text: Posted by Teresa Mastrangelo on January 06, 2015 Tags Big Data Consumer Electronics Show Enterprise Fitness Wearable Technology ...hide ...show 0 As expected, wearable technology remains a hot topic in the industry – taking center stage at the 2015 International CES. As such, it seemed appropriate to revisit the topic of wearables and assess the current State of the Market. Similar to previous years – the bulk of wearables activity continues to revolve around health & fitness activity tracking and monitoring, and smart watches. According to the wearables database of Vandrico Inc., there are currently 287 wearable devices that fall across a range of categories, with Lifestyle representing the largest category at 61 percent of the wearables. Lifestyle devices are defined as devices used on a daily basis and designed to provide continuous benefits to the user – with most fitness activity monitors falling into this category as well. In fact, more than half of all current devices on the market contain an accelerometer to measure movement. Not only are the overall number of wearable devices is growing, the number introduced each quarter is also accelerating – with an average of 30 new devices per quarter during 2014, up significantly (in fact, more than double) from 2013. Along with the availability of more devices is the growing adoption of wearables. CCS Insights predicts that wearables will grow from 9.7 million in 2013 to 135 million in 2018, comprising of 68 million smartwatches and 50 million smart bands, while IDC predicts 19.2 million wearables at the end of 2014, growing to 111.9 million units in 2018. Finally, TECHnalysis Research forecasts nearly 20 million devices in use in 2014, growing to 103 million by 2018. While the numbers vary somewhat between firms – one thing is certain: wearables represent a multi-billion dollar industry. Trends: Wearables Are For More than Your Wrist Traditionally, most wearable devices are designed to be worn on the wrist – however, over the past 18 months, there has been significant growth in devices that are worn in different areas of the body – from head to toe (foot, actually) to address a variety of applications. However, to date, wrist-worn wearables represent the largest portion of lifestyle devices and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Wearables in the Enterprise Another area where wearables are diverging is in the market segments they address. Given that the majority of devices currently targeting the consumer – there is growing interest in how wearables can add value, improve productivity, efficiency and customer services and drive new business opportunities in the enterprise space. Smart glasses which typically include a small display, camera, compass, motion-tracker and audio system to display or mirror information such as texts (SMS), email, mapping GPS, and video data – are already playing a key role in a number of segments: Source:Vuzik Challenges Remain Significant Despite the growth in available wearables and adoption – there remain significant challenges to the wearables market. The problem with the current state of wearables – let's call them wearables 1.0 is that they tend to do only one thing – they either provide information to the user or they collect information. As such, users are disengaging from their devices. According to Endeavour Partners – one-third of U.S. consumers who have owned an activity tracker stopped using the device within six months. So how do you sustain engagement? By transformation the insight gained from the devices into action. We will call this phase wearables 2.0. In this phase, not only will these devices provide and collect information, but analyze and recommend actions. For instance, I am currently training for a ½ marathon. While I appreciate the capabilities of devices that provide information on heart rate, distance and pace, it would be even better if my device could take into account other conditions (such as the weather) and body temperature to provide recommendations on necessary recovery steps (rest time, fluid intake, diet, etc.) or even on training plan modifications – especially if I am able to verbally tell the device how I am feeling (tired, energized, etc.). The key to making this happen is through the use of Big Data – which would take my information, compare it to other data sets (same age, sex, weight, etc.) and then provide a custom recommendation in real time. Another notable challenge to the wearables space is the Smartphone – which is already enabled with a number of features, capabilities and applications that in many cases can replicate what is available with most wearables. More importantly – a very large percentage of the population already owns one. As such, it will be critical that wearables provide a distinct value proposition that is separate and different than the smartphone – although the smartphone will likely still act as the "hub" to collect information. This is where technology such as stretchable electronics that is applied like a Band-Aid with embedded sensors that collect data such as body temperature, heart rate, brain activity, and exposure to ultraviolet radiation and communicates with a wireless device through near field communications excels. Unfortunately, this distinct value proposition will likely come from unique applications that apply only to a small segment of the market. Other challenges include price points, battery life, privacy, security, lack of compatibility with different operating systems, and frankly, a lack of aesthetics. I've written about the wearable tech market in two other posts: The 4W's of wearable tech and whether voice was the key to wearable technology. In both blogs, I concluded that the key to wearable tech will be to design a product that fits seamlessly and unobtrusively into a persons' life. I also concluded that the biggest challenge will be to keep the user engaged and continually use the device – which is proving true. Finally, I would add that wearables need to either improve my lifestyle (health, fitness, happiness, time management, social interaction, etc.) or from an enterprise perspective – make my job easier. While the consumer market remains the focus of most wearables development, it will likely be the enterprise that derives the true value of wearable technology. 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Notary Effort Pricing
First an Analogy – Here in Manhattan we have two main types of "for hire" rides. The most common are the legions of Taxi Cabs (TC). Competing with the TCs is a growing number of "Limos". The laws are changing, but generally TCs cruise the street for customers "street hails" while the Limos are called to meet clients at a specific location/time. Either gets you from here to there, but their pricing structure is quite different. The TCs have a meter that continues to increment the fare; the Limos provide a "flat rate" for the requested start/end point. As a rule the Limos drive very aggressively, wanting to complete the pre-ordained fare as quickly as possible. On the other hand the TCs are a bit more sedate, relishing that the meter keeps incrementing.
