Differences in eventcount results and 'real' search counts.
Could you help me with a couple questions I have about the eventcount search command?
Returns the number of events in the specified indexes.
Description: A name of the index report on, or a wildcard matching many indexes to report on. You can specify this argument multiple times, for example index=* index=_*.
Default: If no index is specified, the command returns information about the default index.
Description: Specify whether or not to list virtual indexes. If list_vix=false, the command does not list virtual indexes.
Description: Specify whether or not to report the index size. If report_size=true, the command returns the index size in bytes.
Description: Specifies whether or not to summarize events across all peers and indexes. If summarize=false, the command splits the event counts by index and search peer.
Specifying a time range has no effect on the results returned by the eventcount command. All of the events on the indexes you specify are counted.
You cannot specify indexes to exclude from the results. For example, index!=foo is not valid syntax.
Display a count of the events in the default indexes from all of the search peers. A single count is returned.
Return the number of events in only the internal default indexes. Include the index size, in bytes, in the results.
When you specify summarize=false, the command returns three fields: count, index, and server.
When you specify report_size=true, the command returns the size_bytes field.
The values in the size_bytes field are not the same as the index size on disk.
Return the event count for each index and server pair. Only the external indexes are returned.
To return the count all of the indexes including the internal indexes, you must specify the internal indexes separately from the external indexes.
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Thank you for pointing out the missing See also section. I have added that section and improved the information in the Usage section as well.
The "See Also" section is missing and it should include (at least) "metadata" and "fieldsummary".
Shaker ali: You cannot specify a timerange with eventcount.
Ckurtz: You can only specify indexes to include in your output, not indexes to exclude. "index!=foo" is not valid syntax. Also, you do not use boolean operators to specify multiple indexes with eventcount.
Can we specify the time? Because I only get the all time stats, but when i specify the time it gives me the same number. | eventcount index=* is the search i'm using.
Is it possible to filter this? index=* AND index!=foo doesn't work.


My research interests center around G protein-coupled receptor function, particularly metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs), and ion channel modulation in neurons. Naturally, this work has led me toward an interest in heterotrimeric G proteins, G protein-coupled receptors and factors that modulate G protein signaling, such as the Regulators of G protein Signaling (RGS) proteins (see Kammermeier and Ikeda, 1999, Neuron 22:819). I have also become interested in the Homer family of scaffolding proteins, which I have shown to be important in the function and sub-cellular localization of metabotropic glutamate receptors (Kammermeier et al., 2000, Journal of Neuroscience 220:7238; Kammermeier, 2005, BMC Neuroscience 7:1). In the long term, my goal is to understand the mechanisms of regulation, localization and signaling that impart specificity to the various mGluRs, and how regulation of mGluR signaling alters synaptic strength in the nervous system.
In my laboratory, two basic experimental approaches are used. The first utilizes primary cultures of isolated SCG neurons for electrophysiological, molecular biological, immunofluorescence and RT-PCR experiments. The main technique used in this system is to examine the well-characterized ion channel modulatory pathways using patch-clamp electro-physiology as an assay for G protein coupled receptor activity. The neurons can be made to express various heterologous proteins (including mGluRs) via intranuclear injection of cDNA. I have recently used this system to examine mGluR-G protein coupling specificity, mGluR desensitization and the regulation of mGluR signaling and trafficking by various associated proteins.
The second approach is to use native neuronal cells. Currently, we are working with both primary isolated ON Bipolar cells from the rat retina and with rat hippocampal neurons to examine G protein coupling of mGluR6 and the effects of Homer protein regulation of mGluR5 at synapses, respectively. These systems allow us to ask questions about the physiological relevance in parallel with the more tractable, highly amenable SCG system described above.
Finally, we are beginning to incorporate other fluorescence-based techniques such as total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy (Kammermeier, 2005, BMC Neuroscience 7:1) to examine protein distribution in or very near the cell membrane.
Research Fellow: National Institutes of Health (NIAAA), Rockville, MD. Advisor: Stephen R. Ikeda, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Associate: Guthrie Research Institute, Sayre, PA. Advisor: Stephen R. Ikeda, M.D., Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Associate: University of Florida, Department of Physiology, Gainesville, FL. Principal Advisor: Philip Posner, Ph.D.
Scott MB, Kammermeier PJ. "Ca2 channel subtype expression in rat sympathetic neurons is selectively regulated by ?? subunits." Channels.. 2017 Nov 2; 11(6):555-573. Epub 2017 Sep 21.
Brenowitz S, Duguid I, Kammermeier PJ. "Ion Channels: History, Diversity, and Impact." Cold Spring Harbor protocols.. 2017 Jul 5; 2017(7):pdb.top092288. Epub 2017 Jul 05.
Hu JH, Worley PF, Kammermeier PJ. "Dynamic Regulation of Homer Binding to Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors by Preso1 and Converging Kinase Cascades." The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.. 2017 Apr 0; 361(1):122-129. Epub 2017 Feb 08.


