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Glastonbury in the desert with loads of British bands…and lots of silly rules.
For those that don't know, Coachella is basically the West Coasts Glastonbury in the desert and considering the line up read like a second British Invasion I was certainly up for some action. The heat was unbearable. It was bone crushing, energy draining, like nothing you've experience before, which doesn't help when traipsing round dusty fields listening to the latest indie upstarts. We camped, waking up in the morning I felt like I'd spent the night in a sauna where a donkey had crapped in my mouth.
The first day produced the first dilemma. Arctic Monkeys had a schedule clash with Amy Winehouse. We opted for the Monkeys, who played to a hard to please mid-day crowd. But then I suppose the heat would make the biggest fans adverse to showing too much enthusisam, even raising your little finger in that heat required gargantuan energy reserves. That was one criticism of the weekend, it lacked that 'avin it atmosphere I was used to with British festivals.
The nu wave British invasion bands I saw were; The Fratellis, Hot Chip, Pop Levi, The Feeling, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons, Lily Allen and The Kooks. NME readers would be creaming their pants. Older wave British acts I saw were; Jesus and Mary Chain, Jarvis Cocker and The Good, The Bad and The Queen. Other acts I saw; Bjork, Busdriver, Kings Of Leon, Arcade Fire, Blonde Redhead, LCD Soundsystem, Peter Bjorn & John, The Roots.
Acts who were playing who I didn't get to see but would have liked to; Digitalism, Felix Da Housecat, Peaches, Rufus Wainwright, Brazilian Girls (especially in thongs), !!!, Justice, Crowded House, Placebo, Air, Soulwax, Happy Mondays (recently reformed), CSS.
Other acts I didn't see and was pleased I didn't; Travis.
Musically it was amazing. The festival programmers really know their stuff and it was great to see such a lot of up and coming British bands in one place. Standouts for me were Lily Allen (nervous but fun, my Islington girl next door), LCD Soundsystem (totally having it, cow bells, indie rave magic) and Pop Levi (Mick Jagger meets Marc Bolan in an Old Compton Street funk dive).
It being America there were some silly rules in effect. First was the fact you could only sip alcohol in the 'designated drinking areas' dotted around the site, mostly away from the stages. So no supping beer whilst watching your favourite band. That was odd and in my opinion totally ridiculous and unecessary.
Then on day two I had a pen on me which I use for note taking was confiscated as I walked in. The security said that there has been a case of graffiti the day before. I tried to explain how it would be hard to scrawl graffiti using a Bic biro but he wasn't having it. I wondered what he thought I'd do, write 'I woz ere' in the toilets?
Then on the final night as we were sleeping a police helicopter was circling the campsite at four in the morning. A policeman called down with a loudspeaker. 'Disperse! If you do not disperse you will be arrested! Please leave!' I wondered what was going on. Did that mean I had to leave? Would I be arrested unless I dispersed from my tent. I could hear the feint thud of drums. It later transpired the police were concerned over a group who were playing drums in a circle, a gathering of social degenerates and criminals in their minds. That's the spirit! I wonder what the US police would make of the thousands of drum bangers out of their nuts on LCD and Ketamine who congregate at Glastonbury's Stone Circle. Quick, call in the army, spray em with tear gas and if that don't work napalm the fuckers!


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3 Tips for Working the Fringe Hours
This may hurt. But I am writing it any way. It needs to be said.
If you can't take yourself seriously enough to carve out time to work on your side business and can't make your family take your allotted time seriously, it is going to be very hard to make customers take you seriously.
These opening lines are out of character for me. I usually start with some soft pitches before I throw anything too hard. Yet, I am passionate about women (actually anyone) realizing their God-given value and then rising to their potential.
So, I will say it again, a little kinder this time…if you hope to start a side business, then you must create a schedule to work on your business that is doable for you and for your family.
Purpose of This Post
The point to this post? To do exactly that! Help you and me find ways to make time to work on our side businesses.
In this post, I look at one of the two ways you have to work.
First option, alone. Either everyone else is asleep or away from the house.
Second option, in a crowd. That means, little people and big people are awake and home. And, as no surprise to you but still very frustrating, everyone (including the pets) is all up in your business while you are trying to work on your business!
This post shares tips for working on your side business during the fringe hours…when you are alone. (Next post, I will share some ideas for working when the family is awake and home, in other words, while working in insanity.)
The Fringe Hours
My friend April uses the term "fringe hours" to describe the frayed edges of the day and night when most people are sleeping…but industrious people are working.
Fringe hours are the early morning hours when you long to be in bed but know this is the time to work alone and uninterrupted. Fringe hours are the quiet moments when the last human in the house heads to bed, except for you. Your tired body tells you to follow, but you know this is the time to work without a crowd.
I have some bad news. As a sidepreneur, you most likely will be working in these fringe hours.
The good news…you get to work alone! No one really wants to join you so you have the house to yourself. Oh, wait! Sometimes you do have a loving baby who decides to keep you company. Or, your teen decides to be talkative for once when he comes home from a friend's house. In that case, listen. :) But most people think you are crazy and that you deserve to be alone in your madness.
Tips for Working the Fringe Hours
As with anything new in life, we must find our own stride. We have to determine what works best for us to continue with this new thing. To find your stride…try strategies for a couple of days or weeks and then tweak so they work for you and your family's needs.
Remember too that we, along with our family, go through seasons. What works well in the summer may need refining in the fall when school starts back or your youngest starts sleeping through the night regularly or your oldest starts dating or you start homeschooling your kindergarten son in the fall (me!). You get the point?
Life changes. So will your side-biz work schedule.
Tip 1: Start with One or Two Days a Week.
This tip is so important for creating a lasting routine and for building stamina to add more work hours (if more is needed or wanted).
Please don't utter these words. "Starting next week, I will get up every morning, Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 a.m. to work on my side business," said the excited, yet delusional woman to her husband.
Those intentions are wonderful yet fallible.
How do I know? Well, I am the queen of statements such as this. "Beginning next week, I will run 10 miles a day, 5 in the morning and 5 miles at night." Or, "When school is out, I will dust and vacuum every room in the house twice a week." Or, "When this vacation is over, I will eat only 1200 calories a day until next year's vacay."
Declared anything similar before? Lasted only to the next day?
My point here…start with a manageable goal and go from there. Too many times we approach new endeavors with passion burning so brightly that it is bound to burn out quickly. Instead, start with common sense…a doable plan.
Passion is very important, but it is a feeling and, thus, should not be used to create a work schedule. Feelings change too easily. Lasting plans must be built on habits and choices. So start with forming good habits, in small increments. Think baby steps.
Pick one or two days a week to get up earlier or to stay up later. Choose days that make the most sense to your life. For example, if Tuesday nights are late nights for you because of a class you are taking or your husband's work schedule or your son's baseball practice, then do NOT choose Wednesday morning as your early-morning work day.
Set yourself up to succeed, not to fail. Getting up earlier than usual or staying up later than normal is tough enough without you choosing the hardest day of the week to do it.
Once a day or two a week becomes standard, look at adding another day. View this approach as training yourself to work the fringe hours. Baby steps. We would not look at our 5-year old and say, write your name. Instead, we would practice with her (meaning, train her), a letter or two at a time, until she writes her name legibly.
