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Emotional abuse is the most common form of child mistreatment. About 36 of the adult population reports passing emotional abuse during childhood, generally from parents or caregivers.
Emotional abuse describes a pattern of behavior
that damages your self- worth or sense of emotional safety, including constant review, threat, rejection, name- calling, or withholding of love and support.
However, there is a big difference between having a normal argument with a parent and emotional abuse,
In a healthy argument, your parent can differ with you while still allowing you to feel heard and admired. The situation can come abusive if your parent invalidates or discounts your feelings.
” When a parent is chronically emotionally vacating — by shaming, censuring, affronting, or mocking their child, the child feels constantly judged and shy and ends up developing a whole host of negative beliefs about themselves, Their shame can fluently turn into borderlines personality disorder( BPD), substance abuse, suicidal creativity, and other worrisome internal health issues.
Signs Of Emotionally abusive Parents
1* They Are Over-Involved In Your Life
Keeping and maintaining healthy boundaries is essential for every relationship whether it be a parent- child relationship, conjugal relationship, or work relationship. In a parent- child relationship, maintaining boundaries means letting your child explore the world and giving them enough space to learn and grow on their own without the fear of judgment.
In an emotionally abusive relationship, a parent refuses to give a child enough privacy and is exorbitantly involved in their personal life. This could mean – in childhood – one or both parents digging through your personal belongings and – in adults – it could mean asking appropriate questions about your personal life, finances, or work.
2* They’re moody
Emotionally abusive parents can be unpredictable and moody. They may appear calm and loving one day and angry and cold the coming day. Their constant mood swings can make a child feel like they’re walking on eggshells because they don’t know what might trigger their parents. This stress can beget anxiety in children at a young age.
3* They Give You The ‘ Silent Treatment ’
Another sign to look out for is when your parents give you the “ Silent Treatment ”. however, they will resort to not talking to you, If your parents are unsatisfied with something you did or are worried with you for some reason.
Giving the silent treatment is another way of emotional manipulation, guilt, and abuse. They will make it so that you ’re impelled to make the first move to fix things – even if you did nothing wrong.
This kind of behavior
can affect a child and their ability to find and maintain a healthy personal relationship in the future.
4* They blame their child for their problems
When they do n’t get a promotion at work, they blame their child for being a distraction.However, they blame the child, claiming that they were rushing to pick them up from school, If they’ve an accident. Abusive parents rarely accept responsibility for their failings. They always blame it on someone else. It happens so constantly that the child begins to believe that they’ve even ruined their parent’s good life.
5* They Guilt You In Doing things
An emotionally abusive parent will use ‘ guilt trip ’ to manipulate their child into doing things. This tactic may appear non-threatening and can make you feel guilt like not doing what they said is ever your fault.However, also it’s a sign that they’re emotionally abusing you, If your parent isn’t communicating with you easily and is using your words against you.
6* They serve destructive criticism
Constructive criticism is essential to children’s growth and development. Some parents,however, use criticism as a weapon to destroy their child’s confidence and self- worth. They’re delicate to please and see only excrescencies in their child. Even if the child performs well in an exertion, they highlight the lowest error in their performance and overlook the fact that the child did well.
7* They criticize You
review is a part of growing up. It’s how we learn to grow and learn from our mistakes. All healthy relationship involve a degree of constructive criticism which is okay but in an emotionally abusive relationship, criticism can become a tool and can destroy a child’s self- regard, self- confidence, and self- worth.
However, all the time, it’s a sign that you’re being emotionally abused, If your parents are exorbitantly critical of you and your geste
. Parents are known to give criticism when needed but when that criticism overshadows your positive achievements, also it isn’t constructive criticism. This kind of behavior
can lead a child to develop negative self- talk and a poor perception of their self- image.
8* They pay no heed to emotions
Abusive parents don’t value the emotions of their children. For illustration, if they mention an disturbing habit of their child to their friends and the child becomes bothered or begins to grump, they dismiss them as being exorbitantly sensitive. They make fun of the child for being weak and unfit to laugh at a joke.
9* They compare their child with other children
It makes no difference if their child graduates with honors.However, the abusive parents would not recognize their child’s achievements, However, they will compare their children with their neighbors ’ and friends ’ children, If not relatives and siblings. They will dismiss and belittle the child’s best efforts.even the best may not be enough for the abusive parents.
Effects of emotional abuse from parents
1* Attention seeking
When kids do n’t get the attention they need while growing up, they seek it when they ’re an adults. That’s why, you may set up some people who are die hard attention seekers and go to any extent to get it.
They need the confirmation, affection and love of people around them. This behavior
is not welcome in the society, but it’s the result of a perturbed parenting.
2* Unhealthy relationship
The unhappy and unsatisfied relationship with your parents reflects on other relationship you have with people around you. The bad relationship you had with your toxic mother or father or both, have a negative impact on you once you ’re an grown-up.
You find it hard to have healthy and steady relationship with people around you. This happens are the trust is shaken.
3* Holding back emotions
Growing around emotionally abusive parents, kids frequently tend to hold back on to their emotions. They grow old with the though that their emotions do n’t matter to the other person and they suppress it. This is n’t ideal for any human being to hold back on their feelings.
4* Low self- regard
This is one of the prominent signs of kids who had emotionally abusive parents. Since parents had ignored their kids’ emotions and have always put them down, kids suffer from low self- regard while growing up. This is also considered trouble to the internal health as low self- regard leads to various problems in life.
Ways to deal with emotional abusive parents
1* Learn how recognizing abuse can help you.
When your parents are emotionally abusing you, it can be hard to separate the feelings that the abuse causes from the abuse itself. For illustration, if you do n’t realize your parents are abusing you, you may start to feel bad about yourself because you ’re taking their abusive words or actions to heart. Remind yourself that once you learn to identify abusive actions, you can start to
Recognize that what’s happening isn’t your fault.
Put more applicable emotional distance between yourself and your abusive parents.
Take control of your own responses to the situation.
Understand why your parents bear the way they do and recognize that this behavior
comes from them, not from you.
Get the help that you need to manage with the abuse and start to feel more.
2* Consider whether you constantly get the silent treatment.
Parents who pull down from their children and do n’t give them with the emotional closeness they need are engaging in a form of child abuse.
