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Gratitude has long been established as one of the keys to living a happy life. Those who focus on the positives and find peace within the present moment tend to find a greater level of fulfillment on their life’s journey. Living in gratitude is not always easy however, so what do grateful people believe that sets them apart from the rest of us?
Here are nine core beliefs of those who live a life of gratitude that can open up your mind to a new perspective.
1. Everyone has a purpose
Grateful people tend to reject the idea that everything in life is a series of coincidences. Instead, they embrace the lessons that each person and experience they encounter brings into their life. Most importantly, they then use these lessons as opportunities for growth.
2. Every challenge is an opportunity
People that see the silver lining in the most difficult situations tend to be ones that focus on the spirit of gratitude. By being grateful for the chance to learn from their mistakes, these people find that doors to new opportunities are more likely to open.
3. Money isn’t everything
Money may not be the root of all evil, but it definitely can lead to negative emotions and discontentment. Grateful people believe that the path to true happiness comes from within, not from accumulating material possessions.
4. Change is inevitable
Grateful people accept the fact that eventually, everything will change. Instead of dwelling in fear or worry over the inevitable, they give thanks for the present moment and the joy that can be found in daily life.
5. Connection is important
A strong connection to friends and family is a vital part of a grateful person’s life. To them, nothing is more important than being thankful for the simple joy of being around those they love, and they take every opportunity to share their life with others.
6. Small things have great value
Grateful people appreciate the small things in life. Whether it is a child’s laughter or a beautiful sunset, they understand that money cannot put a price on the value of happiness. By focusing on being grateful for what is, they have no time to dwell on what is not.
7. They are enough
Those who are grateful believe that the greatest key to happiness is being happy with yourself. No matter what life throws at them or what their critics say, these people are grateful for their unique abilities and understand that no one can determine their destiny except themselves.
8. It is better to give than receive
Gratitude comes from a deep appreciation for what you have and an open willingness to share that with others The most grateful people understand that spreading joy and love to those who are less fortunate is a surefire way to increase their own sense of happiness.
9. The world is a beautiful place
In the simplest terms, grateful people believe that the world, on the whole, is a good and beautiful place. While there is tragedy and despair, these people believe that the best way to drive out the darkness is by sharing their own light.
Grateful people do not have magical powers that allow them to have a happier, more fulfilling life. Instead, it is what they choose to focus on that creates a path of joy. By finding contentment in the present moment and sharing their lives with others, those who are grateful for the life that they have tend to find the path that leads them on to happiness.
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- To name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in honor of James L. Buckley.
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Buttered Jersey Royal potatoes
After my visit to Jersey a few weeks ago I was excited to try out the produce for a supper club dinner at The Underground Restaurant: kidney-shaped firm nutty potatoes, sunshine yellow butter and cream, caramel crumbly fudge, dark gooey liquorice ‘black butter’ and cabbage loaves. Here is my menu:
Jersey Cider with spiced rum cocktail
Mini Jersey Royal baked potatoes with chilli roe
Lemon sole en papillote with seaweed butter
Buttered Jersey Royal potatoes with mint
Cheeses from Jersey (Brie, Camembert, Blue) with Jersey Black Butter and cabbage loaves.
Jersey fudge icecream with Jersey butter shortbread
Tiny baked Jersey Royal potatoes, filled with creme fraiche and chilli flavoured roe.
To cook fish ‘en papillote’ (in parchment)
Brush the greaseproof paper with butter or oil
Lay out the fish on one half of the paper
Season: I used thin slices of lemon and butter mixed with a seaweed spice from @seaspicegirls
Then close by overlapping and folding the edge tightly
Bake in a hot oven for ten minutes or until fish reaches 70 degrees centigrade.
Again, please buy a digital thermometer. You can stab it through the paper.
This technique makes your fish look pretty, prevents you from overcooking it. It remains moist.Cabbage loaves: I used this slightly dodgy recipe in ounces from a BBC website.
Welcoming in the guests… using a secret password.
Smiley pretty waitresses
The difference in colour between Jersey cream and the norm. The cream went into making delicious Jersey fudge icecream.
Shortbread: these were a pain in the butt to cut out, but worth it eventually.
Jersey fudge ice cream with black fudge, chocolate sauce, shortbread spoon.
Cor, don’t you just want to bury your face in that?
Chilli roe. Where do you find all these ingredients….
Cabbage bread? Never heard of that before. Will have to try! Maybe try adding crushed jersey royals & cheese.
Chilli roe: I was sent some by http://www.danishfooddirect.co.uk/
They also have wasabi and ginger. Wasabi and chilli roe work well and have a good contrasting colour. Wasn't so keen on the ginger. Maybe it'd be good on raw fish?
I had cabbage loaves in Jersey. It's quite cakey and dense in texture.
All of this looks so yummy. We had some Jersey Royals last night too, they were wonderful with some English (not Jersey, sadly) butter and sea salt.
Theat shortbread spoon is nothing short of genius!
Katy Salter @ Pinch of Salt
I love Jersey Royals – a whole evening of them is my idea of carby heaven!
Not sure about the cabbage bread but those jersey royals look perfect and I love that bowl. But then those dear little shortbread spoons and chocolate fudge ingenious!
The cabbage leaves certainly kept the bread moist!

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Militants fire at police, army team in Baramulla
Baramulla, Mar 20: A search operation was launched after militants fired at a joint party of the police and army in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, police said.
A top police official said a search party of army and the state police was fired upon by militants in Nambalnar Kandi of Baramulla today evening.
He said the militants fled after opening fire at the forces. “The entire area has been cordoned off and a search operation is underway in the area,” he said.


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This is an original, rolled, Japanese B2 theatrical movie poster from 1977 for The Car starring James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, Elizabeth Thompson, Ronny Cox, and Roy Jenson. Elliot Silverstein directed the horror thriller.
The poster measures 20 1/4" x 28 5/8"and is in good to very good condition with creasing on the upper-left edge and a tiny area of paper loss on the upper-right corner. It has never been folded.
Please look closely at the photos as this is the exact poster you are buying. It is not a stock image.
This rare and collectible poster, printed in 1977 to promote the Japanese theatrical release of The Car, is not a reproduction or a reprint.

