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How many Westporters have been vaccinated?
As of February 1, 2,289 Westport. That's 8% of our total population.
According to Westport Patch, we have 2,094 residents over the age of 75 — the first group in line for the vaccine (along with medical personnel and first responders). Nearly 54 percent — a total of 1,095 — have received their first dose.
Westport has plenty of small, independently owned liquor stores. Nearly every Westporter has a favorite.
Now a "superstore" has entered the mix.
Yesterday, trucks delivered supplies to BevMax's new outlet in the former Pier 1 store — the Julien's Pizza shopping center on Post Road East. In other words: directly opposite Castle Wine & Spirits.
BevMax has 8 locations in Fairfield and New Haven Counties, plus a nationwide shipping office in Stamford. There's a BevMax in Norwalk, near Stew Leonard's.
They bought the license of Saugatuck Grain + Grape, which had relocated from Railroad Place to Post Road West. The owner of a liquor store can move anywhere in Westport that zoning allows.
Last year, plans were underway to convert the entire Julien's shopping center — except for the Bluepoint Wellness medical marijuana dispensary — into medical offices. The plaza has since reverted to retail use.
The other day, "06880" posted a few "sizzling real estate" statistics. Here are a few more:
January saw a continued swift pace, despite the decrease in months of supply in inventory. Here is a quick snapshot of this past month:
- $70,956,000 total sales, vs. $33,796,846 total January 2020 sales — a more than 100% increase.
- 40 single-family and condo units sold in January; 25 single-family and Condo units sold in January 2020 — up 60%.
- $1,318,000 was the median home sales price; in January 2020 it was $1,012,500. That's more than a 30% rise.
- The home inventory supply was 2.4 months; a year ago it was 9.3 months. That's a 74% decrease.
The highest sale in January was a 5-bedroom, 8-bathroom home listed with Brett and Jean Lieberman at 4 Bluewater Lane: $5,125,000. (Hat tip: Jody Peters, the Riverside Realty Group)
Seven Staples High School athletes signed letters of intent yesterday to play sports at NCAA Division I universities.
Congratulations to (from left in photo below): Kevin Lynch, University of Massachusetts lacrosse; Julia DiConza, Lehigh University lacrosse; Carter Kelsey, Seton Hall University baseball; Autumn Smith, Marist College soccer; Laine Ambrose, Boston College field hockey; Shira Parower, James Madison University lacrosse; Sam Milberg, College of the Holy Cross football.
Speaking of Staples: Composting has come to the high school cafeteria. It's an initiative of the school's Zero Waste Committee. Students will serve as monitors.
Composting is already underway at several Westport schools.
MoCA Westport and Up|Next Teens are partnering to present a Winter Lights Festival at MoCA. It's set for Saturday, February 27 (noon to 6 p.m.).
The Festival features a maker and crafts space in a large outdoor tent, with supplies and step-by-step instructions for families to work together to create winter-themed decorations. The decorations will be incorporated into a walk-through Light Path, to be lit at sun down. The public can view the experience through the following weekend.
Also planned: live performances by high school musicians, food from The Melt truck, and hot cocoa.
The Festival includes free entry to MoCA 's exhibition "Hindsight is 2020," showcasing nearly 200 high school student artists from across the region.
Click here for tickets.
And finally … happy birthday to Alice Cooper. He was born on this day in 1948. In other words, he's no longer 18.


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The Inbox Victory page collects photos of people pointing at their empty email inboxes, grinning madly before the next flood of emails pours in. I try very hard to be an inbox zero guy, but in practice I always end up with a couple hangovers in there — usually related to scheduling meetings or calls with people, which is probably the most logistically difficult thing to do in my life.
Have you ever been in the situation where you spend days trying answer all of your email only to accomplish your goal and have no one to share in your victory? All you want is a high five, a pat on the back, and a "job well done soldier!", and yet most likely all you are left with is an empty room and a cold cup of coffee. Inbox Victory is an initiative that says, "you deserve that high five!" And here is how you get it:
1) Get your email inbox down to zero. People have various methods for dealing with their email so 'inbox 0′ is going to mean different things to different people. A basic rule of thumb, however, is getting it to a point where no further action can be taken.
2) Open up your webcam software and take a screenshot of yourself profiling in front of your defeated foe (See examples below)…
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From Jim Gilliam's blog archivesWould u reinst8 draft?
November 12, 2003 2:58 PM
Remember this post about bringing back the draft? I sent in a text message to the CNN Rock the Vote debate:
I was busy working, so I only saw portions of the debate, and didn't realize my little "stunt" worked. I didn't specify who the question was for (it was for everyone). Wesley Clark got it.
Well, CNN got into a little trouble by planting a question, the now infamous: Mac or PC? This led Robin Sloan over at Poynter to question whether the "Would u reinst8 draft?" question was legit:
Turns out it did come from a hip twentysomething's cell phone. Bill Dedman figured it out:
Without the traffic from Poynter, I never would have known the question was asked.
Clark's response?
Would u reinst8 draft? (11.12.2003)
Next Entry: Would u reinst8 draft? reactions (11.12.2003)
Read the 2 comments.
Tue Mar 23 2004 7:20 AM
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Just noticed that Dave Winer is wondering which feed readers support the RSS 2.0 comments element, so I thought I'd chime in and mention that FeedDemon is among the many aggregators which support it. When an item contains a comments element, FeedDemon displays a "comment bubble" icon which links to the page containing the comments for that item.
In addition to the standard RSS 2.0 comments element, FeedDemon also supports wfw:comment, wfw:commentRss, slash:comments and the Atom threading extensions.
When an item uses slash:comments or the Atom threading extensions, FeedDemon displays a comment count next to the comment icon, and the count is refreshed when the feed updates. Here's an example from my feed, which shows an item with four comments:
Finally, FeedDemon displays the orange feed icon with a small comment bubble superimposed on it for items which expose a separate feed for comments on that item (via wfw:commentRss or an Atom "replies" link). Subscribing to the comment feed in FeedDemon is as simple as clicking this icon. Here's an example from Sam Ruby's feed showing both a comment count and a comment feed:


