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Virtual Reality has been the stuff of movies and video games for decades, but has only been used in clinical therapy more recently. Virtual Reality imagery for cancer patients' visualization of their immune system killing the malignancy was documented in the mid-1990s. Biofeedback, the process of translating physiological measurements into meaningful data output for self-analysis regulation, is a therapy that has been used to manage migraines, chronic pain, and high blood pressure.
Faezipour aims to produce a Virtual Reality biofeedback application patients could use on their smartphones. Patients would connect a hands-free device to a smartphone, breathe into the microphone a few times and a 3-D virtual simulation of the lungs expanding and contracting would appear on the smartphone, along with simple coaching to better regulate the breathing at that moment and increase the percent of oxygen in the blood.
This application of Virtual Reality technology is a series of complex systems that must be able to function with precision and interact rapidly in order to be effective for biofeedback. The phases of the breathing cycle that produce unique acoustic signals are detected, recorded, analyzed, and transcribed to a virtually real image of the patient's lungs on a smartphone for viewing and breath adjustment. The biofeedback is expected to alert the patient when breathing is not normal before it is noticeable, thereby allowing him/her to adjust subsequent breaths and increase blood oxygenation.
Faezipour's research involves multiple stages and incorporates biology, biomedical engineering, computer science and engineering, and electrical engineering. The technology should be able to individually detect, record, analyze and classify particular breathing movements (inhalation, exhalation, and pauses between these phases). However, unlike precise and expensive instruments found in a controlled clinical setting, Faezipour is researching how to accomplish these tasks using a simple hand-held device. Patients must contend with challenges posed by interfering sounds in a normal setting such as conversation, keyboard clicks, and TV broadcasts. Using algorithms to differentiate the acoustics of breathing from background noises and segment the breathing movements for classification, Faezipour hopes to produce an easy-to-use application that patients can use at home or work.
The signal analysis stage of Faezipour's research is close to completion, with an 86 percent accuracy rating. She hopes to achieve a 100 percent accuracy rating, deemed necessary for the continued advancement and eventual release of the breath signal project. Michael Autuori, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Spiros Katsifis, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, have collaborated on the design and Ph.D. student Ahmad Abushakra has served as Faezipour's research assistant.
A preliminary version of this virtual therapy framework application has been devised that monitors breathing movements and integrates a visual effect of the lungs inflating and deflating as the patient inhales and exhales.
The final product, a user-friendly, accurate smartphone application, will have the capacity to project a detailed animation of the cancer patient's lung function. The remaining challenge involves the completion of a high definition animation, which will be integrated with the acoustic signal transmission, and identifying possible breathing/lung functionality disorders and/or diseases by further analyzing the acoustic signal of breath. In this way, the actual breath analysis of a patient will be visualized on a smartphone for use in real-time biofeedback therapy.
Faezipour foresees the completion of this integrated framework within the next two years.
Currently, most research into smartphone technology medical applications is focused on cardiac care. Faezipour envisions the application of her research as a means to improve the lives of many individuals throughout the world. By aiding in the treatment of lung cancer patients, it can improve lung functionality and contribute to a better quality of life for the cancer patient and other patients with breathing disorders. Overall, equipping an individual with the tools to regulate and improve their own health not only empowers them, but also motivates the individual to progress along the road to recovery.
Faezipour joined the engineering faculty in July of 2011, secured a UB Seed Money Grant in her first six months, and quickly established the Digital/Biomedical Embedded Systems and Technology (D-BEST) Laboratory in the School of Engineering's technology building. Her research interests lie in the broad area of biomedical signal processing and behavior analysis techniques, high-speed packet processing architectures, and digital/embedded systems.
Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Ahmad Abushakra has been working with Faezipour as a research assistant; together they have already published two journal articles on this area of research in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics as well presented components of this research in several world-class IEEE conferences.
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More than 1000 exhibitors show their new products at this year's Pittcon. PROCESS Worldwide had a closer look to provide you an overview. Here with SVP and President Analytics Xylem, Chris McIntire. Topics of Pittcon 2013 cover the whole area of analytics and lab technology. Besides spectroscopy or chromatography the visitor may see new findings in bioanalytics, pharmaceutical or drug development as well as nanotechnology or environmental technology, forensic or food analytics.
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Ian Anderson - The Swan Theatre, High Wycombe (UK) - 29th April 2012
Even before the music begins you know the theatre setting is apt for Ian Anderson's 'Thick As A Brick'. The crew are dressed as caretakers as they set up the stage, and there's a Monty Python meets Two Ronnies vibe to it. Anderson is already having fun with us, and the music hasn't even begun. An ambitious set of 'Thick As A Brick', followed by the new, well received forty year gap sequel 'Thick As A Brick 2' (shortened to the more 21st Century attention deficit title 'TAAB2'). A lot of the crowd were impressionable teens when 'Thick As A Brick' first came out, and the first set does have a certain feel of nostalgia as a few people around me in the darkness of the theatre mouth the words. However, it's not all nostalgia as Anderson has moved with the times, embracing technology. Pretending to answer a mobile call, Anderson invites the caller, fiddle player Anna Phoebe, to join us on Skype in five minutes. Phoebe appears on the screen behind the set, playing along to the music while intermittently stopping to nurse her baby who's with her. Other short videos play in the background to compliment the songs.
Looking healthy and lean in jeans and waistcoat with a black bandana, Anderson looks like a pirate whose life on the high seas has been good to him. His band includes Tull members David Goodier and John O'Hara, and the top drawer new blood Florian Opahle, Scott Hammond and Ryan O'Donnell. Looking like a young Daniel Craig with a curly mop of hair, O' Donnell shares the vocals with Anderson. He has a very West End stage presence (not surprisingly, he was in the stage production of 'Quadrophenia') which wouldn't work with other rock bands, but the theatricality fits in with Anderson's approach.
How many rock shows have you been to when the music stops and there's a short skit about prostate cancer? Not many I'm guessing but that's exactly what you get here as Anderson implores the male members of the audience over fifty (which Anderson reckons is over sixty percent after surveying the crowd) to visit their GP for the dreaded rubber glove check up. The band do justice to the original record, but they really loosen up after the break on the new material.
