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For a Teenager Killed in a Car Accident - Is It True? Romans 8:31-39
I hate this. This is out of order. We all hate it. That's why so many people came by the funeral home yesterday - to let the family know that we know how out of order this is. Now we're in church on a [Tuesday] afternoon - also out of order. The theologian Karl Barth once wrote that people come to church on Sunday with only one question in their minds: Is it true?
The providence of God, the saving power of Jesus Christ, the comforting presence of the Holy Spirit, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the dead - is it all true? When we attend a funeral service for a 14-year-old girl on a [Tuesday] afternoon, the question is even more compelling. Emily has died much too soon. She was a delightful young lady, a fine student, a trusted friend, and the proud distributor of one of the best hugs I've ever had. All that is true.
But now she's gone, and we're left with grief, trying to recall lessons we learned in Sunday school about death and resurrection. We want to affirm, "Yes, it's true ... because God is true." [Read text.] I don't know about you, but I felt separated from God's love Saturday night. When I heard what happened, I didn't feel love. I didn't feel anything. I was numb. When I began to feel again, I felt anger, hurt, pain and grief.
This is awful and shouldn't have happened. We grieve for Emily and her family. We're saddened by the tragedy but also perhaps angry at God for allowing it to happen. Where was God on [Saturday night], and why couldn't he have protected Emily? I'd love to be able to tell you why this happened, but I can't. I can't answer why bad things happen to good people. I can't say why God allows them to occur. But I can say this: God was there on [Saturday night].
As the Psalmist said so long ago, "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me." God never promised to keep us from trouble, only to be with us in trouble. There was trouble [Saturday night]. God was there. God was there at the roadside, just as he was there the next morning with our youth group as we cried together. God is here with us and is with Emily right now, too. As I said, Emily was a hugger.
In third grade, she made a magnet that reads: HUGS There is no such thing as a bad hug; there are only good hugs and great hugs. Hug someone at least once a day and twice on a rainy day. Hug with a smile; closed eyes are optional. A snuggle is a longish hug. Bedtime hugs help chase away bad dreams. Never hug someone tomorrow you could hug today. That was Emily. The sequoia trees of California tower as much as 300 feet above the ground. Strangely, these giants have unusually shallow root systems that reach out in all directions to capture the greatest amount of surface moisture. Seldom will you see a redwood standing alone because high winds would quickly uproot it.
That's why these trees grow in clusters. Their intertwining roots provide support for one another against storms. Emily realized we're all like those giant sequoias. We need the intertwining - the hugging - for mutual support. I mentioned Karl Barth earlier. Near the end of his career, a reporter asked Barth, "What, after all these years of study and reflection, stands out as the most important thing you've learned?" After only a moment, Barth replied, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." That was Emily's faith. That is our faith.
Once again, we ask: "Is it true?" Absolutely, life doesn't end with death. Jesus said: "In my Father's house there are many dwelling-places ... And if I go and prepare a place for you [for Emily], I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also." That's why we're here this afternoon. Not simply to remember Emily but to remind ourselves that death doesn't have the final word. One day, Jesus will wipe away all our tears.
One day, when we die, Emily will be waiting for us with arms outstretched, and we'll be ready for our hugs.


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The New Yorker, January 2, 1943 P. 11
Talk story about Conklin Mann's findings that Roosevelt & Churchill are 7th cousins. Roosevelt is also a 4th cousin of Hamilton Fish. The common ancestor was Jabob Walton, a merchant prince who flourished in N.Y City in the middle of the 18th century. They flourished so hard that when the House of Lords was debating the tea tax & somebody said the colonists couldn't afford it, some body else got a big laugh saying, "What about the Waltons Jacob Walton had a son, Abraham, who was F. D. R's ancestor. Jacob's daughter Mary, married General Lewis Morris, the Ham Fish ancestor. Morris was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and fought on the American side.

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Getting our international accounts into surplus and preserving the reserve currency status of the dollar should be a priority. The President has called for doubling our exports in five years. It is not clear what might make that happen, but exporting something the U.S. has in surplus should be good news. Or so you would think.
Cutting Into Our Energy Deficit Should Be a Good Place to Start
Gregory Meyer writes in the Financial Times, "The US approved the first exports of large quantities of natural gas through the Gulf of Mexico," specifically, the Department of Energy granted a license for Houston's Cheniere Energy to "refit a gas import terminal to condense and ship up to 2.2bn cubic feet a day" of liquified natural gas (LNG.) According to the DOE, "In August 2010, [Cheniere's] Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC filed a two-part application requesting authority to export up to 803 billion cubic feet per year of domestically produced natural gas as LNG for a period of 20 years. On September 10, 2010, the Department approved these exports to 15 countries with which the U.S. already has a Free Trade Agreement covering natural gas. Today the Department is extending this authorization to include all other countries except those that lack the ability to receive imports or those with which trade is prohibited by U.S. law or policy."
Please note: Cheniere had to ask permission to help right our balance of payments!
Apparently we have rules that prohibit exporting natural gas. Getting a "Get Out of Jail Free" card also allows others to lobby against the license. In this case a group called the Industrial Energy Consumers of America lobbied against Cheniere. No wonder the dollar is on the ropes!
Are these rules some fossilized leftovers from the 1970s? ("A sober economic historian would judge the years 1973 to 1982 as the worst decade in the last sixty years." See also "When Will They Ever Learn?") In that horrible decade, we had widespread natural gas shortages caused by government price controls. A tangled web of administrative rules, laws, and policies tried to contain the damage done by price controls.
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Pioneers like Michell Energy developed some tricky technology that has allowed Americans to tap huge new reserves of natural gas. These reserves are trapped in deep shale formations that require very unconventional drilling techniques to capture the gas. These reserves ("shale gas" for short) have been the focus of a drilling boom in the U.S. and have created an enormous glut of natural gas.
This is the one great "good news" news story in recent years for the U.S. economy. Natural gas prices are fluctuating near $4 per mmBtu. Henry Hub Natural Gas settled at $4.32 today. This is close to a third of its 2008 peak. By way of comparison, the energy equivalent price of oil would be about $16 per mmBtu. This means Americans are getting a great bargain.