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This is a great time of year to get organized and no better way then to print a set of pretty new address labels with your name and address. This set of labels designed by the team at liagriffith.com feature a fresh watercolor wash in pretty spring colors and a floral pen and ink drawing. You can choose from a classic slab font with Museo Slab or a set using the hand drawn lettering Amatic. Once you pick the style that suits you, just install the free font to match and open you label PDF in Adobe Acrobat. You can then select the placeholder names and addresses and add your own. Print these labels onto full sheet label paper and trim. Not only are these a great set for your own stash, but they also make a great gift.
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Label Templates for Pages for a Mac Released
Worldlabel.com has released a large collection of label templates for download for the word processor Pages which works on Apple Mac computers. Downloads are free. The collection of label templates for Pages for Mac includes: address, shipping, CD, DVD, mailing and other types of labels and sizes. Making your own labels with Pages using these blank label templates is easy and the set up time is quick.
Since Pages does not ship with built in label templates, and after receiving many request for label templates for the Mac, we created a large collection of templates for Mac users. It has been needed for a long time. Even though MS Word templates can be opened in Pages, compatibility issues still remain.
Easily download free Pages label templates for laser and inkjet printing. Design and create your own labels using these blank templates. We offer a complete collection of label templates for your Mac Pages Word Processor. The collection has over 100 sizes and types which include CD, DVD, mailing, address, shipping, VHS, diskette, round and other types of labels and sizes. Mini CD and Business card CDs. This collection of free templates also includes label size similar in size to Avery®, oval sizes, popular bottle and wine label sized templates, name badge, file folder and lots more. Also included are templates for general labeling needs like filing, storage and many other application. Templates are blank and are excellent for designing labels by importing images, using text boxes, shapes and other design functions in Pages to help you personalize the labels. Templates are free for use in any manner and are governed by the Public Domain License.
Templates are in Pages file format .template and download is a compressed file. Templates are in US Letter size – 8.5" x 11" and will work with Pages installed on on all versions of the Mac operating systems. To download, right click "Save target As" > decompress the Zip file and then open the file. Once you download and open the compressed file, you will be prompted to add the template to the Pages "template chooser" and filed in My Templates – from there you can open and start creating your labels.
Handmade Crafter Label Branding Kit Set Two
Customizable FREE-printable labels are the most economic way to package products for small, handmade businesses by applying them to blank jars, bottles, bags, boxes, envelopes and many other containers that can be purchased in bulk. Cathe Holden of Justsomethingimade.com together with WorldLabel.com, we bring you coordinating decorative-framed designs in many different shapes and sizes to choose from for adding your own logo and information to such as product name, size, flavor, description, instructions, ingredients, and more. Choose from the colors offered or for coordinating with your current brand colors, fill each PDF label file with the desired text, open that file in image editing software and adjust the colors to suit. Don't have a product to package? Print out blank or text-filled labels for organizing your home, office or studio. Print blank labels as gift tags, or in sets as gifts themselves. The ornate label border designs from this set are art pieces sourced from my library of vintage and rare printer cut catalogs that I have modified and redesigned to fit many of the various label sizes WorldLabel.com offers. If you want an even more unique look, print your labels to WorldLabel.com's color label stocks, including the popular kraft color. You will find an entirely different Handmade Crafter's Branding Kit here.
Labels are in editable PDF Templates – Yes, you can change font types, colors and size. Templates are cross platform and will work on you Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems. For best results use Adobe Reader 9 or highter.
To change fonts: type, size or color, (as well as bold, italics, etc.) select Control +E if you're using a PC or Command + E on a Mac. A toolbar will appear giving you additional text properties. Select "More" in the font properties toolbar for paragraph alignment and more.
Spring has sprung Easter printable labels
Spring has sprung printable Easter labels and stickers are designed by Erin Rippy of InkTreePress.com These Easter labels are in PDF templates and are print ready. Included in this collection is a pack of free digital Easter papers available for download in a zip file, a full sheet label, round labels and stickers, Easter tags and shipping label sizes. Enjoy 🙂
To print use Worldlabel.com Products:
Textured Frames To Help You Label Everything!
Take advantage of this really comprehensive set of frames in several different textures! Use these framed labels to label everything from item in the pantry, spice jars, storage containers, products and lots lots more. There are 8 different textures including Chalkboard, Cork, Kraft, Legal Paper, Wood, Note Book Paper, Graph Paper and Bamboo. Each texture is available in 6 different frame styles and feel including a plain digital file. Yes, each texture has 36 different framed shapes. This awesome collection is designed by Erin Rippy of InkTree Press
Labels are in fillable editable PDF templates. You can change the font size, type and color by pressing Control + e on a PC and Command + e on a Mac. To print, use Worldlabel.com Product: WL-175 Full One Page Sheet Labels. ENJOY 🙂
Valentine Labels by Falala Designs
Ana Feliciano of Falala Designs has been busy designing a great set of Valentine' Day labels for all your packages and gifts. Some really sweet Round Labels and a rectangular label you can use to really spruce up all your packages and make them really beautiful. Also included are some small round Valentines Day labels you can use as an envelope seal. An a really gorgeous garland with the words LOVE to print.
Every year around the World on February 14th, lots of people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special "valentine." The day of romance we call Valentine's Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia.
Labels are in PDF templates and are ready to print on your laser and inkjet printers. To print use Worldlabel.com products:
- WL-350 Round Labels
- WL-375 Round Labels
- WL-1025 Small Round Labels
- WL-550 Multipurpose Rectangular Labels
- WL-175 use for the Garland (full sheet labels)
Merry Christmas Labels by Little Paper Sparrow
Free Printable Merry Christmas Labels for download are designed exclusively for World Label. Little Paper Sparrow brings you these typographic, vintage-style Christmas labels to adorn your beautiful Christmas gifts this season! These vibrant and cheerful labels are free to download, editable and very easy to print.
All you need is
World Label Stock:
Craft knife, scissors or a circular paper punch
Go ahead, print them out and spread that Christmas joy to all your friends and family For many other printable label treats, visit her Etsy store Little Paper Sparrow. Labels are in PDF templates and have editible fields, so you can personalize the names and messages. We suggest you print on our adhesive label materials in full sheet size and cut out the designs. Enjoy! Merry Christmas!
Printable 2″ Round Labels – Free Template Set
These free printable round labels are ready to be filled with your information. Fillable and editable Round Label Templates are designed with flourishes, embellishments and frames by Alex Pavlovich. They come in 10 different colors. 18 different designs to choose from in ready to print PDF templates. There round labels are in size is 2″. ENJOY -:)
Click on the Round designed label you want in the "Table of Contents" and it will prompt you to the page with that design on the template.
Templates are fillable and editable: To change fonts: type, size or color, (as well as bold, italics, etc.) select Control +E if you're using a PC or Command + E on a Mac. A toolbar will appear giving you additional text properties. Select "More" in the font properties toolbar for paragraph alignment and more.
To print use our WL-5375 2″ round labels or our full sheet labels and use a hole punch to cut out the design.
Printable Oval Labels – Free Template Set
These free printable oval labels are ready to be filled with your information. Fillable and editable Oval Label Templates are designed with flourishes, embellishments and frames by Alex Pavlovich. They come in 10 different colors. 18 different designs to choose from in ready to print PDF templates. Oval Label size is: 3.25″ x 2″. ENJOY -:)
Click on the Oval designed label you want in the "Table of Contents" and it will prompt you to the page with that design on the template.
To buy oval label sheets, use our ShopLocket Widget at bottom of this post.
Templates are fillable and editable: To change fonts: type, size or color, (as well as bold, italics, etc.) select Control +E if you're using a PC or Command + E on a Mac. A toolbar will appear giving you additional text properties. Select "More" in the font properties toolbar for paragraph alignment and more.


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Monday, December 16, 2013
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Dear Dr. Carmody,
Your 9 simple charts and exam questions were a blast of fresh air. And funny!
My hypothesis from far, far away: the FSMB, the ACCME, and the NBME all serve as hidden valves that channel medical education —and thus the practice of medicine— in directions beneficial to Big Pharma.
O'Shaughnessy's front-page story about the FSMB jumps to include a long excerpt from an expose by journalist John Fauber naming the drug companies that gave FSMB millions to publicize their "model guidelines" re opioids. I suspect FSMB will get a big payoff for the "model guidelines" that constrain cannabis approvals. None of the marijuana reform groups in DC ever provide useful info or analysis to the clinicians.
The ACCME has recently discredited CME modules produced by the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (the SCC's main source of income).
The NBME's omitting a question about the endocannabioid system on the boards "justifies" a cannabis-free curriculum, as noted here: https://beyondthc.com/the-outsized-influence-of-us-news-world-report/
Our Fauber sidebar (page 16) quotes Paul Thacker, a former aide to Grassley. He might have some thoughts about the practical impact of the corruption you're exposing.
On Apr 8, 2019, at 2:15 PM, Carmody, James B (Bryan) <email@example.com> wrote:No – but I appreciate any assistance you can provide in shining light on them. I'm trying to get people to think critically about these issues instead of accepting them unquestioningly._____________J. Bryan Carmody, MD, MPHThe Children's Kidney CenterThe Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters601 Children's LaneNorfolk, VA 23507(757) 668-7244From: Frederick Gardner [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
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External:Such a brazen liar (Chaudhry)! Have you written about the impact of the NBME's profiteering (you put it much more diplomatically) on the content of the tests?Hopefully,Fred G.On Apr 8, 2019, at 6:23 AM, Carmody, James B (Bryan) wrote:You did – I just hadn't looked at it closely till this morning. I hadn't heard that Chaudhry story before… thank you for sharing!


