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- Reassessing How We Test: A Pandemic Proof Call for Action - October 19, 2021
"Will this test even count?" One of my students unmuted briefly on Zoom to ask about the impending end-of-year state assessments. A normally reticent child who preferred clicking his responses away in the chatbox, spoke up confidently now as if on behalf of the whole class. I stammered my way through a response that sounded like "most likely", though I had no clue then how exactly their work would be assessed at the end of the year, considering the new difficulties presented by remote and hybrid learning (many districts struggled with the logistics of this question—as the Biden administration announced it would not cancel federally mandated standardized exams in the 2020-201 school year); nor could I explain, with any level of authority, the assessment's true significance in a year when a global pandemic had so shifted priorities for students, parents, and teachers alike.
I urged them to take it seriously.
And to keep giving the test your best.
Reminding them that the data would be especially useful to their teachers next year.
Simply saying "no" or "it counts, but not in the way it has in previous years" would have taken the last gust of wind from their sails at a time in the school year when currents of excitement are already low; students sensed the end is near.
Perhaps, they would have wondered, what was it all for? —the reading assignments, the group discussions, the drafts of essays. Why continue working hard now? I, like many other teachers across the country, awaited direction from school administrators on what exactly to tell students and families, though it was quite clear that this was a school year like no other and would require a full reassessment of summative testing.
Facing the Facts
Alas, any confusion about how assessments would take place in the 2020-2021 school year soon became clear. Ultimately, the US Department of Education allowed states to administer shorter versions of their state exams. States were also given the option to administer their assessments in the summer or into the Fall of the 2021 -2022 school year. And aside from adjusting timetables, states could also request a waiver of the accountability and school identification requirements, ultimately changing the way results were reported.
In a letter previously issued by the Department of Education Office, Ian Rosenblum writes about the need for time-sensitive measures. "State assessment and accountability systems play an important role in advancing educational equity. At the same time, it is clear that the pandemic requires significant flexibility…so that states can respond to the unique circumstances they are facing."
An emphasis on flexibility saved the day. The changing social, political, and cultural landscape called for it. Now, as we move forward in a school year rife with concerns about the prevalence and transmission of the variant spread of COVID 19 and a confluence of opinions on how best to return to a place of normalcy (particularly regarding social and emotional health) schools face reoccurring challenges.
Big Questions
What should summative assessments look like during an ever-evolving pandemic? Considering the requirements for quarantined students, disparities with in-home learning, a diminishing teaching cohort, and the general readjustment needed for students and teachers to an in-person learning environment, some of the same concerns regarding equity and flexibility were first discussed at the start of the pandemic, remain.
Schools must again ask: How can we make assessments count? How do we address expanding opportunity gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students, particularly when analyzing data? Will we have to approach summative assessments in a new way?
Obvious Barriers
We can't discuss the future of testing student achievement during the pandemic without first acknowledging the obvious barriers now keeping students from experiencing an optimal learning environment. Too much time away from the classroom opens a whole can of worms for educators and students. Of course, this time away is often necessary, if not required, for public health purposes. And teachers across the country have done their best to utilize every resource at their disposal to make the most of remote and hybrid learning for students. However, research done by the Collaborative for Student Growth shows the impact of school closures on student achievement.
"Projections suggest major academic impacts from COVID closures for students, especially in mathematics." –a trend described as the "COVID Slide."
The learning loss that occurs for a student over an extended time away from the classroom (much like what is often observed when students return from summer break) has ultimately affected how they perform on summative tests.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, "Compounding all of the barriers to meaningful and equitable monitoring and testing during the pandemic, teachers in remote settings lack the tools that they have when they are in their classrooms to interpret test results. In other words, in a classroom, teachers are more able to distinguish between a low score likely due to the student's lack of understanding of the material versus a low score due to the student's frequent absences, emotional distress, or other factors. As a result, teachers working remotely are hard-pressed to respond to a test score with an appropriate strategy to support the student."
Yes, school closures have impacted learning loss. This isn't breaking news to most teachers. Many of us, particularly those who serve in low-income neighborhoods, have watched our students fall behind, most times for reasons that were beyond their control. Students who have access to adequate resources and consistent internet access are more likely to succeed with online learning. Those without, tend to fall behind widening the opportunity gap between the advantaged and disadvantaged and ultimately making it even more difficult to accurately test student achievement during the pandemic.
A Renewed Focus on Testing
The road ahead for assessments presents many challenges. But what are some possible action steps? How can teachers reassess our thinking about testing?
- Place greater emphasis on diagnostic tests, formative assessments, SEL assessments, project-based assessments, and capstone projects. (Economic Policy Institute)
- Keep families at the forefront. Providing access to engaging supplementary resources to support families, during and after school closures can help fill in the gap of learning loss that occurs during school closures. This will help yield better results for any type of testing in the future.
- Celebrate small victories. We often view end-of-year summative assessments as the ultimate barometer of success for both students and teachers. For many, they become an immense source of stress and do not always accurately reflect student learning—a problem that existed before the pandemic. Celebrating small milestones along the way will change how students experience assessments and provide teachers with the satisfaction of appreciating the fruits of their labor over time.
Though we are living through difficult times, educators can use this diversion from the norm to change our old way of thinking and implement new actions steps that will have positive, lasting effects on testing into the future.


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Waffles are perfect for breakfast. Little kids will love it and won't want to miss the important meal of the day. The recipe can't wait for you in the line below.
Waffles are pastry products, rectangular or even hexagonal in shape, made of liquid dough, like pancakes. This dough is pressed and left to bake in a certain embossed shape. It is often eaten as a dessert, garnished with whipped cream, honey, jam or syrup. They are very good and easy to prepare. All you need is a few ingredients and lots of love. You can find the recipe below. Passion for cooking!
Just delicious waffles to serve in the morning: A simple and delicious recipe
Waffles are so versatile! Can be made sweet or savory, depending on taste. You can remove the vanilla and lemon zest, add salt and a pinch of pepper and turn them into savory waffles. They can be decorated with ham, bacon, cheese, telemea cubes, corn, peppers and aromatic herbs. However, for today I have prepared a sweet recipe for you, only good to prepare in the morning.
For this recipe you will need: 300 grams of flour, 2 sachets of baking powder, a quarter teaspoon of salt, two large eggs, 350 milliliters of milk, 100 milliliters of oil, 80 grams of granulated sugar (optional), vanilla essence to taste and lemon zest.
Waffle recipe preparation method
Take a bowl and mix flour, baking powder and salt in it. This last ingredient is very important, if you remember the "table salt" fairy tale. This gives the waffle flavor and intensifies the sweets.
In another bowl, combine eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, and lemon zest. If you choose to use sugar, add it too. Mix the ingredients very well.
The resulting mixture should be poured over the flour mixture. Mix until you get a homogeneous composition, the consistency of pancake batter.
Let the mixture rest for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the waffle maker. Bake the waffles, as directed by the machine, until browned on both sides.
Now, decorate the waffles as desired. You can use berries, honey, maple syrup, jam or jam.
