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The relationship between the number of rows (n) and the number of columns (p) is important for choosing which predictive modeling techniques to use when providing predictive analytics solutions. If n < p, there’s always a risk that a relevant predictor found in the training data set will not be reproducible. In addition, some predictive modeling techniques such as multiple linear regression (and multivariate regression analysis for more than one outcome variables) or linear discriminant analysis cannot be directly used when n < p. Yet, some models such as regression tree, classification tree, random forest and the k nearest neighbors algorithm (KNNs) can be used directly when n < p.

When p is big, i.e., when there’re many predictors, we’re almost guaranteed to have some of them correlated. Predictive models such as partial least squares regression manages correlated predictors by default but is more stable if the predictors are on similar scales. Recursive partitioning such as tree based models has a less stable partitioning structure when facing correlated predictors but is immune to predictors of different scales.

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Arithmetic, zeros, and nodal domains on the sphere

27 May 2015  ·  Magee Michael ·

We obtain lower bounds for the number of nodal domains of Hecke eigenfunctions on the sphere. Assuming the generalized Lindelof hypothesis we prove that the number of nodal domains of any Hecke eigenfunction grows with the eigenvalue of the Laplacian... By a very different method, we show unconditionally that the average number of nodal domains of degree l Hecke eigenfunctions grows significantly faster than the uniform growth obtained under Lindelof. read more

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• $d\in\mathbb N$
  • $\Lambda\subseteq\mathbb R^d$ be nonnempty and open
  • $\langle\;\cdot\;,\;\cdot\;\rangle:=\langle\;\cdot\;,\;\cdot\;\rangle_{L^2(\Lambda,\:\mathbb R^d)}$

I've found a thesis where the author is suggesting (see Algorithm 3.1 on page 26) the scheme $$\langle u^n-u^{n-1},v\rangle+k\nu\sum_{i=1}^d\langle\nabla u^n,\nabla v\rangle+k\langle(u^n\cdot\nabla)u^n,v\rangle\color{red}{-k\langle p^n,\nabla\cdot v\rangle+\frac k2\langle(\nabla\cdot u^n)u^n,v\rangle}=k\langle f^n,v\rangle\tag1$$ for the time discretization of the (stochastic) Navier-Stokes equation (the stochastic forcing is omitted in $(1)$) $$u'-\nu\Delta u+(u\cdot\nabla)u+\nabla p=f+g(u)\dot W\tag2$$. Above $u^n=u(t_n)$, $p^n=p(t_n)$, $f^n=f(t_n)$ and $(t_n)_n$ is an equidistant partition of the time interval of size $k>0$.

What is the idea behind the red terms in $(1)$?

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    $\begingroup$ The first term in red is obtained by integration by parts of the pressure term (multiplied by test function $v$ ) in 2. $\endgroup$ – Piyush Grover Feb 24 '17 at 22:11
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    $\begingroup$ The second terms is intended to enforce incompressibility of $u$ $\endgroup$ – Piyush Grover Feb 24 '17 at 22:17
  • $\begingroup$ @PiyushGrover The first term is clear, but how does the second term enforce incompressibility? Instead of the second term, I had expected $$k\langle(u^n\cdot\nabla)u^n,v\rangle\;.$$ Why don't we use that? (And let me note that one obviously uses this relation.) $\endgroup$ – 0xbadf00d Feb 24 '17 at 22:29
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    $\begingroup$ That term is already present (third term in black) in 3. $\endgroup$ – Piyush Grover Feb 24 '17 at 22:52

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First Birthday Not Celebrated

January 18th is a date that I will never forget. I remembering celebrating this date every year for the past 5 years. In the past I would think about this date for months prior to the actual date. I would plan every detail of a present to be something that I thought would be significant and just the right touch of how much I cared. I would think ahead of time what would be the best thing to say to him on this date.

Though this year this date has a little different memory in my head. I remember the heart break shortly after this date. Even though it’s been over a year it still stings at every thought of this time in my life. I thought we would have a future ahead and things would ultimately be the way I wanted. I had no idea that January 20th would come, and I would be sobbing my eyes out from my first real cut at my heart. That’s the date that everything changed. I knew this day could potentially happen, but at the same time I was optimistic and didn’t expect it. Even when it did happen I didn’t believe the truth. I thought there were still a chance that he didn’t mean what he said. I continued to make the excuses for him even though I shouldn’t have been.

After this date he suddenly disappeared out my life for a good while, which looking back I am thankful for. I know if I was still running into him at the usual places it would have made it even harder for me to move on. During this time it was the longest we had ever went without seeing each other. Though this period in my life was hard I learned to accept the situation and how to move on to other possibilities.

I hope one day I get to the point where these dates just become a date like every other day of the year. That I don’t look back on what could have been different. I can tell I’m getting closer to being able to forgetting these dates. I almost forgot this year, but in my heart something still told me that this date was significant.

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  • “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” ~Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV
  • “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit” ~Psalm 34:18 NIV
  • “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” ~Isaiah 41:10 NIV
  • “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” ~Matthew 11:28 NIV

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ELEMENTS OF CHESS Available Again!

I’m very happy to announce that after resolving some minor printing issues, Elements of Chess is available again. You can purchase your copy here. This book is great for anybody with an interest in Chess. It’s aimed at beginning to intermediate players, but players of all levels will find lots of information well organized, clearly written, and illustrated with carefully chosen diagrams.

Elements of Chess has been years in the making. I wrote it around 2005 while helping to coach a high school chess team. A few years later I had it edited. After that, the book sat dormant for a few more year before I started work on publishing the book independently. A lot of effort has gone into making this the best book possible for beginning to intermediate players. Buy a copy and let me know what you think.

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The Powerful Battle Plan to Bring Family & Friends Back to Church

by Matthew Leonard
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If I had a nickel for every time I’m approached at a speaking event or via email by someone lamenting their spouse, children, or friends who have left the Church…well, let’s just say I’d have a lot of nickels.

It’s heartbreaking.

All of us know someone who has left the faith (or never fully grasped it to begin with). They walk away from the very source of eternal life and we’re beside ourselves as to what to do.

Out of frustration we nag, cajole, and strategically place evangelistic books on the coffee table in a desperate effort to light a spark in the heart of the wayward.

It rarely works.

So what do we do? How do we get them back? How do we get them to desire divine life and return wholeheartedly to the sacraments? First of all, we have to acknowledge that there’s no “silver bullet.” Every person has a free will. They can choose to simply reject God.

Not only that, everything…and I mean everything is a matter of grace. Repentance and salvation is the work of the Holy Spirit.

That said, as members of the Body of Christ, we have a definite, even powerful role.

In fact, I would propose that we possess a spiritual battle plan that has the ability to break through the defenses of even the most obstinate prodigal.

