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Each Olympic year brings Olympic dreams and inspiration for children around the world. But how many athletes actually win the Olympics? Is it alright for your child to have such dreams even if they don't come true?
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I think the Olympic-dream question could be answered with Randy Pausch's words: "Dream big. Dream without fear." Pausch, who was a computer-science professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an award-winning teacher and researcher, would seem an unlikely choice to answer a question about having Olympic dreams.
Yet, Randy Pausch is probably the perfect choice. Before he died from pancreatic cancer in July 2008, Pausch inspired millions of people with the YouTube video of his last lecture as well as The Last Lecture book, which came after and added to the actual lecture given at Carnegie Mellon.
Randy Pausch became a hero to millions for his optimistic fight against terminal cancer, his work promoting pancreatic-cancer research, and his message about living each day and living your dreams. I think Pausch also answered the Olympic-dreams question with this quote:
Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams, too.
Paush talked a lot about fulfilling his childhood dreams. Although there's wisdom throughout his lecture and book, I think one of my favorite chapters in the book is the one about a dream he never fulfilled: "I Never Made It to the NFL."
Pausch said:
. . . even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, than I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.
Pausch emphasized the life lessons, skills, and character development he gained from pursuing his dream of making it to the NFL. He talked about what he learned from his youth-league coach. Pausch said:
Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process. . . . he made me realize that if I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.
Pausch also discussed something necessary in any sport—working on fundamentals. He said:
Fundamentals. That was a great gift Coach Graham gave us. Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. As a college professor, I've seen this as one lesson so many kids ignore, always to their detriment. You've got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work.
Probably the following quote about why we as parents encourage our children in sports also answers the question of whether our children actually need to have the best objective result in the end:
What we really want them [our children] to learn is . . . teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, the value of hard work, an ability to deal with adversity.
And that may be the best answer. It's the intangible results and the character development that come from following Olympic dreams that are the most important. Whether or not the dreams come true in the end, the benefits of sincerely pursuing dreams make it all worthwhile.
Here's the famous YouTube video of The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, presented in September 2007. The YouTube video has had over 11 million views. If you haven't had the opportunity to see the video, it will be an inspiring hour and 16 minutes of your time.
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With the holiday season in full swing, we can predict with full confidence that an upswing in proposals is sure to manifest. Whether you and your honey have planned for quality time spent with family or a romantic getaway where you've dedicated time to celebrating just the two of you, the spirit of the season makes a proposal extra special. Plus, there is no better holiday gift than a gorgeous engagement ring, right? We think so!
If you've recently become engaged during this festive time, the next step is planning an engagement party to celebrate your impending nuptials. This means you're in need of a gorgeous seasonally appropriate winter engagement party dress! Seeking out an exceptional frock will guarantee you stand out on such a momentous occasion.
We know, we know, the excitement of becoming engaged likely has you dreaming of your wedding dress right off the bat. But wait just a tick. The first step of shopping for an engagement party dress is a bit less daunting than instantaneously determining your wedding gown. Plus, it can serve as a stepping stone toward finding your bridal style. You'll want to take your time with that, trust us.
The best part of having your engagement occur in winter is that it's an exceptional time of year to shop. Holiday dresses flood the market from high-shine metallic shades to sparkly numbers fit for a celebration not to mention a major wow moment. Then there's a gorgeous assortment of winter whites (aptly bridal) to gorgeous jewel tones like berry red, forest green or cobalt blue—elegant options befitting winter. With a chill in the air, we're for substantial fabrics like velvet or silhouettes with either long sleeves or a midi or maxi length hem to make sure you're at once stunning and appropriately garbed. Special details like lace, ruffles, and beading will make your look especially distinctive.
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Midi Velvet Dress, $35.90, Bershka
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Report: Whisper Monitors Users, Collects and Stores Their Data [UPDATED]
A damning report about the supposedly anonymous messaging app Whisper alleges that the company tracked and stored user data.
The Guardian published a damning report today on the anonymous messaging app Whisper. The article is filled with worrying allegations against the company. The doozy is the allegation that the company tracked users' locations, even if they opted out of geo-location services.
When approached about this practice, Whisper denied ever doing so. Then, after they found out The Guardian would publish the report, the company changed its terms of service to say: "bear in mind that, even if you have disabled location services, we may still determine your city, state and country location," and also added the line that its geo-location service could "allow others, over time, to make a determination as to your identity."
This is very worrying, especially for users who trusted the app as a safe place for anonymous sharing. Whisper editor-in-chief Neetzan Zimmerman was quick to dismiss the report:
First response: The Guardian's piece is lousy with falsehoods, and we will be debunking them all. Much more to come.
— Neetzan Zimmerman (@neetzan) October 16, 2014
Second response: The Guardian made a mistake posting that story and they will regret it.
— Neetzan Zimmerman (@neetzan) October 16, 2014
Here are some of the other very worrying points from the report:
- The company has an in-house mapping tool to search for GPS data.
- The company has determined the approximate locations of users that have opted out of geo-location by using IP data from smartphones.
- User data (sans usernames and phone numbers) is collected on a searchable database.
- A team monitors "newsworthy" individuals — those who work for the military, Yahoo, Disney and the U.S. government.
- Whisper is developing a Chinese version, and will cooperate with government censorship.