This week, the second volume of Lee Bermejo's series Suiciders began to take readers even deeper into the world of post-disaster "New Angeles." But the new installment, Kings of HelL.A., also switches focus to new characters, making the new #1 easy for brand new readers to pick up and dive into the Vertigo series.
At the center of the first volume of Suiciders was a televised sport known as the Suicide Games — a futuristic and deadly version of American Gladiators, where competitors have been enhanced by drugs and wear high-tech armor.
In this follow-up story, Bermejo teams up with former Red Lanterns artist Alessandro Vitti. The six-issue second volume focuses on a generation that has grown up after the "Great Quake," and characters connected with their street gang called Kings of HelL.A.
Previously, Bermejo was best known for as an artist on projects like Wednesday Comics: Superman and the Joker graphic novel. Bermejo both wrote and drew the first installment of Suiciders, which was also his debut as a writer of an long-form comic book series, launching last year before the DCU book We Are Robin, which he also wrote.
Newsarama talked to Bermejo to find out more about the second volume of Suiciders, how easy it is for new readers to pick up, and what the addition of Alessandro Vitti brings to the title.
Newsarama: How do the events of the first volume of Suiciders lead into the beginning of the new #1, and how does this start a new chapter for the book?
Lee Bermejo: The first volume takes place 30 years after "the Great Quake," and Kings takes place 15 years earlier. People who read the first arc know that in the end, things very much where moving back in time to move forward. Same can be said for this new chapter.
I'm getting deeper into the world and people will see how the wall was built and the effects that had on the people of New Angeles. There might also be some familiar faces at one point or another.
Nrama: For people who might not have read the first volume, can this issue be a jumping-on point?
Bermejo: Absolutely! I think about the book like seasons of a TV show like True Detective or American Horror Story where each season features a different cast of characters inhabiting the same world. Since each 'season' goes back in time, people should start to realize pretty quickly that the story will end essentially where New Angeles began, at the earthquake itself. How we get there is the fun.
Nrama: You said you're getting deeper into the world — what part of the world of Suiciders do we get to know in this volume?
Bermejo: We're getting to know the city before the wall was completed, before the social divide became so extreme and evident. The city is still recovering from the quake and from the secession from the United States. We'll actually see the border this time around and get to know a bit of how things function in New Angeles.
Nrama: Who are the main characters this time around? You mentioned that there might be some familiar faces. Will we still learn more about what happened to characters from the first volume?
Bermejo: This arc is all about the "quake babies," children who were born right around the earthquake. They don't know what life was like beforehand and are essentially the first generation in this new Los Angeles.
Trix and Johnny are brother and sister, both members of a teenage gang called the Kings of HelL.A. We see how the city's destruction has shaped their lives and attitudes. They don't think about life as permanent. It's something that can be taken away from them anytime, either by act of God or act of man.
We also get to meet one of the first Suiciders and see what happens when a fighter actually survives the game. There's also a cannibal... you know, as there should be.
Nrama: Of course there should! Let's talk about the art. Obviously, you're an artist yourself, so can you describe what Alessandro, your new artist on Suiciders, brings to the visual landscape of this volume?
Bermejo: Alessandro brings the necessary amount of grittiness and authenticity mixed with a great sense of dynamics and character. He's bringing a lot of himself into the project, and has really made these characters his own. I think people will very much recognize the world they saw in the first arc but with Vitti's twist.
I couldn't be happier with the way the project is turning out. I knew as soon as I saw Vitti's work he was the right guy for the job and I think he's doing the best work of his career.
Nrama: Anything else you want to tell potential readers about this chapter of Suiciders?
Bermejo: I think that readers will really start to get an idea about what this book is saying with this arc. In the first series, I really pushed readers into the deep end by giving them a story about a new world without explaining everything about it, and that was so that each series would add a bit more brick to that foundation. I'm beyond excited for people to see this new side of the world.


This is a short extract from Arnold Toynbee’s A Study of History in which the author examines the birth of civilizations. One famous hypothesis put forward in that work is that cultural evolution takes place in the presence of a challenge. If the environment provides too easily all the means for sustenance, in other words, if there is no serious challenge, there is no need to evolve culturally, i.e. to devise problem-solving techniques. At the same time, if the environmental challenge is too harsh, the cultural battle is lost from the start or the time required to meet that challenge is quite long.
So, according to Toynbee, cultural evolution happens in the presence of challenges that are neither too easy nor too difficult to overcome. This is a very interesting hypothesis that should be verified continuously in relation to the societies in which we live.
We have now reached a point at which we can bring our present argument to a head. We have ascertained that civilizations come to birth in environments that are unusually difficult and not unusually easy, and this has led us on to inquire whether or not this is an instance of some social law which may be expressed in the formula: 'the greater the challenge, the greater the stimulus'.
We have made a survey of the responses evoked by five types of stimulus - hard countries, new ground, blows, pressures and penalizations - and in all five fields the result of our survey suggests the validity of the law. We have still, however, to determine whether its validity is absolute. If we increase the severity of the challenge ad infinitum, do we thereby ensure an infinite intensification of the stimulus and an infinite increase in the response when the challenge is successfully met? Or do we reach a point beyond which increasing severity produces diminishing returns? And, if we go beyond this point, do we reach a further point at which the challenge becomes so severe that the possibility of responding to it successfully disappears? In that case the law would be that 'the most stimulating challenge is to be found in a mean between a deficiency of severity and an excess of it'.
Is there such a thing as an excessive challenge? We have not yet encountered an example of such, and there are several extreme cases of the operation of challenge-and-response which we have not yet mentioned. We have not yet cited the case of Venice - a city, built on piles driven into the mud banks of a salt lagoon, which has surpassed in wealth and power and glory all the cities built on terra firma in the fertile plain of the Po; nor Holland - a country which has been actually salvaged from the sea, but yet has distinguished herself in history far above any other parcel of ground of equal area in the North European plain; nor Switzerland, saddled with her portentous load of mountains. It might seem that the three hardest pieces of ground in Western Europe have stimulated their inhabitants to attain, along different lines, the highest level of social achievement that has as yet been attained by any peoples of Western Christendom.
But there are other considerations. Extreme in degree though these three challenges are, they are limited in range to only one of the two realms which constitute the environment of any society. They are challenges of difficult ground, no doubt, but on the human side -blows, pressures and penalizations - the severity of this physical situation has been not a challenge but a relief; it has shielded them from human ordeals to which their neighbours were exposed. Venice on her mud banks, insulated from the Continent by her lagoons, was exempt from foreign military occupation for almost a thousand years (A.D. 810-1797). Holland, too, has more than once saved her vital centres by temporarily reversing the mechanism which keeps her in existence and 'opening the dikes'. What a contrast to the histories of neighbouring Lombardy and neighbouring Flanders, the two habitual battlefields of Europe.
It is, of course, easy enough to cite examples of communities that have failed to respond to particular challenges. That proves nothing, for almost every challenge that has eventually evoked a victorious response turns out, on inquiry, to have baffled or broken one respondent after another before the moment when, at the hundredth or the thousandth summons, the victor has entered the lists at last. Such is the notorious 'prodigality of nature', of which a host of examples spring to the mind.
For instance, the physical challenge of the North European forest effectually baffled primitive man. Unequipped with implements for felling the forest trees and ignorant of how to turn the rich underlying soil to account by cultivation, even if he had been capable of clearing it of trees, primitive man in Northern Europe simply avoided the forest and squatted on the sand-dunes and chalk downs where his remains in the shape of dolmens, flint-mines and the like are now found - seeking out lands which his successors scorned as 'bad lands' when the forest was falling to their axes. For primitive man the challenge of the temperate forest was actually more formidable than that of the frozen tundras; and in North America his line of least resistance eventually led him Pole-ward beyond the forests' northern fringe to find his destiny in creating the Eskimo culture in response to the challenge of the Arctic Circle. Yet primitive man's experience does not prove that the challenge of the North European forest was excessive in the sense of being beyond human power of effective response; for the barbarians who followed on his heels were able to make some impression with the aid of tools and techniques acquired, perhaps, from civilizations with which they were in touch, until, in the fullness of time, the pioneers of the Western and the Russian Orthodox Civilization 'came and saw and conquered'.
In the second century B.C. the southern vanguard of the North European forest in the Po valley had been subdued by Roman pioneers after having from time immemorial baffled the Romans' precursors. The Greek Historian Polybius, who visited the country immediately after it had been opened up, draws a striking contrast between the inefficient and poverty-stricken life of Rome’s Gallic predecessors, whose last survivors were then still living the life in the backwoods at the foot of the Alps, and the cheapness and plenty which prevailed in adjoining districts which Rome had taken in hand. A similar picture was often drawn in the early nineteenth century contrasting the squalid failure of the Redskins with the bustling vitality of the Anglo-Americans pioneers in the primeval forest of Kentucky or Ohio.