For years now, I have ran three to four mornings a week before work (when I was working outside the home) and before the boys get up. But, when I started this routine over 10 years ago, I began with one 5:30 a.m. class. Over time, I grew to look forward to the time of day (such a sweet quietness to the promise of the day) and to the class (to the people there and what it did for me physically and mentally).
Once that class became a weekly norm, I added one more morning. Then, I repeated until I found a balance for me. I also slowly started getting up earlier, by 15 minutes at a time until my clock alarm now is often set for 4:00 a.m. But, this routine of mine took time, and I worked into it...in small increments.
An important note, I am NOT advocating sleep deprivation here (more than what already comes with motherhood and life in general). You must sleep in order to be kind and productive. You MUST consider your season of life in order to strike a balance between side-biz work and sleep. You may only have one or two mornings or nights to devote to your business with your family's current state and with your desire to be a respectful and respected human being. That is okay! Seasons will change.
Simply and only make a fringe-hours work plan that is good for you now…at this phase of life. It will be tough but should be doable.
Then, give yourself a pat on the back or a smiley face on the calendar when you follow through with your plan! (Remember to celebrate the small successes. They make the biggest differences.)
Tip 2: Create a fun, yet healthy routine.
Another suggestion for working the fringe hours – give yourself something to look forward to. Yes, the work itself is rewarding, blah, blah, blah. I do agree our work is rewarding because we wouldn't do our side businesses if we didn't believe in what we were doing.
But, when that alarm goes off at 4:00 a.m., you need a little more than "the work" to get you out of bed some (okay…a lot of!) mornings. Or, when everyone else is in bed by 10:00, and you are just "starting" your work. You will need a little motivation to stay up.
So creating a routine that is productive work wise and enjoyable on a personal level is a must.
For example, I enjoy a cup (or two) of coffee most mornings. On days that I work in the early a.m. hours, you better believe I do my coffee setup the night before so all I have to do is turn on the machine when I stumble into the kitchen. Five minutes later with a steaming mug of coffee in my hands, my brain is ready to work. (Notice, I don't have the fancy machine with an automatic turn on. When I make my first million dollars, I'll splurge.)
I warn you, though, to create a healthy routine from the start. Take it from me. I have an addiction to Mountain Dew, one that I am working to break. I always liked the drink and just drank it socially. But I began to drink it more and more after having my sons. "I was up late last night feeding the baby so I deserve this soda." Or, when I was still teaching elementary school, "I need to stay up late to grade papers, and it was a tough day so I need this Mountain Dew."
Before long, my mind and body began to associate early mornings and late nights with a bottle of sugary soda. (No diet drink for this ole girl. Just 1,000 grams of sugar with each sip.)
Breaking a bad habit is much tougher than creating a good habit from the start. So, my suggestion as you develop a plan to work the fringe hours is to begin with habits that are healthy, yet still fun.
Take a relaxing bath as a part of your late-night work. Check email as you soak or ponder your next moves for your business.
Make healthy drinks or smoothies to help you look forward to getting up early or to help you wind down after working late.
Love to eat alone sometimes? (I hope I am not the only one who likes to digest my food at a leisurely pace.) Plan to eat breakfast all by yourself on early-morning work sessions while you check email or update your site.
In the fall and spring, I love to work on my back porch. It is not a fancy place by any stretch of the imagination (unless scenic to you is a rusted-out grill or a dirt pile scattered with toy dump trucks). Yet, being outside in the perfect temps and hearing the birds chirping make me feel closer to God. My writing flows more smoothly. Working in one of your favorite spots around your home may be just what you need.
No matter what routine you create, remember 2 things. First, create one! Our bodies and minds love knowing what to expect. It is often that knowledge that gets us up earlier or keeps us working an hour or two after others are asleep.
Second, start out with healthy and fun treats for yourself to make your routine enticing. Let's face it. It doesn't take much to make us mommas happy. Time alone to drink coffee or uninterrupted moments to listen to music of our choosing or podcasts we like…these things bring us joy. So choose small, simple things that bring you happiness and that also allow you to work. Incorporate them into your routine.
Tip 3: Reflect on your routine.
Once you establish a doable routine, stay reflective. There will come a time when you start to dread getting up or will be angry that everyone is in bed while you toil away.
When those bad days or nights start to outnumber the times you look forward to working uninterrupted, stop to consider why your feelings have changed.
Are you overtired (meaning beyond the normal level of exhaustion that most mothers experience every moment of motherhood)?
Has something changed in your family's schedule that now makes it almost impossible for you to get up earlier or to stay up later?
Do you have goals set (written down!) so you have something to shoot for? Otherwise, working in the fringe hours will soon grow pointless to your mind.
Are you sick? Have family members been sick lately?
Have you had a recent disappointment with your business or with another aspect of your life?
Have you worked nonstop for a few weeks with no "official" days off?
Has your child started waking at night (when he had been sleeping all night)?
Did you teenager start driving, causing you to stay up later waiting on her to get home?
I could continue this line of questioning, but you get the gist. The point is to ask yourself these questions…to be reflective on why you are suddenly lacking the motivation and excitement for your business. Once you have pinpointed the issue, do something about it.
Remember, our seasons of life change, which requires us to rework our fringe-hours work schedule. You may need to lessen a day or night for a time period so you can be loving and productive. Or, the opposite can happen. You realize that adding another early-morning session is doable now.
And sometimes it is as simple as needing a day or two "officially" off.
To be an official day off, you must declare it BEFORE the day starts. Otherwise, you walk around feeling guilty for not working on your side business. Or, you constantly run the numbers in your head to try and squeeze in the work time during another part of the day. This guilt and strain lead to frustration with yourself and with your family. Hence, not a day off! After all, you got no mental break, which you desperately needed!
On the other hand, a pre-determined day off brings rejuvenation. It is planned and, thus, a part of your schedule. Not a guilt or burden. Ahhhh…a welcomed sigh.
Lastly, you may be putting off a dreaded task. Thus, when the alarm sounds or others head to bed, you feel angry and doubtful. My best advice here, take the bull by the horns. (That is what my mom says!) Do the task so it doesn't affect time that you should be working on other things. For me, anything dealing with design—website, logo, etc.—is my dreaded chore. I find myself in a rotten mood and avoiding work when these things need to be addressed.
To Recap
While creating and growing a side business, it is (highly!) likely that you will work in the fringe hours, at least for a season of your life. The fringe hours are the times earlier than your family gets up or later than your gang goes to bed. They are the frayed edges of the day.
To be productive, schedule the early-morning hours and the late-night sessions. As with anything we care about, we have to make our side business a priority. This means intentionally carving out time to work...putting it on your schedule.
There are a few tricks, though, for regularly making time to work. First, train yourself. Start with just a day or two. Get good with that and then add another early morning or late night until finding what is best for you and your family.
Remember, sleep is important too. You must try to strike a balance between getting enough rest to be healthy, kind, and productive while still carving out a few hours to work with no distractions. (Ashley Ryals, a mompreneur and owner of Homegrown Huntsville, says that you must find your own perfect imbalance.) It will be trial and error and may even take a few months to find your perfect imbalance.
