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Adelaide researchers unveil new predictors of IVF success
Aug 26, 2016 | News | by Learning Press staff
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have successfully trialled a technique that could aid the process of choosing the best embryo for IVF implantation, helping to boost the chances of pregnancy success from the first cycle.
The research - published today in the journal Molecular Reproduction and Development - used digital imaging techniques and mathematical modelling to show differences in the viability of mouse embryos which were not otherwise seen by the human eye under a microscope.
"It's fair to say that to date, strategies in IVF for picking the best embryo to transfer into the mother have been limited," says lead author Dr Hannah Brown of UA's Robinson Research Institute.
"There may be a number of embryos that look almost identical, and it's up to the embryologist to make a judgment call about which of them is best - that is, the most viable for a healthy pregnancy," she said.
"That's a very difficult decision to make based on the little evidence available.
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The key elements researchers considered were the quality of an embryo's metabolism and biomarkers for DNA damage that may have occurred during its in vitro development.
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The story is all-too familiar by now.
Before Hussein O. appeared in the White House such incidents were rare; but once he appeared, there followed a deluge of such tragedies involving guns. I do not believe this is just coincidence.
A hint appeared in the penultimate such tragedy: The FBI knew about the instability of the individual in that Fla. high school, but did nothing; the local FBI & law enforcement knew about it but did nothing. A professional law enforcement individual was present during the shooting but did nothing; he is now being sue by the father of one of the victims.
Unlike Hannity, I do not believe most of the FBI is "pure"; I believe they have been seeded with Demunist operatives who place party loyalty over loyalty to the Country; the spying and investigation of Trump's Presidency is horrible enough; human life means nothing to Socialists, Fascists, Oligarchs, and the various & sundry traitors that made up Obama's regime, and still exist throughout our Government agencies and bureaus. These gun-related tragedies are orchestrated. The intent is to drive the American public into a panic that will demand all guns be confiscated.
Raising the age to 21, to be allowed to purchase an AR-15 was a mistake; we send 18-year-olds overseas with these very same weapons to defend our freedoms. I thought this was rather obvious. I fault Trump's advisers for this.
I call upon the Tea Party to keep up the good work it's been doing, and to work with the NRA to preserve the 2nd Amendment.
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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski have so much to celebrate! They are engaged to be married, and both have amazing movies hitting theaters!
Emily and John's flicks were each shown during (separate) special screenings on Dec. 10 in NYC. Universal Pictures screened John's It's Complicated — a hilarious romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin — at The Chelsea Cinema 9. And a few blocks away, Grand Marnier & The New Yorker hosted the The Cinema Society screening of Emily's Young Victoria — a Queen Victoria biopic — at Regal Cinemas Union Square.
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|Officials move boxes containing exam papers and answer sheets for Thursday's national college entrance exam from a printing company in Sejong on Monday. Yonhap
The sheets will be kept under tight security until early Thursday morning, when they are to be handed over to test administrators at 1,180 schools and other venues where the exam will take place, the Ministry of Education said.
This year, a total of 593,527 will be sitting for suneung, a multi-subject standardized test that is equivalent to the US' SAT. It will last nine hours starting from 8:40 a.m.
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Detailed analysis of four separate data breaches involving a half-million identities indicates that misuse of the information could be lower than what some may expect. Identity risk management firm ID Analytics announced the results of the findings on Thursday.
Research suggests the level of the breach and how the data was lost contribute to the risk factor. For example, the firm separated the incidents into two categories, "identity-level," where names and social security numbers were stolen, and "account-level," where account numbers were stolen, occasionally tied to accountholders.
The study found that identity-level breaches pose the greatest risk. However, even here less than 1 in 1,000 identities were used for fraudulent purposes.
Fraud experts with the firm surmised that the reason for the low rate of misuse is likely due to the amount of time it takes to actually commit identity theft. Credit applications take an average of five minutes to fill out, and in order to fully utilize a file with one million identities it could take a half-century to do so, researchers say.
ID Analytics also suggested that notification of breaches seemed to slow use of that data for the purposes of identity theft. In any case, the firm says the study will help companies figure out how to best deal with the problem, and who is most at risk.
"The risk to consumers and businesses varies considerably based on the type and scope of the data breach, which is why we think assessing the degree of risk for a given breach is critical to determining the best next steps," said Mike Cook, ID Analytics' co-founder and vice president of product.
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At Lake Elmer - 2
Here are a few more pictures from Lake Elmer. This morning we have had several large flocks of sandhill cranes flying due south. They know the weather is about to crash.
Here is the bridge where the feeder stream leads into the lake.
To the right is one of the spider blocks.
The end of the ramp, and the float just touches the water. Elmer
is a shallow-water lake with a depth of about 8-feet at the south end.
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Mercy Corps commends House Farm Bill's support for chronic hunger funding
July 13, 2012
Mercy Corps Director of Policy and Advocacy Jeremy Konyndyk today responded to the Farm Bill that was passed by the House Agriculture Committee on July 12, 2012. The existing Farm Bill, the primary vehicle for the United States' global food assistance, is due to expire in September 2012.
Mr. Konyndyk issued the following statement:
"The House Agriculture Committee's version of the bill is a mixed bag: it takes a better approach towards programs that seek to prevent new crises and reduce chronic hunger, but it also misses an important opportunity to institute reforms and efficiencies that would enable US food aid dollars to stretch considerably further. In this respect it is almost a mirror image of the Senate bill, and we hope that the best elements of each chamber's approach can be reconciled in the final conference bill.
