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"On April 27 (2016), A man came to me while I was working. He asked whether he has bad breath or not, even though he will eat a candy when he kisses me. He looked at me up and down, saying things like that. I felt as if I were naked at the checkout counter. I really wanted to die during those 10 minutes because of the humiliation I felt. However, a male supervisor did nothing to protect me but bluntly said that I should go the toilet." Park Su-mi, who is working at the checkout counter of the supermarket, said this speech at a press conference which disclosed the problems workers face at E-Mart, one of the supermarkets in Korea, on May 3, 2016. That experience became a trauma for her, and she visited a psychiatrist because of anxiety and insomnia she felt after that experience.
According to Media Today, an anonymous worker, a security staff who is working at Incheon International Airport, was insulted by a passenger. As the officer restricted the passenger to carry red ginseng extract, which was a liquid gel, the passenger poured all the liquid on the security device. Then the passenger demanded the workers to drink all those things. Another worker at Incheon International Airport was sexually harassed by a customer during a security check. Even though the worker was shocked and felt humiliated, he or she had to work continually, looking at the long line of the people who were waiting to get security checked.
Unfortunately, these two situations are very common in current Korean society. A number of workers, especially in the service industry, are suffering emotionally. However, they have to endure or hide their true emotions while working. We call those situations "emotional labor". Why has "emotional labor" occurred in Korean society? What kinds of mental and physical pain are workers experiencing? How can we solve these problems? The UOS Times will try to find the answers to these questions in this article.
Causes of Emotional Labor
Development of the Service Industry
The concept, "emotional labor", first appeared in the book, The Managed Heart, which was published in 1983. Arlie Russell Hochschild, the author of this book, defined "emotional labor" as one of the labors which accompanies control and suppression of one's own emotion. The workers must hide their negative emotions and act kindly to customers through polite speaking, facial expressions, and gestures.
Hochschild also mentioned that emotional labor occurred due to industry acceleration and an increase in the number of workers in the service industry. Unlike primary and secondary industries where people can earn a living through self-sufficiency, deals are essential factors in tertiary industries. In tertiary industries, a deal consists of people who provide services and people who buy the services. For more profits, it is necessary for providers to offer high-quality services to leave a good impression. In this process, the service-producers must hide their own emotions and smile, even when a customer acts rudely or arrogantly. Emotional labor started from this phenomenon. That is, emotional labor started from the process of gaining more profits during the increase of tertiary industries in the capitalism system.
Customers' Minds: "We Are the King"
Another cause of emotional labor can be rooted in customers' fallacious minds. Some customers tend to think they are much more superior to workers in the service industry.
In eastern countries, such as Korea, Japan, and China, courtesy has been heavily emphasized in personal relationships throughout their history. The courtesy tends to be based on hierarchy in communities, which is structured by age, position, or gender. Young people should be polite to old people in a family. Also, the people who are in lower positions should be respectful to those in higher positions in a company. These are representative examples of the courtesy based on this hierarchy in eastern culture.
The mind of "Customer is the king" in Korea appeared in this culture. Profits of the enterprises are decided by service users. This fact makes customers think that they are hierarchically higher than the people who provide the services. As mentioned above, "being courteous" means that people who are in a low position in the hierarchical structure should be polite and respectful to those in a high position. Therefore, customers think that it is natural for the workers to keep "being courteous" with kind and patient attitudes, despite the customers' rude speeches and behaviors. Employees who are working for enterprises that have to make profits through stimulating re-purchasing from customers should tolerate customers' rude behaviors, which creates more emotional labor.
Companies Controlling Their Employees to Make Profits
Human emotions have been the core element in the service industry. So, companies tightly controlled not only workers' bodies but also their feelings under the name of customer satisfaction, which is directly related to "commercial proft". Companies have emphasized "unconditional kindness for customers" to their workers for the company's profits and demanded workers not to express their real emotions such as anger and sadness. It is because real emotions of workers are unhelpful in dealing with customers and thus can be obstacles to retaining customers and making profits.
Furthermore, to remain competitive, companies even regulate and standardize the behaviors of workers, who have to follow a manual with rules on how to behave. Managers supervise workers thoroughly to check whether workers are giving a good impression to customers and following their standards and regulations. These manuals contain the way workers must manage their appearance and recommend actions to give customers a positive impression. These manuals only focus on the satisfaction of customers and do not care about the standpoint of workers.
According to our interview with a movie theater employee, Ms. A said, "Their manual states that workers must always smile in front of customers no matter what their actual feelings are. And it also said we should not speak negative words such as 'certainly not' and 'this is impossible'. This manual forces the workers to make factitious impressions and makes them unable to refuse any unreasonable demands of a customer." And she also said, "Workers are supervised by managers and they watch every action of workers through cameras. They can observe whether we lean our back against the wall or cross our legs."
Although such regulations of companies and the atmosphere of workplaces seemed to compel workers to follow these rules, they cannot help but conform to them, because they are members of a company and can be dismissed if they break the company rules. So, even if a rude customer makes unreasonable demands to workers and tyrannizes them, workers have no choice but to comply and tolerate that behavior in accordance with company rules. In these circumstances, the status of workers naturally becomes lower than customers and such things also precipitate a hardened misconception of "Customer is the king".
Mental and Physical Pain of Emotional Labor
As we mentioned above, emotional labor has a lot to do with the service industry and the ones who suffered most are the workers in the service industry clusters. The UOS Times investigated data of the occupational clusters that suffered the most emotional labor. According to the data (below the text) from Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS) and Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET), which are dealing with the jobs that suffer the most from emotional labor, all the clusters in the charts are professions in the service industry. Two representative professions in the service industry, call center employees and therapists, are commonly ranked in both charts.
These employees in the service industry are experiencing emotional labor. According to The Kyunghyang Shinmun, about 40 percent of all workers in Korea have to treat customers with kindness despite customers' rude behaviors. This emotional labor accompanies more serious mental pain. According to research from Wonjin Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health on 3,096 emotional laborers, 26.6 percent of them had depression to a the degree that needed psychological counseling. This rate was similar with the rate of depression in the workers who were dismissed with punishment, 28.5 percent.
Moreover, some emotional laborers are suffering from sleeping disorders or victim mentality. According to an announcement of The Seoul Institute about the difficulties of emotional laborers in public areas in Seoul, 50.9 percent of emotional laborers experience sleeping disorders twice a week and think that people hate them once a week. Their satisfaction degree of working lives was relatively low, 45.5 out of 100.
Some workers even feel suicidal due to emotional labor. According to the research from the College of Medicine in Yonsei University, emotional laborers feel suicidal about two times more than workers who do not experience emotional labor. Especially, if the emotional laborers are not guaranteed autonomy in working, they feel suicidal maximally 4.6 times more than workers in an opposite condition.
Physical pain caused by emotional labor is not exceptional. Some of the emotional workers suffer from chronic headaches and stomachaches, or heart palpitations. They also often experience blushing of their faces or paralysis of their facial muscles. According to Yang So-young, a psychology consultant, people who undergo severe emotional labor could become addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex or gambling. She said that those addictions are a sort of evasion from relationships with other people.
Interviews with People Experiencing Emotional Labor
The UOS Times selected a call center employee of an anonymous company and a nail artist as examples of occupations experiencing emotional labor and interviewed with them to know about their experiences and pain, in depth.
A call center employee said: "The number of people who make unreasonable demands and verbal violence is few, but those small numbers' wrongful acts are so stressful. Such rude people believe that they can act as they want because it is just a call not a face-to-face situation. For example, a man told me that he wanted to subscribe for mobile phone services using his wife's name without verifying her identification. So, I refused his demands under the policies in our company. However, he consistently pushed his demands, insulting my personality and even made sexually harassing comments to me." At that time, "I got so nervous that my heartbeat raced and I could not control my emotions," she said. Furthermore, "there are no specific age groups or gender doing rude behavior to workers. Many people may think that rude customers are mainly middle-age men. However, even teenagers sometimes use verbal violence to us," she added.
During our interview with a nail artist, the interviewee also explained specific situations, which involve emotional labor stress. She said that once a man felt her work with a woman's touch and continuously demanded her to touch his hand even after finishing the nail care. But, she could not express her actual emotions because she was so embarrassed with his action. "Some people think that we became nail artist because we were not good at studying and ignore us for it, nonetheless nail artists are in a professional field and we are doing this work for our professional pleasure," she said.
Both interviewees said that "Improving the recognition for jobs in the service sector is positively necessary. If this improvement is not seen in our society, we will continuously suffer from such negative prejudice and behavior against us."
Counselor's Advice to People Doing Emotional Labor
According to our interview with Yang So-young, a psychology consultant, she said, "The most important thing is to develop your inner strength to deal with other people bravely. If you don't have a firm, strong mind to deal with customers, you could hurt yourself due to work stress and decreased self-esteem from misbehaviors of customers."
