the multi-label classification problem.
Second, you can train the model for each class separately by building One vs the rest classifiers. The advantages of the second option is that each classifier can be tuned separately to get the best results. One of the most common problems with document classification is imbalanced data. For example, let's say that more than 95 percent of the documents have the label "biology and life sciences," while less than 3 percent of the documents have the label "science policy." This results in a biased model that would predict almost all documents as "biology and life sciences" and none as "science policy," which seems accurate at first glance, but in reality ignores important documents. By building separate binary classifiers each one will be fine-tuned respectively to tackle the imbalanced data problem.
The classifier we use from scikit-learn is the SGDClassifier, which supports several loss functions, including hinge loss, which is the loss function of SVM, and huber loss, which is for the regression model. We use hinge loss for demonstration.
cls_base_name = 'SGD'
cls_base = SGDClassifier
cls_list = [cls_base()] * len(all_classes)
The above code created 11 classifiers, each for classifying one subject area.
Now, we'll start using the data to train the model.
In the below example, we'll transform each of the multi class variables to a binary response variable. In other words, we'll loop through each of the subject areas, and decide if the document can be classified using that subject.
def OVR_transformer(classes, pos):
Tranform multi-labels to binary classes for OneVsRest classifiers.
return 1 if pos in classes else 0
for j in range(len(all_classes)):
# Create namespace for storing metrics.
cls_name = cls_base_name + str(j)
# transform y
y_train = np.asarray(map(lambda x: OVR_transformer(x, j), y_train_all))
cls_list[j].fit(X_train, y_train)
To build the one vs rest classifiers we need to transform the labels into 0 and 1 for each of the subject areas. If the label is 0, the document can't be classified with the subject, and a label of 1 means that it can.
The OVR_transformer cunction transforms the labels into 0 and 1 based on which subject area we are considering as the true label.
Now that we've trained the model, it's time to test.
X_test = vectorizer.transform(X_test_text)
for j in range(len(all_classes)):
cls_name = cls_base_name + str(j)
# Test
print("Test results")
y_test = np.asarray(map(lambda x: OVR_transformer(x, j), y_test_all))
y_pred = cls_list[j].predict(X_test)
test_stats = precision_recall_fscore_support(y_test, y_pred, pos_label=1)
accuracy = cls_list[j].score(X_test, y_test)
print("Test metrics for {}: {}".format(cls_name, test_stats))
print(confusion_matrix(y_test, y_pred))
The function precision_recall_fscore_support gives you the metrics needed to evaluate the models. In our case, precision is the most important one. It is the ratio of "true positive," pre-defined labels and all positive predictions, including potential misclasifications. We want to avoid incluidng wrong information in our metadata, while still tolerating some documents not being labelled at all. Another important metric is recall, or the ratio of "true positive" to all positive predictions. If this ratio is too low, the classifier is basically doing nothing. Precision and recall tradeoff is always a challenge. In our case, we would like to maximize precision while having a resonable recall.
In our test, the classifiers achieved 60 to 90 percent precision. However, the recall of some classifiers are extremely low due to the imbalanced data. This is acceptable for the simplified model, but it is clear that there could be improvement.
How to improve the model
The above code is the most simplified version of a multi-label classification model. The biggest problem with the model is imbalanced data, which we explained above. To tackle the problem, we can consider training the classifiers separately using the undersampling strategy, or other methods.
In terms of feature engineering, adding Term Frequency – Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF)(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tf%E2%80%93idf) is the first obvious choice. TF-IDF can tune down the influence of high frequency words that don't help with the classification, like "to," "and," "the," etc. It is a must have model improvement to include unless you are dealing with very large data. Another method worth trying is the Word2Vec method, which transforms each word into a highdimensional vector. Then you can get the mean of the all word vectors in a document and use that as a feature together with TF-IDF. In fact, many papers nowadays will use the combination of TF-IDF and Word2Vec with SVM model as the baseline.
The framework
Here are some lessons I learned while working on this problem.
- Be as generalized as possible to use in other cases
- Make it scalable
- Make sure your code is lightweight and simple
The training data we are dealing with is no where near "big data" on the TB, PB level, but storing them as flat files would definitely not be helpful for us to move on. Therefore, we used MongoDB instead of flat files to store the data.
Bonus: Text classification with Convolutional Neural Networks
Following the trend of deep learning in recent years, many papers have researched text classification with Convolutional Neural Networks, which focus on learning models that are similar in strucutre to neurons in the brain. I decided to give it a shot, but the performance was simply lacking. In case you are interested in how to do it, I suggest read this awesome tutorial first, then read the code of the prototype here.
In the tutorial, the author trained the word vectors starting from scratch. In our case, we used pre-trained word vectors from GoogleNews corpus, which you can find online.Therefore, we need to change the code in the embedding layer to use it properly. You can find the code foe this part here.
The conclusion, to put it simply, is that it costs you a significant amount of time and resources in exchange for little or no gain in precision. As fancy as Convolutional Neural Networks sounds, you might want to try traditional machine learning techniques before jumping into more complicated and hyped methods.
All my code is available online at https://github.com/jeffreyliu3230/doclabels.
Thanks to Erin Braswell for the editing work!


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The Georgia School-Based Health Alliance is proud to announce the information about the House Resolution (HR 640), GASBHA – House SBHC Final Report Dec 2015 which passed during the 2015 Legislative Session. HR 640 is the House Study Committee for Health, Education, and School-Based Health Centers. Several GASBHA board members (President, Treasurer/Secretary, and other members), advocacy partners (VOICES for Georgia's Children), and the School-Based Health Alliance hosted several meetings with Georgia policy makers, state agency staff members, and key stakeholders to educate them about the operations of SBHCs (staffing and costs) in Georgia, discuss the processes and strategies to plan a SBHC, partnerships for SBHCs, clinical services provided in schools as well as health education and behavioral health services offered by the SBHCs to students and staff, the role of SBHCs in increasing seat time, decreasing student absenteeism, and improving student academic achievement, the role of SBHCs to decrease number of days missed by school employees because they are able to seen at the SBHC, and discussions about return on investment (ROI) due to the accessibility of the SBHC onsite.
Legislators were also able to attend site visits at Georgia SBHCs to view the centers and speak with the SBHC providers and staff about their SBHC operations and successes to date.

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This wasn't really intended to be an outfit post, but we took the camera on our walk to the river on Saturday and ended up with some good photos, so here they are!
All the clothing aside from the jewelry is a year or two old, so probably not available anymore.
Bodysuit // Urban Outfitters
Linen Skirt // American Apparel
Belt // Urban Outfitters
Shoes // Thrifted - Portland, Maine
Toadstool Brooch // Cherish
Skull Ring // Japan
Octopus Ring // OctopusMe


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FINAL: VCU 64, NJIT 52 – Richmond, Va.
