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Cannes 2013: Veterans Return to the Croisette
There’s a good reason James Toback named his new Cannes-set showbiz documentary Seduced and Abandoned (unspooling here May 20). No other film festival is quite as alluring – and none has an audience as uniquely emotional. As the world’s premier showcase for cinema, Cannes is arguably the most extravagant way to introduce a film on an international stage. That said, expectations are high and reactions can tack violently from swoon-worthy praise (Michael Haneke’s 2012 drama Amour received the most recent tsunami of adoration) to outright condemnation (just ask Johnny Depp or Vincent Gallo about their respective directorial fiascos, 1997’s The Brave and 2003’s The Brown Bunny). Programmers also want to choose works that are rigorous and enlightening, which means that thrill-seeking viewers are regularly conditioned to boo when a movie doesn’t deliver on a superficial level. (Sorry, Tarantino fans: make way for Pedro Costa!)
The uniquely hothouse atmosphere, one that nurtures aspirations of transcendence despite outsized carnival dimensions, gives Cannes a Fellini-esque sense of lunacy and a very palpable (if not unreasonable) hope for watershed masterworks. High expectations mean high stakes, and the ones who fare best are the veterans. It’s no surprise to see familiar faces such as Steven Soderbergh with the Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra (his sixth film in Cannes), Arnaud Desplechin with the English-language psychology drama Jimmy P. (his sixth), Paolo Sorrentino with Roman romance The Great Beauty (his fifth), James Gray with period piece The Immigrant (his fourth) or Baz Luhrmann with the snazzy-jazzy lit pic The Great Gatsby (his third, and his second one as the Opening Night selection). Even among these old hats, Joel and Ethan Coen stand apart: after winning an unprecedented three prizes including the Palme d’Or on their first try, with Barton Fink in 1991, they have attended with a half dozen more films. Inside Llewyn Davis, their take on the ‘60s Greenwich Village folk scene, will be their eighth in competition.
Sentimental favorite and longtime Cannes visitor Roman Polanski will be returning for the first time since his 2002 film The Pianist won the festival’s top prize. His latest is another play adaptation (following 2011’s Carnage), David Ives’ kinky two-hander Venus in Fur, starring Polanski’s wife Emmanuelle Seigner and lauded Cannes vet Matthieu Amalric (he won Best Director in 2010 for On Tour and is co-starring with Benicio del Toro in Jimmy P.). Venus in Fur is even playing the same time slot as The Pianist, which unspooled at 8:30am on the very last day of the festival before nabbing its Palme d’Or at the closing ceremony the following night.
Cannes has a rich history of spreading its treasures throughout the duration of its two-week run, and that last day of the festival has a reputation for notable if not outstanding works — sometimes by auteurs that needed the extra time to finish their movies (Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood For Love played that morning in 2000). This year, the Saturday afternoon slot is filled by Jim Jarmusch’s moody vampire drama Only Lovers Left Alive, starring Tilda Swinton. A last-minute selection, the film is reportedly racing to be ready for the berth. Jarmusch’s last appearance, with 2005’s Broken Flowers, earned him the Grand Prix; do not be surprised if the filmmaker is on the award stage the next day.
Anticipation also runs high for filmmakers less associated with Cannes. Asghar Farhadi makes his first appearance on the Croisette with his follow-up to the Oscar-winning Iranian film A Separation with the French-language The Past, starring Bérénice Bejo and Tahar Rahim in a story of another family wrenched apart by divorce. François Ozon brings his patented penchant for sexually charged drama with Young & Beautiful, his first in Cannes since 2003’s Swimming Pool. And after attending with About Schmidt in 2002, Alexander Payne makes his second trip to Cannes with Nebraska, his road trip dramedy starring Will Forte and stalwart ‘70s actor Bruce Dern. (This film might be the sentimental favorite, since Cannes last awarded a road trip movie in 1973, for Jerry Schatzberg’s Scarecrow; and this year’s jury president Steven Spielberg first dazzled Cannes with 1974’s road trip actioner The Sugarland Express.)
Possibly the hottest and certainly the hippest big-ticket event will be the debut of ultraviolent Thai-set revenge flick Only God Forgives, Nicolas Winding Refn’s reteaming with Ryan Gosling after the 2011 Cannes sensation Drive. And the biggest question mark is James Franco’s As I Lay Dying, his adaptation of the difficult stream-of-conscious multi-narrative classic by William Faulkner.
As with every year at Cannes, the competition selections are only part of the picture. The most intriguing Out-of-Competition pick is J.C. Candor’s All is Lost, starring Robert Redford as a man adrift at sea in a role with reportedly almost no dialogue. The Un Certain Regard sidebar has Sofia Coppola’s star-obsessed house burglars in The Bling Ring; Claire Denis’ thriller The Bastards; and XXY director Lucia Puenzo’s Wakolda (about an Argentine family who unknowingly lives with Josef Mengele). And the closing night film for the Critics Week sidebar is an omnibus film 3X3D, with a trio of 3D shorts, with contributions from Peter Greenaway and Jean-Luc Godard.
Directors’ Fortnight opens with Waltz with Bashir director Ari Folman’s The Congress, a trippy and loose adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s sci-fi novel which chronicles Robin Wright (playing herself) as she sells her identity for a studio to use in a virtual reality. But best (and possibly more surreal) of all is El Topo mastermind Alejandro Jodorowsky’s return to filmmaking after more than 20 years with The Dance of Reality, an autobiographical look at his childhood in Chile. The psychedelic auteur will be represented by two films, in fact: Frank Pavich’s documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune takes a look at his visionary but failed attempt to film Frank Herbert’s celebrated sci-fi classic (most infamously adapted instead by David Lynch in 1984). Being seduced and abandoned is clearly nothing new for the most challenging filmmakers; here’s hoping Cannes continues to offer them the promise of redemption.


Structural integrity assessment is the study of the safe design and assessment of components and structures under loads, and has become increasingly important in engineering design. The technology and applications of structural integrity widely range from transportation, oil and gas, power generation to petrochemical, nuclear sectors, etc. In this paper, the character of structural integrity assessment in the maritime field is discussed, the latest approach and techniques are classified in three sub-topics, damage diagnosis, damage prognosis & maintenance strategy and then illustrated using a few practical studies. Finally, the future challenges introduced by new material, new exploitation field and new technology, i.e., IOT, big data, etc., are discussed and the potential development of structural integrity assessment in maritime industry is explored.
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Hemingford Community Care Center & Assisted Living is a pet friendly senior living facility located at 605 Donald Avenue, 69348 zip code. Up to 13 elderly adults who want a personal care home in Box Butte County can take advantage of assisted living services offered by Hemingford Community Care Center & Assisted Living. This facility carries an affordable cost and includes services like special dietary needs accommodation, assistance with relocating to the community and planned get-togethers for residents and family members.
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The Google mapping team has headed down to South America for a little Amazon street view (well, river view anyway) mapping. The vehicles of choice will mostly be boats and bicycles to bring all of us a great view. This is another in a series that entertains more than informs. Kudos to the Google team. I’m sure the results will be spectacular.
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Moray Council has claimed its £2.5million dredger satisfied all expectations during 2016 – despite being berthed for months because of a staffing crisis.
Last year, the machine’s schedule was thrown into turmoil by the resignation of a crew member, which prevented the vessel from taking to sea.
