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When I went to the public library to get research books out on Marilyn for the first time, I noticed something strange in the online catalogue. Most of the listings on the subject of Marilyn were marked either "Storage" or "Special Collections". Confused, I asked a nearby librarian what special collections meant. I noticed that she flashed a little defiance when she answered, which suggested that maybe she had historically been given flack by patrons on this issue.
"That means that you can not take the books out of the library".
"Oh", I said, "Well, how about Storage?"
This second question piqued her curiosity and she asked me what exactly I was looking for. When I told her my subject a look of understanding and relief came over her face. She then became my confidant. She explained that although Marilyn died almost fifty years ago the library still had to hide her books away because…and here's the fun part: people stole them right off the shelves.
"Even after fifty years!" she crowed.
She directed me to the second floor where I could request books from "Storage". I waited a very long time while another, not so chummy librarian located a book from the storage room, which was beyond a locked door. I felt two things about this experience: initially I shared the first librarian's delight that Marilyn was such a super star that the library still had to lock her away. Then I felt sad that she was such a super star that the library still had to lock her away.
A friend told me that one of his college professors had a theory that celebrities who die too young are like Christ figures. They shine so brightly for our consumption and then they die in a way that allows us to go on consuming them for years and years to come. I thought about my library experience again when he told me this, how it was not enough for folks to borrow the book from the library. The books were secreted away in a back pack or tucked under a shirt into a waistband so the book could be owned, not just borrowed.
If I look at this project in an unflinching way, I see that I do want to touch and maybe even own a part of Marilyn's light. I wonder if my faith in my own special "Alice" light is in question here. But a funny thing is happening. As I am examining Marilyn's life and prepare for a physical transformation, I am finding myself more and more deeply curious about me and my own suffering. I am taking photographs of my face nearly everyday to document the physical transformation. Some days I look really sad and self involved; some days brighter, more wise; some days a little silly. On a rare occasion, I look completely unguarded. And I realize that these photos do not represent the whole day, even, just a moment in a day. I am starting to understand why Marilyn loved to be photographed so much. Everyday, I am a different Alice. I am always trying to discover what I am so I can get the t-shirt, post it on Facebook and be done with it. But here is the photographic evidence of the impossibility of that task, furthermore this me is so much more interesting. Beyond the first question, which for me is often "Am I pretty?"; is a gloriously vast world of unknowns.
I think Marilyn struggled with this same experience throughout her life, being affirmed only as "The Girl" and wanting to be seen as a deeper, more powerful actor. In her photographs, I can see that she has potential for both and so much more. Maybe this is why we steal her books from the library, so we can wake up the part of ourselves that is unnameable and almost unknowable.


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Promising Young Woman is as confident as its protagonist, a film that's willing to be a little messy and inconsistent in a way that reflects…
Promising Young Woman is as confident as its protagonist, a film that's willing to be a little messy and inconsistent in a way that reflects…
It's a fun movie to spend time with, and I don't think it needs to add up to much more than that.
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"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
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"Midnight Madness" is a very bad movie, but there's a good story behind it, and the story's worth telling. It's about these two kids named Michael Nankin and David Wechter, who began making films together when they were in eighth grade. They started with super-8 film, worked their way up to 16mm and enrolled in two of the most prestigious film schools - Nankin at UCLA, Wechter at USC.
Still collaborating, they made a short subject entitled "Gravity," a satire on classroom educational films in which their animated hero solemnly explained how to conserve gravity. It was a big hit on the film festival circuit, so then they decided it was time to make a more ambitious film.
They wrote a script named "Junior High School," which would be a musical about young love, bitter jealousy and cheating on exams, and would be shot entirely on the campus of a junior high school. Their film schools, which annually finance a certain number of student films, liked the screenplay but declined to back it because (a) it would be relatively expensive, and (b) Nankin and Wechter were just in their second year of school.
So Nankin and Wechter made the film themselves. It eventually cost around $25,000, which they scrounged from their parents, from bank loans and from the American Film Institute. And it was a terrific movie. I saw "Junior High School" for the first time last March, at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, where it delighted its audiences. It's won all sorts of film festival awards, and played here commercially not long ago at Facets Multimedia.
And it caught the attention of Ron Miller, the executive producer at Walt Disney Productions, who fulfilled all young filmmakers' dreams when he called the two into his office and, point blank, offered them office space, a salary for six months and a promise to seriously consider producing whatever project they came up with.
It is here that the story grows temporarily disappointing. Wechter and Nankin came up with "The All Night Treasure Hunt," a comedy about a scavenger hunt. Re-titled "Midnight Madness" to avoid confusion with last year's dreadful "Scavenger Hunt," it's now in limited neighborhood release. (But it doesn't carry the credit "Walt Disney Productions" because it's rated PG and has a few non-Disney touches such as a college kid diving into a vat at a brewery.)
The movie is a big disappointment to me, because I liked "Junior High School" so much. It's a pleasant, well-meaning little comedy, and it's obviously trying for the same kind of innocent, sophomoric humor that was so charming in "Junior High School." But it just doesn't have the same magic. A lot of its jokes miss, the pace is slow, there are too many characters to keep track of and there's an unpleasant streak of nasty humor directed at characters who are fat, ugly, old or otherwise out of step with Southern California physical ideals.
The movie seems to have been cast, indeed, from the further shores of strange character actors. Of the five teams engaged in the scavenger hunt, one is made up of kids with sloping chins and big noses, another one has two fat twin girls and a third is led by Stephen Furst, the chubby kid in "Animal House" whose fraternity brothers wrecked his brother's car. All of the teams race around Los Angeles, tracking down clues while the hunt's mastermind follows their progress on a big map in his apartment.
Is there anything heartening about this movie? Well, there's the consideration that, at ages 23 and 24, Wechter and Nankin still have their careers ahead of them and have shown in "Junior High School" that they have filmmaking gifts. What they need to do now, I think, is spend a great deal of effort on their next screenplay; the problems with "Midnight Madness" seem to have started at the screenplay stage, when they saddled themselves with an unwieldy plot containing far too many characters. It's encouraging that Disney's Miller gave these kids a chance - and on the basis of "Junior High School," his hunch was a sound one. But now its back to the old drawing board.
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Many of my last seven years as a parent have been spent in a state of twilight. Not entirely lucid, not quite asleep. I've come to regard it as normal, and even to cherish the feeling brought on by days, weeks, or (sometimes) months without an uninterrupted night of sleep.
