text: TECHNOPOLIS PLC PRESS RELEASE October 18, 2010 at 09:00 a.m. NOKIA TECHNOPOLIS INNOVATION MILL INITIATIVE WINS PRODUCTIVE IDEA 2010 COMPETITION The Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill initiative has won the main prize in the Community category of the Productive Idea 2010 competition, which gives recognition to innovations and new ideas. The award ceremony was held on Saturday in Mariehamn. The Innovation Mill initiative, launched in May 2009, aims to strengthen Finland's ICT cluster and help Finnish ideas reach international markets through funding and productization. So far the programme has created more than 100 new jobs and 18 new companies in Finland, and has raised roughly 10 million euros in venture capital funding. Through the ideas contributed by Nokia, the business development services offered by Technopolis as well as funding from Tekes and participating Finnish cities, the three-year programme has succeeded in building a new operations model for the creation of new companies, products and services. The judges of the Productive Idea competition thought the initiative reflected a new means to stimulate profitable entrepreneurship, and they hope to see the idea spread to the innovation departments of other companies as well. The annual Productive Idea competition, held since 1977, aims to promote innovation and new business ideas as well as emphasize the key role they play in societal development. The objective is to raise appreciation for entrepreneurial ventures and highlight the importance of creative ideas and risk-taking decision makers to the national economy and welfare. The winning idea may be a new product, service, production method, operations model, concept, or business idea. "Winning the main prize in the Productive Idea 2010 competition is a great acknowledgment for the whole initiative. It proves that an operations model such as ours truly has the ability to create new, profitable services and products as well as develop the strong ICT cluster in Finland. Nokia wishes to offer support to Finnish ICT companies by helping them to be competitive on an international scale. Nokia challenges other large companies to join collaborative initiatives of this kind, because they benefit the community as a whole," says Mr. Esko Aho, Nokia's Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility. Nokia's role in the initiative is to contribute ideas to participating companies, which may either already be in operation or just starting up. The three-year initiative aims to create a total of one hundred corporate projects The Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill initiative is the result of co-operation between Nokia, Tekes, which grants funding and Technopolis, which acts as coordinator. The programme offers Finnish companies everything they need to develop a business idea from the innovation itself to a suitable operating environment and funding solutions. Ten Finnish cities are also participating in the initiative, with the objective of strengthening entrepreneurship in their local area. "When processing the applications for the Innovation Mill, we use a quick, straightforward initiative model with minimal bureaucracy. This way we can make funding decisions within a week of receiving the application," says Juha Tanskanen, Senior Technology Adviser at Tekes. The ambitious objective of the Innovation Mill initiative is to get large Finnish companies from other trades to join in. According to calculations by Tekes and Technopolis, during the three-year initiative, it would be possible to create as many as 100 new corporate projects in Finland if other Finnish companies were to join the initiative and respond to Nokia's challenge to take social responsibility in a new way. According to Keith Silverang, the CEO of Technopolis, the initiative has already proven that an idea that might go unnoticed in a large company can, in the right hands and with adequate support, turn into an interesting and productive business activity. "Nokia's commitment during the launch of the initiative had a huge impact on the success of the whole programme. Now it is time to challenge other large companies in Finland to join. We believe that together we can develop a nationwide enthusiasm for the initiative. A cooperation model such as the Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill is a unique concept, in which funding and productization work efficiently and quickly, in the long run creating new Finnish success stories," says Silverang. The Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill initiative has led to 24 positive funding decisions so far, and aims to produce another 10 by May 2011. Contact information: Keith Silverang, CEO, Technopolis Tel +358 40 566 7785, email email@example.com Juha Tanskanen, Senior Technology Adviser, Tekes Tel +358 50 557 7860, email email@example.com Press services, Nokia Tel +358 7180 34 900 (Press services), email email@example.com About Nokia At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, 1.3 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally. www.nokia.com About Technopolis Technopolis Plc provides business environments and services for knowledge-intensive companies and organizations. The service portfolio ranges from comprehensive business and development services to modern premises. Currently, close to 1,200 companies with 16,000 employees operate in the Technopolis centers located in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Oulu, Tampere and Vantaa in Finland, St. Petersburg in Russia, and Tallinn in Estonia. Technopolis Plc is listed on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki. www.technopolis.fi About Tekes Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, is the main government funding and expert organisation for R&D and innovation in Finland. Tekes finances industrial R&D projects as well as projects in universities and research institutes. Approximately half of Tekes funding is channeled through its diverse range of programmes. www.tekes.fi/eng Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Main news media www.technopolis.fi


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It's hard to believe this is the same garden. It was overgrown and even dangerous, with a crumbling sunken area and a tangled mess of plants. Drainage was a problem, with frequent flooding into the garage.
The brief included parking for up to three cars, but without looking like a car park. Some planting was requested, with a mixture of evergreens and ground cover.
The final design used varied surfaces, including square and narrow grey pavers, and grey slate chips that could one day be planted. An alternative would be a large planter in the centre of the circle, perhaps with an olive tree.