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How to Get Naturally Bigger Breasts Without Surgery?
Jan 17 2020 - Gluteboost Team
We all want curves in the right places. And for women, that often means a desire for increasing one's bust size. Hundreds of thousands of women each year turn to surgery to increase the size of your breasts. However, it's expensive, painful, and scary…not to mention unnatural.
But surgery isn't your only way to get bigger breasts.
Below you'll find a quick list of tips for how to get bigger boobs without surgery.
How to Naturally Increase Breast Size Fast?
1- Use an All Natural, Proven Breast Cream as a Natural Way to Increase Breast Size
A breast cream with the right ingredients can activate growth in your breasts, and it's one of the best natural ways to get bigger breasts fast. A few ingredients you want to see in your breast cream are:
Volufine—Promotes volume in the fatty tissue of your breasts by activating adipocyte differentiation. In other words, it helps fill them in.
Voluplus—Makes the adipose tissue of your breast denser.
Remember, make sure you use a cream with all natural ingredients. No chemicals! Other ingredients to look for include aloe, cocoa butter, coconut oil, and others to care for the skin of your breast as well.
2- Work on Your Posture
Want to know how to get bigger breasts naturally while also improving your spine health? Improve your posture. You can lose about a cup size in appearance through bad posture. You need to pull those shoulders back to make the most out of what you have. Of course, this can be easier said than done if you have been "working" on that bad posture for a long time.
3- Perform Chest Exercises
Exercise won't make your breasts bigger. However, it can help lift your chest and make your bust appear bigger. The key? Weights.See, so many women are afraid to pick up a barbell. It's a man's game, right? Wrong. Bust through the stereotype. That barbell is your ticket to a lifted chest.
Don't be afraid to lift heavy. You aren't going to look like a man just because you start lifting. Women bodybuilders lift for hours a day…for years. And many of them are taking hormones as well.
Focus on exercises that hit the chest muscles underneath your breasts. Bench press, inclined press, weighted, elevated pushups, flys, etc. Try starting with 3 sets of 6-8 reps on each exercise. Oh, and bonus—pressing will work on the back of your arms too. No wings!
4- Boost Your Caloric Intake
I know what you're thinking—eating more calories will make me fat!Well, it depends. If you are thin with a small bust, you need more calories to make them grow. After all, your breasts are mostly fat. Secondly, if you are lifting weights, you need more calories to make the muscles beneath your breasts grow. Just make sure you are putting healthy calories in your body. Lean proteins, complex carbs, and healthy fats. And use the MyFitnessPal app to track!
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Academic Derby
Academic Derby is a quiz bowl style competition offered to our Fifth Graders. Elementary Academic Derby features students from ALL Onslow County Elementary Schools. Students compete against each other in a Jeopardy style setting and answer questions that are based on their age level and draw from the curriculum and from cultural happenings. The Derby season is split in sessions between the Elementary schools in Onslow County. Practices are held afterschool and admission to this club is based on an entrance test that is scored. Student's must maintain above a "C" average in all coursework to remain on this team.
General skills that are practiced afterschool are states and capitals, geography, periodic table, presidential trivia, mathematics skill and drill and review of parts of speech. Additional study is part of this club; however most team members enjoy this club experience. For information on this team and it's rules please contact Mrs. Centeno


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A nice addition to their array of gluten-free products, Udi's pizza crusts offer a quick dinner option for those nights you really don't feel like cooking.
They are two to a package at about $5.00, so $2.50 per unit. A family of four will easily eat two pizzas, along with a salad. Pesto, made with walnuts instead of parmesan makes a tasty dairy-free topping. Sauteed mushrooms with garlic and a sprinkle of Italian parsley would also be nice. If you can have dairy, then load it up with any combination of favorite toppings and go to town.
Next time, I will brush these crusts with olive oil and toss in the oven for a few minutes to brown them up before adding the topping. We like a crunchier crust at our house.
A more affordable, yet more involved pizza that involves heating up your stove top are pizzas made from Trader Joe's Brown Rice Tortillas. $2.59 buys you six tortillas, so the savings is substantial, but again, there are days when you just want to pull a crust from the freezer and viola.


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Tom Whalen's 'Breaking Bad' Art: 'Hector Salamanca'
Ding. Ding. Ding. The ominous sound of Hector Salamanca's bell is one of the most frightening and iconic things in AMC's hit show Breaking Bad. The bell is also the subject of the second poster in the Breaking Bad Art Project. Created by Tom Whalen, the slightly abstract poster takes a second to sink in but, once it does, all you'll hear is that terrifyingly simple sound.
Check out the full image after the jump and read how you can buy it.
If you've been following the Breaking Gifs viral, you noticed a tweet sending people to Ink Sack in Los Angeles, CA. There all purchases came in a Los Pollos Hermanos bag, complete with small blue prize inside, and the URL: whydontyoutrustthemtio.com. Revealing this image.
The reveal happened at 11 a.m. PST so, if it's anything like the Lost viral, it'll likely go on sale in the next few hours.
BreakingGifs.com is viral campaign to promote the upcoming final season of Breaking Bad on AMC. Curated and run by Tyson Givens and Gallery 1988, each week the site will link to a new piece of Breaking Bad themed art by well-known and up and coming artists, all leading up to the show's premiere this Summer.
Here's a link back to the first piece by Daniel Danger. What's in store next week?


text: Graduation News news May 20, 2019 HCF News Two of our young men just graduated from Mt.Kenya University. Kelvin Mutuma Naari graduated with a degree in Medical Laboratory Science. Edwin Muguna graduated with a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. We wish both graduates the best of luck in the job market.


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Every day I wake up
Irritated by the sounds of my alarm clock
I know you are jolted awake
To flashes of bullets and pellets
To sons that never returned
And husbands: not dead but never found
To valleys glistening with the dew of tears
and blood in equal parts
And homecoming songs without homes
I am sorry
I am not the pen that awards punishments for crimes you didn't commit
But I am sorry
Because I didn't even stop those
And you are ours
Yet we no longer feel family to you
I am sorry
You're fed on
Proportions of public employment
To compensate for the deaths of your family members
And you no longer know if you should weep at the turn of events
Or just take the compromise offered,
because your little sibling hasn't eaten for two days
And you are forced to choose between hunger and grief
We are blind to bodies piling up outside your home
I know your mother wakes up to the smell of stale blood
and cold bodies, much like our cold hearts
And I am guilty of waking up safe and clean
I never forget your annual winter visits at our doors
With incredible embroidered shawls and Pashmina
Made by hands we shall never hold
You smiling a tired smile on your bright face
Gulmohar flowers in your soft and sad eyes
Has the rage melted away all the snow?
Is the water of Jhelum now replaced
with discarded dreams and displaced lives?
I see you are here, but you are not
You're wondering if back home everyone is still breathing
And whether the money in your hand is for new school books or for another shroud
If your daughter fell victim to unaddressed exploitation
And insult descended from her head to her belly
Bulging and melting insides
Forced to hide a shame
That should only be his
But it is hers
A woman's body, you see, is never really hers
And still meant to be protected only by her
Like a jail, you begin to call home
And you forget if free was something you ever really were
I am sorry we still hope you will want to live with us
Your screams have died
We have your tongues tied
I see them making promises and they seem true
Your daily losses now don't even make it to news
We have taken away your dreams and heart
So when you come for answers, we shall again depart
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Why do developers choose one programming language over another for a given task?
Sometimes I choose raw C when I need blazing speed.
When I want something that will run on Windows with as small a distribution as possible, I often choose C++ with MFC statically linked.
When we need a GUI that will run on Mac, Windows, and Linux, a common choice is Java (although the GUI will not be perfect, it will work.)
For rapid GUI development and really smooth UIs, I like Visual Basic, but I know that I'm going to have to pay the price in the size of the distributable and the fact that I'll be locked into Windows.
For a command-line tool that must run on any UNIX machine and doesn't need to be fast, perl is a good choice.
What's the Point?
But I hardly ever choose a language based on syntax. Yeah, I prefer the {}; languages (C/C++/C#/Java). And I have lots of opinions as to what makes a "good" syntax. But I wouldn't accept a 20 MB runtime just to get semicolons.
Which makes me wonder a bit about .NET's cross-language strategy. The idea is, choose any language you want, there are zillions, and they all work the same way.
VB.NET and C#.NET are virtually identical except for tiny syntactic differences. And other languages that want to be part of the .NET world need to support at least a core set of features and types or they won't be able to Play Well With Others. But how do I develop a UNIX command line utility in .NET? How do I develop a tiny Windows EXE in less than 16K in .NET?
It seems like .NET gives us a "choice" of languages precisely where we couldn't care less about it — in the syntax.


