In any case, I highly recommend it for its exploration of solitude and for the innocent and inquisitive character of Piranesi, and his harrowing journey of discovery.The Women’s prize-winning novel from the Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell author deposits listeners into “the House”, a mysterious building where the sea laps through the lower floors, clouds gather in the upper halls and birds swoop along corridors lined with statues. I suspect it was a thought-experiment and not the prime inspiration behind the novel. If Clarke tried to make a point about lost knowledge and ancient world views, then it is quite understated and not fully explored. If there is one critique to make it would be that it feels a bit incomplete at the end. He pulls us through the shattering of world-views. Clarke sidesteps this trap by returning to Piranesi and his emotional journey. This feels like a loss diminishing the House – and in extension the book.įor a moment I feared a repeat of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, which started great but the eventual explanations for the mystery box were rather trite. The more Clarke explains, the more I have to adjust my own theories to smaller and smaller mystery, as if I’m being forced into a funnel. Before soon the book starts presenting its own explanations in bits and pieces (no spoilers), while the potential for metaphor was as endless as the House itself. For me as reader, understanding the metaphor, reducing the splendour of mystery, would pinpoint the story so much that the House would be no more than decor. The “World” has its own value and therein lies the key. Piranesi stops believing that the search for this knowledge has value because it would diminish the House. But Piranesi cannot identify with the Other. We can identify with both: we follow Piranesi and we observe the House and its mystery, as the Other does. As do we, the readers, who try to understand this too. The “Other” also investigates the House in search for secret knowledge, for understanding the House. In a sense, the book might be a therapeutic exercise for her and for all who struggle with the pandemic lockdowns. This is informed by Clarke’s experiences with chronic fatigue syndrome, which kept her cut off from the world, with her own house her world. His story is also an involving portrayal of isolation and solitude. He’s a well-meaning inquisitive person with a religious humility and deference towards the House. The character Piranesi makes this book work so well. The whole thing screams Extended Metaphor. We are taken with Piranesi and follow his research into this odd environment, because both him and us are eager to understand this situation. The novel works as a tantalising mystery box. Even the House can be regarded as an “other”. In Susanna Clarke’s story, the man named “Other” studies Piranesi and his environs with a professional detachment. Especially when the “Other” is a term in psychoanalysis (see Jacques Lacan) in which the psychoanalyst must be situated in place of the Other in relation to the client. The man Piranesi (I’ll just call the main character Piranesi for clarity) regards himself a scientist and tries to catalogue the endless halls and statues, and to be fair, what else should he be doing with his life? He’s stuck there, and there are hints that he arrived there at some point in the past and that there may be an outside world, but his memory is lacking. He isn’t Piranesi, but he’s called Piranesi by the only other human being that inhabits this world, a man called “the Other”. The halls of the House appear to be endless and are filled with statues. Piranesi starts with a man trapped in an endless labyrinthine House that’s much like the above etchings. Let’s look at some right now.Ĭlaustrophobic and beautiful, aren’t they. The real life Giovanni Piranesi was an Italian artist from the 18th century, famous especially for his etchings of labyrinthine environments, which he called prisons.
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We are upgrading the elevator controller to ensure continued safe, convenient service. The elevator at 63rd (Red Line) is temporarily out-of-service. Separate entry for each direction: Howard-bnd enter thru old entrance 95th-bnd enter on Bway north of Bryn Mawr. Surveillance video from a nearby gas station shows bystanders jumping into action to try and save his life, even calling on a nearby state trooper to help. New, temporary Bryn Mawr station is open. The teen wasn't able to make it too far before collapsing across from the Red Line station at Yale & 63rd. CHICAGO (WLS) - Chicago police releasing new surveillance video of a suspect after a teen was shot on a CTA red line train in Chinatown early Sunday morning. Argyle Red Line Sun, 12:01 AM to TBD Argyle Temporary Station and Entrance Opens Special Note The current Argyle station entrance is closed. Purple Line Express trains continue to make only express stops between Howard and Belmont. Police said everyone involved, including the victim, ran away. Service Change Red and Purple line trains share tracks btwn Thorndale and Belmont. "When that person is