Second, find fun and healthy ways to entice yourself to get up earlier or stay up later. The work itself is important, but you often need more. A bubble bath, a cup of coffee, or your favorite music playing in the background may be just the motivation you need to work when you don't feel like working.
Third, continually reflect on your fringe-hours routine. If you lose motivation (for an extended period of time), start asking questions about why. What changes have occurred, or what disappointments have you experienced that may be making your routine difficult or joyless? The fix may be as simple as a few official days off. Or, you may need to alter you routine for your current phase of life or to tackle a dreaded project.
As with most of my posts, this one is written from experience…both successful and unsuccessful. I have developed some very productive routines over the years. But, I also have blown some up. Sky high!
I am starting to see patterns and to understand why these disasters happen or why some routines last for a long time in my life. I have attempted to share with you what I have learned about myself over the years as a way to save you some heartache…to help you be more productive in the fringe hours. Otherwise, there is no point in being up and working when everyone else is sleeping!
Good luck! I am cheering for ya! And, please let me know if I have missed an effective strategy. Would love to hear about it in the Comments section or in an email!
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Update from our ProStaff, Jens Kvernmo
Yesterday was the first day the weather permitted ProStaff Jens Kvernmo (@etviltliv on Instagram) to make the 1.5 hour climb up the mountain in hopes of getting a signal. It's been rainy and windy since the start of his adventure. His cabin is located at 470 meters above sea level, and he needs to reach an altitude of at least 1000 meters above sea level in order to make any calls. However, Jens is doing great and he's keeping busy despite the harsh weather conditions. The days are getting darker, so he spends the few hours of daylight hunting grouse, foxes and setting traps for pine martens. We can't wait to hear back from Jens again at some point next week when the weather permits it.
We're still waiting for photos from Jens, so we're using a photo from one of his previous hunts for the time being.
Our ProStaff Jens Kvernmo's adventure
Our ProStaff team member, Jens Kvernmo (@etviltliv), is spending the next three months alone with his dogs, Nira and Thunder, in a remote cabin in Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella national park. This will be darkest time of the year, and he'll have no electricity, water supply or cell phone reception. He has to hunt and find water in the nearby rivers in order to survive. The only place he'll have hopes of getting a signal is on the mountain tops, which will make it difficult to get help if he gets injured or sick. The plan is go make weekly climbs in order to keep us posted on his situation. We'd like to wish Jens all the best on his adventure!
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A while ago, I mentioned that I was setting up IPv6 for Heimkoma Services's network here. I had previously set it up with Hurricane Electric's Tunnelbroker program where one could run IPv6 via a tunnel on whatever endpoint one has.
One day, I decided I needed to plug into the modem directly because I was troubleshooting random slowness and straight-up failures of services at the time. I happened to notice during troubleshooting that TWC had enabled IPv6.
Wait, what?
Checking Test-IPv6 confirmed that I had full IPv6 working whilst connected to the modem directly.
Let's try plugging in the router and getting it to work natively! Almost immediately, I encountered issues in getting IPv6 to work properly with the router.
Turns out it was a very simple issue. I had forgotten to remove the Hurricane Electric IPv6 tunnel! I'd changed the IPv6 screen to use DHCPv6-PD, with radvd and dhcp6s set to enabled and not using custom configurations.
But I'd forgotten to remove that blasted Hurricane Electric IPv6 config. So the router was confused as to which one to use because both were valid configurations. Once I'd cleared out the Hurricane Electric tunnel configuration and then rebooting the router, everything started working perfectly.
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A feature by Tommy McCutchon
When Halim El-Dabh speaks about his investigation of "energy and vibration" and the universality of sound, it is tempting to think his perspective aligns neatly with that of New Age music. However, El-Dabh is actually quite far removed from the genre. He is rigorously dedicated to pursuing a musical investigation of the ancient knowledge held within his Egyptian heritage, as much as he is dedicated to making sure America receives the credit for inspiring and facilitating that worldview. The seemingly paradoxical quality of that relationship would be taken as straightforward, were it not for the fact that America remains ill-equipped to share American identity with that of other nationalities, such that El-Dabh, a U.S. citizen since 1961, would be accepted as just as American a composer as Bernstein or Copland.


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So… it's showing up purple in spots to me… not sure if its that way to you too but it shouldn't be. For years my life was in a state of Adjournment… Fate had constructed a plan to push me away… to save me… There was a danger I never knew existed, one I had never sensed. My family positioned themselves around me. Like Hanging Pawns, they shielded me from it and I lived blissfully unaware… until now. Now, I know there are rules to this game… Sacrifices to be made in order to get to End Game. What would I Sacrifice for one more moment… one last look? Touch? Kiss? Everything.
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The third book in the Fate series takes us back to Simon and Sidney and while I really enjoyed the story, I'm so confused!
There are so many laugh out loud moments, I love the humour and especially love the sarcasm.
Sidney is such an amazing character. She's tough, loyal and has a will of steel yet behind all of that is compassion and love.
There are moments in this story that take you back in time, showing you some of Sidney's best memories of her childhood with Simon and they are incredibly beautiful!
All of the best characters are back in Sacrifice and their bonds are stronger than ever, they're still playing hilarious tricks on one another which offer some the best moments in the book.
The ending really confused me though and I don't know if that's a fault on my part or if the author purposely meant to leave me this way ( if so, very clever Emersyn Vallis aka Penishead!)
I'm off now to read book four in the series, End Game and will hopefully get some answers! ( If not I will be putting on my best pair of heels and I will find you Miss Emersyn!)
Oh and if you're still not sure on whether to try this series, Sidney on pain pills? I laughed so hard I pulled my stomach muscles!


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Is 'Mississippi Grind' Based On A True Story? The Road Trip Film Wouldn't Be The First To Find Real-Life Inspiration
In the gambling drama Mississippi Grind, Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn star as Curtis and Gerry, compulsive gamblers traveling down the Mississippi River in search of a big score and deliverance from their problems. The independent feature comes from the auteur team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who've already shared their affinity for flawed characters like Ryan Gosling's junkie teacher in Half Nelson and a psychiatric ward full of patients in It's Kind Of A Funny Story. Entertainment Weekly reported from Sundance that Mississippi Grind "works almost as a gambling addiction procedural." Are Reynolds and Mendelsohn portraying real gambling addicts in the movie? Is Mississippi Grind based on a true story?
The screenplay is a work of fiction, but as always, Boden and Fleck are interested in real responses and emotions from their audiences and their actors. In an interview with Indiewire, Boden spoke about the conflicting feelings that they hope their movies will inspire in viewers, because humanity is hardly ever black and white. Said the director,
"We love telling stories about characters who you root for, even though they sometimes make it really hard for you to root for them and the choices they make."
As much as it's a film about addiction, Mississippi Grind is also about the road. The road trip movie has become a tentpole of cinematic Americana, and the journey itself is almost always a transformative or cathartic experience for the leads. Here are a few modern road movie classics, the ranks of which Mississippi Grind may get to join.
1. Transamerica
Felicity Huffman earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as a transgender woman named Bree who bonds with the lost son she barely knows on a cross-country road trip.