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Military Families, Friends Mourn Toll of War
The Defense Department says the war in Iraq has claimed 24 American lives. Another seven are held as prisoners, and six are listed as missing in action. Across the country, families and friends grieve for their loved ones. NPR's David Molpus reports.
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People Agree That EXO's Baekhyun Is The Best Example Of A Perfect Idol
Many netizens have spoken up and agree that EXO's Baekhyun is the standard idol.
Not only is the idol an amazing vocalist, but he is also a great dancer. On top of that, many agree that when he's on stage, he can bring a variety of auras thanks to his expressive movements and facial expressions. Many agree that he can digest any concept well.
EXO-L's also comment that his puppy visuals can bring in fans from any age group, no matter the gender. People say he also has a puppy personality, which means he is both sweet and heartwarming.
In terms of his looks, people agree that he's adorable. With fair skin, droppy eyes, and a high nose bridge, he's the epitome of adorable. Fans also comment that he has a good body proportion, with broad shoulders, wide hips, and long legs.
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A letter in today's Irish Times:
And — oh look! — basically the very same letter in today's Irish Independent:
This chap really does make heavy use of his letter-writing kit. It's almost as though he is on some sort of campaign.
Here are some line-by-line hot takes:
"… we will be asked to facilitate more liberal divorce laws. We will also be asked to pave the way for the recognition of foreign divorces."
Darn those foreigners! We don't want their foreignness here!
"We already have in our country too many victims of shattered households."
That may be, but it has nothing to do with divorce. Ireland's divorce rate — 0.6% — is amongst the lowest in the world. It turns out that households shatter all by themselves, and that divorce laws have nothing to do with it.
Divorce is the end result of family break-up, not its cause. (I'm getting some serious "Hello Divorce, Bye Bye Daddy" flashbacks as I type this.)
"Those of us who are involved with homeless services, youth support or societies like St Vincent de Paul, are all too aware of the heartache and confusion caused by divorce and the fragmentation of families"
"Caused by divorce" you say? This seems unlikely. In Ireland, divorce is only available after four years of separation. People who become homeless due to relationship breakdown become homeless straight away.
It is absolutely true that relationship breakdown is a risk factor for homelessness. For example, children of separated parents are more likely to become homeless, especially in socioeconomically disadvantaged families.
But this is entirely different from the claim that divorce causes homelessness. If anything, having a legal divorce helps to make homelessness less likely, given the way courts mandate the provision of alimony and other financial security for family members.
It is the chaotic nature of non-divorce breakups — where no law or court determines what financial arrangements are made — that places families at financial risk.
You could say that this is one of the main reasons for divorce laws: to protect families from the chaos of unstructured and unregulated family breakdown.
"Every marriage worthy of the name has to try to withstand the storms of life; it is more than just a fair weather relationship."
I repeat the point — Ireland has one of the lowest divorce rates in the world. I think we get the fact that marriages are not fair weather relationships.
"My family and I will be voting No"
Ah, his family and he. Such a family guy. All about the family.
Basically, his line — that liberalizing divorce laws will lead to an increase in family break-up — is a retread of what was run back in Ireland's previous divorce referendum, in 1995.
I have written about that particular campaign, and the timelessness of its reactionary subtext, before.
But the argument holds no water. The 'evidence' presented — namely, that homelessness and family break-up exists — does not support the hypothesis — i.e., that reducing the mandatory waiting time for divorce will make homelessness worse.
Meanwhile…it turns out our letter writer has been writing letters before.
Just last October, when writing to the Sligo Champion, he complained that the provision of abortion services would turn his local hospital into an "abattoir for infants." In January, he popped up in the Irish Catholic to recommend that "spiritual counselling" be offered as treatment for women who suffer from "post-abortion trauma" (a mental health condition that, inconveniently for him, does not exist).
In past times, he was using the terms "foetus" and "child" interchangeably when discussing different types of abortion. Later he claimed that the "people of this area" — i.e. Sligo-Leitrim — "want the right to life of the unborn child to be protected" (the actual referendum result showed that 60% of them begged to differ).
Elsewhere he busied himself defending the Catholic Church from the Irish Times's terrible accusation that bishops had a habit of 'dictating' to the state. And he has popped up in the Irish Catholic on several occasions, at one point to offer a "big thank you to all our hard-working Catholic priests."
I don't know about you, but I think he might be a religious conservative.
And there it is. The folks to object to the mere existence of divorce, never mind the reduction of the mandatory waiting time, are all religious conservatives. That's their beef. They don't want divorce because, well, because Jesus.
You know, I'd nearly respect them more if they just said so, instead of trying to mount bogus arguments about X causing Y — as though they give a damn about using empirical evidence to resolve ethical questions.
Or about homelessness, for that matter.
Brian Hughes is an academic psychologist and university professor in Galway, Ireland, specialising in stress, health, and the application of psychology to social issues. He writes widely on the psychology of empiricism and of empirically disputable claims, especially as they pertain to science, health, medicine, and politics.


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The SRL-ification of a Motoman UP50 in preperation for the upcoming SRL mini-show at the Sonoma County Museum this Halloween 2010 has begun. Stay tuned for actual target practice soon.
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A week later (Oct 16 2010), a temporary weapon and target was made and more practice moves programmed (by Karen Marcelo) on the robot:
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Remember last Wednesday I told you all I was recovering from a wine-hangover from a dinner I had attended?
I am feeling quite chipper today and am so excited to share with you all the deats from the dinner.
I really lucked out on the invite and was super excited to go. This dinner featured a beautiful six course meal with a wine pairing for each course.
The wine dinner, located at Terra inside of Eataly Boston, highlighted the area of Vallé D'Aosta which is located in the North West region of Italy.
For those of you who don't know, Eataly is an amazing emporium boasting an Italian grocery store, food stalls, cooking classes, wine tastings and whole hell of a lot more. Eataly has over 30 + locations worldwide and is definitely the place to go for ALL things Italian.
The dinner was hosted by 2 bad ass chefs, Dan Bazzinotti and Keith Pooler, who have been friends for many years and worked together at a previous restaurant.
I was lucky enough to be part of the opening team when Terra was first opened and got to know Terra's concept of earth and fire really well. There is something to be said about letting fresh ingredients speak for themselves and bringing the concept of fire to life with a wood-fired grill, which is the center of Terra's menu.
Chef Dan, Terra's Chef de Cuisine, and Chef Keith, Bazzinotti's mentor and Chef at Bergamont definitely did not disappoint.
The evening started with a bang as they began with an open seating arrangement.
J and I nuzzled ourselves in between 2 couples who we quickly became friends with; Shivani and Kishan, and Bryan and Elisabeth.
We designated ourselves the "fun" table, because, HELLO?
Everyone at the table was lively, outgoing, and we all genuinely were having a good time and excited to be at the dinner.
There is something so awesome about connecting with strangers. To me, the dinner table is the perfect place to do that. You rarely find people out to dinner who are miserable.
J and I were toats obnoxious with our big ass Fuji X T-10 taking up room on the table and taking pictures during each course.
Shout out to the other couples for putting up with us while we took a bunch of pictures of the food before they could dig in.
First course
Bruschetta Valdostana paired with Grosjean Fréres, Muscat Petit Grain 2013.
A delicious piece of rye bread with speck, a smoky prosciutto and pieces of sweet garlic.
Second Course
Salsiccia Di Coniglio paired with La Kiuva, Arnad Montjovet 2015
House cured rabbit sausage served with polenta pillows (little pillows of heaven) and a zesty tomato sauce.
Third Course
Ravioli Di Patate paired with Bouquetin, Gamay 2016
A delicate potato ravioli with porcini mushrooms and a butter sauce to die for.
Fourth Course
Stinco Di Maiale paired with Caves Cooperatives De Donnas, Donnas 2014
Roasted pork shank and a caper-raisin "gremolata"; perfect for this cold weather.
Fifth Course
Tagliata Di Manzo Alla Lydia paired with Diego Curtaz, Torrette 2016
Sliced steak with a butter to die for and a peperonata.
Sixth Course
Dessert biscuits
After each course was presented the Chefs came out, described the dishes and came around to speak with the guest.
What got me really thinking during this dinner is how the menu was curated and how the wine was paired. I was feeling a French vibe with some of the dishes and wines, which made sense since Vallé D'Aosta is so close to France. Vallé D'Aosta is an area well know for curing its own meats and base many of their dishes off French preparation.
After speaking with the Chefs, a lot of the food was based around the things that they loved; after that it was a matter of meeting up, tasting all the wines and figuring out what profiles would work together.
My favorite pairing of the night was the Ravioli Di Patate with the Bouquetin Gamay. The Gamay, being high in acidity, helped balance out the richness from the Luigi Guffanti butter. The wine was subtle enough to bring out the earthiness in the mushrooms too.
Though everything on the menu was crazy good, my favorite dish was the Salsiccia Di Coniglio; a rabbit sausage with polenta, pomodoro passato and baby fennel. If you haven't had rabbit sausage yet, you have to get some, like now. Holy shit. This was THAT good. The flavor was bold, but not gamey and made it easy to wipe the tomato sauce off the plate clean. The only thing that got me about this dish, was its size. The portion was a little too big (not complaining though!) so it did keep me pretty full as I was heading into the ending courses.
What was most interesting to me though, was all the meats that they cured themselves! I forgot to mention earlier a bonus course was added with just hand cured meats by the chef's.
A nice touch was that half the meal was served family style. This really allowed us to get into the spirit of being around a table; laughing, sharing stories and enjoying a wonderfully prepared meal.
If there is one thing we call all agree on, whether it be for necessity or pleasure is FOOD.
In the near future I will be taking Sweet and Masala into the pop-up food scene with my in-home dining experience with Eat With. Food is one of my biggest passions and I am so excited to share it with all of you!
I will have more details to come soon.
What was YOUR most memorable food experience?


