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People are instructed not to post objectionable content on social media platforms, which may create rift between communities, the order said
Mumbai: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadre gets ready to celebrate the occasion of bhoomi pujan of Ram Mandir, the Maharashtra government has issued preventive orders in some parts of the state warning action against holding victory rallies and celebrations.
At Vita in Sangli district, the police have issued a notice to the BJP leader Anil Babar asking him not to hold any celebrations at public places in the city on account of bhoomi pujan ceremony.
"No victory rallies and distribution of sweets will be carried out and no public events will be held at religious places. In addition, no objectionable slogans, flags, posters, which will hurt the public sentiments, will be allowed," said the police notice.
The Pune rural police have also issued an order stating that citizens should refrain from circulating messages that could create confusion among people and cause a law and order situation. People are instructed not to post inflammatory, objectionable and false content on social media platforms and messaging applications, which could create a social and religious rift between communities, the order said.
Commenting on this, BJP leader Devang Dave slammed the state government saying Shiv Sena chief late Balasaheb Thackeray would not have tolerated this.


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deadline Sept. 30, 2013; Lee and Low; details HERE:
Nosy Crow accepting children's book manuscripts; details HERE:
nonfiction, fiction (short story and novel chapter), children's literature, poetry; cash prizes; entry fees range from $3 to $20; deadline 3/15/2013; details HERE:
deadlines vary by category: historical fiction is May 10, 2012, suspense/crime/mystery/thriller is June 10, contemporary fiction/women's fiction is July 10, middle grade, YA fiction is August 10, contemporary romance is September 10, Speculative is October 10. entry fee is $35; details HERE:
Sleepytown Press is holding a FREE contest with two grand prizes, one for a children's picture book and one for fiction. Deadline is February 14, 2012. Read guidelines carefully before submitting to them! Details HERE:
Phoenix Books is look for picture books, fiction, nonfiction and poetry for kids 3 and up. All genres for all ages. Learn more here:
The Times/Chicken House
Open to writers anywhere in the world; DEADLINE is 10/29/2010; prize is an advance of 10,000 pounds; 80,000 words max; limited to one entry per person; read the guidelines and how to submit HERE:
Pockets Short Story contest; Aug. 15, 2010 deadline; 750-1,000 words
Christian-themed fiction for children aged 8 – 12. 7
We do not accept storiesabout talking animals or inanimate objects. Fictional characters and some elaboration may be included in scripture stories, but the writer must remain faithful to the story.
PRIZES: $500 and publication in Pockets magazine.
July 15, 2010 deadline; must be 18 or older; submit original stories for readers ages 308 for a chance to wi $5,000 and a publishing contract with Simon & Schuster. First two runners-up get $1,000 and publication. Details here:

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Mankind: A story told without listeners.
The fictional representation of an action or an experience usually excuses us from the attempt to accomplish it on a real plain or for ourselves.
Jean Genet, The Balcony.
The film moves quickly because it doesn't dwell on departures or arrivals, only movement, relations, comings and goings. There's no sex, just sexuality.
Jean-Luc Godard, interviewed by Yvonne Baby, Le Monde, September 25th, 1975.
Operating within the limits of fiction and documentary, each actor is subjected to a set of instructions within a scenario, which sets out to dissolve boundaries and power relations. Fictional and epochal, we are led to question the nature of reality and fiction, to resolve the issues arising from the act of narrating, of telling stories that centre on and emphasise the nature of everyday life.
Man as an individual finds himself the subject of a story without listeners; he is subject to the surveillance of his sexuality and gender in a society which negates other ways of being, reducing them to a single option. A simple gesture shifts in meaning and questions the categories and the role-playing that we are taught; these stereotypes of masculinity are the social and political constructs of how we move in and occupy space.
The individual confronts his own image in an endless quest for identity and this compels him to constantly scan his environment for fresh signs of self-affirmation.
The relations between individuals as social beings are structured in different systems of communication. Everyday objects possess attributes that can codify items of information. The materials with which they are constructed, their design and choice of function are far from innocent. Their genesis gives rise to sets of power relations and their appearance defines the status of the individual. Possessions contain an implicit judgement as to what we are like, the nature of our desires and how we reveal them to others; we can even use them as a mask to hide behind. Everyday objects interpret contemporary identity. The process by which the subject is identified with his objects supposes accession to a state of consciousness.
The mental construction of our impulses is transferred to the objects that surround us. They become representations of our identity. The choice of each object follows an intra-psychic process, sub-conscious and incommunicable. A mechanism of multiple causality, polluted by the models of standardized consumption, by marketing and by capitalist society, reduces the individual to a mere subject/object of consumption.
The choosing of an object leads to a dilemma: to desire is to want; to want is to seek; to seek is to choose. The search is not always outwardly visible and the outcome does not always manage to consummate the original desire. The search becomes an end in itself. Unable to make a choice, we are overwhelmed by an infinite set of possibilities. Seeking becomes a rite of selection and ultimate disdain for the object. A process that encompasses a metaphor for the relation of the self to the other and the desire for identity.
Inhabited space is fundamental: the city, its structures and geographical enclave become necessities as the subject's external points of reference. The most immediate is the home and all the objects it contains. The home is the place that draws together society's cultural coordinates in which the individual is immersed. As the space of intimacy, it contains the objects that act as the testimonies of memory, on which we bestow value and significance.
Objects speak of personal history, the past; they are charged with powers of evocation. They embody hidden meanings, known only to ourselves and these do not always match the outwardly evident. The home outlines the boundaries between public and private, interior and exterior, isolation and connection. We have a home-life with its own history, a parallel life to the one played out in the outside world. It is a representation of a subject in search of identity, of signs of identification; it encapsulates the impulse for differentiation and reflects social status.
Hotels are spaces conceived for the sole purpose of responding to the needs of the guests. Their design proceeds from a premise of function, although sometimes this is masked by other elements. The furnishings are chosen as merchandise devoid of any emotional element. The space is configured with the aim of providing the client with a convenient selection of facilities. Time is the only variable in such a setting. The hotel guest defines the experience in terms of duration and intensity but nothing disrupts the space through which he passes. His luggage contains the few objects with any referential attachments.
The hotel is an unemotional space in which the visitor remains disconnected from the signification of the objects that surround him; a space devoid of conflict and confrontation and, from this point of view, a stay in a hotel might become a liberating factor. It offers an impersonal atmosphere which nourishes a feeling of removal from the affective ties implicit in possessions and their setting. This does not involve a negation of reality, it simply liberates through confronting – and so revealing – the emotional exchange with the objects that map the subject's biography. He can shrug off the configuration of his usual existence, undergo a kind of removal from reality and engage with his own inner vision.