The chatter during the break is positive, but some are less sure of what to expect next. As the audience have only had a few weeks to get acquainted with the new material, there are less lofty expectations for the second set. As a result, on the night, the second half performance outdoes the first half. It's a band effort and with the shorter songs and catchy hooks it's easily accessible. The set whizz-bangs with wonderful inventive ideas from Anderson. A strident solo from Opahle on 'Banker Bets, Banker Wins' is a particular highlight and its rockiness counterpoints the poetry of 'Might-Have-Beens' and the gentle comedy of some of the lyrics. There are also more serious contemporary themes of corporate bankers and war. Throw in homelessness, homosexuality, corner shops and model railways and you have something quintessentially English and quintessentially Tull.
A frogman, who appears in the corner of the videos that play during the evening in the background, finally reaches the sea as the music reaches it crescendo. The chords of the original 'Thick As A Brick' are reprised to finish. At the end of the closing line "You don't know what it's like to be Thick As A Brick", Anderson adds a jokey "2". The trademark folky prog ("mustn't call it pop" says Anderson in one of the YouTube clips as the character Archibald Parrit), modern gimmickry and old school theatrics end with a large inflatable ball bouncing over the heads of the crowd, while Louis Armstrong's 'It's A Wonderful World' plays out over the tannoy. The evening ends as surreally as it began. Catch Anderson and his band if you can, and don't be left, to quote the man himself, with a case of "What Ifs, Maybes and Might Have Beens."
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Today i.e on 17th June, 2012, IBPS had conducted the 2nd Common Written Exam (CWE) for Probationary Officers / Management Trainees.The exam is conducted at several venues in the country in Evening and Morning Shifts.It is expected that close to 1 million students are appearing for this exam.Most of these students have already appeared in the Ist IBPS PO Exam held in Students held on 18th September, 2012, but few students are trying their luck for the first time in the IBPS PO Exam 2012
Early reviews about the IBPS PO Question paper 2012 suggests that the paper was a bit tough than the previous IBPS Paper.Some students are saying like that, "This is the toughest ever PO paper in the Bank exams History". A few are saying that " IBPS ne Barbaad kar Diya" i.e IBPS had ruined our career.
In this article we will discuss the Pattern and the nature of Questions asked in the IBPS PO Question Paper of 17th June, 2012 (Morning Shift). Those students who appeared in the IBPS Exam on 17th June, 2012 are requested to share the Questions and their views about the Question Paper.
Here are some of the Questions that were asked in the General Awareness Section of the Morning Shift of IBPS PO Exam on 17th June, 2012.
1) Smart Money Refers to ?
2) Which among the following is not the Functions of RBI ?
3) Who is the Chief guest on the Bharat Prvaasi Divas ?
4) Banking Ombudsman is applicable to ?
5) In case a person is not satisfied with the Banking Ombudsman he can further make complaint to?
6) A question is asked on Draft Payee ?
7) Which Indian player had won the Australian Open 2012 ?
8) Who among the following is the author of Book titled " Nirbhsham" ?
9) Who among the following is the Women CEO of a Bank ?
10) India recently voted against Sri Lanka in the UN Assembly over which issue ?
11) A few days ago, two Italian ships were captured and Detained as they were involved in the ?
12) Which among the following documents in not required to open a Bank Account ?
13) NREPA that was recently inducted in the Indian Navy is a ?
14) Which mechanism is used to transferring money in between International Banks ?
15) Ranbir Rapport was awarded with Best Award in IIFA for which film ?
16) At which place Afro Asian athletics championship was held recently ?
17) If the difference between the income and expenditure is Zero (0) then budget is called
18) Which Scheme is launched by Indian Government to provide electrification in Rural areas
19) RBI had recently approved Non Banking Organizations to provide ATM Facilities called as
20) Who is Australian Cricket captain of the India-Australia Test Series held in January 2012 ?
21) Mario Monti was recently presented which award ?
22) Panch Parmeshwar Yojna is recently launched by which state of India ?
23) Which among the following is not a Money Market Instrument ?
24) What is a Debit Card ?
25) Which among the following facilities is not provided by LinkedIn ?
Update: We will soon update the remaining questions that were asked in the General Awareness Sections and also in the Other Sections of the IBPS PO Question Paper 2012.Students are requested to Share the Questions in the Comments Section and also on the IBPS PORTAL Facebook Page
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"I have been waiting for this day for seven decades and I am overjoyed that it has finally arrived," said Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow in July, when a new treaty banning nuclear weapons was agreed at the United Nations in New York. "This is the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons."
However agreeing on a new treaty is only the first step towards a treaty becoming valid international law. As of Wednesday 20th September, governments can take the next step and officially sign the Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Once a country signs, it needs to have it adopted as national law to ratify it. And 50 countries need to do this before this treaty becomes agreed international law.
Governments that sign and ratify the treaty have real obligations. They commit to: "never under any circumstances … develop, test, produce, manufacture, otherwise acquire, possess or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices … (or) use or threaten to use nuclear weapons."
The treaty also prohibits states from allowing any stationing, installation or deployment of any nuclear weapons in their territory. (You can read the full text here.)
There is already overwhelming support for this treaty.
122 countries supported it back in July. Many of these countries are expected to sign and ratify it in the coming weeks and months.
This is a good start. But it is not enough.
Sadly, the world of nuclear weapons is an extremely unequal one. Just nine states in the world own nuclear weapons: the USA, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, North Korea, Pakistan and Israel.
There are five more states that host U.S. nuclear weapons as part of NATO's nuclear sharing policy: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Turkey. These countries and all the other NATO countries, with the exception of the Netherlands, boycotted the negotiations of the new treaty. The Netherlands attended the negotiations but voted against it.
They all remain adamant that they will not sign the treaty. The US has also been using its considerable influence to pressure other countries not to support it.
This is significant; unless a country ratifies the treaty, it is not bound by it.
Nuclear Security Summit Protest in Washington D.C, April 2016.
Although this is a reality, it is certainly no reason to despair, quite the contrary. September 20th marks a new era and, indeed, the beginning of the end for nuclear weapons.
Each state that does sign and ratify this treaty will contribute to strengthening its impact in global politics, and help delegitimize the role of weapons of mass destruction in security policies.
It may even influence military practices in states that do not initially sign the treaty. It will make it harder for their proponents to describe nuclear weapons as a legitimate and useful means to provide security. It creates a -- long overdue -- global norm against nuclear weapons.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win," Gandhi allegedly said.
Even a year ago, the idea of a treaty banning nuclear weapons supported by a majority of countries in the world, negotiated in a record time of only four weeks, would have seemed like a dream -- laughable to many.
But it was achieved. Countries that are often sidelined when global security is discussed have stuck together, and, supported by civil society, made this a reality.
