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Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 per cent of those taking part in a test were found to have traces of class A drugs on their fingerprints — despite never using them.
But there is no easy escape for users as researchers from the University of Surrey, who have previously developed a quick fingerprint test to identify users, have created a definitive way to prove the difference between those using cocaine and heroin, and those exposed to the drugs due to environmental factors.
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In a study published by Clinical Chemistry, researchers from the University tested the fingerprints of 50 drug free volunteers and 15 drug users who testified to taking either cocaine or heroin in the previous 24 hours.
Researchers tested fingerprints from the unwashed hands of the drug-free volunteers and, despite having no history of drug use, still found traces of class A drugs. Around 13 percent of fingerprints were found to contain cocaine and 1 percent contained a metabolite of heroin.
By setting a "cut-off" level, researchers were able to distinguish between fingerprints that had environmental contaminants from those produced after genuine drug use — even after people washed their hands.
To test the possibility of transferring drugs through a handshake, drug-free volunteers were asked to shake hands with a drug user. Fingerprints were then collected from the drug-free volunteers after contact.
Although cocaine and heroin can be transferred by shaking hands with a drug user, the cut-off level established allowed researchers to distinguish between drug use and secondary transfer.
Dr Melanie Bailey, Lecturer in Forensic Analysis at the University of Surrey, said:
"Believe it or not, cocaine is a very common environmental contaminant — it is well known that it is present on many bank notes. Even so, we were surprised that it was detected in so many of our fingerprint samples.
"By establishing a threshold for significance on a fingerprint test, we can give those tested the peace-of-mind of knowing that whatever the result of the test may be, it was not affected by their everyday activities or shaking hands with someone that had taken drugs."
Mahado Ismail, lead-author of the paper from the University of Surrey, said:
"It's clear that fingerprint testing is the future of drug-testing. There are many factors that set fingerprint testing apart — it's non-invasive, easy to collect, and you have the ability to identify the donor by using the sample. Our study will help to add another robust layer to fingerprint drug testing."
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(CNN) -- The eyes of the world are on Iran as protesters take to the streets in the wake of last week's disputed presidential election.
Shortly after the polls closed in Iran last week, incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner.
Supporters of Mir Hossein Moussavi -- the country's top opposition candidate -- have protested daily, questioning whether the election was fair and asking for another vote. Analysts outside the country also expressed skepticism.
Ahmadinejad is a conservative who has had a rocky relationship with the West. He has earned a reputation internationally as a fundamentalist for his Holocaust denials, calls to annihilate Israel, and cat-and-mouse games with the United States and the United Nations over Iran's nuclear activities.
Moussavi, a former prime minister, is credited for successfully navigating the Iranian economy during the Iran-Iraq war, but he also is a hard-liner. He, like most Iranians in power, also does not believe in the existence of Israel.
The demonstrators in Iran say their demand is simple: Hold fresh elections. They say they are not out to challenge the Islamic regime.
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Rene Ritchie / The iPhone Blog: Patent Watch: iPhone Interface to Go Shake and Grow?
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Apple exploring motion-adaptive iPhone with video chat
Apple exploring motion-adaptive iPhone with video chat
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Phone company shelves unpopular Internet cap plan
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Oprah's First Tweet Will Be Tomorrow On Her Show. …
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GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009 RESULTS — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. — "Google had a good quarter given the depth of the recession—while revenues were down quarter over quarter, they grew 6% year over year, thanks to continued strong query growth.
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider: LIVE ANALYSIS: Google Q1 Earnings Results
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Video Prank at Domino's Taints Brand — When two Domino's Pizza employees filmed a prank in the restaurant's kitchen, they decided to post it online. In a few days, thanks to the power of social media, they ended up with felony charges, more than a million disgusted viewers, and a major company facing a public relations crisis.
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Paul Thomasch / MediaFile: Gannett sets the tone for a tough earnings period
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Pasmith / ITworld.com: Will you ever eat at Dominos again?
Chris Matyszczyk / CNET News: Domino's apologizes for booger-sandwich video
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Nokia's net profit falls 90 percent — If you were wondering how bad things have gotten for the mobile handset market, just take a look at Nokia, the world's largest maker of cell phones. — The company on Thursday reported a 90 percent fall in first-quarter net profits as the global recession took …
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Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider: Nokia Calls Bottom For Cellphone Industry
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Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM: Nokia: Profits Down 90%, But At Least We've Hit Bottom
Matt Burns / MobileCrunch: Nokia's financials: some good, some very bad
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Sam Churchill / dailywireless.org: Nokia Calls the Bottom
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Yelp's New And Improved iPhone App Officially Hits The App Store — Yelp's version 2.0 of its iPhone app has officially hit Apple's App store. We reported on Yelp's focus on the mobile space and its importance here. — As we wrote recently, the new app gives consumers even more ease …
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Apple's US Market Share Slips in 1Q 2009 — Gartner has released a preliminary report detailing U.S. and worldwide PC shipments for the first quarter of 2009. The report pegs Apple's U.S. market share in fourth place among vendors at 7.4%, down from 8.0% in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 6.5 Percent in First Quarter of 2009
Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 6.5 Percent in First Quarter of 2009
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Kim Zetter / Threat Level: NSA Broke New Eavesdropping Law
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Grant Gross / PC World: DOJ: US Government Exceeded Surveillance Authority
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Do You Think Bandwidth Grows on Trees? — User-generated content may have changed the Internet, but sites like YouTube are suffocating under the costs of storing it. — Everyone knows that print newspapers are our generation's horse-and-buggy; in the most wired cities, they've been pummeled by competition from the Web.
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James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: Lost Investment — I wondered what YouTube's revenue model …
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Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interested — Updated: Sun Microsystems would reportedly be willing to resume takeover talks with IBM if Big Blue says it'll commit to closing the deal. — Bloomberg reports the news based on two people familiar with the matter (Techmeme).
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John C Abell / Epicenter: IBM To Sun: Not Interested, at Any Price
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Cyril Kowaliski / The Tech Report: Sun seeks new offer, stronger commitment from IBM
IBM not interested in Sun at any price: report
IBM not interested in Sun at any price: report
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Gavin Clarke / The Register: Antitrust-shy IBM closed to fresh Sun talks
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Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
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Nevertheless, the opportunities for social business are growing, and nowhere do I see a greater need than in supply chain management, specifically planning systems.
Most supply chain planning (SCP) systems today are not social. Rather, they are oriented around the job of an individual planner, who works with user interface that strongly resembles an Excel spreadsheet. Rows show demand and supply, with columns indicating time periods, left to right, marching into the future. Highlighting is used to indicate periods where there are shortages of resources, whether material, capacity, or other elements of production. Exception messages alert the planner to take action. Except for better graphics, the user experience is not much different from that of MRP systems that I worked with and taught in the 1970s and 80s.
