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Each year, Ohio Trucking Association members are encouraged to nominate their safest drivers in hopes of walking away with the coveted Driver of the Year Super-Bowl style ring, allowing them to join the ranks of past Drivers of the Year. Each of the twelve finalists, as well as their company, is awarded a plaque in recognition of their outstanding career. These 12 finalists are chosen from a field of excellent nominees that are judged by individuals representing the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
Driver of the Year nominees must be employed by an Ohio Trucking Association member company. The following aspects of the driver's career are examined during the application process: equipment driven; years with present employer and total years driving; details of preventable and non-preventable accidents; and participation in industry activities.
On April 5, 2019, Dean Quellhorst of Clopay Transportation Company was announced as our 2018 Driver of the Year. Dean has been driving for 37 years and has accumulated over 3,103,533 safe driving miles. Dean has been the recipient of numerous awards, including: the 2009 Wayne McGreevy Award; and designation as a finalist for the Ohio Trucking Association's Driver of the Year Award in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017! Dean exemplifies the traits of a leader in the trucking industry; at Clopay, he serves as a driver trainer, working with new drivers and teaching them how to handle various weather conditions, how to navigate corner turns by judging vehicle sizes and anticipating vehicle actions, and how to safely manage speed. Dean is also a member of the Ohio Trucking Safety Council. When asked about the keys to his success, Dean shared the following: "My key to success is the ability I have to plan ahead...I feel that if you prepare and plan for your day, look ahead at the route, and give yourself ample time, you reduce the chance of complications...I love the trucking industry and the satisfaction that it has provided me over the years." Dean also is involved in his community, and is a member of various organizations, including: Sons of the American Legion; St. Paul UCC; New Knoxville Gun Club; and the Home Benefit Association. Thank you, Dean, for your dedication to the industry and your commitment to driver image, safety, and professionalism. Congratulations!
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Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has an ERA under 1.00 in his last nine starts against the Los Angeles Angels.
Garrett Richards can say the same about his ERA in his last five outings versus the Mariners.
A premier pitching duel between Hernandez and Richards is on tap for Thursday night's opener of a four-game series at Safeco Field.
Hernandez (10-5, 3.02 ERA) is 5-0 with a 0.93 ERA in his last nine outings against Los Angeles, with the Mariners (39-46) winning the first eight of that stretch. He is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in three starts versus the Angels this year, with Albert Pujols 2 for 8 against him and Mike Trout 1 for 7 with a homer.
Trout batted .367 against Hernandez before this season while Pujols is 10 for 45 with 12 strikeouts overall in this matchup.
Three Los Angeles regulars are hitless against "King Felix" this year. Kole Calhoun is 0 for 8 and David Freese and Chris Iannetta are each 0 for 6.
The Angels were ecstatic after ending their eight-game slide when facing Hernandez in a 3-2, 10-inning win June 28. He struck out eight in six scoreless innings.
"He's got some of the best stuff I've ever seen," Calhoun said. "So anytime you can win a game that Felix starts, it's a good day."
Since becoming the AL's first 10-game winner June 17, Hernandez is 0-2 with a 2.75 ERA in three starts. The right-hander allowed two runs and a season-high 10 hits over seven innings in Saturday's 2-0 loss at Oakland.
He'll up against a formidable opponent in Richards (9-5, 3.35), who is 3-0 with a 0.97 ERA in his last five outings against Seattle, including 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA in two this year. Logan Morrison is 3 for 6 against Richards this year while teammates Seth Smith, Brad Miller, Nelson Cruz and Dustin Ackley all have career averages of .214 or worse in this matchup.
Richards has thrown 14 1-3 consecutive scoreless innings at Seattle. He improved to 4-1 with a 2.04 ERA in his last five outings after allowing one run over 7 2-3 innings in Friday's 8-2 victory at Texas.
Los Angeles seeks a season-high sixth straight win after sweeps in Texas and Colorado. Trout homered twice in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Rockies and Erick Aybar continued his torrid hitting by going 2 for 4.
'It's one of those nights,' Trout said. 'I got some pitches to hit and barreled them up.'
Aybar, a .220 hitter versus Hernandez, is 11 for 21 with four doubles in this win streak during which the Angels have averaged 9.2 runs and gone 25 for 56 (.446) with runners in scoring position.
Seattle, meanwhile, is batting a major league-low .205 with runners in scoring position this season after going 0 for 14 in Wednesday's 5-4 home loss to Detroit.
'You certainly would like to be more efficient in those spots,' said Trent Jewett, filling in as Mariners manager with Lloyd McClendon away from the team to attend his sister's funeral. 'We obviously had plenty of opportunities to push a lot more across.'
McClendon is expected to rejoin the team for this series.
Center fielder Austin Jackson, who is 1 for 13 against Richards, left with back spasms and is unlikely to play Thursday.
Aybar is hitting a team-best .385 in the season series with the Angels winning six of nine matchups.


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Can Protein Supplements Cause Protein in the Urine?
You may take protein supplements -- in the form of bars, pre-mixed shakes or powders -- to support your efforts to increase lean muscle mass. The International Society for Sports Nutrition says that if you exercise ambitiously, you need between 0.63 and 0.9 grams of protein per pound of body weight per day, compared to the 0.36 grams per pound needed for the average person. Your body cannot store protein and thus uses any extra for energy or converts it to fat. Excess protein may show up as acids -- not as protein -- in your urine.
Protein Supplements
The average American gets plenty of protein through a regular diet. You might take protein supplements, however, if you are an athlete in training, recovering from an illness or are unable to get protein from regular foods. Protein supplements include the milk derivatives whey protein or casein, soy, egg white, hemp, pea and rice powders.
Protein Needs
The Institute of Medicine deems protein intake safe at between 10 and 35 percent of your daily calorie intake. When you consume more, you likely push out other essential nutrients such as fats and carbohydrates. In addition, you could overtax the kidneys. A study in the January 2009 issue of the "Journal of the American Dietetic Association" shows that your body can only utilize about 30 grams of protein in one meal to stimulate muscle synthesis.
Extra Protein
If you do not eat enough calories to sustain your daily burn, extra protein will be used as energy. If you overeat calories, your body will convert protein to fat. Excess protein also causes you to lose more fluids and calcium through the urine. You may produce a greater volume of urine and more acidic urine, but not more protein in the urine.
Urinary Protein
Excess protein in the urine can indicate a serious medical condition, including kidney failure. Your kidneys usually retain protein because they are large molecules, but if your kidney is infected, the protein may pass through. Eating more protein can stress the kidneys by making them work harder to filter it out. If you have increased your intake of protein supplements in conjunction with increased exercise, it might be the exercise – not the protein supplements – that are causing excess protein in your urine. Talk to your doctor about other possible temporary, benign causes for increased protein in the urine including emotional stress, a recent fever or exposure to extreme temperatures.
- Ask the Dietitian: Protein & Amino Acids
- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition: International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Protein and Exercise
- The Journal of Nutrition: Dietary Animal and Plant Protein and Human Bone Health: A Whole Foods Approach
- Orthomolecular.org: The Body's Negative Response to Excess Dietary Protein Consumption
- Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service: Protein and the Body
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association: A Moderate Serving of High-Quality Protein Maximally Stimulates Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis in Young and Elderly Subjects
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In July of 2017, an Air Canada plane carrying 135 passengers came within 20 feet of another aircraft as the pilots inadvertently navigated the airplane to land on a taxiway at San Francisco International Airport.1 This event occurred during the biological night of the pilots and after the captain had been awake for 19 consecutive hours.
