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Curious From the Start
The nature of children's curiosity and questions changes with age. Their earliest questions generally have to do with getting new information–What's that? What does it do? In pointing to or asking about a strange object or the unusual behavior of a pet, a child tries to find out more about what is not immediately apparent. These questions seek clarification of what's happening, fill out knowledge about a topic, and probe for deeper levels of understanding. They get at inaccessible information, like motives; at the unseeable, like germs; and the unknown, like God. Questions build on questions and answers connect with answers to construct a firmer foundation of knowledge.
At an early age, children are persistent about getting their questions answered. A child might ask a string of questions. Engel notes that children are capable of asking 10 questions in a row to satisfy their curiosity. She cites a study by Tizard and Hughes (1984) in which children 3 and 4- years of age asked an average of 26 questions per hour at home.
Young children are generally curious, but some are more curious than others. All 3-year olds ask more questions than 7-year olds, Engel notes. But all 3-year olds do not ask questions at the same rate and persistence. Individual differences may be apparent in a child's general attitude of inquisitiveness or as a specific interest. Some children enjoy an intense interest in vehicles, sports teams, dinosaurs, or bugs. Cultural differences and family patterns also affect a child's curiosity by encouraging or discouraging questions and exploration.
With age, curiosity becomes more social, shifting from a search for physical information to social-cultural knowledge. Interest is in the social layer of life, how people do something and what other people–family, classmates, neighbors–are like. No longer relying solely on adults for answers and information, children can satisfy their curiosity via one another. They explore and think together, pooling knowledge, scaffolding skills, and solving problems together.
Another remarkable change in curiosity occurs with age. Curiosity is alive and well early in life and peaks around 5 years of age when the urge to find out lessens.
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Wondering, inquiring, and wanting to know more occur not simply because a child is intrinsically curious or the environment is fascinating. A child's curiosity is strongly related to the adults surrounding her. Children look to them for clues about how to interact with the world, respond to objects and events, and interpret what they witness. When these adults display curiosity, smile and encourage the child, give informative answers, show interest, ask their own questions, and give permission to explore, children notice. Adult facial expressions and responses to children's curiosity show them they think their ideas, experiments, questions–and they– are important.
These signals further fuel curiosity. When children ask questions and get them answered, they not only have answers, but they also develop a disposition to ask questions and actively seek answers from others. And they are likely to keep asking questions. Children care about the answers they get to their questions.
Paradoxically, the very place we dedicate to children's learning does not cultivate it. Curiosity may accompany children to school, but it does not flourish there. Other responsibilities and objectives assume higher priority; mastery of a set of skills in the classroom is valued over expressions of curiosity; completing a worksheet about wasps trumps exploring a wasp's nest.
Just as children notice when adults smile and encourage them to explore, they also notice when adults smile and encourage but do not invite them to explore–as Engel found among many teachers in her studies. Children are expressing curiosity in the classroom about phenomena, materials, activities, other students and the teacher. Teachers, however, deflect questions and curtail exploration in trying to keep everyone on task and accomplish curriculum objectives. In fact, in the classrooms Engel has studied, teachers rather than children ask the questions. Typically, students' expressions of inquiry are channeled into a discussion of the topic at hand. And when children do pursue their curiosity in the classroom, these episodes are relatively short.
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With objects and through design, museums create fascinating environments and experiences that can prompt questions, provoke ideas, and spark explorations. In these settings a wider array of adults–museum educators, docents, play guides, and librarians–can model ways of finding out. This is especially important in influencing older children and children with less of a disposition to be curious who tend to be more susceptible to adult feedback. Extending episodes of curiosity also reinforces museums' interest in increasing dwell time and prolonging active engagement. Museums' professional development workshops for teachers can highlight practices that cultivate curiosity, stimulate investigation, model ways to find out, and make connections.
We think we value curiosity. Unintentionally, however, we undervalue it because it is obvious or so very basic and we are distracted by showier qualities such as intelligence and creativity. We use Leonardo da Vinci and physicist Richard Feynman as paragons of creative genius. Feeding their creativity, however, was relentless curiosity. There will not be as much creative thinking or remarkable imagination to celebrate or to change the world if we don't assure curiosity has a robust and persistent presence throughout children's and adults' lives.
