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It’s funny, before I really cooked much cookbooks were a single category, filed in my brain under “types of books.” Now, when I open a cookbook, I instantly start checking off characteristics: single-subject, informational, restaurant tribute, DIY… the list goes on. It’s kind of like buying a couch. Before you’ve ever bought a couch, you think – “couches, they’re pretty simple, the only difficult part of this will be having so many to choose from!” Then you start shopping for couches, and slowly you start checking off things you like and don’t like – skirted couches are out, no plushy cushions, definitely not leather. Before you know it, your couch-shopping-brain is saying “structured couch, must have arms, wooden legs, a blue-gray linen but not too finely woven, curved back, three cushions not two” and your problem has become that you can’t find the couch of your dreams.
Anyway, couches are not the point. The point is, cookbooks are all different. This one, La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking, very much fits its title. Before anything else, it’s instructive. It’s not a book that I’d be likely to turn to for spur-of-the-moment inspiration, but it is one that I would reach for when I had a question – how do you make homemade tomato puree? Why should you purchase bronze-cut spaghetti? What is the classic preparation of Pasta All’amatriciana?
This book was created by the editors of La Cucina Italiana magazine, and covers 21 categories of Italian cuisine in its 450 pages, including fresh pasta, dried pasta, garden vegetables, beef, pork, poultry, lamb, seafood, and desserts. Many of the recipes are photographed step-by-step, making it visually simple to understand the preparations. Aesthetically, I’m not usually a big fan of this sort of photography, but here it’s entirely appropriate, and very useful. Folding tortellini, making couscous by hand, peeling and coring celeriac – these are things that aren’t very intuitive the first time around!
One trade-off for having all of this useful information packed into one book? You lose the personal voice and story. Many of my favorite cookbooks are my favorites precisely because I can hear the author’s thoughts through their words, because their recipes are accompanied with stories that ignite my imagination. This book is missing that element, but it does make a great reference for preparing the most classic Italian dishes.
I have to mention one thing that really frustrates me about this book – the recipe layout. The introduction explains that there are several types of sections in this book – ingredient guides, which cover basic information about the taste and varieties of various ingredients; feature recipes, which are laid out like a traditional recipe, with an ingredient list and numbered steps; and essential methods, which are basic recipes using the ingredient in question, and are laid out paragraph style. The majority of the recipes in this book come from the “essential methods” sections, and while I understand what they were going for with the layout, I find it somewhat irritating not to have a separate list of ingredients and amounts available when I’m writing a grocery list or planning a menu. It may just be personal taste, but I think it would make using these sections of the book a bit more challenging for beginners.
However, overall this book is a well thought-out, thorough, and useful guide to Italian cooking. Because this book focuses on traditional cuisine, I wanted the first recipe I tried to be a classic, so I went with the most classic one I could find – spaghetti bolognese. The preparation was very simple, and after two long hours of the ragu simmering on the stove and making my whole house smell like the North End, Trevor and I finally dug into huge bowls of spaghetti topped with the tender, flavorful sauce and some good Parmesan. The sauce was spot-on, exactly what you might have in your favorite Italian hole-in-the-wall restaurant when you were craving comfort food. Next time I’m definitely making a double batch to freeze!
The bottom line: La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking is a great learning book for both beginning and advanced home cooks. While it’s not the most inspiring cookbook I own, its practical information and detailed step-by-step photographs will make it a book that I turn to when I need to know the basics of a classic Italian recipe. The recipes themselves are fairly traditional, and they are well-tested and clearly explained.
Disclaimer: I was sent a free review copy of La Cucina Italiana by the publisher, Rizzoli New York, but I was not otherwise compensated to write this review and all opinions are my own!
Classic Spaghetti Bolognese
Recipe from La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking. Serves 3-4.
- 2 oz. pancetta, minced
- 1 carrot, peeled and minced
- 1 stick celery, minced
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 c. dry white wine
- 2 TBS tomato paste
- 3/4 c. whole milk
- salt to taste
- 3/4 to 1 lb. spaghetti, cooked according to package directions
- Add pancetta to a large saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until pancetta begins to crisp. Add carrot, celery, and onion to pan, and cook, stirring the whole time to prevent burning, for another 8 minutes, or until beginning to soften.
- Add ground beef to the pan and brown, chopping up into small bits with a wooden spoon. Cook until mostly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the white wine, stir to incorporate, and raise heat to bring to a boil. Cook until it has almost completely evaporated.
- Add the tomato paste to 1 1/2 c. warm water and stir to dissolve. Add this to the pan, and stir to incorporate. Reduce heat to a low simmer. Place the milk in a pourable container. Add a small splash of the milk to the pan and stir to incorporate. Cook the ragu at a low simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, adding a small splash of milk and stirring every 10-15 minutes, until you’ve used up all the milk. Season with salt to taste (do this at the very end so you don’t over-salt it). Serve ragu over spaghetti with a generous grating of parmesan cheese.


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The transition from Disney starlet to an adult musician is not an easy one. We have seen countless stars attempt (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) to find themselves and their image after years of having a brand crafted for them. More often than not, these stars end up on a segment of “where are they now.” However, the generation of Disney stars most college kids grew up watching managed to have a handful of actors and singers who were able to make the transition from child to adult in the spotlight. One of these stars stands out in particular as someone who has faced and overcome struggles and learned how to recklessly be herself. Demi Lovato is a humble Texas gal with a lot of talent and a lot of life experience. As Demi grew up under the pressure of being a child actor, she went through struggles many other women face, including alcohol and drug addiction and an eating disorder. Demi was able to come out on the other side, reminding women everywhere that they are strong, beautiful, and worthy. She has used her platform for good, proving that even the most difficult of circumstances can be faced head.
Demi Lovato, a Dallas native, began her acting career at a young age in Barney and Friends. As she got older, her family and friends began to notice young Demi had a knack for the stage and the voice of an adult. Demi began to navigate her way through the early stages of a career in the entertainment industry, booking her breakout role as Charlotte in Camp Rock in 2007. From there, Demi Lovato became a household name among anyone between the ages of 11 and 18. She was thrust into the world of Disney and the life of a childhood actor, with all that came with it. Before even reaching the age of 18, Demi found herself addicted to cocaine (identifying herself as a daily user), an alcoholic, and having developed an eating disorder. Young teens around the world were shocked to find out their favorite teen star had punched a backup dancer on a tour bus (a true story). She was constantly partying to an extreme and showing up at appearances hungover or high. Demi was checked into rehab at the age of 18, eventually being diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, and an eating disorder.
After being diagnosed with an eating disorder, Demi had to learn to love her body the way it is without harming herself. Since release from rehab, she has embraced her curves and found a way to be physically fit and healthy. She works out consistently, attending boxing nearly everyday. She advocates for self-love and reminds women their bodies are strong and powerful. She even has her own Fabletics line, empowering women to be their best, healthy selves, rather than their best skinny selves. Demi speaks out regarding body image, insuring women that they are made beautifully and wonderfully. Recently, she posted a photo of herself on Insatgram noting that she did not like the way her legs looked in it, which is precisely why she posted it. Demi made the post to promote self-love and assure her followers that they too can love their bodies for their ability and strength. Body image issues are something many women suffer from. Demi Lovato does her best to ensure these women that they are not alone in their daily fight with themselves.
