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Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is the Bay Area's newest transit service providing commuter rail transportation to Marin and Sonoma Counties. We are seeking experienced and motivated individuals who enjoy working with new equipment, creating new processes and systems, and motivating a staff to maintain and operate a first class public service. The Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor position is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of a vehicle maintenance operation in a commuter rail environment.
The City of Union City is currently seeking ONE highly energetic, highly motivated individual for the position of Assistant Transit Planner or Associate Transit Planner. Under supervision of the Transit Manager, you will be expected to participate in the development, administration, and analysis of the City's public transit programs.
The Town of Hillsborough is seeking highly motivated, positive, and people-oriented candidates for part-time per diem Communications Officer positions in the Police Department. Shift coverage is needed on daytime and overnight shifts. This position is only open to candidates with one or more year(s) of experience as a Public Safety Dispatcher in California in the previous five (5) years.
Per Diem Communications Officer
Under general supervision, the Public Safety Dispatcher receives emergency and non-emergency calls for service and dispatches police and fire units or other public safety personnel; performs data entry and other clerical duties; and performs related work as assigned.
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Railroad Information Systems Specialist (MAXIMO) (19903677)
The SMART District is seeking a MAXIMO specialist (Railroad Information Systems Specialist) to join our Operations team! The Railroad Information Systems Specialist is responsible for all activities in support of the Operations Department Maintenance Management Information System (MMIS), MAXIMO, as well as computer systems support for the Operations Department. The Specialist works with Operations Department management to align MMIS and Operations technology solutions with business strategies.
The City of Albany is looking for qualified applicants who are interested in a fast-paced, rewarding career as a Public Safety Dispatcher. The job classification for this position falls under the Communication Clerk job description with the City. This position offers you a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the ability to be a part of a cohesive team environment.


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The Forest
Blackwater Forest is on the outskirts of Stillingston. This is where most of the hunting and traveling goes on. The main roads are far too open and exposed for the Time Fighters. Many of them like to stay low, but often times the forest comes with a fight.
Ben strolled around in the forest, looking for something to distract him. A time demon to fight, maybe, or a rogue time fighter to tangle with. Anything, really, he just didn't want to think about what kind of trouble Vivian was probably in. She was probably passed out at some party by now.
01/02/2013 3:57pm
The forest was quiet tonight as I sat in a small folding chair, watching. We were expecting an attack from a mob of Time Demons--either that or a raid of Time Fighters from the Easter Corporation. When I heard rustling in the brush, I jumped to my feet and putting my hand to my pocket. I wouldn't of thrown it, since I was too scared, but I was happy I didn't have to. A semi-familiar Time Fighter lumbered out of the trees, limping and stumbling. I rushed forward, asking, "Hey! Are you all right?"
Ben limped towards the girl. She looked slightly familiar- he'd probably met her before, but he couldn't remember her name. "I need help. I just... I just killed a time demon... I'm hurt. Please, get help!" He was begging, and he knew it, but he hurt all over and he knew he was quickly bleeding out. The gash on his side was bleeding too much, if he didn't get it stopped soon he was going to... And he passed out.
01/03/2013 4:28pm
"I-ah-um, okay. I won't leave you here, there's bound to be other stuff--great." she muttered, watching him collapse. He was bleeding heavily on his side and she went to the ground, ripping a piece of her shirt off and pressing it. "How am I supposed to leave him here, bleeding! He could die if I go to see if I can get help!" I complained, looking to the sky, hoping God could answer.
Ben was vaguely aware of someone pressing something against the gash on his side, and he assumed it was the girl he'd begged for help right before he'd passed out, but he was exhausted and suffering fatigue from blood loss, and he couldn't seem to stay awake. His last thought before passing out completely was 'God, I hope I don't die, that would really suck.'
01/05/2013 6:23pm
"Ugh!" I groaned. What should I do? Leave him or stay and hold down his wound? Quickly, I ran off quickly and entered town in less than a minute. (I'll post there for help.)
03/05/2013 8:18am
Vivian called out into the darkness. "Ben! Ben, can you hear me?" Her vision flashed white as she stumbled, struggling to run towards her best friend. "Ben! Ben, where are you?"
OMG a Random Time Demon
03/05/2013 4:38pm
The Time Demon had been prowling the forest for hours on end. Earlier that day, it almost nabbed a passerby, but she swiped at it furiously as she went. Those humans--always thinking they aren't food! When will they know that's just what they are--food.
03/06/2013 9:38am
Vivian drew her knife and faced down the time demon. A small dagger and a hangover had her at a huge disadvantage, but as she leaped aside to avoid a blow aimed at her head, she noticed the monster didn't seem to be in top shape. Maybe not such a huge disadvantage after all? But no, even a weakened time demon was still a deadly one, and this one didn't even look significantly weakened.
Time Demon
03/06/2013 5:34pm
A roar was drawn from it's jaws, because it wasn't so lucky to have what is truly to be considered a mouth. Why was the inferior human fighting back? Truly the desperation in it's eyes was noticeable, just like any emotion in their eyes is. Steadily, it tried to keep from tumbling into the weeds. The last thing it needed was to go hungry.
03/10/2013 4:50pm
Vivian swore as the time demon charged at her, and clumsily sidestepped its attack. She avoided it claws and fangs, but lost her balance and fell over on her butt, flailing desperately. She hit the ground fairly hard, and was winded and bruised up a bit, but otherwise fine.
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Republican Youth will continue to oppose austerity driven health cuts
Sinn Féin Republican Youth joined protests today to voice our opposition to the proposed £70m cuts to the health service.
Republican Youth Spokesperson, Orla McBurney said:
"The proposed cuts to the Health Service will disproportionately affect our most vulnerable and particularly our elderly.
"These proposals are highly cynical and political motivated.
"Today's rallies were held to highlight affects the proposals will have across the different regions.
"Sinn Féin Republican Youth will continue to oppose Tory/DUP attempts to axe our frontline services and we will continue to campaign against austerity."


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Cardinals now have top four 2018 draft picks under contract
FOX Sports Midwest
After signing third baseman Nolan Gorman, their top pick in the 2018 draft, on Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals announced they have signed the three players who were selected after Gorman: pitcher Griffin Roberts, first baseman Luken Baker and shortstop Mateo Gil.
Roberts, Baker and Gil signed their professional contracts Wednesday at Busch Stadium.
Roberts, 21, was the team's Competitive Balance Round A pick out of Wake Forest.
Baker, 21, was a second-round compensatory pick out of Texas Christian.
Gil, 17, was a third-round pick from Timber Creek High School in Texas.


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SwineCast Podcast
Posted by coolpodcasts on November 12, 2006
SwineCast is an audio program intended for the swine industries and other pork related businesses. This is an educational and informative podcast for students, business and livelihood enthusiasts. The podcast provide svaluable information on everything about swine or hog raising business.
SwineCast now reached its 150th episode for more than a year of giving free audio podcasts. It features discussion on various events and expo about swine industry, government issuances about the industry, latest technologies and development and lots of techniques and practical tips of swine raising.


