Buying kitchen appliances and utensils at IKEA - bizarre. A vacant 22,000 foot mansion that needs only a coat of paint and updated upholstery fabrics - highly improbable. One acre of prime land in San Francisco - priceless. More perplexing to me than the ghosts are more practical matters, such as the math. ![]() Do the housekeepers see the formal dining table with its elaborate place settings for a large party almost nightly? Who cooks the multi-course spreads? The couple hired to keep house wonder if they have entered the twilight zone because they hear the Gregorys constantly talking to themselves. The Gregory family adapts to the lifestyle of the 1917 rich and famous, while members of the Butterfield clan become computer literate. Everyone, including two college aged children, dons formal dress for dinner, which magically appears on the formal banquet table.Īs time passes, past and present intersect. The two families become fast friends, dining in splendor most nights. For reasons that make sense only to Danielle Steele, the bank that owns the house sells it to Blake for a song.īlake is unaware that the mansion is occupied by the ghosts of the entire Butterfield family, who are “living” 100 years prior. While searching for an appropriate four bedroom rental, he happens upon a 22,000 square foot boarded up mansion on one acre of land in Pacific Heights. When Blake is offered the job of a lifetime at a San Francisco startup, he convinces Sybil to uproot the family and quickly move to the west coast for at least two years. Sybil and Blake Gregory, with their three children, live in a four bedroom Tribeca apartment. ![]() Ridiculous, even by Danielle Steele standardsĮach time I pick up a Danielle Steele book, usually to be read while passing time in an airport, I ask myself why I waste my money. Past Perfect is Danielle Steel at her bewitching best, a novel for the ages. Within these enchanted rooms, it is at once 1917 and a century later, where the Gregorys gratefully realize they have been given a perfect gift-beloved friends and the wisdom to shape their own future with grace from a fascinating past. They have much to teach each other, as the Gregorys watch the past unfold while living their own modern-day lives. The two families are delighted to share elegant dinners and warm friendship. All very much alive in spirit-and visible to the Gregorys and no one else. In the ensuing days, the Gregorys meet the large and lively family who lived there a century ago: distinguished Bertrand Butterfield and his gracious wife Gwyneth, their sons Josiah and little Magnus, daughters Bettina and Lucy, formidable Scottish matriarch Augusta and her eccentric brother Angus.Īll long since dead. The original inhabitants appear for a few brief minutes. ![]() ![]() The past and present suddenly collide for them in the elegant mansion filled with tender memories and haunting portraits when an earthquake shocks them the night they arrive. He accepts it without consulting his wife and buys a magnificent, irresistibly underpriced historic Pacific Heights mansion as their new home. But everything changes when Blake is offered a dream job he can't resist as CEO of a start-up in San Francisco. Sybil and Blake Gregory have established a predictable, well-ordered Manhattan life-she as a cutting-edge design authority and museum consultant, he in high-tech investments-raising their teenagers Andrew and Caroline and six-year-old Charlie. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The latest from Danielle Steel, Past Perfect is a spellbinding story of two families living a hundred years apart who come together in time in a startling moment, opening the door to rare friendship and major events in early-twentieth-century history.
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Negative life events can precipitate depressive or manic episodes in people with bipolar disorder. ![]() Instead, they are associated with the risk of psychiatric disorders in general. The majority of environmental factors which contribute to the aetiology of bipolar disorder are not specific to this condition. 3 Genetic contributions may also be associated with copy number variants and gene-gene interactions. Some polymorphisms in genes that code for monoamine transporters and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are associated with an increased risk of bipolar disorder.Įvidence suggests there is an overlap in the genetic risk between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The genetic risk associated with bipolar disorder is a type of polygenic inheritance (the sum effect of many low-penetrance mutations). Heritability is around 60% in monozygotic twins and around 20% in dizygotic twins. 1 Genetic factorsįirst-degree relatives of a person affected with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of developing bipolar and unipolar mood disorders and schizoaffective disorder. Though bipolar disorder is heritable within families, having an affected first-degree relative does not guarantee a person will be affected with the disorder, and therefore genetics alone does not explain the entire aetiology. ![]() The aetiology of bipolar disorder is complex and involves genetic, environmental, and neurobiological components. You might also be interested in our premium collection of 1,000+ ready-made OSCE Stations, including a range of psychiatry stations ✨ Aetiology ![]() ![]() Cleopatra for her part attempted to reunite the Egypt of Ptolemy I Soter. Julius Caesar laid the foundations of the Roman Empire, a period during which Rome would experience its golden age. Octavian (who became emperor after Caesar's death) took