"On the positive side, the House version would sustain the last Farm Bill's practice of ensuring minimum core support for programs that combat chronic hunger. The Committee recognized that while it is important to enable an appropriate balance between emergency and chronic needs – at a time when both types of needs exist in places like the Horn of Africa and the Sahel – a reasonable minimum allocation for developmental food aid is critical to ensuring that vulnerable countries will not see their long-term hunger funds curtailed or terminated. Given that countries facing chronic hunger also tend to be the most vulnerable to new emergencies, this support is critical to averting and mitigating new crises."
However, the House version also ignored important reforms proposed by the Senate. These reforms would reduce the amount of money that taxpayers lose through the excessive use of "monetization" – the process of selling food commodities to fund development programs – by roughly half. These reforms would enable US taxpayers to get a far better bang for their food aid buck, and by ignoring them the House is literally leaving money on the table.
"The Senate version also sustained the last Farm Bill's authorization of a Local and Regional Purchase (LRP) program. As one of the largest American organizations focused on alleviating hunger in the developing world, Mercy Corps has found that LRP is a critical tool, particularly in environments where shipping commodities from the US would be both slower and more expensive. A review of Mercy Corps' LRP interventions found that locally-procured commodities, in appropriate environments, are on average one-third less expensive, and arrive in communities two-thirds faster, than equivalent commodities shipped from the US."
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By Toluse Olorunnipa, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
TALLAHASSEE — Thousands of Florida homeowners may soon be in for a rude awakening: appeals to reduce their property assessments will be automatically tossed out if they have not paid most of their property tax bill by March 31.
A new state law passed last year requires homeowners who challenge their property tax valuations to pay at least 75 percent of the disputed bill before the end of March. The penalty: automatic disqualification from the appeals process, which thousands of Floridians have used to save hundreds of dollars in taxes during the housing downturn.
"Most people on the street don't even know this is coming," said Barry Sharpe, president of Real Estate Tax Appeal Group in Miami-Dade County, where the change will have the biggest impact. "I have a feeling that people are going to flip when they find out about this."
Previously, homeowners who disputed the property appraiser's valuation could pay a $15 fee and not worry about paying the full bill until the petition process ran its course.
But during the recession, several property owners began gaming the system, using the appeals process to put off paying property taxes for several months, officials said. In Miami-Dade and Broward, the process was taking up to 18 months to resolve. That left school districts and local governments — which rely on property tax revenue — desperate for funds as millions of dollars remained tied up in a lengthy petition process.
Typically, when the Legislature proposes a rule change that will affect thousands of consumers statewide, it appropriates money to notify the public. HB 281, which passed last year, did not include such an appropriation, leaving local property appraisers and value adjustment boards to handle public awareness efforts.
Local officials have had varied levels of success in spreading the word. In South Florida, where most of the state's 250,000 annual property tax appeals take place, several residents said they were unaware of the change.
Scott Needelman, who owns three rental buildings in Miami Beach, said he can't remember getting any notice from the government.
"Maybe it was in the fine print somewhere, but I didn't see it," said Needelman, who learned about the change from a property tax appeals company he uses every year.
Sharpe, who has been handling property tax appeals for 30 years, said several low- and middle-income homeowners can't afford to hire a professional to handle their appeals and may be left in the dark.
"Who's going to suffer?" he asked. "The people who don't have money."
In Miami-Dade County, property tax newsletters sent out in August included a one-sentence notice of the change, and the information was placed on the county appraiser's website. Officials at Miami-Dade's Value Adjustment Board put up a sign at the petition office, and attached notifications to the petition forms.
Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish said she did not include a notice on homeowners' tax forms, since counties' independent value adjustment boards are responsible for handling tax appeals.
Value adjustment board officials from Hillsborough and Broward counties did not respond to requests for comment.
As the March 31 deadline approaches, it is unclear how many homeowners across the state have not made the minimum 75 percent payment.
While the new law forces property owners to pay more upfront, it offers an olive branch for those who comply: If the appeal process later finds that you overpaid, the government will refund your money, plus 12 percent interest.
"Obviously, I'd be all for that," said Needelman, who learned about the interest provision from a reporter.
Property appeals have more than doubled in the last five years, as a housing crash and a rash of foreclosures have made it difficult to accurately assess the true value of real estate. Looking to slash their property taxes in a down economy, thousands of Floridians have flocked to the county clerk to protest their assessments.
There were more than 250,000 property tax appeals in 2009, with about 100,000 of those taking place in Miami-Dade County. Broward came in second with almost 40,000 appeals. Next on the list were Hillsborough, Orange and Palm Beach counties, which had about 15,000 appeals apiece.
Rep. Ana Rivas Logan, R-Miami, who sponsored HB 281, said she filed the upfront payment legislation to help school districts. "This freed up approximately $30 million to Miami-Dade County schools in the first year alone," said Logan, who co-sponsored the bill with Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Miami.


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With Intel recently introducing a low-power processor and Chipset architecture for mobile Internet devices, Canonical has announced they will begin working on an Ubuntu mobile and embedded project. This new Ubuntu embedded/mobile edition will not arrive until Ubuntu 7.10 this October. Matt Zimmerman's announcement also states Intel is working with Ubuntu on making this new project a reality.
Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael has written more than 20,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software. He can be followed via Twitter or contacted via MichaelLarabel.com.


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Karl Henry is one of Ireland's most recognised and leading personal trainers and is the name that is synonymous with training in Ireland. Karl is well known for his role as the leading Expert in RTE One's Operation Transformation. Karl has been the Health and Fitness Expert in the show for the past seven series and he also regularly writes for the Irish Independent and for their Health & Living Supplement on Tuesdays.
Karl doesn't believe in quick fixes and fad diets as he feels that healthy eating and proper training is the key to getting amazing results. He works with clients that are willing to work hard to achieve their goals. As well as person training, Karl also specialises in corporate fitness, wellness and motivational speaking. He also runs weeklong boot camp holidays in destinations across the globe, as well as having launched the Henry Wellness Centre in West Cork in the summer of 2009.