Curiosity–the "whys" that are inside of us–matters. A gateway to other skills, dispositions, and accomplishments, curiosity is critical across the lifespan because as we follow our curiosity, we encounter all sorts of valuable moments and connections. The pleasure of finding out and then wanting to find out more goes at the top of my list.
"Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don't think about what you want to be, but what you want to do." – Richard Feynman
Related Resources
• Engel, Susan. The Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood. (2015). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Grazer, Brian and Fishman, C. A Curious Mind. (2015). New York: Simon & Shuster.
• Gower, Reid. (Uploaded 2011) The Feynman Series – Curiosity.
• Hollett, R. (6.2014). The Importance of Curiosity: Lessons from Richard Feynman
• Perry, Deborah L. (2013). What Makes Learning Fun? Principles for the Design of Intrinsically Motivating Museum Exhibits. Lanham, MD: Alta Mira Press.


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In My Humble Opinion: I'll probably wait for this one to hit Blu-Ray. But…I do love me some spoilers so, ENJOY!!!
The film begins with a montage of normal world events, with talk shows, weather, cities, and interspersed moments of predator-prey interactions. There are some mentions of an epidemic, but they are few and far between. The focus then shifts to the home of Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his wife Karen (Mireille Enos). They have two children, Rachel and Connie. While having breakfast, on TV there's a news broadcast about martial law being implemented in a region.
The focus shifts to heavy urban traffic in Philadelphia. The Lane family sits in the car while on the radio, there's news about a rabies outbreak that has spread internationally. At the same time an unusually large amount of helicopters flies towards the center of the city and police motorcycles zoom past, one of which knocks a mirror off the family car. Gerry goes outside to see what happens, And as he's about to get into his car enormous explosion rocks the center of the city. The police officer approached Gerry on his motorcycle and yells at him to get back into his car. The police officer is then run over by a garbage truck. The truck ploughs through the traffic, with the driver convulsing and making disturbing noises. The Lanes drive through the cleared path of cars, but their car is broadsided by an ambulance. As they get out of the car, the focus shifts to the running and panicking crowd, among whom stand several convulsing individuals who proceed to attack other people. A nearby motorist is attacked, and a 12-second countdown begins. He comes down with severe seizures, dies, and within 12 seconds gets up and attacks his car and its passengers. The Lanes narrowly escape in an abandoned RV and leave a burning, chaotic Philadelphia.
On a highway outside of the city, Gerry's former UN colleague, Thierry (Fana Mokoena), calls him and tells him that they barely made it out of a burning New York City. Rachel begins to have an asthma attack, and the Lanes make it to a supermarket/pharmacy in Newark, New Jersey, where they find albuterol. The store is in chaos, and Karin is almost mugged, but Gerry scares the men off with a hunting rifle. The RV has been stolen, and the Lanes decide to stay in a nearby apartment complex until they are extracted by a helicopter that Thierry has sent for them. As they near the apartment building, a woman falls from an upper floor and begins convulsing; she is infected and turning. More undead show up, and the Lanes lock themselves into the apartment building and are taken in by a Hispanic family. An emergency broadcast is all that is heard on the radio. As dawn approaches, the Lanes leave for the helicopter. They are attacked, and Gerry's gunshots attract a large horde of undead, who give chase and end up killing the Hispanic family. Gerry is almost bitten, but is saved by the Hispanic family's surviving son, Tomas, who shoots the zombie. Gerry panics, as he has gotten blood in his mouth, and runs to the edge of the roof of the building and counts to 12, ready to jump if he turns. The helicopter arrives and the family barely gets on as the horde gets to the roof.