The report points to specific instances of location monitoring. When Guardian journalists visited Whisper, they learned:
In July, during the recent Israeli war in Gaza, Whisper was able monitor Israeli Defense Force soldiers on the frontline. "We had 13 or 14 soldiers who we were tracking – every whisper they did," one Whisper executive said during the Guardian's visit.
Separately, Whisper has been following a user claiming to be a sex-obsessed lobbyist in Washington DC. The company's tracking tools allow staff to monitor which areas of the capital the lobbyist visits. "He's a guy that we'll track for the rest of his life and he'll have no idea we'll be watching him," the same Whisper executive said.
The publication has worked with the company on stories in the past, says it is "no longer pursuing a relationship with Whisper."
For more, head over to The Guardian:
Revealed: how Whisper app tracks 'anonymous' users
Whisper app rewrites terms of service and privacy policy
UPDATE — Whisper provided the following statement to SocialTimes:
Whisper does not collect nor store any personally identifiable information from users and is anonymous. There is nothing in our geolocation data that can be tied to an individual user and a user's anonymity is never compromised. Whisper does not follow or track users. The Guardian's assumptions that Whisper is gathering information about users and violating user's privacy are false.
Around the same time, Zimmerman offered this tweetstorm:
1/This cannot be overemphasized: @Whisper has never nor will ever collect nor store ANY personally identifiable information from its users.
— Neetzan Zimmerman (@neetzan) October 16, 2014
2/Users must OPT IN to location, not OPT OUT. If a user does not OPT IN, their location information is NEVER collected nor stored, period.
— Neetzan Zimmerman (@neetzan) October 16, 2014
3/Users who OPT IN — meaning elect to make their location public — have their location HEAVILY FUZZED by @Whisper to 500 meters away.


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Zac Taylor has been hired as the new head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals and Taylor's first important task is to fill out his assistant coaching staff. Brian Callahan will be the offensive coordinator coming over from the Oakland Raiders, the interesting nugget is that Taylor stated he will be the play caller, which is no surprise for the former Nebraska quarterback. Let's see how well Taylor can manage a game being a first-time head coach along with calling plays.
Taylor's staff is beginning to take shape, special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons has been retained from the Marvin Lewis regime. The quarterbacks coach will be Alex Van Pelt, wide receivers coach will be Bob Bicknell, James Casey will be tight ends coach and cornerbacks coach will be Daronte Jones.
Here are the key positional coaches that will make or break Taylor's staff. Offensive and defensive coordinators along with both offensive and defensive line coaches. To win in football you must have elite offensive and defensive lines added with great coaches to develop linemen on both sides of the ball. The Bengals will need to improve on offense from the No. 26 ranked attack and they need to figure something out on defense as they ranked dead last in the NFL in yards allowed.
Insert Jim Turner who was a part of the culture and former offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins that fostered "bully gate" with Richie Incognito bullying Jonathan Martin. Turner has also been accused of sexist presentations at a women's event at Texas A&M where Turner coached at the time. A checkered past that does not seem to be a good hire even though Taylor says Turner is a man of good character and trusts Turner after working with Turner at A&M and the University of Cincinnati. The Bengals recently let go former offensive line coach Frank Pollack who helped orchestrate the dominant Dallas Cowboys offensive line. Hopefully the media are wrong, but it does seem this was a fail at offensive line coach.
Taylor needs to hire an elite defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Since Taylor is a former quarterback whose expertise lies on offense it will be imperative for Taylor to find veteran defensive coaches that Taylor can trust to run the defensive side of the ball, especially on gameday with Taylor being so consumed with offensive play calling duties for the first time head coach.
If Taylor finds the right coaches there is no reason why this talented Cincinnati team can't win a playoff game next season.


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Minutes from the Cowford meeting on the 21st of Fed.
Citizens and friends of Cowford,
I would like to thank the returning citizens of Cowford, Rick Minor- Director of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, but most of all, all of the new gentles that attended what is by far our most successful meeting in our 1/3 of a year history.
For starters I as Hizzoner would like to apologize for any lewd, wild, bizarre, and /or in appropriate commentary I made while under the influence of cold medicines and fresh air. I really is unusual for me to be that sedate, and I promise next month I will be back to normal.
I propose, (i.e. I am going to do things this way until the citizen of Cowford actually have an election for a new Mayor.) that when ever we get invited to an event, those inviting us have to come to our meeting to propose their ideas.
This is why.
March 7th is the Green Cove Springs Historical Society Steam Train and Victorian Festival. From 10:00 am til 4:00 pm. IT IS FREE ADMITTENCE. The event is being held at the Historic Triangle at Green Cove Springs located at Ferris Street (Highway 16), and Walnut Street. There will of course be trains, but Civil War Re-enactors, craft displays and tours of the Victorian jail and courthouse. It just doesn't get anymore old school than this Ladies and Gentlemen.
A citizen of Cowford is actually the director of this festival and her insights into exactly what we could provide, and immediate response to our own questions proved to be invaluable to the planning and approval process. We are fully going to support the festival, and hope that all who read this would be able to adjoin us. Victorian wear is not a requirement. Just an interest in history.
March 21st is thee big photo day. At our meeting we had representatives from all participating parties to hammer out the final details. Due to the number of participants, Photographers, their assistants, and the CONFIRMED models, I made the decision to cap off any further requests to join in the fun. This is to prevent any further bedlam that may arise with the shear number of people we will have running to and fro.