2. Crossroads
Oh, yes I did. Crossroads is an American classic and a worthy vehicle for teen queen Britney Spears, who was way on top of the game back in 2002. Never forget that "I Love Rock & Roll" cover.
3. Little Miss Sunshine
This dark but bubbly family dramedy sailed past critical and box office expectations when it was released. Steve Carell's future success in dramatic lead roles is hinted at in his performance as a suicidal man, and the movie ends with one of the most hilarious dance scenes every captured on film.
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
A technical marvel and a feminist masterpiece.
5. Zombieland
Road trips are complicated enough in and of themselves: driving schedules; finding a decent, non-murder-y rest stop in the middle of nowhere; and deciding who gets to control the music are all issues that have to be addressed. Add the living dead to that list and you've got a unique, fun, and frightening road flick.
6. Dumb & Dumber
It's the oldest film on my list, but still deserves to be recognized. Why? Because Dumb & Dumber features the one movie road trip where nobody learns anything. There's zero personal growth and the same lack of self-awareness at the end of the road that Harry and Lloyd started with at the very beginning of the movie. Ignorance is bliss, and also impressive under these circumstances.
Road trip movies are the next best thing to an actual road trip, especially when Ryan Reynolds is involved.
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Miss World 2017: Opening Ceremony
The Miss World contestants are currently enjoying the second leg of their tour of China. For the last four days, the delegates have been enjoying the sights and sounds of the Huanghsan area. It was here in Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui Province, Eastern China that the opening ceremony took place. The ladies paraded in their colourful tracksuits representing the colours of the teams they have been grouped in much to the delight of the locals and a few members of the media.
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Don't assume you can access the property you are purchasing before settlement. Here's a story about what could go wrong...
After inheriting money from her aunt, Claire decided to buy an investment property. She bought the worst house in the best street of her suburb and after the contracts on the property were signed she assumed since she still had the key from the inspection, she would be able to start renovating. Her plan was to renovate the house so she could rent it immediately after settlement. When she were halfway through the renovations, Claire received a call from the real estate agent saying that the vendor had been unable to resolve a caveat dispute with his ex-wife and was exercising his right under a special condition to rescind the contract.
Worried, Claire went to a local solicitor who advised that because there was no clause in the contract allowing her early access or protecting any expenditure she made on the property, all of the money she had spent on the property was wasted.
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Mark your calendars, ACE members. We're heading to Texas! This event, "Art of the Pot," will give us a glimpse into the studios of a broad range of the best potters working in Austin. Two days of fun… and maybe some BBQ too!
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I used to be more athletic. I ran cross country in college and competed in half marathons, but I no longer participate in these activities. While I enjoyed being active and very fit the competitive nature of it was taking a toll on joints.
At first, I didn't have much to replace the exercise with defaulting to a sedentary lifestyle. Especially during the winter it was easy to stay inside and avoid any form of physical exertion. Lucky for me I found photography as a good excuse to reverse these bad habits.
Photography doesn't have to involve hiking. There are many ways to create awesome images not far from the parking lot, but I find it more fulfilling to incorporate some level of hiking and adventure. It has two benefits that way in forcing me to get more steps in and it makes my photos a little more unique and my own because I put the extra effort in.
It has become a bit of a slippery slope as well because the more I add in hiking the more I enjoy the photography and vice versa. I am not the most adventurous photographer out there, but since I have done backpacking trips in the past I have been toying with the idea of taking my hikes around photography up a notch. Perhaps training for and going on a multi-day trek somewhere to capture images is in store soon!


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We saw the documentary People's Republic of Desire (Hao Wu, 2018). It follows two people in China who are hoping to become famous through live-streaming. It also tracks the fans—some very rich, some very poor—who pay to vote for them in an annual competition. We went to get some bubble tea afterwards to talk about the film and wonder about internet audiences, social connectedness, and bad interface design.
Chris Piuma and Lochin Brouillard saw this film as part of Hot Docs. Chris mentions this episode of You're Not Funny.


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Mother's Day Survey Reveals Motherly Support for One in Six Canadian Couples Suffering from Infertility
May 03, 2013, 08:00 ET
Majority Believe Infertility is a Medical Condition and Want Treatments Supported by the Healthcare System
CALGARY, May 3, 2013 /CNW/ - Mother's Day is a celebration honoring motherhood but for one in six Canadian couples facing the emotional and financial burden of infertility, it can be an unbearable day. A new survey released today shows there is a great deal in common between today's mothers and those who have struggled with infertility, including the age at which they wanted to have children and the age at which they actively began trying to conceive. Mothers also have similar attitudes towards the causes of infertility, the challenges to access treatment and the role government should play.
Sponsored by Today's Parent Magazine and EMD Inc., Canada, the survey uncovers both understanding and support among Moms for couples facing infertility. Of those Moms surveyed, thirty-six per cent faced their own issues that made it difficult for them to conceive; twenty six per cent indicated that it took 2 years or more to become pregnant and eighty-three per cent believe fertility should be recognized as a medical issue. Other findings include:
- Sixty-three per cent believe family physicians/primary care providers should be raising the issue of fertility with their patients during the course of regular medical check-ups.
- Eighty-seven per cent believe cost is the single biggest challenge for those facing infertility.
- Thirty-three per cent said geographical concerns create limitations.
- Ninety-two per cent believe fertility treatments are too expensive for the average family.
- Seventy-eight per cent believe more should be done to improve access to fertility treatments.
- Seventy per cent believe governments should provide financial assistance for fertility treatments.
"There are a countless number of Canadians who suffer from infertility. It is a medical condition that is often suffered in silence," says Tim Halpen, President of Generations of Hope. "The results of this survey are important because they show there is solidarity and support from those who have been fortunate enough to become mothers."
"I faced infertility in my mid-20s but was lucky to be able to afford treatment. I was blessed with a straight forward pregnancy and healthy son in my first attempt and with twins in my second attempt; however, it was a much more complicated pregnancy and birth," says Narda Simpson, Calgary, Alberta mom. "As we approach Mother's Day, I would like to challenge Canadians to consider - if your son or daughter faced this medical condition - wouldn't you want treatment to be available to them?"
Due to the limited access to infertility treatment services outside of major urban cities and the average out-of-pocket cost of in vitro fertilization treatments ranging from $6,000 to $8,000, plus medications, many couples either can't proceed with treatment or are faced with the decision to transfer more than one embryo per treatment cycle to increase their chances of getting pregnant. Transferring more than one embryo can often result in a multiple birth. Multiples are not only a high risk pregnancy but are also 17 times more likely to be born pre-term, require a caesarean delivery, and need expensive care at birth and throughout their lives.
Quebec is the only province in Canada to provide universal access to in vitro fertilization through a policy that covers the cost of treatment.
"The policy has led to a "win-win" for the healthcare system and those facing infertility," says Dr. Cal Greene, Director of the Regional Fertility Program in Calgary. "Many of my patients are young and not financially in a position to afford expensive fertility treatments. What we have learned from the Quebec experience is that when we reduce the financial burden on patients requiring in vitro fertilization treatment, they are far less likely to insist on transferring multiple embryos. Replacing fewer embryos results in significant financial savings to the healthcare system while achieving better health outcomes for mothers and babies. This is achieved by reducing complicated twin pregnancies and multiple births which is not only costly to the healthcare system and society but to families as well."