NJIT STARTERS: #4 Olson, #5 Johnson, #10 Griffin, #12 Dweck, #50 Nwankwo
VCU STARTERS: #3 Green, #11 Hobson, #23 Pellechio, #24 Parks, #30 Henry, S.
THE BASICS: Junior Robyn Parks scored 14 of her team-high 20 points in the second half, while freshmen Jessica Pellechio and Kaneisha Atwater added 12 and 11 points, respectively to lead VCU to a 64-52 victory against visiting NJIT Friday afternoon at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
- NJIT raced out to an early eight-point advantage less than four minutes in before VCU settled down and pulled within 15-14 on a 3-pointer from senior Robyn Hobson at the 8:31 mark.
- Trailing by one with less than four minutes to go, VCU scored eight of the final 10 points of the first half and took a 27-22 advantage into the locker room.
- The Rams increased their lead to as many as seven points twice during the first six minutes of the second stanza before NJIT again cut the deficit to 39-38 with 10:47 remaining.
- It was as close as the Highlanders would get, however, as VCU reeled off 12 straight points and built its largest lead at the time, 51-38, on a triple from Pellechio at the 7:58 mark.
- A pair of Parks free throws eventually gave the Rams a 62-47 lead with 2:46 left.
- The Rams shot better than 90 percent (12-of-13) from the free throw line for the second straight game.
- Pellechio, who registered a game-high four steals, knocked down four 3-pointers for the third consecutive game and fifth time in her last seven outings. She entered the week as the nation's third-leading 3-point shooter with 3.7 treys per game.
- Parks, who leads the Rams and ranks second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, reached the 20-point plateau for the fourth time this season.
- Atwater added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-2 from long range, to go along with a pair of assists off the bench.
- Senior Carleeda Green dished out six assists for the fourth time this year.
- VCU held a 40-30 advantage on the glass.
- NJIT's Rayven Johnson led all scorers with a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds.
WHAT'S AHEAD: VCU travels to 24th-ranked Ohio State on Dec. 27. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Rams then return to the Verizon Wireless Arena for back-to-back home games against Maine (Jan. 1) and Youngstown State (Jan. 4). Check VCUAthletics.com for complete game coverage.


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Pakaraka Permaculture Training Program
We are excited to offer 3 and 9 weeks training programs for aspiring market gardeners and homesteaders. The programs combine practical hands-on learning combined with classes and personal project. During the programs time frame, you will be a part of our farm's team, working
along side us on the farm, doing what we do. We believe that this integrative style of learning is the ultimate platform to up-skill and empower a new generation of growers. We love what we do, and are excited to share this experience and create programs we would have loved to attend ourselves!
The core aspects of the program are:
Market Gardening
As you will be working in the market garden you will get valuable insights about how our operation functions. During the market gardening workshop, you will get a comprehensive view about how our business functions. As the weeks go by, you will practice and become proficient in all the fundamental aspects of market gardening: bed preparation, plant propagation, transplanting & direct seeding, crop care, weeding, watering, tool maintenance, harvesting a diversity of crops, post harvesting of vegetables, salads and microgreens production. On the first week we will be working together on all aspects of the gardens, and from the second week you will alternate roles - field growing, growing and harvesting microgreens, preparing salads and harvesting field vegetables, supported by our team.
We are passionate about homesteading and sustainable living. We love providing for ourselves from the abundance the farm has to offer. These are some of the things that we will be doing -
Cooking with farm produce, fermenting and preserving, feeding and caring of the chickens and ducks, and opportunities to learn how to milk the house cow.
Depending on the seasonal work available, we will work in the food forest.
Small Scale Farming
Much is involved in operating a small scale diverse organic farm, though the work is very seasonal. During the duration of the program, you will be exposed to farm living, and will be able to participate in farm tasks. Depending on the season the tasks range from fencing, firewood management, moving animals to weed control. Keeping the farm organic involves a lot of labour in weed management, therefore we reserve a morning a week to take care of the land.
Personal Project
During your time here you will be able to choose a personal project related to market gardening and homesteading. This is an opportunity for you to delve deep, to experiment, and follow your passion. Choose from a list of projects we will offer or suggest your own. There is a vast range of learning opportunities to be gained. We will mentor you through design and implementation of your chosen project, on which you will work during designated weekly sessions.
Applications are now closed for the training programs of 2019.
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We will get back to you within 10 day with a reply. Limited spaces available. Applications will close when all spaces are filled. This is a full-time program, 5 to 6 days a week depending on workshops, so expect to get yourself immersed in the farm. The average week will consist of 4 days of hands on learning on the market garden, half a day of your personal project and half a day of weed management or other important tasks on the farm. We base our work and weekly schedule according to the weather. For example, on hot summer days, we tend to start early, stop for a siesta in midday and continue work in the evening. During Spring and Autumn, we tend to be active from 8 am to 5 pm.
Workshop Schedule for the 9 weeks training programs:
For Spring/Summer 2019 Program:
21-22/10 Orientation, Basic gardening skills
24/10 (Thursday) Microgreens Workshop
26-27/10 (Saturday & Sunday - Labour weekend) Two Days Market Gardening Workshop
5/11 (Tuesday) Keeping Chickens and Ducks Workshop
16/11 (Saturday) Ferment, Preserve, Pickle Workshop
7/12 (Saturday) Advanced Home Gardening Workshop
We reserve the right to make changes to the workshop schedule. We guarantee that all content will be delivered throughout the program.
While this program is primarily aimed for aspiring small scale market gardeners, it will also be highly beneficial for those who wish to be self-sufficient and grow most of their own food on a small block. We will mostly be working as a group, but we will also split to various tasks and allocate areas of responsibility and care. We will be accepting passionate individuals who:
1. Are serious about growing food, and are considering a livelihood in growing food for market.
2. Wish to continue their learning about sustainable living and homesteading skills.
3. Are physically fit, emotionally mature, independent, enjoy teamwork, have prior experience working outdoors and love it.
4. Kids friendly (:
We will provide you with mostly local and organic produce. You will be making your own breakfasts, evening dinners and cooking on your days off. Lunch will be provided during the week. Cleaning of your personal & communal living space is your responsibility.
We will gladly pick you up from the bus station in Thames, and welcome you to join us on our trips to town. We still recommend you organise your transport to and from the farm by car or bicycle (we are 7km from Thames town centre). We cannot house pets on the farm.
If you are a family with kids, and are very interested in the program and staying with us, please email us and we can discuss this further.
There is no smoking on the farm, and we ask for responsible consumption of alcohol.
Applicant must have a valid tourist visa, work visa or NZ residence.
Camping area:
Camping will be either under the pecan orchard, besides the river or above the gardens across the gully, depending on the time of year. River facilities include; outside covered kitchen, hot shower, lights & phone charging (that's new!), and composting toilets. The Facilities above the gardens include a communal 5m bell tent. You will need to provide a tent/caravan/van. We recommend a tent that can handle moderate winds and is big enough to be a comfortable private space for you.