Had the pilots been employed by a United States airline, they would not have been allowed to fly at such a vulnerable time due to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) work-hour restrictions. Fatigue arising from sleep loss and circadian misalignment has long been recognized as a threat in safety-sensitive occupations that require 24-hour operations. Despite the clear science characterizing changes in human performance during extended-duty and night shifts, tension between economic concerns and duty-hour regulation often prevent proactive fatigue management in industry.2 In the future when organizations such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reconsider their hours-of-service regulations, lessons learned from the regulation of fatigue in aviation may provide a useful model for rulemaking in other industries.
Fatigue risk is difficult to regulate due to inter-individual differences in response to sleep loss and the murky relationship between work-hour regulation and an individual's actual sleep practices. Regulating work hours does not always result in more sleep. For example, a worker with a night owl chronotype who is required to work from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm could end up working during the sleepiest part of his or her circadian cycle in the morning, resulting in fatigue during the morning commute and while on the job, despite a work-hour requirement that on the surface appears unlikely to cause a fatigue state. In situations that require around-the-clock operations, the relationship between work hours and fatigue is more complicated, because a conscientious employee may genuinely try to sleep while being off-duty, but may be unable to achieve sleep if off-duty time coincides with an alert portion of the circadian cycle.3 Similarly, an individual may obtain what he or she considers to be adequate sleep to support good performance, yet still be at elevated risk for fatigue-related error during work times when the circadian rhythm corresponds with low levels of alertness.4
These misunderstandings are fueled by lack of knowledge regarding how the circadian and homeostatic drives for sleep interact with work hours. Although duty-hour limitations are an important component in minimizing fatigue-related error, the complexity of the underlying causes of fatigue necessitate a nuanced approach to combating fatigue in the workplace. This has been addressed in the aviation sector through restricting work hours, requiring augmented crew on long-haul flights, and through the implementation of a fatigue risk management system (FRMS).5 This approach has significant translational potential for other safety-sensitive occupations.
In general, limiting work hours alone is insufficient to combat fatigue. In 24-hour operations, however, sleep and circadian research indicates that limiting work hours mitigates the likelihood that work schedules alone will cause unacceptable levels of fatigue. In aviation, the FAA has embraced a time-of-day-based approach to duty hours, whereby a pilot is allowed to fly for a longer duration during the day compared to the night.5 This approach is based on many years of research demonstrating that performance is degraded during the biological night due to the added influence of the circadian rhythm, in addition to duration of continuous time awake. The National Transportation Safety Board's findings from Air Canada's near-miss incident highlight how a less stringent approach to nighttime work hours undermines safety. Current FMCSA rules give no consideration for time-of-day influences on alertness and performance, despite studies demonstrating that falling-asleep-at-the-wheel accidents peak following extended wakefulness at the circadian nadir, and as the recent Air Canada incident clearly shows. Although there are likely strong economic and practical cases for allowing transportation workers to operate for long hours during the biological night (eg, driving during the night when there is less traffic), scientific evidence does not support such allowances.
Eliminating all night work would be one solution to combat workplace fatigue, but such a drastic approach would come at a significant economic cost. While it is difficult to reconcile the competing interests between economics and safety, the FAA has responded to concerns from the aviation industry about work hour limitations by requiring the implementation of an FRMS.6 An FRMS is a program embedded within an organization that provides fatigue education to employees, researches fatigue in operations, and engages with the regulator to propose "alternative methods of compliance" (AMOC), which is an evidence-based request to relax duty-hour restrictions for specific operations.7 In this way, work hours are tightly restricted to promote safety, but a company may identify situations in which modest extensions to work hours are likely to pose no additional risk to safety. In these cases, the company is able to conduct a research study to support an AMOC request, and then if the safety case is met, the FAA may allow the company to extend operations for that route. An additional benefit to having an in-house FRMS is that the data acquired from a given company's operations can inform educational campaigns and can be used to apply lessons learned that are specific to the nature of that company's operation. The FMCSA provides fatigue education through the North American Fatigue Management Program, but it is unclear whether this program is effective.8 The adoption of an aviation-style FRMS in the motor carrier industry would have the potential to provide evidence-based fatigue mitigation strategies that improve safety while providing operational flexibility. Unlike the more consolidated airline industry with its greater resources, most trucking and bus companies lack the resources needed to develop and implement their own FRMS. Therefore, FMCSA, in collaboration with the motor carriers, should take the lead in conducting research and collecting much-needed data on how interventions, such as the implementation of flexible sleeper berths, might mitigate fatigue.
No perfect solution to managing fatigue in industry exists, but lessons learned from nearly 40 years of effort in the aviation sector suggest that a multi-pronged approach is prudent. Best practices include work-hour requirements that adhere to scientific principles, continuous education for workers, and review and revision of requirements through an FRMS. There are still areas of concern that must be addressed in aviation, such as the impact of commuting across time zones for work and minimal screening for sleep disorders for pilots. However, the way that the aviation industry has approached fatigue management using evidence-based work-hour restrictions, combined with providing companies the opportunity to continually research and revise their operations, is a solid foundation for combating fatigue that can serve as a model for other industries.
All authors have seen and approved the manuscript. The authors comprise the 2018–2019 AASM Public Safety Committee. Dr. Evans is a consultant for Baby Sleep Science. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Flynn-Evans EE, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Collen JF, Kancherla BS, Peters BR, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Upender R, Gurubhagavatula I; American Academy of Sleep Medicine Public Safety Committee. Industrial regulation of fatigue: lessons learned from aviation. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(4):537–538.
National Transportation Safety Board. Taxiway Overflight, Air Canada Flight 759, Airbus A320-211, C-FKCK, San Francisco, California, July 7, 2017. Incident Report NTSB/AIR-18/01, PB2018-101561. Washington DC: National Transportation Safety Board; 2018.
Mitler MM, Carskadon MA, Czeisler CA, Dement WC, Dinges DF, Graeber RC. Catastrophes, sleep, and public policy: consensus report. Sleep. 1988;11(1):100–109. [PubMed Central][PubMed]
Flynn-Evans EE, Arsintescu L, Gregory K, Mulligan J, Nowinski J, Feary M. Sleep and neurobehavioral performance vary by work start time during non-traditional day shifts. Sleep Health. 2018;4(5):476–484. [PubMed]
Chellappa SL, Morris CJ, Scheer F. Daily circadian misalignment impairs human cognitive performance task-dependently. Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):3041. [PubMed]
Government Publishing Office website. 14 CFR 117 - Flight and Duty Limitations and Rest Requirements: Flightcrew Members. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2018-title14-vol3/CFR-2018-title14-vol3-part117. Published January 1, 2018. Accessed March 28, 2019.
Federal Aviation Administration website. AC 120-103A - Fatigue Risk Management Systems for Aviation Safety. https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1021088. Published May 6, 2013. Accessed March 28, 2019.
Lamp A, Chen JMC, McCullough D, Belenky G. Equal to or better than: the application of statistical non-inferiority to fatigue risk management. Accid Anal Prev. 2018 Feb 7. [Epub ahead of print].
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety: Research Needs. Washington DC: The National Academies Press; 2016.


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Friday, Sept. 14, 2018
Scott Hiipakka to assume new duties on Sept. 24
LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the resignation of Jeff Bankowski, director of the Office of Performance and Transformation (OPT) within the State Budget Office, effective Oct. 26. He also announced that Scott Hiipakka, currently the program management director within the Executive Office, will be Bankowski's replacement.