She recommended three strategies for workers on treating customers, as these strategies are also based on a firm mind of workers. Firstly, positive thinking is recommended as a very effective method for preventing emotional exhaustion. For example, if a customer gets indignant based on unreasonable reasons, you need to think, "This customer may have difficulties in other things. So the customer has no direct intention to insult me at all." Secondly, replying sternly to customer's demand while sympathizing with their feelings is also important to deal with customers. She said, in doing so, customers do not ignore the workers and do not make unfair demands anymore. Finally, having more responsibility for work is recommended.
Yang advised workers to meet a lot of people to relieve the stress of work and to visit the counseling center. She said, "Building relationships with other people who can share your pains has a beneficial influence on forming a strong mind. If you don't have such people to share your problems with, come to the counseling center without hesitation and share your troubles with us."
Solution to the Problem
Change in the fundamental perception of our society is essential to solve this problem. If our perception does not change, pains of emotional workers will last forever.
Recently the winds of change are blowing in several companies, as mass media has reported the importance of concerning for emotional labor. Some companies have realized the importance of this problem and sought for measures for workers. According to our interviewee from the call center, workers received a guideline about how to deal with malicious complaints. Furthermore, they said, "Recently, the company has protected us, as we can use the right to put the phone down instantly when hearing abusive language or threats from customers. This protection policy is great help to us."
Another example is GS Caltex Corporation. They replaced existing machine ringtones with voices of people who are family of call center workers. This ringtone with the voice of a call center worker's daughter says, "Mom I love the most in the world, will counsel for you." Even if a customer is so rude, their bombardment of rough words won't affect you like before.
We should know that the perception of "customer is king" is very wrong and should not think of this perception as a universal one. Unlike eastern countries, a perception of "a customer who uses a service is completely equivalent to a worker" is deeply rooted in western countries. Westerners think that the money they pay does not include the extra effort of workers. In other words, they think that the price only included the product and initial service, not the additional effort of workers. Thus, they express their respect to workers by giving a tip additionally. We need to make an example of this perception.
You may think that you are not a rude customer. Probably you do not throw money to the worker in convenience stores and do not talk rudely to restaurant staff. Of course, most would not. However, emotional labor exists in situations of our daily lives. We maybe unconsciously force kindness and politeness from them. Now, we need to respect their emotions as themselves, and understand their difficulties. They are also people who can laugh for good things and cry for sad things. They are not ATMs that we can treat like machines with no feelings. If we genuinely sympathize with their actual feelings and pains, our society can take a step forward.
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Cognition and Collaboration - Analyzing Distributed Community Practices
for Design
Peter H. Jones, Redesign Research, USA
Cristina Chisalita, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
We are inviting participants and new contributions to the Third
International Workshop on Analyzing Collaborative Activity to be held at
the ACM CHI 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems,
Monday April 4, 2005. The theme of this workshop is: Cognition and
Collaboration - Analyzing Distributed Community Practices for Design.
We plan for 15 participants, and will accept up to 20.
Our purpose is to share from research and practice the methods and
approaches found effective for understanding collaborative activity in
distributed community practices (e.g. scientific research, medical care,
aviation, organizations). Designing tools and practices for
collaboration presents challenges to designers and researchers. In
design research we've seen trends of exploring multiple and hybrid
methodologies for understanding and analyzing collaboration and joint
work. Field research, cognitive ethnography, cognitive artifacts
analysis, and contextual research have been adapted to study
collaborative activity in naturalistic work situations. These methods
support a grounded understanding of activity and context, and help
researchers identify opportunities in cognitive work with effective
interactive technology design. This workshop encourages research in
distributed cognition in intensional networks, organizations, and intact
work communities, with a focus on sharing approaches that reveal design
opportunities in descriptions of joint behavior.
In practice, we recognize the difficulties in translating field data to
meaningful representations, for both understanding and design. Several
frameworks have emerged (e.g. distributed cognition, contextual design,
activity theory) to distill models from rich field data, but researchers
also pursue hybrid and unique approaches. We are interested in sharing
theoretical development and practical experiences to result in new
shared models of field data analysis for design.
Participants should have experience in empirical HCI research or related
disciplines with an interest in collaborative practice. We also invite
theoretical approaches to collaborative activity research. The workshop
will be facilitated with some structure for brief presentations and open
time for group dialogue. Participants will informally present a problem
or case study, focusing on issues that have emerged in their research.
An unstructured approach to dialogue will be encouraged, surfacing key
ideas and encouraging emergent issues of interest. The workshop will
also explore further development of this work in publications, joint
findings, or other collaborations.
Papers will be selected for the workshop based on:
1. A clear definition of an applicable research problem, preferably
supported by case study. Preliminary research is encouraged.
2. The practice domain is characterized by cognitive work and
unstructured collaboration.
3. Experience in distributed cognition, activity theory, cognitive
systems engineering, or other frameworks for understanding and
integrating complex field data.
4. Some example of the representation can be made and shared for
learning and discussion with the group.
We will share selected workshop papers with all participants to read
before the workshop. We will use the website at redesignresearch.com to
distribute papers, maintain news, and share reports. Papers from the
first two workshops are also available at this site for review.
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This is an exceptional briefing on the war scenario fast approaching with Syria. It appears the Saudis supplied the chemical weapons to the rebels and they had an 'accident.' The lies are overwhelming Pinocchio's nose's ability to grow. There is a lot of preparation material in the show too. The Adminstration was saying war Saturday to be concluded by Sept. 4th. Once it starts it could very well start an uncontrollable spiral. One of the best case scenarios will be Russia and China dumping the U.S. dollar and financial collapse. Get ready. Put pressure on Congress. NO MORE WAR!
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Holy macaroni! This weekend has been a little trying. Sometimes the world is an angry, scary place. When I feel overwhelmed by being "out there", I take a step back, breathe, and remind myself that 1) that certain people and situations are small compared to the grand scheme of life and 2) I really should adopt my dogs' philosophy of life. I'm pretty sure they have it all figured out.
Most of all, Relax, enjoy the ride, and make silly faces
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Scrappy Dog Sunday!
6 comments:
- Bex said...
I love how animals live in the moment and relish every experience. :)
- June 26, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- LimeRiot said...
Such good advice! Our pups really know how to live.
- June 26, 2011 at 8:09 AM
- TroubleT said...
I agree with the pups! :)
I call my cat Furbutt too. lol
- June 26, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Digital Misfit said...
Sometimes I have to pause just to watch Booker explode with joy over something as simple as an impending walk or car ride. I wish I could experience that kind of unbridled excitement just ONCE as an adult!
- June 26, 2011 at 8:29 AM
- AlwaysInspired said...
The best advice ever!
- June 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- Becky said...
Tis a very healthy attitude you have Sis! Watching the critters frolic always lifts my mood.
- June 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM
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As I wrote in my first blog post on the return of custom software development, cloud platforms are dramatically reshaping application development.
A lot of new cloud technology, patterns and paradigms are hitting us very quickly. Many of them are coming out of open source communities and from cloud native providers and their ecosystems.
The pace of change is faster and the need to navigate adoption of these new technologies is more intense, as is the commitment to adjust and maintain as you evolve.
You don't see the traditional technology adoption curve that large enterprises have typically dealt with. Newer approaches mean developing in agile fashion, releasing subcomponents of systems in the form of microservices. Companies need to expose their APIs as web services to monetize their offerings. They also need to create and release new mobile applications and platforms.
To produce a solution that is truly disruptive, you need to bring together a huge number of moving parts: mobility, APIs, new web architectures, all the cloud services underneath it and new delivery models around DevOps and containerization.
To unlock the ability to do custom development at scale in a transformative way, all these parts need to come together. That means companies need to attract and/or train people who know how to do all this.
Finding the right skills, experience
What kinds of skills do you need? Well, they'll be different than what was required five or six years ago—from developing a product strategy in this new digital marketplace all the way down to custom development. You need people who:
Have hard development skills around two-tier architecture (like Node.js and Angular) evolving from traditional three tier architectures /MVC architectures—no longer just Java EJBs.
Are experienced in doing infrastructure as code, using Powershell or Chef and Azure deployment templates or Amazon cloud formations to do the infrastructure as code development under the covers.
Understand the importance of DevOps tool chains in developing the custom applications and the various delivery patterns around agile, scrum, Kanban and so forth.
Have experience in "productizing" digital services—how to price, meter, foster usage and release new features to market.
Understanding the ecosystem
An additional skill needed is understanding and managing a continuously evolving ecosystem of cloud technology providers and features. Thousands of new features are delivered every month. What are the cloud vendors doing? How is the marketplace evolving? What's happening as packaged software is converted to SaaS solution? What are the latest patterns and practices in doing all of this?
Understanding that ecosystem—how it's evolving and even, potentially, how to influence it—is important. Do you have the internal capabilities to set your strategy and forge your own ecosystem in the midst of this complexity? That's a big question.