The campsite have mobile reception, and you can charge your laptop at our house, where you can use high-speed WiFi (for all uses except big file downloading). There is also free internet available at the Thames library.
Program fees are $2,850 for the 9 weeks period and include;
Food supplies for the entire program, mostly local and/or organic produce. Lunch will be provided Monday to Friday.
Camping facilities.
Workshops, field training and project mentorship.
We take this training program very seriously, as we open up our lives, livelihoods and skill-sets. You will gain skills that will escort you for the rest of your life. We also understand that not everyone has means to invest this amount in their education. We offer to assist those in need by considering together different options that would aid their payment, such as finding sponsors, opening a give-a-little page, etc.
On completion of the program of the 9 weeks program, you will receive a certificate of completion 360 hours in organic small-scale farming training.
We ask for a 50% deposit of the program fees the week after you had been accepted to the program. The remainder 50% program fees should be cleared four weeks before the start of the program unless otherwise agreed.
Deposits can be made to our Co-operative bank account. Account name: N & Y Kay. Account number: 02-1248-0053901-052.
To maker international payments you'll need this number BKNZNZ22. It's called a SWIFT, IBAN or BIC code depending on the country it's coming from. Other details you'll need: Name of clearing bank: Bank of New Zealand. Physical address of clearing bank: 100 Lambton Quay, Wellington, NZ.
How to apply:
This application is an opportunity, for both you and us, to determine if your expectations and this program are a good match. Please answer the questions below to the best of your abilities, with honesty and clarity. We do not discriminate on any basis.
1. Please tell us briefly about yourself. Hobbies, your favourite food, things you love doing.
2. What interests you about our farm and this program?
3. Have you ever had experience working on a farm? Please describe.
4. How do you see this program assisting you in your personal and professional development?
5. What experience are you bringing to the program, and what practical skills do you hope to acquire?
6. Have you ever worked as part of a group? What were the most challenging things for you when working or living with others?
7. We raise animals for meat on the farm. What is your perspective on the role animals play on a small farm?
8. Do you have any allergies, food restrictions, physical limitations or mental illnesses that might affect your ability to live in a rural setting and do farm work?
9. How would you describe your diet?
10. Will you be able to attend the full duration of the program?
11. What is your favourite vegetable?
Please send us:
1. Completed application form.
2. A picture of you.
3. Ways we can contact you - Email and Mobile Phone (including country code)
4. Which program are you applying to.
To this email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank you very much for your interest!
And thank you for sharing this information with us, we will not share your application with anyone else. We will get back to you within a few days confirming we have received your application, and get back to you with an answer within 10 days.
Cancellation Policy
In cancellation of up to 60 days before the start of the program, you will get a 100% refund. In cancellation between 30 to 59 day, you will get a 50% refund , under 29 days no refund will be given.
We reserve the right to terminate participation in the program at any stage, in instants of violent or dangerous behaviour, without a refund.
By Jose Miguel Leon Roda, Peru
"My stay of 10 weeks has been amazing. This place is blessed by nature and the people working for wellbeing and sustainability. I am thankful for have been chosen to be part of the first training program and all the projects done and learnings obtained here. Niva and Yotam have developed
a remarkable organic market garden from scratch and are succeeding for following their strong ideals, dreams and principles while raising their two lovely girls, Dina and Lily, which is a show of non-stop hard work. Jeanette and Harry are an example of perseverance and fighters, defending the native bush and other environmental causes throughout the years. I won't forget Luna, the lovely and best Kelpie ever! Beside everything done and learned here, I also found my family in New Zealand.
They represent very good friends and professionals over whom I can rely and count with. I'm sure that they will continue to achieve their dreams and make true all the plans they got for the future. Please
continue with all that energy and positive vibe that characterize you and Pakaraka. You rock!!!
By Adrienne Gordon
I'm incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to study and live at Pakaraka Farm. Throughout the 10 week course I was both challenged and supported, allowing me to gain the confidence and skills needed to be a market gardener.
Yotam's drive, positivity and enthusiasm and Niva's admirable ethics combine to create an impressive and successful lifestyle and business. It's brilliant to see people not only growing organic food, but also consuming only organic and local or fair-trade food.
As well as teaching the skills needed to grow, care for and harvest all the crops in the garden, Yotam consulted us about development decisions, encouraging problem solving and meaning our work had a lasting impact on the farm. I enjoyed the culture of communication and of continuous learning, with feedback encouraged at the end of each week and an extensive library on market gardening books
that I wish I'd read more of! The land itself is beautiful, tranquil and engaging, with a stunning swimming spot and hike up the hill. It's inspiring to hear Harry and Jeanette's approach to
developing the land, allowing a large percentage to regenerate as native bush and working tirelessly for over 20 years to create a home that is focused on community and self sufficiency. Working with them gave us a more holistic view of organic farm management and the benefit of their years of experience living a low impact lifestyle. I leave this farm a much happier, nourished and enthusiastic person with the skills to do the thing that I love and that means the world to me. Thanks so much everyone at Pakaraka Farm.
By Lauren Beresh
I am so grateful to have been part of the training program at Pakaraka 2018. The program is an amazing learning experience that covered all areas of small scale farming and self sufficiency in both theory and practical skills. I learned that a lifestyle in farming is challenging but most importantly is that it's achievable and incredibly rewarding. The internship provided a solid foundation of the day to day operations of organic market garden and facilitated a really positive learning feedback. Yotam and Niva are wonderful educators and share their lives and abundant passion for gardening and I highly recommend the course foranyone who is interested in growing food for themselves or community or
simply want to make a positive change in the world.
By Justine Mazereeuw
Merci beaucoup Pakaraka! Thank you Niva, Jeanette, Yotam, Harry, Lily and Dina for this incredible
permaculture and human adventure. I really shared and enjoyed the strong values of permaculture and the learning of life with nature in a community way of life. Leaving France to take this training program was a great experience full of discoveries and magical meetings.
This program made by Niva and Yotam is an excellent training for anyone who wants to get a market garden, or work in permaculture farm structures. They are excellent teachers and pedagogues, sharing their passion with solid knowledge, experience and great patience. The welcome is extremely family friendly. Niva and Yotam are relying heavily on feedbacks to always improve their educational programs. Jeanette and Harry are great examples of grandparents struggling to leave a better
world for their grandchildren, available, full of tips, methods and exciting stories to tell.
I really enjoyed the life on the campsite, with the bonus of delicious meals from Yotam! To complete
this program, the living environment of the farm is exceptional: a true magical landscape, with a beautiful river where to swim on hot days. I highly recommend this training program in permaculture, extremely rewarding, which I would apply again without hesitation!


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Thinking back to a warm June afternoon in London 2 years ago, sat in the glass-sealed spectators box, the transparent wall separating me from the most powerful men and women in the country may as well not have been there. I watched as suited up men and professional looking women that are regularly seen on the news filed in to the House of Commons, heads held high, with an almost majestic conduct. Excited, inspired and awe struck, I looked down at these MPs, our political representatives and could think of nothing other than how much I wanted to one day be in their position. Discussing pressing issues and deciding on how tackle these issues and improve the lives of people in our society.