The Lanes end up on an US Navy ship 200 miles off the coast of New York, where a team of analysts and military personnel are analyzing the scope of the outbreak, with population loss climbing in the billions. A biologist, Dr. Fassbach, argues that the plague is a virus, whose origin must be found in order for a vaccine to be developed. The naval commander tells Gerry that, because of his expertise as a former UN investigator, he is to go with a team of Navy Seals to find the source of the outbreak. Reluctantly agreeing for the sake of his family's staying on the ship, Gerry leaves, and gives Karin a satellite phone to contact him with. The task force, accompanied by Fassbach and Lane, arrive at a military camp in South Korea, where the word "zombie" was first used to describe the outbreak. They barely make it inside the complex (with Fassbach dying), and talk to the soldiers inside. Lane tells them that the US is in utter chaos. The soldiers take Gerry to a room of incinerated bodies, where they first saw the outbreak. The soldiers' commander (James Badge Dale) tells Gerry of a soldier who was found foaming at the mouth and tied up. When a doctor analyzed the dormant body, he was bitten. The commander tells Gerry that the time to reanimation was 5-10 minutes, which makes Gerry realize that there is variation in the virus' incubation period. They interview a captured CIA traitor (David Morse), caught for selling arms to North Korea, and he tells them that the entire population of the dictatorship had their teeth removed so that they couldn't bite. He tells Gerry to go to Jerusalem, where leader Jurgen Warmbrunn (Ludi Boeken), has established a safe zone. The team leaves on bicycles to the plane, but Gerry's phone rings, and attracts a swarm of zombies. They quickly refuel while battling, and the commander, having been bitten, sacrifices himself. Gerry, en route to Jerusalem, sees an atomic bomb being blown up in the distance.
In Jerusalem, Lane meets Warmbrunn, who explained that Israel, having heard about the outbreak from India, built a defensive barrier around Jerusalem. They have established a quarantine, and are letting uninfected civilians in. A group of people are in celebration, and when they begin praying over the microphone, thousands of undead on the other side of the wall begin to climb over and attack. Chaos erupts, and Gerry's escort soldier, Segen (Daniella Kertesz), is bitten. Gerry immediately cuts off her hand, and counts to 12 for good measure. They escape on a jet liner as Jerusalem is destroyed by the undead.
On the plane, Gerry cleans and changes Segen's wounds and bandages. The pilots say that they are headed for (Cardiff, Wales). A dog on board begins to suspiciously bark, and when the flight attendant sees what is happening and opens up a compartment, an undead, who got in, attacks her. Chaos erupts in coach class, and Gerry, along with the rest of the front of the plane, quietly blocks the passage with luggage. One of the undead hears them, and attacks, with the rest following. Gerry throws a grenade to the back of the plane, then straps himself and Segen in. The explosion creates a hole in the plane's rear fuselage, and all the undead are sucked out. The plane violently crashes in Wales, with Gerry and Segen ending up as the only survivors. Gerry was impaled with debris during the crash, but survives. The duo make it to their destination: a (World Health Organization) lab in Wales.
Gerry wakes up after being strapped for three days, and after having his identity confirmed by phone by Thierry (who tells Gerry that his family was sent off the ship because the navy thought Gerry died in the crash), is released. The doctors at the WHO discuss what has happened, and Gerry makes an observation—the undead, in Jerusalem, bypassed people who were terminally ill "like a river around a rock," because they wouldn't attack unhealthy prey, because it wouldn't effectively spread the virus. He volunteers to test a harmful, but curable pathogen on himself and stand next to a zombie to see if his "sick prey" idea works. The doctors tell him that the wing that the pathogens are stored in has been infected: a vaccinologist analyzing specimens stuck himself with a needle and turned; he then infected all of the scientists in the wing. The undead doctors are now dormant, and wander aimlessly with twitchy movements until they get a stimulus (noise, a human, etc.). Gerry, one of the doctors, and Segen, volunteer to quietly venture into the wing to retrieve the samples. Their silence fails, and they are chased. Segen and the doctor make it back to the main lab and barricade themselves, while Gerry makes it into the vault with the pathogens. Fearing that he will die, he tells the doctors, via writing on surveillance, to tell his wife and kids that he loves them. He injects himself with the pathogen (presumably a bacterial one), and after a short time, opens the door, and an undead enters. The undead analyzes Gerry, growling and snapping his teeth, but doesn't attack. Gerry locks the undead in the vault and makes his way to the main lab. He stops at the food court and makes noise to attract the undead from the door in the lab. He walks towards the door, and the undead run past towards the noise, ignoring him due to his sickness. The doctors rejoice at the discovery and Gerry is treated with antibiotics to rid him of the infection that he has given himself. Gerry makes it to Nova Scotia, where his family is in a safe zone. They hug and reunite, and footage shows the development of a "vaccine" derived from deadly pathogens that would act as an anti-zombie camouflage for the troops battling the undead, and for civilians. The footage then shows offensives beginning; humanity now has hope, and Gerry ends the film by saying that "This isn't the end; not even close."


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Claremont Group Interior's design and fit-out of Blake Envelopes new office in Yeovil has been shortlisted for best commercial workplace in the South West Insider magazine Property Awards.