The many states that have supported this treaty so far, and those that will sign up to it in the coming weeks and months, make a clear point on behalf of their citizens and on behalf of millions around the world.
We do not allow the few to define security for all. Nuclear weapons are not a path towards peace and security. In the year where nuclear war has once again became thinkable to some, there is no better time to denounce these evil weapons.
September 21st marks the International Day of Peace. There can be no better commitment to peace than to join this treaty. We must all call on our governments to do so.
Write to your representatives/member of parliament and ask them support the treaty - clear instructions from ICAN here.
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On Saturday, June 23, the Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG) and the Frisco Fire Department spent a long afternoon rescuing Bob French (47) from a rock face near Frisco.
French, a Breckenridge attorney and member of SCRG, was climbing a 10,385-foot point just north of the summit of Mt. Royal near the mouth of Ten Mile Canyon. About 12:15 p.m., he was leading a pitch 50 feet above his climbing partner, Neil Haglov, when he fell 40 feet pulling his protection. He suffered a compound dislocation of his right ankle.
Haglov, the SCRG medical director also from Breckenridge, tied French's rope off to prevent him from falling further, then lowered French a short distance to a small ledge, where Haglov splinted the injured leg.
Haglov then lowered French another 30 feet down the rock face to a larger ledge, where the two climbers were more comfortable. Waving and yelling, Haglov attracted the attention of two bicyclists on the bike path in Ten Mile Canyon. The bicyclists rode into Frisco and reported the incident to the Frisco Fire Department.
Using the public address system on a fire department vehicle while the climbers on the mountain used gestures to respond to questions, the fire department personnel were able to confirm that one of the climbers had injured his leg. SCRG and the fire department then responded with several people who went up to the base of the rock face. French's leg was resplinted with a Stevens Pass splint, then Haglov and Jon Gunson of SCRG brought French down the last 70 feet to the base of the cliff. Members of the SCRG and fire department then evacuated him the rest of the way. (Source: Dave Thorson, Summit County Rescue Group)
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SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) introduced Assembly Bill 862 today that would prohibit the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) from operating a secret DMV field office that only serves a select group of individuals in state government, including Members of the Legislature and their staff.
"At a time when the DMV is failing to adequately serve Californians, it is unconscionable that lawmakers tasked with keeping the department accountable do not have to wait in the same lines as the people they represent," Kiley said. "We'll see if there's more interest in fixing the DMV once all California Legislators are required to endure the same experience as their constituents."
Multiple news reports and audits in recent months have highlighted the DMV's deficiencies, including:
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Most recently, an audit by the Department of Finance uncovered a number of concerning findings at the DMV including an outdated organizational structure, poor performing IT systems, and a failure to properly train employees to meet the needs of customers.
Assemblyman Kevin Kiley represents the 6th Assembly District, which includes the Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado County communities of Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Fair Oaks, Folsom, Granite Bay, Lincoln, Loomis, Orangevale, Penryn, Rocklin, Roseville, and Sheridan.


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HOUSTON- Two key fuel pipelines were set to start up on Monday after certain segments in Texas were shut because of Hurricane Harvey, helping alleviate concerns about rising retail prices and the domestic distribution of gasoline and distillates.
Colonial Pipeline Co, the biggest U.S. fuel system, said on Sunday it planned to reopen the main distillate line between Houston and Hebert, Texas, on Monday, and the gasoline line between those two points on Tuesday. The company had initially aimed to restart both its lines by Sunday.
The company's pipelines connect refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast to markets in the Northeast, transporting more than 3 million barrels a day of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Explorer Pipeline said late on Sunday that its Texas-to-Oklahoma 28-inch fuel pipeline started up as expected. Its 24-inch fuel pipeline, which will run from Oklahoma into the U.S. Midwest, will restart on Monday.
The return of supply eased some concerns after the storm took down nearly a quarter of U.S. oil refining capacity, hit oil and gas platforms along the Gulf and lifted average gasoline prices by more than 20 cents since Aug. 23.
U.S. gasoline futures fell by 3 percent in early trade on Sunday. Futures prices had traded at a two-year high on fears of supply shortages. Gasoline margins were down 9 percent.
Colonial is also petitioning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to allow it to move so-called transitionary gasoline, a grade between summer and winter blend, which would ease the supply crunch.
On Sunday, average retail prices rose again, to $2.621 a gallon, with weekly increases hitting 18 percent in Georgia and 19 percent in South Carolina, according to motorists advocacy group AAA.
The hurricane battered Texas before weakening to a tropical storm and inundated the region with torrential rains and flooding. Several refineries, terminals, drilling platforms and other facilities were working to restart or return to normal operations on Sunday.
About 5.5 percent of the Gulf's oil production and 8.4 percent of the natural gas output remained shut, the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said, while operators began inspecting facilities and resuming work.
The total lost production in the Gulf since platforms started shutting is about 2.97 million barrels of oil and 6.35 billion cubic feet of gas.
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Pipelines and terminals have also been restarting over the weekend, assuaging worries over the ability of refineries to get the crude oil they need to operate.
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Don't get me wrong, it's by no means a better movie. And it's not a good adaptation either, Hans Christian Anderson would probably still revolve in his grave. But contrary to Frozen, it surprisingly does get the key plot point of the story right: the Snow Queen kidnapping children and trying to freeze their emotions out of them. So... Points for that?
Even though, of course, they couldn't totally ignore the fact that the inclusion of the Ice Queen was the most shameless Frozen rip-off imaginable, so - in the end
Elsa Freya of course was redeemed and turned good again.... They even tried the sisterly hug thing from Frozen. Which.... You know, I was afraid would actually work, but thank goodness didn't. You're not gonna defeat evil Charlize Theron with love, bitch! (I liked that. That was... a very nasty little kick at the Frozen narrative, as much as liked that, too.)
Also - points for having more Charlize Theron than I expected. When I realized that both the trailers and the opening narration had lied to me and this is, in fact, not a prequel (at least for most of its running time) but a regular old sequel, I was afraid the fact that Theron died in the first one could seriously hinder her from showing up. It did - for a while, but then she was back and was glorious. :) Because let's be honest, Theron chewing the scenery like she hadn't eaten anything since Monster was by far the best thing about that Snow White version. And it was, unsurprisingly the best part of this one, too.
And the scenery she ate looked cool, too. The second best thing about the first one clearly was the production- and costume design, and Huntsman lives up to that. Despite lacking anything as batshit insane as Theron's dress made of dead birds from the first one (one of my favourite movie dresses of all times... I kinda hope Drillpress includes this in his fashion articles... :) ), this film was really cool to look at most of the time.