However, instead of structured debate and diplomatic discussion, Prime Minster's Questions quickly turned into something analogous to petty argument in a primary school playground. Surrounding the key issues were trivial jibes and constant jeering. These MPs, that are often held in such high esteem, with the majority of front benchers being prestigious Oxbridge graduates, were behaving like children. These PMQ sessions are very often televised and shown on the BBC Parliament channel, and whilst a key feature of PMQs is to scrutinise the actions of other opposition MPs, ironically people who tune into PMQs are starting to scrutinise MPs for their unprofessional behaviour.
Narked parents on Mumsnet have said that this behaviour damages the reputation of Parliament, saying that this behaviour is archaically out of date and unprofessional, with others describing the politicians as "ambitious, connected, ruthless, rich and male", arguing that the behaviour they display adds to the problem of these politicians being completely unrelatable to, and out of touch with, the average joe. It could be interpreted that the people who represent us are making a mockery of democracy. As one Mumsnet user put it;
"Might as well get some pre-schoolers to call each other poo-heads and be done with it."
Justine Roberts, CEO of Mumsnet, is calling for a petition to reform the way PMQs are carried out bore the 2015 General Election. She argues that this can be done, as in 1997 Tony Blair replaced the two weekly 15 minute sessions with one half an hour session on Wednesdays. She is upholding proposals made by The Hansard Society for a new, engaging way to conduct PMQs in order to rebuild trust in politics and politicians. This could include introducing rapid-fire Question and Answers, more Open Questions in order to avoid scripted pre-prepared answers, taking questions directly from constituents through social media, and penalties for MPs who behave unprofessionally. Britain is one of the world's oldest Parliamentary democracies, and Justine Roberts wants the next generation to be proud of their Parliament and eager to engage with their representatives. She, along with other Mumsnet users, believe that a reform to PMQ and the way politicians can behave will encourage the younger generation to vote and eliminate political disengagement.
While I very much agree with these sentiments, especially as I have observed this sort of behaviour first hand, I am pleased to say this did not deter me from wanting to go into politics in future, particularly if this forward-facing reform is implemented!


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Do solar panels work even when there's no direct sunlight? Try asking Germany, which produces 6.5 times more solar energy than the U.S., despite spending most of its year in overcast (a little over two months of sunlight a year). Now, Andrew Curry of Slate Magazine reports that Germany produces enough renewable energy to sustain 22 percent of its energy needs, a quarter of which is solar power. The further solar power technology advances, the more affordable solar panels get.
So why is Germany, a really cloudy country, the current world leader in solar energy? If you'll look at Germany in solar irradiance maps, you can see that much of the country doesn't get as much sunlight as the entire United States. Apparently, most people think that solar panels won't work under cloudy weather since the clouds are blocking precious sunlight. As it turns out, it's one of the biggest myths surrounding solar roofing in Danville, CA and the rest of the world.
Solar panels actually perform better when the mercury drops than when it rises. Residents with solar roofs in cold climes claim that the maximum wattage their panels produce is 25 percent higher than that produced by panels in warm places like California. Temperature plays a critical role not in how much sunlight the panels absorb but how much they convert into energy. Scientists argue that the effects are generally minimal, but energy loss is still a loss.
Last May, the report states that Germany managed to produce solar energy the equivalent of roughly a third of that produced by nuclear plants in the U.S. The market for solar energy is competitive to the point that it has power companies rethinking about their plans for future plants. Of course, the market isn't without its problems; it needs to generate more solar energy. Even for environmentalists, subsidy for solar energy just to sustain a fifth of the country's energy needs is anything but promising.
It will have to pick up the pace; the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in 2011 convinced Germany to abolish nuclear energy by 2023. Sustainable sources such as the Sun will need to play an even bigger role in Germany's energy requirements. Everywhere you go, you're almost certain to find solar panels in residential rooftops, roofs of barns, along train tracks, and even in what used to be military bases in the eastern half.
California is no Germany; but given that it benefits from solar energy, the Golden State can learn from the world's leading solar energy producer. At least now you know that solar panels can work just about anywhere, rain or shine. Get a licensed Danville roofing contractor like RoofMax to discuss about how your home can benefit from solar energy.


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By Joanna Ketteley, Michael Rudd
The UK's Article 50 notice expiry has been extended by agreement from the original deadline of 29 March 2019 to 31 October 2019. The possibility of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October still remains.
This briefing note anticipates how Brexit may impact on the area of environmental law. The legal consequences are complicated, especially in this area as many principles and obligations in our national law stem from EU legislation. UK Government has indicated that it will freeze into UK law the EU legislation in force at the point of the UK's exit to ensure continuity, but may choose to amend such law in due course.
Even though notice has been given to terminate the UK's EU membership, we do not know the precise nature of the UK-EU relationship after a Brexit. However, it is possible to speculate a little about how a general Brexit might affect our national, environmental legal regime and consider what practical changes may result. We do not consider here the impact on other countries, in particular those remaining in the EU, but the International Environment Team here at Bird & Bird is ready to answer any such queries. We also address only those environmental laws that are most relevant to our clients generally, and so do not consider here the impact on (amongst others) air quality, agriculture, fisheries and habitats legislation. Certainly, a key recommendation is that clients assess what environmental laws they are currently obliged to comply with and then analyse whether those obligations encompass operators and markets outside of the UK (for example, the EU Emissions Trading System ("EU ETS") and producer responsibility regulation, such as RoHS and REACH. It will then be necessary to consider how the obligations are actually implemented into UK law and how European interplay may be affected as a result of a Brexit.
The UK government has its own legally-binding climate change (emission reduction) targets, through the Climate Change Act 2008, and its own carbon reduction schemes, such as the climate change levy and CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme – it is generally considered that these are unlikely to change after Brexit. Likewise, whilst the EU Emissions Trading System raises some questions, for example, on issues such as the validity of EU ETS allowances when the UK leaves the EU, given our own national implementation measures and associated compensation schemes, it seems more likely than not that the UK will continue with some form of emissions trading scheme after Brexit occurs, whether that be the EU ETS or a national scheme linked to the European one.
There are also questions over the UK's international obligations, including the UK's commitment to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and recent Paris Agreement (as this is currently caught within the EU's commitment) – a particular concern here is the reduction in influence that the UK would have over international climate change negotiations and agreement.
Finally, whilst EU legislation, such as the Renewable Energy Directive, has undeniably driven an increase in renewable generation in the UK, other national and international obligations (see above) mean low carbon generation should form part of the UK government's future policy – it is just difficult to speculate what part renewables will play in that.
