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Endocrine and well-being profiles shape psychosexual health and menopausal symptoms after menopause
Over the past five years, Inger Sundström Poromaa has received an unrestricted grant from Gedeon Richter for studies on hormonal contraceptives. In addition, she has received lecture fees from Gedeon Richter, Bayer A/G, Exeltis and Astellas. All other authors declared no competing interest. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.
The Getty Weaves Together Decades of Mexican Photography
"Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography," which opened at the Getty Center in Los Angeles on September 1 and will remain on view through January 3, brings together nearly a century of photographic work made in Mexico between the late 1920s and 2010s. The exhibition includes the work of thirteen photographers and traces connections across generations by exploring the use of shared subjects and visual styles as they relate to shifts in Mexico's broader cultural history.
Poor Will’s Almanack for the fifth week of deep summer
Our local environment is linked to the rest of the universe in ways even more astonishing and exciting than those conceived by ancient astrologers. Percy Seymour The Phases of the Moon - July June 29: The Firefly Moon is Full. July 7: The Moon enters its final quarter. July 14: The Katydid Moon is new. July 21: The Moon enters its second quarter. July 29: The Moon is full The Sun The Sun reaches almost a fourth of the way to autumn equinox this week.
CATHY POULOS CAPTURING LIFE'S QUIET MOMENTS
Cathy Poulos is a celebrated Wilmington artist known for her vibrant, evocative works that capture the beauty of everyday life. Her inspiration often stems from plein air painting events with fellow local artists, where she embraces the challenge of capturing fleeting moments in changing light. With a keen eye for the ordinary—whether it’s a child in motion or a pet basking in sunlight—Poulos finds beauty in the simplicity of daily routines.
FROM SANTE FE TO WILMINGTON: A Journey of Art, Passion, and Personal Collections.
Trish and Ric Rioux's journey into the world of art collecting began almost three decades ago during a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they stumbled upon their first original pieces of art. What started as a serendipitous encounter on Canyon Road led to a deep and evolving passion for collecting art, a passion that has shaped their home and lives over the years.
FROM EDUCATION TO ABSTRACT ART: Kate Robinson's Journey to Making Art Her Career
Kate Robinson, a self-taught abstract painter, has always been drawn to art, from childhood memories of losing herself in creative expression to her early recognition in high school. After spending years in education and health care sales, a life-changing moment in art class pushed her to pursue her true passion—painting. Today, Robinson creates stunning abstract pieces that not only serve as focal points in homes and offices but also convey messages of hope, joy, and growth.
FINDING HARMONY THROUGH ART: The Creative Journey of Jack Hurley
In the world of art, few things are as powerful as the emotional connection between the artist and the viewer. For Jack Hurley, painting is not just about creating—it’s about finding harmony and balance, and inviting others to experience those same feelings. Whether capturing the grace of a dancer, the serenity of nature, or the majesty of wildlife, Hurley’s work reflects his deep connection to the world around him.
FROM TEACHER TO FULL TIME ARTIST: The Inspiring Journey of Janet Sessoms
Janet Sessoms' artistic journey began at the age of eight in a small town in North Carolina, where her first oil painting lessons sparked a lifelong passion for art. Though her path to becoming a full-time artist was unconventional—starting with a college degree in home economics and a rewarding 22-year career in education—her dedication to art has never wavered.
CHASING LIGHT AND COMMUNITY The Artistic Journey of Ann Hair
Ann Hair’s journey to becoming an award-winning artist is as vibrant and dynamic as the landscapes she paints. With over 25 years of experience, she’s built a career around capturing the beauty of nature, particularly the coastal scenes of North Carolina. From the bustling world of advertising and interior design to teaching and ultimately plein air painting, Hair’s evolution as an artist is a testament to the power of following your passion, no matter where life leads you.