Although the pop princess has seen a lot in her young life, Demi was able to come out on the other side, and come out better for it. After 5 years of sobriety Demi is now an activist for many things, including bullying, gay rights, and eating disorder advocacy. Demi shines as a beacon of light for people struggling with similar situations. She runs campaigns and sits on boards, even using her personal social media accounts to push towards equality and community. What makes this so special? Demi Lovato is unafraid. She speaks about her experiences, no matter how tragic and embarrassing they may be, and works to make a better tomorrow. She empowers women of all shapes, sizes, colors, and creeds to be who they are, not who the world is telling them they need to be. Demi loves recklessly and without any limits. She stands up for those who can’t, attempting to let women know that they are not alone.

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A Disk-Based Graph Database System with Incremental Storage Layout Optimization
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We are living in an ever more connected world, where the data generated by people, software systems, and the physical world is more accessible than before and is much larger in volume, variety, and velocity. In many application domains, such as telecommunications and social media, live data recording the relationships between people, systems, and the environment is available. This data often takes the form of a temporally evolving graph, where entities are the vertices and the relationships between them are the edges. For this reason, managing dynamic relationships represented by a graph structure has been a common requirement for modern data processing applications. Graph databases gained importance with the proliferation of such data processing applications. In this work, we developed a disk-based graph database system, which is able to manage incremental updates on the graph structure. The updates arrive in a streaming manner and the system creates and maintains an optimized storage layout for the graph in an incremental way. This optimized storage layout enables the database to support traversal based graph algorithms more efficiently, by minimizing the disk I/O required to execute them. The storage layout optimizations we develop aim at taking advantage of spatial locality of edges to minimize the traversal I/O cost, but achieves this in an incremental way as new edges/vertices gets added and removed.
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Research has also proven that other than a reduced quality and experience of life, hearing loss can also lead to cognitive decline resulting in conditions such as depression and dementia.
On Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th August 2019, The Hearing Care Centre will be offering complimentary appointments where their expert audiologists will conduct a full hearing assessment, offer advice and guidance based upon the results and make personalised recommendations on solutions that could lead attendees on the path to better hearing.
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Set in Russia, in a small, remote town near the Barents Sea, Leviathan is the story of one man’s struggle against the corrupt local officials who impose a compulsory purchase order on his land. Kolia defiantly refuses to give up his home and business, and enlists a childhood friend to help in his fight.
Winning the Best Film award at the 58th BFI London Film Festival, the jury said “Its grandeur and themes moved all of us in the same way.”
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- Address: Kotdwar Pauri Rd, Lansdowne, Uttarakhand 246155, India
- Time Required: 01:00 Hrs
- Tags: Church, Religious Site, Family And Kids
Constructed in 1985 by Col A H B Hume of Royal Engineers, St. Mary’s Church is a great historical place in Lansdowne which will surely take you back in time. Once a place famous for preaching, the St. Mary’s Church after 1947 has been turned into a museum and since then, the touristy activity here has increased. In order to enlighten the people with the history of Lansdowne and Garhwal regiment, the church turned museum organises an audio visual presentation everyday during the specific hours.
St. Mary's Church Travel Tips
- Respect the local culture and tradition.
- Dress modestly
Entrance Ticket Details For St. Mary's Church
- Entry fees for the AV presentation: 10 INR
St. Mary's Church Hours
- Everyday there is audio visual presentation at 8:00 am.
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Smart building exteriors for reduced energy costs and a cleaner environment
A team of U-M architects, civil engineers and materials and environmental scientists will embark this fall on a two-year collaborative project they call Integrated Responsive Building Envelopes (IRBE). Together they will explore the potential of intelligent building exteriors, or envelopes, that are capable of monitoring weather, daylight and occupant use to manage heating, cooling and lighting in dynamic ways that protect the environment and promote energy efficiency.
"We’re exploring the interface between a building’s external environment and the shelter it provides, and exploring the adaptation of that interface to better control the flow of energy," said Jerome Lynch, a principal investigator on the project and an associate professor in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
"We are working to mitigate the total energy consumption of buildings and their environmental impact, while enhancing their comfort and aesthetic appeal."
Buildings’ energy and environmental footprints are huge, said Lynch, noting that in urban centers like New York City, they account for 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Nationwide, buildings account for an estimated 72 percent of the electricity consumed each year.
While greener, more efficient buildings have typically been associated with roof-top photovoltaic panels or wind turbines, the IRBE vision focuses on advanced building materials with embedded sensing and control devices that respond to shifting exterior conditions and occupants’ preferences. These include windows that automatically balance the availability of natural light with artificial light to meet occupants’ needs and walls that can store, heat, cool and transmit a comfortable supply of air as temperatures fluctuate throughout the day.
"We’re looking to provide hybrid building systems that are intelligent and responsive, by taking advantage of multi-functional materials that change their performance characteristics in response to various climatic conditions," said Geoffrey Thün, also a principal investigator on the project and an associate professor of architecture at the Taubman College.
"The goal here is to make building envelopes with the dexterity to be more energy efficient and provide more user satisfaction while responding to seasonal and diurnal variations."
The IRBE team will examine a range of materials and assemblies that can be utilized for the envelope. These could include transparent and opaque materials, glazing and pressurized film systems as well as new types of green, ductile concrete. The team will also explore the creation, placement and use of sensing and actuation devices within these envelope systems to enable them to instantly respond to shifting conditions inside and out.
In addition to Lynch, a specialist in sensor technologies, and Thün, an expert in dynamic building envelope component design, the IRBE team includes seven other researchers who will create discreet responsive components, including sensors that will be tested in their labs to examine their inter-relationships as an aggregate system.
"A significant goal of the project is to conduct physical prototyping to not only validate our work, but to assess the plethora of operational logistics that would arise when developing such dynamic structures." Thün said.
The project has received $535,000 in seed funding from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), the College of Engineering, the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Rackham Graduate School.
The IRBE team sees the OVPR grant as an opportunity to develop their concepts to the point where the can pursue additional external funding to refine their concepts. The timing, said Lynch, couldn’t be better.
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Kirby Smart downplays Georgia football SEC West struggles
ATHENS — Kirby Smart has accomplished just about everything a coach can in his first three-plus years on the job. He won the SEC in his second season, as well as a College Football Playoff game. He’s 3-1 against Auburn, Florida and Tennessee, three of Georgia’s biggest conference rivals.
There are only three things Smart is yet to do in his time at Georgia: Win a national championship, beat Alabama and — oddly enough — win a road game against an SEC West opponent. The first two are understandable, as Dabo Swinney is the only coach in the country to accomplish both feats since Smart got things started in 2016. Ed Orgeron could join him should the LSU Tigers win the national title this year.
It’s that third task that Smart can cross off this week, as No. 4 Georgia visits No. 12 Auburn. But in Smart’s three previous tries at winning against an SEC West opponent, it’s not like the Bulldogs have been done in by questionable officiating, or fluky plays. Each of the three previous attempts, Georgia has lost by at least 20 points.
In 2016, Ole Miss rolled up 45 points on Smart and Georgia on its way to a 45-14 win. The following year, Georgia went into Jordan-Hare Stadium as the No. 1 team in the country. The Bulldogs lost 40-17. Last year Georgia went into LSU and the Tigers ran up and down the field on their way to a 36-16 victory.
So are these events all one-offs, or is it indicative of something more significant?
“I would chalk it up to good teams. At the end of the day, it’s good football teams, good football programs,” Smart said. “The atmospheres aren’t really any different than playing on the East. I would say the level of talent and the teams we’ve played have been pretty good. Just haven’t figured out a way to win one. We’ve got to do that.”