Where, When, What – While the simplicity of a flat rate sounds attractive, it fails the test of practicality. There are just too many possibilities to have a "standard notary rate".
Where – involves principally the distance to be traveled. It also includes the type of facility (Prison, Hospital, Construction Site, etc.); add in the traffic density and speed of the roads leading to the assignment. Don't forget car expenses; and gas prices are going up again.
When – other than 4AM emergency jobs, is related to the traffic that will be in route. Remember the "bell shaped" curve of one "standard deviation"? About two thirds of the jobs "probably" will work well with a preconceived flat rate. It's the outliers that are the real problem; overcharging for mid-day, or departing prior to sunrise.
What – This can range from a single notarization on a Deed to a PiggyBack with four affiants on many, many pages. Add in some "Premium Services" such as Apostille, Legalization or Fingerprinting and the effort to completion increases dramatically. Or consider the more common requests for FAX backs, document printing, and waits for doc, status cell calls ……
DYGOOIWYPII – Do You Get Out Of It What You Put Into It?
Posting Prices – About two or three times a year someone asks why I do not post my fee schedule on my web site. Or, I receive an email asking for my fee schedule. Aint got one, never did; and I look with wonder at the few notary sites that post fees. It's just too complicated. Considering the permutations available in Where What and When – a realistic and useful "rate sheet" would look like a cross between a Rail Road timetable and the pricing structure of most cable TV providers.
Now the Good News – Unless you are a flat rate fan (unlikely) you are already using a variation of "Effort Pricing". You ask (prior to mentioning a fee) the key: Where, What and When. Keep taking those Ginkgo Biloba brain food pills. Assuming you get the WWandW you are going to have to calculate, you guessed it: your effort pricing. And, your client will expect a price quote rather quickly. Lotsa variables to take into account. The only tip that I can give is to process the Where and When at the same time; figure an effort fee. Then add your What fee – to arrive at a total. Be sure to let your client know that if the specs change, or there is a "surprise" that takes time/effort; the new data will probably up the cost. It's not rocket science; take care to not commit yourself without knowing the 3Ws in detail. Get "burned" a few times and you will learn quickly.

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First, sorry for the lapse in posting but after the trip to Birmingham and the ATL, I had to have some downtime with the family.
I promise to be more "regular" in the new year.
At the urging of one of my Hodges Partnership colleagues, I have tweated the name of the blog to Jon's PR 1.5. This title more adequately captures the place that I find myself in daily, the space between the "old" and "new" PR.
I was reminded again of that last night as I joined the weekly Monday #journchat session on Twitter. It's a fast-paced chat session created by the marvelous Twitter guru Sarah Evans, prsarahevans.com (here's the Facebook Group page), that has PR folks, media folks and social marketing folks discussing the PR issues of the day at no more than 140 characters at a time. Here are some of my takeaways and I hope they are helpful:
- Press releases: There is a wide divide within those in the practice itself on issues like the usefullness of the press or news release as a tool in the 21st Century. Some see it as critical in laying a stake in the ground on newsfeeds and in SEOland, others see it as just background info they should have for reporters in case they need it. I am more in the camp of the latter until someone can really prove to me that SEOing news releases really can lead to substantial revenue for my clients.
- PR-media relationships: Okay, I admit it. I still create media lists using a combination of media that I know from relationship and those who I think will be interested but with whom I don't have an ongoing dialogue. Shoot me. While I agree that PR people should be doing tons of research to find the exact best person to pitch, read every story that person has written in the last two years, and treat them like their best friend the first time they talk to them...that might be tad unrealistic. PR pros do need to start heading in that direction but given that the number of outlets will only increase with number explosion of bloggers, it will take us all a while to get there. There needs to be patience on both sides.
- Bloggers: Again, I may be unpopular here but I have some concerns. The first one I addressed above which is the vast number of them and the bloggers desire to be "courted" and not "blasted" by the media. I can understand that but that understanding needs to go both ways.
- Bloggers, the sequel: More concerning to me is the lack of a general "blogger rule book" for PR folks to follow. With most reporters you know that things like "off the record" and "embargo" may still mean something and when they get something wrong a correction may be in order. I have already on the receiving end of either a lack of standards or even an incredulous, "why should we have them," attitude that concerns me. Again things need to go both ways. I am happy to do the research, read your posts, offer you stories, but frankly I hope for some of the same courtesies in return.
- The positives: What excites me about #journchat is the hones discussion and the willingness of those who participated to share ideas and to teach each other. Everyone is so new (to varying degrees) in seeing which direction this thing is going. To a certain extent it is evolving on the fly and we need to be patient with each other.
To illustrate the PR 1.5 world I live in, one the same day I participated in that, I had two discussions with folks about how they still don't care about any of that and that the most important thing to them is "getting on The Today Show." Today's PR people are living with one foot on each side of the Grand Canyon of Communications.
