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The Information and Resource Coordinator (IRC) at the Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) are located in the respective Courthouse. The FLIC has 3 components 1. Legal Aid advice lawyer 2. IRC for resources and 3. Court staff to assist with process.
Our IRC will provide you with information on issues related to Separation and Divorce, Community Resources for adults and children, Subsidized Mediation and Mandatory Information Programs (MIP). They will help clients determine their needs and suggest referrals to community agencies/services and information sessions.
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Budesonide ER may react with a few other medications (see Drug Interactions With Budesonide ER).
A single overdose of budesonide ER is unlikely to cause serious problems. However, taking too much of the drug over many days can lead to problems. If you happen to overdose on budesonide ER, seek medical attention immediately.
(Click Uceris Overdose for more information.)
Budesonide ER should be stored at room temperature, away from moisture and heat. Keep the tablets in an airtight container.
Keep this and all other medications out of the reach of children.
If you forget to take your dose of budesonide ER, take it as soon as you remember, unless it is almost time for your next dose. In this case, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular schedule. Do not take a double dose.
There are no generic versions of this medicine licensed for sale at this time (see Generic Uceris).
Budesonide ER is manufactured by Santarus, Inc.
Budesonide ER tablets come in one strength: Budesonide ER 9 mg.
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Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Electronic orange book: approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. FDA Web site. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/. Accessed March 6, 2013.
Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 7th ed. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2005.
National Library of Medicine (US). Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMED). NLM Web site. Available at: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT. Accessed March 6, 2013.
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The DVD set is due out in North America later in 2007.
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Greening policy is key for Mao Sheng
IN the span of 30 years, Mao Sheng Quanji Construction Pte Ltd has transformed itself from a one-man operation to an exemplary small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) of 500 people which includes a team of award-winning landscaping specialists.
Jeverss Choo, the project director and son of Mao Sheng's founder, managing director Choo Kim Chuan, sees winning the Enterprise 50 (E50) Award as "an opportunity for us to inform others that the landscaping industry is both interesting and increasingly promising".
"This is an industry that plays an important role in Singapore as it adds value to people's lives," he tells The Business Times.
Within the landscaping industry, firms operate mainly in four areas: designing, implementation, maintenance and supply.
"Our company specialises on the long tail side of the industry; we are specialists in maintenance," Mr Choo explains. This represents the vast majority of Mao Sheng's business.
As a specialist in the maintenance facet of landscaping, Mao Sheng has had success at the Landscape Industry Association of Singapore (Lias) Awards of Excellence 2015 with "gold" award accolades for the maintenance of non-residential properties like Changi Airport Terminal 2 and the Parkroyal on Pickering.
With an emphasis on developing and maintaining Singapore as a garden city, Mr Choo cites Singapore's national policy on greening as key to the growth of Mao Sheng since its founding.
It is unsurprising then that a good 80 per cent of Mao Sheng's clients come from government agencies and ministries like the Singapore Land Authority, the National Parks Board (NParks), the Housing and Development Board and the Changi Airport Group (CAG).
"As an industry, greening is always on the three basic levels, which is the turfing, horticulture and planting; as a nation, we have been very successful at these three levels. Singapore has maximised its capabilities in these aspects of greening," he notes.
Acknowledging that government policies have aided in the expansion of Mao Sheng's business in the past, Mr Choo adds: "The importance of acquiring new knowledge as you go is essential for growth in this business. The company expanded by starting out with smaller projects before taking on bigger projects and scopes."
With the push for more blue and green spaces, the Singapore Sustainability Blueprint of 2015 has also contributed to the increased profile of landscaping and the expertise of those in the industry.
Mr Choo welcomes this challenge as an opportunity for growth for Mao Sheng.
In line with the Blueprint, Mr Choo foresees the continued blurring of the line between physical and urban spaces seen by the increasing number of urban projects due to Singapore's push towards being a green city.
Landscaping remains a laborious profession but with the converging of physical and urban spaces, the science of landscaping has become more technical and sophisticated, with a different set of considerations to be made in constructing green walls, green roofs, and the greening of waterways. These changes have not surprised Mr Choo as he had an inkling earlier of how the industry might evolve.
While traditional difficulties such as labour constraints and the changing nature of the industry remain, Mr Choo prefers to focus on overcoming less-traditional challenges to business such as engagement with his clients on the range of services that Mao Sheng offers. "This will help us in our industry and work in the future as we are able to add value to our clients," he says.
He has seen benefits to his clients through his insights and expertise. "What matters may not be measurable and we do have to involve our clients on the value and quality of the job we do and have."
Mao Sheng also places an importance on equipping workers with the relevant skills.
As a testament to the company's drive towards initiatives to benefit its workforce, it received the NTUC May Day Partnership Award in 2015 under the SME category with its partners CAG and NParks's Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology.
Mr Choo says: "The challenge from the industry side of things will be our ability to accept a new way of doing things, and whether our workforce is able to pick up new skills."
He cites this as the most demanding of the challenges he faces.
Mr Choo is bullish on the prospects for growth in the industry.
"In short, I think green is the new and emerging economy. In this economy, topics like liveable and sustainability issues through the creation of green and blue spaces will be focused upon, coupled with the increasing use of technology behind it."
This focus will boost Mao Sheng's business, he feels. "When you have more green spaces, there'll be an increase in the need for the maintenance of these spaces. So taking up new technology and new methods of working have to be done."
As economies mature, there is greater importance placed on quality-of-life indicators and issues.
Mr Choo is proud of the benefits of a green economy. "The value we create for people relates to how liveable we make it for people," he concludes.
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This is due to an AD configuration that has anonymous bind option enabled. Anonymous bind allows users to authenticate using a known username and blank password even though the user has a non-blank password. To disable anonymous binding perform the following:
1. Download Support Tools for Windows 2003 Server at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=96a35011-fd83-419d-939b-9a772ea2df90&DisplayLang=en
2. Go to C:\Program Files\Support Tools\ and run the application adsiedit.msc. The ADSI Edit application is launched.
3. Navigate to CN=Directory Service,CN=Windows NT,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,
4. Right click the "CN=Directory Services" container, choose "Properties" from the context menu and scroll down to the dsHeuristics attribute.
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Predictive APIs: What about Banking?
The best services have one thing in common: a superb customer experience. Banking services are no exception to this rule, and indeed the quest for an effortless, well informed, and personalized customer experience is one of the main goals of today's innovation in digital banking services.
According to what Maslow has described in his "pyramid of needs", customers are seeking a more intimate and meaningful experience where banking services can actively assist the customer in performing and managing their financial life. Predictive APIs have a fundamental role in all this, as they enable a new set of customer journeys such as automatic categorization of transactions, detecting and alerting recurrent payments, pre-approving credit requests or provide better tools to fight fraud without limiting legitimate customer transactions.
In this talk, I will focus on how to provide better banking services by using predictive APIs. I will describe the path on how to get there and the challenges of implementing predictive APIs in a strictly audited and regulated domain such as banking. Finally, I will briefly introduce a number of data science techniques to implement those customer journeys and describe how big/fast data engineering can be used to realize predictive data pipelines.
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Oct 20 2020
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Arushi Chawla, Research Associate, Blockchain & Digital Payment, Counterpoint Research
In today's financial ecosystem, the focus is on finance and not the physical infrastructure that comes along. This brings us to fintech, which helps economies work on their financial industry without working about historical records. The ecosystem is focusing on banking and not banks. But it is important to understand the reason and logic behind adopting and absorbing cryptocurrency as the new form of money. Else, in this race for getting hands on the newest technology, the whole purpose of it might get lost.
Money is more than just a medium of exchange for people. They have an emotional connection with money. This makes them more risk-averse about it and hence this translates into a high degree of inertia for the newest technology to be adopted at the pace we expect it to.