This is a foreign exchange guide to Cameroon, the Central African Franc currency plus XAF transfers and travel tips.
Often referred to as “Africa in Miniature,” this California-size country offers plenty to do within its borders. Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, is one of the most important economic centers in Central Africa, and Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital, is over 100 years old and full of stories. In addition, Cameroon has a diverse landscape ranging from gorgeous tropical beaches to breathtaking mountain vistas.
With reasonable road infrastructure, travel is a lot easier here than in many parts of Africa. Still, you'll miss none of those indicators that you're in the middle of this fascinating continent: everyone seems to be carrying something on their heads, makossa music sets the rhythm, the street smells like roasting plantains and African bliss is just a piece of grilled fish and a sweating beer away.
What currency should I use in Cameroon?
The currency is the Central African franc (CFA), ATMs are still a rarity in Cameroon. They're at the banks and hotels in Yaounde and Douala, but more difficult to find in other towns. The most acceptable credit card is Visa, then Mastercard, and AMEX. Cameroon has a cash economy, most businesses don't accept credit cards or travelers checks. Take Euro's as these are most easily changed. American dollars and travellers cheques are much more difficult to exchange, but Euro's can be exchange in places around the country, especially main cities. Euro travelers' cheques, from Visa/Mastercard are the most widely used and strongly recommended. Most of the main banks will exchange these, however service is slow, and plenty of time needs to be allowed for service. The quickest way to transfer money in an emergency is by Western Union, which has offices in Douala, and Yaounde.
Remember to keep CFA 10,000 or US$20 for departure tax at the airport. Departure tax on internal flights is CFA500, or US$1.00. Due to the exchange rate, it is cheaper to pay in CFA.
How should I travel in Cameroon?
There are three major airports in Cameroon: Douala International Airport (DLA), Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), and Yaounde International Airport (YAO). The one you are most likely to use is the Doula International Airport, as it is located in the economic capital of the country and is the busiest in the nation. Domestically, there is regular daily service between Douala, Yaounde, and other smaller towns.
Agences de voyages (agency buses, running from depots also called agences) run along all major and many minor routes in Cameroon. Prices are low and fixed, and on some bus lines you can even reserve a seat. From Yaoundé to Douala it costs anywhere between CFA3000 and CFA6000, depending on the class of bus you take: so-called VIP services have air-conditioning and aren't quite so cramped. However, some drivers are extremely reckless, and bus accidents occur all too frequently.
Cameroon's rail system (Camrail) operates three main lines: Yaoundé to N'Gaoundéré; Yaoundé to Douala; and Douala to Kumba. In 2016 a tragic derailment between Douala and Yaoundé killed 70 passengers and injured many more. Check locally about the current state of train safety.
French and English are the official languages of Cameroon. Several native languages are spoken as well.
Recommended immunizations include yellow fever, hepatitis A and B, typhoid, and meningitis. Plan to pack antimalarial medications, insect repellent, and loose, long-sleeved clothing to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
The country is broken up into ten regions: Adamaoua, Centre, East, Extrême-Nord (Extreme North), Littoral, North, Northwest, West, South, and Southwest.
In most cases, you will need a visa to enter Cameroon. If you’re flying into the country, arrange your visa with your local embassy before your trip. If you’re traveling by land, it might be possible to arrange a visa with Cameroon’s neighboring countries, but we do advise taking care of this matter before you hit the road.
When searching around for information on how to get a good exchange rate when sending money to Cameroon you need to start with finding out the latest Central African Franc foreign-transfer exchange rate.
Once your funds are received by the provider the converted XAF amount will be transfered to the recipient account you specify in Cameroon.


The result of the U.K. referendum on European Union membership has been a surprise and massive shock to so-called “expert” opinion.
In addition, not just to academic opinion: The betting markets, which are supposed to be inhabited by experts at setting odds, were assigning just a one-in-seven probability to a majority for “leave” on the eve of the vote.
The United Kingdom has voted by a close margin to leave the European Union. Here, experts from around the world react to the news which has sent shockwaves around the world and what it means for their country. This article will update.
British people have woken up to the news that their country has voted to leave the European Union. Along with this, there has been turmoil in financial markets – the pound has hit a 30-year low and the FTSE dropped more than 8%.
Though the Brexit process will probably take two years (and the UK will remain a full member of the EU in the meantime), some aspects of the decision will affect British people straight away.
In the vitriolic debate over the UK's membership of the EU, Turkey's potential membership became one of the talking points. Prime Minister Cameron, who has advocated Turkey's eventual membership, is likely correct in his assessment that this that if it does take place, it won't be anytime soon.
The UK's referendum is underway. The capital markets are continuing the move that began last week with the murder of UK MP Cox. The tragedy seemed to mark a shift in investor sentiment. Sterling bottomed on June 17 just ahead of $1.40. Earlier today in Asia, after more polls showed a move toward remain, sterling rallied to almost $1.4845, its highest level since last December.
British voters head to the polls this week to decide whether to “remain” in the European Union or “leave” it. The most recent surveys suggest the outcome is too close to call, with those favoring an exit holding a slight lead and many undecided.
It is not just that the polls indicate that the outcome of the UK referendum is too close to call, but the mere fact that the referendum is being held in the first place is significant. It was not Labour, but the Conservative Party that brought the UK into the EU in the first place (and in the 1975 referendum Thatcher was campaigning for Bremain) and into the ERM. Now the issue is tearing the party apart.
The UK’s EU referendum is too tight to call, which will virtually ensure protracted economic uncertainty, market volatility and political risk. The worst has already happened.
The betting and events markets have shifted more decisively than the polls in favor of the UK to remain in the EU. Sterling extended its rally from $1.4010 last Thursday to nearly $1.4785 today, as the market participants adjust positions.
What is particular striking is that the asymmetrical perceptions of the personal impact of a vote to leave the EU. The Great Graphic here was posted on Business Insider, which took it from Kantar, a research firm.
The Chair of the Federal Reserve testifies before Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday. Given the recent FOMC meeting and Yellen's press conference, it is unlikely new ground will be broken. It is difficult for the market to price out a July hike more than it already has done.