It starts when they are newborn, especially with your first. You are getting MAYBE an hour or two of sleep at a stretch, which deprives your brain and body of the good REM sleep that you need. As a result, you start to go bonkers. This is a good thing, because if you were entirely aware of the psychological, spiritual, and moral implications of the new arrival of a human life — that you had a hand, so to speak, in creating and bringing into this world — you'd likely go far more deeply and irreparably insane.
Then they get sick. There will be no rest on the nights when you "sleep" camped out on the recliner with a trash can under one arm, ready to spring to full alertness and catch the vomit at the slightest noise or other cue… most of which are false alarms, but which you can't afford to ignore. Or it might be the spiking fevers, the whooping or wheezing of a cough, the sharp cries of pain from newly-cut teeth or the ubiquitous ear infection.
Even when NOTHING'S WRONG you will lose sleep, because the predatory fears of the future do their best hunting at night. When all seems calm, it's easiest to remember that the world is a scary, dangerous place… and despite our constant reassurances to the contrary, monsters DO exist. Twilight hours spent in prayer for our little ones come so often, but never as often as they should.
So, why bring this on yourself? Why bring on the heartache, backache, and forced insomnia? And WHY would anyone choose to bring an innocent, defenseless, undeserving human being into a world with such evil and suffering?
I can't explain it if you haven't been there too. Sorry, it's a little bit of a "red pill, blue pill" thing.
I've taken the red pill four times now… and I am eternally grateful for each of them. Because whether they occurred on my timing or (much more often) not, I am blessed with each nighttime cry I comfort, each diaper I change in a pitch-dark room, each nose I wipe, each bedtime story I read, each sleepless night I undertake.
There will be plenty of time to sleep when they're grown, and these rooms are quiet and empty. In the meantime…
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This collection is a dynamic and extremely light form incorporating precious materials that have been finished perfectly. The Furniture Collection by Mercedes-Benz Style brings the unmistakable use of lines and high quality of Mercedes-Benz indoors. It reflects the progressive, dynamic design idiom of the current show cars and offers the exclusive emotional experience of Mercedes-Benz in private living spaces and business premises.
Mercedes-Benz Style realizes its avant-garde designs in close collaboration with the Formitalia Luxury Group, one of the leading Italian manufacturers of designer furniture. An inspirational partnership built on the mutual passion for absolute quality and leading design. The collection will consist of a sofa, a chaise lounge, a dining room table, a sideboard, assorted chairs, a home theater system stand, a chest of drawers and a bed. Each piece promises to offer "dynamic yet timelessly elegant design," including wooden chair backrest shells inspired by the seat shells in Mercedes' latest research vehicles. Even the sideboard, the most pedestrian of dining room furniture pieces, has a glass door with a surrounding bevel meant to resemble the air intake of a sports car. Ensuring that owners remember who's behind the design, each piece will wear a subtle Mercedes-Benz Style logo.
We found that the series has an aerodynamic feel to it. The lines swoop upward with grace and ease. The carbon fiber elements give the collection a space age, lighter than air, appearance. The assembly would fit perfectly in a modern space age environment. The chaise looked like it could take off and soar at any moment. Gibraltar was very impressed by the comfort factor as well. The seating provided great lumbar support, and the high end leather materials caressed the back in luxury and suppleness. The collection boast a litheness and grace that are unequaled by other providers and creates a cocoon of extravagance.
While Mercedes-Benz Style may be new to the furniture business, automakers are no strangers to branding luxury goods. Lamborghini, for example, has a line of carbon fiber luggage that bears its name, and companies ranging from Aston Martin through Infiniti have affiliations with luxury watches.
Gorden Wagener, head of design at Mercedes-Benz Style, said of the collection, "The various pieces of furniture reflect the progressive, dynamic design idiom of our current show cars and concept vehicles, offering an exclusive, emotional experience outside our vehicles as well." If you want that emotional experience in your living room, minus the occasional grease or oil stain, the Mercedes-Benz Style furniture collection is expected to be available at high-end furniture stores, showrooms and interior design studios beginning this October at our Beverly Hills site.
A Google™ search indicates that one of the foremost sites for high end furniture is Gibraltar. "This West coast internet pioneer features retro, modern, and post-modern furnishings. Gibraltar offers an exceptional array of, architectural, modern, high quality items. Gibraltar Furniture is one of the leaders in the world of Internet modern architectural products. Gibraltar sells furniture manufactured in Italy, Asia, and the USA and all sales are tax free outside of California.
Gibraltar Furniture is proud to be a #1 wholesaler for Ameico, modern classics, Barcelona, and huge selection in modern furnitures such as modern outdoor furniture, modern lighting, modern office furniture, and much more. Gibraltar Furniture has been in business for 50 years. Yahoo News reports that Gibraltar Furniture has "The best prices, models, and service of any site on the Internet."


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Thinking Of Boston
It greatly saddens me that it was just four months ago that I wrote Thinking of Newtown. Here we are again mourning as a nation. Thinking about how to explain and talk about this tragedy with our children.
I am so sorry, Boston. My heart goes out to all of those hurt and affected by this tragedy.
When watching the television news coverage yesterday, I broke down when the the Boston Police Commissioner asked his citizens to stay home as the crime was still a developing one. I was taken back to 9/11, getting to my uptown home from my downtown Manhattan office. Learning that our city (and country) was still under siege. It was terrifying.
As my friend Marinka asked after Newtown…
Where are all the resources to help parents cope with these tragedies?
Stay safe and strong, parents. Stay safe and strong, Boston. Much love to you all.
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How can I get help paying off a payday loan and a title loan? The title loan is killing me, taking almost a whole paycheck a month.
Payday loans:
Have you tried contacting the payday loan company directly? If you haven't, try this first…contact them and explain your hardship and that you don't have the ability to pay off the loan in full but need to stop the cycle of borrowing. Ask them if they have a hardship repayment plan they can put you on. Most Payday lenders have the ability to do this, they just normally do not advertise it, you have to ask for it.
If they will not work with you for a repayment plan, another option is to wean yourself off of it; meaning you borrow less and less each time until you do not have to borrow again.
If neither of these options work for you, I would suggest you call us and schedule a counseling session to let one of our counselors review your situation in more depth to help provide more guidance.