Some final musings. My wife, whose father is about to celebration his 50th year (not a typo) working for the SAME community newspaper, asked me again yesterday if we could cancel our subscription to our local paper because she can read it online. I'm having trouble with that, don't ask me why.
Also, on my trip to the ATL we took the kids to the World of Coca-Cola. Did you know the Coke brand was build more than 100 years ago primarily on the back of free sampling?
The more things change....


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Sports editor Hugh Kellenberger and MSU beat writer Will Sammon talk about what went right and what did not in MSU's loss to Alabama.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs remained at No. 16 in the College Football Playoff top 25 poll.
The Bulldogs (7-3, 3-3 SEC) are coming off a 31-24 loss to No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, but did not suffer any kind of drop in the top 25 poll because of the loss. Which makes sense, since it was a one-touchdown loss to the No. 1 team in the country.
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Mississippi State plays at Arkansas this week. The Tide is No. 1 after Georgia's loss to Auburn; Georgia is No. 7, falling six spots, while Auburn moved up four spots to No. 6.
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I haven't been here for a while, did you miss me? did you even notice I was gone? 🙂 How have you been? What's the latest news? yarn me gist jare. First of all (go down low) I want to thank everyone who commented on my penultimate post when I talked about having malaria. I haven't replied to the comments yet due to a few factors which I'll explain later. Thanks so much for caring.
So last week, I travelled to Enugu for a conference. The association of community pharmacists in Nigeria held their annual conference in Enugu and my company had a stand there. Because Enugu falls into my "area" (we're all in East-1) I was drafted to attend.
I'd been to Enugu state thrice before, for an excursion to a pharmaceutical company in my fourth year in Uniben, to visit my friend when we came to the east for Christmas and my friend's (same friend) traditional wedding last year. The coal city state has got to be one of the most beautiful states in Nigeria, the hills are so beautiful! Gosh!
I loved the city even though I'd go crazy living there, transport is so cheap! You could go the same distance as Ikeja to VI and pay fifty naira… Yes! Fifty naira! There's minimal traffic so you don't even have to wake up at 4am to prepare for work and leave the house before 5:30am. You can leave your house at 7am and get to work before 7:30 (Lekki to Ikeja distance ooo) especially if you have a car and don't have to wait for buses to fill up. That's another cool thing I noticed, no one was rushing for buses, I was so jealous!
It was a beautiful experience for me, I got to see several classmates who live in various parts of Nigeria, I spent time with two of my maternal cousins and it was lit! I couldn't blog though because I didn't take my laptop. Speaking of laptops, mine is seriously faulty (battery issues, amongst a host of other small and annoying issues) if the lord touches your heart to bless me with a brand new laptop, HP, Macbook or even Toshiba (I'll manage that one), buzz me and let me know… I'm serious oooooooo.
What's a travel post without pictures
I took a lot of bathroom selfies
Recommended posts: Pastor M of DCC (David's Christian Center) has been running a series of posts centered around the When Women Pray Conference tagged AMAGHIMO, I really wish I can attend this one even though I have no idea how I'll do it. All the posts in the series have been written for me in particular but this one made me cry and worship the God of heaven and earth. Needing no aid
Judith of the The Eve in me ran a series on "forgotten" women of the bible. I loved the concept and thought it beautiful! It reminded me of "A lineage of grace" by Francine Rivers. I really wish she'd make the series a full book, even if it's just an eBook! I'd support in any way I can.
This is the first story of the series Rizpah- Day 1
I haven't finished reading the series but what I've seen, I've loved.
I love rain (when I'm indoors!) The smell of it, the sound of it, the sight of it. Am I the only one who loves rain? Nope! Obianuju included her feelings about rain and a testimony too in her latest post.
Remember all the questions I asked in the first paragraph? Oya drop the answers in the comment section.


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Those clubs that are sponsoring a GRSP are finally able to communicate with their students for next year. New friends are being made on Facebook and Instagram. We are finally seeing who our students really are and we are all excited each time we receive an email from this other country. We are Skyping and Facebooking with families that we know nothing about and we are learning what our students want from their year in Georgia. We are also talking with Rotarians from other clubs that we may not have met before. The interesting thing is that we will become friends – not only with our students, but with other Rotarians. As we take our students to other clubs for visits or email with other Rotarians, working through the logistics of getting our students through the Visa process and then on an airplane to the US, we are reminded of how wonderful it is to be a member of a fraternity of Rotarians that cares so deeply about the Georgia Rotary Student Program.
Awards for the largest per capita giving were awarded in each category at the District Conference. The Rotary Club of Griffin has been sponsoring this award for many years and has called it the Jake Cheatham Memorial Award in honor of a great Rotarian and sponsor of the Georgia Rotary Student Program. The winners were:
For those clubs that wish to receive a rebate for next year, it is not too late to get in your donations to make the $50 per capita in giving that is required to receive a rebate. A club can ask their trustee for that information or can request from me or the Savannah Office. Any of us would be happy to review what is needed to assure a club some extra funds to be used in whatever way the club desires.