Blake Envelopes' brief was to provide more room for its growing Yeovil team and to create a dynamic, creative and collaborative workspace. With Claremont's help the team now works in a completely transformed space. The warehouse's brick and corrugated frontage has been replaced with full height curtain glazing and a sky covered ceiling detail and grass effect flooring have brought the outside in.
Claremont's Simon Campion, director of the Bristol office said: "We loved every minute of this project and I think that really shows in the end result and how happy the team at Blake Envelopes is. We're keeping everything crossed that we come away with the award next week."
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I stumbled upon this article on The Telegraph website a few weeks ago and it has been in the back of my mind ever since.
Apparently, the seaside resort of Les Sables d'Olonne is looking to employ one man and one women to apply sun screen to beach goers during the peak six week holiday period. That's £4500 for 6 weeks work, not to mention just working 35 hours a week. Way more than I ever earned in a student job!
Not that I'd ever have wanted to spend my holidays rubbing sun screen into peoples backs! EURK! That would be so gross, I'm totally grossed out just thinking about it.
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In last week's part 1 of Demystifying CJR for Healthcare Providers, we went over gainsharing and financial agreements between hospitals and clinicians. In part 2, we will go over the reimbursement waivers and incentives aimed to increase flexibility in the post acute setting.
Telehealth Billing
Traditionally, Medicare has only paid for telehealth services in certain geographic areas and under specific requirements. One such requirement being that telehealth visits must occur at an "originating site" as dictated by Medicare. This excludes the patient's home or place of residence. A facility fee would then be paid to the originating site and a separate payment would be made to the healthcare provider for the service.
Under CJR, with exception to face to face encounters for home health certification, Medicare will waive the geographic site requirement and allow patients from any region to receive telehealth services related to CJR. All other telehealth requirements set forth by Medicare must still be met. Additionally, Medicare will waive the originating site requirement if the telehealth service furnished, originates in the patient's home or place of residence. Physicians and approved non physician providers (NPP's) will then be able to bill for in-home visits as long as they do so under one of nine CJR specific Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) G-codes and comply with certain conditions. The G-codes and detailed telehealth requirements can be viewed in Medicare's CR-9533.
Post-Discharge Home Visits
In order to qualify for home health services, a Medicare beneficiary must be considered "home bound". Only then, can physicians and NPP's furnish services to the beneficiary's home or place of residence and receive payment from Medicare.
However, for the purpose of promoting care coordination and monitoring of a patient's condition in CJR, Medicare is waiving the "incident to" direct physician supervision requirement. This will allow Medicare beneficiaries who do not qualify for Medicare home health to receive post-discharge visits in their home or place of residence from physicians or NPP's. These clinicians can either be a contractor or employee of the CJR hospital or come from a private physician practice.
While Medicare typically does not allow for separate billing during postoperative recovery, surgeons and other qualified providers will be able to receive such payments up to 9 sessions during the 90 day post discharge period. This applies only to CJR patients. Services would be billed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) by the supervising physician or NPP with a HCPCS G-code G9490, which is specific to CJR. Keep in mind that the waiver does not apply if a CJR beneficiary has already qualified for home health services.
SNF 3 Day Qualifying Stay
When transitioning beneficiaries to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) post surgery, Medicare normally requires an inpatient stay of at least 3 consecutive days. This is known as the SNF 3 day rule. Although inpatient stays have decreased on average from 9.1 days to 3.7 days, Medicare has noticed a substantial increase in SNF utilization. This can be observed,in particular, with total hip arthroplasty (THA), where the average percentage of THA patients going to a SNF increased from 17.8 percent to 34.3 percent from 1991-2008.
If the SNF meets certain qualification criteria, Medicare will waive the SNF 3 day rule for CJR beneficiaries following the anchor hospitalization in performance years 2-5. This will allow CJR beneficiaries to remain covered under Medicare part A if the hospital deems them medically appropriate to transition to a SNF in less than 3 days. This is contingent upon the SNF having an overall rating of 3 stars or better on the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
The idea behind the waiver is to allow CJR hospitals and physicians more flexibility in utilizing coordinated multidisciplinary efforts to determine appropriate SNF coverage. Since the participant hospital is responsible for the entire episode spending for a lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) episode, the hospital must carefully evaluate the appropriateness of early discharge as well as the medical necessity of skilled nursing. Furthermore, the hospital must account for the potential internal savings that can be accrued from early discharge while knowing that potential readmissions and complications can increase episode spending.