The Photogs will be arriving at 9:00 am to begin setting up cameras and scouting locations. Shooting will begin shortly thereafter. Bring props, bring costumes. Bring anything extra you have that you may wish to share. Most important bring ideas and concept. You Mayor has already been informed that he will be the subject of insidious designs fro both Doctor Fate, and the Shankhill Butchers. LET US MAKE GREAT ART!
Fear not. I have been told this is not the last time this shoot will happen and look forward to future collaborations between The Cowford Steampunk Society, the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, and the Jax Photo Meet-Up Group.
Pictures and links will be posted as soon as they are available.
March 28th in conjunction with the Mandarin Public Library we will be showing our softer side in a collaboration with their teen anime cub. More details will be announce But I thank Don for interrupting his family, and one, day off to chat with us about what they would like us to do fro them. I also wish to welcome him and one of the other teen directors Mike as our newest citizens.
The details will be made available as they unfold, but this is guaranteed to be a high exposure event and a great chance to interact with the community. All details will be posted on the forums at www.cowfordsteampunk.yuku.com .
Other business discussed, between pauses for impromptu role play, were;
- Volunteering at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. Our benifactor is a non-profit organization and the facilities he has offered is a most magnanimous offer that we have already with much success taken advantage of. I personally, before the photo shoot will be showing up to help clean up some of the areas that need a little attention and do some maintenance because I have thing for power tools. I encourage everyone when they have a chance to contact the museum and ask them for something to do.
- A visit to the St. Mary's Submarine Museum.
- An interaction with Jacksonville's chapter of the Single Action Shooter Society, the Cowford Regulators
- April 11 is the First Annual Cowford Beach Beach Party at the Guana River State Park Middle Beach Entrance from 10:00 am 'til whenever. The only semi-modern facility is a port-a-potty in the parking lot. Bring water, drinks, food, sunscreen, cabañas, and whatever else you are going to need or want. The event will be transitioning the hottest part of the day so come and be safe. Victorian bathing costumes and steampunky inspired swimwear encouraged.
- April 18 will be our regular meeting at the Karpeles for those that could not make the beach party and those that survived it.
- Our May 16th meeting will be a croquet and tea party on the greens next to the museum, weather permitting. Wardrobe is encouraged!
- The Mayor for got the official map for the Great Cowford Land Grab, so this will be postponed until the April meeting. Rest assured, said map, I now in the official mayoral briefcase for safe keeping. Speaking of safe-keeping I would like to thank Brian profusely for noticing that I left said briefcase behind on a picnic bench and rescued it, stored it securely until I came to my senses and realized I left it behind. THANK BRIAN!!!
With that fair ladies and gentle men I conclude this State of the City report.
With my fondest regards,


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Snapped dérailleur hanger #3 this season roughly 3.5 miles into tonights ride. Had a spare with me but the one that snapped was wedged on so tight I couldn't get it off. Instead of fighting it I simply swallowed my pride, took the chain off, strapped the dérailleur out of harms way and coasted the best I could back to the car.
been there - that sucks. my 07 jamis xam has a serious hanger design flaw, i went through 4 one season, then switched to a beefier cnc'd after market hanger and have been good to go or over a year (prolly jinxed now)
if your using the bike manufacturers hangers try derailleurhangers.com or vice versa...
Can't beleive I'm back posting another casualty so quickly but roughly 1.5 miles into to todays ride I some how managed to break my rear shifter assembly off the handlebars. After a minute or so of WTF I ended up finishing the 8+ mile ride basically with one gear. None the less after a quick post ride trip down to Bikers Edge for a new Shifter assembly I'm back in business and ready to roll tomorrow am.
New wheel and fork on the way. I'll take pics when I get the parts back, but this should explain what happened pretty nicely (from the TR: )
Front fork, ended up being sent back to Fox, hopefully will see it in a few weeks.
Until then I'll be keeping it real on this again!
Bummer, I'll rent you back the Cannondale ... :-P


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Mon, 1 January 2018
Amy Evans, President of Colibri Insurance writes annual resolutions for her firm, but she goes a step further – she publishes them!
We caught up with Amy to discuss her feeling that this is a key part of her agency's success.
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Mumbai Crime: Thieves attempt to steal brass equipment at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, caught
They were trying to steal boxes of brass equipment, but an RPF team patrolling in the area, foiled their attempt
Moinuddin Sayyed, who earlier used to work at the Mumbai Port, turned into a crook 17 years back. Over these years, he has not only developed his expertise as a railway thief, but has also managed to pay for his children's higher education with the proceeds of the crime. However, his latest attempt to steal luggage from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, has landed him behind bars along with four of his associates.
Main accused Moinuddin Sayyed
Modus operandi
According to sources in the Kurla Railway Protection Force (RPF), Sayyed, who already has over 20 cases against him, used to carry the thefts mostly on the Central Railway line. However, he has committed similar crimes on other railway divisions as well. The gang, which had a trained and well-tested approach, would travel as passengers and sneak into the luggage section by breaking locks. Some of the members would throw the bags onto the tracks from the moving train, while the others waiting along the line would collect them. They conducted the thefts on selected routes, mainly those that would be close to approach roads. The gang would steal valuables and then sell them at Crawford Market and the Turbhe wholesale market.