advantage of this weakness to absorb the nation into his newly formed Roman Empire. Unfortunately, after the death of Cleopatra, her kingdom was weakened by the many civil wars in which she took part. Cleopatra succeeded in uniting the peoples of Egypt, Syria, and Cyprus, a feat that only Ptolemy I Soter (the general of Alexander the Great who conquered Egypt) had achieved before her. Indeed, despite her efforts, the end of her reign meant the end of the independence of ancient Egypt. Nevertheless, the history of Cleopatra is not all rosy. Many theories come to fuel the mystery of Cleopatra. She received the best possible education with the greatest teachers. With her brilliant mind, she is undoubtedly the most cultivated woman of her time. She is indeed the queen of the richest kingdom of antiquity. She is eloquent and has a real gift for intrigue. Her extraordinary intelligence makes her a brilliant speaker. She has an incredible charm that melts the hearts of men. Her legendary beauty makes her one of the most beautiful women of antiquity. She is the most famous Egyptian queen for many reasons: ![]() B ) T he last pharaoh of EgyptĬleopatra is also an important character of antiquity. Indeed, the other adoptive son of Caesar, Octavian, became the first emperor after having punished the Republican conspirators. Nevertheless, a few stab wounds were not enough to destroy the Empire that Caesar had begun to build. Some conspirators pushed aside the senators loyal to Caesar as well as his close guard, while the others got rid of the consul. The last of these stabs was received from Brutus, to whom Caesar will say, " Tu quoque mi fili" ("you too my son" in Latin, meaning that Brutus will one day be caught by his treachery).Ĭaesar's assassination was very well prepared. Faced with such power, many senators were afraid that he would decide to overthrow the republic to create a monarchy.Īt the beginning of a senate meeting, he is assassinated in 44 BC by the conspirators led by his adoptive son: Brutus. Julius Caesar then became undoubtedly the most powerful Roman and supreme consul of Rome. He was adored by his people, the senate obeyed him, and a true cult of his personality developed throughout the Roman Republic. In 48 BC, thanks to his strategist's skills and his numerous wise alliances, Julius Caesar was the great winner of the first "Roman civil war" against one of his Roman ally who had become his greatest enemy: Pompey.įollowing his victory, Rome entered a period of rarely achieved prosperity. He subdues all the French Gallic peoples considerably increasing the power of Rome. In 53 BC, Julius Caesar's triumph in Gaul is total. He became the greatest general and politician of the end of the Roman Republic. From an early age, Caesar participated in several wars and became involved in Roman politics. Indeed, Caesar has done a lot through his numerous conquests (particularly in French Gaul) or by changing the Roman political system from a Republic to an Empire.Īllegedly a descendant of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas, Caesar's birth (in 100 BC) marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. He significantly transformed what became the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar (whose complete name was Gaius Julius Caesar) was one of the most powerful rulers of ancient Rome. In order for you to fully understand the relationship between Caesar and Cleopatra, a short introduction of the two lovers is in order. On the other, is Cleopatra, the only queen of her time, trying to rebuild the grandiose legacy of Ramesses (a ruler who was the most successful in expanding the borders of Egypt). On the one hand, there is a man forged for war and power, conqueror of "barbaric" territories and protector of his people. Even today, everyone knows them because they shaped antiquity in their image. Let's discover it all together! 1) Julius Caesar and CleopatraĬleopatra and Julius Caesar undeniably marked their times. The relationship they had and its consequences for Egypt.The relationship of Cleopatra and Caesar is also a symbol of the special link in ancient times uniting two ancient powerful nations, Egypt and Rome. Julius Caesar enabled Cleopatra's accession to the throne of Egypt, through his actions, but also through his death. Do you want to understand the links between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra? Unravel the mysteries of their relationship? Understand how Julius Caesar contributed to the reform of ancient Egypt? ![]() Nothing better for the Biography Channel to show on Veterans Day. “The Story of Pro Wrestling,” “Finding Hulk Hogan,” the biographies of Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Dustin Hoffman and Clint Eastwood, “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” “Celebrity Ghost Stories,” the biographies of serial murderers Ottis Toole and David Berkowitz, “Gangtsa Girls” and “Women n Prison.” Here was its lineup for this past Friday, Veterans Day: One of the many channels on which America’s cultural and intellectual free-fall can be observed at almost any time is the Biography Channel. Kimmel’s show is loaded with Woos!