Good appetite!
The secret of fluffy waffles
The waffle recipe is a very simple recipe, but it requires special attention. It is very important that all ingredients are at room temperature, especially the eggs. Also, be very careful while separating them. So that the whites beat properly, do not let the yolks fall into them. Any trace of the yolk can affect the egg white to stop beating properly. You also need to be careful when including it in the composition. Use wide strokes, otherwise you run the risk of deflation.
If you don't want to use oil, you can use butter. It must be fat, 80% fat.
For decorating waffles, let your imagination run wild. Decorate them however you like and they will be the most delicious. Children can also participate in this activity, as we believe they enjoy being involved in the kitchen.

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We're appealing for information after receiving a report of a disturbance in Arthur Bliss Road, Newport, at around 6.05pm on Friday 19 March.
A number of youths, reportedly a group of between 20 and 30, were seen jumping on an Iceland delivery van, which had stopped in the area.
Food was reportedly taken from the Iceland van. The driver of the van was not injured and departed the area at around 6.10pm.
T/ACC Ian Roberts said:
"We're aware of reports of anti-social behaviour involving youths in Arthur Bliss Road on Friday 19 March.
"This behaviour is completely unacceptable, and we will be contacting the business operator as part of our enquiries. We will be reviewing CCTV from the area at the time of this incident.
"Anyone identified as committing an act of anti-social behaviour, or any other offence, during this incident will be prosecuted.
"Anti-social behaviour negatively impacts upon the quality of life for residents. It is not acceptable within our communities, and it is not acceptable for members of the public to act in this way to someone who was merely doing their job.
"We're keen to get the message out to parents to help us by ensuring they know where their children are, and what they are doing.
"I would urge anyone with any information relating to the identity of those responsible to call us on 101 or contact local neighbourhood officers."
Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information that could assist our investigation, or has CCTV or dashcam footage, is asked to call Gwent Police on 101, quoting log reference 2100096125 or 420 19/03/21.
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One of the many fascinating storylines about the Russian invasion of Ukraine is who exactly in the world has stepped up to support Putin's terrible adventure in Ukraine that has very little moral value to support. With most of the West united in resolve to oppose the war, many eyes are on China, easily the second most powerful superpower in today's world after the United States. While China has not been full-throated in its support of Russia, as evidenced by abstaining on UN votes demanding that nations pick a side, something else entirely is going on at the root level. Arguably the more important level than what a nation says on the world stage. One of the major root level analyses worth doing involves China's education system and propaganda from the federal government for the general public.
What you are about to see here is a master class in George Orwell's novel 1984, in a bad way. Orwell continues to be one of the most prescient thinkers of the 20th century, as his words written in that tome over 70 years ago continue to play out in today's real world in places like China.
First let's discuss the positive: the Serpentza YouTube channel is a great rabbit hole to fall into for facts on the ground in a country many of us do not live in or understand. Me included. The flip side of that coin is that many of us will feel shocked and FRIGHTENED by what we are seeing. This is literally bone chilling. We cannot do much better to increase our understanding of what's going on out East on the ground, than taking a few minutes to watch the destructive practices with major implications for the future of war and peace in the world. Without further ado:


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The Festival of Islamic Arts returns to Houston for the 8th time, with a hybrid event in-person at Masjid al Salam in Spring, and online.
The festival will feature art from renowned artists from all across the US. Visitors will have the opportunity to buy magnificent artwork online as well as browse through the festival hall.
There will be live interactive sessions on calligraphy, henna tattoo, Ebru, painting, Arabesque pattern coloring, and children's art activities.
The categories of the event include calligraphy, painting, woodwork, ceramics, children's arts, and live arts among others.
Covid-19 precautions and social distancing will be preserved at the in-person event.
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Needless to say, it is so annoying to find out that your clothes smell bad after hours of washing and drying beforehand. All those great efforts, in the end, just come to nothing with unacceptable smelly clothes.
Unfortunately, this is attributed to the way you preserve your clothes in the drawers. What should you do then? Just keep scrolling through our article to work out how to keep your clothes smelling fresh in drawers, and you are good to go.
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How To Keep Your Clothes Smelling Fresh In Drawers
I. Perfuming The Clothes
#1. Add Volatile Oils to Your Dryer
You should prepare a pure fabric or rag and pour roughly 5 drops of the essence. Afterwards, place your wet clothes in the dryer as usual but along with the prepared cloth and run the drying cycle. I am sure the result will satisfy you since the clothes will have a light and comfortable scent.
Moreover, there is quite a huge variety of smells to choose from. Orange, herb, lavender, rosemary are the typical ones to name. Take whatever essential oils you want to make your clothes have the best smell.
#2. Gather a Scented Layer in Your Closet
No matter how long you store your clothes, several days, or a whole month, it is essential to insert a new scented sheet in your drawer to maintain your clothing's fresh odor. Anyway, remember to replace the sheet in case it no longer works properly.
If you are not in favor of using a scented sheet, wrapping the scented soap in tissue could be a good idea to follow. Unfortunately, instead of essential oil, soap is a must to prepare.
#3. Take the Perfume Cotton Balls in the Dresser Drawer
Spray at least 5 drops of essential oil on the cotton balls and scatter them in your drawers. Make sure it is close enough for all clothes to absorb the scent.
#4. Spritz Your Freshening Spray
You could be a perfume creator by following this method. First, take around 350ml water, 60ml alcohol, and approximately a teaspoon of the essence. Keep shaking the mixture till all ingredients mix well together. If you always want to try something new, I highly recommend you have a try on this.
Read: How To Get The Fried Food Smell Out Of Clothes?
II. Engrossing Unpleasant Odors
#1. Use Vinegar to Counterbalance the Smell
With just a bottle of vinegar, you could deodorize your smelly clothing and turn them into odorless in several minutes. Besides, in the first place, rather than directly jumping into spraying the whole garments, you should test a few drops to make sure that the liquor doesn't damage the fabric and change its colors.
#2. Put Dried Coffee to Take Away the Awful Smell
Coffee has the function of neutralizing strong smells. Thus, why don't we take advantage of the available coffee in our house?
Collect a stack of blended coffee beans and disseminate them fitting in the cooking hob. Next. dry them thoroughly and put them into a bowl. Now choose whatever places in the drawers to put the bowl in. You are done!
Also, consider using a line baggie filled with the coffee ground in case you don't like the bowl.
#3. Add Cedar to Devour Humidity in Your Wardrobe
There are several options you should think about: cedar barracks, cedar bassinet, or the shavings sachets. The explanation for using this is that cedar works as a perfect "sidekick" in fending off the annoying smells and taking the moisture away as well.
Note: a cedar chips bowl could be a great alternative for your dry and clean closet.
#4. Place An Open Baking Soda Box to Ingest Bad Smells
On the top shelf of your cabinet, put a fresh baking soda box and the humid closet is no longer a matter to concern. What about the carpet inside? Just spray the baking soda on it and wait for at least 1 day before vacuuming. Furthermore, don't forget to change the box every 2 months.
