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It's time to make an analysis of the past few day's political occurrences. I will however try to withhold from using rhetoric that has deviated from substantive issues and ideologies and instead come to focus on direct attacks and emotional moves. That the Swedish political system has broken down in the same way as in the US when George W. Bush for a number of years ago was re-elected, was confirmed at the same moment as Stefan Löfven announced an extra election. As he spoke the words and stated the liability issue as the reason for the decision, it was not just a rejection of the voters' decision in September but also the dismissal of the entire Swedish democratic system.
This text was supposed to be about the xenophobic winds in Europe, where different parties with this ideology seems to have crept into the decision-making corridors, but after this week's impotent actions of our elected politicians I changed my focus to attempt an analysis of how it is possible that our politicians, regardless of party affiliation, no longer respects democratic values. Angry voices may claim just the opposite, that Löfvens back juggling to the people is a behavior that underline the basic democratic challenge, but the election results should be respected and the political map be drawn after the verdict. All other actions are irresponsible and prove that they do not trust the people's decisions or their own ability to resolve the situation and it is on this very shaky foundation the Swede again go to the ballot box March 22, 2015.
Today's politics has been shaped by prevailing social climate and dictated by the rules of the game instead of trying to change them, which is the source to the current problem and the parliamentary situation. Politicians are no longer the role models we expect and journalism transparent reviews creates distrust that is difficult to manage. By rummaging in every elected officials background, where individual events are highlighted and magnified, media interest has created a skepticism about the entire operations. In this climate every political person is shaped, in this environment the self-esteem and self-confidence that gives us our final opinion about them is redefined. Add to this that in principle all parties backed in voter support when the votes were spread on many more searching opportunity to get into the Swedish parliament.
Was it on this basis that the parties entered into negotiations on cooperation across the block boundary? A diminished confidence and a lowered self-esteem is not a good basis for gathering in new political constellations. Good negotiation and new meetings require that single parties have something to offer so that the other side of the table should meet up with other suggestions. In this way, the Sweden Democrats, according to many the cause of the parliamentary crisis, has built its policies. The Sweden Democrats have their largest electorate in those with poor self-image and low self-esteem. People who quite seriously believe that each refugee or immigrant is a threat to them self and society, who believe that every single person who comes here means one job less for themselves and the job market. Those who convert human suffering into economic terms, and who see cultural development as a threat to the ability to feel Swedish. This reasoning is the base for every xenophobic party's politics and has been so as long as we can remember. Sweden Democrats underlines this by pointing out that they want the extra election to be a referendum on immigration.
Similarly, the issue of responsibility has been tossed between the parties. No one wants to take responsibility and no one has enough self-awareness to reflect on their own behavior, which is the only parameter that indicates some sort of safety. Safety – a word used repeatedly to try to convince voters that their particular political ideology is the way to happiness. Instead of self-examination, they have highlighted arguments as "the responsibility for their own voters," in a parliamentary position where the democratic base just has given clear signals that cooperation is an absolute necessity. If the Sweden Democrats are a serious threat to democracy, a cooperation between the other democratic parties is even more necessary.
In March we the voters again have to take a responsibility we have already taken. Then we took it by choosing a party that then has proven not to respect the democratic basic idea and where the politicians do not respect the outcome we have given them. All have failed in their own way. The Social Democrats and Stefan Löfven by the inability to what should be his strongest trait, negotiation, Alliance parties by their inability to see the seriousness of the situation and to meet and Sweden Democrats who quite seriously believe that 13 percent gives them the right to trap any government that does not sharply cut down migration funding. Every politician's behavior has really proven that none of them is worthy of renewed trust. Instead voters is forced to renegotiate with themselves to generate new parliamentary results – a choice that not even our elected politicians manage.
Niklas Liiv the 7th of December 2014


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You can sit with Jesus and his disciples at The Last Supper table at Futurist
Today x Future's more mature sibling Futurist is Poblacion's newest quirky spot
- Futur:st
- Bar chow/Asian
- 5062 Guerrero St., Brgy. Poblacion Makati City
- 7 p.m. onwards
- @futurist.ph
A typical Thursday night going to Poblacion would usually take 45 minutes to an hour coming from our office that's barely 3 km away. But this is not that kind of night.
As soon as we enter our Grab, a Madonna song plays as if giving a prelude to the night we are going to have at Futurist—Cubao's famed night out spot, Today x Future's more mature, put-together sibling in the south.
In case you're wondering: This is in no way a definitive look into the nightlife surrounding Futurist but barely a quick sneak. If we wanted to do just that we would have come on a weekend when it is bustling with crowds. Again, this is not that kind of night.
Upon arriving at its Guerrero St. location, a quaint lot tucked between pubs on one side and residential on the other, one is confronted by a nondescript entryway. The complete opposite of what's inside: a geometric DJ booth, paintings struck with gold inside gilded frames, and a disco ball—that's just the first floor.
Upstairs it's as if a drunk interior designer put together an assortment of seemingly disconnected pieces. And yet somehow it works. Two massive 4-ft. tall Kiko Escora paintings—one depicting a couple caught in the throes of passion and another prominently displaying male genitalia—line the walls. Here tables are just as eccentric as the whole setup. You can eat on a table depicting The Last Supper in an intricate gold frame or on a table with a gold bezel with art encased it.
There we find Sam Nicole and Sharon Atillo, Futurist's music director and creative director lounging in a corner near the Escora painting of a couple.
Atillo tells us the place used to be a salon and spa called Chic Look. A coincidence, Nicole says because the spot where Today x Future which Atillo and Leah Castañeda own, now stands used to be a salon as well.
How they ended up in the bustling Poblacion, however, is no surprise. Apart from the countless requests from Future alums to open in Makati, Atillo also used to have a shop nearby so for her, it's actually a full circle moment.
As for how Futurist (or Futur:st) got its name Castañeda says it has something to do with their early days at Future and their reputation as a platform for up-and-coming artists.
"We realized that there was a word for what we've always been doing ever since we opened our first resto-bar in Cubao," she says. "Back then I guess we were the only place who would risk having a virtually unknown DJ play on our decks and unknown artists featured on our art wall."
Naturally, we start with alcohol. Nicole comes out of the small cube that is the kitchen at the second level with three drinks with quirky names to match: Breath of Khaleesi (ginger ale and cinnamon whiskey), Maybe Negroni aka "the fakest negroni ever," and My Shirota (Yakult, Korean soju, and rose syrup).