Does your parent ignore you when you ’ve done something to upset them, show little interest in your conditioning and feelings, or try to play it off as your fault when they part themselves from you?
Love and affection are not effects you should have to bargain for. This is abusive.
3* Notice your parent humiliating you or putting you down.
The abuser might try to pass it off as a joke, but this type of abuse is no laughing matter.However, belittles you in front of other people, or dismisses your ideas or concern, If your parent constantly makes fun of you. There’s a thin line between discipline, teasing and abuse.
For illustration, if your dad
says,” You are such a loser. I swear, you can not do anything right,” this is verbal abuse.
Your parent may do this in isolation or in front of others, causing you to feel bad about yourself.
4* Ask yourself if your parents accuse you or blame you for things often .
Some abusers have unrealistically high prospects of their victims, but refuse to admit any wrong doing themselves. People who engage in this kind of abuse may find ways to blame you for anything and everything, even things no reasonable person would blame you for. They may tell you that you ’re the cause of their problems so they can avoid taking responsibility for themselves and their feelings.They also hold you personal responsible for their feelings.
For case, if your mama blames you for being born because she had to abandon her singing career, she’s blaming you for something that was not your fault.
however,” that is blaming you for their incapability to manage, If your parents say their marriage fell apart” because of the kids
Blaming someone for things they did not do is an abusive fashion.
5* Determine whether you frequently feel controlled by your parent.
They gets angry when you make your own opinions, or dismisses your capacities and autonomy, If your parent tries to control every little thing you do.
People who engage in this type of abuse frequently treat their victims like subordinates who are unable of making good choices or taking responsibility for themselves.
Your parent may try to make opinions for you. For case, your mama might visit your high school and ask your guidance counselor about a council you did not want to apply to.
Your parent may feel explosively that they’re just” parenting,” but this is abusive
How to Escape Abusive Parents
1* Get support
Reach out to friends and relatives to know how they can support you when you leave your Abusive parents.
Unfortunately, abusers are really good at segregating you from forming meaningful relationship, so you might not have anyone to reach out to.However, you can also find people online who used to be in a similar situation as you for tips, advice, If that’s the case.
You can also try reaching associations or charities that work with abused individualities to connect with people and resources that can help you.
2* Save as much money as you can
A big reason you may be stuck with your abusive parents is that you ’re financially dependent on them. But this isn’t your fault.
Numerous abusers designedly created this dynamic with their children so their children will always have to rely on them. It might be hard for other people to understand or sympathize when they see you “ using ” off your parents.
However, it’s important for you to learn to be independent. To be able to achieve independence is to make money for yourself.
However, do your best to save as much as you can, If you presently have a job. intimately open an account for yourself and deposit money into it. Don’t let your parent know about it.
Try to look for a job if you do n’t have a form of steady income.However, try to work odd jobs( e, If you ’re unfit to due to your parents ’control.g. babysitting, training, canine walking) while your parents are n’t home. Or find a remote job where you can work discreetly.
READ ALSO: EMOTIONAL ABUSE FROM HUSBAND
3* Arrange for a place to live
Once you have enough money saved up with rather a steady income and decent credit, you can look at places to rent for yourself. Or you can find a roommate.
However, maybe you can move in with someone you trust that’s willing to take you in for the time being or as a roommate, If that’s not possible.
But surely have a stable place ready before you actually leave because you do n’t want to end up on the streets. While shelters are options, they aren’t sustainable for the long term. They’re also not the safest, so it’s still best to have a safe and stable place ready.
4*Do n’t say you ’re leaving
And if you actually stay, their abuse will probably get worse because “ how dare you try to leave ”.
Remember, they ’ve been abusive this whole time. No matter what they say or promise or do, do n’t fall for it. Abusive people don’t change.
5* Don’t go back
Once you ’ve managed to leave, your parents might use every technique possible to try to get you back. Do n’t forget that they can be expert manipulators.
Even if you’re struggling on your own, it’s likely best not to go back because again, if you return, it’ll probably be worse than it was.
However, set some boundaries, If you choose to remain in contact with your parents. But just because you’re suitable to interact with them OK does n’t mean you can live with them.
Living with someone is fully different than simply hanging out or talking to them.
6* Remind yourself why you left
There might be times when you may feel tempted to return to your parents. You ’ve known them your whole life and you ’ve depended on them. But whenever that feeling comes up, remind yourself why you left.
Write things down if you need to think about all the abusive behavior
you ’ve endured from them. Or look back at the record you kept of all the abusive things they ’ve said or done to you. Remind yourself why you need to leave that behind
Thanks for reading, please share to educate others and don’t forget to like and comment your opinion in the comment section. See you next time and have a good day.

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New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The development signals that the Manhattan district attorney’s office was moving toward seeking charges as a result of its two-year investigation, which included a lengthy legal battle to obtain Trump’s tax records.
The person familiar with the matter was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity. The news was first reported by The Washington Post.
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Feminists are waging war on Facebook? I didn’t know, but I’m hardly surprised. Here’s Cathy Young with some of the latest:
Another leader of the initiative, Huffington Post columnist Soraya Chemaly, can be—to put it charitably—overzealous in her vigilance toward allegedly misogynistic expression. In an April column, Chemaly not only cheered a University of Connecticut student who had criticized the school’s revamped Husky Dog logo as too mean-looking and thus “terrifying” to women, but made a bizarre new charge: that UConn’s mascot was based on a “popular rape meme” on the Internet.
Chemaly was referring to “Insanity Wolf,” a series of user-made graphics with texts describing extremely dumb and/or psychopathic acts—from “Wanna know how a flamethrower works? Come closer!” to “Grandpa has fallen and he can’t get up: Finish him”—on a background image of a snarling wolf. A few of these deliberately outrageous jokes are about rape or domestic violence; others mock child abduction, cannibalism, murder of male victims and (male) self-injury, especially genital mutilation. “Insanity Wolf” is not a “rape meme,” and its only resemblance to the UConn Husky logo is that each features a canine head.
People post this pictures on Facebook, therefore Facebook is guilty of… something.
Anyway, we now live in an age where strong women demonstrate their strength by becoming self-proclaimed victims of damn near anything. And where independence means pressuring everything and everybody to move in drab lockstep together.