The traditional provider/consumer approach of IT is shifting as a result of cloud and an as-a-Service consumption of capabilities. That means that companies' adoption and consumption of IT needs to evolve at the same time.
What's your retention strategy?
One final point: Finding people with the skills you need is a victory of sorts, but it could be short-won.
Those folks are in high demand in the marketplace. What's your strategy for not only recruiting and hiring talent, but also development and retention?
That's a question all organizations will need to ask themselves to remain competitive in the digital marketplace.


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text: Exits in Israel's high-tech industry in the first half of 2018 were worth a total of $6.22 billion in 58 deals, according to the exit report from IVC-Meitar. This total includes two deals worth over $1 billion each: the acquisition of automated inspection equipment company Orbotech by KLA-Tencor for 3.4 billion; and the $1 billion acquisition of NDS by Permira. These two exceptional deals raised the average exit amount to $107 million in the first half of this year, from $31 million in the first half of 2017. Excluding these two deals, the remaining 56 exits in the first half of 2018 totaled $1.82 billion, giving an average of $32.5 million, down nearly 50% from the averages in 2015 and 2016 The number of exits in the first half of 2018 was down 20%, continuing a downward trend that started in the first half of 2015, when there were 72 exits. The aggregate of deal amounts in the $100 million to $1 billion range was $1.1 billion, just 30-35% of the aggregate of the amounts in the same range in each half year from the first half of 2014 to the first half of 2016. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) dominate exit activity in Israel, both in numbers and amounts. In the first half of 2018, there were 53 M&As (excluding the two mega-exits) totaling $1.71 billion. There were few such exits in the $100-500 million range, which contributed to the slowdown. According to the IVC-Meitar report, this range usually captures the largest amounts share and is responsible for most of the returns. The number of deals in this range has halved in the last few years, from 13 deals in the first half of 2015 to 6 in the first half of 2018. The first half of 2018 saw only three IPOs, compared with 8 in the corresponding period of 2017. The amounts raised by IPOs totaled $115 million the first half of 2018, compared with $247 million in the corresponding period. "Usually, the second half is weaker compared to the first half of the year, and by now the decline both in number and amounts of exits indicates that 2018 is going to finish with poor exit performance. However, despite the sluggish performance in H1/2018, the annual exit activity might rise in a stronger second half," said Marianna Shapira, Research Director at IVC Research Center. The average exits multiple (return on capital invested on average in companies that made an exit during this period), excluding the mega exits, declined in the first half of 2018, reaching only 3.06 compared with 5.4 in 2014. The comparison between the exits amount and the amount raised by the acquired companies suggests that the continuing increase in capital raised between 2013 and 2016 is not supported by exit activity. The average multiples have been declining since 2014; however, the decrease in non-VC-backed exits since 2014 is much steeper. IT & Software and Life Science accounted for thelargest number of exits in the first half of 2018. Life Science companies' share of the total number of exits soared to 21%, compared with 6% in the first half of 2014. Three of the biggest exits in the first half of 2018 were in this sector. There were three IPOs by Life Science companies: Sol-Gel, Entera Bio, and Motus GI Medical. The main technology clusters that stood out in the first half of 2018 are the same as in the last five years: Cyber, Adtech, AI, and Pharmatech. AI companies led with nine exits totaling nearly $500 million. Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal partner Alon Sahar said, "It's important to draw attention to the connection between capital raising and mergers and acquisitions or public offerings. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of companies raising a significant amount of high-value capital. In 2016, 27 companies raised capital of $30 million or more. In 2017, the number of companies doing so increased, and in the first half of 2018 another record was broken, with 26 companies raising more than $30 million. "In contrast to these figures, we are seeing a decline in the number of merger and acquisition transactions in general (and, in particular, in values exceeding $100 million), and a decline in the number of companies operating in the direction of an IPO on NASDAQ. "To justify the investment, and provide reasonable returns for investors, the industry will have to produce a much larger number of sales or deals at a price range of hundreds of millions of dollars. The gap between the price of companies for purposes of raising capital and the number and value of exit events can serve as an explanation to the decline in the number of merger and acquisition transactions in recent years. More and more companies want to or can be construed as significant companies, a phenomenon that 'distances' the exit date and reduces the number of transactions. However, with respect to some of the companies, the gap between the cost of raising capital and exit prices can become a serious problem to bridge and will require transactions at lower prices than the cost of the capital raising. We have no choice but to follow the above-noted link, which will have a major impact on the entire industry." Fellow partner at Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal Dan Shamgar said, "There are many instances where local companies play in the same field and vie for talent they want to recruit, technology they are developing, and customers. If we want to build larger companies and bridge the gaps as presented by Adv. Alon Sahar, we will need to see more domestic deals and cooperation in the face of the challenges outside Israel." Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 11, 2018 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2018


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Ned Plimpton Alan Gibbs was in town yesterday being courted by the state to make Michigan the location for technical centers, sales offices and manufacturing sites for the Aquada. It's an amphibious vehicle that is "a sports car on land (top speed of 110 mph) and a speed boat at sea (33 mph on salt or fresh water)" and he's looking at bringing the currently Brit-built boat across the Atlantic to sell stateside by 2009. We're told it'll sell for about $85,000, not including dock fees or life jackets.
Will Detroit build new aqua-car? [Detroit News]
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Rounded up my favorite shots from Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Hope you enjoy them, too!
A little rain couldn't stop Tyler and me from enjoying the Salem Red Sox's home opener Thursday night.
Photographing Sox mascots Mugsy and Misty may or may not be my favorite part of the game.
Game-goers of all ages vie for photo ops with the beloved dogs.
A shot from my newest blog series, "Love at First Bite: The Burger Challenge."
On Saturday, my family and I headed to the 17th annual Blue Ridge Kite Festival at Green Hill Park in Salem.
My niece Amelia.
My fiancé Tyler and Amelia enjoying a relaxing Saturday evening at home.
Tyler has fought hard for Amelia's affection, but I think they're finally friends.
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At the conclusion of the 2017 World Medical Innovation Forum: Cardiovascular, attendees left with a renewed sense of understanding about how the medical and scientific communities will work together to combat one of the largest health-related killers around the globe.
More than 1,300 health care professionals attended the event here in Boston, including 125 executive presenters and key leaders who will shape the future of cardiovascular care. Over the three-day event, they sat in on a variety of forums, panel discussions, and "Discovery Café" sessions that focused on cutting-edge cardiac care.
Day 1
At the day one panel sessions, David Torchiana, MD, CEO of Partners HealthCare, and Anne Klibanski, MD, Chief Academic Officer of Partners HealthCare, welcomed attendees and speakers, and kicked off discussions that included device development and identifying the related challenges of managing atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and peripheral artery disease.
In a day one panel session on atrial fibrillation (AF), industry leaders explained why the cardiovascular community should revise its thinking on AF as a condition that can be cured by drug or ablation therapy, and instead view it as an ongoing condition that appears, goes into remission, and reappears over a person's lifetime.
Society has to recognize the enormity of this ailment that affects millions in this country, but unfortunately the majority of people have never heard of it.Douglas Drachman, MD, Director of the Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programs at Massachusetts General Hospital
In another panel on peripheral artery disease (PAD), experts spoke to the lack of awareness about the widespread impact of the disease, and the challenges this creates when developing effective treatments.
"Society has to recognize the enormity of this ailment that affects millions in this country, but unfortunately the majority of people have never heard of it," said Douglas Drachman, MD, Director of the Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Programs at Massachusetts General Hospital.
At the "Discovery Café" sessions, a common theme coalesced around the role of device and diagnostic innovation in improving patient outcomes. In the devices space, for example, there is a real need for more innovation, especially for heart failure patients with ventricular assist devices. To improve diagnostic technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) was identified as a next step forward, although integrating any AI breakthroughs into valuable diagnostic tools that inform cardiac interventions remains a challenge.
Day 2
The second day featured engaging discussions centered on the always hot-button topics of pricing and affordability.
Leaders from the insurance, care delivery, and academic organizations spoke about potential collaborative solutions in a panel moderated by Peter Slavin, MD, President of Massachusetts General Hospital.
I think we need to transform the way we are thinking about our role to not only develop innovation to improve lives but also our role more broadly in society.Robert Ford, Executive Vice President for Medical Devices at Abbott
Robert Ford, Executive Vice President for Medical Devices at Abbott, said he the pharmaceutical and biotech industries are at a "transformative moment" when it comes to innovation and access. He continued: "There are no more funds in the system. If one product or technology gets covered, it comes at the expense of something else. So, I think we need to transform the way we are thinking about our role to not only develop innovation to improve lives but also our role more broadly in society."