It’s not easy, but it’s incredibly effective.

So if you’re serious about unleashing the powerful mercy of God in your loved one’s lives, here’s a step-by-step master plan:

1. Look in the Mirror

In other words, do a self assessment and see whether or not any of your behavior is turning the other person away.

At it’s core, this means making sure that you are growing in holiness.

It means focusing on real spiritual growth that will help you to quell your anger, relieve your anxiety (which leads to the nagging and impatience), and fill you with merciful love.

Yes, it takes a fair bit of humility to realize that we might be part of the problem.

But since humility is the taproot of all virtue, it’s an absolute necessity to exercise it and take a hard look at ourselves.

And the primary way to achieve humility and holiness is number 2.

2. Pray

Millions of parents and spouses have begged St. Monica to intercede for their lost children and loved ones.

And certainly she is a powerful, powerful ally. Don’t ever stop those novenas.

But don’t forget that in order to evangelize, we must first be evangelized. We have to first focus upon ourselves and ensure that our personal relationship with the Lord is growing and maturing.

That happens primarily through prayer, particularly authentic Catholic meditation.

(If you need a free, quick start guide to Catholic meditation – Click Here.)

If we’re going to be a reservoir of love to others, we must first tap into the living waters of Christ’s love.

Growing in holiness helps us to crush our self-centered attitude and begin to put the other person first. We die to our own desires and shower others with Christ-like love.

And this is a huge point.

People don’t come into, or return to the Church because they were beaten into submission through apologetic arguments, drug by the arm, or nagged to death.

They come back because of love. They come back through relationship.

But we can’t offer a truly loving relationship without a deeply personal relationship with Love Himself.

Prayer is that relationship.

And this deep, prayerful relationship with God is supposed to take us to another level.

In fact, it’s supposed to literally make us like the One we love.

“Prayer restores man to God’s likeness and enables him to share in the power of God’s love,” says the Catechism (no. 2572). And becoming like Christ is the whole goal of the spiritual life.

But here’s where things get difficult.

If the goal of the Christian life is to become like Christ and extend his love to the rest of the world as part of his Mystical Body, what does that actually look like?

Does it only consist in asking and petitioning for those living in darkness or is there more to it?

Yes, there’s more. A lot more.

And you can sum it up in one word…

3. Sacrifice

Yep! It makes me squirm, too. But if you are serious about reclaiming lost souls, sacrifice is the key.

Because when you offer yourself up in sacrifice you’re doing exactly what Christ did on the Cross. You’re making a gift of yourself for the salvation of others.

Remember, we are a union of body of soul. We’re not simply spiritual beings. That means that if we’re going to truly make a gift of ourselves, our body must be involved.

“We love only to the degree that we are willing to suffer,” said the great Jesuit, Fr. John Hardon.

And again, Christ is the perfect example.

He was beaten, bloodied, and crucified for us. His exterior suffering was a manifestation of his interior sacrificial love. He gave it all up – body and spirit – for us.

And we are called to do the same thing.

We’re called to offer up our whole selves – body and soul – in sacrificial love.

And it’s extremely powerful not because of us, but because we’re wielding the power of Christ. Joined to him through the sacraments, we’re tapping into the saving power of the Cross, the ultimate source of sacrificial, saving love.

And realize that I’m not saying we have to go all “Rambo” on ourselves.

Even small penances – turning down the hot water in the shower for a minute and saying a Hail Mary, not having that second cup of coffee, eating all the cauliflower on your plate – can be incredibly powerful.

They are sacrifices driven by love that unleash the powerful mercy of Christ.

Of course, not only will this sacrificial love help others to conversion, it will lead to your salvation, as well.

As Christ told St. Catherine of Siena, “Those who are willing to lose their own consolation for their neighbors’ welfare receive and gain me and their neighbors…and so they enjoy the graciousness of my charity at all times.”

So there you go: Look in the mirror, pray, and sacrifice. It’s a serious battle plan that paves the way for the Holy Spirit to powerfully penetrate the hearts of our lost loved ones and move us closer to Christ, as well.

Finally, don’t get frustrated if things don’t happen right away. Conversion normally takes time. But at the end of the day, don’t forget that the Lord loves your loved ones even more than you do and desperately wants to draw them close.

God bless you!

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  1. Thanks Matthew,
    Prayer and fasting…. I am only beginning to understand fasting. I don’t think we Catholic have been taught the deeper insights of this. Would you consider this topic for SOS? Derek Prince explores the scriptural texts in such a way that reveals to me the Jewish understanding of fasting as humbling ourselves before God. What that means.
    Fasting as self humbling; Fasting practiced by Jesus; How fasting changes us;
    God keep you close.

    1. As you progress through the Science of Sainthood, you’ll start to see how the control (i.e. dampening) of our physical urges (e.g. eating) is directly related to our spiritual life. That said, yes, I’ll do some lessons on fasting in the future. God bless and thanks for being a member!

  2. Matthew, a good reminder regarding fasting. We are so diligent with prayer of petition, yet do not always consider the value of fasting. also, a look in the mirror is a very good practice.

    I am becoming more and more aware (God’s grace) of hearing myself speak especially I am irritated, impatient, or just plain tired. I do not always like what I say and especially how i say it. That to me is a good reflection. to be conscious of our speech.

    Thanks always for your ability to speak the truth on these matters.

    Veronica G

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Back to Fort Whyte Alive

I hadn’t been to Fort Whyte Alive for a few weeks, so today seemed like a good day to head over there. They didn’t make it easy though since one of the roads I travel on to get there was closed – so I had to take a longer route. But, I made it there… Continue reading Back to Fort Whyte Alive

Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboine Park

This morning I decided to make a return trip to Sturgeon Creek. I could hear lots of birds singing, but was unable to get any photos of any of them – other than some swallows who I am guessing are Bank Swallows that nest along the bank. The photos of the swallows are not great,… Continue reading Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboine Park

Fort Whyte Alive this Morning

Plenty of birds are arriving here in Manitoba after vacationing in the south over the winter. It is interesting to watch as they arrive here – some will stay for the summer and and some will head further north. I’ll be keeping my eye on the Bald Eagle nest, but not sure how much I’ll… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive this Morning

Riding Mountain National Park – day 2, part 2

After lunch I headed back out again – going into Wasagaming with a plan on walking out on the dock at Clear Lake. I didn’t even reach the highway when I saw this doe. She was looking and calling – you can see her mouth open on the last photo. I suspect she was looking… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park – day 2, part 2

Beautiful Day for a Walk

A couple of days ago, it rained all day – FINALLY.  With the sun now shining and the moisture from that rain, everything is looking so green and beautiful now.  Amazing that it took until the middle of May before we got the April showers this year. This morning, I grabbed my camera and took… Continue reading Beautiful Day for a Walk