Key takeaways:
- Blockchain, which serves as a building block for a decentralized economy, is the next and newest form of currency via cryptocurrency. With Change in the form of money, it is now important to understand the change in the payment system.
- Among different types to cryptocurrency, when blockchain is used for the operability of cryptocurrency, it is crucial to understand how it will be a perfect piece of the puzzle for it to be used in tomorrow's decentralized economy. Therefore, it is important to understand the evolving technology and how crucial it is to adopt it in a more scalable way.
- Understand the reason and logic behind adopting and absorbing cryptocurrency as a new form of money. Else, in this race for getting hands on the newest technology, the whole purpose of it might get lost.
- Money is more than just a medium of exchange for people. Hence this translates into a high degree of inertia for the newest technology to be adopted at the pace we expect it to.
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China is leading the way among large economies in trialing Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Its official name is Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP). The digital Yuan, unlike Bitcoin and other private currencies, will be legal tender.
DCEP is intended to bring about another era of a digitized economy in the face of advancing blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). China has not welcomed cryptocurrencies but subscribed to Blockchain technology. When plans were put in place to begin development of the digital yuan, the country planned to overhaul the digital payment ecosystem in the country. This was to strengthen the Yuan both locally and internationally.
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4. Impact on the Global Market
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Difficulties of using Blockchain Tech for your Fintech Market
Oct 20 2020
4:00 am
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Karnika E. Yashwant (Mr. KEY), Founder & CEO, KEY Difference Media
Blockchain Tech has numerous applications in the fintech space, but comes with unavoidable challenges and difficulties like in any area of life and business. We will review the top difficulties and explore potential solutions during this webinar to help you make a decision for your own business.
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How Central Banks in Asia are Adopting Blockchain
Oct 20 2020
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Lakshan Abeyawardena, Head of Strategic Business, Hitachi Digital Payment Solutions
Central Banks in SAARC and ASEAN countries are being more and more receptive to the idea of using blockchain and cryptocurrency. There is an increased interest shown by Central Banks in the region to implement some form of blockchain related solution and we have seen multiple initiatives and pilot projects starting in 2019 and 2020.
- Why are Central Banks in Asia focusing on enabling blockchain-based services and cryptocurrencies?
- Interesting uses cases for blockchain-based applications for Central Banks
- Some of the completed and on-going Central Bank blockchain projects
- What to expect in 2021 relating to Central Banks and Blockchain?
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Blockchain Modules Power the "BoAT"
Oct 20 2020
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Karl J. Weaver, Global Biz Dev Director - (BoAT - Blockchain of AI Things), aitos.io
aitos.io is a stealth embedded software security startup for the integration of IoT and Blockchain ecosystems to offer trusted identity authentication and data privacy preserving computational protection for the integrity of data originating and refined at the edge.
All trust starts with securing the data at the source of collection, from the sensor to the module to the gateway and then to the cloud. aitos.io has partnered with 9 major cellular IoT module manufacturers and two global mobile network operators to promote the concept of a "Blockchain Module" with our "BoAT" or Blockchain of AI Things SDK middleware framework for the protection of data from the collection source. aitos.io plans to make our "BoAT" SDK the defector standard for protection of data at the source and actively partnering with virtual use cases, global MNOs, Cloud service providers and many IoT device manufacturers to realize the importance of protecting data and integrating IoT with the Blockchain for the integrity of trusted data.
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Jay-r C. Ipac, Senior Associate, Divina Law
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E-money vs cash. The Philippine central bank has issued the regulatory framework for e-money transactions more than a decade ago. But before the covid-19 pandemic, cash is still king in most commercial and government transactions. The speaker is going to discuss how the pandemic is forcing the government and the public to embrace e-money transactions and discuss some notable initiatives that are taking place in that direction in the Philippines.
Virtual currencies, virtual assets and digital assets. Virtual currencies officially got Philippine central bank recognition in 2017. From them on, the Philippine central bank together with the Philippine securities regulator, among other agencies, have been very actively involved in creating or attempting to create legal frameworks that would govern activities and transactions involving or surrounding virtual currencies, virtual assets and digital assets. The speaker is going to discuss these legal developments and how the Philippine government attempts to spur a favorable investment climate for activities relating to virtual currencies, virtual assets and digital assets.
Blockchain: a solution in search of a problem? From the beginning, there has been a lot of hype about blockchain technology and how it is supposed to be the answer to a lot of problems; but more often than not, the hype has failed to deliver. But that might be about to change. The speaker will share some of the most notable financial use-case of blockchain in the Philippines and how these financial use cases provides more than a glimmer of hope to the future of blockchain the Philippines.
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Selfies & Security: How Fintech Companies Use Your Face To Protect Your Wallet.
Sep 2 2020
63 mins
Reinhard Hochrieser, Jumio | Sujata Dasgupta, Tata Consultancy Services | Rachel McLaughlin
You can pay for groceries and get money out of an ATM with your face. As fintech is enabling a more customer-friendly experience on mobile devices, security hangs in the balance. It is easy to make a transaction, but what are the real steps involved? This webinar will showcase the complex technology and will help financial services companies understand the work that goes on behind the scenes to make some simple and easy processes actually happen.
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- The challenges that fintechs face in creating a seamless user experience - even if you're wearing a face mask
- the nuts and bolts behind complex technology that solves identity fraud
Reinhard Hochrieser, VP, Global Product Management, Jumio
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Aug 28 2020
43 mins
Dr. Balwant A. Sonkamble, Professor in Computer Engineering, Pune Institute Of Computer Technology
FinTech are adopted world wide in Financial organizations for the growth of businesses and customer satisfaction.
The advanced machine learning techniques are reshaping the financial services due to its high computing power and ability to analyze the Big Data.
The Financial Companies are deploying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to streamline the processes, optimize portfolios, decrease risks and reduce the human errors.
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Aug 27 2020
42 mins
Judith Ratcliffe, Information Manager and Data Protection Officer, UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)
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2) A little bit of Myth Busting.
3) What I would like to see in terms of AI developments/AI as a Data Protection Compliance enabler.
4) My Top Tips for making sure your AI is Data Protection Compliant by Design and by Default.
(Please note that any views expressed in the talk/presentation/ Q and A, and any handouts/takeaways, other materials, are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my current, employer (or, any past employers). I am not a fully qualified lawyer and my talk/presentation, responses to questions, and any associated materials do not give legal advice.)
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Dror Shapira, Inviou | David Fleck, Veritable Data | Adam Martin, Progeny | Ian Mitchell, PwC
Financial services data is being created at a breakneck pace. Because this data is sensitive information on customer and operations, identifying, minimizing and preventing fraud is top of mind. Indeed, regulations & compliance procedures are aimed at ensuring customer data is treated properly. Data & analytics can help ensure compliance with banking regulations. Join this panel to learn about:
- The new tools are being used to help secure financial services data
- The strategies involved in safeguarding PII
- Staying compliant with financial services regulations
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49 mins
Lin Wang, Principal Data Scientist at Vesta
How to use machine learning techniques to improve your approval rate while minimizing fraud
With increased focus on using machine learning as a key pillar in the fraud detection process, it is important for merchants to stay focused on the end-goal of increasing approvals and not leave money on the table. Vesta Data Science team will share some key insights to stay ahead on maximizing revenue and how Vesta makes their customers more and more successful. We will go in depth into the following
o Machine learning pipeline and automated model refresh and why that is key
o Ensemble model techniques – getting the best performance from your models
o Integrating with unsupervised machine learning
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AI & Machine Learning: Streamlining Decision Making in Financial Services
Aug 26 2020
55 mins
Dr Estelle Brack, KiraliT | Michael Robinson, Genpact | Labhesh Patel, Jumio | Clive Elleforde, Sovran
The banking & payments industry relies heavily on data. From marketing and CRM to internal processes and regulatory compliance, working with data properly can mean the difference between success in failure. But with so much data to work with, and limited time to work to deliver value, human error can result in massive fines, and a loss of customers. AI and Machine Learning are becoming increasingly valuable in keeping financial services operating smoothly and protecting their customers. Join this panel to learn about:
- How AI can help banks learn about & implement new regulations.