Winning on the road in the SEC is never easy. Smart has said it hundreds of times as Georgia’s head coach and he’ll continue to say for as long as he remains in that position. And there’s a reason the SEC West is the best division in all of college football.
But the 2016 Georgia team went 8-5 — compared to Ole Miss’ 5-7 — and beat Auburn at home that season. The Auburn loss in ’17 was Georgia’s only loss prior to falling to Alabama in the national championship game. Last year’s defeat to LSU also proved to be a one-off, as it was Georgia’s only regular-season defeat.
Senior defensive tackle Michael Barnett was asked about the 2017 Auburn game, one in which it seemed like the Georgia offense was just overwhelmed while the defense was worn down by Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson.
“I just remember it being really loud there, the atmosphere was wild. I know that played a big part in us taking that loss,” Barnett said. “With that said, there were also things we could’ve done better in that game. The atmosphere at Auburn is extremely electric.”
Mark Webb and Monty Rice had another word for the 2017 game: Rough
Just weeks after the 2017 loss at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Georgia beat Auburn by three touchdowns. That results makes Georgia’s inability not just to beat an SEC West foe outside of the state of Georgia all the more curious.
Of the three previous games, only Ole Miss was favored to beat Georgia. This week, the Bulldogs are a 3-point road favorite Auburn. In 2017, Georgia was a 2.5-point favorite before losing by 23 points. And as ESPN’s Chris Fallica points out, top-5 teams favored on the road by a field goal less against teams outside of the top 10 — Auburn is No. 13 in the AP Poll — the favorite is just 2-8.
So history really isn’t on Georgia’s side this weekend.
And if Smart isn’t able to take down Auburn this time, the next SEC West road foe isn’t all that much easier. Georgia’s first SEC game of the 2020 season is a Sept. 19 trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to take on the Crimson Tide.
Georgia football jumps Alabama in College Football Playoff rankings for week 12
Georgia and Alabama are both 8-1. Alabama’s loss came against the No. 1 team in the country in LSU. Georgia’s loss came against the 4-6 South Carolina Gamecocks. And yet, the College Football Playoff committee sees Georgia as the better team, based on the Week 12 College Football Playoff rankings.
Georgia came in at No. 4, making them the top one-loss team in the country. The top three teams are LSU at No. 1, Ohio State at No. 2 and Clemson at No. 3. Alabama came in at No. 5.
The big mover this week was Minnesota, who jumped from No. 17 to No. 8. Rob Mullens, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee chairman, said the difference was Georgia’s wins over No. 11 Florida and No. 16 Notre Dame. Alabama does not have a win over a ranked team in the College Football Playoff rankings.
Georgia being slotted over Alabama further proves that Georgia does still control its own fate. If it is able to win out, which would include a win over No. 1 LSU, the Bulldogs will be in this year’s College Football Playoff.
The Bulldogs have another chance to add to their resume this week, as they play No. 12 Auburn. The game is set for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff on CBS.
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Hope you're doing well. It is time for another compiled post of my prior manis .. :)
OPI's Push and Shove. 2 coats, I think.
Serum No 5's Luxe So Good and free-handed zebra stripes.
This floral mani~ Which, by the way, when I went onto tumblr to log in one day, it was the picture on the log-in screen :D As pictured below ...
This mani was inspired by marienails_jpn
Part of a nail wheel I did (and still have yet to finish).
This mani, inspired by superflynails, is one of my favorites :D I don't really like the design on my pointer finger nail but ... I sure do love the colors in this mani :)
That's it for May 2014!~ :)
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Seoul-based pastry chef, Atelier Soo, is gaining much care for the gorgeous cakes she brings to life with her own decorations.
Every one of her cakes has been adorned with blossoms of edible blossoms, all sculpted with amazing detail.
Not only does she decorate cakes with all the gorgeous blossoms, but she also makes flower cupcakes which look too beautiful to eat.
The blossom decorations seem so real that you wouldn’t think they’re real buttercream cakes!
In actuality, some might say they seem more like breathtaking paintings rather than cakes.
Atelier Soo provides cake decorating courses in Chungdam and also sells her cakes by pre-order.
She updates her Instagram along with all the cakes she decorates, and thus don’t lose out on any of her masterpieces!
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Roach blesses us with yet another album, HOLDING THE SPACE: FEVER DREAMS II.
While the first FEVER DREAMS expressed a sensual “body-ambient” sound, HOLDING THE SPACE takes a dramatic turn into a deep shamanic landscape, all of which was composed and created over the past four months during extensive unbroken sessions. Part II will also feature Byron Metcalf on percussion and the voice of Jennifer Grais. More news and MP3 excerpts will come around the end of June. Then you will start to hear the heart-wrenching sound of “The Wounded Healer” emerging from the “Wicked Dream”.
Cryptogramophone finally has a couple of new releases available:
The Giant Pin
The Nels Cline Singers
Nels Cline is the new guitarist for the popular band Wilco. After several years of touring the U.S. and Europe honing their sound, The Nels Cline Singers present their second recording entitled, “The Giant Pin.” While the core group consists of electric guitar, acoustic bass and drums, (no singers), there are some notable guest artists on this recording; including keyboardist Jon Brion and vocalist Greg Saunier of Deerhoof. This is a mature work from the leader that Jazz Times has called, “The world’s most dangerous guitarist.”
Like a Dream
Darek Oles with Brad Mehldau
Pianist Brad Mehldau is featured on five piano/bass duos. Bassist Darek Oles has toured the world with such noted musicians as Brad Mehldau, Charles Lloyd, Bennie Maupin, Dianne Reeves, Shiela Jordan and many others. Darek now offers his first CD as a leader, which features several of his well known colleagues in duo, trio and quartet formats. This is a profound CD by one of the most important bassists and composers in jazz today.
Fazil Say has been getting quite a bit of attention lately as a piano recitalist and composer. His style is modern classical with jazz influences, and features a powerful attack and a thoughtful approach. CHeck out his latest CD, Black Earth.
An Australian quartet performs some of Morricone’s most famous soundtrack works, along with acting out scene from the movies. This proves that down under can be a pretty cool place…
Rich’s latest release, Open Window will be out soon. Details and samples are now available.
The latest CD reissue from Jon Butcher, a solo effort, is reviewed.
Mode Records has released the following new CDs:
Jason Eckardt – Out of Chaos
Morton Feldman – Marilyn Nonken plays Triadic Memories
Somei Satoh – From the Depth of Silence: Orchestral Works
Christian Wolff – (Re):Making Music
Morton Subotnick – The Electronic Works 2
Phill Niblock – Disseminate


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Rexroth Indradrive launched the C series of CSB01 for the Control Sections. CSB01.1C is a Compact Converter and its control section series are ranged in BASIC UNIVERSAL as Basic 5, which features its applicability for single axis configured applications. The CSB is beneficial as it is scalable, consistent and communicative.
CSB is the Product name while its 01 is the Line number. 1C marks that this part number is earliest version of itself which has configuration option for its applications while PB stands for its PROFIBUS Master Interface. This interface features the cyclical data exchange of command values along actual values with utmost value of 32 bytes per data direction and the least cycle time of 250 µs. This drive controller of CSB01.1C possess the one slot of configurable safety technology while it takes 5-8 number of digital inputs and 0-3 digital signals outputs and no AC inputs and outputs. External Power of about 24 Volts is sent to the converter for its working. Their pulse frequencies are changing according to the type of Power Section used and those cycle times are only chosen among 2 kHz, 4 kHz or 8 kHz.