And that was about it. The rest of the actors remain pale... especially Emily Blunt. Whom I like, but who remained a blank slate next to Theron. Probably because she wasn't allowed to go all out in order to be able to be saved by love in the end. (I must say Elsa in her prime was more intimidating than Blunt). Guess it wasn't all Kristen Stewart's fault that Snow White looked dull....
The script was - bad. Really bad. The dialogues and romances stilted, the voice over narration annoying, the attempts to avoid explaining Snow White's absence in this sequel to her own movie clumsy. Jessica Chastain and honestly Chris Hemsworth, too, phoned it in, and of course being absent from too big a part of the movie, Theron hamming it up couldn't save it as much as she saved Snow White.
If you liked the that one - maybe for the same reasons I did - you'll probably like this one too. Maybe not as much. Probably not enough to pay for a ticket, but it's not a waste if you netflix it, then.


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Last week I took Layla and Mariam to Ikea during the day to look around and it actually went really well. I was even able to let Mariam out of the Babyhawk and Layla out of her stroller and they behaved like civilized human beings. Even lunch there went without a hitch! While I was there, I spotted a clothes stand in the children's section. They only had the display and weren't going to have anymore in stock till this week, so I decided to take my chance again and made another trip there yesterday with Layla and Mariam. I was able to get the stand, but sweet mother of God did the girls give me a hard time! Halfway through the store I practically had to carry Layla out of the store and through the parking lot screeching and even Mariam gave me a hard time. I swear by the time I got behind the steering wheel my heart was pounding from the adrenaline of being so worked up.
That is the last time I'm taking them on my own. Just so we're clear.
Oi Vey, anyways let's talk about this ridiculously cute and cheap clothes stand. For only $14.99 it's absolutely fabulous for hanging your favorite dress, a children's tutu, or any outfit really. I specifically bought it for the nursery, but now I want one for my room. I know Serena is going to want one too. This my friends is where having girls....and being a girl can get expensive.
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Investment advisors are familiar with the idea that past performance is not indicative of future returns.
And so it is in the realm of retirement income, according to financial economist Larry Kotlikoff, who argues that that a Social Security system that has by and large worked should not lead complacent Americans to assume its future viability.
That is one of the takeaway points from an online debate last week hosted by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), a Washington, DC –based nonpartisan institute conducting research related to income security.
Both Kotlikoff and his opponent, Larry Thompson, a NASI founding board member, agree on the importance of social insurance (Kotlikoff is an academy member).
Indeed, Kotlikoff, the maverick Boston University economist who in 2012 sought the presidency on the Internet-based third party Americans Elect platform attests that Social Security represents a majority (55%) of the annual income of households headed by those 65 and older.
But Kotlikoff argues that Social Security is in "grave financial trouble," worse than in 1983 when the Greenspan Commission reformed the system's finances — indeed, "in worse shape than Detroit's two pension systems, taken together," Kotlikoff writes.
That is because the system is 32% underfunded, despite its nearly $3 trillion trust fund.
"In short, an immediate and permanent 32% hike in the Social Security payroll tax rate (from 12.4% to 16.4%, forever) is needed to pay the existing benefits. Alternatively, an immediate and permanent 23% cut in all OASDI benefits would provide long-term solvency," Kotlikoff writes.
And while he does not think such drastic hikes or cuts are politically feasible, he argues that Social Security's finances are just part of the system's problems:
"Its Handbook has 2,728 complex rules, and its Program Operating Manual has thousands of even more complex rules to explain the Handbook's rules," he writes.
This complexity, together with rising federal income taxes on Social Security benefits (which he attributes to a lack of inflation indexation), contribute to Americans' confusion about the benefits to which they are entitled and age at which they should take them, thus possibly overestimating their retirement income.
And beyond solvency and complexity issues, Kotlikoff sees issues of inequity and inefficiency:
"Thanks to the system's spousal and survivor benefits, millions of workers pay Social Security taxes year after year and end up with no extra benefits. Indeed, a working spouse can end up with lower benefits than a spouse who never worked," he adds, referring readers to a more detailed policy proposal he drafted as part of his 2012 campaign.
That proposal for replacing the U.S. pay-as-you-go Social Security system with individual contributions financed by mandatory contributions elicited skepticism from Larry Thompson, who argues that even Chile, which takes a similar approach, has recently modified its system away from exclusive reliance on private accounts.
Thompson argues that the key distinction between the current system and the one that Kotlikoff proposes is the former's reliance on labor markets versus the latter's dependence on capital markets.
"The major difference between the two approaches is that one sets pensions with reference to wage levels prevailing at retirement whereas the other establishes retirement incomes based on capital market returns over the course of the working life," Thompson writes.
Noting that U.S. workers do rely on capital markets, to some extent, in their private IRAs, 401(k)s and the like, Thompson argues against forcing "everybody to put all of their retirement income eggs into the capital market basket."
The NASI board member warns that the cost of transitioning Social Security to a private account system makes such a move impracticable.
For that reason, he challenges Kotlikoff and other critics of Social Security to instead turn their attention to underlying problems in our current system: "that workers (and/or their employers) are not contributing enough to their defined contribution accounts and that investment returns in these accounts underperform broad market averages due to high administrative charges and poor individual investment decisions."
Reached by ThinkAdvisor, Kotlikoff demurred, arguing that all available evidence suggests Americans won't voluntarily increase their savings to the extent needed to purchase income security in their retirement years.
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The word Jagannath means the Lord of the Universe. So Lord Jagannath is the lord of the Universe. Therefore there are many Lord Jagannatha Temples found in various countries in the world. Lord Jagannath is the incarnations of Krishna and the symbol of Love, Brotherhoodness and equality. Lord is worshiped in Puri as per his own wish. At present there are seven deities sitting in Ratna Sinhasan the Jewel Pedestal. They are Balabhadra, Subhadra, Jagannath, Sudarshan, Basudevi, Sridevi and Madhab. Bhudevi and Sridevi are placed in both the sides of Lord Jagannath. Madhab is a small replica of Jagannath. All of them are made from wood except Bhudevi (Prithivi Mata) and Sridevi (Mahalakshmi) who are metal idols.