Disruptive innovation: Advancing equality in Advanced Placement?
Disruptive innovations often take hold in areas of nonconsumption—situations in which the alternative to using a new method or product is nothing at all. Although we frequently talk about disruptive innovation using market lingo, nonconsumption of education has legal implications as well. Sometimes locating nonconsumers reveals instances of inequality or outright discrimination. This was the conclusion in a first-of-its kind investigation conducted by the Federal Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR). In 2008, OCR began investigating Lee County Schools, a highly segregated school district in Alabama. OCR’s closer look at the differences between minority and white schools concluded that when black students aren’t offered high level and Advanced Placement (AP) courses at the same rate and quality as their white peers, districts may be found in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act—which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by any recipient of federal financial assistance. The investigation culminated this month in an agreement detailing how the district will redress unequal course offerings moving forward.
The OCR-Lee County agreement sheds new light on how civil rights law takes aim at areas of nonconsumption. Online learning stands to play an interesting role in cases like Lee County. In the past few years, the predominantly black school in the district offered only a few AP courses, all through online delivery. The other three high schools serving majority white students, however, offered face-to-face (“live”) AP courses, distance-learning opportunities, as well as a wider array of AP and high-level courses overall. OCR concluded that this arrangement was discriminatory on both fronts: 1) to offer black students exclusively online options was not providing them with equal learning opportunities, and 2) more limited subject matter offerings for black students placed this subgroup at a disadvantage.
OCR’s findings could have pitted online and face-to-face instruction against one another and deemed online instruction inherently inferior. The final agreement, however, doesn’t do away with online and distance learning options. Instead, it calls for the district to review of all methods of instruction, the effectiveness of these methods, and the equality of access that students have to live, distance, and online courses.
Reading the agreement through both the lenses of disruptive innovation and civil rights law begs two questions: can online learning help bridge the race-based gap in access to advanced and AP offerings? And can online learning help bridge gaps in student outcomes in these high-level courses?
The answer to the first question is clearly yes. As we noted in Disrupting Class, 26 percent of American high school students attend high schools that do not offer any advanced courses—defined as anything above geometry, anything above biology (no chemistry, no physics), or any honors English or above. This is one area of nonconsumption where edtech companies have gained a disruptive foothold: as of 2011, nearly 18 percent of the 17,000 high schools that offer AP courses offer at least one of them as an online option. We profiled one such effort in Alabama’s state virtual school, ACCESS, which dramatically increased access to AP courses in rural schools.
Whether online courses can help close gaps will also, of course, depend on the quality of online instruction. OCR has required that moving forward, an outside consultant will review each school on the basis of “the availability and effectiveness of the technology and other resources needed to provide meaningful access to distance learning, online learning and other means of delivery of instruction through technology.” Much like face-to-face, the quality of online instruction varies greatly. Hopefully, this review process will drive the district to seek out high-quality online courses for all students—white and black. In this regard, a few encouraging proof points include Maine’s AP4ALL program, the Florida Virtual School, and Alabama’s ACCESS program mentioned above. In the case of ACCESS, the number of African American AP test takers more than quadrupled; and the number of qualifying exam scores more than doubled.
The journalism rule of thumb is that three times a trend makes, so perhaps this is a one-off effort that OCR will not pursue in other districts. But the investigation appears to make an example of one district where asymmetries in access to advanced courses are particularly egregious. Disruptors should pay attention to areas where the civil rights community is aiming to redress inequalities in offerings. Hopefully, online solutions that drive student outcomes can play an active part in closing these gaps in consumption—and performance.


The best sequels aren't encores so much as continuations, extending and deepening a story—or, better still, evoking memories of the original in a meaningful way. Even so, the idea of a follow-up to Richard Linklater's bracingly romantic 1995 all-nighter Before Sunrise seems like a terrible miscalculation: Why spoil the bittersweet ambiguity of what happens after the two lovers part ways at a Vienna train station, hastily promising to meet again six months later? And yet nine years later, as the opening shots linger in anticipation of their Paris reunion in Before Sunset, it's hard to keep from welling up. The sensation is like skipping from the first act in Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, where lovers also part at a station, to the final scene, when they've long since moved on with their lives but experience that fresh rush of emotion all over again. Little beyond a few pleasantries are exchanged between them, but the audience can safely guess that if they said what they were thinking, they'd both confess that neither has felt love as strongly since.
The ideal way for people to see Before Sunset is to have seen the earlier film on opening day and not revisited it since, so the original rendezvous syncs up perfectly with the faded (though still vivid) imprint of the characters' memories. In Paris to promote a teasingly autobiographical novel about the affair, American author Ethan Hawke serendipitously ends a European book-signing tour at his former lover Julie Delpy's favorite bookstore. In the hour or so before Hawke has to catch a plane back to the U.S., the two resume the impassioned and literate conversation they began nine years earlier. The more time they spend together, the more intimate the discussion gets, including some heartbreaking revelations about why they didn't reunite and how they really feel about each other.
When Hawke first beckoned Delpy off the train in Before Sunrise, he lured her with a half-sincere, half-smoke-and-mirrors speech about how she should take a chance or else feel some doubt in her romantic future. Though it seemed like a harmless come-on at the time, those words carry an achingly ironic resonance in Before Sunset, when the renewed pleasure they take in each other's company only deepens their regret about where life has steered them. Shooting in long takes, Linklater and his actors (who get co-screenwriting credit) allow the conversation to curlicue effortlessly from literate banter to matters of the heart, and sometimes to places in between. And, in the spirit of the original, Linklater closes with one of the best endings of its kind since George Romero's Martin.


