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More and more, employers are falling victim to class action filings claiming that their background check procedures violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Although the attention of in-house counsel and human resources managers has focused on "ban the box" campaigns against even asking about criminal history, employers who perform background checks may be subject to a federal law already in place. While its name might indicate that it is aimed at credit checks, the FCRA also regulates employer background checks. Indeed, the FCRA contains a number of potential traps for employers that a new wave of plaintiffs' counsel has shown eagerness to exploit. Following is an overview of the most important elements of the law.
The FCRA, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., regulates the procedures an employer must use when engaging a third party to conduct certain background checks on employees and/or applicants. Specifically, the FCRA applies when (1) the information sought meets the statutory definition of "consumer report" and (2) the party conducting the background check is a "consumer reporting agency."
First, it is important to know the key terms. Consumer report is broadly defined to encompass (1) any written, oral or other communication of any information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on a person's creditworthiness, character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living (2) that is or may be used in whole or in part for an employment purpose (defined below). An investigative consumer report is a subset of a consumer report in which data is obtained through personal interviews.
The presence of a consumer reporting agency (CRA) is crucial. If a CRA is not present, the FCRA does not apply, even if the results of a background investigation otherwise would constitute a consumer report. A CRA is any person in the business of regularly preparing consumer reports for use by third parties using any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing such reports.
The term employment purpose when used in connection with a consumer report means a report used for the purpose of evaluating a person for employment, promotion, reassignment or retention as an employee. Thus, the FCRA applies not only to applicants for employment but also to current employees.
There is a special exception to the definition of consumer report for certain employee investigations. Specifically, a background check by a consumer reporting agency will not result in the creation of a consumer report if the communication is made to an employer in connection with an investigation of suspected misconduct relating to employment in compliance with law or any preexisting written policy of the employer. Transmission of the results of the report is limited to those persons listed in the FCRA, including the employer and its agents.
The FCRA mandates certain employer actions (1) before seeking creation of a consumer report on an individual, (2) before taking any adverse action based on that report and (3) after taking that adverse action.
Prior to the procurement of the consumer report (i.e., requesting or commencing a covered investigation), the employer must comply with certain notice, written consent and certification requirements:
- First, the employer must furnish to the individual "a clear and conspicuous disclosure," "in a document that consists solely of the disclosure," that a consumer report may be obtained for employment purposes. This is one of the traps for the unwary. The employer cannot include the disclosure language within an employment application, for example.
- Second, prior to asking a CRA to prepare a consumer report, the employer must obtain the person's written authorization for the procurement of the report.
- Finally, the CRA may not prepare the consumer report until and unless it receives the employer's certification of compliance, both of the initial disclosure requirements of the FCRA and that the employer will comply with the additional FCRA requirements should it intend to take an adverse action against the individual.
There are additional disclosure requirements prior to procuring an investigative consumer report. Not later than three days after the report was first requested, the employer must (1) inform the subject of the report, in writing, that "an investigative consumer report including information as to his character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and mode of living may be made"; (2) notify the individual of his right to request a "complete and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of the investigation requested"; and (3) provide him with a written summary of rights under the FCRA in a specific form prescribed by the government. In addition, if the individual makes a written request for the additional information pertaining to the nature and scope of the investigation, the employer has five days to provide such. The employer also must certify to the CRA that it has made the required disclosures and will provide the additional information upon request by the individual.
Before taking any adverse action based in whole or in part on the consumer report, the employer must provide the subject of the report with (1) an un-redacted copy of the report and (2) a written summary of the person's rights under the FCRA, in the form prescribed by the government.
This raises a number of practical concerns. For example, the employer of course may form the intent to take the adverse action prior to sending the required information to the subject of the report; the key is that the adverse action itself not actually be taken. The employer must delay taking the adverse action for a period of time to give the applicant/employee time to object to the contents of the report. For example, the individual may claim a case of mistaken identity or identity theft, or have some other explanation for doubting the report.
The question arises as to how long after providing the mandated information the employer must wait before taking the adverse action. There is no set time period. Originally, five business days was to be the rule set by law. The time period, however, must be reasonably sufficient for the individual to respond to the report.
