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Today, I decided is Piero Day.
Piero was among the first cats I welcomed to my new foster home outside Seattle.
I got a call from a friend who used to come and give the cats quality play-time. Someone she knew was concerned about a local indoor-outdoor cat that was being abused by bratty kids in the street.
We handled a lot of "rescues" over the years, and some of the stories have blended together, so I am not sure of the precise details concerning this cat.
However someone took him in to get him away from his abusers and then discovered that he was a bit "antsy"!
Could we take him?
Well sure. I really didn't need another cat at that point. Particularly one that was prickly, but what's one more?
The lady who delivered him dumped him in my lap and it was a little like taking charge of a cactus.
All teeth and claws. But who could blame him?
He was BEAUTIFUL!
He didn't have a name that anyone knew and because of his colouring I called him Piero.
He became one of our great characters.
Grant was a contractor and could build all sorts of stuff, so my foster-suites had all sorts of ramps and "cubbies". I decided it would be neat to connect the two big rooms with a tunnel that could be opened or closed, depending on how many cats were in residence and whether or not they all got along!
So Grant found a big piece of piping….
That is "M" wondering if Gus will let him pass!
When the tunnel project was done, we had a piece of the piping left over. It measured almost 4 feet. We put it in a corner outside the cat rooms, standing on end.
While we were in the "Suites" cleaning or getting food, the cats were allowed to roam around in the remaining basement area where they loved poking around all the large accumulation of "stuff".
Piero was a particular fan of this extra freedom, given that he had been an indoor-outdoor cat, and he was into everything. It took him no time to locate the long piece of piping and as we watched, he launched himself into the air, dropping neatly inside.
We laughed and waited for a plaintive cry for help. Instead, we were amazed to see Piero re-emerge, like a jack-in-the-box, as if it was the easiest manoeuvre! Apparently he had springs in his feet. It became his favourite trick. Ours too. None of the other cats ever attempted it.
The prickly Mr. Piero was not the easiest cat at first because he had been badly treated and he was basically done with people. But he was mostly alright with the other cats, bar a little chasing about periodically, but there was never a real fight. So we just let him do his thing and we didn't pressure him to befriend us.
After about 6 months we began to see a real difference in this little cat. He no longer stuck out his claws every time we approached and he had stopped biting early on.
Eventually he started seeking Grant out. They had a routine where Piero would follow Grant into the garage and jump up onto one of the garbage cans where Grant was then expected to make a fuss of him and groom him.
He turned out to be a really neat cat, although when we thought of re-homing him we specified there could be no children and we suggested that he should be an only cat.
Piero needed a person who would give him space and the time he would need to settle down again. I would love to have kept Piero, but then I could easily say the same about all the others. It's just that some cats, like Piero need a bit more understanding, and when they have been abused it is really hard to see them go because you just want to protect them.
Our funny little character was with us for just about a year when I got an email from a veteran. He had been injured by an IED in Iraq and again in Afghanistan which forced him to retire, so he was himself dealing with a lot. Maybe that is why he was willing to give Piero a new home and a new start.
So Piero went off with his new person and became Phantom and they really seemed to hit it off.
We missed Piero a whole lot, but we could only wish them both all the luck in the world.
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Rivada Networks Chairman and CEO Declan Ganley released the following statement in response to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu's decision to opt-out of AT&T and FirstNet's federal plan for public-safety broadband in New Hampshire. Today's announcement by Sununu paves the way for New Hampshire to work with Rivada and its partners to build out a statewide, public-safety grade Radio Access Network (RAN) to serve the state's first responders.
"Rivada is honored to have the opportunity to build a world-class public-safety RAN for the Granite State," Ganley said. "New Hampshire ran the longest and most thorough opt-out review process in the country. Now the real work of transforming New Hampshire's public-safety communications can begin." He added: "We also look forward to other states joining New Hampshire in building their own FirstNet RANs between now and December 28. Rivada and its partners are ready to work with FirstNet and the states to roll out state RANs in any state that opts to follow this bottom-up approach to emergency communications."
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Hideo Kojima has posted a new teaser video for his mysterious upcoming project, Death Stranding. Released on Twitter, the video shows the outline of a hand and the words "Create the rope." Some eerie music plays in the background, while flashes of mysterious objects appear as well. A second tweet indicates more information will be provided on May 30.
The teaser is hard to make sense of, which is par for the course with Death Stranding. Check out the video for yourself in the embed below and let us know in the comments what you've spotted.
Death Stranding is Kojima's first new game since his split with Konami. Very little is known about the game, and that appears to be intentional, with Kojima weaving secrets into its new trailers and teasers like the one he released today.
The game features a number of celebrities, including The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus in the lead role, as well as Mads Mikkelsen, Lea Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner, Guillermo del Toro, and Troy Baker.
Speaking to Metro, Reedus said he's never seen anything like what Kojima is doing with the game.
"The concept is so far out into the future. Instead of eliminating everyone around you, it's bringing everyone together," he explained. "It's a very positive video game, but scary and depressing at the same time. It's kind of a new movie. I've never seen anything like what we're doing."
At the Tribeca Film Festival in April, Kojima talked about how Death Stranding will make you cry.
No release date has been set as of yet for Death Stranding. The game was announced for PlayStation 4 and PC, and it'll be released on console through a partnership between Kojima's new studio, Kojima Productions, and Sony. A recent report said Death Stranding might also release on PS5.
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Looking for an excuse to dress up and hit the town? A stay at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando puts you in the perfect place for a stylish Orlando vacation, topped with a magical evening at Harbor Nights. This evening under the stars (held a few times a year) is filled with gourmet food and wine along with incredible live opera. In other words, it's the perfect night for getting glam and dancing the night away — which is why we invited six Florida fashion bloggers to experience Harbor Nights during a weekend getaway at Loews Portofino Bay in February.
It's easy to see from their photos that they loved living la dolce vita for a few days. If you didn't know the hotel was in Orlando, you might think they jetted off to Italy…
Madi is packed and ready for a relaxing weekend getaway! (Photo: @sweetteawithmadi)
Stephanie and Ashley arrived in style for a magical evening at Harbor Nights! (Photo: @stephanieziajka)
Annie explored the hotel and found one of the prettiest spots for a photo at the Villa Pool, one of three pools at Loews Portofino Bay. (Photo: @annieatoz)
Ashley spent some well-deserved time relaxing at the Beach Pool with friends. (Photo: @ashleybrookenicholas)
Michelle started her morning off with a cup of coffee and a stroll along the harbor. (Photo: @mash.elle)
Ashley found the perfect spot to relax in style at the Villa Pool. (Photo: @theladylavender)
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European Candy Kettle Club innovation award won by Zotter Chocolates
Quirky Austrian chocolatier Josef Zotter has been named winner of The European Candy Kettle Club (ECKC) award for 2019.
Zotter joins a long list of winners since the award began in 1973, including important names in the European sweets and confectionery industry from companies such as Ferrero (Italy), Lindt & Sprüngli (Switzerland), Fazer (Finland), Katjes (Germany) and Valrhona (France).
Zotter Schokoladen is well known across the world as a manufacturer of hand scooped quality, organic, fair trade and sustainably produced chocolates. The family business ran by founder Josef Zotter is famous for unusual chocolate creations such as their newest creation "Bread Break" – a chocolate flavoured with old bread spirit.