The Birds at Lockport

I took a drive to Lockport this morning to see how the ice was on the Red River at the locks today.  Not much ice around there, but some Gulls, Geese, Crow and a  Bald Eagle entertained me while I looked. First – a co-operative Gull posed for me – then a Crow flew overhead.… Continue reading The Birds at Lockport

A Walk in the Rain

I had most of the day on my own Wednesday, since Angie had to work.  She gave me directions to a good place to walk so that was the plan.  It was pretty wet, but not raining when I woke up, so I headed out after breakfast. Of course, it started to rain within a… Continue reading A Walk in the Rain

I Went Birding

Birds are fascinating.  I look at them and try to take pictures of them all the time – but ask me what I saw, I am am often not quite sure.  I usually know what type of bird it was, but trying to narrow down to the particular bird is very hard to do. I… Continue reading I Went Birding

Geese, Ducks and a Crow

Time for a bird day.  I got quite a few Canada Geese and Mallard Duck pictures yesterday, plus a Crow from a few days earlier.  I haven’t seen another Robin since that only one I saw several days ago.  Hope he didn’t fly back south again. It is sure nice to have more life around… Continue reading Geese, Ducks and a Crow

What’s With This Weather?

According to the calendar – this is summer.  It is August, isn’t it?  I turned the air conditioner off a couple of weeks ago, which is fine.  I don’t mind if the temperature doesn’t get into the 30’s C, but it would be nice if it was in the mid 20’s or so. I had… Continue reading What’s With This Weather?


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How bad customer service can affect your sale | Mavin Real Estate

How bad customer service can affect your sale price

How bad customer service can affect your sale price

Recently I had the pleasant surprise of being the target of a mystery shopper at one of my home opens. After a few follow up calls he admitted that he wasn’t interested in the property he came to view. He told me about some of his previous negative encounters with other real estate agents and as a result he had decided to mystery shop another agent to find an agent who could communicate well and do their job properly.

One his main concerns in particular was the apparent lack of communication skills shown by some of the other agents.

For instance, one sales agent did not even bother to follow up on an enquiry. I am sure that you have experienced the same. An email or message is left with the sales person and nothing happens. In the case of the mystery shopper, it was the fact that none of the agents tried to follow up with him after he had viewed a property.

Another example is when something is promised but not delivered and it can be very simple thing. For instance, telling somebody that they will get back to you by a certain date and they do not.

It happens in other industries as well. Anybody who has applied for a job has probably experienced this in one way or the other. Have you every applied for a job, been to an interview and then you hear nothing at all from the recruitment agent or the company?

Here are 3 simple tips that will make you stand out from your competition (and colleagues too if you like):

1) Always keep your clients in the loop and meet your promised deadlines. People hate being left in the dark. Even if you only have bad news, it is better to keep your clients up to date rather than hoping that they are going to forget about it all.

2) If you promise something, keep it.

3) If you are in sales role (this includes business owners, business development managers, administration, sales reps, management, reception etc) follow up on any enquiry.Always. The only reason you are in business is because people buy your product or service. How are you going to keep your job and get paid if the business makes no money?

If you are looking to appoint a real estate agent, here are a couple of tips on mystery shopping:

  1. Attend their home open. Don’t dress up. Wear the most casual clothes you have. Provide your phone number and email address to the agent at the home open. Do they communicate with you after the home open?
  2. If they do contact you, ask a question that they are unlikely to know the answer offhand. Ask them to find out and get back to you. Do they get back to you?

….and in relation to the mystery shopper, he hasn’t bought from me yet but he did refer me to a good friend of his, so I like to think that I passed the test…

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Markus Linnenbrink

May 9 - Jul 20, 2019

Max Estrella is pleased to present Markus Linnenbrink’s (Dortmund, 1961) most recent work under the title WHOLEWIDEWORLDWONDERFUL. This is his third exhibition at the gallery, and serves to reinforce his interest in the use of color as a code to build a narrative. Pieces from Linnenbrink’s three series, that is, Drips, Drills, and Cuts, are part of this proposal for Madrid’s audience.

In a formal aspect, the exhibition presents resin as a mediator to convey the artist’s infinite chromatic palette. Processes of great precision and actions leaning towards performance grant immaculate finishes. Movement, which is innate to any liquid, is encapsulated capturing the moment in time when it became solid, with it.

From a conceptual standing point, the exhibition proposes a reflection on the passing of time. Positioned as if he were an archaeologist, Linnenbrink presents layers of color as time strata. Since his drip series –where colored resin covered photographs from his father’s archive- these pieces have portrayed the effect of the passing of time in memory. The conditions of the artist’s life, represented by the color fields, conflict with the experiences that left a mark on his father’s life, depicted by black and white images. Present time blurs that part of Linnenbrink’s life story, resulting in seemingly more pleasant memories. The new pieces of this series have left behind photographs as part of a natural process where past is completely forgotten.

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Drills and Cuts series augment the role of the artist as an archaeologist. Through perforations and carving respectively, Linnenbrink reveals the layers of color and with them the time strata. Just as if it was a glimpse into the past. A kaleidoscope of memories is clearly revealed, creating a cloud of color information, especially in his Drip series. Linnenbrink also includes a large spherical sculpture. Here he incorporates everyday objects –even his daughter’s toys- which remain submerged inside the resin, connecting once again with the discourse of the passing of time. Every piece deserves a dedicated level of attention from the public in order to enjoy and immerse in the technical complexity and the romanticism of his conceptual discourse.

Markus Linnenbrink lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He has presented solo exhibitions in the Hammer Museum of Los Angeles; the Kunstverein Gütersloh, Germany; the Markisches Museum, Witten, Germany; Museum Neue Galerie, Kassel; among others. His work is in the permanent collections of Deustche Bank and Commerzbank, Germany; Colección Olor Visual, Spain; Herzliya Museum of Art Israel; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; among many other institutions.

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January 2021 | Western Red Cedar

January 14, 2021
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January 2021 | Western Red Cedar

Our Red Cedar veneer inventory currently consists of various door and panel lengths. Typically quarter cut, Western Red Cedar veneer heartwood is generally light reddish-brown in color with straight, tight grain. Pink hues occasionally pop up and darker red or brown streaks are fairly common as well. Otherwise, Red Cedar veneer is quite uniform in color and grain structure throughout individual logs and is free of knots or other defects. In comparison to the warmer heartwood, Red Cedar sapwood is almost white. The texture is usually moderate to coarse before finishing.

Western Red Cedar provides relatively large veneer sizes

Red Cedar log yard when the trees are cut into cants for veneer production.
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Found primarily in the Pacific Northwest, Red Cedar is sometimes dwarfed by Redwood, however, this species reaches heights of over 200 feet. Trunk diameters are usually around 10 feet, but sometimes span a 20+ foot width.