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If you are new to SEO then you are probably searching for some basic tools to get you started. Here is a list of five free SEO tools that are used most frequently by SEO specialists.
- Google Analytics – This tool is widely used. You have probably heard of it before and possibly are already using it, but I thought I would mention it just in case. This tool allows you to track an array of data from visitors to your site. You can track traffic, traffic sources, user information, conversions, and more. this is a great SEO tool and should be the first you use on your site.
- Google Webmaster's Tools & Bing Webmaster's Tools – These SEO tools are very important and help you optimize your site for traffic. Both webmaster's tools allow you to submit sitemaps, see crawl errors, server errors, search queries, and more.
- Pingdom – This nifty little tool checks the speed of you site and allows you to see problem areas that need to be fixed. Page speed does affect page rankings, so it is important to optimize the speed of the website.
- Google Trends – This SEO tool shows trends based on keywords. So you can see what is trending and what keywords are popular.
- Google Keyword Planner – You can use this SEO tool to optimize your content for search with specific keywords. This will most likely be one of the tools you will use when doing your keyword research.
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NEW YORK: MSLGroup has launched a new beauty and luxury specialty known as BE SPOKE., headed by SVP Carson Gray Elias.
The new specialty will combine various lifestyle and beauty services into a distinct offering intended to provide clients with the close approach of a boutique agency while harnessing the global resources of a larger firm like MSLGroup.
BE SPOKE. will be led by MSLGroup SVP Carson Gray Elias, who developed the specialty from the ground up.
"We talked about building something from the inside out," Elias said. "It was really important for me that we create our own brand, our own feel, our own logos, and for the first time have the opportunity to tap into all the global resources that a corporate giant like MSLGroup has."
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ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The Stevenson men's tennis team picked up its second victory of the season with a 5-4 win over host St. Mary's (Md.).
The Mustangs (2-0) opened up play by taking two of the three double matches.
Junior Andre Sturniolo and senior Douglas Vaughan won a 9-8 (7-4) thriller in No. 2 doubles, giving them their second win in as many matches this season.
Sophomore Richie Abruscato and senior Alex Kiblin picked up an 8-3 win in their No. 3 match.
Freshman Larry Johnson III was dominant in his first collegiate match, winning in straight sets by a 6-1, 6-0 score.
Junior Drew Ryan was tied at one set apiece with his No. 3 singles opponent before Samuel Sheats of St. Mary's had to retire from the match.
Senior Wornden Ly was leading his No. 4 match by a 4-1 score before his opponent had to withdraw.
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My '05 Vette went dead with a P0601 ECM ROM error fault. It has done this a few years ago and the dealer just re-flashed the ECU. Unfortunately, the problem came back and left us stranded. So this time I decided to replace the ECU. I am having a few difficulties with this swap, so I was hoping to get some guidance.
First off the old ECU is not totally dead, so I was able to upload the operating system and calibration with EFIlive. I purchased an E40 ECU bench harness which seems to work well. I also purchased a new ECU from GMpartsdirect and loaded that saved operating system and calibration into the new controller.
The engine will start and idle, but It has two codes.
1) I have a P2138 Throttle pedal channels not within range (or something like that). The engine starts and idles, but as soon as I depress the gas pedal, it trips on the fault. I have logged both channel D and channel E with the scan tool. On both the new an old ECU, Channel D is exactly half of Channel E (or vise-versa I can't recall). This actually concurs to what the schematic in the service manual suggest. It shows channel D to be equipped with double the resistance of channel E. It seems to be something in the calibration. It's almost like the new ECU wants the channels to be equal, but the old ECU understands they should be in a (2x) relationship. I have looked but I did not see a throttle pedal learn feature in the DVT tab of the EFIlive software.
2) I also have the P0315 Crank angle not learned fault, but of course I can't rev the engine to 4,000 RPM until I can get it to listen to the throttle pedal.
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Court of Tax Appeals issues gag order against Manny Pacquiao and the BIR, Mommy Dionisia gagged also
Silence is golden and tax-free.
ABS-CBNnews.com reports: "The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) on Thursday, December 5, issued a gag order against boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on the former's tax case." That means CTA First Division presiding judge Roman del Rosario "ordered both camps to stop speaking about Pacquiao's tax case publicly."
The report quoted Pacquiao's lawyer Jason Fernandez, who said that "the gag order also includes Pacquiao's mother Dionesia and other personalities involved in the case."
The next hearing for Pacquiao's tax issues has been reset to January 16, 2014.
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For the third year running, we at O'Reilly Media have collected survey data from data scientists, engineers, and others in the data space about their skills, tools, and salary. Some of the same patterns we saw last year are still present—newer, scalable open source tools in general correlate with higher salaries, Spark in particular continues to establish itself as a top tool. Much of this is apparent from other sources: large software companies that traditionally produced only proprietary software have begun to embrace open source; Spark courses, training programs, and conference talks have sprung up in great numbers. But who actually uses which tools (and are the old ones really disappearing)? Which tools do the highest earners use, and is it fair to attribute a particular variation in salary to using a certain tool? We hope that the findings in this iteration of the Data Science Salary Survey will go beyond what is already obvious to any data scientist or Strata attendee.
This report is based on an online survey open from November 2014 to July 2015, publicized to the O'Reilly audience but open to anyone who had the link. Of the 820 respondents who answered at least one question, about a quarter dropped out before completing the survey and have been excluded from all segments of analysis except for those showing responses to single questions. We should be careful when making conclusions about survey data from a self-selecting sample—it is a major assumption to claim it is an unbiased representation of all data scientists and engineers—but with a little knowledge about our audience, the information in this report should be sufficiently qualified to be useful. As is clear from the survey results, the O'Reilly audience tends to use more newer, open source tools, and underrepresents non-tech industries such as insurance and energy. O'Reilly content—in books, online, and at conferences— is focused on technology, in particular new technology, so it makes sense that our audience would tend to be early adopters of some of the newer tools.