A police officer said, "On September 4, the gang tried to steal 220 kg of brass equipment from a sleeper luggage rake of the Kurla LTT-Varanasi Kamayani Express. The CCTV footages recovered from the section showed that the gang members were trying to cart away the boxes dropped from the train. However, they were not successful in their attempts, as an RPF team patrolling in the area spotted them, following which they escaped."
Stolen good recovered
Speaking to mid-day, Suresh Atri, senior inspector, Kurla RPF, said, "In all, we have arrested five accused – Moinuddin Sayyed, Kashimani Tevar, Ramchandra Shetty alias Ganesh, Omkar and Mandar. We have recovered stolen goods worth lakhs from them. Further investigation into the matter is on."
220 kg Total amount of brass equipment they were trying to steal
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Fractals, generators, displacements, oh my! You can find everything you need to make engaging fire effects inside Apple Motion 5, and longtime VFX artist, editor, software developer, and business owner Simon Ubsdell shows you how to both build the fire and apply it to a logo. Project files are included, but you'll learn everything you need to apply it wherever and however you'd like, in your own unique style!
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News: March 2019
Visitor from the House of Commons learns more about Bangor Research
On Friday 15 February Dr Rhinannon Williams, Wales Affairs Specialist for the House of Commons, visited Bangor University and addressed a packed audience of academics and researchers. Dr Williams' role is to co-ordinate the collection and submission of evidence to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee.
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What are Film Production Services?
The skill of making films have always been a complicated process throughout the old times. To bring some effects in film, technical know-how is very essential. To make films there is a need of instruments, and purchasing all such instruments will definitely influence the movie budget.
One person is not enough to get all this work done when the film production services have to play a large role. Experts are always required for help who have extensive experience of working in such production companies, and they can even make the work more comprehensive and movie project more simple.
To make the movie projects the business requires extra services for a movie project. Equipment rental services will allow you to use some specific apparatus, with no need of purchasing those equipment personally.
Furthermore, the addition of camera, grip and lighting packages, film props, stock footage, costume and wardrobe, even using studio and stage facilities are also a great concern for making movies and without such equipment the movie is incomplete and they are badly needed in movie making production. There are many other services required in movie production; that organization can offer the services of individuals who are professionally skilled in their own individual specialized fields like a trained film crew, animal handlers, makeup artists, stunt males, set designers, services in music production, music editing, subtitling and dubbing, effects and location services. These are the very vital services that are very much needed in making movie.
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Another step is the pre production; where possible location shoots are carried out along with crew and cast hired, and all the production arrangements are already set ready fort he movie making. Next comes the necessary detail and process that involves editing, mixing and creating other final products for the making of film. The other important step is the production step where the final arrangements are done with all the relevant details. The phase of distribution sales is the last but one of the essential element in film production. The end product is circulated for an audience.
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A smelting plant in Changqing, Shaanxi province was closed after testing revealed more than 300 children living nearby had contracted lead poisoning, AFP reported. The children were diagnosed at the local hospital, revealing extremely high levels of lead in their blood, ranging from 100 milligrams to 400 milligrams per liter. Concentrations above 200 milligrams per liter are considered hazardous. State media said residents living within 500 meters of the plant should have been relocated already, but so far only 156 out of 581 families have moved. Deputy county head He Hongnian promised, "We will ensure that all the remaining 425 families are relocated within two years." Authorities are testing groundwater, soil, air and sewage for contamination.
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The problem with New Year's resolutions is that they tend to focus on the negative feelings we have about ourselves. And when we fail to stick to them by mid-March, we feel even worse about our bodies or our lack of commitment to changing them.
Instead of looking at the things we don't like, it's better to centre our resolutions around the good stuff. Do more of that and things are bound to look up and be much brighter in the long run. So, here are some rules for resolutions to help you love yourself this January.
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Make time for yourself
Many of the things we resolve to correct at the beginning of the year are the result of not making enough time for ourselves. Instead of focusing on trying to lose weight, think about the exercise you like to do and find a way to fit it into your life.
Losing a few pounds may be a happy side effect, but if you're doing it for the endorphin rush and a little time away from your other commitments, you'll feel all the better for it. In a similar way, eating more healthily will improve your mood and energy levels, so don't think of it as a diet, but a better lifestyle.
Don't feel guilty about a little luxury
It's easy to justify premium products when we're buying for other people, but it's common to feel guilty when purchasing things for ourselves. After working hard, everyone deserves a treat, so why not make it a resolution to buy one thing you really want each month, instead of several small things?
You could spend your treat a month building up a collection of items all in the same scent. This will enable you to layer them up and make the fragrance last longer. For example, why not use the Greentea & Grapefruit Body Scrub in the bath, before smothering yourself in the Greentea & Grapefruit Body Lotion?
You can even pop a Hand Cream in the same scent into your handbag for a top up later on in the day. It will be impossible not to love yourself when you smell so sumptuous and co-ordinated, whether you're out with friends or heading to work.
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Love your space
Our homes are important spaces, where we spend a lot of time, but as you were trying to squeeze the box of Christmas decorations back into the cupboard, you probably thought about needing a bigger one. For most people, this is unlikely to happen, so it's important to make the most of the space you've got.