Internationally, prices are much higher. Britons pay over twice our price for natural gas and in Asia the price is more like four times as much. In much of the world, natural gas contracts are tied to the price of oil. Why are these price differences not arbitraged away? It is not easy to get natural gas from one place to another. The U.S. has facilities for re-gasifying imported liquified natural gas (LNG). These facilities were built in the 1970s: remember those artificial shortages? Our facilities are limited for liquifying natural gas for export. Hence this project and similar ones. How many are going to rush to invest in such facilities if they will wait for eight months may to be told, "No you can't!"


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The Future of Fintech special report, published in The Times, examines how financial technology startups are disrupting traditional banking as well as transforming our everyday lives. The report investigates why Brexit will not stop new European Union banking regulations, why governments are in a race to develop blockchain and how fintech loans could help students. In addition, it covers how fintech is aiming to increase global access to finance for poorer communities and how Sweden is moving towards becoming a cashless society
Brexit will not stop new EU banking regulations
'While Brexit negotiations continue, the fintech sector will thrive… but we can't rest on our laurels'
How fintech is increasing financial inclusion
Fintech loans could help uni students
Sweden: running from the cash machine
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Exploring Feature-Level Duplications on Imbalanced Data Using Stochastic Diffusion Search
Alhakbani, Haya Abdullah and al-Rifaie, Mohammad Majid. 2017. 'Exploring Feature-Level Duplications on Imbalanced Data Using Stochastic Diffusion Search'. In: EUMAS. Valencia, Spain. [Conference or Workshop Item]
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59294-7_25
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One of the computer algorithms inspired by swarm intelligence is stochastic diffusion search (SDS). SDS uses some of the processes and techniques found in swarm to solve search and optimisation problems. In this paper, a hybrid approach is proposed to deal with real-world imbalanced data. The proposed model involves oversampling the minority class, undersampling the majority class as well as optimising the parameters of the classifier, Support Vector Machine (SVM). The proposed model uses Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) to perform the oversampling and the agents of a swarm intelligence technique, SDS, to perform an `informed' undersampling on the majority classes. In addition to comparing the agents-led undersampling with random undersampling, the results are contrasted against other best known techniques on nine real-world datasets. Moreover, the behaviour of SDS agents in this context is also analysed.
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oh gawd i do things like that reguarly lol right now im in the west mids in the UK, then back to france next week, much to my grandaughters annoyance because she will have to walk to school lol then back to the UK about 6 weeks later and no plans to return to france after that!lol ur so funny so much going on in that busy head of yours! Where are you these days? I hope you haven't been driving up driveways and driving down one way streets in little villages anymore lol
i've spent so much time driving on the "wrong side" of the road, i have to check where i am some days lol
i try NOT to drive up peoples driveways, and one way streets get me everytime especially in france where the raod signs are well not quite pointing in the right direction you know lol


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Florida A&M to use committee for coaching search
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M has announced it will use an advisory committee to help with the search for a new football coach.
The nine-member committee will be led by former NFL player John Wooten, the university said in a statement Tuesday. Wooten is the chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which promotes equal-opportunity hiring in the NFL.
Earl Holmes was fired last week in the midst of his second season. He was hired in January 2013 and went 3-9. The Rattlers started 2014 0-5, but won their last two games before Holmes was let go.
Corey Fuller was promoted to interim head coach.
Athletic director Kellen Winslow has faced criticism for firing Holmes during Homecoming week. He plans to make a decision on a new coach by January 2015.


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This is why courts encourage mediation instead of a court application. Mediators are highly skilled at helping you to reach agreements, which can be formalised by a court order where needed. Decisions made by agreement are more likely to last. There are added benefits for communication if there is a continued relationship with the other person, as parents.
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The Turnaround Management Association appointed Marie Fahrenbach chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2018. Fahrenbach currently serves as CFO of TMA.
As COO, and in addition to her current responsibilities as CFO, Fahrenbach will be responsible for ensuring operational excellence and efficiency across TMA. She will also assume additional responsibilities on an interim basis while TMA searches for a permanent CEO.
"I am pleased to announce Marie's appointment to COO," said TMA President Milly Chow. "She has played a key role in overseeing our financial operations and strengthening TMA over the years, including leading our data analytics initiative. Additionally, I want to thank Marie for her contributions while we search for a new CEO."
As previously announced, TMA has commenced a search process for a new CEO.


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MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Scientists have discovered a possible biological culprit in the development of eating disorders during puberty: a type of estrogen called estradiol.
The study found that influence of one's genes on eating disorder symptoms was much greater in pubertal girls with higher levels of estradiol than pubertal girls with lower levels of estradiol. The study appears in the journal Psychological Medicine.
Lead investigator Kelly Klump, Michigan State University associate professor of psychology, says previous research had established that eating disorders are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors once a girl hits puberty.
The underlying effects of the genes, however, were unknown.
"The reason we see an increase in genetic influences during puberty is that the genes for disordered eating are essentially getting switched on during that time," says Klump. "This research was trying to figure out why. What's turning on the genes during puberty? And what we found is that increases in estradiol apparently are activating genetic risk for eating disorders."
Estradiol is the predominant form of estrogen in females and is responsible for the growth of reproductive organs and also influences other organs including bones.
Klump notes that researchers don't yet know which genes are being switched on by estradiol. Further, she says a larger study is needed to confirm the results of the research.
But knowing that estradiol likely plays a role in the development of eating disorders could ultimately open the window to new treatments, says Klump, past president of the Academy of Eating Disorders.
In addition, she says, prevention efforts could be geared toward those girls who not only are in high-risk environmental contexts (such as weight-focused sports), but also those with genetic risks such as a family history of eating disorders.
The study examined the estradiol levels of nearly 200 sets of female twins, ages 10-15, from the Michigan State University Twin Registry, which includes more than 5,000 pairs of twins in Michigan.
A researcher from Florida State University was a coauthor on the report.
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FFEI is a leading integrator and manufacturer of industrial digital inkjet systems and digital imaging technology. They are known for our highly innovative and advanced product solutions, which have consequently attracted joint ventures with some of the world's leading organisations in this sector.