- How to ensure regulatory filings are correct and done on time.
- How Machine Learning can help reduce fraud and personalize marketing.
- And more!
Panel moderated by:
Dr Estelle Brack, Founder & Chairman, KiraliT
Michael Robinson, Vice President, Insurance UK & EU, Genpact
Labhesh Patel, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist, Jumio
Clive Elleforde, Chief Revenue Officer, Sovran
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Customer centricity through responsible & explainable AI
Aug 26 2020
48 mins
Rajeev PAI, Senior Business Consultant, HSBC
Keeping customers at the heart of its decisions is the mantra to success for businesses who aspire to sustain and grow. Well planned and carefully selected use cases, powered by AI are helping financial services organisations serve customers in far more efficient and creative ways than ever before by bringing the best of Human and machine together.
In this talk we will explore:
1. What are some of the real world use cases from banking
2. What are some of the challenges in adopting AI in banking
3. What is the way forward for the industry
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AI for Financial Services, 2020 and Beyond
Aug 26 2020
49 mins
Chris Tew VP Sales - Asia Pacific & Alexander Hoffmann Presales Engineer, Artificial Solutions
Chatbots in Financial Services haven't delivered what we expected. So, what's next?
The world's media is littered with articles stating that Covid-19, and the sudden emptying of call centres, has driven organizations to implement AI to cope with the increased burden of customer contact. All this, whilst in tandem reducing the cost of doing so.
Additionally, business continuity has become a board room imperative. AI is now seen as a potential opportunity to create future stability and the financial services sector is not immune to this pressure.
However, by 2020 most financial services organisations had already made significant investments in AI technology with the expectation of increased customer service, dramatically lower costs and a much-reduced reliance on large and expensive call centres. But it didn't work to plan.
In this enlightening presentation Chris Tew and Alex Hoffman will discuss why most of today's AI technology isn't up to the current industry requirements and what financial services organisation need to think about, now and tomorrow.
Topics covered include:
• What's the root cause of such an AI failure to date?
• How to address the current issues presented by Covid-19
• What are the opportunities for AI future innovation?
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Case Study: Enable Risk Management with Kyligence Intelligent Data Cloud
Aug 25 2020
51 mins
Li Kang, Head of North America, Kyligence
Traditionally, risk management professionals had to choose between the full picture and interactive analytics. Banks deal with many types of risks every day including market risk, credit risk, operational risk, business risk, etc. Millions of data points are collected daily around the world and are made available for risk-related decision-making. How can businesses enable their users to fully leverage all the data assets when they make these critical decisions?
In this session, we will talk about how a global investment bank built a risk analytics platform on Kyligence Intelligent Data Cloud. Kyligence analyzes users historical data, identifies the questions that are relevant to risk analysts, prepares the most up-to-date answers, and places these answers at the fingertips of all their analysts around the world. By adopting Kyligence technology, the risk management team is able to get insight from all of its historical data instantaneously, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional data warehouse.
Speaker Bio:
Li Kang serves as the head of Kyligence's operations for the Americas. Bringing with him a deep technical background in analytics from his time as an engineer and solutions architect, Li drives both the technical and business strategy for all of Kyligence's major efforts in the West.
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Compliance & Fintech: Reducing Risks Through Proper Data Management Policies
Aug 25 2020
61 mins
Elena Kozhemyakina, Fintech4Funds | Rajeev Pai, HSBC | Pat Bates, Privitar | Carlos Gutierrez Arguello, DemTech
Data is more valuable than oil, and the ability of the financial services industry to gather, process, analyze, and sell data is creates opportunities and challenges. Proper data management systems that are primed for compliance can help reduce risks, propelling the industry forward.
Join this panel to:
- Hear about the newest tools & strategies available to help fintechs and financial services firms manage their data effectively
- Learn best practices in data gathering & aggregation
- Discover retroactive data cleansing tools and procedures for financial services institutions
Panel moderated by:
Elena Kozhemyakina, CEO and Founder, Fintech4Funds
Rajeev Pai, Senior Business Consultant - Design and Initiation – Data & Analytics, HSBC Global Services
Pat Bates, Principal Sales Engineer, Privitar
Carlos Gutierrez Arguello, Open Innovation and Partnerships Director, DemTech
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Optimising compliance & risk management with Analytics and AI
Aug 25 2020
50 mins
Nida Naeem, Senior Manager (Analytics & Modelling) & Team Leader (Data Science), Deloitte (North and South Europe)
Technology is driving organisational change at a breath-taking pace and those charged with governance and management need to ensure that risk management and compliance evolves in step to provide efficient and effective control in the age of disruption.
The good news is that sophisticated data and technology tools can enhance or replace previously tedious and judgement-based activities with efficient, evidence-based, real-time and predictive compliance and risk management.
In this session Nida will focus on how analytics, machine learning and AI is and can be used by organisations to optimise areas such as governance, risk management, fraud prevention, compliance, audit and assurance.
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Protecting Data for Compliance and Risk Reduction
Aug 25 2020
31 mins
Nilesh Parmar, Data Privacy Expert, Privitar
With regulations around data processing becoming ever more stringent, and the huge risk of reputational damage from leaked data, join Privitar to better understand how managing data privacy isn't easy, what you should consider when implementing it and then how you can make it work in your organisation.
In this webinar you will learn about:
- How organizations can balance the risk of speedy access to data with privacy
- The best strategies for implementing data privacy
- How data privacy can be adopted enterprise-wide
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AI, ML in Financial Services: Do You Focus On Ethics Beyond Privacy Compliance?
Aug 25 2020
55 mins
Nkelé Dee Esoh, Consultant, AdvanceMyCompliance Consulting
Financial Services and Banking institutions are in a race to adopt and deploy Artificial Intelligence, its subset Machine Learning, and other advanced analytics. Why? Finance is a field which uses a huge amount of data. It is not possible anymore to analyse that volume of information without powerful machines. The disruption is now, and it is only the beginning.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 • 12:00 - 13:00
Teenagers with mental health issues are being let down by mental health services. Those on the cusp of adulthood, who have been entitled to regular mental health check-ups before the age of 18, can be deemed not 'ill enough' to maintain this level of care into adulthood, resulting in devastating consequences.
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In the lead up to a short break from the real world, I thought it only best I make sure you're kept bang up to date with the music world (whilst also making a cheeky playlist to drool over).
Birdskulls are this awesome post-grunge group that sound like they've been spewed up from the bowels of Seattle or London (Ontario), but in fact come collectively from the south coast of the UK.
Empress Of is back with her electro bliss ahead of her debut album release.
New electro from Melbourne that sounds like Life Is Better Blonde and Everything Everything had an aural baby together. It's gorgeous! Meet Owen Rabbit.
Sweet tribal beats and bass from Melbourne duo Friendships.
And last but no means least, gorgeous sunny vibes from Londoner Rhys Lewis
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Before we get to the running workout…
5 years ago, I married the love of my life. Joanie is my inspiration, the most humble person I know, and lights up my day without saying a word. She loves me in the purest sense. #RibRib
It's been a wild, amazing chapter in our lives. Our kids are awesome. They're these hilarious little copies of their mother, except now they got some really bad habits from me. Bella has my disabling scowl. Emma has my annoying optimism. AJ has my inability to know when a joke is over.
They have my heart. I love my family.
We have a baby now, too. He's the tiny fury who melts any buttery situations.
It's important to take a moment, breathe in the beauty in your life.
Anniversaries aren't so you can exchange gifts. Sure, it's nice. But that's not the point. It's to celebrate and honor the commitment. It's about love, not stuff. Time is the unreturnable gift.