Patient Engagement Incentive
Healthcare providers can also take advantage of the patient engagement incentive (PEI), which waives certain fraud and abuse laws in order to permit hospitals to provide certain services or technologies that promote patient engagement or management of the beneficiary's care.
Under the conditions of the incentive, the item must be considered "in-kind" and not exceed $1000 if the item being provided involves technology. And it must be used to either encourage preventative care, adherence to treatment, or advance other CJR clinical goals. Provisioning of cash or other cash equivalent items are not considered a patient engagement incentives. For example, hospitals can provide technologies that remotely monitor a patient's adherence to care or leverage telehealth if a patient is discharged directly home. It cannot, however, rewards patients with gift cards.
In using the PEI, healthcare providers should note the item or service must not be advertised or promoted but beneficiaries can be made aware of it at a reasonable time they could benefit. It must also be retrieved from the patient following the completion of the patient episode.
The full text of the CJR Rule is available in the Federal Register.
As hospitals begin to search for key post-acute providers and implement new care pathways, healthcare providers should be aware of the several program waivers that afford them greater flexibility in determining the best and most cost-effective care possible to ensure good outcomes for patients within the CJR model. In part 3 of Demystifying CJR for Healthcare Providers, we will discuss some practical methods that healthcare providers will likely consider in order to enhance patient satisfaction and achieve the desired outcomes for CJR beneficiaries.
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Auditory Neuropathy
(AN; Auditory Dyssynchrony; Auditory Synaptopathy; Neuropathy, Auditory; Auditory Processing Disorder)
Pronounced: AW-dih-tore-ee new-ROP-ah-thee
by Cynthia M. Johnson, MA
Auditory neuropathy (AN) is when the nerve system of the inner ear doesn't process sounds coming from the outer ear.
The outer ear sends vibrations to the inner ear. There, hair cells break them into electrical signals. These are sent to the brain. It filters them as sound.
AN may be due to one or more of these causes:
Risk Factors
You may have a higher risk if you also have:
AN may cause:
The level of hearing loss can vary.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and health history.
You may have:
Treating AN involves:
Talk with your doctor about the best plan for you. You may:
In many cases, the cause of AN is unknown.
These steps may help:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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Speech-Language & Audiology Canada
Auditory neuropathy. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. Available at: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/auditory-neuropathy. Updated September 2016. Accessed June 19, 2018.
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Last night Behn Quartet (musicians from Holland, the UK and New Zealand) was awarded the first prize, the Charles Hennen Prize, in the Orlando Competition 2017. This year's edition was being held for international string quartets. During the well visited final round, held in the Limburgzaal of Parkstad Limburg Theatre Heerlen, the Behn Quartet played impressive interpretations of the most recent work of Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies (2016) and String Quartet no. 2, 'Intimate Letters' of Janáček.
The second prize – the Sena Performers Prize – was awarded to the Pierrot Quartet from Germany. The third prize was awarded to the Yako Quartet from France. A fourth prize – offered by Jeunesses Musicales Germany – was awarded to the Alauda Quartet (Serbia/Slovenia, Spain, Italy and Japan). As part of their prize, all finalists were offered a fully payed masterclass at the Orlando Festival. For all visitors this presents the opportunity to see and hear the winning quartet (Behn Quartet) and the Yako Quartet and Alauda Quartet in the masterclasses at Orlando 2017. In addition they will play on several occasions at the afternoon concerts, evening concerts and region concerts. The Behn Quartet will return to the Netherlands in season 2018-2019 for the Orlando Competition Winners Tour, with concerts in Den Haag, Amsterdam (Kleine Concertgebouw), Heerlen and several other concert halls in the country.
The jury was most impressed with the quality and passion of the competitors. About their experiences the jury has the following observations:
It has been a real pleasure spending the last three days in the company of these fine young musicians. The atmosphere has been positive and supportive throughout and there has been much playing of a very high standard. It's a special feature of the Orlando Competition that all the quartets get to perform in festival concerts and master classes continue their development in this way. Members of the jury are very much enjoying now working with these promising young ensembles in Rolduc abbey.
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Meet Glow's Boy!