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Platform: Colecovision
Region: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Flying Buffalo
Publishers(s): Flying Buffalo, inc.
ReleaseDate: 1984-01-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Tunnels & Trolls is the second ever fantasy role playing game published. A fantasy role playing game is a game where a leader, usually known as the gamemaster, has created an adventure for a group of friends, and the friends play the game and try to solve the problem or rescue the princess or kill the dragon or whatever. Ken St Andre read and tried to understand That Other Fantasy RPG, and decided that he could invent one that was easier to understand and so T&T was born, over 30 years ago. The game has gone through several editions since then, but it remains popular and is played all over the world. A group of five of us created the latest version: the Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls.
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Bike taxi platform Rapido on Friday said it has raised $180 million (over Rs 1,370 crore) in a Series D round of funding led by new investor Swiggy.
The round also saw investment from TVS Motor Company, along with existing investors Westbridge, Shell Ventures and Nexus Ventures, the company said in a statement.
The funds would be used to bolster technology, amplify and strengthen teams across diverse sets of capabilities, and increase overall supply to create an enhanced consumer experience across a larger audience base in metros, tier I, II and III cities, it added.
Rapido said it will be investing these funds in all its three categories -- bike-taxi, auto and delivery -- to enhance its drive partners' earnings and improve customer experience in over 100 cities that it operates in.
"Swiggy's participation in this round will build on the synergies between the two companies," the company said.
Commenting on the fundraise, Rapido co-founder Aravind Sanka said,"We look forward to learning from Swiggy's experience to scale up throughout the country and enhance our captains' (driver-partners) / customers' experience, who are the backbone of our business."
Besides, he said,"TVS Motor, who are very passionate about EVs and the future of mobility, will help us in further expansion. We hope to accelerate our pace of becoming a household name as we increase our geographies and services, on the backbone of our robust, global-standard technology."
On the company's investment in Rapido, Swiggy co-founder and CEO Sriharsha Majety said, "Swiggy and Rapido share a vision to build a logistics platform that empowers riders through more opportunities and higher earnings."
"While we've already been working together, this investment facilitates closer alignment to leverage the synergies between the platforms and improve the value we provide to both consumers and delivery executives/captains across the country," Majety added.
In the past, Rapido had raised $130 million from various investors. It is currently present in around 100 cities across the country with over 25 million customers and over 1.5 million driver-partners.


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Our Visit To The Biltmore Estate
If you follow us on Instagram, then you probably saw that we had an unconventional Thanksgiving Day; we spent the majority of it at the Biltmore, America's largest private home. The huge mansion is located in Asheville, North Carolina and we arrived just in time for the Christmas decorations to be up. We had such an amazing time touring (in fact, we decided it was our favorite attraction from the whole trip). I wanted to make sure we share a few tips and information that would be helpful for anyone else looking to go. We both had no idea what to expect and in hindsight, there are a few things we'd do differently! If we don't answer a question that you have, be sure to leave a comment below!
When To Go
There isn't really a wrong time to visit the Biltmore. We lucked out with perfect weather in November and managed to be there in time for all of the Christmas decor. I already told Brandon that we have to go back in the spring when they have 100,000 tulips planted and the garden is in full bloom. As plant lovers, we were a little sad that we couldn't see the magnificent gardens in all of their glory. However, there were certainly plenty of things that we got to see (i.e. a giant gingerbread house, Christmas trees in every room) that others wouldn't get in the spring or summer.
Time To Spend
We spent four-ish hours on property. Everything is extremely sprawled out so it took some time for us to get from the wine tasting area all the way to the actual estate. They also have a little shopping village that we did not get to see due to time. I would suggest reserving a half day at least for Biltmore related activities but you can definitely do longer! Additionally, we discussed potentially staying on property next time for a different experience.
What To Wear
Layers! I was dressed perfectly for the outside area but got a little warm inside the house, especially in the basement and lower levels. There wasn't a ton of airflow down there and so many people are going through at any given time. Luckily, I could just shed my blazer but I would advise not wearing a heavy sweater as your only item. In the spring or summer, a pretty sundress would definitely suffice. We both agreed that because the Biltmore is a formal home, we wanted to dress appropriately to respect that space.
Must Do // Must See
Our favorite thing was the actual house tour itself. We spent over an hour making our way through the many different rooms, astonished at the glamour and grandness in every area. It truly is amazing. Additionally, you'll receive a complimentary wine tasting with your ticket purchase and we had a lot of fun sipping Biltmore wine before we made it to the house. I'd definitely suggest doing this as a fun little activity! Make sure that you reserve some time to just drive the grounds too. Everything is absolutely beautiful and Brandon enjoyed driving the winding roads, spotting wildlife in the fields.
The conservatory and the gardens are a sight in themselves and we loved walking through that area. Be sure to wear good walking shoes so that you don't tire out though! Again, everything is really spread out!
On Katherine: Trouve layering tee, Asos blazer, Wit and Wisdom jeans, similar boots
On Brandon: Vintage button down, Banana Republic pants


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Introduction: Safely Pack Steel Rails
steel rails can be found in construction sites. they are very usefull
however they have sharp ends that can cut you or scratch stuff
they can be packed safely with plastic bottles
Step 1: Materials
steel rails
plastic bottles
pokeball (optional)
Step 2: Pack
identify some larger rails that can form a box
place all the other rails in them and close
try to make packs of uniform length
Step 3: Bump
bump the end of the pack against a wall
this aligns the rails inside so they dont stick from the ends
Step 4: Done
cut 2 long cylinders with bottom from bottles
insert them on the ends of the pack
Step 5: Catch Em All !
if you have a hacked pokeball you can catch the entire thing in it
thats called packed well !
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday directed the offices of Inland Revenue to observe extended working hours to facilitate taxpayers for filing their income tax returns and payment of duty and taxes.
As per the FBR directives the Inland Revenue offices, including Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs), Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) and Corporate Regional Tax Offices (CRTOs) would remain open till 8:00 PM on April 30, 2019 to facilitate the taxpayers in payment of duties and taxes besides facilitating the filing of income tax returns/statements.
The FBR instructed the Chief Commissioners of Inland Revenue to establish liaison with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and authorized branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to ensure transfer of tax collection by these branches on April 30, 2019 to the respective branches of the SBP on the same date so as to account for the same towards the collection for the month.


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How has God shown you hesed in your life this week?
Read and Discuss
Ruth 4 — mark it up
Come up with 5 thoughts/questions that come to mind as you read Ruth 4
Discussion Questions
- Why do you think Boaz chose to meet the other relative in public – why do you think that detail is noted?
- Why do you think that God established this system of kinsman-redeemer? How do we participate in this today?
- It can be argued that the hero of the book of Ruth is Boaz – he's the Redeemer! So why is do you think the book is named for Ruth?
- "Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer" might be one of the most significant lines in the entire book. Why? How do you see the promises to Naomi applied to your life today?
- How does chapter 4 show God at work in this world? Not only for Ruth and the Israelites but for all of us today?