Next came the appetizers in the form of a thin crust pizza topped with sesame seeds and spinach and a curious cocoon-looking finger food called Pains of Being Pure at Heart, named after the American indie pop band. We learned a little later that it is actually deep-fried chicken hearts wrapped in chicken skin, quite brutal if you ask me but its crispness and flavor very well makes up for it.
It is such a shame that the next dish is devoid of any cute name and simply called grilled pork belly, it's almost uncharacteristic of the place. But the fresh and tangy housemade kimchi that comes with it makes it forgivable. Bourdain's balls cheeky as it sounds is just meatballs with mango chutney. Its menu entry reads just "a homage to the legend himself" downplaying the fact that it may as well be the best one in the roster.
Barely half an hour after the first round of drinks, comes another. This time a set of shots all infused with coffee from Type A and EDSA BDG. And while I myself (and one other photographer) haven't had coffee in years, I couldn't resist. Because really who refuses a free round of shots?
For all the caffeine (not to mention alcohol) that we had, not an hour later we find ourselves in the curb. It's only 9 p.m. Nicole tells us the crowd doesn't come it until 10 when the DJ starts spinning, and this is even a dead night compared to weekends.
Pretty soon I'm inside another Grab again heading home. This is the latest I have gone on a night out in a while. I simply do not have the stamina I used to have as a stray college student in Katipunan. Perhaps such is the future of nightlife: in by 8 and out by 9. Then again it must be the coffee shots speaking.
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One of our favorite things about vacations is attending Mass with another worshiping community. When we get settled into our destination, the first thing we do is locate the nearest Catholic Parish and determine when Mass will be for Sunday and make sure we know exactly how to get there. We have been blessed in our travels with some amazing worship services and worship spaces over the years. Don't get me wrong, we have also seen some that the best that could be said was that we never ever had to go back.
This Sunday we were blessed to be the guests of the Community of faith at Holy Cross Parish in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. We have been here before when we have vacationed in the Smoky's. The Pastor here is Fr. Jay Flaherty, one of the good guys. He had the audacity to preach about morality and sin during his homily on the parable of the sower and the seeds. He is a wonderful homilist, who captures the attention of the congregation and helps to make the Gospel message become living and active in everyone who hears it.
The music was also wonderful. The Choir was very small, but their sound was awesome. The selection of songs was very charismatic, and the choice of Mass music was deeply moving.
All in all we really felt very welcome in this little parish. Especially at the end of Mass when Fr. Jay had all the visitors stand up and gave us a special blessing for our presence and our travels. It really helped to reinforce what I have been trying to teach my children about the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. No matter where you go, you are Catholic, and any Catholic church should welcome you as this one did.
On Monday, the resort where we are staying had a program to let everyone know what amenities and activities are available in the area, and more than once there was mention of non-denominational worship services available on Sunday for those who are away from their worshiping community. I just smiled, because we know that wherever there is a Catholic Church we are never away from our worshiping community.
Thanks be to God.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
2 comments:
- Mark Mossa, SJ said...
The Mass has ended, go in peace to love and serve the Lord, and to miniature golf!
- Unknown said...
Too funny. The one time Mrangelmeg and the angelbaby tried to play this vacation it was so late that they couldn't get on the course. We aren't used to it being light this late and we couldn't believe it was after 8 pm already. Better luck some other day. Actually they are all looking forward to go carts. Me not so much. I think I would rather have a Starbucks and a good book in the shade somewhere.
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For those who were unable to join us on the morning of our assembly!
Everyone worked hard to learn their lines for the assembly and we sang beautifully! Well Done everyone!
For those who were unable to join us on the morning of our assembly!
Everyone worked hard to learn their lines for the assembly and we sang beautifully! Well Done everyone!
Once again we asked the children what they would like to learn about for our next Context for Learning. They came up with Springtime on the Farm.
The children came up with lots of ideas and today we started to look into one of those ideas.
We would like to introduce you to Daisy the Dairy Cow
We all had the chance to try milking Daisy. This is what farmers used to do before milking machines came along.
We found out all about the process that milk follows from Grass to Glass!
While some of us were busy milking, others were investigating milk by carrying out an experiment.
The result was that the food colouring moved away from the fairy liquid – making interesting patterns. This is to do with the fat molecules reacting with the soap. Its an easy experiment that you could try at home.
In order that we can look out for signs of Spring, our role play area has been transformed into a bird hide.
We are looking forward to finding out more on our learning journey.
Following a fresh snowfall last week, we brought some snow into class and used it in our Tough Tray. Some of us made snowballs, some of us made snowmen and we even tried some mini igloos. We had to work quickly before the snow melted!
Someone decided to use wooden bricks to move the snow and to make snow bricks.
We made lots of small snowballs and put them together to make a wall.
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The Mental Health Side of Nursing from our Nurse of the Week Jenn Howard!
My name is Jenn and I currently work as a Lead Nurse for a PACT program. I have a BA in sociology, which I got while working in a group home, my first introduction into psych. I really enjoyed working the field, particularly being creative in finding solutions between the patients and their doctors, so, I went back for a BS in nursing shortly thereafter. I've now worked in mental health for almost 10 years and really enjoy its diversity and challenges. So, a little about me, my husband and I have had a very busy and exciting summer, we welcomed our first baby, a daughter, at the end of June and then moved into a new house.
Name: (and age)
Jenn Howard and I'm 30 years old.
Years working as a nurse:
I've worked as a nurse for 4 years.
Current Position:
My current position is the Lead Nurse with a PACT program.
What brought you into the nursing profession?
First RN/LPN position (and how you got it… we've all been there!):
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Biggest career challenge and how you've overcome it (or how you are currently working to overcome!):
One of the biggest challenges that I face in my career is the stigma against those with mental illness.This is something that has improved recently, as individuals and celebrities with mental illness have become more prevalent in the media. Although this is very encouraging, the general public and funding have yet to catch up.
Any projects on your desk right now?
One of the projects that I'm working on now is reading "Hallucinations" by Oliver Sacks. I bought several of his books a few years ago and have been (slowly) reading them. Of note, his book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" is fascinating!
What item is most useful to you as a nurse? (What piece of equipment or clothing could you NOT do your job without?)
Being a psych nurse, I don't have a specific item that I can't do my job without as most of my assessments are done by observing and listening. That being said, a good hair tie and some soap and water can really help any nurse.
Do you have a fondest memory or favorite nursing experience?