Glow's boy was born on September 10, 2019. He's had some crate training, and he's getting quite good at his potty behavior. This little boy is especially laid back and snuggly, and he just loves to sit on laps! He has Peach and White coloring with nice big 'spots'.
Love at First Sight!
Each puppy is a treasure. Their home at Gleneden is state-of-the-art in terms of features for care, safety and comfort. Professionally cleaned and sterilized daily, high-tech insulated- ventilated, zone heated and air-conditioned, no corners cut – period.
We place puppies one at a time, taking into consideration the suitability of the prospective home. This is done in a positive spirit, not one of trying to be "exclusive" but rather in knowing from lengthy experience that some situations are just not conducive for a good dog – human family relationship. And that is something we care about, a lot.
We follow a vigorous state of the art vaccination and deworming program. Judging by the overwhelming majority of messages we receive from owners, our pups can be expected to retain their good health and vitality as they mature into adult dogs.
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Thatched Cottage
The brief for this thatched cottage which had been owned by the family for over twenty years was to update the interiors to provide light and airy more contemporary living spaces.
A large-scale renovation, which included the creation of a two storey extension, transformed the spaces in this 17th century cottage, creating a large kitchen, dining area and sitting area on the ground floor and a master bedroom, ensuite bathroom and dressing room on the first floor. The spaces in the original cottage including living spaces, children bedrooms, and study were updated. A new building was also constructed to provide a media room, gym with guest accommodation.


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Shakopee Tribe, Walmart Foundation, & Kullman Family Collaborate to Fund Major Johns Hopkins Pilot Project in Native American communities
Published October 17, 2017
BALTIMORE – The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) announced Monday a funding collaboration to support its Healthy Futures initiative, a comprehensive program designed to significantly improve health and nutrition in tribal communities.
The collaboration includes a $250,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) through its Seeds of Native Health philanthropic campaign to improve Native American nutrition; a $150,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation; and support from the Michael and Ellen Kullman family.
"We are grateful to the SMSC, the Walmart Foundation, and the Kullmans for their critical investment in building tribal communities' capacity to improve health and well-being through improved nutrition, fitness, and education," said Allison Barlow, PhD, MPH, director of the Johns Hopkins CAIH.
The Healthy Futures pilot project will combine three CAIH-designed programs (NativeVision, Feast for the Future, and Together on Diabetes), which individually promote nutrition, food access, and physical activity in Native communities, into a comprehensive effort. Healthy Futures will be implemented in two Southwestern tribal communities over a three-year period; rigorously evaluated; and, if proven to be successful, packaged for replication by other tribes across Indian Country.
"We hope that our funding partnership–combining tribal, corporate, and private family philanthropy–will inspire other funders to look at the critical needs and great grantmaking opportunities that exist in Indian Country," said SMSC Chairman Charles R. Vig. "The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health has an incredible track record of effective, innovative work within tribal communities, and its Healthy Futures program is the perfect project for us to collaborate on."
The program components include:
- School-based nutrition and healthy lifestyles education through activity-based, experiential curriculum taught by local teachers and Native health coaches.
- Family-based nutrition, meal planning, gardening, and physical activity education and promotion conducted through home visits by local Native family health coaches.
- Community-based events and activities–including gardening and harvesting education, fitness camps, and Elders' teachings–that comprise a cultural assets-based approach to promoting healthy nutrition, fitness, and positive lifestyles.
- Rigorous evaluation to determine a solid evidence base for expanding the model to tribal communities across the country.
"Access to healthy, nutritious food plays an essential role in helping children reach their full potential," said Karrie Denniston, director of Hunger and Nutrition forWalmart Giving. "We are pleased to continue our support of Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health to ensure American Indian children and teens have greater access to healthy food and learn how to grow and enjoy nourishing, culturally relevant foods."


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Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony for Korea International Ltd (KIL) at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The companies celebrated their long, successful partnership with a champagne toast, calling special attention to KIL's 41-year track record of being the exclusive dealer of Potain cranes in South Korea.
Jongtae Kim, CEO of KIL, cited the reliability, quality and resale value of Potain cranes as primary reasons for the company's success with the global crane brand. Kim also mentioned the strength of Potain's after-service training, praising it as the most active in the tower crane market.


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It's the start of an already warm summer. You get home from work, open the door to your house and are greeted instantly by a wave of hot air. Something's not right with your A/C unit, and your skin already feels like it's baking in the humid, Kansas City heat.