The cleverly graded slope, slot drains and soakaway beneath the slate circle solved the drainage problems. The chosen plants included a Sorbus (Rowan) tree that has cream blossom, pale pink berries and firey autumn foliage, several evergreen shrubs and easily maintained ground cover. The plants will soften the hard landscaping in time, leaving plenty of room for off-street parking.


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Namco Bandai will release its videogame adaptation of Takashi Okazaki's Afro Samurai manga and anime franchise for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 consoles on January 27, 2009. Namco Bandai first announced the game in August 2005, more than a year before the January 2007 release of the original five-part anime miniseries. The company showcased a playable demo of the game at Comic-Con International 2008.
Afro Samurai will also be returning to Spike TV in January with Afro Samurai: Resurrection. The made-for-television movie will feature Samuel L. Jackson reprising his role of the titular character. Jackson will be joined by Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) in new character roles, as well as Yuri Lowenthal as Kuma, the teddy bear.
Funimation will release Afro Samurai: Resurrection on DVD in February.
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CMTE O – This Is Country Music (For Our Clients) takes place on Thursday, November 21 – 1:30 – 6:30 pm and is presented by Cowboy Bob & the Rangers: Robert Groene, PhD MT-BC; Sharla Whitsitt MME, MT-BC; Susan Tilbury; Matthew Lloyd; Margaret Rodgers, MT-BC
Register for this session here.
Cowboy Bob & the Rangers give us the run down:
What will you be sharing?
We are presenting on Country Music (our third conference doing this) because we have observed and are concerned that many music therapy students know little about it, and even avoid it (going for pop music instead), despite that many of our clients love Country.
Country's roots are deep in America.
We open the Session with Brad Paisley's "This is Country Music" to get an idea of the breadth of the genre. Country has blossomed into multi sub-genres, including blues, mountain, folk, Gospel, swing, bluegrass, and rock. We now know that when assessing client music preferences, we must delve deeper into their response, "Country", due to its historical/stylistic diversity.
We start in the 1920's with the rise of country from hillbilly and Texas fiddle styles (Fiddlin' John Carson 1923) to the first country recording stars in 1927, (Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family). As we proceed, we teach the guitar stylistic characteristics of the time, practice them, and then all play and sing together with our "Bunk House Band" (guitar, bass/bass uke, banjo, Dobro, and vocal harmonies). Throughout, we talk about the therapeutic power of Country, and invite dialogue from our participants. We move into the Singing Cowboy era (30's Gene Autry) followed by Country Swing in the 40's (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys), touch upon Bluegrass (Bill Munroe), and move into the Honkey Tonk era of the 50's (Hank Williams). This leads to the Nashville Sound (60's, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash…). We'll hit the 70's highway with the Outlaws (Willy, Waylon, David Allen Coe), grab some new Country (Garth, Randy), and end up in the current Superstar era (Tim, Kenny, Carrie, Taylor, Miranda…). We also hope to have the Rangers and the Participants get together and create (and play) a Country song!
Beyond our stated assessment objectives and our PowerPoint, we have created extensive documentation with our Country database on Google Docs (with timeline, guitar tech tips, stylistic conventions, video links, and therapeutic intent information) and we offer to share this with our participants.
Where will attendees be able to implement the information you share?
Our hope is that all of our clients who love Country music will benefit from this knowledge from their music therapists, and we hope that Educators and Clinicians can also impart the information to their MT students and Interns.
Tell us something that makes your CMTE unique or different.
Susan has actually worked in the Nashville music industry, and has lots of stories about country artists from many eras! We all have stories about the power of Country and Gospel music to touch the hearts of our clients. I have mashed together two country songs originally released 27 years apart by Hank and Hank Junior into one duet that I believe has never been attempted (except by us), and you all can sing and play it with us!
Why is this topic of interest to you?
Because it serves a real need for clients, AND it is a hoot! Country music goes back at least 90 years, and we are covering it in our workshop through ten milestone eras of Country.
Who should attend your class?
Anyone interested in increasing their country guitar skills and enhancing their repertoire and history of country music; Anyone who has clients that love country music. Anyone who wishes to teach their music therapy students about country music.
What kind of information will attendees be walking away with?
A PowerPoint slide show with historical facts, links, Guitar Tech sheets on several milestone songs (we'll give it or mail it you); An opportunity to join our extensive Google Docs MT Country Music database. Also, a note to our participants: As Participants, we want you to sing and play with us, but we also want you to share your stories on how Country music has affected you and affected your clients in music therapy.
We look forward to having a great time with you while learning!
Happy Trails!