While during the 1980-2016 period Catalonia maintained its economic influence —always contributing around 19% of Spanish GDP— and its relative position in terms of GDP per capita —around 120% of the average— what is there to complain about? After all, isn't its fiscal deficit offset by the trade surplus that it has with respect to the rest of Spain, as is often argued?
Starting with this second question, it's helpful to once again explain that it is an inverse relationship: the existence of a fiscal deficit requires a trade surplus, since if someone produces for 100 and has 90 to spend and invest, it will have to sell abroad more than it buys. On the other hand, to have a trade surplus does not require a fiscal deficit, as we can see in the case of Germany, which has an enormous foreign trade surplus and no fiscal deficit with the rest of the world. Or Catalonia itself, which today obtains a good part of its surplus thanks to its transactions with the rest of the world. In any case, what a foreign surplus means is production that exceeds domestic demand: everything that isn't consumed or invested domestically is sold abroad. And this brings us to a second question.
Without a fiscal deficit, Catalonia’s internal demand could be greater —whether through more investments, which would favor economic growth, or with higher salaries and public spending, which would allow for greater social welfare. As to higher investments and its effects, we would need a counterfactual analysis to find out where we would be without a fiscal deficit ... though the spectacular growth of Madrid might give us a clue. As to the effects of higher public spending, we have enough data to calculate the high social cost caused by the under-financing of the Catalan administration.
We have, for example, the European regional Social Progress Index, which was published for the first time in 2016 by the European Commission. Catalonia, which by per capita GDP occupied the 68th position among 272 European regions, dropped to the 163rd position in terms of social progress —behind eleven Spanish autonomous regions, eight of which had lower GDP per capita! And given that the Social Progress Index is calculated from data related to education, health, housing, environment ... and up to fifty factors that in overwhelming majority depend of public financing, it is clear that the fiscal deficit is largely responsible for this low level of social progress in Catalonia, as it also is in the Balearic Islands. For the same reason, it's not surprising that regions which typically receive fiscal transfers have a higher level of social progress. The same is true of Navarre and the Basque Country, thanks to their unique financial status agreements, which have much higher social progress scores, as well as Madrid, where its supposed fiscal deficit is more than compensated for by the much higher investments received.
Indeed, the lack of public spending in Catalonia, very often offset by private investments, has increased social costs: private schools and healthcare, highway tolls .... At the same time, it is an obstacle to social cohesion, to the extent that insufficiently funded public services push a part of society towards private alternatives. In addition, the trade surplus caused by the fiscal deficit requires a competitiveness that leads to lower salaries than would normally correspond to our productivity. That is, not only do we have fewer resources available to redistribute, but pre-distribution is also worse, as measured in the percentage of salary with respect to GDP. We will expand on this question in the next article.
In short, despite the fact that Catalonia has maintained economic influence and per capita GDP in relative terms, the current regional model has meant lower potential growth, as is made clear by the contrast with the Madrid region and its concentration of investment and spectacular growth. In addition, and most importantly, it has led to an enormous social cost that has fueled, more so than any flag-waving, a longing for radical change. The fact that this model also doesn't help less developed regions to edge closer to those which are more developed (that is, in addition to being unjust, it is inefficient) should be sufficient reason to completely reconsider the model. This will not happen via the so often praised ordinality, which assumes that the transfers will continue to be permanent as long as the community with greater GDP ends up receiving less funds; rather, it will happen by its replacement with convergence plans and, thus, by temporary and potentially reversible transfers. That is, that donors and recipients could one day exchange roles, as has happened in countries like Germany with the case of Bavaria, a former recipient and now a contributor.


Captain Ali is the captain of the ship. The captain of the ship is Captain Ali. What is the name of the ship.
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I read a book many years ago that talks about the shortest distance between two points being a line, and if you held a string between those points you can fold the string to connect the points. The book is about teleportation and space travel, and I believe it has a purple cover. Anyone know of this book?
Are you thinking of A Wrinkle in Time? Three kids are teleported around space by a trio of supernatural aliens using folds or wrinkles in space-time.
Could it be Robert Heinlein's "Tunnel in the Sky", one of the original covers was sort of a purplish pink color. It's about teleportation as a means of space travel to colonize far off planets.
The main character is a high school boy who is taking a survival test, him and his team are supposed to be teleported to a distant primitive planet and survive 10 days, but something goes wrong and they are accidentally sent to an unknown planet for far longer and must learn to survive.
I don't specifically remember the scene with the string as reference to space travel, but it could be in there.
The first instance that I remember of that type of scene is in the movie Event Horizon with a piece of paper and then again in I think Interstellar. But I haven't read it in a book.


It's a prejudice that's been outlawed in India. But now it seems caste discrimination could be creeping into daily life in Australia.
A recent lunch in Sydney revealed how deeply ingrained the couple's caste status is -- even among friends.
"The only burgers left were beef burgers and what my friends told me was that it was alright for me to pick up the beef because I was an untouchable and therefore I shouldn't really mind about it," Mitra says.
"But I felt offended about it because I consider myself as much a Hindu as they are."
Mitra and Rita are Damais -- members of one of Nepal's lowest Hindu castes, otherwise known as untouchables.
Mitra says they're frequently the targets of jokes by other members of the Australia's Nepalese community.
"It's almost a part of their lingo that they use these derogatory terms. You are damai, you are as black as a kami, these comments are common. So the upper caste people might not feel it, they might use it as a form a joke, but it badly hurts us."
Factbox: What is the caste system?
Two weeks ago, Rita was interviewed for a job. She says the interview was going well -- then the Nepalese interviewer learned her surname.
"She said No. And I said why? And she said no reason, I am going overseas, like that. And I feel that I am low caste, and that's why."
"The discrimination or the exclusion is more subtle - they won't say 'you are low caste, get away,' but it's more likely that I am not included in family events, and functions and festivals. There is more open and more formal sort of segregation as well, that's because caste associations are creeping in in the country."
"They use these derogatory terms, 'You are damai, you are as black as a kami' - these comments are common. So the upper caste people might use it as a joke, but it badly hurts us."
He is a Dalit -- a caste so low in India that it is not recognised officially in the country's social hierarchy -- and has found the discrimination he faced in India had followed him to university in Melbourne.
"In my class I found two boys arguing with each other and they were using different caste names to abuse each other."
"Indians are really good at identifying the castes of each other. They microscopically peel it layer by layer and then they come to know and that is what hurts me."
Monash University researcher Lavanya Raj says when Indian Australians realise she's a Dalit -- also known as an untouchable -- they change the way they behave towards her.
"Once we were just having a discussion and I was supposed to give him some money - some money that we use for the house to buy stuff," she says.
"When I gave it to him, he put his hands out as if he was going to take it but then something told him in his mind that probably he should not touch me, and he withdrew his hand and asked me to keep the money on the table."
"I was extremely angry and I threw the money, not exactly on him but somewhere near him and I walked off."
"Casteism, yes I can see that certain communities have started their own caste-based associations in Australia, and I can see that it is being practised in Australia," he says.
"But as an Australian citizen I don't want this to happen."
"If racism is not allowed in this country, why should casteism?"
Co-founder of Sydney's Helensburgh Hindu temple, Natarajan Iyer, says currently there's no need to appoint priests from lower castes.
"99 per cent of them will be Brahmins. If there is a need we may consider it. Right now, we are not in that sort of a situation."
Britain's House of Lords adopted an amendment outlawing caste discrimination in 2013.
"If there is discrimination that involved caste alone, then it's by no means clear that we would accept the complaint. Caste is not specifically covered under the discrimination law that we have at the federal level."
"I don't know that we need to legislate specifically for caste. Race covers a whole range of characteristics- skin colour, for example, nationality, ethnic origin, caste will just be another one in the list."