The European Candy Kettle Club was founded 45 years ago by the French chocolatier Guy Urbain and the ECKC´s purpose is to support the development of great and innovative sweets and confectionery all over Europe.
Consisting of 30 machinery and ingredient suppliers from major European countries, the club gives the European Candy Kettle Award to a company in Europe every year. To win the award, the companies should be outstanding in criteria such as product quality, development in production, research and technology, performance in sales and marketing as well as international cooperation.


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I eventually found a suitable free pattern for the block, and went to work. Once the top was done, it sat awhile, but I finally pulled it out and quilted it last week. One of my few finishes of the summer!
|apologies for the photo; it was taken from upstairs, looking down, on a ladder, in my foyer...it's a wee bit off center.
Made mostly from scraps and stash, I really only bought the binding, and the navy border fabric for it. I enjoyed revisiting fabrics from projects-past, as this block offers the chance to put smaller pieces to use.
The back was made from leftover graduated strips, and some Kona Snow.
I quilted 1/4" from the seams on the body, and then did wavy lines with my walking foot on the border. I love the pattern it made on the back! Made all those mind-numbing 1/4" lines worth it.
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BUTTOCK AUGMENTATION FAQs
Buttock Injections
Buttock Implants
Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL)
Fat Transfer to Buttocks FAQs
Is it possible to perform a BBL using a local anaesthetic?
Yes, however, there are some significant downsides:
- The patient will likely experience significant pain, regardless of the amount of local anaesthetic used.
- The surgeon may not be able to access the areas they would like to, due to patient discomfort.
- Lidocaine (local anaesthetic) is toxic to fat cells and stem cells and will reduce the amount of fat that survives, meaning multiple sessions of fat transfer may be required if performed under local anaesthetic.
A Brazilian Butt Lift is an operation to restore or reshape the buttocks to provide fuller, firmer buttocks, or correct deformities and asymmetry, by grafting your own body fat into the tissues of the buttocks.
Fat is harvested from areas where excess fat is of concern, commonly the love handles, abdomen and thighs. The fat is carefully handled to protect the fat cells, before being injected into the buttocks through one or two very small incisions using a thin cannula.
The procedure should be fairly atraumatic, reducing the incidence of complications and maximising the healing of the fat cells.
Restricted activities are advised for 2 weeks following a Brazilian Butt Lift.
Wearing a support garment is recommended for the first 3 weeks day and night, then during the day for a further 3 weeks.
The Brazilian Buttock Lift (BBL) is a procedure in which fat is taken from another part of the body, then injected into the buttocks. However, surgeons today warn it has the highest death rate (thought to be as high as 1 in 3,000 operations)[2] of all cosmetic surgery procedures, due to the risk of injecting fat into large veins that can travel to the heart or brain and cause severe illness and death.
Mild discomfort, swelling and bruising can occur.
Some irregularity may occur at the site of fat harvest requiring additional treatment(s), such as Velashape or additional fat sculpting.
Infection is rare (<0.1%) following fat transfer to the buttocks. A course of antibiotics will be given at the time of your treatment.
Some altered sensation around the treatment area and the site of the fat harvest is common and is expected to resolve in 6 – 8 weeks.
A Brazilian Bum Lift provides a long-lasting or permanent improvement.
However, anywhere from 20 – 40% of the grafted fat may fail to survive, requiring an additional procedure after approximately 3 months in order to achieve the optimum results.
Improvement in fullness and shape will be seen immediately following treatment. Any swelling will resolve in 2 weeks but return to normal feeling from 4 – 6 weeks.
It will take 3 months for the grafted fat to stabilise in the area(s) treated.
Minimal discomfort is expected following the treatment and no bruising should occur with the careful techniques used. Any mild bruising will usually resolve after 1 to 2 weeks.
The treated area(s) may feel tender – moderate discomfort for the first 3 – 5 days.
Mild discomfort is expected for 2 weeks.
The initial consultation will determine the goals of treatment, and make a note of any associated abnormalities or asymmetry, in order to develop the optimum treatment for an ideal result in each patient.
The treatment is carried out under local or general anaesthetic, as a day case.
Fat grafting can be enhanced by using your our platelets from your blood in the form of Platelet Rich Plasma PRP, to enhance fat cell healing and survival.
This is performed at the same time as the fat grafting.
A detailed assessment to determine your goals and options can only be carried out at the time of the consultation.
If you do not have sufficient fat for harvesting then Hyaluronic acid buttock injections or buttock implants may be a more suitable option.
A Brazilian Butt Lift / Fat Transfer to the Buttocks is performed to improve the shape and volume of your buttocks using your own fat. You will also benefit from removing fat from areas where you don't want it (fat donor sites).
Fat grafting uses your own fat cells (autologous fat) to enhance your buttocks. Since the fat cells are your own, there is almost no risk of rejection or adverse reactions.
The fat transferred to the buttocks will feel and behave naturally and there is no risk of implant failure or damage as with buttock implants.
Although 1 or 2 treatments with fat transfer may be required to achieve the optimum shape or fullness, the results of fat transfer to the buttocks are permanent.
In cases in which the patient does not have sufficient fat, it may not be possible to locate enough fat on the body to transfer.
In this instance, we recommend either silicone gel buttock implants or the use of hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers such as HYAcorp.
Fat transfer is advisable if the patient has sufficient free fat on the body that can be liposuctioned out and transferred to the buttocks.
The advantage of this method is that it is possible to move fat from areas on the body on which it isn't wanted (the belly for example) to areas on which you would rather have it (the buttocks).
In effect, you have two surgical procedures, a liposuction and a buttock augmentation using your own body fat. It is also important to note that fat transfers are only a semi-permanent solution, not all of the fat transferred to the body will last permanently, and the patient may need to return in a few years time for an additional fat transfer.
Buttock Injection FAQs
Collagen Stimulators based on poly-L-lactic acid are designed to stimulate the production of new tissue in the body. When a foreign substance is injected into the buttocks the body seeks to repair the damage and encapsulate the substance which creates the additional volume in the form of type III collagen.
Adjustable / Safety
A downside of using poly-L-lactic acid is the inability to dissolve or alter the result if something goes wrong, or needs to be adjusted.
Poly-L-lactic acid is a form of plastic and once it is injected into the body it can not be altered.
The patient must wait for the substance to break down on its own.
With Hyaluronic acid filler, the result can be altered following the procedure, if necessary, with the injection of Hyaluronidase enzyme.
Volume / Cost
To achieve the same results as with Hyaluronic acid, a patient would need to spend considerably more money if using injectable poly-L-lactic acid collagen stimulator. On the plus side, the filler will last a little longer than Hyaluronic acid (typically 2 years, versus Hyaluronic acid 9-18 months).
Method of Injection
It is important to inject either of the fillers using a cannula, rather than the needle supplied with the filler (which in the case of the collagen stimulator is only designed for injection in the face). A cannula will allow the filler to be injected deeper into the correct layer of tissue, which improves the result and lowers the risk of any lumps forming.
Mild discomfort including swelling and bruising can occur for up to 2 weeks. Some activities are restricted for 2-3 weeks following buttock filler injections.
A support garment (lycra cycle shorts or similar) is optional for the first week, day and night, and can be purchased by the patient in advance of the procedure.