About the presenters:
CMTE O – This Is Country Music (For Our Clients) takes place on Thursday, November 21 – 1:30 – 6:30 pm and is presented by Cowboy Bob & the Rangers: Robert Groene, PhD MT-BC; Sharla Whitsitt MME, MT-BC; Susan Tilbury; Matthew Lloyd; Margaret Rodgers, MT-BC
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text: A top fund that hit a rough patch is back in form, and the manager is bullish on high-quality technology and health-care stocks. By Elizabeth Leary, Contributing Editor November 30, 2009 The list of fading star stock-fund managers who have ridden the elevator back to the top in 2009 is already plenty long. Now let us make room for Ron Muhlenkamp, whose eponymous fund is again beating its peers after several bad years. The Muhlenkamp Fund (symbol MUHLX) is up 28% year-to-date through November 27.Muhlenkamp's rebound is in some ways a direct result of the manager's missteps and the market's rocky times. Like so many other fallen (and shrunken) funds run by smart people, the Muhlenkamp fund didn't spare its shareholders from disaster in 2008. Despite avoiding the worst among the financial stocks and building a 40% cash reserve, the fund lost 40% for the year. A big cause: Ron Muhlenkamp held on to too large a position in energy stocks for way too long. It wasn't his first sector blunder in the latter part of this decade after a long string of genius calls that made the fund one of the very best in 2003 and 2004. Early in 2009 he started to put the fund's cash back to work, emphasizing technology and depressed financial stocks. Those have been two of the best-performing sectors since the market's March low. And that's why the fund's strong gains this year are so connected to the market's crash. As a value-conscious manager, Muhlenkamp says, he had never been able to justify owning significant stakes in the largest tech stocks until recently because he thought they were too expensive. And he's not likely to tempt fate for too long. He's already scaling back holdings of International Business Machines (IBM), which has soared, replacing it with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). Another current top tech holding is Cisco (CSCO), which he says "stands alone atop its mountain" in the networking-gear business. Advertisement Health is the other place that's caught Muhlenkamp's eye. He's loaded up on Pfizer (PFE) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) even though some investment people are wary of both companies for fear that a reorganization of the health-insurance system will be bad for their profits. Muhlenkamp says the companies are indispensable to the health industry -- and good opportunistic buys. "The last time you had the chance to buy drug companies this cheap was during HillaryCare," he says, referring to 1992 and 1993. And it doesn't hurt Pfizer's case, in his eyes, that the company gushes out rivers of cash. "Most companies that generate a lot of cash have a great tendency to pour it down a rat hole," he says. Pfizer, by contrast, is doing something useful -- paying cash back to shareholders in dividends and making smart acquisitions, as it recently did when it acquired Wyeth. The strong 2009 results are helping to resurrect Muhlenkamp's favorable long-term record. Despite a rocky four years from 2005 through 2008, when the fund lagged its peers in every year and investors yanked more than $2 billion from the fund, Muhlenkamp's record is decent. The fund's 5% annualized gain over the past ten years easily surpasses Standard & Poor's 500-stock index's 1% annualized loss. That's better than 90% of similar funds.


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Platform was founded in 1922. Formerly known as Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited, the Company changed its name to Platform Specialty Products Corporation in October 2013. Platform is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Arysta had made improper third-party payments in West Africa; (ii) that the foregoing payments were unlawful under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"); and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, Platform's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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On asking a friend of mine what she was up to this evening, she replied with great gusto, "Making babies". Although I completely understand her excitement on this matter, I found it hard to respond to such a sentence. For it is I, who is now in the 'wilderness' that my friend had travelled upon for some time and it is I who does not have a partner, someone to witness my life or I their's. I am not making babies.
Instead, I have become attached to tinterweb devices such as Facebook and Twitter, mechanisms that provide an illusion that you have an appropriate number of friends or followers. I spend half my time blocking certain Twitter followers whilst I know others revel in the account of popularity by numbers. A good plan if you are marketing a commercial product or investing your time to be the next XFactor. But on looking at other Twitter sites and their followers, they are filled with spamheads, slowly collecting information about your Tweets to eventually strike and attack your new holy bible..the computer.
My baby making friend certainly got me thinking though. How much time is appropriate on these websites, if like me, one is simply chit chatting and airing the day's missives? When, perhaps I ought to be at my favourite watering hole, dance or sports venue, out there, pluming my feathers like a peacock, awaiting prey for the new season of homely comforts of winter.
An almost 40 something, female, freelance creative, such as myself, already has an extremely difficult time of finding new friends, let alone a new beau and to sit behind closed doors I wonder if I am rather putting my social life on hold by the tinterweb?
I have however, made a few new special web 'friends' on Twitter and Facebook and I wonder then if this is the new social life for me? God I hope not, I hope that I don't become one of those cyber freaks we all hear about. No, I am off out right after this posting, to plume, promenade and pluck!
There are a few ingenious delights on the Internet for nosy journos like myself. Endless research facilities (Now there is something that certainly stops the social life from beginning). I have looked 'around' my new friends and have discovered personal and public information. I wonder if they have done the same, I wonder if their nosy Google antics are up to scratch? What is there out there about me? A five hour search revealed some rather interesting truths and untruths about me. Which of course, the only true fact, is that it is the same for everyone.
I may not be making babies this evening, nor for that matter tomorrow evening, but when I am ready try the plume, promenade and pluck scenario, I will have the knowledge that if it all goes wrong I can come home and have a good old Twitter with some new friends.


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I just spent two hours writing a post only to have it disappear moments before I finished it. This is the third attempt because the second version was just the letters my forehead hit as I slammed it against the keyboard. I give up. For now. But hello and Happy New Year and the twins turned six.
Six! Good heavens.