Instead, it had to spend months at Buckie Harbour while the local authority attempted to fully staff the boat.
The authority has now published detailed figures revealing the amount of silt and sand the MV Selkie scooped from the bottom of the area’s harbours since it was launched last May.
And transport bosses said the unexpected break in its activities had “no material impact” on the amount of work it was able to carry out.
Transportation manager, Nicola Moss, has compiled a report which will be discussed by the council’s audit and scrutiny committee on Wednesday.
It states the MV Selkie dredged 12,990 tonnes of material from Moray Council’s six harbours since June 2016.
An estimated 9,000 tonnes was removed from Burghead due to an accumulation of sand across the harbour entrance there.
Ms Moss added the gritty buildup had caused “safety issues” for the village’s fishing fleet.
More than 3,000 tonnes of material was removed from Buckie harbour, mainly around the cargo berths on piers one and two.
The council has conceded that the dredger’s inactivity, while a replacement crew member was being sought, “highlighted a resilience issue that needs addressing for the future”.
But Ms Moss insisted the authority was working on ways to resolve that problem.
She said: “This ship’s master has been scoping out a standby role which can be fulfilled by existing harbour staff.
“This will require training and a competence assessment, the scope and content of which is currently being planned.
“This will provide a level of resilience for basic operations and avoid unnecessary additional staffing costs in a variety of circumstances.”
The 90ft craft completed 13 days of work at harbours in Hopeman, Cullen, Buckie and Portknockie during January.
It is scheduled to spend six days clearing the seabed of debris at Burghead this month, and a further nine at the port in Findochty.
The authority aims for the MV Selkie to remove 6,000 tonnes of silt from its leisure harbours by April.


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Borderlands 3 New Lovecraft-Themed DLC Sees The Return Of BL2's Gaige
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and that the reasons why HALF LIFE 2 story line is just FREAKIN AMAZING!!!! this is a one of the games that everybody has to play!!
uhh i dont give crap bout sports games.. i watch them but playin is wayy boring...
one question bout socom... is there goin be like a rankin stystem like r6v, which u start from privite to elite...and other one is customize your characters.. if those are in the game then sweet!! anways... this year is goin be freakin crazy year!!!
theres only two games are here that i play for fun is homecourt and fight night round 3... those are really fun to play..
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dude it comes out only on 360 (later on, it might come to pc) and it comes out 08 alva_ven where is halo wars !!
NO ITS FREE.. what are u been smoking dude archerxue Seems cool but how much will this cool little add on cost us? that is the big question
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Have you heard? Thanks to a recent decision made by the Ohio Supreme Court (OSC), some of the most common threshold challenges and issues that come up when we pursue cases of eminent domain (ED) are getting the much-needed attention they deserve!
Having done a fair amount of real estate litigation in and around Ohio, I’ve watched as eminent domain rules have evolved—even before 2007, when Ohio’s statutes were amended to a significant degree.
At the time, one of the major changes to the statute involved a conscious effort to improve a landowner’s right to pursue an immediate appeal; particularly if the trial court should choose to reject the original landowner’s so-called ‘necessity challenge’ (for more information, see statute R.C. 163.09(B)(3)).
What is a necessity challenge? This is when a landowner challenges the necessity of a proposed ED taking for a given infrastructure or public use project.
The 2021 case per eminent domain in Ohio therefore explored whether such filings with the state should be stayed on appeal, specifically in cases where the property owner in question loses that threshold necessity challenge and wants to take the issue up with Ohio’s Court of Appeals.
As a result, the Ohio Supreme Court decided in April that if appeal proceedings are in progress, then all cases must be stayed! NO litigator in Ohio is justified if they choose to ‘march on’ with their trial court valuation process, should their case be appealed by the original landowner.

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Are we there yet? SEC sets new ‘final’ date for climate rule launch
January 27, 2023
FRA Director Doel Kar comments on the recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission that April 2023 will be the new deadline for companies to produce their climate change disclosures is April 2023.
She says: “The full impact of these requirements are still being debated with arguments flying on all sides. One can hope the proposed phased approach, first impacting large public corporations will help pave the way.”
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I fall short of being comforted by my decisions and the morality of them. When morals and feeling set their feet in the ring to fight to the bitter death, its hardly surprising regret is a scar we all carry. I am a sucker for a romantic love story, I guess its the little girl in me that saw many a disney princess, rescued or sacrificing something of value at a chance of the adventure love can bring. They all ended up happy, the cliche happily ever after. Did that stop existing or did it every exist in the first second of mankind. Is it a false facade to keep humans reproducing… or so are attention was so far distracted from reality that we can be bled to death and not even realise. I experienced the most profound love, once. They say you experience a kind of love once in a lifetime that never leaves you. Maybe he was/is mine. At the regrettable age of 28 (29 in a month to the day) I have experienced different types of love, and i have never loved one partner the same way or have i ever experienced love of the same kind from any partner. A blessing and a curse.
I never were a jealous girlfriend, but I’m a girl with feelings. I neither want to own someone with the power of love, and neither do i want to be enslaved to theirs. For every lover i have crossed paths with I have never found in them what i truly desire from love. Freedom. I believe love sets you free. I believe love is something that is the most dangerous entity in this world. And now love is something that scares me beyond recognition of the benefits that are wrapped in a bow at the start. I am now maybe a cynic to love of the partner kind. I think of all the things i love about being alive, being a human. The warming sun on a summers day, laying upon my skin like a blanket. I imagine my lover with me on a grassy patch in some country. Any country even here, as long as you are happy, destination could be a cardboard box in a doorway with your lover or a sandy beach in bora bora. To me its not about the beauty of places, its the beauty in the memories i create in the places with the person i could not imagine my soul without. Upon this grassy patch, whether we are making animals or superhero from the sweeping clouds, or napping, we could in silence appreciating each other presence. Or he could be playing with my hair as i rest my head on his lap and he reads aloud to me, or I to him. Whether it be my favourite author or poet or his. It doesn’t matter as its not the words that matter its the way the person reads them with such a ignited excited passion or belief in their beauty it transpires into your ears and mind and snuggles their for a lifetime.
I suppose the coffee and cake in bed on a sunday morning, with crumple sheets screaming how much we loved each other the night before. Maybe its the long silent walks or the tour around a beautiful city on a spur of a moments drive on sunday. I like the little things. I adore the little things. Its not about buying me flowers and asking me to see their beauty its about taking me somewhere even just to your imagination and letting me see the world and its beauty through your passion and your eyes. Its the morning texts when the bed is empty, knowing the first thing i read is your appreciation and beauty in thinking of me when your not just in my bed. I also love the way someone loves me, the way they want a ticket into not just my heart, my bed, but my world, my passion my mind. To gain access to that is something i do not allow for many people or lovers as some i have allowed and lived to regret. I have chosen to ask a man to aid me in my passion to collaborate with me on something i find to be a massive step into my world. My photography, Not because i am wanting a male model or company, but because of the way i want to depict him as a man.