Red Cedar veneer is produced mostly from square cants rather than logs because the trees are subject to extensive amounts of rot that is not usable for any wood application. However, due to the overall size of mature Red Cedar trees, the cants remain large.

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Red Cedar veneer is available in attractive lengths and widths for architectural projects calling on a consistent and natural aesthetic.

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New Zealand Film Commission

New Zealand Film Commission -  Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga

The New Zealand Film Commission provides loans and equity financing to New Zealand film-makers to assist in the development and production of feature and short films.  Active in sales and marketing of New Zealand film it also organises participation at major international film festivals and markets.

The Ministry manages the New Zealand Film Commission's relationship with the Crown and administers government funding.

Organisation Details

  • Chair - Dame Kerry Prendergast
  • Chief Executive - David Strong

Contact details

  • [email protected]
  • Tel (04) 382 7680 or 0800 659 754
  • Postal Address – PO Box 11546, Manners Street, Wellington 6142

All members of the board are appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage.  The New Zealand Film Commission Board will consist of not less than six and no more than nine persons.

Board Membership:

  • Dame Kerry Prendergast – Chair (June 2022)
  • John McCay (January 2022)
  • Paula Jalfon (January 2022)
  • Brett O’Riley (January 2022)
  • Sandra Kailahi (March 2022)
  • Ant Timpson (March 2022)
  • Pania Gray (October 2022)
  • David Wright (October 2022)

Related links

New Zealand Film Commission website

New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978

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For Human Rights Day, the UN Wants You to Add Your Voice

Human Rights Day is observed globally on December 10 each year, but this year's celebration is particularly historic.

Human Rights Day honors the foundational human rights document, which marks its 70th anniversary next year, and for the next 12 months, the UN is asking people to add their voice to the campaign.

Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, "human rights have been one of the three pillars of the United Nations, along with peace and development," said Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for Human Rights Day.

Now, for the next year, the UN wants people around the world to chime in and add their voice by recording an article from the Universal Declaration for Human Rights in their native language.

"The Add your voice project is a multilingual, collaborative effort of the United Nations (Department of Public Information and the Human Rights Office), Universal Human Rights Initiative (UHRI), and Showbox, a video-creation platform. The goal of our project is to raise awareness about the UDHR by creating a technology-enabled educational tool that can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world," the official site explains.

You can record yourself online in any of the 135 languages listed on the site, upload your video, and ultimately share it on social media. The aim of the project is to "broaden access to the Declaration to new audiences, including the millions of illiterate or visually impaired."

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End of the day reflections in New Zealand

Mark English, Freelance Medical Communications Specialist at Bellbird Medical Communications ends his #MedComms day looking out on another great view in New Zealand.

It was an early start for me today at Bellbird Medical Communications, as I had client comments on an acute myeloid leukaemia e-learning script for my regular UK client that needed to be turned around fairly quickly. I say ‘client’ but our relationship is much more than that. After working with this client for more than three years, I feel as if I am an integral part of the team. The job was fairly straight forward and given this is an e-learning script it allowed me to be creative and suggest a few funky interactive elements. Being a trained scientist used to rigid protocols, boring graphs and tables, I love it when I have the opportunity to add creative flair to a project. Other members of the Bellbird team have been involved in rapid turnaround projects for ASCO. Now that work is over, the brief reprieve has provided the opportunity for them to catch up on some administrative tasks.

I guess like a lot of people, #MedComms Day provides the opportunity to reflect on where you have come from and where you are going. I started out as a rookie medical writer in 2001 in the North West of England and now I find myself 16 years later in Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand! I also have a small and growing company with my wife and business partner, and the opportunity to work with some very experienced medical writers who share our enthusiasm for oncology. There have been lots of challenges along the way – with Brexit and the slump in the pound being a particularly memorable part of this year – but I truly love my job. If you are reading this and are thinking about moving into #MedComms, just do it! You will love it, and you never know where it may take you… perhaps, even, to the ends of the world?

Here is my token New Zealand glamour shot taken an hour ago as I sat by Lake Hawea reflecting on my day. If you are ever passing by, please do get in touch (mark.english@bellbirdmedical.com). I am always keen to have a natter and a flat white…

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MSA ideas for regionalization

Two breakout sessions, one on building concensus and one on regionalization, then words from the State Senate Chair of its Education Committee. They are rewriting the education fundings formula, but we should not expect much more money. Millionaires tax would only kick in come 2022.

Best or easiest things to regionalize:

Building Department
Animal Control
Electronic Data Management
Board of Health
Veterans services

Best reason to regionalize = The state is currently paying $$$ grants to regionalize. I saw a photo of the Cohasset, Hull, Norwell, and Hingham ACO’s $70K vehicle paid for by the state.

Worthwhile time spent at the conference today. Many more take aways.

Held at the Station Community Center, a really handsome, large, facility sized building, which is sited on the shore of a good sized lake. The building houses their P&R, COA, and clearly more.

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Researchers putting the brakes on lethal childhood cancer

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Crystal structure of Myc and Max in complex with DNA. Credit: Mark AbsturZ/Wikipedia

Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the most aggressive and lethal childhood cancers.

Although rare—about 20 to 25 new cases are diagnosed annually in the United States—there is no standard effective treatment for the disease, which is driven by of an anti-cancer protein called SNF5. The chances are very small that a child will survive a year after MRT diagnosis.

Now researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered that a pro-cancer protein, MYC, is normally inhibited by SNF5. Loss of SNF5 effectively "takes the brakes off" MYC, thus accelerating cancerous growth.

Reporting this week in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers conclude that blocking MYC could be "unexpectedly effective" in treating MRT as well as other cancers driven by inactivation of SNF5.

"One of the difficulties in treating a cancer like MRT is that it's driven by the loss of a particular protein from the tumor cell," said William Tansey, Ph.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology.

"Showing that MYC is activated by SNF5 loss identifies a target you can conceivably go after in these cancers," he said.

Tansey, co-leader of the Genome Maintenance Research Program in the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, is an internationally known expert on MYC, a family of three related proteins that are overexpressed in cancer and which contribute to an estimated 100,000 deaths annually in the United States.

MYC proteins function as transcriptional regulators, controlling the expression of thousands of genes linked to cell growth, proliferation, metabolism and genomic instability. The Tansey lab is focused on determining basic mechanisms of MYC action that can lead to new strategies to target MYC in the clinic.

Using biochemical and genomic approaches, Tansey and his colleagues demonstrated that SNF5 selectively inhibited binding of MYC to DNA, something that is required for its tumorigenic function. Accordingly, reintroduction of SNF5 into MRT cells also displaced MYC from chromatin (the complex of DNA, RNA and that form chromosomes), inhibiting pro-cancerous gene expression programs.