Bankowski joined state government in January 2015 as the Chief Internal Auditor and was later promoted to lead OPT after it was established as part of Executive Order 2016-4, which consolidated the Office of Internal Audit, the Office of Regulatory Reinvention, and the Office of Good Government and Reinventing Performance in Michigan. Bankowski has led the systematic review of the state's regulatory environment as well as the implementation of performance management metrics, service process optimization efforts, employee engagement programs, and leadership education and training.
"Jeff brought a fresh perspective to government work and he has been a central force in leading our effort in the reinvention of state government," Snyder said. "I know that Scott will step in and keep the momentum going as we enter these final months of my administration. I believe that many of the good government practices instilled by OPT will continue to bring benefits in the years ahead."
Bankowski was named the recipient of the 2018 William R. Snodgrass Distinguished Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants, only the second recipient from Michigan to receive the award in its 21-year history, given in recognition of a state government professional who exemplifies and promotes excellence in government financial management and who demonstrates outstanding leadership.
"My time in state government has provided some of the most rewarding and meaningful work of my life," said Bankowski. "I have had the privilege of working with many outstanding people across state government and I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish."
The State of Michigan was recently named the winner of the Government Agency Employee Engagement Award at the North American Employee Engagement Conference in Chicago, where OPT accepted the award on behalf of the state. The award is presented for excellence in employee engagement and OPT is responsible for oversight of the state's employee engagement survey where feedback is gathered from nearly 47,000 state employees. The participation rate in the last employee survey hit an all-time high of 76 percent.
Another recent accomplishment within OPT was the elimination of 41 obsolete reporting requirements, helping to reduce regulatory burden and make state government more efficient. The process of identifying obsolete, unnecessary, or burdensome reports occurred by working with each individual state department, resulting in reducing regulatory burdens and eliminating unnecessary paperwork for state employees so more of their time is spent working for and responding to Michigan residents.
"I couldn't be more excited to continue the great work that has already been done," said Hiipakka. "Residents and businesses in Michigan demand a responsive and efficient government with an engaged workforce and I am ready to help lead that charge."
Hiipakka joined the Executive Office in 2016 and has played a lead role in several critical issues for the governor. He has worked on Mission Flint's guidance of that city's recovery, the state's proactive response to PFAS, development of the Marshall Plan for Talent, and the collection and review of key metrics for the administration to track progress on Michigan's comeback. Hiipakka has a distinguished military career and brings a tremendous amount of experience to the position, having served both in the public and private sector as a transformational leader. Hiipakka holds the rank of Colonel in the Michigan National Guard.
Hiipakka will start in his new position on Sept. 24, allowing for a one-month transition of duties before Bankowski's departure at the end of October.
For more information about OPT, visit www.michigan.gov/opt.


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The future looks bright for standards-based wireless technologies beyond 802.11like those based on the 802.16a standard. Ratified in January 2003, 802.16a covers metropolitan-area wireless networking in the 2- to 11-GHz spectrum. Backing the standard is the WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) trade alliance, composed of industry leaders (www.wimaxforum.org).
Products based on 802.16 will be deployed either in a point-to-point bridging mode for providing wireless connections between ISPs or in a point-to-multipoint mode, either as an alternative or as a complement to cable/DSL for last-mile broadband access.
Don't look for Ultra Wideband (UWB) products anytime soon, but in a few years this protocol could spur development of a whole new range of short-disatance wireless devices by eliminating multipath interference caused by 802.11 networks, cell phones, PCS phones, cordless phones, and even microwave ovens. Unlike existing 802.11 technologies, which transmit in relatively narrow channels, UWB devices transmit very short, low-powered pulses of energy over a broad frequency range. Since the transmitted pulses are so short, multipath interference is virtually eliminated.
The military has used UWB for years for secure data communication. And this year the FCC presented a demonstration of potential uses of UWB technology that included multiple HDTV streams in the presence of all the above-mentioned forms of interference, and it worked.


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So many looks, so many best selfie camera apps are for your windows selfie camera. It's more than pointing your window phone camera while snapping photos. Because many apps are available to spice up your photos, you need to highlight your mood and style. They also come to define your sneakiness and even your ambition level. They also offer many features where some are similar along with some different. But, most of them come with the best image quality while all functions working as you wish. So, there are a lot of Smartphones while the matters of the best selfie camera apps come.
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The most important point is cameras on mobile devices that use for selfie purposes nowadays. There are a lot of excellent apps to help you make the most of it. Here are some best selfie camera apps for your Windows selfie camera. You can check out these free selfie apps that match your requirements what you need for your windows phone.
Lumia Selfie
It comes with the timer and the delay taking that amazing shot of you by 2, 5, or 10 seconds. This app has auto selfie and you can ease this feature to take great photos with the main camera of your phone. Because your phone will beep to help you get the camera in the right place, it automatically shoots your photo. Moreover, it comes with auto-enhancement features, which uses while making all photos you take are automatically better. Wow! Another great feature is filters that apply to get various special effects to your images.
Its photobooth helps to transform your images into photo booth along with taking between 1 and 6 photos at 1-20 seconds. You can reward with cool Polaroid-style photo series when you take photos. This app comes with text option that offers you to add fun messages to your photos. Its Cortana feature is great, which offers voice command while taking shots. So, if you open Cortana and say something like "4shots, take three pictures", then it takes a trio of selfies instantly.
The app captures both sides, which means take a photo of what's in front of you and then add it to the shot to complete your story. The photos' upper half comes from your perspective, while the lower half shows you. Moreover, it comes with filter feature that offers you to select some simple filters or auto-enhancements before posting it online.
If you desire to take a secret shoot of a friend, then you need to use this app. So, pass the phone and while they're looking at your screen, the app is busy secretly take selfies of them. This is completely different features whereas other apps have not with them mostly. So, this app allows you to act like a spy while using it for snapping selfies.
In addition, there are many similar windows phone selfie camera apps that come with a lot of features. These include B612, Voice Selfie etc. these all are free versions while their pro versions need to pay. However, pay versions include more features than free versions come with.
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Last night my mom bought this unbelievably soft sweater with glittering pieces embedded into the fabric. It just screams femininity to me and I knew I had to wear it. ( Keep reading for more! )
Dress: Kaitlyn
Bag: Kate Spade
Sweater: Marshalls
Necklace: My aunt's jewelery store
Bracelet: Nordstrom
Ring: Forever 21
Boots: Steve Madden
Socks: Urban Outfitters
Earrings: Forever 21
So I decided to work on my art piece during my 4th period class and I found out that my friend was arguing with her friends about where I got my sweater from. Apparently they thought that I purchased this bow-embedded sweater with girlish tones at Free People! Can you believe it? Well, I sure couldn't. Let's face it--not everyone can afford to buy $100+ tops! So when I discovered that this $20 sweater from Marshalls was pleasantly mistaken for a roughly $100 sweater from FP, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with sheer satisfaction.
I was originally going to wear one of another of my aunt's gifted necklaces that resembled that of a mixed metal open circle but went with a more breezy and effortless look. The owl necklace added the perfect daintiness and to streamline on gold hints, I opted for my gold flecked lion ring. Feeling even more inspired, I grabbed my leopard-printed socks. (I guess my rising anxiety towards the annual zoo field trip for art is steadily contaminating what I choose to wear)
Black was also a reoccurring facet to my entire outfit which juxtaposed the cream white. I'm kind of a sucker when it comes to wearing pieces that are completely antithetical to one another.
Have you had any great buys lately? (;
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Trend supported by federal data
African-Americans don't use drugs at a higher level than whites but "wind up going to prison six times more."
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on Wednesday, July 13th, 2016
Data for more than 1 state hard to find
In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime.