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Background and objectives: The advantages of laparoscopy over open surgery are well established. Laparoscopic resection for gastric cancer is safe and results in equivalent oncologic outcomes when compared with open resection. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of laparoscopy to treat gastric cancer and the associated outcomes.
Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) dataset was queried for patients with gastric cancer (ICD-9 Code 151.0-151.9) from January 2005 through December 2012. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the 30-day morbidity and mortality of open gastrectomy (CPT code 43620-2, 43631-4) versus that of the laparoscopic procedure on the stomach (CPT code 43650), while adjusting for preoperative risk factors.
Results: A total of 4116 patients with gastric cancer were identified and divided by surgical approach into 2 groups: open gastrectomy (n = 3725; 90.5%) and laparoscopic procedure on the stomach (n = 391; 9.5%). After adjustment for preoperative risk factors, complications were significantly fewer in laparoscopic versus open gastric resection (odds ratio [OR] 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.45-0.82; P = .001). After adjusting for preoperative risk factors, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality with laparoscopic compared to open gastric resection (OR 0.74; 95% CI = 0.32-1.72; P = .481).
Conclusions: Laparoscopy is underused in the treatment of gastric cancer. Given that laparoscopic gastric resection has a lower morbidity in comparison to open resection, steps should be made toward advancing the use of laparoscopy for gastric cancer.
Keywords: Gastric cancer; Laparoscopic gastrectomy; Laparoscopic perioperative outcomes.

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Libya's former oil minister, who defected during the height of his country's uprising, was found floating dead down the Danube river in Austria today. Shukri Ghanem's body showed no signs of violence, although "there would be no signs of violence if someone pushed him in," said a police spokesman. "But it's also possible that he became ill and fell into the water." The 69-year-old former prime minister was working for a Vienna-based company as a consultant, the BBC reports.
Spotted by a passer-by near a popular recreation ground, Ghanem's body was fully dressed and carried no personal documents (except for one identifying his company). Autopsy results are expected over the next few days. Ghanem fled Libya in May 2011 as one of the top-ranking officials to abandon Gadhafi's regime, reports AFP. He said he wanted to "join the choice made by young Libyans to fight for a democratic country"—but added he was not working with Libya's interim government. Instead, he found refuge in Vienna, a city he had lived in before as an OPEC director. (Read more Libya stories.)

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NBA 2K17 is probably one of the best titles of this year. While it holds true, this game isn't that easy to dominate. Well, this is most especially after a couple of new patches and updates arrived, fixing most of the game's glitches. And as a result, glitches that allow players to earn VC -- for example -- have stopped working. Fortunately, it's not really moonlight and roses, as there's still a loophole that players can take advantage of.
In a NBA 2K17 video courtesy of GeeSice (below, just right after the article), the necessary steps to acquire VC fast can be seen. And take note: players can earn as big as 500 VC. To start, players are required to endorse all of the contracts active. These are Jordan 2K, Gatorade, Foot Locker, Stance and Tissot, among others. In order to do so, they must make a particular progress of sort in the MyCareer mode.
Once done, the Calendar in NBA 2K17 should be showing all of the schedules pertaining to the players' endorsements. Through this, it'll ensure that the MyCareer won't progress further without the players playing the actual game. This won't also allow them to get as much VC as they can, though it will be rewarded later on.
The next step is for NBA 2K17 players to simulate each game, the ones that have no endorsements scheduled at all. Players just need to determine these. After which, they can simply attend those events. Once they return, they need to open the game's smartphone feature to check the messages. Obviously, this will require them to read and reply everything they received from Bruce.
After all the messages in NBA 2K17 have ended, there's a high chance that they'll be rewarded with 4,000 VC. This is made possible due to the endorsements they did. After which, they can simply move to the next endorsement on schedule. It's worth noting that there are endorsements that fall on the same day, thus players need to check each one of them prior to moving forward. The method can be repeated as many as they want.
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By Benoît Desserre, Head of Global Transaction Banking, and Aurélien Viry, Global Head of Payments and Cash Management at Societe Generale
“Global treasury operations by essence are very complex. In a complex world like that, corporate clients need to work with partners that have the knowledge, experience and skills to support them. Large corporates conduct significant transactions and continue to rely on their banks as trusted advisers – despite the emergence of unregulated competitors, corporates have not moved away from the regulated financial institutions.”
Benoît Desserre, Head of Global Transaction Banking at Societe Generale
“Going outside the regulated world is not an option for Societe Generale and at present also not an option for corporate clients.”
Aurélien Viry, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale
As market conditions such as negative interest rates and the evolution of oil prices add uncertainty to global treasury operations, corporates also face a myriad of geopolitical and operational uncertainties when considering their longer term strategy. The unclear impact of the new US administration on financing global treasury businesses, the unknown impact of Brexit, the uncertainty of taxation, new legislation and increased competition all add to the decision making challenge. Cybersecurity risk is a rapidly growing concern for larger corporates – are banks still the trusted advisor? What are the impact on the global treasury operations with the influence of new players?
- In the post-financial crisis environment as banks and other financial institutions have become subject to increasingly stringent regulations, alternative, unregulated players are emerging. The more regulated the banking industry has become, the more the unregulated world is growing. Financial regulators are beginning to recognise that the world outside the regulated environment is exploding and could become the next problem for them. They are slowly trying to bring the unregulated world into the regulatory remit.
- The initial goal of regulators to encourage innovation, new entrants and products, and improve the safety of the financial system was a legitimate response to the financial crisis. But an unintended consequence of the regulatory initiatives has been the emergence of a significant unregulated world. The treasurers are therefore faced with more difficult choices between safer banks solutions and some new services, potentially attractive, but however sitting outside the regulatory environment. Bitcoin is an example of a payment innovation, with an increasing number of people using it, but highly risky for a treasurer.
- The majority of unregulated payments are being transacted in the retail and small business world, mostly in the peer-to-peer and customer-to-customer environment. However, in the corporate payments world, there has not been the same shift to unregulated payments. This indicates that banks’ role as trusted advisers to their corporate clients remains solid and that corporates are reluctant to operate in the unregulated world. Banks should nevertheless remain alert to anything that will improve services for their corporate customers, for as long as they can comply with laws related to AML, CTF, sanctions. Corporate treasurers – particularly those at large multinational companies – face simultaneously new countless challenges. The UK exit from the European Union, the potential breakdown of trade arrangements such as the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), increasing competition and last but not least the growing threat of cyber-attacks that have the potential to disrupt treasury operations. Uncertainty is high and in such an environment, banks’ role as trusted adviser has never been more important.
- To retain their status as trusted advisers, banks must continue to massively innovate to stay ahead of the competition in the unregulated world. One area of focus should be protecting the bank and its corporate clients from cyber-attack. We are in an environment where attacks on all international payments systems including SWIFT will not diminish. Innovation, supervision and support tools will help to protect systems against attack.
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I was 12 in 1980 and 22 in 1990, so the 80s was the decade of my formative years. I’ve loved putting this week’s Friday 5 together, it’s been a real trip down memory lane!
1. Top Gun (1987)
My favourite film ever: gorgeous men in uniforms, strong women, love, loss, passion, betrayal, grief – and Tom Cruise singing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” to Kelly McGillis! And apparently they’re talking about making a sequel.
2. Dirty Dancing (1987)
If I had to pick just one reason why I love this movie, it would be that everybody’s had an “I carried a watermelon” moment. Pure genius. And the stage show is great, too.
3. Beverley Hills Cop (1984)
Possibly the funniest film ever – Eddie Murphy is just brilliant. I still laugh every time I see it.
“But I’m not some hotshot from out of town, I’m a small reporter from “Rolling Stone” magazine that’s in town to do an exclusive interview with Michael Jackson that’s gonna be picked up by every major magazine in the country. I was gonna call the article “Michael Jackson Is Sitting On Top of the World,” but now I think I might as well just call it “Michael Jackson Can Sit On Top of the World Just As Long As He Doesn’t Sit in the Beverly Palm Hotel ‘Cause There Ain’t No Niggers Allowed in There!”
4. Pretty In Pink (1986)
Fantastic soundtrack, great cast and my favourite bit is Molly Ringwald putting on her lipstick with the assistance of her cleavage. This film just has “80s” written all over it. Brilliant.
5. Purple Rain
Back in the day when Prince was called Prince, I mostly loved this movie because of the soundtrack. I only have to hear a few notes of any of the songs on the Purple Rain album to be immediately transported back in time to the mid-80s, doing my A Levels and being in the Sixth Form at school. And Prince, despite being so short and really rather effeminate, is strangely compelling as well.
Also deserving of an honourable mention, despite not quite making it into the top five, are: ET, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (it took me a while to think of a really good 80s British film for my list, but I managed it in the end!), The Breakfast Club, St Elmo’s Fire, When Harry Met Sally, Desperately Seeking Susan and Crocodile Dundee.