EU legislation is prominent in this sector. Recycling targets, the waste hierarchy and definition of waste are all derived from EU legislation and policy. The UK's waste management sector is strong (including significant exports of recyclate to other Member States). It might be assumed that the UK government wishes that to continue and so would not drastically alter waste management law following a Brexit. Questions have however, been raised about compliance with recycling and waste reduction targets in the medium to long-term and this could undermine long-term planning and investment in waste infrastructure. There are also concerns that the Brexit debate and of course a Brexit itself lessens the UK's influence in the EU now, and important policies such as the Circular Economy are being shaped without significant UK input.
The REACH and Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations both have direct effect in the UK (although the Directive restricting hazardous substances has been implemented into national law). Withdrawal from the EU would potentially mean the UK is not legally obliged to adhere to the REACH and CLP Regulations. However, in order to:
it is reasonable to speculate that the UK government or industry will ensure continued adherence to the standards and obligations within these regimes (albeit with no ability to input into the future direction of EU regulation on the chemical industry).
There is some UK environmental legislation that is purely domestic – such as the contaminated land regime in Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It is difficult to see why or how Brexit would lead to any direct change.
There are concerns that a complete Brexit may result in less environmental protection in the UK, in particular that it would allow other economic and competitive arguments to push for precedence over environmental protection and standards, especially in the event of any economic downturn, and it may be politically difficult to resist that pressure. A Brexit would also most likely mean that the UK has less influence in the direction of international agreements and laws. However, a Brexit may allow freedom to adjust environmental legislation to a more UK-specific regime. Even though notice to terminate the UK's EU membership has now been given, we can perhaps only be sure that a Brexit will have a far-reaching and complex effect on our environmental legislation, and that long-term uncertainty does not encourage green investment. We intend to update our guidance in this area as the environmental implications become clearer.
For any general enquiries regarding the issues raised in this briefing or any other environmental or energy management matter, please contact the authors below.
This article is part of our Brexit series.
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Another British actor that I adore is Max Beesley. One of the favorite shows I've seen him in is a series called Hotel Babylon. He's the manager of a hotel in London and has lots of strange guests who cause various issues, including affairs, deaths and other craziness. His staff also is interesting and he's a great boss as he cares about the workers down to the maids and bell men. It's a naughty show and he's super in it.
This week, I watched a movie with him in it called Kill Me Later. He really is a bad boy in it and I loved it. He's a bank robber. To me, it's the ultimate compliment to a writer when a reader/watcher (in the context of film) wants to pull for the bad boy in the film. I kept telling myself that he was a bank robber and I wasn't supposed to be rooting for him, but I was. I wanted him to succeed. This is such a cute movie.
The heroine is suicidal and is on the roof of the bank building planning to jump. The police are called because someone reports a jumper. They pull up in front of the bank which happens to be being robbed at the time. The robbers panic and one runs up to the roof. He grabs the girl as a hostage and says he'll kill her if the police shoot at him. She tells him to go ahead as he interrupted her suicide. Eventually, she agrees to be his hostage and get him safely away from the bank if he'll agree to kill her later. Selma Blair plays the heroine and it's a neat take on a romantic comedy. If you haven't seen it, I recommend you rent it if you can. Anyway, here's Max.
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"A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life."
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Syrian Refugee Crisis and Response
Sisters In Health is dedicated to responding to the ongoing refugee crisis that is happening across the globe at the present time. We are dedicated to making the world a little bit better for our refugee sisters and brothers. We do that through peaceful and gentle
health care, loving emotional support, and a sensible logistical response.
of March 2016 most NGO's and aid have removed themselves from the island of Lesvos and are are working towards responding to the crisis that is now moving throughout Greece. Refugees have been removed from Lesvos and being dispersed throughout the camps in Greece. We are assessing the camps and and determining where our efforts would be the best suited.
Sisters In Health was able to build and run a clinic and treat, feed, and provide clothes for thousands of refugees during our time in Greece. We are continuing our refugee and women's health work around the globe.
If you are interested in volunteering with Sisters In Health on a medical mission or you are another organization that would like our support please contact us! Please stay tuned and follow along as we decide where Sisters In Health would be the most beneficial to help the refugees.
Sisters In Health could not function in the capacity that it does without you! We are eternally grateful for the community of supporters and volunteers that stand with us to make the world a better place for women! Because of your generosity we were able to treat thousands of patients in Greece and as well as supporting the overall needs of the refugees.
Because of you we were able to make the world a better place for many women and their families.
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Refugee Crisis
What Is Happening
: In the last several years millions of people have fled their homes due to war and violence. Many of those refugees travel through Greece often risking everything.
When the refugees land they have nothing. The smugglers will most likely have stripped them of any assets and they cannot take bags onto the boats. They are probably only a third of the way through their journey to a new life.
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To help make the world a better place for the refugees through holistic care, peace, and love!
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Families pick up in the middle of the night with only the clothes on their backs and a bag if they are lucky. Families are fleeing Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria and other countries in order to escape some of the most horrific violence that the world has ever seen. It usually takes the refugee 2-3 months to make their way to Turkey where they will get on a boat and make their way to Greece. Refugees make deals with smugglers and traffickers in order to get out of the country they are fleeing from. The refugees give up everything; all material possessions, their dignity, and sometimes their lives. Extreme violence, abuse, rape, and torture are all harrowing aspects of the perilous journey that many of the women have to face. An enormous amount of women and families are arriving in Greece with PTSD and in extremely poor health. Once the families make their way to Turkey smugglers are waiting to take them on one of the most dangerous legs of the trip. Packed into rubber dinghies and boats; families make their way across the increasingly dangerous waters of the Aegean Sea to the Greek Islands. Most families live through the journey, but some do not. Once the refugee makes it to the shore of Lesvos they are bused to one of the camps and then they are sent to Moria camp where they are registered. Families wait days in order to register so that they can continue with their journey to Athens. Many are arriving sick, with medical conditions, pregnant, with STI's, starving, and traumatized.
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Our mission in Lesvos is to make the world a better place for the women and families that have given up everything in order to survive. Our top priority is providing care and support to the women and families so that they know they are safe and are able to move forward to their new lives with less fear, worry, and improved health. This humanitarian effort is being put forth by many small organizations just like ours. Community support is what we need more than anything. No donation is small...every single penny makes a difference in the lives of these women. We are continuing to raise money in order to operate long term and on a daily basis. The daily needs are great!
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Report on Credit Risk and Delinquency Management Course
By Mary Lamptey
The Credit Risk and Delinquency Management course was a great opportunity for me to better understand my work as a Credit Officer and the opportunity couldn't have come at a better time after 10 years working with ID Ghana FNGO as a Credit Officer. I'm proud to be the only Female Credit Officer in ID Ghana FNGO currently and the five day program will significantly improve the way I go about my work as a credit officer since the course ended.