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on Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
Which is kind of the point
The Keystone pipeline creates "35 permanent jobs" after construction, according to a government report.
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on Monday, February 10th, 2014
A volatile market, for sure
"Only 14 percent of Americans were able to keep these individual market plans for two years" before Obamacare became law.
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on Sunday, November 3rd, 2013
Actually, well over half
"1 percent of candidates that (the National Rifle Association) endorsed in 2012 won."
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Number is fuzzy, but reasonable
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In connection with our partnership with the DoD Army Research Laboratories, on Friday, April 16, 2004, MWM curriculum content developers Matthew Hsu and Jennifer Cocson kicked off an introductory workshop with Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) in Aberdeen, MD.
After a welcome by Dr. Bruce Fink, Chief (A), Materials Division Weapons & Materials Research Directorate, and self-introductions, Matthew began with an overview of the Program philosophy. This was followed by a break-out session where groups could experience and be engaged in different hands-on activities.
The enthusiastic 25+ participants were divided into five groups, each with a mix of APG scientists and engineers and area high school and middle school teachers. Then each group was allowed to choose one activity to do, either Biosensors, Composites, Smart Sensors, Sports Materials, or Concrete. After about 30 minutes of making predictions about the results of their individual experiments, conducting their experiments, collecting data, drawing conclusions, and suggesting applications for design or further research, the groups presented their findings to the "class" in turn. This was a great opportunity for everyone to learn more about the variety of module topics available from MWM. Interspersed were video clips showing overviews of the modules. These videos are also available in the Video Gallery (to insert URL) on this web site. The remainder of the workshop focused more in-depth on the concepts and experimental procedures of the Biodegradable Materials Module in the morning and the Sports Materials Module in the afternoon.
Matthew wrapped up the day by showing participants information on the impact of MWM nationwide and around the world, feedback from the online modules field test, and alignment with standards. Special thanks to APG for lunch, refreshments, and their warm hospitality, especially to Dr. Fink for providing this opportunity at Aberdeen, as well as the pictures, and to Dr. Rose Ann Pesce-Rodriguez and Dr. Rob Lieb for their efforts in coordinating the event. Many thanks also to our partners for their attendance at and participation in our workshop: Mr. John Yochelson, president of Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) in San Diego, CA; Mr. Ray Pawlicki, Research Program Director for the Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Center (DOTC) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey; and Ms. Kathi Donoghue, Program Administrator of the DOTC.


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Time: 1:30 p.m. EST/ 12:30 p.m. CST/ 11:30 p.m. MST/ 10:30 a.m. PST
Presenters: Dr. Amy Banks, Mr. Hamed Negron-Perez, and Ms. Madeline Sullivan, U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe
and Healthy Students (OSHS) and Mr. Akshay Jakatdar and Ms. Bronwyn Roberts, REMS TA Center
On Friday, December 18, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT, the REMS TA Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of
Education's OSHS, hosted a webinar on the REMS TA Center's free resources, products, services, and tools supporting the development of
high-quality emergency operations plans for institutions of higher education (IHEs).
The presenters provided information on the resources and supports available to IHEs across the country as they prepare for emergency
events that may impact the campus community, and shared information relevant to the needs of higher ed practitioners, emergency managers,
law enforcement, community partner, and other stakeholders with a role in IHE safety, security, emergency management, and preparedness.
The presenters also provided an overview of recommendations put forth in the federal Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency
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So far this year, just one report of sexual harassment at a university has been received by the Discrimination Ombudsman, DO.
"That doesn't mean that we don't have a problem at universities. By the time a case reaches us, it's gone quite far," explains Olle Andersson Brynja, DO investigator.
Zero reports of sexual harassment in connection with courses, and one at a university workplace this year. The same figure, but in reverse compared to 2016 – no reports of harassment at university workplaces and one in connection with courses.
The fact that so few reports are made from the world of academia may be down to a number of factors, according to Olle Andersson Brynja. He points out that as a sector, universities have been working with these issues for many years, so the reason can hardly be lack of knowledge.
And if a university manages its investigative responsibilities, makes sure it puts an end to harassment and offers the individual affected the right support, then it shouldn't have to go as far as a DO report.
"The reports that come to us are often cases where the complainant feels the employer or institution has failed to deal with the situation – or has not done enough or acted quickly enough."
Two years ago, the principal of an upper secondary vocational school was ordered to pay discrimination compensation to a female student. The young woman had been harassed over a long period of time by another student and had asked the school's principal to intervene. The principal did eventually intervene, but after such a long time that both the district court and later the court of appeal ruled that the woman was entitled to compensation.
Another reason why no DO reports are being made could be that the case is being pursued in a different way. Trade unions are increasingly getting involved in discrimination cases, explains Olle Andersson Brynja.
Neither is the low number of reports unique to universities. There are generally very few sexual harassment cases reported to DO. Evidently many are reluctant to call attention to this type of infringement.
"The MeToo campaign gives it substance. And submitting a report means something for people. It becomes a public document, for example, although it is possible to make it classified."
Taking compensation claims for people who have been affected to court is just one aspect of DO's work. More emphasis is placed on preventive work via monitoring and education. As of this year, new rules in Swedish anti-discrimination legislation impose tougher requirements on employers and education coordinators to engage in prevention as regards discrimination.
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Bangladesh to hang top Islamist for 1971 massacre
Bangladesh is set to hang a top Islamist leader Saturday for overseeing a massacre during the nation's 1971 independence war, officials said, after he refused to seek clemency from the president.
Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, the third most senior figure in the Islamist opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party, is due to be executed on Saturday night after his hanging was postponed at the last minute.
No official reason was given for the delay on Friday, but junior home minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the 62-year-old will soon be executed in the capital's main jail.
File photo of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, being escorted by police after appearance at a court in Dhaka, in 2013 ©Str (AFP/File)
"The hanging of Kamaruzzaman... will take place today (Saturday)," Khan said in remarks published by the mass circulation Bengali daily Prothom Alo.
Kamaruzzaman was convicted of abduction, torture and mass murder as one of the leaders of a pro-Pakistan militia that killed thousands of people during Bangladesh's war of independence.
The United Nations on Wednesday urged Bangladesh not to carry out the sentence, saying his trial did not meet "fair international" standards.
But a police chief, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP by text message that the execution would go ahead at 10:01pm local time (1601 GMT).
Members of Kamaruzzaman's family on Saturday visited him at the prison surrounded by tight security.
"We found him in good health and not worried about his fate at all," his eldest son Hasan Iqbal told AFP after seeing his father.
"The jail authorities read out the execution order to him but they did not say whether the execution was imminent," he said.
Kamaruzzaman's lawyer Shishir Manir said the family visit meant that his client might be executed tonight.
Junior minister Khan told reporters Kamaruzzaman had decided not to seek mercy from the president when two magistrates visited him in jail, and time for any more appeals had now run out.
"He did not want to file a mercy petition," the junior minister told local online news portal bdnews24.com.
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The execution comes after the country's highest court rejected Kamaruzzaman's final legal appeal on Monday, upholding the original death sentence handed down to him by a controversial domestic war crimes court in May 2013.
Kamaruzzaman was convicted of abduction, torture and mass murder, including a slaughter in a remote northern hamlet that has since become known as the "Village of Widows".
Prosecutors said he presided over the massacre of at least 120 unarmed farmers who were lined up and gunned down in the remote northern village of Sohagpur in the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
The nine-month conflict, one of the bloodiest in world history, led to the creation of an independent Bangladesh from what was then East Pakistan.
Three women who lost their husbands testified against him in one of the most emotive of all the war crimes trials.