- You should be generally healthy, with no significant drooping (ptosis) of the buttocks or obvious skin laxity.
- An assessment can be carried out at the time of the consultation.
The maximum increase is around 600 ml in each buttock. This will likely require 2 or more visits to the clinic spaced over a 4 week period.
This will depend upon your physical capacity to carry additional volume, tissue elasticity and the degree of augmentation desired.
Generally, more filler can be injected in one session if the patient is under sedation (asleep during the procedure).
- The expertise of the plastic surgeon.
- It is preferable to have a specialist buttock surgeon inject buttock filler, rather than a general doctor who is not a cosmetic surgeon.
- The volume of filler required.
- Some patients underestimate the amount of filler required and the cost of this expensive procedure.
- The type of filler being injected.
- The brand of hyaluronic acid being injected is very important to the quality of the result. Harley Buttock Clinic uses HYAcorp filler.
- Less expensive fillers will reabsorb quickly and may leave lumps.
- Whether to have the procedure while awake using a local anaesthetic, or whether to be put to sleep.
- Having the procedure when sedated avoids the pain of filler being injected, and also allows the surgeon to reach deeper areas of the buttocks, improving the result.
If you have the procedure under local anaesthetic (in other words you were awake during the procedure), then you can usually drive home afterwards.
If you have the procedure under sedation (asleep at the hospital), then you are not able to drive home after the procedure and you can not, by law, drive for a period afterwards.
The filler is still malleable (able to be moved under significant pressure) for the first few days after the procedure.
It would be better to sit on a soft chair or couch, or if possible lay on your front or side for at least the first few days.
After 5-7 days the filler is almost fully integrated and can't be moved anymore.
- If you are having the filler injected at the hospital while asleep, you will feel no pain at all during the procedure.
- If the filler is injected while you are awake (with a local anaesthetic), the pain will vary from patient to patient.
First, the buttocks are injected with a local anaesthetic.
The surgeon will not start injecting filler until the area has gone numb. However, the patient can still experience pain despite having had a local anaesthetic, and in exceptional cases, the pain can be significant.
Patients that have a low pain threshold should request the filler to be injected under sedation, at a private hospital on Harley Street, at additional cost.
In the first few days following the injections, the buttock area will feel heavy and there may be some swelling.
The patient may require some mild pain relief of the type typically available over the counter at a pharmacy without a prescription.
A course of antibiotics will be required to be taken following the buttock injections to minimise the risk of infection.
The procedure is usually performed under local anaesthetic and you will be awake during the procedure.
The area to be treated will be completely numbed using a local anaesthetic, and the entire procedure takes around 30 to 45 minutes to complete.
Injections are made through tiny incision points that are usually invisible once healed. The filler is injected using a thin cannula above the muscle.
The amount of filler injected depends on the degree of augmentation desired.
You can increase the volume of filler in 10 ml steps, depending on how much volume you wish to add to your buttocks.
The rate of metabolism of hyaluronic acid filler varies from person to person.
Premium fillers such as HYAcorp will tend to last longer than Economy fillers.
The results of bum injections are immediate, with the results usually fading from 9 to 18 months following the procedure.
The procedure will need to be repeated again in 9-18 months' time, possibly requiring less filler on subsequent visits.
Patients returning for injections after 9-18 months typically require around half, or more, of the volume they received in their original procedure, to maintain their increased buttock volume.
Natural weight loss, or weight gain, may add to, or subtract from, the amount of filler required to stay the same size.
* Individual results may vary from person to person.
The use of hyaluronic acid in buttock reshaping has been driven by the desire to find a less risky, non-invasive method of buttock reshaping that does not need to be performed under general anaesthetic.
By performing the procedure using a local anaesthetic, there are considerably fewer risks compared to buttock implant surgery.
There are also no incisions made, so there is little risk of scarring, and the downtime is usually minimal.
Hyaluronic acid-based fillers can be dissolved away using Hyaluronidase enzyme injections; instantly reversing the procedure if necessary.
This provides an additional safety net.
Your surgeon will discuss with you the full range of risks at your consultation.
The cost depends on the volume of filler you require and the specific brand of Hyaluronic acid.
A quality brand of Hyaluronic acid such as Hyacorp may cost the clinic £2,000 to 3,000 to purchase for a 200 ml procedure, whereas a budget brand might only cost the clinic £300 to £500.
(There is a significant incentive for doctors to sell cheaper filler to improve the profit margin of the procedure, however the results are not as good for the patient).
Someone who is slim, to begin with, will get a noticeable increase in buttock volume with a small number of buttock injections.
If the patient already has a large bottom, or, wishes to achieve a more dramatic increase in volume, they will require a high volume of filler to be injected.
As a rough guide:
A slim patient wanting a subtle, natural increase in buttock volume may require at least 100 ml of filler to each side, a total 200 ml, or more.
200 ml = £3,600
A patient with a medium build may require 150 ml, or more, to each side, a total of 300 ml, or more.
300 ml = £4,800
A larger patient or a patient requiring a significant increase in volume may require more than 300 ml to each side, a total of 600 ml or more.
600 ml = £8,100
Your surgeon will be able to advise you on the quantity of filler you are likely to require during your consultation.
*Individual results may vary from person to person.
Treatment of shape irregularity, or indents from trauma or scarring: 10 – 100 ml, approximately £1,500 – £3,000.
A consultation with a buttock surgeon is required in order to get a more accurate estimate of the volume of filler required.
Hyaluronic acid 'HA' is a substance which is produced naturally in the body (however the hyaluronic acid used for buttock injections is manufactured).
Extensive trials since 2002 have shown no long-term serious side effects and have been clinically proven to be safe and effective.
HA-based fillers have been used in cosmetic surgery for over 20 years.
The HA used in cosmetic dermal fillers undergoes a process to form links between the molecules, making the HA more durable.
As the body recognises HA, there is minimal risk of allergic reaction or infection. HA is a natural component of skin and plays an important part in skin health.
You have hyaluronic acid throughout your body right now.
Hyaluronic acid or 'HA' is a component of the skin that is made naturally by the body.
HA is a naturally occurring polysaccharide and is known for its superb capacity to retain moisture.
An abundance of HA resides in the spaces between the skin cells, where it contributes to the plumpness, moistness, firmness, and suppleness of the skin.
Large amounts of HA is produced in the skin, but its levels dwindle as a person ages.
Hyaluronic acid is the basis for many cosmetic fillers such as for the lips and cheeks due to its volumising effect.
Buttock Implant FAQs
This is a common question among many patients.
It will feel normal as when sitting down most of the weight is actually on the underside of the thighs and on the bony part of the buttocks.
Buttock implants are placed higher up, inside the gluteal muscles at the back.
The expertise of the surgeon and the quality of the implants used are important factors in a successful augmentation.
Harley Buttock Clinic uses Polytech gluteal implants made in Germany.
The implants need to look and feel natural for life, and when done well will be indistinguishable from someone who spent months at the gym, or who was born with the shape of buttocks most desired by men and women.
Dr Gary Horn is the lead surgeon at Harley Buttock Clinic and is one of the most experienced buttock surgeons in Europe.
Dr Gary Horn is a highly acclaimed Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with over 25 years of experience in buttock augmentation and reshaping with buttock implants and fat transfer. Dr Horn is a registered Plastic Surgeon in the UK (GMC 4267803) and Belgium.