Since I came back from the course, I have taken a new leaf towards the way I accesses each partner (as ID Ghana likes to call its beneficiaries as we want them to actively take part in the activities), such that before a partner accesses a loan, a household check is made on him/her to be sure of residence. Then he/she goes through a thorough screening process so as to have a fair knowledge of the partner in terms of character; - whether morally sound toward willingness to repay loan or not, capacity;- whether cash flow of business can service loan repayment or not, capital;- to know assets and liability of the business if it will aid partner positively or negatively and also condition;- to find out the state of the market, whether business is a growing one that can be easily sold out so that repayment is made easily.
"I give a big "Thank You" to my Sponsors WAM-NYC for awarding me the scholarship for this life-changing experience course."- Mary Lamptey
I also try as much as possible to spend time to communicate efficiently to partners in the better language they will understand and assist them to understand the loan contract before accessing the loan.
Immediately after disbursement, I start my monitoring process to ensure that funds are used only for the purpose stated in the partners application form so that the money is not diverted into other sources it was not intended for. Hitherto, I do monitoring when partner tend to show a sign of default.
I have also develop a personal mechanism from the course that will aid qualified partners to access loan within the expected time framed because delayed disbursement is one of the major causes of delinquency, in that fund received late is pushed into other purpose than the business itself.
My Branch Manager and Colleagues have started noticing changes in my way of doing things and I'm currently sharing my experience and ideas with them to enhance operational efficiency at branch. In April 2013, Management plans to organize a training program and I have been called upon to share my experience with the entire Field Officers of ID Ghana FNGO.
Overall, the course will continue to have a positive effect on me in terms of partner screening, assessment, partner tracking and monitoring to reduce credit risk and delinquency in other to achieve a better sustainability and to ensure ID Ghana's positive social impact on partners' life.
I will like on behalf of ID Ghana FNGO and I give a big "Thank You" to my Sponsors WAM-NYC for awarding me the scholarship for this life-changing experience course.
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A few more words on the current inconjunct between Saturn and Uranus, plus Saturn's trine to Chiron in Pisces.
As a commenter pointed out, these two aspects (the inconjunct and the trine) have worked in tandem since November 2012, when Saturn in Scorpio made its first inconjunct to Uranus in Aries, and its first trine to Chiron in Pisces. Even though Saturn and Uranus are not making an exact inconjunct on August 5th, 2014 (the last date that Saturn in Scorpio will trine Chiron) it will be close.
Basically, Saturn in Scorpio will be finishing up with its aspects to Chiron and Uranus around the same time. What does this cycle mean?
Saturn in Scorpio is boundaries, authority and fears that exist beneath the surface. The inconjunct to Uranus in Aries describes the tension between what's underneath, and what's demanding liberation. Meanwhile, the trine to Chiron in Pisces has enabled (hopefully) the confrontation to, and interface of, sensitivities.
Uranus and Chiron have been forming an itchy aspect called a semi-sextile. If the inconjunct (or quincunx) causes major tension, the semi-sextile causes irritation. Uranus' necessary revelations are bound to hit some sore spots (Chiron). Chiron says "Ouch! That's too blunt." Uranus says "Get over it." The key seems to be fearless intimacy (Scorpio) with your limits/control issues/fears. Do the work and get real (Saturn) about what hurts, and what you need to detach from. If it hurts, it's valid. Doesn't matter how "oversensitive" people say you are. Pain is pain, and Chiron in Pisces stirs it up for a reason. At the same time, Uranus in Aries demands a fresh start; you can't bath endlessly in your pool of pain. Eventually, you must get out.
Saturn in Scorpio is your acknowledgement of the pain and your ladder out of the pool.
On a different note, Chiron's orbit passes between Uranus and Saturn, making it a "bridge" between physical (Saturn) and mental (Uranus). Barbara Hand Clow describes this in her book "Chiron: Rainbow Bridge Between Inner and Outer Planets". Chiron's teacher/healer aspect comes out here as its wisdom (through pain) bridges the gap, making its position in Pisces (in your chart) the place where you may find a coping mechanism for Saturn's and Uranus' changes.


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Ideagen, a global leader in providing regulatory and compliance management software solutions, has announced that it will meet the needs of its HIPAA regulated customers with the latest Pentana Audit hosted offering.
HIPAA – the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – sets the standard for protecting sensitive patient health data in the United States.
Companies that deal with protected health information (PHI) must ensure that all the required physical, network and process security measures are in place and followed.
Jack Leech, Ideagen's Product Ambassador for Pentana, said: "Where US-based customers are in the healthcare industry, they will need assurance that Pentana is HIPAA compliant in relation to any electronic protected health information (ePHI).
"We are delighted to confirm that from today, Ideagen Pentana can now be supplied as a HIPAA-compliant offering, helping organisations achieve and maintain compliance with requirements in relation to ePHI data."
Jack added: "While primary responsibility for HIPAA compliance rests with the client as the data controller, Ideagen – as data processor – will sign a Business Associate Addendum (BAA) to confirm that data is processed and stored in accordance with HIPAA requirements."
Ideagen has selected AWS to provide the core infrastructure services of the cloud offering with due diligence taken to ensure AWS meets several critical business requirements including financial stability, experience, regulation, reputation, ISO certification and legislation compliance.
AWS has also signed a BAA with Ideagen to confirm they comply with HIPAA requirements.
Jack said: "AWS is very experienced, highly respected and extremely compliant with all applicable regulations and legislations and have a comprehensive suite of materials and resources attesting to their various certifications, accreditations and memberships. Ideagen has built on this strong foundation to ensure the Pentana Hosted service meets the needs of HIPAA regulated customers.
"As a further control, the interfaces with AWS are completely separated from our network, thus ensuring that the confidentiality and integrity of customer data is maintained at all times."
Pentana is Ideagen's flagship audit management software solution. The software is trusted and used by over 450 clients worldwide including Heineken, BBVA, BDO, Standard Life and the European Central Bank.


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Gluteal tendinopathy
As the term lateral hip pain has evolved from greater trochanteric pain syndrome and trochanteric bursitis, to gluteal tendinopathy, we too have seen a growing amount of clinic trials published sharing what is known about this condition and evaluating the effectiveness of our current treatment methods.
I was thrilled to see a paper recently released in the BMJ by a powerhouse group of researchers on the effectiveness of three different treatment approaches for this condition. Mellor, Bennell, Grimaldi et al (2018) conducted the first RCT to evaluate the effect of: education about tendon loading & exercises specific to stage of tendon pathology, versus a single CSI, versus a wait and see approach, on pain and functional outcomes with gluteal tendinopathy.Read More


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|Today is 31 of 31 Slice of Life posts for the March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted by the terrific team at Two Writing Teachers. The challenge continues on Tuesdays. Swing by TWT to link up or help yourself to a second slice.
Today's "Be Inspired" lead on the daily link up is Maya Woodall's "This Is Just to Say." I thought I'd play with a Williams's poem too as I reflect on the 2015 Slice of Life Story Challenge.