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Technology in 3D-printing has advanced to allow for the printing of firearms and firearm parts. A group at the University of Mississippi are investigating the potential evidence the plastics from these guns may leave behind and how they can be identified.
It seems almost absurd that something a person can print at home can be dangerous enough to injure or kill someone. However with advancements in 3D-printing technology and the spread of information on the internet increasing, a new class of firearms have emerged: plastic guns. In 2017, a Texas man, who was denied the purchase of a firearm due to a failed background check, decided to 3D-print his own AR-15.
Not only can these firearms be dangerous, but because they are not manufactured through regulated channels, they can be nearly impossible to track. Since 3D printed firearms are inherently different from normal firearms researchers have had to figure out how to help forensic investigators deal with the type of evidence that is recovered when such a atypical firearm is used to commit a crime. 3D-printed firearms present an interesting case as they do not leave behind the same type of evidence that a firearms examiner would normally expect to find at a shooting scene.
Dr. Cizdziel at the University of Mississippi, along with Dr. Cody and David Edwards from JOEL, USA, have begun researching a way to detect gunshot residue and polymer from the firearms on different types of evidence that may be found at a crime scene.
The study was conducted in two parts: first with a firearm which was partially 3D-printed and then using a fully 3D-printed firearm with interchangeable revolver cylinders. The partially printed firearm was a .38 caliber while the fully printed firearm was a .22 caliber. Multiple polymer types were used to print each of the two firearm types. Each firearm type had a cartridge and bullet scraping performed, and for a selected few a stub with recovered particles produced during the discharge was analyzed. The recovered evidence on the stubs were collected from a cotton shirt that was placed less than a meter away from the firearm as it was fired.
To analyze the samples scraped from the cases and bullets, an up and coming technique in forensics, direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry or DART-MS was used. The part of the instrument that makes DART special was created by Dr. Cody and Dr. Laramée. DART is advantageous compared to other techniques because analysis can be performed at atmospheric pressure and a lot of sample preparation is not necessary. This saves time and allows for quicker analysis of samples. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) instrument was used to analyze the stubs.
The researchers were able to show that trace amounts of polymer from the barrels of the firearms were left on the cartridges and the fired bullets. They noted that those fired from the firearm with interchangeable revolver cylinders had less polymer, but they hypothesized this was because this firearm was a smaller caliber than the other. Gunshot residue was detected from all cartridge scrapings and was recovered on some of the stubs. Most of the gunshot residue was recovered from firings of the full 3D-printed firearm.
While there is still work to be done to study more compounds and optimize parameters, this study was the first step in providing a screening and analysis technique for gunshot residue and polymer identification resultant from 3D-printed firearm discharge. It is encouraging that even as new types of weapons are used in the commission of crimes, forensic science works hard in adapting to find new ways to deliver justice through science.
|Identification of polymers and organic gunshot residue in evidence from 3D-printed firearms using DART-mass spectrometry: A feasibility study
|Oscar Black, Robert Cody, David Edwards, James V. Cizdziel
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What matters most to you when you think about the future of Ka'ahumanu Ave and Main St? Where would you like to go? And how would you like to move? Take a short survey and be entered for the chance to win a prize from a local business.
"Today and Tomorrow" Survey
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Special circumstances and extensions
Special circumstances can sometimes affect a student's performance in following a course, in producing coursework or in completing examinations.
The University is committed to supporting you during your studies. If there is a situation beyond your control that you feel may have an adverse impact on your academic performance, please talk to your personal tutor and/or the Student Support Office (SSO). They may advise applying for a coursework extension and/or for special circumstances.
The Student Support Team is available Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. All staff are working remotely but are still contactable by email and phone, and calls via Microsoft teams can also be arranged.
Contact the Student Support Office
Special Circumstances applications must be submitted via a dedicated Extensions and Special Circumstances (ESC) service. The application process is now online via the new ESC Student MyEd portlet, please see Assessment Support (below) for details of the process.
Please do make sure to speak your problems through with your personal tutor and the Student Support before submitting a form and have a look at the Special circumstances explained webpage.
Special circumstances explained
Please note especially that:
- A special circumstance is an exceptional situation outside of your control which has had an adverse impact on your studies. This circumstance has resulted in underperformance in an assessment or non-attendance/non-submission for a scheduled assessment.
- We will ask you to provide an account of the circumstances with your application, and- most importantly- information about how the circumstances affected your performance in assessment. Wherever possible, you should also provide further evidence with your application.
- If your special circumstances are accepted: This will then be passed onto the Board of Examiners, who will take this into account when deciding what action to take in regard to your assessment. They will decide what the most appropriate outcome is for you. Your School will contact you within one week of the meeting of the Board of Examiners to inform you of the outcome of the special circumstances request.
Dates for 2021/2022 will be posted to the UG Students in Learn (EASE Login required).
If you are enrolled in outside courses, you can check the deadlines for other Schools on the ESC website, below (note: most Schools have a standard deadline which is slightly earlier than HCA). We strongly encourage you to submit your application as close to your submission dates as possible, rather than waiting until the final deadline.
Special circumstances deadline
The Special Circumstances process is supportive and flexible, however we do need to balance the provision of support with our ability to manage your applications and our other pre-board workflows in a timely way. There are mechanisms built into the Special Circumstances policy that allow for the approval and processing of late applications, so please be assured that this support mechanism is still available to you if you do end up missing the deadline. However, any late applications will need to include a reason for the lateness and – if valid – you may not receive an outcome until the next Exam Boards in August 2022. We recognise that applying for Special Circumstances can be a stressful process. To avoid adding to this, submitting your application by our deadline will ensure that you receive your outcome quickly and easily.


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On Thursday, June 15 at 10 a.m., Route 51 previews The 28th Annual Energy Fair, which will takes place June 16-18 in Custer, Wisconsin, east of Stevens Point.
Host Glen Moberg welcomes Nick Hylla, Executive Director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Kari Lyderson, Chicago-based staff writer for Midwest Energy News and Chris Holman who owns and operates Nami Moon Farms of Custer. Holman also serves on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Farmers Union. The program will also feature an interview with Erica Mackie, CEO and Co-Founder of GRID Alternatives, the nation's largest nonprofit solar installer.
Route 51, WPR's regional talk program, is broadcast at 10 a.m. Thursdays on Ideas Network stations 91.9 Wausau, 930 AM Auburndale/Stevens Point, 99.1 Stevens Point, 100.9 Marshfield, 90.3 Park Falls, 89.1 Adams/Wisconsin Rapids, HD 90.9-3 and 89.9 Rhinelander/Eagle River. Route 51 is re-broadcast Friday nights at 7 p.m. on 90.9 Wausau. Listeners can call in with their questions and comments at 1-800-780-9742.
About Wisconsin Public Radio
For 100 years, Wisconsin Public Radio has served the people of Wisconsin with quality news, music, talk and entertainment. On air, online and in the community – we work for Wisconsin. WPR is a service of the Educational Communications Board and University of Wisconsin-Extension. Listen, learn more and donate online at wpr.org.
(Photo credit: Midwest Renewable Energy Association)


text: ArticleViewAbstractPharmacognosy journal,2014,6,3,86-92.Published:8th April 2014Type:Original ArticleScreening for Antidepressant-Like Effect of Methanolic Seed Extract of Avena Sativa using Animal ModelsUsha Rani K, Maddi Ramaiah, K Nagaphani, V Preethi, and M Srinadh Usha Rani K*1, Maddi Ramaiah1, K Nagaphani2, V Preethi3 and M Srinadh4*1Department of Pharmacology, Sri Sivani College of Pharmacy, Chilakapalem,Srikakulam – 532402, A.P., India1Department of Pharmacognosy, Hindu College of Pharmacy, Amaravathi Road, Guntur -522002, A.P., India2Department of Pharmacology, NATCO Research Centre, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad - 5000018, A.P., India3,4AM Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy, Narasaraopet – 522601, A.P., India.Abstract:Depression affects about up to 20% of the population across the globe.The present study was designed to screen antidepressant activity of methanolicseed extract of Avena sativa (MSEAS). An in vivo experimental methods were designed such as behavioral models like Forced swim test (FST), Tail suspension test (TST) and based on mechanism of action i.e., Antagonism of Apomorphine induced hypothermia on Swiss male albino mice. MSE AS 100 and 200 mg/kg, p.o were administered daily for 7 days. Fluoxetine 25mg/kg p.o was standard antidepressant drug in behavioral models and Desipramine 20mg/kg p.o in Apomorphine induced hypothermia.The methanolicextract produces a significant antidepressant effect in both FST and TST as they reduce the immobility. It was also found, effective in antagonizing or reversing hypothermia produced by apomorphine. The Anti-depressant activity of methanolic seed extract of Avena sativa was found to be significant at low doses (100mg/kg, po). The present study clearly demonstrated that Avena sativa exerts an antidepressant effect in these two behavioral models. The flavonoid components of MSEAS might be interacting with adrenergic system in mediating the anti depressant effect of Avena sativa.Key words: Avena sativa, forced swim test, tail suspension test, Apomorphine induced hypothermia.Keywords:Apomorphine induced hypothermia, Avena sativa, Forced swim test, Tail suspension test