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NanoFlowCell Quantino : Concept Cars
Niche automaker NanoFlowCell has just teased its second new product set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2015. This particular vehicle is dubbed the NanoFlowCell Quantino and has been designed as a small sports car.
As with other vehicles from NanoFlowCell, the Quantino uses an extremely advanced drive system which utilises positively and negatively charged ionic liquid stored in two 175-litres. The science behind the system is mind-blowingly confusing but the end result is that about 136 hp is delivered by the Quantino sports car.
As a result of this, the Liechtenstein-based company claims the Quantino will sprint to a top speed of 200 km/h and be capable of covering over 1000 km (620 miles) on a single charge.
Discussing the car, chief technical officer Nunzio La Vecchia said, "As the small brother of the QUANT E and the QUANT F, we wanted to emphasize the fact that the QUANTiNO belongs to the QUANT family. Both the front and rear end clearly demonstrate this kinship. In particular, the large 22-inch wheels which the QUANTiNO has adopted from its big brothers in the QUANT family set it apart in its class in terms of appearance.
"The QUANTiNO is an electric vehicle for everyone. Affordable and featuring an extravagant, unique design. It is not just a concept vehicle – it will become reality in the course of this year. We will be driving the QUANTiNO in 2015. And we aim to attain approval for road use very quickly," he said.
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If you've been injured on the job in California, then under the state's workers' compensation policies, you have a right to receive rehabilitative medical care at your employer's expense. It's important to note that the treatments you receive, though, are required to be in alignment with those prescribed in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's (ACEOEM) practice guidelines.
The ACEOEM outlines different evidence-based treatment options for common occupational injuries. Among some of the different specifications detailed in the guidelines, it describes how often you should expect to be treated for an ailment (frequency), the length of time you should be have to undergo it (duration), as well as how intense the treatment should be.
The claims administrator is required to provide you with an authorization to begin treatment for your injury within one working day of your claim being filed. Even if the accident is being investigated, you still are entitled to receive necessary medical treatment up to a cap of $10,000.Once your receive the approval, there are additional limits you're subject to.
One of those has to do with the different types of treatments you're allowed to undergo. Under the current workers' compensation policies, an injured worker is only entitled to see a chiropractor, physical or occupational therapist for 24 total visits. To qualify for more visits than that, the claims administrator has to authorize it. This generally only occurs when a worker has a surgical procedure performed on him or her.
Another limitation you may be subject to centers around how long you can undergo certain treatments. While treatments are required to be evidence-based, they can theoretically continue to be administered over the long term.
It's even possible that a doctor, who can clearly voice why he or she wants to pursue a treatment beyond what's called for in ACEOEM guidelines, may be authorized to do so. In this case, they're just required to show evidence as to why it may be more effective for the individual than other modalities prescribed.
If you've been injured on the job and you're looking to better understand your rights in your particular case, then a Modesto workers' compensation attorney can answer your most pressing questions.
Source: State of California Department of Industrial Relations, "Answers to frequently asked questions about workers' compensation for employees," accessed Aug. 04, 2017


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Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing LinkedIn is an unbelievable channel for specific branding and might enable you to produce a qualified existence on one of the most prominent social media network with greater than 377 million specialists.
LinkedIn might be useful for the pursuit of work, organizing and also moreover for list building particularly when you are conscious of all concealed techniques along with approaches to LinkedIn Profile Optimization. In case your "Who's Viewed Your Profile" representation is level covering week after week like a body without a beat, below is a character check rip off sheet and also couple of hints to enhance the LinkedIn profile that will certainly assist bring some life into your account and also develop even more profile sights.
The good news is, there is a cost-free device you might make use of to position yourself along with your very own brand name as well as it is referred to as LinkedIn!
This is the place you can user interface with the possible consumers to fabricate business, clients who are specifically crazy about exactly what you offer the table as well as find the one incredible contract you have actually been seeking.
Branding on LinkedIn basically indicates knowing exactly how to showcase what you bring to the table. Here are couple of methods you can produce your very own brand on LinkedIn by LinkedIn Profile Optimization:
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Describe Your Narrative
When someone first connects with the profile, they will decide on a prompt arrangement to continue seeking or hand down to the complying with profile who is most likely your competitor. As a result of this, you've to center around advancing the account to affect it to arise.
The concern numerous individuals face is that they just transfer their return to or toss something with each other. Which indicates the profile is unimpressive or undistinct.
You have the extraordinary placement of standing where you are today, viewing how you showed up and also focusing on where you are going. You get the opportunity to earn your story.
You obtain the opportunity to choose which employments you take into your account as well as which parts of those line of work to feature. All that you place on your profile must be collaborated specifically in the direction of the brand name you are making and for that LinkedIn Profile Optimization is a must.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Include Keywords
It might be foreseeable and time-worn – yet the truth of the matter is key words and also the subsequent uncover capacity is what affecting the Internet world to go round. Consider just what somebody could kind into Google in case that they were searching down somebody like you.
Just what are your activity titles or capacities? Believe verb, point, equal word, as well as acronym. Where do you live? What is your Name? Just what is your business name? These are key words to make use of in your profile.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Include Your Elevator Speech
You require a lift pitch or speech, and also you need to include it to LinkedIn. A "lift speech" is that incredibly brief speech you would provide (pitch) to an official amidst the ride as much as his office or to her vehicle. You have perhaps 30 secs to pitch an unbelievable tale, publication or believed to them.
Primarily, you have no chance to throw away as well as require to strike all the stimulating concentrates. You have to do likewise with your LinkedIn brand. In the event that someone messages you or you should talk with them concerning your brand name, have a suitable lift speech prepared. In the occasion that it remains in on the internet message structure, you can use a one section pitch. Maintain it short, simple as well as straight to the point. Your pitch is simply comparable to the weakest connection.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Focus on Your Connections
Probabilities are that you have seen the documents on Facebook where somebody has a few thousand "friends." Do they possibly have these numerous real close friends? Presumably not. Do they actually talk to this countless people? Once a lot more, it's not most likely.
LinkedIn is a professional systems administration account, so basically going out and interfacing with your companions absolutely isn't really crucial. Browse out people in your area, search for those you appreciate or who talk to their organization in a method you such as.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Utilize the Publisher Tool
Exceptional among other techniques to LinkedIn Profile Optimization as well as to construct the networking potential as well as to discover new company partners is to use the publishing tool. Make up web content on the topic you are occupied with. Make a week by week or biweekly blog in sight of your very own brand name. This will certainly aid sustain the direct exposure and also bring additional connections. There are a number of LinkedIn profile optimization examples that you can take a look at and these LinkedIn profile optimization instances will certainly help you to enhance your very own brand name.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Tailor URL
When you make a LinkedIn account you will wind up with some confused wreck of a URL. It encourages it to emerge on a page as well as will certainly aid in LinkedIn profile optimization as well as in addition improve your very own brand name.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Market Photo
Use an account photograph that talks with your professional side as well as user interfaces with business. Damage the picture of you hanging with buddies for an image talking with your inclusion in business. Try to keep the branding pictures regular over the on-line pages. This makes it much less demanding to view. There is countless LinkedIn profile optimization instances that you can look and see just what type of images they have actually uploaded on their profile.
Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing Utilize Other Content
You do not typically need to make content to help your own brand name. In the event that you review something that talks to your brand well, no matter whether you didn't make it on your own, share it and like it. Others will see this. This could achieve new connections basically to utilize the other content and help in LinkedIn profile optimization. Linkedin Profile Picture Not Showing
It does not make a difference in case you are initially phases of the organization, are simply beginning to remove or in instance that you are a steam train as well as nothing can avoid you from progression. By manipulating these ideas, you will see the expanded excitement for your account, along with you will certainly organize your account over the opposition, which is something you have to achieve your specified objectives.