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Dog Eat Dog Review

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dog-eat-dog-paul-schrader-nicolas-cage-willem-dafoe-6Paul Schrader has had the privilege of being associated with some of the most important and prestigious films in history. Dog Eat Dog is not one of them. That, in just the slightest of paraphrases, was the introduction Schrader provided to his movie in remarks before its screening at the 2016 London Film Festival. The film rolled shortly thereafter, proving him absolutely correct. Dog Eat Dog is simultaneously nothing special and somewhat fascinating, the latter due to the enormous amount of talent associated with the project, starting with Schrader, but extending to a cast that features Willem Dafoe and Nicholas Cage as well as the source material for the script, a novel penned by Edward Bunker, an ex-con who starred as Mr. Blue in Reservoir Dogs and wrote the screenplay for Runaway Train.

Schrader, who penned Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, two of the greatest films in American cinema, served as director here. While there are unmistakable moments of visual genius, consistent near perfect pacing, and innumerable examples of the ability to elicit original, idiosyncratic performances, Dog Eat Dog just doesn’t work. But it’s a hellavu near miss. Almost every scene is perfect for film school deconstruction in technique, but when viewed as a continuous work, the overall product lacks the compelling narrative logic and drive that are requisite for a crime film.

And it is a crime movie for 2016 that Schrader sought to make. He wanted to pick up from where Tarantino has left us. Again, those are his words, provided in a Q&A session after the screening in London. So let us cut to the chase – the best way to see Dog Eat Dog, perhaps the only way in which a viewing can be recommended, is with commentary provided by Schrader. As it is unlikely that he plans on dropping by your neighborhood cinema or plopping down on your sofa when you stream it on demand, your best opportunity is find the video from his remarks in London.

You’ll learn how his involvement in the project, which deals with three ex-cons (Cage, Dafoe, and Christopher Matthew Cook) seeking that Holy Grail, The Big Score, but lacking the brains and the luck to pull it off, was tied to Cage. You’ll hear how Cage’s decision not to play the crazy one opened the door for Dafoe to come on board. You may wonder what led Schrader to take a role in the movie, his first acting appearance in a Hollywood career spanning over 40 years, and he’ll tell you that Marty was going to do it, but it was his birthday and they didn’t have enough left in the budget for a plane ticket for Quentin.

Schrader also shared how one of the funniest lines in the movie was an ad lib by Dafoe, who was immediately horrified by what had come out of his mouth. The moment comes during the pivotal scene in the story, when the trio’s attempt to kidnap a mobster’s infant goes bad. And throughout Schrader’s commentary and during the film itself, you’ll see and hear how one of the key figures in American movies is still in the game, still working to not only be relevant, but a step ahead. His riff on the relationship between directors of different generations and “the rules” makes it easy to overlook the flaws in his latest work.

Schrader was proud to have used a young crew, and it appears to have been a mutually beneficial experience. One can imagine them standing in up front of a film festival crowd in 10, 20 or 30 years, and recounting why the great Paul Schrader once filmed a strip club scene in black and white. And you can imagine that crowd going home and trying to find a copy of Dog Eat Dog to stream. That’s most likely the only legacy to come from this movie, but it’s not such a bad one when you think about it.

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By Aaron Berhane Eritrean journalists took part in the Book Fair of Gothenburg to increase awareness about the arrest of Eritrean journalists and...

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Eritrean journalists took part in the Book Fair of Gothenburg to increase awareness about the arrest of Eritrean journalists and particularly Dawit Isaak, a Swedish citizen, on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of their arrest.

The Gothenburg Book Fair which is the largest book fair in the Nordic region, is a literature festival, a platform of debate on political issues, freedom of speech and other international issues. Journalists, authors, artists and many intellectuals voice their opinions, deliver speeches and debate in the panel discussions to influence people and policy makers.  They held the event from September 26 to September 29.

The Book Fair and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Sweden invited the Eritrean journalists to attend the fair and shed light on the dire situation of Eritrean imprisoned journalists.

An Eritrean poet and radio journalist Yirgalem Fisseha, the head of news desk of Radio Erena Amanuel Ghirmai, a Swedish journalist, Bjorn Tunback, a dedicated advocate of Dawit Isaak,, Dawit’s brother Esayas Isaak, Martin Schibbye, a journalist and author of ‘A Hunt of Dawit’, and I were debating in several panels to explore and discuss the situation of Dawit, the current situation of Eritrea and how the Swedish government handles Dawit’s case.

All panelists painted a vivid picture about the current situation of Eritrea and the journalists who have been in jail since 2001.

Yirgalem Fisseha who was arrested for six years (2009 to 2015) in Eritrea’s military prison camp of Mai-Sirwa, described the terrible situation of the prison by sharing her own painful experience elegantly. She transported the audience to imagine what Dawit Isaak and colleagues have been going through in the last 18 years. She said that her prison camp was very horrible, full of physical and mental torture, and constant harassment. However, compared to Eiraero in which 11 journalists, including Dawit, are languishing is better, she said.

Amanuel Ghirmai highlights the role of media and particularly the role of Radio Erena in filling the vacuum of information in Eritrea that was created after the closure of the independent press. He articulated the challenges people used to face to learn what happened in one area of the country if they live in the other part or vice versa. The situation curtailed the people’s vision and the PFDJ (People’s Front of Democracy and Justice) regime got chance to manipulate and exploit them. He added that the mandate of the establishment of Radio Erena since 2009 is to fill the void of information, tackle the Eritrean government propaganda and provide the people with authentic news. The radio provides daily via satellite from France in Tigrigna and Arabic languages.

Bjorn Tunback who has been the engine in the campaign for Dawit’s release for many years along with Esayas Isaak, criticized the approach of the Swedish government and the European Union. He said that the European Union gives aid to Eritrea without even raising Dawit’s case as a precondition. The Swedish government should apply tougher tactics instead of depending only on ‘quiet diplomacy’ for an indefinite period.

I spoke about the crackdown of the independent press in Eritrea on September 18, 2001, and the arrest of 11 dynamic journalists who have been living incommunicado since then. Even though Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace agreement last year, nothing has changed in Eritrea since. All prisoners of conscience are still in jail; the government hasn’t ended the indefinite national service; it hasn’t implemented the constitution; and arbitrary arrests are still going on. I also discussed the personal and professional profile of Dawit as a former colleague.

Journalist Martin Schibbye who published a new book that profiles Dawit Isaak by going beyond the image, increased awareness about Dawit’s incarceration for 18 years. He described Dawit’s history as a family man and professional journalist.