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To promote further industry-academia-government exchange and international collaboration in telecommunication technology field, YRP hosts and supports various kinds of events: symposia, workshops, and seminars. Several kinds of forums or committees are also established to provide platforms for international collaboration.
Wireless Technology Park (WTP) is an exclusive event focused on R&D of wireless technology and consists of three parts: the "Exhibition" where you can find the latest wireless technologies and researches, the "Seminar" that introduces recent technical trends in wireless communications, and the "Academia Session" where university laboratories present their R&D results. The aim of WTP is to introduce latest research result and trends in the field of wireless communications technology, to accelerate business development of wireless technologies and also to promote world leading R&D activities.Wireless Technology Park in 2019
WPMC was born in YRP in its early stage as a key event to create a new platform for international collaboration. It is held annually under the sponsorship of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and YRP R&D Promotion Committee and collects a hundreds of researchers from all over the world.
The workshop is held annually since 2006 and sponsored by China FuTURE MOBILE COMMUNICATION FORUM, JAPAN-CHINA Information and Communications Technology Forum, and YRP R&D Promotion Committee, and technically sponsored by IEICE-CS/RCS. It aims at networking industry-academia-government in Japan and China through presentations and activities on latest research results.
Japan-China Workshop in 2019 *Program is available in English.
Japan-China Workshop in 2018 *Program is available in English.
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YRP R&D Promotion Committee has established various collaborative platforms to promote collaboration and mutual understanding in ICT field between Japan and China.
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Ex-Chief Branden Albert ends one-week retirement, but Jaguars don't want him back
Former Chiefs offensive lineman Branden Albert had second thoughts about his decision to step away from football.
On July 31, Albert retired after participating in three training-camp practices, the Florida Times-Union reported. NFL.com noted that Albert's decision meant he would owe the Jaguars $3.4 million in "signing-bonus forfeiture."
That's a lot of money.
Perhaps that's why Albert, who played for the Chiefs from 2008-13, had a change of heart and met with the Jaguars on Monday about returning.
Instead, Jacksonville on Tuesday put Albert on the team's reserve/retired list, per a mutual agreement.
On August 7th, team officials met with OL Branden Albert and mutually agreed to place him on the club's reserve/retired list. pic.twitter.com/MHuHQq8GPT— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) August 8, 2017
The deal likely means Albert will be keeping his bonus without playing for the Jaguars.
Jacksonville executive president Tom Coughlin was asked Tuesday about Albert's desire to return and brushed off the subject.
"Reserve/retired. That's all I have to say about it. There's nothing really to say. Reserve/retired," Coughlin told Ryan O'Halloran of the Times-Union.
Got it.
Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported that the move allows Jacksonville to retain Albert's rights.
Whether Albert will actually want to play again is anyone's guess.
Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff


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Using insights from cybernetics and an information-based understanding of biological systems, a precise, scientifically inspired, definition of free-will is offered and the essential requirements for an agent to possess it in principle are set out. These are: a) there must be a self to self-determine; b) there must be a non-zero probability of more than one option being enacted; c) there must be an internal means of choosing among options (which is not merely random, since randomness is not a choice). For (a) to be fulfilled, the agent of self-determination must be organisationally closed (a `Kantian whole'). For (c) to be fulfilled: d) options must be generated from an internal model of the self which can calculate future states contingent on possible responses; e) choosing among these options requires their evaluation using an internally generated goal defined on an objective function representing the overall `master function' of the agent and f) for `deep free-will', at least two nested levels of choice and goal (d-e) must be enacted by the agent. The agent must also be able to enact its choice in physical reality. The only systems known to meet all these criteria are living organisms, not just humans, but a wide range of organisms. The main impediment to free-will in present-day artificial robots, is their lack of being a Kantian whole. Consciousness does not seem to be a requirement and the minimum complexity for a free-will system may be quite low and include relatively simple life-forms that are at least able to learn.
Farnsworth, K. Can A Robot Have Free Will?. Preprints 2017, 2017020105 (doi: 10.20944/preprints201702.0105.v1).
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Asmara, 26 April 2017 - The International Malaria Day was observed yesterday under the theme "Preventing Malaria: Let's Ensure Our Health". The event was held in Embadorho at national level.
Mr. Meles Geresus, Head of malaria prevention in the Ministry of Health, said that persistent effort is being exerted to eradicate malaria through increased public awareness and conducting sustainable popular sanitation campaign.
Mr. Mehari Zaid, Head of administration and finance in the ministry, also indicated that Eritrea has reduced the prevalence of malaria by 75% and stands fourth in the worldwide chart.


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Choosing a gaming mouse is not something that you should do in a rush. After all, if you are a true gamer, you would understand how important it is to be able to fully immerse yourself into the game so that you would feel like you have truly become a part of it. Vision and music are important to gaming, but there truly is nothing more pivotal than the controller. If you are playing a PC game, then the controller would typically be your computer mouse, and it is notorious already that playing games using computer mouse is much harder than if you were playing games using specially designed controllers such as the ones that come with PS and Xbox consoles. If you want to be able to unleash your potential to the fullest, you would require a gaming mouse, and yet gaming mouse can be very expensive. However, it is not to say that there is no good quality gaming mouse available because you would be able to find them on the list below.