A radiologist is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by using medical imaging technologies, such as MRI and CT.
Radiologists also treat diseases, such as cancer or heart disease, by means of radiation or minimally invasive, image-guided surgery. Radiologists are often able to see problems early by interpreting the results of your imaging study and can provide an accurate diagnosis to your referring physician.
What type of education/training does a radiologist receive?
Radiologists graduate from accredited medical schools, pass a licensing exam, and complete a residency of at least four years of postgraduate medical education in such areas as radiation safety/protection, radiation effects on the human body, and interpretation of radiological and medical imaging exams.
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All Inland Imaging radiologists are board certified by the American Board of Radiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology. Inland Imaging’s facilities are also accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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Why a radiologist for my imaging exam?
As a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disease and injury by using medical imaging techniques, and after having completed at least 13 years of training, including medical school, licensing, a four-year residency, and often a one- to two-year fellowship of specialized training, your radiologist is THE expert in medical imaging.
Radiological procedures are medically prescribed and should only be conducted by appropriately trained and certified physicians under medically necessary circumstances. Radiologists have four to six years of post-medical school training in radiation safety to ensure optimal performance of radiological procedures and interpretation of medical images. Other medical specialties mandate far less imaging education, ranging from a few days to a maximum of 10 months.
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X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation that is passed through the body to create a 2-D image of a body part or region. X-ray is especially useful in detecting muscle or bone problems. A mammogram is a common example of X-ray technology.
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1) In a large skillet, add the oil and allow it to get nice and hot over high heat, add half of the steak, season with salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute (30 seconds on each side), remove to a plate and set aside.
2) Add the butter to the same skillet allow it to melt, add the onions and mushrooms, season with a pinch of salt and saute for about 5 minutes.
3) Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and cook for one minute, add the wine, cook for about 30 seconds. Add the stock, reduce the heat to medium low and allow it to simmer for about 15 minutes.
4) Add the sour cream and cooked beef (along with any juices that collected in the bottom of the plate) and cook for just a minute or two or until the mixture comes to a light simmer.
5) Remove from the heat, stir in the chives and parsley and serve over buttered egg noodles.


Below is a comment on an American book review site regard one of my novels.
The comment I have objected to is 'Had the author here written her own book it may have been half way decent but it is not ok to steal other people's work'.
I believe it to be defamatory/libellous. Can you tell me if I am right? I have been in touch with the site and asked them to remove the comment but they have refused. I would like advice before I take it further.
Below is the full comment.
'This is a Georgette Heyer knock-off, to the point that actual jokes are ripped straight out of her novels. The hero reads like a Georgette Heyer character too, except he is far less charming and attractive than her heroes are. Had the author here written her own book it may have been half way decent but it is not ok to steal other people's work.
Also there are stupid mistakes such as the wife of the baronet being called Lady Miriam. It is possible she is called Lady Miriam because she is the daughter of an earl or above and married to one below that rank (see Lady Catherine de Bourgh being called Lady Catherine because she is the daughter of an earl married to a baronet), but as neither her sister goes by Lady + Christian name (she goes by Mrs Something or Other) and as it says in the sentence something like "she was the wife of Roland Surname baronet and therefore she was Lady Miriam" I count this as a mistake and a stupid one at that as this is so bloody easy to research.
GH books are still in copyright as she only died in 1974 in copyright as copyright endures for 70 years after the death of the author.
Is anything whatsoever in the comments true?
Do you know who made the comments?
My novel - like thousands of others - is in a similar style to that of Heyer but is not a copy, a rip-off or anything else stated in the offending review. It is my own work.
The author of the review is ***** *****. I do not know where she lives but suspect it may be in the UK.
You have 2 potential defendants here.
A claimant has to prove that the words are defamatory, that the words would be understood to refer to the complainant by even one other person; and that the words have been published to a third party.
A libel claimant does not have to prove that the words are false or to prove that he has in fact suffered any loss. Damage is presumed. A slander claimant will need to prove that the defamatory allegations caused actual damage, unless the slander is within certain categories.
cause the claimant to be shunned or avoided.
You can get a solicitor to write (better coming from a solicitor) to the offender refuting these allegations and advising them that unless these allegation cease forthwith, (cease a desist) and there is a retraction/apology you will make an application to court for an injunction preventing them making any such allegations in future. If they do make any they will be in contempt of court and liable to arrest. The solicitor should threaten to seek the costs of the court proceedings from them. They should also threaten to apply for damages in respect of tarnished reputation.
Let me tell you now that defamation claims are the preserve of the rich, famous, television and film personalities and footballers. They're very expensive and only dealt with by specialist lawyers. That's not to say that a snotty letter from your local solicitor will not have the desired effect and if the person simply ignores it you are faced with risking a lot of money.
There is a limitation period of 12 months from when the defamation occurs, after which time a defendant can raise limitation as a defence to have the claim thrown out.
If you do not want to spend £lots, there is little one can do other than complain or write a solicitors really snotty letter threatening an application for an injunction and costs.
In order to do that you would need to know where this person lives in the UK because without that, you have nowhere to go. The other thing is that bringing defamation claims in the UK is hard enough but taking one in the US when you are in the UK really is a completely impractical proposition unless you can find an American lawyer that would take this on for you.
Sorry, I appreciate this is not the answer you wanted but there is no point in me misleading you.
Thank you for your prompt and efficient reply - it has clarified the matter immensely.
Could you please confirm that my payment of £33 is a one-off payment as, at this time, I do not envisage the need to open an account.
My sister is Trustee of money left to my son, who is now 18.