We don't exactly know why you did it, but this time you decided to call someone other than your friendly techs and repair team at Santa Fe Air to come check out your home's A/C system. The deal you read about in the Yellow Pages or online almost seemed too good to be true. Sadly, as you will soon find out: it was.
The lie
When you inspect your bill from "The Other Guy's" service statement, you notice there are only a few lines on the bill, and one of them is a line item for something most likely called an "A/C recharge fee." This recharge fee was also most likely directly followed by a line on the bill for some type (and seemingly large amount) of refrigerant — often called "Freon," after the most famous Dupont brand of coolant.
You see, when "the other guy's" A/C technician got to your house he didn't make you doubt that he knew exactly what he was talking about. After all, he checked out your inside and outside systems and hoses, just like you'd have expected him to, and upon talking to you after the inspection process the tech mentioned that your A/C system needed to be re-filled (or, recharged). "It's a simple, fairly in-expensive process," he said.
The bill you now have in your hands sure enough isn't that expensive, considering the full cost of a full replacement of an A/C system, so you just shrug and go on your way. The system you had in place had just used up all it's cooling liquid, which makes sense to you, like a car that had run out of gas. All you really care about is that your home is cool again, and you sleep well night after night.
…Until, that is, a few weeks later and you come home — expecting to be greeted from your walk outside to inside by the sweet, refreshing cool breeze of your central A/C unit — only to feel that oh-too-familiar slap in the face of warm, stale air.
Your A/C unit isn't working again, and now one "simple" bill for repair just became 2. Or possibly 3. Or more!
The truth
The fact is your home A/C unit, just like your home's refrigerator and your car's A/C system does, indeed, need a cooling refrigerant ("Freon") to run properly. Without getting too technical, all the A/C systems you use on a daily basis use a coolant product that changes from a liquid to a gas — and back again — in order to remove heat from your home, your fridge and your car.
When you came home to a warm house one evening, the reason for it being so warm (in this scenario at least) was that the coolant in your home's A/C system was running low. "The Other Guy's" tech was right in telling you that your system needed to be recharged. What he didn't mention was this important fact:
Your home's A/C unit will NEVER need to be refilled/recharged with coolant unless there is a leak somewhere in the system.
The common coolants used in all major home A/C systems don't evaporate and they don't get spent like gasoline, propane or any type of fuel. It simply turns into a gas and then back into a liquid in a lossless process of removing heat. If your A/C unit is low on coolant it DOES need to be re-filled. But, most importantly, it ALSO needs to be checked for leaks, as that is the only way your system has lost a significant amount of coolant.
The solution
Lucky for you (and your wallet), Santa Fe Air offers all kinds of services and maintenance for your home and business. And, lucky for you our repair technicians will always be upfront and honest with you about what's going on with your system. This includes not feeding your system more of a liquid coolant, which is only going to get lost again over time due to the origin of the problem never being fixed.
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Terry Matsuoka
"He can belt out a soul-felt growl as effectively as a heart-touching melody. The guitar playing is clean and refined."
- Jason Riggs of The Weekly and 91X
"San Diego's acoustic music scene has grown to enormous proportions... While it's gotten harder to sift through their numbers to find the truly talented ones, certain performers have begun to stand out. One such musician [is] Terry Matsuoka..."
- Bart Mendoza of San Diego Downtown News
"His name is Terry Matsuoka and he is so cute and super-talented. He sings, plays guitar, performs beatbox, writes his own songs, and is funny."
- Virginia Loh of Asia The Journal of Culture and Commerce
"Matsuoka's effect on the audience is akin to that of a cool cousin you only see twice a year, yet wished would never leave."
- Fernando Ramos of The Daily Aztec
Terry Matsuoka is a singer-songwriter with intricate musicianship, tight pop songwriting and a soulful voice. His songs are easily relatable because he writes about scenarios that come up in his personal life. While the base of his style is in rock/ pop, he draws on his own musical tastes which also include the blues, reggae, classic soul, jazz, classic country, punk and hip hop.
