![]() "The hype and promise is way ahead of the research that shows its effectiveness," says Serife Tekin, a philosophy professor and researcher in mental health ethics at the University of Texas San Antonio. Serife Tekin, mental health researcher, University of Texas San Antonio. ![]() My worry is will turn away from other mental health interventions, saying, 'Oh well, I already tried this and it didn't work.' (Controversy flared up on social media recently over a canceled experiment involving chatbot-assisted therapeutic messages.) There is, of course, still plenty of debate and skepticism about the capacity of machines to read or respond accurately to the whole spectrum of human emotion - and the potential pitfalls of when the approach fails. Potential pitfalls and risks of chatbot therapy ![]() It's an area garnering lots of interest, in part because of its potential to overcome the common kinds of financial and logistical barriers to care, such as those Ali faced. Human emotions are tracked, analyzed and responded to, using machine learning that tries to monitor a patient's mood, or mimic a human therapist's interactions with a patient. Advances in artificial intelligence - such as Chat GPT - are increasingly being looked to as a way to help screen for, or support, people who dealing with isolation, or mild depression or anxiety. That is how Ali found herself on a new frontier of technology and mental health. The chatbot, which Wysa co-founder Ramakant Vempati describes as a "friendly" and "empathetic" tool, asks questions like, "How are you feeling?" or "What's bothering you?" The computer then analyzes the words and phrases in the answers to deliver supportive messages, or advice about managing chronic pain, for example, or grief - all served up from a database of responses that have been prewritten by a psychologist trained in cognitive behavioral therapy. Its chatbot-only service is free, though it also offers teletherapy services with a human for a fee ranging from $15 to $30 a week that fee is sometimes covered by insurance. So her orthopedist suggested a mental-health app called Wysa. ![]() She had no health insurance, after having to shut down her bakery. "I felt like I was worthless because I could barely provide for my family."Īs darkness and depression engulfed Ali, help seemed out of reach she couldn't find an available therapist, nor could she get there without a car, or pay for it. "I could barely talk, I could barely move," she says, sobbing. Ali, a single mom, supported her daughter and mother by baking recipes she learned from her beloved grandmother.īut last February, all that fell apart, after a car accident left Ali hobbled by injury, from head to knee. which specialized in the sort of custom-made ornate wedding cakes often featured in baking show competitions. Just a year ago, Chukurah Ali had fulfilled a dream of owning her own bakery - Coco's Desserts in St. ![]()
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![]() ![]() That means no more standing in line which will make visiting more fun, though it’s not free and you do have to pay for it. ![]() Smugglers Run is 1 of 12 attractions at Hollywood Studios and Disneyland that now use the Genie+ system. That’s right, the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Galaxy’s Edge at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland are now using the new Genie+ service. ![]() So what does that mean moving forward? Genie+ You may have heard, however, that FastPass+ has been discontinued in Walt Disney World, as well as FastPass and MaxPass at the Disneyland Resort. The FastPass system was then worked in to give guests a line-skipping option. (Update 12/31/21) – When it opened back in May 2019, Smugglers Run only used a standby queue. The Disney YouTube channel Fresh Baked attempted the Chewie Mode hack three times before getting it to work and documented the whole experience. It’s quite thrilling to see done, and it makes the whole experience feel much more like actually being in the Falcon. Once this happens and if you follow everything in order, you will enter into “Chewie Mode” and you will then hear Chewbacca’s voice for the whole attraction instead of Hondo. Make sure all the guests on the ride with you follow these instructions or it won’t work. Engineers and Gunners also ignore the pre-flight instructions and hold down one of the white buttons on their control panel, and then hit the activation button.Once the pilots do this, they need to push their activation button.First, the left and right pilots need to push their control sticks to the far left or right and far up and down. ![]() Before the ride starts, do NOT activate your position right away.Ride Smugglers Run with a full cabin of 6 guests.Here are step-by-step instructions to make Smugglers Run enter Chewie Mode. However, it’s what happens when you don’t listen to him that makes this one of the coolest ride hacks in all Disney World. Usually, guests are obedient and follow Hondo’s orders, pushing the correct buttons he tells you to before take-off. It’s awesome to do and so much cooler as Chewie yells at you telling you for every mistake you make.