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I've read a number of post recently on social media regarding people being saddened by recent suicides by their friends. The comments always seem to say the same thing; "why didn't he/she talk to someone", "he/she should have told us something was wrong" and also includes a post recommending people call the suicide hotline if they feel suicidal. Now while I agree it's a sad situation when a person commits suicide but at the same time, I feel like the tone of these posts blame the person who committed suicide for making everyone feel sad about it; like they were trying to get attention in a bad way. The cold hard truth is, a person commits suicide because they have lost all hope and they feel it is the only way out of the situation they are in.
I often feel that many people who are depressed are simply looking for someone to listen to them. They aren't looking for someone to fix something, or worse yet, they don't care if you have a worse off situation than they do so please when you are talking to someone who is depressed, don't try and one-up the situation. All you would be accomplishing is making them feel even worse, or even feel like you just don't care. So again, I firmly believe, the best thing you can do in these situations is listen and be supportive as once a person feels like they don't have any support system, that's when the worst case scenario occurs.


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DAC was busy, and the right customers (for the most part) were there….
It seems I write my best columns at airport restaurants, (usually Chili's LAX, but my flight was delayed 2 hours, so this time I write in the Mission Restaurant, SFO), on my long way home from DAC.
So here I am again thinking about the 3+ days I spent of open to close DAC, and might I say what a busy 3 days it was. (I promise I will get to the jobs part, but just like the recovery, that will come just a little later).
Aside from the incredible amount of actual appointments, and countless meetings, some of my best talks came from the folks I ran into as I endlessly walked the isles, and I mean walked isle to isle, hall to hall. These were generally the many folks I have come to know through the years, at previous DAC's, and most of these informal talks turned out to be some of my best insights into the industry.
My days were jammed with appointment after appointment, in total 53. I met almost exclusively with the CEO's or VP's of these companies and the themes were constant. (I almost felt like Bob Gold). I heard the same thing from most; a real sense of optimism that things were really picking up. The phones are ringing, customer visits are happening, and while no one was yelling how great things were, they saw brighter days just ahead, and business is feeling much better. Unfortunately this did not equate to a new rash of hiring; I cannot tell you that I walked away with a lot of new job reqs. In fact, I left this DAC with 60% less new reqs than I normally do. But what I did get was a wealth of thoughts about how most in the EDA community perceive the EDA recovery, and their best guess about the turnaround. The other thing we talked about was DAC, and the role it plays, and how this DAC was perceived. So here is the consensus from most of the folks I talked to.
Customers were not actually "pulling the trigger", but they were talking, getting ready, and expecting budgets to open real soon. Once this happens and things start to roll, jobs will most certainly follow.
(On a side note)… First, the biggest question at DAC…"Are you going to the Denali party"? I want to publicly thank Sanjay and the folks at Denali for throwing such a fun event every year. It is always one of the great highlights of DAC, I want to quickly give them PROPPS for their commitment to the industry, as it has become a DAC event that so many look forward to, every year. I know I am getting sidetracked, but in my very nice conversation with Aart De Gues (yes I am throwing that name out there to try and impress you) I found that he did not go to the party because he has too much to do. His days are just too jammed pack, which I say, lighten up Aart, have some fun, a little partying will do you good!. (Just playing with you Aart, please don't get upset PLEASE)! Maybe that is why the guy has so much more money than me?!?!?.
Back to what matters…I heard over and over from almost everyone I talked to that overall, this was a successful DAC. For me, this was without a doubt, one of the most interesting DACs I have ever attended. It started with my now (what will be my future) signature WHITE sport coat that I was forced to wear, because of a wardrobe malfunction. Rather than packing my new suit, I grabbed my TUX, and did not realize it until 10pm Sunday night, the night before the show opened. All I had were black jeans, and a casual white sport coat, so that was what I wore to DAC. It actually worked out great as everyone liked the white, and I think that it will now be my mainstay look at all future DACS. OK back to the matter at hand…(I am so ADD)…As usual comments and concerns about attendance were a constant discussion, though I kept saying, "I think attendance is up". Low and behold, the attendance numbers are out for DAC, and the attendance report shows, I was absolutely right. Preliminary DAC attendance was up this year by 12%. How about that!
So many forget that much of the previous DAC attendance was from the BIG BOYS who brought the whole ship to the show. Think for a minute, if we go back say 3-5 DACS or more; ask yourself how many Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor Magma folks were there. Just them alone made the isles impenetrable. Add the second tier companies, many that are now gone, and all the folks they brought, and wow, you can see the perception of how the busy isles "use to be". Many DAC attendees use to travel with a small entourage, where as now, they send a more skeleton crew. So right there you have just a few reasons, why one might say DAC was down, but reality is, DAC was actually up nicely.
Here is another thing to consider. DAC is not like, say the "house-wares show". The "number" of people attending the "house-wares or consumer based shows" matter. DAC is not a per-se VOLUME show. The customers that matter (for the most part) were there. I talked to a lot of principles, and a lot of companies this DAC, and that my friends, was the consensus from most of them. They got to see the companies and people they wanted to see. The incredible opportunity to network, was just a fantastic bonus.
So in conclusion, I have to say that the overriding consensus was that the rockets seem to have been switched on, they are starting to rumble, but the fuel has not been released into the tanks. EDA in general is still strong, business is getting warmer and warmer, and hopefully sales will pick up at a clip that forces considerable new hiring. Most experts predict hiring to start Q1Q2. I am more optimistic. After my many talks, I think we will start seeing some real hiring's mid q4, with some very specific req. now. In the past I have said the types of positions that I think should/will open. I now suspect that the openings will be across the board, as companies scramble to ramp up and take the enormous pressure off the few that made it through the cuts, and get ready for what is hopefully coming real soon. Thanks to all the companies that spent time giving me their time and thoughts, and heads up to all of you looking. Clearly all indicators show the worst is behind us, and from my talks, brighter days are just ahead.

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by Toby Boyett, MHA, FHIMSS, CPHIMS – VP of Professional Services, Infinite Leap
I remember the first time I was introduced to real-time locating systems (widely known as RTLS, real-time location systems or services, and even RFID) in healthcare. It was 2011 and I had just transferred departments to manage the Pharmacy Informatics team at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. They had just installed a new RTLS system.
The team had deployed temperature monitoring in pharmacy refrigerators and freezers, along with asset tracking. Within three weeks of going live, the ultrasound and Wi-Fi based solution detected and alerted staff to an imminent failure of one of the refrigerators. This alert gave pharmacists enough time to respond and move expense drugs from the failing refrigerator to a properly functioning one, resulting in a very large cost-avoidance savings.
This event alone had a huge impact on me. It taught me that there was a new era of automation emerging in healthcare and I wanted more! Immediately my mind started dreaming about new use cases and innovative ways to use the RTLS system. Not long after that, I was introduced to patient and staff tracking technologies, and then I truly fell in love. Over the next several years, we expanded the RTLS program exponentially and I knew this was something I wanted to be a part of for the rest of my career.
I met the leaders of Infinite Leap back in 2015 and could not have been more impressed with their RTLS in healthcare accomplishments and focus. By then, I had already begun my quest to learn where the best use cases of patient and staff tracking were in the country. We quickly built strong relationships with hospitals like Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and Florida Hospital – Celebration Health in Orlando. Both were doing some outstanding work with RTLS technology and still are to this day. But through Infinite Leap, I learned about the vastly impressive RTLS implementations they had completed at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center house-wide, in Winston-Salem, NC, using advanced motion-detecting technology and healthcare-specific software and workflows. I found myself being really jealous that these guys at Infinite Leap were able to do this fun kind of work every day!