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Saint Paul, MN (February 5, 2014) – Economists anticipate that within six years there will be 1.4 million job openings for computer specialists. A potential source for these jobs are graduates of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs at American colleges and universities. Yet these schools graduate only about 400,000 STEM majors per year. One possibility for helping to greatly increase the number of grads is to increase the number of people entering the programs. There are a number of possible ways to accomplish that goal, but one of the most appealing is to encourage young women to enter the traditionally male dominated STEM fields.
Despite holding six in 10 American jobs, women held just 26 percent of computing occupations in 2012. Advance IT Minnesota launched the Minnesota Aspirations for Women in Computing awards program to help bridge this gender and talent gap, and support, recognize and encourage young women in high school interested in computing and technology. To offer the award, Advance IT Minnesota partnered with College Recruiter along with a number of other Minnesota organizations including Cargill, ESP-IT, General Mills, Marco, Maverick Software Consulting, Microsoft, The Nerdery, Pearson, PeopleNet, Securian, Sport Ngin, Symantec, TC Chapter of the Association of Women in Computing, Thomson Reuters, Unisys, Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA) and ViaWest. (more…)
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the cic experience
With roots that date back more than a century, CIC looks toward the future while at the same time honoring the past.
For decades, CIC has exhibited a strong sense of purpose, and have kept children at the center of its efforts. We continue to embrace the balance between the home-country experience and the needs for an international mindset. Today, CIC continues to provide a strong sense of purpose, recognizing that there remains a need for a truly personal educational experience here in Caracas.
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FORT COLLINS – It wasn't easy, but Greeley Central broke its 10-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 6-5, come-from-behind, eight-inning win at Poudre.
The Wildcats trailed 4-0 after two innings, then tied the game with two runs apiece in the third and fourth. The Impalas reclaimed the lead in the fifth, but Central tied it in the top of the seventh and put up the winning run in the top of the eighth.
Cesar Loma picked up the win with six innings of one-run relief after starter Sage Hudson allowed those four runs in the second; none of them were earned, but his pitch count shot up unsustainably.
Loma, who has two of the Wildcats' three wins this season, helped his own cause with a double. Jordan Cervantes added a triple and two RBI, and Gavan Blackburn and Brett Yackey each hit a triple of their own.
The Wildcats are 0-8 Class 4A Northern Conference, 3-10 overall.
GCHS – Sage Hudson (3H, 0ER, 1BB, 0SO), Cesar Loma (3rd, W, 2-2, 4H, 1ER, 1BB, 4SO) and Alex Yeadon. 2B – Loma; 3B – Jordan Cervantes, Gavan Blackburn, Brett Yackey; RBI – Cervantes 2, Xavier Bonham, Raul Morales.
Greeley West 4, Boulder 0: In Greeley, Cedric Corrales won his first game of the season, and it was a gem.
The West junior went the distance against Boulder, struck out 11, allowed only one hit and shut the Panthers out. He and counterpart Mason Hitz duelled without a score until the fifth inning.
That's when the Spartans exploded for all their runs, three of them off of a two-out double from Drew Mendez. Aaron Rojas knocked in another to provide the final margin.
"Cedric Corrales pitched outstanding," West coach Brian Holmes said. "He just had total command of all the pitches he had today and was in control of the game."
The win pushed West's record to 1-2 Class 5A Front Range League, 3-7 overall. With that, the Spartans have already equalled their win total from last year.
GWHS – Cedric Corrales (W, 1-2, 1H, 0ER, 4BB, 11SO), and Drew Mendez. 2B – Mendez, Luis DeLeon; RBI – Mendez 3, Aaron Rojas.
Valley 6, Strasburg 2: In Gilcrest, the Vikings (1-0 3A Patriot League, 7-2 overall) won their first league game of the season behind a complete game from junior pitcher Jose Mercado.
Strasburg (1-1, 3-2) challenged Mercado early, scoring two runs on three hits in the first inning.
"(Mercado) battled control there at the beginning," said Valley coach Steve Kissler, "but he settled down. He was on his game tonight."
Valley allowed just three more hits in the rest of the game, while the Vikings' bats came alive. Valley scored three runs in the first inning in an answer to the Indians, and the Vikings added another four runs by the sixth inning.
Mercado (4-1) contributed on the offensive side of the ball, as well, racking up two RBI. Valley junior Ivan Rodriguez also had two RBI.
The Vikings next face Platte Valley on Thursday in Gilcrest.
VHS 300 121 x – 6 6 0
VHS – Jose Mercado (W, 4-1, 6H, 2ER, 2BB, 7SO) and Tyler Kissler. 2B – Shawn Chacon; RBI – Jose Mercado 2, Ivan Rodriguez 2, Cesar Mercado, Raul Rios, Tylyn Nash.
Mountain View 18, Roosevelt 0, 5 inn.: In Johnstown, Roosevelt lost a game it immediately wanted to erase from its memory.
The Rough Riders trailed by only a run after one inning, but Mountain View hung 11 on them in the 2nd. None of Roosevelt's pitchers lasted more than 1 1 3 innings, and Jay McCloughan was the only one of them not to allow a hit or a run.
The Mountain Lions had seven extra-base hits, which is one more than the Rough Riders had baserunners.
"We went up against a really good team today who made us pay for every mistake we made on the mound and in the field," Roosevelt coach Jerod Cronquist said in an email. "Credit to Mountain View for outplaying us in every facet of the game."
The Rough Riders are 4-2 Class 4A Tri-Valley League, 5-6 overall.
RHS – Carson Zink (L, 0-2, 3H, 4ER, 2BB, 1SO), Sammy Grim (2nd, 6H, 7ER, 3BB, 2SO), Jay McCloughan (3rd, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO), Bo Slaymaker (4th, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 0SO), Brody Adkisson (5th, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO).
Eaton 6, Platte Valley 2: In Eaton, Eaton rallied for four runs in the fourth inning to top Platte Valley.
The Broncos took a 2-0 lead in the third, thanks partly to an RBI by catcher Isaiah Smith. In the fourth, Travis Cunningham came through with a two-run double – the game's only extra-base hit – to tie the game and kickstart Eaton's offense. Walker Uyemura and CJ Blaskowski also drove in runs.