Some of my favorite moments as a nurse are being able to connect with patients in order to help them achieve their medical goals. I love being creative in order to help my patients reach a goal. For example, one of my patients had refused to see a primary care doctor for several years. We formed a relationship of mutual trust and respect before she agreed to see a primary care doctor. We spoke for several weeks about what she would and would not like to do at the appointment, I coordinated with the primary care doctor to ensure that this was possible and she was able to have her first annual physical in almost a decade.
What one piece of advice would you pass on to a new nurse? (first year working)
A piece of advice that I would pass on to a new nurse would be to listen to your patients. This is particularly true in psych, but all patients say things that we need to hear. Whether it be a patient talking about a family history of cancer or disclosing past traumas, all help you paint a picture of the person in front of you and how you can best help them.
Jenn has a nursing profile on Hirenurses.com—reach out to her directly to ask her any questions about her experiences!


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Inner peace with yoga vacation
Everyone needs peace and joy each day, each moment. Well, people all over the world com to India to find such peace and joy. Yoga is known to be quite intense and well, definitely not a vacation. So first up, yoga doesn't have to bend and break any bones. It is not painful. And it is not an exercise. It is quite a fantastic feeling for sure. Since that is clear, now when you mix the two words yoga and vacation – it has a welcoming ring to it!
Nestled in the foothills, and along side a calm lake, this yoga vacation is a wonderful way to say goodbye to the year gone by. Yoga is not just an exercise – it is a process of finding the right balance between one's body and mind. We do not push the body or put it through any rigour. It is like a conversation between the mind and body – you work together. We learn the basic asanas, understand the meaning and purpose of each, learn to work with our breathing, and rekindling the energy within. A whole week of rejuvenation complete with basic food which nourishes the body with the yoga, silence all around, reading a book maybe in your free time, and feeling that calm within – it creates a very positive space to finally feel that joy within.
This journey is not just about yoga, it is about well-being. It is about some self-love, giving our body that break and respect it needs. Take that step to becoming healthy in the truer sense.
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Or however it's supposed to be punctuated. (I don't care that it's unpunctuated officially. They are wrong.)
Like friend L warned me I would have, I had issues with it. My issues had issues with it. It's not actually a good Star Trek movie. And unfortunately, I'm enough of a Trek fan that I can't look past that to enjoy what my non-Trek friends said was an okay film.
I think in technical terms, my traditional lens flare and cutting issues with JJ Abrams's directing notwithstanding, it's okay.
In artistic terms though, it's all over the place.
I think, above and beyond the Khan problem (discussed below), the major, non-morality based issue (see a different later section) with the film was that it didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. It was constantly teetering between action-comedy and action-drama and ended up with this really messy dramedy effect. Dramedy is one of those things that has to be excellent to work at all, otherwise you end up with a really messy soup of thing. ST: ID was a messy soup.
The other problem is that Wrath of Khan is iconic, and while I am all for iconoclasm, I like it to be intelligent. And this wasn't. This was the shitty dubstep remix of Wrath of Khan*.
If you've seen Wrath of Khan, you can guess what bits they're going to include. And no, giving the bits to different characters is not changing them. You give no new import, you do not play with them. You just have them plain with a different voice. Also, given the stick that Shatner gets for his acting, when William "I am ACT …. ing" Shatner is able to deliver more of an emotional wallop, your script and your set up has issues. But then again, he was working with better background conditions. We cared about him and Spock, because we'd known Kirk and Spock for 25 years by that point. And they loved each other. The film kept telling not showing that nu-Kirk and nu-Spock loved each other, and I'm sorry, it just wasn't obvious by their actions so the telling didn't work. From their actions, it's quite clear that McCoy loves Kirk, Uhura loves Spock, and that Chekov adores his Keptin – but the Kirk <3s Spock and Spock <3s Kirk thing not so much.
The same applies for Khan vs Kirk. We knew Khan. We knew the wife that died. We were attached to his character whether we liked or feared him. We do not know this evil Brit**. I think Cumberbundle does a fine job, but that's not the point.
When Inception came out and I made a post about why some people didn't like it. My friend T made a very insightful comment about it being because of absent or misplaced catharsis. I felt that way about this. I don't know if it's because I needed the scene where Khan is put on trial or because I wanted the debate about whether someone can be obliged to give up bits of their body for donation or because I wanted the scene where Khan barters his blood for Kirk's life and asks to be frozen in exchange. Basically, I wanted all the Trek-y scenes Abrams didn't want to include.
The Khan Problem
I'm a Cumberbundle fan. Of a pre-Sherlock vintage. I think he does a good job in this. But there's something fucked about Hollyweird casting a white guy to play an Indian Übermensch.
And if evil has to be British-accented, it's not like there aren't any Anglo-Indian actors. Hell, JJ, you worked with Naveen Andrews.
The other problem, nowhere near as serious as the above, is there is no reason for this to be Khan at all. There is nothing about the story that shouts "yes, Khan must be our villain". Abrams could have avoided that whole problem by running an Earth based version of this TNG episode – http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Hunted_(episode). It's not like he's averse to re-using things (to paraphrase Patton – "JJ, you bastard, I've seen the same films as you."). You get an evil Section 31. You get a reason for Harrison to be rogue. You get an excuse for super-soldiery nonsense. It means you don't end up whitewashing an Indian character who has previously been played by a Latino actor. It's better all-round.
The moral problem. Or what the hell have you done to my Starfleet and my Captain.
I get the joke that in Trek, if an Admiral turns up, expect him (or her) to have gone rogue and be plotting to turn Starfleet into a para-military organisation. It suggests mostly that Admirals need to be better observed.
And while I dislike Section 31 as an idea (sorry, I'm an idealist, Starfleet is supposed to be a paragon with the occasional rogue), it's done well in DS9. Because it's DS9, and there is time to explore exactly what having that kind of subdivision means for Starfleet. ST: ID does not have the time.
So I will put up with this.
And I was thrilled by Pike's first scene because someone (anyone) calling nu-Kirk out on his bullshit will always gain my approval. But, of course, he immediately goes back on that but at least someone tried and I do think that Pike's plan is a good one (also, my own, absolutely against canon head-canon is that Pike was on-board the Kelvin and Kirk sr saved his life and so he can't help it).