Summary (from GoodReads): Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death.
My thoughts: This book will do to suicide what The Fault in Our Stars did for cancer. If you're into what I like to think of as 'hipster YA' - John Green, Rainbow Rowell, any contemporary YA author that a teenager trying to be 'indie' will enjoy - then you will probably enjoy this book. I enjoyed this book. That said, I kind of knew where this book was heading from the blurb in the back - when something is described as a cross between The Fault in Our Stars and Eleanor and Park, it's probably going to end badly.
When we first meet our narrators, they are both up on the bell tower at their high school, contemplating jumping. Finch talks Violet out of jumping, while framing it so their classmates think that it is Violet who saves his life. Violet has a reputation to uphold - she is popular, and a people pleaser. Finch is known as 'Theodore Freak,' and possibly has untreated bipolar disorder. It puzzles me that although his counsellor tells Finch that he shows the signs of bipolar disorder, it was never addressed in the book. Given Finch fights so hard to stay 'awake,' as he calls it, you would think that he would look into it further, regardless of how his family feels about mental illness. In the end, everyone fails Finch: not just his counsellor, who tells Finch he has bipolar disorder, but also Finch's friends and family, who normalise Finch's behaviour and say, "It's just Finch's thing, it's just what he does." His father is physically abusive; most of the adult figures in Finch's life don't understand mental illness and don't make any effort to. I get it: there's a lot of stigma around mental illness. There are no physical symptoms, so people insist it doesn't exist. It's just - for a book about suicide, it sometimes feels like Niven is romanticising suicide, rather than open up dialogue about it.
There is a lot to love about All the Bright Places, though. There is some strong characterisation in there: I think out of all the characters, Finch is the most well-developed. SPOILER ALERT: weirdly enough, it was not when Finch was present and narrating that I got to know him - for a lot of the book, I found him hard to read. Perhaps that was Niven's intention - he is suffering from undiagnosed, untreated bipolar disorder, after all. I got to know Finch in the aftermath of his death. Finch sets up a treasure hunt for Violet, and she has to decipher his clues and figure out where he went. Finch ends up being defined by what he leaves behind - the ways in which he changes the people in his life and how he transformed their lives, particularly Violet's.
The secondary characters had the potential to be a good supporting cast, but they fall to wayside as Finch and Violet's relationship take centre stage. The only one that really stood out for me was Decca, Finch's little sister. The dynamics between her and Finch - it seemed to me that Finch could identify with Decca's low points, and he didn't want Decca to live life the way he did. Charlie and Brenda could've been great characters who provided comic relief when necessary, but they were only ever defined in terms of Finch and Violet, and I never really got to know them. The adult figures in this novel just angered me, because ultimately, they failed Finch.
A lot of reviewers have commented on how beautiful the story is, and how much it affected them, and how it blew them away. In my opinion, All the Bright Places was beautiful and heart-wrenching, but I think it's a book that will divide readers, based on their experiences with mental illness and suicide. For this alone, I would suggest you ignore the reviews and pick up this book for yourself to see where you fall.


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Combat in World War I. Making Inferences. Factors Contributing to World War I. Explain why the land between the trenches was called no man s land.
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1 A Bloody Conflict Big Idea As you read through these passages,complete this graphic organizer by listing some kinds of warfare and technology used in the fighting. Factors Contributing to World War I Combat in World War I Making Inferences Explain why the land between the trenches was called no man s land. During World War I, troops began using powerful artillery guns that hurled huge explosive shells long distances. They also used machine guns. Troops dug trenches to protect themselves from artillery. On the Western Front, troops dug a network of trenches that stretched from the English Channel to the Swiss border. The space between the opposing trenches became known as no-man s-land. Soldiers from either side would race across noman s-land while trying to dodge gunfire. Once across, they battled the enemy with grenades, bayonets, and sometimes even their fists. Combat was often brutal. Both sides developed new technologies. The Germans began using poison gas. The fumes caused vomiting, blindness, and suffocation. The Allies also began using poison gas, and gas masks became necessary equipment. The British introduced the tank, which could roll over barbed wire and trenches. Airplanes were first used in World War I, first to observe enemy activities and then to shoot down German zeppelins and bomb enemy lines. Eventually, aircraft were used to shoot down other aircraft in air battles known as dogfights.
2 The Americans Arrive Determining Cause and Effect Write one effect of each cause. 1. Cause: U.S. ships traveled in convoys. Effect: 2. Cause: Russia left World War I. Effect: About 2 million American soldiers fought in World War I. Although mostly inexperienced, they boosted the morale of the Allied forces. The admiral of the U.S. Navy suggested that mer- chant ships and troop transports headed for Europe be gathered in groups called convoys. Warships escorted the convoys. This system reduced shipping and troop losses. In March 1917, riots broke out in Russia and its leader stepped down. A temporary government was unable to deal with the country s major problems. The Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin overthrew the Russian government. Lenin immediately pulled Russia out of the war, allowing Germany to concentrate its troops on the Western Front. Germany launched a massive attack and pushed deeply into Allied lines. American and French troops twice blocked German drives on Paris. In September of 1918, American troops began a huge offensive against the Germans. By November, the Americans had destroyed the German defenses and pushed a hole in the German lines. Finally, on November 11, 1918, Germany signed an armistice, or cease-fire, that ended the war. A Flawed Peace Analyzing Information List reasons why this lesson is called A Flawed Peace. The peace conference started in January 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in France. The resulting treaty was called the Treaty of Versailles. The main people involved, known as the Big Four, were leaders of the Allied nations. President Wilson made a plan for peace known as the Fourteen Points. Five points sought to eliminate the causes of war. Eight addressed the right to national selfdetermination. The final point called for the formation of a League of Nations to keep peace and prevent future wars. The other Allied governments believed Wilson s plan was too easy on the Germans. The Treaty of Versailles included many terms to weaken and punish Germany. It reduced Germany s military and forced it to pay reparations, or war damages. The war led to the end of the Russian, Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian empires and the establishment of several new nations. The Treaty of Versailles did include Wilson s plan for the League of Nations, but many U.S. Congress members opposed it for that reason. They believed it would force the United States into many conflicts. After voting twice, the U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty. The League of Nations started without the United States.
3 Section Wrap-Up Answer these questions to check your understanding of the entire section. 1. What fighting techniques were used in World War I? 2. What was the American response to the Treaty of Versailles?
5 World War I Begins Making Inferences Reforming Government Distinguishing Fact from Opinion Suffrage Comparing and Contrasting Reforming Society Problems and Solutions Section Wrap-Up Answer these questions to check your understanding of the entire section.