What's Wrong with Spreadsheets?The spreadsheet paradigm has survived for decades because it does have its strengths. First, it is familiar to anyone trained in principles of supply chain management. Second, it allows a lot of information to be conveyed on a single page.
The issue comes in the "take action" part of the planner's job, especially when an action affects other participants in the supply chain, such as customers, suppliers, or sub-contractors. For example, a planner may be trying to resolve an issue with a late order. Taking action in this case might mean paying premium freight to expedite a supplier order, rescheduling production, shorting another customer, scheduling overtime, or any number of exceptional actions. The problem is that such decisions can rarely be made by a single individual. They require collaboration and approval by various other players inside and outside the organization. At this point, the planner turns from the SCP system and picks up the telephone, sends an email, or convenes a meeting.
Traditional SCP systems are good for identifying the problem, and they are good for recording the decision. But they are not good as a platform for collaboration to discuss the problem and to make a decision. Supply chain collaboration is not simply a matter of "getting approval." These are content-rich collaborations, often requiring analysis of what-if scenarios and tradeoffs between competing metrics and objectives.
In other words, today's SCP systems are systems of transactions, not "systems of engagement" (to use the term coined by Geoffrey Moore).
What Does Social SCP Look Like?Kinaxis user conference last month in Scottsdale, AZ.
By way of background, Kinaxis provides a supply chain planning system, dubbed Rapid Response. The company was founded in the early 1990s and has been through several name changes, most recently from Webplan to Kinaxis in 2005. Kinaxis was developing in-memory software long before in-memory became an industry buzzword. The firm also moved to a cloud delivery model in the late 1990s, around the same time that Salesforce.com and NetSuite were starting out. Kinaxis has been successful selling into large companies with complex supply chains and competes directly against SAP, Oracle, as well as other best-of-breed specialists that vie for this market.
During the half day of analyst briefings, Kinaxis executives put up some screen shots of a new user interface that the company is considering. Although they did not use the word "social" to describe their objectives, I immediately saw the embedded social aspects of the new user interface.
- Automatic team selection. In a large organization, it is not always readily apparent who needs to be involved in a certain supply chain decision. Knowing who should be involved on the customer and supplier side can be even more difficult. The prototype role-based dashboard automatically tells the planner or other user who needs to be involved—inside and outside the organization—in deciding each proposed action.
- Business intelligence in context. For each supply chain decision needed, the demo UI allows each participant to see the impact of the proposed action on the business and on other people. So, there's no need to leave the application to look up relevant information. In this way, the system promotes cross-functional alignment and consensus.
- System of engagement. The new UI does more than just record the transaction. It captures team voting, comments, and assumptions, which are traditionally done outside the formal system.
- Cross-device access. No more waiting until you get back to your desk. The new UI automatically reformats itself across desktop, tablet, and smart phone displays, allowing access anywhere, any time. Going beyond the Apple/Google operating systems that many vendors support, Kinaxis also supports Blackberry and Microsoft mobile platforms.
- Light gamification. When the team arrives at a decision for a given case, the alternative scenarios fall off the display, like sticky notes falling from a whiteboard, and the word "Closed" is stamped on the case—a little visual reward for resolving the case. Though I didn't see it in the demonstration, I can envision a leader board for each functional group, showing number of cases resolved and other metrics that the organization deems important.
Embedded Collaboration vs. a General Purpose ToolTo be fair, Kinaxis is not the first to seek application of social business principles to the supply chain. However, most attempts thus far have involved general purpose tools, such as Microsoft's Sharepoint or Yammer, or Salesforce.com's Chatter to capture collaboration among trading partners. There has also been talk about the use of social media sites such as Twitter to monitor or rapidly communicate events that may affect availability of material, for example. But these just scratch the surface of what is possible.
But, using a general purpose social tool requires the planner to use one system for planning and another for collaboration, with little or no connection between them. So, when supply chain professionals are in the planning system, they can't collaborate, and when they are in the collaboration system, they can't plan.
In contrast, the social business capability being considered by Kinaxis is not some general purpose activity feed layered on top of the application. Rather, it is embedded in the application itself. The automated team selection solves a real problem in large complex supply chains. The discussion thread is natively embedded as part of the application and is focused on specific decisions to be made. There are no side discussions about pet cats or who's bringing what to the company picnic. If those things are important, let them be relegated to Chatter or Yammer and keep the SCP discussion focused on taking supply chain actions.
The prototype coming out of the lab at Kinaxis gives a clear view of what is possible in in putting social business constructs into supply chain planning. It helps that Kinaxis has built a complete SCP solution from top to bottom as a single system, as opposed to building it up from acquired components. With a single in-memory system, Kinaxis can more readily provide all the information at the same time to all participants. There is no cascading of plans sequentially from one level to another: all levels are planned concurrently.
Does this mean that SCP vendors need to give up the spreadsheet paradigm? Not at all. My advice would be for vendors to continue to use the spreadsheet user interface. As I noted, it does have its benefits. But the "social SCP" paradigm needs to be introduced alongside the spreadsheet. In this way, long-time SCP users can continue to work with the interface they have grown up with, and at the same time, be introduced to a different paradigm. User interface changes can be quite unnerving for long-time system users. A parallel approach will make the transition easier.
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1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2008
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/02/2008
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In 2006, 53% of day trips were for holiday/leisure purposes, 29% were to visit friends and/or relatives and 9% were for business purposes (graph 23.15).
In 2006, New South Wales received the most day visitors (33%), followed by Victoria (24%) and Queensland (21%) (graph 23.16).
Visitor nights
Domestic overnight travel involves a stay away from home for at least one night, at a place at least 40 kilometres from home. A person is an overnight visitor to a location if they stay one or more nights in the location while travelling.
Australians spent 285.7 million nights away from home during 2006 (table 23.17), an increase of 3.6% compared with 2005.
Overnight travellers who had holiday or leisure as their main purpose of visit accounted for the majority of domestic visitor nights (48%), followed by those travelling to visit friends and/or relatives (32%) and for business purposes (14%) (graph 23.18).
In 2006, overnight visitors spent the highest proportion of nights in New South Wales (30%), followed by Queensland (26%) and Victoria (19%) (graph 23.19).


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The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses Blame Homosexuals for the Pedophilia in Their Religion
Go online and look up "Jehovah's Witnesses and child molestation" and you'll find site after site that shows their horrific track record in how they handle such abuse within their religion. You can browse this site alone, under the Pedophilia category or JW Victims in the News, and see civil case after civil case being filed, along with cases of active, approved members of their congregations actually serving jail time for the rape and molestation of little children.
I remain steadfast in my believe that the Watchtower Society is getting more obviously crazier with each passing year.
Dear LGBT-Community, I apologize for having been a homophobic Jehovah's Witness Jerk
Dear LGBT-Community, I was a homophobic assh*le for two-thirds of my life. I am 33 now and it is time for me to apologize.