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Brian Barrett from Amazon gave this talk at the 2018 OpenFabrics Workshop. "As network performance becomes a larger bottleneck in application performance, AWS is investing in improving HPC network performance. Our initial investment focused on improving performance in open source MPI implementations, with positive results. Recently, however, we have pivoted to focusing on using libfabric to improve point to point performance."
Video: Introducing the Nitro Hypervisor – the Evolution of Amazon EC2 Virtualization
In this video from AWS Reinvent, Anthony Liguori from Amazon presents: Nitro Hypervisor – the Evolution of Amazon EC2 Virtualization. "The new Nitro hypervisor for Amazon EC2, introduced with the launch of C5 instances, is a component that primarily provides CPU and memory isolation for C5 instances. VPC networking, and EBS storage resources are implemented by dedicated hardware components that are part of all current generation EC2 instance families. It is built on core Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) technology, but does not include general purpose operating system components.
AWS Adds FPGAs to its Public Cloud
Amazon Web Services chief evangelist Jeff Barr announced in a recent blog post that the company was adding Xilinx FPGAs to its Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). The addition of this new hardware will allow users to create accelerated FPGA applications, but AWS will also let users sell these applications on the AWS Marketplace. "We are giving you the ability to design your own logic, simulate and verify it using cloud-based tools, and then get it to market in a matter of days," said Barr.
Job of the Week: HPC Solutions Architect at Amazon
Amazon is seeking an HPC Solutions Architect in our Job of the Week.
Interview: How Univa Short Jobs Brings Low Latency to Financial Services
With the launch of Univa Small Jobs add-on for Univa Grid Engine, the company, the company offers "the world's most efficient processing and lowest latency available for important tasks like real-time trading, transactions, and other critical applications." To learn more, we caught up with Univa President & CEO Gary Tyreman.
Avere Introduces FXT Virtual Edge Filer for Amazon EC2
With the Avere FXT Edge Filer, uou basically get the same hardware operating EC2 cloud as you get from our physical appliances. Then you are on our software and what our software does is, it has the intelligence to automatically cache the active data up in the cloud. It pulls this data either from the Amazon S3 storage cloud or from your data center, from your NAS or object systems that are in your data center, and the goal there is to hide the latency to the storage.


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How Qualitative Research can influence senior leaders (ESOMAR Qualitative Conf, 5th post)
For all those who could not attend the ESOMAR Global Qualitative conference in Paris, this is a quick update on what we got out of the various papers (I am posting one a day) – our researchers at Vox Populi have written out a sort of digital cheat sheet to help you decide which papers (#longread) you want to read. At the very least, it will help you pick ideas quickly to apply to your work.
How to make it possible for consumer insights/emotions to reach senior leaders and board rooms


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The Belarusian director of Come Out and Play (2012)– released on DVD on 6 May – is something of an eccentric figure. After a near-death experience whilst shooting a documentary on Huichol shamanism in Mexico, he forged himself a new identity – Makinov – adorning a red hood from that day forth in all interviews and public appearances. To celebrate the DVD release of the eccentric Makinov's Come Out and Play, we have THREE copies of the film to offer out to our horror-loving readers, courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
In Come Out and Play, an American couple head to a remote Mexican island for a relaxing vacation only to suffer a nightmare ordeal at the hands of out of control children. Beth (Vinessa Shaw) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) have recently married and are expecting a child. Deciding to spoil themselves with one last holiday before the demands of caring for a baby take over their lives, they head to a beautiful sun-bathed island. On arrival they are surprised to discover swarms of children but a distinct absence of adults and authority figures. Their puzzlement gradually turns to terror as they realise the extent of the danger they're in.
To be in with a chance of winning one of THREE DVD copies of Come Out and Play, just answer the following simple question:
What is the term used to describe the 'fear of children'?
a) Arachnophobia
b) Ornithophobia
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George Westinghouse High (GWHS) Class of 1996 Alumni List
Help us Update the George Westinghouse High 1996 Class List by adding any names missing from the list below:
Registered Alumni
1996 Class List
- Kelvi Batista
- Tara Calhoun
- Latoya Daniels
- Tara Dukes
- Carl Grayson
- Carl Henry
- Deandrea Jackson
- Tamika Overson
- Tiffany Patton
- Heather Pert
- Jameelah Peterson
- Antoine Pierre
- Nicholas Riley
- Aisha Smith
- Chantel Snowden
- Chantal Snowden
- David Stennis
- Latasha Talley
- Tamela Thomas
- Monique Williams
- Deangelo Williams
- Lawrence Willis
- Monique Woodson
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Independence Day was the top movie in theaters in 1996, with a lifetime gross of over $306,169,255. Among TV shows in 1996, ER was the most popular of the year.
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If ever I posted a Cool Tools Alert, this would be one!
I was elated that, yesterday, Apple announced a new iPod Touch complete with a forward-facing camera, for video conferencing, as well as a rear-facing HD camera for movie making. Combined with the iMovie application for these devices, an inexpensive additional purchase through the iTunes store, this device becomes a viable movie-making solution for the classroom setting.
iMovie on the iOS device has limitations, to be sure; however, the projects students will be able to storyboard, shoot, edit, display, and upload on this small, hand-held device that retails as inexpensively as $199, are more limited by the students' imaginations than by the hardware and software. The finished movie products can be stunning, as evidenced by my previously posted iOS iMovie project, Apple of My Eye, created by Michael Koerbel and Anna Elizabeth James.
Additionally, with the new $99 AppleTV, students could share their movie projects with the class via AirPlay, in the upcoming iOS 4.2 update. In most school settings, this would probably require an HDMI to VGA cable to connect the AppleTV to the classroom projector. Projects can also be uploaded to YouTube with a simple touch.
These two new features, movie production and sharing, alone, make the device a worthy classroom investment. But the iPod Touch has numerous other learning-centric applications that make it an incredible tool for the classroom. Below, I'm listing just a handful of applications specifically related to podcasting and movie production that I personally use. The number of content-specific applications are just too numerous to begin a list.
Podcast Creation Applications (only a few)
- Voice Memo (standard on the device)
- Storyrobe
- SonicPics
Movie Creation Tools
- iMovie
- MovieSlate
- iSlate
- ReelDirector
- Storyboard
- Animoto
- VideoPano
Previously, schools purchased the Flip camera to provide an affordable video production solution for the classroom. However, now, in my mind, the iPod Touch is a vastly better deal as it offers so much more than just movie-making to the learning environment for only a few dollars more. The Flip HD is currently selling for $179 at Amazon and will only shoot and edit video. Certainly Flip will be forced to revisit their pricing structure.
Many schools simply can't afford classroom sets of laptops, iPads, or even netbook-type devices. But a powerful computer with an intuitive touch-based interface, that will video conference over WiFi, produce movies, make podcasts, and run numerous content-specific inexpensive applications, all for only $199, is a steal!
Apple has knocked this one out of the park!
Disclosure Statement: I am in no way financially affiliated with nor profit from this product endorsement which is solely made based on my personal opinions and experiences.