Another question is whether the employer must wait at least 30+ days, considering that consumer reporting agencies have at least 30 days (and as long as 45 days) to investigate reports challenged by individuals. At least one court has said no.1
When the decision to take adverse action is made, a new set of rules applies. If the employer took adverse action against the individual based "in whole or in part" on information contained in a consumer report, the employer must provide notice of:
- The adverse action
- The name, address and telephone number of the consumer reporting agency that furnished the report
- A statement that the consumer reporting agency did not make the decision to take the adverse action, and is therefore unable to provide the employee the specific reasons why the adverse action was taken
- The employee's right to obtain a free copy of the consumer report from the reporting agency, including the 60-day period in which the request must be made
- The employee's right to dispute with the consumer reporting agency the accuracy or completeness of any information in the report.2
The CRA has certain obligations if its report is challenged, including the duty to undertake a reinvestigation free of charge and to notify the employer that inaccurate information was in the consumer report that has since been removed, or that the individual continues to dispute such. The employer, however, is not required by the FCRA to reconsider its adverse decision if the individual shows that the consumer report is in fact mistaken.
The FCRA provides a variety of remedies for violations that vary depending on whether the violations were "willful" or simply negligent. Damages available include awards for emotional distress, punitive damages, attorneys' fees and fines. Also, criminal penalties are available for certain knowing and willful violations. Significantly, any prevailing party – including the employer – may recover attorneys' fees in the event of a filing in bad faith or for harassment.
Employers must remain aware of separate federal, state and local laws that restrict the use of criminal convictions, or even asking about such matters. Such federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity laws trump the FCRA.
Finally, many states have their own versions of the federal FCRA, which in many cases impose additional disclosure and other requirements on those seeking to procure consumer reports.
The FCRA clearly imposes a significant number of requirements on those employers who would seek to obtain and use covered reports. These mandates provide a series of traps for the unwary. Legal counsel should be consulted before undertaking a background check that may result in the procurement of a report covered by the FCRA.
1. Johnson v. ADP Screening & Selection Servs., 768 F. Supp. 2d 979, 983 (D. Minn. 2011). "[Plaintiff's] interpretation would create untenable constraints on employers. If adopted, each time an employer wanted to hire, it would be prevented from acting if the consumer report of any applicant – even one that it had no intention of hiring – contained information that reduced that applicant's competitiveness. The employer would then have to place the entire process on hold and leave the position unfilled until the reporting agency had thirty days to investigate."
2. There are special but more limited disclosure requirements for employee investigation reports.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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I like most folks read a lot of blogs from all walks of life. Everyday I see a blog post or two around Facebook or Twitter, simply echoing either some news or why it either sucks or is the greatest thing in the world since slice bread.
We, the world, appear to struggle daily to define what it is we like about websites like this. It's expert opinion after another and yet we are still no closer to defining what makes them a success.
Sure, someone will swear on the bible they know why, but to be openly honest - i don't even think Mark Zuckerberg even has a clue as to why it's a success, I'd lay money down that this whole creation of Twitter, Facebook, Myspace etc.. are all part of a mixture between accidental success and inflated hype/hysteria.
It's kind of like designing some artwork, you start out with a theme or an objective, but you really don't architect the design, it just naturally happens as you add more and more pieces to the composition. The next thing you know, the design takes shape and it either is great or really bad.
I'm sure there are another 1000+ posts left in us yet to define what Facebook is. I for one, simply ignore them, and continue to rack my brain trying to remember whom else from my past I could add to my friends list as I'd love to catch up with them.
I Just get tired of all these other crap requests though.
It gets mundane at times to be apart of Facebook and Twitter is getting noisy for me, as I have around 430 people I follow.
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Blackstone and Lionpoint Group are to speak at Anaplan Hub 18 on Tuesday 6 March 2018 on the challenges of innovation.
Jonathan Balkin, Co-founder and Executive Director of Lionpoint Group and John Fitzpatrick, Managing Director in the Blackstone Innovations and Infrastructure Group, will speak on the title "What is weighing down your ability to innovate?". Focusing on a large, but overlooked issue at most mature investment managers, the session will cover the steps to engage with your technology leadership to improve the pace of innovation long-term. The session will also cover Blackstone's Anaplan deployment strategy consisting of business and technical leads, a trusted partner and the key documentation to deliver a robust platform with bespoke use cases across the organization.
Hub, Anaplan's annual user conference, is scheduled for March 5–7 in Las Vegas. The event brings together Anaplan 1.500+ users, partners, product experts, and developers for two days of learning, networking and inspiration. To find out more about Hub, click here.