The producer of CSB01.1C-PB-ENS-NNN-L2-S-NN-FW is Indramat, Bosch, Rexroth. This system uses the standard Control panel in its design, marked by letter ‘S’ in its Part number. The controller is traced to be equipped with only Option 1 Encoder IndraDyn / Hiperface / 1 Vpp / TTL and not Option 2.
You can experience L2 Safety option of Safe Torque Off (SIL3/ cat. 3 PL e) in this I/O controller. Apart from it, the technology is a mighty product to other C series, takes Power range from 1.5-630 Kilo Watts along maximum currents of 12-1,535 Amperes. It uses no other designs in its system, and Firmware is ordered externally.
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For the second time in a month, Iranian media outlets published a photo of reformist leader Mehdi Karroubi meeting with Iranian political activists, ten years after he was put under house arrest.
The Saham News website hinted on Monday that authorities may remove the restrictions imposed on the reformist leader, quoting “observers” as saying that Karroubi’s meetings, which now include politicians after they were restricted to religious figures, signal good news.
In the past month, security authorities have loosenedtheir controls on the Iranian leader, allowing him to meet with friends and former associates.
He was put under house arrest along with Mir-Hossein Mousavi, another reformist voice in Iranian politics, on February 14, 2011, after they called for demonstrations in Iran.
The website said that Karroubi informed the reformist activists that his main concern remains the future of the country, reforms, and particularly the social and economic situation of Iranians.
“He also spoke about historic events to explain current developments in Iran in addition to local threats and problems,” Saham said, adding that his comments would be published soon.
The website also said that Karroubi met separately with reformist politician Gholamhossein Karbaschi and the editor-in-chief of a reformist newspaper.
Earlier this month, the Iranian leader met members of Etemad-e Melli Party.
Following the meeting, Esmail Dousti, one of the party members who was present in the meeting said the reformist leader had "stressed" that next year's presidential elections must be held with "great splendor" and that Iranian citizens should be enthusiastic participants in the voting process.
However, Karroubi refuted Dousti's account of his stance about next year's election, calling it "his own interpretation." He said his positions will only be expressed in writing or through family members.


RTE star Tommy Tiernan has opened up about the five minute morning ritual that he plans to pass on to his children as he one thing to 'keep them intrigued' for the rest of their lives.
The comedian says he believes his love for comedy was forged during his nomadic childhood and revealed he starts every day with a Buddhist chant.
Speaking to the BBC’s Inheritance Tracks series, he revealed the Maka Hannya Haramita is a ritual he carries out in the morning for five or six minutes.
The part-time Galway resident, who has won critical acclaim for his insightful chat show series, says the mantra is something he would like to pass on to his children.
“It’s part of Buddhist literature”, he explained. “It's very, very difficult to understand in English, never mind in Japanese. But I chant it every morning.
“The English translation of it is not a simple text. That is a text, I'm never going to fully understand.
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“Because the ambitions of the text are to see reality as it is, and to be kind and loving and compassionate, if I was to pass anything on to my children that might keep them intrigued for the entirety of their lives, it would be that.”
He added: “We’ve made a commitment to the process, and I guess I'm 54, and I kind of decided a few years ago, if not now, when?”
In the BBC podcast, the Navan star explains the nomadic nature of his upbringing
“I had a very strange, itinerant childhood. I was born in Donegal, in the mountains.
“I lived there until I was three. and then we moved to Africa, then we moved to London., we lived in Tooting Broadway for a while.
“Then I moved back to Ireland and we lived in two or three towns before we settled in Navan.”
He believes his globe-trotting childhood could have forged his skill as a comedian.
“There was only one other person that I know that went into stand-up comedy, now that's probably a lot, from the town I grew up in.
“(He is) one of the greatest Irish comedians, Dylan Moran. we went to school together.
“So maybe the amount of traveling I did as a child, maybe that kind of set me up as the stranger a little bit.
“I was always the new boy, introducing myself to the rest of the class, maybe that has something to do with being a stand-up but I couldn't really be sure."
One of his earliest memories is hearing the national anthem in the Zambian capital of Lusaka as a young boy.
“I lived in Zambia from 1972 until 1976. I remember being in a restaurant in Lukasa, which is the capital, and no matter where you were or what you were doing, if you
heard the national anthem playing, either in somebody’s car or on the radio from the kitchen in a cafe, you had to stand up.
“I have a very clear memory of that, being out for a cup of tea with my parents and everyone getting to their feet because of the national anthem.”


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Here’s how buyers can lower their payments in today’s crazy market.
Is now the time to purchase a home? We asked one of our preferred lenders what today’s buyers could do about rising interest rates, and they suggested buying mortgage points. Today we’ll share a quick example of how interest rate buydowns work.
To keep things simple, let’s say you have a loan for $500,000. If you buy down one point for your interest rate, it will cost you 1% of the total cost, which is $5,000.
Without buying down your rate, your monthly payment at a 5.625% rate would be around $2,878. With the rate buydown, your rate would be 5.25%, and your monthly payment would be $2,761.
If you pay two points, your upfront cost increases to $10,000, but your rate falls to 4.875%, and your monthly payment would be $2,646. That’s a monthly savings of $232. After 43 months, you’ll have paid back the upfront cost and will only save money moving forward.
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The North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD) is the regional Council of Governments for local governments in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Mora, San Miguel, Los Alamos, and Sandoval counties. Established in 1967, NCNMEDD assists local governments with community and economic development projects and initiatives. We serve as the conduit for U.S. Economic Development Administration funding and manage the Northern Pueblos and North East Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs). NCNMEDD also oversees the Non-Metro Area Agency on Aging (AAA), which administers senior services for the entire state of New Mexico outside of Bernalillo County.
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NCNMEDD New Mexico CARES Meeting
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Accessing Census Bureau Data for Local Governments
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Don’t throw the first punch and then wonder why your ass just got knocked out!
Do you know someone that throws jabs at you? You know, the type of jabs that only you can hear. And then, when you get fed up, you fight back, and all hell breaks loose.
Here’s the thing, a few people in your life would like to be seen as the victim. If they are the victim, pity will flood into their lives, validating and rewarding their lewd behavior.
And you know what happens next, right?
Well, if you don’t, please allow me to tell you. All eyes will be on you, and crooked fingers will be pointing at you for being the bad guy. Someone always has to be the bad guy, and no one wants to take ownership of their wrongdoing. So lies or untruths (whichever word you want to use) will be told about you.
Which will then leave you with two options
You may have more options, but I’ll give you the two that work well for me.
Pray about the situation and leave it with God. Leaving your problem with God can sometimes be difficult, But guess what? It’s not your problem, nor should it be your concern. So dump that situation off and continue to live the life you deserve and have acquired to live.
If you have done what you needed to do in option #1, then option #2 doesn’t exist!
The next time you are faced with a “victim,” I want you to read this.
I no longer feel your punches, jabs, slaps, and insults. You don’t have the power to make me happy, tear me down, or receive a reaction towards your actions.
I am stronger because of you
I have the courage you tried to snatch from me
I have abilities that you can only dream of
I am free from all the evil you wished on me
I am free from all the demons you wished on me
I am free
You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!

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Music's identity for Britain Creates 2012
Design studio Music has designed the identity, graphics and printed collateral for Britain Creates 2012 - a programme of collaborations between fashion designers and visual artists which forms part of the London 2012 Festival.
The identity fuses the B and C of Britain Creates and is inspired, Music's Jon Bland tells us, by "moiré pattern. The Britain Creates marque is formed from two sets of parallel lines," he continues, "referencing two collaborators on each piece of artwork created under the scheme."