You see, I was born into a family of Jehovah's Witnesses. I was a member of this organization for nearly 21 years. I got baptized when I was 14 and left Jehovah's Witnesses on December 16th, 2003.
Jehovah's Witness mother refuses blood transfusion leaving behind NINE children
She refused the proper medical treatment on religious grounds until it was too late and she died. Was her death inevitable or could it have been avoided?
Years earlier, Watchtower had subjected Dankwa to a religious tribunal, known among Witnesses as a "judicial committee," because she had accepted a blood transfusion when giving birth to her previous child.
Jehovah's Witness parents refuse consent for son's life-saving blood transfusion
Woman abused as child by Jehovah's Witness minister wins £275k damages
The defendants claimed that because Stewart was now dead, A had brought her claim too late and they were not responsible, although they accepted he did sexually abuse her [from the age of four].
Jehovah's Witnesses are liable for Abuse because Organization failed to take "safeguarding steps", says London Court
London's High Court has ruled that Jehovah's Witnesses failed to take "safeguarding steps" to protect a young woman from abuse by a Ministerial Servant. The victim has won a six-figure payout, according to a BBC report.
Jehovah's Witnesses 'destroy or seriously disrupt' Families due to their Shunning Policy, Survey finds
VIDEO: Jehovah's Witnesses 2015 Regional Convention Saturday PM experience parents shunning children
Cedars writes about this video in an article you can find here.
Teenage Jehovah's Witness refuses blood transfusion and dies
And he'll probably be treated as a hero.
One Question in October Watchtower exposes Barbarity of the Undue Influence Jehovah's Witnesses are subject to
It is a simple question – but it illustrates the cruel simplicity of undue influence at work among Jehovah's Witnesses: "HAVE you ever thought, 'Am I the kind of person Jehovah will want to save during the great tribulation and bring into the new world?'", asks JW.org in the introduction to the Study Article "Give us more faith". This post will try to explain the scope of manipulation at play here and show the true nature of this seemingly – on the surface – harmless question.
Jehovah's Witness Leader Rants Against Higher Education, Saying It'll Lead to "Spiritual Disaster"
Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body member Tony Morris is the host of the January video on the new JW online television network and what he says is a terrifying tirade against higher education.
Hemant Mehta has really been paying attention to Jehovah's Witnesses. That link above goes to one of his articles. You can also see a video he made about Jehovah's Witnesses here.
Jehovah's Witnesses Are Low on Funds… So They're Asking for Kids' Ice Cream Money
In their latest propaganda video, the Church shows a little girl choosing between buying ice cream for herself… or donating that money to a church.
There's only one way this commercial can end:
Another article by Hemant Mehta. A link to the video he is writing about can be found at the link.
Boy, 7, taken away from his parents after judge rules he has been damaged by his Jehovah's Witness mother's religious beliefs
Finally, Apostate Bird attacks!


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Have you ever had hummingbird cake? Think tropical carrot cake full of pineapple and coconut. It may sound weird but this is a quick and easy cake that will give you ridiculously good results. This works equally well as a quick bundt cake to serve coffee cake style or as a layer cake sandwiched with layers of cream cheese frosting, just double the recipe.
Hummingbird Cake
Adapted from Annie's Eats
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp coconut extract
1 cup vanilla greek yogurt
2 ripe bananas, mashed - approximately 1 cup
2/3 cup shredded coconut
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
3 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
2 T milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup shredded coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour a bundt pan.
Combine flour, baking soda, powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Separately cream butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until thoroughly combined. Add in extracts and yogurt and mix to combine. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture, mixing on low speed until just combined. Mix in the bananas and then follow with the remaining flour mixture. Once combined, stir in coconut and pineapple. Transfer to prepared pan, smooth out the top and bake about 45-55 minutes until a knife or skewer comes out clean.
Cool in pan for about 20 minutes. Cover a cooling rack with parchment paper, place on top of bundt pan and invert cake and cool completely.
For icing, whisk cream cheese until smooth, whisk in milk and vanilla. Add powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add more powdered sugar if necessary to reach desired thickness. Stir in coconut. Spoon over the top of the cooled cake, cut and serve.


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- 1" Scallop Ruler-S1
- 1" Scallop Pusher-P1
- 12 .5" x 6.5" Creative Grid Ruler
- One 4" x 4" Fabric Square for Center Square
- Two 4" x 4" Fabric Squares for next SQS
- Two 6.5" x 6.5" Fabric Squares for next SQS
- Two Fabric strips measuring 3.5" x 7.5" for border on SQS block
- Two Fabric strips measuring 3.5" x 13.5" for border on SQS block
- Two pieces of Fabric measuring 8.5" x 9.25" for pocket on back of trivet
- One piece of Fabric measuring 4" x WOF for scallop
- One piece of Contrasting Fabric measuring 4" x 40-44" for scallop
- Insul-Bright Batting measuring 14" x 14"
- Trivet Backing Fabric measuring 14" x 14"
- Teflon Insert for Trivet available through www.quickpointsruler.com
- Freezer Paper
Reduce your stitch length to a shorter stitch (2.0) then sew 1/4 inch in from the marked line. Stop at the dot keeping needle in down position, then pivot the fabric, take one stitch, pivot again and continue sewing the scallops.
Clip the curves and into the deep valleys. You could also use Pinking Shears.
To open the scallop for turning you will need to carefully cut down the center of one side of the scallop being careful not to cut the fabric underneath. I folded the scallop then gave it a bit of steam so that I could cut along the pressed fold (see below).
Press the scallops using the scallop pusher. The pusher is a very useful tool and will decrease your pressing time. Set Scallop aside for later.


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Beef Negimaki With Broccolini and Rice
Beef Negimaki With Broccolini and Rice
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 pound top round, thinly sliced and cut into 12 strips (6 inches by 2 1/2 inches each)
- 8 scallions, cut into 3-inch-long pieces
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 1 cup instant brown rice
- 1 pound Broccolini
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- Heat grill. Fold four 18-inch-long pieces of foil in half; unfold and coat inside with cooking spray.
- Combine hoisin, soy sauce, vinegar and oil in a bowl; coat beef with marinade.
- Place a handful of scallions and carrots on end of 1 strip of beef (tips should hang over edges of meat); roll up beef to enclose vegetables and secure with a toothpick.
- Repeat with remaining beef, scallions and carrots. Place 1/4 cup rice in center of 1 half of each piece of foil; top rice with 3 beef rolls each.
- Surround rice and beef in each packet with 1/4 of Broccolini; season all with salt and pepper. Fold foil to close and crimp 2 sides of each packet, leaving 1 side open; pour 1/4 cup broth into each packet.
- Crimp third side of packets to seal; place on grill; close lid; cook until packets are fully puffed, 10 minutes. Carefully cut foil to open; serve.


