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mvsicinthedvrk · 4 years ago

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mmm personality test sorting time !!

i’ve done one character a day for a while & now they’re all done, so: fun sorts for my characters alphabetically under the cut.

i took the 16 personalities test for the mbti, the eclectic energies test for the enneagram, for hogwarts house I was going to originally just choose based on instinct but i did end up using this knockoff pottermore test, and then I did the open psychometrics “which character are you statistically most like” quiz for the last one.

henry strauss--

mbti: INFP (the mediator) -- “Mediators may feel directionless or stuck unless they connect with a sense of purpose for their lives. For many Mediators, this purpose has something to do with helping and uplifting others. Empathetic by nature, these personalities may feel other people’s suffering as if it were their own“ lmfao oh henry

enneagram: oh he’s a type 4 for sure. I agree with that 200%. -- “Fours are emotionally complex and highly sensitive. They long to be understood and appreciated for their authentic selves, but easily feel misunderstood and unappreciated.”

hogwarts house: 42% hufflepuff (then in order: ravenclaw, gryffindor, slytherin)

which other characters are you most like:

#1: charlie from perks of being a wallflower (OUCH!!)

#2: wes gibbons from htgawm

#3: jonathan byers from stranger things

holland vosijk--

mbti: ISTJ (the logistician)-- “Logisticians have sharp, fact-based minds, and prefer autonomy and self-sufficiency to reliance on someone or something. Dependency on others is often seen by Logisticians as a weakness, and their passion for duty, dependability and impeccable personal integrity forbid falling into such a trap.” this is so funny to me. it’s very true.

enneagram: type 8-- “People of this personality type are essentially unwilling to be controlled, either by others or by their circumstances; they fully intend to be masters of their fate... Eights have a hard time lowering their defenses in intimate relationships. Intimacy involves emotional vulnerability and such vulnerability is one of the Eight's deepest fears” legit

hogwarts house: 40% slytherin (then in order: ravenclaw, gryffindor, hufflepuff)-- this actually surprises me because I would have guessed ravenclaw instead.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: carolyn martens from killing eve (i didn’t know who this was but apparently she’s “principled yet ruthless” and that tracks)

#2: severus snape from harry potter

#3: mr. darcy from pride and prejudice (lmfao)

kaz brekker--

mbti: ESTJ (the executive)-- I don’t know that this is accurate because the whole first paragraph of the description is about how executives understand right/wrong and embrace honesty and tradition BUT later in the description some of it aligns: “Executives don’t work alone, and they expect their reliability and work ethic to be reciprocated – people with this personality type meet their promises, and if partners or subordinates jeopardize them through incompetence or laziness, or worse still, dishonesty, they do not hesitate to show their wrath. This can earn them a reputation for inflexibility.”

enneagram: type 3-- “They are frequently hard working, competitive and are highly focused in the pursuit of their goals... They are often self-made and usually find some area in which they can excel... They know how to present themselves, are self-confident, practical, and driven... They are good networkers who know how to rise through the ranks.” THAT’S accurate.

hogwarts house: almost the same as holland, which is unsurprising-- 37% slytherin, then 30% ravenclaw with gryffindor and hufflepuff trailing far behind.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: amy dunne from gone girl (lmfaoooooo)

#2: walter white from breaking bad

#3: vicious from cowboy bepop

martin blackwood--

mbti: INFJ (the advocate)-- “Advocates generally strive to do what’s right – and they want to help create a world where others do the right thing as well... Advocates may be reserved, but they communicate in a way that is warm and sensitive... Advocates might find themselves feeling especially stressed in the face of conflict and criticism. These personalities tend to act with the best of intentions, and it can frustrate them when others don’t appreciate this.” awww that’s sweet I do like that for him.

enneagram: type 2, with 6 being a close second. I definitely called that. “People of this personality type essentially feel that they are worthy insofar as they are helpful to others... Twos are warm, emotional people who care a great deal about their personal relationships, devote an enormous amount of energy to them, and who expect to be appreciated for their efforts.”

hogwarts house: 39% hufflepuff, and then the others are all fundamentally tied around 20-21% each. I’d agree with that.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: landry clarke from friday night lights (initially i was like-- a football player? what? but then his wiki description is: “generally polite, awkward, and enjoys playing guitar” so lol ok)

#2: cameron james from 10 things i hate about you

#3: peeta mellark from the hunger games

melanie king--

mbti: ESTP (the entrepreneur)-- “Entrepreneurs keep their conversation energetic, with a good dose of intelligence, but they like to talk about what is – or better yet, to just go out and do it. Entrepreneurs leap before they look, fixing their mistakes as they go, rather than sitting idle, preparing contingencies and escape clauses.”