Also awarded at the District Conference was the Frank E. Bentley Leadership Award sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs to honor a Rotarian who has given above and beyond to GRSP. This year the award was given to George Siggins of the Rotary Club of Henry County. George served six years as a trustee and took his students to every one of their club meetings. He communicated with all the students in Georgia to assure that we would have a great showing at the District Conference.
GRSPs had great fun at the conference during the Big Wheels Event. A Team was sponsored by the District and the students had great fun as a team plotting how to win. We are proud of the fact that they won both of their heats and will be receiving a special award from DG Court for their participation.
The Will Watt Award - sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pelham - was given to Daniyal Ajmal Nasir From Pakistan, who is attending the University of Georgia. Daniyal tells us: "I came to America with a fearful mind set; I was paranoid about how I would be received by the people of Georgia (or the south as a whole). With the divisive rhetoric often used by the politicians and political commentators of this country to describe an outsider: a brown man coming from Pakistan can naturally be skeptical about how life would be on this side of the world. I learnt, however, a lesson that is crucial for all people to learn in this day and age; we cannot gauge how a country is like by simply viewing what is presented to us at face value. It is important for us, as people, to inquire, be curious and be careful about the preconceived notions we make up in our own mind about a country and its people. The fear I felt coming to these United States of America is the same kind of fear that people unfortunately have when they think about my country of Pakistan. I learned, through the people I've met and had the pleasure of knowing, that there exists no fundamental difference in our own individual humanity. Pakistanis and the people of the South are both God fearing people, tolerant, welcoming and hospitable, and they have some of the best food in the world."


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More than 100 delegates from across Asia Pacific gathered at the Sofitel Sukhumvit Bangkok last week for the PCMA Annual Conference. This year's theme, Interaction with Intention, placed a spotlight on creating meaningful relationships with immersive learning formats, creative networking and inspirational speakers. Here's what we learnt:
Harnessing the power of cities
In his opening address, PCMA president and CEO, Sherrif Karamat (pictured), said the Asia-Pacific region will drive the global economy in the future, and pointed to the potential of business events to drive social and economic change – particularly as cities across APAC continue to grow.
"By 2050, 68 per cent of the world's population will be urbanised – but we'll only be living in 600 cities," he said. "Think of how powerful those cities will become. They will become more powerful than national governments."
So, what does this means for the business events industry?
Karamat said: "When we bring business events to these communities they will drive economic prosperity, organisational success, and the social agenda. So if a national government is not interested in issues like climate change or gender equality, cities will bypass them."
According to Karamat, events will play a critical role in connecting diverse communities. He urged industry stakeholders, like DMCs, convention bureaus, venues and hotels, to harness this opportunity.
"I want us to own our profession. I want us to take it back and understand that no one should make us feel marginalised about what we do. I believe that our industry is more important than the medical industry because unless we bring people together we cannot solve the ills of the world."
Life-long learning
Event professionals shouldn't be afraid of the rise of machines, said AI specialist, Bernard Golstein, but neither should we remain complacent. Goldstein, who is the founder and CEO of Singapore-based advisory firm SharperAI, helps organisations unlock the value of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence.
With regards to the business events industry, he advised event planners to focus on 'soft skills' like emotional intelligence and creativity.
"The events industry wont collapse," he said. "Human connection and emotional bonds will always be necessary, but you need to integrate the right technology to address logistical pain points."
To remain relevant, however, Golstein added that we must become 'meta learners', continually learning and acquiring new skills in order to keep up with news ways of working and the demands of the fourth industrial revolution.
"Be prepared to learn. Critical thinking is key," he said.
The F word
Failure. It's an essential part of learning – both personal and professional, but it remains a 'taboo' subject in the Asian business landscape. To highlight the importance of failure in the creative process, four brave event professionals shared their personal stories, battling for the coveted title of 'greatest failure' on a stage designed to replicate a Thai boxing ring.
While tales included personal battles with depression, challenges involved in overcoming the global economic crisis in China, and one planner being admitted to hospital just days prior to an event, the overarching lesson was not to 'fail fast', but to fail mindfully. When we fail with purpose, innovation happens.
The intimate session also underlined the importance of sharing in order to combat the rise in workplace stress across the APAC region.
Data-driven insights
Similarly, Juliano Lissoni, managing director of MCI Canada, highlighted the importance of asking questions when analysing data.
Thanks to an upsurge in the use of event apps, RFID devices and online registration, business events generate incredible amounts of data – but once data is collected, what do you do with it?
"Data can help you solve problems and make better decisions," Lissoni said. "But you need to ask the right questions."
When planning for a major international congress, Lissoni stressed that "we need to learn from numbers. No more guess work". He referenced the recent EULAR 2018 Congress, the largest medical congress in Europe, which attracted close to 15,000 rheumatology professionals for a four-day meeting in Amsterdam. At EULAR 2018, MCI used a combination of 'smart badges' and live heat mapping to refine catering, alter room configurations, and adjust the temperature throughout the venue.
"When we measure data and understand what influences behaviour, we can then predict future behaviour with greater accuracy," Lissoni said.