The Maroon Office Chair (with apologies to William Carlos Williams)
so much depends
the maroon office chair
up to the brown desk
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the silvered laptop
So much about writing, for me, depends on discipline, persistence and trust. It is writing, alone, every day that gets it done for me and sometimes the stuff of life: school and traffic and lacrosse and grocery shopping and a leaky washer and youth group and carpooling--drains words right out of me and leaves that time alone to write stranded on the far horizon of four in the morning or nine at night.
Last year I learned that to write, I need the people around me to understand why I write and why it is important to me. I learned that I need support, space,willingness and sometimes to be still. As Nancie Atwell once said so much about writing depends on being in the chair writing. I made the time for the chair and writing this month and I'm glad I did.
What a month it has been: a month of practice and paying attention, a month of brainstorming and drafting, a month of noticing and capturing, a month of writing fast some days and writing slow others, a month of reading. I've peeked into classrooms and kitchens and play rooms and libraries in in New York and Indiana and Washington and Orlando and New Jersey and Colorado and even Estonia! So many places I've been and sights I've seen in slices of life this month.
Every time I challenge myself to write more I grow as a writer. I am thankful for the practice. I count it all joy--even the slices that came out sort of okay, not so good but good enough good, you know what I mean?
Thank you for the month and for your encouragement. Thank you for reminding me in more posts than I can count or pin or book mark or Instagram or Facebook or tweet what is important about writing and teaching writers.
All the best! See you on Tuesday.
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Singer retaliates after being groped
Crystal Castles' performance at Latitude festival descended into chaos last night (July 17) after vocalist Alice Glass appeared to lash out at a male fan in the front row, in response to being groped.
Glass had spent the entire gig crowd-surfing, and seemed to be relishing the chance to appear on Latitude's main stage. At one point she mouthed the words, "I love you!" at the crowd, while allowing herself to be carried over their heads.
However the mood soured after a fan apparently grabbed her breast. Glass responded by appearing to aim repeated downward blows at the culprit, telling the crowd: "You touch my tits, I kick you in the fucking head." She then spat in their direction, and yelled "Bitch".
From that moment, which came 20 minutes into the Toronto band's performance, the gig became increasingly shambolic, with Glass barely singing. Eventually she hurled her microphone at the drum riser, before storming off stage – followed by the rest of the band – 20 minutes before the scheduled end time.
The band's exit was met by widespread booing from the back of the field, although the performance had been enthusiastically received by the predominantly younger fans at the front.
Crystal Castles have a history of confrontational performances. At Spain's Sonar festival in 2009, Glass appeared to throw a punch at a security guard, while at Glastonbury a year earlier the group were almost pulled off stage by security.
The Latitude incident had echoes of Amy Winehouse's performance at the 2008 Glastonbury festival. Video footage appeared to show the singer lash out at a fan in the front row.
The Latitude festival concludes today (July 18) with performances from Vampire Weekend, Mumford and Sons, Yeasayer and The Temper Trap.


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These days Manikandan Achari is a busy man. After receiving the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Character Artist, the actor's phone hasn't stopped ringing ever since his latest releases Alamara and Ayal Jeevichirippundu hit theatres last week.
Lavished with praise by critics and fans alike for his brilliant performance in both films, Manikandan shares his excitement with Express.
You have always been vocal about your struggles in life. Do you attribute your success to it?
When I look back, I believe all those struggles were stepping stones to my stint as an actor. I never thought I would reach here, or even become an actor. In the past, I had to face difficult situations, including meeting people one never wishes to encounter. However, today, I think I am able to draw a lot of lessons from these situations. It helps me portray various emotions and situations on screen.
What do you think about your
'Kammattipadam' co-actor Vinayakan wining the Best Actor Award?
My award would mean nothing to me if Vinayakan had not received the award. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I have watched Vinayakan perform even before Kammattipadam. Throughout his career, I was always an audience. He is a born actor. If I have to remember him so vividly when he debuted in Mohanlal-starrer Manthrikam, it means that he has the ability to make a screen presence. He is truly talented.
Have you become choosy, post the award?
I am looking for diversity because I don't want to be typecast. I will be seen next in Basheerinte Premalekhanam and a small-budget film Kallam.
How did the industry respond?
It was good. From my experience, I feel that there is a healthy competition in the industry. Everybody is willing to accept that talented hands need to be rewarded. This willingness to accept new faces is obvious with actors like me being given chances.
Do you think there is a change in people's taste for cinema?
It is sad to see that good movies like scriptwriter-turned director Vyasan K P's Ayal Jeevichirippundu, which has a relevant social message, is not generating much of a buzz in the box office. This reveals the kind of attitude ruling movies these days.
In Alamara, you play Subramaniam. This was your first tryst with comedy. Were you apprehensive?
Yes, this was my first tryst with comedy, though my character Balan chettan had to play a bit of situational comedy in Kammattipadom. This is how Midhun Manuel identified the comical streak in me. People say that playing a comic is much difficult. It is true. But, I was never apprehensive. Rather, I feel blessed that I am able to play various avatars.


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It turns out that the true story bit about "Dog Day Afternoon" was, well, pretty true. That's one of the jaw droppers in "The Dog," an absorbing, rollicking documentary about John Wojtowicz, who's best known as the guy Al Pacino performed, with heart, soul and a river of flop sweat, in "Dog Day Afternoon." In Sidney Lumet's magnificently squalid 1975 classic, Mr. Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, whose new career as Clyde Barrow goes south as soon as he pulls out a gun in a Brooklyn bank. Thwarted by bad planning and legions of cops, Sonny eventually ends up in cuffs. The same pretty much happened to Mr. Wojtowicz, except that he was immortalized in a Hollywood masterwork.
The directors Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren explore the tension between movie-made truth and real-life fiction in "The Dog," which, among other things, is also about a search for identity in an age of pseudo-celebrity. They rightly begin their story with Mr. Wojtowicz, whom they met in 2002. He was in his late 50s, a small man with a fleshy face, a pasty pallor and jagged, discolored teeth that listed like a Lower East Side tenement. (Cancer would later shrink him in body, if not spirit.) His accent was straight out of Brooklyn, and his sentences were peppered with dese, dems and the usual blue notes. As the world came to know, he was somewhat of a romantic.
Mr. Wojtowicz's romanticism was as raw as a Charles Bukowski sonnet, which becomes evident early in the documentary, when he likens another man's sexual gifts to "a summer breeze." (This glorious bit of poetry will forever change how you hear the Seals and Crofts song.) Bukowski titled a collection of his poems "Love Is a Dog From Hell," which could serve as an epitaph for Mr. Wojtowicz. In 1972, though, when Mr. Wojtowicz took over a Brooklyn bank at Avenue P and East Third Street, he wasn't yet the Dog. He was just Little John and "a hell of a pleasant guy," as one neighbor described him after the robbery. He was a Vietnam veteran, a father and a husband.