So when the opportunity presented itself to join Infinite Leap team as a senior leader, I "leaped" at the chance (haha, yes, pun intended)! That's not to say that it was an easy choice to leave the MD Anderson family. Its mission of Making Cancer History is one that we can ALL relate to – with hopes and prayers that they accomplish that mission soon! I had been there for 15 years and made great, long-lasting professional relationships and personal friendships. MD Anderson has a way of attracting the best and the brightest from all over the country and the world. I had the gift and the pleasure of getting to work with and learn from so many of them!
Having said that, I am a HUGE believer in, and advocate for, real-time locating systems in healthcare. We all know that healthcare, in general, has a long way to go in being more efficient. Patient wait times are still very high in a lot of places, and patient satisfaction is still suffering as a result. Some hospitals are still basing their appointment templates and length of stay estimations on anecdotal opinions and tribal history. There are many opportunities for improvement in healthcare workflows that have nothing to do with the talent and highly qualified capabilities of the clinical providers themselves.
At the end of the day though, hospitals and providers take care of us. Yes, we may have to wait longer than we want to, so we feel inconvenienced and annoyed by that. But ultimately, we're examined, cared for and cured. I'm sure as a provider, it can be a truly thankless job considering the level of expertise and years of training it took to be able to effectively diagnose folks with a high degree of accuracy. Sometimes we as patients take physicians for granted and choose to focus on the inconveniences we experienced while at the hospital.
Kent Blanchard wrote a book called, "Raving Fans." The incredible concept of the book is that customer satisfaction should NOT be our goal. Customers can be "satisfied", but still leave disappointed or annoyed by certain aspects of their experience. The risk here is that, once you're not "the only game in town", or someone finds a better enchilada than the one you're making, the customer will go someplace else and you'll never know why… But if we go out of our way, as customer service providers, to pay close attention to every need of the customer, and to literally go above and beyond, providing a level of service that the customer does not expect, making them feel comfortable, cared for, and appreciated, then we'll have created "Raving Fans!" Raving fans come back time and time again, and they will tell their friends to come see you too.
I've always considered real-time locating systems a potential tool to help hospitals create "Raving Fans" by helping operations with the "blind spot" of healthcare. I am super-excited to begin my new role as Vice President of Professional Services here at Infinite Leap. I can't wait to begin helping hospitals more easily view their blind spots, enabling them to be more aware of their patient's needs and status through every stage of their visit.
Being able to educate and partner with many different healthcare providers to understand how to leverage and benefit from the use of RTLS technologies to help them create "Raving Patients" is why I am here at Infinite Leap, and I could not be more excited and look forward to creating a raving client in you.


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The Detroit Free Press is calling for revisions to Michigan's EFM law for a problem that doesn't exist. Given how the Freep is rather gainst both the EFM law and the potential for it to be applied in Detroit, they're looking for any chance to knock it.
Editorial: Time to fine-tune state's emergency manager law
The recent flap over how Pontiac receives and administers federal HUD funds suggests an opportunity to tweak the state's emergency manager law for the better -- something Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature should have on their 2012 agenda.In other words, the elected officials and management of Pontiac that the Freep so adores are so inept that they couldn't be trusted to manage federal funds properly.
The dispute arose when Pontiac's emergency manager decided to turn management of the city's HUD funds over to Oakland County officials. His reasoning was sound: Pontiac has a record of wasting the funds so badly that the federal government was threatening to withhold them; Oakland County has a stellar record of managing these funds, and was willing to take control.
The problem was that shifting control entirely to the county would mean a reduction in funds designated for Pontiac; HUD funding is determined largely by poverty rates, and the county's overall rate is far lower than Pontiac's.
So a management improvement would have diluted the program's benefit to Pontiac's citizens in the city.How is the incompetence of the local bureaucrats and officials that caused the EFm to be appointed inthe first place a problem with the EFM law?
That's a failing of the emergency manager law. Because the managers are brought in (typically from outside the troubled community) and given the charge simply of restoring fiscal health, they can sometimes be insensitive to, or even dismissive of, the long-term interests of the cities they are trying to shepherd to solvency.
On top of that, the Freep in its editorial then points out everything worked out just fine:
Pontiac, the situation was abated when members of the Oakland County Commission and U.S. Rep Gary Peters insisted that another way be found. In the end, manager Lou Schimmel agreed that having Oakland County manage the funds but not take full authority over the program was worth a try because it would preserve funding levels. Federal HUD officials have also agreed.In other words, the law functioned fine, others pointed out some options to the EFM and he agreed to it. So what's the need for a tweak?
But this was an ad hoc intervention by the elected officials. Could the law be tweaked to require more input from elected officials?
They then undercut their call for such a change in the very next paragraph:
Clearly, you wouldn't want to force a manager to deal with officials who had helped create the fiscal emergency, but could other officeholders -- from county-level positions or Congress -- be involved?
It is well worth the governor and Legislature's time to consider that. Opposition to the emergency manager law has become organized and fierce. And while the aim of overturning the law outright may be misguided, some of the criticisms leveled against it are valid.
A case of much ado about nothing, now isn't it? The stated problem was fully and effectively solved under the existing law.
With no real need for such a change, The Freep, without much clarity in the editorial, seems to want the law to require consultation and perhaps a sign-off from other elected officials to force an EFM to do what the officials want. In other words create a new barrier and method to stymie effective decision-making by an EFM so that political interests, likely the same political interests that caused the problems requiring the appointment of an EFM in the first place, can bring pressure on the EFM.
Hardly a useful idea but simply a new opportunity and avenue for the entrenched interests that created the problem to preserve their positions and stop actions of the EFM that have to be taken to get the city out of the mess but will disrupt their cozy feather beds while doing so.


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We are in the midst of a skin cancer epidemic. Skin cancer is by far the most common malignant neoplasm. In fact there are more than twice as many skin cancers each year in this country as all other forms of cancer combined. The most common type of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma , and the second most common type is squamous cell carcinoma. It is estimated that one out of every five Americans will develop skin cancer at some point in their life. Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is the cause of the vast majority of the nearly 3.7 million skin cancers which are diagnosed in the US annually. UVR is also responsible for up to 90 percent of the visible changes commonly attributed to aging, including wrinkles, sagging skin and brown spots.
Malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is also an increasingly important public health problem in the United States and worldwide. The incidence of melanoma has increased 3.1% annually during the past 20 years, which translates to an incidence that is increasing faster than that of any other cancer in the United States. Melanoma is not just a disease of the elderly; it is the second and third most common cancer of women and men in their 20's respectively. It is the most common deadly skin cancer of women between the ages of 20 and 35. Someone dies every hour in this country from melanoma. The current lifetime risk of an American developing invasive melanoma is 1 in 59. This rate is alarming when contrasted with the 1 in 1500 lifetime risk for Americans born in 1935. The increased incidence of skin cancer appears to be multi-factorial. Sun exposure, both recreational and occupational, changing patterns of dress favoring more skin exposure, ozone depletion and increased life expectancy are likely contributing factors. Additional risk factors including family and personal history of skin cancer, immunosuppression, and carcinogens may also influence developing and dying from skin cancer. People at highest risk include those individuals with light skin and eyes, an inability to tan, freckle easily and have a large number of typical or atypical moles. Of all these risk factors, sun exposure, is the only established modifiable cause of skin cancer.