In Quebec, multiple pregnancies through IVF have been reduced from approximately 30 per cent to well under 10 per cent, resulting in an estimated cost savings to the health system of $30-$60 million per year since the program's inception, according to statements by former Quebec Minister of Health & Social Services Yves Bolduc.
Survey Methodology: In January 2013, Rogers Connect Market Research conducted a 9 minute online survey of adult Canadians (male and female) who have had children/ are considering having children in the near future. All figures cited refer to Canadian mothers (defined here as women with 1 or more children). Just over 15% of all completes consisted of persons who have made use of fertility treatments in the past or were currently undergoing fertility treatments. A total of 1104 Canadian mothers participated in the survey.
The Today's Parent survey on infertility was sponsored by EMD Inc., Canada, in support of Canadian Infertility Awareness Week (CIAW), which runs from May 19 - 25, and the various patient associations who work to raise awareness of infertility. EMD Inc., Canada is a pharmaceutical company which specializes in providing products and services to address the needs of patients in the areas of fertility, endocrinology and neurodegenerative diseases. EMD Inc., Canada is an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
About Generations of Hope (GOH)
GOH is a non-profit organization devoted to raising awareness of infertility and helping couples struggling with infertility attain their dream of a family. Through the Generations of Hope Fertility Assistance Fund, families for whom IVF treatment is a challenging financial option can receive assistance for treatment at the Regional Fertility Program. Since 1985, there have been nearly 10,000 IVF births through the IVF program in Calgary.
Image with caption: "Mother's day survey reveals motherly support for one in six Canadian couples suffering from infertility. Majority of Moms believe infertility is a medical condition and want treatments supported by the healthcare system. (CNW Group/Generations of Hope)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130503_C3211_PHOTO_EN_26302.jpg
SOURCE: Generations of Hope
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For more information and to speak to Dr. Cal Greene, Director of the Regional Fertility Program in Calgary, Tim Halpen, President of Generations of Hope, or Narda Simpson, Calgary, Alberta mom, please contact:
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"Fifty Shades of Grey" brought up a subject which for many is still a taboo. But at Amsterdam Fashion TV we are not shy. So let's talk about it. Sadomasochism, or BDSM. A practice still very difficult to define. Is it a fetish, madness, porn or simply a lifestyle?
Sadomasochism doesn't necessarely involve intercourse, but rather a constant power struggle between a "dominant" and a "submissive". Everything happens with the consent of the submissive, who also takes pleasure in being enslaved. It goes beyond physical domination: the dominator takes control of the mind of the submissive in a mind game of mutual dependency.
For those who use sadomasochism only as a fetish, sexual games are restricted within four walls. But that won't happen between a BDSM couple, who will continue to follow their own "dominant-submissive" rules outside the bedroom too.
For some it might be difficult to understand how people can get pleasure from pain and submission. But for the followers of this lifestyle everything happens naturally; with mutual love, respect and understanding.


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Rive Gauche Television sells a variety of titles into key territories in Latin America
LOS ANGELES (June 3, 2014) – Rive Gauche Television has sold several of its titles to broadcasters in multiple countries in Latin America post LA Screenings, it was announced by Tomas Silva, Vice President of International Sales of Rive Gauche Television.
Discovery Latin America has picked up numerous series such as The Illegal Eater and an additional season of My Strange Addiction along with the renewal of the Dog Whisperer. MVS Multivision in Mexico has picked up Homicide Hunter and Race to the Scene. Globosat Brazil has licensed Girls Guide to Depravity and renewed Life on Top franchise. Ecuavisa Ecuador has also renewed The Dog Whisperer franchise.
"We are pleased that our new shows have sold to Latin America and that the territory continues to trust the success of our long running series," said Tomas Silva, Vice President of International Sales of Rive Gauche.
About Rive Gauche Television:
Founded in 1994, Los Angeles-based Rive Gauche Television is dedicated to the production, co-production, acquisition and worldwide distribution of television programming and formats. The company has amassed an expansive portfolio of almost 2,000 hours of non-scripted programming and Award-winning documentaries, aired by broadcasters in over 130 countries worldwide. As one of the premiere sources for high-quality, top-rated series and specials, Rive Gauche represents some of the most prolific U.S. network producers as well as many of the premiere cable channels through co-production and distribution agreements. The company is best known for delivering unique programming and building global brands including; Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, My Strange Addiction, My Crazy Obsession, Operation Repo, Scare Tactics, Sins & Secrets, Happily Never After and Evil Twins.
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Easter Candy: The best and worst for your teeth
Many will be celebrating Easter this coming weekend and with it comes an abundance of candy. Easter poses a problem to your teeth, but there are some choices that you can make that may make the holiday a bit less of an issue when it comes to tooth decay. Here are some types of candy that you may encounter this Easter.
Chocolate: As far as candy is concerned, chocolate may be the least offensive to teeth. It is easier to clean off of teeth than some other, stickier alternatives. Dark chocolate has less sugar than milk chocolate.
Hard Candy: This is a sugary choice, and ultimately sugars lead to cavities. The only things that love sugar more than your kids are the bacteria living in your mouth. These types of candies will either be sucked for a while, bathing your teeth in sugar for a long period of time, or they will be chewed, which leads to the candy getting stuck in the grooves of teeth. Neither of these are good for your teeth at all. It leads to a wealth of fuel for bacteria to produce the acids that cause tooth decay.
Sticky, Gummy Candy: Like hard candy, these types of sugary treats get stuck to teeth for a long period of time. They can also be very sour, which makes for an acidic environment. These acids weaken your enamel and make your teeth more susceptible to decay.
Sugar Free Candy: These have come a long way when if comes to flavor. Suckers and hard candies without sugar can actually be protective (especially those containing the sugar alternative xylitol) because they stimulate saliva flow.
We at CrossKeys Dental know that a candy-free Easter is near impossible. Your best bet is to set limits and try to keep from "snacking" on candy throughout the day. That type of activity will create an environment in which your teeth never get a break from the acid attack. Also be sure to drink lots of water, brush twice daily and floss each night before bed.
CrossKeys Dental is located at 110 CrossKeys Office Park in Fairport. Dr. DuPre՛ and Dr. Badali provide comprehensive family dentistry and are always welcoming new patients. Visit us at www.CrossKeysDentalFairport.com for more information.
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Maggie Remboldt purchased the brand, Just Madras in May 2017. After working for Gap Inc., JCPenney and Karen Kane, Maggie realized that she wanted to chase her own dreams instead of working for someone else's! After losing her father, Maggie decided that life is just too short.
Just Madras has become an easy to wear, fresh, yet classic brand. Combining fashion forward silhouettes with elevated, classic fabrications, Just Madras bridges the gap between preppy and contemporary. All our pieces are made in the USA.


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"What Are My Strengths & How Do I Lead With Them?" was an amazing experience. Each module was carefully crafted and organized, which made it well worth my time. I learned a great deal about leadership, myself, and established a strong network of like-minded colleagues at other independent schools. I would take this course again in a heartbeat if I could – the best professional development program I've encountered to date!