Is there anything, just one damn issue, where vile progressives don’t engage in the most obvious and spiteful projection?


Traditionally the grey squirrel has attempted to drive its red relative away, forcing them into hiding but now the battle has intensified thanks to the more widespread addition of the black squirrel.
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States of Being: the elemental importance of water
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This video is called Taking Action for African Lions: Behind the Schemes, Episode 11.
From Biodiversity and Conservation journal, December 2012:
The size of savannah Africa: a lion’s (Panthera leo) view
We define African savannahs as being those areas that receive between 300 and 1,500 mm of rain annually. This broad definition encompasses a variety of habitats. Thus defined, savannahs comprise 13.5 million km2 and encompass most of the present range of the African lion (Panthera leo).
Dense human populations and extensive conversion of land to human use preclude use by lions. Using high-resolution satellite imagery and human population density data we define lion areas, places that likely have resident lion populations.
In 1960, 11.9 million km2 of these savannahs had fewer than 25 people per km2. The comparable area shrank to 9.7 million km2 by 2000. Areas of savannah Africa with few people have shrunk considerably in the last 50 years and human population projections suggest they will likely shrink significantly in the next 40.
The current extent of free-ranging lion populations is 3.4 million km2 or about 25 % of savannah area. Habitats across this area are fragmented; all available data indicate that between 32,000 and 35,000 free-ranging lions live in 67 lion areas. Although these numbers are similar to previous estimates, they are geographically more comprehensive. There is abundant evidence of widespread declines and local extinctions.
Under the criteria we outline, ten lion areas qualify as lion strongholds: four in East Africa and six in Southern Africa.
Approximately 24,000 lions are in strongholds, with an additional 4,000 in potential ones. However, over 6,000 lions are in populations of doubtful long-term viability. Lion populations in West and Central Africa are acutely threatened with many recent, local extinctions even in nominally protected areas.
- Lions Face Shrinking Savannahs in Africa (livescience.com)
- Lion populations dropping in Africa (toledoblade.com)
- African savannah — and its lions — declining at alarming rates (eurekalert.org)
- Study: African lion populations decreasing as humans overtake habitats (ctvnews.ca)
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Yes, though savannah is a better habitat for them than jungle 🙂
Thank you so much for this post about African lions and for the video!
You know how much I love lions and how much I am dedicated to them!
You are welcome, like always, Arlen!
If I will find something else interesting about lions, then I will post it.
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As the digital age continues to evolve, the demand for data storage has skyrocketed, making the expansion of data centers a critical focus for the tech industry. Self-storage solutions are emerging as a pivotal ally in this expansion effort, offering a unique blend of flexibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability. These facilities, traditionally used for personal and business storage needs, are now finding a new purpose in housing data center operations. This shift is driven by the growing need to process, store, and secure vast amounts of digital information generated by businesses and consumers alike. As we delve into the role of self-storage in data center expansion, we uncover how this unconventional partnership is setting the stage for a new era in data management and accessibility.
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Underage drug and alcohol abuse continues to remain a large problem in the United States. Among today’s youth, alcohol continues to remain the most widely used drug with roughly six out of every ten 12th grade students having consumed alcohol at least once, and 25% having done so before 8th grade. Here are some more shocking statistics about the scope of underage drug and alcohol abuse in the United States.
- Alcohol abuse is responsible for more than 4,300 deaths among underage youth each year, and costs the U.S. $24 billion in economic costs in 2010
- In 2013, there were approximately 119,000 emergency room visits for underage drinking.
- In 2016, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 19% of youth aged 12 to 20 years old drank alcohol with 12% reporting binge drinking in the past 30 days.
- Adolescents who start drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to become dependent on alcohol later in their lives.
When it comes to preventing underage drug and alcohol abuse, there are many programs currently in place attempting to make a difference. However, many youth still become addicted every year to harmful substances. Our younger population is especially susceptible to the negative consequences of consuming these substances.
What is a Recovery School?
The Association of Recovery Schools is a national advocacy group for the establishment of secondary and post-secondary educational institutions meant to help students overcome addiction and complete their education. According to their website, a recovery school is defined as any school that provides academic services to students with a history of substance abuse or dependency who are working a plan of recovery along with therapeutic assistance for students to help them maintain sobriety.
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation doesn’t end the day you step out of an inpatient facility. For most people, the path of sobriety is a never-ending road that is with them their whole lives. Urges and cravings pop up and pass now and again and it is important in those moments to remember the reasons you got sober in the first place.
According to the association, research has shown that roughly 8 out of 10 students who return to their home schools after being discharged from a treatment program will relapse within the first year. Unfortunately, high school and college environments are not the most ideal places for adolescents who are struggling with substance abuse, especially considering the strains of peer pressure, academic pressure, hormonal changes, and more.
Recovery schools give students the chance to remove themselves from the influence of people, places, and things that may cause them to use. One large study on recovery schools has shown that students who enroll in an ARS recovery school for at least 3 months sustain longer periods of abstinence and report decreased negative feelings and a decline in the urge to use.
The Need for Recovery Schools
Research has shown that brain development is a process that continues well into a person’s twenties. One of the last parts to grow and fully mature is the frontal lobe, responsible for impulse control and critical decision-making capabilities. Early exposure to alcohol or mind altering substances in a person’s teens can bring serious harm to this development with the risk of stunting growth.
According to the National Institute on Mental Health, the body and brain are not as equipped to handle the effects of alcohol as they will be later in life. With poor impulse control, it’s no surprise that on average, underage drinkers consume more alcohol per occasion than older drinkers.
Marijuana and Inhalants
Data from the latest surveys on teenage drug use have shown that the prevalence of marijuana has increased by 1.3% across all middle to high school grade levels between 2016-2017, likely owing to increasing legislation for medical and recreational use of marijuana along with a growing public tolerance and favorable view of the drug. The index use of all illicit substances increased by a slight percentage point, but inhalants, which include any drug that can be consumed through inhaling, rose by a staggering 2% overall. This is significant because it is the first rise in inhalant usage since 2013.
The use of prescription psychotherapeutic drugs outside of medicinal purposes has achieved a steady decline since 2009. These types of drugs, typically administered in clinical settings, include sedatives, amphetamines, and antidepressants. Misuse of these prescription drugs has dropped from a high of 17% in 2005 to 11% in 2017. This number likely remains high due to a perception of these drugs being useful for medicinal purposes.