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The Volfoni SmartCrystal Pro polarizing modulator makes the 3D feature in projectors far more useful by letting them work with inexpensive, passive 3D glasses.
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It is high time our youths started thinking seriously of learning skills that will enable them to provide skilled work for their own development and that of the country.
It would be very difficult for a country to achieve its development objectives without a well trained youthful population.
However, the problem now The Gambia is facing, is that most of the people who complete school want to have white collar jobs, instead of learning skills that would be more meaningful for self and national development.
People have to understand that the government cannot provide jobs for everyone.
People also have to create the means by which they would be self-employed.
We should not allow outsiders to dominate our businesses, at the expense of the nationals.
It is time our youths engaged themselves in small scale businesses and to also joined vocational training institutions in the country to acquire the required skills in order to positively contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.
The danger for the youth not acquiring the right skills is that, if they are frustrated, it can lead them to engage in criminal activities, and even go to an extent of using the back way in search of greener pastures in European countries.
Some may even end up losing their lives, whilst on the journey.
We need our youths to develop the economy of the African continent, and also to contribute positively to the national development agenda.
Lets us invest in the youths for their future development.
In the case of the Gambia Government, it has established the National Youth Service Scheme mainly for the youth, which moulds the m for future careers.
Today, many Gambians who have benefited from the programme are contributing their quota to national development.
We would commend government for such a laudable initiative.


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Calls for dismantling the police department in San Francisco were loud and clear as dozens of people called in to Wednesday’s police commission meeting to demand the department be abolished and its funding be spent on social services.
The calls came as commissioners questioned the chief about police actions during recent Black Lives Matter protests.
In one incident, video showed dozens of protesters face down on the ground, surrounded by dozens of officers in riot gear.
“The department has no right to be enforcing acts of terrorism on citizens,” one caller said.
“We need to abolish the police department and put funds toward the community, homeless people and education,” said another caller.
Chief Bill Scott said after peaceful protests last Wednesday there was concern that a small group might start a fire, and some of those people were surrounded and arrested.
"We didn't want a great night, a really peaceful great night, to end in violence," Scott said.
A credentialed reporter was detained for 20 minutes before being released.
Scott said he met with the reporter and apologized.
"We saw some things where we can get better," he said.
The police department is expected to submit its budget proposal to Mayor London Breed's office later this week.

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Milind Soman, actor, model and athlete got married with his young girlfriend, Ankita Konwar, The couple married in a private ceremony, although the news of their wedding did get to the social media and trended for a while, with people noticing the age gap between the couple, and asking about the rumors about their breakup. Milind and Soman obviously don’t care about what the world thinks about their relationship as the photographs from their wedding ceremony clearly indicated that they were happy with the each other, and looking forward to their lives together. The wedding of the couple took place in Alibaug, Mumbai, and was attended by close friends and relatives.
The pictures that have now been shared by the friends of the couple look beautiful, as we can see that the bride and groom were dressed in beautiful attires and the marriage was quite traditional. In the picture, Milind and Ankita are seen in off white suit and saree as they’re also decked out in flowers. They both look perfect, and happy.
Most of the news about their relationship has been about the age difference between the two, but it seems quite clear that they’re both happy, and are supported by their families, which is what matters the most in a personal relationship.