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The long association between humans and domestic dogs has lead to many unique behaviours observed only within these dog breeds. Abilities such as following a finger to something pointed to, or even being able to follow the direction of a gaze is something dogs are capable of that their wild counterparts, and even monkeys and other primates are unable to accomplish. Many other behaviours are training into the dogs on an individual basis, depending on what their family expects of them. Still other actions are instinctual or depend on the personality of that animal.
My family's dog is a miniature American Eskimo Dog, Chinook. He was born in an end stall at a riding stable in Victoria, and we brought him home when he was only a few weeks old, and just able to leave his mother. It's probably a good thing we don't live in Victoria, because he loves the snow, and always seems depressed when it rains. With his thick fur coat, he handles the cold well, and manages in the summer by shedding in large tufts and finding shady spots to sprawl out on the grass of the backyard. Chinook is often excitable, doesn't handle visitors well, can bark very loudly, and always gets insistent to be fed as soon as my mom gets home from work. His behaviour often changes in relation to ours, so when I observed him while we ate dinner and then did clean up, his activities were often correlated to what we were doing.
When we have dinner, my mother will point to his crate and tell him to "go lie down." Often, he will listen. This particular evening, he entered the crate as usual, turned around at the back and lay down with his front paws overhanging the edge and his head up, watching us. Mom always turns around and ignores him after he listens to her, so soon he dropped his head and rested it on his paws. Apparently the lack of stimulus made him tired, because it was only a few minutes later that he got up, turned around and curled up in the back of his crate. He often groans a little when he lies down now, because he's over 12 human years and for many of those he was on prednisone for his discoid lupus, and the drug can be hard on his joints. When he curls up in a ball at the back of his crate it generally means he's tired and wants to be left alone to nap for a while.
We bought his crate when he was a puppy, and its slightly to small for him now, but he still loves it and sleeps in it almost every night. It's still the place he gets stuck in when he's been abnormally bad, even though he chewed the locks off several years ago. The locks are the only part of the crate he ever chewed. His crate also goes with him when we have to leave him at the kennel, and apparently he has been known to push his crate into a corner with the opening facing a wall and curling up in it. I think the crate makes him feel safe, and he's not a very social dog.
A little while later, when we finished dinner mom was the first to stand up. As soon as she stood, he lifted his head and watched her for a moment, before he got up, circled around through the living room and barked at the back door to be let outside. This is another behaviour that he has learned from when he was a puppy and thought the carpet was grass so he could pee on it. Through mainly positive reinforcement, he learned that the only place he was allowed to go was outside, and then he learned to let us know when he needed to go so we could let him out. He also learned to bark at the backdoor when he just wants to go outside, because he loves being outside most of the time, snow or sun. But not rain.
Since we knew he had been out recently, no one rushed to get him, but instead started loading the dishwasher. Chinook came back up the stairs to lick the water off the dishes. I think this behaviour started around the time he started on prednisone, because it made him constantly hungry. Even when we weaned him off the prednisone, he continued to lick the water from the plates, and then from the dishwasher door before it closes. This is probably because he discovered the different tastes that he doesn't normally get to eat. He's not allowed to eat people food. Although my brother is bad about dropping popcorn.
While he was at the dishwasher, he would occasionally stop and have to cough. We thought at first he had kennel cough, because he hasn't been vaccinated since he had an allergic reaction to the vaccine. However, we took him to the vet recently and learned he actually has a collapsed trachea. The treatment: prednisone. So now he's back on prednisone, which makes him hungry all the time, and often more irritable. This all makes him sound like a really sickly dog, but he really isn't. The coughing doesn't seem to bother him too much, and he still seems happy most of the time, but occasionally at night he cant seem to stop coughing and then he seems a little worried about it. And I'm probably anthropomorphizing right there.
After the dishes, he barked again so we let him outside. He wandered around the patio for a moment before glancing back through the window at the kitchen to watch my brother. He likes to know what is going on and feel like he's apart of things. When my brother and I wrestle, he always barks to come in so he can join in and play with us.
When he was outside, he wandered over and sniffed at the fence, making sure everything was alright with his territory. During the summer, he likes to sit at the top of the hill, so he can see everything that's happening around him, and he can see down the driveway to what is happening on the street in front of our house. Another habit of his is to stick his nose between the slats of the gate, or simply watch through the gate for a little while.
After looking through the gate, he wandered through the pathways we created for him in the backyard, so he could go out in the backyard without getting stuck in the snow, because he was short legs. Again, he looked through the window to watch my brother washing the dishes, before he turned around to stand with his front paws on the ice, and his pack feet on the patio, looking out over his backyard. Chinook prefers sitting or standing on the snow and ice most of the time. In the spring, when the snow is only in small patches, he will lie or sit on those ever decreasing patches until they are gone and he has to lie in the grass. This may have to do with keeping cool, as he still has his winter coat at that point and the temperature is increasing, or it could just be a preference.
Shortly after this, someone walked down the alley next to the house. When this happens, Chinook will run back and forth along the fence barking as loud and often as he can until they have walked the whole distance and left. I don't know if he thinks we need to know that there are people there, or he's trying to tell them off for coming near his backyard, but everything we have tried to get him to stop hasn't worked. We always try and bring him in when this happens, and for a while we tried a shock collar, but even the highest voltage had no impact on his behaviour besides the occasional yelp between barks. Apparently this is a reasonable common occurrence in American Eskimo Dogs, but I only remember his mother barking once.
Chinook has behavioural quirks just like any other domestic dog, and often does things that we, as humans, do not understand their purpose. Sometimes, he behaves as we have tried to train him, although he still struggles with rolling over and "dance" without the "sing". Other times, his behaviour is confounding, but endearing, such as when he turns around three times before lying down on a chair. Still other times, he does something he knows we've scolded him for, but it often seems like he can't help it. Animal behaviour is often fascinating to observe, but a struggle to understand the true motivation behind.