Among high school seniors, past year misuse of pain medication, excluding heroin, decreased to 4.2% in 2017. The past-year misuse of Vicodin decreased from a peak of 10.5% in 2003 to 2.0% in 2017, and Oxycontin misuse has decreased from the peak rate of 5.5% in 2005 to 2.7% in 2017. Furthermore, students in the 12th grade believe that opioids are harder to obtain than in the past. In 2010, 54% of students in 12th grade believed that these drugs were easily accessible, as compared to 35.8% in 2017.
Unfortunately, the rate of opioid usage is twice as high among older adolescents and young adults aged 18 to 25 than it is in younger age groups. Given the epidemic of these types of drugs use among older adults, it’s good to see that the levels of usage among youth have decreased steadily, but there is still a worrying trend in young adults getting hooked on opioid painkillers.
Vaping and Hookah
Vaping is the inhalation of vapor using devices such as e-cigarettes, Juuls, e-pens, and vapes. Vaping has seen a continual rise in usage until last year, where thirty-day prevalence of vaping fell to 6%, 11%, and 13% in grades 8, 10, and 12. Despite this decline, vaping levels remain substantially higher than the use of any other tobacco product. The percentage of students who associate vaping with great risk increased slightly as well. Hookah, the famous water method of smoking tobacco, has been steadily increasing among youth in the past ten years; however, annual prevalence decreased to 10% in 2017 from 20% in 2016.
Recovery High Schools
With so much potential exposure to harmful substances, it is inevitable that some students wind up getting hooked on drugs and alcohol. Recovery high schools (RHSs) are place where students struggling with substance abuse can be provided post-treatment education and recovery support.
A 2017 study by Vanderbilt University associate professor Andy Finch and other researchers showed that students in recovery schools were significantly more likely than those not in such schools to report being off drugs and alcohol six months after they were first surveyed. And the average reported absences among the 134 recovery school students in the study was lower than the other students.
With such promising results it is surprising that more people are not aware of this type of education. Recovery schools first started appearing in the late 1970’s and now roughly 40 exist across the nation. With the opioid crisis grabbing national headlines, the number of these schools and enrollment has been increasing.
Historically, there has been a significant treatment gap for those in adolescence who get hooked on drugs and alcohol. With less financial freedom and obligations to school, adolescents often get passed over for treatment with parents preferring to handle their child’s situation on their own. When adolescents do receive treatment, they may not be getting the kind of treatment that is specifically tailored to their age group, with counselors who cannot relate to their unique situation.
According to professor Finch, about 85% of current recovery schools are publicly funded or receive some type of public subsidy, with the rest being privately run, affiliated with religious organizations, or offered in tandem with traditional treatment centers. In Delaware, advocates for recovery schools attempted to start a public recovery school in 2018 but were unsuccessful in securing the funding needed. One local school district offered to provide the facilities and equipment, but it proved too difficult to secure the $2 million needed to cover the cost of staff.
Still, many proponents of these schools point to the positive benefits of the program as worth the costs. After all, the earlier that a student gets hooked on substances, the more likely they are to continue abusing. In traditional high school settings, the temptations and peer pressures to use drugs are also higher. By engaging students with other kids in recovery, kids can build a supportive community.
The success of these schools is predicated on the community. When students are surrounded by faculty and other students who are supportive of recovery, it feeds into itself. However, faculty at schools like Interagency at Queen Anne, based in Seattle, find themselves running into the same troubles as they would any other school. Some students may be far behind in course credits and some do not always respond well to authority.
Interagency is part of a network of alternative public schools across the nation. Known as Interagency Academy, these public school campuses also serve homeless and incarcerated youths. Unfortunately, these types of campuses can sometimes draw condemnation from neighbors who fear that students will sell drugs in their neighborhood. In reality, these schools are much safer and more sober than their traditional counterparts.
What is Recovery School Like?
Recovery schools are all unique, but most follow similar scheduling and programs. At Bridge Way Recovery School in Pennsylvania, students participate in group and individual counseling sessions, receive an individualized program that includes structured events and after-school meetings, and undergo random drug testing. Unlike traditional high school, recovery is a focal point of many of the classes at Bridge Way and other recovery schools.
Another network, APEX, is also spreading the valuable benefits of recovery schools to other states. APEX, Academic and Personal Excellence, Recovery School was created by Rochester Public Schools during the 2016-2017 school year. The program offers students battling with addiction and education curriculum that aims to fill credit haps while limiting the temptations to use again. The school also offers showers, laundry facilities, and food to help with at-risk students.
Says one APEX teacher, “We work really hard to be the most stable place in their life, even if they come to us like puppies in a barrel. Kicking students out is a natural part of the recovery process, but no student is ever permanently excluded from attending, barring some extreme circumstances. While the school is not keen on giving up on any students, there are still expectations about how much effort students must put in if they choose to attend.
Some students at APEX only attend for a few weeks in order to get sober and keep their grades on track. Others stay all the way through to finishing high school. Substance abuse and mental health problems often occur at the same time, which is why the school also makes use of a mental health professional onsite at the Alternative Learning Center and a licensed drug counselor on staff at all times.
If you are getting out of drug or alcohol treatment, it may be a good time to reevaluate some of your social relationships. If given a positive influence, friends and family can be instrumental in helping you stay sober. However, if they don’t agree with or a judgmental of your new lifestyle change, they may enable you to use again. Choosing these relationships wisely is important, and it may be beneficial to seek out new friends who are sober, friends who can help you stay on your own sober path. At Landmark Recovery, we have inpatient and outpatient rehab with knowledgeable staff who are dedicated to helping you get back to a healthy lifestyle. If you are interested in learning more about treatment options, please reach out to our admissions team today.
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Frank Keefe: “Lowell is a beacon for the rest of the Commonwealth”
The concluding session of the 2010 “Public Matters: Empowering Lowell’s Leaders” program took place this evening at Middlesex Community College. Urban planning guru Frank Keefe (Lowell’s chief city planner a long time ago) was the keynote speaker. I found his remarks fascinating, uplifting and, to anyone interested in Lowell’s developmental trajectory over the past 40 years, invaluable.