About the speakers:
Jonathan Balkin is an Executive Director and Co-founder at U.S.-based Lionpoint Group, responsible for global client service and delivery. Jonathan oversees the firm's consulting team, methodologies, and overall quality assurance. Jonathan and his team partner with clients to design target state operating models, lead system selection and implementation projects, and deliver operational improvement initiatives across the front, middle, and back office. Lionpoint Group has in-depth experience with the leading software applications serving the financial services industry. Prior to starting at Lionpoint, Jonathan was a consultant with Accenture delivering solutions to clients in the capital markets and financial services industries. He received an M.B.A. in Finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a B.B.A. in Information Systems and Technology from George Washington University.
John Fitzpatrick is a Managing Director in the Blackstone Innovations and Infrastructure group. John oversees various projects and initiatives across the entire group. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2011, he worked at Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, for seven years, where he was most recently the Head of Product Design. Before Capital IQ, John worked in the Global Wealth Management division of Merrill Lynch (The Sullivan Group). He received a B.S. in finance from St. John's University.


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We haven't ventured out many places other than the park lately, but last week we took a little trip to the beach with our friends and their 2 year old. We hadn't taken our kids to the beach since they were about 9 months old, so now that they're almost a year and a half, it was a totally new experience. We dug around in the sand, built and destroyed sand castles, and dipped our feet in the water. Well, everyone but Ravi, my fearless boy. He ran straight for the water and was soaked within minutes. Asha stayed behind calling after him, so concerned that he was going to get swallowed up. Those two are so different.
I didn't pack a full on picnic, but I made a couple of snacks to share: some Spicy Peanut Dip with cut up veggies (recipe to come), and these Apricot Crumb Bars. This recipe is adapted from a recipe for Apricot Bars in the King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion. The idea for using coconut oil in these was to make a vegan version that my husband would eat. Even though I'm disappointed more often than not, I'm an optimist and I keep trying to bake vegan versions of things. I've found that the few successes I've had with vegan baking are the recipes where I don't try to replace ingredients with fake vegan substitutes, but use real foods that happen to be vegan. To me, coconut oil fit the bill here, and it worked perfectly…as long as you like coconut. The crust is tender without being too crumbly to stay together, and the apricot filling is chewy and tart.
If you aren't into coconut but want to try these, substitute butter for the coconut oil. Another thing to note is you can usually find both Turkish and California dried apricots. California apricots seem to be more concentrated and tangy, while the Turkish ones are sweeter and mild. I bring it up just to make you aware of the difference, because I very much prefer the California variety. I think these bars wouldn't be as tangy as I like them to be with the Turkish kind.
Apricot Coconut Crumb Bars
Yield24 squares
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Activity GuideCar Camping, Picnic
- 12 ounces chopped dried apricots
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup coconut oil
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Large bowl
- Medium pot
- Whisk
- 9x13-inch or similar sized baking pan
- Pastry blender (optional)
- Food processor, blender, or immersion blender
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a medium pot, combine the apricots, sugar and water. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook the mixture until the apricots are softened and have absorbs most of the water. Cool slightly and puree in a food processor or blender.
- Whisk together the flour, powdered sugar, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Cut in the coconut oil using a pastry blender or your fingers, until the mixture is crumbly but holds together when squeezed. Alternately, you can use a food processor to make the crust and topping.
- Set aside about 1 1/4 cups of the crumb mixture, and press the remaining into the baking sheet. You should push the crust evenly into the bottom of the baking sheet and a little bit up the sides. Bake the crust for 14-16 minutes and remove it from the oven.
- While the crust is still warm, spread the filling over it. Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top of the apricot filling. Bake again for about 30 minutes, or until the topping is nicely browned. Cool completely and cut into squares.


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IDC Market Glance: Digital Disruptors, 2Q18
This IDC Market Glance takes a look at the landscape of digital disruptors. We have defined digital disruptors as start-ups that are using technology and alterative business models to disrupt traditional industries.