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Title loans are a bit tougher because the loan is collateralized. If you default, they will collect the collateral. So if there is no way to pay off the loan, such as borrowing from family or friend and paying them back under a more manageable payment, the best way to approach the loan is try to restructure it. This of course relies again on the lender working with you. Try contacting the lender, explaining your hardship and see if the payments can be extended to allow for a more affordable payment. You should also know the lender may state they will only refinance it instead. This normally means you will be charged more interest on the loan in the long run. If this is the case, before you agree to a refinance, I suggest you call us and schedule a counseling session. Let a counselor review all your financial information. We may be able to help make the current payment more affordable by restructuring your other expenses.
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Austral Bricks set to watch the Olympics in style
Austral Brick's Brickworks Design Centre in Carrington St Sydney will be a great place to be during the next few weeks in particular. Their giant new VideroLED screen has been installed just in time for the Olympics, and to complete the Olympic theme a clever representation of a swimming lane has been installed in the foreground. Boasting a 2.5mm pixel pitch and high quality SMD componentry, the image quality on this screen has to be seen to be believed. We expect there will be some late nights in Carrington St.


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These and other equally challenging questions were on the agenda of PolyTalk 2016, a two day conference organised by PlasticsEurope in Brussels on 16-17 March. With the title "Zero Plastics to the Oceans" the summit gathered more than 250 high-level representatives from the world of politics, industry, NGOs, media, science and academia to discuss solutions to marine litter.
"Marine litter is a global challenge that needs a global solution. We want to find the right answers to marine litter because our aim is for zero plastics entering the oceans" said Patrick Thomas, CEO of Covestro and President of PlasticsEurope. "The plastics industry is an important industry to Europe. We have a key role to play in providing leadership and best practice. We all share the same goal: to protect the environment", he stated.
"This is one of the clear symbols of a resource inefficient economy" said Marianne Wenning, Deputy for Quality of Life, Water & Air, DG Environment, European Commission. "The plastics industry has taken steps to raise this issue. However, we need to increase our efforts and address the challenge. The Circular Economy Package is an important tool in this respect", she expressed.
Andrew Morlet, CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation acknowledged the importance of plastics to the broader economy. However, to address leakage and marine litter, there is a need for a fundamental shift in the plastics economy. "We need a global collaboration initiative that matches the scale of the challenge and the opportunity" he said.
Solutions at regional level were highlighted by Bart Tommelein, Secretary of State for the North Sea, Federal Government, Belgium, who explained the efforts made at local level in the North Sea. "We are undertaking several actions, for instance, next weekend, in the Belgium coast; there is a beach clean-up initiative in partnership with ENECO".
The Turkish Deputy Minister of Environment and Urbanisation, Mr. Mehmet Ceylan also highlighted the need for a global action. "The sea and ocean waste is a mobile waste and actions at local level will not be sufficient. Today, Turkey's government is working together with key stakeholders such as PAGEV, the Turkish plastics industry foundation, to prevent waste ending up in the marine environment" he emphasised.
At PolyTalk 2016, the launch of the website www.marinelittersolutions.com was announced, which provides the latest news and information about industry's involvement in the prevention of marine litter. To date, more than 60 associations in 34 countries have signed the plastics industry's global declaration, through which 185 projects have been planned, initiated or completed since its launch in 2011 The conference also provided a snapshot of some of the most exciting innovations being developed to reduce litter.
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Published: May 3rd 2010, Walker Books
Pages: 603 pages, hardback
Series?: Yes, this is the third and final book in the Chaos Walking series
Acquired: Kindly sent for review by the publisher
Summary (from Goodreads): 'War', says the Mayor. 'At last'.
Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await?
But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge - the electrifying finale to the award-winning "Chaos Walking" trilogy, "Monsters of Men" is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival, and the devastating realities of war.
My review: What to say about Monsters of Men... I'll warn you now this isn't really going to be a particularly coherent review, just me throwing praise at Patrick Ness and rambling about how this is pretty much the best series I've ever read. Seriously. I bloody love these books.
Monster of Men is the final book in the Chaos Walking series and the one Ness finally won the Carnegie medal for - I was so happy he got the recognition he truly deserves for this absolutely stunning series. For me there really are no flaws in any of the books. They were all a complete joy to read and I can't say enough wonderful things about them. I just wish Ness had more books out there as I can't get enough of his easy, smart writing style. When I'm reading his books I feel utterly content and can completely escape into the world he creates, he's certainly up there with my favourite YA writers of all time, jostling with David Almond and Meg Rosoff for the top spot, I think.
Monsters of Men had everything I wanted and it was the perfect way to end the series. One of the things I love most about Ness is that he keeps it realistic, even though that often makes me cry (although I don't think I cried as much in this one as I did in that one particular scene in The Knife of Never Letting Go... you know the one). Viola, Todd and the rest of the gang have been plunged into the midst of war, not everybody is going to survive and it would have wholly unrealistic if Ness had given us a happy, Hollywood ending. Obviously I'm not going to give a thing away but I thought the ending was brilliant; completely shocking and I cried a whole lot but it was necessary and it was perfect. Sir, you are a genius.
If you haven't read this series yet please just do it, I absolutely guarantee (100%!) that you won't be disappointed. These books will rock your world and remind you exactly why YA fiction is so wonderful. Ness has such a way with words, it all feels so effortless and I cannot wait for his next release. Somebody out there has got to adapt the Chaos Walking series for the big screen - they have to... but they have to handle it absolutely perfectly. If the right cast and crew got behind it I think the films could be exceptional, just like the books.
Hands down this is my favourite YA series. These books excite me like no others and The Knife of Never Letting Go is always one of the first books I recommend to anybody. Monsters of Men is a stunningly written book that serves as the perfect finale to an outstanding series.
First line: '"War," says Mayor Prentiss, his eyes glinting. "At last."'
Read if you liked…: The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness
Plot: 4/5
Writing: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
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Late-year surge aside, 2009 was a time of slight decline for Nintendo, spurred by a slide in sales for the once-booming Wii. And nobody felt that slide more than the company's former boss Hiroshi Yamauchi.
Yamauchi, who not only ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002 but is also the company's single biggest shareholder, was not too long ago the richest man in Japan, with a personal fortune estimated at USD$7.8 billion.