A final word on the self-selecting nature of the sample: differences between results in this survey and other surveys may simply arise from the samples' idiosyncrasies and not from any meaningful difference. Findings from other salary survey reports—there have been a few recently in the data space—sometimes conflict directly with our findings, but this doesn't necessarily imply that one set of findings are erroneous. Likewise, discrepancies between our own salary surveys don't necessarily imply a trend. The methodology between this year's survey and last year's is close enough to allow us to make some conclusions based on year-to-year differences, but only when the numbers are very strong.
Introducing the Sample: Basic Demographics
Before we discuss salary we should describe who exactly took the survey. Despite the fact that this is a "data science" survey, only one-quarter of the respondents have job titles that explicitly identify them as "data scientists." Of course, it is debatable how much meaning can be assumed simply from a job title—more on that later—but it's safe to say that the data science world is inhabited by people who call themselves something else: by job title, 14% of the sample are analysts, 10% are engineers (usually "data," "software," or "analytics" engineers), 6% are programmers/developers, 3% are architects (of various kinds), 4% are in the business intelligence sector, and 1% are statisticians. Management is also present in the sample: managers (9%) and directors (5%) are the most significant groups, with a handful of VPs, CxOs, and founders as well. The rest of the sample comprised mostly of students, postdocs, professors, and consultants. Judging by the tools used by the sample, the vast majority—even the managers—had some technical side to their role, regardless of job title.
Beyond job title, the sample includes respondents from 47 countries and 38 states across multiple industries, including software, banking, retail, healthcare, publishing, and education. Two-thirds of the survey sample is based in the US, and compared to its share in population, California is disproportionately represented (22% of the US respondents, 15% of the total sample). The software industry's 23% share is the largest among industries, and this excludes other "tech" industries such as IT consulting, computers/hardware, cloud services, search, and (computer) security; when considered in aggregate, these account for 40% of the sample. A third of the sample is from companies with over 2,500 employees, while 29% comes from companies with fewer than 100 employees. One-third of the sample is age 30 or younger, while less than 10% is older than 45.
In terms of education, 23% of the sample hold a doctorate degree, and 44% (not including the PhDs) hold a master's. Many respondents reported to be a "student, full- or part-time, any level": aside from the 3% who gave job titles indicating full-time study (usually at the graduate level), 15% of the sample—data scientists, analysts, and engineers—said they were students. Two-thirds of respondents had academic backgrounds in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics.
Salary: The Big Picture
The median annual base salary of the survey sample is $91,000, and among US respondents is $104,000. These figures show no significant change from last year.1 The middle 50% of US respondents earn between $77,000 and $135,000. For understanding how salary varies over features we introduce a linear model; for now we only consider basic demographic variables, but later we will introduce others that describe respondents' work and skills in more detail. While looking at median salaries for a particular slice of respondents gives a general idea of how much a certain demographic might influence salary, a linear model is a simple way of isolating and estimating the "effect" of a certain variable.2
Because the directors, VPs and CxOs, and founders, in this order, come from companies of decreasing size, their actual hierarchal level is more or less even (and, it turns out, so are their salaries), and we group them together when constructing salary models. We call this group "upper management" to distinguish them from regular "managers" (who include project and product managers), although it should be remembered that few, if any, respondents come from large companies above the director level. For the basic model we will ignore job title distinctions except for the two management categories. That is, the first model treats data "scientists" and data "analysts" the same. However, we exclude those respondents who are students.3
A basic, parsimonious linear model
We created a basic, parsimonious linear model using the lasso with R2 of 0.382.4 Most features were excluded from the model as insignificant:
70577 intercept +1467 age (per year above 18; e.g., 28 is +14,670) –8026 gender=Female +6536 industry=Software (incl. security, cloud services) –15196 industry=Education -3468 company size: <500 +401 company size: 2500+ –15196 industry=Education +32003 upper management (director, VP, CxO) +7427 PhD +15608 California +12089 Northeast US –924 Canada –20989 Latin America –23292 Europe (except UK/I) –25517 Asia
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Starting at a base salary of $70,577, we add $1,467 for every year of age past 18 (so the base for a 48-year-old is $114,587). Salaries at larger companies tend to be higher—add another $401 if your company has more than 3,000 employees, but subtract $3,468 if it has fewer than 5005—and the software industry is the only one to have a significant positive coefficient. Education has a negative coefficient—presumably, these are largely respondents who work at a university. Those in upper management take home an average of $32,000 extra in their base salary.
Just as in the 2014 survey results, the model points to a huge discrepancy of earnings by gender, with women earning $8,026 less than men in the same locations at the same types of companies. Its magnitude is lower than last year's coefficient of $13,000, although this may be attributed to the differences in the models (the lasso has a dampening effect on variables to prevent over-fitting), so it is hard to say whether this is any real improvement.
In terms of geography, the top-earning locations are California (+$16,000) and the Northeast (+$12,000; from NY/NJ into New England), while the rest of the country, as well as UK/Ireland and Australia/NZ, are estimated to be roughly equal. The rest of Europe, meanwhile, is much lower (–$23,000), not far off from Asia (–$26,000) and Latin America (also –$21,000). Making reliable distinctions in salary between countries, as opposed to the continental aggregates, is not possible due to the relatively small non-US sample.
According to this model, a PhD is worth $7,500 (each year) to a data scientist. As for a master's degree—its estimated contribution to salary was not significant enough for the algorithm to make it into this first model.