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Had the first sighting of my new book, Clear Skies, Deep Water: A Chautauqua Memoir at a Barnes & Noble. This one is in Erie; someone told me they saw it in Pittsburgh, too. The Chautauqua Institution Bookstore has had it in stock for a while, as has Off The Beaten Path in Lakewood. I really don’t like it that memoirs are buried in biographies, but that’s our lot.
I’m so inspired, I’ve decided to run a contest. A contest with prizes! Here are the rules:
Send a photo of my book if you see it in the wild, see someone reading it, have it lying around, etc. to my Facebook Page, Bethpeytonwriter, or you can email it to me at email@example.com.
Be creative! Let me know where the picture was taken, and any other relevant information.
Once a month, Jeff and I will select a winner, based on creativity, originality, geography, or our whim. The winning photo will occupy a place of honor on my website, on FaceBook, Twitter (once I figure that out), and any other way I can think of to share it. Best of all, the winning photographer will get a really cool prize! A surprise prize!
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How To Save a Friend from a Bad Relationship
12.21.2021 - By How To!
One night a few months ago Elaine got a phone call out of the blue from a co-worker. She and her 12-year old daughter had checked herself into a hotel after she was beaten by husband. Elaine took her co-worker to the hospital and encouraged her to leave her husband, but a couple weeks later she was back at home. Now Elaine can’t stop worrying about her friend and wondering if (and how) she should help. On this episode of How To!, we’re joined by Suzanne Dubus, advocate, survivor and CEO of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center. Suzanne says one in five women (and one in seven men) will be the victims of severe physical violence during their lifetime. She understands all too well why it takes so long for victims of domestic violence to leave their abusers, and gives us some practical advice for what to do if we ever find ourselves in Elaine’s shoes.
If you or someone you love is struggling with intimate partner violence, visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s website or call 1-800-799-SAFE.
If you liked this episode, check out “How To Say the Right Thing at the Worst Time.”
Do you have a question with no easy answers? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show.
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Prostatitis is an acute or chronic inflammatory disease of the prostate.
While acute is always the result of an infection, in most chronic prostatitis the bacteria are not found in the urine, semen or prostatic excretion culture. The symptoms of acute prostatitis are mostly related to bladder irritation (frequent and urgent urination) or bladder obstruction (painful urination and weak urine flow) as well as general symptoms like malaise and fever.
Differently, the prevalent symptom of chronic prostatitis is a pain in the genital area.
The antibiotic treatment of acute prostatitis must be immediate and aggressive to cure and eradicate the infection because of the risk of serious generalized infection.
Inadequate or delayed treatment can lead to chronic disease. Then, the treatment will be more complicated and often partially effective.
What are the causes and symptoms of prostatitis? What about the possible complications and when is mandatory to see a doctor? What is the possible treatment?
Let’s go into more detail.
The symptoms onset can be gradual and progressive (in days) or sudden (in hours):
- Painful urination (dysuria);
- Frequent urination (frequency);
- Weak urine flow;
- A poorly localized pain in the genital area (lower abdomen, groin, testicles);
- General discomfort, malaise and fever.
In chronic prostatitis, the symptoms are less heavy than in acute. However, the predominant discomfort is pain at various locations. These include the perineum, scrotum, penis and inner part of the leg other than lower urinary tract symptoms like painful and frequent urination.
Prostatitis is always a complication of infection of the near parts of the lower urinary tract (urethra or bladder). The condition occurs when bacteria are infecting the urine leak into the prostate. The prostatitis is more likely to happen in the following situations:
- Previous prostatitis;
- pelvic trauma, such as an injury from bicycling or horseback riding;
- urinary catheter;
- after prostate biopsy
- immune system down (HIV/AIDS).
Complications can include:
- The bacterial infection spreads into the blood (septicemia);
- Epididymitis (the epididymis is directly connected with the prostate);
- prostatic abscess;
- Semen abnormalities and infertility.
The diagnostic workup includes urine analysis and culture. In most acute infections, the urine analysis shows evident inflammatory changes (pus cells). The culture is informative in most cases.
Different is chronic prostatitis, especially if non-bacterial. Urine analysis is mostly regular as well as the culture. The rectal examination may help to suspect chronic prostatitis. To diagnose chronic disease, it is often necessary to examine the culture test on the semen, or the expressed prostatic secretion after prostate massage. US scan suprapubic or transrectal is not determinant for the diagnosis but can help.
Symptoms questionnaires are helpful in the diagnosis and classifying chronic prostatitis. These are an essential diagnostic step that allows setting correct and multiple treatments.
Antibiotics for at least 14 days is the standard treatment. According to the clinical picture, we can prolong the treatment until the 4th week.

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Hiring a wedding photographer is not just hiring another service for your wedding, its how you want to preserve the most precious memories of your life. A good San Francisco wedding photographer can be very helpful in making your dream wedding come t … show more
Hiring a wedding photographer is not just hiring another service for your wedding, its how you want to preserve the most precious memories of your life. A good San Francisco wedding photographer can be very helpful in making your dream wedding come true.
Every bride wants to look utterly beautiful on her big day. Needless to say, a lot of effort goes into it. A good wedding photographer can be very helpful in giving you the exact pose to look outstanding in your wedding pictures. A good picture conveys much more than the captured moment. It highlights the emotions and feelings hidden beneath. A good photograph speaks for itself and can bring back lots of memories.
In order to make your wedding pictures one of a kind, make sure you select the right Bay area wedding photographer. The exact style in which your wedding pictures come out largely depends upon the style in which your photographer takes the pictures. For example; a traditional wedding photographer will take standard pictures with the ‘picture perfect posses’, this is favorable, as you don’t miss out any pictures from important parts of the ceremony. On the other hand, it also makes your wedding album very predictable.
If you’d rather prefer a unique wedding album, you can try out wedding photojournalism. It’s a style in which the photographer silently observes the ceremony, and takes pictures based on his judgment. This makes your album unique and unpredictable. The only disadvantage with this style is that you may miss the picture perfect photographs. If you’re opting for photojournalism, make sure you find a good San Francisco wedding photographer. You can have a look at his previous work; to be sure that his style is similar to what you’re searching for.
Another famous style of wedding photography is the ‘illustrative style’, wherein the photographer decides the backdrop and the scene for the pictures. This style brings out a certain uniqueness and spontaneity in the pictures. Initially...


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Listen to excerpts from Richard Kingsmill's 1988 community radio documentary about the Australian music industry.
The Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition opens in Geraldton, WA on 27 September.
These 24 glass slides set out Walter Scott Griffiths' alternative vision for Canberra.
Australian journalist Lillian Roxon was one of the first to take rock and punk music seriously.
Vale Jimmy Hannan, who passed away on 7 January 2019, at the age of 84. We celebrate his life and work, and acknowledge his kind donation to the NFSA.
Photographs, news and home movie footage capture the excitement of the opening of the Sydney Opera House, 45 years ago on 20 October 1973.
In 2017 we found new and exciting ways to connect with our audiences through festivals, programs and special events. Here's a look back at some of the highlights.
Dr Jenny Gall, Assistant Curator Documents and Artefacts, previews the forthcoming NFSA-National Portrait Gallery exhibition, Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits.
Prompted by our Women in Radio curated collection, Neale Hoggan sent us some lovely images depicting his mother Enid's life in radio.
We look back at the legacy of Daddy Cool, a band which delivered many firsts for Australian music.
The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2016?
John Brady looks at the early experimental films of Phillip Noyce including music festival documentary 'Good Afternoon' (1971).
The second part of our celebration of Caddie's 40th anniversary, focusing on the feminist legacy of the film.
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On 24 May South Oxfordshire District Council rejected an application to build 120 houses on land south of Watlington Road (BEN5).
Many Benson residents objected to the plan including over 25 who attended the planning committee meeting.
Parish Councillor Jon Fowler said: “The village was firmly opposed to plans that undermined their Neighbourhood Plan which is nearing completion. It is great news that the council listened to their concerns and rejected the proposal. Benson can now get on with seeing the Neighbourhood Plan through to adoption.”