For Ford, the pathway to affordability must be shortened to provide relief to an overburdened health care system "How do we challenge the brainpower of our development teams to not only deliver on outcomes and solve a problem but to bring down the cost of the technology—not 10 years from now, not five years from now, but 12 or 18 months from now?" he asked.
Day 3
On the final day, Betsy Nabel, MD, President of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Gary Gibbons, MD, of the NIH-NHLBI discussed the funding and value of research, and the importance of large cohort studies and how they influence public policy. This led to speculation about a new "Framingham Study," where younger populations and offspring of previous Framingham Study generations are living in completely new environments. You can see their full interview here.
In an interview for CNBC, Meg Tirrell interviewed Michael Mahoney of Boston Scientific on the topic of pricing and affordability challenges in emerging markets. You can watch their one-on-one interview here.
The device arena is exploding with new things that you can see will make a difference.Robert Califf, MD, former commissioner of the FDA
During a "Fireside Chat" between Robert Califf, MD, former commissioner of the FDA, and BWH's Department of Medicine Chair Joe Loscalzo MD, PhD, the conversation returned to the day one topic of innovation.
"The device arena is exploding with new things that you can see will make a difference," Califf said. "Cardiovascular drugs are really sucking wind compared to other areas of medicine right now."
Finally, the day also saw the return of the "Disruptive Dozen." Like last year's dozen, which recognized next-generation cancer treatments, this year's cardiovascular choices reflect technologies that will reinvent care over the next decade.
See which 12 game-changers made the cut this year in our official Disruptive Dozen guide.
On behalf of the leadership of Partners HealthCare, our WMIF co-chairs Calum MacRae, MD, PhD, and Anthony Rosenzweig, MD, and all of our speakers, sponsors and Steering Committee members, we would like to thank each of the 2017 World Forum attendees. You made this an exceptional event.
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"13 years na ako sa GMA and whatever I have achieved up to this point, utang ko yun lahat sa kanila," Mark says. "Kaya I didn't hesitate to renew my contract and be a true blue Kapuso. Nagpapasalamat talaga ako sa lahat ng suportang ibinigay nila sa akin since I joined Starstruck in 2003 and I'm ready to accept more challenging roles to prove to them na hindi sila nagkamali for renewing my contract."
This week in "Sa Piling ni Nanay", the truth about Jillian Ward as Katherine not really coming from an egg of Katrina Halili as Scarlet has been revealed. It's not established that her real mom is Yasmien and she's not just a surrogate. Because of this, Nova Villa as Matilda removed from Katrina all the property she's supposed to inherit from her and transferred it all to the name of Jillian, with Mark as Jonas being the administrator.
This made Katrina so mad because she will end up a pauper when she's been scheming after Matilda's wealth all the time. When Nova has a heart attack, Katrina won't help her at all but when Jillian came, Katrina is forced to take Nova to the hospital. She continues to try killing Nova but every time she does so, someone saves the old woman in the nick of time. As for Jillian, she is still mad at her mom Yasmien for leaving her then but her heart melted when she got sick and Yasmien took good care of her until she regained her health.


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The Colorado women's soccer team played out of the state for the first time on Thursday at Marquette and also played while behind on the scoreboard for the first time this season. However, two goals in the game's final 22 minutes, including the winner from Megan Massey in the 85th minute, allowed CU to remain unbeaten with a 2-1 win. A look at the Buffs' match on Sunday at Michigan State, the final nonconference game away from home:
Colorado soccer at Michigan State
Kickoff: Sunday, 10 a.m., Lansing, Mich.
Records: CU 5-0-1; Michigan State 5-0-1.
Leaders: Colorado — Goals: F Tatum Barton, Jr., 6; Assists: MF Taylor Kornieck, Jr., 6; Goalies: JJ Tompkins, Jr., .882 save percentage, 0.54 save percentage; Scout Watson, Sr., 1.000 save percentage, 0.00 goals-against average. Michigan State — Goals: MF Sadie Misiewicz, Jr., and F Camryn Evans, Fr., 4; Assists: MF Danielle Stephan, So., 3; Goalie: Reilley Ott, Jr., .968 save percentage, 0.16 goals-against average.
Notes: A win or a tie would give the Buffs their longest unbeaten streak to start a season in program history. CU started 4-0-2 last year and 6-0 in 2013 but lost the seventh game of the season both times…Nine different players already have scored goals for the Buffs. Eight different players scored goals for CU the entire 2017 season…With 23 assists through six games, the Buffs are well on their way toward breaking the team record of 35 assists set in 2004 and 2014…CU has played Michigan State just once, suffering a 2-1 overtime loss at home in 2016…Tompkins' next win will be the 30th of her CU career. She will be the fourth Buffs goalkeeper to reach that mark…The Buffs return home for their final two nonconference games, hosting Utah Valley on Thursday and Denver on Sept. 16.
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Marianna Prjevalskaya wins New Orleans International Piano Competition
Marianna Prjevalskaya '07MM, '10AD won the gold medal in the 2014 New Orleans International Piano Competition. In addition to a $15,000 cash award, the prize includes opportunities including a recital at London's Wigmore Hall and performance bookings with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
Prjevalskaya was the first woman to win the competition since 2005, when Tanya Bannister '01CERT took the gold. The jurors awarded Prjevalskaya the medal based on her work in three live performances during the weeklong competition, which took place in New Orleans.
At Sunday's recital, which took place at Loyola University's Roussel Hall, she performed two of Debussy's Preludes as well as Schubert's Sonata in A Major, D. 959. In Sunday's finals she faced two other pianists. Florian Feilmair, 25, of Austria was awarded the silver medal. Kenny Broberg, 21, of the United States won the bronze.
The three finalists will return to New Orleans on March 28, 2015 to perform with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Prieto. The Concerto Showcase VIII is one of the annual events sponsored by the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, the group that directs the piano competition.


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This Golden Retriever And Rescued Kitten Will Sweeten Up Your Instagram
Keelo and Koda are just a bundle of smiles and cuddles.
This is Koda. (He's new.)
This is Keelo. (He's not new, but he's very cute!)
Koda was rescued from some bushes about a month ago.
At first, no one was sure if these two opposites would get along as brothers…
…but this cute duo totally proved everyone wrong!
They've been practically attached at the fuzzy hip ever since they were introduced.
They're pros at playtime now!
They can hang out anywhere and know they'll have a total blast – because they're together!
Nap times are a total breeze, as long as Keelo looks out for the little guy.
Koda's definitely got his eyes on the prize — cuddling!
They both get a little worried if the other's too far away for too long, but they always make up for it with a quick nap.
Just like any other besties, these two fluffs take on the world together!
It just goes to show: family comes in all shapes and sizes!
Maybe this holiday season, a little one in your area could use a new home, too!
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Can you explain the flags changing nationality?
The Dailymail.co.uk article opens with a pictures of the three girls that have been rescued after ten years in captivity, Amanda Berry, 26, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michele Knight, 32. The next photo is of the house about the forth in the series of photos. The picture I see on my laptop is a Google trademarked image shown here. Also notice this is a Puerto Rican flag flying on the front porch. You can clearly tell it has the three red and two white stripes coming from the distinctive blue triangle at its post. I also find it odd all the broken power and phone lines in the image. Photoshopped?
But the picture being displayed on the iPad is this one shown here with the Sheriffs vehicles parked out front and has a Splash trademark
The flag in this picture seen on the iPad displays shows the flag but it appears to be the American flag. Note it is still day-light. So it seems the flags have been swapped at this point and this is where it gets weird. The next two images are Getty Images trademarked and taken after these images already shown above were taken.
In this first Getty Image I am going to show the flag being flown on the front porch is clearly an American flag. I noted above that the flag from image 1 had been changed as shown above in image 2 with the sheriffs vehicles.
Ok now I have no doubt that is an American flag flying in the photo show above. It has also gotten dark. Notice the 3 nail holes on the side of the column the flag is mounted to next to the roof line. also notice the chipped paint just above the rail on the column further down the porch. Also notice leaning next to the door is a bed-rail. I just want to make sure we all are looking at the same porch in this next picture, also from Getty Images.
That is the same porch same front door same three nail holes, bed-rail leaning by door and the same chipped paint but the flag is back to the original Puerto Rican flag as shown in the first image before the sheriffs vehicles and barricades where there.
So what is going on with this morphing flag? Full story here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320519/Amanda-Berry-Gina-DeJesus-Michele-Knight-Ohio-trio-went-missing-TEN-YEARS-ago-ALIVE.html
You can see the story I discuss in the video on the iPad here. It is the story that has the photo of the house with the Sheriffs vehicles. The second photo in this post.
UPDATED: While digging into this a bit further I was able to locate more info that may dispel as two readers have already stated that two flag on same pole is what we are seeing. I personally cannot see it. But that being said I found one article that mentions both flags. I also found one that only mentions the Peurto Rican flag. However I will have tro default to the story mentioning both and concede that two flags may in fact be on the one pole.