The identity, Music explains further, is designed to be flexible enough to be run across a number of different events likely to be held under the Britain Creates banner, and whilst the form of the logo will remain the same, the colour palette and pattern or content within the logo can be adapted to reflect the content and spirit of each event.
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Looks a bit like the bedrock logo designed by malone design. But nice stuff all the same.
Hmm the similarity is with the 'image-inside-the-logo' which in this instance I don't think adds anything of value – the graphic icon with its patterning is interesting enough.
Nice, but they didn't need to use the logo as a container for photos/colours. Didn't Music already use that trick for the Brits anyway?
Actually that was a bit rash – it looks similar to the Bedrock logo, but the execution across the board on this job, can't fault it really as it's a lovely piece of work and one which I wouldn't have minded the opportunity to work on! Was just the first thing that entered my head when I saw it "Bedrock". I do agree though that really there's no need for it to be used as a container for images, as it works so well just as it is.
Although, I can't help but see a pretzel. Sorry.
"...whilst the form of the logo will remain the same, the colour palette and pattern or content within the logo can be adapted to reflect the content and spirit of each event." —
This 'concept' is seeming all too common, I get the idea but it's now overused: NYC, Melbourne, London 2012...etc ( http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/february/mtv-refreshes-logo/ )
A real shame beacause personally, I think, it's a fantastic little logo which works very well left alone.
I don't see how the fact Music have used imagery in logos before is an issue? Design is about solving briefs - if two briefs require a similar technique to solve the problem then that's the solution. You can't ignore the brief because you've used that solution before. It's about doing what's right for the client not what's right for your agency portfolio. Anybody that ignores briefs to just create pretty work that's gratifying for them is missing the point of what it takes to create effective graphic design and branding. Plus all anybody does on this blog is pick holes. It's everything that sucks about our industry.
It's a strong solution. End of.
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Biomedical Ethics By Beauchamp Philosophy Essay
The Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Beauchamp and Childress
And Applying Them for a Given Scenario
Adham R. AlArbeed
Dr. Keith Cash
NU (542): Ethics in Health Care
The Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery
February 21th, 2012
I have fully acknowledged the work of others in an appropriate way. I have not used, received nor have I given material without permission while writing this assignment. I affirm that I have maintained the principles of honesty and integrity in my academic work.
Autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice are the four fundamental principles of biomedical ethics. Those principles considered as the foundational basics for the moral decisions. The moral decisions which we need to take daily in the health care field. Depending on the nature of the health care work, which demands us for such a decisions continuously. Especially, the nurses whom they are in interaction with the patients most of their time. Nurses are required being aware of those principles. In ordered to be able to make good moral decisions, at the same time to be able to justify it. Therefore nurses should be aware of the obligation of maintaining the autonomy of the patients in the first hand. While in the second hand, trying to achieve the balance between the beneficence and the nonmaleficence of their decisions. Nonetheless being justice in the distribution of the care at the same time.
A Review for the Four Principles
The first principle the autonomy which means the ones right to decide for himself. A concept related to freedom, were the rising of the individualism in the western society played a major role of its presence. However, freedom do not come alone, it always conveys responsibilities with it. Thus even if one is free to decide, still he needs sufficient knowledge about the decision he is going to take. Otherwise freedom will become chaos. Feinberg stated that "autonomy minimally requires the ability to decide for the self-free from the control of others and with sufficient level of understanding as to provide for meaningful choice"(as cited in Lawrence, 2007).
In the light of that, autonomy should be described as the ones right to decide for himself, when he is aware completely to the impacts of his decision on himself and others.
The second principle, beneficence means the importance of providing the benefits for others through our decisions. In fact, we can generalize by saying that most of the traditions and religions asserted for its importance. Lawrence (2007) explains what Beauchamp and Childress suggest as an explanation for the concept of beneficence, within two principles positive beneficence and utility. The principle of positive beneficence deal with the benefits provided by the moral agents , while the principle of utility demand that the moral agents must weigh the benefits and the hazards in order to produce the best results.
The third principle, nonmaleficence means to avoid producing harm for others through our decisions, either intentionally or non-intentionally. It is related to the second principle the beneficence, and the relation is in the shape of balance we need to achieve. Therefore, we have an obligation while taking a moral decision. This obligation is to try to achieve that balance between the benefits and the risks of our decisions always.
Justice is the fourth principle; basically it means to provide the care for our patients equally, Regardless to their differences. Again we can generalize by saying that it is a concept derived from most of the tradition and religions, like the two previous concepts. The concept of justice addresses queries about the distribution of the healthcare resources. Especially, in the developing countries were the lack of resources is a major problem there. Thus, in the absence of the privation of resources fulfilling the concept of justice become less challenging. However the problem of the lack of resources is always there. For that many approaches have been suggested to insure a fair distribution for the health care resources. As reported in the material which has been provided for this assignment, most of those approaches take in consideration the needs, the desert, the rights, and the utility as a basis for planning the distribution of the health care resources. Whereas depending on one alone is a problematic. Therefor, a combination of the entire basis together as a key for planning the distribution of the health care resources will be always the best approach.
To summarize this part, it is essential to say that the four principles are integrating with each other. Thus in order to achieve one principle, we had some times to face a conflict with the rest of the principles. The moral dilemmas usually created by these conflicts between the principles.
Compare and Contrast the Four Principles
On a scenario, were a nurse is assigned for a patient who has been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour and is terminally ill. The medical staff and the family insist that she is not to be told about her prognosis. She keeps asking the nurse, "Am I dying".
What should the nurse do in this situation?
The reality of the dilemma in this case comes from the main conflict between the autonomy and the nonmaleficence principles. At the same time, it includes the second principle the beneficence because of its relation with the nonmaleficence. Nonetheless it is very important to take in consideration while taking the decision the patient level of orientation, ability to judgment, and spiritual beliefs. At the same time we need to keep in our mind the rules of the work place and the culture context of the society. Therefore the decision may vary depending on those factors. Still the four principles of Beauchamp and Childress seem to be helping tools toward a good and justifiable moral decision.
First of all, the obligation to respect the patient autonomy is the first thing in which the nurse must keep in her mind while taking the decision. The patient has the right to know for many reasons. Let us say for example, that she has a heritage and she want to write a commandment. Then who will take the responsibility if she did not? Nonetheless while the family expressed their wishes about keeping the information from the patient, so how we can be sure of their good intentions in this case? Furthermore if the patient is oriented and able to make correct judgments for herself, in this case what is the justification to keep the information from her? In fact to keep the information from her is completely inappropriate. For all of that and to respect the patient autonomy it seems better to inform her.
Second, there is the obligation to respect the principle of nonmaleficence. In other terms, to keep the balance between the nonmaleficence and the beneficence. Toward providing the information for the patient about her case. In the first hand, we must try to prevent the possible harm of distressing the patient. In the second hand, we need to admit the possible benefits of providing the information. This drives us to make further investigations before we become able to decide. According to that a complete study for the patient judgmental abilities and spiritual beliefs is what we need.