Īnyway, his Halloween gag made for loud, sustained and real-deal laughter - and a nice change. “Woo!” generally is hollered to acknowledge that you get something that isn’t particularly funny, or if you’re from Cleveland and there’s an onstage reference to Cleveland. And such “comedy” doesn’t produce genuine laughter, it manufactures “Woos!,” the modern, cheap, audience substitute for laughter. Well, they’re not jokes as much as they are winky and dirty. Maybe I’m reaching here, but the laughter part is significant because one of the common elements that make Kimmel’s show difficult to suffer is that it’s infested with dirty, winky jokes. And, sorry to say, it was funny, the kind of funny that produces genuine laughs from both the live studio and home audiences. Kimmel asked parents to tell kids, on the morning after Halloween, that they ate all their trick-or-treat candy, and video the kids’ responses. Taking Candy From Babies: ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show, last week, pulled a slightly cruel but thoroughly hilarious prank. The upper right reads “28 Days of Amazing Outfits,” at the cover’s bottom appears “138 Insider Tricks, Picks & Steals.” It’s the October 2011 issue of “InStyle.” There’s a woman with pink hair on the cover. I just picked up the first women’s magazine from a pile in our house. They all seemed mighty proud that there was a list inside. ![]() ![]() At magazine racks, I’d check the covers of women’s magazines. Suddenly, I began to eye the women’s magazines that were around. At the time, I was the only male in a four-person household. Rooney wondered aloud why women’s magazines always promo lists on their covers, then questioned how the numbers were reached, “Why 23, and not 24?” he’d whine. “14 Tips to Improve Your Love Life,” “The 17 Steps To Younger-Looking Skin,” the “21 Ways to A New You.” He selected one at a time, held it toward the camera and noted that each cover had, as part of its come-on, a list. ![]() Years ago, one of Rooney’s “60 Minutes” closing essays had him seated at his desk, a month’s worth of women’s magazines spread in front of him. There had to be some Rooney comic influence in more than we know or realize. ?” essays about routine absurdities were too popular, too sensible and too amusing not to have spilled from CBS News to network entertainment sensibilities. Rooney, although not widely identified as a performer or comedian, was among the first on TV to perform slice-of-life comedy bits, the kind later enjoyed on so many shows, including “Seinfeld,” “The Office” and “Friends.” Of all the salutes to Andy Rooney, over the past week, I didn’t hear or read one that credited Rooney with his influence on a certain art form: Comedy. You agree not to affect/interrupt or to attempt to affect/interrupt the operation of this Site in any manner. You further promise that none of your communications with or through the Site will infringe upon the rights of any third party or contain defamatory, libelous, abusive or obscene material. 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![]() I noticed that Bear has a non-Pro mode: you can use its basic features and upgrade at any time. I’m an occasional user of Mars Edit, and Daniel has been quite responsive to questions/comments. It’s a very long-running MacOS tool and owner/developer Daniel Jalkut is a pretty interesting character. ![]() You can plain-text edit in Markdown, then have Mars Edit generate HTML for your text. This text editor has a focus on blogging, but it could be used as a general text editor. One tool of software I didn’t see mentioned was Mars Edit. Once you understand what it does, you will start to have your head wrapped around this software. ![]() It’s excellent for maintaining and developing a bunch of information for a large project. My journey is ongoing and probably everlasting! Note taking is very personal, and it’s worth trying a bunch of tools until you find one that fits your style. And learn markdown - so many of these tools support it and it’s a great way to created formatted, structured documents in plain text. Open source text-based solutions are probably the best you don’t want to be stuck in a tar pit with all your notes. I would recommend choosing something that provides portability - so you can move from tool to tool - is free or inexpensive, and cross-platform. On the upside, Notability will record audio that links to your notes, which makes it excellent for note-taking during lectures. And when it comes to that, there are a ton of iPad choices like Goodnotes, Noteshelf, and my favorite, Notability. It has excellent integration with iOS and macOS. On the hardware handwriting side, I’ve been playing with the expensive but nicely designed, Remarkable2 e-ink tablet. On the web Roam and Notion are, I think, very exciting tools with a new paradigm that works quite well. I maintain my markdown-based blog with emacs and Tramp-mode, or with Panic’s Nova, which is a great Mac-ish all-in-one solution (markdown editor, terminal, sftp, etc.) It’s in active development and is feature rich but easy to get started with.Īs an old-schooler, I really like emacs’s org-mode. It’s cross-platform and supports a number of cloud services for storage. I would take a look at the free and open-source Joplin. Microsoft’s OneNote is powerful, but maybe overkill. A lot of people like Bear - it’s very simple, as is SimpleNote or even the free Google Keep, which keeps getting better. Both are based on an older tool called Zettlr, which is inspired by (rabbit-hole warning) the Zettlekasten method.Įvernote used to be a good choice, but it’s become pretty expensive and I fear for its future. Ulysses is great, but so is another Andy favorite, Scrivener. I’ve spent a lot of time on this subject, looking for the perfect tool. 