A man is a interesting opposite to a woman. And for every man i have shared even a hours company with i always find something enchanting about them. The way they like to enhance their status in a way to win my affection or attention. When they couldn’t even begin to understand me as the girl i am. I do not care for your car or bank balance your body fat or lack of the physic you have or the looks you have or haven’t been gifted with. I don’t care for what your education level is, or your culture or religion. The thing i care about is your passion or you having one. The way you can entrance me and teach me something that i do not know or hypnotise me with the way you have the need for art in your life. A man who knows who he is and is happy with himself. A man who finds beauty in the working of my mind or the words splattered on my page. I found this man and he intrigues me and to me he is the embodiment of what a man should be. And rather than seeing him in his mortal flesh i have and do see him in one of my images and for that reason i need to create that image. I need to bring this mere mortal into my world of love and pain and art and words and make me believe in both myself and my decisions again. From this man i need something more than any other man has given me………….. I need him in his mortal form, stripped bare of everything but his soul. As of yet he has no idea as to the image i want to create, as of yet we have barely spoke of it. As of yet I am scared of the image and the significance if i can actually pull it off the way ‘I’ see this man.
My indecision…………..is varied from what flavour coffee to drink to who to reply back to with a message. From who to bother to even message first and what type of start i want to start my novel with. So when my hand sits on my camera i transform into the person no one gets too close too……’Anything you have to say, say it through the camera’ That is my mindset every time i chose to pick up my camera. That lens i stare into a devoid from meeting is my lover, my love, my freedom. Maybe the love for a partner is not real, maybe the only true ‘love’ you ever experience is that which you create, develop and embody with all your belief and passion and emotions into. Not because it pays well but because it is selfishly the only thing you can ever own, control, and will only ever leave you if…… you choose to leave it, or yourself. I can’t be what someone wants me to be, the standards they set, the expectations they have and the obligations thus in turn puts on me. But i can decide to be the one person who does not hurt me, or lie, or deceive myself, i can be the one person i can find comfort and safety in. I can be the person who loves me.
I have been in such a vile relationship i am now a tortoise …… I am tucked within my shell. I am safe, I am cosy and I am at such a distance from exposing any part of me I can now truly get to know me. I ‘am sure one day i will get a bit lonely or yearn for some affection or interaction and peer out at the world. But for as long as i have a book and my writing or photography for expression. What else do i need…………………….from anyone. As i have the things that make me happy, and make me, me. Though success is nothing if you have no one to share it with, travel is lovely, but lonely when you have only your eyes and can’t see the beauty through another’s. So maybe one day someone may pick up my shell i hide in, and sit there and wait with patiences love and care……. and maybe one day i will come out and love would of been ‘just waiting right there’ just waiting for me.
The image i have featured in this blog was a failed attempt at the image i wanted to create, but to me it symbolises something else too. But this i will keep a secret.

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Created internally at Valve, Free to Play takes an intimate look into the lives of three professional computer gamers. All three speak different languages, and live on different continents. (Asia, North America, and Europe). But they all share a passion for the same online game, Dota 2, and made major sacrifices to train and compete professionally.
The film takes viewers around the globe to meet the players, their families, and their loved ones as they prepare to play for the first $1 million prize ever awarded in pro gaming.
The worldwide debut of Valve's documentary film Free to Play will take place on March 19th.
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text: Night fell, and the rain returned. I opened my window and listened. Each hour stretched to an age, and I felt myself submerged, the flowing sound carrying me deeper, all the world dissolved and become a dark and chill sea. I closed my eyes and accepted the current of cold. I inhaled the icy draft, felt it on my scalp and pictured my hair undulating like thin strands of some sea plant. As heat left my skin, I felt my inner heat intensify and radiate, until I imagined I must be like a lantern floating in these depths, watched by strange cold blooded creatures who wondered at the strange sight. It seemed I drowned for hours, but when the sound of a passing car brought me from this waking dream, scant minutes had passed since last I had checked the clock. My hands and ears were very cold. I closed the window and, wrapped in a blanket, spent the remainder of the night reading. The rain has continued even into the growing light and the first bird songs which now ride a rising wind.

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*Please be advised that some lots/units may need confirmation of availability. Kindly ensure to check availability first by emailing or phoning us.*
Toolern Waters is situated within the West-Melbourne growth corridor and combines a balance between city convenience (40 minutes to Melbourne CBD) and an easy country lifestyle.
Only minutes away, Melton Town Centre is currently being transformed to create better community spaces and the growth of local businesses.
An exciting new land and housing development adjacent to the Melton Reservoir and located within the new Toolern Precinct. Toolern Waters is a master planned community with lots offering the perfect lifestyle for a growing family.
- Located within the new Toolern Precinct, a major urban growth area of south-west Melton.
- Easy access to Melbourne CBD and suburbs along the Western Freeway and the Deer Park By-pass, as well as the nearby Melton Railway Station.
- All the facilities a family needs including transport,schools and excellent shopping centres all within close proximity to Toolern Waters.
- Woodgrove Shopping Centre showcases a number of dining options, specialty retailers and a cinema to cater for all ages.
- Local sporting, leisure & recreational options are exceptional with the Melton Reservoir, Melton Valley Golf Club, Melton Waves Swimming Centre & Melton Harness Racing Complex (TabCorp Park), only minutes from Toolern Waters.
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The FHBA 50 Rebate will typically range from $2,500 to $12,000 depending on factors such as the property type, property location and property builder.
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How to Sew Placemats A StepbyStep Tutorial
How to Sew Placemats: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Placemats are a great way to brighten up any kitchen or dining room, but they can get pretty pricey. At 3-4 dollars minimum per placemat, there’s not a lot of room in the budget for seasonal decorating. Luckily, making your own placemats is easy as pie—and looks just as good. This step-by-step tutorial for beginners will quickly have you churning out placemats just as fast as you can say, “make your own dinner!”. Sewing your own placemats is affordable, fun for adults and kids alike, and it’s a great way to liven up your décor without blowing the budget. Grab your scissors, fabric, and thread, and let’s get this sewing party started!
Time: 30 minutes
Age: Over 10
1. Throw your fabric in the wash and dryer to make sure your placemats won’t shrink the first time you wash them. Pre-washing fabric
is key to making sure your hard work doesn’t get wasted!
2. Grab your favourite material, and cut it into even rectangles. A standard size for placemats is 17.5 inches by 12 inches, but you can go crazy and make them as big—or as small—as you’d like! The world is your placemat. Just make sure you give one extra inch on either side to account for the seams.
3. Place your two pieces of fabric one on top of the other, with the right sides facing in. Pin the fabric into place.
4. By hand or sewing machine, sew a straight line down the fabric, leaving a ½ inch gap from the edge. Repeat this on all four sides, but leave a 4-inch gap on the last side to be able to flip your placemat inside-out.
5. Grab a pair of scissors and snip the four corners of your placemat, right until the tip of the stitch. This little trick will help keep your placemat stay straight and flat.
6. Using your 4-inch gap, flip your placemat right-side-out. Make sure you get each corner flattened out, and grab your trusty iron to really get the job done right.
7. Once your placemat is nice and flat, sew closely along the edges of the placemat. Use either a fun, coordinating colour for the thread, or blend it in—both look great.
8. All done! Once you master this process, you can experiment with reversible fabrics, unique stitching, and colour combinations, or rock your next project, like these homemade iPad covers
If your placemats turned out less than appealing, have no fear: you can find lovely and affordable placemats here
, and no one has to know you didn’t make them yourself!