Considering the Cheapest and Best Gaming Mouse Options
There are some cheap gaming mouse options which are priced below thirty dollars and yet can give you a wonderful gaming experience all the same. Not only that, you would also be able to use them for work or video editing purposes and the results would be all that much better. Redragon Centrophorus is the first on the list. At just fourteen dollars per unit, you would not believe how wonderful this gaming mouse can be. This one is the cheapest on the list, and yet the lighting does not leave much to be desired. It is also a great mouse for multitasking as you would also be able to use it effectively for any kind of software related to programming or other purposes. All in all, the Redragon Centrophorus is a wonderful tool that mixes work and fun seamlessly. On the other hand, be aware that its overall feel as you handle it is rather cheap. Still, this is something that should be expected and not a great caveat.
Redragon Mammoth is the next gaming mouse on the list. This is the most expensive gaming mouse priced under thirty dollars at twenty-eight dollars, but with price comes quality. You can say that this is the better version of Redragon Centrophorus that takes everything that makes the lesser version special and improves them. It has up to five profiles that you can use, which is a point in customization. You would also delight from the great weight tuning and LED lighting that the Redragon Mammoth delivers. However, there is a delay in macros that you should be aware of in this version.
The Zelotes T90 is the last on the list of best gaming mouse options priced under thirty dollars. For its price of nineteen dollars, Zelotes T90 functions wonderfully and you would not believe the speed at which the sensor can operate. Zelotes T90 also comes equipped with a modern LED lighting that you would not believe comes at such a price. Still, this one would not work properly without a mousepad. All in all, you should choose based on your preference.
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Looking inside blood vessels
Nature Medicine
November 7, 2011
A method for the simultaneous structural and molecular imaging of arterial walls is reported online this week in Nature Medicine. This technique could have potential applications in the clinical management of atherosclerosis, identifying coronary arterial plaques before they cause ruptures in patients.
Methods to study atherosclerotic plaques in relation to the molecular mechanisms that underlie their initiation and progression could be very useful to identify people at risk for complications such as myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death.
Guillermo Tearney and his colleagues report the development of an intra-arterial catheter for simultaneous structural and molecular imaging in living rabbits. The team used this technique to obtain detailed information on what happens inside the blood vessel in cases of microthrombosis and atherosclerosis.


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I was recently looking through my short pieces of fiction to see where I could fill the dead spots in a collection of stories I'm currently working on. While this piece, "New York Minute" didn't make the cut, I figured I'd make a space for it here on the blog. "New York Minute" is a slightly (very slightly) fictionalized re-telling of an incident that happened a few seasons back.
The afternoon was promising. It was one of those rare November days where you could smell the memory of summer in the wind bursts that placidly came and went. It was as if summer had taken an encore. Everyone and everything seemed to glow from within. We had stumbled upon one of those ever elusive, November, your coat is optional, get up and join all of the happy people in the street before it gets too cold, days.
I enjoy showing off my city, the real city, the splendor and grit that lays beyond the insanity that is Times Square. I relished visits from out of town guests. Hailing from Japan, my group was ecstatic. On their first full day in New York, they were drinking in the full Manhattan experience. Playing tour guide, I led our expedition through narrow crowded streets, over brown mystery puddles, in and out of quirky shops, pointing out my favorite restaurants and bars along the way.
Making a right turn onto Ludlow from Houston, we had a plan. We were on a mission to sample the sweet goodness in the display case at my favorite cupcake bakery.
Suddenly, two teenagers darted out of a skateboarding shop, breaking our stride. That was when I heard the sound, a sound I will never forget. My ears rang as a guttural hacking noise, familiar in a sickening way filled the space around us. I looked up just in time to see one of the teenage boys, one of the cutter-offers, hack an enormous phlegm ball over his left shoulder.
Did I mention there was wind? Did I mention the wind was blowing in my direction and that I stood directly behind the boy's left shoulder? Did I mention that I was mid-sentence, still raving about the cupcakes we were on our way to try?
What happened next, happened so quickly, I barely had time to react. The phlegm particles, foamy white and sticky began to divide in the air as they flew in the direction of my face. I was powerless. My central nervous system entirely and systematically shut down as I felt the saliva and mucous of a stranger spray my lips and nose. There was nothing I could do to brace myself.
Tamika and Makiko stared helplessly, silently as I ran down the list of possible diseases that could result from having someone spit in your mouth. My lips were teeming. But there was nothing that I could do.
And in a move that surprised me, I took a deep breath through my nose, wiped my face with my scarf, and continued to direct my walking tour. I felt disgusting, I felt violated, but more definitively, I was resilient. Three paces later, I turned to my horrified friends, put on a charming smile and announced, "Welcome to New York!"


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The StepFamily Center is dedicated to strengthening couples so they can successfully meet the challenges of the stepfamily experience!
Sometimes just hearing what someone else has to say helps so much! I encourage you to write down your own experiences and send them to us. It's wonderful and healing when you come to realize that whatever you are going through, someone else is going through the same thing. It is my hope to make this site informative and helpful in your journey.
Healing the Stepfamily from the inside out.