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Conjure Women illuminates an unfamiliar corner of Civil War history and brings to life an indelible character whose talents, from midwifery to voodoo, will yield her own unconventional path to power and freedom.” -Nell Freudenberger, author of Lost and Wanted Her astonishing debut takes the reader to a Reconstruction-era Southern plantation, where two little girls-the enslaved child of the local healer and the planter’s cloistered daughter-become unlikely friends. “If you are grieving for Toni Morrison, Afia Atakora is the young writer to read now: the kind of historical novelist who makes you believe she must have somehow seen the places she describes and known these characters herself. ![]() “Afia Atakora brings the Civil War South to life so beautifully with Conjure Women, a heartbreaking joy to read.” -Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls Life in the immediate aftermath of slavery is powerfully rendered in this impressive first novel.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Atakora structures a plot with plenty of satisfying twists. This powerful tale of moral ambiguity amid inarguable injustice stands with Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Through complex characters and bewitching prose, Atakora offers a stirring portrait of the power conferred between the enslaved women. LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE Magnificently written, brilliantly researched, richly imagined, Conjure Women moves back and forth in time to tell the haunting story of Rue, Varina, and May Belle, their passions and friendships, and the lengths they will go to save themselves and those they love. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child, who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a midwife and their master’s daughter Varina. I was transported.”-Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses and AwayĬonjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. It took me into the hearts of women I could otherwise never know. ![]() ![]() NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times.WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS PRIZE A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing-and for the conjuring of curses-are at the heart of this dazzling first novel The conductive threads woven into the thumb and index finger make it easy to scroll and type while staying warm. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. 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Wired or Wireless: Determine whether your headset is wired or wireless.Compatibility can vary depending on the type of headset you are using. In order to connect your PS4 headset successfully, it is crucial to ensure that it is compatible with your gaming console. Step 4: Connect Wirelessly via Bluetooth.Really, only specifically-branded PlayStation-compatible options will work properly. For one thing, if your headphones have Bluetooth they should in theory be able to connect to the console, via its settings - however, due to the way Sony sets up its Bluetooth connections, don't expect any old pair of Bluetooth headphones to work. The PS5 and PS4 also support wireless headsets in a few different ways. ![]() Some more premium headsets might instead opt for an optical audio cable via a passthrough, but these will come with detailed instructions of how to set the system up (and will most likely be an issue of the PS5, which has no optical audio port at all). In most cases, headsets can connect via a 3.5mm jack to your PS4 or PS5 controller to get game and chat audio easily. If you're opting for a wired headset (where you'll generally get better sound quality for the price), your life should be very simple. That doesn't detract from their many other qualities, but it does inform our judgement.Ĭonnecting a headset to your PS5 works in much the same way as with the PS4. Some headsets are just plain ugly - they're huge, they stick out from your ears by crazy margins, and they make you look like a bit of a fool. This is a subjective one, but when you've tried as many headsets as us, you've looked in the mirror with shame too many times. A proper boom mic, whether removable or not, is a must-have, in our view. For one thing, the official first-party option from Sony, the Pulse 3D Headset, has thoroughly mediocre microphones on this front. So, if you too mainly want to use the headset for party chat, make sure you check out its microphone quality to see how it stacks up. Indeed, we still sometimes find it more relaxing to play singleplayer games through loudspeakers (if only to avoid getting too scared by a horror title). ![]() We got our first headset not for singleplayer gaming, but to be able to chat to mates in Call of Duty. For us, it's worth the extra money, and the hassle of recharging, to be able to move around freely and forget about tangles of cable.Īnother key question is about what you'll use your headset for. However, after countless hours of testing, we're firmly in the wireless camp. The Logitech Pro X, for example, demonstrates that plugging into your controller can still give you astoundingly good-value sound. ![]() Do you need wireless support?Ī big variable on the budget front will be whether it's wireless or not - most of the options we've selected offer wireless play, but that doesn't mean you're obliged to choose one. If you want, though, there are certainly gems to be found at lower price points, so be sure to nail your budget to avoid overcommitting. At around the £100/$100 mark you'll find a host of excellent options, while doubling that will get you audio so crisp you'll wonder how you managed before. This is really a point that applies to every possible gadget, but gaming headsets run the gamut of pricing options, from genuinely cheap to ferociously expensive, so it would be worth establishing how much you want to spend. |
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