ARTIST DAN BECK'S IMPRESSIONS
Dan Beck says impressionistic painting was his first love, but when he began his career as an artist, he hardly saw any contemporary examples of people pursuing traditional painting professionally. Because of this, he didn’t consider it a “real” possibility until years later when, by chance, he saw a pamphlet highlighting ten contemporary impressionist painters. Story By Sara Beck Flipping through the pamphlet, he was impressed.
What Fires Together, Wires Together: The Effect of Idiomatic Co-Occurrence on Lexical Networks
1. Introduction Idioms, such as “to bury the hatchet” (meaning to end a conflict), form an important part of the native speaker’s phrasal vocabulary, which is frequently used in everyday communication (Pawley and Syder 1983). One of the key questions in psycholinguistic research on idioms concerns how this knowledge is represented and accessed by the language user. Hybrid theories of idiom representation and processing (e.g., Cacciari and Tabossi 1988; Titone and Connine 1999; Sprenger et al.
This N' That: 11/23/2020 — Musée Magazine
Nov 23 Nov 23 This N' That: 11/23/2020 Photo by Reno Laithienne on Unsplash By Sara Beck. Museums begin to announce COVID-19 closures amidst rising infection rates. With COVID-19 rates climbing higher throughout the nation, a number of museums have made the decision to close down for a second time. Beginning November 23rd, the Smithsonian will close all of its Washington, DC facilities—its New York City museums have not reopened since they initially shut their doors in early March.
I Draw, She Colors & Glorious. Sturdy. Green.
by Sara Beck I Draw, She Colors I draw, she colors. We’re a team that way. She tells me my hands and faces are just ok, and I say, “Did you know dance is not all ballet? There’s salsa and modern and you’d love flamenco with rainbow skirts and strappy shoes and guitars that dance too. Who knew?” And she says, “Mama, will you draw me a queen?
Your Roadmap to AI and ML Deployments
Sara Beck, Machine Learning Solution Principal, Slalom Commentary Don't adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning without having a real business problem to solve. Here are some ways to help build the right use cases. As the hype around artificial intelligence hits an all-time high, it is more important now than ever before for enterprises to find practical use cases for AI and machine learning deployments.
Joggling the Marathon: 3 Beanbags and 26.2 Miles
Photo Jack Hirschowitz said he has always been a natural at juggling, it's the running that's the hard part of joggling for him. When the Fort Wadsworth cannon sounds on Nov. 4, propelling more than 47,000 marathon runners across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge for the New York City Marathon, Jack Hirschowitz’s first strides will be charged by the steady pulse of three white spheres, looping like electrons orbiting around an invisible core. “It’s mayhem at the start,” said Hirschowitz, a psychiatrist.
Waiting on the Wind
Neighborhood Joint Situated along South Oyster Bay in Amityville on Long Island, the NY Kite Center has functioned as a kiteboarding school, gear shop and repair center since 2008. Sept. 11, 2014 On a late August afternoon, an adventurous group gathered on the second floor of a wind-battered former seaplane factory, eager to fly. They wiggled into their wet suits, tethered themselves to harnesses and inspected their winglike kites. There was only one thing left to do: wait for the wind.
Lives Overlap on the Track in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park
A 49-year-old man built more like a wrestler than a runner, Galvan grew up in Williamsburg, and in the 1970s competed in the mile and two-mile events for Automotive High School. In the winter, the runners practiced indoors and often got sick from gas fumes, he said, so when spring rolled around, he and his teammates could not wait to hit the track.
Study finds children think flexibly about gender identity
Children may think more flexibly about gender identities than previously thought, according to a study by Vanderbilt researchers. Peabody College of education and human development, led a first-of-its kind study that examined children’s reactions to a genderless character on the Amazon children’s television program Annedroids. The live-action series features “PAL,” a human-like android programmed to choose its own gender by a young scientist named Anne.