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- July 24, 2017
- Posted by: Affiligate
- Category: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing Program, Affiliate Marketing Program For Beginners, Best Affiliate Marketing Program For Beginners, Best Affiliate Marketing Program For Beginners 2017
Best Affiliate Marketing Program For Beginners 2017
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DOWNLOAD THEN SEE: Coltrane Motion
By Jon Graef in Arts & Entertainment on May 12, 2010 7:20PM
Coltrane Motion are amongst the city's best of the rising crop of shoegazers - including Panda Riot and Tirra Lirra - to introduce a dance element to the subgenre's typical swath of gauzy guitars. Such a development can be heard in Coltrane Motion's upcoming June release Hello Ambition!, the title of which should give you an idea of where the band wants to go with its blend of upbeat electronica and psychedelic ambiance. The band was kind enough to share an advance listen of "Please Call It A Comeback" off Hello Ambition!
MP3: Coltrane Motion "Please Call It A Comeback"
Coltrane Motion plays this Sunday, May 16, at Subterranean, 2011 W North, 8 p.m., $8, 21+
Hello Ambition! is out June 1


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It's organization day!!! This is my third installment of my Closet Clean Out series and today we're discussing my favorite way to organize your closet. (If you missed one and two, read them first! I refer back to them.) As always, I'll give you a few options and let you pick which option works the best for you. It's completely normal to prefer one over another (I started doing it by color because it was pretty, but ended up swapping to the more practical organization by type), so do whatever you want!
Organization by Color
I'm going to start off with the prettiest and most visually appealing because it admittedly does look fabulous when executed properly- organization by color. There are many variations to this, so feel free to customize as needed. If you want a full rainbow effect you can do all items (tops, bottoms, dresses, etc) by color. Left to right, everything organized by hue. It's insanely Pinteresty, but if you love color, this is such a fantastic way to bring happiness to your closet. Honestly, if you have a lot of bright colors in your wardrobe, this isn't a bad idea. Also, if you want to bring more color into your wardrobe, this is a fantastic way to see what color holes you might have so you can shop accordingly. Transversely, you can see if you have too many items in one color. The end product looks like this:
It just makes me so happy!!!
Organization by Item Type
On the practicality side, there is organization by type. This can be anything from "shirts, pants, dresses," to: t-shirts, long sleeve cotton shirts, button ups, sweaters, blouses, dresses, jeans, slacks, skirts, etc and so on. This is where you want to think about what is logistically reasonable for you to maintain. The operative word being reasonable. Do what you can actually maintain. You can always start with fewer categories and divide them into more specific groups later.
Organization by Occasion
Lastly there is organization by occasion. This is where I live. I have my "mom" clothes in one area, my "stylist" clothes in another area (yo, I have a toddler, I totally dress differently when I'm child free) and my professional wardrobe in another closet. The reason I do this is so I can focus on one specific area of my closet judging by what's on the schedule for the day. Hanging out with Alexander? Mom wardrobe. Headed into the studio? Stylist outfits. (Sometimes, but honestly, a lot of the time mom wardrobe wins out there too.) My professional wardrobe is just there because I used it for a decade and I occasionally still need those clothes for photo shoots. Within this system of organization, you can combine one or both of the strategies listed above. You could have your mom wardrobe organized by color and type. (This is where is gets crazy and drifts into the "ain't nobody got time for that" area for me.) I've just found that this particular way of looking at my closet makes it easier for me personally to get out of the door every morning with an outfit appropriate for what the day brings. This doesn't mean one item can't be both mom wardrobe and stylist wardrobe, I just decide where it needs to live in my closet.
The truth of the matter is this: you wear what you see. If your closet is cluttered and not organized, you will end up picking the SAME 10 outfits over and over again- despite having many other options. In order to do that, I suggest these few tips:
- Take down all clothing that isn't for the current season you're in and store them elsewhere or put them in the back of your closet out of the way. I've even had clients hang them in garment bags (tall lawn trash bags work too!) just so you visually can't see the contents. It helps your eyes focus on the clothes that are in season.
- Take the hangers of all clothes within the season and turn them backwards. Yes, physcially hook them onto the rod backwards and only turn them around once worn. Mentally focus on pulling items that haven't been worn yet to determine if you still like the item or if it needs to go. When the next season comes around you can see physically what you haven't worn yet. If not, go back to my original question in the series: is it unworn because it needs tailoring or is it because the occasion (black cocktail dress) hasn't arisen yet? If neither of those is the case, donate it. It frees up closet space.
- Uniformity is key. Buying all of the same hanger does wonders for you desire to want to keep your closet tidy.
- Invest in a behind the door shoe hanging bag. It works for shoes, scarves, socks, underwear, bras, jewelry… you get the picture. 🙂 It's unused space that can really help unclutter your closet floor.
- Use small bins or baskets for socks and underwear. It keeps them together and in one set location.
- Command hooks come in a myriad of sizes and are perfect for hanging necklaces! All you need is an inch or two of wall space to hang one! (I love that they don't damage the walls!)
And when in doubt, Pinterest! There are blogs dedicated to just organization! Last but not least, you can always call me! If you live in Kansas (or Oklahoma/Missouri) I will come to you and do all of this for you. If not, I can always walk you through it via video chat. That actually even works for friends in town that have odd schedules or hectic households. We plan out an hour, get on video chat and knock out a section of her closet at a time! It works for her and I can do it from anywhere!
Next week is the final post in this series and I'm going to go over some "must-haves" for your closet, so don't forget to come back! Until next time!


text: Celebrity Selena Gomez Gets 'Cozy' with Zedd During a Night Out with Zac Efron The young stars grabbed a hearty meal and drinks at STK By Mary Margaret Published on January 24, 2015 04:05 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Paul Zimmerman/WireImage; Michael Buckner/Getty; Lionel Hahn/ABACA For the second time this week Selena Gomez stopped by her favorite steakhouse, STK, for dinner and drinks – but this time she had Zac Efron and her rumored new boyfriend Zedd in tow. The group, which included some of Gomez s backup dancers and girlfriends, was having a blast hanging late into the night at the restaurant s Atlanta location, says an onlooker. All three were dressed casual, with Gomez in black pants and a white coat, Efron in a beanie and Zedd rocking a black leather coat. Efron was joined by a blond woman, who may have been his girlfriend, Sami Miré. For dinner the group chowed down on shellfish platters, the famous STK Wagu Lil BRGs, scallops and fish, followed by donuts for dessert. Gomez was spotted drinking her usual double Jameson on the rocks. As for the rumored romance, an onlooker said Gomez and her DJ pal looked pretty close. "Selena and Zedd were definitely cozy and cuddling. They were sitting next to each other in the booth and they walked out together." Efron is currently in Atlanta to film Dirty Grandpa while Gomez is working on The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving.