The "What are my Strength and How Do I Lead with Them" course was the most worthwhile and introspective professional development I have done in my career.
This has been the most meaningful summer of leadership development in my almost 20 years as an educator. Much to savor. Much to dig into more intentionally going forward.
This course has given me the ability to identify my values and in doing so it also helped me to see what was important to me and to think about my purpose and what I want out of my career and being a leader. I think that in figuring out what my strengths are and affirming that I can lead through those strengths I was really inspired, and it set a new challenge for me to be able to think about my areas of development and the ways that I can keep growing so that I can live better and move toward that purpose. It was a really inspiring course!
It has been amazing seeing the CTL courses grow and evolve, and I've gotten so much out of this program already. I feel energized heading into my sophomore year of leadership!
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Airbnb to collect 4.5% tax for marketing
Holiday home rental site Airbnb will collect a tax on the properties in return for extra marketing, the tourism minister said yesterday.
Jamahl Simmons said Airbnb would collect the 4.5 per cent vacation tax direct from guests when they book an island getaway and forward the cash to the Government.
The money will be used to help promote Bermuda�s tourism industry and will include �destination marketing� on Airbnb to target a bigger audience of potential tourists.
Tourist services in Bermuda will also be highlighted on Airbnb�s Experiences webpage and allow property owners to promote themselves through the site.
Kevin Dallas, chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the link-up was �an exciting opportunity for our hosts and for our island�.
He added: �This is another opportunity where Bermuda�s entrepreneurs can do what we�ve always been good at � making our customers feel comfortable, special, and welcome.�
The new arrangement will start next month.
Carlos Mu�oz, a spokesman for Airbnb, said that collection of the tax would not affect property owners� profits.
He added: �It is much simpler for the guests � no added paperwork and no filings or any additional costs.�
Airbnb�s Experiences page will also vet other tourism services like tours and restaurants before they are added to the website.
Mr Mu�oz said: �Airbnb has come to realise that a person�s greatest asset is their time and through Airbnb Experiences we provide a channel through which anyone with a hobby, or a passion, or a special skill or an interest can monetise their time, share it with somebody that may be visiting, and improve the overall experience for that guest in Bermuda.�
Mr Simmons added: �The growth of vacation rentals provides an exciting opportunity to bring back the warmth, hospitality and friendliness that has lured tourists to our shores time and time again.�
He added that the Government planned to monitor the sector for any housing problems that might result because of properties being used for Airbnb rentals.
Mr Simmons said: �I think it�s important to note that we are aware of this and we do not want to displace Bermudians just simply because of an entrepreneur opportunity, but we also recognise that people have choices and want to enter the space.�
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Blackmoon and BLOCK 30 Labs Form Global Strategic Partnership to Launch BLOCK 30 Exchange Traded Index (ETX)
Blackmoon Financial Group, a blockchain Financial Service and Fintech firm, and BLOCK 30 Financial (a wholly owned subsidiary of BLOCK 30 Labs), today announced that they have formed a global strategic partnership to create a BLOCK branded suite of Exchange Traded Index (ETX) products on the Blackmoon platform.
The new relationship between Blackmoon and BLOCK 30 will enable the two blockchain and FinTech financial services firms to work very closely together to create an ETX that tracks thirty of the top digital assets in one digital asset basket for global investors.
Introducing Blackmoon's Exchange Traded Indexes (ETx)
"BLOCK 30 Financial is thrilled to partner with the Blackmoon team to expand our reach to global investors," said Brian Foote, CEO of BLOCK 30 Labs + BLOCK 30 Financial. "We'll start first with the BLOCK 30 Index ETX and move quickly across a variety of BLOCK indexes across multiple asset classes, in this unique tokenized, digital format."
"We did 16 months of due diligence around cornerstone global partner selection for the BLOCK 30 Index ETX launch and we just came away feeling like the financial engineering and product agility at Blackmoon is literally years ahead of the traditional markets," Foote said. "We're honored to partner with them."
"Blackmoon and BLOCK 30 Labs share a vision and it's because of this that we are pleased to have discovered such an incredible organization to associate with…We are eager to release the BLOCK ETX products as soon as possible to offer this amazing investment opportunity to eligible investors globally," said Oleg Seydak, CEO of Blackmoon
"Whether its tokenizing the Lyft IPO for investors outside of Silicon Valley or challenging the 'yet another Mutual Fund mindset' of Wall Street, Blackmoon is exactly where we wanted to be in terms of offering new financial products for global Millenials + Gen Z," said Jeff Hinshaw, COO of BLOCK 30 Financial.
"57% of customers around the world are not investing in the markets right now. They're tuning out on white collar fee loads, product redundancy and a lack of imagination in the financial markets…Blackmoon is paving a new way forward with Exchange Traded Index (ETX) products and we wanted to work with them to deliver that for millions of potential customers around the world."
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Top Companies Team Up With Federal Agencies And Nonprofit To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Cyber Talent Initiative To Protect Against Cyberattacks
Mastercard (NYSE: MA), in collaboration with Microsoft, Workday and the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service today launched the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative – a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership to recruit the nation's best minds to defend against global cyberattacks. The launch of this initiative serves as a call to action for leading companies, federal agencies and higher education institutions to come together and help grow the talent pipeline of cybersecurity technologists to protect the nation and support our digital economy.
With more than 313,000 cybersecurity job openings in the U.S. between September 2017 and August 2018, the talent deficit is significant and the need for a skilled workforce is steadily expanding. The Cybersecurity Talent Initiative is a new program to help reduce the critical talent gap and support the next generation of motivated, mission-driven cybersecurity leaders.
A selective cross-sector opportunity for highly qualified, recent graduates in cybersecurity-related fields, the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative helps to jumpstart careers and provide the training and experience needed to lead the nation's cyber defense across the public and private sectors. Participants selected for the program will be guaranteed a two-year placement at a federal agency with cybersecurity opportunities. Before the conclusion of their federal service, participants will then be eligible for full-time positions with the program's private sector partners, and once hired, will receive up to $75,000 in student loan assistance.
The Cybersecurity Talent Initiative includes an unparalleled group of private sector companies and government agencies that play a vital role in protecting the nation and digital economy.
Founding partners in the program's inaugural year include:
- Mastercard
- Microsoft
- Workday
Participating federal agencies include:
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Election Commission
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Naval Intelligence
- Small Business Administration
"Cybersecurity is a critical issue facing our world today. It will take a true collaboration between the public and private sectors to get the right resources in place to address the threat," said Ron Green, chief security officer, Mastercard. "We invite more corporations and government agencies to join us in this critical endeavor and give the best and brightest talent an opportunity to get a step up, enhance their skills and pave their own career paths."
Throughout the program, participants will engage with subject matter experts from the public and private sectors, build an interagency network of cybersecurity colleagues across government and attend leadership development sessions. By working for government organizations and innovative private sector companies, participants will gain an understanding of the complexity of cybersecurity challenges and develop the necessary skills needed to overcome threats to the nation's digital infrastructure.