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New Machine Learning Method for Learning about Cognition
In the past few months, I've been collaborating with researchers from the Turk-Browne Lab at Yale University. Their ongoing work is about learning the origins of cognition in the human brain. Equipped with fMRI scanners, they scan kids to analyze their cognitive skills at different ages. Their proposal is simple but quite challenging. The challenges start by recruiting families, making sure they are safe and comfortable during the experiments, developing tasks that are suitable for kids of very young ages, and overcoming the data challenges. In particular, the latter requires to rethink machine learning methods that neuroscientists typically use for analyzing data of experiments with adults. The brain develops fast at these ages, and changes are to be expected over time.
A New Method to Approximate Symmetric Matrices
Symmetric matrices are very common in many fields. For example, they are used in Kernel Machines to maintain pairwise kernel functions, while in computer vision they represent pairwise distances between points. When a dataset contains ten thousands or more points, these symmetric matrices do not fit in memory and may be too expensive to compute. Existing alternatives suggest to approximate this matrix using a low-rank approximation. Nyström is a very powerful method that samples a subset of the data points and uses them to approximate the matrix. Many research has centered around theory, sampling schemes, and accuracy improvements. However, the method suffers from some practical limitations: it may become unstable when the matrix is not positive semidefinite, and when applied to millions of data points the memory requirements growth, limiting the accuracy of the method.
With Professor Alex Huth, we developed a new method to approximate symmetric matrices that overcomes these limitations. We dubbed our method biharmonic matrix approximation (BHA). Assuming the data points reside in a manifold, BHA samples a subset of data points and interpolates the manifold from this subset using Biharmonic interpolation. The method computes the symmetric matrix of this sampled subset and utilizes the interpolation to approximate the results to the other points. This means of approximation avoids numerical instabilities that exists in other methods. Moreover, the interpolation construction of BHA assigns higher weights to nearby sampled point than to those farther away. From this observation, we construct a sparse version of BHA that reduces the memory consumption enabling approximation of millions of data points and similar accuracy.
Learning a Functional Alignment Model with a Semi-Supervised Approach
A few days ago, our paper "A Semi-supervised Method for Multi-Subject fMRI Functional Alignment" was accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing that will be held next March in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. This work presents an extension to the original Shared Response Model (SRM), an unsupervised method for multi-subject functional alignment of fMRI data. Using a semi-supervised approach, we show how to train SRM taking into consideration data from a supervised task (multi-label classification). In this way, we need almost half the number of unlabeled samples to achieve the same accuracy level, or achieve higher accuracy with the same number of unlabeled samples.
The method extends the deterministic SRM formulation with a Multinomial Logistic Regression penalty. The semi-supervised SRM inherits the characteristics of the SRM problem, defining a non-convex optimization problem. We solve it using a block-coordinate descent approach, where each block is an unknown matrix. We show similarities to the SRM and MLR, and note that finding the mappings requires to solve an optimization problem in the Stiefel manifold. While this has an closed-form in the SRM case, in the SS-SRM this requires general techniques to solve it. We use the excellent pymanopt package that allowed us to implement a solution for python. Also, the source code of SS-SRM has been published as part of the Brain Imaging Analysis Kit (BrainIAK).
Pushing the Limits of Neuroscience
Neuroscientist is the science of learning how the brain works and understanding, among other things, how the brain stores and processes all the information that is received from the world around it. Several imaging techniques have been developed in recent years that allow neuroscientists to peek inside the human brain. The most important step on this direction is the functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or fMRI, that captures the brain activation indirectly from the blood oxygenation levels. With fMRI we can capture a full brain scan every few seconds. Such scans are volumes of the brain comprised of thousands-to-millions of voxels. Processing of these scans is done usually with machine learning algorithms and statistic tools.
Storing a subject information in memory is possible with today servers. However, doing it with a tens of them is very limiting. Therefore, storing all this data requires multiple machines to be stored at once. Moreover, using multi-subject datasets helps to improve the statistical capacity of the machine learning methods that are incorporated in the neuroscience experiments. In a recent work from our research group, we published a manuscript describing how we scale out two factor analysis methods (for dimensionality reduction). We show that is possible to use hundreds to thousands of subjects for neuroscience studies.
The first method is called the Shared Response Model (SRM). The SRM computes a series of mappings from the subjects' volumes to a shared subspace. These mappings improve the predictability of the model and help increase the accuracy of subsequent machine learning algorithms used in a study. The second method, dubbed Hierarchical Topographic Analysis (HTFA), is a model that abstracts the brain activity with hubs (spheres) of activity and dynamic interlinks across them. HTFA helps with the interpretation of the brain dynamics, outputting networks as the one in the figure below. For both methods, we present algorithms that can run distributively and process a 1000-subject dataset. Our work "Enabling Factor Analysis on Thousand-Subject Neuroimaging Datasets" aims to push the limits of what neuroscientist can do with multi-subject data and enable them to propose experiments that were unthinkable before.
New Paper with Acceleration Framework for Sparse Optimization Problems
I added the link to the paper "A Multilevel Framework for Sparse Optimization With Application to Inverse Covariance Estimation and Logistic Regression" soon to appear in SIAM Scientific Computing (SISC) journal. The paper describes a method that accelerates sparse optimization methods that use L1 regularization to achieve sparse solution. We show how to apply this method to the sparse inverse covariance method (also known as GLASSO) and the L1-regularized logistic regression.
Source Code for MAP and MMSE Co-sparse Analysis Model
Thanks to some requests that I received lately, I decided to upload source code for the work "On MAP and MMSE Estimators for the Co-sparse Analysis Model". Hope that this could be useful for more researchers. The code is in github publicly available. Please, I would like to hear you back from everyone using it.
New work presented at Optimization workshop at NIPS 2015
At the beginning of November our "A Multilevel Acceleration for l1-regularized Logistic Regression" work on how to accelerate the L1-regularized logistic regression problem was accepted to the Optimization workshop at NIPS 2015. Last week, I presented the work in the Optimization workshop at NIPS 2015. This year the Optimization workshop grew a lot, having about 50 posters in several optimization topics.
This work was a collaboration between Earn Treister (Univ. Of British Columbia) and myself (Intel Labs).
New Journal Paper on Clutter Mitigation using MCA — Update
A recent paper "Clutter Mitigation in Echocardiography using Sparse Signal Separation" has been accepted for publication. The article discuss how to apply a sparsity prior to separate clutter from tissue in cardiac ultrasound images. The suggested method uses an adaptive dictionary learned from the patient data using K-SVD. The main challenge of this work was to separate the tissue and the clutter atoms as the trained dictionary includes atoms from both signals. A good separation of the dictionary yields a state-of-the-art clutter mitigation. We tested the robustness of the method and demonstrated its capabilities in real-world sequences.
In incoming weeks, the article will be published in the International Journal on Biomedical Imaging and this post will be updated once the paper is online.
(Update) The paper has been published online with open access in the International Journal on Biomedical Imaging.
Got the PhD!
Last month, I finished my PhD studies and from a few days ago I am a Doctor in Philosophy. My dissertation can be found in the Theses webpage of the Department of Computer Science website from the Technion. The dissertation describes several ways to exploit sparsity as prior information for signal modeling, for signal processing applications, and for parameter estimation.
OMP and K-SVD for Complex valued signals
In the works "Clutter Mitigation in Echocardiography using Sparse Signal Separation", "Sparse Signal Separation with an Off-line Learned Dictionary for Clutter Reduction in Echocardiography", and "Fusion of Ultrasound Harmonic Imaging with Clutter Removal Using Sparse Signal Separation", we implemented the algorithm using an Orthogonal Matching Pursuit (OMP) and K-SVD version that works with complex valued signals. I have released the code in the software section. This code is based on the toolboxes published by Dr. Ron Rubinstein and work with Matlab. We used this code to compute sparse representations for signals with phase that were acquired from an ultrasound scanner.
You are welcome to test it and send me your feedback.


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This month is going to be awesome! So far I:
- Sang along to Christmas music in the car with my family
- Danced to the music while on the elliptical and in the shower
- Experimented with frosting and sprinkle colors on Pillsbury sugar cookies
- Made a race car with our nephews out of a big cardboard box, markers, paper plates, muffin liners, tape, and a plastic bottle for the brake.
Looking forward to more of this!!!