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NYU Steinhardt's 80WSE is pleased to announce the opening of the gallery's second annual invitational exhibition "80WSE Presents." Curated by 80WSE staff members, the exhibit highlights some of the favorite artists of the 80WSE staff.
NYU Steinhardt's 80WSE is pleased to announce the opening of the gallery's second annual invitational exhibition "80WSE Presents." Curated by 80WSE staff members, the exhibit highlights some of the favorite artists of the 80WSE staff.
Featured artists include:
Kathe Burkhart
Burkhart is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and decade-long NYU faculty member. Working since the early 1980s, Burkhart has consistently and frankly engaged gender roles, sexuality, celebrity, performativity, and language in an interdisciplinary practice. In her "Liz Taylor Series" and further works, Burkhart addresses feminist resistance, female dominance, and sexual power. This exhibition will premiere a number of major new large-scale paintings by Burkhart.
Jamie Bruce Dearing
Dearing is an artist currently making images and objects regarding the sea coast, architecture, and particle physics. He is currently working on dwelling-like structures which resemble architecture but have philosophical ideas embedded within their materials. In Dearing's work, structures have meaning. Every decision means something. Although indebted to Frank Lloyd Wright in proportions and materials, these works are always art rather than architecture. 80WSE will exhibit a large sculptural work from this series by Dearing in Gallery Six.
Michael DeLucia
DeLucia's painterly sculptures play with notions of texture, distortion, pattern, color, doubling and real, and illusionary space. His most recent works bear the influence of artists like Bridget Riley, yet their paradoxical spatial forms attest that they could only have been made in the 21st century.
Susanna Howe
Howe never went to art school, but her father was the deputy director at the Museum of Modern Art, so she was deeply influenced by the art in that museum. After studying English at Barnard and working in publishing, she moved to Los Angeles and started her photography career.
Inspired by the light and the alien landscapes of California's cities, suburbs, and countryside, Howe began shooting regularly for "W" and "Details Magazine," and then moved on to contribute to "Vanity Fair," "The New Yorker," "Vogue," "Rolling Stone," "Esquire," and "Wired," among others. Her naturalistic environmental portraiture has earned her a consistent spot on the advertising rosters of jack spade, IBM, Sony, Aldo shoes, J Brand Jeans, Boast and Orange/France Telecom, among others.
George Wilson
Wilson evokes both figurative and historical narratives through tactile, assemblage, and collage-based work. 80WSE will exhibit a monumental simulation of a dismembered couch by Wilson, which brio-collages fabric surfaces expertly recreated from wax alongside more naturalistic fabric stuffing and wood interiors structures.
Adam Winner
Winner's abstract paintings, which reference specific literary and art historical sources, are meditations on the act of painting. They function as reflexive exercises in color, texture, space, and surface. His efforts result in works that appear to embody whole histories of thought, as though interwoven into the canvas itself. Winner's paintings recall classic 60s avant-modernists like Frank Stella and Ellsworth Kelley, but their line, texture, and brushstroke are uniquely his own.
About 80WSE Galleries
The 80WSE Galleries, located on the east side of Washington Square Park between West 4th St. and Washington Place, is directed by artist and NYU Steinhardt faculty member Peter Campus. 80WSE is an extension of the department of Art and Art Professions in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at NYU. The 80WSE Galleries display exhibitions curated by faculty, students, and alumni, as well as experimental projects by noted curators. To learn more about 80WSE, visit: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/80wse.
About the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development prepares students for careers in the arts, education, health, media, and psychology. Since its founding in 1890, the Steinhardt School's mission has been to explore aspects of the human experience through public service, global collaboration, research, scholarship, and practice. To learn more about NYU Steinhardt, visit: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu.


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#5 and #6 are by far my favorites. We teach our 6-year old son about the environment and helping others in need first and foremost. He learns this by donating his old toys and re-gifting his old toys at birthday parties. We also focus on the thought of the gift, instead of the actual gift itself. If our son wants a toy, he can save up for it (we don't usually buy him toys).
Another great tip is to lead by example. We don't buy ourselves much stuff and we focus on using the great outdoors as our playground. As a result, our child hardly ever plays with toys because we are usually outside playing in nature, or inventing games, or using things we already have around the house.
We also don't go out to eat at restaurants. I think a lot of people spend a lot of money that way. And, we bike everywhere. Kids really pick up on what their parents are doing, as long as you don't make your finances and the reasons you're doing things a secret.
Thanks for the reminder that teaching kids about money can start at a really young age!


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Hiring great employees isn't as cut and dried as many business owners would like it to be. However, there's a great cache of young professionals just waiting to be discovered. Millennials are defined by the Pew Research Center as individuals born between 1981 and 1997; this means those aged 21 to 37 in 2018. The Millennial generation is significantly different than their parents, boasting many traits that make them particularly hirable. Let's delve into the reasons you should consider adding millennials to your roster.
They're Technologically Savvy
Millennials grew up during the advent of modern technology, and they seem to have an inherent understanding of the software and applications today's businesses need to excel. You can't compete in the modern business landscape without promoting your company through technological avenues and mediums. Young professionals grew up using the internet through a variety of portable devices, and they understand social media and the ways to leverage this tool properly. Gen Y-ers and Gen Z-ers can help your company uncover and utilize the most advanced technologies, and they can even teach you how to use new tools like social media and content management systems to your advantage.
A Well-Educated Generation
According to Pew Research, millennials are on track to be the most educated generation to date. Four out of ten millennial workers between the ages of 25 and 29 had acquired at least a bachelor's degree in 2016—that sits right around 40 percent. Compare that to the 32 percent of Generation X workers just a decade before.
They Bring In New Ideas
Millennials bring fresh perspective to your business. Because this generation has come of age in a rapidly changing business and cultural landscape, they'll be guaranteed to offer new thoughts on how you might be able to catapult your efforts. They may be able to provide unique understanding of your target demographic's needs and buying habits, making them an invaluable asset to your team. Change can be an effective business strategy in itself, and ultimately, younger generations are going to provide insight into the ways your company must shift to remain competitive.
Starting Salary is Less
Highly-qualified job candidates are likely those with years of experience; while these individuals bring may bring a wider breadth of knowledge, they also come with a hefty price tag. Hiring young employees on Indeed.com means finding candidates fresh out of undergrad or grad school—candidates that require only a starting salary. In addition, compensation isn't top priority for this facet of the population. According to a 2009 survey, 37 percent of employers report that "work/life balance and flexibility" is the most motivating factor for Generation Y.
Millennials are Driven
Recent research has shown that over half of Millennials place emphasis on career progression; young professionals in this generation are more attracted to careers where there's room for advancement, and positions that offer them more responsibility. Because they're deeply invested in excelling; you may find that millennials will give their all in your company.
They're Great at Collaboration
Millennials are the "We" generation. These young professionals have proven to be loyal to people, not companies. They appreciate mentorship and experience, not power-hungry management. These qualities make Generation Y focused on (and fantastic at) collaboration.