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Battlefield 3 Final Games Changes
Early this morning Dice posted some changes they are planning on making to the final Battlefield 3 game based on the beta issues. Here is the list:
(Not a complete list – for up to date news, visit the News section in Battlelog)
* Fixed occasional client crash when reviving.
* Fixed killcam showing glitched area under map if your killer is dead.
* Issue with spawning on dead squad mates fixed.
* Fixed a bug where shooting at a moving enemy could cause more than the intended amount of damage.
* Crosshairs for shotguns have been replaced with a new, thinner, art.
* A subtle low health screen effect has been added.
* Tweaked scores of Medals and Service Stars.
* Tweaked the Rank progression.
* Pushing prone on console will not play the animation twice.
* Fixed loss of Squad Leader after EOR at some times.
* Framerate stability fixes.
* The 3D spotting icons has been tweaked to better match the target's visibility. Icons will show frequently less on mostly obscured targets.
* Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after round transition.
* Fixed issue with crosshair disappearing after trying to deploy while the countdown timer still active.
* Squad list now shows specializations chosen, VOIP activity and dead squad mates.
* Non working options in squad menu fixed: "Private" flag and "Switch Teams".
Click here for a link to their blog for more details. I am disappointed I don't see "Fixed being stuck in ground and having to commit suicide" anywhere!
New Mortal Kombat Movie? Looks like it!
Sweet! I still watch the original a lot, sometimes for the music alone! MORTAL KOMBATTTTTT DA DUND DHADAUND DHAUDAN!
"New Line, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, is producing a new Mortal Kombat film, 14 years after their last adaptation of the popular video game franchise. Kevin Tancharoen, the man responsible for the popular web-series Mortal Kombat: Legacy (pictured), will be directing. "I've always been a huge fan of the games," Tancharoen tells EW. His first Mortal Kombat project was a proof-of-concept video meant to be shown only to studios, but which was accidentally posted to YouTube by none other than himself. "I was mortified at first because I thought I was going to be in a mess of trouble with Warner Bros." (You can check out the video below.)"
Check out the full article here – http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/09/29/mortal-kombat-movie-kevin-tancharoen-new-line/
Diablo 3 Pushed Back to 2012
Well Blizzard decided to announce today Diablo 3 will be delayed until early 2012. As stated on their website "While this news might not be a complete surprise, I know that many of you were hopeful that Diablo III would ship this year. We were too. However, this week we pulled together people from all of the teams involved with the game to decide whether we felt it would be ready before the end of December, and we grudgingly came to the conclusion that it would not. Ultimately, we feel that to deliver an awesome Diablo sequel that lives up to our expectations and yours as well, we should take a little more time and add further polish to a few different elements of the game"
I can say I am not too surprised. At least we will get more beta time it sounds like and more opportunities to get an invite. Head over to the D3 Site to get the full read.
Diablo 3 Friends & Family Beta Footage
Blizzard started the Friends & Family beta recently and If you haven't already seen there is a lot of new Diablo 3 footage out there for our viewing pleasure! Above is a cool video of a wizard doing what is called the Skeleton King Run. I think my first character may be a wizard, they look pretty bad ass to me. Keep praying for an invite and in the mean time check out more Diablo 3 beta footage on Youtube.com or Reddit/r/diablo.
Diablo 3 Character Resources Detailed
"With the Beta tantalizingly close, Blizzard continues adding to their new Diablo 3 Community Site. This afternoon we got a glimpse of each classes'Resource System, complete with animated globes! Though this information is generally already known, by Blizzard posting an official page on the topic it seems the function of each system is finalized. Each system specifically supports the classes' generic role in combat, though doesn't completely prevent the possibility of creative, wild builds."
Click here – http://www.diablofans.com/news/883-character-resource-page/ to read the full article over at DiabloFans.com.
Portal: No Escape
If your a Portal fan you should watch this video.
Impressive School Project Video Game: Nitronic Rush
This game looks really impressive for just a school project. I could see it selling pretty well as an indie game. Check out the video and let them know what you think of it. Feel free to also check out the developers website at http://nitronic-rush.com!


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Yvonne Shuler, a mother of two children, was ordained into ministry in 2006.
"I recall being about 4 years old, at church, lying in my mother's lap half-listening to the preacher and half sleeping one Sunday when my sister, who was 5 at the time, went down to the altar and accepted Christ into her heart. I didn't know why or what she was doing, but I knew I wasn't going to be left behind. So, I asked my mother if I could go and she nodded yes. It was at that point in my life that I made my first commitment to God."
As a young adult Yvonne attended a small doctrinal church in Plano where she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and served in several capacities, including Youth Director. It was at this church that her knowledge of God and more importantly, her relationship with God grew. "I found out who I was an heir to the Kingdom of God, a princess, chosen by the one and only true living God to be called His child! Even through my worst times, though my days seemed their darkest, I knew God was with me, my friend, my guide, my redeemer, my life, my very breath."
After 10 years of service, God called Yvonne to support the MOCOP ministry. Yvonne heard Pastor Sam on the radio, and everyday, she would try to get to her car earlier so that she could enjoy the "whole" sermon. Finally, she purposed to hear the church information so she could order the tape and listen to the sermon in its entirety. Unbeknownst to Yvonne the "Truth Made Simple" was only 5 minutes in length. But instead of ordering the tape, God led her to visit MOCOP and shortly thereafter, Yvonne became a member.
As the current MOCOP Children's Ministry Pastor, Yvonne is devoted to recognizing the anointing of the Holy Spirit in children and thereby advocates the training and shaping of future pastors, evangelists, teachers, preachers, and prophets in accordance with the MOCOP vision.
Yvonne's goal for God's children at MOCOP is that they know God as their best friend, depend upon him in every aspect of their lives, and learn to minister to the needs of others.
"At the church where I was raised, children were allowed to participate in reading the word, reciting the announcements, singing in the choir, and even praying during altar call. But, we were not encouraged to praise God. Worship and establishing a relationship with God was not reinforced. As a matter of fact, if a child was seen standing or clapping in praise to God, the child would probably get a great big 'ol fat pinching! That is why the MOCOP Children's Ministry focuses on the children's relationship experience with God, leaving no child behind."


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There are toxins in some sunscreens, and they can be absorbed by skin. One active ingredient to avoid is benzophenone-3 (BP3), a suspected hormone disruptor found in 96 percent of Americans' bodies by the Centers for Disease Control. A study on BP3 appears in this month's Environmental Health News. How to find a least-toxic ray banner? Easy. Look on the active ingredients list for the minerals titanium dioxide (TD) and zinc oxide (ZO). Exclusively. Unlike synthetic chemical screens, TD and ZO block UVA and UVB rays without being absorbed by skin.
Next, scan the inactives list for suspect ingredients such as parabens (preservatives linked to breast cancer), and "fragrance," which, in the absence of specific plant oil qualifiers, generally means phthalates, connected to hormone disruption and obesity in lab and human studies.
Want a handy list that names names? Recently, we picked some safer sunblocks that are free of both BP3 and octinoxate (shades of Doc Ock!), the latter suspected of both hormone disruption and links to low birth weight. And, here's some hot news: the toxin-busting Environmental Working Group (EWG), cocreator of the Skin Deep database, has just released a sunscreen guide listing Top 10 Products and Top 10 Recommended Brands.
Note that our Plenty picks differ just a bit from EWG's, even though we use Skin Deep to vet products! We're glad that EWG agreed with some of our top picks, such as Badger, Kiss My Face's paraben-free line, and Jason. Yet they burned (sorry!) some of our favorites, such as Dr. Haushcka and Burt's Bees, unjustly, we think, on the basis of weaker sun protection (SPF) and "fragrance" ingredients. We do wish Dr. H and Burt would simply reveal their fragrance ingredients like other green companies. But, in their defense, it must be said that Dr. Hauschka sunscreen is certified by B.D.I.H., which allows neither phthalates nor any other petrochemicals, and Burt's declares all its products phthalate-free. Burt's and others have developed a brand-new Natural Products Association (NPA) seal that forbids parabens and phthalates.
At the same time, EWG approves some products that are not on our top list, such as Vanicream, and Walgreen's, both of which, in addition to zinc oxide, contain octinoxate, a moderate health hazard per EWG, itself. Go figure.
Of course, what one wants and needs most in a sunscreen is effectiveness. While EWG screened out products with SPFs of lower than 30, many dermatologists say 15 should suffice, if used as directed, and warn against being lulled into overexposure by products with high SPFs. They advise staying out of the sun as much as possible, especially between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Personally, we regularly surf for up to 2 hours, in Hawaii's extreme sun, with Dr. Hauschka's water repellant SPF 20 coating us, without getting burned. We then paddle in to get hydrated, overeat, and reapply the block. While it's true that only UVB rays burn, while the more insidious UVA rays are identified with aging and cancer, at least we can tell a mineral block is still on and presumably blocking, so long as it's visible on our skin. Just ask a fellow surfer or swimmer.