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Asia/Pacific Digital Transformation Strategies , Digital Service Providers: B2C , European Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: North America Utilities Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Energy Insights: Worldwide Oil and Gas IT Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Banking Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Insurance Digital Transformation Strategies , IDC Financial Insights: Worldwide Payment Strategies , IDC Health Insights: Connected Health IT Strategies , IDC Manufacturing Insights: Worldwide Connected Vehicle Ecosystem for Manufacturers , IDC Manufacturing Insights: Worldwide Manufacturing Business Ecosystems Strategies , IDC Retail Insights: Worldwide Retail Customer Experience and Commerce Strategies , Next-Generation Automotive Strategies , Robotics: Commercial Service Robots , Worldwide Digital Transformation Strategies
Companies Covered
Instagram Inc., Viber Media Inc., Volition Beauty, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Tesla Group, Airwallex Pty. Ltd., Giddy Inc, Craigslist Inc., Cowlar, Tiny Tiny RSS, Lon Operations LLC, TransferWise Ltd., MATCHCo, Prenetics Limited, Gamers Net Inc., Installments Inc., Occulus VR, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., Houzz Inc., Mswipe Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Roofoods Ltd., Lemonade Insurance Company, Lime, Spin, Coyuchi Inc, XPENG Motors, OYO Rooms, JAND, Inc., 23andMe Inc., Ancestry.com, Trial Data Inc., DraftKings Inc., GoForward, Inc., A2J Author, CommaFeed, ThredUp Inc., ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Quicken Loans Inc., Ingenu Inc., Boost Mobile, LLC, Optoro Inc., Lenda Inc., Strava Inc., Skype Inc., Iron Ox Inc., Vivant Solar LLC, Purplebricks Group PLC, EasyMile S.A.S., Helloava, Inc., American Robotics Inc., New Valence Robotics, SiamSquared Technologies (Thailand) Company Limited, Adyen NV, BofI Federal Bank, Booking.com B.V., RedShelf, Cazza Construction Technologies, Peloton Interactive Inc., Trringo, Monolite UK Ltd., DevHD, Snapdeal, SunRun Inc., Stitch Fix Inc., ZhongAn Online, Getaround Inc., One Kings Lane Inc., ReNew Power Ltd., 4shipping, Beauty Pie Limited, PublicGoods.com, RelayRides, Inc., AirPay Co., Ltd., Collective Health Inc., Policybazaar Insurance Web Aggregator Private Limited, Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, Inc., Boston Academic Publishing Inc., Kidfund, Inc., Branch Technology Inc., Gravie Agency LLC, PT Tokopedia, Rent the Runway Inc., Sleep Number Corp., Houston Mechatronics, Inc., CFO FOR HIRE, LLC, Peach & Lily, AutoWealth Pte Ltd, Vitality Corporate Services Ltd., Celtra, Inc., NewsBlur, FLEXE, Inc., Roku Inc., PT GO-JEK Indonesia, Synchrony Bank, Giaran Inc., Bitspark Limited, Delhivery Pvt. 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Ltd., Flipboard, Inc., Beijing Iqiyi Technology Co Ltd, Musement S.p.A., Betterment Enterprises Limited, Farfetch UK Ltd., Qudian Inc., Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd., PayTM Mobile Solutions Private Limited, Steam - S.r.l., Trulia Inc., Foodler Inc., NimbleTV Inc., Zalando SE, OFO Ltd., VayStays, Fount Inc., REALHome Services and Solutions, Inc., bunq b.v., Agrosmart S.A., Ant Financial Services Group, Counsyl Inc., gun.io, Social Finance Inc., Square, Inc., HipChat Inc., Elexa Consumer Products Inc., Pathway Genomics, CoverHound, Inc., Delivery Hero Holding GmbH, Asia Wealth Platform Pte. Ltd., Ripple Labs Inc., Boxed Wholesale, Pursuant Health, M. Gemi, American Well Corp., Overstock.com Inc., P.E. For Hire LLC, Trov Insurance Solutions LLC , Beijing Mobike Technology Co., Ltd., Milvik (BIMA) Philippines Insurance Agency, Inc., 3D Printhuset A/S, Dojo Madness GmbH, Google Inc., Wayblazer Inc., SnappCar, QuiteRSS, Suning Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Gene+ Technology, GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH, DineInFresh Inc., FilmOn TV, Theo Finance Ltd., uBiome, Beijing Gold Fount Venture Capital Co., Ltd., HelloFresh SE, Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd., Porch.com Inc., FuboTV, Boom.TV, Policygenius Inc., GenePeeks, Inc., Wavedash Games, Transzap Inc., Creative Fountain Pte. Ltd., Waymo LLC, SyncFab Inc., Motif Investing Inc., Spirae, LLC., Peek Travel Inc., Facebook, Inc., inDinero Inc., PT Amartha Mikro Fintek, Abundant Robotics Inc., Comuto S.A., Agromentum Ltd., GoFundMe Inc., InorganicMind Automation Pvt. Ltd., Innovative Retail Concepts Pvt Ltd, Fiverr International Ltd., Genesis Healthcare Inc., Khan Academy Inc., Local Motors Inc., 1LAW, PC, Oath Inc., Bambu, Everlane Inc., Stripe Inc., Wealthfront Inc., Shopventory, Inc., Hortau, Inc., GrubHub Inc., edX Inc., Proven, Oscar Insurance Corp., LOLI Beauty Inc., TNG FinTech Group, Twitter, Inc., Wayfair Inc., PBSC Urban Solutions, Zen Labs Fitness, Snap Inc., StartUpsCPA, Pareto Energy, home24 SE, Red Branch Technologies, Inc., Indiegogo Inc., Transformify Ltd., Pedago LLC, Countsy, YouTube Inc., MedAvail Technologies, Inc., GoHealthInsurance.com, Credit Karma, Inc., Redfin Corporation, Lyft Inc., Apis Cor, PensionBee Ltd. Company, Blue River Technology Inc., Ayannah Business Solutions, Inc., Flipkart Online Services Pvt. Ltd., Freelancer Technology Pty. Ltd., SLIVER.tv, Wealthsimple Inc., Imagene Labs Pvt. Ltd., Innologica Ltd., Airbnb Inc., PERSÉ Beauty Inc., Hulu, LLC, Halo Smart Labs, Green Chef Corp, Greenko Group Ltd, MOLPay SDN. 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Buying a Foreclosed Home: Good Deal or Risky Business?