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eCommerce Cliff Notes…You Need Them!
From "Buyable Pins" on Pinterest to "Buy" buttons on Facebook, it seems every social network is looking to offer an eCommerce feature to merchants.
With everyone trying to join the eCommerce game, we thought it would be helpful to host an AMA on this topic. We handpicked a few large platforms to highlight; Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and Etsy.
- Pinterest, the five-year-old photo sharing network, known for being a tool of inspiration and to help with product discovery, has taken the next logical step and has made products shoppable – But not for everyone…
- Facebook has been a great tool for SMBs when it comes to building their presence online, but lately it has been more difficult to get real reach and exposure on the platform. Facebook rolled out their "Buy Now" button which seemed like a good tool. But, SMBs can't on Facebook sell if they can't be seen.
- Instagram, the belle of the ball, is the fastest growing social platform (the app topped 300 million users this year) – but unlike the other social networks, Instagram has been hesitant to roll out ads, which means it's an equal playing field for SMBs and big companies alike.
Want to know what eCommerce features have been rolled out by these platforms lately? Or, how SMBs in and online publishers are interacting with these eCommerce features? Take a look at our full AMA here for a complete recap of our discussion. And stay tuned, we'll have another exciting AMA in the new year!
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BIP174 – Bitcoin Proposal Improvement May Accelerate Offline BTC Transaction
Addition of Bitcoin Proposal Improvement 174 to Bitcoin's official repository will possibly support the acceptance of the famous "Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBT)" in the future.
If this proposal gets acceptance, it will eventually allow users to perform transactions offline without sending transactions directly to the bitcoin network. Programmers are now involved in setting up a standard format for the protocol and actively engaged in its testing. Since the team engaged in its development needs to ensure that modification of protocol doesn't come up with any bugs in the system.
List Of Supporters For The Proposal
This proposal was suggested by Andrew Chow, who is an active developer in the community and has gained much confidence within the community since then. Many developers came upfront supporting new proposal, one such was Peter Wuille, who joined the initiative. Wuille is known for being the co-founder of Blockstream and played a key role in the development of Segregated Witness.
The implementation of such changes can mark a significant advancement in the Bitcoin architecture. The inclusion of initiatives like Segregated Witness can indicate solution for scalability, whereas others such as Lightning Network and BIP174 can assure for the increase in usability.
Developers of the community are encouraging early adoption of the protocol. One such supporter for the initiative is Peter Gray, founder of Coinkite, a company which has developed a wallet – ie ColdCard – which supports transactions in terms of PSBT standard.
Till now there hasn't been any upvote to the proposal, neither there is any information about when it will be functional. But support from community looks very promising leading to a much better acceptance for the proposal.
Here's some handpicked articles for you –
- HSBC Looking Forward To Cryptocurrency And Blockchain
- Change Wallet Launches Commission-Free Bitcoin Transactions
- Bitcoin assembles after BlackRock forms new Cryptocurrency Group
- Opening Day Of Blockchain Hack.Summit By Hack VC
Bitcoin Proposal Improvement 174 on the table | Crypto Cannibal
Биткоин может получить поддержку офлайн-транзакций | ForkLog
Биткоин может получить поддержку офлайн-транзакций | 100bitcoin.ru
Биткоин может получить поддержку офлайн-транзакций | Coin-Insider.ru
Биткоин может получить поддержку офлайн-транзакций — CoinBoom — cryptonews camp
Биткоин получит поддержку офлайн-транзакций — Cryptonomist
Биткоин может получить поддержку офлайн-транзакций — CryptoRUS
Биткоин может получить поддержку офлайн-транзакций | Криптозона – новый мир уже наступил


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Why Services Aren't As Bad As You Think
What You Should Look When Selecting Brakes Repair Service Provider
It is vital to maintaining your car in the right condition so that you have the best services. You are supposed to ensure that the brakes of your car are in the proper condition so that you can be able to move from one location to another. So that you have your life secured you have to make sure that your car brakes are repaired and checked most often. There are stores that offer brakes repair are so many, and you should make sure that you are hiring their services. Due to the increased number of the vehicle brakes services, here are some tips you can use to choose the most suitable auto repair services for your car.
In order to choose the best auto brakes repair store you have to ask for a recommendation from your fellow drivers. Through the recommendation you will be able to select the most suitable brake repair store for your car. In most cases the recommendation is due to have received the services from such dealer, and they can guarantee you better services. Another factor to consider is the certification of the auto repair company or the personnel. In order to get quality services that will guarantee better brakes repair services you have to incorporate the team that is certified.
Also, you are supposed to consider the experience of the brakes repair personnel. You should make sure that you are receiving the excellent services from the auto brakes repair services by hiring the team that has enough experience and they know what they are doing. Also, it is advisable to put into consideration the license of the brakes repair store or the mechanic. The availability of license shows that the personnel providing you with brakes repair is allowed to do so and you can have confidence and trust their services. It is crucial to consider the reputation of the company. Your vehicle is precious and you have to make sure that it handled by the team that is having good reputation.
Also, you have to make sure that the company you are hiring is always available. So that you have effective repair services for your car, you have to consider the store that is always open and you can access the services at any given time. Moreover, you can choose the most appropriate auto repair company by looking at its website where you can read the reviews of the customers and get to know the reputation of company. Therefore, so that you hire the best company make sure that you are looking at the above tips.
Why Services Aren't As Bad As You Think


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The recent spate of new smart-beta products slows down this week, while several new triple-leveraged ETFs take center stage. The United States Commodity Funds, the exchange-traded product provider that offers more than a dozen energy-focused ETFs, added two more funds to its ranks, while leveraged fund giant Direxion added another 3x ETF to its roster.
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Sweet Escapes: Build A Bakery 4+
A Tasty Collapse Puzzle Game
Redemption Games
- #112 in Puzzle
- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
Match and build your sweetest bakery in Sweet Escapes! Join Joy and her friends to solve sinfully sweet match 3 puzzles to build and design a village of sugary shops. Build with each bakery to specialize in different decadent desserts!
From fresh food & mouth-watering pastries to premium cookie delights; Build and decorate your bakery to serve sweet chocolate candy confections and specialty coffee drinks to your toon friends and customers.
Blast your way through hundreds of match 3 puzzles to build the best bakery! Create a candy shop dedicated to every iteration of sugary, succulent sweets. Launch a high-end soda shop that takes the bubbly beverage to new dessert-themed heights.
Join JOY, a lovable rabbit and your dedicated assistant, on a tasty baking adventure. You can even meet her ever-growing crew of fun and hilarious animals. Your animal friends are always there to help when you're caught in a jam… unless the Health & Safety Inspector has his way.
Start building a town, baking delicious sweets and have a sugar-filled blast with match 3 puzzle games in Sweet Escapes!
Sweet Escapes Features:
● Fun and enticing dessert-themed match 3 puzzles.
● Find sweet, unique boosters and exploding puzzle combinations - an endless stream of indulgent fun and creativity!
● Match 3 - swap and match candy pieces to play!
● Stuck in a jam? Use power-ups to crush the puzzle!
● Design a virtual village of shops dedicated to delicious desserts.
● Redesign existing bakery & dessert shops and build new ones.
● You decide what each bakery looks like and what sweet desserts you want to make.
● Choose the mouth-watering items you want to make.
● Build the menu for your bakery – cookies, candy, pastries and more!
● Offer special events to your customers.
● Tend to the surrounding land while planting & harvesting fruits and herbs for your recipes.
● Watch a crew of lovable animals rally together to help you build and run your bakery.
● Every animal friend has their own unique talent and passion for dessert!
● Crush the challenge of the kooky Health & Safety Inspector with his unpredictable visits and ridiculous list of demands.
Start a baking, building, match 3 puzzle adventure with Sweet Escapes! Download now!
Sweet Escapes is free to play, though some in-game items can be purchased to help boost gameplay. If you don't want to use this option, simply turn it off in your device's Restrictions menu.
What's New
Version 2.2.277
- NEW Chapters have been added! Continue your Sweet Escapes adventure!
- Bug fixes and game improvements!
Ratings and Reviews
- Provider
- Redemption Games Inc.
- Size
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
- Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Age Rating
- Rated 4+
- Copyright
- © 2018 Redemption Games, Inc.
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
- Coins Appetizer Pack USD 5.99
Family Sharing
Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.


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Foreigners having received the asylum in Lithuania and their integration into labour- market policy
In the article there are analyzed the status of fugitives who found themselves in Lithuania as the result of different conflicts in their own country and having received the asylum as foreigners in the Republic of Lithuania. There are presented adaptation, languages teaching and integration into labour- market methods and methods which had been applied in the Western European counties and met with these problems long ago and having greater practice for teaching and adaptation of immigrants.
refugee; migration; shelter; asylum; support; integration; training
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"Public Policy and Administration" ISSN online 2029-2872 / ISSN print 1648-2603


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Natural Child Birth Classes by Jacqueline Shannon
We offer a childbirth series, taught by a certified childbirth educator, designed specifically for families planning natural births.
All families are welcome, even those who are not clients of Plano Birthplace. These classes are scheduled for Sunday afternoons from 4:00pm-6:00pm. For clients of Plano Birthplace, this childbirth class cost is included in your all-inclusive plan and will meet the childbirth education requirement for first-time families.
Next session of classes begins January 7th, reserve your spot now!
Please Contact Jacqueline Shannon at firstname.lastname@example.com or (972) 658-0844 to enroll in the classes.
Why Childbirth classes are Important:
Childbirth classes help build your confidence in your body's ability to give birth.
You can discuss any of your concerns, fears, and questions about labor and birth with the instructor and other couples with the same concerns.
Your partner will learn about childbirth and how to support you on the big day. You may find that attending childbirth classes together will create a special stronger bond for you both.
Your instructor will discuss pain relief options, including massage, relaxation, and breathing techniques,
You will get to tour your birthing facility during class and get comfortable with the space.
Studies have found women that are well-prepared ahead of time about exactly what to expect during the birthing process have a very high success rate for birthing naturally.
The classes taught at Plano Birthplace include support related to mental, emotional and physical aspects of birthing.