Navigating stepfamily life can be difficult for everybody involved – the stepparents, the stepchildren, and the biological parents. We attempt to answer some commonly asked questions about everybody's role in a stepfamily.
It is so common for parents of biological children to feel that the problem in the relationship between their kids and the stepparent belongs to the person in the step position.
"If they were only nicer, kinder, more understanding, or more forgiving," they think, "things wouldn't be such a big deal."
What does it take to be a good team player — whether at your job or in your family life? Well, to be a good team player, it takes the ability to have openness, generosity, flexibility, and patience. And nowhere are these skills more needed than in stepfamily life.
Here are some ways to be sure you're being the best team player in your stepfamily that you can be:
A new year is here — a year to spend time strengthening your stepfamily, overcoming obstacles, and taking advantage of all the information out there on stepfamily life, including this wonderful magazine, StepMom Magazine.
If you haven't noticed, this past year has seen a burgeoning of information about stepfamily life. This is such an amazing time because, up until now, everything about living in a stepfamily has been suffered through silently by most of us living in it. No one to talk to. No one who really gets it. No understanding of what the issues are and how to talk to our husbands (or wives if you're a stepdad). No certainty that if we agree to be a part of the life of someone with children, we can demand that they go on this journey with us. (We go with them, but we also need them to go with us).
You've married your perfect partner and finally become pregnant with your child together. It is your first child and your partner's third. He is excited, but you don't feel that he is as excited about the pregnancy as you are. Your partner's other children are definitely not as excited about it as you, and you can already sense jealousy of the new baby.
The joy you were experiencing at the thought of your first born has become lessened by the anxiety of bringing your baby into a stepfamily.


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Lemon Lime Cookies
I did not have high hopes for these cookies. To be honest, I thought I would end up hating them and would just give them away to others. Until recently, the thought of putting lemon in dessert always grossed me out, but I'm slowing coming around to it, so I thought these cookies would be fun to try.
And you know what? I loved them. Go figure, huh? I liked them so much that my husband had to pry them away from me to share. Sometimes I don't like to share my cookies : ) Okay, a lot of times I don't like to share my cookies. I have no shame when it comes to this.
So let's talk about these sweet treats shall we? The cookie itself is soft and chewy, and filled with a wonderful vanilla flavor as a base. You get little bursts of lemon and lime freshness from all the zest, and then it's finished off with some confectioners' sugar. Awesome? Yes. Another bonus – they're really pretty with the little flecks of zest from the citrus.
So who is no longer afraid of lemon in dessert? This girl.
Yield: 18 to 20 cookies
Lemon Lime Cookies
Recipe for soft and chewy lemon lime cookies. With a vanilla base and little bursts of lemon and lime freshness from plenty of zest.
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lime zest (from 1 to 2 limes)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the granulated sugar, lime zest and lemon zest. Use your fingers to work the zest into the sugar, until the sugar is moist and fragrant. Add in the butter and then beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until combined. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add in the flour mixture. Beat until just incorporated.
- Add the confectioners' sugar to a shallow bowl. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough (I used my large cookie scoop) and roll into a ball. Place the ball in the confectioners' sugar and toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies will still be light in color but the surfaces should be "cracked." Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Adapted from Tracey's Culinary Adventures. Originally from the Cooking Channel.


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I am always happy with the care and attention I receive at Profilo. It is like a family. There is always a well-trained expert ready to assist no matter who I see, everyone is excellent. I often recommend family and friends. I love my experience at Profilo.
–Heidi Davis 3/7/15
I've been coming here for eight years. I always like my color! I love being able to do all services in one appointment. My experience here is wonderful.
–Beth M 3/7/15
Every time I leave my hair looks fabulous. It is healthy, shiny and Andrea and all the staff sincerely want my experience to be a happy one. When I'm at work I often have customers compliment my hairstyle and specifically ask where I got it done. I always hand them Andreas name and Profilo's phone number! What a compliment! I always leave very satisfied!
–Lisa L 3/13/15
Adriana gives an incredible manicure and pedicure. It is a pleasure to chat with her. Before going to Adriana I was not getting regular pedicures. I now do and my feet are so much better of because of it. Profilo's is very professional and attentive.
– Joanne Moss 3/13/15
I love the paraffin treatments. They are very relaxing. I have wonderful experiences with Profilo.
–Anita Gallagher 2/27/15
I like that the pedicures are in a private room. Paraffin treatments are wonderful with winter skin. I always feel relaxed here. My experience is very nice!
– Terry
Color and highlights always turn out exactly as I envision at each visit. I have never left disappointed. I always receive compliments on my hair thanks to Crystal. I always leave with shiny hair and a color that lasts. The staff is professional and friendly. I give my experience at Profilo's an A++.
–Emel Hamilton 2/28/15
Love the care, information given, the personalized treatments, and Jacqui and Sam are both incredible. The results were the perfect look for my hair color. The salon is beautiful. My experience was perfect.