Of course then stuff gets blown to hell, and Kirk decides to go on a rampage. Which I object to for the following reason:
"Also, no, Reboot Kirk, Starfleet should not be about vengeance. See "Day of the Dove", see "Let This Be Your Last Battlefield", see most of Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, see, oddly enough, chunks of Wrath of Khan. To paraphrase buff mousey-brown haired Übermensch number 2 (sorry, I'm sure the character has a real name but) Kahn and his men could have taken the Reliant anywhere and lived long lives on a planet less terrible than Ceti Alpha V. But Kahn was too blinded by vengeance to see that so they all died horribly."
which is how I felt about it when I saw that scene in the trailer. It gets no better in the film. And I find myself hating Admiral Marcus possibly before the film wants me to. Or possibly the film wants me to be suspicious of him and just to forgive Kirk for being vengeful because his mentor just died. Which I could live with, if he doesn't go ahead anyway over the protests of his three next highest ranking crewmen (his second in command, his head of medicine and his head of engineering).
Especially when one of the three who is making a moral argument, re: trials important, Starfleet rules important etc, has known Pike for longer and was literally with him as he died.
I acknowledge that Kirk eventually agrees with Spock, but, you know what, he's a ship's captain, he shouldn't still be needing moral learning moments. Especially when, in the same scene near enough, his teenage prodigy engineer/helmsman, who is 20 at the most, shows a greater understanding of what responsibility is than he does. I'm wondering if they were aiming for some sort of captain learns from crew learns from captain, all grow together thing.
And I totally get that Kirk is willing to sacrifice himself for the safety of everyone else. Except he got them into that position. And everyone else on that ship is willing to make the same sacrifice. Hell, everyone else we've seen in Starfleet is willing to make the same sacrifice (Captains Robau, Kirk the first, Pike for example.) Even bigger hell, I'm sure this Khan would do that for his crew, judging from what we see.
To counteract that, Kirk:
Breaks the Prime Directive. Twice.
Lies in an official report. (edit to add. I don't blame him for breaking the Prime Directive for the general good. In fact I applaud it. It's the lying I object to.)
Shouts at his First Officer for not lying in his report.
Disregards the advice of his Chief Engineer on a matter vital to the well-being of the ship
Disregards the advice of his Chief Medical Officer and his Second In Command on matters vital to the well-being of the Federation
Allows himself to be distracted by a domestic matter during a mission in enemy territory. (For crying out loud, it's an un-cloaked Warbird. They're not quiet, small or subtle.)
Beats a suspect in custody
I'm not saying Kirk ain't brave. I'm saying he's not captaincy material.
Other characters are infected by this as well, Spock and Uhura behave in a manner unbecoming officers on an away mission and Bones breaks the Hippocratic Oath (given he didn't know how to safely get the popsicle humans out of their cans and at no point do we see him learn, and suddenly it's all remove a popsicle and replace with Kirk).
And we're just supposed to gloss over all of that.
Scotty, Sulu, Chekov and the unnamed bridge crew seem to be the only functional Starfleet personnel. Possibly that's because the writers only gave them a minimum of attention.
It also raises a problem. When nu-Scotty, a man who prefers starships to people, is the moral centre of your movie, you've got issues.
Other stuff I didn't like
Insert obligatory lens flare comment here. The thing that really got me is that there didn't seem to be much at the start and then the end is lens flare central. It's like he's doing this to me deliberately.
Killing off Pike. Because I like him. I think he's a good restraining influence on Kirk.
Carol Marcus randomly in her underwear. Because it can't have been because the mission had to be done pronto otherwise she would have got her other team-mate at the same time. And it can't have been because we have to see underwear because otherwise we would have seen half-naked men too. Then again, this is a film that wants nudity but doesn't want to get the raised rating. See also caitians who sleep in their bras.
The lack of blood and gore and general unpleasant biological things. Wrath of Khan, which is also a 12, has blood. People do not die easy. There is screaming and fire and Ensign Preston's death remains ookily horrible even all these years later. Where is that in this film?
The film doesn't seem to want to admit that Khan won. He got his crew back without losses. Okay, so they're back to being frozen popsicles but they're not in any danger of being killed any time soon. Compare this to Starfleet and Earth-Gov who have two major cities carrying a lot of damage, lots of dead admirals, and yet more dead Starfleet officers. Oh and war with the Klingons brewing if they ever find out about parts of this.
The Things I Liked
The film where Scotty (and Keenser), Sulu, Chekov and unnamed bridge crew are awesome with assists from Uhura, Bones and Carol Marcus. I liked that film a lot. Shame it was so short.
Scotty in general. This is a man who has already been exiled to space Siberia, and he'd still rather resign than risk his ship.
Chekov. Never have I been so worried about a character throughout a film. It was a combination of the bad luck colour and proximity to the evil bad radiation of death.
Wrath of Uhura > wrath of 20 Klingons. You know, I think he's right.
The fight scenes. Seriously, the fight choreographer and his stunt crew deserve many props. As does whoever was stunting for Cumberbundle. Kicks of Gods I tell you.
The music. The music was good.
I feel I am being mean. Because it wasn't terrible in filmic terms, just in Trek terms. And it wasn't the fault of the actors, who did their best. But there's a limit to what acting can make up for.
* My friend the dubstep fan who liked the film has no issue with this description.
** if nothing else, Hollywood will keep British actors afloat because apparently evil sounds British.


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Tinder Launches "Select" For Celebs And Beautiful People Only
Unbeknownst to many, Tinder has secretly launched a mysterious group or section called "Select" dedicated for VIPs only, where only the rich, famous and beautiful are invited.
Tinder Publicly Bans Abusive User
For the first time, Tinder has publicly commented about one of its users considered to be racist.
Tinder Goes After Snapchat, Buys Similar Video Stories App Wheel
Tinder just recently acquired a video stories app, Wheel, which will bring creativity in connecting and matching people.
Tinder's Sean Rad: AI And Tinder Will Change How People Will Date
On an interview, Sean Rad discusses how he sees the future of Tinder could be. In his vision, he plans to incorporate AI into the dating app.
Tinder Use Can Get You Hooked, Study Says
Psychologists reveal that Tinder use can get you hooked on swiping until you find the right match. The dating app interface is designed similar to slot machines and video games where you feel the itch to always play the game.
Biggest Apps In Terms Of Profit Revealed, Spotify And Netflix Tops The List
Streaming services are the real winners for 2016 as they were tagged as the leading applications last year.
EU Wants Facebok And Twitter To Remove Hate Speech Faster; Should You Be Concerned?
The campaign against "hate speech online abuse" is apparently moving rather slow despite its steady efforts from the companies part of this campaign.
Tinder Gender Options: 37 More Gender Identities Added To Include On Your Profile
To further prove that everyone is welcome to join and participate, Tinder added new gender identity options so that everyone can express their authentic self. Tinder app company wants to prove that they are supporting the LGBTQ community.