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Celebrity Cruises' yields are now moving above those of sister Royal Caribbean, Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s chairman and Dan Hanrahan, Celebrity's president, told financial analysts during a quarterly earnings call Friday. That's a big achievement considering that for several years Celebrity, considered a premium product, was underperforming in pricing when compared to its contemporary sister brand, Royal Caribbean. Officials said the yield improvement began last year, is continuing into this year, and that Europe and Alaska are performing well. In addition, Panama Canal yields are up, as are yields for Hawaii and South American cruises. Good itinerary planning has been one reason, Hanrahan said.
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eMagin reported their 3Q 2011 results: the company matched their best quarter ever in revenues ($8.3 million, same as in 3Q 2010) and operating income was $1.6 million. Net income was $4.1 million.
eMagin also updates us that the new deposition machine that was shipped in October 2011 has arrived at their production facility, and they began to install the equipment. They expect it to operate in the first quarter of 2012. This new machine will increase deposition capacity 10-fold and will also improve the yield. The company said during the conference call that the cost of this new machine is $4 million.
The company re-iterated their guidance for 2011 - revenue will be between $29 and $33 million.
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President Obama and Administration officials have rolled up with the Magical Stimulus Tour Wednesday, touting the benefits of his $860 billion spending bill, signed into law a year ago.
The President's message is simple: "You got everything you need, satisfaction guaranteed."
Yes, well, that's what makes this trip so magical.
I have no complaints about the White House sending out it's people to highlight what it sees as an important achievement, whatever Americans think about it. After the ambitious agenda the President put forward a year ago — changing the politics of Washington, health care reform, closing the detention facility at Guantanamo, cap and trade legislation, financial regulatory reform, reversing the tide of foreclosures — it looks like the stimulus bill is about all they've got right now.
So let's step right up!
The Magical Stimulus Tour actually only continues today. It really began more than a year ago — leaving us an uninterrupted trail of magical promises and predictions along the way.
The incoming Administration made early and rosy predictions about what the fiscal stimulus would accomplish. The President's economic advisors, ignoring evidence of the depth of the economic downturn and the history of tepid job creation in the U.S. following recent recessions, nonetheless predicted the unemployment rate would peak in the summer of 2009.
A year later, all evidence points to an unemployment rate, while declining slightly recently, has probably yet to reach its peak.
The tour continued, picking up a whiff of comedy, devolving to farce, as the White House attempted to demonstrate the magic of numerology in conjuring the number of jobs "saved or created". The magic of numbers resulted in an ever-changing blizzard of confounding and contradictory estimates of job creation, frequently debunked upon further checking by the media — not to mention the creation of imaginary congressional districts.
If the White House accomplished anything magical with this year-long exercise, it was to inject some much needed suspense into the heretofor banal and predictable discipline of counting.
Next on the Magical Tour are demonstrations of the stimulus bill's powers of transmogrification, or shape changing. Whenever needed, the stimulus can be big and quick enough to immediately stave off a great depression, and yet its impact, and most of its spending, was "wisely" timed for 2010.
A twist on alchemy is in the stimulus bill, too. Instead of turning ordinary metals into gold, the stimulus also promises to turn sun and wind into high-paying jobs.
So step up and buy your ticket — the Magical Stimulus Tour is waiting to take you away...
Tony Fratto is a CNBC on-air contributor and most recently served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for the Bush Administration.


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Cayman Karate Academy hosted a karate tournament at the University College of the Cayman Islands on Nov. 4, which featured more than 80 competitors, some as young as 4 years old.
They competed in forms, fighting, weapons and team fighting events.
First Baptist Christian School once again won the battle of the schools in the team fighting competition for ages 7-8, beating Cayman Prep 37-24.
Leaving the tournament with four gold medals was 8-year-old Zachary Robinson. Zachary won first in weapons, fighting, forms and team fighting. Joshua Steen also won four gold medals at the tournament.
Winning the biggest division of the tournament was L-Jay Garcia Ebanks. He won the 7- to 8-year-old purple belt/green belt fighting division.
Don Rodrigues, coach of the famous Team Paul Mitchell, helped to coordinate the tournament. Christine, Dante and Nico Rodrigues officiated.
"We look forward to running more tournaments and hope that other martial arts schools will send their students," said tournament organizer and former world karate champion Bob Daigle. "We would love to have all the martial arts schools on the island competing and hopefully competitors from other countries, like we did in the 1990s."
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Infrared fever detectors sometimes know better than patients.
That's one conclusion of a study that compared three of the devices to self-reports of fever among emergency department patients, according to Nicole Cohen, MD, of the CDC, and colleagues.
Two of the devices had greater sensitivity and specificity than self-report, Cohen and colleagues reported in the November issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Those devices also were well correlated with oral temperatures, which were used to confirm or deny the presence of a fever, the researchers reported; however, the third device was less accurate.
Many countries used such devices for mass fever detection during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, but studies have yielded conflicting reports about their utility, the researchers noted.
Action Points
- Explain to interested patients that some infrared fever detectors had greater sensitivity and specificity than self-report.
- Note that those devices also were well correlated with oral temperature.
To help clarify the issue, they tested three devices in each of three busy emergency departments, in Albuquerque, Atlanta, and Chicago. The three were the FLIR ThermoVision A20M built by FLIR Systems of Boston; the OptoTherm Thermoscreen made by OptoTherm Thermal Imaging Systems and Infrared Cameras of Sewickley, Pa.; and the Wahl Fever Alert Imager HSI2000S manufactured by Wahl Instruments of Asheville, N.C.