The skin is the most exposed organ to environmental ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and to its related effects. The sun emits UVR waves that range from 200 to 400nm. Solar radiation that reaches the earth's surface comprises approximately 95% UVA (320-420nm) and 5% UVB (290-320nm) rays. UVB is largely responsible for sunburn, while UVA rays, which penetrate the skin more deeply, are associated with wrinkling, sagging, leathering and discoloration; these changes are also referred to as the effects of photoaging. UVA rays are relatively constant throughout the day and the year. They also can penetrate through window glass, so you are at risk of exposure even when indoors and in your car. UVB rays, in contrast, have greater intensity in summer than in winter, at midday than in morning or late afternoon, and in places closer to the equator and at high altitudes. It's important to be aware that certain surfaces reflect the sun's UV rays, allowing them to hit your skin and eyes twice. Not only does water reflect an extra 10 percent of UV light ; UVR can penetrate water to a depth of 60cm resulting in significantly increased exposure.
It is well established that there is a strong causal relationship between UV exposure and the development of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (basal and squamous cell carcinoma). Children spend a lot of time outdoors and there is compelling evidence that childhood is an especially vulnerable time for the damaging (carcinogenic) effects of the sun. The negative effects of UV radiation are accumulated during an entire lifetime and the risk of skin cancer increases with age. It is estimated that approximately 25 percent of our total sun exposure is acquired by age 18, and men over age 40, who spend the most time outdoors, get the highest annual doses of UV rays. There is epidemiologic evidence supporting the causal relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer which includes a higher incidence of malignant melanoma in persons with a history of sunburns during childhood and adolescence; increased frequency of skin cancers with higher sun-exposure history; heightened risk of melanoma for those with increased childhood sun-exposure history; and relationship between sun exposure and increasing number of nevi, which may predispose to melanoma. The anatomic areas that skin cancer develops on appear to be somewhat related to the average amounts of UV exposure to those sites. For example, melanoma tends to be found more frequently on the legs in women, and the back in men. However, there is a trend toward increasing rates of melanoma on the trunk of women, due in part to clothing styles with increased skin exposure, opportunities for leisure activities in sunny areas and indoor tanning.
With increased life expectancies, and spending more leisure time outdoors, preventing ongoing accumulation of sun damage needs to be incorporated as an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Just as we try to limit our children's exposure to other known carcinogens such as cigarette smoke, we should do everything we can to minimize their exposure to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, now is the time to take action against the ONE AND ONLY modifiable risk factor : excessive sun exposure. The purpose of sun-safety behavior is not to avoid outdoor activities, but rather to protect the skin from the detrimental sun effects. There are important steps you can take to decrease your risk of skin cancer without compromising the fun, or the competitive edge of any sport in which you may be competing.
Sun safety requires implementing a comprehensive set of sun safe behaviors, because no behavior alone will provide sufficient sun protection. While complete sun avoidance is not realistic, seeking shade when possible and capitalizing on the fluctuation of the intensity of UVB rays, by exercising outdoors in the early morning and late afternoon/early evening is recommended. The UVA rays will remain intense throughout the day, therefore the detrimental effects of the sun still exists at these times as does the risk of sunburn. Additional sun protective measures include use of sunscreen. Sunscreens are chemical agents that help prevent the sun's UV radiation from reaching the skin. As UV radiation is comprised of both UVB (sunburn) and UVA (photoaging) rays it is important to use a product that protects against both types of rays, designated as "Broad spectrum." Sunscreens are designated by their SPF –Sun Protection Factor- which is a measure of a sunscreen's ability to prevent UVB from damaging the skin. An example of how this works is as follows: If it takes 20 minutes for your unprotected skin to begin turning red, using an SPF 15 sunscreen should prevent reddening 15 times longer which is about 5 hours. It is estimated that sunscreens with SPF 15 block approximately 93 percent of all incoming UVB rays. SPF 30 blocks approximately 97 percent; and SPF 50 blocks approximately 98 percent. Although these may seem like minor differences; for those individuals who are sunlight sensitive or who have a history of skin cancer, these extra percentages will make a difference. It is also important to note that no sunscreen can block 100 percent of UVB rays, and we do not currently have an established metric to calculate protection against UVA rays. So while "reddening" of the skin is an indication of your reaction to UVB rays, there is no immediate telltale sign of the UVA damage you may be accumulating.
Although moisturizers and after-shaves with SPF15 or higher may be sufficient for everyday activities where you spend a few minutes intermittently in the sun, stronger water-resistant sunscreens are required for aquatic sports participants as well as the spectators spending hours outdoors. Currently in the US, many of the sunscreens available combine different active chemical sunscreen ingredients in order to provide broad-spectrum protection. Typically, at least three ingredients are combined to achieve this goal including PABA derivatives, salicylates, and/or cinnamates for UVB absorption; benzophenones (for example Oxybenzone and sulisobenzone) for shorter-wavelength UVA protection; and avobenzone (Parson 1789), ecamsule (Mexoryl), titanium dioxide, or zinc oxide for the remaining UVA spectrum. For individuals with sensitive skin, sunscreens composed of only titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are available. These latter ingredients are referred to as "physical blockers" as they function by reflecting the UV rays rather than absorbing and subsequently dispersing them like "chemical blockers" such as Parsol 1789, (which can irritate the skin in some individuals) . The level of protection against UV rays is comparable between the physical and chemical blockers. To ensure that you get the full SPF of a sunscreen, however, you must apply a sufficient amount, which is 1 ounce-about a shot glass full. Most people only apply half to a quarter of this amount, which translates to a lower SPF on the body than advertised on the sunscreen label. A good example for a long day in the sun that lasts hypothetically 8 hours would require the use of 4 ounces of sunscreen, or half of an 8 ounce bottle for just one person. Another significant factor in ensuring sun protection is when sunscreen is applied. Sunscreens should be applied 30 minutes prior to sun exposure to allow the ingredients to fully bind to the skin. Despite sunscreens being labeled as "water-resistant" and "waterproof", they are only effective up to two hours and therefore require reapplication of the same amount every two hours. Sunscreens should also be reapplied immediately after swimming and toweling off.
We know that sunscreen alone cannot fully protect you from the damaging UV rays and risk of skin cancer. Although reapplication of sunscreen every two hours is recommended, it is not always feasible. Therefore, there are additional sun safe practices that should be adopted. Clothing is the single most effective form of sun protection as it is our first line of defense against the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays. Wearing sunglasses and wide-brimmed hats with at least a 3 inch brim will help protect your eyes, head and neck is prudent. For the rest of your body, there are several factors to consider when choosing the ideal attire for sun safety, and one of these is UPF, which stands for Ultraviolet Protection Factor. UPF measures the amount of UV radiation that penetrates the fabric and reaches your skin. For example, a fabric with a rating of UPF50 will only allow 1/50th of the sun's UV rays to pass through which means the fabric will significantly reduce your skin's exposure to harmful UV radiation because only 2 percent of the UV rays will get through. When choosing clothing for every day wear, heavier weight and tightly woven or closely knitted fabrics (corduroy,denim,wool) , as well as synthetic and semi-synthetic fabrics (such as polyester and rayon) offer the greatest sun protection . Dark and bright colors offer greater UVR protection than whites or pastels. A good rule to remember is that if you hold up fabric to the light and you can see through it, then UV radiation can penetrate it …as well as your skin. Also when clothing gets wet or excessively stretched, the UPF will go down. On a positive note, there are easy ways to increase the UPF of everyday by washing your clothing with a laundry additive such as Rit Sun GuardTM. This product has the active ingredient TinosorbTM which increases clothes sun protective abilities for up to 20 washings. It changes your everyday white cotton shirt from a UPF of 7 to 30.