1Throughout the report we use base salary; in the past we have also reported total salary, but find total salary is error-prone in a self-reporting online survey. Salary information was entered to the nearest $5,000, but quantile values cited in this report include a modifier that estimates the error lost by using rounding.
2"Effect" is in quotations because without a controlled experiment we can't assume causality: particular variables, within a margin of error, might be certain to correlate with salary, but this doesn't mean they caused the salary to change, quite relevantly to this study, it doesn't necessarily mean that if a variable's value is changed someone's salary would change (if only it were so simple!). However, depending on the variable, the degree of causality can be inferred to a greater or lesserextent. For example, with location there is a very clear and expectable variation in salary that largely reflects local economies and costs of living. If we include the variable "uses Mac OS," we see a very high coefficient—people who use macs earn more—but it seems highly unlikely that this caused any change in salary. More likely, the companies that can afford to pay more can also afford to buy more-expensive machines for their employees.
3We should note that there are multiple variables corresponding to "student". The group that are excluded from (all) of our salary models are the 3% that identify primarily as a student, that is, this is their job title. This group includes doctoral students and post-docs. These respondents, if they had any earnings at all, reported salaries of up to $50,000, but the nature of their employment seems so far removed—certainly in terms of how pay is determined—that it seems best to remove them from the model entirely. A second group of "students" are the ones who replied affirmatively that they are "currently a student (full- or part-time, any level)", and was 17% of the sample: most of these "students" are also working at non-university jobs, and are kept in the model.
4The lasso model is a type of linear regression. The algorithm finds coefficients that minimize the sum squared error of the predicted variable plus the sum of absolute values of the estimated coefficients times a constant parameter. For our models, we used ten-fold cross validation to determine an optimal value of this parameter (as well as its standard deviation over the ten subsets), and then chose the parameter one-half standard error higher for a slightly more parsimonious model (choosing a full standard error higher, as is often practiced, consistently resulted in extremely parsimonious and rather weak models). The R2 values quoted are the average R2 of the ten test sets. Since the final model is trained on the full set, the actual R2 should be slightly higher.
5This should be qualified, however, that this is base salary: the earnings of startup employees include speculative amounts that could, on average, reverse this coefficient; as previously mentioned, since this is hard to measure we are sticking to base salary for the sake of even comparison.


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DCL Mooring and Rigging carries a wide inventory of everything a maritime vessel could need for its deck and dock. We carry turnbuckles, stub end turnbuckles & bodies, and we have the dimensions for turnbuckle ends. We also carry ratchets, chain stoppers, chain stopper aseemblies, d-rings, and kevels. Another set of items we carry are double bitts in all sizes, panama chocks in all sizes, as well as hatches in all sizes. Finally, we carry button chocks, roller buttons, and composite Piles & timbers.
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Theresa May reveals how she copes with 'world's most stressful job'
An extensive library of more than 150 cookbooks and episodes of crime show NCIS help Theresa May unwind, the Prime Minister has revealed.
Mrs May also referred to her well-documented love of walking when asked how she copes with the stresses of life in Number 10.
Answering questions from workers at an engineering firm in Newcastle, Mrs May said cooking allowed her to enjoy the benefits of both making food and eating it.
The Prime Minister has faced claims from critics that her approach to Brexit involves "having your cake and eating it".
Mrs May was asked how she coped with what was probably "the world's most stressful job at the moment".
The Prime Minister's love of walking with husband Philip led to her disastrous decision to call a snap general election in 2017, an idea conceived during a hiking trip to Wales.
She told workers at the factory: "I like walking, my husband and I enjoy going walking when we can, taking holidays walking.
"I enjoy cooking, which has a benefit because you get to eat it as well as make it – I own over 150 cookbooks so I spend quite a lot of time looking at cookbooks."
The former home secretary said she enjoyed the American crime drama series NCIS, which focuses on investigating wrongdoing in the US navy and marines.
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Today almost every household,office and even educational institutes have Wi-Fi. It's the most popular mode of accessing internet. Your smartphone,laptop,tablets, AC and even IoT devices use Wi-Fi. It has made our life simpler and smarter. With the evolution of Wi-Fi it has solved the hassle of connecting LAN cable to access internet, especially in Laptops. The advantage of Wi-Fi is unimaginable.
Do you know what Wi-Fi stands for? Have you come across terms like 802.11 b/g/n/ or a/b/g/n/ ? Savvydroid is here to explain you everything about Wi-Fi.
What's Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi stands for Wireless fidelity. Wi-Fi signals are generated by a Wi-Fi router. The signal acts as a medium for transfer of data between two devices. Routers come in different signal ranges. A standard Wi-Fi router has a range of 20-25 Ft. In-case obstacles like walls are in the vicinity of the signal, then the range may get affected by few percent.
What does a/b/g/n stand for?
They are certain standards used in Wi-Fi based devices. Each standard has certain frequency and transfer speed
- a/b: They are not in existence now as its pretty old. Both of these Wi-Fi standards were able to provide very small bandwidth to transmit information.
- g: It is the most used standard these days and uses 2.4Ghz frequency to communicate and transfer data. It has transfer rate of upto 54Mbps
- n: This is the latest Wi-Fi standard and uses 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz frequency for communication. With option of two bands 'n' provides good signal strength compared to other standards.
Dual band/Single band?
- Single band : These router does not support 5GHz frequency and operates only at 2.4GHz frequency.
- Dual band : As the name suggests the router supports both 2.4GHz as well as 5GHz frequency but it uses only one band of them at a time.
- Simultaneous Dual band router : It supports multiple bands as a result we get better speed.
Its always a good practice to protect your Wi-Fi from unauthorised access. If your Wi-Fi is not protected then hackers can access personal data on the network. Here are some things that you need to keep in mind.