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Human Rights and Social Justice: Social Action and Service for the Helping and Health Professions
′This book provides a valuable framework from which useful discussion and social action can be developed. It is especially relevant to the issues faced by professionals in the helping and health professions, and could serve to foster greater awareness of global concerns and aims shared by workers in these professions.′ --JOURNAL OF PHENOMENOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Human Rights and Social Justice: Social Action and Service for the Helping and Health Professions has a unique perspective that views human rights as the bedrock of social justice. It provides a clear blueprint how human rights and social justice concerns can serve as a conceptual framework for policy and practice interventions among the helping and health professions.
- Provides both historical and philosophical perspectives on human rights principles, with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the centerpiece
- Succinctly summarizes for the educated layperson core principles of other major human rights documents, such as international conventions on: Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR); the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); the Eradication of Racial Discrimination (CERD); the Rights of the Child (CRC); Torture (CAT); the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Medical Ethics; and the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness
- Viewing social justice as struggle, advocates a multi-pronged approach dealing with whole, at-risk, and clinical populations to promote physical and mental well-being and eradicate social and individual pathology
- Examines social actions like human rights education, resolutions, and bills; the arts and the media; humanistic administration; grant writing; social entrepreneurship; clinical interventions; and quantitative and qualitative research that fcan promote human dignity, public health, human development, and the creation of a human rights culture, which is a "lived awareness" of human rights principles in mind, heart, and body
- Supported by Instructor Resources on CD - which includes PowerPoint slides for each chapter accompanied by notes from the author, a comprehensive test bank, a sample syllabus, teaching tips, and more.
This text is an excellent core or supplement text for social policy and practice courses encompassing social work, psychology, psychiatry, public health, medicine, nursing, ethics, law, theology, philosophy, the arts, peace studies, political science, and world citizenship. Scholars, activists, and practitioners will find it a valuable reference for years to come.
"Human rights and social justice is an important contribution to social justice theory and practice. Dr. Wronka presents a solid and sound argument that human rights, as proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ought to serve as the foundation for socially just ways of life."
--David G. Gil
Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
"Brilliantly demonstrates that human rights provides a powerful framework for the helping and health professions. Blending in-depth knowledge of human rights with theory and practice in the helping professions, Wronka presents a comprehensive model to guide actions from global to micro levels, and from professional to personal."
--Lynne M. Healy
Center for International Social Work Studies
"At once accessible and learned, theoretical and practical. Wronka′s groundbreaking text, reflecting comprehensive knowledge melded with a commitment to social action, is worthy of every professional′s library. It should be required reading in schools."
--Janice Wood Wetzel
International Association of Schools of Social Work

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the dream me
I see her
up to the prize
I just came back from the annual Surrey International Writers’ Conference. My first year there, I successfully pitched to a publisher. My third time I successfully pitched to an agent. When I first started attending, I admired the amazing writing of the winners of the $1000 Storyteller Award and the humorous writing by the winners of the 75 word Silly Write contest. I dreamed of winning those contests. I’ve entered a couple of pieces 5 or 6 times over the years. This year I didn’t have a project to pitch, but I submitted to both contests. I was short listed for the Storyteller (3rd year in a row short listed for a writing contest at SIWC!) and my entry came second in the Silly Write. I was thinking “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” 🙂 On the other hand, I feel the precipice I’m standing on- I am appreciating the fine line of difference between good and great.
When several hundred people are laughing at your jokes and cheering when your name is called, you can’t help but feel inspired.
You know how there comes a time when the craftsman requires particular tools to create true art? Because of the amazing craft workshops I attended (Donald Maass, Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Kearsley, Shari Green) and meal conversations (Larry Brooks, Nephele Tempest, Jack Whyte) I feel like I’ve been given the master tools that will make the difference to leap off the precipice and FLY. I feel that intangible sense that things are about to change, and I’m excited!
Congratulations!! Sounds like you’ve met many goals and accomplishments!! Go for the Gusto!!
Shawn, I believe in you. Seriously. Next year will be your year. 🙂
Thank you, Robert.
Awe, sorry Mrs. Bird, you know, try, try again!
with love chris
Oh, it’s all good.
That´s the spirit Teach!
This is such a delight to read! You *are* a great human being, the writer is just an expression of that. You have the tools, and everything you need. Let go. Uncross your fingers, relax, and let yourself shine!
How awesome! Best of luck with it!


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The intent of the survey was to identify park and recreation facilities and activities that citizens participate in, are interested in, and would like to see built or provided. A total of 2,406 surveys were distributed by the Town of Suhuarita Parks and recreation Department to gain a clearer understanding of the various attitudes and opinions people have with regards to general recreation needs of the community.
A total of 237 surveys were returned.
What was the population(s) (N) used for the survey?
This a interesting question. The entire community is the actual population but since we do no know if every household in the boundaries of this community received a survey what would the population be?
There is nothing to work out I just need to know if I say that
(n) = entire community
(n) = 2,406.
N = Size of the entire community and not just the 2406 houses that received the survey.
The entire community is the population here ...
Specifically, the objectives of this study are: Gaging the opinions and attitudes ...