For aquatic activities, choosing swim suits and rashguards that have been specially treated with chemical UV absorbers, known as colorless dyes are preferable. There are currently national criteria as well as international standards for UPF testing; a UPF label may state that the item meets the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials and/or the AS/NZS Standard. In addition, choosing swimsuits with the greatest body coverage is paramount to protecting the skin from the harmful UV rays, especially during long practices and endurance events where reapplication of sunscreen is not feasible. Swimsuits with full back coverage and leg coverage either to the knee or ankle will help ensure more comprehensive protection. If such swimsuits are not readily available, wearing a rashguard over your swimsuit will be a useful substitute.
Key points:
- Sun safety should be incorporated into your everyday life as the sun's harmful UV rays are present 365 days a year
- Wear broad spectrum sunscreen everyday: for daily activities a moisturizer or after-shave lotion with SPF15 or higher is sufficient; but for aquatic activities or prolonged outdoor exposure choose SPF 30 or higher; apply 30 minutes prior to exposure and reapply every 2 hours
- Wear sunglasses, a wide-brimmed hat (brim at least 3 inches) and choose clothing that is tightly woven, closely knit and dark or bright-colored. UPF labeled clothing is available or you can increase your own clothing's UPF by using a product like Rit Sun GuardTM
- Seek the shade, but be aware that sunlight may reflect off surfaces like concrete ,water and sand and can reach you beneath an umbrella or tree
- Avoid activities during peek sun exposure hours between 10am and 4pm
- Healthy habits are best learned at a young age, therefore practicing sun safety for your children should be a priority. Damage from UV rays occurs with each unprotected exposure and accumulates over the course of a lifetime, therefore people of all ages need to be safe in the sun to minimize their risks of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.
This post is a modification of an article I wrote for a publication for FINA, the international governing board for all competitive aquatic sports.
Many of the facts used in this post were obtained from the Skin Cancer Foundation website:


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New Delhi: Passengers of a Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express had a close shave on Tuesday when the train was stopped just before entering the city after smoke was seen arising from its rear compartment.
"The coach was detached from the rest of the train immediately," said Northern Railways spokesperson.
Smoke was detected soon after the New Delhi-Patna Rajdhani Express had crossed Anand Vihar station.
"We immediately brought the train to a halt between Anand Vihar station and Tilak Bridge station and the coach (the generator car) was detached," the spokesperson said.
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Personal Favorite Classic Holiday Films
This is partly a "best" list, but I can concede there are some good ones I left out, because they aren't personal favorites. If I were to make a real "best" list, I'd make it longer, to include a few more you might expect. Hover over the links to see which are video and which are text. Also, at least half of these are available complete on YouTube.
Perennial favorites I never miss:
It's a Wonderful Life 1946: I've never not loved this movie, and I could watch it several times a year. I have it on DVD now, because I wanted to always see it without commercial breaks. We watch it every year on Christmas Eve while drinking eggnog and eating cookies. I think it's kind of a perfect movie.
Holiday 1938: I first saw this as a teenager as part of a double feature with Bringing Up Baby, but to me, it pairs better with The Awful Truth, one of the funniest movies ever made. Holiday has more pathos and tension, and is not a perfect movie, but it is still very funny, and one to hug and adore. TCM is showing it three times in the next three months; watch or record it when you can.
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1942: has a wonderful cast and lots of funny moments. It's staged very much like a play, which is enjoyable. And it has a lot of in-jokes that are extra funny if you know the references, but are still funny if you don't. It was written by Kaufman and Hart, who also wrote the hilarious You Can't Take It With You, which was adapted for the screen in 1938.
Desk Set 1957: This movie is gorgeous. It teams Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, a pairing I'm not overly fond of, but I like the offbeat nature of it, and all the supporting cast. As not a Tracy fan, this is my favorite role of his. It looks like one kind of movie, but behaves like another. I have this one on DVD as well, and watch it a couple times a year.
The Bishop's Wife 1947: This is more of a true Christmas film than the previous entries, and I think it's one of the best, because of the cast and the nearly gross sentimentality. It's tender and meaningful, but also humorous. Monty Wooley has a sweet role, completely opposite his role in The Man Who Came to Dinner.
The Shop Around the Corner 1940: I love the setting of this film, and the real caring nature of it. It also feels like a play, and could have been too stagey if not done just right, which it was. When I was younger, I really disliked Margaret Sullavan's character, but I appreciate her more now. I always appreciate Jimmy Stewart. Deeply.
I like these next four, but need to be in the mood, because I'm terrible at watching certain kinds of tension. Honestly, though, it's mainly me. I've watched them all with other people who don't get the same sensation from them, and I do make sure to see them each year.
It Happened on 5th Avenue 1947: In this movie, people without homes for various reasons all end up in a mansion together for the winter. Don't look up too much about it; the story is really fun if you don't know how it will go. I always have this "fear of discovery," but of course, it's a comedy. You know it will eventually all come right for every one. It's got kind of a ham-handed message, but that's part of its charm.
Holiday Affair 1949: This is really good; I'm just never a fan of Robert Mitchum. It's a charming light romance in which a woman ends up choosing the man I would turn down, but that's how these things go, and everyone else is happy in the end. The mother and child scenes are really very good.
Bachelor Mother 1939: David Niven and Charles Coburn are in this film, and I love them both. Ginger Rogers plays the woman mistaken for a single mother, and finds herself going along with the narrative assigned her. I don't generally enjoy stories which go that way, but she's so good and they're so good, and if you've never seen it, you'll laugh.
Remember the Night 1940: This stars Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, who are devastating together in Double Indemnity, which was released a few years later. This one's mostly light-hearted, and they have real chemistry between them, which is why, I suppose, they did three more films together. But it's another thing wherein someone has to pretend to be someone they aren't, and a little of that goes a long way with me (which is why I hardly ever watch Christmas in Connecticut.) There's a fairly recent remake of this story, but I don't recall the name because I didn't like it.
And that reminds me to mention sometime this week I'm going to share a "contemporary" Christmas film list, but it will be all TV movies, because I enjoy those far more than the broad comedy ones that tend to appear on the big screen these days.


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Security works well when it is part of a consistent, unified, seamless experience. This occurs when security is embedded within the product or service in hand. This allows users to simply go about their business without being distracted by the invasion of security into their activities.
A good example of this embedded security approach is the https protocol for secure internet communication. Https means that internet data transfer is encrypted at the Transport Layer Security (TSL), or its predecessor, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This occurs end-to-end and by default. Users are not exposed to the fact that the website they are using is verified, and that and communications or data transfer are protected against the prying eyes of third parties. It simply works, without intruding upon user experience.
Despite the existence of such embedded approaches, security often is not a seamless experience. That is because, in the past, security has been an after-thought. It is viewed as something to be layered on top of existing IT deployments, rather than being integral to them. For example, endpoint protection that needs to be installed on devices or authentication that needs to be integrated with applications.