Thursday, December 5th, 2019
After the real estate bubble burst in 2008, it seemed like foreclosed houses could be found in almost every neighborhood across the country. The number of foreclosed homes reached an all-time high in 2010 but has steadily decreased each year since. Nevertheless, as long as there have been mortgages, there have been people unable to pay them. Buyers can get a bargain buying a foreclosed home. But if they're not cautious, they can get more than they bargained for.
The Homeowner's Guide to HOAs
Thursday, November 28th, 2019
Whether you're a new homeowner or just a homeowner new to an HOA, it can be difficult to understand exactly what your responsibilities are and how these new rules will be enforced.
Do Open Houses Sell Homes? Why They're Still the Best Way to Showcase Your House
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
Believe it or not, most realtors still encourage open houses. Far from being obsolete, they can be a great way to showcase a home when they're managed by a competent real estate professional.
Is It Time to Call a Plumber? Be Aware of These Signs!
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Poor plumbing conditions in your home can escalate to bigger problems such as flooding and accidents. On top of that, you'll most likely find your monthly water bills with exceeding charges.
20 Creative Ways to Sell Your Home in Under a Month
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
You've made the decision to sell your home and you want to do it fast. Selling a house is stressful, and every day it's on the market can ramp up the anxiety. You just want it done so you can move to your new home and get on with your life.
Follow These 3 Steps to Find a Real Estate Agent
Thursday, October 31st, 2019
When you're planning to sell a home or buy a home—it's a big deal. Sure, you can do it on your own, but it's a complicated process and will take up a lot of your time. There are some things that are better left to the experts, and real estate is one of them.
9 Spooky Occurrences in Your House (and Why They Happen)
Thursday, October 24th, 2019
It's night and you're home alone. You're about to continue binging on your favorite Netflix show when suddenly you hear it – an unexplained creepy sound. Maybe it's scratching within the walls or the floorboards creaking above you. Or perhaps you smell something foul out of nowhere. Before you call your neighborhood exorcist, let us help you possibly debunk these spooky occurrences and why they're happening. Here are the 9 most common creepy phenomena and their explanations:
What's the Fastest Way to Sell a Home in St. Louis?
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
No matter why you're moving or where your new home is, there's one thing every seller wants—to find a buyer fast. Sure, it's partly luck, but there are some things that can speed up the process.
The Brady Bunch House: Real Estate Stardom
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
Back in 1969, there was a story of a lovely lady… and, well you know the rest. The Brady Bunch quickly became a household television show that Americans constantly tuned in for. No one who watched could possibly forget that gorgeous home, displayed at the beginning of the show. Certainly not HGTV, who made a new series called A Very Brady Renovation – focusing on four phases of renovating the original property. Curious how this all started? Keep reading to find out more!
NAR Report: These Are the Top Home Improvements
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
Homeowners and REALTORS® alike want new roofs and kitchens. According to the 2019 Remodeling Impact Report, released by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the two projects rank as the most popular home improvement projects among both demographics.


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Like inventive electricians rewiring a house, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reconfigured newborn ferret brains so that the animals' eyes are hooked up to brain regions where hearing normally develops.
The surprising result is that the ferrets develop fully functioning visual pathways in the auditory portions of their brains. In other words, they see the world with brain tissue that was only thought capable of hearing sounds.