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Once considered a teen prodigy, a recovering addict sobers up and tries to get her writing career back on track. She begins a relationship with a rising author known for his wartime memoirs.
Genres: Drama
Actors: Alice Eve,Jamie Dornan,Julie McCullough
Directors: Emma Forrest
Country: United States
Duration: 98 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2018
IMDb: 6.8


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Glaze Stainlegs Coffee Table
Glaze Stainlegs Coffee Table
This coffee table features teak wood pieces with crushed glass tucked into the crevices. It is resin coated to create a solid tabletop and is adorned by stainless steel legs for added support.
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- Glaze Stainlegs Coffee Table - 3.6 x 3.6 x 1.47 ft.
Disclaimer: Please note that most of our wood products are made from naturally occurring tree roots and therefore are not always exact in dimensions. They take on forms and shapes that are unique to each tree varying in characteristics to provide you with a one of a kind product.


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Buffalo boy after the escape from bear biscuit world over a period of time, he should carry out the revenge plan to destroy the world's sweets.
Game controls:
The direction key ←→ control movement, ↑ bond jumping, A wheels, S key collision, space key points.


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Join us for our music social, hosted by Ray Auger, Jon Paul Royer, and Jay Tullio. This event is open to all musicians - sign ups will happen at the beginning of the event, and the sound system and mics will be provided. Bring your own instruments. It promises to be a night of great local music, paired with fresh beer!
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text: [PATCH 1/2] Add virGetUserDirectoryByUID to retrieve users homedir [PATCH 2/2] virt-login-shell joins users into lxc container. This patch implements most of the changes suggested by Dan Berrange and Eric Blake. Some replies to suggested changes. Removed mingw-libvirt.spec.in changes since virt lxc probably can not be supported in Windows. Not sure if I need to make changes so my code will not build on that platform. Did not make the changes to install virt-login-shell as 4755 automatically. I guess I want a more firm, make that change request... I did not make a helper function to parse a list of strings out of conf file. The getuid and getgid calls return the user that executed the program, when the app is setuid geteuid and getegid return "0". I believe getuid and getgid are correct. Added virt-login-shell --help, not sure what --program would do? The program is hard coded to LXC because there is no way that I know of for a ZZ process to join a running qemu instance. I have heard back from one security review from Miloslav Trmac, who had similar comments as Eric.


text: HomeOutfits By TypeFormalLittle Things You Can Do to Always Look Professional One of the most important skills for girls who are constantly under the spotlight is to dress right. No-one likes to be caught short with a ketchup-stained blouse, or a stiletto that's lost its heel tip. There's also the psychology behind the matter. If you look untidy or don't give attention to detail, then the feeling you get could translate into your work. Here are some little details that will ensure that your closet remains in top condition. Undo Tacking Stitches You know the little stitches that hold pockets together and are criss-crossed on the back flap of a blazer? They always have to be undone so the jacket sits correctly on your body! Peel Labels off the Soles of your Shoes It's a rookie error that can unfortunately make shoes look cheaper than they are. Use a warm damp cloth (and sometimes a dash of washing up liquid) to remove even the stickiest of labels. The Correct Hem Length It's important to have hems taken up or let down as required so that you can make the most of your trousers. For maximum wear, and so they don't look tired out, make sure that they graze about 1 cm above the ground. Also, get them altered when you are wearing the shoes. Throw Away Those Faded Black Outfits Black is the color that fades the fastest. So check your black items from time to time. Watch out for visible wear caused by the washing machine. Or be extra careful and set aside some of your most important pieces for dry cleaning. Use a Steamer Instead of an Iron A little handheld steamer can work miracles. It's quickly becoming a favorite among the fashion stylists. The steamer will take up far less space, and you have to put in less effort and time as well as compared to a full ironing board and iron. You are also less likely to damage your clothes as the process is generally softer on fabrics. Get the Heel Tips Fixed That clacking sound and the possibility that you will skid across pavements should be enough to keep your heels in perfect condition always. Always Check the Back of Your Outfit You want to look good from all angles. If you are all rumpled and ill-fitting at the back, then it's never going to look good. We are looking for smooth lines here and something that has interesting detailing on the back is always a welcome surprise. Take Out the Excess Stuff from Your Handbag Why carry more than you need to? You can do without this excess burden. Give yourself a break and empty out everything that you don't need to travel with all the time. And of course, you don't look very professional if you are carrying a really fat handbag all the time, even if you have an excellent outfit. It's going to ruin everything for sure.


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Yesterday it was almost 60 degrees. Today it's not quite 40. So I guess we're going to do this long gray January thing! Sigh.
Lately, I've been craving all of the neutrals. And because I'm a maximalist at heart I pile them on with reckless abandon! There is nothing particularly extraordinary about this outfit. And, during the cold months jeans, a cute sweater and boots-and all of its variations-become my uniform. But, the thing I love most about this look in particular is that it's the perfect example of mom style on a budget.
The boots are the only relatively expensive thing I'm wearing. They were $120 and are at least 5 years old. I'm fairly certain these were a pre Rowan purchase so that would put them at closer to 6! The chunky and relatively low heel make them manageable for wearing when I'm out with him. At this point the cost per wear is down to a few cents! The cardigan and the jeans were thrifted and totaled $10. I scored the blouse on the Tj Maxx clearance rack for about $6 and the scarf was left behind by one of my daughters when they moved out so it was F R E E!!
Mom-ing is hard! I'm certainly not going to tell any one of us how we should or shouldn't dress on any given day. My kid is almost 5 and there are still days when managing a shower requires a plan as detailed as a scene in Mission:Impossible. We struggle with taking time for ourselves or spending money on ourselves. This year I'm really focusing on putting together a closet that not only makes me feel good when I can grab a few minutes for myself but is also priced so that when the inevitable peanut butter fingerprints end up on my top I'm not too freaked out about it!
Do you have a winter "uniform"? How has motherhood changed the way you approach getting dressed?