Everything You Need To Know About Tinder's New Feature For Transgender: Humanitarian Or Politcal?
Tinder's new update will be focused on transgender users and to further embrace gender equality. Critics are now debating if it is based on political reasons or not.
Tinder's New Feature Is Too Superficial, Gets Mixed Reactions From Users
Tinder's new feature, Smart Photos is getting mixed reactions from the public.
Dating Site Tinder Upgrades It's Matching Algorithm
Mobile dating app Tinder has introduced a new matching algorithm called Smart Photos.
Hinge: Out With Dating Apps, In with Relationship Apps
There is a new dating app in the market and it's called Hinge. This new matchmaking app aims to get singles into real romantic relationships- more than featuring a stream of the profile photos.
New Hinge Dating App To Focus On Real Relationships, Says It's Unlike Tinder
The new Hinge app is committed to change the negative side of dating apps.
Tinder Boost Will Get Users A Date 10x Faster
The paid feature Tinder Boost will help you "skip the line" and get matches faster by giving profiles 10x more visibility for 30 minutes. The service is rolling out in Australia, with a global release to follow.


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In the effort of the Apex bank to diversify the Nigerian economy away from oil and to hasten the growth of non oil export sector. The CBN launched the N500 billion Non oil Export Stimulation Facility (ESF) in June 2016.
Parties to the fund
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN): The investor, invested N500 billion in a debenture issued by NEXIM for the purpose of funding non oil export. It determines the lending limit and applicable rates. It also reviews the operating guideline as may be deemed fit.
Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM): The managing agent of the fund, in charge of day to day management and administration of the fund and renders periodic returns to CBN.
Participating Financial Institutions (PFI): Deposit Money Bank and Development Finance Institution in charge of liaising directly with interested customers and reviewing and appraising applicants eligibility who then forwards eligible application to NEXIM for disbursement
The aim of the fund is to
1. To provide concessionary finance to non oil exporters
2. To provide long term fund at single digit interest rates to non oil exporters.
3. To aid non oil export productivity and create more jobs
4. Expand the diversification of Nigerian economy in the non-oil export sector.
5. Boost contribution of non-oil exports for sustainable economic development.
6. Increasing Foreign Exchange earnings.
7. Broadening the scope of export financing instrument
Eligible Transactions
Only an export oriented company registered in Nigeria with verifiable export off take contract agreement with an importer oversea will be eligible. The company must have satisfactory credit report. An AMCOM debtor may also be eligible only with special clearance of the CBN.
1. Exporter of goods wholly or partly processed or manufactured in Nigeria
2. Exporter of commodities and services, which are permissible and excluded under the export prohibition list.
3. Importer of plant and machinery, spare parts and packaging materials required for export oriented production that cannot be produced locally
4. Exporter of value chain support services such as transportation, warehousing and quality and quality assurance infrastructure.
5. Resuscitation, expansion, modernization and technology upgrade of non oil export industry
6. Stock facility/ Working capital
Categories of Finance Under ESF
1. Short term finance.
This is expected to provide funding for working capital and stocking requirement of non oil exporter. It is structured to take care of Trade export Financing.And Pre and Post shipment funding gaps.
Tenor: It has a maximum tenor of one year and can be rolled over twice subject to CBN approval.
Interest Rate: 7.5% all inclusive with roll over fee of 0.25%.
The facility is expected to be cleaned up every 90days.
2. Medium To Long Term finance.
The facility is expected to take care of export oriented projects funding such as Expansion of export –oriented facilities and Financing businesses along the export value-chain.
Tenor: It is tenured for a maximum tenor of 10 years with 2year moratorium inclusive
Interest Rate: 9% all inclusive. Interest charges during moratorium period can be funded separately along side project funding or capitalized
Repayment of principal and interest after the moratorium period will be quarterly
Loan limit
The Facility will not exceed 70% of the total cost of the project or transaction subject to a maximum of five billion (N5b) Naira.
Required Documentation
The following are the basic documents required to access the fund :
• Written request from the customer to a participating financial institution (PFI) seeking funding under the ESF.
• Completed Application Form.
• Certified true copies of Business registration documents.
• Feasibility Study/Business Plan of the project.
• Relevant Permits/Licenses/Approvals (where applicable).
• Verifiable Export Orders / Contracts or Agreement & Arrangements / Commitments.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (where applicable).
• And all other document as may be requested by the PFI
Application and approval process.
• Exporter wishing to access ESF applies to the bank by executing the application form, complying with its terms and conditions.
• The PFI reviews application to assess eligibility under ESF and viability for the applicants project/business..
• PFI submits ESF loan application on behalf of eligible export oriented enterprise to NEXIM.
• To be reviewed by NEXIM and submits the appraised ESF application to CBN for reviews and approval/decline.
• CBN notifies NEXIM of its approval / decline.
• NEXIM advises approval/rejection of application to PFI.
• Upon approval by CBN, NEXIM advises PFI and the fund is made available to PFI under advice to NEXIM.
• The loan is then disbursed to customer within 3 working days of receipt of funds from CBN.
• Repayment from customer (principal and interest) is remitted to CBN on quarterly basis along with appropriate returns/reports.
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LONDON (Rahnuma): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday ruled out the possibility of a second Brexit referendum, claiming that it would be "a gross betrayal of the British democracy."
Her comments came as a signed article by May appeared on the Daily Telegraph website Saturday night.
"This government will fulfill the democratic decision of the British people by ensuring that the UK leaves the European Union on 29th March next year — and that as we do so, we build a stronger, more meritocratic Britain that is fit for the future," she wrote in the article.
May said she is confident that her government can broker a "good deal for Britain".


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Went on the 1880 Train ride yesterday and it was fun. Train only traveled 10 MPH and it went from Hill City to Keystone and back. Saw a lot of the mountain scenery like wild flowers, trees and deer and a lot of the mountain homes that you cannot see from a road.
Also, have to mention that our daughter had a birthday yesterday. She hit her first milestone – 30!! Happy Birthday again Stacey!!
One other major accomplishment was completed yesterday. We finished our itinerary for the remainder of July and August. Will be going from here to Cody, staying there for a few days and then up to Glacier National Park where we will be for two weeks. This gets us out of the hubbub surrounding the motorcycle rally in Sturgis. Then we will make our way back to Custer, returning to the Broken Arrow campground until time to head for Gillette and the Escapades Rally. All reservations are in place so we can now sleep more soundly.
Planning to take care of some chores around the campground today, cleaning up the 5er, bathing the two fur babies, and napping!!