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The narrator finds herself in a bind. Gilman is a master in creating stories that leave the reader completely, the reader has embarked upon and starts with a basis of freedom from a newborn civilization and goes on to explain the confinement of an ever-changing society who has lost its way. Most likely, she is suffering from postpartum depression and resultant psychosis. Her husband is very controlling in the enforcement of her treatment, preventing her voice from being heard.
In 1899 Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the short story is about a woman with an illness that is slowly taking away her sanity. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," which of the following adjectives were not used to describe the wallpaper? See in text (The Yellow Wallpaper). Join for Free
John, in contrast, is a man of science and does not divulge in “story-making.” There is a clear dichotomy between how the two individuals cope with their surroundings—the narrator does so through imaginative thinking, and John does so with practical thinking. "nervous condition..." See in text (The Yellow Wallpaper). 52 4/5 B. "I'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous...." patterned, red, striped. As the she states, the narrator does not spend very much time with her son because doing so causes her to become anxious and experience feelings of exhaustion and sadness. Some of the most helpful tools to use in literature are literary devices. The word “riotous” refers to something that is abundant and exuberant. Irony, imagery and symbolism are some literary devices that is presented among the story. He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making, a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency...." The woman suffers from nervous depression and the husband, John, takes her to the countryside to relax, Perkins Gilman with ‘The Yellow Wallpaper.’ ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ is a short story that emphasises a young woman struggling with the negative impacts of mental illness such as depression and nervous breakdowns.
See in text (The Yellow Wallpaper). Equality between men and women have always been a debatable topic over a long period of time in America. "I'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous...." Her raving “fancies” have left her mind exhausted and her body depleted. None of his instructions cure her; instead, his iron fist stifles her. The imagery of the phrase illustrates the sheer and utter terror the wallpaper induces in the narrator. Question 34 options: A) daunting creatures B) waddling fungus C) strangled heads D) bulbous eyes In "The Yellow Wallpaper," daunting creatures were not used to describe the wallpaper. While Gilman's narrator has been diagnosed with hysteria, that was frequently used as a "catch-all" for a variety of different diagnoses. School Memberships, © 2020 OwlEyes.org, Inc. All Rights Reserved. He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making, a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency....", "Then he took me in his arms and called me a blessed little goose,...", "It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby.
A vocabulary list featuring "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. "florid arabesque..." The format of these sentences also demonstrate how she dismisses her own thoughts, just as her husband does. Notice the irony as John asks the narrator to take care of herself, when in fact his very treatment of her—his prescriptions, his isolating her, and his complete oppression of her every choice—has caused her to descend into madness. Question 34 options: A) daunting creatures B) waddling fungus C) … Hysteria was thought by the ancient Greeks to be caused by a "wandering womb" and was in the 19th and 20th centuries treated with "massages," many of which were performed with vibrators. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," which of the following adjectives were not used to describe the wallpaper? See in text (The Yellow Wallpaper). Weegy: An ocean wave is an example of a surface wave. See in text (The Yellow Wallpaper). From these few lines readers can gather the key information that the narrator’s baby is a boy who is cared for by a nursemaid, Mary. eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. The narrator tries to stand up for herself, but John patronizingly quiets her again, saying “Bless her little heart!”, "And dear John gathered me up in his arms, and just carried me upstairs and laid me on the bed, and sat by me and read to me till it tired my head...." Such a dear baby!..." Political science is the study of past events. Literary devices enhance the meaning of literature by establishing the theme, mood, and plot. Arabesque art and architecture is characterized by the use of floral imagery in elaborate, interlacing patterns. Related. This moment highlights the power John has over his wife to acquiesce and oppress her.
Using this term in relation to the debased Romanesque art suggests that the wallpaper pattern is particularly chaotic and confused. As he is both her husband and a physician, John’s word carries ultimate authority for the narrator. The word “frieze” is a term in classical architecture for the space between the architrave and the cornice, above the columns in the upper horizontal portions of a building. They define the nature of a story, and they bring the text to life. There's no physical reason for the narrator not to be allowed to write, but under her rest cure, it is prohibited to her. "I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors, but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least.


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Jean-Jacques Goldman is a mysterious artist. Hugely popular in the French-speaking world, he is distinguished as much by his immense fame as by his discreet public profile. A singer-songwriter, he doesn't like to comment on his work, because his songs speak for themselves. Inherently self-effacing, he is very present in our lives. A perfect paradox.
Why does his music touch people so deeply? Where does he get the inspiration for his lyrics? In a series of touching and funny sequences overflowing with sincerity, we set out to meet an eclectic gallery of fans and admirers who have all been marked by his music, including the actor Manu Payet, the Frangines, a magistrate and the female rabbi Delphine Horvilleur.


The Netgear model is the first to allow users to place phone calls without the need for a PC by connecting directly to a router.
"This is the first time that it is possible to use Skype on a cellular phone without a PC," said Skype chief executive Niklas Zennström, who dropped in to a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate the new phone.
Netgear chief executive Patrick Lo said at the event that the phone will be shipping worldwide before April this year. He did not provide pricing information.
The phone requires a free access point, but Lo speculated that future versions might include support for commercial Wi-Fi services like those offered by T-Mobile.
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Rich life not so fun for Cara Delevingne
Los Angeles, July 5 : Model-actress Cara Delevingne says her upper class lifestyle can seem "fun", but she never enjoyed growing up wealthy.
Learned to say sorry: Reese Witherspoon
Los Angeles, July 5 : Actress Reese Witherspoon has "learned to say sorry" when she has made a mistake and isn't as outspoken as she used to be.
Eva Longoria doesn't think about cosmetic surgery
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Kanye West hates award shows
Los Angeles, July 5 : Rapper Kanye West takes "no pleasure" in award ceremonies and think they turn the music industry into a game.
Jada Pinkett Smith approves of strip clubs
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Rarely give my best in films: Amanda Seyfried
Los Angeles, July 4 : Actress Amanda Seyfried says that she "rarely" gives her best in films.
Chris Brown cuts off child support
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McConaughey, Alves's marriage not 'on the rocks'
Los Angeles, July 4 : Contrary to circulating rumours, actor Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves's marriage is not "on the rocks."
'James Bond' gets a musical twist
Los Angeles, July 4 : The action, glitterati and the thrill from the "James Bond" film franchise will soon have get a musical version. Merry Saltzman, the daughter of the film's producer, Harry Saltzman, has reportedly secured the rights to a Bond stage show.
Lil Wayne releases 'Free Weezy Album'
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Eva Longoria aspires to be 'female George Clooney'
Los Angeles, July 4 : Actress Eva Longoria has admitted that she wants to be "the female George Clooney".
Miley Cyrus smokes marijuana with Snoop Dogg
Los Angeles, July 4 : Singer Miley Cyrus was seen enjoying an afternoon marijuana smoke session with rapper Snoop Dogg.
For Harry Styles, One Direction doing 'absolutely great'
Los Angeles, July 4 : One Direction star Harry Styles says the British boyband has played their best shows after the departure of Zayn Malik.
Mark Wahlberg had 'confrontations'
Los Angeles, July 4 : Actor Mark Wahlberg had a "few confrontations" when he left gang life behind.
Eminem releases action-packed music video for 'Phenomenal'
Los Angeles, July 4 : After teasing fans with a preview earlier this week, rapper Eminem has released the official music video for his single "Phenomenal".