Lord Jagannath is parmatma, he is known as Brahma, Daru Brahma as he is made from log of wood but he does not have any specific forms like Rama or Krishna, rather he is the embodiment of all forms. We find that the Lord Jagannath is invoked and worshiped by virtually all the diverse religious sampradayas, each in their own way. The great acharyas and founder of the different vedic sampradayas, namely Bhagvatapada Adi Shankaracharya, Shri Ramanujacharya, Shri Madhavacharya, Shri Nimbarkacharya, Shri Vishnu Swami, Shri Ballavacharya and Shri Chaitanya all of them visited Puri and invoked Lord Jagannath according to the tradition of their own sampradayas. Even the founder of the Sikh religion Guru Nanak and also Sufi saint Kabir visited Puri and invoked Lord in their own tradition. Lord Jagannatha is also worshipped by Buddhists, as for nearly seven hundred years, Buddhism was a prominent religion of Orissa. There is also a view that the sacred tooth relic of Buddha was kept in Puri. Moreover in the Dasavatara panel inside the Jagamohan of Shri Jagannatha Temple, Lord Jagannatha is depicted as the ninth incarnation of the Lord in the place of Buddha.
As per Rigveda-Ekam sat viprah bahudha vadanti (Truth is one the wise speak of it in various names).All the definitions of Brahma are attributed to him. The deities are present here from time immemorial and unaffected by creation or destruction of the universe as they are the main architect behind the show. This question relating to Lords appearance in Puri or Jagannath Puri still unanswered. Along with this question there are many other questions also unanswered like why the lord taken this type of shape? Who has done so? How old the present temple is? Who has constructed the temple? Whether the deities were in this form from the very beginning? When did the famous Car Festival started? All these questions puzzle human minds. We normal human being cannot see our own eyelashes or the distance heaven it is useless to find out these answers, we have to just believe that Everything happened or happening in Jagannath Puri is the wish of the Lord Jagannath. Without his wish nothing will possible.
The offerings of the deities are known as Mahaprasad. It is prepared in a most scientific manner. The rice Prasad is free from spices. It is good for health. It is prepared in earthen pots by putting nine pots at a time. Mahaprasad is so sacred that people of every section of society partake it without any consideration. Various purana's also speak the glory of the Mahaprasad. Mahaprasad in the form of Nirmalya (dried Prasad) can be preserved for a longer period and can be transported to distant places. One has to utter the name of the deities at the time of partaking it.
It is indeed this 'great harmony' which the tradition of Lord Jagannatha so clearlely represents: and this is the vital wisdom message the world humanity is in dire need of today. When much of the strife and conflict around the world is prompted by communal or religious differences, the underlying principles of the tradition of Lord Jagannatha, that God is one and that he can be invoked in myriad, infinite ways and that irrespective of differences in caste, colour, religion, nationality etc. We are all children of the One Divine Father (Vasundhara Kutumbakam) and co-travellers on the path to Divinity – these verily are the eternal and fundamental truth that have to be well understood and imbibed by the mankind today, if peace, harmony and prosperity is to reign on this beautiful planet of ours.


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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (CNN) -- When Siegfried Widera got word last May that child molestation charges would soon be brought against him, authorities say the Catholic priest immediately booked a Caribbean cruise, returned to the United States a few weeks later and then vanished.
Widera, 61, was moved from parish to parish in Wisconsin and California in the 1970s through the mid-1980s, remaining in the priesthood even after a 1973 child molestation conviction.
He is now one of the most wanted sex crime fugitives, accused of 42 counts of child molestation in both states.
He has never been defrocked from the priesthood.
A massive manhunt is under way to find Widera, with more than seven different local, state and federal agencies taking part in Wisconsin, California, Arizona and Texas.
Authorities say they believe Widera poses a danger to children, and they are seeking the public's help in tracking him down.
"He's a serial child molester," said Doug Bachert, a deputy U.S. marshal who is coordinating the fugitive task force. "Wherever he is now, there are some unwitting families that have no idea what he is about."
Bachert said authorities want to "catch him as fast as we can."
"This has been an ongoing pattern with him for years, decades. This is not going to stop," Bachert said.
The first felony charges were brought against Widera in Wisconsin in May. The nine counts accuse Widera of molesting three children -- two 10-year-olds and a 9-year-old -- from 1970 to 1973. If convicted, the priest could face a maximum of 10 years in prison for each count.
This week, authorities in Orange County, California, issued an arrest warrant charging him with 33 felony counts of child molestation involving four boys from 1978 to 1985. The boys were all under 14.
Widera has eluded authorities since the Wisconsin charges were brought. Bachert said Widera, who was believed to be in Arizona at the time, got wind of the charges in advance and fled.
"The first thing he did was schedule a cruise for himself. He got out of the country, but he did come back. But the trail basically goes cold in Texas," he told CNN in a phone interview.
Bachert said authorities believe Widera may be getting assistance from his two brothers and a sister. "We believe that the family has had a role in helping him avoid arrest," Bachert said.
CNN contacted Tucson Container Corp., a company founded by Widera's brother John, for comment. CNN was told John Widera no longer worked out of the office, and employees refused to give any further contact information.
Calls to the home of Widera's sister, Christel, went unanswered.
Widera was ordained on May 20,1967, and first served as an associate pastor at St. Mary Help of Christians Church in West Allis, Wisconsin, where he remained from 1969 until June 1972.
It was while there that Milwaukee authorities believe he molested the two 10-year-olds, the second of whom was allegedly abused in June 1972, the same month he left the parish to become associate pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
A year later, he pleaded guilty to an "act of sexual gratification involving the sex organ of himself and a minor," which was witnessed by other young boys, according to court documents.
It was not immediately clear from the court records whether he served jail time or what his punishment was. Calls to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee were not returned. But he did remain in the priesthood.
According to the charges filed this past May, another child was molested that same summer in 1973.
By June 1975, Widera had transferred to St. Andrew Parish in Delevan, Wisconsin.
Two years later, he was in California, serving the Diocese of Orange County at St. Pius V Church in Buena Park. He served at four other parishes in the region until August 1985, when he was removed from the ministry after a parent brought a complaint of alleged child molestation.
During that span, according to the charges brought in Orange County this week, Widera molested at least four boys while there. In every case in both states, the children described similar encounters with Widera, who they said would begin by tickling them.
"I got to hate it when he would tickle me because I knew what was going to happen next," one alleged victim is quoted as saying in the court papers.
Though Widera was removed from the ministry, he was not defrocked.
The U.S. Marshals are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 800 336-0102.
"There's every reason to believe he's doing the same thing he's charged with," Bachert said. "We intend to find him. We're looking. It's only a matter of time."