This Population Saturates the Workforce
Final reason to hire a millennial? You have little choice. Millennials have flooded the workforce, meaning you'll likely be seeing an influx of millennial applications for any position that opens up. Generation Y will soon dominate the professional sector; with so many job-seeking individuals in the marketplace, your business will be well-poised to pick the cream of the crop. Make sure as these applications flood in, you're doing your due diligence to screen them properly. ShareAble for Hires, a new employment background check service, can be completed online—ideal for the constantly-connected millennial job candidate. Services like these can paint a picture of a candidate's past, including financial reports, criminal history, and other pertinent information that can help you make a better hiring decision.
Hiring from the massive pool of millennial candidates could mean great things for your business this year and in years to come. Consider the ways hiring a Millennial could impact your productivity and ultimately improve your bottom line.


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Standing Rules
From HacDC Wiki
Article I: Voting
Article one approved unanimously as recorded in the minutes of 2013 Annual Meeting.[1]
Section 1: Board Approval
Unless otherwise specified, "Board Approval" means a "yes" vote by 4/4 (four out of four), 4/5, 5/5, 5/6, or 6/6 voting board members.
- Board members may vote at a duly held board meeting, or
- Board members may vote by email
- Board members have 48 hours from the email vote request to respond
Section 2: Member Approval
Unless otherwise specified, "Member Approval" means a "yes" vote by a majority of a quorum of members at a duly called meeting.
Section 3: Virtual Attendance and Voting
Members who participate in meetings using two-way audio and/or video conferencing systems such as Skype or Google+ Hangouts shall be considered to be attending the meetings for the purposes of quorum counts and voting.
- Remote members should be announced to those attending the meeting in person
- Identity of remote members must be endorsed by Secretary or three members present
- If any member questions the identity of a remote participant, a vote shall be taken among the other members present (physically or virtually) on whether to accept the remote person as being the claimed member.
Section 4: Proxy Voting
For now, proxy votes are not allowed, only members in physical or virtual attendance may vote.
Section 5: Amending Standing Rules
The Standing Rules of the corporation can be amended by vote of 2/3rds of a quorum of members at either:
- The annual meeting, or
- A monthly meeting, if notice of the vote and the text of the proposed changes are sent out to the members seven days in advance. This allows time for discussion and for members to make arrangements to attend the meeting.
- Minor changes to proposed Rules may be made to reflect discussion at the meeting as long as:
- it is clear what is being voted on, and
- the general subject of the Rule is not changed.
- Minor changes to proposed Rules may be made to reflect discussion at the meeting as long as:
Quorum has been defined in the original bylaws as 50%, later amended to 25% of the membership. However, a vote was passed to define quorum in the standing rules as 10 people in August 2014.[2] This may have made Quorum larger or smaller than 25% at the time, but as of March 2016 it defines quorum above 25%. It is not clear how or why standing rules are supposed to supersede bylaws.
Article II: Membership
Article II, as written here: http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=Proposed_Standing_Rules&oldid=9449 , was approved during the Regular Member Meeting 2013 06 11.
Section 1: Membership Types, requirements, privileges
Type 1) Full members (PV=Paying,Voting member)
- Members must be voted in at a monthly meeting
- Members pay USD $50/mo dues using a method deemed acceptable by the Treasurer.
- Voting on HacDC's priorities and direction
- Key and code for the space, enabling 24-hour access
- @hacdc.org Google email and docs account
- Membership in HacDC:Members mailing list
- Opportunity for storage locker in space (as available)
Type 2) Reduced-fee Student/Starving Hacker members (P-V=Paying Less,Voting member)
- Meet any of these criteria for reduced fees:
- Be a full-time student
- Show Financial hardship
- Email BoD and request reduced-fee status
- Become member as with Full Member
- If approved, pay $20/mo dues
Privileges - same as full members
Type 3) Fee-waived members (P*V=Not paying,Voting member)
- Must have been voted in as member at a monthly meeting
- Should be making an extraordinary contribution to HacDC
- Must be approved by either:
- BoD vote (Must request fee-waiver from BoD - confidential)
- Member vote
- The period of fee-waived status shall be specified at the time of the vote
- At the end of the specified period the member shall revert to their previous status unless their fee-waived status is renewed by another vote
- The maximum period per approval vote is one year
Privileges - same as full members
Type 4) Honorary members (P*V*=Not paying, not voting member)
- Must have been voted in to regular membership at monthly meeting
- Must have made extraordinary contribution to HacDC
- @hacdc.org Google email and docs account
- Membership in HacDC:Members mailing list
- Voted in by a quorum of members
- Status must be renewed yearly
Type 5) Friends of HacDC (PV*=Paying, not voting Friend)
- Sign up for a "Friend of HacDC" subscription payment of $13.37/mo or more
- @hacdc.org Google email and docs account
- Membership in the HacDC:Members mailing list
- Sign up for monthly payment using instructions on HacDC website
Section 2: Membership induction procedure options
- Potential member comes to monthly Member meeting and gets voted in by unanimous consent of all members present (quorum not required).
- Potential member can't come to meeting but sends prepared statement (written, video, etc) which is given at monthly Member meeting.
- Must be nominated by a member and two other members present at the meeting must vouch for potential member.
- New member gets voted in by unanimous consent of all members present (quorum not required).
- If unanimous vote of members present is not attained, a new member may be approved by a vote of 2/3rds of a quorum of members.
Section 3: Restoring Membership
Lapsed Membership
- Membership in HacDC is considered lapsed if the monthly membership dues is not paid by the end of the month.
- Lapsed memberships may be restored to memberships in good standing by paying missed dues up through the current month, or by approval of the Board.
- According to Bylaws, membership is revoked after three months of non-payment of dues.
Cancelled Membership
- If Membership was cancelled by Member, it may be restored without member vote by restarting the Membership dues subscription payments.
- If Membership was cancelled due to non-payment of dues, membership must be reinstated by a membership vote according to the process for new members.
- The membership should be informed of the reason for cancellation of the original membership.
Cancelling Membership
- Members wishing to cancel their HacDC membership should discontinue their dues payments and inform a HacDC board member of their intention.
- Members are responsible for cancelling their dues payment subscriptions in a timely manner - no refunds can be issued for dues paid in error.
- Member should return keys and any HacDC property in their possession as soon as possible
- Keys can be returned in person to a HacDC officer or mailed to the HacDC Secretary at the HacDC mailing address.
Article III: Expenditures and Reimbursements
Article III, as written here: http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=Proposed_Standing_Rules&oldid=9449 , was approved June 2013. [3]
Section 1: Process
Preferred way to purchase is by raising earmarked donations from interested members
- Funds are donated to HacDC, earmarking them for specific purchase (by attaching note or emailing the Treasurer)
- HacDC Treasurer buys purchase using HacDC account
- This makes donations tax deductible, reduces paperwork, and makes group ownership of item clear
- HacDC may contribute some percentage of matching funds as finances permit
With pre-approval by Board or membership vote, HacDC members may purchase items with personal funds and get reimbursed by HacDC.