Experience design
During an interactive session, corporate innovation specialist and founder and CEO of MindDoJo, Gee Snidvongs, schooled delegates on how to implement design thinking strategies. Armed with creative tools (Playdoh, pipe cleaners) delegates were tasked with creating and pitching a new type of drinking glass.
After a number of 'innovative' solutions were presented, including new age coffee mugs and fancy cocktail glasses, Snidvongs highlighted a common error – not one delegate asked about the target audience. He then revealed that the audience for this particular activity was, in fact, a group of children – rendering coffee mugs and cocktail glasses useless.
The lesson: Design thinking is all about meeting the needs of your client or audience. The only way to achieve this is by asking questions. Snidvongs stressed that event planners must ask questions in order to address the primary and secondary needs of their audience and – most importantly – uncover their latent needs to achieve the critical 'wow' factor.


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Join Lindsay Newman from Colorado Nonprofit Association and Amanda Wallander Roberts from Consultant for Capacity Building Consulting for happy hour, meet and greet, and workshop activities in early March!
We want to learn about your experience working for and serving on boards. To learn more about what's happening in your communities. To exchange ideas about challenges and successes. And, to hear the ways the Association can support you through training, resources, public policy, and ways we might not know about.
Cortez Changemaker Happy Hour
On Monday, March 2, our team is hosting a Changemaker Happy Hour in Cortez at Loungin' Lizard at 5:00 PM. Your first drink is on us!
Durango Changemaker Happy Hour
On Tuesday, March 3, our team is hosting a Changemaker Happy Hour in Durango at the Rochester Hotel at 5:00 PM. Your first drink is on us!
Durango Changemaker Meet & Greet
On Wednesday, March 4, our team is heading to La Plata to host a Changemaker Meet and Greet with coffee and pastries from 8:30 am to 9 am at Durango Community Recreation Center.
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Finding the Right Grants for Your Nonprofit
Cortez on March 3 @ 9:00 am | Durango on March 4 @ 9:00 am
There are TONS of grant opportunities out there. But how do you find them and are they right for your nonprofit? This workshop will walk you through how to find and vet grant opportunities using real examples of grantors in Colorado. Be sure to bring your laptop, tablet, or mobile device to get the most out of this workshop!
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If you feel unsure what to write in your grant applications or want to energize your existing copy, this workshop is for you! We will discuss the elements of a compelling application and how to respond to grantors questions. If you have a grant application you've submitted or are working on, be sure to bring it with you.


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2011 South Florida Business Health Care Innovator Award Finalist
Dr. DeMeo Is Recognized in South Florida and Worldwide for for his leadership in health care, community service, and his invention of life saving technology that is being used to help the victims of Japan's Nuclear disaster.
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Xiaoqiang Liu, Fang Wang, Ying Xiao, Xinhai Ye, Lijie Hou; Measurement of the Limbus-Insertion Distance in Adult Strabismus Patients with Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011;52(11):8370-8373. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-7752.
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To determine the ability of the anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in measuring the distance from the corneoscleral limbus to the insertion site of the horizontal extraocular muscles in adult patients with strabismus.
A total of 16 strabismus patients were recruited for this study. The limbus-insertion distances of the horizontal rectus muscles were measured with AS-OCT preoperatively and calipers intraoperatively. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), Pearson's correlation coefficients, and Bland-Altman plots were used to evaluate the degree of agreement between the two methods of measurements.
Measurements of the limbus-insertion distances were taken on 37 muscles of the 16 patients: 18 medial rectus (MR) and 19 lateral rectus (LR). The mean limbus-insertion distance of MR and LR measured intraoperatively were 5.32 ± 0.44 mm (range, 4.5–6.1 mm) and 6.58 ± 0.53 mm (range, 5.5–7.5 mm). Comparable results measured with the AS-OCT were 5.72 ± 0.60 mm (range, 4.62–6.82 mm) and 6.80 ± 0.61 mm (range, 5.8–7.86 mm). For MR group and LR group, the values of limbus-insertion distance showed high Pearson's correlation coefficients (0.729 and 0.786, respectively). With the ICC analysis excellent agreement was observed for the measurements of LR group (ICC = 0.75). Fair to good agreement was observed for the MR group (ICC = 0.61). Bland-Altman plots also showed good agreement between the two methods of measurements.
AS-OCT can image the structure of horizontal rectus muscles well and provide good reliability and accuracy in measurement of the limbus-insertion distance.
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If you had taken an Ola or Uber taxi in Bangalore during campaigning, before the just-concluded elections in Karnataka, and asked the driver who would win, he could have said "Kumaranna", even though, at that point in time, political observers could not have visualised that Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy had even the slimmest chance of winning. But then, at times, political pundits can completely miss the target while the hunches of voters can be spot on. As of this day, Kumaraswamy is in contention for the chief minister's post. Whether he eventually gets it or not is a different matter, but the fact that he is there, eyeing the much-coveted chair, readying to slide into it, is the biggest surprise of the Karnataka election results have thrown; bigger than even the dismal showing of the Congress and the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
It's tempting, and perhaps even convenient, to attribute the results to caste factors as many analysts are wont to. That the dominant Vokkaliga community in south Karnataka deserted the Congress, the Lingayats in north and central Karnataka opted for the BJP and the Dalits partly abandoned the Congress are factors that will be speculated. But no one can cross-check and ascertain such assertions for validity.