The findings, reported by Dr. Mriganka Sur and his colleagues in the April 20 issue of Nature magazine, contradict popular theories on how animal brains develop specialized regions for seeing, hearing, sensing touch and, in humans, generating language and emotional states.
Many scientists claim that genes operating before birth create these specialized regions or modules, arguing for example that the visual cortex is destined to process vision and little else. But the ferret experiments show that brain regions are not set in stone at birth. Rather, they develop specialized functions based on the kind of information flowing into them after birth.
''Some scientists are going to have a hard time believing these experiments,'' said Dr. Jon Kaas, a professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. They demonstrate, Dr. Kaas said, ''that the cortex can develop in all sorts of directions.''
''It's just waiting for signals from the environment and will wire itself according to the input it gets,'' he said. The findings may shed light on unusual brain patterns observed in people who are born deaf or blind, he added.
''If you wanted to create a dream experiment, this would be it,'' said Dr. Michael Merzenich, a neuroscientist at the University of California at San Francisco and a leading authority on the brain's ability to change and reorganize, a process known as plasticity. ''It's about the most compelling demonstration you could have that experience shapes the brain.''
The researchers are all members or former members of the department of brain and cognitive sciences at M.I.T. The rewiring experiments began more than 10 years ago, Dr. Sur said. He chose ferrets because their brains are very immature at birth and undergo a late form of development that the researchers can exploit. As in humans, the ferret's optic and auditory nerves travel through a way station called the thalamus before reaching areas in the higher brain or cortex where vision and hearing are perceived.
In humans, this very basic wiring is present at birth, but in ferrets, these important nerves grow into the thalamus after the animal is born. Dr. Sur found that if he stopped the auditory nerve from entering the thalamus, the optic nerve would arrive a few days later and make a double connection. It would go on through the thalamus and connect itself up to both seeing and hearing regions of the cortex.
The researchers then waited to see what would happen to the hearing region of the brain once it was getting all its signals from the retina.
After a ferret or human is born, cells in the brain's primary visual area become highly specialized for analyzing the orientation of lines found in images or shapes. Some cells fire only in response to vertical lines. If presented with a horizontal or slanted line, they don't do anything.
Other cells fire exclusively when a horizontal line falls on them and yet others fire in response to lines slanted at various angles. These specialized cells are draped across the primary visual area in a somewhat splotchy fashion that resembles a bunch of pinwheels.
The hearing region of the brain is organized very differently, Dr. Sur said. Each cell is connected to the next in a kind of single line. There are no pinwheel shapes.
After the rewired ferrets matured, researchers looked at the auditory region of their brains and found that cells were organized pinwheel fashion. They found horizontal connections between cells responding to similar orientations. The rewired map was less orderly than the maps found in normal visual cortex, Dr. Sur said, but looked as if it might be functional.
The researchers then asked, What does the rewired ferret experience? Does it see or does it hear with its auditory cortex?
Rewired ferrets were trained to turn their heads one way if they heard a sound and in the other direction if they saw a flash of light. In these experiments, one hemisphere was rewired and the other was left normal as a control. Thus the animals could always hear with the intact side of their brains and were deaf in the rewired side.
Not surprisingly, when the light was presented to the rewired side, the animals responded correctly. But when connections to visual areas were severed on the rewired side, the animals still responded to the light. It meant that they were seeing lights with their rewired auditory cortex, Dr. Sur said.
The research reopens the question of what are the relative contributions of genes and experience in building brain structure, according to Dr. Kaas.
Genes, Dr. Kaas suggests, create a basic scaffold but not much structure. Thus, in a normal human brain, the optic nerve is an inborn scaffold connected to the primary visual area. But it is only after images pour into this area from the outside world that it becomes the seeing part of the brain. All the newborn cortex knows about the outside world is from the electrical activity of these inputs, or images that fall on the retina, sounds that reach the inner ear or touch sensations that press on the skin, Dr. Kaas said.
As the inputs arrive, the cells organize themselves into circuits and functional regions. As these circuits grow larger and more complex, Dr. Kaas said, they become less malleable and, probably with the help of changes in neurochemistry, become stabilized. This is why a mature brain is less able to recover from injury than a very young brain.
Young brains are astonishingly plastic, Dr. Kaas said. For example, he said, children who suffer from a severe form of epilepsy that is treatable only by removing one-half of their brains can learn to walk, talk, throw balls and otherwise develop normally with only half a brain, if operated on early in life, he said.