If the execution is carried out, Kamaruzzaman would become the second Islamist so far hanged for war crimes in Bangladesh, though several others have been handed death sentences.
The US State Department on Saturday advised the court in a statement to excercise "great care and caution before imposing and implementing a sentence of death".
Jamaat, the nation's largest Islamist party, is an ally of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), whose leader Khaleda Zia is trying to topple Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's secular government.
Jamaat's members have been accused of being behind a number of deadly firebomb attacks since the start of the year, including on buses. The violence in the last three months left at least 120 people dead.
Jamaat and the BNP have previously charged that the war crimes trials are mainly aimed at silencing Hasina's opponents rather than delivering justice.
Hasina's government says the trials -- which lack any international oversight -- are needed to heal the wounds of the conflict.
A crowd gathers outside the main jail in Dhaka on April 10, 2015, where Islamist leader, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, is expected to be hanged for war crimes in the coming days ©Munir Uz Zaman (AFP/File)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, on September 6, 2014 ©Munir Uz Zaman (AFP/File)
Activists celebrate after Bangladesh's Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by an Islamist leader, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, to overturn his death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 independence war, in Dhaka, on April 6, 2015 ©Munir Uz Zaman (AFP)
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GemDiver Station was a space station that orbited the planet Yavin. It was constructed in 23 ABY by Lando Calrissian as a Corusca mining operation. Though there were previous space stations like it, GemDiver Station was the only operation of its kind at the time it was constructed, because financing such an operation was initially extremely expensive. Yavin was also the only planet where Corusca gems could be found.
Despite its industrial nature, GemDiver Station's interior attempted to be pleasing to aesthetic sensibilities. The walls of the station were painted with soft pastels and were decorated with optical tubes that had been shaped into various designs. Additionally, sounds that occurred in nature were continuously played over the intercom, even during emergencies. It's likely that Calrissian intended to generate a "peaceful" atmosphere in GemDiver Station as a counterpoint to the Yavin's chaotic storms.
The upper levels of GemDiver Station housed the control bridge, offices, and docking bays. The upper observation protruded from the main body of GemDiver Station. It housed the station's control bridge, from which command of the station's various functions was maintained. The bridge had an all-encompassing view, which was only somewhat abridged by narrow rectangular viewports. The deck of the control bridge contained a sealed armor case which held blasters for use in case of an emergency.
GemDiver Station orbited Yavin as close as was safely possible to facilitate its Corusca gem mining activities. As a result of its proximity, the station was double-hulled. The lower levels (also known as the security level) housed its mining and shipping operations.
GemDiver Station utilized Fast Hand, a Submersible Mining Environment to mine Corusca gems in the lower reaches of the atmosphere of Yavin. The size of the gems had a positive correlation with the depth of the atmosphere. However, so did the strength of the Yavin's atmospheric storms, so in addition to having a thin sheet of quantum armor, Fast Hand was also attached at all times to GemDiver Station by an energy tether.
Calrissian employed a number of contractors known as corusca fishermen to mine the upper atmosphere of Yavin as well. Calrissian supported their operations in return for a percentage of what they caught. Despite the fact that they would only find smaller Corusca gems and Corusca dust there, he still considered it well worth the effort because even Corusca dust had a good value.
In the shipping chamber of GemDiver Station, copper-colored, multi-armed droids would pack newly mined gems into automated cargo pods. Once they were packed, the pods were sent to Calrissian's broker on Borgo Prime. The broker sold them and collected a small percentage of the profit.
Had he not been dealing in Corusca gems, Calrissian's broker would have demanded a higher percentage, but the extremely high value of the gems helped Calrissian get him to settle for less. However, like many other brokers, Calrissian's broker was usually unwilling to divulge the identity of the people whom he was selling to, fearing that he'd lose his status as a middleman. He was not immune to bribes, however.
Because of the high value of Corusca gems and the financial risk involved in mining them, Calrissian placed a premium on security in his operation. In addition to armed security personnel, he took a number of additional measures to protect GemDiver Station in case of an attack.
Before even docking with the station, a ship needed to pass through a perimeter of dozens of automated defensive satellites. Every ship that approached the station was greeted with the sight of the satellites powering up their weapons and training their weapons on the possible intruder. If the ship did not broadcast an access authorization code, the satellites would attack it.
The security level, where the shipping and mining operations were housed, was guarded by heavy, armored triple doors, which would only open with a person who had the correct code clearance. Droids were the only personnel which loaded the automated cargo pods, which were equipped with self-targeting lasers.
Despite all the security measures that Calrissian had put in place, they were proven to be useless during the Second Imperium's Raid on GemDiver Station. The perimeter of defensive satellites proved to be insufficient to deal with the ion cannons and lasers of four Skipray blastboats. The double-armored hull was breached by a modified Imperial Assault Shuttle sporting industrial grade Corusca gems, which somewhat ironically, had been mined at GemDiver Station.
The doors guarding the shipping chamber were breached by a heavy-duty laser. Additionally, the protestations emitted by one of the packing droids did not prevent it from being gratuitously blasted into scrap by a stormtrooper.
In the aftermath of the raid by the Second Imperium, Calrissian and his cyborg assistant Lobot attempted to find ways to improve GemDiver Station's security, one of which involved Corusca gems in some way. It is not known what the rest of these were, nor whether any of them were implemented.


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11.24.2015 / Life
On The Art Of Being Your Own Cheerleader
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Writing notes to yourself isn't silly at all! Actually I've gone too far with notes back when I was an architecture student far away from home, in my 4th year when I was feeling so bad for many reasons, I started writing self-love, encouraging notes and stick them to random places in my house, on my mirror, even inside my kitchen cabinets and it was an amazing pick me up!ReplyDelete
I always admire you so much for many reasons and I'm sure I've told you so many times too! It's something between architects, we can get each other! At the moment, I'm on my final project to get my degree and it's taken me so long, because I can't concentrate since I returned home and I go through phases of 'I don't want to, I can't' to 'I have ideas, of course I can', I've gone through so much during my past studies at uni and always made it in the end, so why not now?? It's so difficult for me, I can't really tell why, so any advice from you would be so so useful and welcome :)
We all go through depression from time to time... but definitely no anti-depressants will do the trick. Everything starts from within, with love and gratitude, self-love and self-support! Here's a lovely site I discovered a few days ago http://zenhabits.net/! If you visit the archives, you may find some great articles about what we're going through and feel better and inspired!
And when you're feeling down, please remember that we are not alone like you said and I totally admire you and I believe you can make it Sade! :) <3
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Aw Diana! Your comment brought a few tears to my eyes, so thank you so much. I totally understand how you're feeling about final year, MArch is a lot tougher than expected and i think the workload on top of other stresses is enough to make anyone feel like giving up, but you have to be strong! I'm here cheering you on from my little corner of the internet to yours <3Delete
P.S Thank you for the website! It's wonderful I especially liked the one on loneliness :) And we can do it! We're nearly architects and that in itself is such an achievement for the both of us in such a male dominated profession :) xo
Beautifully written, I'm struggling with the winter blues coming in at the moment and have just started the whole writing notes to myself thing, it works for me too! I find that art and putting your all into little positive things can often help me stop focusing on all the negative things in my brain, or on nothing at all, and re focus on something good.ReplyDelete
This post is beautiful and I also feel like getting busy is something that really helps to just keep going and push you forward. I'm the same with anti depressants, I want to learn to cope on my own and not rely on something that eventually I'll have to come off.