The problem with a caste-based election analysis is that it tends to see a state in isolation. Assembly elections, doubtless, reflect the general situation in a state, but one has to take into account the nation's macro-politics too. Much has changed since 2014. The advent of the BJP, more specifically, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, has deepened the communal divide across the country, concomitant with the rise of the Sangh Parivar's ideology of Hindutva.
Karnataka is not immune to this. The coastal region, comprising the areas around Mangalore and Udupi, reflects this change rather starkly. The region was considered to be communally tense even before 2014, but post-BJP at the Centre, the divisions between Hindus and Muslims have broadened massively. This rapid polarisation has played a part in the Congress being swept away in this region, winning just three of the 21 seats. The remaining 18 went to the BJP.
Five years back, in the 2013 assembly elections, the BJP had only managed five seats in the region. This was despite the fact that communal polarisation was already a dominant narrative in this region. But the deciding factor in 2013 was that there was massive anti-incumbency against the then crisis-ridden and scam-tainted BJP government of B.S. Yeddyurappa and that steamrolled all other factors.
Between the 2013 elections and now, there has been a sea change in the country's politics. Across India, five years ago, the Congress was still the ruling party in many states and at the Centre. Now, the party has been reduced to a few specks on the nation's map. The Hindutva agenda of the RSS has finally entered the national mainstream, a fact made clear by the enormous dividends reaped by its political wing, the BJP, at the electoral box office. Since 2014, apart from the RSS and the VHP, numerous other allied organisations have been expanding at the local level across the country.
In Karnataka too, which already had a sizeable RSS unit, the growing saffron network has been instrumental in getting votes by working at the local level in the state during elections. To top it up, there's the push given by the campaign of the party leadership—the Modi-Shah duo, which has proved to be potent. While it failed to cross the winning line, the fact that the party managed to get 104 seats (nine short of a majority) from a measly 40 in the previous elections, is testimony to the grassroots machinery of the Sangh Parivar.
In addition to all this is the BJP's command over social media, which supplemented the vote-mobilising efforts at the grassroots. It also helped advertise PM Modi's grand campaign. Behind the success of Modi's blitzkrieg lies the professional job of activating voters and activists by preparing the ground for various meetings and rallies.
His speeches from the campaign hardly mentioned any issue of importance. The few relevant points he made were drowned by his incessant, personalised barbs at the opposition, notably Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his family. He also delivered a confusing mix of attacks and praises on JD(S) supremo, former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Modi also attempted to dig into history, fishing out eminent personalities from the state, such as Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya, and conveniently garnished facts to suit the occasion—he claimed that these state icons were insulted by past Congress leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru. To cut a long story short, Modi's speeches were found wanting on facts.
But then, facts were never the selling point of the massive 21 rallies addressed by the PM in Karnataka. It was all the hype, the razzle and dazzle. While it is next to impossible to conclude whether voters changed their minds after hearing his bhaashan, one can safely say that the Sangh Parivar's election machinery ensured that they received all the attention possible with their campaign. One could even factor in the possibility that the glamour and paraphernalia that go with a PM's entourage—especially a PM like Modi—may have had its effect on people in remote corners of Karnataka.
The Congress, which was looking confident with its various pre-poll manoeuvres—CM Siddaramaiah's decision to recommend separate religious status to the Lingayat community, his support to Kannada sub-nationalism—is bound to spend considerable time wondering what hurt its chances. A logical conclusion is that both these tactics did not work. This could mean that neither pro-Kannada activists were impressed by these decisions, nor did the Lingayats see any major benefits for their community.
Other shouting points for Siddaramaiah in the campaign were his various populist schemes, such as the Anna Bhagya scheme (giving rice at Rs 1 per kg to the poor) and subsidised housing and low-cost canteens that served quality food at extremely low prices. Their effect on voters seems to have been marginal, if at all.
Where the Congress may have failed, and is continuing to stumble, is to figure out a counter to the larger narrative of Hindutva. On this, neither Siddaramaiah, nor party president Rahul Gandhi, or even the entire party think-tank, have been able to weave a creditable response. They ideally need to come out with something totally different and equally powerful to wean voters away from a polarising narrative.
Weeks before the elections, sections of the Muslim community in Karnataka, which is spread equally across the state with a total population of around 12 per cent, attempted to galvanise voters and persuade them to vote only for the Congress. This was the minority's way of countering Hindutva forces and ensuring that their vote was not split. The results show that they have not been able to succeed in totality, though the fact that the Congress did not fare too badly vote-share wise can be attributed to this Muslim consolidation, to an extent.
It is clear by now that the Congress in Karnataka has had trouble keeping its flock committed at the booth-level across the various constituencies of the state. While the details of this are not immediately clear, it is time that the party rebuilds its organisational network and gets round to working from the grassroots if it needs to win elections.