SPECIALITIES: General Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
LANGUAGES: English, French
Dr Horn is qualified to perform a large range of procedures, including:
Buttock Implant Surgery (Gluteoplasty), Fat Transfer to Buttocks (Brazilian Butt Lift), Gluteal Sculpting (Brazilian Butt Lift without fat transfer), Buttock Injections (using Hyaluronic Acid)
Gluteoplasty with intramuscular silicone cohesive gel implants: a retrospective study of 50 cases.
For a comprehensive list of publications please see Dr Horn's Linkedin.


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It's unlike me to post something that is under 2,000 words long, but last night's trade prompted me to add a perspective that only Astros fans can appreciate. In case you are living under a football-shaped rock or haven't been guilted into being a Twitter Twit, here's the deal:
Marlins trade Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio (and $4 million!) to the Toronto Blue Jays for...Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Mathis, Justin Nicolino, and Jake Marisnick.
Early rumors had the Marlins also receiving slugging young catcher J.P. Arencibia, but apparently no-hit Mathis was enough to satisfy their cheapskate front office. A couple of those fellows whose names you don't recognize actually are prospects. Nicolino is a LHP who will be a Middle of Rotation starter, Hechavarria is a defense-only shortstop, and Marisnick is a centerfielder who could be described here as George Springer, only without the same level of tools. All should be major league regulars, but I'm not seeing anybody promoting these guys as future All-Stars.
So, the premise of my post. Ed Wade is a genius. Sorry all of you who hate Ed Wade, but it's true.
Compare the trade above with this one:
The Astros trade Hunter Pence and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jonathan Singleton, Jarred Cosart, Josh Zeid, and Domingo Santana.
So who got more return for their trade? Ed Wade traded one man and got three top-10 (arguably top 5) prospects. The Marlins traded five excellent major league players (four of whom, in my opinion, are more valuable than Pence) for three borderline top 10 prospects and spare change.
Go ahead and add in the next one:
The Astros trade Michael Bourn and cash to the Atlanta Braves for Jordan Schafer, Brett Oberholtzer, Paul Clemens, and Juan Abreu.
Ok, it's not quite as awe-inspring, but if one compares the cost to the reward, Ed Wade still comes out favorably when compared to the Marlins front office today.
So remember, Astros fans, as we slog through another losing season...things could be worse. Much, much worse.


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Publicized warnings about the consequences of filing false insurance claims haven't changed many fraudsters' plans to do exactly that—or so it seems. Just do the math: More than 60 percent of insurers saw increases in false insurance claims from 2013 to 2016, according to research released last year by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud (which expects this figure to increase once again in 2017). All told, the research indicates, fraudulent claims cost insurers a "conservative" $80 billion annually.
But change is occurring when it comes to investigating potentially fraudulent insurance claims. One new approach involves using web-based software tools that harness artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to take a deep dive into claimants' social media activities and online presence. This leaves insurers with legally defensible information they can consider in determining whether their company will show claimants the money—or the door to the prosecutor's office.
The ABCs of Artificial Intelligence
Traditional investigations of suspicious insurance claims—those that require manual trolling through online data and even covertly following claimants in an attempt to discredit their "story"—often fail. The culprit is a lack of enough hours in the day to get the job done. Hiring more investigators isn't a viable solution because it adds to insurers' costs and leaves them with a team whose members are well paid for "grunt work"—i.e., trolling the Internet for data, including the ever-increasing volume of personal data now being shared on social media.
When AI and machine learning are in the picture, however, insurers can more effectively marshal their investigator resources at a lower price. Smaller groups of these professionals can focus on areas where information that may signal fraud isn't clear-cut or easily located, with AI-based social media and web investigation tools as a linchpin.
This is how it all unfolds: Salient data from Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms are first extracted to build a timeline of events that may discredit (or support) a claim. The artificial intelligence component cross-references social media profiles and aggregates the data, using algorithms to draw correlations between data elements. The software also instinctively looks for clues that indicate fraudulent activities and behavior—clues it has "learned" as more and more information about false claims is codified in the system to supplement pre-programmed fraud indicators.
To clarify, here are examples of AI-based web and social media investigation tools at work. Suppose a policyholder files a claim stating that he had been badly injured in a car accident on a Tuesday. The claim appears valid, until an extraction and cross-indexing of data from the "accident victim's" Facebook and Instagram accounts reveals that he had gone dancing at a club two days afterward. At this point, the investigator would have reason to question the validity of the claim, and the insurer would have to seriously consider its next course of action.
Alternatively, say the insured party reports that the accident occurred in New York City, but data drawn from his social media put him squarely in Philadelphia on the Tuesday in question. More fodder for declining to accept the claim at face value. An investigator may be able to draw the same conclusions, but at great expense from a time and money standpoint considering the volume of personal data now shared and available on social media.
Applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to investigations of potentially fraudulent insurance claims has other benefits as well. For instance, many people aren't shy about using social media or other web platforms to discuss or reveal their intention to engage in illegal activities. Filing false insurance claims for monetary gain is no exception. Through algorithms and searches for other clues, AI-based web and social media investigation tools can identify and bring these plans to light.
Similarly, some fraudsters have begun to participate in so-called "jump-in claims." In these scenarios, friends or relatives of a person who files a claim for injuries sustained in an accident try to trick the system by stating that they, too, were involved in and injured as a result of that same incident. AI-based web and social media investigation tools can be used to determine whether so-called victims' activities and location support or disprove their claims.
Another benefit of these tools is consistency of claim investigations, despite large volumes of claims waiting to be processed. An investigator may inadvertently neglect to look for one or more "connections" between data points. With AI and machine learning, this isn't possible, because the tools automatically make identical data correlations and check for the same clues.
Next Steps
These advantages aside, insurers will reap their greatest rewards from a move to AI-based social media and web investigation tools as they continue to charge their most expert investigators with training the systems. The more the systems "learn" about the outcome of suspected false insurance claims, the more effective they will become and the bigger the bang for the technology buck.
This article was written by Mark Williamson, the Co-Founder and CTO of Hanzo, the most trusted platform for legally-defensible capture, preservation and analysis of content for eDiscovery, compliance, and risk. Mark has over twenty years of commercial software-engineering experience. Previously, he wrote one of the first programming editors for Windows, developed AI and educational packages for the Electric Brain Company, and implemented telemetry systems for Williams Formula One. He also served as the technical lead on the British Library Web Archiving program.


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Photographer Bas Uterwijk is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. These images are from his project 'Kushti'. To see Bas' body of work click on any image.
The ancient art of Kushti wrestling is still practiced in large parts of India and Pakistan.
Most schools (akharas) are adapting to international wrestling competition rules by alternatively training on an indoor mat next to the traditional sand pit.
The sand is mixed with mustard oil, milk or ghee and has a very historic and symbolic meaning to the fighters: it represents Mother India herself.
Most wrestlers permanently live inside the akhara. They follow a strict vegetarian diet and extremely intense training schedule.
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|On August 1, more than 140 pounds of pure fentanyl and 50 pounds of fentanyl-laced heroin, as well as other drugs, were seized from an apartment in the Kew Gardens neighborhood in Queens. A total of 213 pounds of narcotics were confiscated from the Kew Gardens apartment. A month after the Kew Gardens bust, a second narcotics raid in the Bronx ― resulted in the seizure of 55 pounds of fentanyl and heroin.