But in recent years, scientists are also discovering that adult brains, as well, can undergo surprising changes in response to experience. For example, imaging experiments carried out on blind people show that when they learn to read Braille, ''visual'' areas of their brains light up. Touch seems to be residing in visual areas. Similar experiments on deaf people show that they use the auditory cortex to read sign language, whereas people who can hear use the visual areas of the brain for this purpose.
Dr. Sur said his laboratory was now searching for molecules that help produce these kinds of changes in mature and developing brains. If the chemistry of regrowth and reorganization can be understood, he said, it would offer new avenues for helping people recover from damage caused by strokes, accidents and various brain diseases.


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Coffee continues to be one of America's favorite beverages. A hot cup of joe can be just the thing to wake up to early in the morning. Given this popularity, it's hardly surprising that java retailers everywhere are finding happy new markets for their products. One chain in particular has been seeing vast growth in recent years. Blue Bottle is one of San Francisco's most adored coffee shops. They offer specially prepared coffee varieties that are lovingly handmade from beans across the world. With their help, customers can discover an entire new world that is all about enjoying this beverage. Native San Franciscans have been coming here for a quick stop of iced coffee on a hot day or a delicious mug of steaming coffee when it gets cold outside.
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I was asked to write a blog post about what I am thankful for to be posted on our corporate website. This afternoon I opened my laptop and typed the first things that came to mind. As I wrote, I saw a pattern in my list that I had never considered before. It seems that in my life I am thankful for two things – people and experiences.
I really like my work. I truly enjoy the people I am surrounded by everyday and I believe in the solutions we are creating. I believe our solutions are very good and truly helpful tools for marketers and I am inspired by a team who believes our solutions can be even better and is relentlessly dedicated to delivering nothing short of great. I am surrounded by genius and humility everyday – a wonderful combination and I am thankful that I get to be a part of it… that I get to lead it.
I am thankful for my friends. It seems over time it has gotten easier and easier to collect acquaintances and harder and harder to dedicate quality time with friends. There are a few people I call friends and I am thankful for each of them. Selfishly, I am thankful for the way each one adds to my life. I don't make nearly enough time for my friends, but I am thankful for every moment we do get to spend together. I am thankful that in those moments together we spend far less time reliving old stories than we do creating new ones.
I am thankful for my family. My brother and mother – my original friends who taught me so much about what it means to be true to who you are. My wife, my best friend who knows me better than I do and who shows me everyday what unconditional love really looks and feels like. And my kids who still run to the door when I get home. If I had to choose just one thing, mostly I am thankful for that; for coming home each day, the chime of the door when I enter the house from the garage and sound of three kids on their way to meet me. The way my wife waits in the kitchen and smiles when I enter the room, usually with at least two kids hanging from my neck…
There is a scene early in the movie Jobs where a man says, "Life is a journey to its completion." I believe when this journey is complete, we will be left with either excuses or experiences. I am thankful for the people in my life and for the experiences we are creating together.


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Dhamar Governorate includes an important agricultural zone. The land is varied in nature, ranging from mountains and highlands to lowlands and the Red Sea coast. Poverty is widespread in highland villages, where up to 70 percent of the people are poor. Entire communities live in conditions of deprivation, with a standard of living that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. Women, who have the main responsibility for raising livestock, producing crops and managing their households, are largely illiterate. They have limited rights of ownership or control of assets, and their participation in social and civic affairs is restricted.
The project's principal goals are to improve the food security of subsistence farmers, increase family incomes and improve the living conditions of small farm households and village communities in Dhamar. It works also to develop poor people's participation in planning and implementing activities.
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- empower communities, and particularly women and poor people, to participate in and reap the benefits of development planning under the project
- remove physical, infrastructural and social constraints
- equip and support farm households to increase output so they can secure basic food supplies, produce marketable surpluses and develop income-generating activities
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2002 - 2012
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National Government US$ 1.81 million
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The presidency of Donald Trump is having a significant impact on international affairs, global alliances, the U.S. role in the world, and on the status and politics of other countries.
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In this week's lecture The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Director, Reşat Kasaba, will provide an introduction to the course.
Lectures are free and open to students and the public.
In this 2-credit lecture series (JSIS 478J), faculty at the Jackson School and Northwestern University will explore perspectives from U.S. space policy in the world to Trump and Russia to immigration enforcement and Germany in the spotlight of Trump criticism and more.
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What approach does Golden Dragon use in teaching martial arts?