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Novelist Lynn Morris, daughter of Gilbert Morris, has died
Beloved novelist, Lynn Morris, daughter of Gilbert Morris, passed away January 28th from complications of pneumonia. Lynn was the author or coauthor of more than 20 works of historical fiction. Her publishers included Bethany, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, FaithWords, Harlequin, and Hendrickson. She is perhaps best known for her bestselling eight-book series, Cheney Duvall, M.D. Greg Johnson, president of WordServe Literary and her agent for the last 20 years said, “She was perhaps the best researching novelist I’ve worked with. She was meticulous in setting, dialogue and the little details that make books page-turners. Along with that, she was committed to craft and telling believable stories. All of this, and a devoted mother and friend.”
I am truly saddened to learn of Ms. Morris’s death. I got started with her father’s series, The Winslows mainly because I am a direct descendant of Gilbert Winslow’s brother Kenelm Winslow. Since then I have read everything he has written and recently got hooked on the Dr. Cheney Duvall books. Naturally I wanted more. I wanted to thank both Lynn and her father for the beautiful books they had written and discovered they were both deceased. Thankfully I know where they are and hope to meet them in Heaven someday. Their books spoke to me, encouraged me, and enlightened me. As I said, the Winslow names caught my eye but having family in Arkansas also intrigued me. I always wondered if Mr. Morris was related to his Gilbert Winslow character but I suppose I will never know now. Thanks and God Bless their works.
I found out about their passing in much of the same way you have.
Mr. Gilbert Morris “was” related directly to Gilbert Winslow, and had listed that in an online biography. Which was why he began writing about his connections to the Winslow family, and as he went through his ancestry he wrote fictional stories about what was happening historically during their life span. (Genius)
He was a College History Professor, and had also been a Pastor prior to teaching.
He wrote historical fiction with his children, until the death of Andy his only son, and also lost his wife Johnnie.
He then continued life with his two daughters. He and Lynn Morris co-wrote more than 20 books together.
Mr. Morris passed away in 2016, and Lynn passed away in 2017 from complications due to pneumonia.
Losing loved ones is a very stressful event in ones life. May God be with his surviving daughter, grandchildren and extended families, friends and fans.
Yes, we will see them at Our Father’s banquet in heaven, along with our own loved ones and Christ Jesus our Savior.
ps. I’ve read all of the Winslow Series, and a few of his children’s books, and part of the Cheney Duval Series. I loved each and every book, and would venture to say Mr. Gilbert Morris is my favorite author. The only exception, all 66 books of Go’s Holy Word.
I’m a friend of the family. I believe Gilbert told us one day in our group critique session that the name similarity was a coincidence. He was so prolific a writer that it would take an eager reader to read all of his books in a lifetime.
Greetings! It is a long time since we shared fellowship with the Morris’. They came to Hastings, East Sussex, England and popped into The Tabernacle for a service. This led to a lovely friendship. Gilbert was able to minister on one occasion and my husband and I went to the little cottage they had rented to share home-made burgers which Johnnie had lovingly made. Gilbert was then writing alone and made sure that he sent us a copy of each of the subsequent books, even dedicating one of them to our son, Stephen. Some time later they revisited bringing with them Lynn and Dixie, who was then around 18/24 months old. They were a delightful family and very proud of being able to live in Baton Rouge. We still have two chalk drawings of flowers with a scripture text which Lynn did for us.
Unfortunately, time passed and we lost touch but recently purchased three of his Winslow series in a secondhand bookshop and so the contact continues.
We only read of his passing through this site and were sorrowed to read that Johnnie and Lynn (and Alan who we did not have the pleasure of meeting) had now gone into the presence of their Lord and Saviour. We certainly praise the Lord for them and trust that the family continue in their footsteps.
Much love in Jesus
Eddy and Judy Weir
I just learned of Mrs Morris’ passing. This truly saddens me and sympathy to her family.


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The exclusive charity dinner was part of the PNG Malaysian Association annual golf tournament. This year’s event marked 16 years since its inception.
MAPNG President, Chew PangHeng, while speaking during the presentation dinner, said the charity drive had come a long way, and thanked the support sponsors for their invaluable efforts in supporting MAPNG thus far.
Minister for Education, Nick Kuman was also in attendance, and made a generous offer during the night’s auction round.
Among the many recipients of the funds raised, is Port Moresby General Hospital. From the night’s proceeds, a cheque of K110,000 was received by Port Moresby General Hospital’s CEO, Grant Muddle.
Having come this far, MAPNG strives to expand from this year’s event, come next year.


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The International Baccalaureate program—which is growing rapidly across U.S. school districts but sparking occasional pushback—will no longer be offered at an Idaho high school after the school board voted 4-0 for its removal.
The action last week by the Coeur d’Alene district comes two years after protesters in the area began making their case, arguing that the program was spreading an anti-American ideology in public schools. (IB officials and supporters of the widely praised diploma program for juniors and seniors insist such criticisms are patently false.)
Some of those concerns were reiterated by critics before the board voted last week, but that’s not the rationale offered by the board’s chairman. A story in the Coeur d’Alene Press newspaper said the official, Tom Hamilton, cited limited enrollment, overall test scores, and the cost of the program as among the reasons for phasing out the IB.
“I’m not a believer in choice at any cost. I fully support choice when it can be proven effective, and when the cost is reasonable when compared to the value gained,” he said, according to the newspaper. “After the number of years that we’ve had the IB program, I cannot say that IB is successful by these measurable standards.”
Since 2004, the district has spent $1.35 million on the IB program, the newspaper said.
As I noted in a recent EdWeek story, the IB program is fast becoming more widespread in U.S. public schools. In fact, its presence may well expand still more rapidly as the international organization just this fall is rolling out a new career-related certificate program for high schoolers. (IB also offers primary and middle-years programs.)
A recent study out from researchers at the University of Chicago showed promising results for the IB diploma program in that city. It found that participating students were more likely both to attend and persist in college. Of the students studied, about three-quarters were African-American or Latino, and about the same percentage were from low-income families. Most were first-generation college students.
Idaho is not the only place where the program has come under fire. In New Hampshire earlier this year, the state House passed a bill that would have prevented schools from adopting the IB program. Chief complaints were that the program indoctrinates students to be “world citizens” and infringes on local control. The House bill was soundly rejected by the state Senate, however.
The IB diploma program does bring a decidedly global perspective to education, with a mission statement aspiring to “develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”
In Coeur d’Alene, some teachers pleaded to the board to keep the program.
“This program is an exceptional education system. It is the best I’ve encountered,” said Derek Kohles, a 20-year educator who has taught AP classes and now teaches IB courses, according to the Coeur d’Alene Press story.
The program will be completely phased out by 2014-15. The IB primary program is still offered in a local elementary school, though the article suggests this may well be targeted by the board for elimination.
An editorial published by the Coeur d’Alene Press one week before the board’s action expressed mixed feelings about the situation. It made clear that criticism of the program as anti-American was misguided and unhelpful.
“Since a group of citizens just this side of the John Birch Society took lethal aim at IB, worried that the globally acclaimed program for accelerated learners was actually scholastic subterfuge behind which commies and atheists and Cub fans lurked, its life in North Idaho was limited,” the editorial says.
At the same time, the newspaper’s editorial board raised concerns about the costs and disappointing enrollment figures for the program. “No matter how good a product is,” it said, “if consumers aren’t buying it, it’s doomed. And it should be.”
A version of this news article first appeared in the Curriculum Matters blog.