Part of the problem has also been the traditional perception of security, which has been seen as something of an insurance policy that kicks into action when things go wrong. As a result, buyers may take the view that, when everything is running smoothly, they are not gaining value from their investments in security.
This mentality has, in the past, encouraged security vendors to make their products more visible to users, rather than staying out of their way. Typically, this has come in the form of (for example) alerts demonstrating scans launched, logs retained or malware blocked. However, this has a negative impact on user experience, serving as a distraction rather than a comfort. In fact, this may even lead users to switch off or remove those security products, prioritizing a smoother user experience over security.
IDC contends that a new mindset is required, and that this is increasingly present amongst both users and providers. Specifically, the view of security as an enabler rather than a cost. For example, with developments in user experience and convenience being sought through digital transformation, the other side of the coin is increased exposure to risk as corporate data is moved beyond the corporate perimeter. A traditional reaction might be to block the proliferation of digital transformation in order to reduce risk. However, the more positive view would be to position security as an enabler, allowing users to benefit from enhanced productivity and collaboration in a secure fashion. In other words, there need not be a binary choice between usability and security, rather solutions to harness both as standard.
There are always exceptions: there is a case where security should be very visible and onerous to the user. High-security environments and applications need to convey their seriousness, and overt security reassures authorized users while dissuading casual no-gooders. But the number of such cases is – and should remain – small.
It is perhaps no surprise that some of the most ardent adopters of embedded security principles are the 'born in the cloud' providers. Box.com and Salesforce.com are good examples here. Both provide data encryption as standard within their propositions, although it is worth noting that, in both cases, further stand-alone security is available for those who require greater functionality. As with https, this encryption was designed as an integral element of the service that they provide, and therefore does not interrupt user experience. It is also driving behavior amongst the competitive landscape, with the likes of Dropbox and Workday adding enhanced built-in security to their products.
Despite their prominent role in driving embedded security, CSPs are not alone. For example, SAP, one of the world's software giants, is putting identity at the heart of its proposition. SAP was an early integrator of Fujitsu's PalmSecure biometric technology to drive its concept of field-level security. That is to say, administrators can determine which fields within an ERP implementation (e.g. transferring funds between accounts), and those fields will only be presented to, or changeable by, the user if they re-authenticate with their biometric. This is part of how SAP aims to offer solutions that are compliant with the EU's upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the security and privacy of data. Not because it is compulsory for them to do so, but because they think that it is beneficial for their customers.
It is clear that embedded security is already having an influence on the marketplace, and IDC expects that this trend will only intensify. In a perfect world, ubiquitous adoption of the embedded security principle may even result in the end of the security products market as we know it. However, it must be noted that there is no such thing as perfect security, and security vendors are specialist that will remain relevant regardless of the degree of success that embedded security achieves. Nonetheless, the point remains: if all IT were secure by design, then there would be a radically different approach to adding security layers on top. However, this movement will be driven by customer demand. There is no legal requirement for vendors to offer security built-in to their technologies, but user expectations are key.
This can be seen in the race to embrace end-to-end encryption in messaging apps following WhatsApp's high profile announcement in April 2016. This is despite the fact that the likes of Telegram and Apple's iMessage already offered these as standard. Nonetheless, this chimed with users' evolving perceptions around the need for privacy and security, and subsequently the likes of Facebook Messenger and Viber have been driven to offer end-to-end encryption as at least an option for users.
There may be no legal requirement for security to be embedded within IT, other than the need to remain relevant to buyers. Those that fail to adapt may well find themselves on the bonfire of history. A key question that providers must ask them is not whether they have to offer embedded security, but whether they should embrace the opportunity to meet customer expectations.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 — The top official for consumer product safety has asked Congress in recent days to reject legislation that would strengthen the agency that polices thousands of consumer goods, from toys to tools.
On the eve of an important Senate committee meeting to consider the legislation, Nancy A. Nord, the acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has asked lawmakers in two letters not to approve the bulk of legislation that would increase the agency's authority, double its budget and sharply increase its dwindling staff.
Ms. Nord opposes provisions that would increase the maximum penalties for safety violations and make it easier for the government to make public reports of faulty products, protect industry whistleblowers and prosecute executives of companies that willfully violate laws.
The measure is an effort to buttress an agency that has been under siege because of a raft of tainted and dangerous products manufactured both domestically and abroad. In the last two months alone, more than 13 million toys have been recalled after tests indicated lead levels of almost 200 times the safety ceiling.
Ms. Nord's opposition to key elements of the legislation is consistent with the broadly deregulatory approach of the Bush administration. In a variety of areas, from antitrust to trucking and worker safety, officials appointed by President Bush have sought to reduce the role of regulation and government in the marketplace.
Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said that Ms. Nord had not coordinated with the administration to kill the legislation. But he said that the White House shared many of her concerns and that Allan Hubbard, President Bush's top economic adviser at the White House, was preparing to send a letter to Congress "that is probably even more forceful than Ms. Nord's."
The Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on Tuesday on the legislation, which is sponsored by Senator Daniel K. Inouye, the Hawaii Democrat who heads the committee, and Senator Mark Pryor, the Arkansas Democrat who heads the consumer affairs subcommittee.
It would more than double the agency's budget, to $141 million, over the next seven years, raise staffing levels by about 20 percent, and give the commission broad new powers to police the marketplace. It would raise the cap on the maximum penalties, to $100 million, from $1.8 million.
Ms. Nord, who before joining the agency had been a lawyer at Eastman Kodak and an official at the United States Chamber of Commerce, criticized the measure in letters sent late last week and this afternoon to the Democratic leaders of the committee. She was critical, for instance, of a provision to ban lead from all toys. She said that the proposal to raise the potential penalty to $100 million "may have the undesired consequence of firms, as a precautionary measure, flooding the agency with virtually every consumer complaint and incident."
She opposed making it easier to bring criminal prosecutions of companies that knowingly sell defective products and also criticized a measure that would make it easier for the commission to publicly disclose reports of faulty products.
While manufacturers had agreed on another provision that would give independent company laboratories the authority to test products and certify their safety, Ms. Nord said she objected to the provision and preferred that the legislation give the commission the authority to defer to the work of the laboratories, should it choose to.
Some of Ms. Nord's complaints were similar to the ones that business groups and manufacturers have raised, including that the legislation would be unnecessarily burdensome. But in other areas, such as whistleblower protection for company employees, her complaints went beyond those of industry.
While companies generally have not objected to giving protection to whistleblowers in the industries regulated by the commission, for example, she said it would "dramatically drain the limited resources of the commission, to the direct detriment of public safety."
While Ms. Nord said she supports the committee's efforts in general, she issued a more modest proposal than the one under consideration in the Senate. It would, among other things, increase the maximum amount of civil penalties to $10 million, create incentives for companies to quickly halt sales of recalled products, and give the government the authority to seize assets of a company found to have violated criminal safety laws.
Senator Pryor said Ms. Nord's objections to the measure surprised him.
"It's hard for me to know if it's just ideological or she is just expressing the wishes of the administration," Mr. Pryor said. "Either way it comes to the same conclusion and that is that they say they want more resources, but they are very reluctant to accept those resources."
Consumer advocates also said they were stunned by Ms. Nord's letter.
"It was remarkable to send a letter like that to a committee, when you're in dire straits and you need increased funding and you've acknowledged that," said Ellen Bloom, director of federal policy at Consumers Union.