Now, though, he's not the richest man in Japan. Poor Yamauchi. Still, don't shed too many tears for the man; despite dropping from first to third to seventh on Forbes' list of Japan's richest people, he still has an estimated worth of USD$3.8 billion.
Half of what he had, yes, but still enough to dry any tears.
Also making Forbes' list with $780 million was Hajime Satomi, boss of pachinko (and video game!) company Sega Sammy, at #32.
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This is the story of a bit of a failure with some creative recovery. Do you call it a win? I'm not sure.
I set out to make a rose pin – from the pattern by Pat Spark in issue 14 of Felt magazine.
I needed a brooch to match my shoes for an outfit I planned to wear…so I found some fleece to match my shoes, then I chose some silk fabric.
Next I got out my bag of Sari silk waste to choice a contrasting color for the center of the flower.
The idea of the pattern is to create a fleece sandwich – you take a long piece of fabric, lay out the fleece then fold the fabric over lengthwise.
Then you take a long piece of thread and stitch and gather the fabric to form the rose flower shape.
I put my yellow silk threads in the middle and just caught them with some stitches. Ooooh, pretty!
That's where I should have stopped. Stop now! Sure, it's technically unfinished (because the next step is to felt it) but it looks soooooo preeetty. Why didn't I stop? Gah!
I felted it.
I got over it eventually and tried to make something of it. I shaped it as much as I could as it dried. I pulled up some of the fabric that hadn't felted – to try and get some height and dimension.
In the end it turned out not too bad. I stitched a brooch back on it and here it is pinned to my bag. It was too bulky to wear on my dress.


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A set of Protocol Gateways that map devices using other protocols to XMPP.
I grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. I have a M.Sc. in mathematics (with honors) and am also a trained commercial pilot and flight instructor. I began my career in the computer games industry, but have dedicated the last 26 years to machine-to-machine communication and the Internet of Things, and related areas. I'm married and have two beautiful daughters. I enjoy the outdoors, and creating fractal artwork. While having worked and lived in USA and Chile, I presently reside in Sweden. But my heart resides in Chile.


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Government spends a lot of time researching and understanding which legislation is beneficial for stakeholders. They don't always get it right and sometimes they get it so wrong that doors close and jobs move overseas. While these are hotly contested issues that make Republican and Democrats burn with anger and spill-out seething rebukes it is an ongoing problem that must be faced!
We can impose regulations from the top or we can partner with industry to create regulations. The top down system is beneficial when industry cannot propose workable legislation. The hammer shall come down and it should be on the side of the people. At least in theory in societies that are "for the people". But....it doesn't need to come down when there are alternatives.
Industry are the masters of their environment and will have much more knowledge than any legislator will gain. They know their business, what will help them grow and what will screech their business to a stop! Industry leaders have something to say about how they can get things done and we are better off giving them our ear.
It makes sense to encourage them to be stakeholders and propose solutions that can meet the needs of the people and help them maintain their competitive stance. When we look at the issue of pollution it is natural and right to limit our carbon foot print. We all live in this environment and one generation does not have the right to doom the next only for profit.
Industry can put forward and invest in research and proposals that meet societies expectations. We move them from unwilling receivers of legislation to the sculptor that can develop something workable for a larger pool of stakeholders. It is they that have a lot to lose, often ranging into the multi-millions of dollars, and it is they who can propose some of the best solutions.
You might expect industry to be selfish and make propositions that are completely self-seeking in a way that ignores rights of society. This isn't often the case. They have concerns over the environment as well as their competitive position. Government has the ultimate authority to review, adjust and eventually vote on such legislation proposals.
Precisely how industry would come up with this solution is entirely up to them. One could foresee the use of not-for-profit, or research associations, that work on the behalf of the entire industry and not on the behalf of any one donor. They research ideas, investigate options, and create solutions for everyone involved. If they can't get it passed there is no reason to make a proposal.
Under this system science will be boosted. Where there is no available data, or open questions, the proposals will need to find an answer. That requires the use of scientific procedure, either research already conducted or new research, that fills the "gaps" in the proposal. An incomplete proposal is likely to result in a resounding "no" and requests for additional information.
Instead of demonizing corporations we can push them to find a better way of doing things. It would dumbfound the modern mind if they would prefer arbitrary decisions over those that can also meet their needs. More likely self-interest would push them to jump at the chance to remove what doesn't work with something that does.
The long-term impact can have a profound effect on the economy and society. Millions of jobs may be saved by ensuring legislation is practical and not an undue hindrance to industry. Pulling companies into the solution is better than have a cat-and-mouse game of big money donations that influence political votes or legal "hocus pocus" that side-steps justified legislation. As a nation, we are either finding better ways of creating alignment around societal norms through engagement or we continue to bleed organizations that could not save themselves.


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Here's the problem - According to a recent statistic, as many as 1 in 5 children nationally no longer play outside, and this figure is growing! It is vital that we get children engaged with the natural world, so they grow to care for it and look after our planet long into the future. Here's the challenge - To help us enthuse and educate the next generation about the wonders of the natural world, keep them interested, and give them the skills to look after the world for generations to come! Join the other friendly leaders at the Minsmere Wildlife Explorers (WEX) children's club, and help us to continue to inspire children to enjoy and care for wildlife and the environment. The group meets on the third Saturday of the month at our Minsmere reserve and at other locations locally (and sometimes further afield), for fun wildlife themed activities for kids. The group is for 7-12 year olds.


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We're on the Royal Jet Cruiser 9 for a one-day snorkelling tour of Phi Phi and Laem Thong. The sun is up, the water's sparkling blue and there's magic in the air. Pulling out of the Port of Phuket and gazing up at the distant Big Buddha to the west, passengers can see just how verdant this island still is. Crew members busy themselves while a guide works the crowd to make sure that everyone undertands their own itinerary as there are several groups heading off to different destinations. We're heading to Phi Phi's east coast - a destination that is less popular but just as beautiful as Phi Phi Leh and Maya Bay - the best-known Phi Phi daytrip attractions.