Rogelio Alvarado-Robles and Blanca Flores-Solis
|Officials said the drugs recovered in the two busts had a total street value of over $30 million. The seizures illustrated the enormity of the fentanyl crisis in New York City, where drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2016.
"The sheer volume of fentanyl pouring into the city is shocking," said Bridget G. Brennan, New York City's special narcotics prosecutor.
Jesus Carrillo-Pineda, 31, Daniel Vasquez, 27, Jesus Yanez-Martinez, 21, and Omar Rodriguez, 37
|Four men arrested in the largest seizure of fentanyl in New Jersey history were indicted on drug charges Friday. The 45 kilos of the drug seized in the June bust "could have yielded enough lethal doses to kill the entire populations of New Jersey and New York City combined."
Police said the haul was so large they initially thought it was heroin, but testing later found it to be fentanyl. New York City police confiscated almost 200 pounds of fentanyl last month ― the largest seizure in city history. The cache was enough to kill more than 30 million people.


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Openning words – from John Donne – Devotions upon Emergent Occasions – Meditation XVII – No Man is an Island…..
Rev. Clay Nelson © 26 June 2016
My career choices have required my studying human development, a subject that intrigues me. We all go through similar developmental stages as we make the journey from being joined physically and emotionally to our mothers to becoming separate individuals in our own right. While the stages are universal, they obviously do not create carbon copies. We are not all the same. We are each unique, even if we are an identical twin sharing the same genes, family, and history with another.
We seem to be programmed to make this journey but the route we take is often impacted by how we experience external factors. As an example, my younger sister and I are only four years apart but those four years have made us very different people. We may have grown up in the same family but apparently in parallel universes. We had very different sets of experiences. Even when they were shared, we interpreted them very differently. As a result we made very different life choices and have lived very different lives. For instance, she has lived half of her life in the same house and never more than 100 miles from where my parents finally settled down when she was twelve.
I, on the other hand, made my first move at six weeks and it did not slow down from there. I had been to five different schools by the time I was twelve. By the time I finished high school I had lived in nine different towns or cities, one of them twice. By the time I was 21 I had lived in 21 different domiciles. That nomadic life didn't end there. I have lived in ten US states, four of them twice, Spain and now New Zealand. The longest I have lived anywhere is by far here in Auckland. While I hope the peripatetic phase of my life has concluded, I am not sorry for all the experiences it provided. One of the gifts imitating a rolling stone provided is an appreciation for community. For me, finding it was hard. Entering into it was harder. It was important to me, not just because we want what we don't have, but because without community it is difficult to become all our individual selves are intended or able to be.
My belief in the value of community was so strong I specialised in community development in my tertiary education and spent eight years creating communities in the university context. Later, the opportunity religion provides to build strong communities was key to my decision to leave my career in higher education to pursue the ministry. Yes, our spiritual needs can be met individually, but religion offers community. But creating community within religion comes at a cost.
Unitarian Universalist minister, Cheryl Walker, shared her example in the Winter 2015 issue of UU World.
Sunday morning. My family and I are on our way to worship services. We walk the streets of Harlem, my brother and father in dark suits with bow ties; my sisters, my mother, and I dressed in white. The sea of people parts to let us pass; we are strong and confident, invulnerable. It is the early sixties and we are on our way to Muhammad's Mosque No. 7. We will meet others like us and greet each other with the familiar hand grasp, kiss, and blessings of "as-salaam-alaikum" (peace be unto you). We are powerful.
Our power comes from our collectiveness. Because we act as one we are able to build schools, publish newspapers, and start businesses. We have an unshakeable sense of who we are, proud black women and men, which shields us from the racism that is pervasive in all other parts of our lives. We are not inculcated with a sense of inferiority; just the opposite, we have an unwavering sense of innate superiority. Our difference feels like a badge of honour, not one of shame.
Yet a shadow side exists. We are strong only if we are willing to conform. The rules are strict and there is no tolerance for breaking them. The price to pay for the power of this type of community is the loss of individuality. For some, me included, the price became too high, and so in my teenage years I made the choice to separate from the community; not from the faith but from the community, for I still loved many things about the faith of my childhood.
I kept my faith but lost my religion.
She went on to tell her story of finding Unitarianism. After years of wandering in a religious wilderness, a friend invited her to a Unitarian church where there was a black woman in the pulpit and banners with the symbols of the world's faiths hanging on the sanctuary walls, including one with a star and crescent. It was love at first sight. In her words,
"I fell in love with being an individual in a faith community. I was like a kid in a candy store. Me, me, me. My faith, my journey, my religion. It's all about me. This religion was created with me in mind, just waiting for the day that I would show up and make it complete."
However, with time she discovered the shadow side of being a Unitarian,
"There was no discipline of faith. It required little of me. All I had to do was sign a book and give some money and, voila!—I was a Unitarian Universalist. This group of people had no cohesion beyond a single congregation, and even within congregations there was little or no cohesion. Everyone had come thinking this religion was made just for them, even those people who had grown up in this faith. Therefore everyone thought everything should be for them. This wasn't individuality, it was individualism, worship of the individual."
The Reverend Walker has laid out the challenge for us as Unitarians. How to create a community out of a group of freethinking, independent, outspoken individualists? I know desiring community is the primary draw for many of you. It came out in some congregational discussions we had last year. It is easy to form a club where everyone is a mirror for yourself, similar in race, education, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, politics, spiritual beliefs and the like. It is not so easy to create the inclusive community we claim to want while worshipping individualism. Individuality recognises that we are each unique and special. Individualism wants everyone to be and think like us. If they don't, we are out of here. Think of Brexit or supporters of Trump.
Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker and early sociologist, was intrigued during a visit in 1831 by the American experiment of creating a democracy out of individuals. He sought to answer the question of how do you create a civil society that allows the individual to act freely while respecting the rights of others to do so? In part, he felt individualism had to be held in check. When it wasn't, liberty and civil society were threatened. When independence is threatened, individuals are not strong enough to fight alone and have any chance of repelling the threat "The only guarantee of liberty is for everyone to combine forces. But such a combination is not always in evidence," he observed.
For two centuries, sympathetic observers from Thomas Jefferson to scholar Diana Eck, a Harvard professor of Comparative Religion, have said that Unitarian Universalism can be the religion of the future: not that we are, but that we can be.
As a result of our being much like America, in that we share the paradoxical ideals of democratic community and individualism, Unitarian Universalists have been the frequent object of studies by sociologists of religion.
In a journal of sociology, Katrina Hoop outlines her study of one Unitarian congregation. She concludes that to the degree we accomplish community and uphold individuality, it is through our rituals and our rhetoric. She observes that the worship service using symbols such as the flaming chalice, reciting our covenant, sharing joys and concerns, time for all ages, songs that reflect our values, the sermon, morning tea and, last but not least, a time for notices foster a sense of common identity while respecting the individual. But even more important to our sense of community is the rhetoric we use, of which she identifies two kinds: positive and negative. Our positive rhetoric focuses on our seven principles and commitment to welcoming a richness of diversity in theology, ethnicity, sexual orientation and age. Our negative rhetoric focuses on how both society and we fall short of our values. I guess this sermon is the latter.