Micah Dorsey pitched a complete game two-hitter, striking out seven, to get the win. Nick Rodriguez struck out five for Platte Valley but allowed eight hits and the four fourth-inning runs.
"We were hanging in there pretty good and then we started making some mistakes around that fourth inning," Platte Valley coach Chad Gettman said. "You can't make those mistakes against a team like Eaton."
The Broncos fell to 0-1 3A Patriot League, 5-5 overall. Eaton is 1-1 Patriot, 6-4 overall.
PVHS – Nick Rodriguez (L, 4-1, 8H, 4ER, 1BB, 5SO), Hunter Thorn (6th, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 0SO) and Isaiah Smith. RBI – Smith.
EHS – Micah Dorsey (W, 3-0, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 7SO), and Ryder Rich. 2B – Travis Cunningham; RBI – Cunningham 2, Walker Uyemura, CJ Blaskowski.
Greeley – Led by the Kenigsberg brothers, and several others, Greeley West earned a 106-64 dual win against Mountain Range on Tuesday at the Greeley Recreation Center.
The Spartans won nine of 11 individual events.
Sophomore Nathan Kenigsberg won the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 9.73 seconds) and the 100 backstroke (56.36, Class 5A state-qualifying time). His older brother, senior Matthew Kenigsberg, won the 50 freestyle (23.43).
Jackson Wuthrich won the 200 freestyle (1:51.28) and the 500 freestyle (5:02.06, state-qualifying time). Baylor Cobb had a first-place time of 53.14 in the 100 freestyle. Rounding out the string of individual first-place finishes for West, Mike Rutledge won the 100 breaststroke (1:09.34).
The Spartans quartet of Matthew Kenigsberg, Cobb, Rutledge and Wuthrich also had a first-place state-qualifying time in the 200 freestyle relay (1:36.50).
West's team of Owen Spooner, Nathan Kenigsberg, Wuthrich and Wyatt Sands won the 400 freestyle relay (3:35.09).
200-yard medley relay – MRHS 1:47.01*; GWHS (Nathan Kenigsberg, Mike Rutledge, Baylor Cobb, Matthew Kenigsberg) 1:47.55*; 200 freestyle – Jackson Wuthrich, GW, 1:51.28; Saenz, MRHS, 1:52.04; Wyatt Sands, GW, 1:57.86; 200 individual medley – N. Kenigsberg, GW, 2:09.73; Williams Wingfield, GW, 2:19.87; Charlie Jehnichen, GW, 3:25.45; 50 freestyle – M. Kenigsberg, GW, 23.43; Steeves, MR, 24.78; Rutledge, GW, 24.83; Cobb, GW, 24.83; 100 butterfly – Austin, MR, 56.87; Harris, MR, 59.82; Owen Spooner, GW, 1:00.40; 100 freestyle – Cobb, GW, 53.14; Steeves, MR, 53.44; Jeramy Garbiso, GW, 55.10; 500 freestyle – Wuthrich, GW, 5:02.06*; Saenz, MR, 5:05.72*; William Wingfield, GW, 5:51.26; 200 freestyle relay – GWHS (M. Kenigsberg, Cobb, Rutledge, Wuthrich) 1:36.50*; MRHS 1:37.01; 100 backstroke – N. Kenigsberg, GW, 56.36*; Austin, MR, 57.45; Garbiso, GW, 1:06.70; 100 breaststroke – Rutledge, GW, 1:09.34; Payan, MR, 1:12.22; M. Kenigsberg, GW, 1:12.26; 400 freestyle relay – GWHS (Spooner, N. Kenigsberg, Wuthrich, Sands) 3:35.09; MRHS 3:53.54.
* Denote Class 5A state-qualifying time.
Loveland – After trailing at halftime, Northridge took full control with four second-half goals en route to a 5-3 Class 4A Northern Concerence win against Mountain View on Tuesday.
The Grizzlies (2-0 Northern, 7-2 overall) trailed 2-1 at halftime.
Senior Kenley Koehler had two second-half goals, as Northridge knocked through three goals in the final 20 minutes.
Freshman Addie Randel also had two goals, one in each half.
Northridge was coming off a 6-1 loss Monday to D'Evelyn, and those struggles carried into this game before the Grizzlies righted the ship late.
"I don't think we're playing our type of soccer right this second," Grizzlies coach Tom Beck said. "It's going to be great not to have a game (today) and to be able to regroup."
Beck praised his players for figuring things out in the second half after he challenged them during his halftime speech.
Scoring – NHS, Addie Randel (Mikyla Bowen) 28th minute; NHS, Maryssa Lucero, 53rd minute; NHS, Randel (Courtney Dinkel), 60th minute; NHS, Kenley Koehler, 73rd minute; NHS, Koehler (Lucero), 76th minute.
Shots – NHS 39; MVHS 5.
Saves – NHS (Nohelia Pena) 2.
Corner Kicks – NHS 5; MVHS 0.
Boulder 6, Greeley West 0: In Greeley, West took a tough loss to a Boulder squad that scored in bunches.
Marlee Burridge put up a hat trick for the Panthers, who led 2-0 at halftime, and Lauren Moss added two goals. Boulder's goals came in two-score packages; it got its second three minutes after Burridge opened the scoring, its fourth three minutes after its third, and its sixth six minutes after its fifth.
The Panthers controlled possession throughout the game, outshooting West 16-6 and taking eight corner kicks to the Spartans' none.
West fell to 0-5 Class 5A Front Range League, 1-7 overall with the loss.
Scoring – BHS, Marlee Burridge (Alia Mentzell) 14th minute; BHS, 17th minute; BHS, Burridge 46th minute; BHS, Lauren Moss 49th minute; BHS Moss (Sundara Rincon) 72nd minute; BHS Burridge (Kim Ramirez) 78th minute.
Shots – BHS 16, GWHS 6.
Saves – BHS 6, GWHS (Kelsey Story) 8, (Reese Tilton) 2.
Corner Kicks – BHS 8, GWHS 0.
Valley 2, Estes Park 1: In Gilcrest, the Vikings earned their first league win, improving to 1-2 in 3A Region 3 play, 2-4 overall.
Valley senior Kinsey Miller had one goal and one assist. Fellow senior Cristina Izquierdo scored the Vikings' other goal.