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The world is rapidly digitalizing, and the deployment of data offers many opportunities for economic development, achieving sustainability and a better quality of life. There are, however, considerable concerns about the misuse of (personal) data and undesirable outcomes of unbridled use of data. These concerns are legitimate, but we're also running the risk of becoming too defensive when it comes to data, missing out on big opportunities and, more importantly, our selective opposition to data sharing may have undesirable effects.
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- The implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has, according to an evaluation by the European Commission, worked well when it comes to "empowering" consumers and giving them more insight into and control over the use of their personal data. At the same time, this regulation is expressly targeted at minimizing risks, and with that could lead to an all too defensive attitude on the part of governments and citizens that could, for instance, stand in the way of innovation.
- The so-called privacy paradox plays a large role in this. We consider privacy to be highly important but time and again show willingness to exchange data for access to information or services. This applies most when the reward we receive is immediate and beneficial to us as individuals. It's therefore likely that a more defensive attitude towards data sharing will lead to lower willingness to share data for collective purposes (e.g. relating to public health).
- The recently launched Dutch coronavirus app was long-awaited, partly because of a painstaking approach to the privacy risks. The chosen solution, as developed by Apple and Google, minimizes the storing of privacy-sensitive data, but also limits the possibilities for researchers and policymakers to ascertain matters such as where contaminations took place (when location data is lacking). Ironically, some governments therefore actually asked for less protection of privacy than the tech parties were willing to offer.
- When only or mostly contextual data is used, the risk of bias increases, along with the risk of undesirable consequences such as discrimination and the reinforcement of socio-economic inequality. This happens, for example, when predictive policing leads to higher deployment of police services in neighborhoods with above average crime rates, which then almost unavoidably leads to higher rates of reported crime. Another example is that theft insurance costs more in neighborhoods or cities with a bad (statistical) reputation, even when the individual takes all the necessary precautions to secure their belongings.
Connecting the dots
Like the great technologies of our past, digital technology enables us to increase our wealth and, more importantly, actually improve our well-being. On the one hand, technology can have direct financial benefits, such as cheaper services or more efficient use of energy and resources. On the other hand, and perhaps more crucially, technology enables us to improve our quality of life by facilitating matters such as better healthcare or a cleaner living environment. Opportunities are arising in our own daily lives as citizens and consumers, as well as in the public space, where we can organize matters more intelligently, better, more honestly and in a cleaner way. Data is the most vital resource in this, as data and the knowledge and insights it yields can help us to make existing processes more efficient or otherwise smarter and better. Along with all these promising prospects the datafied society offers, the other side of the coin is that there are great concerns over the use of (personal) data and the possible violation of our right to privacy and, worse, our civil rights. The societal and political knee-jerk reaction to this is to limit data sharing as much as possible in hopes of eliminating as many risks as possible. It's questionable, however, whether this is the right and most productive approach.
First, this is causing us to miss out on great opportunities, for individuals and society as a whole. This can never be a valid argument for releasing all possible data to solve any problem that needs fixing. We have to be more fastidious about this issue and ask ourselves to what purposes we're willing to allow the use of our data. At the moment, there seems to be an imbalance, in that we are willing to offer up our data to various (relatively anonymous) tech companies without asking any questions or setting conditions. Though this yields clear "rewards", these rewards are often not related to the data we release or generate. In fact, we often don't even know what they (can) do with our data, outside of personalizing the ads we see. We're much more cautious with parties closer to us (such as the government or health insurers) and with applications in which the purpose of using our data is clear, visible and more concrete (such as the coronavirus app). In other words, the clearer and more concrete the value of our data is, the more reluctant we are to release it. That might make sense, because it's easier for use to imagine our data being misused (e.g. resulting in higher health insurance premiums), but it should also be clear how this, most valuable, data could work to our own or collective advantage.
Second, we're running the risk that, in the absence of reliable and/or individual data, inaccurate, incomplete or contextual data will be used, potentially resulting in disadvantageous decisions. That is, the role of data will certainly expand because of the promise it holds and the ubiquitous tendency to ascribe importance to anything that's measurable. Conversely, we also have the tendency to reduce "problems" to what is easily scaled and solved by means of (digital) technology (which Evgeni Morozov calls solutionism). This implies that it's clearly in our best interest to make sure that data about ourselves is in fact complete and accurate. If it's not, we will be subject to judgment and treatment based on non-specific data that's publicly accessible (e.g. features of the neighborhood we live in).
As mentioned, the promise of the datafied society is now at odds with concerns over the use of personal data. The only possible way to reconcile these two will be to develop systems that enable citizens to explicitly release data to parties that will use it for something of value, without relinquishing all control of their data. It's also imperative that it becomes much clearer what these parties use the data for exactly and how this benefits the citizen or society as a whole. Many initiatives have already attempted to develop this kind of system and fix the internet, but there hasn't been any real breakthrough as of yet. Hopefully, our (selectively) defensive attitude towards data sharing will eventually make way for a more wholehearted embrace of these systems that enable us to get the best out of our data.
- There is a growing need for data management systems with which citizens can govern the use of their personal data and the data they produce through their everyday practices. Governing should not necessarily imply a strong focus on privacy or not-sharing of data. Individuals and society as a whole have a lot to gain from sharing data with others and allowing third parties to cooperate on the basis of such (possibly anonymized or aggregated data)
- Developing and managing such a system is not necessarily a task for private companies or governments; there are good reasons not to trust either of them to the full. Both may be involved to maintain a balance between interests, but solutions fully owned by users (e.g. using a decentralized infrastructure) may also emerge.
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Howlin' Rain is nothing if not a rock band, in the truest sense of the word. A true throwback to the '70s, they make their bones on big guitars, big vocals, and big jams. Under The Wheels: Live From the Coasts Vol. 1, their latest live album, is a snapshot of a band doing what it does best.
The album beings with "To The Wind," an instrumental, 10-minute long opus of pure rock bliss. Jeff McElroy's Phil Lesh-esque bass line drives the song along until Ethan Miller and Dan Cervantes drop in and pepper the tune with their psychedelic, distortion-heavy guitar work, and the song devolves into a cacophony of rock. It's a strong start to an album, and if that track really did open a live show like it opened the live album, it probably scared off some of the non-indoctrinated. This is Howlin' Rain – get your ass on board, or get the hell out.
"Missouri" follows, and listeners get their first taste of Miller's vocals, which really do have rock frontman written all over it. The track's got a big stadium anthem quality to it, fit for a summer festival. "Death Prayer in Heaven's Orchard" follows, and the band gets back to dueling, effects laden guitar with some tasty slide work from Cervantes.
The standout track is "Goodbye Ruby," which really shows Howlin' Rain at their best, from Miller's vocals to the guitar drenched in wah-wah pedal. The song builds until it crescendos into Miller and Cervantes sync their guitars up, playing in unison.
"Coming Down," the last track, serves as a reminder that the band can deliver delicate songs as well as balls-to-the-wall rockers. The band settles into a nice groove mid-way through, ramping back the volume back up towards the end with a lick reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir." Maybe it was an intentional nod, or maybe it was just the band unconsciously channeling their forefathers of rock.
So many bands are at their very best on stage, and a live album is a mere glimpse at where a band is at a moment in time. If Under The Wheels proves anything, it's that rock and roll isn't dead, and Howlin' Rain is currently carrying the torch high.
Howlin' Rain's Under The Wheels: Live From the Coasts Vol. 1 comes out August 30 on Silver Current Records.