The UUA (the Unitarian Universalist Association) recognised a few years back that while we could be the religion of the future we remain a small religious minority. In spite of being a justice-seeking faith, in spite of the ministries to which we are committed, in spite of the marketing we have done, we have not grown. No matter how you slant the data, we have shrunk considerably from when this congregation had 400 members before the First World War. This is true throughout the Unitarian Universalist world.
In response the UUA commissioned a study of its members in 1997 called Fulfilling the Promise. It was an initiative to strengthen a sense of connectedness, interdependence, and community, partly to counterbalance a perceived excessive emphasis on individualism. When the report came out the UUA invited Robert Bellah, a renowned professor of sociology of religion, to respond to it. Bellah is a committed Episcopalian trinitarian, who through his work at Harvard is a friend and colleague of several notable Unitarian thinkers. He acknowledged that while his theology was very different from ours, he was in solid agreement with our social witness regarding inclusiveness, making peace, and seeking social and economic justice. The depth and breadth of his response is much too great to relate in depth today. There is probably fodder for a dozen sermons in it, but there are some key points I would like to emphasise this morning.
Before focusing on the results of the study he pointed out our social witness makes us strong dissenters, especially dissenting from economic orthodoxy in today's America; but religiously, and therefore culturally, we are mainstream, right at the American centre. How can that be? Our whole tradition has been one of religious dissent from beginning to end. "Yes, it has been," he acknowledged. "The problem is that the majority of American religions have been in the dissenting tradition." "In America," English poet G K Chesterton observed, "even the Catholics are Protestants." What does it mean to be a dissenter in a society with a religious majority of dissenters? It certainly doesn't mean that the dissenters agree. They are much too busy dissenting from each other. It means, religiously speaking, Unitarians are part of the majority in that one of our deepest beliefs is shared by a majority of Americans: That in matters of religion the individual conscience must be unfettered. A Gallup poll found 80 per cent of Americans agreed with the statement, "An individual should arrive at his or her own religious beliefs independent of any churches or synagogues." I suspect that similar results would be found in New Zealand. The implication is that in this regard we are not all that special or different.
Assessing Unitarians' hope of Fulfilling the Promise through community, Bellah does not find much encouragement in the study's results. First he points out that the first five of our seven principles are individualistic affirmations and that the last two are not enough of an offset to a fundamentally individualistic position.
He then looks at some of the answers to the questionnaire that was the basis of the study.
"What role has your congregation played most importantly in your life?" Some 56 per cent chose "It supports my views and upholds my values," which he takes to be an individualistic affirmation of what the congregation is doing for me. The second most popular answer to this question gives a clear alternative to the first choice: "It is a beloved community of forgiveness, love and spiritual growth," and that answer, one that placed the community first rather than the self, drew 44 per cent. These answers suggest that in spite of the clear priority of religious individualism, there is an undercurrent of desire for an understanding that is fundamentally more social.
The last question was, "What is the 'glue' that binds individual Unitarians and congregations together?" The 65 per cent majority answer was: "Shared values and principles." That is certainly encouraging for those who fear Unitarians hold such different positions that they share very little. The least chosen answer to this question, indeed the one that over 61 per cent said was "least important" was "common worship elements and language." Bellah finds this discouraging: "There may be hidden problems in this answer that I'm not seeing, but if it means that 'common worship' is least important in what holds Unitarians together, then my anxiety level does indeed rise. For it is my understanding as a sociologist of religion that it is common worship that creates the beloved community for which many Unitarians yearn. Furthermore, shared values and principles don't necessarily motivate people to do anything; whereas a vital experience of common worship can send a congregation out into the world with a determination to see that those values and principles are put into practice."
What are the implications of these answers? Unitarian historian Conrad Wright in his book Congregational Polity singles out three attitudes that remain imperfectly reconciled in the hearts and minds of Unitarians—institutionalism, parochialism, and individualism. By individualism he means the emphasis on the individual seeker, so that the person barely needs the congregation, much less the denomination. By parochialism he means the attitude, common enough in all denominations, to consider one's own local congregation sufficient, so that "the church" comes to mean my church down by the corner. Parochialism is only the repeat of radical individualism at the congregational level. And by institutionalism Wright means a concern for larger structures and agencies, particularly at the denominational level, which will facilitate the religious life of congregations and enhance their joint impact on the world. Neither among Unitarians nor among other Americans has institutionalism ever had an easy time, or even a good name. I know in my spiritual journey I have had a love/hate relationship with institutions. And yet, without good institutions there will not be good communities and without good communities there will not be good individuals.
I guess what I want to leave you with today is my hope that in spite of our innate desire for this congregation to be, in the language of Apple, an iChurch intent on meeting our individual personal spiritual needs, that we will find something greater than ourselves of which we are apart. I hope we will find that worthy of worshipping, rather than individualism. I hope we will find spiritual strength through our common worship to make a difference collectively outside these walls. That we might be part of the centre of gravity made up by other religious, civic, and political organisations that share our values to bring the world together in all its differences. For the value of community is that it is only there that we discover how to be fully human. Only in community can we celebrate being the unique, special person each of us is. That is the future church I hope we can be.


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Norway makes clean sweep at nordic skiing World Cup
STOCKHOLM, March 19 (Xinhua) — Norway took a clean sweep of the men's classic sprint in a nordic skiing World Cup event here on Wednesday.
Johan Kjølstad led his country's charge in two minutes 13.9 seconds ahead of teammate John Kristian Dahl second, 1.6 off the pace, while Eldar Roenning was third 2.1 seconds adrift.
World Cup leader Petter Northug exited the competition at the quarterfinal stage and finished 16th.
In the women's event, Slovenia's Petra Majdic picked up her ninth victory of the season as the 29-year-old crossed the finish line in two minutes 36.3 seconds, ahead of Finland's Aino Kaisa Saarinen who was just 0.5 behind. Sweden's Anna Olsson was third 1.2 seconds off the pace. Majdic leads the overall stands with 91 points clear.
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text: Yesterday's post generated some feedback along the lines of "interesting theory". But here's the deal, that other companies were hacked is not a theory — it's a fact. Facebook's Chief Security Officer, Joe Sullivan, said so himself in an interview with Ars Technica.According to Sullivan, Facebook's security team worked with a third-party to sinkhole the attacker's server — and they discovered traffic coming from several other companies.These are the domains associated with the Mac malware we wrote about yesterday: • corp-aapl.com • cloudbox-storage.com • digitalinsight-ltd.comThey're all currently pointing to shadowserver.org. And that would be the third-party sinkhole mentioned by Sullivan.So we ask the question again, just how many other mobile application developers took a drink from the watering hole that nailed Twitter & Facebook? Does "several other companies" mean only a handful of unique connections were made to the sinkhole? Or does it mean Facebook has only been able to identify "several" out of many more connections?We would like to know: in total, how many unique connections have been made to Shadowserver's sinkhole?Just a ballpark figure, please.


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Minister Carr Announces New Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Initiative
10 May, 2016, 10:59 ET
OTTAWA, May 10, 2016 /CNW/ - Canadians will soon have access to more electric car and alternative fuel infrastructure thanks to support from the Government provided through Budget 2016. This will result in more charging and refuelling stations for electric and alternative fuel vehicles, supporting more low-carbon vehicles on our roads.