"The Army is pleased to join the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative and partner with top companies and universities across the country to develop cybersecurity talent and provide them with opportunities that help support our nation's defense," said Brig. Gen. Jennifer Buckner, director of headquarters Department of the Army's Cyber, Electronic Warfare and Information Operations. "This program reflects not only our emphasis on, but also the immense value we see in public-private partnerships to collaboratively address the country's cyberspace talent deficit."
The federal government's ability to deliver important services to the American people, protect privacy and safeguard classified information requires an effective and secure digital infrastructure overseen by highly skilled cybersecurity professionals. As of June 2018, only four percent of federal cybersecurity employees are under the age of 30, compared to nearly 14 percent of federal cybersecurity employees over the age of 60, according to federal workforce data.
"It is critical for our government to attract and hire highly skilled workers capable of securing federal computer networks and building defenses against the thousands of cyberattacks that occur every year," said Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, the organization operating the new initiative. "The federal government has fallen more and more behind in the race for cyber talent, and this program will help get it back on track."
"The Cybersecurity Talent Initiative is an important way for the George Washington University and other top universities to help build a first-class cybersecurity workforce," said Thomas LeBlanc, president of The George Washington University. "This program offers a unique opportunity for our students to gain invaluable leadership skills and hands-on experience in the public and private sectors, while alleviating the burden of student loan debt."
Candidates can apply now on the website through October 18. Agencies will make offers by spring 2020 and participants will start in the summer or fall of 2020.
Visit CyberTalentInitiative.org to become a corporate sponsor.
SOURCE Partnership for Public Service
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AI Lender Upstart Raises $50M and Announces New Bank Partnerships
Upstart, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform, today announced a $50M equity investment from Progressive Investment Company Inc., Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, and First National Bank of Omaha.
Upstart has raised more than $160M since inception and has more than $100M in cash and equity capital on hand. Additionally, Upstart will be the newest offering in the Progressive portfolio of Advantage Products, which are third-party products offered to meet consumers' changing needs. Upstart loans will be available through www.progressive.com in the near future.
"We started on this journey because credit is not just a cornerstone of our economy but a fundamental ingredient in the lives of Americans," said Dave Girouard, Upstart co-founder and CEO and former president of Google Enterprise. "For hundreds of years, credit has represented opportunity and mobility for those seeking what's next in their lives. Whether it's to learn a new skill, to relocate to a new city, to start a new business, or to buy a new home or car, the price of credit is the price of opportunity and mobility. It's the price of what's next."
Upstart co-founder Paul Gu added, "Credit is generally overpriced and unfairly distributed, because it relies on techniques developed before the advent of modern computing. But technology and data science, in the form of AI, have the opportunity to change all of that."
After more than $3.3B in loans originated in the last five years, Upstart has demonstrated loss rates less than half those of peer platforms for borrowers with similar FICO scores. Furthermore, a study comparing Upstart's model to those of several large U.S. banks showed that Upstart could cut their loan losses by three-quarters or almost triple their approval rates.*
Thus far in 2019, more than 60% of Upstart originations were entirely automated and approved in real time, an unprecedented feat in installment lending. On the back of strong unit economics and exceptional credit performance, Upstart grew revenues by about 80% in 2018 and reached profitability in the second half of the year.
Upstart's business is designed not to compete with banks but to partner with them. Upstart launched its first partnerships with Customers Bank and its BankMobile division. Today, the company announced it has signed "Powered by Upstart" partnership agreements with First National Bank of Omaha, First Federal Bank of Kansas City and Accion Chicago. With Powered by Upstart, banks and other lenders can leverage Upstart's AI platform in the form of a white-labeled lending application to power their own lending programs. The Powered by Upstart platform allows banks and other lenders to enforce their own credit policy and lending terms while benefiting from Upstart's patent-pending risk modeling and automation.
"We chose to partner with Upstart because their approach to modernizing lending is well aligned with FNBO's focus on a customer-centric experience," said Marc Butterfield, senior vice president of enterprise digital solutions and emerging business at First National Bank of Omaha. "Upstart's AI/ML-based pricing engine and automation will allow us to profitably serve a broader set of customers, within a great digital onboarding experience, than we could before."
"Our mission at First Federal Bank of Kansas City is to help people build a better financial future," said J.R. Buckner, president and CEO of First Federal Bank of Kansas City. "Fulfilling this mission means we must find innovative new ways to more effectively engage with current and prospective customers. Our partnership with Upstart is a key part of this strategy and will allow us to extend our products and services to a broader customer base that is more digitally savvy."
"Accion Chicago's mission is to help neighborhood entrepreneurs grow, which is why we provide our low-cost microloans to minority- and women-owned businesses who create jobs and wealth in underserved communities throughout Illinois and Indiana," said Brad McConnell, CEO of Accion Chicago. "We believe that partnering with Upstart is the most creative, careful, and cost-effective way to lend to these inspirational small business owners that other lenders overlook."
While personal loans are the fastest growing segment of credit, they're far from the largest. With this equity round completed, Upstart expects to expand its AI platform to other types of credit. The company recently launched the first ever Upstart-powered credit cards with Customers Bank's BankMobile division. Upstart partnered with BankMobile to develop two credit cards: the BankMobile Classic Mastercard and the BankMobile Rewards Mastercard, both available now via online application.
"We were excited to partner with Upstart as their vision of making credit more accessible aligns with our focus on low-cost banking services to low/middle-income Americans who have been left behind by the high-fee model of 'traditional' banks," stated Luvleen Sidhu, Co-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer at BankMobile. "Upstart's focus on automating the customer experience combined with their modeling capabilities further our goal of adding breadth to our growing banking products and services available to our customer base."
Upstart CEO Dave Girouard will be on stage with Marc Butterfield, SVP from First National Bank of Omaha, at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at LendIt Fintech USA 2019, taking place in San Francisco, California.
SOURCE Upstart
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Synchron Initiates First-ever Clinical Trial to Evaluate Thought-to-Text™ Brain-Computer Interface Technology in Patients with Severe Paralysis
Synchron, Inc. today announced the initiation of the first clinical trial for the Stentrode, a minimally-invasive neural interface technologybeing investigated for restoration of communication in people with severe paralysis. The trial will evaluate the safety of Thought-to-Text technology in patients, by assessing the Stentrode implant in combination with BrainOS software. The Stentrode is designed to record brain activity and stream thoughts wirelessly, and is the only investigational technology of its kind that does not require open brain surgery. BrainOS is a modular training software powered by artificial intelligence that enables patients to control assistive technologies directly through thought.
"The initiation of this trial is a milestone for the technology industry and points towards a new form of treatment for people with paralysis. There is currently no means for recovery for patients beyond the natural healing process," said the study director and CEO of Synchron, Associate Professor Thomas Oxley, MD, PhD, and Neurointerventionalist, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. "The coupling of the Stentrode with our BrainOS technology represents a potential solution to enable people to regain control of their world: but with digital means. For people who have lost the ability to communicate, this technology could be life changing."
The trial is a feasibility study to evaluate the safety of the Stentrode as well as to assess the stability of high-fidelity signals from the brain to external communications technologies. Synchron has received approval to recruit five patients with loss of motor function from paralysis due to a range of conditions including spinal cord injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, or motor neuron disease (ALS).