- Hide your Wi-Fi name(SSID): If no one sees it then no one can access it. But if you want known people to connect then you can still do it by entering the Wi-Fi name.
- WEP/WPA2/WPA: Every Wi-Fi router has this feature. WEP is the weakest and it can be easily hacked with third party softwares. Whereas WPA-2 is considered the best. It stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 . It is secure, progressive and most ordinary protocol out there and it is mandatory. Again there are two modes under WPA-2, i.e Personal and Enterprise. Personal mode allows it's users to set a password within the 8-63 characters. Business and small offices use Enterprise mode that uses 256 bit key.
Wi-Fi is evolutioning every single day. There are so many variants out, The following IEEE 802.11 standards exist or are in development to support the creation of technologies for wireless local area networking:
- 802.11a – 54 Mbps standard, 5 GHz signaling (ratified 1999)
- 802.11b – 11 Mbps standard, 2.4 GHz signaling (1999)
- 802.11c – operation of bridge connections (moved to 802.1D)
- 802.11d – worldwide compliance with regulations for use of wireless signal spectrum (2001)
- 802.11e – Quality of Service (QoS) support (not yet ratified)
- 802.11F – Inter-Access Point Protocol recommendation for communication between access points to support roaming clients (2003)
- 802.11g – 54 Mbps standard, 2.4 GHz signaling (2003)
- 802.11h – enhanced version of 802.11a to support European regulatory requirements (2003)
- 802.11i – security improvements for the 802.11 family (2004)
- 802.11j – enhancements to 5 GHz signaling to support Japan regulatory requirements (2004)
- 802.11k – WLAN system management
- 802.11l – skipped to avoid confusion with 802.11i
- 802.11m – maintenance of 802.11 family documentation
- 802.11n – 100+ Mbps standard improvements over 802.11g (2009)
- 802.11o – skipped
- 802.11p – Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment
- 802.11q – skipped
- 802.11r – fast roaming support via Basic Service Set transitions
- 802.11s – ESS mesh networking for access points
- 802.11T – Wireless Performance Prediction – recommendation for testing standards and metrics
- 802.11u – internetworking with 3G / cellular and other forms of external networks
- 802.11v – wireless network management / device configuration
- 802.11w – Protected Management Frames security enhancement
- 802.11x – skipped (generic name for the 802.11 family)
- 802.11y – Contention Based Protocol for interference avoidance
Hope you found this useful, now you know almost everything about Wi-FI. Go ahead, share this knowledge with your friends.


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Doctors, general practitioners and specialists : making an appointment
If you become ill or need to consult a doctor, it is advisable to consult a general practitioner first, who will advise you to consult a specialist doctor if necessary. In Luxembourg, you can make an appointment by calling the switchboard of your practitioner.
Doctors and dentists only consult on weekdays, with or without appointment!
Finding a doctor, a dentist or chemist is easy: consult the official register of official doctors via the Luxembourg medical board.
Some practitioners are also listed in online directories (Doctena.lu), which means you can do a personalised search (area of expertise, location, languages spoken by the doctor, etc.) as well as making an appointment online.
In Luxembourg, it is not necessary to get a prescription from your general practitioner to see a specialist doctor and be reimbursed.
As soon as you arrive in Luxembourg, you will need to register with the CCSS, (Common Centre for Social Security) and your Caisse de Santé.
Looking for a Greek speaking doctor? Our JAAClub gives you the list of Greek doctors in Luxembourg
Take note that if you cancel less than 24 hours prior to your appointment you may be charged!
Medical care abroad
Except in the European Union where holding a European Health Insurance Card is sufficient in most cases, your medical expenses may be reimbursed in full or in part, except in special cases, such as requesting medical care abroad. You will need prior authorisation from the CNS.
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Career Development at Boca House: A Sober Living House for Men
Returning to daily life after substance abuse addiction can be overwhelming presenting problems for those new to sobriety. Issues of healthcare insurance, money for food, finding a job, for example, can be perplexing. Despite the challenges, the transition back to the larger community can be successful. To help you get back on your feet, our sober living community for men, Boca House for Men, offers residents a career development center.
A certified TABE consultant can assist you in obtaining a GED if that is needed. A high school diploma improves a man's chances of moving forward. The consultant can administer the TABE assessment to determine a man's skill level.The correct assessment and correctly filled out job application can increase a man's chances of finding an appropriate job. Greater success, at every level of activity, strengthens early recovery.
All the details of daily living, such as health insurance and food stamps can be obtained through the career center. Boca House, in Boca Raton, Florida is part of Palm Beach County. Those individuals who have no health insurance coverage when they enter Boca House are in serious need of coverage. For such individuals, Boca House Career Center can arrange for them to become part of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. The health services provided by the Health Care District are free to those who cannot afford insurance residing in Palm Beach County.
If a man needs food stamps, the Career Center will arrange that, as well. Once the necessities of life are secured, the Career Center will help men focus on finding a job, going to school, or volunteering. Many people are unaware that they possess many skills. Our skilled career consultant can help, any man in residence, put a workable resume together. Upon completion of the resume, an extensive job search begins. The process is all computerized saving everyone time, money, and heartache.
Healthy expectations are based upon real life situations. A person newly recovering from substance abuse addiction often needs to learn to live again in a different way; that may mean taking a job that allows the man to show up regularly, regain structure and responsibilities in his life before taking on a challenging work position. The Career Center can help residents take steps to succeed in recovery and life. Once the complexities of beginning again are simplified, the man new to sobriety can focus on his recovery.
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Diabetes Blog Weekly Update #26
No need for mental sharpness drills here!