Fever was defined as an oral temperature of at least 37.8°C, or 100°F, but the temperature recognized as a fever by the devices was lower because of the difference between core and skin temperatures. It also varied from machine to machine.
The study enrolled 2,873 patients, or 85.9% of the 3,345 who were eligible, Cohen and colleagues reported.
Of the participants, the investigators found, 64 (or 2.2%) had fever by an oral thermometer, including just 48 (or 10.1%) of the 476 people who said they had a fever.
More than a third of the patients -- 1,121 (or 39.0%) -- reported antipyretic or analgesic drug use within eight hours of coming to the ER, including 225 who self-reported fever and 39 who actually had a confirmed fever.
The researchers found that, compared with oral temperatures:
- Self-report had a sensitivity of 75%, a specificity of 84.7%, a positive predictive value of 10.1%, and a negative predictive value of 99.3%.
- The OptoTherm device had a sensitivity of 91%, a specificity of 86%, a positive predictive value of 17.9%, and a negative predictive value of 99.6%.
- The FLIR machine had a sensitivity of 90%, a specificity of 80%, a positive predictive value of 18.4%, and a negative predictive value of 99.5%.
- The Wahl detector had a sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 65%, a positive predictive value of 5.7%, and a negative predictive value of 99.1%.
The three devices were roughly equivalent at detecting those who had fever, Cohen and colleagues found, but the specificities and positive predictive values of both the OptoTherm and FLIR were significantly higher than those of the Wahl device, at P<0.001 for all comparisons.
As well, the sensitivities of the three devices did not differ significantly from that of self-reported fever, but the specificities and positive predictive values of the OptoTherm and FLIR devices were significantly greater, at P<0.001 for all comparisons. On the other hand, the specificity and positive predictive value of the Wahl machine were significantly lower, at P<0.001, than those of self-reported fever.
The researchers cautioned that mechanical and operator variation might have affected the results. Also, they noted, the results can't be applied to machines made by other companies. In addition, the study was conducted in a clinical setting, so that application to such places as airports and border crossings may be limited.
The analysis was conducted by the CDC. One co-author is a Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists fellow in applied epidemiology at the agency. The researchers did not report potential financial conflicts.
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Source Reference: Nguyen AV, et al "Comparison of 3 infrared thermal detection systems and self-report for mass fever screening" Emerg Infect Dis 2010; 16(11).


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Threefold sales increase for ShopClues post 12.12.12
ShopClues.com, India's first and largest managed marketplace reported a 2.5X increase in traffic and more than 3.5x increase in sales during its 12.12.12 initiative.
By: Clues Network Pvt Ltd
It is noteworthy, that the whole 12.12.12 initiative was executed by ShopClues internally- it was not a participant in the GOSF planned by Google. Since its launch on 26th January, ShopClues.com has emerged as a dark horse in the ecommerce industry, and has gained huge popularity amongst consumers with its "Great Selection, Low Prices and Fast Shipping" mantra. It is currently ranked 131 most popular visited sites in India (the list including internet stalwarts like Google, Facebook, etc.) by Alexa and is rising in popularity on a daily basis.
Mr. Sandeep Aggarwal, founder & CEO shopclues.com says "It was great to see so welcoming response from online shoppers for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday events we hosted on ShopClues.com. At ShopClues customers' online shopping experience comes first and ShopClues has been bringing many nice aspects of global online shopping experience to India. For example, we were the first one to launch a concept of Sunday Flea Market online in India and that has gone extremely well for us..."
ShopClues was the first amongst all ecommerce sites to launch as a Marketplace-
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We're just over two months away from Survivor Conference 2018 and we thought it's time to start reaching out with some logistical information and reminders.Read more
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We're just over two months away from Survivor Conference 2018 and we thought it's time to start reaching out with some logistical information and reminders.Read more
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Northeastern University [BOSTON] hired Michele Grazulis to serve as the university's vice president and chief human resources officer. While working at Xerox in Rochester, New York, she moved from sales to human resources, resulting in her 2012 move to Unity Health System as senior vice president of human resources.
Rapid Micro Biosystems [LOWELL, MA] announced the appointment of Victoria Vezina as Chief Human Resources Officer. She has held positions such as Chief People Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Vice President of Talent Management and Development with SimpliSafe, Skyworks Solutions, and ThermoFisher Scientific, respectively.
Outreach [SEATTLE] announced hiring Leslie Pendergrast to the new role of Chief People Officer. Pendergrast has held numerous senior human resources leadership positions including Code42, Datalogix, Sourcefire, and Citrix Systems.
Evelo Biosciences, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] (NASDAQ: EVLO) announced the appointment of Julie Carretero as Chief People Officer. Carretero joins Evelo from FXI Corporation, where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer since 2018. Prior to FXI, Carretero served in roles of increasing responsibility at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, most recently as Human Resources Lead for the Cardiovascular Business Unit.
Meow Wolf [SANTA FE, NM] hired Erin Hirsch as the company's chief people officer. Hirsch was most recently vice president of human resources at DFS Group Limited in Hawaii. Before that, she served as chief human resources officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She also was chief of people services at Goodwill Services of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties in Califorinia. Earlier in her career, Hirsch was vice president of human resources at R. Torre & Co. Hirsch replaces Marianne Palacios, vice president of human resources, who retired from the company last fall.