At goal, Valley senior Aries Blanco had 16 saves.
Eaton – Eaton (5-0 3A Region 4, 7-0 overall) picked up the clean sweep, 7-0, against Holy Family to stay unbeaten on the year.
The Reds dominated from beginning to end, never even letting the Tigers threaten.
Holy Family won only three sets in only one match and didn't pick up any in two others.
The Reds look to keep their winning ways going when they head to Loveland on Saturday to take on Thompson Valley.
Singles – 1. Myiah Scott, EHS def. Grace Coster, 6-0, 6-0; 2. Lindsey Leafgren, EHS, def. Casey Griggs, 6-0, 6-1; 3. Darcie Kaiser, EHS def. Kendall Holmes, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles – 1. Courtney Leafgren & Shelby Naill, EHS, def. Heather Horning & Samantha Weber, 6-0, 6-1; 2. Kinsey Mawson & Kaitlyn Griffith, EHS, def. Rachel Troso & Sadie Barlow, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Abby Sears & Maddy Harper, EHS, def. Anna Maggio & Jacqueline Hill, 6-2, 6-0; 4. Makaelee Salberg & Sydney Booth, EHS, def. Jillian Hill and Skylar Gardner, 6-3, 6-1.
Silver Creek 4, Northridge 3: In Longmont, Northridge (1-1 4A Region 5 Conference, 2-5 overall) jumped out to the early advantage at 3-1, but Silver Creek took the last three doubles matches to pick up the win.
Spencer Snyder picked up a win in the first singles match and Mackenzie Bush notched their second win in the third singles match.
Makenna Metzger and Camila Arcadia picked up the final Northridge win in the first doubles match.
Singles – 1. Spencer Snyder, NHS, def. Jessica Tremolini 6-1, 6-2; 2. Jenna Nelson, SCHS, def. Abby Herold, 6-3, 6-2; 3. Mackenzie Bush, NHS, def. Janae Booth, 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles – 1. Makenna Metzger & Camila Arcadia, NHS, def. Jenny Valadez & Phoebe Norman, 6-4, 6-2; 2. Constanza Lacognata and Kimmie Fung, SCHS, def. Brittany Rodello & Yesenia Tamyo, 6-1, 6-1; 3. Lexi Duley & Lily Stewart, SCHS, def. Samantha Wahlmeire & Morgan Youngs, 7-5, 6-4; 4. Deni Masias & Sarah Bedell, SCHS def. Kassandra Legarda & Jenessa Aragon, 6-1, 6-2.
Horizon 4, Greeley West 3: In Greeley, the Spartans' No. 2 varsity team fell just short of pulling off the win against a 5A Front Range League foe.
New varsity player Delaynie McPhee staged a fierce comeback at No. 2 singles to win 6-7 (0-7), 6-0, 6-1 against Chasen Marinoff.
West's normal No. 4 doubles team Faith Escobedo and Britney Self moved up to No. 2 and beat Mylee Weisinger and Samantha Fleming, 6-1, 6-2.
Singles – 1. Martinez, H, def. Jessica Trecek, 6-1, 6-2; 2. Delaynie McPhee, GW, Marinoff, 6-7 (0-7), 6-0, 6-1; 3. Dupree-Henry, H, def. Samrawittes Tesfaselassie, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles – 1. Cooney & Bruning, H, def. Janette Arostegui & Nash Mohdreza, 6-0,6 -1; 2. Faith Escobedo & Britney Self, GW, def. Weisinger & Fleming, 6-1, 6-2; 3. Busch & Ingram, H, def. Kylee Bullard & Marleen Plascencia, 6-4, 6-3; 4. Brittany Ashley & Ivanna Rizo, GW, def. Wood & Billings, 6-2, 6-2.
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Without data collection and without a system that checks back on that data when a diagnosis is realized, how are we ever going to connect cause and effect of Developmental Disability? How are medical science and our society ever going to learn how to prevent the ever increasing number of children with disabilities without coordination of the collection of data at birth and then later in development?
The effect of brain trauma or injury at birth and resulting developmental delays and disabilities, such as Autism, ADHD, Visual problems, Cerebral Palsy and Learning Disabilities may not become apparent or are generally NOT diagnosed until a child is older, possibly 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 years of age or older, therefore the circumstances of birth can easily be overlooked. Are the records of birth still available when the child is diagnosed? Most research projects begin with the evidence of disability in the older child and must look back to the past to the circumstances of birth relying on parents' and doctors' memories. (1)
This gap between the entire pregnancy, birth and cause of brain development interruption and the consequential effect of developmental delay and disability becomes the difficulty to address the cause and effect of lifelong Developmental Disabilities in a meaningful way.
The CDC is working with the Danish national public health data systems on the causes of Autism. Denmark links more than 200 long-term disease registries with birth data collection systems with conditions of the newborn and then monitors them over a period of time. (2)
In addition to mandating essential information on birth certificates, linking or tracking birth and education records or monitoring disabilities could provide the tool in determining the causes of Developmental Disabilities.
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(1) Coleen A. Boyle, PHD, et al. "Trends in Prevalence report of Developmental Disabilities in US Children, 1997-2008." Pediatrics Vol. 127 No. 6 June 1, 2011, pp.1034-1042. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/6/1034.long (26 February 2013).
(2) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Our Commitment to Supporting Individuals on the Autism Spectrum and their Families," (last updated March 27 2014) p.7 <http://www.hhs.gov/autism/factsheet_autism_support.html> (31 March 2015).


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I'm back from an excellent trip home to Montana with my wife, camping and visiting family and friends. Spent a few days doing nothing but wading in creeks, staring at campfires, and balancing on logs.
I just spent the last two days moving out of my studio. I'll miss that place, but I feel like I accomplished some good work while I was there. The entire first volume of The Understanding Monster now fits in my backpack, whereas up until recently, there were pages and cut out panels and missing pieces in piles everywhere. I've done a lot of work on scenes that won't be seen until the third volume or so, but this will hopefully allow me to have a steady momentum between volumes. I'll give more sneak peaks as I finish pages.