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Asbestos Disease Compensation: Everything you need to know
Posted on April 18th 2018
In March, James Cameron, a Solicitor and Associate Director within our Industrial Disease department, spoke at length about asbestos compensation claims in a radio interview.
The interview provided a good introduction to asbestos compensation claims and answered many of the questions people often have relating to legal cases.
As such, we have transcribed the interview below, in the hope that it will be a helpful source of information for people affected by asbestos-related disease. The show was hosted by Gavin Matthews and aired on Chester-based Dee 106.3. The transcript has been edited for clarity.
You can use the links below to jump ahead to specific sections of the interview:
- James's background
- Has the number of asbestos claims peaked?
- There was asbestos in my school – should I be worried?
- When is asbestos dangerous?
- How long after asbestos exposure does it take to develop an illness?
- Information about mesothelioma
- Can you pursue a compensation claim if the business that exposed you to asbestos is no longer trading?
- What information do you need to make a successful asbestos claim?
- How long do asbestos claims take?
- What can you claim compensation for?
- How are asbestos claims valued?
- Once you've got compensation, can you claim more compensation in the future?
- Can anyone develop an asbestos disease?
- Our reviews, contacting us, and our work with Macmillan Cancer Support.
GAVIN: It's our legal hour with Oliver & Co. I'm very pleased to say our guest this month is James Cameron. You're the asbestos specialist at Oliver & Co – tell us about your role.
JAMES: I qualified as a solicitor in 2006, working for Oliver & Co since September of that year. I've specialised in asbestos disease cases pretty much ever since that time. I've been working on these cases now for eleven years. Over that period I've settled hundreds of cases for sufferers and their families, people who have been affected by these terrible conditions, which cause debilitating, life-changing respiratory symptoms. It's pretty serious stuff really, but it's something that I've really got stuck into and I've enjoyed helping people.
GAVIN: Do you think we're at the point now where cases have peaked? Because asbestos, of course, is not being used anymore, and a lot of it that was used previously in the sixties and seventies has been removed.
JAMES: To be honest, this changes every year. Every year there is a new set of data which says that cases won't peak until 2020, and then the next year they'll say 2023. The main thing that changes the peak date is that people are living longer, so the chance of people developing these conditions has increased.
It's quite rare now to see claims for certain asbestos related conditions, the ones that can only really develop after really heavy exposure, because the industries that would have resulted in people developing those complaints, such as asbestosis or asbestos related lung cancer, are pretty much defunct these days. Mesothelioma is still unfortunately very prevalent, as is pleural-thickening.
GAVIN: People my age, and certainly older, will remember the bike sheds in schools. Almost certainly they had an asbestos roof – that sort of corrugated stuff. Goodness knows what else was in the walls and ceilings of some of these buildings.
JAMES: It will have been corrugated asbestos sheets.
GAVIN: Do we need to worry about that?
JAMES: I think it's a worry if it has been knocked about when you're nearby, and no safety precautions have been taken. Certainly, it's only dangerous when it becomes airborne. If you're close to an area where asbestos is present, if it has not been knocked about or manipulated, then it is highly unlikely that you will be in any danger of developing a complaint.
GAVIN: When it has been knocked about the small fibres become airborne. Breathing in these fibres is what causes the problem, isn't it?
JAMES: That's right, the fibres become lodged in the lung. The problem with these conditions is there's no way of knowing after exposure whether you're going to be misfortunate enough to develop an asbestos related condition in later life. The conditions usually affect people between 10 and 50 years after the exposure has occurred, so it's very difficult to anticipate who is going to develop it and who is not.
GAVIN: I'm sure I remember hearing that just one fibre can be enough to trigger a condition?
JAMES: That's right, for mesothelioma – the asbestos related cancer that can only be caused by asbestos exposure – it only takes one fibre to cause that condition. There's about 2000 people in the UK that are sadly diagnosed with that condition every year, and we represent some of those people and their families.
GAVIN: That's a lot, that's 6 people a day – 6 people today will have found out that they are suffering from mesothelioma, for which there is no cure.
JAMES: It's horrendous, there's no known cure. There have been a lot of trials going on recently in relation to immunotherapy drugs. I've actually represented somebody who received that immunotherapy treatment on a private paying basis. Whilst that assisted in shrinking his tumour, he still has the condition. There is no known cure unfortunately.
GAVIN: So there's no way of getting yourself checked out to see whether you might develop an asbestos-related illness in the future?
JAMES: Not at this stage. I think that they're looking at ways of trying to detect it early. Currently, the problem with these conditions is that, once the fibres have become lodged in your lung, by the time it's caught, the tumour is far too developed and there is no way of curing the condition.
GAVIN: Ok, well if you do find yourself in this awful predicament, there is recourse to the law for compensation and we'll be speaking about that with James Cameron from Oliver & Co in a few minutes time.
It's the legal hour with James Cameron from Oliver & Co and we're talking about asbestos, and the fact that you can get some very nasty conditions if, unfortunately, you are exposed to airborne asbestos. You sort of mentioned before that song, James, that it can be anything up to fifty years between exposure and the realisation of symptoms.
JAMES: That's right, I think the longest period would be around 50-60 years, but people can develop it after short periods. I've represented people in the past who have developed conditions only 10 years following exposure. Any exposure that occurs prior to a 10 year period, prior to the diagnosis, would not be seen to be contributory to the condition itself. The medical experts always say that the window is between 10 and 50 to 60 years.
GAVIN: Ok, well, one problem comes immediately to mind, with regards to that. If it's say, thirty years since you worked somewhere, where you were exposed to asbestos, there's every chance that the business may not be trading anymore. How would you pursue a compensation claim in that case?
JAMES: It's a worry that we're used to hearing really, but it's a misconception that just because the company is no longer trading there's no form of recourse. You can claim against that company's insurers. If you're able to trace the insurance policy that was in place when that person was being exposed to asbestos, then you claim against that insurance policy. A lot of our work at Oliver & Co involved tracing the insurers that were on record at the time of exposure.
GAVIN: So that's something you would do then? You would trace down the insurance policy for you know, 'JOE BLOGGS LIMITED' in 1976?
JAMES: That's right, my team and I would look into that. We would delve into the insurance records and we'd carry out insurance searches through an ELTO search – employer's liability tracing office search. We've also got a database of companies that we've pursued in the past. This details all of their insurers for relative periods. So it can be done, even if a company no longer trades.
GAVIN: How would you pinpoint the cause of mesothelioma if a person who is suffering may have worked in half a dozen places where they could have been exposed to asbestos?
JAMES: Mesothelioma is known as an 'indivisible' condition. There is no way of knowing which fibre, or which particular period of exposure, caused the condition to develop. In those circumstances the courts have decided that if you prove blame against one party that exposed you to asbestos, it doesn't matter whether you were exposed with other companies that are now defunct. The traced company or their insurers would be responsible for paying 100% of the compensation to the sufferer and their family. So there's no worries there, there's no need to pursue multiple defendants. If you prove your claim against one party, they pay for the whole thing and 100% of the compensation.
GAVIN: Ok James, we will come back in a few minutes and talk about the information you need to press for a successful claim.
So I guess it's time to talk about the information you need to gather, James, to be able to run a successful claim for a client.
JAMES: What is absolutely key, is to take a very detailed statement from the sufferer. Making sure that you document:
- Where they were working.
- Names of colleagues.
- Where the asbestos was present.
- How the asbestos was removed.
- How dusty the conditions where they were working were.
That's absolutely vital. In many cases we will go out to meet our clients, face-to-face, to take that detail down from them. We find it often helps to take this information down over a cup of tea really, in an informal environment.
The client is going through enough as it is. We go out to see them, obtain the statement, document how they were exposed in as much detail as possible and obtain their work history from the Inland Revenue. The work history is key and will document all of the employers that they have worked for, dating back as far as 1961. My input comes in next when I'm looking at medical records. Whilst I'm not medically qualified, I need to have a degree of medical knowledge to determine whether my clients have a case and to assess whether there are reasonable prospects of their claim succeeded. Overall, I'd say the statement is the most important aspect because it tells the person's story.
GAVIN: Once you have all that information, what happens next? When you contact the insurance company of the business that you think exposed your client to asbestos, they're not going to say, "OK how much do we owe you," are they?
JAMES: Sometimes they will come back to us quite quickly and acknowledge that they exposed somebody negligently to harmful amounts of asbestos dust.
GAVIN: Oh, so that can happen?
JAMES: That can happen quite quickly. After that, we need to prove that the exposure has actually caused the condition, so we need to obtain a medical report. So the length of time these cases take varies really, depending on how the other side behaves. Sometimes you can turn around these cases for clients within two to three months of receiving instructions. Other times it can take longer. For example, if there's a fight on your hands, if they're raising issues about somebody's exposure, or they deny that it was asbestos being used, then the case can be elongated.