Also read: Easy Tips To Get Rid Of Gas Smell From Hands And Clothes
III. Demolishing And Hampering Odors
#1. Wash Crumbling and Stuffy Clothes With Vinegar
Rather than using the laundry detergent, you should prepare a water cup of white vinegar and run the washing machine as usual. Moreover, with certain kinds of clothes, the hotter the water is, the cleaner your clothing becomes.
Finally, wash your clothes again with a mixture of the available detergent and around a small portion of baking soda. I am sure this combination will work better than you expected!
#2. Shifting the Wet Clothes Right Away to the Dryer
It is a misconception to leave your wet clothes in the washing machine cause it is the ideal place for the mold and bacteria to grow. Consequently, your clothes smell similar to mildew. Thus, remember to move wet clothes immediately after washing to have sweet-smelling clothes.
However, being absent-minded at times is unavoidable and you may let your clothes sit in the machine up to several hours or even a day. In that situation, don't hang them right away, wash them again with the detergent only or the mixture we mentioned in step 1.
Note: Cleaning the empty machine is essential in making your clothes have a pleasant odor.
#3. Hanging the Clothes Under the Sunlight for a Natural Scent.
The easiest and fastest way you can do on a daily routine is drying your clothes using the fresh wind and the sunlight. These natural components could antisepticeye the insects growing in your clothes. Regrettably, hanging clothes in winter and the rainy season seems not to be a good idea to try.
#4. Opening the Drawers to Get Fresh Outdoor Air.
Imagine that when you close your dresser drawers all the time, it means you are trapping all the bacteria inside and encourage them to develop.
On the contrary, when opening the door occasionally, the air could circulate in your closet and help curb the moths' growth inside.
If you are wadding your clothes, then just opening the cabinet is not enough. Additionally, it would help if you placed some silica packets in the closet to ensure that the amount of moisture is as low as possible.
We want to tell you that these packets are not popular among the physical stores, so you had better order them on the Internet for faster and easier purchasing.
What is more, never throw a wet towel on the ground of your cabinet because mildew could grow very quickly here. This is a common mistake many people have made.
Read: How To Remove Chemical Smell From New Clothes? Beneficial Tips For You
Tips and Warning
- Buy the scent online if you don't find one suitable for you. Finding a good scent is hard; purchasing a proper scent is even harder. Each person has their taste that fits their style and budgets. Thus, online shopping will serve your demand by introducing numerous products for you to choose from at various reasonable prices.
- On winter days and humid and rainy days, you should pay more attention to the arrangement of your clothes. Though your laundry after washing remains an insignificant amount of moisture inside, you should still consider hanging them somewhere outside instead of putting them all together with the laundry in the closet. Otherwise, hanging them separately with other clothes is always reasonable.
- Control the limited amount of scented products not to damage the indoor air quality. Have you ever heard of indoor air pollution? Here we have it. A little sweet smell floating over your noise is quite comfortable and relaxing but a huge amount of smell does matter. It will attack your nose and bother you at the same time. For this reason, just a little is perfect.
- Make sure the scent should not be too intense so that it will not annoy people around you. Some essential oil has such a strong smell that it could draw all people's attention in a small room with several drops.
- Especially if you like trying new things, be conscious because some people could be allergic to that. The condition will get worse and pay you some unexpected downside effects.
In Conclusion
Now I bet you have got a quite thorough insight into how to keep your clothes smelling fresh in the drawers. Let's take a try at all methods to find out what works best for you and enjoy the sweet-smelling clothes!


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Below you will find a series of quotes from the collective works of Dr. Seuss and a brief explanation of how each relates to leadership.
"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?"
Leaders should be bold, take risks, and move organizations forward. One of my favorite sayings is that managers do things right and leaders do the right things. That's the difference between fitting in and standing out. Dr. Seuss did not fit in and neither should you.
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
Leaders have a responsibility to be the "Lead Learner". You set the tone for the rest of the organization through your actions. The best leaders are typically learners first. The great news is that you do not have to attend a conference or pay for an expensive workshop to get smarter. Technology allows leaders to leverage the wisdom of the world. You can even become smarter in a box with a fox or on a train in the rain.
"With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street."
The not-so-good street that many leaders end up on has to do with actions not matching words. A leader can have the best ideas and intentions yet go nowhere when the actions don't match up. A leader's actions must always match even if your wardrobe does not match like many of the characters in Dr. Seuss' imagination.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind"
If everyone is happy with the work you are doing then you probably aren't leading much of anything. Leadership is about change and relentlessly seeking a better way. Somebody, somewhere will not be excited about change and a better way. Make sure you take inventory of those who mind and those who matter.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes, You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
Do not be afraid to abandon an initiative that isn't working. Leaders often ignore signs that an initiative or project should change direction. Leaders can and should admit when a project has failed or an idea hasn't panned out. This type of transparency builds trust within an organization.
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Everyone has a responsibility to lead. You are the only one that brings your combination of skills to the table. Nothing will get better without your leadership and today is the only day you are guaranteed.


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The "tax-wedge", as defined by the OECD, a think-tank, is the gap between total labour costs to the employer and employees' take-home pay. The wedge (income tax plus social-security contributions from employees and employers) averaged 35.3% in 2011 and increased in 26 of the 34 OECD countries, mainly because of personal income tax. Annual changes are often marginal, but they can mount up over the years. Belgium continues to have the highest tax wedge, though single workers without children earning the average wage in Germany, Hungary (not shown) and France take home only half of what it costs to employ them. Chile, where the basic tax allowance exceeds the average wage, has the lowest wedge.
Taxing wages
This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline "Taxing wages"
Economic & financial indicators April 28th 2012
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The Psychogenesis of Mental Disease
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'Psychotic contents, especially in paranoid cases, show close analogies with the type of dream that the primitive aptly calls a 'big dream'. Unlike ordinary dreams, such a dream is highly impressive, numinous, and its imagery frequently makes use of motifs analagous to or even identical with those of mythology. I call these structures archetypes because they function in a way similar to instinctual patterns of behaviour.'
The importance of this volume of Jung's writings on psychosis can scarcely be overrated both in historical terms and for the understanding of Jung's psychology. It begins with his famous work, 'The Psychology of Dementia Praecox'. It was this work that established his reputation as a psychiatric investigator of the first rank and it was this work also that engaged Freud's interest and led to their eventual famous meeting. The research in this work contains the seed of his theoretica divergence form psychoanalysis.
Following on from this are a further nine papers on psychopathology and schizophrenia revealing Jung's original thinking in this area and providing valuable insight into the development of his later concepts such as the archetypes and the collective unconscious.
Table of Contents
1. The Psychology of Dementia Praecox (translated for Uber die Psychologie der Dementia praecox: Ein Versuch 2. The Content of Psychoses 4. On Psychological Understanding 5. A Criticism of Bleuler's Theory of Schizophrenic Negativism 6. On the Importance of the Unconscious in Psychopathology 7. On the Problem of Psychogenesis in Mental Disease 8. Mental Disease and the Psyche 9. On the Psychogenesis of Schizophrenia 10. Recent Thoughts on Schizophrenia 11. Schizophrenia
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Welcome to Land of The Nerds, where I, Douglas Laman, use my love of cinema to explore, review and talk about every genre of film imaginable!