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I was 10 or 11 years old when our teacher, Mr Brown, told us, "There are more stars in the sky than all the grains of sand on all the world's beaches."
We gasped. Huh? Pardon? Could you say that again?
Donald Duck comics were our go. We loved them. Could understand them. Fun. Easy.
The brainy kids could even make sense of the Phantom, the 'Ghost who Walks' (another comic book).
And the really brainy ones (the nerds) were beyond comics; they were into novels.
100 was Don Bradman's batting average (well, close enough), 1000 was uttered as part of the title in Jules Verne's famous '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' and a million was the amount of dollars mega-rich Americans had.
Big numbers for a little kid to get his head around.
But this 'number of stars' stuff was ..well ..almost scary!
"Um, how do they know that, Mr Brown?" I think I asked.
"Telescopes son.
Stars give off light, some of which finds its way into lenses of powerful optical telescopes built on top of hills.
By pointing their telescope to a small section of the night sky astronomers can see many thousands of stars.
Then they turn the telescope to another small part of sky and see thousands more.
"There are radio telescopes too, and they work a bit differently. Stars give off pulsating electromagnetic signals which aren't visible to the eye but are 'captured' by the telescope (which is sometimes shaped like a big dish)
"Wow. But how could they count as many stars as there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the world?"
"Good question.
You see, it's not just about counting, it's about estimating.
Scientists working in countries all around the world examine different parts of the sky. They collect their information and share it with one another. Then they'll say something like, "All of us together can see into this small fraction of the universe and we see about this many stars there. So if we could see into the entire universe the number of stars should be about ……"
Many years later I learnt that modern radio telescopes can detect stars that are more than 100 nonillion kilometres away.
That's 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 km beyond planet Earth.
Lots and lots of grains of sand are not too difficult to imagine ….(we all know what a grain of sand looks like).
But here's another way to get an idea of the number of stars out there (yes, 'out there', not 'up there' ….there are billions and billions of stars below our spherical planet, as well as out to the sides.
Are you ready?
It is said that there are more stars in the universe than all the sounds ever made by every person who's ever lived!
Some things are simply unimaginable ….we just can't get our brains around them ….the number of stars out there certainly belongs in that category.
In the next blog we'll talk about a number so huge that it makes the amount of stars in the universe seem tiny.
Stay tuned!


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Tompolo is a nickname for Government Ekpemupolo. Tompolo is a former Nigerian militant leader and ex-militant commander of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND). One of the key figures in the Niger Delta struggle, he has been involved in several controversies including allegations of corruption. Declared wanted by the Nigerian government, his current whereabouts is unknown and is believed to be in hiding.
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While a fragile truce is allowing Nigeria to step up oil output, a resolution of the crisis is unlikely without further concessions.
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Tompolo is in hiding after an arrest warrant was issued on charges of corruption.
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Pirates are ramping up their activities off Nigeria's southern coast, according to a report.
Nigeria: Major Gas Facility Won't Be Repaired Until May
Power outages and long queues for fuel have been seen as militants sabotage oil pipelines.
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The former Niger Delta kingpin has been on the run since January.
Nigeria: Oil Strike Suspended as Unions Reassured
Nigeria has struggled to meet demand for petrol after attacks on oil pipelines.
Nigerian Ship Hijackers Free Five Hostages
The hijackers originally demanded the release of pro-Biafran activist Nnamdi Kanu.
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After Boko Haram in the northeast, a number of threats are destabilizing Nigeria's south.
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A Nigerian court ordered the arrest of an ex-militant kingpin, prompting a spate of attacks on oil pipelines.
Is Militancy Returning to the Niger Delta?
One of Nigeria's main oil-producing regions is looking increasingly unstable.
Niger Delta Leader Tompolo is Wanted for Corruption
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Kroger is expanding its autonomous delivery pilot to another city.
The Cincinnati-based grocer will now be testing its Nuro autonomous grocery delivery vehicles at two Kroger stores in Houston. The partnership with robotics company Nuro has been underway since August in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Kroger's autonomous delivery has successfully completed thousands of deliveries in Scottsdale.
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"We've seen first-hand in Arizona how enthusiastic customers are about getting their Kroger groceries delivered by a Nuro self-driving vehicle," said Nuro co-founder Dave Ferguson. "Texas has been a leader in encouraging self-driving innovation, and we're excited to help deliver that future for Houston — a dynamic, diverse, and welcoming metropolitan city that we're excited to soon explore and serve with this autonomous delivery service."
Nuro's delivery fee is $5.95 with no minimum order and shoppers can schedule same-day or next-day delivery beginning this spring in Houston with expectation to expand.
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Dayton-area cities have been working to become autonomous vehicle friendly, with both Dayton and Springboro in talks with the DriveOhio program to integrate autonomous technology into area commutes.
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The two, Clara and Nicolai, somehow meet and with little exchange of information they return to Nicolai's apartment for a Parisian style one night stand. Inhabited by the leftover pounding beat, the two engage in torrid, no strings, no promises, no tomorrow, barely know your name, ecstasy fueled, and extremely intimate sex. The sexual scenes are not implied nor are they abbreviated. They contain total female and male, full frontal, fully exposed, full response, nudity.
Granted the film begins with a fevered pitch and with that can only come down. After the first five minutes, the rest of the film, like sex, is either the awkward pause of, 'was that it?', or the standard argument sleeping verses cuddling or emotional sharing.
And that is how NUIT #1 plays out, the two end up going through the cycle of after sex emotions; the only intimacy left, at this point, is the revelation of personal details which seems almost mute in light of the level of intimate sexual activity. The requisite cigarette, shared, becomes the wick to a powder keg as both have essentially had it with one night stands, with nameless, faceless strangers, aloneness and loneliness. As the emotions boil over, with each crossing into the way too much information zone, and with the sex over, the two seemed almost awkwardly inhibited, shy, hiding, covering their nakedness.
A starving artist, who romanticizes poverty Nicolai, reiterates the long version of their sexual encounter; and the vision he has of their future together. A monologue, one can envision him practicing to the walls as his self imposed celibacy has been his drug. He assumes the feminine role, fantasying of a future long before the dawn has crept in through the dingy window casting shadows on the floor mattress.
She, Clara, is the stereotypical "sowing ones wild oats" male, building a string of notches on her proverbial belt. This one, this encounter, was someone she wanted to remember. When she begins to reveal herself, her story became the analogy of a generation lost and unable to find anything of value in life. Looking for fulfillment in empty, meaningless relationships, digging deeper into sexual deviance and still with the multiple partners, and multiple partners with multiple partners still no sexual fulfillment; no sense of self, of possibility, of potential, of hope.
NUIT #1 has been, over the past two years, seen in two dozen international film festivals from Taiwan to Toronto, Palm Springs to Pau France. NUIT #1 has won numerous international awards including three nominations for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Actress at the 14th Jutra Awards at Montreal, Quebec; the Claude Jutra Awards, 32nd Genie Awards, Toronto Ontario, Pyrenee for Best Actress, 2nd International Film Festival in Pau, France, Innovation Award, Daniel Langolis, the 40th Festival of New Cinema, 2011, Best Canadian Feature Film, 30th Vancouver International Film Festival, 2011, Special Jury Mention, 36th Toronto International Film Festival, 2011, and Grand Jury Prize, 28th International Festival of Francophone Film, Tubingen, Germany 2011.
Personally, NUIT #1 has DVD home entertainment market potential or possibly playing at avant-garde cinemas. The steamy, impulsive, aggressive sex deems it inappropriate for some and depending on your level of voyeuristic tolerance; one may not be comfortable in an audience setting.
NUIT #1 is in French with English subtitles and is playing in select cities. Check your local listings.