enneagram: like holland, she’s for sure a type 8: “Eights are strong willed, decisive, practical, tough minded and energetic.” I think the aggressive aspect of type eights is more obvious in her personality than his, though.

hogwarts house: 47% gryffindor! then, in order: slytherin, ravenclaw, hufflepuff.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: erica sinclair from stranger things

#2: max mayfield from stranger things

#3: lois lane from smallville (yessss)

orpheus--

mbti: INFP (the mediator)-- I was actually surprised he got introverted instead of extroverted, but here we are. “Mediators’ creativity and idealism can bloom even after the darkest of seasons. Although they know the world will never be perfect, Mediators still care about making it better however they can. This quiet belief in doing the right thing may explain why these personalities so often inspire compassion, kindness, and beauty wherever they go.”

enneagram: oh, yep, he’s a type 9-- “People of this personality type essentially feel a need for peace and harmony. They tend to avoid conflict at all costs, whether it be internal or interpersonal... Nines tend to adopt an optimistic approach to life; they are, for the most part, trusting people who see the best in others; they frequently have a deep seated faith that things will somehow work out.”

hogwarts house: my sweet son is 43% hufflepuff, then gryffindor, ravenclaw, and essentially no slytherin.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: flounder from the little mermaid (ok that’s sort of rude)

#2: snow white from snow white

#3: dorothy gale from the wizard of oz (that tracks)

patroclus--

mbti: INFJ (the advocate)-- so, same as martin. “Advocates can speak with great passion and conviction, especially when standing up for their ideals. At other times, however, they may choose to be soft-spoken and understated, preferring to keep the peace rather than challenge others.” i love him sm.

enneagram: he’s a type 2, also like martin, the helper type. this half-surprises me because i thought there was maybe a chance he’d be a type 6.

hogwarts house: it’s actually really close between hufflepuff and gryffindor? 31% and 32% respectively. then slytherin, then ravenclaw.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: eliza hamilton from hamilton

#2: glenn rhee from the walking dead

#3: ben hargreeves from the umbrella academy

wei wuxian--

mbti: ENFP (the campaigner)-- “Campaigners, like all their Diplomat cousins, are shaped by their Intuitive (N) quality, allowing them to read between the lines with curiosity and energy... Charming, independent, energetic and compassionate, the 7% of the population that they comprise can certainly be felt in any crowd.”

enneagram: he’s my only type 7. “They tend to be extroverted, multi-talented, creative and open minded... They often have an entrepreneurial spirit and are able to convey their enthusiasm to those with whom they come in contact. When they are able to focus their talents, they are often highly successful. Focusing does not always come easily for Sevens, however.”

hogwarts house: this test says he’s 29% slytherin, 27% gryffindor, 23% hufflepuff, and 21% ravenclaw.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: george weasley from harry potter (oh that’s genuinely really good)

#2: abby sciuto from ncis (that’s actually perfect too from what i know about ncis)

#3: nymphadora tonks from harry potter

yuri plisetsky--

mbti: ISTJ (the logistician), same as holland-- “Logistician personalities are no-nonsense, and when they’ve made a decision, they will relay the facts necessary to achieve their goal, expecting others to grasp the situation immediately and take action... To Logisticians, honesty is far more important than emotional considerations.”

enneagram: he’s type 3-- “People of this personality type need to be validated in order to feel worthy; they pursue success and want to be admired... When unhealthy, their narcissism takes an ugly turn and they can become cold blooded and ruthless in the pursuit of their goals.” lol

hogwarts house: 31% slytherin and 27% ravenclaw, then gryffindor and hufflepuff in last.

what other characters are you most like:

#1: cordelia chase from buffy the vampire slayer (once again, hilarious)

#2: amy march from little women

#3: tahani al-jamil from the good place

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jackadeney · 5 years ago

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My Urban Utopia

Introduction

Creating a city under regular constraints comes with its own unique challenges. Whether it be the terrain, population size or accessibility, a utopian design must always be shackled to reality through some form or another. These constraints grow and fluctuate alongside each other, intertwined by the systems that equally constrain us as humans. We must ask therefore, when is the best time to attempt the design of an urban utopia? I would argue, at a time like this.

The planet is being crippled by a deadly pandemic, yet already we can see that the world has been given a rebirth. Businesses and social integrations begin to timidly poke their heads from quarantine, and it has become clear that they will never function in the same way again. The global economy is weak and international cooperation is even weaker. Why then would this be a good time to build a city?