Affleck, Garner on family vacation after announcing divorce
Los Angeles, July 4 : Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner fled to the Bahamas with their three children "to get away from the media spotlight" as soon as the news of their divorce broke.
Matt Damon debuts ponytail
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Jennifer Aniston doesn't have cameo in 'Zoolander 2'
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That’s how the Sydney Morning Herald has described Marianne De Pierres’ phenomenal Sentients of Orion series. Out this week is the fantastic third instalment of the series, Mirror Space (UK/ AUS), and readers are in for a treat.
We continue to follow Mira Fedor, a young baroness with the ability to pilot sentient spaceships, in her attempt to liberate her home planet Araldis from hostile forces. As the Orion League of Sentient Species seems unable or unwilling to help, she’s forced to enlist the help of ruthless mercenary captain Rast Randall. But Rast’s contacts may have their own, more sinister agenda in mind . . .
With previous books in the series being lauded as: ‘Brilliant in all sense of the word’ (Sean Williams), and ‘A beautifully plotted, full-on action ride with gorgeous twists’(Aurealis), we suggest you take the advice that Hub Magazine gave about the series:
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With the colorful backdrop of Marathi cinema, the prestigious Zee Gaurav Awards 2024 awards ceremony was celebrated in grandeur this year. The highlight of the event was the captivating performances by two Bollywood divas, who mesmerized the audience with their dance and acting skills. Shilpa Shetty, known for her unique style, and Sara Ali Khan. Sara, with her performance on Aika Dajiba, grabbed everyone’s attention.
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Ethmoidal metastasis revealing a lung adenocarcinoma.
Authors : Michel G, Delemazure A, Joubert M, Malard O, Espitalier F. (Nantes)
Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2012;133,5:229-231.
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Objectives: Ethmoidal cancers are rare and are mostly primitive adenocarcinomas. Sinuso-nasal metastases from adenocarcinoma occurring in other localisations are exceptional. We report a case of a patient presenting with an ethmoidal metastasis revealing a pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Case report : A 57 years-old patient consulted for a right fronto-orbital pain which had appeared 3 weeks prior, associated with a central scotoma of the right eye and a third and fifth cranial nerve palsy. MR-imaging revealed a right ethmoidal tumour invading the orbit. Pathology results were in favour of a metastasis from a secondary adenocarcinoma. The CT-scan disclosed a pulmonary tumour of the right apex with liver and spleen metastasis. Conclusion: Ethmoidal metastases are rare and often diagnosed in patients presenting with a previously known tumour. We report the first case of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma revealed by an ethmoidal metastasis. We emphasize the point that in ethmoidal tumours, pathological investigations are important for diagnosis.
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On Monday, Meek Mill stood before a familiar judge to face allegations that he had violated his probation.
Two years after being sentenced to house arrest for violating probation, Judge Genece Brinkley ruled the rapper violated the conditions of his probation from his 2008 drug and weapons charges. According to TMZ, Brinkley said Meek’s St. Louis airport fight arrest and his reckless driving arrest in NYC were grounds for jail time.
Not to mention, Meek has a history with Brinkley, stemming from his 2008 charges. During the hearing, Brinkley recalled the number of chances she had given the rapper over the years, from light sentences to house arrest. But, after Meek’s probation officers gathered evidence against the rapper, including positive drug tests and calendar discrepancies, Brinkley had had enough. She sentenced the rapper to prison for a minimum of two years for violating probation. Meek was then taken into custody immediately, reports state.
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China's tutoring crackdown puts over 3 million jobs at risk
Private education companies shed staff as they restructure or close doors
Children are picked up from a school in Beijing. The tougher rules target mainly tutoring services for elementary and middle school students in big cities.
DALIAN, China -- China's drive to tighten restrictions on the private education industry this year could affect more than 3 million jobs, or over 30% of those in the sector, one analysis shows.
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Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and now hosted by Meeghan at Meeghan Reads.
This week’s topic:
Top 5 books on my wishlist
(No matter what you celebrate in December, be it Christmas, Hanukkah, Hogmanay, Jolabokaflod, Koliada, Kwanzaa, Krampusnacht, Nikoldjan, Pancha Ganapati, St Lucia Day, St Nicholas Day, Winter Solstice, Yule, Erastide, Hogswatch, Festivus, Kaldoran, Snoggletog, Yulemas, Decemberween or Chrismukkah, tell us what books are on the top of your wishlist!!)
I have several books on my wishlist, but here are the ones that are at the top.
The Deep by Mayur Vayeda & Tushar Vayeda (illus.)
It’s a beautifully crafted picture book created using the Warli style of painting. The creators are from the indigenous Warli community in western India. I believe the book is about their experience travelling from the familiarity of their home all the way to Japan, and it also explores how water connects all life.
Continue reading “Top 5 Tuesday #66: Books on My Wishlist”
After reading the three books by Miyakoshi below, I now consider myself a fan of her work. I love her illustrations. They have a coziness to them that greatly appeals to me. I also like her stories. The ones here are charming, relatable, and fantastic. They do a great job depicting a child’s voice, and I had a wonderful time reading them, although I’m not a fan of the endings. They tend to fall a little short for me. Anyway, here are more details on what I read.
The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi (illus.), transl. from the Japanese by Kids Can Press
I began my introduction to Miyakoshi’s work by reading The Tea Party in the Woods, a charming story about a girl who befriends animals she met at a tea party in the woods.
Because it had snowed all night, Kikko’s father decides to visit grandma’s house, which is on the other side of the woods, to clear the walk for her. But he forgot the pie for grandma. Believing she can quickly catch up to her father, Kikko decides to follow his footsteps in the snow to take the pie to grandma. But on the way through the woods, Kikko arrives at a tea party with a bunch of animals in attendance.
Continue reading “Three Illustrated Books by Akiko Miyakoshi”
So a couple months ago, I read two children’s books that retell the classic Hindu tale, the Ramayana. My knowledge of Hinduism is VERY limited — I only know the names of a few of the gods — so when I picked up Ramayana: Divine Loophole (which I read first), I did so assuming the it was a children’s fantasy book. It wasn’t until I started reading that I learned it’s an essential part of Hindu mythology.
Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel (illus.)
MG Classic; Mythology
Artist and veteran Pixar animator Sanjay Patel lends a lush, whimsical illustration style and lighthearted voice to one of Hindu mythology’s best-loved and most enduring tales. Teeming with powerful deities, love-struck monsters, flying monkey gods, magic weapons, demon armies, and divine love, Ramayana tells the story of Rama, a god-turned-prince, and his quest to rescue his wife Sita after she is kidnapped by a demon king.
Continue reading “Two Illustrated Books on the Ramayana”
I love picture books and can’t get enough of them. Here are two I read back in May for Wyrd & Wonder, a celebration of all things fantasy. One is about a little mermaid searching for treasure and the other is about a widow who acquired a witch’s broom.
Oona by Kelly DiPucchio, illus. by Raissa Figueroa
Meet Oona. The big sea’s littlest mischief maker.
She and her best friend, Otto, love to search for treasure . . . but often find trouble instead.
Continue reading “Illustrated Books: “Oona” & “The Widow’s Broom””
I read these three picture books for the OWLs readathon back in April. It had been a while since I’d read a picture book and since I had one out from the library and many unread on my bookshelves, I decided to give in and read some of my favorite types of books.