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In part two of the 'Importance of In-Season Training Installment,' I discuss what happens to an athlete's young body when they stop training. However, to re-cap, we must first revisit the main reasons why in-season training is so necessary.
- In-season practices are often far less physically demanding than off-season practices, which leads to drastic de-conditioning
- For athletes who did not maintain adequate strength training in-season for as little as one to two days per week, most strength gains made in the off-season will decrease massively!
- Research has shown that at the professional level in-season training reduces injury risk significantly, enhances individual playing time within squads and actually leads to in-season performance gains as opposed to pure maintenance.
- Off-season and In-season training are akin to opening an 'athletic bank account.' The off-season is where athletes make the most 'deposits' in the form of strength training, conditioning, and physical preparation work. Competition is where athletes make the most 'withdrawals.' In-season training allows athletes to keep their bank accounts top-upped so that they don't 'run out of money'. When they become overdrawn it results in fatigue and potential injury.
Even though this post is not about scare tactics per se, examining point four further, is important. Athletes and parents alike need to understand what actually happens to their body when they stop training in-season.
READ: The Importance of In-Season Training, Part 1
READ: The Importance of In-Season Training, Part 2
Just Like Post Number One, If You Don't Use it, You Do Lose It
In sport science, the technical term for loss of strength, power, speed, and conditioning is known as involution. In other words, when resistance and speed training stop, the body will, revert to its former self.
To illustrate, let's consider where a young athlete's performance gains derive from. Structured strength and conditioning training generates a host of physiological changes their body undergoes as a function of the training process. These include (but are not limited to):
- Increased neural connections: Strength training is 'brain training.' By learning how to lift weights safely, an athlete can make better neural connections within the motor cortex of the brain. This creates better synapses as well, which leads to enhanced focus, and mental clarity. This is why so many studies have actually linked strength training to better grades and performance in the classroom as well!
- Increased neuromuscular coordination: Like the brain, resistance training allows athletes to create new neural connections, which means more muscle is activated in the body to cut, jump, sprint, block, tackle, etc. as well as this muscle being activated in a more coordinated fashion. Strength training makes young athletes move better and with much higher degrees of muscular coordination.
- Increased oxygen delivery to muscle tissue: Through conditioning and strength training, athletes are better able to uptake and use oxygen in the body, which fuels muscle contractile activity. In other words, they can run and compete at higher speeds without succumbing to fatigue!
- Improved body composition: Weight training and conditioning leads to reductions in body-fat, which means athletes can move and compete more effectively and efficiently. Reductions in body-fat are linked with better health markers and declines in disease risk all-together.
Given the multitude of positive performance benefits, the problem with stopping training during the in-season is that all these incredible adaptations can become reversed! Yes, all those neural connections that the athlete made as a function of resistance training can become undone with time.
Hence involution can be seen as the technical term describing the physical processes outlined in part 2 of this installment, which is effectively what happens when an athlete begins to 'spend money from their bank account' without 'depositing' any more through in-season training.
The good news, however, even in as little as one session per week an athlete can maintain all the positive performance gains listed above!
Hence in-season training takes on an even higher degree of significance as it allows athletes and parents to 'safe-guard' all the hard work that went into a successful off-season program.
As a result of in-season training, it is now appropriate that the four essential 'rules' of in-season training are identified.
- Train heavy but at a reduced volume: Many athletes and even coaches mistakenly believe that athletes have no business lifting heavier weights in-season. Unfortunately, this attitude leads lots of athletes to sub-optimize their in-season program by lifting weights that aren't heavy enough to make them better or even maintain the progress they've made up to this point in time in the season. Hence, involution can also happen if an athlete is lifting or training hard enough to stress their bodies! However, by doing fewer sets or even taking a little bit of weight off (i.e., not exceeding 85-90% of max-effort for a majority of a program) athletes are able to train hard, but not encounter the fatigue and soreness that will detract from the competition. Hence, training hard and smart through reduced volume represents a winning strategy!
- Focus on Recovery: As stated in a previous installment, the game can take a lot out of a young athlete's body. Microtrauma, soreness, and dehydration can lead to significant performance decrements. Hence, focusing even more on sleep, nutrition, and hydration will go a long way toward recovering from the stresses of in-season training, competition, and practice.
- Address aches and pains before they become full-out injuries: The saying 'no pain, no gain' is as old-fashioned as the knee-high socks, and leather football helmets are worn by athletes when the saying first took hold. Truthfully, pain is the body's way of telling you that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. If an athlete feels significant pain in the weight room or at practice, I tell them to seek out a qualified athletic training or sports medicine professional. Furthermore, a qualified coach will ensure athletes use exercises that minimize stress and strain on the joints during the in-season period, as ligaments and tendons take even longer to recover then muscles.
- Don't Be Reluctant to 'Live to Fight Another Day': A standing rule I have for my athletes is that if they can't go harder, pack it in. In other words, even with reduced training volumes, focused recovery efforts and exercise selections that minimize stress and strain on the joints, if they can't put in 100% effort in the weight room then that is their body telling them they need to rest, so instead they should go home, recover, and try things again the next day. The most successful athletes are the ones who listen to their bodies and train hard and smart!
In closing, in-season training is one of the single most crucial time, and energy investments an athlete can make in ensuring continued success. Numerous research studies have demonstrated the superiority of in-season training to non-training, with research likewise showing that a lack of training leads to significant reductions in performance, as well as a simultaneous increase in injury risk. As a result, a robust in-season training program is one that allows athletes to continuously 'top-up' their 'athletic bank account' by utilizing a systematic approach that strikes the right balance between hard-work, intensity, and recovery.
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Radical changes in eating regimes are very stressful for your body. You don't want to harm your health. So if you allowed all kind of carbs and sugar to yourself during holiday season you might need to start cutting them down slowly. In fact aside of health risks, strict diets might cause distracting mood swings, definitely not what you want.
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The thing is that we all love unhealthy foods just because we find them very tasty. However that shouldn't keep you away from your weight loss goals. What to do? Be the Cook! Experiment with the best healthy-low-calorie recipes, learn how to make delicious low-carb snacks and enjoy your meals without any guilt!
Create a Photo Story
While you're in a weight loss program it is hard to notice the progress, especially in the beginning. However, there is a method that is proven to be very effective: photo story. This way not only you will start seeing the changes your body goes through but also once you'll reach the desired effects, you'll be a source of inspiration for those who are having as much hard time as you had in the beginning.
Set Weight Maintenance Plan
You are there, you've reached your goal and everybody is admiring you for your success. Well, that doesn't mean that you can relax and get back to you eating habits. The right thing to do at this point is to create a weight maintenance plan. Consider visiting a nutritionist or another expert of the field in order to find out what is the best for your case.