Firstly, our values have changed. News has been flooded with how clear the waters are looking in the seas across continents. People will return to the beaches finally able to wade into the water and observe the fish swimming between their toes. New satellite images have emerged of our planet earth that have never been clearer. Meteorologists can look at the skies with unbelievable clarity, and those living in our new-age mega-cities are giddy on the high oxygen levels in the air. We now understand how important it is for us to cooperate across streets, neighbourhoods, towns, cities, countries and internationally. The World Health Organisation moves around the world like a guardian angel, whilst governments send and receive care packages, never surrendering the fight against a protectionist strategy. Most importantly of all however, a quality that stands well above all others mentioned, is that we understand how much we value each other. It has brought families closer together, and reformed communities that were once crumbling through lack of social cohesion. The virus has rebuilt the ties that really mater. Not the economic ties, but the social ties built of love and compassion.

Therefore, we find these values at the forefront of our minds when building our urban utopia. As we have been given these values as a result of the pandemic, it only seems fair to also have the associated economic constraints. The biggest one of which is that there is very little finance available for explorative urban development. As a result, the build must be as cost efficient as possible. One would hope that in making the build cost efficient we also make it sustainable, consequentially there is no reason to assume that this does not align with our intention of observing the environment in the project.

Inspiration and Design

There are two architects and two cities from which I take my inspiration, we will begin with the architects.

Rafael Viñoly, an architect that is very close to my heart, is the creator of NYUAD. He has designed buildings all around the world, each as innovative as the last. He works hard to infuse the green of nature with high rise buildings constituted of glass. He is not afraid to break the rules, and as a result develops features that have won him a number of awards, some for the most attractive buildings in the skyline, and some, regrettably, for the least attractive.

One of the pieces I appreciate most is the ‘possible’ building. Although it has not yet been built, it is an office space intended to be inhabited by Facebook’s HQ. It reaches far above all other buildings in midtown Manhattan, and features an almost jenga style stacking of floors. Most importantly we note the combination of plants and glass. With the sun bouncing off the glass, turning it a crystal blue, the colour makes for an amazing contrast with the natural green.

https://archinect.com/news/article/150139992/images-surface-of-facebook-s-potential-new-tower-in-manhattan-designed-by-rafael-vi-oly

Another aspect of his that I enjoy is the large open spaces. Below is the Sky Garden, featured in the Walkie Talkie building in London. The building actually won the Carbuncle Cup in 2015, a prize awarded to the worst building completed in the year before. Despite this slightly unkind award, the Sky Garden features a place of luxury, making the most of the London Skyline. Again, it features a lot of greenery, which makes the large space feel smaller and more intimate- all the while maintaining its class.

https://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/city-of-london/sky-garden-bars

I would utilise Viñoly’s skills in designing the downtown financial district. As his speciality is in high-rise buildings, it makes sense that he designs a large amount of the financial centre. Designing buildings from glass, yet making sure to provide a large emphasis on nature will keep the environment in the forefront of our minds as we look at it. Contemporary brutalist concrete structures for me is a sign that the natural part of our city has been forgotten, and so one of the main priorities is avoiding large concrete structures.

Frank Gehry is the Banksy of architecture. His abstract flowy designs stick out like a sore thumb in otherwise unexciting city landscapes. His work has premonitions of Constant and Picasso in distorting shapes to make buildings. There are many twists in his buildings that aim to disrupt the hard lines of walls and faces. It makes his buildings far less invasive to the spectator, and they feel fresh amongst the cookie cutter construction of suburban and urban regions.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battersea_Power_Station_copy.jpg

https://igsmag.com/press-releases/permasteelisa/permasteelisa-and-frank-gehry-set-to-transform-battersea-power-station-with-complex-facade/

Above is Battersea Power Station, a site in London that was decommissioned long ago. Below it is how Gehry attempts to redesign the area. He would be a great assistance in designing the more residential areas, those that are not driven by business and finance but rather leisure and pleasure. It is clear from the design that there is no project too big for Gehry’s imagination, and this assists one of my greatest objectives. Rather than build the city on a new site, taking land and space away from the previous inhabitants, I would aim to transform an old city. This again links back to the idea of environmental protection, recycling and rejuvenation. Gentrification is fundamental in a world where space is finite, and utilising the creative minds of Gehry and Viñoly allows you begin your city on any canvas, not only a blank one.