I'm thinking of doing similar posts about positivity and getting my with Depression, I think that helps too! <3
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Thank you so much Izzy! I think anti-depressants are good because if i'm ever at the stage where things are headed into dangerous places, i know that it's something that could bring myself, or others back from the brink. But for now i'm managing to stay afloat, i fear that if i can't control it myself or work on myself without some form of medication i'll become dependant on them and won't be able to live a normal clear headed life if that makes sense. So i'd say if you're feeling really rough give your GP a ring :) But yes, being busy with life helps so so much, which i guess is why we blog ;) it gives us a nice outlet! And please do write! It's nice to know that there are others out there who blog but are struggling with one thing or the other, it brings more of a human element to a world that sometimes seems a little too perfect.. Wishing you lots of love and good vibes Izzy! xoDelete
this was so helpful!!ReplyDelete
Glad to hear it Grace :) xoDelete
I'm also here cheering you on. You're an amazing person Sade, never forget that.ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much, so sweet of you to say! And the same back to you, always :) xoDelete
Aw Sade, I know about that wanting to stay in bed forever feeling. But I just tell myself to keep putting one foot in front of the other. That's the only way I know to get by. Sending you tons of hugs and love! Stay strong xReplyDeleteReplies
That's a great way of looking at it :) Here's to the feeling passes for all of us. Big love and hugs right back atcha love <3Delete
Oh man, depression is such a terrible thing. I'm currently going through a time, of MAJOR confusion, and my motivation as basically plummeted to non-existence. The cold weather, social media, and the times that we're living in right now are not really helping us either. Taking it little by little, and making baby steps will get us through, just like you're doing right now!ReplyDelete
this post is so relevant to how i'm feeling too! I could sleep for Wales, it's just easier that way. But, this post is extremely helpful, we must be are very own cheerleaders, no matter how small the achievement. I really hope you are feeling better, these notes are adorable, I will send you a quote monday morning to get you in a positive mood xxx we can and we willReplyDelete
Relevant and brave post to write (though I'm new here and planning to read more after this post)! I don't often find depression addressed on blogs and it's a conversation that should be had. I found myself nodding along to "sleep and disappear." I do a lot of the latter when everything becomes too much. Actually, nodded along to a lot of this post and the familiarity of the situations.ReplyDelete
There is something incredibly powerful, independent, and motivating in being your own personal cheerleader. You're taking an active role in your emotional well-being and doing it without external validation. :)
(Btw, followed you after reading this. I love honestly like this on blogs. Keep it up!)
I've been feeling exactly the same way recently, Sade. The grim, North-of-Scotland weather isn't helping either! Going for walks really helps to lift my mood. I think the act of physically moving makes my brain move too. xReplyDelete
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Keep up the amazing work! This post makes me want to currently be a MAcrh Liverpool student just so we can be friendsReplyDelete
I love this! This is my first time reading your blog and I think that it is absolutely beautiful. I deal with depression as well and currently, I am sick, which makes it 10x worse! I love the tips that you listed above and will definitely be trying them out. Something that I recommend is listening to music or listening to a really calm playlist. It makes me feel a bit better and less alone! Great post! I look forward to more~! ^_^ -- CiaraReplyDelete


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Arrhenoblastoma of ovaryStromal tumor; Gonadal stromal tumor; Sex cord tumor; Androblastoma
Arrhenoblastoma of the ovary is an ovarian tumor that releases the male hormone testosterone or other hormones. The more common name of this tumor is Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor.
Ovarian tumor
Ovarian cancer is cancer that starts in the ovaries. The ovaries are the female reproductive organs that produce eggs.
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Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (SLCT) is a rare cancer of the ovaries. The cancer cells produce and release a male sex hormone called testosterone....
Coleman RL, Ramirez PT, Gershenson DM. Neoplastic diseases of the ovary: screening, benign and malignant epithelial and germ cell neoplasms, sex-cord stromal tumors. In: Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Lentz GM, Valea FA, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 33.
Ellenson LH, Pirog EC. The female genital tract. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC, eds. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 22.
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Anonymous, 31 Mar 2017I don't use windows so it is a replacement to me. You merely install linux via chroot (you nee... moreI'm afraid that this is not an option for most consumers.
This has got disaster written all over it. Expect sales figures to be unannounced or not declared come the next finance briefing. Microsoft tried and failed. They have an incredible number of customers in enterprise etc. None of which showed interest in this concept. Its far too ahead of its time and restricted fundamentally with needing keyboards, mouses and displays.
Note 8, 31 Mar 2017I hardly used continuum, these accessories may look sexy during presentations but hardly usefu... moreThere are travel keyboadrs/docks. Much smaller / lighter than laptops.
TechObserver, 31 Mar 2017Agreed, but smartphones aren't replacement or alternative to traditional laptops (or portable ... moreI don't use windows so it is a replacement to me. You merely install linux via chroot (you need root obviously) and voila your phone *is* a replacement. Even as a windows user your phone is a replacement. All you have to do is a desktop and a way to von to it. Done.
Anonymous, 31 Mar 2017Yes. But if you go this way, at least go the right way: Continuum.
Continuum, not a half-bake... moreThey did actually stated most of the apps were optimized for desktop use in collaboration with Microsoft and other companies that deal with this stuff. So no, it's not exactly a rip-off of Continuum, it's an experiment to see how Android can translate into a desktop experience, how it can evolve to enable users to further gain another level of versatility from a device.
Microsoft and Apple have it easy, their OS is mostly the same on every device, and so compatiblity isn't an issue. Android lagged behind, but they want to catch up and I don't see this as a bad thing, on the contrary, I would love to carry a poket sized laptop around me with an OS I like. Of course, it's the same with Windows, but they lack the diversity, although I loved the OS on phones, the Lumia 625 still being the best phone I owned and loved dearly ( now it waits to be repaired, poor thing..).
All in all, this was the obvious move for Android, and in this case Samsung, to further their development and ideas for handheld devices. Although I will probably never own an S8, the people who can afford it and the Dex will probably enjoy the desktop experience, limited as it will be for now and in the future, and they'll just love it more and more as it evolves. Of course, until foldable smartphones make an appearance, then all hell will break loose !
AnonD-651051, 31 Mar 2017A lot of negative comments here. Some of you seem to be missing the point: same as with Micros... moreYes. But if you go this way, at least go the right way: Continuum.
Continuum, not a half-baked copy of Continuum. Everyone knows that Android and large screens don't mix well. And Android + multitasking is an actual contradiction; you can't properly multitask on any Android device like you would on other operating systems.
Good idea, poor implementation on hardware site.
Lan 100Mbit
2x USB 2.0
No analog audio output - you have jack on the bottom of the phone, so that's blocked when docked.
HDMI 1.4 - that is just 4K@30
I realy hope they come with DeX 2.0 soon enough, this realy bad for year 2017.
No audio output on Dock ... gotta be kidding me.
I hardly used continuum, these accessories may look sexy during presentations but hardly useful in real life except very few occasions. I do not think it can replace your Laptop and these companion devices may start occupying your desk start gathering dust. You need to practically carry a Dock, KeyBoard and Mouse everywhere if you really have to use it frequently.
A lot of negative comments here. Some of you seem to be missing the point: same as with Microsoft's Continuum, this is the direction smartphones are going. It won't be for gaming, this tech will mostly be used for work. Why would you carry a laptop with you if you can basicaly carry the same stuff in your pocket ? Yeah, you still need a mouse, keyboard and monitor at any location you'll use your phone as a workstation, but hey, I find that more convenient. And slowly, but surely, future "phones" ( if they'll still call them that ) will replace laptops in most tasks. I'm in for the ride, just for the convenience of carrying around you one device that can catter to most of my needs.
Android and large screen. No, thanks. This is a tryhard copy of Windows Continuum.