The trial will take place in Melbourne, Australia at The Royal Melbourne and Bethlehem Hospitals.
The Stentrode system is small and flexible enough to safely pass through curving blood vessels in a procedure called cerebral angiography, eliminating the need for open brain surgery. By using blood vessels to deliver the technology to the brain, the technique may reduce risk of brain tissue rejection of the device, which has been a significant problem for other techniques.
Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated the Stentrode's long term safety, as well ability to pick up particular electrical frequencies emitted by the brain. The technology utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms that directly interface with and predict brain activity. BrainOS is a suite of stepwise modular training programs that will enable to patients to learn to control digital outputs. This digital output language forms the basis for a human API for patients to control 3rd party assistive technologies.
SOURCE Synchron, Inc.
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Preview of the new Facebook Groups app
Facebook released a new app Tuesday that separates Groups from the daily clutter of the social network. Here are the basics.
Why: Facebook saw significant growth in the use of Groups, in which users organize themselves into groups around a particular topic -- knitting, say, a book club, or a college course. There are currently 700 million active monthly members, up from 500 million in January, and the majority are mainly on mobile. But Groups, the company said, are fairly buried on the site, so product managers decided to develop a standalone app that would put them front and center.
What it does: The app opens on a screen that shows all the groups to which the user belongs. It organizes notifications into one tab, settings in another, and also recommends new groups to join based on the memberships of your friends, where you live and pages you've liked in the past.
What it doesn't do: The app does not replace Groups on regular Facebook app. Users around the world are still fuming about Facebook's move this summer to split off Messenger from the main app and into its own app. The company has made it clear that this is not the plan for Groups.
"This will remain a complementary, optional experience. Given Groups is deeply integrated with News Feed and is central to people's experience on Facebook, it wouldn't make sense to split the two," a spokesperson told CBS News.
What it doesn't do yet -- but probably will soon: Right now, there are three privacy settings for groups. You can make them public, closed (which means they require permission to join), or secret (totally hidden to anyone who isn't a member). At the moment, the Discover tab will suggest any groups that aren't secret, which isn't ideal for groups that are saturated with members, or simply don't want to be discovered. The company said it may add privacy setting to allow admins to keep their groups out of the recommendations.
Facebook also plans to add some smart features to the Create Group function that will personalize templates based on profile information. For example, it could offer a "family" group template that would automatically suggest members of your actual family.
The Groups app rolls out worldwide to Android and iOS devices Tuesday.


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Fans of Batman are aware of Greg Capullo's attacks to the online drawing board each month. Many await the unannounced day when the artist hints on future editions. Even though the artist and its writer, Scott Snyder are in the midst of the Death of the Family crossover. Despite this amazingly dark and sinister story remains focused on that story, it's not to far fetched to think about what might happen next in Gotham City.
Recently Scott Snyder hinted that a Riddler story is on his agenda, and today, Greg posted this art on his Deviant Art page.


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The top most important chess principles for a better game.
1. Mistake check . No matter at what level you play at, you can make a mistake. And it is that constant insight knowing that you can and will make a mistake in any situation if you don't stay alert for it, especially when you are confident and on the top, most players make the biggest mistakes.
When we are defending or struggling in an equal position the risk of making a mistake is smaller because then we are alert to the fact that one mistake will make us loose the game immediately.
This principle is the simplest, most important but also the easiest to ignore.
Learn this principle, keep discipline with this principle and your chess will improve A LOT. It is also the simple but clear difference between a master player and a so so player…
2. Opponent's plan. Chess is a game between two players. Whenever your opponent moved, he provides you with a clue what his goal for the game is and what his immediate plan might be and what type of player he is. Collect all those clues at all times.
If you fail to collect even one, at any given time, it could mean the end of the game. It is that important to never ignore the opponent's move and be too selfcentred and focused about your own plans!
3. Don't shoot blanks! Try to play good useful moves at all times. Don't shoot blanks at any point during the whole game, especially not when you have an even game or is down in material or even worse – position!
This is a very common beginner's mistake and a clear difference between very advanced players and standard club players. The world champion in chess may do one or two small mistakes during the whole game but never plays a blank move during the whole game. Whereas a clubplayer may do 5-10 mistakes and 10-30 blank moves during the game.
Sooner or later an opponent will play a lesser number of blank moves than you and you will loose loose "game time" (I will explain that concept below) and valuable moves thanks to those "blank" nonuseful moves you played.
The best move is of course an aggressive move that wins unconditionally of what the opponent moves next. For example a move that threatens a mate without the opponent able to stop it in anyway. Let's call those moves unstoppable attack moves. It is not always possible to surely decide if a move is unstoppable or not. If it is very clear that a move will result in unstoppable mate or material loss in next move, well then it is of course easy. But often the case is that it demands an exact analysis and the needed amount of thinking time to decide whether a move is unstoppable or not in number of moves ahead into the game. To play an unstoppable move, demands that you have a good skill in calculating ahead and that you are 100 % sure of what possibilities will occur some moves ahead.
The next best move is where you can combine a strong move with a strong defense move. Let's call them combo moves. Always look out for combo moves! They allow you to safely play on, without an exact analysis and still have control of the game until you can surely find a safe unstoppable attack move.
If you cannot find a combo move – then play a consolidation move. With that I mean a move that consolidates and secures your position from attack. In essence making your king and your material (the rest of the pieces) safe in all possible angles. Often a move like that can annoy the opponent a whole lot because that may deprive him or her from a game plan. There is nothing worse for a chessplayer then to play moves without a plan. It is demoralising and often allure him to make worthless moves that makes his position worse then it was before the move. A player needs a plan and a goal to play purposeful moves and to feel purposeful throughout his whole game.
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Jiangmen's Advantages in Environmental Capacity
Jiangmen is one of the municipalities in the Pearl River Delta region with relatively good environmental quality. The water quality of its major rivers still maintains at Class II and III standards. The quality compliance rate of water in its urban areas and of its sources of drinking water is 100%. The annual ratio of its good air quality days is 71%; its forest coverage rate is 45.32% and its urban sewage treatment rate is 85%. Jiangmen's rate of harmless treatment of urban living garbage reached 100%.
In 2012Jiangmen passed the review of its status as a national environmental protection model city.


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In trading on Monday, shares of Graftech International Ltd. (GTI) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $5.05, changing hands as high as $5.08 per share. Graftech International Ltd. shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of GTI shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
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text: LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Brazil's central bank late Wednesday held the benchmark interest rate steady at 10.75%, meeting market expectations. The key Selic rate was raised to that level in July. Recent inflation readings and inflation expectations have been moving higher, but the latest rate decision arrives as the government ramps up efforts to cool the appreciation of the currency cur_usdbrl. An interest-rate hike rate would likely further fuel the real's advance as investors seek high-yielding investments offered in Latin America's largest economy, analysts say.


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Healthy Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets
My 2 & 4 year old loves them. No more greasy store bought nuggets for us, plus the flaxseed is rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Ingredients 1 cup white or Japanese panko...
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Last update on 12/18/2008 by Jain