One of the first cities that provides me with inspiration is Singapore. It is a new city that can provide something for everybody. It is frequently rated as one of the best places to reside, and has also been very successful in pulling in business from some of the biggest multinational corporations. The tall buildings with flowy designs cup the marina, a feature of all modern cities. The downtown area spans the majority of the city, yet there is still space for a China town, India town and Korea town to function both independently in terms of cuisine but interactively in terms of community. Singapore welcomes gifts of culture from its neighbours and its inhabitants, meaning that all those that arrive to Singapore are not forced to leave their heritage behind. It boasts one of the best transit systems in the world, and some of the cleanest streets.

https://www.floornature.eu/singapore-the-skyline-of-the-garden-city-designed-to-be-the-city-of-the-future-9945/

Due to its amazing features, it is undoubtedly a city of luxury. The Marina Bay Sands looks over the whole city and is one of the most famous casinos in the world. The golf clubs, horse riding and Formula One are all legendary in Singapore. Predictably therefore, Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world to design (4thmost expensive in Asia). This therefore puts aspects of its design slightly out of reach.

It also faces a unique advantage over other contemporary cities. Singapore is both a country and a city. It therefore has the opportunity to control exactly who enters and leaves the area. For cities such as London, controlling who visits from abroad is one thing, yet there are also 59 million other British citizens that can come and go to London as they wish. The stress that this puts on the infrastructure is massive. With Singapore having complete control over this aspect of immigration, it has a large advantage over most others.

https://mapa-metro.com/en/Singapore/Singapore/Singapore-MRT-map.htm

Putting the luxuries of Singapore aside, there are some main qualities that we would like to take from its design. The transportation system is efficient, subtle, attractive and cheap. It spans the whole of the city, but most importantly, it is not invasive aesthetically. We could go for the other option, which would be to have the metro as an architectural feature of the city, such as in Dubai. However, I feel this is not the most efficient use of space, and often requires large concrete constructions for the tracks and supports. For that reason Singapore provides an excellent model for city connectivity.

Singapore airport is also the most amazing airport on the planet. It is a luxury, but it personifies everything that we aim to achieve within our urban utopia. It is called the Jewel, and has an indoor waterfall and train track. The tropical setting of trees and vines with the water feature inside the main hall is an aesthetic that forces nature to the forefront of your imagination. It has a calming and relaxing effect whilst also looking truly impressive. It is futuristic, and yet strangely familiar. Exactly how we wish the city to appear.

https://fortune.com/2020/01/07/the-case-for-designing-beautiful-airports-its-about-the-experience/

Having a strong airport also symbolises the importance of connectivity. Thousands of people will move through there every day and being sure to make this as easy and efficient as possible is of the utmost importance.

The second city that inspires our urban utopia is Sydney, Australia. Not only are the docks and beaches of Sydney beautiful, it has a very interesting suburban structure. Sydney has a diaspora split by suburb into different cultures and origins. It has challenges born through conflict between different suburbs (or boroughs), some of which lead to high levels of crime in certain areas. Despite this, the suburban structure has resulted in a diversity of community that we would like our city to represent. One of the main reasons for the increased crime rate is the lack of funding that goes into the areas. Some of the suburbs are simply deprived. It is also the case that the public transport infrastructure doesn’t reach all of the suburbs. We would make sure that each community is directly connected with the inner city and have as many connections as possible between suburbs. Even using the word borough has a tendency to separate the suburbs into certain regions. Although we want people of all different cultures to feel comfortable within their community, we aim to provide little reason to distinguish between different parts of the suburb.

Sydney makes good use of its natural resources with large parks and big open green spaces. Much of this is because the suburbs are slightly further away from the city centre than in other cities. Having the ability to provide distance between residences and work areas stops different regions of the city from suffocating each other. It also allows planners to put parks and marinas in the areas which would normally be built on for manufacturing or residences. By having the suburbs slightly further than usual from the city centre, yet connecting them extremely well using our underground infrastructure, we are able to have the space and continuity, whilst also lowering the level of suburban deprivation.

The constraints

How do we do this as cost efficiently as possible? Already I have chosen some architects that are extremely expensive, yet having the ability to transform old ‘brown-belt’ areas into new urban regions is likely to reduce costs through government subsidies. Having a large, attractive financial district is fundamental for any contemporary city design, and through our explanation I feel that it will draw in lots of trade from all over the world. Singapore has been extremely successful in doing this, with Dyson being one of many companies choosing to move their headquarters there within the past few years.

With the CoVid-19 era not in any rush to end, it would be difficult designing a city based on tourism. For that reason, the Formula One and Casinos of Singapore would not be a good path to follow. This is another reason why we look towards Sydney as a model. There are aspects of old and new within the city, and it functions amongst many of the income sectors. It has huge financial input from the financial district, domestic tourism (which will not be impeded for as long as international tourism) education, marine and financial services. People go to Sydney for so many reasons other than tourism. This is backed up by the fact that Sydney is the largest city in Australia without being the capital.