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HealthDay News — A lower percentage of blacks than Hispanics and whites with HIV infection have sustained viral suppression, according to research published in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Nicole Crepaz, PhD, from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues analyzed data from the National HIV Surveillance System to describe sustained viral suppression and transmission risk potential by race/ethnicity.
The researchers found that a lower percentage of blacks vs Hispanics and whites had sustained viral suppression (40.8% vs 50.1% and 56.3%, respectively) among 651,811 individuals with HIV infection diagnosed through 2013 who were alive through 2014.
Among those who were in care and had not achieved sustained viral suppression in 2014, compared with Hispanics and whites, blacks experienced longer periods with viral loads >1500 copies/mL (52.1% of the 12-month period compared with 47.2% and 40.8%, respectively). The lowest prevalence of sustained viral suppression was seen among blacks aged 13 to 24 years.
"Strengthening interventions that improve access to antiretroviral therapy, promote adherence, and address barriers to clinical care and supportive services for all persons with diagnosed HIV infection is important for achieving the national goal of reducing health disparities," the authors wrote.
Crepaz N, Dong X, Wang X, Hernandez AL, Hall HI. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in sustained viral suppression and transmission risk potential among persons receiving HIV care — United States, 2014. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:113–118.


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Last week we mentioned a new augmented reality iPhone app from Domino's Japan featuring virtual pop star Hatsune Miku. The app overlays a virtual song and dance performance right on top of your pizza box using the iPhone camera. Domino's has reportedly even seen shortages of its new Hatsune Miku pizza boxes at some locations, with some stores reporting a 10x increase in sales.
As we noted last week, Kamakura-based studio Kayac was involved in the planning and development of the application, and it certainly looks to be a successful campaign so far, in terms of publicity. Domino's even has pink Hatsune Miku branded motorbikes for deliveries!
In order to get a better idea of how the app works, I went ahead and ordered a pizza. These are the sacrifices we make for you, dear reader, so I hope you appreciate it!
Check out Hatsune Miku's augmented reality performance on pizza boxes in our video below.


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Gender Stereotypes Present as Early as Second Grade
Researchers as the University of Washington have found that second graders express the idea that boys are better at math than girls. To read more, click here.
Are Children Learning Enough Self-Control in Preschool? Study Suggests No
The study's authors recommend increasing emphasis on literacy learning prior to kindergarten entry and addressing self-regulation development along with academic learning. Click here for the study
Getting in Sync: Revamping Licensure and Preparation for Teachers in Pre-K, Kindergarten and the Early Grades
On March 1st,the New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative released a report that addresses problems nationwide with the licensing and preparation of teachers who work with young children in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first-, second- and third-grade classrooms. Click here for the report.


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I work as a teacher for Jazz-Guitar at these Colleges in Germany and the Netherlands. If you are interested in the study, in a lesson as a preparation for the entrance examination please contact me
Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen – information here
with a special programm with teachers from New York – information here
Institut fuer Musik at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck – information here
Here you can download some of worksheets and instructional material I frequently use in my lessons at the universities in Osnabrück and Groningen. They can be used and reproduced in any way you wish. For questions, ideas or feedback you can contact me.
With auditioning guitarists and jazz students in the lower semesters (and unfortunately also in the higher semesters) there are two main problems that occur all too often: timing and improvising over chord changes.
Timing: difficult to teach (which is probably why it often isn't even attempted to teach), but absolutely essential in any music genre, especially jazz. Similarly to the authentic pronounciation of a foreign language, written instructional material can only teach it to a certain extent. One learns it primarily by listening to and imitating other players. Practising with a metronome is helpful; here it is about the connection between the awareness of the metronome pulse and the self-produced up and down-picking strokes of the right hand. Transcribing and learning solos is also useful. But above all, one should regularly record oneself and critique one's own timing, jazz feel, phrasing and articulation.
Improvising over changes: guitarists in particular seem to like one thing: modal improvising. This means that they predominantly use the scale of the basic key and don't emphasise the individual chord changes. That is why songs such as Autumn Leaves, Black Orpheus and the Blues are so popular; one can get quite far by only playing the scale of the basic key. This is probably related to the typical development of a guitar player: they learn the minor pentatonic/blues scale fairly early and improvise over blues progressions or rock riffs by ear. One is then often overchallenged when it comes to songs that modulate more.
My teaching experience has shown me that there is an antidote for this frustration: The Arpeggio Therapy. The student must first know all fingerings for the maj7, 7, m7, m7/b5 and 7° arpeggios in all positions. He must then improvise over II-V-I-progressions and standards exclusively with arpeggio notes. That way one avoids the correct but often harmful realisation, that the Dorian, Mixolydian and Ionian scales of a II-V-I-progression consist of the same notes. It's about developing the ability to effortlessly play through the arpeggios first before beginning to improvise with scales.
One exercise that can help to ingrain the arpeggio fingerings into the student's memory is the Chord Tone Drill, which you can download here.
chord tone drill
More advanced material:
Parallel structures
I love parallel structures, i.e. continuous triads through a scale, but also interval structures without thirds, which create a more open and less of a chord related sound. Especially seconds and fourths are suitable for this. They can be used in single note soloing (sweeping) or as voicings for chordal improvisation.
Here is a list in notes and tabulatures (for the fingerings) for several parallel structures based on different intervals:
Dorian (applicable for all modes of the major scale)
Melodic Minor (also very usable for the altered scale, which is the 7th mode of the melodic minor scale)
This chord type has haunted jazz improvisers for years. If you ask a jazz musician what he would play over a diminished chord, you get the most bewildering answers! Here are some of them:
-"arpeggio" (still makes sense)
-"diminished scale/octatonic scale" (is suggested in many books, but unfortunately sounds horrible sometimes)
-"it depends" (what it depends on is mostly not added)
-"play the root and then I'll see" (a bass player's answer)
-"somehow chromatically" (ouch…)
-"that's much too complicated to answer right now" (don't worry, I have time)
-"multiphonics" (finally an orginial answer from a free jazz saxophone player, who sweetened our day during a tour of Poland with my bandmates, in which we sang standards for hours and produced multiphonics whenever there was a diminished chord! Well, maybe the other people in the bus didn't find it so funny…)
Here is my personal interpretation of which notes one can play over diminished chords. I know I haven't re-invented the wheel, but I sadly just hadn't found a sensible explanation for this subject yet. It is actually very simple. In jazz theory classes at the university Saarbrücken, this is taught under the name "Wingold Change" – thank you Claas, I am honored!
diminished chords/scales
overwiew diminished chords/scales
up & downstroke combinations
This is another little technical exercise for alternate picking à la Pat Martino. The main problem with alternate picking at a high tempo seems to be at the string changes. I have compiled a list of all up and down combinations with four notes on two strings. This should be practiced on all adjacent strings while slowly increasing speed. Real guitar heroes will not only practice adjacent strings, but also incorporate string skipping, in which one, two, three or four strings are skipped.
up&down combinations
motive improvisation
Motive Improvisation is an extremly powerful tool to develop melodic expression.
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Thanks to Ian Griffiths for translation.