Colleen says she's not going to need any Sudoku or crossword puzzles to keep her mind sharp. Diabetes is enough to keep all of our brain cells firing at full force! Whether it's figuring out carb counts at mealtime or troubleshooting blood sugars, there's no shortage of mind games!
Learning to slow down and focus might be the way to go.
David talks about his experience with eating meals, and how we often try to multitask our way through all of it. He noticed he was hardly even conscious of what he was eating, and certainly wasn't enjoying it as much as he could. So he slowed it all down and practices mono-tasking.
Putting it to the test and going below the surface.
Alecia gets us an action shot of her and her insulin pump on a recent snorkeling trip! She also lists a bunch of observations and funny one-liners about her experience. It's a fun picture, and a real treat to read about. Who knew you shouldn't smile with a snorkel mask on?
Knowing your rights when dealing with TSA is important.
But Kerri finds out that just because she knows her rights doesn't mean the TSA agents are going to comply without complaint. In another tragic travel tale, she shares an experience at the San Fransisco airport that made her angry. From the sounds of it, rightfully so.
If McDonald's can do it, why not the TSA?
Following up to Kerri's post above, Christel works her magic in a post that talks about the inconsistency of the TSA agents she's dealt with during her travel. There is a wide range of experiences that leaves us not knowing what to expect.
The transition from pediatric care to adult care.
Melissa shares her experiences of transitioning from her pediatric endocrinologist to her adult endocrinologist. It wasn't a smooth ride. She dealt with rudeness, labels, and a real lack of education or help. It didn't take her long to get out of there and to a better doctor.
Checking the health of the eye holes.
Martin takes us on an adventure that he embarks on once a year -- his annual diabetes eye exam. Like many, he has a fair amount of anxiety around this appointment. In this post he uses a bunch of great humor to get through it, and comes out the other side in one piece.


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The focus of Attorney Michael Longo is on his clients. Your case is not just a folder on the shelf, whether representing an individual or business, Attorney Longo knows what his clients need, want and desire, and tirelessly works to ensure they obtain the best results permissible by law.
In 2014-2016 Attorney Michael Longo was recognized by Superlawyers Magazine as a "Rising Star", an honor bestowed to no more than 2.5% of eligible attorneys.
If you are looking for an attorney who will treat you with respect, listen to your concerns, fight for your rights and get the results you want and deserve, look no further than Attorney Michael Longo
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has successfully represented injured plaintiffs who received monetary compensation of over 1 million dollars for their injuries, as well as numerous businesses owners and individuals in civil disputes (including breach of contract actions and collection pursuit/defense) across Massachusetts and New York.
Firm Overview
While Attorney Michael Longo focuses on civil litigation and personal injury lawsuits, his civil litigation practice includes the representation of companies and individuals in contract disputes, collection matters and other forms of civil litigation arising from business dealings gone bad. He has also assisted clients in the Probate and Family Courts of Massachusetts with divorces, guardianship matters, conservatorship matters and child custody issues.
Whether you have been wronged, or are being sued for an alleged wrongdoing, attorney Michael Longo will zealously advocate for you or your company. This includes the defense of personal injury matters on behalf of automobile drivers, business owners and premises owners.
Attorney Longo has vast experience representing persons injured due to the negligence of others in a wide array of personal injury litigation including:
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- School liability for physical attacks, bullying and harassment
Attorney Longo can also assist clients with Workers Compensation and Social Security Claims.
With an office conveniently located in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Attorney Longo can assists clients throughout Essex County (including: Andover, North Andover, Lawrence, Haverhill, Danvers, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn and Marblehead), Middlesex County (including: Lowell, Tewksbury, Dracut, Reading, North Reading, Wakefield, Sudbury and Concord) and the towns and counties surrounding and including Boston or Worcester.
Attorney Longo also maintains an office in Queens, New York, which allows him to effectively assist clients in all five boroughs of New York City (Bronx, Queens, Kings, Staten Island and Manhattan), as well as the surrounding counties including: Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester.
No matter the circumstances of your civil dispute, accident or injury, you will be treated with the respect, attention and level of professionalism you deserve. Simply stated, the size of your case does not matter since every case receives the attention needed to be successfully settled or tried. With over a decade of experience handling civil litigation and personal injury matters, attorney Michael Longo is prepared to handle any legal situation that may arise, and will tirelessly work to ensure that your case is resolved to your utmost satisfaction.
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Millennials Are Taking Over The Workforce
By the end of 2020, Millennials (those born between 1980 and 2000), are forecast to comprise half (50%) of the American workforce.
- Millennials are more likely than other generations to buy products from a company that gives to charity or to recommend that business to a friend.
- While just 54% of Millennials get to contribute to charitable causes in their workplace, 77% of those who do, have taken full advantage of it.
- 40% have followed or taken an active interest in a charitable cause through their employer.
- 30% became an active volunteer or organizer.
- 30% made regular donations through their employer.
- 23% did fundraising through sponsorship or by organizing collections and events.
- Millennials give more goods and time than any other generation.
- They're slowly making the United States more charitable overall.
- 84% of Millennials give to charitable organizations. That's a higher percentage than Baby Boomers and Gen X's.
- Millennials were the most likely (60%) of any generation to have donated to hurricane relief after Harvey, Irma and Maria.
- 61% of Millennial parents have talked about charity with their children in the past year, and they are introducing their children to more types of charity than other parents.
Source: Article by Jason Notte, Tribune Published in the Daily Press 6/29/19
New National and Virginia Value of Volunteer Time Announced
The Independent Sector has released a new Value of Volunteer Time of $25.43 an hour nationally and $27.50 an hour in Virginia.This value is calculated each year to show the economic impact of volunteers on our economy. Just like a check or a pledge card, volunteers are a vital resource that help nonprofits deliver on their mission. Board members, committee members, and community volunteers contribute in unimaginable ways.