Sometimes, we just need to smell the roses. Not wonder how we can make the smell better or consider if our rose bush is getting a little old. Just remain. Chill. Find joy. Smile.
Seriously, take a moment and smile. Try to make your face smile like an idiot. See how long you can hold it. You came here for some fun, well here's your chance.
Wait, didn't you click on the blog to hear me on a marriage soapbox? You wanted jokes?
Okay, fine. Let's get to it.
Joanie and I are doing this workout to celebrate our 5-year anniversary. AJ is out walking around the neighborhood with his buddy who's name I purposely forget. The twins are on the trampoline with two other little girls. Aran is grunting like an adorable little piggy.
I thought about having the whole crew come to the back porch to do this workout together.
But then, why? A family workout doesn't have to feature the whole family. Maybe our family workout is mom and dad getting their grind on while the minions are away.
Joanie and I are doing this one together. She hates running. I hate running. She's four months postpartum, I'm built like I'm in my third month. We're doing this one together on the back porch.
The Workout
8 rounds of:
Run, 200 m
3 Right Dumbbell Hang Power Snatches | 25 lbs
3 Left Dumbbell Hang Power Snatches | 25 lbs
5 Dumbbell Slams | 25 lbs
I have to run through my backyard. The grass is high and the dirt is uneven. It's basically a sprained ankle waiting to happen. Then again, me running is basically a sprained ankle waiting to happen.
Every running workout is my kryptonite, except I'm not Superman. I'm more like Superman's pale, frail, and built-like-a-beluga-whale brother.
3… 2… 1… Go!
Round 1
We start with the run. This order of operations is going to come in handy.
200 meters isn't so bad. It's only bad when you have to do that 8 times.
Snatches are light. I think I'm going to have to invest in some heavier dumbbells.
I'm starting the Slams when Joanie gets back from the run. She says something about peeing her pants, but I ignore her because I've learned how to in 5 years of marriage.
Round 2
Running is so fun.
One of my daughters shouts encouragement. Her friend says I'm fast.
She's right, you know?
Joanie starts her run just as I'm finishing, because I'm fast.
I like this family workout.
The Snatches go up fast and back down smooth. My shoulder feels better than it has in years.
The Slams are cutting it dangerously close to indenting my skull. I can feel the steel brush against my cranium with each rep. I think I'm doing these wrong. If I get a concussion, that means it's wrong, right?
Round 3
Running feels less fun. My legs are really heavy. So's my midsection. And my body. I think I'm having a midlife crisis. Is this what happens when you're in your 30s? When is mid-life?
Answer: Midlife is when you are in the middle of a running workout and wondering if you're in a crisis. Or maybe that's a mid- running workout – crisis. Is that a thing? I think that's a thing.
I'm either midway through a bad run or one-third way through a healthy ending.
Snatches are my other children.
Slams are the friends we made along the way.
Round 4
My cats are watching from the window. Ghost (my alpha and sweetest buoy) is meowing at me. He wants to be an outside kitten, but he is plush white with red toenails.
The run is fast. I'm probably breaking some ind of world record.
The Snatches are fast. I think I might be the strongest man alive.
Joanie is starting her third round run when I get to the slams.
Round 5
Question: What's the proper husbandly response when your spouse complains about buttcrack chaffage?
Asking for a friend.
The run goes great for me. Can't say the same for Joanie.
Snatches and Slams make me feel like a natural woman.
By the way, today's playlist is Trap Music. I don't know what that means… But there's a lot of awkward F-bombs. I'm back in high school.
Round 6
I see a dog when I'm running.
It sees me.
I see it see me.
It sees me see it seeing me.
Am I the only one who ponders how they would run away from a killer dog in the event of a Cujo outbreak while I'm in the middle of a run?
During this workout: I'd hope the fence and trust that Joanie can wrestle it down.
Snatches feels smooth. I'm really good at this.
Just kidding.
My fourth DB Slam doesn't go as planned. Somehow, the DB slams into my head. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. I'm concussed. There's a tiny little hole where my thinker used to be.
I stammer. Looking around to see if anyone noticed. Hopefully my daughters didn't see that. They'd never let me live it down. The family workout might turn into a cautionary tale. Hey, remember that time Danial passed out during a family workout?
Round 7
I don't have a concussion, I'm just tired.
The run proves my tiredness.
No sprained ankles, but plenty of sprained hearts.
Snatches are a blur.
Slams are now filled with a healthy dose of PTSD with a hint of TBI.
Round 8
The sweet victory of finishing. Joanie is just starting her 7th run as I finish my 8th. She had to take a break to tell our 4-month-old baby to stop being selfish. He squawked at her like an angry seagull.
Ghost can be heard from several miles away, I think he's offering to babysit.
Snatches are harder this time, but I'm realizing I should have done 5 snatches each arm. That's the beauty of Outside the Box, you can scale as needed. Best programming for any family workout, yo.
Slams are prayer-filled. Special thanks to God for creating Taz Barber, who made this workout and only programmed 5 DB Slams at a time. Unspecial thanks for it being in the middle of a running workout.
Time: 12:30
Joanie's time: 14:00
Baby's time: 14 Weeks.
Marriage time: 5 darn good years.
Tune in next week for another Death to Dadbod.
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Not a lot to update I'm afraid. I've been at sea / based the other end of the country and only get home a few days a month so progress has very much slowed down. I was hoping to be on track in the summer but that isn't going to happen now.
When I have had time I've concentrated on fixing a few niggles and doing some deep maintenance to ensure reliability. In no particular order:
1. The AC has degassed itself so I took this to be a sign and removed the AC system. I only need to take out the bits behind the dash now, but it's already a decent weight saving for something that isn't necessary on a track slag (and which didn't work anyway).
2. I changed the lambda sensor: this sorted out the lumpy idle and improved the mpg significantly. I also changed the plugs and gapped them to 0.7mm, and cleaned the MAF.
3. I fixed the ABS issue. I traced it to the front left wheel but the sensor checked ok, then I found a continuity break and traced it to a nicked cable (must have been damaged when I was fixing the turbo gasket.
4. I fitted new engine mounts (Hardrace Streets), and procured a Vibratechnics gearbox mount which I haven't fitted yet.
5. While the work-in-way for getting to the mounts was out, I've been touching up the paint in the engine bay wherever it's needed it.
6. I took the rocker cover off and cleaned the spray bars. They were a bit gunky but not blocked; they look like new now:
Everything looked ship shape to my untrained eye:
7. I bought a cheapy ally oil catch can off eBay. The quality was, naturally, appalling, and I had to make the fittings airtight and all sorts, but it's good now. I wanted to make some baffles to improve its effectiveness. I noticed a coke can was almost the perfect diameter to fit in the catch can, so I made these with some scissors and a drill:
Then mounted them like this:
To make this:
I'm currently in the process of making up a bracket and mounting it in the engine bay:
I'm thinking about mounting it where the stock ignition amp goes. I know it's near the exhaust manifold, but the hoses will be in thermal sleaves and the catch can itself should be fine - what do you reckon?
8. While I've been away from the car I've been modding a second hand grill to remove the central piece. This is hardly priority work, but it's something I can do with a handfull of tools while away from the car, and I'm using it as a learning tool as I've never modded bodywork before. I'm just copying Blaktooth here, because it looks cool!
I'm still working on smoothing and leveling the filler. Once I'm happy I'll spray the whole thing matt black.
9. I also bought a 3.9 auto diff which I'm in the process of cleaning up for painting and fitting.
I guess that all looks like a decent amount of progress, but that's over 6 months! Shamefully slow progress compared to some projects on here.