Tomorrow (Sunday the 21st) I'll be down at the Portland Saturday market with a table of books and art, if anyone wants to stop by and say hi.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
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Look Me in the Eye…
"With a pang, he realized that to make it all seem real, he needed someone there who could meet his eye and know the whole journey to that point." -Conn Iggulden, The Gates of Rome
I could be jealous, I really could, but I'm not. Not really.
Usually when I write an post like this, about my tragically sad upbringing and the horrors realized within, some say, "Oh I'm sorry it was and is so ghastly to be you." Seriously though, I don't write so you get the feelies for me, but it does mean much to me to figure out… you know, things and stuff. I also understand that people aren't clamoring to the door of Stranger in Rebellion to read the next thing. When I am in the mood, I have much words. Even I am taken aback when I click open a link I am interested in, because it is a friend or relative or a subject I may be engrossed in, to find so many words.
Back to this thing I could be jealous about though: People who still have friends that they were friends with in high school or even before then.
My middle daughter is a hard nut to crack when it comes to being friends with other kids. If she was in a room with a bunch of new kids she would stand off to the side, or go directly to the people she may know. She occasionally hangs with her parents rather than playing with others. She does have her really good friends though, but rarely sees them. The one thing she's got going for her, is she is oblivious; which can be a very bad thing at times too. But, she doesn't recognize when people don't include her when she is being stand-offish, and that is good. I talk to her about this once in a while: that the important thing is to have quality friends, not quantity. The conversation will turn to me at times. She knows I don't have many friends, but I have some good quality ones. She also knows that I don't know any of the people I use to know growing up. One time she felt so bad about this, she started tearing up. I felt bad for her; that she is not the kind of person who needs such close friendships, but that she recognizes it in others. I told her I didn't feel awful about it, but there is something missing about who I am now. It's like an itch I can't scratch.
Read the quote at the beginning of this post again. Go ahead… I'll wait.
I've experienced life with so many people, been good friends with quite a number of them… and I wish they knew me now, and I truly wish I knew them. Sometimes that is why I hate that one site so much. I have a few of the people I use to go to high school with and none of them have "met my eye", so to speak. They aren't there anymore… and yet they are.
The quote above is from a fictional/historical account of Julius Caesar. This is on the day of his wedding. His friend Marcus if off training with the legions, and Gaius (Julius) feels a sharp pain knowing Marcus is not there, sharing this moment with him, meeting his eye, knowing who he is. In a perfect world we'd all have those people. I've spoken before of how my life broke up during high school and beyond: failure, divorce, depression, losing my grant. All these transitions brought me to new points of life reference. New people coming in and out of my life. No one there who knew me from the beginning, but only in the transition.
I told you that I am not jealous… not really. But there is a bit that lingers. I know many others have that and I wish I did, but I don't dwell on it. It doesn't hold me in sway or attacks me at shallow moments. Yet, it is there.
But, there is someone who was with me from the beginning. Someone who can figuratively meet my eye. Someone who has known me since I was being knitted together in my mother's womb. He has seen all my many faults, failures and foibles, and He still loves me. It is incredibly fascinating to know that the creator of the world is not only with me here, now as I type this, but also with me then. When I failed out of Judge, He was there. When I lost my grant, He was there. When I held my firstborn, finding it incredible that I was blessed with such a one, He was there. He is with me always. There will be a day when He will meet my eye and He will know the whole journey. His eye will tell me that He was with me always.
I miss not meeting the eye of a good friend, one that was there, but I will meet The Eye of my Lord someday, and oh what a glorious day that will be.
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There are a number of client libraries for Redis written in Go. They generally take two forms: one which provides a connection type where you can send handwritten commands, and the other which provides a connection type with methods for the many Redis commands. The reply types typically provide a set of methods that return a string, a slice of strings, a slice of bytes, a map, etc.
This leaves out my favorite Go idiom: readers and writers, so I wrote another Redis client for Go that solves this deficiency. This means when I GET a value that's a 128 MB bulk string, I get back a reader that I can stream back to the client almost as quickly as I receive the data, and without storing any more than my buffer length in memory.
So what does this mean?
This allows for some exciting efficiency, particularly when it comes to bulk strings and arrays, but it does demand some complexity to reconcile the Redis protocol with a FIFO stream. In particular, when you read an array from a Redis response, and the elements are bulk strings, to read the next element, you must read the entire previous element into memory. To solve this, I wrote a few utility IO types to allow response elements to be seamlessly cached. This gives you the flexibility to have the best of both worlds when required.
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I have been looking at this knob with dismay for the last several months. It doesn't look sooo bad far away…
BUT when you get up close the flowers, gold, and fancy just isn't me. Thank goodness this little issue has such a quick fix: get a new knob already and stop whining.
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For vehicles coming out in advance of the calendar year, did this occur before 2000 as well as even in the 1920s and 1960s?
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- JosephLv 710 months ago
Sure. My father bought a 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic in September 1982 and a 2002 Toyota Sienna in December 2001. I bought a 1990 Ford Bronco II in November 1989.
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Yes. It goes back to the 1950's and probably in the 1940's and before. Not counting 1941 to 1945 where NO automobiles were made, just trucks and military vehicles. The annual model change would occur in the late Summer, July or August. The auto plants would shut down and new equipment would be brought in to make the new style of the autos. Thus, the new vehicles would be brought to the auto sales rooms in September or October.
- .Lv 710 months ago
I'm sure it did because vehicle manufactures rarely sell directly to consumers (unlike Tesla). Their products get ordered by dealers, often tweaked/upgraded a bit, and then put on the lot for sale. So anything that came off the assembly line in Dec. is likely to be labeled with the next model year.


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Nobody likes the "C" word… but cancer is something we must all be vigilant in screening for. Once a year on World Head and Neck Cancer Day, Dental Professionals volunteer at local pharmacies and practices to provide free oral cancer screening. By having routine screening carried out you can reduce the risk of cancer going undiagnosed and potentially save your life. According to the Cancer Council WA website, it is estimated that 4,900 new cases of head and neck cancers were diagnosed last year and they urge Australians to become familiar with common risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol and the human papilloma virus (HPV).
So what are the facts?
- Men are 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with head and neck cancer than woman
- Diagnosis in woman is increasing; Likely due to a change in lifestyle
- Head and Neck Cancer often has no immediate symptoms
- The HPV virus causes Oropharyngeal cancer so it is considered a sexually transmitted disease
What are the risk factors?