–Rachel Finan 3/3/15
Every appointment with Andrea is fantastic! I have always trusted her fully and approach each appointment with an open mind and flexible attitude and allow Andrea to be creative. I am continuously thrilled with the result and proudly walk out. Specifically last session Andrea was able to apply a new style and technique as a very short haircut that people raved about. I benefit from Andrea's expertise in color and also from her ongoing training in cutting edge techniques. My experience with Profilo's is excellent!
–Melissa Duquette 3/3/15
Jacqui does an amazing job with my hair wash and finishes. The finish lasts me a good week. Her personality is sweet and cheerful. She puts her clients first. My experience is always great!
– Sherry Nelson 3/12/15
Jacqui was very attentive when it came to what I wanted for my hair color. I got exactly what I wanted! I always know I will leave happy. I always feel like I get my own time, no rushing. My experience with Profilo's is great!
–Jennifer McCabe 3/4/15
Andrea creates beautiful color. She highlights my hair with copper that is the perfect complement to my natural hair color and skin tone. My hair always looks polished and natural at the same time. I value the complete trust I have with Andrea. She will never steer me wrong when it comes to cut and color. I had a great experience!
–Jenny Hart 3/2/15
I've been going to Andrea for 10 years and always a wonderful experience. She always does a great consultation and discusses style to give me something new. They have great service, expert cutting and styling. I had a wonderful experience. –
Kris Quinn 3/2/15
I had a great haircut by Heather. I did not give her any direction and she just did her own style which was great. I love that the staff is upfront and honest. I misunderstood the website but before my appointment I was called and explained pricing which I appreciated so I was not surprised. –
Angeline Casiello 5/5/15
In deciding about coloring my hair for the first time, Andrea discussed my options with me and listened carefully to my desires. She offered shading choices that best suited my color. I have been very pleased with the outcome! She also makes sure that all costs are identified upfront so that I am ok with them. Her expertise in color and technique is so awesome no one has figured out that I color my hair!! The biggest benefit that I find at Profilo is the professionalism of the staff. They listen and respond in kind to my desires and always make sure that I leave satisfied! –Susan Ash 5/14/15
I am happy with the constant perfection from the Profilo staff. I love the individual attention and kindness I receive. Also there is great service from the front desk. –Diane M 7/22/15
Every week I have my nails done and every week I am happy. I love my time with Adriana. Not only is she fantastic at what she does, but she is a very loving and caring person. The obvious benefits of Profilo are that my nails look great and they are very healthy. The true benefit though is that I am relaxed and feel that Adriana really cares about me as a person not just my nails. –Kathy Bridge 4/20/15
Every service I receive at Profilo is perfect and I appreciate having one place to go, that knows me well. Adriana always makes sure everything is going well and is also fun to be around! For me a pedicure isn't just a nice thing to do for myself, a pedicure by Adriana physically helps me walk better, without pain. I am appreciative with my experience at Profilo. –Suzanne Barns 6/13/15
I loved my blowout and makeup! Jess did a wonderful job! She took her time and knew exactly what she was doing. Before today I never had a blowout done this specific way, and I loved it. The makeup was done very well, it looked very natural how I like it. My experience at Profilo was very good! –Rachel Ebers 6/4/15
I've been getting facials monthly with Katlin for over a year now. Since turning 40 my skin needed a little extra exfoliation. I am absolutely amazed at the results I got from the derma lose peel. My skin has never looked so good. The results just keep getting better. At Profilo I have an amazing experience.-Maria Murdock
I've been coming to see Katlin every two weeks to a month for years. She always does a great job and makes me feel super welcome with awesome conversation. It makes me so excited to come in! I purchased a gift card for my mom on Mother's Day and received a benefit for that. She was able to take full advantage of a great experience here. Overall I had a very positive experience. –Jamie Calabrese 7/15/15
Dear Alfredo- thank you for being a wonderful mentor to Lauren. I want to share a message that my dad ( Eli Freedman) sent to Lauren after his recent hair cut at Profilo.
(Sent to Lauren on 9/4/15). dear lauren--you know how old I am ( 98 years old in November) , that I have traveled a lot and had haircuts in many of those places. I go on record for you to tell Alfredo and those of his staff I met-(-Lisa==Andrea==Michelle=="the girl from Impanema" who was doing nails)==that it was the best haircut I ever got! Also, not because I am your grandfather but you did very well. I am so glad your mother drove me there.
Eli Freedman
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We Aim To Bridge the Technological Gap Between Nigeria and the Developed World – Isoko Walter of Flux Tech Africa
Technology has become like the most important thing in the world. It has become a useful tool in everyday life, and for businesses in this age, they can hardly survive without infusing technology in their business processes. With this, more and more people are acquiring the skills, and cashing in on the growing demand for tech services.
Isoko Walter's Flux Technology is one of the growing number of technology service providers in Nigeria. Although the market has become saturated, with a lot of competitors new entrants have to face, Isoko Walter places his edge on more valuable service.
In this interview, he reveals more about Flux Technology and the solutions he's offering.
Tell us a little about yourself?
I am Isoko Walter Jnr, C.E.O/Co-founder of Flux Technology Africa. I am a Tech entrepreneur, a digital marketer. I studied Mathematics and Statistics at Ambrose Alli University, Edo state, Nigeria.