From CNN National News Desk Editor Wayne Drash.


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You hear all the time about the struggles parents face with getting their daycare to allow cloth diapers in their facilities. Here's a new twist. Jen Dunkle, owner of "What Do You See Childcare" in Fowlerville, Michigan is considering not allowing disposable diapers in her daycare.
Having always been the "go to person" to watch friends' and co-workers' children, a day care was a very logical business for her to open. Cloth was introduced into her daycare shortly after. "My first interest with cloth diapers was when I was pregnant, I worked 50-60 hours a week, was a single mom and wanted something cost effective." Jen Dunkle explains, "April of 2008 I went into a store that had a sign outside that mentioned natural fertility help." She explained that while waiting to speak with someone, she overheard a discussion about Fuzzi Bunz. Within a month she had bought her first set. She fell in love! "I took my money and went back to that store and eventually ended up with cloth diapers and cloth trainers and have never looked back." Dunkle now owns more than 200 cloth diapers.
Dunkle is not just obsessed with fluff though. She uses them in her daycare. The children she watches almost all wear them. Some of them even rent her diapers to use at home. She watches eight children on a regular basis. Jen explains, "Five of the kids are in cloth diapers or trainers when they are here and two of them use my cloth diapers at home also."
Her diaper service is $20 a week. She explains to the parents that it will still be cheaper for them than disposables. "I'm all about doing whatever I can to get people in cloth. I mean a brightly colored fluffy butt is so much better than a chemical covered perfumed butt, so for me it's always been to help the kids." Jen washes all of the diapers herself. She has them separated into colors so she knows which child wears which diaper. That makes the parents feel really comfortable. If a parent chooses to use disposables though… this is my favorite part…. She sends the used disposable diapers home in a bag for the parents to dispose of, because she wants no part of it!
Jen is a regular participant on Everything Birth's free online forum. Go visit her there. She loves to chat and is a wealth of information!
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Oil of Oregano is a MUST HAVE for every single family. It is documented in several medical studies as having the ability to rival the strength of vancomyacin, which one of the strongest antibiotics available. Hospitals regularly give vancomyacin intravenously when oral antibiotics fail. (pubmed.org) As an added bonus, unlike traditionally used medical antibiotics, Oil of Oregano doesn't run the risk of bacteria learning how to defend itself against it. (No, resistance issues present themselves in case studies, which is why Big Pharma is so interested in breaking it down to patent it.) Oil of Oregano will be here, fully functional, even when in a few more years as they predict, antibiotics will no longer be effective.
When penicillin was first created, it was known even then that antibiotics, no matter how they were altered had a life span of only several decades. In order to make it last as long as possible doctors were urged to not over prescribe or allow patients to use them improperly (such as when people stop using them before the bacteria is wiped out.) And so, in reading the warnings in medical journals, it has become clear to me from countless studies that our human marriage with antibiotics will be coming to a close shortly. With the rise of MRSA, we can see this already happening. This is why, the absolute RULE for my family is that unless it is a life or death matter, we will refuse antibiotics.
Enter: Medicinal oils such as oregano, thyme and clove. Each of these oils have tremendous bacteria killing capabilities. They kill bacteria in an entirely different way. So, even if the body still has remaining bacteria in it, that bacteria has not been able to "learn" how to mutate to overcome these oils. Each of these oils can be taken internally in a caplet. I use clove on my skin, because it smells nice. I use oil of oregano internally because it has been studied very extensively and seems to be the strongest and most effective of these powerful herbal oils.
These are the only warnings you will need to be aware of. (Verses the pages and pages of warnings in almost every single bag you pick up from the pharmacy.) You can learn more on your own by using the term carvacrol (Oil of Oregano) in a search at http://www.pubmed.org.
Another powerful antibiotic to look into is colloidal silver because this can be harmlessly sprayed in even an infant's nasal passage, mouth, ear canal, vaginal area or eyes.
For what it's worth, each of these natural remedies also kills viruses and fungi… so it eliminates the need for "cultures" to find the right medicine. This really helps to take the guess work out of helping my family get healthy and avoids the wait time for culture tests which are absolutely crucial to responsible medicine when dealing with traditional methods of killing bacteria and viruses. It is highly irresponsible for a doctor to prescribe an antibiotic without a culture. I realize they do it all the time, so, don't forget to thank them for the MRSA in our communities the next time you catch them doing this.
If you're hesitant to take my word for it since I'm just a blogger, I don't blame you. Do me a favor though, meet me half-way. Have a bottle of Oil of Oregano on hand at all times. The next time you're sick, take one caplet of oil of oregano three times a day while you wait for the doctor to responsibly order a culture (about a day or so.) If you still don't feel better by the time the doctor has your results, feel free to responsibly use your antibiotics (while they're still effective that is.)
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On Everything Birth's free online forum for moms, I had the pleasure of virtually meeting some of the Diaper Parties' representatives. The forum is open to anyone interested in any of the areas of natural parenting, but many of the Diaper Parties' representatives congregate in this forum just to chit chat. They usually have a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer other women, so I really like chatting with these women.
Every couple of weeks, I want to spotlight one of the Diaper Parties' representatives so that you can get a better feel of the support system available to you if you ever wanted to join them to spread the word about cloth diapers.
Traci Orzeck is a representative that covers the Augusta, Georgia area (including Fort Gordon.) Traci is part of a military family. A former military child herself, she met her husband when they were serving in the same company and living in the same barracks almost five years ago. Because of her history in the military, she has moved around a lot and starts to get antsy every couple of years in one place. So far, she has also lived in Washington, AZ, VA, OH, NC, TX, FL, MD, VA, and SC.
When I asked her what first got her interested in this style of parenting, I was delighted that she responded, "I don't know which style you are referring to. I'm not any one style. I just do what feels right and hope it all goes smoothly." That's one of the things I like most about the women in the Everything Birth Community. Pretenses don't really exist there. They are a bunch of moms doing the best they can, when they can. It's inspiring and also comfortable.
Traci has kept her parties on the small side, which is often far more comfortable and the women end up learning more that way. A party with six women attending will usually gross about $300-$500 in diaper sales. The thing she enjoys best about them is watching the reactions from the women as they learn just how fun and stylish today's cloth diapers are. Her personal favorite diapers are the bumGenius and the Flip diapers.
Join us at our community forum, "The Village." Remember, it's free and you're definitely welcome! If you want to learn more about becoming a Diaper Parties representative yourself, visit the website.