The Gothenburg book fair has about 850 exhibitors and about 90,000 visitors. Many of them had time to see a resemblance of Dawit’s prison cell which ‘Free Dawit’ campaigners had made. They invited visitors to sit inside the cell for 15 minutes to feel what Dawit is going through. It was a wonderful method to help place every visitor who entered the cell to feel what it was like to be in Dawit’s shoes.

An activist and artist Gianluca Costantini. portrayed the image of 14 Eritrean imprisoned journalists—Dawit Isaak, Feseha Yohannes, Seyoum Tsehaye, Mattewos Habteab, Amanuel Asrat, Medhanie Haile, Yosuf Mohamed Ali, Temesgen Gebreyesus, Said Abdelkader, Saleh Idris Said, Dawit Habtemichael, Sahle Tsegazeab, Edris AbiAre, and Jimie Kimeil—with a brief description of each of them.

What was most iconic was an empty chair! The Book Fair and partnersdesignated an empty chair for Dawit to let every participant know that one of our colleagues didn’t show up to be with us due to the incarceration. Several people standing beside the chair to read the powerful message written by Gothenburg Book Fair, Swedish Pen, Swedish Authors’ Union, Swedish Union of publishers, Reporters without Border, and Expressen.

It says:

“Welcome to Goteborg Book Fair, Dawit Isaak

We have invited you here because we would like to know you better, beyond your symbolic persona. The way things are, you cannot be here, instead we listen to people close to you and through them we get to know you, your background and your work. However, we wish we could hear your voice. Since 2001 you have been imprisoned in Eritrea.

If nothing changes, the invitation still stands. Year after year.

Your chair will be here waiting for you until the day that you are able to come to the Goteborg Book Fair.

The note may have focused on Dawit as a Swedish citizen, but that invitation goes to all incarcerated Eritrean journalists too. The organizers, panelists and even the audience made it clear at this memorable book fair. They will never stop campaigning until they see Dawit and his colleagues set free.


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“New Study Shows First and Only FDA-Approved Video Game-Demonstrates Exceptional Results in Treating ADHD in Children!”

Parents understand the importance of helping their child with ADHD stay engaged and productive during the summer. Without the school day structure, summer can mean kids are spending more time on their digital devices, but now parents of kids with ADHD can actually approve of some of their children’s screen time.

In fact, a recently published clinical study

of the first and only FDA-approved prescription video game demonstrated significant improvement in certain ADHD-related symptoms following two months of treatment, both when used alone and alongside stimulants. Researchers say prescription video game treatment is proven to improve attention for children with ADHD.

With over a year of input since launch from patients and caregivers, this highly personalized experience helps children ages 8-12 with ADHD symptoms by optimizing to the child’s ideal challenge level.

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across five clinical studies, the treatment uses sensory stimuli and simultaneous motor challenges designed to target areas of the brain that play a key role in attention function which may lead to improved focus and flexibility to manage multiple tasks at the same time.

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parent of a child with ADHD who has been using the prescription video game in addition to their current treatment plan. Our guests discussed the importance of this unique therapy along with the latest studies on how the video game is showing significant outcomes in children.

Kelcey Sihanourath will also talk about her/his child’s personal challenges and how this video game is making a big difference in her child’s life.

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Elysa Marco is a cognitive and behavioral child neurologist. She cares for children with all types of neurologic concerns, however, she specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with cognitive, sensory, and behavioral challenges. Dr. Marco participates in the care of children at Cortica Healthcare in Marin county (San Rafael).

Dr. Marco also has an active neuroscience collaboration at UCSF that focuses on understanding and finding treatments for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Her research is based on a thorough cognition and sensory evaluation of each child combined with innovative functional imaging to better understand how children’s brains process sound, touch, and visual information. Her research involves individuals with autism disorders, sensory processing disorders, neuroanatomic disorders (such as agenesis of the corpus callosum) and specific genetic disorders (such as 16p11.2 copy number variations.

Dr. Marco’s lab is also combining structural and functional brain imaging with computer-based training interventions to determine if computer games can help children resist distracting information and improve visual motor planning. The overarching goal of Dr. Marco’s research is to use basic science findings to create beneficial treatments for children.

Dr. Marco received her BA in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and then obtained her MD at the University of California, San Francisco. She continued her residency training at UCSF in pediatrics, neurology, and child neurology. In addition, she completed a cognitive and behavioral fellowship with an emphasis on the genetics of cognitive impairment.

Interview is courtesy: Akili Interactive Labs

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Day 336: Its Yoga Jim but not as we know it…

Friday’s activity of choice was yoga…but not as I have ever tried it before…

yes I know that says life not yoga…just pretend…also…Spock with a cat!! 😀

As you might have noticed I have a tendency to ignore youtube as a source of videographic instruction for exercise, and invest in dvds instead…I can’t explain this really, except that I sometimes forget that youtube exists… so with this in mind…I bought a new (well actually 2 new but I am only talking about 1 here) Yoga dvd. This particular one was Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown. No, I am not obsessed with Jillian Michaels, I just liked her approach to other workouts. The jury is still out on this one however. yoga meltdownI have a strong suspicion that traditional yoga practitioners would hate it. However I am not a traditional yoga practitioner so I didn’t hate it. I am not 100% sure I liked it, but it was ok. I will have to give it another try or two before I really decide! It was much faster and less calm than any yoga I have done before, and it was made more dynamic with repeated movement in and out of the poses and a 15 hold of the pose at the end. There were traditional elements in it like the sun salutation, only with the spiritual side of things taken out…which appeased my inner cynic I have to say! It was much more of a workout than other yoga I have tried, it is harder work, and you do feel it afterwards which is no bad thing 😀 I think I am erring towards liking it, but it is not for those who want a soothing yoga experience 😉

of course…there were also squats… I nearly forgot…

how could I forget :-S

Day 23 of the squat challenge, done:
170 standard squats
50 Plie squats
50 Plie squats on your toes…

plie squats on toes are still awful!

Day 336 complete 🙂

  1. Yey, you yoga’d!! I have to say I’m really not keen on Jillian Michaels, she seems filled with inner rage (well she did on the DVD I had and promptly sold!) Also, Spock with a cat: 😀

    • she is a little bit odd…and quite abrupt in her manner but I quite like her workouts…
      you might be right about the inner rage now you mention it…she is not a calming yoga instructor that is for sure 🙂

      Spock with a cat is not something I can pass up 😀

  2. Fast yoga?! Actually that sounds OK – and I could do without the spiritual side of it as well – I just want toned abs and buns of steel. I don’t need enlightenment 😉

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[1] Pereira, Miguel M. Forthcoming. “Understanding and Reducing Biases in Elite Beliefs About the Electorate.
American Political Science Review. [Replication files; Supplementary Information]
Richard E. Matland Award for Best Paper by an Emerging Scholar in Representation, Elections, or Voting, MPSA 2019.