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What better way to keep tab of your weight, exercise progress, or health than with your phone, an Android, that is? We're rounding up ten useful health and fitness apps (paid) based on their respective uses, each one has a specific role that the others cannot fully meet. Sports and fitness app developers have been providing innovative solutions for users to track their weight, progress, and health. So, at no particular order, here are the apps that aim to keep your health up and running.
10. Runtastic Pro – $4.99
Pros: It also supports activities, such as, biking and cardio workouts, but this app is designed for running. It tracks your critical metrics in your workout, including duration, distance, elevation change, and calories burned. Moreover, it helps you create routes, a useful tool if you segment your runs in light, medium, and difficult routines.
Cons: The robotic voice seems outdated in this Siri age. Plus, you're pitched with expensive in-app purchases like marathon and weight loss training programs.
Face-off: For a serious runner this tool is it. Compared to other apps that are targeted more at general users, Runtastic Pro understands the running dynamics.
9. Noom Weight Loss Coach – $9.99 per month
Pros: It's got a comprehensive content on weight loss suggestions, such as: eating healthy foods; a robust database featuring popular restaurants with healthy menu; and meal suggestions that keep your weight down. The app integrates a pedometer to count your steps daily, and a log that tracks your meals versus workout, which is helpful to identify in which area you're falling short. Think of it as a motivation coach in your pocket to help you lose weight.
Cons: Plenty of ads in the free version and the large food list database should be optimized to minimize disk space. Pedometer tends to crash, too, in older generation Android phones.
Face-off: A good complement to your bag of health and fitness apps. Among other health apps, this is your tool to keep a tight watch on your diet.
8. Zombies, Run! – $3.99
Pros: If you need motivation to run, this app gamifies the routine with a zombie apocalypse scenario. You hear the zombies in your headphones and you have to run to keep a safe distance. Your running also collects essentials like medicines and food that you can use to supply bases and characters in the screen game. The more you run the more essentials you collect and the safer you keep a distance from those vile creatures. The app sends out the zombies at random intervals, helping you keep an intense interval running regimen.
Cons: Using a themed exercise game can indicate you're not serious about exercising. Are you going to run after the game's story ends?
Face-off: The best motivating health and fitness app by far, but don't rely on it too much. The app is best to get your running program started, thereafter, move on to more serious apps like Runtastic Pro.
7. Pocket First Aid & CPR – $1.99
Pros: It gives you an easy-to-use guide for emergencies to conduct First Aid Basics, CPR, automated external defibrillators (AED), and other medical emergency procedures. Rest assured the guide is credible, backed by the American Heart Association. At best it's a good companion to your other health and fitness apps in case an emergency arises.
Cons: It's known to have crashed on Galaxy Note 3. Other Android devices may also experience some glitches.
Face-off: Always keep a first-aid app in your cocktail of health and fitness apps, and keep this one as top choice.
6. Endomondo Sports Tracker PRO – $5
Pros: Whatever sports you're in–kayaking, running, kitesurfing, etc.–it tracks your distance, speed, and time using your phone's built-in GPS. Your calorie burn is also tracked, making it convenient to record your personal bests and maintain your form. The large buttons are particularly helpful when you're doing hard activity outdoors. Likewise, you can share personal stats on Facebook and have fun competing against your friends who use the app to keep you motivated.
Cons: GPS tracking is not accurate compared to motion sensor-based tracking apps; plus, some of your statistics are only available on premium plan.
Face-off: It's a better app than Runtastic Pro if you're not focused on running alone. It has general settings that can easily be adjusted to meet different activities' criteria.
5. SworkIt Pro – $0.99
Pros: It helps you target specific body parts that you wish to work on without the need to buy gym equipment. By entering that part and the time you have, SworkIt Pro gives you a custom circuit training workout using only your bodyweight. You can practically work out anywhere. Get verbal exercise cues, save multiple custom workouts, or set daily and weekly goals.
Cons: Doesn't calculate your fitness level, so it ups to you to set the best number of reps and sets to effect a result. No music integration also that could have made exercise more motivating and exciting.
Face-off: The best exercise aid app for people who are not into serious outdoor sports and fitness activities.
4. 30 Day Fitness Challenges – $2.99
Pros: It is included in the top 10 paid apps on iTunes and now it's among the ranking health and fitness apps in Google Play. The app gives you 40 exercise videos showing correct form. It integrates with Facebook, Twitter or Google+ to help you track your progress, all in 30 days. It uses a timer to finish your daily exercise activities, such as, planks and wall sits, plus a daily alert to remind you that you only got 30 days and counting…
Cons: You can't see the whole 30-day exercise routine to prepare mentally or plan your next sets of exercise activities.
Face-off: If gamifying your exercise routine may be too fancy for you, this app is your best bet for motivation without the fanfare.
3. Sleep Cycle alarm clock – $0.99
Pros: When it comes to health, it's not just about exercise and eating right. Sleep counts, too. The app helps you track your sleeping patterns, but more importantly, it tracks the best time to wake you up: the lightest sleep phase, which is the natural way to wake up to feel rested. You put it in your bed and it monitors your movement to determine your sleep phases. The app graphs your daily sleeping patterns, giving you a better understanding when you're most rested and when you need more rest.
Cons: It only works if you sleep alone because the motion sensor can track the movement of other people or your dog if they sleep beside or near you. Because your phone is turned on at night, it drains the battery or it might alert you with non-urgent texts or calls.
Face-off: Easily the smartest alarm clock today, keep this app to support your exercise and diet apps.
2. iMuscle 2 – $1.99
Pros: You can actually see which muscle groups you're targeting with which exercise activity. This app lets you check 3D images of body muscles and how they move and contract in different exercise movements. As such, you can focus on specific muscles that you want to target, making the app useful for precision muscle sculpting or rehabilitative therapy. It's got a professional-grade fitness program with user-friendly interface.
Cons: You can't edit or adjust your workout on the fly; you'll be hard pressed to use it in a busy gym and deciding your next workout based on available equipment at the moment.
Face-off: It's our app choice when it comes to muscle building or toning. This app complements cardio workout apps, so keep it handy.
1. QuitNow! Pro – $5.19
Pros: It's one thing to hear you doctor tell you that quitting cigarettes will improve your health and it's another thing to see your progress and improvement in the progress. This app shows you real-time stats on the percentages of CO and 02, taste and smell senses you've regained since you stopped smoking. Likewise, it tracks how many cigarettes you didn't smoke so far and how much money and time you saved. All these records aim to let you see your achievements one day at a time until you can do away with smoking permanently.
Cons: It could use more gamification concepts or more health milestones to sustain the motivation
Face-off: For smokers, quitting is essential to their health and fitness regimen; hence, the best app in keeping you motivated to stay away from nicotine.
The health and fitness apps in your phone should complement each other, not overlap their functions. Keep a collection of these ten apps to have a more holistic set of tools to help you achieve that healthy lifestyle.


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Publication date: 01.01.2015
A project for secondary school students, combining musical education with an introduction to the world of contemporary visual arts, realised in association with the Gimnazjum Przymierza Rodzin nr 2 im. ks. Jana Twardowskiego in the school years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 for third-grade students as part of an individually designed music education programme. The workshop acquaints the participants with new instrumental techniques, contemporary composers and musical literature in confrontation with art history and contemporary artworks. Concepts such as rhythm, texture, word or time are discussed using the example of a selected painting from the Zachęta collection, their meaning analysed in the context of the visual arts and music. At the end of each meeting, participants record their own pieces of music that, compiled in an audio catalogue, comprise a gallery of musical interpretations of works from the Zachęta collection. Class scenarios and audio files are successively published on open licences on the Zachęta website. The first year of the workshop was recapitulated in the exhibition Endless Register. Images and Their Musical Interpretations, held at Zachęta in September this year.
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19.09 – 27.09.2015Endless RegisterImages and Their Musical Interpretations
A presentation at the Zachęta workshop room recapitulates project Musical Images in which students of one of Warsaw's secondary schools participated throughout the school year as part of an individually. The meetings at Zachęta provided an opportunity to become familiar with new instrumental techniques, contemporary composers and musical literaturę in confrontation with art history and contemporary art works.Zachęta – National Gallery of ArtZachęta


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BEIJING: A torrent of floods caused by heavy storms killed 115 people in southern China, with 21 people still missing as weather reports showed rains beginning to subside.
Emergency rescue teams have been dispatched across southern China to help the 685,000 people evacuated as a result of the flooding, which has caused $2.2 billion in damages, a statement on the Ministry of Civil Affairs website said.
But one official said Tuesday that the worst may be over.
"The rain was pretty severe earlier, but now the weather is improving," said the official surnamed Chen who answered the phone at the Hunan Water Bureau information office. Like many Chinese officials he would give only his surname.
China's rainy season, which began this month, follows the worst drought in a century for southern China's Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi regions. The drought affected 61 million people, leaving millions without drinking water and 12 million acres (about 5 million hectares) left barren since last year.
The floods hit 13 provinces, including Guangdong, Sichuan and Zhejiang, and damaged more than 80,000 homes and affected more than 10 million people, said a statement posted on the State Flood Control and Disaster Relief Headquarters website.
China's huge land mass means severe storms can cause floods in one region, while other parts of the country can experience drought.