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Happy Sunday! NERVOSA chapter 43 is up! Go read it and please enjoy!
I originally reviewed this, for a website I was writing for at the time, way back in 2011. Amazon suggested the book to me and I thought, hey, why not revisit it? It's a great book that I'd love to share with a wider audience, so below is a version of my original review.
Remember "Little Golden Books?" If you’re between the ages of 30 and, oh, 70 or so, you should. If you don’t, they’re a very long running series of slim, inexpensive children’s books with subjects ranging from centuries-old fairy tales to Disney and Pixar tie-ins and featuring stories that are intended to both delight children and spur their reading skills on to new levels.
"Grandpa Won’t Wake Up" looks like one of these, but it sure as heck isn’t. It will, however, delight those of us with a fondness for absurd, and slightly morbid, humor.
Written by Simon Max Hill and co-plotted/drawn by Shannon Wheeler, freshly minted Eisner Award winner for his book I Thought You Would Be Funnier and creator of the long-running Too Much Coffee Man comic book/syndicated comic strip, the book starts out innocently enough as two children attempt to wake their assumed-to-be-sleeping grandfather, who had promised to take them to the park that day. It almost immediately becomes apparent to the reader that Grandpa is, in fact, quite dead. This either doesn’t occur to the two children (or the several adults they, at various times, enlist to aid them) or they simply don’t care. It really could go either way as they seem to be enjoying the situation. The result is a series of increasingly absurd, and at times funnily offensive to some (not me), attempts at waking the dead man.
As a fan of Shannon Wheeler’s work since Too Much Coffee Man appeared in Dark Horse Presents in the late 90s, and a daily visitor to his website for his online strips (www.tmcm.com), I was delighted to see his name attached to this when I first heard of it. Here his art is in line with his cartoons that frequently appear in The New Yorker magazine, as opposed to his TMCM comics and books, and fans that are only familiar with his comic book work will be pleased to see this side of his art.
While I am not familiar with Simon Max Hill, it’s obvious that he and Wheeler have a fondness for the Little Golden Book style and Grandpa reads much like a loving, if slightly deranged, homage to both the style of the series and the age group it is aimed at. This book is definitely not something you should give to your kids, unless you want them to be disturbed, but it’s something you should share with everyone you know who used to be a kid. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it as much as I have.
Go read it!
Then come back here tomorrow for a much longer update!
First, stop reading this and go read the new chapter of NERVOSA! Stuff it getting WEIRD!
Next, go here for a chance to win one of ten physical, real-life, honest to god paper BOOK copies of "Winning! A Guide to Games That Never Were", the anthology of video-game guide spoofs I edited (and wrote two stories for) Raven Warren Publishing. The contest runs 'til early May, but don't delay in signing up! There's ten copies available and something like 150 people already entered last I checked!
TL;DR version: GO HERE! FREE STUFF (MAYBE)!
Forgot to update this on Sunday, but Chapter 39 of NERVOSA went up as normal and chapter 40 is up today! Go read 'em both!
First, new chapter of NERVOSA is up! Please go read it, vote for it, favorite it and enjoy it!
Next, a new book...
That's right! It's out!
Currently available on Amazon in print or on Kindle, Winning! A Guide to Games That Never Were features eight short stories that take inspiration from, and lovingly parody, the popular video-game guides of the 1980s and early 1990s, especially the Nintendo Gamer's Guidebooks. These stories provide strategies, tips and cheats to help you excel at a collection of video-games that never were nor ever will be and all in the style of the down and dirty, rough and ready collections so many of us knew, loved and cherished in the by-gone Golden Age of console gaming!
I both created the concept and edited the book for Raven Warren Studios AND contributed a couple of stories myself, so go check it out, read it and let us know what you think!
Get it on Amazon only $5 print or $2 Kindle!
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Recently received my 300 Game Bowling Bag Tag and was very impressed with the quality.
The tag is made with a heavy duty acrylic material. The printing colors are accurate and vivid. Comes with the leather strap and your choice of printing on the back. You can add the date bowled to the front also.
Many different design options. These come in 300, 299 & 298 games as well as honor score series, most improved bowler, high game to date, etc.
See the unique bowling gift ideas.
Xmachine300.com is uniquely creative products designed for league, sport and recreational bowlers. The designs are created by bowler and photographer Kelley King. Working in association with Zazzle.com, the high quality products can be customized and personalized. The products are many and the choices are endless.
See the creative bowling products here.