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio) [RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC] announced that Kellie Sears has been appointed to its executive team as Chief Human Resources Officer. Sears recently served as SVP & Interim Chief Human Resources Officer at Allergan from July 2019 until May 2020 when AbbVie completed its acquisition of the company. Previously, she served as Allergan's VP, Human Resources Operations since 2014. She also held various HR roles from 2012 through 2014 with Forest Laboratories prior to its acquisition by Allergan. She joined Forest Laboratories from Pfizer, where she spent 13 years in a variety of roles, including leading its Global HR Shared Services function. Previously, her career was focused in financial roles at various companies including Monsanto, Clark Refining & Marketing, and Corporate Express.
DailyPay [NEW YORK] announced that Irene Hendricks has been named Chief People Officer. Before joining DailyPay, Hendricks held Human Resources leadership roles within world-class organizations, including American Express, General Electric, Citi, Mastercard and Guardian Life.
Slack Technologies, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: WORK) announced the appointment of Nadia Rawlinson to its Executive Team as Slack's Chief People Officer. Former Senior Vice President of People Robby Kwok has been named Chief of Staff to the CEO. Rawlinson most recently served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Live Nation Entertainment. Prior to Live Nation, Rawlinson worked in Silicon Valley, leading and co-leading human resources teams for Rakuten USA and Groupon, respectively.
Liquidity Services [BETHESDA, MD] (NASDAQ: LQDT) announced the appointment of Novelette Murray as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She will succeed Mike Lutz in his role as Vice President, Human Resources, effective at the end of the current fiscal year after which Lutz will serve as a senior advisor to the Company on a consulting basis. Novelette joined Liquidity Services in 2010 and most recently served as Vice President, HR Operations.
2U, Inc. [LANHAM, MD] (NASDAQ: TWOU) announced the promotion of Margaret Ruvoldt to Chief People Officer. First joining 2U as Executive Vice President of Human Resources in 2010, Ruvoldt has held a series of critical operational roles across the company and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Business Operations.
Securonix, Inc. [ADDISON, TX] announced the appointment of Dilshan Ratnayake as Chief People Officer. Ratnayake most recently served as Head of Human Resources for Sabre Corporation.
OneOncology [NASHVILLE, TN] added Janice Baker as Chief Human Resources Officer. Baker was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Envision Healthcare since 2019 and served in human resources roles at Envision since 2011. Previously, she was the Human Resources Director for Accuray. In addition to her healthcare experience, Baker worked in human resources for Flextronics and HSBC.
Fastly, Inc. [SAN FRANCISCO] (NYSE: FSLY) announced the appointment of Doniel Sutton as the company's Chief People Officer. Sutton most recently was Senior Vice President of People at PayPal. Prior to PayPal, she served in a variety of senior HR leadership positions with Prudential Financial, Bank of America Corporation, and Honeywell International.
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, MA] (NASDAQ: VYGR) announced the appointment of Michelle Quinn Smith as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining Voyager, Smith was Senior Director of Human Resources at Flagship Pioneering. Prior to Flagship, she was Global Director of Human Resources-R&D for Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Takeda, Smith held positions of increasing responsibility in human resources for Genzyme (later Sanofi), leaving Sanofi as the Global Head of Human Resources for Development-R&D.
Zego [SAN DIEGO] announced the appointment of Katie Burgoon as Chief Human Resources Officer. Burgoon brings over 16 years of experience in HR, including as Head of People for Cameo and Citadel Securities and five years as EVP, Head of Global Human Resources for Trading Technologies.


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Check out the PointRight blog for a collection of resources from the CDC, CMS, WHO and more.
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Our May Advanced Training session featured an active Q&A at the end that our Senior Healthcare experts took the time to answer in this blog.
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Senior Healthcare Experts Pam Kaiser and Jennifer Gross lead this session on the challenges faced by MDS coordinators and administrators amidst COVID-19.
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UPDATE: due to the risks of corona virus infections, various institutes have now imposed travel restrictions. In view of the current developments, even among people who should be able to handle statistics and real risk assessment per se (see quotation Handelsblatt below), we still have to bow to the factual consequences of this human reaction.
After consultation with the host institutes (FZB Borstel and CSSB Hamburg), we have therefore decided to postpone the Leibniz Conference on Bioactive Compounds until 2021. The new preliminary date is the 12-13. April 2021, and will be confirmed to you as soon as possible. Information available online: https://www.leibniz-wirkstoffe.de/forthcoming and https://events.ipb-halle.de/event/49
We hope that all speakers and participants can join us: this time the program has been better than ever, featuring new program elements and a poster prize - it should be the same in autumn. Registration online stays open: https://events.ipb-halle.de/events/49
The Leibniz Conference on Bioactive Compounds 2021 (Wirkstofftage 2021) is the 8th conference of the Leibniz Research Alliance (LRA) Bioactive Compounds and Biotechnology. Each year another member organizes the conference, giving the participants the additional chance to explore the host institute: this year´s host ist the Research Center Borstel (FZB). The conference features national and international keynote speakers from science and industry and a series of short presentations from the member institutes or associated partners. Its main purpose is to present both scientific accomplishments and open questions of the partners and to initiate potential cooperations within or outside of the LRA.