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ARIES: You may be experiencing some uncomfortable changes at work this week, and unanticipated developments seem to be taking you off your A game. Professionally you stand to gain enormously if you keep your eye on the destination. Reset your intentions on Thursday night and tune into your inner resolve to make the most of opportunities up ahead. A tricky matter in a relationship may potentially be resolved now, and the lines of communication are open after Friday. Excitement about this union generates energy and enthusiasm. Issues can be easily articulated now and agreements made. Steer clear of office flirtations at the end of the week, this one has hot mess written all over it.
TAURUS: A romantic relationship gets bombarded this week, you could be over the moon in love, but mixed signals keep appearing that could call into question the sanctity of your union. Cues are as subtle as they are beguiling. Definitely steer clear of drugs and alcohol while in the companionship of a lover, this will only intensify the unusual and ambiguous atmosphere this week. A situation at work that has been percolating since last December finally gets it's day of reckoning. A green light to move forward Thursday is met with the utmost of excitement. Tensions behind the scenes or with a financial matter could escalate. Look into this before it gets away from you.
GEMINI: A domestic matter continues to provide a contentious diversion from your professional aspirations. Family members or flatmates could be creating difficulty at your residence, or beguiling circumstances seem to stand in the way of the attainment of what you would seek. A joint financial matter seems to require attention mid week. A friend becomes a lover after months of spicy flirtation winding back to last December. Ready to take the plunge? After Friday you find it easier to put your feelings into words. An exciting phase in your love life is picking up. Pleasure through sharing interests over the coming weeks is assured.
CANCER: If you are finding it difficult to articulate your viewpoint, blame the stars. Obtuse and hard to read energies are in full force and you do well to resign yourself to only to the most important work and communication you absolutely must deal with. On a creative level you could be stimulated and painting, poetry or journalling could provide constructive outlets through which you can express yourself now. A very exciting development either at home or professionally could see you on the move. This one has been percolating since last December, with sudden news on Thursday. A change of location may be required to take a promotion. Partnerships get back on track after a necessary adjustment midweek.
LEO: Financial matters continue to bewilder, applying the brakes early in the week on expenditure will be required. Creative energy seems to be stilted by this situation, which will prompt you to resolution in the early part of the week. From there work and health issues take a prominent role, with a long awaited development, potentially a promotion finally comes through. A desire to maintain your wellness is also activated, and you have better chances of maintaining a new regiment related to diet or exercise now. Spontaneous road trip with a friend? Why not? Your bank account will remind you on Friday.
VIRGO: Persistent misunderstandings with a partner and a complex atmosphere prevail this week, stirring a sense of romantic longing, although equally repulsion within you. Your beloved may feel just out of reach while remaining every minute on your mind. Love is drug, as they say. If you are willing to bite the bullet and make amends on Thursday, passion can quickly be rekindled. You have a much better idea of what you want now then you did in April and a separation so you could reflect on your innermost desires may have been exactly what the doctor ordered to reach this determination. Into next week this fire grows and grows. Check in with your financial flows from Friday. You could get news of a short term assignment that could pad your pocket book.
LIBRA: Much is going on behind the scenes for you, and your intuition and inspiration run equally deep, exposing glorious and hidden aspects of your psyche. Revealing moments throughout the week could offer you a glimpse into your own motivations. Something you seek, but also seem to be hiding from comes into question. A relational matter that has been percolating since last December could erupt this week in a blaze of glory. Can the freedom you desire be experienced through a committed one on one relationship? A balancing act has hopefully been perfected. This person seems to be seeking an answer: in or out? Mercury in your sign from Friday puts the ball in your court. Don't tell it how it is, but how you want for it to be, Libra.
SCORPIO: There is a tight financial focus in the early part of the week off set only by the pronounced distraction you feel in your love relationship. Complicated energies are stimulated and an illusive ambience makes it heard to pin down the object of your affection. The chemistry you share with this person has intoxicating overtones, and it's worth it to recognize that cloaking this affair in mystery (and distance) is a large part of the appeal it holds for you. The freedom you seek in your work life is possible now, get ready to take a big leap Thursday. Pluto direct signals your power is being returned to you, examine how far you have come since April, you will likely see a huge chunk of your life has concluded. Just as well the next few weeks implore you to go within, clear out your inner space and prepare for Jupiters' transit of your sign upcoming…
SAGITTARIUS: While you stand to gain so much professionally in this period, a strange matter involving your residence seems to be complicating matters for you, making it difficult to make the most of what is being offered you in this phase. A big shift in a financial matter occurs on Thursday and an agreement that has been encased in nothing less than an iceberg cracks open and finally gives way to something you have been seeking for many moons. Your agenda is different now that what it was in April, and you will see what has come to pass made waiting worthwhile. Social dynamics are exciting, especially from the end of the week, and a love affair that has been on and off could finally come together, quite unexpectedly.
CAPRICORN: It's hard to keep your wits about you this week, distractions are abundant and you find it difficult to be incredibly persuasive or clearly articulate your position right now. From Thursday, as Pluto moves direct in your sign, you will find your resolve is strengthening and that your aspirations are more within your reach than you had previously realized. You have relinquished something since last April, perhaps unwillingly, and a certain "loss of innocence" has given you a new grit and toughness you can now use in the interest of your goals. Sun in Libra reminds you to play fair, especially in matters pertaining to career. An eruption of energy at the end of the week stimulates a bolt of lightning in your professional realm you can ride for the next several months to your destination, ready or not.
AQUARIUS: Niggling financial issues remain, making it a difficult time to nail down a budget, and your income and expenses are best cut down to the necessities for the time being until a clearer picture can be drawn. Socially this can be a very exciting time and you meet people who show you dimensions of the world you had not previously been aware of. You also do well to take a night class or get involved in an activity through which you can broaden your horizons and understanding. Travel could also be implied here, though even better opportunities await in the second half of October to make it happen. Now is a good time to research and plan a dream getaway. Inspiration triggered Thursday could send you on your way!
PISCES: Several dynamic alinements impact your relationships this week, (with way more in store next week, wow!) and where you have felt uncertain about a making a commitment or keeping a safe distance you may have run out excuses or time… Events on Friday, while beguiling can also produce a highly charged romanic ambience, perfect for making your feelings known if you are ready. This will prove a more difficult patch if you are pining over an unrequited love. Though if it is the case, maybe look into the root of any disappointment you feel and find ways to extricate yourself from the conditions that led you to fall for someone so clearly unavailable emotionally or otherwise. By doing so, you free yourself up for the highly erotic and enticing developments on queue next week. Cut any losses swiftly and get ready for the main event.


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1. Prejudice
1.1. Studies
1.1.1. Claude Steele (1995)
22.214.171.124. Stereotype Vulnerability
188.8.131.52.1. What does it feel like to be a target of prejudice?
22.214.171.124.1. i. Stereotype threat- Test of Intelligence
18.104.22.168.2. ii. Non-threat- Test of Problem Solving
220.127.116.11.1. iii. Black participants
188.8.131.52.2. iv. White participants
188.8.131.52.1. Test Performance (score)
188.8.131.52. Results
126.96.36.199.1. i. Black participants performed significantly worse when exposed to intelligence test than when exposed to the non-threat variable.
22.214.171.124. Conclusion
220.127.116.11.1. i. Fear of fulfilling the stereotype causing decreased performance
126.96.36.199.2. ii. When people who are target have a stereotype activated, performance is undermined due to anxiety.
1.1.2. Dasgupta & Greenwald
188.8.131.52. Implicit Attitudes
126.96.36.199.1. Can you manipulate IAT by exposing to pro-black or pro-white information?
126.96.36.199.1. learned about…
184.108.40.206.2. i. Pro-black- admired black/disliked white
188.8.131.52.3. ii. Pro-white-admired white/disliked black
220.127.116.11.4. iii. Control- flowers/insects
22.214.171.124.1. i. IAT score after the priming
18.104.22.168.2. ii. IAT score after 24 hours
184.108.40.206. Results
22.214.171.124.1. i. Exposure to positive role models reduces amount of racial prejudice
18.104.22.168.2. ii. Being exposed to pro-white/ant-black information raised prejudice
184.108.40.206.3. iii. After 24 hours, pro-black group remained low in prejudice. While, pro-white group decreased their prejudice to a comparable amount to the control group.