These three are very different from each other. Spot & Dot is a wordless picture book and the second in a series, while The Book With No Pictures has nothing but words. However, Hello Lighthouse is like your typical picture book that uses both pictures and words to tell the story.
The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
At once disarmingly simple and ingeniously imaginative, The Book With No Pictures inspires laughter every time it is opened, creating a warm and joyous experience to share — and introducing young children to the powerful idea that the written word can be an unending source of mischief and delight. (Goodreads)
Of the three, The Book with No Pictures is my absolute favorite. Oh my gosh! It’s charming, it’s simple, it’s funny. It was a delight to read and is even more fun when read aloud. I didn’t have anyone to read aloud to, so I read aloud to myself. 😥
Continue reading “Illustrated Books: “The Book with No Pictures,” “Hello Lighthouse,” and “Spot & Dot””
As a kid, my favorite fairytale was Cinderella. I would read the story over and over and would even write what I now know to be fanfic of it. I love stories about good people who are downtrodden and mistreated but are able to escape, work towards, or be rescued and carried off to a better life. For some reason, I strongly related to this. Life in Jamaica wasn’t bad, but it was (and is) hard, and I would often dream of the day my parents would come rescue me and carry me off to live with them in the fabled land of America, where anything is possible.
Now that I’m living in America and saddled with student loans, I now dream of the day that I win the lotto/find a long-lost rich uncle/get a huge raise that will help me pay off my student loans quickly.
My love for Cinderella did not fade over the years. It grew stronger. And although I hardly ever reread the fairytale, I easily fall for its retellings, like Cinder by Marissa Meyer, or stories that have characters who allude to Cinderella in some way, like Harry Potter. So, I was beyond excited when Millie from Milliebot Reads featured this edition of the fairytale in one of her Judging a Book by Its Cover posts. I knew right then that I had to purchase it. The illustrations and book design called to me. And when the NEWTs Magical Readathon came around, I took the opportunity to finally reread one of my favorite fairytales.
Continue reading ““Cinderella: or The Little Glass Slipper” by Charles Perrault, illus. by Camille Rose Garcia”
This will be a week filled with reviews of illustrated books and comic books. Putting it that way makes it sound like I’ll dump loads of reviews on here this week, but it’ll be just 3 of them. For me, that’s a lot since I usually manage to churn out only a few reviews every couple weeks. I like to pair up my reviews of illustrated books and comics, but I only read one illustrated book. So here is its lonesome review.
Flotsam by David Wiesner (illus.)
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam — anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there’s no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share … and to keep.
Flotsam is a wonderful children’s picture book with quite an imaginative story that’s told without words. I think I’m leaning toward such books. The absence of words draws my attention to other details and makes me focus on other ways we communicate.
Continue reading ““Flotsam” by David Wiesner”
It seems that I have a trend here of posting these memes things late because here’s my Top 5 Wednesday post on Thursday. Then again, my whole week has been skewed since Monday felt like Sunday, which made me think Tuesday was Monday, so all this can be excused since I’m confused about what day it is.
Top 5 Wednesday is a weekly meme created by GingerReadsLainey and now managed by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes. For more information on this meme, visit the Goodreads group.
This week’s topic:
Children’s books to read as an adult
Well, here are 5 children’s books I’d recommend to adults. This will be a combination of middle-grade novels and picture books, which are usually the forms of children’s books I consume.
For the artist…
Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez (illus.)
Continue reading “Top 5 Wednesday #24: Kids Books for Adults”
Why did I read this book? Because by January 26 I was one book away from having read 5 books in the month and my competitive side kicked in and pushed me to grab something quick so I could round out the month with 5 books. Who am I competing with, you ask. Well, I have no idea. But that Goodreads reading goal I had set for myself at the beginning of the year sure niggles me.
George R.R. Martin’s Ice Dragon is an illustrated children’s book set in an imaginary world about a young girl’s friendship with a legendary creature. It’s a bildungsroman since we follow the protagonist, Adara, as she interacts with the fabled Ice Dragon throughout her life.
Adara was born during one of the fiercest winters in her land and is considered a winter child both because of when she was born as well as her constitution. She is withdrawn, keeps to herself, and hardly exhibits any warmth toward others. Even her skin is cool to the touch. There is conflict between Adara’s country and the land in the north. As Adara gets older, the tension increases between the two lands and the war draws closer to Adara’s village. But with the help of the Ice Dragon, Adara just might be able to stop the war’s progression.
Continue reading ““The Ice Dragon” by George R.R. Martin, illus. by Luis Royo”


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Stains in aluminum cooking pots are often due to chemical reactions of food and aluminum. Eliminate the worst stains by minimizing the time food stands in the pot after cooking. If stains develop, HowToCleanStuff.net recommends using cream of tartar to remove them. Complete the process in less than 30 minutes.
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Purchase cream of tartar from the spice aisle in your grocery store. Add two teaspoons of the white powder to the water in the pot. Stir to dissolve.
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Place the pot on the stove and turn on the heat. Bring the water to a simmer and reduce the heat to maintain. Continue heating for 10 to 15 minutes until the stain disappears. Remove the pot from the heat and allow it to cool.
- Wash and polish the pan
Wash the pan using your normal dish soap. Remove any remaining stains using a steel wool pad. Avoid washing in the dishwasher as the detergent discolors aluminum.

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BREWER ON FORDHAM
council member gale brewer told the city planning commission during march 4 testimony that fordham university needs a more detailed expansion plan of its lincoln center campus.
fordham scored a victory when the university brokered a deal with borough president scott stringer that scaled back the project's bulk and size, leading stringer to endorse the plan.
but brewer recommended that the city planning commission require fordham to define the buildings that will be constructed within "envelopes"-general parameters for new buildings-before approving the development by the april 27 deadline.
"most elements of the overall proposal are concepts, or moving parts, whose actual physical nature can only vaguely be foreseen," brewer told the commission.
after the planning commission weighs in on the plan, the city council will vote on the project. brewer's support of fordham's expansion is considered crucial in getting the full council to approve a plan within her district
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I listen to a lot of music. There’s over 20 artists who I love, which is why I create monthly Spotify playlists. I’ve loved listening to music since I was a little kid. I would pop my CD into the CD player and fall asleep to instrumental or Christian music. When I got older, I had a huge tape player that also had a radio. I would listen to the radio while doing my homework, before falling asleep, or just to black out anything negative that I had happened that day. Eventually I graduated to an iPod, then a kindle fire, and finally a smart phone. A few years ago, I discovered Spotify and that was what made me go from five favorite artists to over 20.
Music is and has always been my escape. It helps keep me focused and makes me feel better when I’m scared, anxious, or dealing with my depression. I can’t drive or do homework without it. I love music because it’s always been there for me and always will be.
Out of the hundreds of songs I have heard in my lifetime, one song will always be my favorite and no other song will ever take its place. It is “Who Says” by Selena Gomez. This song means a lot to me because it has saved my life numerous times.
I have dealt without Chron’s disease, social anxiety, and depression for eight years and I had the worst time with all three. There were so many nights where I would just cry for hours because I didn’t know how cope with my Chron’s specifically. But, when “Who Says” came on, I felt a certain type of consoling that other songs just couldn’t provide.