Unfortunately, the traditional Chinese approach to training in the modern world does not work. Modern man simply does not want to do what he does not understand, he doesn't want to be satisfied with a distant prospect of development (that someday he will become aware and will understand) all the while wanting to get everything immediately.
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On June 30, 2012, in the year of the dragon, a martial arts school like no other by the name of Golden Dragon has finally opened its doors in West LA.
Golden Dragon School opened a branch in Vienna, Austria. Instructor of the branch - Kirill Nesterenko trained at our school for over 5 years. He received training in internal and external direction and was granted the permission to teach martial arts.
Internal family of Chinese martial arts, especially Tai Chi Chuan, is greatly discredited, thanks to charlatans and to illiterates . The main feature of the study of Tai Chi Chuan – are slow and gentle movements which have become the basis of calling Tai Chi Chuan a gymnastics all the while spreading false theories about the uses of "QI" energy. In fact, Tai Chi - a martial art and a way of self-defense, built on the principles of defense, not attack.
Gun Fa: Techniques of body development.
This is an imperative part of Chinese Martial Arts, and one of the main secrets of the Chinese masters. The quality of your technique is directly dependent on your level of body development. Without the development of such parameters as speed, flexibility, power, strength, endurance, and coordination – its impossible to attain success in Mastering The Martial Arts.


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Kent Blaxill welcomes new territory manager
Published: 21 February, 2014
Mark Andrews has joined Kent Blaxill as Colchester territory manager.
Mr Andrews has 20 years' experience in both sales and management from his background with a national building supplies company. He joins the Colchester team promoting both the Kent Blaxill Colchester branch and its building materials Xpress lorry, which provides same-day deliveries for local builders around the town.
He said: "I am enjoying working with an independent merchant which has excellent relationships with both its suppliers and customers and focuses on service."
Andy Whitney, sales manager, said that Mr Andrews – who is working in tandem with brick business manager Shaun Balaam – is already getting a good response. "We listened to our local customers and they asked for a proactive account manager and responsive service," said Mr Whitney. "We have delivered both through appointing Mark and I am very pleased with the early results."
Meanwhile, Damien Ferridge has been appointed territory manager for plumbing and heating sales in Colchester and Ipswich, which is a new position.


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I say 'I think' because it is impossible for me determine exactly what Abbot was saying when he was fawning before the great God Murdoch at the seventieth anniversary IPA dinner.
Almost at the beginning of his speech about says:
In the Garden of Eden that Adam and Eve could do almost as the pleased but freedom turned out to have limits and it's abuses, as this story makes only too clear. Yet without freedom we can hardly be human; hardly be worthy of creation in the image of God.
Tony Abbott April 4, 2013.
This is very confusing to me. Is he saying Eve supposedly defying God was good because it gave the Human race freedom (a common religious argument) or that God has rules that must be obeyed?
It is hardly surprising that Abbott does not know if Murdoch is God or the Devil. Murdoch ultimately has copyright over what the Fundamentalists claim is the word of the God, the New International Version of the Bible and he is the publisher of the Satanic Bible, written by the 'Black Pope' Anton Szandor La Vey. He is also a Catholic Knight Commander of St Gregory. No wonder Abbott is confused about Murdoch's place in the Godship hierarchy.
Possibly Murdoch doesn't give a shit as long as it is profitable.
There is a paragraph were he congratulates Jack Roskam for his defence of Western Civilization. I and completely confused by it, particularly the bit about the new version of the Great Australian silence. Exactly what Western Civilization did Jack Roskam defend and who is he anyway.
According to Abbott Roskam had a staff of 20 and Jesus had a staff of 12. I have no idea what that was about.
There is an enlightened section where Abbott says Murdoch has sometimes changed his political alliance but never his fundamental principles. At last Abbott has told the truth about something.
And he did spell out the Coalitions policies.
Repeal the carbon pricing legislation (he called it a carbon tax).
Abolish the Department of Climate Change.
Abolish the Clean Energy Fund.
Repeal section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Repeal the mining Tax.
Privatise Medibank Private.
When he compared Murdoch with saving Paris in the Great War and Lord Florey, the co-inventor of penicillin I had this strange idea. Maybe Abbott is really as thick as he appears in public. Maybe it is not just an act to appeal to the bottom feeders of the Australian gene pool.
I had a lot more about the madness that is the IPA but instead please read the speech yourself from Abbott's official website http://bit.ly/16uLdxF It gives valuable insights into the man who would be Prime Minister of Australia.