To be responsive, politicians have to rely on beliefs about public will. Previous research suggests that perceptions of public opinion are often distorted. However, it remains unclear (1) why reelection-seeking officials misperceive constituent preferences, and (2) how to mitigate these distorted beliefs. I argue that misperceptions result in part from unequal exposure to different subconstituencies, and a tendency of legislators to project their own preferences on voters. A six-wave panel of Swedish MPs combined with mass surveys provides support for these arguments. Elite beliefs disproportionately reflect the preferences of more privileged subconstituencies and the personal positions of legislators. Additionally, an experiment with Swiss representatives leveraging real political events reveals how misperceptions can be reduced by encouraging a more balanced exposure to voters. The study concludes that economic and political inequalities are rooted in elite beliefs about public preferences and reveals ways to bolster the links between voters and their representatives.

[2] Pereira, Miguel M. 2021. “How do Public Officials Learn About Policy? A Field Experiment on Policy Diffusion.
British Journal of Political Science. [Replication files; Supplementary Information]

Prior research suggests that partisanship can influence how legislators learn from each other. However, same-party governments are also more likely to share similar issues, ideological preferences and constituency demands. Establishing a causal link between partisanship and policy learning is difficult. In collaboration with a non-profit organization, this study isolates the role of partisanship in a real policy learning context. As part of a campaign promoting a new policy among local representatives in the United States, the study randomized whether the initiative was endorsed by co-partisans, out-partisans or both parties. The results show that representatives are systematically more interested in the same policy when it is endorsed by co-partisans. Bipartisan initiatives also attract less interest than co-partisan policies, and no more interest than out-partisan policies, even in more competitive districts. Together, the results suggest that ideological considerations cannot fully explain partisan-based learning. The study contributes to scholarship on policy diffusion, legislative signaling and interest group access.

[3] Pereira, Miguel M. 2020. “Responsive Campaigning: Evidence from European Parties.
The Journal of Politics 82(4): 1183-1195. [Replication files; Supplementary Information]

How do parties respond to public opinion shifts on the campaign trail? While a vast literature looks at ideological updating across elections, the dynamics of short-term responsiveness remain largely a black box. I argue that campaign rhetoric reflects parties’ need to balance office and policy goals. Shifts in voter preferences alter the salience of these goals, leading parties to adjust their strategies. A novel dataset combining opinion polls with campaign statements by 68 European parties provides support for this argument. Parties performing well in the campaign pursue their dominant aims. However, when voters shift away from a party, leaders are impelled to accommodate their secondary goals: mainstream parties polarize to secure the support of core voters, while niche parties moderate their rhetoric to guarantee survival in parliament. The fluidity of party positioning uncovered here helps enlightening multiple questions left open by previous studies of policy responsiveness.

[4] Homola, Jonathan, Miguel M. Pereira, and Margit Tavits. 2020. “Legacies of the Third Reich: Concentration Camps and Outgroup Tolerance.
American Political Science Review 114(2): 573-590. [Replication files; Supplementary information]
SAGE Best Paper Award, APSA 2018.

We explore the long-term political consequences of the Third Reich and show that current political intolerance, xenophobia, and voting for radical right-wing parties are associated with proximity to former Nazi concentration camps in Germany. This relationship is not explained by contemporary attitudes, the location of the camps, geographic sorting, the economic impact of the camps, or their current use. We argue that cognitive dissonance led those more directly exposed to Nazi institutions to conform with the belief system of the regime. These attitudes were then transmitted across generations. The evidence provided here contributes both to our understanding of the legacies of historical institutions, and the sources of political intolerance.

[5] Pereira, Miguel . 2019. “Do Parties Respond Strategically to Opinion Polls? Evidence from Campaign Statements.
Electoral Studies 59: 78-86. [Supplementary Information]

This article investigates how parties respond to polling results on the campaign trail. I argue that parties use pre-election polls as mobilization and fine-tuning devices. Opinion surveys that exceed expectations can be exploited to mobilize the party base. Disappointing polls, in turn, are publicly downplayed and criticized. However, this information can be used to refine campaign strategies. Parties underperforming in the polls have incentives to emphasize their own policy positions and to attack other parties. These arguments are supported by evidence from 2,140 campaign statements by Portuguese party leaders over two elections, combined with polling results. The findings suggest that parties carefully adjust their campaign rhetoric in response to public opinion signals. The study contributes to research on elite behavior and political representation. Moreover, it shows how research on campaign effects can benefit from a closer attention to the supply-side of campaigns.

[6] Butler, Daniel, and Miguel M. Pereira. 2018. “How does Partisanship Influence Policy Diffusion?
Political Research Quarterly 71(4): 801-812. [Replication filesSupplementary Information]

We explore the role of partisanship in policy diffusion. Previous studies suggest that partisanship may influence the willingness of public officials to learn from the experience of their peers. Officials’ willingness to consider policies endorsed by copartisans can arise either because party labels are used as informational cues, or simply due to copartisan imitation. In the latter case, knowing more about the policy tradeoffs should have no effects on politicians’ preferences. Based on two experiments with local public officials where both the party endorsing a policy and the type of information provided were manipulated, we find consistent partisan bias. When a policy is endorsed by copartisans, public officials are more likely to consider pursuing it, and additional information does not mitigate this bias. Exploratory analyses of the information-seeking behavior of officials suggest that the partisan bias is not due to differential exposure or attention to policy tradeoffs.

[7] Pereira, Miguel M., and Nick Waterbury. 2018. “Do Voters Discount Political Scandals Over Time?
Political Research Quarterly 72(3): 584-595. [Replication filesSupplementary Information]

This paper explores how political scandals are discounted over time. Previous research has shown that voters respond disproportionately to recent economic conditions when evaluating incumbents. We argue that voters discount not only the performance of incumbents in office, but also information about their personal character, largely due to accessibility biases. Building on a comprehensive database of congressional scandals covering the last four decades, we show that the electoral consequences of political scandals fade fairly quickly. Only cases emerging in the election-year systematically affect the vote share of incumbents. Moral scandals are the exception, with negative effects persisting over the entire term. In line with the mechanism proposed, additional analyses suggest this pattern results from disproportional levels of media attention, making moral scandals more easily retrieved from memory. The results broaden our understanding of the nature of myopic voting, and provide an explanation for the increasing reliance on negative campaigning.