Keefe said that when he first got to Lowell, the prevailing “vision of Lowell” was “amorphous and divided” with at least one scenario advocating the demolition of all remaining mill buildings with the resulting rubble used to fill-in the canals. He praised the city council that killed the plan to extend the Lowell Connector through the Back Central Street Neighborhood but said a key event came when Richard Nixon killed funding for Urban Renewal in 1973. Without Federal funds, there was no way to finance the demolition and rebuilding plans.
The turning point within the city came with the establishment of the Centerl City Committee. Up to that point, “the politics of patronage and negativity prevailed” but Central City brought together representatives of every sector of Lowell and forced folks to grapple with a shared vision for the future of the city. That committee decided that Lowell should find its future in its past. Keefe explained that up until that point, historical preservation was all about the colonial era with all available funding going to Federalist buildings and Revolutionary War sites. The notion of spending preservation dollars in a gritty industrial city such as Lowell was unheard of.
Keefe gives Pat Mogan much of the credit for the selected strategy. Mogan said that after hearing incessant negativity from parents about their community, it was no wonder that kids grew up wanting to leave. By teaching young people to respect, embrace and have pride in their past, the kids would stick around.
As for the tactics employed, Keefe described a unique “Lowell formula” which consisted of (1) a shared vision arrived at by consensus building with every constituency and (2) every city agency following complementary policies (by which he meant the shared vision identified the specific missions of each city department and each of those missions advanced the overall vision).
Keefe said the results have been “magical” and that Lowell has done these “complementary projects” better than any other city for the past forty years. He said Lowell had long ago mastered the knack of “getting stuff from the state.” Before Lowell, state parks were in forested areas such in Carlisle; Lowell proposed and got a “Heritage State Park” in the middle of the city. Community colleges were another example: before Lowell they were in sparsely populated areas unlike any shared image of “community.” In Lowell, the community college is in the middle of the city.
Lowell also benefited through the years from being the target of affection of two powerful politicians: Mike Dukakis and Paul Tsongas. Keefe explained that Dukakis’s father was a graduate of Lowell High School who went on to Harvard and Harvard Medical School. Consequently, “Dukakis loved Lowell.” Tsongas added two key features: (1) he made sure that the private sector was “fully engaged” and (2) helped create the Lowell Plan and the LFDC who were active partners in all subsequent developments. Tsongas also recognized that there had to be an emphasis on culture, the arts and education.
The result of all this effort was “a new politics” that valued “projects not patronage” all of which was sustained by the leadership and cooperation of the city council, city managers, and city planners. “No other city in the Commonwealth has had the sustained vision and commitment that Lowell has had.” Keefe closed by speculating how tempting it must be for state and Federal politicians to say “Lowell’s done well and gotten its share; no let’s help another city.” But Keefe emphatically urged that that temptation be resisted. “Lowell is a beacon” he said “that must be sustained as a role model for the rest of the cities in the Commonwealth.”
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What a great night. As a student enrolled in Public Matters 2010 I would recommend it to anyone that wants to know more about Lowell’s past, get involved in the present, and is committed to its future. We learned of Lowell’s success from so many people, and we also learned more about ourselves as individuals and what important stories we have, and finally the story of ‘us’…and how that ‘us’ can work toward continuing that success story. I’m inspired!
I know Frank called it the Central City Committee but it was (and is) the Center City Committee, established in 1972. It was the beginning of the public-private partnership followed by the Lowell Development and Financial Corpo (LDFC) in 1975 and the Lowell PLan in 1979.
At the Innovative Cities Conference, Adam Baacke mentioned the continuing challenge of the “gap” in fostering re-development in Lowell. The level of investment required for re-development is not all that much different in Lowell vs. Boston, but the return on investment is much higher in Boston due to the higher prices and rents that Boston real estate realizes. The City has done well in reducing the investment demands through historic preservation grants, thereby reducing that gap. These renewed historic properties then form a basis for further investment, but with the “gap” a continual challenge. The complete build-out of the Hamilton Canal District wil face that challenge. What options does the City have to plug the gap to spur the investments required to complete that job? Maybe incentives such as that provided by the Renewal Community designation can get us over that hump, and once the investment is completed the lower costs associated with location in Lowell should hold us in good stead for future competiiveness, especially with a strong educational presence in the City.
“Lowell and the New Urbanism”
Yes … the Tully, Dukakis, Tsongas connection was huge in Lowell’s revival back in the day … and the vision has evolved. Except for one thing … Paul was quarterback on a team focused on bringing major businesses to the Lowell area.
Lowell’s success will not crystalize via the Hamilton Canal District alone, but needs a central business district such as along Morrisette Blvd. that bridges downtown resources and UML’s ongoing initiatives focused on bringing modern day research, development and manufacturing opportunities to the City. The corridor is largely underutilized, with some incredible amenities built in.
Marty Meehan was in a great position to be the modern day Paul Tsongas, and it’s true we’ve lost a great deal of the political clout that Mr. Keefe cites in his post: Ted Kennedy, Steve Panagiotakos and Marty himself in his former life as a US Rep. These are big shoes to fill. We shouldn’t be resting on our laurels. Marty’s doing a phenomenal job in nurturing Lowell’s potential as a modern day college town with great prospects.
The effectiveness of the Lowell Plan, Center City Committee and Lowell Financial Development Corp. has waned a bit. Pay attention to the political “communities” now growing in neighborhoods. If this new brand of leadership can organize, and, coordinate collectively via consensus building; Lowell can be the regional, national and international economic development leader that Adam Baacke often speaks about. But to achieve this, Lowell needs modern day visionaries who can run point.
Perhaps Marty will run again.

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Global Advanced Research Journal of Agricultural Science (GARJAS) ISSN: 2315-5094
November 2018 Vol. 7(11): pp. 340-347
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Grain Quality Evaluation of Selected Rice Varieties in the Philippines
Jesse Jay O. Villanueva1*, Leonilo B. Abella2, Paolo L. Aragones3, Rhona Nińa R. Reyes3, Maria Theresa M. Escosia4, Ruth Berry O. Magpantay4, Rhea dC. Mallari4, Hervin Errol T. Mendoza4, Jevalyne S. Vienes4, Adonis A. Yanos4, Richard B. Rapisura5, and Jose S. Valmorida6
1Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Mindanao State University Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
2College of Agriculture, Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
3Cargill Philippines Inc., Quezon City, Philippines.