Yes, we still recommend EWG's useful one-page list, especially if you'll click through and doublecheck a product's ingredients before you buy. Find it by clicking here.
Happy sun-dodging.
This article originally appeared in Plenty in July 2008. The story was added to MNN.com.


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My turn Ivan.
You have a good imagination, and often exhibit sensitivity to others.
There is a tremendous amount of intensity in your mental processes. Your ability to concentrate is excellent. At times you have the ability to focus your mind so strongly that the rest of the world is shut out.
At times, you may tend to be overly sensitive to criticism. You can be excessively cautious or narrow in your outlook unless you receive the right kind of encouragement.
You have so many interests that you may have trouble deciding which ones to pursue. This can make you seem very contradictory, since you are so passionate and sincere about each new idea you embrace.
The general flexibility of your character is a useful attribute. At certain times in your life, you may have romantic conflicts and difficulty maintaining friendships. You will overcome these problems after a little introspection.
Sometimes you feel jealous, and must avoid becoming overly possessive in your relationships.
There may be times in your life when you give in to feelings of sadness or depression.
You are likely to make decisions based on intuition or feelings rather than intellect. You do have the capability to detach yourself emotionally and look at situations objectively, but you may not have developed this trait as well as you should.
At certain times in your life, you may have romantic conflicts and difficulty maintaining friendships. These problems are not likely to last long.
There are inconsistencies in your energy level, possibly triggered by external factors or emotional changes.
Your high energy level draws people to you.
You have a basically strong constitution, and should enjoy good health most of the time.
You were probably given a good start in life by your parents. This could be based on your general upbringing, or on physical characteristics you inherited.
You are likely to make many changes in the direction of your life. This may be based on interruptions due to health problems, or it may be that you just have trouble focusing your energy. The most productive time in your life will probably occur in middle age.
The most productive time in your life will probably occur in middle age.
No matter what other factors influence your personality, there is an under lying sense of practicality that you can draw on if you wish.
Few misnomers, but on the whole, not bad…


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I am writing on a mini PC that at the moment is behaving really well, but is not really supposed to mwork with my large photos etc. I am very much looking forward to have this problem sorted....
I used the charming collection "Promenons Nous" for this layout.
The photos were taken in Copenhagen last year when we went to the Halloween exhibition. It looks so beautiful and all the girls loved it there.
I really like he flower branches from Prima a lot.I have been hoarding this one and divided it into two pieces. I am saving one for later.


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Monday, January 15th, 2007
ShackPrices: Rails based Ajax real estate site
ShackPrices is a Seattle-area real estate Ajax application written using Rails by Galen Ward and team.
If you do real estate, you need to mashup to Google Maps, but this goes beyond that. It is highly interactive, with lots of live filters and tools, and the back button seems to be handled really well.
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SXSW is one of those hyped up mecca-type festival events that most people who play in bands hope (and wish and pray) to attend at some point in their music career.
Each year thousands of acts perform and thousands of attendees hit the clubs of Austin, Texas in March for showcases by artists both well-known and lesser-known. For live music lovers, it's a dream come true.
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This year five Saskatchewan artists are headed to Austin to partake in the festival. Congratulations go out to Library Voices, Jordan Cook, Foam Lake, The Sheepdogs and Factor (showcasing with Awol One).
Have fun everyone! I'll be watching all the updates from here. Below, enjoy some videos from the featured artists:
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On Sunday, April 26, UE Young Activists and other UE members participated with thousands of other people in a march in New York City for a nuclear-free, just, and sustainable world. This year is the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The United Nations holds a conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty every five years, since the treaty went into effect in 1970.
More than 200 delegates of the Japanese union federation Zenroren came to New York to march for nuclear disarmament, part of a large delegation of 1,000 peace activists from Japan organized by Gensuikyo, the Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. Along with other U.S. and international peace groups and the UE delegation, they marched from Union Square before marching to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the UN Headquarter. Hundreds of origami cranes were shared with the marchers. In Japanese culture the crane is the symbol of peace, as the dove symbolizes peace in Western culture.
The day after the march, UE and Zenroren members and representatives of U.S. Labor Against the War met at the SEIU 1199 auditorium for a discussion of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and ways to cooperate to advance the goals of peace and nuclear disarmament. That meeting was followed by an exchange between young activists from Zenroren and UE. They discussed the challenges facing young workers and detailed ways to organize other youth. Kathleen Coonrod, chief steward of Local 203, detailed the steps her local is taking to inform and organize members for their upcoming contract negotiations. Autumn Martinez, president of Local 255, proposed to the group a need for solidarity across borders and how the two organizations could connect through social media.
UE Young Activists who participated in these event were Gary DeLuke, Local 170; Kathleen Coonrod, Local 203; Ryan Macdonald, Local 234; Autumn Martinez, Local 255; Emma Paradis, Local 255; Naomi Grayck, Local 255; Cettina Costagliola, Local 255; Charity Dugener, Local 267; Lyndsey O'Day, national office administrative assistant; and Margot Nikitas, associate general counsel. Other UE participants were Director of Organization Bob Kingsley; Northeast Region President Peter Knowlton; General Executive Board Member Marie Lausch of Local 222; International Strategies Director Leah Fried; Field Organizer Chad McGinnis; and retired International Reps. Carol Lambiase and Leanna Noble.


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Woman Crush Wednesdays
♡ Yazzmin Newell ♡
Its that time of the week where we get in touch with wonderful, inspirational women that we have had the pleasure of working alongside again! This week's Woman Crush Wednesdays features a Q&A with our multi-talented model – Yazzmin Newell, where we talk acting, dancing, musical instruments and Collectif clothing of course! To discover more about Yazzmin and why she inspires us here at Collectif, keep on reading!
1.You're one of our fabulous catalogue models for us here at Collectif and have worn wear many of our pieces. What would you say were your top three favourite items from this season?
YN: That is a tough question! I adore the Everly Maxi Gown. It's quite different for Collectif and it's so beautiful and elegant. The Collectif X ModCloth Akiko Palm Print Jumpsuit is amazing. The
material is so soft and flowing. I feel like a boss Lady when I wear it! Hehe. Finally, I love the Mahina Tropical Bird Playsuit. It's so stylish and cute and the print and colour is gorgeous!
2. You're well traveled and have been to many exciting places. Where are you jetting off to this year?
YN: Yes! I've been very lucky to have traveled a lot due to my work. I don't have any set in stone destinations at the moment, but the most probable destinations are Nigeria for a show and The USA!
3. What kind of pieces would you love to see in the future from Collectif?
YN: This is probably a little impractical, but more fabulous red carpet gowns! I love epic long dresses! I have some beautiful long dresses from Collectif but I want more! Haha.
4. Do you play any musical instruments?
YN: Yes! I play the trumpet. Unfortunately it's taken a back seat recently but I still come back to it. I also play some different types of percussion found within a Samba band.
5. We hear you are also a dancer for Brazilian fantasy and the outfits are stunning! Do you have a favourite costume and how long have you been dancing for?
YN: Yes I am! I have been dancing Samba for around 8-9 years and absolutely love it! The costumes are so epic. I have two of my own, one is a gladiator style and that will always be my favourite. Brazilian Fantasy have the most amazing costumes though. My favourite is one of the new ones which is green and pink and has a huge headdress! It looks so incredible!
6. How would you describe your style?
YN: Eclectic. I have so many different tastes and depending on how I feel is how I choose to dress myself. I might feel edgy, or girly or vintage or urban and modern! It's more fun when you're not restricted.
7. We know you are also an actress, could you tell us how you discovered your passion for this?
YN: I had always loved acting, from being at school, but it took a back seat for a long time as my music was at the forefront. As I began modelling I thought it would be a good idea to go and do some acting classes. I found some beginner classes and something just sparked in me! I applied to one of the best drama schools in the world and got accepted!
8. Which vintage fashion era was your favourite and why?
YN: For me, it has to be 50s. I adore pencil/ wiggle dresses. They suit my figure and they just looks so fabulous! I also love the creative hair styles including victory rolls and Hollywood waves.
9. If you could appear in any television show, what would it be and why?
YN: Black Mirror. Hands down. I have been obsessed with that show since it came out. The actors are always brilliant and of course the writing. The stories are so dark, but also relatable and as they are set in the not-too-distant-future, it makes the show even more scary to watch. I love it!
10. What do you think of our first Bridal collection?
YN: I adore it! When I've looked up vintage style wedding dresses before, they are usually only short swing dresses, so it's nice to have more variety and choice as well as still having shorter dresses for those who prefer them. I love the flowers and embellishments. You guys have done such a great job with your first collection and I can't wait to see even more!
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It's been 8 months since I last posted. Where did the time go?