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, today announced that the Government of Canada is requesting proposals to support electric vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure projects. The funding aims not only to support efforts to increase the number of electric vehicle charging units but also to find ways to make electric vehicle infrastructure better in the future.
The Government will invest $16.4 million to increase access to commercially ready electric vehicle fast-charging units as well as natural gas and hydrogen fuelling stations along key transportation corridors. In addition, $46.1 million will be invested to support the development and demonstration of next-generation electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
These historic investments will help meet the objectives of addressing climate change and help transition our nation to a low-carbon economy built on clean growth. The greater use of lower-carbon vehicles will help decrease emissions from the transportation sector.
The Government of Canada will continue to support a clean-growth economy that will help Canada take advantage of new global opportunities associated with clean technologies to grow our economy, access markets and create jobs.
"Throughout Canada's history, our prosperity has been built on innovation and a desire to do things better. By investing in electric vehicle technology and infrastructure, we will provide national leadership on climate change and grow our economy. I look forward to witnessing the ingenuity and entrepreneurial sense of our potential partners through their project proposals."
Jim Carr
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources
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Lead by: Heidi Hopstock, Community manager
Oslotech founded StartupLab in 2012 as a tehnical umbrella organization for covering and supporting digital developments. There were almost 80 companies embracing by the organization in 2017. StartupLab handles the so-called Founders Fund providing substantial financial funds annually for early stage and first phase development of the companies. Four years ago it started in a basement today it has four levels full of start-up tenants. One of their programs, to host multinational executives for a couple of afternoons a week has become very successful.


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Introduction to Microsoft Office
Important: Please note that you must register on the EG1003 website before performing the lab.
The objective of this lab is to use Microsoft Excel to analyze two case studies. The first case study will evaluate the acceleration due to gravity of a free-falling body and the second case study will analyze the historical trends for energy consumption in the United States.
This lab is designed to teach proficiency with Microsoft Excel. This application is widely used in academia and the public and private sectors so proficiency in this application is a requirement. Completing assignments in EG1003 requires a basic competency in Microsoft Office and the following exercises are designed to create that competency.
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is a software suite that bundles Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and additional programs and apps.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program. Its function is collecting, processing, and analyzing data. Microsoft Excel has many features that streamline data analysis. It can be used to generate tables and graphs. It is useful for showing the relationships between data sets and identifying trends. Graphs will be required for many lab reports and presentations.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation application. Its function is to create slides for presentations. In this course, eight lab presentations, three Milestone presentations for the semester-long design project, and a final sales presentation for the semester-long design project will be created and presented using PowerPoint.
Microsoft Word is a word processing application. Its function is writing and editing text. In this course, Microsoft Word will be used to write nine lab reports.
Saving Work
The information on the lab PCs cannot be accessed outside of the lab rooms. Email copies of all the files created on the lab PCs to a personal account.
Materials and Equipment
- A lab PC
- Microsoft Office suite
The templates created in this exercise for Microsoft Excel do not need to be submitted on the EG1003 website.
1. Case Study: Free-fall
In this exercise, common Excel equations and tools will be explored through the context of a problem.
A ball is dropped from the roof of the Bern Dibner Library building and the distance between the ball and the ground is measured and recorded as a function of time with a Lidar scanner. The time and distance data are shown in Table 1. The velocity in meters per second, average velocity in meters per second, and acceleration due to gravity in meters per second squared of the ball will be calculated using Excel.
|Time (s)
|Distance (m)
- Open the Microsoft Excel Template containing Table 1. The velocity of the ball is the change in distance over time. To calculate the instantaneous velocity at each point in time, a formula (1) is used.
- In (1),v is the instantaneous velocity, is the second distance point, is the first distance point, is the time corresponding to the second distance point, and is the time corresponding to the first distance point.
- Assuming the initial velocity is zero, enter 0 into cell C2. In cell C3, enter the formula =(B3 - B2)/(A3 - A2). The velocity will be negative because the ball is traveling downwards.
- Reselect cell C3. Click and drag from the bottom-right corner of the cell down to cell C12. This will copy the formula for the other cells in the column using the data in column A and column B (A3, A4, B3, B4 for cell C4, and so on).
- To calculate the average velocity of the ball across the 12 data points, select cell D2. Enter the formula =AVERAGE(C2:C12).
- Microsoft Excel is commonly used to visually represent data in graphs. Create a scatter plot for the relationship between velocity and time.
- On the Excel ribbon, click on the Insert tab, and click Scatter on the Scatter option under the Charts group. This should create a blank graph, as shown in Figure 1.
- Right-click on the empty graph and select Select Data.
- Under the Legends Entries(Series) tab, click on the Add option, as shown in Figure 2. A new window called Edit Series will appear.
- In the Series X values textbox, delete the {1} and highlight cells A2 to A12. In the "Series Y" values textbox, delete the {1} and highlight cells C2 to C12. Click OK to generate the scatter plot.
- Add axis titles to the graph by clicking Axis Titles in the dropdown menu at the top right of the graph. Rename the axis and title.
- On the Excel ribbon, click on the Insert tab, and click Scatter on the Scatter option under the Charts group. This should create a blank graph, as shown in Figure 1.
- Acceleration is the rate of change of the velocity, or the slope of the velocity vs. time graph. For roughly linear data on Microsoft Excel, a line of best fit is used to approximate the relationship between the data points in (2).
- In the dropdown menu at the top right of the graph, hover over Trendline and click on the black arrow. Select More Options.
- Under the Format Trendline window, check off Display Equation on chart.
- Check the slope of the graph and compare it to the acceleration due to gravity in New York, -9.802 . Discuss and explain the discrepancy.
2. Case Study: Historical Energy Statistics
This exercise provides an overview of creating line graphs and pie charts in Excel to analyze the historical trends of renewable energy consumption in the United States.
The statistical data presented in this exercise is derived from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Using the data, four graphs will be constructed: a line graph showing the yearly trend for hydroelectric power, geothermal power, solar power, wind power, and biomass power, and a pie chart representing the 2019 distribution in renewable energy. These graphs will be appended with data regarding fossil fuel energy consumption.
Modeling a Yearly Trend
- Download the Excel file containing the data for the yearly energy consumption of various renewable energy sources from 1949 to 2019.
- The line graph will contain multiple lines that represent the different renewable energy sources. The procedure to graph the renewable energy consumption for hydroelectric power is provided. Complete a similar procedure for the remaining renewable energy sources.
- On the Excel ribbon, click on the Insert tab, and click Scatter with Straight Line on the Scatter option under the Charts group. This should create a blank line graph, as shown in Figure 3.
- Right-click on the empty graph and choose the Select Data option. A new window will appear where the graphed data can be inputted.
- Under the Legends Entries (Series) tab, click on the "Add" option, as shown in Figure 4. A new window called Edit Series will appear.
- In the Series name textbox, type in the name of the power source, Hydroelectric Power.
- In the Series X values textbox, highlight the years in column A from 1949 to 2019.
- In the Series Y values textbox, highlight the total energy consumption from hydroelectric power in column B that corresponds to 1949 to 2019. The Edit Series should appear similar to Figure 5.
- Click OK to graph the Hydroelectric Power data.
- Next the data for the remaining renewable energy sources must be added to the same graph. To add the data, repeat steps 2b to 2g for each renewable energy source.
- Rename the axes and titles for the energy source in the graph. Include a legend by checking off Legend in the dropdown menu at the top right of the graph.