Thursday, April 30, 2015
So, Just How Big Is The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Gonna Be This Weekend?
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
How Did Guardians Of The Galaxy Blow Past All Expectations?
"Ah, what the hell, I don't got that long a lifespan anyway."
The Trailer For Irrational Man Brings Woody Allen And Joaquin Phoenix Together
Extract Review (Classic Write-Up)
Extract, Extract, Read All About It!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Behold! The Awesomeness of Captain America: The Winter Soldier!
"The price of freedom is high....and it's a price I'm willing to pay."
Monday, April 27, 2015
Why Is Thor: The Dark World Such A Marvel Misfit?
"This is so unlike you brother! So clandestine!"
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Iron Man 3 Is Not A Film That Likes To Play Things Safe
"Is that all you've got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"
"Sweetheart, that could be the name of my autobiography!"
"Sweetheart, that could be the name of my autobiography!"
While We're Young Review
Hip To Be Square
Saturday, April 25, 2015
The Magnificence Of The Avengers Stems From Its Energetic Joy
"The Avengers. That's what we call ourselves. Earth's mightiest heroes type thing."
Friday, April 24, 2015
The First Photo of Jared Leto As The Joker Has Arrived!
A Little Bit Stronger Is Incredible, Country Strong Is Terrible. It's An Interesting Dichotomy
Welcome to a new bi-weekly column called When Good Songs Happen To Bad Movies, in which I look at pretty well done songs that just so happened to debut in more subpar features.
First off, I'll freely admit this one's a bit of a cheat, since A Little Bit Stronger debuted as a single in September 2010, a few months before Country Strong's release, but it was still released again at a later date as a single from the movie, so I'll count it for this column. Plus, it gives me a chance to talk about one of the "sleeper" bad movies of recent years, which really deserves a more prominent reputation for it's awfulness: Country Strong.
Captain America Was Successfully Brought Into The 21st Century With A Retro Approach (Make Mine Marvel)
"Whatever happens tomorrow, you must promise me one thing. Stay who you are. Not just a soldier. But a good man."One of the weirdest criticisms I've heard about Marvel Studios and their films is that they have a "house style", which strikes me as kind of a peculiar criticism. I mean, sure, all the movies under the studio are PG-13, and typically have action in them, but a major part of why these features have become such enormous successes is because of the variety of tones, environments and aesthetics each individual project has. Even the action elements can deviate from movie to movie; Guardians of The Galaxy, as one might imagine, dishes out more sci-fi enhanced violence than Iron Man 2 for example.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Thor Took The Marvel Cinematic Universe To Exciting New Realms (Make Mine Marvel)
"Whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
"Whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
Johnny Depp Gets Dramatic And Intimidating In Black Mass Trailer
of Rope of Silicon, a watch, and then catch my thoughts on the footage beneath that.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Iron Man 2 Has Some Ideas Of High Quality, The Problem Is There's Too Many Ideas Overall (Make Mine Marvel)
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
What Exactly Was The Incredible Hulk? (Make Mine Marvel #2)
"I don't want to control it. I want to get rid of it."
Unbreakable Review (Classic Write-Up)
Break Away
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Monday, April 20, 2015
Pan Will Fly Off To Neverland In October
Iron Man's Influence Spread Far Beyond Its Own Cinematic Universe (Make Mine Marvel #1)
"Iron Man. That's kind of catchy!"
Welcome To Make Mine Marvel
These movies not only missed what made the beloved superheroes so popular in the first place, they also forgot about making these into features that could stand on their own as good cinema. Now, Marvel Studios, with $525 million in financing from Merrill Lynch, was out to bring the characters they still had the film rights to in a way that would be both profitable and artistically successful. A similar previous effort to create a multitude of features based on their comic book characters in collaboration with Artisan Entertainment didn't yield much success, but this massive endeavor wound up finding some level of opulence, to put it very very lightly.
With The Avengers: Age of Ultron on the horizon, I think it's time to look back on the 10 movies the Marvel Cinematic Universe has created. Starting today, and all the way through April 29, I'll look at each of the films in this epic saga in a series of editorials entitled Make Mine Marvel and analyze the qualities, flaws and impact on pop culture at large of each individual motion picture. Join me, won't you, for an adventure that's gonna be loads and loads of nerdy fun!
Jurassic World Unleashes New Trailer Chock Full Of Dino Mayhem
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Get A Feel Of The Cast, Scope And Humor Of Fantastic Four With New Trailer!
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Saturday, April 18, 2015
Unfriended Review
With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Friday, April 17, 2015
The Official Batman v. Superman Trailer Is Here To Ask...Do You Bleed?
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Melancholia Review (Classic Write-Up)
When The Stars Align
Thursday, April 16, 2015
The New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Has Arrived!!
Can Vin Diesel Outrace Mall Cops And Paranormal Teenagers? (Box Office Predictions)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters Review (Classic Write-Up)
The Witch Is Back
Patty Jenkins Will Direct Wonder Woman!!
The Hollywood Reporter, to handle the notable superhero's first solo cinematic outing.
The Director of Kingsman: The Secret Service Is Rebooting Flash Gordon
Monday, April 13, 2015
It Follows Review
Fearful Following Frightens
New Ant-Man Trailers Brings The Gags, The Ants And The Trains...Er, Pain
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Daredevil Episodes 3+4 Review
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Daredevil Episodes 1+2 Review
Dare To Go Beyond Expectations
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Friday, April 10, 2015
Two Of Quest For Camelots Songs Managed To Ape Disney While Creating Something Unique
Welcome to a new bi-weekly column called When Good Songs Happen To Bad Movies, in which I look at pretty well done songs that just so happened to debut in more subpar features.
Adaptation Review (Classic Write-Up)
Adaptation Is The Sincerest Form of Flattery
A meta approach to a film or TV show or any piece of media is not uncommon, but it is unique for it to be embraced as heartily as it is by Adaptation, a 2002 Spike Jonze directed feature that goes absolutely all in when it comes to utilizing this style of storytelling. How exactly does the movie engage in a meta narrative you ask? Why, by focusing on an exaggerated version of the films screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage).
Thursday, April 9, 2015
The Time Has Arrived To Watch The Trailer For True Detective's Second Season
True Detective was one of the biggest TV shows of last year, and while I haven't watched it yet (I'll catch up on it on HBO Go before it's next season debuts, I promise), I'm still excited for the second season of the program, if only based on the cast. Rachel McAdams in anything gets me interested, but toss in dramatic Vince Vaughn and Taylor Kitsch and I'm totally in. The first trailer for this new season has just arrived, and you can watch it below.
Agents of SHIELD Is Getting A Spin-Off!
Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive scoop that some kind of spin-off of Agents of SHIELD is in development, though they don't know who the program would center on or an exact release date.
Summer 2015 Box Office Predictions (Part Two)
Without further ado, here is the second part of predictions for this summers box office!
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Summer 2015 Box Office Predictions (Part One)
Without further ado, here are my predictions for Summer 2015's 10 highest grossing movies!
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Squid And The Whale Review (Classic Write-Up)
Family Ties
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Kristen Schaal Gets Much Deserved Major Role In Melissa McCarthy Movie Michelle Darnell
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
The Big Lebowski Review (Classic Write-Up)
Dude, Where's My Car...And The Money...And My Tapes
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Saturday, April 4, 2015
Furious 7 Review
The Good, The Fast And The Furious
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
And Now Winnie The Pooh Is Getting A Live-Action Remake
Dumbo is on the way from Tim Burton, while 2016 will bring new updates of The Jungle Book and Pete's Dragon. Recently, Mulan got announced to be receiving a live-action update, and now Winnie The Pooh is getting ready for such treatment.
Furious 7 Is About To Zoom Off To A Huge Opening Weekend (Box Office Predictions)
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4 Black or Brown Philosophers Who Opened My White Mind About Racial Healing
There are many approaches to racial justice. Listen diversely, and find what resonates with you.
What's the truth about race? How do we best understand the history and current issues, and move forward to a racially happier future?


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Billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman buys more private SpaceX flights, including one on Starship
he Polaris Dawn mission patch depicts a spacewalking astronaut outside of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft as reflected in the spacesuit visor of another crew member. (Polaris Program/John Kraus)
- Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of payments company Shift4, has purchased as many as three more flights from Elon Musk's SpaceX for what is known as the Polaris Program.
- The first mission, called Polaris Dawn, is scheduled to launch a four-person crew led by Isaacman in the fourth quarter with the company's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft.
- Polaris Dawn is the inaugural of up to three planned missions, with the final one to be the first crewed spaceflight of SpaceX's Starship rocket.
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of payments company Shift4 who flew on the first private SpaceX flight to orbit last year, has purchased as many as three more flights from Elon Musk's company.
The first mission in the so-called Polaris Program is set to launch a four-person crew led by Isaacman in the fourth quarter with the company's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft. According to the program's website, the augural flight, Polaris Dawn, will be the first of up to three missions, with the final one to be the first crewed spaceflight of SpaceX's Starship rocket.
"The Polaris Program is an important step in advancing human space exploration while helping to solve problems through the use of innovative technology here on Earth," Isaacman said in a statement.
Financial terms of the billionaire's purchase from SpaceX were not disclosed.
Isaacman was among those who were at Musk's Starship presentation last week at the company's facility in Texas. SpaceX has booked a private Starship flight to the moon for Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, and Musk on Thursday alluded that more such spaceflights were in the works but didn't offer any specific details.
The Polaris Dawn mission will spend up to five days in orbit and is looking to achieve such goals as the first private-company spacewalk with SpaceX spacesuits, testing of Starlink satellite communications in space and conducting scientific research on human health.
Notably, Polaris Dawn marks the start of SpaceX's own astronaut corps. Isaacman, the mission's commander, will be joined by longtime colleague Scott Poteet as the pilot. Two SpaceX employees, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, the company's lead space operations engineers, round out the crew. Gillis oversees the astronaut-training program and Menon manages the development of its crew operations.
Isaacman led the historic Inspiration4 mission in September, which spent three days in orbit in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule with a crew of four. The primary goal of Inspiration4 was to raise $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; it surpassed that goal and donated over $240 million to the charity. Like Inspiration4, the Polaris missions will "raise funds and awareness" for St. Jude, according to the program's website.
The program is also collaborating with multiple organizations, including the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), BioServe Space Technologies at the University of Colorado Boulder, Space Technologies Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Quelle: CNBC
Billionaire's 'Polaris Program' to fly feats on SpaceX Dragon, Starship
The billionaire commander of the first "all-civilian" space mission has now filed a new flight plan, underwriting a series of three SpaceX launches designed to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities while also raising funds and awareness for causes here on Earth.
he Polaris Dawn mission patch depicts a spacewalking astronaut outside of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft as reflected in the spacesuit visor of another crew member. (Polaris Program/John Kraus)
Jared Isaacman, the 39-year-old founder of Shift4, an online payment processing company, and the commander of last year's Inspiration4 mission, revealed his "Polaris Program" on Monday (Feb. 14), a trio of commercial spaceflights to begin on SpaceX's existing Dragon spacecraft as soon as November or December of this year and culminate in the first crewed launch of SpaceX's new Starship in the years to come.
"The Polaris Program is the next chapter in our journey to make humanity become a truly spacefaring civilization," Isaacman said in a call with reporters on Monday.
The program's first launch, titled "Polaris Dawn," will launch Isaacman as the mission's commander, together with three crewmates, including: pilot Scott "Kidd" Poteet, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force who served as the mission director for Inspiration4; mission specialist Sarah Gillis, who oversees SpaceX's astronaut training program; and medical officer Anna Menon, who manages the development of SpaceX's crew operations and serves in the company's mission control. (Menon is married to Anil Menon, a member of NASA's latest astronaut candidate class, meaning she will now be flying into space before her husband.)
Polaris Dawn
The Polaris Dawn crew will expand upon the achievements of the record-setting Inspiration4 mission. In September 2021, Isaacman and his three Inspiration4 crewmates (Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux and Chris Sembroski) spent three days aboard a Dragon spacecraft in Earth orbit, reaching a maximum altitude of 364 miles (565 km) — the fifth-highest orbital human spaceflight in history.
"On Polaris Dawn, we endeavor to achieve the highest Earth orbit ever flown," Isaacman said.
That record is currently set at 853 miles (1,373 km), as achieved by NASA's Gemini 11 astronauts, Charles "Pete" Conrad and Richard "Dick" Gordon, in 1966. Apollo crew members, including Conrad and Gordon, later flew farther from Earth on missions to the moon, but the Gemini 11 record continues to stand today as the highest Earth orbit reached by astronauts.
"Ultimately, it will really come down to vehicle performance and what we're able to accomplish while ensuring that we have a path to come home safely," said Gillis.
At its peak altitudes, the Polaris Dawn mission will pass through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt — the donut-shaped swaths of magnetically-trapped, highly-energetic charged particles that surround Earth — providing the crew the opportunity to collect data on the effects of space radiation exposure on human health as among the mission's science research objectives.
The first commercial spacewalk is planned for the first mission of billionaire Jared Isaacman's newly-announced "Polaris Program," dubbed "Polaris Dawn," to be launched with a crew of four as soon as November or December 2022. (Polaris Program)
Lower in their orbit, at approximately 300 miles (500 km) above Earth, at least two of the Polaris Dawn crew members will attempt the first commercial extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk. SpaceX's Dragon does not include an airlock, so the entire cabin will be depressurized before the hatch is opened. For the EVA, the crew will wear new SpaceX-designed spacesuits, upgraded from the company's existing pressure suits.