Lately, Android manufacturers copy more and more Windows features... Glance Screen (always on screen), Metro flat design (material design), minimalist icons (material design icons), Continuum (DeX), Cortana (Brixby), iris scanner, etc.
Anonymous, 30 Mar 2017A USB hub that cost almost the same price as my Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, lol.Better a usb hub, which can connect to a monitor and make your phone pc-like, than those apple airpods. And they're both the same price. No offence, just my opinion. :)
I wonder if we could use other 3rd party USB-C to HDMI+USB adapters (like the Apple USB-C to HDMI adapter). That would be really awesome...
Anonymous, 31 Mar 2017Many of us don't like laptops. Some have the work laptop and that's it. Laptops are part of th... moreAgreed, but smartphones aren't replacement or alternative to traditional laptops (or portable ultrabooks to be closer), even for basic tasks offering a far better experience and ease.
Smartphones still have a lot to go before they're really an alternative. Even with this feature, would there be anyone willing to throw away their laptop? Probably not. A cheap windows stick would do the work much better than this.
TechObserver, 31 Mar 2017I wonder how many people who can afford this phone won't have a decent laptop to use, instead ... moreMany of us don't like laptops. Some have the work laptop and that's it. Laptops are part of the last century. The idea is that you have one device for everything. We're far from getting there mostly because there are no good solutions yet, but this is a good first try. Especially since you can install linux on any rooted android phone, hence turning it -completely- into a pc "tower" where real work can be done.
I wonder how many people who can afford this phone won't have a decent laptop to use, instead of this gimmick feature.
From what i can see there seems to be no adjustment for the usb pin.. Will create problems with a case on the phone... Stopped using gear vr for the same reason
Note7 owner, 31 Mar 2017Sounds fun for the first week or so. Then you'll find out your laptop you got 3yrs ago works b... moreIt's for those who don't want a laptop. If you have a laptop and buy this you're -basically- a victim of Samsung's marketing.
Sounds fun for the first week or so. Then you'll find out your laptop you got 3yrs ago works better and is easier to use. By week two its collecting dust some where and the worst part is the wires will tangle with all your other wires. Why lose $150 and bring this headache home?
samsung prices becames as ridiculous as apple... and none worth to look at or buy
Great idea, bad implementation. If they were to turn the phone into desktop replacement and given how expensive it is they should have added 8GB of ram (like a certain Asus phone and Xiaomi Mi 6 plus , would have). Else forget multiple tabs, multiple windows and heavy tasks as Desktop users are accustomed to.
They shot themselves in the foot by trying to save 20 bucks to a $900 device...


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Last month I had the chance to go back to Carnegie Mellon, the place where I studied
Last month I had the chance to go back to Carnegie Mellon, the place where I studied 17 years ago. It was a great experience to see how the place has changed and to meet again good old friends. I was given the chance to give an alum presentation that I decided to title "On the cruelty of really applying what you learn in the MSE (Masters of Software Engineering)". The title was inspired on Dijkstra's manuscript "On the cruelty of really teaching computer science", which is very, very interesting, because it describes how sometimes we fail to recognize some things that are radical novelties as such. The problem in these cases, according to Dijkstra, is that we try to link the radical novelty to what we already know, the new to the old, and, according to him, these attempts are doomed, because what we know is "hopelessly inadequate".
I used this title because applying what I learned in that program is also cruel in some ways. First, because what you learn there is fundamental, so some things can't be applied directly, second, because some things are novel, so they can't be applied immediately, and third, because our field is too wide, so some things might not be useful to all students.
But there's also the cruelty of trying to be a software engineer.
Many say that software development is not an engineering discipline because it's not mature enough. Dijkstra used to say that it's a doomed discipline because it's an attempt to apply something familiar (engineering) to a radical novelty. Others say that developing software is more an art than an engineering discipline. And traditional engineers, when you explain them that physics and chemistry are of little relevance for developing software say "if it doesn't require physics or chemistry, then it's not engineering".
But let me get to Dijkstra's argument, which is very interesting. How many times did we make mistakes in the past by trying to apply practices from other engineering disciplines that were not adequate for software? Is that the case of many things we tried to copy from manufacturing? Is that the root cause of the "waterfall mentality" that still persists in many places? I think that saying "All previous engineering knowledge is useless for developing software" is clearly wrong. But we should also be more careful when we try to use things from other disciplines. And this applies not only to people like me that want to inspire in traditional engineering, but also to people that claim that software is an art (I'm talking here about developing large software systems, not the "art of programming" that Knuth described so well).Go Back


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Mali – Places to Visit on Vacation
The Republic of Mali, located in West Africa, is home to legendary locations such as the city of Timbuktu, the mosque at Djenné and the river port Mopti. Mali is part of the Southern Saharan desert and is mostly made up of rolling plains, deserts, Savannah and also the Niger River. This African nation is quickly accessible with flights readily available from Paris, Europe and New York. The former French colony is comprised of an intense array of persons: Bambara, Songhai, Mandinka, Senoufo, Fula, and Dogon. Visiting the Dogons is particularly interesting owing to their cliff-side villages and artistic skills.
Timbuktu, a name really familiar to everyone but forever a mysterious location, is he celebrated tourist destination in Mali. Its fame hails from its strategic location that became a convergence of camel-caravan routes from West Africa towards Mediterranean given that the medieval times. Nowadays, it truly is but a shadow of its former glory but the holidaymakers still come to travel to it to determine the quite a few cultural museums, mosques and markets.
The mosque of Djenné is the largest mud-built structure on earth. Boxed in by colorful markets and madrassas (schools in which kids learn the Qur'an), this mosque is like an apparition that gives testimony to its rich record. The ruins with the Jenné-Jeno as well as the bogolan mud-cloth are a few of the popular attractions and products available in Djenné.
It's aought to to visit the port town of Mopti, a lively position in which boats unload their assorted cargoes to sell. Traders sell their wares, fruits, and livestock in Marché Souguni exactly where quite a few spices, medicines and foodstuff are being sold as well.
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Oh. Why did I do that…
Wouldn't it be amazing to own a time machine? There have been so many times when I have thought to myself, I wish I hadn't done that. Today, I finish off my first year of marketing, I will be looking back on this blog and on my music production. Mistakes I've made, and what I can learn from it.
Let's begin.
Throw money at it.
When I began my music making life, I was an idiot. I spent unnecessary amounts of money and time buying and downloading different synths and VST's. I knew I didn't sound like a professional producer, and I expected that it was simply that I didn't have the products they used. I reasoned that if I threw enough money at the problem, I would eventually sound like the industry leaders.
After my first year of producing music, I went through my files to see how I had improved.
I hadn't.
In fact, my productions had gotten worse.
"How is this possible?" I thought, "I have been learning so much, I have all this software now, surely I should sound better."
What I discovered is that while my skills had increased, I had oversaturated myself in options. With only a piano, many of the greatest songs of all time have been written. Here I was trying to learn how to play the entire orchestra.
So, what?
A lack of vision, paired with unlimited options meant I would completely lose focus on producing music while trying to find which of my seven bass synths suited the song best (when in reality any of them would have sounded the exact same once in the mix).
I have learned since that limitation does not hinder creativity but actually enhances it. By having established boundaries, you waste less time trying to push your limits, and more time trying to work within your established rules.
A brilliant example of this is Image Line's 3xosc challenge, which told users to create a song only using their 3xosc synthesizer (the most simple synth they have developed), and the results are incredible.
Challenge yourself by limiting what you can and can't do. Try writing out rules on a sheet of paper before you write out your music. You might be surprised how much faster you will work when you take the decision-making process out of the picture.