leaving, they placed the gun somewhere and one of the other individuals in the group that was with that individual picks up that apparent weapon." "At that point, the person who appears to be being robbed takes out a knife, stabs that person with the gun," Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said. You tap your card once to enter the station, are deducted the fare (2.50) and that’s it. Chicago uses a single turnstile system with a fixed fare. Bigger picture: Chicago neighborhoods continue to be segregated as other American. There are 90 more Black Chicagoans nowadays in redlined communities compared to the surrounding area. Teenager Cody Muller says he is thriving in Key Financial Results. State of play: The practice of housing discrimination is outlawed, but a WBEZ report in 2020 showed that modern-day redlining is still happening in Chicago. Transfers (covered more below) to other L lines, CTA buses, or Pace buses, cost 25 cents for two rides in two hours. The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery Monday night. Red Line Runs from Howard Street on the north city limits to 95th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side via the State Street Subway. in the 200-block of West 63rd Street, police said the boy was armed with a gun and was a part of a group of seven people who were attempting to rob a person on the train, Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said. Rides from O’Hare International Airport cost 5. A 15-year-old boy was killed in a stabbing that started out as an attempted robbery on a CTA Red Line train on the South Side Monday, Chicago police said.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - A 15-year-old boy was killed in a stabbing that started out as an attempted robbery on a CTA Red Line train on the South Side Monday, Chicago police said.Īt about 3:04 a.m. PLCL nanofibers have been demonstrated to support the growth and proliferation of many cell types while showing inadequate cell affinity due to its hydrophobicity and the absence of recognition sites for cell adhesion 26. Poly(L-lactic acid-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) are a copolymer of L-lactic acid and ε-caprolactone whose mechanical properties and degradation rate can be controlled and changed by the relative composition of monomers 25. SF has been extensively used in biomedical applications such as sutures, drug delivery matrices, and 3D scaffolds for ligament, bone, cartilage, fat, neural, cardiac, ocular, bladder and vasculature engineering 24. 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To this date, no efficient treatment without side effects or risk of recurrence is available. The lifetime risk for undergoing POP surgery is estimated to 11.1–19% with a risk of further reoperation up to 30% 22. This disorder can lead to pelvic organ prolapse (POP) seen as a herniation of the bladder, uterus or intestines into the vagina 21. Half of the female population over the age of 50 experiences disorders of the pelvic floor caused by weakening and rupture of supportive connective tissue sheet or fascia 20. 19 both demonstrated CTGF loaded 3D scaffold was capable of fostering fibroblastic differentiation in vitro. Our previous study 18 and the study reported by Tong et al. Until recently, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) or CCN2, a member of CCN family 15 has been identified to sufficiently direct MSCs differentiation towards fibroblasts 16 and promote connective tissue healing in a rodent injury model 17. In association with TGFβ1, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP-2) were known to induce the differentiation of MSCs into chondrocytes 14. The differentiation of MSCs into mesenchymal lineage is known to be controlled by diverse transcription factors and signaling cascades such as Hedgehog 11, NEL-like protein 1 (NELL-1) 12 and β catenin-dependent Wnt 13. Previous studies have shown FGF-2 or basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) to be able to increase rat, rabbit, canine and human MSCs proliferation and maintains their multilineage differentiation potential during in vitro expansion 7, 8, 9, 10.Īpart from the expansion, the prospect of controlling MSC differentiation is a crucial regulatory and clinical requirement. Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are a family of growth factors involved in many functions such as cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation and are critically important in tissue development, maintenance and wound repair 6. Some cytokines have been identified to enhance the proliferation of MSCs, such as Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) through the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling 4, Transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) inducing the rapid nuclear translocation of β-catenin in a Smad3-dependent manner 5. However, MSCs survival and incorporation at the graft are still crucial issues for transplantations. These characteristics make them an attractive candidate for biological cell-based tissue repair approaches 3. It has also been suggested that they can modulate the host immune responses when transplanted 2. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be efficiently isolated from adult bone marrow, are capable of extended proliferation and hold the potential to differentiate into mesenchymal lineages including osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes 1. 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Not only is the service an excellent source for finding the right pharmacy, doctor or mental health professional for one, but also offers actionable health information backed by an extensively researched and curated repository of healthcare-related information. Your.MD is one of the world’s most popular platforms to search for the right medical health service provider and was awarded the prestigious UNESCO/Netexplo “innovations that can improve society” In 2017. SmartBot360 takes a far-reaching approach where its offerings benefit everyone involved in the healthcare value delivery funnel at every stage. SmartBot360 aims to automate repetitive tasks to free up medical professionals so they can focus on providing a better quality of healthcare to the patients, while at the same time, offer instant support to website visitors. SmartBot360 provides tailored bots that engage the patient and ask them about their symptoms, conditions, medical history amongst all pertinent information to provide an initial diagnosis and connect the user with the medical professional in question to share that information with the registered practitioner (made possible thanks to SmartBot360’s HIPAA compliance) to schedule an appointment if deemed necessary. An enterprise-centric offering by disposition, SmartBot360 is a healthcare marketing and patient engagement chatbot aimed at healthcare service providers. SmartBot360 is the most interesting offering amongst all the ones on this list for it has a very future-forward holistic approach towards revolutionizing healthcare. Even Google's own Greg Corrado, who worked on Med-PaLM 2, voiced concerns: "I don't feel that this kind of technology is yet at a place where I would want it in my family's healthcare journey." However, Google wants to guarantee the accuracy and dependability of the data produced by Med-PaLM 2 by using carefully vetted sets of medical expert demonstrations.Chatbots: Transforming the insurance customer experience SmartBot360 The accuracy of responses and medical guidance will be an important barometer for Med-PaLM 2's scalability. In the future, healthcare companies might be able to deploy customized versions of the AI utility, but that's not yet possible at this time. On the data gathering front, Google has ensured that customers like Mayo Clinic who test Med-PaLM 2 will retain full control of their data and that it will not be accessible to Google. In addition to answering medical questions, the tool will be used to summarize documents and help parse large amounts of health data. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Mayo Clinic, among other institutions, began conducting extensive real-world testing of Med-PaLM 2 in April, highlighting its potential impact on the healthcare landscape (via The Verge). Look For a Coveted 8 am Breakfast Reservation On the day, the staff at Be Our Guest will use your MagicBands or a Magical Rose handed out when you check-in to determine where you are in the restaurant and viola, the food you pre-ordered magically shows-up at your table! Its a great option for those wanting to avoid the kiosks or who want to expedite the dining process.ģ. Here you can preselect items for all members in your dining party. This will take you to an online version of the Be Our Guest menu. Next to your Be Our Guest reservation you will see a pre-order button. Simply head to the list of your dining reservations. That’s why it pays to know that if you’re dining Quick Service (breakfast or lunch) at Be Our Guest you can actually pre-order your food up to 30-days in advance using the My Disney Experience App. When dining at Disney, a lot of visitors don’t like meals to eat into precious theme park time. Order Your Food In Advance Using Your My Disney Experience App (Breakfast and Lunch) Seating for breakfast and lunch is on a first-come, first-served basis meaning you pick where you sit once you’ve finished the ordering process. However, guests dining at Be Our Guest the quick service ways must fetch your own drinks, silverware etc. Your orders are placed before you take your seats (either online or at one of the kiosks as you walk in) and is still delivered to your table. Not only does this mean that you can enjoy entrees at a fraction of the cost but those on the Disney Dining Plans can conserve your Table Service Credits as booking for lunch or dinner will only set each member of your party back 1 Quick Service Credit. However, if you’re new to the Disney dining game you may not realize that booking for Breakfast or Lunch is considered quick service dining. Consider Booking for Breakfast Or Lunchīe Our Guest has all of the appeal of one of Disney’s luxurious Table Service eateries. With that in mind we’ve created 10 helpful tips when it comes to planning a visit to Be Our Guest.