īasically, how it works is during the initial flight pre-check on Smugglers Run, each rider is asked to fulfill a list of pre-flight checks on their control panel in front or to the side of them. Fellow Huntsville resident Jake Polatty has lent his electronics skills to the project, adding hundreds of lights that glow from the flight console, blink behind radar units, and click on and off with analog switches.Even if you’ve been on Smuggler’s Run 100 times, there is a secret mode that you might not have ever unlocked that will completely change the ride experience for you called “Chewie Mode.” This secret hack for the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride that allows you to listen to Chewbacca the whole time during your flight instead of Hondo. Updates are posted to the project’s Facebook page. And it's not just him: the Full Scale Falcon has become a passion project for fans around the world who help out by creating digital 3D models of the ship’s interior and exterior for reference, hunting down original greeblies and flying in for build parties. You know that greeblies, the bric-a-brac that gives the Star Wars universe its industrial-chic texture, are key to the verisimilitude of a ship that might not look like much but can make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.ĭietrich has built and rebuilt some greeblies more than five times, and has spent thousands of dollars making this version of the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. IV ejection seats to turn them into the highly sought after navigation chairs in the cockpit. You study framegrabs like they were religious texts you hunt down production images that show just how the original set builders, who bought airplane scrap by the truckload, modified Martin-Baker mk. See, if you’re a connoisseur of the Falcon-and Dietrich is-you want your replica Corellian YT-1300 to be as faithful to the one that blew your eight-year-old mind when you first saw it blast away on screen. ![]() ![]() ![]() flavor and moisture!) to run out of the pork chops. Cutting into the pork chops straight from the oven will cause all of the juice (i.e. Resting baked pork chops is important.Use a meat thermometer to cook them perfectly each time. Overcooking the baked pork chops will make them dry and tough. This gives the pork chops a great crust, and if you use a grill pan like I do, you’ll also get grill marks! ![]() ![]() I recommend my 5-ingredient easy pork chop marinade! This is gives the pork chops major flavor, but will also help tenderize the meat. This helps the meat to cook evenly, but will also help keep the pork chops nice and juicy. Bring chops to room temperature before cooking.Use these tips for the best baked pork chops in oven! Just know that the risk of overcooking is a bit higher, particularly with boneless pork chops. If you don’t have a thermometer, you can still use my time range as a guide. A regular instant read thermometer will work, though. I recommend a probe thermometer like this, so you don’t have to monitor (it will beep when it reaches the right temperature!). Pork chops are done when the internal temperature at the thickest part reaches 145 degrees F, but because the temperature rises as they rest, it’s best to remove then at 140 degrees F. At What Temperature Are Pork Chops Done?įor best results, use a meat thermometer to test for doneness. On average, baked bone-in pork chops will take 1-3 minutes longer than boneless. My process for perfect baked pork chops includes searing them for about 2-3 minutes per side, then baking at 400 degrees F. How long to cook pork chops in the oven will vary depending on the oven temperature, thickness of the chops, and whether you are using boneless or bone-in pork chops. How Long To Bake Pork Chops At 400 Degrees? Butter – Just a bit for flavor! But if you prefer to avoid it, any heat-safe oil will do.It can be made in advance, and you probably have what you need to make this at home. Sometimes I like to throw in some paprika for extra flavor. You need only 5 ingredients: Olive oil, coconut aminos (or soy sauce), lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic (or garlic powder)… plus salt and pepper. Pork Chop Marinade – Don’t be intimidated, it’s so quick to throw together.While you can use simple olive oil, salt, and pepper, in my experience the best pork chop seasoning is a marinade! If you want to pick up some other cuts of pork at the same time as your pork chops from the butcher, you might want to get some pork belly, pork tenderloin, or pork loin. Humanely-raised or not: I prefer to buy humanely-raised pork, as I appreciate the farming practices and I think it tastes better! I get it delivered to my door from here.Avoid ones that are very pale or have dark spots. Appearance: Look for firm, pinkish-red pork chops with some marbling.Aim for a similar size and thickness, so that they cook evenly. Thickness: Choose thick pork chops if possible - The best pork chops will be at least 3/4- to 1-inch thick, but if all you can find is 1/2 inch, they will do.If you prefer a leaner cut, go with the loin. If you prefer a more marbled cut, go with the rib. Rib vs loin chops: Pork ribs are a center loin roast and are a fattier cut than the pork loin.Boneless pork chops are more sensitive to drying out, which is all the more reason you need to follow my tips and easy pork chops recipe below to avoid just that. boneless pork chops: Many love bone-in pork chops because it has great flavor (just like a bone-in steak), but really either will work… it’s up to you. If you want delicious oven baked pork chops, start with these tips for picking them out: You can make bone-in or boneless baked pork chops (sometimes they are called “pork loin chops”), but you can’t cook your way out of subpar ingredients. For measurements, see the recipe card below. This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for oven baked pork chops, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not valid for Zoo or Aquarium admission or Cabana rentals. Rainchecks are valid for Cool Zoo admission only. Guest must turn in their wristbands for that day to obtain a raincheck. If Cool Zoo closes for one (1) hour due to weather delay, rainchecks will be available. Offering power fundraising solutions OneCause provides nonprofits event software, mobile bidding, auctions, online giving, peer-to-peer and text to give. If severe weather occurs, Cool Zoo may suspend water activities until the weather conditions improve. 