There are many risk factors for head and neck cancers including, but not limited to family history, old age, sun exposure and being immunocompromised. The 3 main risk factors involved with head and neck cancers include:
- Alcohol consumption: According to the Cancer Council website, people who regularly consume large quantities of alcohol are 6 times more likely to develop oral cancer as people who do not drink. This includes high alcohol percentages in mouth wash (>15% alcohol)
- Tobacco products: Whether this is smoking cigarettes , pipes, cigars or chewing tobacco it can increase your risk of cancer by 7 times. Smoking also carries the risk of causing other cancers and heart disease. The harmful effects of vaping are still being researched but there is some evidence to suggest that E-cigarettes can also increase your risk of cancer and heart disease
- HPV (Human Papilloma Virus): In particular strain 16, has been linked to Oropharyngeal cancer. This can be transmitted through unprotected sexual activities.
- Routine screening should be carried out by your dentist at least once a year, but ideally you should attend every 6 months
- Your dentist will check your all of your oral tissues for any abnormalities
- If any abnormality is found then you will be referred to an oral pathologist to examine the lesion and take a biopsy if they feel it is necessary
- Often small ulcers or white patches can have innocent causes such as trauma but prevention is always better than treatment so we will always be vigilant with these areas
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In March of this year, UBC's Department of Human Resources changed homes. We moved from the centrally located General Services Administration Building (GSAB) to the south end of campus, to join the TEF3 building family.
The move has made me realize how spoiled we were in terms of location in GSAB. There is something to be said for being steps away from transportation, ample food choices and for the ease of knowing it would never take more than 10 minutes to walk to a meeting. The thought of having to walk farther to get to the office each day, in addition to the prospect of adding additional time to get to and from meetings, caused me anxiety and frustration.
Three months later, I realize that the move has provided us with a great opportunity. We have been given the chance to be outside more often during the day, to explore a different corner of campus and to walk. I plan on taking full advantage of walking on campus this summer and in doing so, hope to promote not only my physical health but my mental health.
Too busy to get out of the office? Try a walking meeting.
Walking meetings are becoming more popular as they allow work and productivity to continue while promoting healthy behaviours.
Take advantage of the nicest months that Vancouver has to offer on campus and become healthier and more productive in the process. Studies show that walking increases creativity and cognitive function. The multitasking that occurs when a person walks and talks does not hinder performance and can actually boost focus and attention. Want to make your walking meeting even better? Take it outside.
According to studies, "forest bathing", a short leisurely visit outside, particularly in a forest or highly green area, can lead to decreased stress levels and a healthier immune system. Forest environments promoted lower cortisol levels (a hormone released in response to stress), lower blood pressure, and a heightened parasympathetic nervous system (promotes digestion and slows heart rate).
Here are some tips for hosting a walking meeting. I hope to see more of our UBC colleagues out this summer, walking and talking their way to increased productivity and better health.
How to Host a Walking Meeting:
Keep meetings small and manageable
Host one-on-one meetings, small group brainstorms, or break a larger group up into small working groups
Set out the meeting objectives ahead of time
Provide notice to participants to dress appropriately
Proper footwear is a must for walking meetings.
Bring small note pads or a recording device
You might want to jot down or record ideas that come up.
Map out a basic route ahead of time
This will provide direction to the group and keep you on task
Keep it concise
Be mindful that people have others tasks to accomplish in their day.
Add a walk to a conference
Think about adding a walk as part of a conference or meeting break.
Suggested walks:
Campus and Community's UTown has provided us with some suggestions for walking tours around campus. They have provided the approximate times and notable stops along the way!
Pacific Spirit Park is always another good option. Find the trail map here.
Until next time,
Kline, J., Poggensee, K., Ferris, D. (2014) Your brain on speed: cognitive performance of a spatial working memory task is not affected by walking speed. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Vol. 8.
Oppezzo, M., & Schwartz, D. L. (2014). Give Your Ideas Some Legs: The Positive Effect of Walking on Creative Thinking. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning,Memory, and Cognition.
Park, BJ., Tsunetsugu, Y., Kasetani, T., Miyazaki, Y. (2010) The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): Evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. Vol 15, Issue 1.


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Today was another exciting day as monarchs are still roosting along Cape May Point! Tori counted a total of 320 monarchs on the census, while I tagged 60 monarchs today and talked with about a dozen curious onlookers! Thanks for stopping and inquiring what I was doing! Tagging monarchs is fun, but tagging monarchs with an audience is even MORE fun!
|Monarchs Roosting this afternoon at Cape & Lincoln Ave
I also got to talk about monarch predation today as well. This morning I saw a Praying Mantis eat a monarch. It was SO COOL. Yes, I love monarchs, but I also love biology! I've seen some monarchs caught in webs around town too. Since most people know that birds do not eat monarchs due to the monarch's toxins, I get asked: What is the monarch's predator? Well, Insects and Spiders are the top two! There are alot of Praying Mantids in Cape May, and I saw two stalking butterflies in the Buddelia around town! Someone also told me a story of how they found butterfly wings all over their back yard I think this is the work of a hungry mantid too!
|This praying mantis has caught its morning monarch meal
|The mantid did not eat the abdomen...
|...or the wings
|This is the first mantid I saw today... a portent?
Or monarch revenge?
|Spiders also find monarchs a tasty treat!
This monarch was fortunate and got away!
Here are a few other critters I saw today!
|Carolina Saddlebags, Tramea carolina
|Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia, Larva
|Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, Larva
That's all for now!
Keep your eyes on the skies, 'cause that's where the monarch flies! And keep your eyes on the ground, 'cause that's where caterpillars crawl around!
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The services are designed to help our clients customise the Glue42 methodology, to establish the governance processes required to ensure its success and to train trainers, to ensure that clients' developers and consultants know how to use Glue42 and the methodology.
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This course is designed for Business Owners, Project Managers, Product Owner and Operational Support. It provides an excellent introduction to the Glue42 product to help understand the concept of Desktop Interoperability and the features provided by Glue42 that can be used within the given enterprise to provide an improved end user experience.