The lyrics “You have every right to a beautiful life” always stick out the most to me. They reminded me that even though I am dealing with a lot of struggles, I deserve to be happy. When your mind is telling you that you’re a loser who doesn’t deserve to live, hearing someone say that thought isn’t accurate makes all the difference.
Selena Gomez has always been my favorite actress for nine years. I loved her since her days on Wizards of Waverly Place and her music never fails to put me in a good mood. What means the most to me ishow she has dealt with her Lupus diagnosis and the challenges that came with it. I know that she most likely had a tough time coming to terms with it, but I admire how open she is. Selena is not afraid to tell her story and also does all she can to support organizations that raise awareness for Lupus. Her openness helped me to accept my own diagnosis.
Selena Gomez taught me the greatest lesson when I was first diagnosed and that is to love yourself for who you are and don’t let people change you. “Who Says” came out a year after and I feel like it came at just the right time. Even though it didn’t solve my mental health issues, the song has given me just enough strength to keep living over and over again.
For eight years, my life has primarily been a mess and my mental health was never great. However, “Who Says” reminded me that I have something to live for. Now, I am in a better place and know that, but it still nice to have a song that will always mean the world to me, no matter how many times I replay it.


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According to the January 19th, 2012 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the consumer price index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-) was unchanged in December on a seasonally adjusted basis. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 3.0 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The energy index declined in December which offset increases in other indexes.” Other statistics showed that the gasoline index declined for the third month in a row, while the food index rose in December. The non seasonally adjusted CPI figures increased a total of 3.0 over the last 12 months.
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Standard therapies for depression are antidepressants and psychotherapy. In particularly severe cases, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may also be indicated. VNS is an approved, effective, well-tolerated, long-term therapy for chronic and therapy-resistant depression, write Christine Reif-Leonhardt, MD, and her team of researchers from the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in a recent journal article. In contrast to more common treatments, such as ECT, VNS is little known in the general population and among specialists. The cost of VNS is covered by health insurance funds in Germany.
Available Since 1994
As the authors report, invasive VNS was approved in the European Union in 1994 and in the United States in 1997 for the treatment of children with medicinal therapy–refractory epilepsy. Because positive and lasting effects on mood could be seen in adults after around 3 months of VNS, irrespective of the effectiveness of anticonvulsive medication, "a genuinely antidepressant effect of VNS [was] postulated," and therefore it was further developed as an antidepressant therapy.
A VNS system first received a CE certification in 2001 in the European Union for the treatment of patients with chronic or relapsing depression who had therapy-resistant depression or who were intolerant of the current depression therapy. In 2005, VNS was approved in the US for the treatment of patients aged 18 years or older with therapy-resistant major depression for which at least four antidepressant therapies had not helped sufficiently.
Few Sham-Controlled Studies
According to Reif-Leonhardt and her colleagues, there have been multiple studies and case series on VNS in patients with therapy-resistant depression in the past 20 years. Many of the studies highlighted the additional benefits of VNS as an adjuvant procedure, but they were observational studies. Sham-controlled studies are in short supply because of methodologic difficulties and ethical problems.
The largest long-term study is a registry study in which 494 patients with therapy-resistant depression received the combination of the usual antidepressant therapy and VNS. The study lasted 5 years; 301 patients served as a control group and received the usual therapy. The cumulative response to the therapy (68% vs 41%) and the remission rate (43% vs 26%) were significantly greater in the group that received VNS, according to the authors. Patients who underwent at least one ECT series of at least seven sessions responded particularly well to VNS. The combined therapy was also more effective in ECT nonresponders than the usual therapy alone.
To date, only one sham-controlled study of VNS treatment for therapy-resistant depression has been conducted. In it, VNS was not significantly superior to a sham stimulation over an observation period of 10 weeks. However, observational studies have provided evidence that the antidepressant effect of VNS only develops after at least 12 months of treatment. According to Reif-Leonhardt and her colleagues, the data indicate that differences in response rate and therapy effect can only be observed in the longer term after 3 to 12 months and that as the therapy duration increases, so do the effects of VNS. From this, it can be assumed "that the VNS mechanism of action can be attributed to neuroplastic and adaptive phenomena," say the authors.
The typical, common side effects of surgery are pain and paresthesia. Through irritation of the nerve, approximately every third patient experiences postoperative hoarseness and a voice change. Serious side effects and complications, such as temporary swallowing disorders, are rare. By reducing the stimulation intensity or lowering the stimulation frequency or impulse width, the side effects associated with stimulation can be alleviated or even eliminated. A second small surgical intervention may become necessary to replace broken cables or the battery (life span, 3 to 8 years).
Criteria for VNS Therapy
When should VNS be considered? The authors specify the following criteria:
An insufficient response to at least two antidepressants from different substance classes (ideally including one tricyclic) at a sufficient dosage and duration, as well as to two augmentation agents (such as lithium and quetiapine) in combination with guideline psychotherapy
Intolerable side effects from pharmacotherapy or contraindications to medicinal therapy
For patients who respond to ECT, the occurrence of relapses or residual symptoms after cessation of (maintenance) ECT, intolerable ECT side effects, or the need for maintenance ECT
Repeated or long hospital treatments due to depression
This article was translated from Univadis Germany.
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Mean-Field Calculation Based on Proton-Neutron Mixed Energy Density Functionals
Sato, K., Dobaczewski, J., Nakatsukasa, T., & Satuła, W. (2015). Mean-Field Calculation Based on Proton-Neutron Mixed Energy Density Functionals. In J. Zenihiro (Ed.), Proceedings of the Conference on Advances in Radioactive Isotope Science (ARIS2014) (pp. 020051). JPS Conference Proceedings (6). Physical Society of Japan. doi:10.7566/JPSCP.6.020051 Retrieved from http://arxiv.org/abs/1410.2691
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© 2015 The Physical Society of Japan. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by The Physical Society of Japan. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.
We have performed calculations based on the Skyrme energy density functional (EDF) that includes arbitrary mixing between protons and neutrons. In this framework, single-particle states are generalized as mixtures of proton and neutron components. The model assumes that the Skyrme EDF is invariant under the rotation in isospin space and the Coulomb force is the only source of the isospin symmetry breaking. To control the isospin of the system, we employ the isocranking method, which is analogous to the standard cranking approach used for describing high-spin states. Here, we present results of the isocranking calculations performed for the isobaric analog states in A = 40 and A = 54 nuclei.


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MONTCLAIR — Pope John will have its work cut out for it with a rather ambitious early schedule, and the Lions could not be more excited about it.
The Sparta school will open the season on Friday, Sept. 5 against reigning Non-Public, Group 2 champion DePaul in Wayne, then play host to two-time reigning Non-Public, Group 4 champion Paramus Catholic the next week on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Pope John coach Brian Carlson said Tuesday at a quad scrimmage here with Elizabeth, Red Bank Catholic and Montclair he is not worried about the prospect of an 0-2 start and that his players are excited to step up in competition - a sentiment junior quarterback Sonny Abramson echoed.
“As a team, we’re very excited to be upping our schedule," Abramson said. "We wanted to play (those schools). We kind of had an idea coach Carlson wanted to get those teams on our schedule early on. It’s just been a lot of excitement for this year."
The Lions rolled through their Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference-American Division schedule last fall, winning the league outright while defeating division opponents by an average of about 35 points per game. Only rival Sparta, which went 11-1 and won the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 title, stayed within 32 points of the Lions, dropping a thrilling 31-27 contest.