As for the JD(S), the party secured 37 seats in its strongholds in south Karnataka and parts of north Karnataka in areas bordering Telengana. And this came without putting in too much effort. In the last five years, revolts and squabbles in the Gowda family have spelt trouble for the party, but the fact remains that JD(S) has the goodwill of a vast number of voters (like Bangalore's cab drivers). It could have been the main alternative to the Congress in the state had the leaders displayed strategic vision and avoided a split in 1996. But that is another story.
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By Sumita Mukherjee on Tue, 02/06/2018 - 12:51 IST
Murshidabad is a land of rich heritage located in the north-central part of the district of West Bengal. Being the seat of power in Eastern India during Nawabi era, Murshidabad holds invaluable heritage. The major historical landmarks are Hazarduari Palace, Katra Masjid, Kathgola Gardens and so on.


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'Fashola should drop ambition for public office'
FORMER Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South West zone, Chief Olabode George has called on the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola to drop any ambition or consideration for public appointment under President Muhammadu Buhari "until he has cleared all the allegations of corruption and mismanagement of Lagos funds under his eight-year administration."
While he called for an open judicial probe of Fashola's eight years in office, George said President Buhari should use his case as an acid test of "sparing no one with any intimation of public malfeasance."
Reacting to the various allegations of misappropriation of Lagos funds by Fashola, George said, "We are living in a very interesting time. There is an air of repugnancy everywhere, most specifically in Lagos where the immoral stench and the dark odium of Mr. Babatunde Fashola's regime are daily being unearthed.
"What is most disgusting and annoying in this entire episode is the arrogant and the befuddled attempt of Mr. Fashola to justify misgovernance to set up a personal web site.
"Fashola shows no remorse, no semblance of regret, no guilty nudging of conscience. Instead, he still attempts to ride a high horse, puffing and stomping in feigned seraphic innocence. We are not fooled."
He continued: "We knew all along that the Emperor had no clothes. Using N78 million taxpayers money to build a web site is reckless misappropriation. The phony over N25 billion naira used to build a mere kilometer long link bridge is outrageous venality. The spurious N1.5 billion naira allegedly spent on phantom pedestrian bridges is another con game. And there are so many of these screaming illegalities observable in the record of our poster boy of yesterday!
"In a just society, Mr. Fashola should be facing a comprehensive investigation rather than being considered for any appointment at all. President Buhari should use the Fashola case as an acid test of sparing no one with any intimation of public malfeasance.
"Rather than engaging in a smug chest beating of innocence Mr. Fashola should first remove himself from any consideration of public appointment and openly call for a judicial probe of his eight years in office. Nothing else will bring out the true picture."
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In India, getting married is like joining the Mafia. The rule with mafia is that you can only Join but Mafia groups cant leave them !!! If you tried to leave, you OR your close ones would be killed, tortured, maimed… Many do NOT understand this, but every single day there are 100s and 1000s who try to leave and get tortured OR their relatives are tortured, arrested etc……. here is one more case….
* She left years ago while she was pregnant
* He pleaded her to come back
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* He filed for divorce after 5 years of their separation with no sign of her coming back
* She retorted with a #498A and got his family arrested
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Scottish Welfare Fund grants see a 13% rise in applications
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Latest figures have found that more households are applying for grants to help pay for expenses such as heating and food.
Data from the Scottish Government has shown that the number of applications to councils under the Scottish Welfare Fund has increased by 13% in just the last year, reports The Courier.
Over the most recent quarter, October to December 2014, a total of 23,715 grants were awarded, which was a 10% rise in the same period of the previous year.
Local authorities awarded £1.7 million in crisis grants, with an average value of £72, predominantly for food and essential heating costs.
Community care grants also rose by 15%, which is what is given for home furnishings and white goods.
Welfare minister Margaret Burgess said: "Scottish Welfare Fund grants are a vital lifeline for people in crisis.
"Since the fund launched in April 2013, 135,000 households have received help to buy everyday items and with basic living costs including eating and heating. It's so important that we continue to reach out and that's why we are making £33 million available this year to the Scottish Welfare Fund to help low-income households."
Since the scheme began two years ago, about 55% of households receiving funds were classed as single with no children. Around a third are households with children.
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Arsenal board makes shocking decision on Arsene Wenger's future
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will remain at the North London club for as long as he wishes, according to French media outlet Le10 Sports.
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International Paralympic Committee (IPC) chief executive Xavier Gonzalez has claimed "things are progressing very well in all areas" for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.
The official made the assertion at the conclusion of the IPC's two-day project review with Beijing 2022 organisers.
Beijing 2022 made presentations on 10 themes during the visit, including venue construction, sports and barrier-free access.
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Beijing vice-mayor Zhang Jiandong vowed the organisation would increase the pace of preparations for the Games.
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#Beijing2022 venues will be built or renovated to meet high standards and the needs of Para winter sports, and earnest efforts will be made to engage the public, especially the youth, to raise awareness of the Paralympic Winter Games, Zhang said. #Paraympics @Paralympics @IPC_CEO pic.twitter.com/H20XB2kKLj— Beijing 2022 (@Beijing2022) May 16, 2018
Gonzalez expressed his hope the Games would build on Beijing 2008 legacies to further change attitudes toward people with impairments and promote the growth of Para-winter sports.