The agency has suffered from a steady decline in its budget and staffing in recent years. Its staff is about 420, about half its size in the 1980s. It has only one fulltime employee to test toys. And 15 inspectors are assigned to police all foreign imports of consumer products under the agency's supervision, a marketplace that last year was valued at $614 billion.
Through an agency spokesman, Ms. Nord declined to discuss her opposition to the legislation.
Ms. Nord's letter was challenged by the sole Democrat at the commission, Thomas H. Moore. In a letter last week, Mr. Moore told the lawmakers that he generally supported the legislation for being "strongly pro-consumer."


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Many Victims of Racism spent the opening week of 2016 mourning the loss of renowned physician and attempted counter-racist Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. A memorial at Howard University in Washington, D.C. was held earlier today. Dr. Welsing described the gun as the great equalizer for Whites. Not surprisingly, President Obama's weeping announcement on executive orders aimed at reducing gun violence were widely criticized and ridiculed. Many Whites – and some non-whites – lampooned the president as insufficiently masculine and proceeded to buy even more firearms. No one spoke of disarming the White terrorists who've confiscated federal land in Oregon. Although no one has been indicted for the death of Sandra Bland, White officer Brian Encinia was charged with perjury for statements given regarding his arrest of her in 2015. He may be fired (transferred). And Dr. Welsing's theory that the promotion and seeming increase of sexual intercourse between White Women and black males may be encouraging increased violence by White Men was supported by Governor Paul LePage. He chided heroin dealers who descend on Maine with their contraband and impregnate White girls before absconding. He's since apologized and denies being Racist.
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It's the Terrible Trio again, Daisy, Holly & (Call me Slick) Snowflake!
Well hasn't the sun come out now? We were out good and early this morning with Snowflake and of course, all three of us wanted to go in different directions!
That got Old Two Legs confused, he didn't know which one to chase first!
When we finally got down to the beach, holly and I were in trouble but Miss Goody Two Paws, Snowflake The Good, she was still on her lead, so she couldn't really get into trouble!
Off she went, tearing along the Sea Wall and Holly kept up while I stopped every so often for a sniff!
Back home, OTL was sneezing his head off, Pollen Count High Today, he even had a nose bleed, which is not unusual for OTL, his sneezes are like bombs going off!
Mind you, once Snowflake has gone to sleep you need a bomb to wake her up, maybe!
|Bomb? Wot Bomb?
There was a delivery around lunch time, OTL had been waiting for this and before long he was off to deliver it himself. He tried sneaking out without telling us, silly OTL, he's got to be quicker than that!
Off we went and you know what? We stopped off in the New Park and you can guess where I headed!
Yep! Straight to the Swimming Hole!
It was SUPER!
I dived in and had a splash about, OTL was throwing small stones into the water expecting me to jump after them, silly OTL!
Then I spotted a couple of Bozo's playing with a ball and they looked like being bored with the ball. So, I thought I'd sneak in and pinch the ball before they spotted me.
Well, that was the plan.
|If I'm Quick!
|Woof Off Shorty
Shorty? Blooming cheek from a Bozo like him!
Along came a young Labrador who had never seen water like this before. All the water he'd seen was swimming around his drinking bowl.
He went potty! in fact we decided that it would be best if we left the Swimming Hole to him and come back later!
|WOW! This is GREAT!
|A Small Heath, about to get sneezed on!
I played a trick on Holly, 'cos I jumped onto the Wood Ball and said 'I spy with my eye, a Rabbit!'
|I Spy!
|Where? WHERE? WHERE?
OTL was still playing with the insects and Flowers. The next two pictures look good, you can see the fly zooming in, the Bumblebee exiting and then the fly has landed and getting stuck in!
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|This is Better!
We had a paddle and stayed long enough to have a drink and cool our paws!
Back home Snowflake was still snoozing, I've never known anyone to spend so much time asleep, even Holly!
Tomorrow it's going to be just as warm, so we will be looking for a shady spot in the garden!
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Having not played for a few months myself, and perhaps not being as good as I fancy myself - aherm, I seemed to be missing a lot of balls. At first my mindset was going something like this 'geez, I really suck today, what am I doing wrong'. After a few more minutes I had a perspective shift. You see, I realized that Mr. Chuckles seemed to be slugging his heart out at every single ball as though his life was at stake...Apparently he had mistaken our friendly Sunday hit for the Wimbledon men's singles final. Then the lightbulb moment happened when a throaty grunt came from the ponytail swinging on the court beside us. Ah. Of course, Chuckle's was showing off for the young strumpets at the sorority next door. Can someone please explain why men do this? Do they think we don't notice? 'Two can play this game I thought to myself'. I took charge with a couple of un-returnable serves. Chuckle's didn't stand a chance, I think I even saw a couple of sisterly nods from the young ladies. 'Ha. Take that Chuckles!'
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AUBURN, Ala. — In the first two weeks of Auburn football's fall camp, Devan Barrett has proven he is far from an overwhelmed freshman.
Barrett, a former 4-star recruit from Tampa, Fla., has a legitimate chance to play an important role for the Tigers in his first season. Auburn wants to lock down a No. 3 running back behind Kamryn Pettway and Kerryon Johnson, and Barrett's work in two scrimmages show he's definitely in the mix.
"He got a very good look," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said Saturday after the Tigers' second scrimmage. "He got quite a few carries to show what he could do, and he made a couple of good runs. Of course, my big deal is ball security, and I think he protected the ball pretty well."
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Barrett has received double-digit carries in both scrimmages for the Tigers, who are also considering sophomore Kam Martin and redshirt freshman Malik Miller for the No. 3 role.
The freshman running back scored a touchdown on the ground in the first scrimmage — one of the only scores of the defense-dominated day.
"He could [become the No. 3 running back], there's no doubt," Malzahn said after the first scrimmage. "He got a lot of reps today. I think he got close to 10 carries, and they threw him the ball a couple of times, too. He's got a skill set."
Auburn running backs coach and special teams coordinator Tim Horton recently raved about Barrett's early work in the backfield and as a kick returner.
"Devan Barrett's stock is going up," Horton said. "He's really doing a good job. … It's still just a little early, but boy, we're pleased with him. He's got a good skill set. He's in that mix."
Barrett, who Horton said added "between 10 and 15 pounds" this offseason, has the speed to make a difference this fall. Auburn offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey specifically noted how he liked Barrett's "explosive first step" in the first week of camp.
"Devan's really fast, and he has really good feet," Johnson said last week. "He's caught onto the offense really fast, and I think that'll help him. Coming in to fall camp is never easy for a freshman, but he's taking it in stride and he's getting settled in. I think he's doing very well."
Barrett also has impressed with his willingness to seek out contact, whether he has the ball in his hands or not. Johnson praised the freshman's strong work in pass blocking during the Tigers' first day of pads.
"You know, I guess it was [legendary Texas coach] Darrell Royal many, many years ago who used to say you want to find out if that dog will bite early," Horton said. "That's what we got with [Barrett and fellow freshman JaTarvious Whitlow]. We've got a pass-protection drill we do where it's linebackers versus running backs … and they'll bite, so we like that."
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Barrett faces tough competition for that No. 3 role between Martin and Miller, who each took on that responsibility at times last fall.
However, Auburn's coaches aren't afraid to play freshmen on offense, and they like what they see out of the strong and speedy Barrett.
"He can stick his foot in the ground and accelerate," Horton said. "The thing you really don't know sometimes is how tough is he going to be? That's something in the scrimmages and practices that we've been real pleased with, that he likes the physical aspect of the game."