Repetition and consistency
Write a song with no tonal center, and you are a bad songwriter. Write an album with it, and you are a genius of musical composition. Its amazing how once our brains are used to an idea, we can adjust our way of thinking to allow that thing to fit into our worldview. Robert D. James, a pioneer of electronic music, once said,
"if you hear a chord that you've never heard before, you're like, "huh." And your brain has to change shape to accept it."
If you are consistent with your brand, people can come to know what to expect from you. Aphex Twin will always make out-of-tune music, and the Chainsmokers will always make poppy music for the masses.
Because both of these brands are consistent, they both are able to build up a strong fanbase who know what to expect from them. If either of them were to try the other's formula, however, they would likely alienate their fanbase and lose traction in their respective fields.
This brings me to my next point:
I don't know what I am doing.
In both my music and my blog, I feel I have not had a clear focus on what I have wanted to express on these mediums. My advertising program required me to write blogs relevant to course content, but my own focus and passions are in musical production. It has been quite a stretch trying to compromise both into a cohesive final product.
Because of a lack of tonal focus, it has been hard for me to gain any traction, and with a lack of consistency, I have not been regular enough for users to feel any benefit to following this blog.
My global audience of beatmakers and producers don't often venture too deep into blog territory, so I feel that I would have to really 'up' the quality and relevance of my posts if I wanted to build a meaningful community of people looking to discuss the topics I touch on.
Will I keep this blog alive?
Heck yeah! I enjoy educating people on music production as much as I love songwriting itself, and I find it gratifying to see my "students" (or in this case, cousin) improve over time.
Once I get into my work schedule, I will be able to see how consistent my blog will be, but I am hoping to post something every second Wednesday. I want to keep the focus more on music concepts over actual hard-knowledge, as I find technical teaching is better suited for video.
Instead, I plan to be more a voice of reason, giving sage wisdom from the mountaintop of my past mistakes, to beginners who wish to know where to start when they begin their music-making journeys.
If I had a time machine, would I change a thing? Sure! Why not?
But alas, I don't have one, nor do I wish to open up the possibility of creating a paradox where I cease to exist.
Because I can't give my past self lessons I've learned from my mistakes, I guess I'll just post them here, for the next generation of producers!


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BOY: "Ok. Anong hayop ang pinagnanasaan ko?"
GIRL: "Ano?"
BOY: "COW" siyempre."
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MONEY isn't everything. It causes pain and suffering. I'm telling you this because I'm your friend and I want to take your pain and suffering. So send me your money and I will suffer for you.
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MISS : "Tapsilog, sir."
MANAGER: "Wala na ba iba? Nakakasawa na eh. Yung medyo light lang."
MISS: "Meron Puke, try mo, sir."
MANAGER: "Pilya ka pala ha. May opis pa ako. Balikan kita mamayang gabi."
MISS: "Si sir naman, PUto na may KEso yon!"
OBAMA CARE: If you can't afford a doctor, go to an airport – you'll get a free x-ray and a breast exam, and if you mention Al Qaeda, you'll get a free colonoscopy!
A THOUGHTFUL HUSBAND is one who holds the door open for his wife to carry in the groceries from the car.
TEACHER: "Simon, can you say your name backwards?"
SIMON: "No Mis."
Pari nakarinig ng sigaw sa palengke na, "Alleluyah Alleluyah!"
PARI: "Bakit ka sumisigaw ng Alleluyah, eh wala ka naman sa simbahan?"
MARKET VENDOR: "Syempre nag titinda ako ng luya, kaya sigaw ko "Ale Luya, Ale Luya," ale bili na kayo ng luya!"
According to the Tax Management Association of the Philippines, Filipinos pay the highest taxes in Southeast Asia. The same study revealed the Filipino politicians were in the happiest in the region.
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This group exists for artists who's styles, though richly influenced by those of japanese anime and manga, aren't simply defined by the norms of today's mainstream. We're not looking for "experts" as contributors (though experts can freely join too), we're just looking for Comic Artists, Mangaka, and illustrators who are bringing something new to the table, something that speaks for them and can inspire others.
"Every Month we will be highlighting one of our very own members here as well as attempting an interview with said member which will be posted as a journal entry for everyone to enjoy!"


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Social Interest
Seen through the eyes of local photographer Kenneth, the documentary presents a candid portrait of the Panamanian shanty district Curundu.
Winner of the IDFA Silver Wolf award in 1999, this extraordinary film explores the social consequences of prolonged economic underdevelopment.
Few of us, as not to say none, pass through existence, from birth to death, without asking at some point: am I happy? At such moments, our minds often drift back in time and wonder how our life has come to be as it is now.
Lipiny, a Polish village characterized by an omnipresent grey sky and graffiti covered ruins, is the home of Daniel. According to his grandmother, there is no future in the poverty stricken village.
Mama Calle is among the top-20 all-time best IDFA documentaries. It is a stirring documentary that examines the daily struggle of four destitute street kids for survival on the mean streets of Mexico City, one of the world´s largest cities.
A candid observation of domestic abuse and machismo in Nicaragua's capital Managua, The day you love me follows the daily procedures of the Police Commissary for women and children.
French farmers are killing themselves in record numbers, driven to suicide by loneliness, loss of status and financial woes.
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I am a big fan of Lapti Nek - funky and exotic, it's absolutley 1000 times better than the just AWFUL Jedi Rocks.
As for the ya ya celebration finale, one of the first times I heard that was tripping on mushrooms with people from Ireland; we were in these townhouses that were on a hill in the woods, on a top floor - hearing it and looking out all we could think of was the Ewok village. Now every time I hear that piece I remember that fine, fine day, so I like the song.


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Ms .45's mp3/bureaucratic/gaming blog.
Monday, March 05, 2007
That MB essay I promised
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You asked for gentle criticism of your work at AA's blog. Let me suggest requesting honest criticism. It's normally more productive and straight-forward.
That being said, I was impressed that an undergrad put herself out there. Being one not too long ago (and thus respecting the value of feedback) I decided to read the paper. A few comments:
-You don't answer the question in the title. I thought this was going to be an empirically grounded hypothetical piece. If you want to answer the question you need to define what a normal conservative party is (ideologically speaking) right off the bat. Then you need to explain what normal party behaviour would be. Which is not at all easy. Try narrowing down your question. "MB: An anti-system party?" or "MB: non-democratic, non-liberal, or both?"
-As it stands, this is a party about a political party that does not engage the literature on political parties. I found that odd (mainly because I study political parties). I don't have any great suggestions for you. Maybe some comparative stuff on religious politics. Marty and Appleby are normally a pretty good place to start there. Mainwaring has done some stuff on religious parties in the past (in Latin America).
-Avoid the term "neo-con." It has become loaded and is thus a distraction.
-Use headers to split the paper into sections. For example, "MB: Democratic?" and MB: liberal?" Then define the terms and use them as tools to study the case. Also, use sub-headers ("Minority relations", "Women's rights" etc)
-In the last part of the paper you hypothesize on the roots of US foreign policy. Why? This isn't an IR paper and discussing US foreign policy requires some engagement with the IR literature. More importantly, though, it doesn't pertain to your primary question. If your question is "why doesn't the US engage the MB?", which it is not, then the stuff on foreign policy would be relevant. Stick to forecasting the internal implications of an MB government that included the MB. What your essentially trying to do is strip the US of the 'we don't engage them because they're non-democratic' argument. Save the roots of American foreign policy for another day. There is some virtue in maintaining a modest scope for your paper.
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