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On aurait dû être 4 cousins pour jouer, courrir, crier, faire du bruit, s'amuser et s'aimer. Malheureusement, le cancer nous a pris Luca.
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— Augustin marche pour son cousin Luca...
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Find new treatments, improve existing ones, and kick children's cancer to send it far, far away forever and may it never come back! We therefore financially support scientific research, and bring together the drive, inspiration and knowledge of everyone involved. From researchers, doctors and parents to politicians and pharmaceutical companies. Only a joint effort can ensure that children with cancer are cured and better cured.
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Our second FIGHT KIDS CANCER call for projects lead to the selection, by independent international experts, of 5 new innovative research projects of European scope for a total amount of 3,45 million euros of which KickCancer will finance 800 000 €. Through these projects, we hope to foster improvements in the knowledge and treatment of the following diseases: B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (clinical trial), ewing's sarcomas (clinical trial), medulloblastomas (translational project), neuroblastomas (2 translational projects).
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During times of stress, tinnitus can be more common and more severe. A study in Ear and Hearing found that the probability of developing tinnitus is approximately the same for highly-stressed people as it is for people exposed to occupational noise. Similarly, according to the British Tinnitus Association, it's common for tinnitus to first manifest […]
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According to a Consumer Reports holiday poll 1a, 64% of adults in America dread holiday crowds and long lines and 19% dread attending holiday parties or events. But if you're one of the nearly 1 in 5 people who suffers with tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, you may experience holiday dread for a number […]
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You've made a decision to benefit your health. Good for you! The next step is to turn that desired health-related behavior into a health habit that you just do, routinely, and don't even have to think about any more. Whether you're determined to drink a glass of water with each meal, apply sunscreen every morning, […]
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Research in the International Journal of Audiology in 2013 showed thatpeople who consumed better quality calories had better hearing.2 Which is important because 90% of those people affected by tinnitus (distressing "ringing" in the ears) also have some level of hearing loss 3 and hearing loss frequently brings on tinnitus symptoms. 4 If you suffer […]


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Unique in its approach, the Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics undertakes interdisciplinary research to address global and planetary challenges such as climate change, human migration, social inequalities and resource access or depletion.
We explore the environmental, spatial and cultural dimensions of ecological and social challenges in specific places, to offer new knowledge and practice for the creation of more sustainable and socially just societies.
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Professor Julie Doyle (above) and Dr Nichola Khan, Co-Directors of the Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics.
Global challenges – climate change, human migration, resource access or depletion, and the many social inequalities – require interdisciplinary research and productive, efficient knowledge exchange. In this way, we can work together to interrogate and address the complex interconnections between their spatial, environmental and cultural dimensions. The Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics (SECP) was created to give researchers from across the disciplines opportunities to combine their expertise and to develop relationships with global partners in order to face these challenges.
The research work we undertake addresses urgent ecological and social challenges through a unique focus upon their interconnected dimensions. Collaborative research combines theories and methods from geography, the social sciences, the physical sciences, the arts, media and communication studies, and humanities, to offer interdisciplinary perspectives on large and small-scale global challenges. With this commitment to collaborative research, we co-create research projects with a range of non-academic partners from policy, communities, arts, education, and the public and private sectors, seeking to transform people's lives at the local, national and global level.
Our researchers at the Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics (SECP) explore ways the spaces, environments and cultures are governed, represented and experienced within local, national, international and everyday contexts. We span the politics of environment, race, nationality, gender, culture, ethnicity, North-South and East-West divides – including how they are spatially shaped and imagined, ideologically inspired or limited, and diversely lived and experienced.
The research centre's themes respond to the changing world around us and the best opportunities our research has for impact, making a difference and motivating real-world change. Details of these can be seen on our What we do pages. To give some examples here, we have long-standing depth across: research into Environmental politics and climate change including extractivism, climate justice, climate activism and engagement, minority land rights, conservation, feminist political ecology, histories and genealogies of conceptual debates and dominant framings; research into Migration and mobilities including undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and legal provision, borders and bordering, housing, diasporic identities and communities; and research into Decolonial practices and anti-racist politics including legacies of empire, neo-imperialisms and activisms, settler colonialisms, indigenous communities, colonial and intergenerational trauma, post-Brexit literature, race in sport and popular culture.
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"Money doesn't just buy you a better life—better food, better cars, better pussy—it also makes you a better person. You can give generously to the church of your choice or the political party. You can save the fuckin' spotted owl with money," – Jordan Belfort (played by DiCaprio) on the Wolf of Wall Street movie
One topic I have seen come up repeatedly as I look around at sites that link my content a lot is one of money. Now the topic is not about lacking money but rather if things like a nice career and money actually stop you from doing well with women. I have spent some time talking about this in the past as you can see on my posts here and here. Despite the two posts, I think that my message did not get across clear enough.
Women are not your parents, they aren't "proud" of your career.
Made VP at whatever bank? Great pay for my meal.
Graduated a tough residency at whatever med school? Cool, I'll call you when I am bored and need to get married.
You catch my drift here, women are not amazed at your career unless they are in a stage where they are done with partying and sleeping around. When it comes time for a marriage, women will care about your career and yes, you will be led along a few dates before you can come close to getting your dick wet. Now imagine this compared to being some random meathead at a nightclub she met who looks like he works at the docks, that guy is probably getting a one night stand. I have noticed that men, especially from certain cultures, have a tendency to flaunt their career around to impress women but it's not going to work. Unless you are a high-end Instagram photographer who can get her a modeling gig, a DJ at a hot nightclub, a tatted up bartender at the top bar in town or a male model yourself, you're not impressing her
Yet there you are, the white collar guy working an office job with a suit who doesn't want to risk throwing his life away on a job just so he can get laid.
You don't want to work in the high risk nightlife industry (which is reeling from COVID and has a very questionable recovery), pull strings to play the social media photographer angle which is so overcrowded, and probably don't have the proportions to be a male model. As you read this, you have learned that while you invested years into your education, the guy who crashed on his friend's couch while working at a nightclub is getting with way hotter girls than you. Meanwhile, you deal with entitled plain women at your workplace and do not even have the same access as the guy working as a DJ does. Now what do you do about the big mistake of taking your education seriously? (that's sarcasm, stay in school kids, at least finish high school!) How does money help alleviate problems?
The problem is, most men who are in this situation use money the wrong way, it's natural as most are naturally guys who struggled with women growing up.
So you get a six-figure paycheck as someone that works as a software engineer or some white collar job that pays a lot of money, well, you're probably going to hope women fall at your feet. Not just that, you're going to overspend on dates and talk about your job at Google trying to impress her (remember, she isn't your parent). Date ends, thanks for the meal, and you probably never see her again. The issue is, you were relying on money and your career to help you get laid from the get go. If you want to get laid a lot, that is not how it works, you have to think about money and your career differently.
Money should actually buy you freedom, flexibility, open up more avenues, and a chance to experiment with being creative.Havin' money's not everything, nothavin' it is.
"Havin' money's not everything, not havin' it is." – Kanye West (Good Life)
Money should not get you the girl, it should make having all the fundamentals of getting a girl easier and more smooth. In other words, money should make it easier for you to build up the fundamentals of being a sexy guy.
Money buys you the ability to pay for a better fitness instructor, eat better, and the ability to spend more on quality health products. You can afford sexier clothes and dress better as a result because money is not an issue. Now you can spend on things such as a better barber, better grooming saloon if you have issues with bushy eyebrows, and potentially other things to maximize your looks. Such things are tougher to afford when you are poor and despite what anyone says, looks fucking matter.
The hottest girls are not hanging out in poor neighborhoods and if they are hanging out in poor areas, they are trying to get the fuck out. Most of the best looking women want to be near wealth and around successful wealthy people. Compare the wealthy and well off areas of any major city to a rundown poor area of it, you'll find a lot more attractive women in wealthy places.
All the cities with the best party nightlife that a lot of the hottest girls gather to? Well, rent there is not going to be cheap. Even when I lived with a roommate in the prime part of Manhattan where the party goes on, rent was fucking expensive. Money buys you the ability to live in a prime area without having to commute long distances to go out. Now I only make one example of lifestyle but there are clearly many many others as well, this is just one part of it. You can live in the prime areas for hooking up and meeting women, buy a place near the best clubs, and often get into activities that might introduce you to good looking women.
Unless you absolutely suck with your social skills (money can buy charisma coaches!), you'll run into more friends as you get wealthy. Certain people in your industry and others would want to be friends with you because, well, wealthy people generally want to be around others around their same social class. What you will find is that a lot of these people who are wealthy also have others in their family who are wealthy, they come from generations of wealth. Many of them have an "in" at certain social clubs that others want to be a part of and there is a sense of exclusivity there. One other thing, a lot of the most attractive women are rarely hanging out at poor trashy establishments, they want to be near wealth themselves. Money in some ways puts you in a certain bubble and in a long enough timeline as you go out in certain areas, you realize it becomes a small world and you see the same faces over and over and over again.
The chance to "experiment" with creative ideas.
Say you are one of the out of the box creative kind who wants to be innovative when meeting women, money buys you the ability to actually do that. You see, it's hard as fuck to really focus that much on the game when you can barely pay rent and have no idea how you will put food on the table. Whether you want to launch that creative modeling agency to recruit aspiring models (legally that is) or find a way to be the next Dan Bilzerian, well, money affords you that opportunity.
Money does not help you get laid directly, it helps boost the fundamentals which make it easier for you to get laid.
Whether it is looking better, living in better areas, making the right kind of friends (on the right side of the law instead of involved in petty crime), or being around better looking women, money grants you opportunities for that. The power of money should not be seen as direct as in you flaunting your career, your wealth, or buying tables at a nightclub, it should be seen as more indirect.
You don't stress out about that trip to an exotic country anymore where the women are beautiful and game more level. You can move to any city that is having a great scene and is packed with loads of single women compared to being stuck in one city. You can join that high-end gym with better equipment and trainers so getting in shape is easy. You also have more of a peace of mind not being in debt or unable to pay rent since you have money, obviously peace of mind is relative since some rich people are hyper competitive.