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My boyfriend and I have been dating for a little over 2 years and a half. Most of our relationship has been spent long distance, due to our different college locations, despite being from the same city. We spent the last two summers at home, so we shared as much time as we could traveling, working, and goofin' off together. This summer, our futures grabbed hold of our decisions, and we both applied for internships. The idea of spending a summer apart-– the longest break that we get from long distance – frankly, just sucked. But, life worked in our favor and we ended up working for our respective internships in the same city. Two months later, I've learned more about our relationship than I have in these last two years. Also, I learned what it's like to live with someone you're dating.
Men shed hair just as much as women do – if not more.
I'll be the first to admit that I usually shed a good amount of hair in the shower or when I'm vigorously brushing my hair. However, women definitely do not deserve all the blame just because our hair might be longer. My boyfriend's shorter, straighter hair is easy to identify-– and it spent most of the summer all over his side of the bed.
Your "me" times can, and will, differ.
Being in a long-distance relationship, my boyfriend and I take full advantage of being together. The cuddling, the going out, the Netflix-ing; it's all smashed in to the time frame we have, and it's all done to the max. Living together, that incessant need to be taking advantage of our time together is, understandably, reduced. Constantly living like you're wasting time is not a good idea. However, I learned that our "me" times don't always correlate and that sometimes means that our "us" time, doesn't either. I might be watching Game of Thrones when my boyfriend wants to watch Criminal Minds with me, so, I'll say, "let me finish." However, the episode might end too late and by then he's either too tired to watch a full episode or too into his video game to stop. It's not the world's greatest dilemma, but it was something that I realized we never really had to learn about each other. When you live apart, your "me" time is whenever you're not together. But when you're always together, where does your "me" time come in? It's important to dedicate time to one another, but also to yourself. So, we usually save the Netflix for late at night-– and everything else slowly falls into a routine that works out for both of us.
Communication is, without a doubt, the most important part of any relationship.
Before this summer, I was already a firm believer that communication is extremely important. Being passive aggressive and ignoring blatant problems is not the way to a healthy relationship. If something is bothering you, the best way to fix it is to talk about it. However, I've found that living with someone can sometimes force passive-aggressive moments without one even noticing. You live with each other, so if you're arguing at 11 pm, there's nothing to do BUT talk; there's no going anywhere. Sometimes, this forced environment can cause unhealthy communication. Sure, you may be talking, but are you really listening? No one is going to listen to problems 24/7 – THAT'S not healthy. So, often times, you'll start "act communicating." He'll say he's listening, you'll say you understand him, but nothing is getting fixed. Eventually, you just brush it under the rug to move on. And that's when the passive agressiveness begins; you don't feel like "communicating" so it comes out another way. The point? If you're upset at each other or just don't feel heard, take a step back, and really think about what's being SAID and what's being HEARD. But never stop truthfully communicating, because once you do, it's hard to get back to a healthy place.
Living with someone you love can oftentimes put a strain on that relationship. It doesn't just happen to couples-– but to best friends, roommates, coworkers, etc. Everyone's living habits are different; the point is to adapt or compromise. Sometimes that doesn't work. That's not the end of the world. It could mean you just need to give each other more space. It could mean that you need to be open minded about other ways of living. There are many reasons for why living together can cause tensions in relationships, but working those reasons out are what's going to make that relationship work out.
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- I Lived With My Significant Other For a Summer: This Is What I Learned - August 23, 2016
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It might just be me, but eighty-degree weather in the middle of March seems a bit early. Not that I'm complaining about all the lovely flowering trees outside. All those white and pink blossoms—not to mention the gorgeous red ones that I don't know the name of—very lovely stuff.
Spinning and general crafting levels have been down as we've had lots of wonderful house guests for the last several weeks, but now things are grinding back towards normal and I can get back to spinning. And dyeing. Lovely dyeing.
Here's my first stab at dyeing some mohair/silk laceweight in my Blackberry Jam colorway. I still get the yarn quivers whenever I look at this. Gorgeous.
I also managed to get way too much purple on a batch of Dawn Treader lace, and it turned out amazing. My only problem is that now I've got to come up with a name for the new colorway.
And then there's the two-skein set of bulky weight that I just amazed myself with. How does one go about naming a combination of black, emerald green, and purple? I may wind up having to put a picture up here and run a name contest.
Spinning-wise, I've been working away on some merino/mohair fingering weight. I decided to spin it as a single-ply yarn, primarily for quickness of spinning, but (to make it legit) also for color separation purposes. But that sort of undermined my idea for using it as sock yarn as, supposedly, socks of single-ply don't stand up to wear and tear as well. (Although I do have a pair knit from Mini Moochi, and they're lovely and squishable.)
I have a project in mind for the yarn, believe it or not. Really.
Be amazed.
What happened to the days of just spinning at random and letting the yarn fall where it might? I don't know, but if they ever stop by again I hope they bring some ideas with them, because I don't think my yarn bin can hold much more. You see, I've discovered the problem with spinning. You end up with two stashes. One of fiber, and one of yarn. Trying to get rid of your stash is like trying to have all the laundry clean at once.
But, back to the pattern. While wandering around on Ravelry I came across a very fun scarf/mini-shawl pattern called The Hatter's Party Scarf. It's knit from tip to tip, going back and forth across the shorter way, so it'll help keep my yarn colors from mushing together.
I'm very pleased with how this yarn turned out. Fiber Fancy did an excellent job on the dyeing—not one dye leak when I set the twist—and I love the colors. Ironically enough, they're not my usual diet of reds, blues, and greens. How did that happen? At least it isn't a mid-knitting-life identity crisis. I'm just broadening my color horizons.
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On the 1st of May, I went to a short event at Highcrest Academy in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. This was a free event for teachers and staff interested in developing effective professional communities.
What is actually meant by this is creating a culture of teachers actively seeking ways to develop their teaching skills by reflecting on their own practice – with technology. Or rather, IRIS Connect video system. Now, before I go on, I need to make it perfectly clear that I am not advancing this system here for some sort of commercial gain – in fact, I don't think anyone on the planet would ever be able to make me do that! Rather, I was genuinely impressed by the promise of this idea.
IRIS Connect, in essence, is a portable camera that schools can purchase – obviously they can purchase more than one, and they would, if they so wish. This is placed in a teacher's classroom to film their lessons. However, before you start frowning and puffing, this is not for any sort of performance management purposes! IRIS Connect has a secure online website, where these videos can be viewed; however, it is entirely up to the teacher to decide who to share it with – and sharees, so to speak, cannot actually share it with others. In fact, a teacher might record his/her lessons just for their own benefit if they do not feel confident to share it with anyone at all – just to see themselves what their lessons look like.
This approach combines the power of technology – videoing – with putting the responsibility for improving teaching practice squarely into teachers' own hands; without making it scary, linked to performance management scales. It is a trusting approach, which is so much needed in the times of accountability, constant observations, "Ofsteding", "HMI-ing" and learning walks. Teachers feel under constant pressure – this allows them to learn from their past lessons without being scared that they might be punished by senior management teams.
It also has a clear capacity for community building – that is, sharing the videos with a friendly teacher, one that you trust, allowing them to watch you either online or after the lesson – is a powerful way of building improving learning culture in a school without it being a top-down approach. Video watchers are able to comment on the lessons at the precise time when they want to comment and one can skip to the portions of the lesson which the comment refers to.