4Instuitute of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Bańos, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines.
5Bounty Fresh Food Inc., Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Philippines.
6Department of Food Science, College of Human Ecology, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
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In 14 selected rice samples, NSIC Rc 222 had high (14.70%) moisture content that lead to low grain or seed quality. Both PSB Rc 22 (77.0%) and M-19 (77.0%) of brown rice had good to premium milling recovery. Chalky grains of selected rice varieties within grade 1 to premium classification are Laon mahilab (5.0%), Vita rice (3%), Brown rice (3%), M-19 (2.0%), M-20 (1.0%), Matador long grain (1.0%) and Jasmine rice (0.0%). Rough rice had extra-long and slender classification whereas all of the milled rice and brown rice had long and slender classification. Rice varieties had high gelatinization temperatures are Iniput ibon, NSIC Rc 23, M1 14 DS, Sinandomeng, PSB Rc 22, NSIC Rc 122, M-19, M-20, Brown rice, and Laon mahilab however, NSIC Rc 240, Jasmine rice, Vita rice, and Matador long grain had low gelatinization temperature. Most of low gelatinization temperature rice had high amylose content, except for matador long grain whereas high gelatinization temperature rice had intermediate amylose content, low to intermediate, high amylose content and intermediate to high amylose content. Majority of the selected rice varieties had a value of 1.1 (50%) and 1.2 (50%) water uptake ratios (fresh) and most of staled water uptake ratio had a value of 1.2 (64%) and 1.1 (36%). Among the selected rice varieties, NSIC Rc 240 had high Instron hardness for staled (4.44) and fresh (6.99) than M-1 14 DS while PSB Rc 122 had lower RVA setback and consistency.
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One thing is certain—artists do not like to be put into a box. This is the message producers Qoiet and AFK are pushing with their new collaborative Glass Prison EP. The three-track collection pushes the genre's boundaries, exploring the sounds of emo, bass, and vocal-driven dubstep. Feeling angsty? This is the EP for you.
The pair opens with the track "wait GRAVE," which combines emotive key work with an evocative beat and vocal structure. It opens to crisp stabs and padded synths that will have your neighbors reporting you for noise violations. "shut DOWN" features screamo style vocals and rippling wobbles that may or may not break your speakers. "faded GLASS" is perhaps the star of the EP, as it is the most emotionally driven song that speaks on how individuals have to go through huge pressures to go down their own unique path. They compare it to an animal living in a cage.
Qoiet hails from Northern Germany and has garnered a reputation as a unique and diverse artist crossing over metal in both his production and vocal work. Denver-based AKF has been contributing heavy, destructive tunes to the bass music community for years now. He's received support from some of the biggest names in the bass industry, including Excision, Zomboy, Jauz, and Getter. These two artists will definitely be ones to keep on your watch list.


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Harward turns down national security adviser job. Who's next on Trump's list?
Vice Admiral Robert Harward has turned down the post. President Trump has indicated he has four other names on his list.
With Michael Flynn out and Vice Admiral Robert Harward turning down the job, many are asking: Who will be President Trump’s new national security adviser?
There are two other names rumored to be front-runners: Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg and retired Gen. David Petraeus.
Mr. Trump said in a post on Twitter on Friday he was weighing four potential candidates for national security advisor.
"General Keith Kellogg, who I have known for a long time, is very much in play for NSA – as are three others," he tweeted, without naming the other candidates.
Lt. Gen. Kellogg was named as acting National Security Advisor following Mr. Flynn's resignation on February 13. Before taking over for Flynn, Kellogg was named chief of staff and executive secretary of the National Security Council, an important supporting role. Kellogg was in the military for 36 years, including serving in the Army in Vietnam and as a Special Forces officer in Cambodia. He also served as chief operation officer for Baghdad's provision government in the early 2000s.
Trump is also reportedly considering General Petraeus, whom he previously considered for secretary of State before giving the position to Rex Tillerson, the former chief executive officer of oil and gas multinational ExxonMobil. During his almost four-decade tenure in the US Army, Petraeus served as Commanding General of coalition forces in Iraq from 2007 to 2008. In 2011, Petraeus was confirmed unanimously by the Senate as CIA director. But he resigned in 2012, following an extra-marital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell, during which he had given Ms. Broadwell access to classified information.
Two others reportedly being considered for the national security adviser post are Gen. James Jones, the former supreme allied commander in Europe who served as national security adviser to Obama from 2009 to 2010; and Gen. Keith Alexander, former National Security Agency chief.
Harward, a former Navy SEAL and deputy commander of US Central Command under Trump’s current defense secretary, Gen. James Mattis, issued a statement Thursday confirming the nomination, and the explained why he felt he needed to turn the position down.
The Trump administration was “very accommodating to my needs, both professionally and personally,” Harward told the Associated Press. “It’s purely a personal issue for me. I’m in a unique position finally after being in the military for 40 years to enjoy some personal time.”
A friend of Harward’s told CNN that the retired vice admiral turned down the position because of the chaotic nature of Trump’s White House.
On Friday, meanwhile, the White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, told Fox News that Harward's family "didn't sign off" on him taking the job.
"That's all it is," Priebus said.
And as NPR’s Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman noted, taking over the role of NSA would be an especially challenging position in the Trump administration.
“You have a president that doesn’t have a lot of background in national security or really governing. And then you have people freelancing, like political strategist Steve Bannon, who had a role in writing the immigration ban,” said Mr. Bowman. “So it’s going to be hard for someone to take that job, very tough.”
Harward would have replaced Flynn, whom Trump appointed as his national security adviser on Nov. 18. After 23 days on the job, Flynn resigned amid claims that he discussed US sanctions with the Russian ambassador to Washington, Sergey Kislyak, the same day the Obama administration announced the sanctions.
Vice President Mike Pence defended Flynn in early January, saying that the phone calls between Flynn and Ambassador Kislyak on Dec. 29 had nothing to do with the US sanctions. Resigning on Monday, Flynn admitted that he had “inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information.”