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NVIDIA now controls more than 70% of the discrete GPU market, and it will be difficult for AMD to mount a comeback.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) have long been battling it out in the discrete GPU market, but there's no question that NVIDIA has gotten the better of AMD. On a quarterly basis, the market share split between the two companies has been noisy, but looking at the past four years, it's clear that NVIDIA has been slowly consolidating its lead.
NVIDIA controlled more than 70% of the discrete GPU market by unit shipments in the third quarter of this year. With the recent launch of NVIDIA's GTX 970 and 980, which forced AMD to slash prices across the board, it doesn't look like NVIDIA will be giving up this share any time soon.
Why has AMD fallen so far behind? Can it possibly claw its way back?
NVIDIA has always been a company focused exclusively on graphics. ATI, NVIDIA's rival that was acquired by AMD for $5.4 billion in 2006, was the same way. The combination of AMD and ATI seemed like a good idea, allowing AMD to offer CPUs with integrated graphics in order to compete with Intel, as well as giving the company a big slice of the discrete GPU market.
But this strategy hasn't worked out for AMD. Its share of the CPU market has plunged. It went from being a major player in the server CPU market to almost non-existent, and has continued to lose ground to NVIDIA in the discrete graphics market. The problem is easy enough to understand: AMD had spread itself too thin, trying to compete with the much larger Intel on multiple fronts, as well as with NVIDIA in GPUs.
NVIDIA now spends more on R&D annually than AMD, despite the much broader array of products that AMD sells, and Intel outspends AMD by more than a factor of 10. The idea that AMD will someday be competitive with Intel again in the CPU market is starting to look laughable, and in the GPU market, NVIDIA appears to be pulling away.
Can AMD make a comeback?
The investment thesis for AMD during the past few years seems to be something along the lines of "AMD isn't doing well right now, but when it launches so-and-so product, it will blow Intel/NVIDIA away." This was the promise of AMD's APUs, which combined its CPUs with graphics that are more powerful than Intel's integrated graphics solutions. This has been the promise of every new graphics card that AMD has launched in the past few years, and the chart above shows that AMD has been losing ground, not gaining it.
The only thing keeping AMD afloat today, besides the hope that the future will be brighter, is its deal to supply the game consoles with SoCs, a lucrative endeavor, although it masks the weakness in every other part of AMD's business. AMD is still losing market share in the CPU market to Intel, despite Intel already having a near-monopoly market share, and it continues to lose market share to NVIDIA in the GPU market.
Despite rumors about AMD's upcoming graphics cards, which will supposedly blow NVIDIA out of the water, there's no reason to believe that these new cards will be any different than the last new cards AMD released. At this point, NVIDIA has a technical advantage, able to spend more on R&D, and push both performance and efficiency to new levels. All AMD has is hype, and that's just not enough.


Is Zoella really a 'bad role model'?
I wouldn't usually post 2 thought-pieces in the same week but I've been weighing this one up in my head for a fair few days. I'm sure all of you by now will have come across that Independent Voices article. Bloggers everywhere, quite rightly, have reacted angrily towards the author's spiteful personal attack on Zoe, as well as her declarations that an interest in fashion and beauty is somehow anti-feminist (how very second-wave of you!) However is there any truth in the idea that Zoella is a bad role model for young girls?
I've thought about it and I don't think Zoe is a bad role model, I just think there are better role models out there. Zoe took the Youtube world by storm with a combination of her content, working on her brand, right place right time and being part of the Youtube social circle. However for young girls this happening for them is about as likely as them becoming the next Beyonce. Obviously I don't think it's the fault of celebrities that they were the one in a million to make it, however I think we would do well to teach girls to look to more attainable and worthy role models. This could be an army medic cousin or a friend's sister who raised thousands of pounds for charity or their older brother, the first person to go to university in their family.
I don't think celebrities can never be role models but they are the exception. We are very keen to label every star a role model regardless of whether their target audience is young girls or even when they've specifically said they don't want to be one (e.g. Rihanna). However I don't think celebrities are role models by default, I think they are when they use their fame to do something incredible. Angelina Jolie's humanitarian work, as well as her own personal decision to have preventative cancer surgery, was incredible. I'm not really into her style or acting but Emma Watson studied hard, went to university to better herself (despite Hollywood offers and being set for life financially) and is now UN Goodwill Ambassador for Women. A personal hero of mine growing up was J.K. Rowling, who went from being a single mother on benefits to a billionaire then back down to a millionaire because she donates so much to charity and pays her share of taxes. I am aware of the work Zoe has done with the mental health charity Mind and I think it is admirable, but I don't believe most of her fans would say that's one of the main reasons they aspire to be like her, though maybe I'll be eating my words on that in a year's time!
Those women were also one in a million who had a lot of talent and luck but I think the difference is that many teens see Youtube as a way to 'get rich and famous quick' (like it's the X Factor or something). Obviously a lot of work goes into making, editing and promoting videos (and some Youtubers work harder than others) but I think especially with vlogs young teenagers see the life of a Youtuber as waking up, getting some freebies in the post, buying expensive groceries, having a meeting in their apartment, walking the dog, meeting some friends for lunch, going shopping and buying £1000s worth of stuff, going out for dinner then bed. For me there's something a little troubling about young people aspiring to this lifestyle and they don't seem to understand the value of money. I don't think there's anything wrong with working hard and treating yourself (I do that plenty!) but I don't think that young teens understand the amount of work they'd have to put in to be able to spend like Estee or Amelia.
I don't think there's anything wrong with young girls enjoying Zoe's videos, admiring her personality, feeling like she's their friend or her videos helping them through the awkwardness that is puberty. If Zoe has inspired someone to get help when they're struggling or her attitude has given them a more positive outlook on life - great! The problem for me lies in the nature of Youtube (vlogging in particular). It makes this new breed of celebrity more accessible than ever and with that comes a young, impressionable fan base who aspire to imitate that sort of lifestyle. In reality I think they're better off looking closer to home for people to model themselves after and if they do look to celebrities they should admire a quality in a person, not their lifestyle or looks.
I definitely thought twice before posting this as I could see getting a lot of grief...I hope Zoe fans don't take offence and see where my argument is coming from! I'd like to hear your thoughts on role models and Youtube culture in the comments.
I really enjoyed reading your post. I love watching Zoe's main channel videos and vlogs, and I completely get what you mean by young girls perhaps aspiring for a life like Zoe's which isn't perhaps attainable for everyone, and there might be better role models out there. However, I do admire Zoe for vlogging on particular days in which she is not feeling her normal bubbly and happy self, and reflects that all of us have bad/sad days sometimes and that that's ok too!
This is a really great post - I definitely agree with your thoughts! I think the problem also lies in the fact that we're in the midst of YouTube becoming very mainstream. And YouTubers are transforming from the 'girl next door' you can relate to, to basically a celebrity with the celebrity lifestyle. I think some younger viewers might be unable to distinguish this change and still aspire to be like their 'friend' when really, their lifestyle has turned unattainable. I'm glad you didn't decide to not post this - great read!
I think posts like this are great, I think people are too quick to jump on the hateful train if someone says just a tiny thing a tiny bit negative about Zoella. Everyone has a right to their opinion!