Third, to understand the patient status and back ground in order to take a justifiable decision we need to study the patient status. First, we need to be sure that the physical problem the patient has does not affect her judgmental abilities. Many things can be negotiable toward the patient ability to take a decision, according to Beauchamp and Childress "inability to express preference, inability to understand one’s situation and its consequences, inability to understand relevant information, inability to give a rational
reason, inability to give risk and benefit reasons, inability to reach a reasonable decision" (P. 137). It is obvious then that if the patient unable to make rational decisions because of her disease, the case become simple and we better to deal with her as the unconscious patient. Where taking a decision there is easier because we do not have a patient autonomy to respect, so we count on our own experience and preference. Second, we need to know the educational back ground of the patient. A study made by Dias, Chabner, Lynch ,and Penson (2003) refers that knowing what to expect and making plans for how to proceed can help make this stressful time for the patients easier. Patients with enough education seems more able to understand the reality of their diseases process, and seems to be more able to tolerate such situation. Third, we need to know the patient religious beliefs which are an important factor here. Koenig(2004) explains about how those patients who have spiritual and religious beliefs seems to be more able to tolerate such stressful situation .
The reality of the need for all this information about the patient status and background, in order for the nurse to be able to take justifiable moral decisions is problematic. That is because we have to face the problem of being justice with both the nurse and the patients. Questions need to be asked here like, in case of the huge work load which nurses usually have, is there enough authority and time for the nurse to pursue such information about the patient? Otherwise if the nurse does not have such authority and time then it is not justice to ask her to make such a decision. Then another question arises here is the nurse allowed to release such information according to the work place roles? If not then it is an appropriate for her to answer regardless to her opinion about the subject.
As to conclude this part, it seems to be more appropriate for the nurse to be aware of the patient status completely before taking a decision, about what to give as an answer to her patient question. Furthermore, the nurse should be able to justify her decision in the light of her understanding for the four principles. At the same time she should be aware of the consequences of her action on herself, on the subject of the work place rules and the culture context of the society.
A Correct Moral Decision
A correct moral decision is something unachievable, because simply there is nothing completely correct or completely wrong in the moral situations. It is better to say that a good and justifiable moral decision is a vast aim to pursue. That is related to the process of taking this kind of decisions. Were we are weighing the benefits against the risks keeping in mind the respect for the autonomy and justice. Still the fact remains that the four principles of Beauchamp and Childress will remain a very good approach toward taking such decisions. Lawrence (2007) stated that "Principlism provides a working set of tools that are used every day in modern health care" (p.40). In this context, it seems right to advice all the health workers to rely on the four principles when they face a moral dilemma.
To Improve our Moral Judgment
Toward improving our abilities to make a good moral judgment and moral decisions, we need to expand our knowledge. For that information should be provided to the nursing staff, through a text books contains a guide lines for moral decision making. Furthermore policies should be established and improved with time to produce a work frame for the staff nurses. A book like the "American College of Physicians Ethics Manual" is to be considered as a respectable example to be followed. The highly-educated professional nurses need to start their pursuing to provide such books for the nurses community. Furthermore, it seems appropriate to say that moral situations with a complex nature need a specialist people to deal with. In that context, it looks decent to suggest that every work place need to establish a biomedical ethical committee contains experts in this field. While at the same time a central committee for the entire country should be established. A central committee affiliated to the ministry of health should be the highest authority for this aspect in the health care systems.
In conclusion for this paper, I would like to quote Jean-Paul Sartre when he said that "Words are loaded pistols". The fact about the huge impact of the information in certain occasions is evident .Therefore we better to study each patient status as an individual case. Then to learn more about ethical decision making and to know the right tools to use in our decision making process. Then together with all that and our own experience we take a moral decision. A moral decision that, we can justify it and be responsible for it. At the same time we can be sure, at least on the long term, of its positive impacts on our patients.


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History: A 38-year-old Afghan lady was referred for investigation of secondary amenorrhoea. She had had no menstrual periods since her first spontaneous pregnancy, except when recently taking a combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP). When living abroad, she conceived on three further occasions with clomiphene induction, resulting in two live births and one miscarriage. In addition, it was noted that she had never been able to breast-feed any of her children. She did not have a prior history or current features of hyperandrongenism or polycystic ovarian syndrome, and was of normal BMI.
Investigations: Pituitary profile tests while taking a COCP showed low prolactin of 24 mIU/l, but were otherwise unremarkable with cortisol 436 nmol/l, FSH 6.2 IU/l, LH 3.0 IU/l, free T4 10.7 pmol/l and TSH 2.82 mIU/l. When taken off the COCP for 3 months, serum oestradiol was 51 pmol/l and gonadotrophins were similar with FSH 6.3 and LH 4.4. DEXA scan showed femoral neck T-score −1.9 and lumbar spine T-score −1.4. Pelvic ultrasound, also 3 months after stopping the pill, showed normal appearance of the ovaries with right ovary 5.5 ml and left ovary 1.9 ml and endometrial thickness of 2.1 mm. A progesterone challenge test was performed prior to considering requesting pituitary imaging.
Discussion: It is challenging to provide a unifying diagnosis for the anovulation together with the alactogenesis and hypoprolactinaemia, given that FSH and LH are detectable within normal ranges. The abrupt absence of menstrual periods following first pregnancy with no usual features of ovarian failure, generalised hypopituitarism or previous polycystic ovarian syndrome is unusual. The history of successful conception by clomiphene alters the likely differential diagnosis, and the case should prompt informative discussion.


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Shaping Up by Seward Johnson © 1987
The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc.
Walk down any Main Street and you’re likely to see people doing ordinary things: reading a book, walking the dog, relaxing on a bench. But you'll need to look a little closer in Simsbury, many of these “people” are actually lifelike bronze sculptures created by artist Seward Johnson. "Life In Simsbury: A Public Art Trail" has been brought to town by the Chamber of Commerce and consists of 32 sculptures, which are sponsored by local businesses.
The statue by Abigail’s Grill depicts a man with a cigar reading an actual oversized menu from the restaurant. The Simsbury Historical Society is sponsoring a statue of Claude Monet standing in front of a painting showing some of the society’s buildings.
The artist has created 400 sculptures that have been placed on Main Streets across the country and the world.
"Hosting an event of this magnitude requires an incredible commitment from the entire town and everyone has rallied behind it," said Lisa Gray, Executive Director of the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, "We are so appreciative of the companies and individuals who have already invested in making this what is sure to be one of the most popular cultural events in the region."
The goal of the art trail is to encourage more people to walk along Main Street and support local businesses. There are maps of the trail at each sculpture, and visitors are encouraged to touch, climb on and take selfies with the art works (#simsburyarttrail). The sculptures will be on display through September 15.
On June 3, the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring free guided tours of the art trail from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Three options will be offered: walk 2.2 miles of the trail and see 19 sculptures, bike 4.2 miles and see 22 sculptures or bike 17 miles and see all 32 sculptures.
On June 12, the Simsbury Free Library is holding an old-time ice cream social and Art Trail scavenger hunt from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Prizes will be awarded, and it’s free and open to the public.
For more information on these events, visit http://www.simsburyarttrail.com/.

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“Senior care is a top priority!”
Countless victims and their families have been devastated by elder abuse in Minnesota. Tony Jurgens is committed to stopping it.
Under Tony’s plan, vulnerable adults and senior citizens receive top priority, abusers are held accountable, and an improved system puts families’ minds at ease.
Tony Jurgens understands that every Minnesotan, regardless of age or physical condition, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
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Reputed mob thieves old enough to collect Social Security are freed from jail despite objections from prosecutors.
Last Friday, the Federal Appellate Court in Chicago released Arthur "The Genius" Rachel, 72, and Robert "Bobby" Pullia, 69, from the Metropolitan Correctional Center downtown. The court refused to reverse a lower court's decision setting bond for the men, the Sun-Times reports.
A judge ordered both men under house arrest with electronic monitoring.