- Phuket FantaSea Cultural Theme Park
- Phi Phi Islands Tour with Express Boat
- James Bond Island Full-Day Tour via Big Boat
- Coral & Racha Islands Full-Day Tour
- Whitewater Rafting & 4-Wheel-Drive Adventure
- Sea Kayaking at Ang Thong Marine Park
- Flying Hanuman Ziplining Experience
- Canoeing Excursion in Phang Nga Bay with Thai Buffet Lunch
- Introduction to City Tour
- John Gray's Cave Canoeing Tour in Phang Nga Bay
Phi Phi Don Island East Coast
After a complimentary coffee and a stroll round the sunny deck, the distinctive shape of Phi Phi Don starts to loom larger on the horizon. We sail into the almost luminous Tonsai Bay with its turquoise waters and green covered limestone cliffs and several passengers disembark. Only minutes later we're off again – heading to the beautiful white-sand Laemthong Beach.
We pass several idyllic-looking resorts along Phi Phi's eastern coast and afterwards drop anchor about 300 metres from the shore. Two large long-tail boats putt-putt out and take us to a beach bar in the shade by the side of the sea.
It's still quite early in the day so the lady offering happy-hour-priced cocktails gets no business until lunchtime. In the meantime, we're busy snorkelling in the gin-clear waters and taking in the colourful sight of tropical marine life in its own backyard. Wonderful stuff, this is exactly what people dream of when they envisage a perfect beach vacation.
Lunch at Laem Thong Beach
Two hours later and we're starving hungry. We come back to find a gentleman with a very gentle voice singing evergreens at the beachside bar. In an adjacent beachside restaurant the company has laid on a buffet with a handsome choice of oven-roasted baby chicken legs, spaghetti and sauce, a very tasty vegetarian curry, spicy Thai soup, rice, freshly cut fruit and more. It's, to say the very least, satisfying and well executed.
Now it's time to move off and everyone's feeling mellow after the meal. We sail back to Tonsai Bay where several new passengers join us and spend the 90-minute trajectory back to Phuket watching a movie on the three large-screen LCD TVs in the ship's lounge.
It's been a great and non-demanding day out with some excellent snorkelling, a memorable lunch enjoyed in the company of a veritable hotchpotch of nationalities. Simple, but enjoyable. There were a few hairy moments getting on and off boats but crew members were always there to lend a hand.
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The photo was taken by top Liverpool photographer Simon Rogers and shows three of the four Belfast artists involved, Danny Devenny, Marty Lyons and Mark Ervine along with Liverpool artist Freddy Rylands. The fourth Belfast artist Mickey Doherty who isn't in the photo was apparently at the time being dragged round Liverpool's new shopping centre by his missus.
The photo was taken ahead of a very successful launch which started with live Irish traditional music from Belfast's Liam Smith. Picket boss Phil Hayes spoke of how proud he was to have such amazing artwork on the side of the building and spoke of the thousands of people who had been to view the mural since its completion in September. TLMP's Peter Morrison gave a short talk on the idea behind the project and the contribution of all the people who helped to promote TLMP and in the design and funding of this latest mural. Peter paid special tribute to the many Liverpool volunteers who worked with the artists during the production of the mural.
There was also a great talk about the people in the painting from Michael Kelly author of 'Liverpool's Irish connection' and another excellent presentation on the history of Northern Ireland's murals from Ulster University's Professor Bill Rolston, who described the Picket painting as a mega-mural, and pointed out that it is bigger than any single mural in Northern Ireland. There was also a very enjoyable Q & A session with the artists, including Mickey and introduced by Liverpool University's Professor Jonathan Harris, answering some great questions from the packed audience about their work back in Belfast and also about this historic cross community collaboration in the Capital of Culture.


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What To Look Forward To In 2018, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Once, during a New Year's Eve party, I donned my astrologer's hat and gave all of the guests predictions for the upcoming year. If this isn't how you plan to spend your 2017 New Year's Eve, here's what to look forward to in 2018 based on your zodiac sign. I always like to read my overall horoscope at the beginning of each year to look for themes and opportunities. While your horoscope is not going to determine your path in life, it can be a useful tool. Kind of like Google maps for your life. Knowing what's ahead can help you avoid pitfalls and seize new opportunities you might otherwise overlook.
The good news is that astrologers are predicting an energetic start to 2018 that can help you build momentum as you continue to work toward your goals in life, love, and everything else. "The year opens with a powerful Mars/Jupiter conjunction in no-nonsense Scorpio," Horoscope.com explained on its website. "This keeps you going where you want to go in life. It also brings a big injection of energy that powers your days and your long-range career and family plans. The sun, Venus, and Pluto clustered in pragmatic Capricorn will keep you grounded and on track. Enhanced charm and more pleasant social interactions are powerful additions to your life-skills toolbox, too."
This is great news after the epic dumpster fire of 2017, and if you want to make the most of the new year, here's what you can look forward to in 2018 based on your zodiac sign.
1. Aries Rules The World
For Aries, 2017 was somewhat of a roller coast. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows made this past year disorienting for rams. However, you're likely ending the year on a high note, and you'll continue to ride that wave into 2018. "Look forward to success, praise, and pleasure, Aries!" Horoscope.com noted. "Settle down and work relentlessly toward career and self-improvement goals. The year 2018 starts with your planet Mars conjoined with regal Jupiter in no-nonsense Scorpio. Prepare to rule!"
Tarot.com wrote that Aries-born people who are feeling directionless, something that you're not truly passionate about, or that is not a good fit, could come to an end, and this is a good thing. Look at it as an opportunity to explore and go after what you really want.
2. Taurus Finds Fulfillment
Taurus, you are primed to find fulfillment in every area of your life in 2018, thanks to Jupiter having your back. "The year begins with Jupiter, the planet of luck and support, moving comfortably through your relationship sector," Tarot.com noted. "Jupiter remains here until Nov. 8, and during these months you'll notice the most brilliant potential to experience depth and fulfillment with people you do business with, and in your personal life."
Additionally, Horoscope.com explained that the presence of Venus on New Year's Day will fill the bull with energy and beauty. This is a great time to make changes, and discard anything that's not working for you. Taurus, in 2018, don't accept anything less than you deserve.
3. Gemini Enjoys Career Success
The cosmic stage is set for the twins to achieve career success beyond their wildest dreams. "If you're in the freelance business, you might have so many people vying for your services that you have to turn down offers," Tarot.com predicted. "If you are looking to make a job change, you'll find one that is more in-line with your true calling in life."
Gemini, change is afoot in 2018, but that's no problem for you. Seize opportunities to completely change your life for the better. "Expect 2018 to bring you improvements and some changes of direction in your social life and career. You could step into a new world," Horoscope.com noted.