Harward’s pass on the position further puts a fire under the Trump administration to find a replacement – and fast, as The Christian Science Monitor’s Linda Feldmann noted Wednesday:
Mr. Trump’s immediate challenge is to put his presidency back on track, and that means quickly replacing Mr. Flynn with a seasoned professional who plays well with others, analysts say. Only then can the Trump administration begin to fully address all the foreign policy and national security matters on its plate.
The position of national security adviser is a linchpin for foreign policy, working in close proximity to the president. Past occupants of the job, Henry Kissinger (who advised Presidents Nixon and Ford), Brent Scowcroft (who advised Presidents Ford and George H.W. Bush), and Zbigniew Brzezinski (who advised President Carter) are all giants of foreign policy thought.
This report contains material from the Associated Press and Reuters.


Xerox Corp. will open a North Carolina technology center employing about 600 people.
A North Carolina committee on Tuesday approved state and local incentives that could be worth more than $13 million to choose a site in the Raleigh suburb of Cary.
State business recruiters said Xerox also considered its headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, and facilities in the Rochester, New York, area. (Xerox still has about 3,000 employees in Webster)
According to the Triangle Business Journal, Xerox received incentive offers from both New York and Connecticut, but picked Cary.
A spokesperson for Xerox notes that Webster is already a ‘Center of Excellence.’ Caroline Gransee-Linsey released this statement from the company:
"The new center of excellence in the Raleigh area joins three others in North America including Webster, Palo Alto and Toronto as part of our focus on building a digital-first Xerox for the future. We are increasing manufacturing work on hardware and toner in Webster, as well as working with state and local officials to identify ways to invest and revitalize the overall campus there."
Xerox plans to pay an average of $113,000 a year at its fourth North American tech center as it moves some executives to North Carolina and hires IT specialists locally.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.


WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that clamps down on Web sites engaging in online piracy and counterfeiting by broadening the authority of the U.S. Justice Department.
The legislation would give new tools to luxury firms and apparel brands that have already spent millions of dollars battling counterfeiters to now go after complicit Web sites.
“While the current PROTECT IP Act is a significant improvement over previous attempts at legislation to shut down rogue Web sites that sell counterfeit goods, the U.S. apparel and footwear industry believes this bill can be made stronger,” said Kevin Burke, president and chief executive officer of the American Apparel & Footwear Association. “We are pleased that language has been included to allow law enforcement the ability to share information with rights holders.”
The bill cracks down on Internet sites engaging in illegal piracy and counterfeiting that are often foreign owned and operated. It would give the Department of Justice authority to file civil action in federal court against sites dedicated to selling infringing goods and services and counterfeits, and provide enhanced tools to clamp down on those sites by cutting them off from the U.S. market.
It also authorizes the U.S. Attorney General and rights holders that are victims of the infringement to bring action against a “rogue site,” whether domestic or foreign. If the court issues a cease-and-desist order, the rights holder and government are authorized to serve that order on payment processors and online advertising networks, to “cut off financial viability of the criminal activity.”
A coalition of apparel brands, retailers and industry trade groups threw their support behind the legislation in a letter sent to senators on Wednesday. In addition, AAFA, the Outdoor Industry Association and International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition are spearheading a lobbying effort for additional provisions in the yet-to-be introduced House bill and are planning to meet with members of the House Judiciary Committee here June 7 and 8.
The bill will advance to the Senate for a vote, but it is unclear whether leadership will take it up. The House is expected to introduce a companion bill in the coming weeks.
Etro’s show, titled “The Tree of Life,” was a celebration of the house’s 50th anniversary. “My father founded the company in 1968, which was the year of counterculture and psychedelia. It’s really a show that celebrates that and the paisley design of India and its origin,” said Veronica Etro. #wwdfashion #mfw #ss18 (📷: @delphineachard)
For @msgm’s spring 2018 show, creative director @massimogiorgetti said “Words, sounds, colors. Synthesis and therapy of a collection,” were the inspirations behind the collection, showing today. Read the rest of Milan spring 2018 inspirations on WWD.com. #mfw #wwdfashion #ss18
For her first solo album in over 10 years, Fergie tapped Carine Roitfeld, Mert and Marcus, Giovanni Bianco and more to create a fashion-focused video approach for the record, Double Dutchess. "Giovanni really helped me get back in touch with my tomboy side, my hardside," said the singer. #wwdeye #wwdfashion ( : @slovekinpics)
“Volumes and Graphic Art of the Nineties are the main inspirations of the new Aquilano.Rimondi SS 2018 collection,” said cocreative directors Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi. #wwdfashion #mfw #ss18


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Coarse- and fine-scale plant species mixtures to optimize green roof ecosystem functioning
Green roofs provide ecosystem services in cities. The role of plant species choice to maximize green roof benefits is now a major research area for many horticultural scientists and urban ecologists. Past work indicates that increasing species diversity on green roofs can improve ecosystem functioning. These studies were carried out in modular, replicated extensive green roof systems (substrate depth <15 cm) and use unplanted modules as controls. It was shown that the positive effects of plant diversity are related to plant-plant interactions; combining sets of monocultures did not have the same effect on ecosystem functions. On green roofs, where many plant species are often deployed in monospecific patches, the implication is that while roof-level plant diversity may be high the improvement of ecosystem services that related to growth, biomass production and canopy characteristics may only occur when the species are planted in mixtures at fine spatial scales. In contrast, spatial heterogeneity in soil and canopy characteristics was higher among monocultures of 9-15 species compared with fine-scale mixtures of the same species. This is likely due to the species-specific effects on the local environment; in fine-scale mixtures where multiple species share space in close proximity, the effects of any one species are likely diluted. A testable hypothesis is proposed that different ecosystem services should be maximized by mixed plantings at different spatial scales. The "mixture of monoculture patches", which is already adopted by many horticulturists, could maximize habitat heterogeneity so that a green roof designed in this way might increase the number of associated animal species using the roof. In contrast, fine-scale mixtures seem to maximize functions related to biological production rather than resource heterogeneity. Overall, this work emphasizes the key role of ecologists in urban horticulture and the benefits of cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Lundholm, J.T. (2017). Coarse- and fine-scale plant species mixtures to optimize green roof ecosystem functioning. Acta Hortic. 1189, 189-196
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Prudenzi, A., Graham, C. D., Rogerson, O., & O'Connor, D. B. (in press). Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Role of Psychological Flexibility and Stress-related Variables. Psychology & Health. Available at:
Flaxman, P. E., Prudenzi, A. & Zernerova, L. (In press). Acceptance and commitment training in the workplace. In Twohig, M. P., Levin, M. E., & Petersen, J. M. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oxford University Press.