- Receipts must be saved and submitted to Treasurer in order to obtain reimbursement.
- Treasurer will issue check or electronic transfer
Post-purchase Approval
If approval is not obtained in advance, reimbursement must be approved by member vote - more than 2/3rds of a quorum of members must approve expenditure
Section 2: Approval
- Purchases required for the ongoing operation of HacDC (such as rent, insurance, licenses, and utilities) do not require authorization and shall be made at the Treasurer's discretion.
- Purchases using earmarked funds donated for that purpose do not require approval as long as sufficient money has been contributed.
- Amounts under $50 can be approved in advance by a unanimous vote of 2/3rds or more of the Board of Directors.
- Expenditures that fail the BoD vote can still be approved by a membership vote
- Amounts over $50 require a membership vote. More than 2/3 of a quorum of members must approve expenditure.
Project Awesome
This process allows for the disbursement of funds to various projects. The details are described in Project Awesome Rules. Project listing is located here.
Article IV: Meetings
Section 1 was approved in March 2009. [4]
Section 1: Robert's Rules
Meetings follow Robert's rules of order, but not obsessively
Section 2: Schedule
This reflects the bylaws, but there has been no vote recorded. Monthly Members' Meeting is held on the second Tuesday of each month.
- Meeting is held on the Third Tuesday if Second Tuesday is a Federal holiday according to US Office of Personnel Management www.opm.gov.
- In case of circumstances beyond our control that make it difficult to attend the meeting, meeting may be cancelled by the President and rescheduled for the next week
Section 3: Virtual Attendance
See Article I, Section 3.
Meetings may be attended via video or audio conference if available.
Section 4: Meeting Agenda
- Directors' reports, then member reports
- Vote on expenditures and policy changes (Old & New Business)
- Introduce and vote on new members
Section 5: Meeting Minutes
Minutes shall be taken using the [monthly members meeting template]
Section 6: Annual / Special Meetings
Important matters such as major purchases, signing new leases, and adopting Standing Rules should be done at the Annual Meeting, or at a Special Meeting called for the purpose
Annual Meeting Agenda
- If the Annual Meeting falls on the same day as a Members Meeting, then the Members Meeting Agenda will precede the Annual Meeting Agenda.
- Review and vote on the Standing Rules and Policies of the corporation.
- Receive reports on the activities of the corporation.
- Approve the budget.
- Determine the direction of the corporation in the coming year.
- Election of Board Members
Special Meetings
- The petition for a Special Meeting may be conducted by Email.
Article V: Materiel
Section 1: Storage
Members and guests can temporarily store their personal items at HacDC
- Items should be kept together in a box or bag labelled with owner's name
- Members have first priority for storing items in a locker labelled with their name
Section 2: Long-term Loan
Equipment can be left at HacDC under long-term loan from the owner
- Items should be clearly marked as being on loan and from whom
- Owner should note what they loan to HacDC on a Wiki page
- HacDC will try to keep the loaned equipment in good condition but cannot be held responsible for damage or theft, unless other arrangements are written and agreed to by the HacDC Board of directors.
Section 3: Property Rights
The Office of the Secretary finds no mention of a vote on this policy, but there is reference to it on a meeting agenda from May 2009. [5] Supplies and equipment left at or given to HacDC becomes HacDC property
- We will make an effort to honor the requests of the donors as far as the use and disposition of the items
- However items that are not at least potentially useful for HacDC interests and projects shall not be kept indefinitely. Items deemed not useful to HacDC members and projects may be:
- Sold (if item has non-trivial value)
- Given away to members or the general public
- Discarded
- Once items are deemed unwanted and not saleable, members will be given adequate time to review the items before they are disposed of:
- Members get first dibs on the unwanted items
- Then items go on the public tables for anyone to take
- Remaining items can be recycled if possible or disposed of
Article VI: Shop equipment and tools
These rules were approved in June 2013. [6]
- Must have signed liability release for everyone that uses tools and shop equipment (including soldering irons and wiring tools)
- Even guests must read and sign release form, which will be available in the shop area
- People can only use tools and equipment that they are familiar with and can operate safely and correctly
- Training classes may be required before operating complex equipment like the CNC mill and lathe
- People should use proper safety equipment like safety glasses
- Must clean up work area after use
- Must abide by shop rules as approved of at a duly called member meeting and posted in or near the shop and tools.
Article VII: Anti-harassment Policy
Our Diversity Statement was approved at 2013 Annual Meeting. [7]
Article VIII: Diversity Statement
Our Diversity Statement was approved at 2013 Annual Meeting. [8]


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The Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that it is investigating allegations that screeners at Honolulu International Airport have targeted Mexican travelers for extra screening.
The allegations "resulted in launching an immediate and thorough investigation of the behavior detection program at HNL," the TSA said in a statement, referring to Honolulu's airport code. "Pending the completion of the investigation, TSA also provided HNL Behavior Detection Officers refresher training to ensure the program is focused solely on identifying suspicious behaviors."
The statement was in response to a recent letter from U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. His Nov. 22 letter cited a report by Honolulu television station KITV, in which two TSA employees alleged that officers known as "Mexicutioners" targeted Mexican passengers in an attempt to appear productive to supervisors.
Thompson, D-Miss., said he wants a suspension of a program known as Screening of Passengers by Observation Technique, or SPOT, which involves officers trained in detecting behavior, such as facial expressions, of those who intend to do harm.
"TSA's behavior detection program in no way encourages or tolerates profiling," the agency's statement said. "Profiling is not an effective form of security and our security officers are trained to treat every passenger with dignity and respect."
Thompson gave the TSA until Dec. 16 to provide information including the agency's internal report on Honolulu's SPOT program. Among the information he requested are specific steps taken to address the racial profiling allegations at the Honolulu airport and a list of countries of origin for each foreign national arrested as a result of a referral from TSA behavior detection officers in Honolulu.
The TSA said it will respond directly to the congressman.
Honolulu airport is where dozens of employees were fired or suspended this year after an investigation found workers did not screen checked bags for explosives. It was the single largest personnel action for misconduct in the TSA's history.
The agency began an investigation at the end of 2010 after two Honolulu employees told officials that thousands of bags weren't checked properly or screened for traces of explosives. The probe, which included interviews with more than 100 employees, determined that some checked bags during one shift at the airport were not properly screened.
Thompson said the Honolulu allegations, along with media accounts in June of behavior detection officers at Newark Liberty International Airport targeting minority passengers, raise concerns about the "scientific validity" of the program. Behavior detection officers at Newark were retrained amid allegations they routinely targeted Mexican or Dominican passengers.