"The development of these suits and the execution of the EVA will be important steps toward the scalable design for spacesuits for future long duration missions," Isaacman said.
Guiding light
The new spacesuits, along with a planned first test of SpaceX's Starlink satellite network for laser-based communications in space, are intended to advance the technologies needed for future missions to the moon, Mars and into deep space. Like its namesake Polaris, which is a constellation of three stars more commonly known as the "North Star," the Polaris Program seeks to be a guiding light, helping humanity navigate its way to new destinations.
The second Polaris mission will follow based on what the crew and SpaceX learn during the first mission.
"We're going to learn as much as we can from the Polaris Program side of things, SpaceX is going to learn an awful lot as they're getting Starship ready for its first human spaceflight and I think we're going to combine that to ultimately form what the second mission should look like," Isaacman said.
The third launch will be the first human spaceflight of SpaceX's Starship, a heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft that is being developed as the world's first fully-reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo into Earth orbit, to the moon, Mars and elsewhere further out into the solar system. The date for that mission is unknown, but will come after the vehicle has been tested on numerous uncrewed flights.
Like the Inspiration4 mission, which through contests, auctions, sales and donations raised a total of $240 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the Polaris Program also seeks to benefit the hospital's programs to to improve the global survival rates for childhood cancer.
"I'm incredibly passionate that we can make meaningful progress towards a world we all want to live in for tomorrow, while also working to address the challenges and hardships of today. It does not have to be one or the other, but in fact can be both," said Isaacman.
Quelle: CS
Update: 16.02.2022
Jared Isaacman orders three more SpaceX launches, including first crewed Starship
The billionaire entrepreneur who flew SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to orbit last year has commissioned the company for three more missions, including the first crewed flight of Starship.
Jared Isaacman is working with SpaceX on the Polaris Program, named after the North Star, that more or less operates as a private crewed spaceflight program. Polaris' first two missions are slated to fly on Crew Dragon capsules starting late this year followed by a third on Starship, the SpaceX vehicle that will eventually take humans to the moon and Mars.
Included in the program so far are Isaacman (commander) and three astronauts-to-be: Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, both engineers at SpaceX; and Scott Poteet, a former Air Force pilot and mission director for Isaacman's Inspiration4 mission last September. Gillis and Menon join as mission specialists and Poteet as a pilot.
The first mission, set to launch from Kennedy Space Center no earlier than the fourth quarter of this year, is Polaris Dawn: a Falcon 9 rocket will boost the crew of four to push the altitude limits of Crew Dragon, conduct the first ever commercial spacewalk, work on health and science experiments, and test SpaceX's Starlink internet network's ability to relay communications.
"The Polaris Program is an important step in advancing human space exploration while helping to solve problems through the use of innovative technology here on Earth," Isaacman said in a Monday release. "On Polaris Dawn, we endeavor to achieve the highest Earth orbit ever flown in addition to conducting the world's first commercial spacewalk and testing of Starlink laser-based communication."
Because it includes a spacewalk, Polaris Dawn will be the first time SpaceX demonstrates its extravehicular activity, or EVA, suit. Spacesuits are a challenging area of engineering as their complexity often rivals that of the main spacecraft itself – even NASA's own suitsfor the moon-focused Artemis program are one of the reasons behind schedule delays.
"There's a fantastic team of brilliant engineers working on this spacesuit and it'll be really exciting to work together," Menon told FLORIDA TODAY during a Monday teleconference with reporters. "As their design unfolds, we'll be certain to share more details as we get to that point."
Isaacman echoed Menon's comments and said widely available, effective EVA suits are critical to the future of spaceflight, especially as eyes turn to the moon and Mars. Testing the suits are a critical mission objective for the first Polaris mission, he said.
Because Crew Dragon doesn't have a dedicated airlock, all four crew members will need to don their pressurized suits as air is evacuated from the capsule. It was not immediately clear which of the four would actually exit the capsule for the spacewalk.
Polaris' second mission will also fly Crew Dragon but the third will mark the first crewed flight of Starship, SpaceX's next-generation rocket being prototyped in Texas. Elon Musk sees Starship as the system that will take humans to the moon and Mars, deploy larger payloads, and bring down costs.
The Starship mission could fly from either Texas or KSC since SpaceX has plans to use both locations for the massive rocket, but details are not yet available. More on Polaris' second and third missions are expected later this year.
On a call with reporters Monday, Isaacman said the program is fully funded thanks to contributions from himself and SpaceX. Costs and other financial details were not released.
In September, Isaacman and three others – Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor, and Chris Sembroski – launched from KSC on Inspiration4, the first mission crewed entirely by non-professional astronauts. It raised more than $240 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Polaris will continue the focus on St. Jude through awareness and fundraising campaigns.
Isaacman is the founder and CEO of Shift4, a publicly-traded payments processing company he founded when he was 18.
Quelle: Florida Today
Update: 22.02.2022
The science experiments to expect from SpaceX's Polaris Dawn
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft above Earth in 2021. Credit: SpaceX
The next private SpaceX flight will conduct novel science experiments in space.
Why it matters: The research may help to answer key questions about how humans fare during long periods in space and how to protect them in a future where more people could spend more time off the Earth.
- "We want to utilize every second possible to benefit our overall goal to advance space exploration and make it accessible for all," mission pilot Scott Poteet says.
Details: Polaris Dawn, the first of three planned flights, is scheduled to launch later this year, carry billionaire Jared Isaacman, who is helping to finance the flights, and three other people to space.
- In the planned five-day flight — which would go to the radiation intense region called the Van Allen belt and potentially to an orbit farther from Earth than any since the last lunar missions — the crew will collect data about the health effects of radiation, which increases the risk of cancer and other diseases.
- They also plan to test the laser-based communication system for SpaceX's Starlink satellites, which aim to provide internet access to countries without connectivity, for use in space communication systems for lunar and Martian missions.
- SpaceX's spacesuit designed to offer protection from radiation and other space elements will also be tested during a spacewalk.
- The team is fielding an ever-growing list of proposed science experiments from other researchers. They'll be "prioritizing any experiments that have a direct benefit for human health on Earth and in space," Isaacman says.
Another experiment they are seeking approval for would study the effects of microgravity on pressure in the brain during long space flights. An increase in intracranial pressure can cause vision impairment, headaches and other effects seen in many astronauts.
- Studying what's known as spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) could involve implanting a transducer in a crew member's brain that connects to a catheter in the spinal cord to measure fluid pressure before, during and after the mission.
What to watch: The SpaceX Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket that will be used for Polaris Dawn flew to an altitude of about 360 miles during last year's Inspiration4 mission, the first all-civilian crew mission that was also led by Isaacman.
- Isaacman indicated Polaris Dawn will go further from Earth, raising the question of whether SpaceX will need to complete additional testing before the mission, CNN's Jackie Wattle notes.