18.104.22.168. Conclusion
126.96.36.199.1. i. Since admired black men is shown less often than admired white men, maybe that's why their results remained after 24 hours
1.1.3. Spencer & Steele (2002)
220.127.116.11. Women in Math
18.104.22.168.1. i. Geometry M=F and Algebra M>F
220.127.116.11.2. ii. Geometry M>F and Algebra M=F
188.8.131.52.1. Scores
188.8.131.52. Results
1.2. Key Concepts
1.2.1. Stereotype- Cognitive belief (not necessarily True) based on group membership
126.96.36.199. Ex: in-group: variety to out-group: homogeneous
1.2.2. Prejudice- Attitude (lasting evaluation) usually negative based on group membership
1.2.3. Discrimination- Action/Behavior based on group membership
1.2.4. Implicit Association
220.127.116.11. Unaware implicit attitudes – implicit measures of prejudice
188.8.131.52. Unconscious attitude- but not subliminal, not below level of perception – therefore, these are super-bliminal
1.3. Presentations
1.3.1. Race: Helping Behavior
188.8.131.52. Hypothesis
126.96.36.199. Method
184.108.40.206. Results
18.104.22.168. Conclusion
1.3.2. Gender: Door Holding Behavior
220.127.116.11. Hypothesis
220.127.116.11. Method
126.96.36.199. Results
220.127.116.11. Conclusion
1.4. Textbook
1.4.1. Glass Ceiling
1.4.2. Sexism
184.108.40.206. Benevolent
126.96.36.199.1. New node
220.127.116.11. Hostile
1.4.3. Shifting Standards
1.4.4. Prejudice
1.4.5. Realistic Conflict Theory
1.4.6. Social Identity Theory
126.96.36.199. Us Vs. Them
1.4.7. Ways to reduce prejudice
220.127.116.11. Contact hypothesis- Increased contact between members of various social groups can be effective in reducing prejudice among them
184.108.40.206. Recategorization- shifts in the boundaries between an individual's in-group and some out-group.
18.104.22.168.1. Common in-group identity model- A theory suggesting that to the extent to which individuals in different groups view themselves as members of a single social entity, ingroup bias will be reduced
126.96.36.199. Saying "no" to sterotypes
126.96.36.199.1. Kawakami et al. (2002)
1.5. Readings
1.5.1. De Angelis
18.104.22.168. Microaggressions
1.5.2. Strate
126.96.36.199. Beer Commercials
1.5.3. Objectification
2. Social Influence
2.1. Studies
2.1.1. Milgram (1963)
188.8.131.52. Obedience
22.214.171.124.1. New node
220.127.116.11. Method
188.8.131.52.1. Each participant became a "teacher"
126.96.36.199.2. They were instructed to give increasing amounts of electric shock to the "learner" whenever he answered incorrectly (15 volts- 450 volts)
22.214.171.124.3. The "learner" answered many questions incorrectly
184.108.40.206.4. If the participant hesitated, the experimenter asked them to continue.
126.96.36.199. Results
126.96.36.199.1. 65% showed total obedience
22.214.171.124. Conclusion
22.214.171.124.1. This experiment showed that average people could be pressured to fo inhumane things if asked to do so by an authority figure.
2.1.2. Asch (1951)
126.96.36.199. Conformity
2.1.3. Sherif (1935)
18.104.22.168. Suggestibility: Dot on the wall
126.96.36.199. Results
220.127.116.11. Conclusion
2.1.4. Williams (2000)
220.127.116.11. Cyber Obstracism
18.104.22.168.1. Being ignored, or excluded, in a video game
18.104.22.168. Hypotheses
22.214.171.124.1. Accordingly, in Experiment 1, we hypothesize that targets of cyberostracism will report lower levels of belonging, self-esteem, control, and meaningful existence. As a consequence, they will report psychological discomfort.
220.127.116.11.2. In Experiment 2, we hypothesize that when targets of cyberostracism have the opportunity to cope with their psychological discomfort, they will be more likely to conform to others as a means to refortify their sense of belonging.
18.104.22.168.1. i. Exclusion/Ostracism
188.8.131.52.2. ii. Inclusion
184.108.40.206.1. Survey on Needs
184.108.40.206. Results
126.96.36.199.1. Study 1
188.8.131.52.2. Study 2
2.2. Key Concepts
2.2.1. Conformity
188.8.131.52. Normative
126.96.36.199.1. change behavior to fit in
18.104.22.168.2. Social influence based on the desire to be liked or accepted by other persons
18.104.22.168. Informational
184.108.40.206.1. A behavior assuming new information
184.108.40.206.2. Social Influence based on the desire to be correct
2.2.2. Obedience
2.3. Presentations
2.3.1. Conformity in Flag Quiz
2.4. Textbook
2.4.1. Baron, Vandello and Brunsman (1996) p. 253
2.4.2. Lowball- Burger and Cornelius (2003)
184.108.40.206.1. Lowball
126.96.36.199.2. Control
220.127.116.11.3. Interrupt
18.104.22.168.1. Whether the participant donated
126.96.36.199. Results
184.108.40.206.1. More persons in the lowball condition agreed to make a donation than in either of the other two conditions
22.214.171.124. Conclusion
126.96.36.199.1. Once people make a initial commitment, they feel compelled to stick with it, even though the conditions that led them to say "yes" in the first place, no longer exist.
2.4.3. Tactics to gain compliance
22.214.171.124. Foot-in-door technique
22.214.171.124. Lowball Procedure
188.8.131.52. Door-in-Face tech.
220.127.116.11. That's not all tech.
22.214.171.124. Playing hard to get
22.214.171.124. Deadline tech.
2.5. Readings
2.5.1. Zimbardo
188.8.131.52. Stanford Prison Experiment
18.104.22.168.1. Based on Stanley Milgram (1963)
126.96.36.199. Question
22.214.171.124.1. Would good men overcome or succumb to a bad situation?
188.8.131.52.1. i. Prisoner
184.108.40.206.2. ii. Guard
220.127.116.11.1. i. Behavior (Qualitative)
184.108.40.206. Results
22.214.171.124.1. The prisoners rebelled on the second day
126.96.36.199.2. The guards used progressively worst psychological tactics to display dominance over the prisoners
188.8.131.52.3. On Day 5, five students were released early for extreme stress
18.104.22.168.4. On Day 6, Zimbardo ended the experiment prematurely
184.108.40.206.5. Zimbardo realized he had become a pawn to the situation as well and was damaging the well-being of his subjects
184.108.40.206. Conclusion
18.104.22.168.1. Ordinary, or good, people are capable of committed inhumane and violent behavior towards others in certain scenarios. Under the right conditions, the environment caused the participants to act out of character, horrendously.
220.127.116.11. Reccomendation
18.104.22.168.1. Be aware of our vulnerability to situational forces, in order to be able to overcome them
18.104.22.168.2. The criminal justice system may be unproductive by holding prisoners in confinement for a long period of time.
3. Pro-social Behavior
3.1. Studies
3.1.1. Bystander Effect: Latané & Darley
18.104.22.168. Diffusion of Responsibility
188.8.131.52.1. The idea that the amount of responsibility assumed by bystanders in an emergency is shared among them
188.8.131.52. Response to Seizure Emergency
220.127.116.11.1. Diffusion of Responsibility
184.108.40.206.4. Results
3.2. Key Concepts
3.3. Presentations
3.3.1. Modeling Pro-social Behavior: Picking up Litter
188.8.131.52. Hypothesis
188.8.131.52. Method
22.214.171.124. Results
220.127.116.11. Conclusion
3.3.2. Influence of Group Size on Pro-social Behavior
220.127.116.11. Hypothesis
18.104.22.168. Method
126.96.36.199. Results
220.127.116.11. Conclusion


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The Fear of Surrender (The Hampton Road Club 3)
Master Thomas sees a submissive man aching for surrender if only Linus can be convinced not to fear The Hampton Road Club.