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Fat gives things flavor.Julia Child
There are certain ingredients that seem to be heralded by cold weather. They're not the exclusive province of cooler days, but they do fit well with blustery mornings and burnished afternoons – just as there are meals that get pushed to the forefront by longer days and heat haze – see here. For me, come October the container of lentils moves from back of cupboard to winter residence on the counter top. There's a flinty, earthy…solidity…to them, and every year I discover new uses.
For starters – this recipe does not taste exactly like foie gras. It's a reasonable, some-of-the-same-qualities/in-the-same-ballpark approximation. Delicious in its own right. Real fois gras comes with its own bag (truckload) of issues and, not wanting to delve into ethical or political arguments, is also sublimely delicious. I am an informed omnivore, with forays into vegetarianism and veganism, and I've learned a couple of important maxims while creating/experimenting with various vegan recipes – the first is DO NOT TRY TO REPLICATE MEAT; the second is, 'do not try to replicate meat'. You will never be successful; you will always be disappointed. You know what tastes like bacon? Bacon. No amount of black beans, miso, porcini, and oats will ever taste like a traditional burger. Cauliflower crust will never fool or satisfy someone looking for a crispy, chewy pizza pedestal. What you can do is create something absolutely delicious and satisfying that is nothing more or less than what it is.
That said, there are qualities in foie gras that can be duplicated in this meat/liver/goose free pâté. Chief among these is fat (the 'gras' in fois gras). Like it or not, the reason we like a lot of the foods we like, the way they taste, the 'mouthfeel', is due to the presence of fat. Fat itself doesn't have a lot of discernible flavor, and what flavor it does have, when concentrated, is often described as 'bitter' or 'sour' and not terribly pleasant, but as a vehicle for flavor, or medium through which flavor is experienced, it is integral to a lot of what we humans crave. Fat carries flavors, the triglycerides and fatty acids regulate and slow the release of flavor compounds across the taste receptors, giving the sensation of deeper, fuller, longer lasting savors. A creamier, 'rounder' mouthfeel is the result of the less soluble molecules. In this recipe the heavy lifting (creamy spreading?) is done by coconut oil which, because it is happily solid at room temperature, also contributes an architectural component.
Another important element is something best described as (in a not-trying-to-replicate-fashion) 'meatiness', fullness, a savory depth, a not-quite-salty-but-salty earthiness. For this there is the stony, mineral profile of the lentils themselves, and the umami-rife qualities of the mushrooms and lightly caramelized onions.
Taken all together, this is a deeply-flavored, multi-layered, umami-ridden, savor bomb. And being honest, as I made a batch in preparation for writing this, even though I originally didn't conceive this recipe in an attempt to re-create the real thing, it turns out that it kinda does taste more like le vrai foie gras than it has any right to…
Faux Gras
1 cup (200 grams) French lentils (lentils de puy)
2 cups (475 ml) vegetable broth
1 medium onion, chopped
4 oz mushrooms, coarsely chopped
¼ cup almond flour (or any nut flour)
2 – 3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tblsp coconut oil
2 tblsp vegan butter
1 tsp thyme, dried, or 3 tsp fresh
¼ cup white wine (or as needed)
1/2 tsp salt
black pepper
liquid smoke
In a large frying pan, melt the vegan butter until just bubbling, add the chopped mushrooms (any type is fine, I tend to favor oyster mushrooms or crimini), season lightly with salt, pepper, and a pinch of thyme. Sauté until lightly browned. Set aside.
In a large saucepan, melt coconut oil with olive oil, sauté onions over medium heat until just a hint of caramelization begins to brown, add the garlic and cook a few minutes longer. Add lentils, stir to coat, pour in broth and thyme. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until soft (@ 45 minutes if you're using Lentils de Puy or Beluga Lentils, @ 30 minutes if using green lentils). Stir in the sautéed mushrooms. If soupy, remove lid and cook, stirring until still a bit loose and moist. Remove from heat, stir in a few dashes of liquid smoke and black pepper to taste. Blend half of mixture with the nut flour, adding white wine (if necessary) to achieve a smooth paste. Mix back with unblended half. You could blend the whole batch to achieve a more foie gras like consistency, but I like a bit of texture. Let chill in fridge. Spread on crusty bread, or eat off the spoon. Honestly…yumm.