Quelle: AXIOS
Update: 10.03.2022
Ukrainian flag will launch on SpaceX rocket with Polaris Dawn crew this year


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Shilpa Shetty Kundra welcomed a new member in her family on Friday — a pet dog she has named Truffle. Shilpa posted a video on Instagram and shared that the new furry friend is a birthday gift for her son Viaan.
"Introducing TRUFFLE our new family member. Viaans been begging for another pet. and I promised him, would get him one when he'd turn 10 and can look after it. He's earned it a year earlier, been such a good boy. Happy birthday my darling," Shilpa wrote as caption.
Earlier in the day, Shilpa had posted a birthday wish for her son, who turned nine years on Friday, along with a throwback video of the boy's fourth birthday celebrations in which he does a special dance.
"There's so much to say, So much to do… You're growing up too fast, I'm not even done hugging you.
"This video is when you were 4. We know how much your birthday means to you and how you would look forward to it, but not being able to have any playdates for over a year & a half, and not be able to celebrate your birthday 2 years in a row without any fuss… makes me so proud of the sensitive, compassionate, and loving boy that you're growing up to be. You fought Covid-19 so bravely, you are just as excited about your virtual classes as you were about going to school, you have understood how necessary it is to always wear a mask and maintain social distance with outsiders! You've not only adjusted to the new normal without any complaints or tantrums, but also taken on the role of being a doting elder brother so beautifully. Have to admire how beautifully you have done it with with your sense of humour and maturity. This Lockdown has made you so responsible so soon?!?! Must say, I'm a proud mommy! she wrote.
"Happy 9th birthday, my darling baby Viaan-Raj May you always shine, the brightest star wherever you go Mumma and papa lovvveee youuuu," she wrote.
On May 7, Shilpa took to Instagram and shared that her husband Raj Kundra, children Samisha and Viaan, and her mother Sunanda, as well as in-laws, have tested Covid positive. The actress had tested negative.
The actress is gearing up to return to the screen in the films "Nikamma" and "Hungama 2". Her last release in Bollywood was "Apne", in June 2007.


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Late last month, San Diego Unified School District Trustee Kevin Beiser made his first public appearance since four men accused him of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Besier returned to the school board on April 23 as if nothing happened. He didn't acknowledge the scandal and still hasn't commented beyond a short statement he made declaring his innocence on March 19.
But Beiser has still not returned to his other job, as a middle school math teacher in the Sweetwater Union High School District.
Manny Rubio, a spokesman for Sweetwater, said Beiser has still not returned to the classroom, and the district still does not have an expected return date for him.
The status of Beiser's campaign for the City Council's District 7 seat, meanwhile, is unclear. Beiser's roommate attended a planning group meeting on behalf of his campaign a month ago, but said he wasn't authorized to provide any statement beyond Beiser's original one.


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"Experience Art and Nature" - Tedx Talk by Jessica L. Bryant, NWWS
In this awe inspiring talk, NWWS Signature Member Jessica L. Bryant shares her experiences as an Artist in Residence at several of America's National Parks. Her stories about the wild places of America will make you want to explore the wild places in your own community and her incredible paintings will motivate you to paint your own experiences in nature.
"I demonstrate how I pour watercolor to create a painting of dogwood blossoms."
Leslie Lambert Redhead, artist, teacher, illustrator, and author known for her dramatic watercolors, has created a special video for NWWS: a demonstration of how she pours watercolor to create a painting of dogwood blossoms.
"How I got from Watercolor Landscapes to Burned Trees, Bark Beetle Books... and Vegetables!"
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The fashion world appears to have come to the decision that being healthy is in. However, calls to action against unrealistic depictions of models and celebrities in fashion publications and other media have yielded few results. Publishing a few articles, about the deadliness of eating disorders, will not thwart dangerous is because the crux of the problem lies with flawed mentalities that have spanned generations. The body image discussion needs to be steered toward changing fundamental attitudes. As long as people are identified by the size of their bodies, this issue will never go away.
Currently, it is second nature to casually make a comment about a person's weight. Terms such as "fat" and "skinny" are thrown around with no regard to what they actually mean. For instance, "Do you know Darcy? No? Dark hair? A bit on the chubby side?" is a perfectly acceptable way to begin a conversation about a woman. This creates divisions among women and places them in competition against one another. Then, as a defense mechanism, they will make snide remarks about others who do not look like them. It is a never-ending toxic cycle that has been going on for decades. Men also have issues with body image but women are 10 times more likely than men to have an eating disorder.
"Big is beautiful" or "Curves are sexy" are some of the popular taglines used in conjunction with initiatives to improve self-image. But while these campaigns mean well, they are not the solution. They will only lead to a new mentality where skinny women are the enemy. Criticizing thinner women will only cause more strife. Some women will not gain an ounce no matter how much they eat while others cannot lose weight even if they starve themselves. Instead of endorsing a certain body type, such campaigns should promote healthy eating and exercise. The message should be that all body types are beautiful.
Those positive messages would be a start. However, change will only occur if, as stated earlier, comments about body weight are not casually strewn about in conversation. Calling someone a "fat cow" or saying "she needs to eat a hamburger" are phrases that are all too common. This is a form of bullying and should not be done – even in jest. Furthermore, descriptive profanity words should never be tolerated. There is no need to call someone a skinny b—- or a fat a–. Words are powerful and they resonate with people.
The fashion industry has influence over television, movies, magazine, music etc. Therefore, it has the ability to revolutionize the way our society views beauty. Earlier this year, Vogue announced that 19 editors have formed a pact to not work with models "who appear to have an eating disorder". They will also not feature models under 16 years of age. That is a small step toward the right direction but it is not enough. Other measures need to be made to ensure that change will happen. Fashion designers should stop making sample sizes of prom dresses and other special events smaller because doing so pressures models to become thinner. They need to stop thinking of models as mere hangers for their designs. Fashion magazines should stop airbrushing models and celebrities to make them look doll-like. With increasing technology, this practice has become a regular occurrence even though it is blatantly obvious. Cover stars are sometimes missing a hip or a shoulder because someone was overly eager with the mouse. Maybe magazine editors do not care if the airbrushing is apparent because it is expected. However, these fake images have a negative impact on women. Although many know that the images are false representations of a real woman, the subsequent comparison is instinctual and unavoidable. The American Medical Association said as much when it asked advertisers to curb body enhancing practices because they help cause "mental and eating disorders".
Women begin comparing themselves to others at a young age. It starts with the dolls they play with at a young age. Typically, dolls have an hourglass figure with a tiny waist and disproportionately large breasts. After that, young girls are continually exposed to the aforementioned false images of women. Meanwhile, their appearances are constantly being judged by their peers. Children need to be taught at a young age that they should not judge or refer to others by their size. There is hope for the future since younger generations are being proactive about this issue. Recently, 14-year-old Julia Bluhm's online campaign and demonstrations pushed Seventeen magazine to form the Body Peace Treaty. This treaty states that the magazine will never change body shapes or faces and will only feature healthy models. This is just one instance where young people are rising to fight against the unreasonable expectations set forth by society. Whether it be the style of designer dresses worn by celebrities on the red carpet, or the unhealthy habits often considered the norm in our culture — it is easy for teens and adolescents to get the wrong idea about body, self-image, and confidence.