"The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee has always adhered to the principle of two Games organised in a synchronised manner and has always maintained close cooperation with the IPC," he said.
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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 2962
The forgotten Sinhalese Thai Pongal festival - Alootsaulmangalle
Thai Pongal – a harvest festival and it is celeberated to thank Sun God for prosperity. The celeberations is used to be held on the First day of the Thai (January) month in the Tamil calendar
The astronomical significance of the festival is that it marks the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun's movement northward for a six month period. In Hinduism, Uttarayana is considered auspicious, as opposed to Dakshinaayana, or the southern movement of the sun. All important events are scheduled during this period. Makara Sankranthi refers to the event of the Sun entering the zodiac sign of Makara or Capricorn.
A similar festival was celeberated by the Sinhala Buddhists in the ancient days. It is called Alootsaulmangalle. - the Festival of new Rice, which is held in the month of January. Today it is a forgotten festival in the midst of the Sinhalese.
National religious festivals during the Kandiyan monarchy
During the Kandian monarchy there were five national religious festivals, which were annually solemnized with great pomp and rejoicing; but since the dethronement of the Kind of Kandy, the Parraharrah alone is celebrated with any portion of the splendor which appertained to these festivals in former times.
The names of the five national festivals are the Alootsaul-mangalle, or the Festival of new Rice, which is held in the month of January; the Awooroodu-mangalle, or Festival of the New Year, which occurs in the month of April; the third takes place in the month of May, when the priests of Buddha, who are deemed sufficiently learned, are promoted from the ran of samenero to upasampada. The fourth and principal festival, called Parraharrah, or the Procession, occurs in the month of August; the fifth festival called Karttiemangalle, or Feast of Fortunate Hour, is celebrated in the month of November. These festivals are held in honor of, and dedicated to, the gods Vishnu, Katragam, Nata-Samed, and the goddess Patine.
We will now proceed to describe these religious festivals in the order in which they are celebrated, and will, therefore, commence with the Alootsaulmangalle, which is held in the month of January, when the moon is in the second quarter. This festival is intended as propitiation to the gods, to send an abundant harvest of the staff of life in Ceylon (rice), and is held at the commencement of the Maha, or great harvest.
Formerly, the king's astrologers used to fix an hour on two distinct days, after consulting the stars to ascertain the most fortunate one; at the appointed hour on the first day, the new rice was to be brought into the city, and at the hour named on the second day, the grain was to be cooked and eaten. These instructions were written, and the document was called Nekat-Wattoroo, the original being presented to the king by the royal astrologers, whilst copies were borne, in great state, by the chiefs, to the royal farms.
At the appointed time the new rice and paddy (or rice in the husk), which were intended for the use of the temples, the royal family, and the monarch's storehouses, were carefully packed up by, and in presence of, certain officers, who were duly appointed to perform and witness the ceremony: the rice being placed in new white mat, or cotton bags, whilst the paddy was put into new chatties of earthen jars.
The grain was intended for the use of the Dalada-Malegawas, or principal temple of Buddha, at Kandy, was borne by one of the king's elephants; that which was appointed to the service of the dewales, or temples of the gods, was carried by men, who walked under canopies of white cloth; whilst that which was destined for the use of the palace and the king's store, was conveyed by men of good caste, who belonged to the king's villages or districts where the royal farms were situated. The men who carried the rice which was intended for the king's used, were compelled to observe a strict silence during the period the grain was being borne by them, and to keep a white muslin handkerchief before their mouths and nostrils, lest their breath should pollute the food which was to be eaten by their monarch.
When all the various carriers were formed into procession, jingalls were fired, and all started from the respective farms at the same moment, accompanied by tom-tom beaters, men playing upon other national instruments, and flag-bearers. Before the several processions reached the city of Kandy, they were met by the adikars, dissaaves, and ratramahatmeers, who walked at the head of the vast assemblage into the great square, to await the neykat, or fortunate hour, when the grain was to be borne to the various receptacles that had been prepared. A salute of jingalls announced the moment when the rice and paddy were to be carried into the respective storehouses: at the time the jingalls were fired, the chiefs and people also carried their fields into their storehouses, or dwellings
The neykat- wattoroo, or fortunate hour for eating the new rice, was fixed either two or three days afterwards; rules being prescribed by-the royal astrologers, as to the method of cooking the rice, and in which direction the face was to be turned whilst the rice was eaten. Offerings of boiled rice, mixed with vegetable curried, were also made to the gods; these offerings were regarded as being especially sacred, and none but priests of peculiar sanctity were allowed either to present the offerings or to partake of the food after it had been presented to the deities, in contradistinction to the general custom, which permits all priests indiscriminately to consume the edible offerings after they have remained on the altars a certain time. All the splendid paraphernalia of this festival is now buried in the tomb of the past, and at this time the priests merely name the day when the grain is to be carried to the respective temples, when offerings are duly made to the gods, and some slight rejoicing take place among the people.
"Ceylon and The Cingalese" - by Henry Charles Sirr
Vol. II – Chapter V – pages 123 to 127 (Published in London in 1850)
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