GAVIN: Once you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma, sadly it's not very long before you start deteriorating, so is time really of the essence?
JAMES: Time is of the essence. Particularly in cases where people don't have family – they don't have a wife or a husband. In those cases one element of the value of the claim is what's called the 'lost years' claim. It's based on the value of the income claim for the client. You look at the income and you then multiply it by the number of years that the client is going to be robbed by (usually detailed in the medical report). If the claim isn't settled within that person's lifetime, then that element disappears with them. It's a very important element that we try to preserve in these cases.
GAVIN: Would that not make insurance companies drag their feet then?
JAMES: That does happen from time to time. It's our job to make sure that they don't do that. If we get the feeling that they're delaying, or using stalling tactics, then we can issue court proceedings in a specialist fast-track High Court in London. There are judges there that make sure that these cases are dealt with very quickly. It will proceed to a hearing at court that the client doesn't need to attend. A barrister or I will represent the client and make representations about the exposure. Then it is up to the defendant to come up with a defence to the claim. If they don't do that, you win the claim at that juncture. An interim payment of asbestos compensation is then payable to the client within 14 days of that hearing. So if they start to go down that route and they sometimes do, we adopt those tactics to help combat that.
GAVIN: So that's quicker than I thought – so, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's going to take years and years?
JAMES: Absolutely not. The problem is that the clients don't have years and years. The courts understand that, the government understands that. There are governmental schemes in place to give people some of their money early, so we can apply for those. We assist people in applying for state benefits and lump sum payments as well, through these governmental schemes, to give them a bit of money upfront to help with their care needs whilst they're suffering. Cases can be turned around within a very short time frame. I've settled many cases within two to three months of receiving instructions.
GAVIN: Oh, that quick? That is a surprise!
JAMES: People often worry that they've got enough on their plate suffering with the condition without a case being very long-winded, dragging on and on through the court process. I have to reassure people that it can be done quite quickly if you have a strong case and the other side aren't taking issue with the exposure. It is quite rare that you'll have insurers raising issues on mesothelioma cases, for example. It does happen from time to time. If that does arise, we then take the step of involving the court very quickly.
GAVIN: We're talking about asbestos, and the awful conditions that people could contract if they've had any exposure to airborne asbestos. We've started talking about what a compensation claim would comprise, but it's more than just getting money for the years that you've been robbed of, isn't it?
JAMES: That's right, it's split up into various elements. There will be a claim for the person's condition – the pain and suffering they have to endure because of the condition. There will be a claim for the care and assistance provided to them by family members, or friends. There will also be a claim for aids and equipment, potentially, if they need adaptations to their house.
These conditions can have such a devastating effect on people, that it is quite often the case that they would need house adaptations. Travelling expenses and miscellaneous expenses would also need to be claimed. In circumstances where somebody has sadly passed away there would be a bereavement award, and there would also be what's called a dependency claim pursued by the surviving widow. That would compensate the widow for losing out on all the services that their husband provided. For example, DIY, gardening, or whatever else it may have been. It's all very bleak really but it's all things that you need to include within the claim to maximise the level of compensation for the client.
GAVIN: Where on earth would a judge begin in calculating an amount that is due? How do you put a pound sign on that?
JAMES: We would put it together in the form of a schedule, we obviously plead that as high as possible. A judge would then consult a set of guidelines that are used by the court to decipher the value of the claim for the condition. So they would look at the person's length and period of suffering, the extent of their symptoms, whether they underwent any treatment etc. They piece it all together and attribute a value that they believe is reasonable, taking their experience into account, and taking those guidelines into account.
GAVIN: Ok, once you agree, or you recommend to your client that you agree with the amount on offer, is it too late to go back a little bit later and say, 'you know, we've incurred more costs than we thought, we've lived a little bit longer and therefore we have more care costs?'
JAMES: There are different ways of settling cases. Some cases are settled on a provisional damages basis, so if somebody has one of the less serious conditions – pleural thickening or pleural plaques – a claim could be settled on a provisional damages basis, which would leave the door open to claim further compensation. However, I've had a recent case which has settled on a full and final basis, so the door was closed to being able to claim further compensation for most elements, apart from one. That element is to claim for future, private immunotherapy treatment, if he requires that. In that case , my client was sadly suffering from mesothelioma. It was recommended that he undergo this private immunotherapy treatment, but at considerable cost to himself. Thankfully, we were able to recover those costs back from the defendant insurers, and we've left the door open for him to return and claim further funds if that treatment is deemed to still be appropriate for him. He's undergoing radiotherapy at the moment, so he's been through the mill to say the least. That was a particularly satisfying result for us, because I could see the torment that this was causing, not only mentally and physically, but financially. He was having to pay for this treatment out of his own pocket, as well. It was a big pressure on him and his family – his daughter assisted him with paying for the treatment. It gave him a degree of peace of mind when we settled the case, because he knows now that he is going to be able to continue to receive that treatment, because of the work we put in on that case.
GAVIN: Amazing peace of mind that you've achieved for that client there.
JAMES: It is, it means a lot. It is quite rewarding, but at the same time it's frustrating because it doesn't matter how hard I work, nothing is going to correct what has happened to my client. You get very close to the clients that you represent, you're speaking to them every day. All you can do is try and secure a sense of justice and try and recover as much money as possible for them. Certainly, in that case, it went a little bit further because you feel as though you have recovered this money to give them best possible opportunity of living a longer life.
GAVIN: Ok James – just a couple more questions to go before we finish, is that ok? We'll do that after this song.
GAVIN: Just a couple more things to mention on the subject of asbestos and the illnesses that it can give you. We've spoken a lot about people who have worked in industries and so on, where they've contracted – for example- mesothelioma. But you don't just represent people who have contracted it through work, do you?
JAMES: No, unfortunately not, these conditions can affect many other people. I had a terrible case, a few years back now, where I represented a mother who had lost her son due to mesothelioma. He was exposed to asbestos when he was a baby, at about 18 months old, when his father was working with asbestos on a construction site for Tarmac. I remember it well, it was a horrendous case, because he passed away at the tender age of 22. In that case the other side actually fought the claim because they were disputing that his dad worked for the company. It was particularly difficult, emotions running very high. We were speaking to his mum every day, we wanted to get a degree of justice for him. Certainly, a very difficult case to run because on his dad's work history, there was no mention of this company employing him. He was paid on a cheque basis really. Whilst he wasn't self-employed, he didn't seem to be on the books with HMRC. We managed to track down his dad, who actually left the family home when his son was 18 months old and he provided a helpful statement, talking about how he was paid regularly. We also spoke to people who knew the family at the time, and how his dad would come back covered in asbestos – white asbestos dust – after being near to others who were cutting up this material and removing it from houses.
GAVIN: It's incredible to hear that.
JAMES: That's the most horrible thing, it doesn't discriminate between employees and a child. Anybody can develop these conditions.
GAVIN: Tragic, tragic. There are treatments available – not everybody chooses to take them though.
JAMES: That's right. What we find is that sometimes the treatments can have their own side effects. Some people decide that if they've got a limited time left they don't want to be adversely effected by the symptoms that are going to be caused by chemotherapy or radical surgery so they may not go down that route. They may decide to refrain from undergoing any recommended treatment and try and enjoy the time that they have left. It's always a very difficult decision to reach.
GAVIN: I suppose it's a very personal decision – you don't need a lawyer's advice on that.
JAMES: Not at all, not at all.
GAVIN: It's down to the person, how they feel. I am out of time, but I have a whole load of trustpilot reviews of what you've done for people. There are some quite moving compliments to you here. All of them five stars, I notice, James!
JAMES: That's right, and it does make you feel proud, when you receive those reviews. However, you're often left feeling a bit frustrated that they're still having to go through what they're going through. Anybody that is interested in taking a look at the reviews just check out our website www.asbestosjustice.co.uk You'll see on there that we've been working very closely with Macmillan over the years, we've actually raised over £32,000 for Macmillan out of the work that we do, because we value the service that they provide to our clients and their families.
GAVIN: And if there's anybody that sadly needs to seek your services for the reasons we've been discussing, they can contact you Monday to Friday at Oliver & Co?
JAMES: They can do, yes. They can call me on my direct dial number: 01244 354663. All of these cases are dealt with on a no win, no fee basis, and I'd be happy to have a chat.
GAVIN: Thank you, James, nice to meet you. James Cameron, from Oliver & Co, on our legal hour.
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