Since January I've been in a new job: a new environment, a new workplace, and (of course) brand new challenges. I can't even figure out where to begin with how busy things have been… or how out of control my life has gotten. Or how I've felt a little lost as it relates to… well, me. I'll spare you the boring details (for now) — for now all you need to know is that I finally got back into it.
It was June. I weighed in. 220. I was 15 pounds away from where I was when I first started all of this.
The academic year was coming to an end and I knew that if I was going to find a time to try to fit in fitness again, June would be the best time to start. I wasn't wrong. A few weeks and a DietBet program later… I'm down to 197.
For those of you wondering, a DietBet is an online bet where you enter a "pool". The particular challenge I looked at involved splitting the pot with folks who successfully loss 4% of their weight in 4 weeks. For those of you who've read my blog in the past, you know how closely I follow Kris Gethins. And you guessed it — he hosted. My best friend and I were enthused… and also skeptical. But between the two of us joking around about entering, we finally did. The pot was at 53k by the time the game officially started.
In case you're wondering..we did it!
It was not an easy 4 weeks by far. DietBet added a whole new level of accountability, even though entering only costed $35. A financial incentive made challenging your peers that much easier and it helped that I had known other people who participated with me.
I stepped into the gym this evening, proud of my win, and ready for a light day in the gym as a reward to myself. By the end of my workout, I realized I had stayed 20 minutes longer than my usual 50 minutes, and I still had energy for more. This was my non-weight win for the week. I finally remembered what it was like to push myself. I'm starting to find me again… and figuring out how I might fit fitness back into my life.
I knew I had to quickly jot some thoughts downI can't forget that I need to be accountable, with or without a financial incentive. And yes, I know, I know: accountability ultimately has to come from within… but for now I need to make sure I don't lose steam. So… I'm putting my thoughts onto paper (technically screen) and into the (internet) universe.


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Very informative and inspiring reading !
As there is no audio in the presentation, I could not tell where the project currently stands and how the GoH has responded so far.
But, overall, this is the type of scale I think Haitians need to begin thinking when discussing development. The biggest mistake we can make as a people is to understimate the incredible value of these 27,500 sq kilometres that our forefathers left for our benefit.
Lagonâve is one of the big islands of Haiti that I have yet to visit. But, whether it is La Gonave, La Tortue, Île-à-Vache, Kayimit they are major treasures waiting for us to develop.
I encourage GDC to stay focused (keep your eyes on making the dream real) but at the same time stay flexible (there are adjustments that may become necessary) to accommodate the conflicts between development and environmental sustainability... but so far, i like what I see.
Kenbe fèm !
Socio-Economic Development of the Island of La Gonave, Haiti as a SEZ
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July 23, 2010
"Those who use the Bible to support Israel need to differentiate between God's promise and the Balfour promise, because the occupation is the result of a promise given to the Israelis by Lord Balfour and not by God." – Archbishop Theodosios
Elias Harb: Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Eli Wiesel has claimed in various publications that Jews, Christians and Muslims are able to build their homes anywhere in Jerusalem and that only under Israeli sovereignty had freedom of worship for all religions been assured in the city. How do you respond to that?
Archbishop Theodosios: The facts on the ground say exactly the opposite, as more and more Muslims and Christians are having great difficulties in entering the city. We see thousands are denied the entry to their holiest sites. The Israeli authorities are even preventing the Arab Jerusalemites from entering the Holy Sepulchre and the Aqsa Mosque on major religious feasts. It is very apparent that the Israelis want Jerusalem to themselves and they do not want to share it with others. It is a big pity that the city of peace, which symbolizes brotherhood and love, to be transformed into a symbol of hatred and division because of Israeli actions.
EH: How has the Israeli Occupation affected Palestinians living in the West Bank and their right to worship and visit the Holy Places in Jerusalem? What is the importance of Jerusalem to the Palestinians? Could there be a State for the Palestinians without Jerusalem as its capital? How have Israel development projects changed the features of the Holy Land?
AT: Let me be clear on this subject, there will be no Palestine without Jerusalem as its capital. It is ridiculous to imagine Palestine without Jerusalem, because it beats in the heart of every Palestinian. In addition to that, Israel tries to change the features of Jerusalem through its development projects like the light train, the malls or the parks. They are trying to make the Palestinians foreigners in their own city. According to international law, Jerusalem is still an occupied city, thus it has no right to change anything in it. Whatever was the final agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, the Palestinians should have the free right to enter their city without any restrictions, and also they must have the right to live in it, build their homes and reside in it without the interference of anyone. The Palestinians in Jerusalem are in their city and country, not a stranger. The treatment of the Palestinian as a outsider is by itself a racist action.
EH: Many people around are unaware of the dwindling Christian population in the Holy Land. How critical is this situation and what will happen to the future of Christianity in the Holy Land?
AT: First of all, I should stress on the fact that the Christian Palestinians were here since Jesus times, where in the Books of Acts in the Bible it was mentioned that there were Arabs listening to the Apostles in Jerusalem. Christian Arabs had and still have a big effect in the development of the Arab societies in the Middle East. We are not visitors or strangers to Palestine. Our history is deeply rooted in this area of the world. On the other hand, our numbers are dwindling due to the occupation and the bitter reality it is causing. But we are not afraid that Christians will disappear from Palestine, because there will be always Christians in Palestine to continue the message of Jesus Christ.
EH: Mainline Evangelical Christians in the U.S. and western countries believe that the emergence of the State of Israel is promised by God. They support Israel financially. What is the Orthodox Church's position on this matter?
AT: The Orthodox Church as all churches in the Holy Land refuses to give excuses from the Bible for the unjust treatment of the Palestinian people.
I am very sorry to hear about some religious groups in the United States that support the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian territories. Such support cannot be justified from a Christian point of view because Christianity is against any sort of occupation and the injustice in all its forms and rationalizations.
These groups need to re-read their Bible, because the Bible calls us to stand with the marginalized and the oppressed and not with the oppressors.
For those who use the Bible to support Israel need to differentiate between God's promise and the Balfour promise (Balfour Declaration), because the occupation is the result of a promise given to the Israelis by Lord Balfour and not by God.
God is innocent from the unjust actions of the Israeli Occupation of our land since '48 and until now.
EH: Israel has built the Separation Wall and claims it is for security purposes, how do you respond to that? Also how has the Separation Wall affected the daily lives of Palestinians? Israel has created many facts on the ground in the occupied territories; do you believe a two state solution to the Palestine/Israeli conflict is still possible?
AT: First of all, I want to stress on the fact that the wall is illegal, even the highest court system in the world declared that it is illegal, thus our duty as humans is that we have an obligation towards our brethren to dismantle this rascist wall. The purpose of this wall is simply to cut Palestinians from their neighbors, family and land. A proof of that is the inhuman checkpoints, where if a person who wants to visit his/her relative in Jerusalem, is not allowed to enter, and if by some miracle he got permission, he has to pass these awful checkpoints where he is treated in a very humiliating way. I do not think security reasons have to do anything with it, especially since 62% of the wall is done. It is just an excuse to take more land illegally and separate Palestinians from each other.
EH: Israeli and the Western press is demanding that Hamas release Gilad Shalat, yet hardly anyone mentions the thousands of Palestinians held as political prisoners? Can you tell briefly the situation of Palestinian political prisoners?
AT: There are about 11,000 political prisoners in Israeli jails, a quarter of the Palestinian people at some point or another were in prison since 1967. This is a big number. It is sad that the international media does not bring it to light. These are people who fought for a just and right cause, and at the same time they are treated in the most inhuman ways a person can imagine. The duty of every free person in the world who believes in human rights, and who believes that all humans were born equal to stand beside them.
Not to mention the biggest prison in the world is the Gaza Strip. There are a million and a half living in Gaza. We pray and ask every free person in the
world to work for the release of the people in Gaza.
EH: On May 31, Israeli commandos attacked the Gaza Freedom Flotilla killing 9 humanitarian activists, wounding over 50 and 17 activists are still missing. Can you share your thoughts on this recent attack?
AT: It is a very sad incident that we will never forget. The brutality of the Israeli forces is expected. Whenever people try to show the dark side of the Israeli Occupation and situation in Gaza, they try to shut their voices down. Our condolences and thanks for the Turkish government and people who stood a very brave stand toward our people.
The flotilla included several people from different nationalities and religions confirming that there are still people who believe in the values of justice and peace.
EH: For the past 62 years, Palestinians who were expelled from Palestine, have been living in refugee Camps in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria waiting for the right to return to their homeland. What message of hope, would you give to these refugee's.
AT: I say to all the Palestinian refugees they should still not give up their right of return. It is a right that could not be cancelled by time. It is a human right because every Palestinian refugee should return to his/her home.