Modeling the 2019 Distribution
- To visualize the distribution of the various renewable energy sources in recent years, a pie chart will be created based on the 2019 year. This part will continue with the raw data obtained from the previous part.
- On the Excel ribbon, click on the Insert tab, and click 2-D Pie on the Pie Chart option under the Charts group. This should create a blank line graph, as shown in Figure 6.
- Right-click on the empty graph and choose the Select Data option. A new window will appear where the graphed data can be inputted.
- Under the Legends Entries (Series) tab, click on the Add option. A new window called Edit Series will appear.
- In the Series Values textbox, highlight each renewable energy sources' total energy consumption for 2019. Completing this will automatically create five labels under the Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels tab, as shown in figure 7.
- Select the row labeled 1 and click on the Edit option under Horizontal (Category) Axis Labels tab. In the Axis-label range textbox, select the names of each renewable energy source (B2:F2) type in Hydroelectric Power and select OK. Repeat this step with the following rows with their corresponding energy sources.
- Rename the title for the energy source shown in the graph.
Fossil Fuel Energy Modeling
- Copy the data in the Fossil Fuel data sheet (located at the bottom left of the Excel spreadsheet) to the main data sheet. Ensure that the data on the main sheet is not overwritten by the Fossil Fuel data.
- Following the same steps as the Modeling a Yearly Trend procedure and Modeling a 2019 Distribution, create a new scatter plot and a new pie chart representing both renewable energy sources and fossil fuel energy sources.
- The renewable energy sources scatter plot should have five series: Hydroelectric, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, & Biomass.
- The fossil fuel energy sources should have three series: Coal, Natural Gas, & Petroleum.
- There should be eight series.
At the end of this case study there should be four graphs:
- A scatter plot displaying the renewable energy sources
- A pie chart showing the 2019 distribution in renewable energy
- A scatter plot displaying both renewable energy sources and fossil fuel energy sources
- A pie chart showing the 2019 distribution in renewable energy sources and fossil fuel energy sources
The Excel files must be zipped in a folder and submitted to the EG1003 website by 11:59 PM the night before your next lab. There is no individual lab report or team presentation for this part of Lab 1.


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Preparations for securing funds from IPA 2 have been suspended, said the Director of the Directorate for European Integration B&H, Nevenka Savic.
She added that there are two prerequisites in this process that all countries must fulfill and they are the adoption of strategic documents at the state level and an agreement on the mechanism of coordination.
The European Commission stresses that B&H must speak with one voice, stated Savic adding that B&H is already a few months behind other IPA-Beneficiaries.


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Common Traffic Laws
When am I required to use headlights?
Effective January 29, 2007, drivers are now required to use their headlights anytime their windshield wipers are in operation. Specifically, Section 4302(a)(3) of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code states that headlights are required: "Any time when the vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous or intermittent use due to precipitation or atmospheric moisture, including rain, snow, sleet or mist." In addition to the above change, headlights are required between sunset and sunrise and anytime an operator cannot discern a person or vehicle upon a highway from a distance of 1000 feet due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions (i.e. rain, snow, fog, sleet, smoke, etc.). You should also be aware that daytime running lamps are not considered headlights. If your headlights are on, then the other vehicle lighting will be on too (i.e. taillights and other marker lights as required).
When I enter a limited-access highway from an on-ramp, is traffic required to yield and allow me to enter?
No. On limited-access highways, the traffic on the limited-access highway shall have the right-of-way.
How far behind the vehicle in front of me should I be when driving?
The Pennsylvania Driver's Manual recommends the "Four-Second-Rule" as a helpful guide. To follow the "Four-Second-Rule" watch the rear bumper of the vehicle ahead. When the bumper passes a shadow or road marking, start counting the seconds you take to reach the same spot on the road. If you pass the same spot in less than four seconds, you are following too closely.
When do I need to use a child safety seat?
State law requires that children under the age of four (4) must be buckled into a federally-approved safety seat no matter where they ride in a motor vehicle - front or back seat. Additionally, any person that transports a child four (4) years of age or older, but under eight (8) years of age, anywhere in the motor vehicle shall secure the child with the seat belt and in an appropriately fitting child booster seat.
If I am involved in an auto accident, when must I report it to the police?
If the accident involves death or injury to any person or damage to any vehicle to the extent that it requires towing. If any of these circumstances are present, the driver must immediately notify the police.
What do I do upon the approach of an Emergency Vehicle?
When you are driving on the roadways and are approached by any Emergency Vehicle with lighting and siren activated the law requires motorists driving in both directions to immediately pull to the right side of the road and stop. Emergency Vehicles include Police Cars, Ambulances, Paramedics and Fire Department Vehicles.


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The price of crude oil rose today after Chevron announced that it will acquire rival Anadarko for $33 billion. This is the biggest purchase in the oil and gas sector since oil prices started to decline in 2014. This deal will strengthen Chevron's position in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. In the statement, the company said that the deal will deliver cost savings of more than $2 billion a year. This deal comes at a time when global oil prices are gaining. This year alone, WTI and Brent have gained by more than 40% and 30% respectively.
Wall Street pointed to a higher open after the earnings season kicked off. JP Morgan, the biggest bank by assets released results that were better than expectations. Its net income was $9.18 and $2.65 per share. This was higher than the fourth quarter's $8.71 billion and $2.37 billion respectively. Analysts were expecting an EPS of $2.35. In a statement, the bank's CEO, Jamie Dimon said that the US economy had continued to grow, even with the ongoing global uncertainty. JP Morgan's earnings were followed with those from Wells Fargo, which reported revenues of $21.6 billion, which were higher than the expected $21.01 billion.
The USD weakened slightly after data from China showed that the economy was improving. In March, the country's exports rose by more than 14%, which was higher than the 7.3% that traders were expecting. At the same time, imports declined by 7.6%, which was way higher than the expected decline of 1.3%. In total, the country's trade surplus increased to $32.65 billion, which was higher than February's surplus of $4 billion. In Europe, the industrial production declined by 0.3%, which was a smaller decline than the -1% that traders were expecting. On a MoM basis, it declined by -0.2%, which was better than the expected decline of -0.5%.
The EUR/USD pair rose sharply after the better-than-expected industrial production data. It also rose because of the decision by the EU to start negotiating with the US. The pair is now trading at 1.1325, which is the highest level since March 27. On the hourly chart, the price is above the 25-day and 50-day moving averages. It is also along the upper line of the Bollinger Bands. The RSI has remained above the 70 level, while volumes too are rising. The pair will likely move higher, as it attempts to test the 1.1350 level.
The USD/JPY pair soared today and reached a high of 111.95. This was the highest level it has been since March 8. As shown on the four-hour chart below, this was a break-out from a major resistance level. The ADX indicator remains above 30, while the price is above the short and medium-term moving averages. The RSI too has reached the overbought level of 70. The pair will likely continue moving upwards to test the important psychological level of 112.
The XBR/USD pair rose to a high of 71.30 after the announcement by Chevron that it will acquire Anadarko. This price is closer to the YTD high of 71.70. On the four-hour chart, the price is above the 50-day and 25-day moving averages. The signal line of the Stochastic Oscillator has moved up to almost the overbought level of 80. With OPEC continuing to cut supplies, there is a likelihood that the price will continue moving higher.