It is designed to teach the basics of how you can use Glue42 to simplify your desktop and seamlessly link applications together. Applications can be old or new, in-house or third-party, written in current or legacy technologies. The course combines traditional learning with practical examples and product demonstrations. Through the demonstrations you will gain exposure to the basic and advanced features of Glue42. It is suitable for individuals as well as small groups.
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It is designed to teach the best practice to approach creating a new application or decomposing a legacy application for the Glue42 platform. It covers several interoperability patterns, basic and advanced window management, application management, searching and notifications, KPI and feature usage metrics, the available connectors for the platform and how to integrate with them. It is suitable for individuals and small groups and can be tailored for a specific enterprise/organisation. Each cohort should use the same technology – JavaScript/.NET/Java.
Course Outline:
- Introduction to Interoperability
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- Getting started writing applications for Glue42
- Interop Patterns
- Window Management
- Advanced Window Management
- Application Management
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- Using Glue Search Service (GSS)
- Using Glue Metrics to capture application KPIs and feature usage
- Integrating with Glue42 Connectors (Outlook/Excel/Word, Salesforce/Netsuite/MS Dynamics, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Bloomberg Terminal)
- Hands-on session working on your own application
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July 25, 2019
Are you ready to schedule a security audit so that you can ensure your practice is protected before back-to-school season? Now is the time to make that audit happen.
September 28, 2018
A variety of factors can lead to a vulnerable network or system, and that can lead to big problems once hackers and bad actors find their way in. Learn to spot the weaknesses and implement solutions before it's too late.
August 7, 2017
A new type of crime has captured headlines over the past several years: data theft. As data and personal information move from file cabinets to the cloud, companies now face an ever-growing threat from cybercriminals with a desire to steal and use personal and confidential information.
June 8, 2017
Any entity that handles health information or other sensitive data should be intimately familiar with HIPAA, HITECH and HITRUST.
May 15, 2017
KraftCPAs has earned the designation of HITRUST CSF Assessor through the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST).
July 11, 2016
Companies face a variety of challenges in today's business environment and have to manage an assortment of risks. Some of those challenges include maintaining a competitive advantage, attracting and retaining top talent, and protecting the company's assets.
June 25, 2014
"Warning: Your computer systems have been hacked." It's the news no executive team wants to hear, but it's become increasingly commonplace in today's interconnected world.
January 30, 2014
Is your information at risk? In the wake of one of the nation's largest retail hacking attacks ever, business owners and consumers alike have a heightened concern about information security.


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Our colleague Luc de Witte participated in the COSP12 conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. COSP is the annual conference of States Parties to the CRPD, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Here is a short report of his experiences at the conferences.
More than 400 people from all over the world, representing the 177 countries that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, gather in the main building of the United Nations to discuss the progress of implementing the CRPD. I was invited to speak during a session about "Artificial Intelligence and the potential to increase inclusion, participation and independence for people with disabilities". Other speakers were from EDF (European Disability Forum), ITU (International Telecommunication Union), Microsoft, the European Commission, the Essl foundation and the Austrian Association in Support of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Walking around amidst this large international group you wonder why we still have problems with the position of people with disabilities in the world. So many active and highly motivated people, so many great solutions readily available, so many great ideas about how policy should develop, and yet people with disabilities are still marginalised and do not have equal opportunities in education, work and independence in many parts of the world. It is motivating and frustrating at the same time. What this event also clearly shows is the need for research and development in this field, as CATCH tries to do. There is so much more that needs to be done…..
In the above mentioned session about AI we had a very interesting discussion about the great potential of Artificial Intelligence to support people with disabilities on the one hand, and huge risks of exclusion and violation of human rights on the other hand. Positive examples were the use of an avatar for sign language translation, an app that translates texts into easy readable text, virtual reality applications for people with dyslexia to help them focus and several others. Negative examples were AI systems used in the selection process of job candidates that are intrinsically biased towards the 'ideal' and 'normal' person and widely used speech recognition that does not properly recognise 'abnormal' speech. These examples show that AI can be a fantastic friend but also a dangerous enemy. This clearly is a field that requires much research to make sure that we steer applications in the right direction.
The rest of the conference I immersed myself in a range of meetings about very different topics related to technology and disability. There was a lot of attention for inclusive education and inclusion in sports, leisure and culture. However, whilst there are many solutions and approaches that can make a difference, there are also many challenges to make these solutions work in reality. I can only recommend everyone in this field to do this at least once. Participating in this event offers a strong compass and motivation for everyone who works in this field.
Luc de Witte


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Guest post by James Sheedy.
Count to 60 – Yep, it just happened…19 Americans' identities were stolen. By the time you finish reading this article, the count will be up to 40, according to Transunion's Credit Education. In the past five years, identity theft has risen by 3.3 million people. With increases in online scams and security compromises, it may seems difficult to prevent your identity from being stolen. Here are a few tips on how to protect yourself from identity theft.
Tip #1: Shred everything.
Believe it or not people still use the old way of "Dumpster Diving" to get your personal information. They drive around the night before trash day, and look through trash – especially in nice neighborhoods. Make sure you shred anything that includes your name, address, Social Security number, or any other identifying information. Also consider putting the trash can out on trash day morning to eliminate people from being able to dumpster dive.
Tip #2: Password Protect Everything.
Email, online banking, your phone, those are just a couple of things you will want to make sure you are using a secure password. Studies have shown that at least 8 characters, and a special character such as a * or # will make it harder for hackers to guess or track your personal information. Most sites have added extra passcodes or dual authentication when logging in from an unrecognized device. While you might hate the extra step, it may be worth the hassle to protect your information.
Tip #3: Check, Check, Check
I found this tip most valuable – Check your bank account at least once a week. You may think you know exactly how much you have and do not need to look at it until you get your monthly statement. But by then it may be too late – You may not be able to file a dispute, and get the money back.
As identity theft increases, we must do everything possible to prevent it from happening to us. You may have your own tip for protecting your identity. I'd love to hear from you.
James is a member of our marketing team and York Tech student. He placed in the Top 15 at the Future Business Leaders of America (or Phi Beta Lambda for colleges) National Competition, for his presentation on how to protect your identity.