4. Cancer Makes Big Decisions
Cancer, 2018 is a year of big life-changing decisions for the crab. If there are things in your life that aren't working, it's time to make a clean break. "It won't be an easy decision either way, but as 2018 begins you're likely to feel that gnawing sense that there is work to be done in the partnership department," Tarot.com advised. "In fact, this might have begun in late Dec. 2017 when Saturn edged into your [seventh] House of Committed Alliances. This area of your chart rules relationships in both your personal and business life, so either (or both) might be in for changes."
Additionally, Horoscope.com noted that the cosmos will support you no matter what you decide, and the decisions you make in 2018 are ultimately up to you. Don't look to others to give your life direction. "A lunar eclipse in January with the moon in Leo could thrust you further into the spotlight than you'd like. No matter. It's a growing experience that shows you how to better take charge and act with authority."
5. Leo Gets Their House In Order
Leo, 2018 is the year to get your life in order, and Jupiter stationed in your house of home and family could result in some unexpected benefits — like moving into your dream home. "During this time you might finally move into your dream home, or something that fits your ideal of the perfect living situation," Tarot.com noted. "There's something about where you live this year that lends itself to feelings of freedom, peace, and happiness.
Horoscope.com called 2018 a "golden year" for the lion where Leo will have a bevy of exciting opportunities. However, act wisely as any decisions you make will have far-reaching consequences. "When the sun enters Leo, there is a grand earth trine, with Uranus in well-anchored Taurus, Venus in methodical Virgo, and Saturn and Pluto in pragmatic Capricorn. What you achieve in 2018 can be made to last."
6. Virgo Takes An Honest Look At Love
Matters of the heart are where it's at for Virgo in 2018. If you've been searching for relationships that offer depth and purpose, this is your year. "While romance won't be easy, or carefree, there is the potential for you to learn a great deal about yourself and the kind of mate that makes you feel truly supported in life," Tarot.com wrote. "You, Virgo, want substance in a relationship. In 2018, if you're willing to take an honest look at your love life, you may very well achieve this."
"Intense" is how Horoscope.com described 2018 for Virgo, and noted that 2018's Mercury Retrograde cycles will empower the virgin. "After each retrograde, feel impassioned about yourself and your life, and watch everything fall into place for you."
7. Libras Embraces Transitions
You hate conflict and struggle to make decisions. However, Libra, in 2018 you might be forced to take the lead in many areas of your life and step up your adulting game. "For some, this will be a year of heightened domestic responsibility. Perhaps one of your parents is getting older and needs more of your help," Tarot.com speculated. "It's also possible that someone else in your family is going through a difficult time and is relying on you more than usual. If any of these situations occurs, your task will be to embrace your newfound responsibilities as realistically as possible."
The scales are often looked to for advice and leadership, and while you might embrace this, some Libras has been playing this role their entire lives and it could become tiring. But, there is good news. If you've been struggling financially, Tarot.com also predicted that your money troubles could become a thing of the past in 2018.
8. Scorpio Rides A Wave Of Abundance
Scorpio, if 2017 had you feeling all dark and twisty, 2018 will be the exact opposite. "Jupiter, the planet of expansion and abundance, entered your sign back on Oct. 10, 2017, and as the New Year begins you're still basking in this cosmic glory," Tarot.com noted. "In fact, Jupiter will continue to provide you with opportunities and blessings until November 8. Because of this trend, you'll look back on 2018 as a year of extraordinary personal growth and happiness."
Horoscope.com explained that for a determined Scorpio, there are no roadblocks on the path to success in 2018. It's true that your intense energy on New Year's Day might keep some people at arm's length, however when "pleasant Venus also conjoins the sun, all in Earth sign Capricorn. Big success and popularity are readily available this year."
9. Sagittarius Gets Introspective
Sagittarius, if you're usually super social, prepare to spend 2018 looking inward to find happiness. "This year you might find greater fulfillment if you spend more time alone, going within. Yes, Sagittarius: 2018 might prove to be a deeply reflective and soul-searching year," Tarot.com noted. "This is mainly due to the fact that Jupiter, your ruling planet, will move through your 12th House of Spirituality and Solitude until Nov. 8. With Jupiter in this part of your chart, you'll feel more content overall when you're pursuing the things that make you happy on your own."
If you've spent most of your life finding fulfillment from external sources, and the feeling of being alone terrifies you, 2018 is the time for Sagittarius to overcome this obstacle. While it might seem scary, getting to know yourself will ultimately help you move forward in your life.
10. Capricorn Finds Perspective
Capricorn, if 2017 had you sailing along on a sea of uncertainty, in 2018 the clouds will clear and give you some much-needed perspective. "Life makes more and better sense in 2018, Capricorn. A clearer perspective will make it much easier to achieve your goals and dreams," Horoscope.com noted. Additionally, while you may experience some anxiety this year, it's important not to get mired down in obstacles. "Methodically work your way through them and emerge better organized and more respected than ever."
Tarot.com predicted 2018 to be filled with friends for Capricorn, with one person even helping you achieve a major goal. However, be careful not to over commit. Some people may be seeking you out and asking more of you because they're picking up on your dependable nature. Remember, you don't have to say yes to everything.
11. Aquarius Prepares For Major Changes
As David Bowies sang, "Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes (Turn and face the strange)," is going to be the theme for Aquarius in 2018. "The most fundamental changes to your daily life could begin to happen this year," Horoscope.com predicted." Since you are generally known for going your own way, and the cosmos are lined up to support you, the changes you experience this year should have a positive outcome, even if it doesn't feel that way at first.
"As the year begins you might feel as if you've reached a turning point. Perhaps you're ready to say goodbye to a relationship that is no longer serving you; either personally or professionally," Tarot.com wrote. "Jupiter will offer you the most brilliant career prospects for most of the year... If you're considering starting a new business, go for it! This will also be a year for promotion, honors, and a positive change in status." Carpe diem, Aquarius. The world is yours for the taking.
12. Pisces Searches For Meaning
For the already pensive Pisces, intuition kicks into high-gear for the fish in 2018. "On New Year's Day, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune are all in water signs," Horoscope.com noted. "You have keen sensitivities and sharp insights and intuition all year long." Additionally, Tarot.com speculated that 2018 will be a year of searching for meaning and answers for Pisces.