Altering the zeitgeist of a society will be a battle. But it is not impossible. Imagine a world where a person's body size does not enter the conversation. Where women are not trying the latest master cleanse or miracle diet pill to lose weight. A world where they feel comfortable in their own bodies because people are not making snide remarks about them. There is no preference for a certain body type in that world so young girls will not have distorted views on body image. The fashion world continually launches new trends and stirs established conventions. It has the authority to make this dream world a reality.
Time to Change the Conversation About Body Image
The fashion world appears to have come to the decision that being healthy is in. However, calls to action against unrealistic depictions of models and celebrities in fashion publications and other media have yielded few results. Publishing a few articles, about the deadliness of eating disorders, will not thwart dangerous is because the crux of the problem lies with flawed mentalities that have spanned generations. The body image discussion needs to be steered toward changing fundamental attitudes. As long as people are identified by the size of their bodies, this issue will never go away.


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Owner: Serpentine Galleries, London (Uk)
Temporary Exhibition
Serpentine Sackler Gallery
17 September – 9 November 2014
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Cerith Wyn Evans | temporary exhibition
Serpentine Sackler Gallery
Until 9 November the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London presents an intriguing exhibition by Cerith Wyn Evans. This major solo show presents a varied body of work brought together in concert.
The exhibition reveal the transformative effects of light, sound and time on the vaults and spaces of this former gunpowder store. For Wyn Evans "the site of the gallery, the perception of sight, the citation of references are multiple and swarming".
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Wyn Evans began his career as a film and video maker, producing short, experimental films in the late 1970s. Since the 1990s, his work has been characterised by a focus on language and a conceptual approach that is often developed out of the context or history of the exhibition site.
His work is often shaped and coloured by a magpie-like approach to influences which, like his installations, are intended to suggest a number of possible interpretations.
The incorporation of text, either as the source of a work or as the final form that it takes, addresses this process of interpretation directly. Ornate chandeliers are transformed into communication devices via software systems that translate texts into Morse code; neon tubes are bent into quotes that form a frieze of light that runs around the room.
Wyn Evans's use of sound is another key feature of the exhibition.
Mechanical flutes, suspended in the central spaces, sound throughout the building, while a directional speaker placed on the gallery floor produces a column of sound that draws attention to the surrounding architecture.
Wyn Evans's references include John Cage, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Iannis Xenakis, Georges Bataille, James Merrill, Marcel Duchamp, Pierre Klossowski, Hanne Darboven, Gilles Deleuze, Marcel Proust, Sturtevant and Andy Warhol. These sources, even if made visible, are often treated as Readymades and are grouped in synchronicity and contradistinction with one another.
all images: Cerith Wyn Evans
Installation view, Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London
(17 September – 9 November 2014)
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Today we have two new polls in the L.A. mayor's race, and both show Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel in a statistical dead heat.
The Garcetti campaign dismissed the numbers, while the Greuel campaign embraced them as a sign that she has "momentum" following her second-place finish in the March 5 primary. As is usually the case, there's ample reason to be skeptical about these numbers, so let's get into it.
The first poll is from Tulchin Research, and was conducted March 28-April 2 on behalf of Dennis Zine's campaign for city controller.
Garcetti 44
Greuel 43
The survey included 600 likely voters, with a 4% margin of error. There's nothing obviously strange about that result. But then look at the result in the controller's race:
Dennis Zine 48
Ron Galperin 24
Something's off there. Just last month, Galperin beat Zine 37.8% to 36.5% in the primary. Parke Skelton, Galperin's consultant, issued a memo last night calling the poll "preposterous on its face."
"For Zine's numbers to be correct, over 1/3 of Galperin's voters in March would have had to have decided to change their vote and support Zine," Skelton said. "This is simply impossible since almost nothing has happened since March that would have changed anyone's vote."
Tulchin has also been wrong before. In January, they did a poll for City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, which showed him beating challenger Mike Feuer by 42-19 when voters were informed about the candidates. Feuer ended up beating Trutanich 44-30 in the primary.
Now, the Zine poll could be wrong about Zine and right about the mayor's race. But it's also possible that skewing the poll in Zine's favor would also end up skewing the mayor's race in Greuel's favor, since they share the same Valley base.
Hard to draw too many conclusions from that one. But there's another poll. This one comes from the "Yes on F, No on D," campaign, which is sponsored by medical marijuana dispensaries. It was conducted March 21-28:
Garcetti 40
Greuel 39
The survey included 1032 respondents, with a 3.1% margin of error. The turnout projection is 20-22%, and the Latino share of the sample is 20%.
Turnout in the primary was 21%, and it typically goes up a few points in the runoff, so this might be lowballing it just a bit. But it's not too far off. Another thing to note: The "Yes on F, No on D" campaign did not release the results for Measures F and D, which suggests they were not favorable.
The Garcetti campaign also argued that results are unreliable because the pollster also works for Working Californians, the union-funded independent group that is backing Greuel.
"This poll comes from the DWP union's polling firm. Obviously they're promoting Wendy Greuel and are not credible," said Jeff Millman, Garcetti's spokesman. "Let's remember they claimed Greuel would win the primary, and then she lost by 15,000 votes to Eric Garcetti."
In response, Michael Bustamante, a consultant working for the "Yes on F, No on D" campaign, said the marijuana group "has no affiliation with any (mayoral) campaigns, and is not supported by the (DWP) union."
The Greuel campaign, meanwhile, argued that both polls show that her recent spate of endorsements from Bill Clinton, Magic Johnson and others has been "game-changing."
"These new poll numbers show that Wendy's message of leading L.A. forward and breaking the paralysis at City Hall is resonating with voters across the city," said Greuel spokeswoman Shannon Murphy.
Two other polls were released last week. One, from Survey USA, showed Garcetti up 47-40. It was conducted March 23-26 — the same time the dead-heat marijuana poll was in the field. However, Survey USA uses robocalls, which results in a sample that bears little resemblance to the composition of the electorate.
The other poll comes from Lots of People Who Support Eric Garcetti for Mayor, an independent expenditure committee that wears its bias on its sleeve. That poll was conducted by David Binder Research on March 18 and 19. It showed Garcetti up 46-38 (with leaners included), or 40-35 (without leaners).
Take it all with salt.
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The Spring 2020 edition of the parish newsletter is now available and is currently being hand-delivered to the majority of the parish (middle two weeks of February).
It is also available to collect from the Parish Room in Chinley, from Chinley Community Centre and from Chinley Post Office.
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On Thursday, July 16, 2015, the Washington State Supreme Court issued its ruling in Demetrio v. Sakuma Brothers Farms, Inc. While the case involved agricultural workers the implications of the decision reach every employer is Washington that pays their employees on a flat rate or piece rate basis. That means, if you own a body shop, automotive repair shop or are a chiropractor that compensates employees on a piece or flat rate basis, your business is impacted by this decision
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