Prudenzi, A., Graham, C. D., Clancy, F., Hill, D., Driscoll, R. O., Day, F., & O'Connor, D. B. (2021). Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Interventions for Improving General Distress and Work-related Distress in Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 192-202. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.084
Prudenzi, A., Graham, D. C., Flaxman, P. E., & O’Connor, D. B. (2021). Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and self-compassion. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-14. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2021.1898651
McCarrick, D., Prestwich, A., Prudenzi, A., & O'Connor, D. B. (2021). Health effects of psychological interventions for worry and rumination: A meta-analysis. Health Psychology. Available at at: https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000985
Prudenzi, A., Rooney, B., Presti, G., Lombardo, M., Lombardo, D., Messina, C., & McHugh, L. (2019). Testing the effectiveness of virtual reality as a defusion technique for coping with unwanted thoughts. Virtual Reality, 23(2), 179-185. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-018-0372-1


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Election-related lawsuits and similar matters are going to “blow up” after Christmas, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said this week.
In a self-hosted podcast episode, Giuliani told listeners that there is “considerable movement” in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin towards decertification…
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For the last couple of days, the program of this Antibes-Cala Gonone leg is a matter of adaptability. Our route is being set on a daily basis and sometimes even changes by the hour because of complicated weather conditions.
On Saturday, June 28, two days after departing from Antibes, the sampling plan foreseen by Gaby Gorsky, scientific director of the expedition, had so far been followed without a hitch. We had spent the night as planned at anchor off the island of Elba, when the latest weather data made us change our plans: a strong west wind had risen around Corsica, where we had planned to take numerous samples along the west coast. Instead, on Sunday we turned back to the east coast (towards Bastia) to spend the night at anchor. The precaution was not in vain for even though protected from the wind by the Corsican mountains, Tara was tossed all night by winds up to 45 knots under a lightning-lit sky.
The next morning, while preparing to raise anchor, a last BMS (Special Meteorological Bulletin) again changed our plans. A strong gale was forecast that would churn up the surface and prevent our sampling in the area. A decision was taken quickly to stay put for one more day, and take advantage of these few hours on board without sampling.“This will let us recuperate from the fatigue of the last few days, and have a little more time to take care of the boat,” explains Samuel Audrain, the captain. It’s also an opportunity for the sailors to go ashore to buy small parts for repairing the desalinator, the fridge and the boat’s electrical system.
This day at anchor was also a godsend from a scientific point of view. “We took stock of the last few days and carried out some maintenance on the equipment,” detailed Stéphanie Petit, the scientist in charge of the leg. “For my part, I updated all of the sampling data and solved a problem with the liquid nitrogen. The time certainly wasn’t wasted”. This forced pause was also an opportunity to email Gaby Gorsky, scientific director of the expedition, to confer on the rest of the program. After considering a possible return towards Elba Island, it was decided to sample further off-shore. But that evening, having raised anchor and sailed away from the coast, the first sampling yielded almost nothing: limited plankton and virtually no plastic.
With the waves, and the sea swept by wind for 24 hours, the surface seemed deserted. ”Even when we don’t collect anything, it’s interesting,” says Stephanie. “This allows us to better understand the factors influencing plastic distribution.” We had to wait several hours and go a few miles further out to sea, towing the net late into the night, to get samples loaded with plastic particles. But this Tuesday, weather reports again announced disturbances coming our way. It’s still difficult to know where we will be sampling in the days to come. Right now only one thing is certain: we’ll be at Cala Gonone, Sardinia on Saturday, without knowing what route we’ll take to get there.


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This book presents an attempt to understand the nature of technical artefacts and the way they come into being. Its primary focus is the kind of technical artefacts designed and produced by modern engineering. In spite of their pervasive influence on human thinking and doing, and therefore on the modern human condition, a philosophical analysis of technical artefacts and engineering design is lacking. Among the questions addressed are: How do technical artefacts fit into the furniture of the universe? In what sense are they different from objects from the natural world, or from the social world? What kind of activity is engineering design and what does it mean to say that technical artefacts are the embodiment of a design? Does it make sense to consider technical artefacts to be morally good or bad by themselves because of the way they influence human life? The book advances the thesis that technical artefacts, conceived of as physical constructions with a technical function, have a dual nature; they are hybrid objects combining physical and intentional features. It proposes a theory of technical functions and technical artefact kinds that does justice to this dual nature, analyses engineering design from the dual nature point of view, and argues that technical artefacts, because of their dual nature, have inherent moral significance.
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"We booked this restaurant for our birthday celebration whilst in Dubai. We had originally booked a table for 9.30pm after our visit to the Burj Kalifa and the fountains, on our return from the Burj you pass the entrance to the Armani Deli (my advice visit the deli on your return from the Burj as you otherwise you have a long walk or a taxi ride to the main hotel entrance in the marina. We had amazing service and a personal tour of the restaurant by Bradley who made us feel very special. Our view of the dancing fountains was amazing and we once again had fantastic service from Prasanna and Tomas who took care of our personal requests. The food was great and every course was authentic Italian and lots of it. The cleanliness was brilliant throughout the restaurant. Thanks so much for the birthday surprise. I would recommend this restaurant to all."See more

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Pavement fans are about to have the option to own even more of the somewhat short-lived band’s material. Pavement – The Secret History Vol. 1 is coming this August 11 on Matador, and will be chock full of the band’s b-sides, unreleased session tracks, Peel sessions, and material from a 1992 live show. All of the songs on the record are from the group’s Slanted And Enchanted era, meaning fans of that record–one of the band’s best—will find much to discover. Additionally, 25 of the 30 tracks on the double LP have never been released on vinyl before (though they’re on the Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe CD) and the record’s liner notes include essays from both Stephen Malkmus and Spiral Stairs, as well as notes from the group’s label, management, and pals.
The Secret History Vol. 1 is just the first in a five-volume series coming from Pavement, with the idea being that every official Pavement record should have a shadowy companion album full of unreleased and rare material. There are no release dates for the next four records yet.