The video technology itself is incredible, too! It can zoom in across several meters without losing resolution and the camera covers a very wide area, allowing it actually film pretty much the whole classroom. If you are granted access and watch a colleague's lesson, you are able to zoom in on pretty much anything in the classroom, including a whiteboard and individual pupils' writing books.
Even more impressive is the fact that this technology has been built on the basis of research , rather than perhaps more usual case of the other way around! Do have a look at http://www.irisconnect.co.uk/research-base to find out more!
The technology holds huge promise! Do get interested! Apparently, already over 1,000 schools in the UK use it!
IRIS Connect: http://www.irisconnect.co.uk/


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We're covering a disagreement on Iran intelligence, President Trump's immigration plan, and the cause of a deadly California wildfire.
Missile images stoke argument about Iran threat
The White House escalated its warnings about Iran based on photographs of fully assembled missiles in the Persian Gulf, American officials said. The images of the missiles, which had been placed on small boats by Iranian paramilitary forces, were said to have prompted fears of potential attacks on U.S. naval vessels, commercial ships and American troops in Iraq.
But others — including Europeans, Iraqis and members of both parties in Congress — said the moves could be defensive acts against what Tehran sees as provocations by Washington.
The reliability of the underlying intelligence has provoked fierce debate among factions in the White House, the Pentagon and the C.I.A., and from U.S. allies, reflecting a deep mistrust of President Trump's national security team.
Reaction: To Iraqis, the warnings and threats about Iran echo the months before the U.S. invasion in 2003. Iraqi officials say they have warned militias tied to Iran against provoking U.S. forces.
The efforts to nullify abortion rights
Alabama's governor signed into law on Wednesday a measure to ban most abortions in the state. Architects of the legislation have said that its purpose is to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that recognized a woman's constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
But the short-term challenge to abortion rights is likely to come from less extreme measures, our Supreme Court correspondent writes. The court led by Chief Justice John Roberts may prefer to chip away at rights rather than to overturn Roe outright. As soon as Monday, the court could announce whether it will hear challenges to abortion restrictions in Indiana and Louisiana.
See for yourself: Alabama is the seventh state this year to narrow the window for abortion. Here's how limits have changed across the country.
Go deeper: The spate of new abortion rules began last fall, after Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the Supreme Court.
Trump's telecom order hits Huawei
President Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday to stop American telecommunications companies from installing foreign-made equipment that poses a national security risk.
The order effectively banned sales by Huawei, China's leading networking company. White House officials called the order "agnostic," declining to single out China. But it is the most extreme move in the Trump administration's fight against China's tech sector, and it comes amid an escalating trade war, with tariffs imposed on hundreds of billions of dollars in goods in the past week.
Another angle: Few issues have defined Mr. Trump's presidency more than his love for tariffs, which historians say is rooted in his experiences as a businessman in the 1980s, when Japan was rising as an economic power.
"The Daily": Today's episode looks at the effects of the trade war in the Midwest.
A plan to upend immigration rules
President Trump is set to unveil today an overhauled immigration plan that would significantly increase education and skill requirements for those allowed to move to the U.S. The proposal would also vastly scale back the system of family-based immigration, though it would not reduce the overall level of migration to the country.
Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and a White House adviser, spent months working on the plan, which officials conceded was a long way from becoming a legislative reality. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama failed to achieve a consensus on immigration policy, and Mr. Trump's proposal has little chance of passing muster with increasingly divided lawmakers.
The details: The new plan would provide opportunities for immigrants with no job offers or specific skills to work in the U.S. if they can demonstrate English proficiency and educational attainment, and pass a civics exam.
If you have about half an hour, this is worth it
Can CBD do all that?
Cannabidiol is a molecule derived from the cannabis plant, and CBD-infused products that promise vague but powerful benefits seem to be everywhere.
Plenty of legitimate research is being done on CBD, and many scientists are excited about its possibilities. The Times Magazine looks at how it has come to be seen as a cure-all.
Here's what else is happening
Air transport ban: The U.S. suspended all passenger and cargo flights to Venezuela because of security concerns over the country's political crisis.
California wildfires: Power lines belonging to Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's largest electrical utility, caused the Camp Fire in 2018, state officials concluded on Wednesday.
Proposed fur ban: A bill to ban fur sales has polarized New Yorkers, pitting animal rights activists against black pastors and Hasidic leaders.
Opioid crisis: The Metropolitan Museum of Art said it would stop accepting gifts from members of the Sackler family linked to the makers of OxyContin.
Snapshot: Above, the Mississippi River, which gushed into Davenport, Iowa, at record levels two weeks ago, had retreated toward its banks by Monday. Spring flooding across the Midwest drew national attention to climate change, but politicians there have been wary of discussing the subject.
From Opinion: "I am determined to end voter suppression and empower all people to participate in our democracy," Stacey Abrams, the founder of the nonprofit Fair Fight Action and the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia in 2018, writes in an Op-Ed.
Art record: A rabbit sculpture by Jeff Koons sold at Christie's on Wednesday for $91.1 million, setting a record for a work by a living artist.
Late-night comedy: Stephen Colbert criticized Alabama's new abortion law. "They're going to throw them right in the Alabama slammer for 99 years," he said. "Let's see, it's 2019, so by the time those doctors get out of jail in Alabama, it will be 1895."
What we're reading: This two-part series by Erik Wemple in The Washington Post, which scours the Mueller report for mentions of the news media and tells us that the reporting was validated.
Now, a break from the news
Go: Merciless comedy shades to delicate tragedy in "BLKS," by the poet and performer Aziza Barnes.
Read: Danielle Steel returns to our hardcover fiction and combined print and e-book fiction best-seller lists with "Blessing in Disguise."
Smarter Living: The term "emotional labor" refers to the invisible work involved in keeping other people comfortable. It's most often used to describe the labor that keeps a household running smoothly, and the division of that labor often corresponds to traditional gender roles. Talking about that imbalance is the first step to overcoming it.
And we have guidance to help you make your home an oasis.
And now for the Back Story on …
This Sunday, HBO will show the final episode of "Game of Thrones" to audiences in more than 170 countries.
While some viewers live in fear of running across a spoiler, others embrace the idea of getting a jump on plot twists. They may be on to something.
In a 2011 study, psychologists at the University of California, San Diego, found that spoilers could enhance enjoyment. They gave people various short stories with one of three presentations: a spoiler paragraph before the story, a spoiler edited into the beginning of the story, or unspoiled.
Subjects preferred the advance spoilers. A later study found that they help people better understand the plot.
However, another study found that the medium mattered: People enjoyed spoiled episodes of "The Twilight Zone" less.
Then there's anecdotal evidence. The Times's Jenna Wortham got over having the "Game of Thrones" episode known as "The Red Wedding" ruined, and now relies on spoilers as "virtual Xanax." She doesn't, however, dish them out.
That's it for this briefing. See you next time.
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Millboard wishes Vlad a fond farewell
Good luck Vlad!
Welcome to our rogues gallery!
(From left to right, Lara, Jacquie, Esther, Vlad, Pete, Guy, Russell, Bruce and Tony)
Today is Vlad's last day at Millboard.
We've been enjoying pizza and cheesecake in the office as part of his send off! We are sad to see him go but would like to wish him every success with his new adventures in the big wide world and hope that he remembers us in a postcard or two from his travels!
Good luck Vlad!
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