Rachel gained notoriety and received a 15 year prison sentence for stealing the 45-carat Marlborough Diamond in London in 1980. His partner in that crime, Joseph "Jerry" Scalise, 73, is sitting in jail for another alleged plot authorities claim the men were hatching.
Scalise, Rachel and Pullia are charged with planning to rob an armored car at a La Grange Bank.
Scalise may taste his freedom if a federal magistrate judge rules he has enough property to post as bond.
Last April, police arrested all three men as they allegedly tried to break-in the home of late Chicago mob boss Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra. If convicted, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Prosecutors claim the geriatric gentlemen remain a danger to society.
The suspects' lawyers dismissed that notion arguing his clients cleaned up their acts as they got older.

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In a society where traditional masculine look has often dictated as men’s, a remarkable change is taking place as bling culture and hip hop jewellery made their entry into Indian fashion scene. Throughout history, jewellery has been an integral part of Indian culture, symbolising wealth, power, and status.
However, it has mostly been associated with women, with men limited to simple, understated pieces. The rise of bling culture and hip hop jewellery represents a departure from these traditional things, empowering men to embrace bold and expressive jewellery styles that reject traditional stereotypes.
Hip Hop's Impact on Indian Fashion
The influence of global hip hop culture has played a significant role in redefining masculinity and fashion choices for men in India. Hip hop’s visually appealing and self-assured visual has inspired Indian youngsters to follow bling culture and experiment with statement jewelry. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Drake have become fashion trendsetters, with their luxurious and expensive jewelry choices redefining what it means to be a trendy and confident guy.
Entertainment Industry: Redefining Style
In fact, the Indian entertainment industry has also played a crucial role in challenging gender norms and popularising bling culture for men. Male actors are increasingly seen wearing fashion choices that were once solely associated with women.
For example, rapper MC Stan has been spotted wearing diamond-placed pendants and statement rings, effortlessly blending hip hop influences with traditional Indian aesthetics. Other singers like Badshah and Honey Singh often rock chunky gold and metallic chains along with other customised jewellery pieces, further exemplifying the shift towards bling culture among Indian men. Even cricketer Hardik Pandya is often spotted wearing chains when he’s not wearing the Indian jersey.
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The rise of bling culture and hip hop jewellery has opened doors to gender fluidity in fashion. Men today have the flexibility to experiment with a wide range of jewelry styles, from bold gold chains and stacked bracelets to delicately crafted rings and earrings, as they break free from the limits of traditional macho look. This movement challenges the concept that jewelry is only for women, pushing men to express themselves and embrace their distinct sense of style.
Emergence of a New Wave
With the growing demand for bling culture and hip hop jewellery among men, a new wave of designers and brands is emerging in India. These designers are reimagining traditional Indian aesthetics, infusing them with hip hop influences to create stunning pieces that appeal to the modern Indian man.
Self-Expression and Empowerment
Beyond its aesthetic appeal, bling culture and hip hop jewellery have become symbols of self-expression and empowerment for men in India. These pieces allow individuals to showcase their unique personalities, passions, and values.
The rise of bling culture and hip hop jewellery in India marks a significant change in fashion industry, challenging traditional norms of masculine look and style. Men who wear vibrant and expressive jewelry redefine what it means to be fashionable and confident. This trend for self-expression through jewelry reflects the shifting cultural landscape and paves the way for a more inclusive and diversified concept of masculinity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Is bling culture limited to hip hop enthusiasts only?
A. Bling culture has expanded beyond hip hop enthusiasts. It is currently adopted by people from all walks of life who want to exhibit their individual style.
Q. What role has the entertainment industry played in promoting bling culture for men?
A. The entertainment industry, especially musicians and artists, has played an important role in popularizing bling culture for males by proudly wearing flamboyant jewelry pieces.
Q. Are there affordable options for those interested in trying out bling culture?
A. Yes, the market offers a wide range of options to suit various budgets.
Q. How has bling culture impacted societal perceptions of masculinity?
A. Bling culture has challenged traditional ideas of masculinity by pushing men to embrace their individualism and express themselves via fashion choices, breaking down barriers in the process.


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The Rotterdam district of Crooswijk is wedged between the district Kralingen, the Boezem, the Oude Noorden and Centrum. Crooswijk was once known for its marine barracks. Crooswijk also has an industrial past. Jamin, the Heineken brewery and the RET tram depot were established there. These industries have given way to social housing. Only the monumental office building of Heineken is still standing on the Crooswijksesingel. Crooswijk is one of the originally popular neighborhoods in Rotterdam (in contrast to many other neighborhoods in the city that were originally independent villages) and the neighborhood is strongly associated with the ‘real’ Rotterdammer and the Rotterdam dialect.
Crooswijk was a bare polder until 1864, private individuals began at that time with the development of the site into a residential area. Due to the increasing demand for housing, this barren polder was gradually being built up. A lot of houses of workers arrived in the middle of the polder, which can still be seen on the narrow streets. Stately buildings for the wealthy have risen along the canals. The demand for this in Crooswijk was not great at that time. There were also industries in the district that were no longer desirable in the center of Rotterdam. The Heineken Beer Brewery established itself at the Crooswijksesingel and not much later a tram depot was built next to the Heineken Brewery.
Residents of Crooswijk:
The neighborhood has a dichotomy with many young people and students on the one hand and many people of non-Western origin on the other. The percentage of singles is 60 percent which is well above the Rotterdam average (48 percent). Around 1,500 people work and the sector ‘public administration, government services’ is by far the largest employer. New Crooswijk currently has about 2,500 inhabitants.
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Alot of nice shops, various restaurants and nice coffee bars are located in Crooswijk where you can spend your free time. You can drink a cup of coffee at Kroos or enjoy a hot meal at Hotspot Hutspot. In the neighborhood, you can also express your sportsmanship at the Sporthal Schuttersveld. Next to the sports hall are also public tennis courts, a baseball field and an athletics track. The playground and the swimming pool are of course also accessible to everyone.


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I am examining a temporal dataset of contaminant concentrations from individual specimens over a 100 year time span, comparing mercury (THg) concentrations over time (in years). For some of the years, I have single samples, whereas for others I have over 10 samples in a given year. How best could I control for the differences in sampling effort among years?
This is one of the benefits of using a multilevel or mixed model. By specifying a random intercept for specimen, the model gives greater weight to specimens with more measurements and less weight to those with fewer. In the case of a specimen with a single measurement, the model would likely predict that such a specimen would have a value on the outcome that is essentially equivalent to the mean outcome across all specimens over time.
In lme4, an example of this model with a single predictor (time) would be the following:
m <- lmer(y ~ 1 + x + (1|specimen), data=df)
You can use
ranef(m) to see exactly what the model predicts for each of your specimens. For those specimens with very few observations or just 1 observation, the prediction would be 0, which is understood relative to the
(Intercept) from the summary of your model. A positive prediction means that for that specimen, the model predicts their outcome value to be higher than the intercept and vice-versa for a negative prediction.
You can further plot these using
dotplot(ranef(m,condVar=TRUE)) to see the distribution of predictions.