Do not lose hope because our cause is a just one and the person who was wronged in a way or another should not be desperate, but we should still claim our rights where we hope that one day it will be soon "Enshaala" (God Willing) that every Palestinian could return to his/her home.
Elias Harb: Thank you Sayidna (Your Eminence).
Born in 1965 in the Galilean village of Al Rameh, Theodosios (Atallah) Hanna attended local primary and secondary schools before entering the Clerical Patriarchate School in Jerusalem.
- In 1983 he matriculated at Thessalonica University in Greece in the Faculty of Theology. After graduating with honours, he went on to complete a master's degree and doctorate.
- In 1991 he was ordained as a deacon and priest in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The late Patriarch Diodoros invested him as Archimandrite, and thereafter he was appointed Head of the Arabic Department for the Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem in which office he acted as a spokesman for the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. In addition to these commitments and responsibilities, he also served as preacher in the Patriarchate churches.
- Impressed by his remarkable performance in these offices, the late Patriarch Diodoros appointed him Secretary General of the Clerical & Lay Joint Council of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
- Thereafter he was appointed professor of Church History and Arab Civilization at the Arab Teachers College in Haifa; and contributed much to the establishment and development of the faculty for seven years.
- As the founder of the Orthodox Youth Movement in Jerusalem and the Holy Land, he is considered to be the godfather to many of the Christian youth groups in Palestine.
- As a member of the Composition Committee, he raised the topic of Christian religious education in Arab schools in Israel and participated in the establishment and development of curricula for Palestinian schools.
- He also supervised the Orthodox religious radio channel known as the Voice of Palestine Radio.
- Theodosius is a well-known author, and his articles have been periodically published in various newspapers as well as in local and international magazines.
- He is an active and an effective member of the international ecumenical movement both at local and the regional level who enhanced dialogue in bringing various churches together to work towards Christian unification. In addition, he actively participated in Christian-Muslim dialogue to help foster the spirit of cooperation and unity in Palestine.
- He participated in the work of the Christian-Islamic group in the Middle East Council of Churches; in this capacity he represented the Jerusalem Patriarchate for this council's Heritage Committee.
- When the Jerusalem Committee convened in Morocco under the auspices of its President, King Mohammed VI, Theodosius delivered an important speech on behalf of the Christian churches in the Holy Land.
- As a representative at the Geneva-based World Council of Churches, he participated in a conference held by the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva in which he gave a detailed account on the suffering and violations of human rights inflicted on the Palestinian people.
- As a participant in the Islamic summit held in Qatar's capital city of Doha, speaking before an assembly of Arab kings, princes, and presidents, he gave an eloquent and historic speech on behalf of the churches of the Holy Land. This speech is still regarded as one of the most memorable events of the conference.
- He was a major participant in the Christian–Islamic meeting in the United Arab Emirates for the well being of Jerusalem as well as in numerous other regional and international meetings on this issue. He has acted as an eloquent and tireless advocate for the Palestinians and for the preservation of their rights in Jerusalem.
- In several visits to the US, he has represented the suffering of the Palestinian people before Christian Associations and Human Rights Organizations; in these meetings he has defended Palestinians' right to freedom and self-determination. He has carried the same message to several American universities.
- As a representative of the Orthodox Church he attended the Arab Summit held in Amman, Jordan, and also participated in meetings of the Islamic Organization and meetings of foreign ministries held in Qatar. For his passionate commitment and sense of mission he has emerged as an acknowledged authority and respected figure by the Arab League in Cairo.
- As a member of the Arab National Unity, he represented Palestine in the conferences held in Beirut and Bahrain.
- In his visits to Arab and Islamic countries, he has repeatedly and emphatically represented the Palestinian cause as a regional issue of fundamental and urgent importance.
- In appreciation for his steadfast and indefatigable efforts and the pioneer role he has played over the years in promoting national unity, he was awarded the Palestine Prize.
- He has received numerous honours and awards from many Arab and Islamic countries as well as from the city of Barcelona where he participated in the jubilee celebrations.
- He was a founding member of the General Secretariat of Jerusalem in Beirut, which directs the activities of the Palestinian Welfare Committee of Jerusalem.
- Throughout the Holy Land he is regarded as one of the most prominent religious and spiritual leaders and he has inspired personal admiration as well for his practice of Christian virtues and his compassion and devotion to the service of humanity.
- He served as the chief aide to the late Patriarch Diodoros during his official visits.
- Through his emphasis on the true national and cultural traditions of Christianity to educate both visitors and residents alike, he has steadfastly carried out his mission to maintain Palestine's Christian heritage.
- As a member of the Palestinian National Committee he helped create a better understanding about Palestine's status in the international law.
- On August 22, 2002, he was detained by the Israeli police and brought to Al-Maskobiya prison in Jerusalem for extensive interrogation. Since then for three years, he has been prevented from traveling and he regained his freedom of movement only in 2006. Prior to this arrest, he had been several times interrogated by the Israeli police on suspicion of his political attitudes and activities.
- As a member of the Secretaries' Council in Jerusalem, he promoted the idea of developing language institutions for multicultural setting of the Holy Land.
- He has remained an active member of Christian-Islamic Discussion Forum in Palestine and has also held membership in many other organizations:
– The Jerusalem Christian Heritage Society
– National Palestinian Committee Against Apartheid Wall
– Palestinian Political Prisoners Solidarity Committee
– Jerusalemite Handicapped Society, the Board of Trustees
– General Secretariat of Ajjial Foundation.
– The Palestine Committee at Al Quds University.
– The World Vision International Foundation, Jerusalem Branch advisory committee
– Secretaries' Council of Al Liqa' Traditional Studies Centre in the Holy Land
– General Secretariat of the Christian schools in the Holy Land, representing the Orthodox church
– General Secretariat of the Al-Razi Foundation for Society and Culture, Jerusalem
– Secretaries' Council of Faisal Al-Husseini Foundation in Jerusalem
– General Secretariat of Bialara Foundation (the Palestinian organization for youth education in media)
– Ilia' Social Development Association, Jerusalem
– Friends of Children Society
– Finally he also performed his role as a priest and preacher in St James
Cathedral in
- On 1st of December 2005 he was unanimously elected by the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem as Archbishop of Sebaste. On 24th of December 2005 his investiture was celebrated in the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
Archbishop Theodosios Atallah Hanna, Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, has called upon churches internationally to immediately intervene to prevent Israel from continuing to obliterate features of Christianity in the Palestinian town of Ein Karem situated west of Occupied Jerusalem.
Accompanied by his lawyer Keis Youssef Naser, Archbishop Theodosios visited Ein Karem on Wednesday (04.08.2010) to examine the Christian sites threatened by the Occupation.
Following the visit, the Archbishop made an urgent appeal to all churches and church leaders to follow up on this issue and to take legal measures to prevent the Israeli authorities from building on these sites which represent the Christian history of Palestine.
He called upon the Christian world to take necessary measures to protect these sites, and warned that heritage sites linked to the First Church and Christian presence in the first four centuries AD were being targeted.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian town of Ein Karem, west of Jerusalem, is considered one among hundreds of Arab-Palestinian towns that were obliterated by the Israeli Occupation. The Israeli hospital of Hadassah Ein Karem and other official Israeli buildings now exist on the rubble of the town.
Source: Quds Press via Middle East Moniter


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BUTUAN CITY, May 28 — In support to the National Innovation System (NIS), Caraga region will promote Intellectual Property (IP) education among college students in 14 colleges and universities at various cities and provinces in Northeastern Mindanao.
The NIS is a collaborative effort of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Caraga Intellectual Property Advocates (IPAd).
Brielgo O. Pagaran, regional director of the DTI in Northeastern Mindanao on Friday said the IP education aims to promote awareness on the importance of protecting and promoting intellectual property and technology transfer by universities and public research institutions, through the strategic use of the Patent System (PS).
Pagaran said part of the DTI program was to promote industry-academe linkages and technology transfer and commercialization.
On the other hand, Engr. Ramil A. Sanchez, SVEPS, CHED Caraga said the template for the IP Policy is that all colleges/universities in Caraga Region must institutionalize in order to protect IP and promote creativity and innovation among the members of the academe.
The academe, through the IP Policy, hopes to establish its own technology transfer office that handles transfer and commercialization of R & D outputs, said Sanchez.
The collative effort of the DTI, CHED and IPAd is in support to the efforts made by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Phils).
As part of the action plan, faculty members from various colleges and universities in the region will be conducting continuing seminar and special trainings like patent writing.
In another development, the provincial legislative body of Agusan del Norte passed a resolution early this week, authorizing Gov. Erlpe John M. Amante to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the city government of Cabadbaran and the 10 municipalities of the province, for the implementation of the project entitled: Development of Agusan Women for Nation Building thru Enterprise Development (DAWNED).
The DAWNED Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) Resolution No. 138-2010 is authored by SP member Sadeka G. Tomaneng. (PNA)


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