He was also 27 and separated from one wife, Carmen Wojtowicz, with whom he had two children, and having problems with a second, Ernest Aron a.k.a. Liz Eden, a transgender woman. What might have been just another ho-hum heist turned into screaming headline news when, shortly after the police descended on the bank, Mr. Wojtowicz announced that he wanted Ms. Eden released from a psychiatric ward. "I'm gay," Mr. Wojtowicz explained. "When I get Ernest back, then I'll release one of the hostages." Pandemonium ensued, and the crowd outside the bank swelled to an estimated several thousand, who alternately cheered and jeered at a spectacle that included appearances from Mr. Wojtowicz's mother, Terry, and several specially delivered pizzas.
Drawing on extensive interviews and digging deep into archives, including Mr. Wojtowicz's personal stash, Ms. Berg and Mr. Keraudren revisit the bank robbery while doing so much more. "The Dog" is, as its title suggests, a documentary portrait, but it's also an exploration of that sometimes messy thing called identity. Part of what makes Mr. Wojtowicz such a fascinating character is that he seemed to rotate identities as easily as other people change socks, and without angst. Like Zelig, he popped up a lot in some unexpected places: At one point, he campaigned as a Goldwater Republican; not too long afterward, he was agitating with the Gay Activists Alliance, a rights group with a theatrical streak. His transformation from activist to outlaw appeared equally seamless.
In his landmark survey "The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies," the historian Vito Russo — who was also involved in the Gay Activists Alliance — disparagingly mentions "Dog Day Afternoon" in passing. The movie, he wrote, "was the ultimate freak show, a film that used the sensational side of a true story to titillate a square audience." Sometime later, he returns to the film by quoting a line that Sonny says after his accomplice, Sal, complains that he's being erroneously called gay in television news reports. Sonny shrugs the whole thing off, telling Sal that "it's only a freak show to them." Mr. Russo agreed. "That was all the movie was to Middle America," he wrote, "a freaky, only-in-New York story that made a fair two-hour yarn but failed to touch their lives."
You have to wonder what Mr. Russo, who died in 1990, would say about Sonny and "Dog Day Afternoon" now, much less "The Dog" and Mr. Wojtowicz's later, distressingly hard life. There's no question that the bank robbery was a wild bit of theater, with or without its leading man, one that Mr. Lumet and Mr. Pacino restaged with relative restraint. Yet it's also true that the gaga media attention was fueled by homophobia and the straight world's confused reaction to a self-identified gay man declaring his love for someone named Ernest. All these years later, as marriage equality heads toward universal acceptance, Mr. Wojtowicz doesn't remotely register as a freak. He was a lot of things when he tried to rob that bank, as this sympathetic documentary makes clear, including a man in love.


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Groundhog What comes Next?
In this center students will grab a groundhog strip and look at the number he is holding. They will then write the next 3 numbers in order. Simply laminate and provide a dry erase marker, they can keep track of the numbers worked on by using the response sheet.
Numbers on a number line
Next up is practice using a number line. This center features a dental health theme. Students will need to determine what number is under the tooth.! They can track their work on the response sheet.
Addition Puzzles
These sweet treat themed addition puzzles are a great way to practice those addition skills. Students can pick a small sum and find the addition sentence that matches. Response sheet is included!
Number bonds using a 10 frame!
This next update includes number bond cards that students can use the ten frame mats with. You can use snap cubes, erasers, foam hearts so many different manipulatives can be used with this set of practice pages.
These are just some of the updates to the February Math Centers and I am working on March's set right now. It is my goal to ensure you have enough differentiated practice activities to last the entire month. If there is a specific skill you would like to see included, please feel free to comment on this post or send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. I hope you enjoy the set!
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Photog Fest is a unique collaboration with the Jostens Photo Contest. Together, we've created the premier student photography competition and exhibition, complete with comprehensive resources, activities and prizes. Our mission is to provide emerging student photographers with the resources, rewards and recognition they deserve.
Simply put, Photog Fest and the Jostens Photo Contest are two awesome and rewarding options for student photographers. The Jostens Photo Contest is a competition for middle school and high school students where you can submit your best photos in a wide variety of categories for a chance to win prizes totaling over $10,000 AND a chance to become an Official Selection as part of Crave Art's Photog Fest.
Crave Art's Photog Fest includes:
An Exhibition of all Official Selections at a Chelsea Art Gallery In New York City
Guided Photo Walks and Photo Scavenger Hunts
Industry Insider Panels and Workshops
Networking Events
Teen Indie Awards Show where we'll reveal the 2019 Photographer of the Year and a full-ride college scholarship.
Jostens Photo Contest Winners, Finalists and all Photog Fest Official Selections will be announced on April 24th.
Submissions for the 2019 Photog Fest are currently closed and Official Selections have been announced! Did your photo make the cut? Check out all of our selections here. All Official Selections will be shown at the 2019 Photog Fest Gallery Exhibition at the All American High School Film Festival in New York City on October 13th. Tickets will be on sale soon!
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Graduation - Capture the emotion, color and vibrancy of graduation day. Photos can be from the 2017 graduation as long as the photographer is or was enrolled in high school for the 2017–2018 school year.
Landscape - Landscape photography shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes.
Photo Illustration & Manipulation - Photos in this category can be posed or electronically enhanced to illustrate a topic or idea. Examples of electronic enhancement include using filters, altering colors, adding/removing objects or people or combining photos.
Portrait - Portrait photography or portraiture is photography of a person or group of people that captures the personality of a subject by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses.
Sports: Athletes in Action - Wherever they are, we're looking for athletes in action.
Sports: Sidelines & School Spirit - Show moments that capture school pride in all its forms.
Student Life & Traditions - Capture student life in a way that showcases school culture and tradition.
Yearbookers in Action - Go behind the scenes and capture the making of the yearbook. Photos of staff selling yearbooks, engaging in team building activities, and traveling to workshops, in addition to working in the classroom, are all welcomed.
Middle School & Junior High Category - Entries on any school-related topic. Must be taken and entered by a middle school or junior high student (Grades 6-8).
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the United States who are age 13 or older and who are middle school, junior high, or high school students as of the date of entry. Starts 11/15/17; ends 3/1/18 (11:59 PST).
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All Jostens Photo Contest Winners, Finalists and Photog Fest Official Selections will be exhibited in a private Chelsea Neighborhood Art Gallery in New York City during the 2019 All American High School Film Festival. The action-packed weekend experience will also include a Guided Photo Walk, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Industry Insider Panels and Workshops, and a variety of Networking Events. Finally, we'll announce the winner of the Photographer of the Year Award at the Teen Indie Awards Show at The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.
The 2019 Photog Fest experience provides a plethora of ways to connect: networking events packed with student photographers from around the world, panels and workshops hosted by industry professionals, interactive technology displays, the nation's largest media and communications college fair, and of course, the gallery exhibit and red carpet. Join us in New York City this October for Photog Fest and the All American High School Film Festival and we promise a weekend you will never forget!
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