Nonprofit Finance Team Survival Guide is a field guide for navigating the complexity and demands of nonprofit financial management.
Tips for Stress-Free Volunteer Supervision will increase the likelihood that staff members view volunteers as a way to ease their workload, not add to it.
Raising Volunteers: Involving Children and Their Families
Faye C. Roberts examines the importance of involving children and teens in the volunteer experience and explores ways to introduce children and teens to volunteering. Because reaching children also means reaching their parents, it identifies frequently suggested approaches to family-oriented volunteering for different age groups. By examining what appeals to parents, you may be able to find ways your organization can reach families, involve youth, and help encourage the volunteers of tomorrow.
Check out the resource listing of upcoming training opportunities and organizations that provide ongoing training on various topics of interest to non-profits.
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NAMI Connection Recovery Support Groups: free 90 minute, peer–led sessions offer a safe, relaxed, and supportive environment where adults living with mental illness can share, listen and learn about the challenges and successes of coping with mental illness, 1st & 3rd Friday of the month, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., 84 East Peer Recovery Center, 7603 Hospital Drive, Gloucester ,VA
The Nonprofit Learning Lab approaches all our trainings with an understanding that nonprofit professionals have a base of knowledge and are seeking out additional information and guidance to more effectively operate in their roles. The cost is $90 for Network Peninsula members and $105 for non-members. The program schedule and registration is available at: https://www.nonprofitlearninglab.org/virginia
ON GOING NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM (Parents Only)
1. MPNNCSB Gloucester Counseling Center, 9228 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester, VA 23061.
Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
2. MPNN CSB Warsaw Counseling Center, 414 Main Street, Warsaw, Richmond County:
Mondays, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Pre-registration is required
NOTE: The 15-week On-Going Nurturing Parenting Program takes place year round. Parents can enroll in the classes at any time.
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As the GUEST Shelter prepares for the winter season, we reflect on the past year and are thankful to have helped a number of families and individuals find permanent housing solutions. Since April 1, 2019, the Housing Resource Advocate at the GUEST Day Shelter has worked with over 70 individuals and families from the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck to assist them in finding housing and financial assistance. Over 27 individuals found permanent housing solutions with the assistance of nearly $24,000 in Rapid Rehousing Funds.
In preparation for the winter shelter season, volunteers are needed to help staff the day and night shelters.
Training sessions are scheduled as follows:
PETSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH, 2471 Hickory Fork Road, Gloucester
Thursday, November 7, 7:00 pm & Thursday, December 5, 7:00 pm
BETHANY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1860 Hayes Road, Gloucester Point
Sunday, November 10, 4:00 pm
GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 6470 Main Street, Gloucester
Sunday, December 8, 4:00 pm
ABINGDON EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 4645 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester
Sunday, December 15, 4:00 pm
GLOUCESTER POINT BAPTIST CHURCH, 7741 Terrapin Cove Rd, Gloucester Point
Sunday, January 5, 4:00 p.m.
The DAY SHELTER Volunteer signup links for November and December are listed below:
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Words We Need To Stop Saying: Words and Phrases to Erase from the Lexicon of Volunteer Management [Points of View] - Rob Jackson and Erin R. Spink present their thoughts on the words and phrases that no longer serve the volunteer engagement profession – and, in fact, may actually hurt us. They review and present new ways to communicate about our field.
Page Middle School's 2019-20 Robotics Team is looking for volunteers willing share their experience in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field, specifically in engineering, project planning for science notebook documentation and hands-on experience with robot design and building.Additionally, financial support is needed to help with required equipment, competition fees and travel expenses. Donations and/or sponsors welcomed and greatly appreciated. Anyone interested in helping our young people is asked to contact Debra Falkenberg, Community Engagement Coordinator at firstname.lastname@example.com or 804-693-2540 (ext. 7).
Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast: to volunteer, reconnect, donate or join, visit www.gsccc.org or call 1-800-77SCOUT.
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Scholarships for Youth - The Patient Advocate Foundation offers scholarships for youth (age 25 and under) suffering from a life threatening or chronic condition. Deadline to apply is in the fall. To learn more, click here.
Patagonia Accepting Applications for Grassroots Environmental Campaigns Grants of up to $12,000 will be awarded to grassroots organizations with provocative direct-action agendas aimed at preserving and protecting the environment....Deadline: Rolling
Dominion Energy will once again provide $1 million in environmental grants this year through the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. The competitive program is designed to support specific short-term projects by nonprofit organizations and schools working to improve the environment and provide environmental education experiences in communities served by Dominion Energy. Non-profit organizations are invited to apply for grants of up to $25,000 each for short-term projects that promise measurable results to improve the environment.
Wells Fargo Giving: Wells Fargo is proud to support organizations working to strengthen our communities. Each state served has its own criteria.
Grants.gov: This site provides a comprehensive list of government grants as well as an online application feature. Deadline: Open
Fundsnet Services: This site provides an online fundraising and grants directory, featuring 28 extensive categories.
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Find Outcomes allows you to find recent promotions, movements, engagements and other employments decisions, only the last two issues of APSjobs can be searched for these notices.
An assignment/movement is a move without advancement in classification by an ongoing APS employee to perform duties in another department/agency or re-assignment of duties within a department/agency.
A cancellation must be notified if any promotion, movement or engagement that has been previously been notified was entered as the incorrect type, the position has been declined or the employment decision is reversed.
A corrigendum notifies and corrects typographical errors, inadvertent omissions and other minor changes. These corrections do not affect the employment decisions.
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- A drug that is used to treat depression and may be given to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, and pain. It is also being studied in an oral or gel form in the treatment of nerve pain caused by chemotherapy. Amitriptyline hydrochloride is a type of tricyclic antidepressant.