"This might be a year you decide to embark on an intellectual or spiritual journey that truly expands your horizons. You can accomplish this by traveling to faraway lands and experiencing new cultural experiences. You can also achieve this by pursuing an advanced degree, license, or certification. One thing is certain: your thirst for wisdom must be quenched." Whatever you desire to know in 2018, Pisces, the universe is conspiring to help you get answers.


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Small business owners of the world, unite! You are part of an apparently bottomless well of advertising dollars, and the big boys are out to take them from you. Today, in Misleading Advertising Sales…how Google would like you to calculate Return on Investment.
Here's a look at part of the "lesson" from Google on how to calculate Return on Investment:
Google has left the cost of goods or services out of their calculation. It could be an honest mistake, but this is a multi-billion dollar business, so I doubt that there is anything in the AdWords world that hasn't passed muster with several layers of management.
I tried to give them the semantic benefit of the doubt, but their wording seems very clear:
"The net profit for your business can then be calculated based on your company's revenue from sales made via your AdWords advertising, minus the cost of your advertising."
They could have easily said "gross margin" or "contribution," but they went with "revenue."
So Google seems to be deliberately misleading small businesses into calculating their ROI from AdWords campaigns incorrectly, making their AdWords investment seem much better than it really is.
If Groupon doesn't get you, Google will.


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In 1995, Hillsdale College introduced the Hillsdale Academy Reference Guide as an educational resource for those interested in drawing upon the Academy's time-tested K-12 program. Within two years, reference guides had been sold in all fifty states and more than 10 foreign countries, and schools, both old and new, were following the Hillsdale model.
In keeping with the Academy's mission to be a model for American education reform, Hillsdale College now offers the complete Hillsdale Academy Reference Guide online. Parents and educators can access the Academy's K-12 curriculum, browse through the student/parent handbook, and learn how to implement the Academy's school culture. The contents include the following:
For your convenience, both Reference Guides are available in Adobe Acrobat format.
You may order printed copies at $100 each by calling 1-800-989-7323. Those wishing to purchase both volumes at the same time will receive a $25 discount. You may find it helpful to view our short introductory video before using the Hillsdale Academy Reference Guide.
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Marta 12L – Black
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Dual-function 17L backpack and tote bag with an innovative integrated yoga mat slip pocket
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Sandqvist's Marta in Black is the ideal eco-friendly dual-function for city living and beach trips. This bag can easily be worn as a backpack or a tote bag, dependent on however you wish to carry it. Exhibiting a uniquely innovative yoga mat slip pocket on the front of the bag, it is perfect for a little after work vinyasa flow.
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Brian Scolaro first got his start in stand-up comedy in 1992. Since then, he's been entertaining audiences across the country. Now, everyone can listen to his clever, unique material and hilarious sketches as he just released his first CD, "Sneezes, Farts and Orgasms." I recently had the chance to chat with Brian, and we spoke about his history with stand-up, adventures on the road and unfortunate run-in with Donald Trump's son.
Q - How did you get involved with stand-up?
A - I was lost at an early age. I was quiet. Shy. No clue what I wanted to do in life.
I wasn't interested in any school subject. Didn't want to be a doctor, a soldier, a fireman, a cop, a builder, a scientist, farmer, hamster, egg whites, nothing.
Then when I was in fourth grade I went to see Bill Cosby at Harrah's in Atlantic City with my family. It was right after his HBO special "Himself" came out. I remember thinking that everyone in the theatre (no matter their age or race) was laughing. He was able to connect with a fifth grader and both my parents. I knew it was special. And I wanted to make people feel the same way he made me feel. Around that time George Carlin's HBO special "Playin With Your Head" came out. I was amazed. Tapes of his old albums started being passed around our classroom and he became almost like a second father to me. He not only made me laugh harder than anyone had ever made me laugh before, but he also taught me to be an individual and think for myself and also to be a bit of an upstart and challenge everything society handed to me. My personality started developing.
In college, a friend of mine from high school did stand up one day. I got jealous. He wasn't particularly funny in real life. I guess that kind of spurred me into finally doing it. And not just dreaming about it. Jealousy started my career. So I did my first show at Stand Up NY on January 14th, 1992. My very next show was the worst show of my career. I tanked in front of my whole college while opening for a hypnotist. I was totally embarrassed. Speechless for months. This did not sway for me quitting. But actually the opposite. It made me want to prove to everyone and myself that I could do it and be great at it. So I started taking it seriously. Performing once a week.
Around 1995 I was at a place where I knew I was able to do stand up and do it well. I quit my job as an intern for HBO's "Real Sex" and got a job working two days a week at a home caring for adults with mental retardation. This freed up my schedule to perform the other five nights a week in Manhattan and fifteen years later there is no turning back. This is all I can do. I am a comedian. Whether I like it or not.
Q - Your first CD, "Sneezes, Farts and Orgasms" was just released. Can you describe what fans can expect from the album?
A - It's kind of like going to Disneyland with no pants on. It's fun but you feel like you are doing something wrong. The album is half universal material and half thinking material. Half Cosby and half Carlin. We got jokes on sneezes. And we got jokes on death. We got fat jokes and fart jokes and jokes about cavemen and jokes about being raped by Santa Claus. It's all very silly.
Q - "Sneezes, Farts and Orgasms" not only includes your stand-up, but also features sketches. How does your writing process vary for different types of comedy?
A - Sketches are easier to write. The back and forth. The conflict. Stand-up is just my thoughts and they have to be written in a conversational way. Even though it isn't a conversation but a presentation. The jokes get tested and tweaked and changed and edited and turned around and upside down until I find the final version that gets the desired results. It's a pain in the ass. Sketches are fluid. A guy wants to buy ice cream. But the other guy only sells monkey shit. The hilarity begins. Stand-up material is like a rock. You got chisel away at it to turn it into art.
Q -You started your career in New York, but now you perform on stages all across the United States and Canada. Where are some of your favorite places to perform?
A - New York is still my favorite place to play. Everybody is there. Locals. Tourists. Families. Loners. Criminals. Priests. Bras. Panties. Oh, I'm sorry. You feel like you are performing to the whole world there. Comedy Cellar is my favorite. I feel like that's the place that I found my voice at and when I play there I feel at home.
Q - While you're on tour, how do you occupy yourself when you're not on stage?