Hope you enjoy the pictures!
Beautiful drive to Rapid City!!
Updated picture of the Crazy Horse monument
The sign explains these two!!
The 1880 Train in Hill City
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I have 20 pdf files to print. Is there a way to print all of them once, resulting in the same printouts as if I have printed them separately? I could use pdftk to combine the pdf files into one single pdf file, but some files have odd number of pages, which results in pages from two files printing on the same sheet of paper.
The solution is to pad an empty page to those files with odd number of pages, and then use pdftk to combine the pdf files. Here is the script (the file "emptypage.pdf" is just an empty page, and can be created using LaTeX).


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If a chicken is interrupted during egg laying process, they get upset and make neighbour irritating noise for quite some time. That's the initial problem; how to know when it is safe to go and collect eggs? And of course the problem shall be solved at most technical and complex way.
Instrumentation for nest occupancy detection wasn't as easy as I initially expected. Here is the story.
I had some spare ultrasonic distance sensors, so decided to go with that one. But ultrasonic pings do not echo from the coat of hens. Obviously plumes do absorb or diffract the sonic wave in a way that no echo is detected by the tranceiver. In addition to not being able to detect presence of chickens, there was another problem with the ultrasonic. Operation of the sensor made hens nervous. Either they do hear the 40 kHz sound, or some other way do recognize it.
|Ultrasonic sensor.
|Infrared sensor.
The TSOP-family of IR-receivers is designed to ensure signal reception even in poor conditions. With internal gain control and noise canceller, it is proven to perform well in remote control applications. One can experiment that at home by pointing TV remote controller towards the back wall and being able to control the telly that way.
Finally I decided to go with laser. Problems with absorption, diffraction, and reflection are now eliminated. Only a fully transparent chicken which does bend the laser light at all would not be detected. If such a chicken is made of any known solid transparent material like glass or plastic, it would most probably bend the beam and interrupt the signal.
|Laser sensor
Finding a proper sensor to detect chicken in a nest was the most complex part of solving the given problem. Rest of the technology is explained in previous postings. You can now follow the chickens in Twitter @iotcoop.
Edit June 23th:
According to live data, hens do many short visits to nests in between laying an egg. When laying an egg, the visit takes half an hour or so. Now the algorithm has been changed in a way that visit to nest is only reported if it took more than 5 minutes. Then there most probably exists a new egg.
Edit Oct. 2nd:
Due to winter season, the IotCoop will be inactive untill Spring 2015.


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'Boardwalk Empire' star Michael Kenneth Williams looks to become the latest to land a role in Jose Padilha's new 'RoboCop' remake. Williams, who has also appeared in numerous hit TV shows such as 'The Wire' and 'Community', is currently in talks with MGM and Sony to join the already bulging cast list and will play the role of Alex Murphy's partner. Murphy will be played by Joel Kinnaman ('The Darkest Hour'). 'The RoboCop' reboot has already snagged an impressive line up that includes Samuel L. Jackson ('The Avengers'), Gary Oldman ('The Dark Knight Rises'), Jackie Earle Haley ('A Nightmare on Elm Street'), Hugh Laurie ('House') and Abbie Cornish ('Sucker Punch').
"In RoboCop, the year is 2029 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex's life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man has never had to face before."
'RoboCop' will begin shooting this September in Toronto, Canada and is expected to land in theatres on 9 August 2013.Michael Kenneth Williams Talks 'RoboCop'


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Dubai sees 7.5% surge in number of visitors in 2015
DUBAI - More than 14.2 million people visited Dubai in 2015, up 7.5 percent from the previous year, with Indians, Saudis and Britons topping the list.
The rise came despite slowing economic growth in many markets and a strong exchange rate of the Gulf state's dollar-pegged dirham against the euro and other currencies, Dubai Tourism authority said.
"2015 was volatile for travel globally, as we have all witnessed a range of disruptive factors, ranging from slackening economic growth in Asian and European markets to currency fluctuations across the world," said Dubai Tourism chief Saeed Almarri in a statement.
The Gulf city-state, one of seven sheikhdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates, attracted more than 13 million visitors in 2014. It aims to attract 20 million visitors annually in five years.
Visitors from Gulf countries represented the largest regional group at 3.3 million, up 12.8 percent, with Saudis alone numbering 1.54 million.
Turmoil in most of the traditional tourism destinations across the Middle East appears to have helped Dubai capitalise on its reputation as a safe haven for tourists and businesses.
The number of Indian visitors came at the top for the first time after surging by 26 percent to 1.6 million, while Britons rose 11 percent to 1.2 million.
"Western Europe remained the second highest regional contributor to visitor volumes, bringing in nearly three million tourists, reflecting a solid 6.1 percent growth in numbers," Dubai Tourism said.
Growth in several markets "helped offset negative trends" from Russia and eastern Europe, which saw a 22.5 percent decline in travellers to Dubai.


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Hi everyone,
Do any of you give any thought to why you have developed this condition? My haìrdresser has also recently been diagnosed with it and we were talking about it today. We both used to suffer from anxiety and depression and weirdly enough, the subject always turns to our childhoods, and that we believe both our mothers have narcissistic personality disorder. I am in a constant state of hypervigilance when around my mum, and have always had a difficult relationship with her.
I had a car accident about 3 years ago and had a caesarian section last year - so an accident and surgery. I do wonder though whether my stress levels have a very strong part to play.
Just wondered what your thoughts are on the cause of your diagnosis, if you want to share xx


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Want to joint the LEARNMEM2018 team in Huntington Beach, CA? We are looking for volunteers to work at the conference!
8 hours of work will earn you a volunteer shirt and free registration!
- You must be registered for the conference in order to apply. Full refunds will be issued for volunteers who fulfill 8 hours of service obligations by the end of the conference.
- You must be friendly (or be willing to pretend) and must be willing to work with people!
- You must be available to work for 8 hours during the conference.
- You must be willing to have fun!
*A limited number of volunteer positions are available. Accepted applications will be announced via email by April 10th
Volunteer responsibilities may include:
- Registration/information desk
- Session moderator (making sure that talks begin and end on time and that presenter slides are uploaded and ready to go)
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Answer: The legal word for a written response that is required to be filed by a defendant to a plaintiff's petition or complaint.
Arbitration: A means of resolving a claim outside of court in which an arbitrator or arbitrators hear evidence and then issue an award that is binding on the parties.
Award: The amount given to an injured party after a trial or arbitration to compensate the party for the damages that were sustained.