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New Classifieds Listings Arena Made Specifically For Us!
Everything Birth thinks of, well… everything. Not only have they brought us a free community forum (where we can swap stories and information,) a fabulous consulting program where we can earn money by doing what we already do (spread the word about the benefits of cloth diapering,) an Amazon links page (so we can easily find the best prices on items they don't carry, but we love,) a medical supply store specializing in midwife and birth supplies, and this regularly updated blog, but now… now they have created:
Birth Depot is a free classifieds listings arena made just for us by the people at Everything Birth. On it, we can easily:
We get to do all of this… FOR FREE.
The pregnancy, birth and early motherhood market is a very specialized market. Birth Depot is a safe, comfortable, easy to maneuver place for us to buy and sell products of interest without having to sift through ads of less consequence to us. We can:
Sure there're other places online where you can place classified ads.
On the largest classifieds site, I have been highly disappointed while searching for baby gear, when I stumble across an ad promoting "adult services." Ever since they eliminated that category, the ads haven't gone away; they just show up in other places. Depending on where I'm at in my monthly cycle, I either get mildly annoyed or I become highly enraged at the infidelity that is clearly attempting to happen while I try to buy a few gently used cloth diapers.
On another classifieds site, you don't have to worry about this, but you do have to invest a bunch of time building up relationships within the forum before you are even allowed to sell or trade an item. While we understand the reasons behind this, we also know that some of us don't make a habit out of buying and selling items, so a complicated registration and "getting to know you" period just isn't convenient. So we end up just not doing it. Those of us that don't have this kind of time or interest used to sell our cloth diapers on eBay, but then eBay decided cloth diapers are unpleasant, so we were left with very little options.
Now, thanks to the rad people at Everything Birth, we have the perfect solution. I've also got to add, it feels comforting to me knowing that this new classifieds listing forum is was created by a company that has continually and pleasantly shocked me with their high standard of business ethics, non-judgmental outlook on parenting, dedication to children and midwifery, and responsible lifestyles.
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On Everything Birth's free online forum for moms, I had the pleasure of virtually meeting some of the Diaper Parties' representatives. The forum is open to anyone interested in any of the areas of natural parenting, but many of the Diaper Parties' representatives congregate in this forum just to chit chat. They usually have a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer other women, so I really like chatting with these women.
Every couple of weeks, I spotlight one of the Diaper Parties' representatives so that you can get a better feel of the support system available to you if you ever wanted to join them to spread the word about cloth diapers.
Sara Hughes covers the Northern IL & Southern WI territory for Diaper Parties by Everything Birth. Sara's largest sale was $600 on an individual consultation! This wasn't even in a party, just a private consultation.
Sara is married and is raising one daughter. She was turned on to cloth diapers by her best friend from high school who had been using them on her own child before Sara's daughter, Juliana, was born. It was the cuteness of the diapers that first appealed to her. Now though, her favorite product that she sells is the Kissaluvs Diaper Lotion Potion.
When I asked Sara what her favorite moments of motherhood were, she endearingly answered, "Oh they just keep getting better. The night-time snuggles when J wants to cuddle in and nurse, the shrieks of laughter when you blow raspberries on her neck, how she crawls over just to hold onto me while she plays with a toy in her other hand… I could go on. Being a mom changed me and really made me slow down with life to cherish the small things. I've learned a lot of patience being an AP mom but I've also learned to love more than I ever knew I'd have the ability to."
Join us at our community forum, "The Village." Remember, it's free and you're definitely welcome! If you want to learn more about becoming a Diaper Parties representative yourself, visit the website.
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I think having clearly defined pregnancy boundaries is important.
Pregnancy can be such an emotional time. We need to do whatever we can to keep ourselves calm for our children. I wrote mine out when I was pregnant with my daughter. Here's what I said:
At 28 weeks, I started my pre-term labor adventure with my last pregnancy. I don't know what caused it. Maybe it was the bladder infection, maybe it was the subsequent yeast infection after the antibiotics which I'm sure was only increased by the millions of gallons of glucose I had for my 1 hour and three hour glucose tests. Maybe I didn't have enough water.
Then again, maybe, as my doctor suggested to me yesterday, pre-term labor and early contractions are just how my body deals with stress.
You see, I've been getting contractions and he says there's no way for me to know if they are just normal contractions or if they are setting up to repeat history. I can feel them in my cervix now. A few weeks ago, I couldn't.
So here's the deal: this pregnancy will be easy for me from here on out. I have paid my pregnancy dues and I deserve for this pregnancy to go smoothly.
Here are my boundaries which I will need everyone to be respectful of:
*Unless I offer, I am not your therapist.
*I don't want to chat with you about my OB.
*I don't want to be shamed for how I drink coke to settle my stomach.
*I don't want to be told to take my prenatal vitamin. I took it for ten years religiously to build up my vitamin stores in the event that I may get pregnant. Let's face it, the most crucial time we need that folic acid is before we even know we're pregnant. If I felt for one moment that I could take them AND keep down any food, I would.
*Don't pressure me to be social, chances are I'm tired. If I don't want to go, I won't go.
*Don't tell me how to parent my children.
*Don't try to flirt with my husband.
*Don't talk to me about vaccinating or not vaccinating children, I'm not in the mood to discuss it anymore.
*Don't ask me to join a club or start taking an activity with you.
*Don't ask me about my step-son's mother, as far as I am concerned, that is me.
And above all….
*Do not ask me if this pertains to you. I clearly defined the parameters. You will be safest just assuming that this does, in fact, pertain to you.
Pretty gutsy huh? 😉
If you made a list of your pregnancy boundaries what would be on it?
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Swordfish Skewers
If you missed it, last week Voila Davis was the first black woman to receive the award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series and she delivered an acceptance speech that lit the Emmys and the internet on fire.
The crowd went absolutely nuts.
Standing ovation.
Everybody got up and started applauding, whistling and shit, and all I wanna say is, I don't fucking get that moment.
Whenever a minority is on stage and they talk about how racist Hollywood is and it needs to stop, the level –
The level of screaming and applauding and crying, doing all this bullshit.
The amount of people in that crowd, almost tripping over themselves to stand up and applaud..
Its like you're it.
You guys are the guys that's running this shit.
You're who she's talking about.
And I'm not talking about the actors or anything, they can't really do shit.
But there's like showrunners in the crowd, casting directors, there's heads of studios…its like if you really gave a fuck to the level that you're acting like you're giving a fuck right now, the person stage wouldn't have to be making the speech in the first place.