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The Cho-Pat Shin Splint Compression Sleeve works by providing gentle compression forces while firmly supporting the lower leg muscles and soft tissue. The sleeve also tends to stimulate circulation and maintain warmth which controls fluid build-up. Two foam core straps act as shock absorbers reducing micro trauma to the tendons and other soft tissue and help maintain the device in the proper position. Use the compression sleeve alone or with other forms of therapy to provide effective relief.
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WINNIPEG — A group of Manitobans are making sure Indigenous people get accurate health information amid the COVID-19 pandemic in their own language – and they are doing it with the help of a puppet named Kahkakiw.
Kahkakiw -which means ‘raven’ in Cree- is a Cree-speaking raven puppet created by a Manitoba man named Samson. Together, the pair is teaching kids in Indigenous communities the important health information amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kahkakiw was created six years ago to help teach kids the Cree language. Now Kahkakiw and Samson are bringing important information into these communities through free Cree videos.
“A lot of people in the north and in many communities don’t speak English. That’s not their first language and trying to reach them in their own language is important,” said Ramona Neckoway, assistant professor at the University College of the North.
Neckoway is a part of group of Manitoba researchers who are working to develop countermeasures to COVID-19 for Indigenous communities.
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Neckoway said currently the videos are only in Cree, but they hope to expand the program to other Indigenous languages in the near future.
The Kahkakiw videos are available to watch online.
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How can lights in the city at night alleviate the fear of crime?
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- Son, Dongpil Research Fellow
- Hyeon, Taehwan Assistant Research Fellow
- Park, Yuna Assistant Research Fellow
Many people will feel a fear of crime as they walked alone on dark and deserted roads at night. Lights alleviate fear and prevent crimes by illuminating cities at night. Therefore, the question arises of how bright the lights should be to reduce people's fear of crime. In order to investigate this, virtual reality was used to analyze the fear of crime with respect to the intensity of light. The results showed that the vertical illuminance should be at least 1 lux in residential areas and at least 3 lux in commercial areas.
Lighting: From a tool to illuminate the darkness of a city to a facility for safe living
As cities develop, lighting has established itself as a necessity to help the people in their activities, after starting as a simple tool to light the darkness. Lighting has become one of the symbols of cities and urbanization (Hu et al., 2020), allowing humans in cities to safely engage in social activities at night. In order to secure the safety of people walking at night in sparsely populated areas and to reduce the fear of crime by pedestrians, it is necessary to install lighting and other safety facilities for pedestrians at night. As such, local governments have been installing street lights and security lights in areas that invoke high crime fear or replacing existing street lights with LED lights to improve the safety of citizens. However, to install lighting more efficiently and effectively compared to the uniform installation of street lights, it is important to investigate the changes in people's fear of crime with respect to change in the illuminance of lighting.
Analysis based on virtual reality in the non-face-to-face era
Past studies of the effectiveness of lighting to reduce the fear of crime have significance in that they attempted to prove the importance of lighting and define the relationship between lighting and fear of crime. However, earlier studies have limitations in that they lack a systematic analysis of differences in people's perceptions of safety that change with respect to the spatial characteristics of various environments and the brightness of lighting installed in the space. These shortcomings stem from the many practical limitations when constructing various experimental environments in an actual urban space and conducting experiments by gathering residents in the space. In particular, in the non-face-to-face era caused by COVID-19, it has been very difficult to conduct field experiments.
In order to circumvent these limitations, several studies have used photographic data or 3D virtual environments of the actual site for research. However, this does not always mitigate the limited realization of a sense of reality similar to that in an actual area. However, as cameras and IT technology have developed, a more precise real world can be simulated in virtual reality, and research using precise virtual reality (VR) technology is gradually increasing. Therefore, in this article, we analyze changes in fear of crime with respect to changes in illuminance levels by using a type of technology known as Recorded VR.
- Target selection
For the target site, an area with similar physical environment, such as similar building types, arrangement spacing, and a sense of insecurity among low-rise building clusters, was selected. The target site was divided into four types according to the use area and pedestrian volume: [A] a residential area with a high pedestrian volume, [B] a residential area with a low pedestrian volume, [C] a commercial area with a high pedestrian volume, and [D] a commercial area with a low pedestrian volume. The area selected through a field survey was a mixed pedestrian road with no sidewalks, with the lowest horizontal illumination of 5 lux or less in the middle of the night depending on the region type, and with the average width of the road being very narrow, ranging from 3.7 to 7.6m.
- Measurement of the vertical illuminance over time
The illuminance was measured every 30 minutes from 6pm, and the measurement time was adjusted for each measurement day according to the change in the sunset time. The vertical illuminance was recorded by measuring the illuminance of the road and through the window of a building.
The illuminance measurement over time showed that the illuminance decreased sharply immediately after sunset for all street types. However, the average illuminance level was different at each site. Comparing the minimum measured values of the vertical illuminance, the minimum vertical illuminance levels at Sites A and B after the sixth measurement were similar at around 0.5 lux. The minimum vertical illuminance at Site C was observed to be around 7 lux from the sixth to the eighth measurements, decreasing further by the ninth and tenth measurements. The minimum vertical illuminance of Site D remained at approximately 8 lux after the sixth measurement, with the lowest value observed at the tenth measurement, at 3.65 lux.
- Recorded VR production
The filming of images for each target site and each time period was carried out for about three to six minutes using a pre-installed camera immediately after the illuminance measurement was finished for each time period at each site. To ensure continuous shooting, a camera was installed at a point where vehicle obstructions could be minimized in the pedestrian passage area, and the height of the lens was set to be 160 cm above the ground. The video to be used for the actual VR survey was chosen from among the total set of recorded videos and underwent post-correction.
- Survey on fear of crime
The survey using Recorded VR was conducted at the VR Lab of Chung-Ang University from May 28, 2021 to June 26, 2021. Participants were asked to complete a preliminary questionnaire after hearing the purpose of the experiment. The preliminary questionnaire consisted of questions related to personal attributes such as age, gender, education level, residential housing type, the number of household members, the frequency of walking on back streets, the average time to return home, and experience with VR as well as questions related to crime victimization experience of the person or acquaintances, and crime vulnerability. After the preliminary survey, the participant put on the HMD device and went through the preparation process. At this time, the survey guide provided the following narration to the participant to induce immersion in the situation.
In order to conduct an immersive experiment during the actual VR experiment, the experimenter provided the following narration each time the VR video was played. “You stopped for a moment on your way home from an outing and are looking around.” The experimenter asked the following questions so that participants could fully experience the situation in the video and report the degree of fear of two types on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 to 7 points.
Results of fear of crime according to change of illuminance
When examining the perception of fear of crime according to the change in the illuminance depending on the target area, it was found that a residential area with relatively low light at night led to a greater fear of crime than a commercial area. In addition, fear of crime was found to be greater in areas with high pedestrian traffic than in areas with low pedestrian traffic. Lastly, fear of crime as expressed by the participants and fear of crime predicted in family or acquaintances showed similar tendencies, with the latter being slightly higher.
Regarding gender, females were found to have higher levels of fear of crime than males. This can be explained by vulnerability theory within the fear of crime theory. According to this theory, fear of crime appears differently depending on the individual's levels of physical and social vulnerability. In particular, females responded similarly with regard to their own degree of fear of crime and the expected degree of fear in their family or acquaintances. In contrast, males tended to report relatively high levels of the expected degree of fear of crime by their family or acquaintances.
According to the analysis of fear of crime by time, fear of crime increased with time. It was found that the respondents generally felt a low level of fear of crime of less than 3 points (based on a 7-point Likert-type scale) before sunset, while the deviation of the fear level gradually increased after sunset with the mean and median values of fear of crime increasing in tandem.
Next, the relationship between the average vertical illuminance and the average level of the fear of crime at each time point took the form of a logarithmic function with a negative coefficient in which fear of crime rapidly decreased as the level of illuminance was increased, with this trend being the same at all target sites. On the other hand, the uniformity showed a linear relationship with fear of crime, unlike the absolute illuminance value.
Suggestions Proposal to improve the night illuminance standard
The change in the level of fear of crime by target area with respect to the change in the illuminance showed that the critical point of fear of crime is higher than the current standard illuminance level in residential areas. At the same time, the relationship between illuminance and fear of crime confirmed that fear of crime was alleviated when illuminance is increased. In residential areas, the average fear of crime was higher than the 'normal' level (4 points) in some images (viewpoints) as the illuminance decreased after sunset. However, the specific threshold was slightly different depending on the characteristics of the site. It was found that the average fear of crime was higher than 'normal' (4 points) at 5 lux in a residential area with a high pedestrian volume and less than 1 lux in a residential area with a low pedestrian volume. This suggests that it is necessary to maintain illuminance of at least 5 lux, although the light pollution standard in the residential area should be set to less than 10 lux.1)
On the other hand, in commercial areas, a certain level of illuminance was met until late at night, and the average score for fear of crime was lower than 'normal' (4 points) in all videos. However, due to the restrictions on business hours caused by COVID-19, the illuminance tends to decrease suddenly after the closing hours of commercial facilities, though management of illumination and crime prevention during these times should be considered.
We would like to propose an improvement (proposal) for vertical illuminance by considering the time when fear of crime changes, the current illuminance standard, and the average illuminance and uniformity of the street. In this case, the proposal for vertical illuminance follows the light emission standards in Table 1 below related to Article 6(1) of the Act on the Prevention of Light Pollution by Artificial Lighting.
1) Similar results were also found in an experiment examining the appropriateness of the minimum vertical surface illuminance standard to see a person's face and movement at a certain distance. In residential areas, these factors were difficult to identify at 1 to 5 lux when there was high traffic and at 1 to 3 lux when there was low traffic. On the other hand, commercial areas with a certain level of illumination had better overall visibility than residential areas. Details related to the experiment can be found in Chapter 4, Section 3 (Son, Dongpil et al., 2021, pp.108-119) of 'A study on the street lighting illuminance standards for reducing fear of crime.'
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