ġ. However, there are some tips and tricks to feasting at this coveted eatery. Is it worth it? We here at MickeyBlog certainly think so. In fact, no other eatery at Walt Disney World creates a fervor quite like this New Fantasyland restaurant set in a replica of Beast’s castle from Beauty and the Beast. We were impressed by the quality, however.Planning a visit to the “Happiest Place on Earth” and including a visit to Magic Kingdom’s Be Our Guest Restaurant is a Disney World rite of passage. Probably not, but mostly because the vegan choices were too sweet for our taste. The surprise sweet breads were the best part, although this made the meal quite heavy on starch and sugar, but still delicious! The fruit was a good sized portion with a nice variety. The waffles were the standard “allergy” (non-Mickey) waffles found elsewhere in the park. My husband (also vegan) and I were pleasantly surprised to each receive a plate of allergy-flagged slices of sweet breads.I asked the server if the loaves were vegan, after checking he told us that they were! The breads were from Erin McKenna Bakery NYC and included lemon cake with icing, a chocolate chip loaf, and a cinnamon sugar toasty loaf. Erin McKenna’s Bakery LoavesĪ few minutes later, our food arrived. One of our dining partners chose a table in the Beast’s West Wing. This room is smaller, dark, and richly themed and even includes thunder, lightning, and a portrait that shifts from Prince to Beast. We paid and were given a magical rose, which would help our server find our table. I asked the Cast Member if the waffles were vegan, and she told us yes. Upon arriving, we were directed to the pre-order line. We pre-ordered waffles and fruit and hoped for the best! When checking off allergies for milk and eggs, an option for waffles and fruit appeared. We had planned to speak to a chef upon arrival, but noticed a pre-order option when logged into My Disney Experience. The regular adult menu did not have any vegan offerings, however, on the children’s menu, there is oatmeal offered with soymilk, which may be vegan. Image from DisneyFoodBlogīe Our Guest recently started serving a quick service breakfast, and we were lucky enough to get an early morning reservation. This is the only restaurant where you can find alcohol inside the Magic Kingdom. The cuisine is French themed and French wine and beer are available at dinner. During breakfast and lunch hours, Be Our Guest is quick-service, but functions as a table-service restaurant for dinner. It is quite large, with three uniquely themed rooms featuring an elegant ballroom and the west wing of the castle. Have you watched Beauty and the Beast and been jealous of Beast’s Castle? Well now you can experience it at Be Our Guest restaurant in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. This review reflects our experience in April of 2015. However, these tools are completely passé these days. There is no match to the beauty and finesse that one can get when writing with a quill or a feather. Wondering how to get a similar, bold effect for your presentation or website? Download these Vector Illustrator brush set and you can design up to 64 different styles of bold lines and curves in varying shades and hues. 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The Board of Commissioners also recognized the Divine Nine during Black History Month with a three-week series spotlighting three fraternities and sororities each week on social media:įebruary 5: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternityįebruary 12: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternityįebruary 19: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity On Friday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m., everyone is invited to join with local Divine Nine chapter representatives and members of the Union County Board of County Commissioners to honor the historically Black sororities and fraternities that shaped significant figures in Black history, including Vice President Kamala Harris.ĭuring the Black & Divine Awards event, the Board of Commissioners will present awards honoring the role each organization has played in fostering public service, leadership, citizenship, brotherhood and sisterhood. “We are all very proud to shine a light on leaders who make a difference in our community.” “By recognizing the achievers of today we can continue to build on the progress won by the heroes of the past,” said Commissioner Andrea Staten. 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Coming up on February 26 is a special event honoring local chapters of the Divine Nine historically Black sororities and fraternities.Īll events are open to the public and are presented online in accordance with COVID-19 safety rules. Union County, NJ – The Union County Board of County Commissioners is celebrating Black History Month with a series of virtual events highlighting the achievements and contributions of Black leaders in Union County and beyond. Successfully completing it will allow you to gain more rewards at the end of the lesson, including points for the House Cup. 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