[8] Butler, Daniel, and Miguel M. Pereira. 2018. “Are Donations to Charity an Effective Incentive for Public Officials?
Journal of Experimental Political Science 5(1): 68-70. [Replication filesSupplementary Information]

Incentivized experiments allow researchers to better understand individuals’ behavior. Researchers typically use direct payments to participants as the incentive in these experiments. In some cases, however, direct payments cannot be used. Politicians, for example, are often not allowed to receive monetary inducements for participation. In two studies with state and city officials we test whether donations to charity are an effective alternative to direct payments. The experiments show that incentives do increase cognitive effort. When answering factual questions, politicians perform better when incentivized with either direct payments or donations to charity. Most importantly, both incentives improve performance. We also test whether these incentives affect officials’ level of risk aversion and find that the incentives have no effect. Our results suggest that donations to charity can be an effective alternative to direct payments in experiments with political elites.

[9] Gibson, James L., Miguel M. Pereira, and Jeffrey Ziegler. 2017. “Updating Supreme Court Legitimacy: Testing the ‘Rule, Learn, Update’ Model of Political Communication.American Politics Research 45(6): 980-1002. [Replication files; Supplementary Information]

One of the more important innovations in the study of how citizens assess the U.S. Supreme Court is the ideological updating model, which assumes that citizens grant legitimacy to the institution according to the perceived distance between themselves and the Court on a unidimensional ideological (liberal-conservative) continuum. Under this model, citizens are also said to update this calculation with every new salient Supreme Court decision. The model’s requirements, however, do not seem to square with the long-established view that Americans are largely innocent of ideology. Here, we conduct an audit of the model’s mechanisms using a series of empirical tests applied to a nationally representative sample. Our general conclusion is that the ideological updating model, especially when supplemented with the requirement that citizens must become aware of Court decisions, simply does not square with the realities of American politics. Students of Supreme Court legitimacy may therefore want to search for other theories of legitimacy updating.

[10] Fernandes, Jorge, Miguel M. Pereira, and Carolina Plescia. 2016, “Strategic voting in local elections: evidence from Portugal (1979–2013).
Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 26(3): 312-335.

Do voters behave strategically in local elections? Have voters become more strategic with democratic experience? Is there a relation between education and voters’ capacity to anticipate the mechanical effects of electoral statutes and adapt their behavior accordingly? Using an original dataset covering the complete democratic period, this paper studies split-ticket voting at the local level in Portugal. Using an ecological inference approach, we contribute to a vast body of literature on strategic voting by testing whether theories developed for national contexts travel to local contexts. Our findings suggest that (1) voters defect non-viable lists to support viable lists; (2) democratic experience helped voters to learn how to maximize their utility; and (3) that education is important for voters’ ability to identify a strategic setting.

[11] Magalhães, Pedro, Luís Aguiar-Conraria, and Miguel M. Pereira. 2011. “As sondagens e os resultados eleitorais em Portugal.” [Pre-election Polls and Electoral Results in Portugal] Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatística, Spring: 37-52.

Under Review

[1] Pereira, Miguel M., and Pablo Fernandez-Vazquez. “Does Electing Women Reduce Corruption? A Regression Discontinuity Approach.
Marian Irish Award for Best Paper on Women and Politics, SPSA 2017.

Previous studies uncovered a negative correlation between the proportion of women in public office and corruption, inspiring anti-corruption programs across the world. It remains unclear, however, whether there is a causal link between the share of women in office and malfeasance. Leveraging the gradual implementation of gender quotas in Spain, we isolate the effects of female descriptive representation on public misconduct and adjudicate between alternative explanations. The analyses reveal that an exogenous increase in the share of women elected led to a decrease in corruption that is sustained in time. This result contradicts the claim that gender quotas reduce corruption only because new office-holders are inexperienced. Instead, it supports the view that there is a causal link between gender and malfeasance in office. This study contributes to our understanding of the effect of public officials’ characteristics on policy outcomes, and to the role of parity laws in promoting political change.

[2] Pereira, Miguel M., and Patrik Öhberg. “The Expertise Paradox: How Policy Expertise Can Hinder Responsiveness.

We argue that policy expertise constrains the ability of politicians to act on voter preferences. Legislators with more knowledge and experience in a given domain have more confidence in their own issue-specific positions. Enhanced confidence, in turn, may lead legislators to discount opinions they disagree with, producing a distorted image of the electorate. Two experiments with Swedish politicians support our argument. First, we find that officials are more likely to dismiss appeals from voters in their areas of expertise, and less likely to accept that opposing views may represent the majority opinion. Consistent with the proposed mechanism, in a second experiment we show that inducing perceptions of expertise increases self-confidence. The results suggest that representatives with more specialized knowledge in a given area may be less capable of acting as delegates in that domain. The study provides a novel explanation for variations in policy responsiveness.

[3] Magalhães, Pedro C., Jon Skiple, Miguel M. Pereira, Sveinung Arnesen, and Henrik Bentsen.
Beyond the Myth of Legality? Framing Effects and Public Reactions to High Court Decisions in Europe.

How do different ways of portraying decision-making in high courts affect how people react to judicial decisions? Research in the United States points to the importance of depicting the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter of legal controversies. However, the relevance of the myth of legality has been challenged. Furthermore, we know little about how different forms of judicial decision-making affect public attitudes in civil law countries. We explore these questions in two pre-registered experiments where we isolate the effects of procedure and outcome favorability. We find that citizens in Norway and Portugal are not adversely affected by Court rulings that emphasize policy goals, and that legal frames are not the only source of fairness perceptions or even of decisional acceptance. Together, the two studies reveal that preserving the “myth of legality” may not be a necessary condition to elicit support for judicial decisions in civil law systems.

Working Papers

[1] Brierley, Sarah, and Miguel M. Pereira. “Female Bureaucrats and Petty Corruption.

[2] Pereira, Miguel M., Kaya Axelsson, Nathalie Giger, and Maria Perez. “What Drives Politicians to Act on Climate? Evidence from a Collaborative Field Experiment.

[3] Homola, Jonathan, Miguel M. Pereira, and Margit Tavits. “Fixed Effects and Post-Treatment Bias in Legacy Studies.

A growing literature examines how historical institutions influence contemporary political attitudes and behavior. Recent work has argued that these studies need to properly account for spatial heterogeneity by incorporating regional fixed effects. Here, we discuss the theoretical and empirical obstacles that have to be addressed to properly incorporate fixed effects in legacy studies. We illustrate our arguments using Pepinsky et al.’s (2020) reassessment of a recent study on the long-term effects of concentration camps in Germany (Homola et al. 2020). We show that Pepinsky et al. incorporate fixed effects incorrectly and, as a result, their analysis suffers from post-treatment bias. We further demonstrate that results from the original article remain substantively the same when we incorporate regional fixed effects correctly. Finally, simulations reveal that camp proximity consistently outperforms spatially correlated noise in this specific study.

[4] Coroado, Susana, Pedro Magalhães, Miguel M. Pereira, and Luis de Sousa. “Politicians Support and Voters Reward Intra-Party Reforms to Promote Transparency.”