Greenwich Village Zombies Rise From a Grave of Debt
All said, she owed more than $50,000, and that was before paying herself for a year’s work. “This year it’s about bringing back New York from the dead,” Ms. Fleming explained. “Whether it’s New York after Sandy or the Village after darkness. And we’re also bringing back the old puppets.” To do that, she had to think beyond her usual fund-raising methods: seeking grants, selling T-shirts and securing commercial sponsorships.
The New York Times
Before a panel of five judges, participants will have three minutes to perform five required postures and two of their choice. In the youth division, participants ages 11 to 17 will perform six postures. The top two finishers in each group — men, women and youth — will move on to the Bishnu Charan Ghosh Cup, the international championship held in June in Los Angeles. In Sanskrit, yoga means to connect or bind together. Body with mind. Breath with movement. Inner with outer.
The Brotherhood of the Wind
Gentle scarves, kangaroo rats, black leather, the Grand Canyon, enameled mugs, tufa, Heritage Softails, wind, blood & soaring eagles. Photos by Piotr Redlinski For now there is only sky. The blue expanse of it. That gorgeous unending sameness. A thin cloud wisps into view like smoke that rings out of a tailpipe. I stare at it, amazed by how it drifts and shifts, changes form and disappears. It is light in its structure and so gentle that I might have imagined it.
10 Ways to Ensure Your Next Family Road Trip is a Success
What comes to mind when you think family road trip? For me, it’s squabbling kids and things going wrong – the things that TV shows are made of. What if I told you road trips could be awesome with a bit of prep work? With trepidation, we broke in our first minivan by taking our seven-, four-, and one-year-old on a road trip from Calgary to Vancouver Island. I was surprised at the amazing family memory it has become.
Why I Hated, Then Loved, the Motherhood Facebook Challenge
Remember that Motherhood Challenge on Facebook a while back? Women were supposed to post pictures about how happy they were to be moms and then tag a few friends to do the same. As someone who regularly writes about the flip side of blissful parenting, I didn’t like that the campaign promoted more of the same one-dimensional image: smiling, happy, shiny moms.
Pura Vida: A Need to Travel, so the Baby Travels Too
Everyone around here calls it the pink beach. Aura says it’s because of all the crushed shells and how the sand is cut through with specks of quartz. It creates a kind of high-frequency energy that attracts seekers. It’s hard to get to, she says. You have to hike through a forest of Guanacaste and Ceiba trees, heliconia flowers and wild ginger. The silk floss tree with its thorny trunk lines a steep rocky path toward the ocean.
Maha Rose in Greenpoint Offers Yoga, and Laughter Therapy, Too
Slide Show | Many Paths to Finding Peace Maha Rose in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, offers traditional therapies, such as yoga and meditation, but also unconventional ones, like crystal bowl sound baths and tarot card readings. On a hot August night, a hand slipped through an opening in the white, floor-to-ceiling curtains of the main healing room at the Maha Rose Center for Healing. Red fingernails beckoned participants into the dimly lit incense haze of the Temple of Love.
36 Hours in Montpelier, Vt. (Published 2012)
36 Hours From left, a bird's-eye view of the town, the Black Door, Coffee Corner and a performing goat at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks.Credit...Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times Aug. 22, 2012 TUCKED away in a tangle of wilderness and clinging to the edges of the Winooski and North Branch Rivers, Montpelier, Vt., with a population of about 8,000, is one of the smallest state capitals in the country, but it is also among the most forward-thinking.
Yoga Is Not Just Posing as Sport at World Event (Published 2012)
LOS ANGELES — Silence prevailed during the yoga asana routines of the ninth annual Bishnu Charan Ghosh Cup — except for one distinct sound: the low engine rumble of airplanes lifting off and landing at the Los Angeles airport. This international competition has made the noise of momentum, too, but just where it is heading is hard to predict. Will it become a sport recognized on the Olympic stage as Rajashree Choudhury, the founder of USA Yoga and the International Yoga Sports Federation, hopes?
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