Linus never wants to return to Hampton Road after being attacked by a Master there. Even though he aches for the attention of Master Thomas -the one who he'd originally wanted - he isn't sure he can ever trust another Master not to abuse him again.
Thomas is furious with himself for not protecting the beautiful young submissive whose company he'd enjoyed on a few occasions. He's relieved that there have been some recent changes to help protect the submissive men who offer themselves at the sadomasochism club. It's about time to bring the club into the progressive age of the 1920's. Now that the new rules are in place, perhaps he can woo Linus into giving him a chance.
As Thomas goes out of his way to be kind to him, Linus wonders if he's misjudged the Master. He's still not sure if there's a future for them. What if he never wants to surrender to another man? When he allows Thomas to teach him the joys of Dominance and submission, Linus discovers that he not only wants to surrender, he wants to be claimed permanently. If only Thomas' old life doesn't come back to haunt them and destroy their chance of being together forever.
If You Had Never Heard of BDSM Before…
Thanks for having me here today Helena! I'd say that one of the things I've enjoyed about writing The Hampton Road Club series, is that not only is it M/M BDSM - a particular fave of mine – but it's set in the 1920's. Now I love the roaring twenties, but there's more to writing this series than that. Many of the characters in the books – particularly the young ones – haven't the slightest clue that such a thing as sadomasochism exists as a sexual practice. Nor have they ever heard of bondage and toys, and they most certainly have never considered what it would be like to surrender themselves to a Master. It's all a big unknown – there aren't any books or films to enlighten these men. They have to discover it for themselves or hopefully meet others who are likeminded.
The men who indulge in their darker desires at The Hampton Road Club have to be extremely careful. Not only because they are gay, but because any type of activities that are what would be considered BDSM in contemporary times - would've been labeled a perversion that would cause any adherents to be treated in an institution or arrested and incarcerated. I've read news articles from that era where castration was used as a way of discouraging so-called 'deviant' behavior. I had to bear all of those issues in mind while writing this series.
Linus, the young submissive in The Fear of Surrender, only discovers that such a thing exists when he meets an older man at a speakeasy who had hired him as his companion for the evening. Linus doesn't sell his body, but does accompany men to the pansy clubs as their date for the night and occasionally performs some sexual favors. Ned, his gentleman for the evening, takes him to The Hampton Road Club and suggests that he might find what he really needs there. He encourages Linus to find a man who really cares about him and who can fulfill his needs.
In Book 2 of The Hampton Road Club, The Rules of Love, Linus has a bad run in with a Master who mistreats him. Right when he thought he really had found what he was looking for, the club becomes sullied for him. Even the beautiful Master Thomas who he'd played with a few times and had begun to fall for no longer seems safe. As The Fear of Surrender begins, Thomas is hopeful that he might get another chance with Linus and is willing to do whatever it takes to win him over. In this scene, Linus considers giving Thomas that chance.
Excerpt from The Fear of Surrender (The Hampton Road Club 3):
Linus stared at his hand in Thomas'. He tried to remember if they'd held hands the three times they'd been alone. The times Linus had allowed Thomas to touch him, had wanted it.
But I still want it.
He squeezed Thomas' fingers. It was all so confused in his head. Before the whole Preston disaster, Linus had been sure Thomas had wished for him to be his gentleman friend. Of course, Linus had also been very excited about all the activities he knew Thomas would desire from him. Then there had been the anticipation over the new ones he figured Thomas would eventually reveal.
They hadn't held hands—not really. Not the way they were doing at the moment. It had been more like Thomas' grip around Linus' wrist the one time he'd tied his hands together in front of him. He'd bent Linus over a large padded ottoman then placed a blindfold over his eyes. He'd asked if Linus he'd ever worn one before. When he'd replied honestly that he hadn't, Thomas had gently explained that it would help heighten the sensations of what he felt. It was also a way for them to build trust with each other. Then he'd asked Linus if it was okay to use it on him.
That was the difference. He asked.
A thread of nervousness ran under his skin. He'd never lied to Thomas, but he might've made it seem that he was more experienced than he really was. He'd been so attracted to him that when Thomas had first approached him at the club and asked if he liked to be spanked, he'd blurted out that he did. Thomas had also wondered if he wanted to be tied up and he'd nodded vigorously, scared but excited at the same time.
'Words please. You know what to do.'
But he hadn't. He didn't. Instead, he'd played along so that Thomas wouldn't choose another boy. When he eventually did choose another boy, Linus had already believed that he was the only one who held Thomas' interest. Was that still the case? Or would there be others Thomas would go around with while he was also seeing him. If so, maybe he shouldn't accept Thomas' offer after all.
His hand felt so nice, so warm. It made it seem as if he wasn't all alone, far away from his mother and father and all his brothers and sisters. It was even better than that because with Thomas, he had all the attention. So he had to know for sure. Because if he was going to be with Thomas, he really did want all the attention on him.
"If I give it a try, give it a chance—will it only be you and me?"
Thomas furrowed his brow. "Are you asking if I'll be with any other men while we're getting to know one another?"
Linus nodded, then remembered. "Yes."
"I'm going to assume that you don't want to go to the club, correct?"
"I'm sorry…"
Maybe Thomas would take back the offer. He squeezed Linus' hand.
"Don't. This is important to me so I want to do it right, give us a fair shake. I'll still be going to the club—"
"Oh." He dropped his chin and tried to pull away. Tears stung at the backs of his eyes. Thomas held on to him, gripping him tighter.
"You didn't let me finish. I'm a board member and there are some important meetings coming up regarding rules to make the club safer. I need to be at the club for those. Plus, that's where my friends are. You are more than welcome to come with me at any time, but that's not something I expect. I just want to be honest with you about where I'll be. However, I promise I won't be with any other man either there or anywhere else while you and I figure this out. Agreed?"
Linus relaxed and looked up at Thomas, giving him a small smile. "Agreed."
Thomas smiled back. "Good. That's going to be one way where I can gain your trust." Thomas regarded him as if he wasn't sure what to do with him next. "I tell you what. I'd like to take you to dinner tomorrow night. I'll pick you up at seven o'clock at the guesthouse and we can go from there. Sound good?"
"You mean like a speakeasy?" The last thing Linus ever wanted to do again was go to another one of those places.
Thomas patted their joined hands with his other one. "No. I want to take you to a nice, respectable Italian restaurant I know of in Pasadena called Del Rio's. Do you like Italian food?"
"Um, I don't know. There was an Italian family that lived a couple farms over, but we hardly ever saw them and I never ate any of their food."
Thomas appeared to be holding back a smile, maybe a smirk—Linus couldn't tell.
"Well then, I suppose this would be a good way for you to find out if you do. I'll see you at seven o'clock."
Thomas gently unlaced their fingers and it hit Linus that everything had just been decided. He usually preferred that, but it was all so fast. He'd be alone with Thomas in the car again. It was okay, at least he thought it was, but…
Thomas paused from where he'd been about to swing a leg over the bench. "What is it?"
"Where's the restaurant?"
"It's on Colorado, near Fair Oaks Ave. Why?"
"Oh, um, I could save you the trouble and just meet you there instead. At seven o'clock, you know, like you said." He swallowed hard.
Thomas relaxed back on the bench. "You don't want me to drive you?"
"It's not that…" He squirmed. It wasn't fair not to be honest with Thomas if he expected Thomas to be honest with him. If things progressed with them, he'd eventually have to confess that he'd misled him back at the club as well. "Okay. It is that. But I don't want you to be mad at me. I just um, I need to get to know you better. That's all."