"These incidents and the failure of both training and supervision to prevent the practice of racial profiling are clear indications that more research, evaluation and testing must be completed before behavior detection can be successfully integrated at aviation security checkpoints," he wrote.


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Nanotechnologies invasion of the human brain-Människan som försöksdjur-vi synar nanoteknologin!
MIND TECH established to counter the ethical anarchy existing nanotechnologies invasion of the human brain (brain – computer integration), and hush-hush thinking around experiments with human sacrifice:
Our mission
This is a non profit organisation that has been established to create an awareness of cybernetic technology and electronic abuse, such as illegal data collection and manipulation of humans via brain – machine – interface.
How do we protect people that by utilitarian grounds, without informed consent, are used for brain studies with brain-computer-interface and illegal data collecting?
There is no law that protect humans, neither any medical support for them, in such situations. The situation is created by the fact that scientists do not leave any information about illegal mind reading technologies. They just keep on progressing in their neuroscience.
In our view there is an ongoing global criminal and unethical race between research companies to reverse engineer/clone the human brain. Scientists need to collect data from living human brains for several years.
It is now possible to clone select parts of the human brain function in a remote computer via an electronic interface.
Scientists use advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence)software for identification of patterns and for intelligent feedback of machine-made queries.
Since at least 2005 several new cases have emerged of human brains and nervous systems illegally "hijacked" with cybernetic technology.
Brain and nervous systems are remotely monitored 24/7. The "hijacked" brains serve self-learning computer software contributing to a future full scale computer model of the brain.
This provides a basis for the emergence of a neuroscientific model of human consciousness.
It may shed light on the age-old debate on free will and universal morality as the cerebral patterns corresponding to these concepts are found.
There is no established legal protection for the human subject when researchers use cybernetic technology to reverse engineer the human brain.
The progressing neuroscience using brain-machine-interface will one day enable those in power to push the human mind wide open for inspection.
There is call for alarm. What kind of privacy safeguard is needed if remote computers can read your thoughts?
In recent decades new areas of research involving nanotechnology, information technology, biotechnology and neuroscience have emerged, resulting in, as yet, unknown products and services.
We are facing an era of synthetic telepathy, with brain-computer-interface and communication technology based on thoughts, not speech.
An appropriate albeit alarming question is: "Do you accept being enmeshed in a computer network and turned into a multimedia module"? If so, authorities will be able to collect information directly from your brain, without your consent.
This kind of research in bioelectronics has been progressing for half a century.
Cybernetic technology can be used to read our minds and to manipulate our sensory perception, i.e. mimic the sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch.
An appropriate term is Infobionic and it poses complex challenges for legislation, concerning integrity, autonomy and identity.
Connecting computers to the brain offers potentially great benefits apart from the aspects covered here.
Bioethical responsibility is more important here than ever. It is a complex area and the limitation of ruthless profiteering is necessary.
The global finance elite can easily redirect investments and move companies. Any control and regulation of specific areas of research such as those here considered should preferably have global range.
Technology is available for recording select parts of one individual mind (source) and for uploading the content of that mind in another subject (=the 'clone').
Several human guinea pigs are already connected in this manner. The memories, emotions, and knowledge originating in the clones source are available to several actual involuntary human subjects.
Genetic computer algorithms are used for collecting data and develop strong humanlike artificial intelligence. Robots equipped with strong artificial intelligence will be a threat to the human race unless rules are enacted to protect the humans and society against robots.
Multiple biosensors and data collecting can adapt to any persons preferences.
Who is in control of the personal data collected by the bioelectronic sensors and who has access to it? A private entrepreneur? A principal? A university? An operator? A hacker?
Bioelectronic technology may be used for surveillance thus interfering with privacy.
As long as the government denies the existence of these technologies, society, doctors, hospitals police force and prosecutors are unable to protect its citizens.
We must distinguish between good, ethically acceptable research and bad damaging research.
Why isn't there any public ethical debate in Sweden concerning this science and its applications?
For many years several Swedish professors have been aware of the implications, and called for ethical debates regarding these new and emerging technologies.
Our mission is to inform about these new technologies and to inspire a relevant public debate regarding these issues.
We are also cooperating with media and many other organizations in Europe.
It is our intention to keep you updated about emerging technology and its future impact on your integrity autonomy and identity.
Read more about ICT – implants at the European Group on Ethics and New Technologies with the Swedish Professor Goran Hermerén as chairman !!
http://ec.europa.eu/bepa/european-group-ethics/docs/avis20_en.pdfTerminology used in the document: Cybernetic technology, technology communicating with or substituting brain function, Bioelectronics: electronic technology connected with nerves
This is intrusive, unethical, therefore, must we seek for a debate and political intervention: to engage in mind control. Scientists find continuously new, increasingly sophisticated methods to remotely execute imaging methodology for communicating with the brain. Computer technology will lead to artificial copies of our human brain. Of course there is also a good side: The data could affect mental illness and much more.
Therefore, throughout this borderland, and gray, lawless zones reflected and put under public control.
Human neural network is melting more and more together with digital technology.
No one knows what these new technologies will result.
Why there is in Sweden ethical debates and laws on the subject?
Well, for research in Sweden, europe is currently alone possesses the knowledge of distance communication with the brain.
An ethical debate and subsequent laws would lead to a moratorium on further research.Currently, research is allowed unimpeded run.
In cooperation with the media seem to MIND TECH for an open debate on the subject.
Magnus Olsson
Tel: 0709 26 30 04
E-Mail: [email protected]
MIND TECH upprättas för att motverka etisk anarki gällande nanoteknologins intrång i den mänskliga hjärnan (hjärna – datorintegration) samt hysch-hyschande kring experiment med mänskliga offer:
Detta är integritetskränkande, oetiskt , därför skall vi här söka få till en debatt och politiskt ingripande: att idka hjärnkontroll. Forskarna finner kontinuerligt nya, allt mer sofistikerade metoder för att på distans köra avbildnings metodiker för kommunikationen med hjärnan. Datatekniken leder till artificiella kopior av vår mänskliga hjärna. Givetvis finns där också en sund sida: Att med data kunna påverka psykisk ohälsa och mycket mer.
Därför måste hela detta gränsland och gråa, laglösa zoner avspeglas och sättas under offentlighetens kontroll.
Människans neurala nätverk smälter mer och mer samman med digital teknik.
Ingen vet vad dessa nya teknologier kommer att leda till.
Varför saknas det i Sverige etiska debatter och lagar i ämnet?
Jo, för att forskningen i Sverigeoch europa för närvarande ensamma besitter kunskapen om distanskommunikation med hjärnan.
En etisk debatt och efterföljande lagar skulle leda till ett stopp för vidare forskning. I nuläget tillåts forskningen obehindrat pågå.
I samarbete med media verkar MIND TECH för en öppen debatt i ämnet.