I am passionate about developing tech businesses, creating massive opportunities for young Nigerians and helping Nigerian start-ups achieve strong market presence with technology.
Tell us about Flux Technology and the solutions are you offering?
Flux Technology Africa is a leading provider of tech solutions and services in the African market.
We create and deliver swift, affordable tech solutions that enable our clients and customers meet their needs. We provide an online platform where individuals, businesses, institutions and more can easily request for the best tech solutions that would enable them achieve more daily.
We provide varying tech solutions that cover custom software development, web consulting (including website design & development), systems deployment and integration, mobile apps solution and cloud services, e-business services, business intelligence solutions, hosting services, biometrics and security solution, management and problem resolution, animated campaigns and much more
What inspired the idea to begin this?
First and foremost, Flux Technology Africa was founded in 2016 by five awesome guys. Me (Isoko Walter) as the C.E.O, Abiola Miracle the C.T.O, Enakhifo Tony whose our Head of operations, Aigbe Timothy as the business developer and Ogunlowo Joseph, our Tech analyst.
We saw a very huge gap.
The use of technology has been integrated into virtually every facet of commerce, education, governance and civic activity in developed countries and has become a critical factor in creating wealth worldwide. Unfortunately in Nigeria, technology has barely taken a foothold. Computer illiteracy and lack of access to advanced technological solutions and services are widely recognised as an increasingly powerful obstacle to the economic, civic and political development of Africa.
We saw a huge gap, and a need to bridge the tech/digital divide between Nigeria and the developed world.
Secondly, Nigerians do not understand or trust technology.
Basically there is a lack of education generally in Nigeria about the potential of technology and also due to lack of solid implementations of technology, we witness technology fail all around us regularly.
We see lots of tech firms claiming to deliver the best services but end up doing shoddy works. This is why we are here, to solve this issues by giving clients the best tech solutions and services they deserve. We would also be launching our academy officially very soon, where we would teach people how to code in 3 months, a platform where we educate, empower and turn young Africans into software engineers.
There are a number of technology service provider in Nigeria, what stands Flux Technology out?
What makes us unique from other tech service providers in Nigeria is the fact that we create and deliver value to our clients. For instance, a lot of clients want the moon, but what they really need is a grain of sand. We provide the perfect tech solutions that enable our clients meet their needs.
Since launch, how has been the response rate from Nigerians?
The response rate has been wonderful. We are currently bringing technology to various parts of Nigeria, working with various companies and educating the public on why they should embrace technology.
What challenges do you face running this line of business and how do you overcome them?
Every company or business faces challenges and we are not any different. But our major challenge is the fact that most Nigerians want cheap tech solutions and services. For instance, they do not understand the fact that there is a huge difference between an ecommerce website created for N20,000 to N50,000 and that of N100,000 and above.
There are lots of advantages when you create a standard ecommerce website – you get higher disk space, enough bandwidth. The site must never go down, that's were VPS server comes in, also your payment gateway, SSL, locked domain, and most especially the architectural framework used by the developer.
So we need to really educate the public about things like this, and we are currently doing that.
What sparked your interest and love for tech?
Well I actually grew up watching movies like the iRobot by Michael Lee Baron's, Terminator and much more. I fell in love with technology a long time ago, I loved computer games. This actually made me learn certain tech skills like digital marketing, and I just kept developing myself.
Tell us the story behind your foray into entrepreneurship?
I feel really humbled and really grateful to have the opportunities that I've had over the past couple of years to work with some amazing people. I started entrepreneurship while I was still in the university, where I met my cofounders.
We spent a lot of time together, so we decided to start something. Something that could really transform Africa. We all had this drive and desire to do more, to impact. That's how it all started for me.
What has been your most exciting moment since you started running Flux Tech?
My most exciting moment. Well, there has been a lot of exciting moments, but I think it's spending much time with my team, working and learning and playing too. And most importantly seeing that customer satisfaction, seeing a happy client.
What's your advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Nigeria??
If you are an entrepreneur, then you are a blessing to this world. But you need to work hard so you can play hard at the end of the day.
If you put all the work in, eventually it will pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. But eventually, your hard work will pay off. So just keep pushing.


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Nigeria and Canada on Monday agreed to work together to eliminate terrorism within the West African sub-region.
The two countries reached the agreement in Abuja during the inaugural meeting of the Nigeria-Canada Bi-National Commission (BNC), co-chaired by the Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru and his Canadian counterpart, Hon. John Baird.
Reading the joint communiqué at the end of the meeting, Ashiru said that the two countries agreed that effective political, economic, security and development cooperation between them will contribute to building a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.
Ashiru said the two countries have also expressed further commitment to promoting human rights, good governance and democratic development.
According to him, Canada has also offered to make modest donation for the victims of the recent flood disaster in some parts of Nigeria.
He said: "They also restated their commitment to work together on issues of common regional and global challenges, including counter-terrorism, the Mali crisis, the Middle East and Commonwealth reform.
"While recognizing that lasting security demands a multi-level approach, including development, education, democracy and human rights, both countries resolved to effectively cooperate particularly to enhance the operational capabilities of the Nigerian Security Services to enable them to respond adequately to internal and regional security challenges."