A - I try to get out and see the town. Do what the locals do. So in Wichita I did crystal meth. Just kidding. I might've been the only one in the club not on meth. And without a gun. In Alaska I went dog sledding. Until they flipped me over. Those sleds aren't made for sudden left turns and apparently "Why the Fuck are you assholes going left" isn't a command the dogs understand.
Q - What's your favorite road story, whether it's silly, embarrassing or just plain awesome?
A - I remember performing at this one club. And there was a loud idiot in the front who was annoying everybody. Eventually another guy got up and smashed a beer mug over his head. Turns out the loud guy was Donald Trump's son. And he threatened to sue everybody as he stood outside screaming at us covered in blood. That was an interesting night.
Q - Who are your favorite comics, and who influences you?
A - George Carlin. Louis CK. Patrice Oneal. Monty Python. Marx Brothers. Laurel and Hardy. Bill Murray. Belushi. John Candy. Steve Martin. I also think Madeline Kahn was the funniest woman who ever lived. There was a great show in Britain called "The Mighty Boosh" and those guys really effected me as well recently.
Q - What's next for you? What can fans expect from you in the future?
A - Probably suicide. I don't know. I am at a cross roads now and this album represents the first part of my career. The next part is wide open and a clean slate. It's exciting and depressing all at the same time. I've been writing a lot of movie scripts lately. If I can get somebody to read one, I would love to start doing that.
You can buy Brian's new CD at iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sneezes-farts-and-orgasms/id419151453.
Kate Brindle is a stand-up comedian from Ann Arbor, MI. For more information and for tour dates, visit her at http://www.katebrindle.com/ Email Kate at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What do movie special effects, the stock market, heart attacks and the rings of Saturn have in common? They're all connected by a revolutionary new branch of math called fractals, which has changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding. NOVA: Hunting the Hidden Dimension, airing Thursday, December 16 at 9 p.m. on WXXI World (cable 524/DT21.2), tells the dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed fractals from a curiosity that few took seriously to an approach that is touching nearly every branch of understanding — including what happened after the Big Bang and the ultimate fate of our universe.


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I my last post I explained how I decided to chart the data I've been collecting for the TrackaTree phenology project, so see if it has any interesting stories to tell. I wanted to look at the variation within the same species between the years, and also to see there was any variation in the relative timing of the different species between years. Whereas Christine, who runs the TrackaTree project, used sophisticated statistics for her analysis, I was only going to use charts.
Of the three species, arguably the most interesting is the Wood anemone, because it has varied the most, as shown in the chart below.
In 2014, the red line, flowering started early – before I started fieldwork. So by the date of my first visit, on March 21, the flowers were already fully out. However in 2015 flowering was at least three weeks later, while in 2016 it was later still. In all three years the duration of flowering was similar, although the speed with which flowers came out did vary. In 2016 it took noticeably longer for all the flowers to come out than in the other years. 2017 already looks like an exceptional year – flowering started early (but not as early as in 2014), but the speed with which all the flowers have appeared has been relatively quick. Also, in 2017 there are over 100 flowers visible within the two metre radius of the Silver Birch, when the previous highest number of Wood anemones around this tree was under 50. So Wood anemones appear to be quite sensitive to variations in the weather during the previous winter.
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In 2011, some engineers has a unique idea: use technology to make weight loss easier.
Autom™ was a personal weight loss coach who learned about you and adapted to you over time. No two conversations were alike and the more she learned about you, the more she customized her feedback advice to keep you motivated on your diet.
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There were no manuals to read, no menus to figure out, and no complex technology to master.
Autom was a personal weight loss coach designed to help make it more effective for staying on diet. It was supposed to be an in-home coach to help users reach their goals and keep the weight off. The idea was that this "coach" could affordably replace a human coach while still allowing dieters to tap into the emotional connection and motivation that a weight loss coach offered.
While Autom never took off, it did provide us with an idea of how technology can push fitness forward. Today, many of us wear fitness trackers designed to measure our activity levels and provide easy caloric input tracking.
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Did you know that only around 2% of people who diet lose weight and keep it off? Don't feel bad if you've lost weight before and regained it — almost everyone has been there. What sets apart people who successfully keep that weight off over time is that they consistently keep track of their eating, exercise, and weight.
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For a long time, athletes have relied on heart rate monitors and stopwatches for tracking their progress and fitness. These measuring tools help them stay in their "zone" and hit training targets.
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Autom™ was a great idea. These smartwatches and fitness bands carry the spirit of Autom™ forward in a way we could never have imagined.
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Autom™ has a lot to say when you first meet her. But just like anyone else, she is a much better conversationalist when she has timely news and information to share. Each month she'll receive automatic updates so that she'll always have something fresh and interesting to say. Just like a personal coach who is always thinking of something new to keep you motivated and staying on top of the latest weight loss trends, we'll make sure Autom™ has all the information she needs to support you.
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A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Diagnostics for Control and Elimination Programmes
Diagnostic tools appropriate for undertaking interventions to control helminth infections are key to their success. Many diagnostic tests for helminth infection have unsatisfactory performance characteristics and are not well suited for use in the parasite control programmes that are being increasingly implemented. Although the application of modern laboratory research techniques to improve diagnostics for helminth infection has resulted in some technical advances, uptake has not been uniform. Frequently, pilot or proof of concept studies of promising diagnostic technologies have not been followed by much needed product development, and in many settings diagnosis continues to rely on insensitive and unsatisfactory parasitological or serodiagnostic techniques. In contrast, PCR-based xenomonitoring of arthropod vectors, and use of parasite recombinant proteins as reagents for serodiagnostic tests, have resulted in critical advances in the control of specific helminth parasites. The Disease Reference Group on Helminths Infections (DRG4), established in 2009 by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) was given the mandate to review helminthiases research and identify research priorities and gaps. In this review, the diagnostic technologies relevant to control of helminth infections, either available or in development, are reviewed. Critical gaps are identified and opportunities to improve needed technologies are discussed.
McCarthy, J.S.; Lustigman, S.; Yang, G.J.; Barakat, R.M.; García, H.H.; Sripa, B.; Willingham, A.L.; Prichard, R.K.; Basáñez, M.G. A Research Agenda for Helminth Diseases of Humans: Diagnostics for Control and Elimination Programmes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2012) 6 (4) e1601. e1601. [DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001601]
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