Civil Law: The area of the law that allows individuals or businesses to seek justice for a wrong perpetrated against them by another individual or business.
Compensation: The money which is owed to a person making a valid claim against another for damages sustained.
Criminal Law: The area of the law that defines what actions are illegal and which allows the government to seek punishment against individuals that act in an illegal fashion.
Damages: Any loss or injury a person suffers due to another person or business's wrongful act.
Defendant: The person being sued in a lawsuit.
Demand: A request made by a plaintiff to the defendant or the defendant's insurance company or attorney to resolve a claim.
Deposition: The process by which a person gives testimony under oath outside of court.
Discovery: The pre-trial part of a lawsuit in which the parties can obtain information about and evidence from the other party or parties.
Estate: The net worth of a person at any point in time alive or dead. It is everything a person owns, plus – legal rights, interests and entitlements to property of any kind – less all liabilities at that time.
Evidence: Testimony or objects that prove facts in a claim or in a court of law.
Interrogatories: A formal set of written questions sent from one party in a lawsuit to the other that must be answered by the party receiving it.
Judgement: An order issued by a judge which requires a defendant to pay to a plaintiff the amount of money stated in the verdict at a trial.
Lawsuit: A claim that is filed in court against another party.
Liability: Legal responsibility; an obligation created under civil law when a person acts in a manner that cause another person damages.
Litigation: The entire legal process, including the lawsuit, and everything that happens before and after.
Lost Wages: In the context of an injury claim, a form of damages that includes the amount of money a person loses from their employment as the result of injuries that person sustains.
Malpractice: Improper, negligent, or illegal behavior by a professional or public official.
Mediation: The formal process by which parties attempt to resolve their dispute out of court with the assistance of a mediator.
Mediator: A neutral third party who helps parties with a dispute resolve their conflict.
Negligence: The failure to act in a reasonably careful manner which results in another person sustaining damages.
Offer: An amount of money which is proposed by a defendant or the defendant's insurance company or attorney to a plaintiff to resolve a claim.
Petition or Complaint: The document filed with the court which initiates a lawsuit.
Plaintiff: A person who brings a lawsuit against another in a court of law. If you bring a lawsuit against someone, you are the plaintiff, and the person you are bringing the lawsuit against is are the defendant.
Premises: A home or business. The term "premise" is typically used when referring to where an injury may have occurred.
Product Liability: A liability that is created by the manufacturer or distributor of a product that is dangerous and causes damages to a person.
Request for Production of Documents: A formal set of requests by one party to a lawsuit to the other party which requires they party receiving it to produce certain documents in that party's possession.
Settlement: An agreement reached between the parties to a claim to resolve the claim without the need for a lawsuit or, if a lawsuit has already been file, which will resolves the lawsuit without the need for a trial.
Settlement Conference: A meeting between opposing sides of a lawsuit at which the parties attempt to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of their dispute without having to proceed to a trial.
Summons: An official notice of a lawsuit which must be served on the defendant.
Trial: A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide the verdict in a lawsuit.
Workers' Compensation: A law which exists in most states, including Missouri and Illinois, which indicates that employees are entitled to certain benefits if they are injured on the job. Those benefits typically include having the employee's medical treatment paid for, the employee being paid for time the doctor tells employee that he or she must miss from work, and a settlement at the end of the claim.
Verdict: The final decision made by the judge or jury in a lawsuit.


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11. Run by Ann Patchett (from 2008 library list)
We read Bel Canto by the same author in my church book group, and that book was well written. This was one was, too, and was a good read about family, identity, choices and more. The plot of the book takes place over 24 hours, starting (mostly) with a car accident that occurs on the night a retired Irish-American politician in Boston has taken his sons -- young African African men raised by the father after the adoptive mother died early in their young lives -- to hear a speech by Jesse Jackson. One of the characters is a runner, but the title also envelops the idea of running for office, from -- or to - things in our lives, and more.
12. The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean (church book group, January)
(The January book group meeting occurred on a date that I knew I wouldn't make it, so I didn't read the book until afterward.) We seem to have been reading quite a bit about people with Alzheimer's disease in this book group this year (Still Alice was an earlier selection.) This one deals with an elderly woman who is a Russian immigrant to America and is suffering Alzheimer's in her later years -- so that the parts of her life that is most real to her, and to readers of the book, is what she experienced as she lived through the siege of Leningrad in World War II. As a worker at the Hermitage museum prior to the war, she lived in the basement of the museum during the siege, and conducted "memory tours" through the empty rooms of the art that used to be there before it was evacuated (including several images of the Madonna, hence the book's title). I had never heard of this book or author before it was selected for this book group, but I really liked the book.
13. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (for women's book group, March/church book group, April)
This book, on the other hand, is one that has been extremely popular lately. Set in the early 1960s, at the beginning of the civil rights movement, in Jackson, Mississippi, it tells the tale of a group of African-American women who work as maids -- "the help" -- and, to a lesser extent, of the young white women of the Junior League and the "proper social circle," and their interactions as one of the white women begins to write the stories of the experiences of "the help," including such things as needing to use a separate bathroom from the families for which they worked. Telling those tales can be dangerous at that time and place, and that's reflected in the book, although it doesn't have a lot of graphic depictions of violence. I really liked a lot of the characters and found the book very readable and interesting - it's a long book, but a quick read -- and the subject is interesting, too. (One of our women's book group members went to visit relatives in Mississippi, and talked about and confirmed the very real existence of the separate bathrooms and such.) I don't think it's quite as well written as Ann Patchett's book, but it was a good read.
14. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
(We sometimes share books around in book group, and I think this one came from one of those friends -- although she claims ignorance. It's a mystery how this one found its way into my house, but it's on its way to another friend's knitting group.) I really, really liked the characters in this book, too, and in fact, for most of the book thought it was meant to be one of those character-focused slices of life. I suppose it is, in a way, but something actually does happen in the book -- but not until you're about three-quarters of the way through. The group is a bunch of women who happen to meet every Friday evening at a knitting supply store in New York City: the shop owner, her teenage daughter, a grad student who doesn't knit and feels out of place, a wealthy widowed woman, a mid-career person with a ticking biological clock. The book, overall, was OK.
15. Perfect Family by Pam Lewis (from 2008 library list)
The adult children and widowed father of a New England family find that family secrets begin to unravel in the time following the death of the mother and the death of one of the sisters -- which may not have been an accident. (Huh. This theme of novels with dead mothers -- Things I Want My Daughters to Know, Run, this one -- was not intentional.) Perfect Family is a type of mystery -- it's not really a "whodunnit" - if you have pretty much one extra character, that's pretty easy to figure out pretty early -- but more of "whydunnit." And that did get interesting, with the twists and turns and far-reaching ramifications of long-held family secrets.