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The following tutorial explains how to create a document template in OpenOffice or LibreOffice. See Also: How to Setup Document Templates, Building Document Templates with Google Docsĭocument templates can be created using Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice or LibreOffice. ![]() ![]() Pluto, rightfully described as not just a guard dog but a guardian angel, proves that sometimes, it’s up to our furry friends to help us navigate the choppy waters of human life and its plethora of tribulations. As if that’s not impressive enough, he also saves a marriage and even helps a father and his son tie loose ends and reconnect. Then the next moment, he brings comfort and companionship to a nine-year-old boy. At one point, he manages to save a toddler’s life. Pluto does a slew of amazing feats in just a short span of time. Unkind as fate is to this lovable crew, Pluto wanders in like a glimmer of hope, there, hopefully, to help the Davis’s rethink friendship, family, and love. This film tells the true story of a stray dog named Pluto, who comes out of nowhere radically changes the Davis family, who are neck-deep in various troubles. The film in question might just be the Netflix reboot of the original classic, but it’s still delightful as ever.ĭirector: Brandon Camp – Screenplay: Brandon Camp, Joe Camp – Cast: Gabriel Bateman, Darby Camp, Kiele Sanchez – Run Time: 1h 27m And yes, that’s the most precious, most delicately heartrending thing you will read today. ![]() You can relegate it as nothing more than the cliched “dog saves the day” fare all you want, but there’s no denying just how utterly adorable this whole film is.īonus: it’s also one of the first movies to feature a golden mutt, here played by renowned canine actor Higgins. To be fair, though, the list is super long.īenji, here referring to the titular character, made a mark on everyone’s hearts decades ago for his wit, indelible brightness, and the myriad ways in which he navigates the world. If you’re still not sold on the film after reading that, we seriously encourage you to have your heart checked stat.Īll kidding aside, though, Benji is one of the must-watch items in the great pantheon of dog movies that’ll melt your heart, not once but multiple times. Released in 1974, which by today’s standards means it’s a proper classic, we follow a homeless, scruffy dog who rescues a pair of children from their kidnappers. Make sure to have plenty of tissues at the ready, because we all know these are guaranteed to turn on the waterworks.Ĭhances are if you love watching dog movies, you’ve already stumbled upon this really popular gem of a movie. But, come on! Dogs! What’s not to love?įrom feel-good flicks to downright heartrending stories, below are the best films for all of you dog lovers out there. Granted, often they’re cheesy, treacly, and filled with easily digestible sermons about the human condition. Although, who are we kidding - there aren’t bad films about dogs. Rather, these films are the best ones you’ll be able to stream on Netflix right now. To see them being their dog selves on cinema is a gift.īelow is a list of films about dogs. In this sense, dogs are our true ride-or-dies, and that’s not up for discussion. Yet eerily enough, dogs are deftly able to pick up on our emotions. And frankly, these eccentricities are why we love them - they’re unpredictable, wacky, and always up for an adventure. Or convulse and go on a wild rampage, ruining precious house furnishings in the process.īut they’ll never leave your side. Sure, they might go on a temper tantrum or two on certain occasions. They will never give up on you no matter what. ![]() Heck, all of them probably are.ĭog films are always sad (even if the endings aren’t) because dogs are some of the most wonderful, loyal, and loving little creatures in the world. Beware, though: some of them may be too heartbreaking to watch. Though considered to be the holy grail of films featuring man’s best friend, there’s a lot more beyond Marley & Me in the cinematic universe that center on our canine companions. If, for some psychopathic reason, you finished Marley & Me and seek more films about dogs, we’ll indulge you. ![]() ![]() ![]() In acknowledgment of its obligations, we have adopted the following Privacy Policy applicable to information about consumers that it acquires in the course of its business: ![]() We are highly sensitive to the privacy interests of consumers and believes that the protection of those interests is one of its most significant responsibilities. Your package will then be delivered in 1 - 7 business days (based on UPS Ground service originating from shipping warehouse). However, during peak times it may take several days to get an order out. Normally orders placed by noon Monday – Friday will be shipped no later than the following day. 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