Magnus Olsson
Tel: 0709 26 30 04
E-Post: [email protected]
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Chris Benoit's doctor charged over drugs
The doctor who gave Chris Benoit painkillers and other drugs was indicted on Monday. According to the seven-count indictment said that Dr. Phil Astin gave drugs to Benoit between April 2004 and September 2005 including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen.
The cops also found steriods in Chris Benoit's home leading most to believe that 'roid rage' is what led him to kill his wife and son before hanging himself.
Toxicology reports on Benoit's body have not yet been completed or released.
The personal doctor of pro wrestler Chris Benoit was charged Monday with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs.
The seven-count indictment said Dr. Phil Astin dispensed drugs including Percocet, Xanax, Lorcet and Vicoprofen between April 2004 and September 2005.
The recipients were identified in the indictment by the initials O.G. and M.J. Benoit's initials were not listed.
Astin was expected to make an initial court appearance Monday afternoon.
A criminal complaint was also filed, but was under seal. A law enforcement official close to the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity before the hearing, said the case involves steroids.
Federal drug agents have taken over the probe into whether Astin improperly prescribed testosterone and other drugs to Benoit before the wrestler killed his wife and son and committed suicide in his suburban Atlanta home last month. State prosecutors and sheriff's officials are overseeing the death investigation.
Federal prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of all property and proceeds Astin obtained through the illegal conduct if he's convicted.
Investigators have conducted two raids at Astin's west Georgia office since last week.
Astin prescribed testosterone for Benoit, a longtime friend, in the past but has not said what, if any, medications he prescribed when Benoit visited his office June 22, the day authorities believe Benoit killed his wife.
Toxicology tests on Benoit's body have not yet been completed, Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard said.
Anabolic steroids were found in Benoit's home, leading officials to wonder whether the drugs played a role in the killings. Some experts believe steroids can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts known as "roid rage."
"We're still asking questions and searching for answers with regard to the death so we can tie up loose ends," Ballard said.
Ballard said finding a motive in the case remains elusive.
"I think it will always be undetermined as to 'Why?'" Ballard said. "I think it's because there can't be any satisfactory reason why you kill a 7-year-old."
Authorities have said Benoit strangled his wife and son, placing Bibles next to their bodies, before hanging himself on the cable of a weight-machine in his home.
Benoit's father, Michael, said Monday that "it's impossible to come up with a rational explanation for a very irrational act."
"That's my feeling. Let the cards fall where they fall, we have no control over it at this point," he said. "It's just impossible to come up with a rational explanation for what happened."
Associated Press writers Errin Haines and Greg Bluestein in Atlanta and Matt Apuzzo in Washington contributed to this report.


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A frequent point I have made in past columns has been about the educational travesty happening on many college campuses. Some people have labeled my observations and concerns as trivial, unimportant and cherry-picking. While the spring semester awaits us, let's ask ourselves whether we'd like to see repeats of last year's antics.
An excellent source for college news is Campus Reform, a conservative website operated by the Leadership Institute (https://www.campusreform.org). Its reporters are college students. Here is a tiny sample of last year's bizarre stories.
Donna Riley, a professor at Purdue University's School of Engineering Education, published an article in the most recent issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Engineering Education, positing that academic rigor is a "dirty deed" that upholds "white male heterosexual privilege." Riley added that "scientific knowledge itself is gendered, raced, and colonizing." Would you hire an engineering education graduate who has little mastery of the rigor of engineering? What does Riley's vision, if actually practiced by her colleagues, do to the worth of degrees in engineering education from Purdue held by female and black students?
Sympathizing with Riley's vision is Rochelle Gutierrez, a math education professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her recent book, she says the ability to solve algebra and geometry problems perpetuates "unearned privilege" among whites. Educators must be aware of the "politics that mathematics brings" in society. She thinks that "on many levels, mathematics itself operates as Whiteness." After all, she adds, "who gets credit for doing and developing mathematics, who is capable in mathematics, and who is seen as part of the mathematical community is generally viewed as White." What's worse is that the university's interim provost, John Wilkin, sanctioned her vision, telling Fox News that Gutierrez is an established and admired scholar who has been published in many peer-reviewed publications. I hope that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's black students don't have the same admiration and stay away from her classes.
Last February, a California State University, Fullerton professor assaulted a CSUF Republicans member during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The students identified the assailant as Eric Canin, an anthropology professor. Fortunately, the school had the good sense to later suspend Canin after confirming the allegations through an internal investigation.
Last month, the presidents of 13 San Antonio colleges declared in an op-ed written by Ric Baser, president of the Higher Education Council of San Antonio, and signed by San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and 12 other members of the HECSA that "hate speech" and "inappropriate messages" should not be treated as free speech on college campuses. Their vision should be seen as tyranny. The true test of one's commitment to free speech doesn't come when he permits people to be free to make statements that he does not find offensive. The true test of one's commitment to free speech comes when he permits people to make statements he does deem offensive.
Last year, University of Georgia professor Rick Watson adopted a policy allowing students to select their own grade if they "feel unduly stressed" by their actual grade in the class. Benjamin Ayers, dean of the school's Terry College of Business, released a statement condemning Watson's pick-your-own-grade policy, calling it "inappropriate." He added: "Rest assured that this ill-advised proposal will not be implemented in any Terry classroom. The University of Georgia upholds strict guidelines and academic policies to promote a culture of academic rigor, integrity, and honesty." Ayers' response gives us hope that not all is lost in terms of academic honesty.
Other campus good news is a report on the resignation of George Ciccariello-Maher, a white Drexel University professor who tweeted last winter, "All I Want For Christmas is White Genocide." He said that he resigned from his tenured position because threats against him and his family had become "unsustainable." If conservative students made such threats, they, too, could benefit from learning the principles of free speech.


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Students Online Experience | Week 7
May 6, 2020
Gateway Students Online Experience
If you're in junior or senior high, join us for worship, games, and an inspiring message during our Gateway Students Online Experience! Watch the latest service and be encouraged.
A new service premieres every Wednesday at 7 pm on our YouTube channel. Tune in with other 7th through 12th graders, chat with Gateway Students pastors and leaders, and discover new ways to grow in your walk with God during this season.
We look forward to seeing you at our next Online Experience! Follow us on Instagram @gwstudents to stay in the loop about everything we have planned each week.


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Apparently, someone has told his 81-year old father that you use Twitter to search things on Google. The result? A stream of old man searches ranging from "cold toes" to "diane sawyer swimsuit pictures." Mean? Yes. Hilarious? Yesserer.
Meet Microsoft's New Surface Laptops
Sure, this is very probably just an elaborate fake and/or desperate stab at the type of book deal that'll fill you with unholy jealous rage every time you pass Sh!t My Dad Googles at Urban Outfitters. But until it's exposed—or until Norman N. finally figures out that he's not getting any search results back—it's well worth a follow. [Twitter via Buzzfeed]


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