Another constraint that we have touched upon briefly, is how to develop a cultural identity within the city. It was something that puzzled Lispector about Brasilia, and continues to puzzle urban planners to this day. Our solution is ambitious- we take the international approach, and attempt to make the city a place for everybody. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are great examples of places that have managed to merge an ex-pat culture into their own culture. With the UAE being only 11% Emirati residents, it is fundamental that those that come to live in the country bring with them their own traditions. You would expect this to cause huge levels of cultural conflict within the different communities, yet Abu Dhabi shows that both powerful and rich communities can operate harmoniously with each other. The areas interlinked well by public transport will help set a scene of collaboration and cultural sharing. Reducing rivalry and instead planning on using state resources such as healthcare and education to fortify inter-region communication is one of the main objectives of the city design.

How should the city feel?

I don’t desire for the city to be romanticised by the likes of Lispector or Lefebvre. I want it to be safe and prosperous. The problem with a city such as Brasilia, creating ‘insomnia’ and breathing almost like a human, is that all of this means nothing if people cannot safely inhabit its streets. We want to limit the prejudice caused by women not feeling secure walking the roads in the evening, or people sleeping homeless on the streets due to not being able to afford housing. These will likely always be issues of any city, but prosperity and connectivity are two key ingredients into moving towards resolving them. By creating prosperity (and equal prosperity), it reduces the need for welfare and homelessness. It allows the quality of schools and healthcare to increase, whilst reducing the desperate resort to petty crime. Connectedness forms a sense of community and provides a sense of strength in numbers. Where petty crime is concerned, it has been proven that community watch schemes are surprisingly affective in reducing the number of thefts, muggings and burglaries. Having people looking out for each other is caused by a well-designed suburban area aimed at increasing the incentive to protect the community, whether through shared schooling, public spaces that residents can be proud of, or having high quality public transport affordable to everybody.

Yi Fu Tuan talks of making a space a place. And this leads to the question; how malleable do I wish the city to be? The obvious answer is that you want for people to be able to make the city their own, and therefore spaces should be left with ambiguous intent for people to use them as they wish. I enjoy this idea, yet I also understand from my studies that there is always one dominant party. Having a city full of different cultures sadly will invite conflict, as that to a certain extent is the ugly truth. We therefore have to design a city in attempt to limit the opportunity for conflict and rivalry through connecting infrastructure such as tram networks. As a result, providing communities with a public good to share and divide may not at first be a good idea. For that reason, the city will seem less malleable, and each community will be encouraged to culturally interact, but will not be forced to divide resources. There will be shared spaces such as parks, but the utmost precautions will have to be taken in order to ensure people’s safety within those areas. Singapore has been extremely successful in keeping communities of different cultures close to each other. Hosting different cultural events and inviting other communities to share the celebration seems to be a relatively successful means of forming amicable relationships.

How should the city sound?

Kendall, Harmon and Jacobs are some of the authors that have provided us with information on soundscapes of cities. They all have the varying opinions on how we are drawn to different sounds, whether consciously or not, but there is one fundamental aspect that they all agree on. The soundscapes of our modern cities are dramatically different to those of the past. I wish to revitalise some of the sounds of the past. Schafer, in his contributions to the World Soundscape Project noted that the sound of the Vancouver Cathedral travelled only one tenth of what it used to previously. Although I feel like it would be of great benefit to some to have the church bells ring far across the city, I also feel that in our modern day and age it is slightly inappropriate to force a certain religious symbolism upon the whole urban population. For that reason, I will focus on having the birdsongs as the first violin for my city symphony. It is closely associated with many people’s idea of a utopia, and it is offensive to very few, if not nobody. It also links closely to the idea of sustainability and interaction with the environment, which we wish to keep as a common thread throughout the city’s design.

In order to sustain an urban ecosystem suitable for songbirds, pollution and concrete mass must be kept to a minimum. As you can see from cities such as Shanghai and New York, there are rarely any birds besides pigeons as a direct consequence of the over-urbanisation. In Shanghai, it has been rumoured that they shoot the birds in order to prevent them from multiplying. Having songbirds is a great indicator that the city is healthy and environmentally friendly. Once the birds that we associate as pests, such as pigeons or ravens begin to dominate the soundscape, this is a sign that we are losing our way.

There should always be areas for people to move and play. This will generate human sound as well. With only the birdsong, as beautiful as it is, it does not provide a completely representative symphony. People should be welcomed to make noise with bars and restaurants encouraging people to sit outside, like a bustling Parisian rie.Having the marina and trees surrounding the already beautiful buildings should encourage this to happen.