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Spotlight on the SDA
If you need a robust, continuous, comprehensive gas monitoring solution for your diving system or decompression chamber, the SDA range from Analox is for you. Where is the SDA range used? The SDA range is predominantly used in the following industries: Air/surface supplied diving Saturation diving Decompression chambers Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) chambers In air diving, the SDA O2 can … Continue reading
Tags: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, commercial diving, helium, oxygen, SDA
Posted in Breathing air, Commercial Diving, Scuba Diving
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Analox 9000 monitor will no longer be available to buy after November
The Analox 9000 nitrogen monitor will no longer be available to buy after November 2016. Originally part of the 1000 series for saturation diving, the 9000 monitor was created for helium reclaim monitoring on saturation diving systems. We will still offer product support for the 9000 monitor until 2019 and the user manual will be available in our obsolete product … Continue reading
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Analox watches The Big Bang Theory – helium is no laughing matter
Ever since joining Analox, my awareness of the effects of different gases has definitely increased. Before I started here I knew a little about carbon dioxide (CO2) and the dangers it poses such as a risk of asphyxiation, but it seems I wasn't quite as clued up on helium (He). In the past like many other people, I have inhaled … Continue reading
Tags: helium
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Find out more about our O2NE+ oxygen depletion monitor at Analytica China
Analox say Nǐ hǎo to Analytica China
Analox Sensor Technology (AST) will be a part of one of the largest international laboratory exhibitions, being held in Shanghai, China, from 10th-12th October. The exhibition is expected to see more than 18,000 visitors through the doors, from across an estimated 60 countries, eager to see new innovations within laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics. AST will be exhibiting at … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Laboratory
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You'll be like a kid in a sweet shop with our new Ax60+ ... spoilt for choice
The Ax60+ – standard, but special at the same time
Choice can be difficult. There always seems to be at least one person, when eating out who can't make their mind up without knowing what everyone else is having first. Personally, I like to order on a whim or "under pressure" and usually choose something I'm unlikely or incapable of making at home (so anything that isn't served in a … Continue reading
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Analox Distributor Profile: VWR Norway
This month we shine the spotlight on VWR – one of the world leaders in providing products, services and solutions to laboratory and production facilities. VWR started in 1852 to provide products to the mining and laboratory markets, and over time expanded to several industries including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, education, government and healthcare. The main headquarters of VWR are Radnor, … Continue reading
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Analytica China – Analox will be there
We'll be exhibiting at Analytica China on 10-12 October at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. This is the eighth International Trade Fair for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics. The last fair was held in September 2014, and attracted 18,775 business professionals from 62 countries. This year's Analytica will be focusing on laboratory safety and aims to raise awareness of how … Continue reading
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text: Former Ohio State Buckeye and NFL linebacker Chris Spielman met with recipients of grants from the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research on July 22 to learn about their research and how it is helping advance the fight against breast cancer, the disease that his late wife Stefanie, the fund's namesake, battled many years before passing away in 2009.The Spielman Fund has raised more than $15 million for breast cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James).Researchers from the OSUCCC – James shared their findings with Spielman, who listened and asked questions, evidencing his signature attention to detail to the issue that has become a cornerstone of his life's work.All three projects look toward potential targeted therapies for triple-negative breast cancers—a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer that can be challenging to treat. With Ohio State's atmosphere of collaboration and generous funding from the Spielman Fund, this research has the potential to make a worldwide impact on the disease.Robert Brueggemeier, PhDBrueggemeier is leading an early-stage drug discovery collaboration between pharmacy and molecular genetics. Now in the proof-of-concept stage, this project is investigating breast cancer cell growth and MPS1, a protein often found to be elevated in breast cancer patients – especially those for whom other treatments have failed. Findings from this Spielman-funded study are enabling the publication of a research paper and proposals to the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to continue the drug's development.Ramesh Ganju, PhDGanju is developing a therapy against triple-negative and metastatic breast cancer that targets both the tumor and its surrounding area. Early findings have shown great promise, as tumors in mice receiving this therapy have shown significantly reduced growth and spread. Thanks to funding from the Spielman Fund and a Pelotonia Idea Grant, Ganju recently secured funding from the National Cancer Institute that will enable more discoveries.Erin Macrae, MDMacrae is biopsying patients' breast cancer tumors to examine genetic alterations and provide new treatment options based on her findings. Part of her research involves monitoring whether doctors pursue those alternative treatment options for patients. Supported in part by the Spielman Fund, this project has positioned Ohio State as the leader of a nationwide study and netted a career-development award for Macrae, providing three years of support to continue her research.Spielman praised the researchers' accomplishments, saying, "When I am out speaking with folks fighting this disease, I want to be able to give them a reason to hope. You are doing that right here at The James, and I really appreciate it." To help fund these research projects and many others, you can make a gift to the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.


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Another long layover on our way home meant another journey through a new city for the day. When we arrived in Zurich, it was still dark outside. We decided to head to Starbucks first to have a small breakfast before the sun rose. Afterwards, we walked down Niederdorfstrasse to see the different shops, even though they were still mostly all closed.
We continued walking and eventually crossed down to the river to see a beautiful view. We walked over the bridge and simply took in the breathtaking scenery around us. On the other side of the bridge we found a nice spot where we could sit for a bit and take in the view.
The city was gorgeous so far, but little did we know we had not even seen the best part yet. The sun was just coming up over the horizon, so we decided to walk towards where the river meets the lake to get a better view of the sunrise. And a better view we sure got. We stood next to the bridge looking out over Lake Zurich and watched the spectacular view of the sunrise over the buildings of Zurich with the mountains just visible in the distance.
After watching the sun rise, we walked up Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich's famous shopping mile. I thought it was pretty comical to see many of the cafes and resturants that have blankets on the chairs outside so people can sit outside and eat when the temperature is just above freezing.
Of course, we had to stop in Confiserie Sprüngli because we could not leave without having some Swiss chocolate. Confiserie Sprüngli was founded in 1836 and they are known for their signature macaroons, called Luxemburgerli.
Now that we had our chocolate fix, it was time to head back to the airport and continue our journey home to Chicago. And this is how I spent my last morning of 2013- I don't think I could have imagined a better ending to an amazing year.
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Unfortunately we could not get good pics 🙁
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