The Wirkstofftage 2021 is a platform for a get-together of experts from many different fields: medicine, food and agricultural research, analytical, synthetic and medicinal chemistry and biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, biotechnology, and engineering, including aspects of law, informatics and economy. At this meeting many group leaders and senior scientists of Leibniz institutes meet up with early career researchers to talk about the multidisciplinary field of bioactive compounds and biotechnology. This conference is also the platform to award the yearly LRA prizes.The conference will be covered by the german podcast Wirkstoffradio, which is done by two scientist from the pharmacological field. They offer to do interviews with everyone who is presenting a poster (and willing to do a little bit of science communication) for a publication on their podcast, accomponied with a little bit of help with the wording, if desired.
This year´s conference will introduce new programme elements such as:
- poster prize: the best poster presentation will be awarded with a prize of 500 Euros
- speed dating: a little voluntary event during a coffee break to get to know attending people in a fun and fast manner.
- meet the speaker: this provides a possibility of exchange between early career researchers and experienced scientists
- fishbowl discussion: new ways in the research bioactives, benefits & challenges of interdisciplinary research. A fishbowl discussion is a more open format to talk about important topics. There is a moderator, two permanent expert and three free seats, on which everybody who wants to contribute to the discussion can join the conversation.
The conference addresses the following topics:
- Drug Discovery and Early Development
- Mode of Action and Novel Targets
- Medical Applications and Engineering
- Non-medical Applications
- Biotechnology
- Method and Process Development
- Translation – from Academia to Industry
Confirmed Speakers
- Prof. Ole G. Mouritsen, University Copenhagen, Denmark
- Prof. Rolf Müller, HIPS Saarbrücken, Germany
- Prof. Siegfried Weiß, HZI Braunschweig, Germany
- Dr. Shrikrishnan Sankaran, INM Saarbrücken, Germany
- Prof. Matthias Rarey, University of Hamburg, Germany


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CBD — in case you've been living on Mars for the last year or so — is the best boon to health and beauty to come down the pike in ages! CBD is, of course, cannabidiol, the other active ingredient in the cannabis plant. Unlike its more well-known "cousin", THC, cannabidiol is loaded with health benefits, without the accompanying "high" that THC is responsible for.
Research into the health benefits of CBD has been promising, to say the least, and one of the areas in which it shows particular promise is in the area of skin care. It's so important to find — and stick with — a skin care regime that produces real results, and that's a tall order in today's world where it seems every product out there promises miracles! No amount of makeup can "make up" for skin issues like dryness, excessive oil, and the very real signs of aging. You might say that good skin is one of the most basic elements of true physical beauty.
What CBD Can Do For Skin
In order to understand the skin health benefits of CBD, it's essential to recognize some of the attributes of CBD, which have now been extensively studied by researchers across the globe. First of all, CBD — whether applied topically or ingested — will NOT get you high, unlike the other most well-known compound in cannabis — THC.
What it will do, however, is help reduce inflammation, the kind that occurs in common skin conditions like acne, eczema and psoriasis. Inflammation, points out New York City dermatologist Dendy Engelman, is "the root of all evil" when it comes to skin issues, whether they're related to acne or simply chalked up to the effects of aging. Take acne, a common and insidious skin issue whether you're a teenager or in your 30s. A 2014 study found that CBD helps suppress breakouts by regulating oil production by the sebaceous glands. That's good to know, especially if you'd rather not subject yourself to the side effects of powerful anti-acne drugs like Accutane. CBD works on acne in two important ways: First, it soothes redness and inflammation, and secondly, it works to make over production of oil by the sebaceous glands closer to normal. That means it won't strip skin of oils it needs to stay smooth and hydrated, but rather just cut back on the excess oil that can clog pores and lead to breakouts.
Then, consider the fact that in addition to its anti-inflammatory and oil regulating properties, CBD also contains good for the skin ingredients like vitamins A, C, D, and E, plus essential fatty acids. Now consider this: The U.S. government has actually patented CBD — aka cannabidiol — as an antioxidant, stating that it's ability to fight oxidation (the attack of free radicals on the body's cells) better than either Vitamins C or E. To fight the signs of aging, there are few ingredients more desirable than powerful, naturally occurring antioxidants. How do free radicals age skin? By feeding off of normal cells, essentially destroying their ability to function normally. That leads to loss of elasticity, damaged tissue, fine lines, wrinkles and dark spots. Antioxidants are powerful molecules that can quite literally stop the damage that free radicals have on your skin cells! Now you can't avoid free radicals since they're all around us all the time in the form of air pollution, smog, UV rays (hello Mr. Sun!) and even from the food we eat. The best strategy is to fight them off with antioxidants — like the powerful antioxidants found in CBD.
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Penelope Webb is a Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, and Honorary Professor in the School of Public Health, University of Queensland. She taught basic and intermediate epidemiology to public health students across Australia for five years and has worked as a visiting scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, France, and Harvard University, Massachusetts. She has published more than 290 original research papers in the field of epidemiology.
Chris Bain is formerly a Reader in Epidemiology at the University of Queensland and has taught epidemiology to public health and medical students for over three decades Bain has co-authored a book on systematic reviews, as well as many research papers. He has had wide exposure to international epidemiological practice and teaching in the UK and US.
Andrew Page is Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University, Australia. He has been teaching basic and intermediate epidemiology and population health courses to health sciences students for thirteen years, and has published over 180 research articles and reports across a diverse range of population health topics. He has been a Research Associate at the University of Bristol and has also worked at the University of Queensland and University of Sydney in Australia.
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