Based on the comments to the post, I'm adding a bit more information. The model I suggested above,
m, treats the effect of time (
x) on y as linear and as "fixed," meaning the trend is the same across all specimens. This is an assumption and it can easily be relaxed, allowing for unique linear trends for each specimen (i.e., a random slope on
x) and tested as follows:
m1 <- lmer(y ~ 1 + x + (x|specimen), data=df) anova(m, m1) #likelihood ratio test comparing fixed time effect to random time effect
If the $\chi^2$ test is significant, then the random effect model is preferred; the increased complexity of
m1 is a better fit to the data. It may be worth exploring different functional forms of x given the long measurement period here. That can be done with, e.g.:
m2 <- lmer(y ~ 1 + poly(x, 2) + (x|specimen), data=df) #fixed only m3 <- lmer(y ~ 1 + poly(x, 2) + (poly(x, 2)|specimen), data=df) #fixed + random
These models can again be likelihood ratio tested against simpler models. Note that if all you are doing is changing a fixed effect predictor and want to run a likelihood ratio test, you should be using full maximum likelihood (
REML=FALSE in your
lmer model). The
anova command will do this automatically.
Because of the unique nature of your data, it may be worth exploring generalized additive mixed models to allow for the most flexible modeling of the effect of time on the outcome. This has an introduction to GAMs and then some specific information on the mixed version of GAMs.
Here is a description from The Analysis Factor article on Approaches to Repeated Measures Data: Repeated Measures ANOVA, Marginal, and Mixed Models by Karen Grace-MAartin. To quote some comments:
In a marginal model (AKA, the population averaged model), the model equation is written just like any linear model. There is a single response and a single residual. The difference between the marginal model and a linear model is that the residuals are not assumed to be independent with constant variance.
In a marginal model, we can directly estimate the correlations among each individual’s residuals. (We do assume the residuals across different individuals are independent of each other). We can specify that they are equally correlated, as in the RM ANOVA, but we’re not limited to that assumption. Each correlation can be unique, or measurements closer in time can have higher correlations than those farther away. There are a number of common patterns that the residuals tend to take.
And, with respect to the option of employing a Linear Mixed Model:
It too controls for non-independence among the repeated observations for each individual, but it does so in a conceptually different way. Rather than just estimate the correlation among an individual’s repeated observations, it actually adds one or more random effects for Individuals to the model.
The model equation therefore includes extra parameters to include any random effects. They take the form of additional residual terms, each of which has its own variance to be estimated.
This literally means the model is controlling for the effects of individual. The simplest mixed model, the random intercept model, controls for the fact that some individuals always have higher values than others. By controlling for this variation, we’ve taken it out of the original residual.
Individual growth curve models are a specific type of mixed model that uniquely models each individual’s value of the outcome over time. They are particularly useful when the research question is about how covariates affect not only the value of the dependent variable, but its change over time.
The biggest advantage of mixed models is their incredible flexibility. They can handle clustered individuals as well as repeated measures (even in the same model). They can handle crossed random effects, where there are repeated measures not only on an individual, but also on each stimulus.
Time can easily be considered continuous or categorical, and covariates can be measured just once per individual or repeatedly at each observation. Unbalanced data are no problem, and even if some outcomes are missing for some individuals, they won’t be dropped from the model.
The biggest disadvantage of mixed models, at least for someone new to them, is their incredible flexibility. It’s easy to mis-specify a mixed model, and this is a place where a little knowledge is definitely dangerous.
In the case that your data contains individuals with say measurements of heavy metals in their blood over time, but not necessarily the same individuals (given that is a 100 years of data), I suspect that with the simplest mixed model, namely the random intercept model, one may have a model specification issue. For example, in measuring blood levels of say Lead which actually relates to water and air exposure to all individuals over time in a particular locale, the process for controlling the effects of the individual (who happen to change over time), there could be a misstatement in the individual effect (the intercept). The latter may actually be part of the time trend (from say, mining activity and associated pollution over years with a corresponding impact on the general population). In such a case, working with the marginal model may be better.
Bottom line, more clarity on what is being modeled (like pollution related to a particular locale) and is the selected model appropriate and likely could provide the best fit for a time trend (or forecast, which may be of interest).
On the last comment, to quote from a prior thread: "However, the problem is that so far in my experience population-level predictions based on mixed models are significantly worse than predictions based on standard regression models with fixed effects only." Supplied answers seem to suggest, it depends (hence, my call for clarity).


Defence Industry President Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir answered the questions about journalist Hakan Çelik’s activities in the field of defence. İsmail Demir also made a statement about the National Combat Aircraft project.
Hakan Çelik asked “What will be the unit cost of the domestic aircraft?” and İsmail Demir answered this question, stating that the target is less than 80 million dollars, “The aircraft in this category are around 80-100 million dollars. The number should be evaluated as follows, how much was it when we first developed it, how much will it be in a certain production? Our goal is to bring it to less than 80 million dollars.”
Regarding Hakan Çelik’s question of “When will the National Combat Aircraft be able to be delivered? When do you think the realistic date for this is?” Pointing out the year 2025 as the target for the first flight, İsmail Demir said “We have given the roll-out time as 2023. We are trying to postpone the date for our first flight to 2025. From now on, as you know, a lot of tests are required to deliver the plane safely. This means an additional 4-5 years. Those who are close to the subject know well how long the development process of the F-35 and F-22 took and when it entered the inventory.”
And regarding Hakan Çelik’s question, which is about the engine of the National Combat Aircraft, which is “Will the engine of British Roll Royce be able to be used in Turkey’s combat aircraft?”, İsmail Demir said that he focused on three options and answered the question with these statement:
Rolls Royce had proposed to develop an engine for this aircraft in a certain partnership. They had some conditions that we could not accept. We negotiated them for a long time. We think we are in agreement at the moment. There are some numerical issues. So it is up to them now. We will see all the parameters in front of us and decide. We are also interested in the engines available in the world to make the first flight and exit from the hangar. You have to think multidimensionally. In addition, we continue our efforts to develop our own national engine. In summary, we look at three options:
1- Developing engines with Rolls Royce.
2- Using an existing engine in the world, but none of them are at the performance we expect.
3- To move forward with our own engine. We attach great importance to the domestic motor project in order to reduce foreign dependency.
Britain’s ambassador of Turkey Chilcott: “We were expecting Rolls-Royce to design a new engine
Britain’s ambassador of Turkey Dominick Chilcott evalatuated where the National Combat Aircraft project stands now in the program on TRT World in December 2020. Speaking at the program, Chilcott emphasized that BAE Systems, the main partner of TAI’s (TAI) NCA project, was extremely pleased with the progress of the project, stating that the first phase, which is the first design phase, was ahead of the program.
Ambassador Chilcott stated that the MMU project is still continuing despite the problems of who will design the engine of the 5th generation fighter jet, and said, “We were hoping that Rolls-Royce would design a new engine to reach its full potential as a fifth generation fighter jet. However, no final decision has yet been made as to who will design the engine.” had included his statements. Stating that the second phase of the NCA project is prototype production, Chilcott said, “The second stage is the production of a prototype. I think this phase will probably start at the end of 2021 or early 2022.”
“NCA will be positioned between F35 and Air-Air focused F22”
TAI General Manager Temel Kotil mentioned some of the capabilities NCA will have in Habertürk’s Teke Tek Bilim program. He added that the NCA, which can hide itself from the radar due to its shape and structure, will benefit from radar-absorbing materials, including its canopy. As a class, he stated that it would be positioned between the bomber focused F-35 and Air-Air focused F-22.
He also underlined that the NCA will have supercruise capability at Mach 1.4. It is the ability of a supercruise aircraft to cruise above the speed of sound without using an afterburner and is generally referred to as 5th generation fighter jets. He added that this capability would be provided with 2 axle motors providing 30000 lb thrust. He pointed out that the targeted unit cost for the National Combat Aircraft was 100 million dollars and that 24 aircraft would be produced per month.