And don't worry, I don't intend to turn this into a 'The White Man' speech or get into todays racism.
All I'm saying is that I just don't get that moment.
I feel like in that moment, rather than applauding wildly, they should be going; Alright, alright you got us.
You're got a point, we've got some changing to do. We've got to work better, we gotta work harder on that one, you got us there.
You know?
That would be the most honest moment, the most honest reaction.
Instead of standing there applauding everytime someone gives a speech like this like you're not part of the problem.
It always comes off so fucking phoney to me.
I just don't fucking get it.
I'm still waiting for someone, even if its a femminist to be go up there and be like, "Why are you clapping right now? Are you going to change anything?"
For the love of god, someone fucking call them out.
Am I the only one that thinks like this?
Swordfish Skewers
What I Used
1 large Swordfish Fillet. Half an Onion (any kind). 1 Med Red Pepper. 1 Med Green Pepper. Olive Oil. Salt. Pepper. Skewers (wooden or metallic).
1 cup non-fat Greek Yoghurt (or soy yoghurt in my case). 1 tbsp Sesame Oil. 1 tsp Minced Garlic. 1 Lime.
What I Did
Alright let's get to it.
Preheat your grill or broiler.
Broiler in my case.
Cut the peppers, onion and swordfish into edible chunks.
Chunks, not pieces.
Then layer the swordfish and veggies onto the skewers, alternating each until you're about 1 inch from the tip of the skewer.
Drizzle olive oil over the skewers and season them with salt & pepper.
Then place the skewers on the grill or in the boiler.
Grill/broil until the swordfish on the side closest to the flame turns golden brown.
Then flip and cook the other side until equally golden brown.
Remember, you want the swordfish to get golden brown, we only kinda give a shit about what happens to the veggies.
While the swordfish is cooking, make the yoghurt dip:
In a med bowl, add 1 cup yoghurt, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp sesame oil, juice from half the lime & 2 tbsp diced cilantro.
Mix well.
Serve immediately and alongside the skewers.


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Hoco has been doing great jobs in making third-party Apple Watch bands to the market with a good reputation on the quality and value-for-money. This happens especially on the replica Hermès bands that we reviewed earlier back in October 2015.
A recent tweet from one of my long-time reader, Russell Nicholls, drew my attention to a new line-up from Hoco which is knocking off Apple's 2nd gen Classic Buckle with the two-tone design and Saddle Brown color option, that costs you $149, at a fraction of price. After considering the total cost including discount, transportation and lead time, I decided to give it a go, try it out and share with you how I feel about the band.
If you have purchased anything from Hoco, the yellow package is something you should expect the same for this Classic Buckle band. There is nothing else instead. Interesting is, the package comes with a little piece of calf leather, which is trying to prove the leather used for the band is of good quality.
Quality and Design
With a price tag which is just 16% of the genuine band, you can't expect too much out of a knockoff. But the new Saddle Brown Classic Buckle from Hoco really out-performs the black one of the same line-up, as well as all the predecessors. The leather is smooth and soft. The back layer comes with same texture as the Hermès knockoff.
In terms of design, the Hoco Saddle Brown Classic Buckle tries its best to look like the genuine band, such as the lining and buckle. The thickness and width come close as well. It comes with silver color-schemed adapters and buckle so make sure your watch also matches with it. The adapter does not stick out so nothing to worry about. But overall speaking, it is a nice looking band and very well-manufactured considering this price point.
Comparing with Apple's 2nd gen Classic Buckle
I am not able to get the Saddle Brown Classic Buckle from Apple for a 100% head-to-head comparison but the black one does serve as a good reference point here. There are quite a few difference that I could notice:
- The texture of the leather used are completely different on both sides of the bands
- The genuine band is more "machine-perfectized"
- The design of the band at the tip is different: rectangular vs curved
- Hoco's Saddle Brown build quality is not bad but the black one of much less premium
- The genuine band is softer than Hoco's black band, but similar softness with the Saddle Brown
- Hoco's Saddle Brown leather band is slightly lighter (around 5 grams less), even lighter for black one
- Hoco's adapter is matte silver finish which is also different from its buckle
- Hoco's interior lining looks less sharp especially on the front face
Below are some pictures of the bands side-by-side:
Hoco's Saddle Brown Classic Buckle vs Genuine Black Classic Buckle
Hoco's Black Brown Classic Buckle vs Genuine Black Classic Buckle
If you are simply looking for a leather band in saddle brown color, there could a vast number of options out there in the market. However, if you really look to get the same design as the Class Buckle, this one from Hoco can be added into your cart to check out with. But I don't recommend the black one which looks really cheap comparatively.
You can now purchase this band from AliExpress for $25 but the deal isn't lasting much longer. Hurry up if you wanna get one. For just $25, why not?
One more thing…(The giveaway below has ended)
I would like to take this chance to thank my fellow readers and followers for the support over the past 300 days since the blog has established. It means a lot to me and without you reading, commenting and sharing, the blog won't go that far. The blog is not generating a revenue more than it costs but I still want to give something back to you guys. So I decided to give away ONE iTunes Gift Card ($15) as my first personal giveaway event. I hope this will continue as time goes, certainly with your continuous support.
To win a $15 iTunes Gift Card, you need to:
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- Follow me on Twitter (@chanxin)
- Tweet out this post using the share button below or retweet this post from my Twitter feed (@chanxin)
- Be patient and wait until the giveaway ends 🙂
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Happy to be part of Compact Cinematics: The Moving Image in the Age of Bit-Sized Media, edited by the wonderful Pepita Hesselberth and Maria Poulaki, about to be published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
My and Jay's contribution comes out of our work with mobile AR. Here's the abstract:
The paper explores the reconfigured viewing practices as cinema, video and televisual material is increasingly experienced on mobile devices. We argue for a "mobile cinematics" that foregrounds the affordances associated with these phones (tactility, mobility, small screen-aesthetics, and proprioceptive viewing experience). The drastic change of scale, which renders the viewing compact in a literal sense constitutes a changed relationship between the viewer and the cinematic object. The mobile viewer's experience is more tactile, proprioceptively acute, and driven by a mixed reality sensibility in which the viewing often coexists with other activities in public spaces. Thus, the experience of mobile cinematics goes against the rhetoric of immersion often associated with current experimental forms of mobile cinema. Mobile cinematics can be characterized as polyaesthetic, as it engages the viewer's touch and proprioception as key elements of the experience along with sight and hearing.


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