To conclude

In summary, there are certain objectives that take priority in the construction of our urban utopia. Financial constraints can put a serious burden on the creative construction of cities, yet born from its challenges also come innovative solutions. Prioritising integration of the environment, connectivity and cultural collaboration makes for a more rounded and encompassing urban utopia. The aim is to make everybody feel happy and safe whilst also incorporating the lessons that we have learnt from the pandemic. The world has conceded that the CoVid-19 outbreak will change the way we live forever. As a result, it seems only fitting that we equally change the cities we live in.

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spotifypremiumapks · 4 years ago

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Who is Keuana Weaver? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Cause of Death, Statement

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Keuana Weaver a mother of two, died on the operating table at the Art Siluette Aesthetic Surgery in Tijuana on Jan. 29, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Weaver’s friend, Kanisha Davis, said that both of them had scheduled liposuction and tummy tucks for that day with the same doctor. Davis, a nurse, came home to Long Beach to learn that her friend had died — and then began bleeding internally and projectile vomiting. She ended up having to be hospitalized for two weeks, according to the report. “If I hadn’t gone into the hospital when I did, I would have died,” Davis said. “I was slowly bleeding to death. I was weak.”

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Keuana Weaver was 38 years old.

Keuana Weaver dead after plastic surgery at Mexico clinic

Keuana Weaver, a 38-year-old mother of two from Long Beach, California, died on the operating table, her mother, Renee Weaver, told the daily newspaper. Although Keuana did tell her family that she was having some "work done" prior to the trip, her mother believed she was going to Florida. She only learned her daughter had traveled to Mexico after another family member told her of Keuana's death. "I'm heartbroken. I want to know what happened," Renee, 58, told The San Diego Union-Tribue. "Keuana was a very independent woman; a good, loving, smart and very intelligent Black woman," she added. "I'm mostly sad this happened to my daughter because she was already so beautiful to me, inside and out, she just couldn't see it." A health document provided by Keuana's mother listed her cause of death as "secondary hypoxic encephalopathy," a kind of brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation. Keuana's friend Kanisha Davis, a nurse, told the newspaper that they both scheduled liposuction and tummy tucks for the same day with the same doctor. Davis recalled being concerned at the time because she was not hooked up to any monitors during the surgery, and she was released immediately. "Me being a nurse, I knew something was off," she told The San Diego Union-Tribue. After learning that Keuana had died, Davis returned home to California and began bleeding internally and projectile vomiting. An emergency room visit turned into a two-week hospital stay, where Davis learned she was hemorrhaging inside. "If I hadn't gone into the hospital when I did, I would have died," she said. "Did we know we were taking a risk being in Mexico? Yes. But did we ever, at any time, think that risk would be death? No." Neither Báez López nor the clinic responded to multiple requests for comment from The San Diego Union-Tribue. The clinic has not responded to PEOPLE's request for comment. When reached by the outlet, The Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reconstructiva, A.C., an association of plastic surgeons, said that Báez was not a member of their organization. According to state law in Baja California, the Mexican state where Tijuana is located, only certified plastic surgeons are permitted to perform certain cosmetic procedures, including liposuction and tummy tucks. Authorities in Baja California told the newspaper that they are looking into Keuana's death. "We're working very hard to make sure that doctors who are practicing without the proper credentials are immediately shut down and are investigated by the Attorney General," Atzimba Villegas, the state director of medical tourism, said in a statement. "It's essential for the entire industry that patients feel safe and are well cared for and get the results they are looking for." Read Also: Who is Emma Caroline? Wiki, Biography, Age, The Voice Contestant, Parents, Instagram A third woman, who did not know Davis and Keuana, also underwent a surgical procedure at the clinic on the same day. Esmeralda Iniguez told The San Diego Union-Tribue that she was first hospitalized in California days after Keuana's death, after almost dying from septic shock. Since then, she has continued to suffer from kidney failure. "I was so septic by the time I reached the ER in Chula Vista on February 3rd, I was literally hours from death. My kidneys were shutting down," Iniguez, who was hospitalized again this month, told the newspaper. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning in 2019 regarding health dangers related to undergoing plastic surgery in Mexico, which can be cheaper than in the United States. The warning was issued after 11 Americans returned home with antibiotic-resistant infections, according to NBC Los Angeles. The majority of the procedures performed were weight-loss surgeries. "There are many websites that advertise for these procedures," Dr. Dennis Orgill, the medical director of Brigham and Women's Hospital Wound Care Center in Boston, told The Chicago Tribune at the time. "Some surgeons in these countries are excellent, but sometimes it is hard for patients to tell the difference by looking on the internet," he continued. "It's that inability to properly vet international services, providers, and regulations that ultimately gives rise to a large public health issue." FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK Read the full article

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24 July 2020

Missing numbers

Investment in preventive services, like children's centres and youth services, could make a real difference to children's lives - but the lack of consistently good-quality data makes it difficult frontline staff, local authorities and central government to understand what works.