"I'm not mad, Linus. Thank you for telling me the truth—that's going to be very important in order for us to have a chance together." Thomas rubbed a hand across his beautiful golden hair that Linus loved. The gesture was in seeming contemplation over Linus' statement. "All right. If that's what you need to do. May I ask how you'd be getting there?"
Linus had the impression that Thomas was going to extra pains to accommodate him and he felt bad. It always made him happy when he pleased other people. He did want to please Thomas. He really did like him an awful lot. But he wasn't ready yet.
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Word Clouds
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From www.wordle.net, "Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like."
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- Xander Centenari
Not Knowing
Not Knowing
So here I am in Tampa, signing a lease at twenty-eight for my first apartment. I haven't unpacked my suitcase fully since I was twenty-two. For the first time in six years, I will wake up in the same city for four months… in a row. I didn't bring my passport with me. Needless to say, things are changing.
Three months ago, I would have told you that I was on my way to making professional tennis my career. I had dedicated that part of my life completely to a craft, in an effort to become one of the best in the world. I was traveling thirty to forty weeks per year, often in Europe and sometimes in Asia. My days were built around practice: Skill-based work on the court, like getting sideways on my volley or getting out of the corners more efficiently; physical training like moving weight quickly and bike sprints; mental stuff like breathing exercises, imagery, and mindfulness training.
For some practical reasons, and after an assessment of the last eighteen months, I decided it was time to move on. I had been consistently making progress, but not at a rate that was going to get me to my goals on a realistic timeline. So, here I am, right in the middle of that dreaded transition. I'm unsure of where I will be in six or twelve months. For an athlete, it is a transition he or she has to face at some point - moving from "I am an athlete" to "I am a…" Right. I don't know. When athletes' sports makes up a significant portion of who they think they are, they fall into a major trap. When your sense of self is largely made up of "tennis player," your self-esteem is yanked mercilessly by a win or loss or how you feel you played that day. I've struggled with this in the past. A psychologist might unpack the involvement of the ego (to be recognized) and our evolutionary need for social acceptance (loss equals failure equals threatened place in the tribe). It is essential to change the phrasing from I am to I do. You might say I play (do) tennis versus I am a tennis player. Answering the I am question with an important value - I am kind or I am honest - would be a more accurate way to describe yourself and your character. Choosing values accurately takes reflection and self-awareness. I am human is also pretty good or something along the lines of I am a constructed amalgam of my selected past experiences, which means that you are choosing who "you" are at any moment. Some traditions say there is no real "self" anyway. But all of this might be a different post.
Deciding to stop tennis took a hard dose of realism and lots of internal work. So does figuring out what to do next. I spent four days in December on a silent mindfulness retreat at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. My days were spent alternating sitting and walking meditations, forty-five minutes each. Mindfulness (vipassana), or insight meditation, is about turning inward to "see inside" and start to notice what is going on. I am trying to discern the noise (expectations, fears, media influences, social norms) from the truth (insight/wisdom). Sitting and watching your own mind and body for a while is a damn good way to start to get to some truth.
For now, I am in Tampa, helping coach the USF men's tennis team. I'm getting a chance to implement the things I've learned over the last eight years, from tennis to physical preparation to mental skills. I'm also doing some nutrition work on the side with people who want to be healthier by making better food choices. I'm pretty pumped about both of those things. I'm in the right place for the moment, and I attribute this to the moments of clarity I've cultivated through taking time to stop and look inside.Thinking about the future is scary. I'm weighing the pros and cons of coaching (tennis/movement/mentality) and going into business like my dad. I think often about the opportunities my parents created for my sisters and me. I'm thinking about the lifestyle I want to build for my family in the future. How important is money? How about freedom and autonomy? How are all of these things related? What role do they have in creating the lifestyle I want? I'm not at any real truth yet. That will probably take a while, but I am confident that I make better decisions when I'm clear-minded and open. That makes the most sense to me right now.


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Design + Innovation
The Design Lab is Tulsa Public School's hub for design and innovation in our schools. The Design Lab supports educators, schools and the community to imagine and launch new learning experiences for our youth.
Regardless of the size of project, the scale of the vision, or the people involved, we use the same basic process. We help people move through four basic stages of design:
Step 1: Learn as much as possible about context, directly from those who experience it everyday. This usually involves interviews, real-life observations.
Step 2: Describe the context and issue as accurately as possible, with as much detail as possible. When they can paint a complete picture, they are ready to start designing solutions.
Step 3: Brainstorm many potential ideas that are based on an accurate understanding of the context.
Step 4: Test the most promising ideas, early and often. Improve the best idea as many times and ways as possible before launching.
Step 5: Launch, and keep learning and improving. Implement the best version of the idea, but keep treating it like a rough draft.
The Design Lab currently works in three areas: personalized learning, high school design, and charter school authorizing.
More about the Design Lab
The Design Lab exists to support school communities to imagine and create schools that unlock the potential of our youth, educators and city.
We empower those closest to youth with agency and voice.
We don't design things by ourselves. We work with others: youth, families, educators and communities and support their design efforts.
We champion equity, when it is easy and when it is hard.
We don't accept that our current educational outcomes are acceptable or inevitable. We believe we can do better -- and right -- by all students. To achieve this, we must use design to disrupt systemic and institutional racism and inequity.
We try small and fail forward.
We learn faster by doing; rather than theorizing the best solution, we prototype, learn, iterate and improve. We assume our first solution won't be the best solution, so we start small. This way when we fail, we fail small. And when we succeed we scale bigger.
We design experiences, not things.
It is easy to change things -- curriculum, physical space -- but too often, these changes don't change our fundamental beliefs and practices. We believe that human experiences are a more powerful fulcrum for change.
We measure outcomes.
The design process values the learning from failure, but it doesn't accept failure itself. We measure outcomes so we can improve, exit or scale a solution based on results.
We learn from every experience.
Rapid learning is the key to rapid improvement. We have candid discussions about what is working and what isn't, then we use that learning to make it better.
We support a culture of design and innovation throughout the district.
Great ideas and creative people need a climate in which they can thrive. We work to create that climate: in the district office, our schools, and our classrooms.
We create opportunities for school communities to design new learning models.
Ideas, like schools, are strongest when supported by many voices. School design is the most powerful when communities -- those affected by and most knowledgeable about our neighborhoods and students -- are full partners.
We proactively and prospectively resolve barriers that interfere with new model success.
We run into barriers everyday. Some are technical barriers, like data reporting. And some are intangible barriers, like reluctance to change. Whatever the barrier is, we work to resolve, mitigate or work around it.
We believe the city can be our students' classroom.
Learning doesn't happen just inside schools. We work with our community partners, youth development organizations, and higher education to design a complete learning experience.
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An activity pack full of games and exercises accompanies the exhibition about sustainability, "Seeds of Hope."
The pack contains a range of fun activities for different age groups, from kids to teens+ (including adults), a game which encourages "Random Acts of Kindness," a quiz about endangered animal species, and an animal "safari" featuring the endangered and unusual animals shown on the exhibition panels—from the white peacock to the rosy-lipped batfish—as well as a sustainability checklist.
The activities are designed to be used in a variety of situations, from classrooms to informal groups, and for teachers or people who are facilitating such games and exercises for the first time. Some relate specifically to the exhibition panels, and others to the ideas behind the exhibition, such as developing compassion and respect. Others focus on what viewers found inspiring in the exhibition, and ways of starting to take action in their local communities.
Several of the resources use the Earth Charter as a framework for understanding the different elements of sustainability—respect for life, protecting the environment, social and economic justice, democracy, nonviolence and peace. There are also ideas for further activities which involve going out to observe nature, such as "Spider Bingo."
The award-winning documentary on people taking action in their local communities, "A Quiet Revolution," is also featured as a useful resource.