Pope John went 10-2 last year. In its two non-conference games in NJAC play, it defeated Randolph, 43-28, in its season opener and suffered a 21-16 loss to National Division champion Delbarton in its regular season finale. But Pope John then went on to defeat Delbarton, 14-13, two weeks later in the Non-Public, Group 3 semifinals before suffering a lopsided loss to St. Joseph of Montvale, the state's No. 1-ranked team, in the Non-Public, Group 3 final.
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June 14 2019
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The Cowboy Chicken catering menu offers items and services for every venue and occasion. Our many Cowboy Chicken locations offer office catering, family meal catering, home party catering, and special event catering. Start with Cowboy Chicken’s wood fire rotisserie chicken and pair it with a whole spread of healthy sides, sandwiches or fresh salads for a menu that even a city slicker will love.
The Chuck Wagon Package offers two pieces of wood fire rotisserie chicken with two sides and a roll per person and is served family style.
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Winter can be a difficult time for avocado trees, with frigid weather and harsher conditions that make it harder to keep them healthy. Avocado lovers face the challenge of protecting their beloved tree — and ensuring its continued production of delicious fruits!
If you have an avocado tree in your garden or green space, it’s important to take extra steps now to protect it from frost during the colder months ahead. With these simple tips, you can ensure that your avocado tree thrives throughout winter and continues serving up delicious fruits season after season.
How do I protect my avocado tree?
Protecting an avocado tree is essential for its health and it needn’t be difficult. To keep pests away, prune the leaves and branches regularly; this allows for more airflow and exposes more of the bark where pests like to hide.
It is also important to monitor the soil and make sure that it is neither too wet nor too dry; overwatering can attract unwanted pests or fungi and allowing the soil to become too dry can cause shallow root growth. Mulching around the base of your avocado tree may aid in retaining moisture, while also providing extra nutrients when needed.
Lastly, consult with a local specialist or pesticide company if you believe there may be a pest infestation on your avocado tree: they can help identify and take steps to treat any issues your tree may have.
Can avocados survive frost?
Avocado is a widely grown fruit plant and many people are interested in learning about its frost tolerance levels. The answer to this question is that the avocado tree can tolerate temperatures as low as 28F during the night, but any lower than this and the flowers on the tree would be killed off.
Therefore, while an avocado tree could technically survive short periods of frost, it is not recommended to grow it in climates with frequent cold temperatures or frost.
Though avocados thrive in warmer climates with plenty of sunshine and regular watering, they can also make an interesting addition to a garden that experiences more moderate weather at times. As such, this hardy plant could be worth a try to see if it successfully flourishes in colder temperatures.
How to protect avocado trees from frost?
When temperatures dip, gardeners can take steps to protect their avocado trees from frost. Mulch is a good way to insulate the soil around the tree and trap the heat of the day. When a freeze is forecast during bloom time, wind machines can be used to blow warm air down onto the tree.
Additionally, another proactive step is to spray the tree with an anti-transpirant, which helps humidify and insulate it from sudden drops in temperature. Finally, if there’s predicted snowfall or ice, growers may want to drape sheets of cloth or plastic over their trees to prevent cold winds from circulating around them and provide further protection.
With these methods in place, growers can help ensure that avocados make it through periods of freezing temperatures unscathed!
Should I spray my avocado tree?
Spraying an avocado tree on a regular basis is important to promote healthy growth and protect it from pests, diseases, and other issues. The best way to keep the tree safe is to understand what is most likely to attack it and develop a program specifically for that pest or disease.
Depending on your location, you may need to spray applied every 7-14 days with insecticides or fungicides containing copper or sulfur. These treatments should be done in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler. In addition, you can use preventative treatments with horticultural oils to reduce the amount of pest damage before it starts.
Spraying your avocado tree can seem like a daunting task but with a little bit of research and good maintenance practices, you won’t regret taking the time to give your tree an extra layer of protection!
Where is the best place to keep an avocado tree?
An avocado tree is an amazing houseplant, but it requires a bit of planning to ensure that it thrives. The best way to keep an avocado tree healthy is by providing it with lots of sunlight, water, and protection during cooler climates.
A well-lit patio or deck is the ideal place to keep an avocado tree since it allows plenty of sunshine but also offers some shelter during colder months. If you don’t have access to outdoor space, keeping a small avocado tree in a window that gets plenty of sunlight is also a great option.
When choosing your spot for the avocado tree, make sure that the surface below can handle messes since dropped fruit will need to be cleaned up often. With these considerations in mind, you’ll have an incredibly rewarding experience nurturing your own avocado tree!
What is the coldest temperature an avocado tree can survive?
Avocado trees are hardy plants and can stand a wide range of climates, but they do have their limits. When temperatures reach below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, an avocado tree is at risk of experiencing weather-related damage.
While it is possible for the tree to survive these temperatures in the short-term, continued exposure to freezing weather will almost certainly be fatal, with pruning and covering serving as temporary solutions at best.
The danger posed by these low temperatures underscores the importance of understanding one’s climate before planting an avocado tree – if you live in a significantly colder area, you may need to look for other options.
From precise watering and protection from frost to providing the nutrients avocado trees need, there are many factors influencing the health and growth of an avocado tree. Whatever you decide on for your own avocado tree, remember that good fruit is just around the corner with care and nurturing over time.
Keep in mind that there may be additional specific needs for your local area for planting and caring for an avocado tree, so be sure to research what applies to your individual climate.
Ultimately, with periodical maintenance, continual protection from frost, and light soils with excellent drainage, your homegrown avocados will live up to their reputation of being a superfood packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and healthy oils! So get ready to get out in the sun and reap the benefits of your hard work. Good luck!

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Activities expected to contribute to further sustainable management of protected areas.
A group of women and small local businesses from Shar Mountains Region participated on several trainings to boost women’s engagement towards income increase by offering local products. Tourism, traditional cooking and local recepies, knitting, sеwing, production of milk and other local products, are only some of the possibilities for the women of this region. For motivation, exchange of ideas and experiences, networking, the same group met with the network of Rural Women of Prespa and visited the women-led family farm “Spirit of Prespa”.
The tourism pillar was also topic for discussion on the trainings organized during July 2022 for mountaineers and rangers of protected areas. Apart from specific tourist infra and suprastructure, participants had the opportunity to join the exercise of practical marking of hiking trails and development of diverse hiking offers.
These activities are expected to contribute to further sustainable management of protected areas, especially of the newly established national park Shar Mountains. In that sense, a draft management plan is a subject of an ongoing strategic environmental assessment (SEA) procedure. It is a tool for the management of the national park to meet the different needs in the area, while following legal obligations. This document is designed with an inter-disciplinary approach, bringing together experts and interested parties to discuss the future management of the protected area and is developed in a wide consultation process with the intention to ensure ownership among the management authority and other stakeholders. The plan should be used as a guidance in sustainable management of the area, balancing between nature protection and the socio-economic development of the region. As part of the SEA procedure, a public consultation debate is scheduled to take place at Tetovo University on 16th September 2022 (Friday). More details and the related documentation is available on the following link.
All three events are organized within the framework of the GEF funded STAR5 project “Achieving Biodiversity Conservation through Creation and Effective Management of Protected Areas and Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Land Use Planning”, implemented by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning as the main partner and beneficiary.