That's one of the conclusions of a new report I've published with my colleague Colm and the excellent team at Nesta. We hope that as well as being useful to those in the children and young people's sector, the findings - and the recommendations - will be useful more widely to people working with and thinking about data. There's a graphic for thinking about data in different ways, and everything.

In brief:

On the subject of Missing Numbers... you may remember the project launched last year by Anna Powell-Smith (Data Bites presentation here). This week, she's launched the Centre for Public Data which will look at improving data provisions in new legislation. It's a great idea. More details here.

Data has gone missing from DCMS (well, bits of policy, including 'government use of data' and open government), as responsibility has been transferred back to the Cabinet Office. My lukewarm take here.

We're missing Data Bites this August to give me/everyone a summer break. Back in early September. Watch back the archive here.

Flourish joined the ranks of those subject to missing attribution this week. They also join a very select group that includes Neil Kinnock.

In case you missed it, yesterday marked a year since Boris Johnson became Conservative leader, and today marks a year since he became PM. It's been another quiet year in British politics, etc.

Finally, Warning: Graphic Content will be missing from your inboxes over the next few weeks as I take whatever passes for a holiday in these strange times. There definitely won't be a newsletter next week, and it will be intermittent through August. Have a lovely summer (or whatever passes for that in the UK or wherever you are), and see you again soon!

Very best

Gavin

Today's links:

Tips, tech, etc

End of the office: the quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home (The Guardian)

Digital remote working - research findings (Essex County Council)

The home-working revolution: new normal, old divides?* (New Statesman)

How well does working in open work when working from home? (Nick Halliday and others)

Putting feeling into policy making (CSaP)

Make a mask (Reuters)

Graphic content

Viral content: coronavirus

Our history is a battle against the microbes: we lost terribly before we developed vaccines to protect ourselves (Our World in Data)

Where the Virus Is Sending People to Hospitals* (New York Times)

After the Recent Surge in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Are Now Rising Too* (New York Times)

A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S.* (The Upshot)

The World Is Masking Up, Some Are Opting Out* (Bloomberg)

The UK And US Were Ranked Top For Pandemic Preparedness. What Went Wrong? (Huffington Post)

How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers (ProPublica)

T-cells: the missing link in coronavirus immunity? (FT)

When a simple gif is possibly the only way to show something: news desk wanted a size comparison of antibody, virus and T cell (FT via Ian Bott)

Viral content: consequences

The psychological toll of coronavirus in Britain – a visual guide (The Guardian)

Which jobs can be done from home? (ONS)

Amid a Deadly Virus and Crippled Economy, One Form of Aid Has Proved Reliable: Food Stamps* (New York Times)

US airlines fly in different directions in middle-seat debate* (FT)

How Remote Work Divides America (Reuters)

The costs of coronavirus: Just how big is £190 billion? (House of Commons Library)

US politics

Race and America: why data matters* (FT Data)

What Coronavirus Job Losses Reveal About Racism in America (ProPublica)

Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick? (FiveThirtyEight)

New polling makes clear what Trump refuses to see: His pandemic response has been a political disaster* (Washington Post)

At least 76% of American voters can cast ballots by mail in the fall* (Washington Post)

Everything else

The Living Standards Audit 2020 (Resolution Foundation)

Ministerial directions (Oliver for IfG)

Civil service pay (IfG)

Location of the civil service (IfG)

How much warmer is your city? Behind the scenes of our climate change interactive (BBC Visual and Data Journalism)

Where does the British public stand on transgender rights? (YouGov)

Meta data

MOG OMG

Machinery of government change: government use of data (and commentary from me)

DCMS loses government data policy to the Cabinet Office (Computer Weekly)

Cabinet Office takes charge of government use of data again (Civil Service World)

Viral content: testing times

Coronavirus: England's test and trace programme 'breaks GDPR data law' (BBC News)

Coronavirus: Government admits its Test and Trace programme is unlawful (Sky News)

Government admits that NHS Test and Trace programme is unlawful* (Wired)

Viral content: the only way is app

Coronavirus: The inside story of how government failed to develop a contact-tracing app (Sky News)

Cheap, popular and it works: Ireland's contact-tracing app success (The Guardian - 'works'?)

Data collection in new Covid-19 app ‘troubling’ (Belfast Telegraph)

Coronavirus: New NHS England contact-tracing app may bring 'personal benefits' (Sky News)

Coronavirus: The great contact-tracing apps mystery (BBC News)

Isle of Wight infection rates dropped after launch of contact tracing app (The Guardian)

Government

A No10 data science unit could create more problems than it solves (Lewis for IfG)

DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION: Data to support policymaking (ODI)

Scotland’s Census to be moved to March 2022 (National Records of Scotland)

A few final reflections as Chief Statistician (Welsh Government Data and Digital blog)

Addressing trust in public sector data use (CDEI)

Driving forward trustworthy data sharing (CDEI)

The continuing excellent performance of the ONS in this pandemic... (Tom Forth)

ICO hails transformative year as average fine trebles (Computer Weekly)

Resources and tools (GOV.UK Design System)

Government sets out draft agenda for a 21st century tax system (HMRC, via Gemma)

Data ethics and AI guidance landscape (DCMS)

Creating great online services: how we test services in our research lab (Inside DVLA, via Oliver)

The digital government atlas 2.0: the world's best tools and resources* (Apolitical)

ICO launches self-assessment Freedom of Information toolkit (ICO)

Public services

Missing Numbers in Children’s Services: How better data could improve outcomes for children and young people (IfG/Nesta)

Health data chief says UK’s data deficit in social care during COVID-19 a “catastrophe” (diginomica)

Six months of binnovation in Leeds (ODI Leeds)

Big tech

The inside story of Babylon Health* (Prospect)

Should you delete TikTok from your phone? (The Guardian)

Uber drivers to launch legal bid to uncover app's algorithm (The Guardian)

Europe must not rush Google-Fitbit deal (Politico)

Recovery from Covid-19 will be threatened if we don't learn to control big tech (The Observer)

Vestager has tasted defeat, but she should not stop chasing Big Tech (The Observer)

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is working to launch a university that would rival Stanford and MIT and funnel tech workers into government work (Business Insider)

From Russia with ****

We need a single agency to be responsible for UK elections (Democracy Club)

The Russia report has shown our election laws are dangerously out of date (The Independent)

Sharing is caring

How Schrems II will impact data sharing between the UK and the US (Computer Weekly)

Further (unhappy) thoughts on Schrems II (Panopticon)

Applying new models of data stewardship to health and care data (ODI/The Health Foundation)

Frameworks, principles and accreditation in modern data management (Felix Ritchie and Elizabeth Green, UWE Bristol)

How Wikidata might help the Smithsonian with its mission to diffuse knowledge (Wiki Education)

Everything else

Professional standards to be set for data science (Royal Statistical Society)

Understanding Machine-Readability in Modern Data Policy (Data Foundation)

Data and the Future of Work (Common Wealth)

Talking about data (Citizens Advice)

We are facing a global crisis of widespread unverified information (DCMS Select Committee)

White Paper on Artificial Intelligence - a European Approach: contributions to the consultation (European Commission)

The UK address mess: a way forward? (Peter Wells)

Public attitudes to science 2019 (BEIS)

Opportunities

JOB: Head of Data Infrastructure (ESRC, via Catherine)

JOBS (HDR UK)

JOBS: Technology opportunities (ICO)

EVENT: Exploring data institutions: trustworthy, sustainable access to data (ODI)

And finally...

Sport and entertainment

Defining the ’90s Music Canon (The Pudding)

Empty stadiums have shrunk football teams’ home advantage* (The Economist)

Does home advantage exist without football’s partisan fans?* (FT)

Sneak preview: The Seinfeld Chronicles (Andy Kirk)

Politics

As it's #WorldEmojiDay, can you guess the Conservative MPs? (Conservatives, via Pritesh)

congrats to Newspoll, who, according to the Courier Mail's Sunday editorial, surveyed a whopping 124% of Queenslanders to find just 59% were satisfied with the Premier (Sinéad Canning, via Sarah)

Breaking: there is one new case of a disgraced politician in New Zealand (The Spinoff)

Everything else

Stop resisting it, editors - the vast majority of people say "data" should be treated as singular, not plural (YouGov)

We should start a competition (Maarten van Smeden, via Nick)

Food hazards from around the world data competition (University of Bristol, via a quantum of sollazzo)

Penguins (Allison Horst/Oli Hawkins)

Alright, let’s go back to hating pie charts. (Randy Olson, via Nick)

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