Whether solo or with his 4-piece band, Terry Matsuoka's live show is an entirely unique experience in itself. In addition to performing his songs with enthusiasm and passion, his shows can sometimes enter the realm of a variety show. Musically he will improvise, loop musical phrases and play percussion on his guitar. In past performances, Matsuoka has also performed stunts like drinking poison, getting possessed by Elvis' ghost and doing dances choreographed by audience members. He delivers hip hop spoken word and human beatboxes with remarkable ability. He has shared billing with artists as diverse as Steve Poltz, Patricia Barber, Gregory Page, Tim Flannery, Far East Movement, Vienna Teng and Jewel at storied venues like LeStat's, the Viper Room, Java Joe's, Twiggs and the Casbah and events like the San Diego Music Awards Acoustic Festival, Kollaboration, Street Scene and the San Diego Asian Film Festival Gala.
Terry began his solo music career while fronting his band- The Urchin. Playing solo/ acoustic allowed Matsuoka to concentrate on his songwriting and play songs that were a little more laid back than the ones he was playing with his alternative rock band. He began by playing consistently at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego as his primary venue (at the same time as singer-songwriter Jewel- who eventually recorded her first album there live).
The Urchin eventually broke up and then resurfaced with a different line-up as an even harder edged- Blue Elder. After representing Southern California in the Musician Magazine/ Ticketmaster Showcase, Blue Elder disbanded. Matsuoka's solo acoustic gig represented a more consistent artistic outlet than the band dynamic. Even still, Matsuoka has much experience being a band member. In addition to the aforementioned bands in which he sang and played guitar, he has also done the same in indie rock band- Scapegoat, has rapped and human beatboxed in various acts, played just guitar in the hip hop gospel group- Chosen Generation, bass in punk rock band- Halfwit and drums in punk/ funk band- Funkapotimus and funk/ soul band- Blackmilk.
In 2000, Matsuoka released his first solo CD. Appropriately titled, Raw Acoustic Stylee was recorded "indie-style" in Matsuoka's bedroom with an analog tape machine with no electric instruments (acoustic guitars, upright bass, toy accordion, maracas, cardboard boxes, human beatboxing, etc.). In addition to this, no effects (such as compression or reverb) were used in the recording. Jason Riggs of The Weekly described Raw Acoustic Stylee as "...a handmade piece of art. The warmth and craftsmanship offers a direct connection to its creators... damn refreshing in this age of computer-generated beats and over-dubbed sample and guitar riffs".
In 2006, Matsuoka released his album Totally Rad, and took his alterna-pop to a new level. He uses influences from his love of music like 60's soul, dub reggae, rock-a-billy, and folk blues as stylistic touches to make his own brand of indie pop. Matsuoka brings together his skill and experience performing and recording with different bands by producing and playing all of the instruments on the album (with exception of guest percussion by former Alfred Howard and the K23 Orchestra percussionist Aaron Irwin and human beatbox on one song by longtime collaborator JNav).
Matsuoka is set to release his newest batch of songs Handmade. On this album he worked with producer/ recording engineer Glenn Suravech. They set out to make an album that retained the intimate and raw nature of Raw Acoustic Stylee but bringing out higher production quality. Matsuoka brought on female vocals from singer-songwriters Joannie Mendenhall and Catherine Nguyen as well as cello playing from Jan Elie. Matsuoka also had his bandmates play on the album. Rodney Jones played drum tracks and some bass playing from longtime Lindsey Yung collaborator Chad Tuthill. Matsuoka thinks that this album represents his best songwriting to date.


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Lebanese Women Detained In Syria
Halimeh Al-Masry
Father's name: Wadih
Mother's name: Gharibeh
Date and place of birth: 1960, Lebanon.
Halimeh was arrested on the 10th of December 1996. She was accused of 1st degree murder. She received the death penalty from the Criminal Court of Rif Damascus according to the Syrian delegation at the Joint Lebanese – Syrian Commission for the Missing that was established in 2005. The Syrian delegation informed their Lebanese counterparts that Halimeh was executed after she received the death penalty. The Syrian answer was given to us and we asked the commission to ask for her body in order to be repatriated to Lebanon. After months of several meetings the Syrian delegation came back with a different answer. They acknowledged that there was a mistake and that Halimeh was not executed and her sentence was reduced from death penalty to life imprisonment and that she has been imprisoned at the women's prison in Douma since 19 December 2002. A document number /234/1/3/16919, dated 5/4/2006 from the Syrian Ministry of Interior states that Halimeh was sentenced to death penalty but there was no mention of the reduction of the sentence to life imprisonment.
Halimeh Al-Masry's case is a clear example of how the Syrian authority deals with the issue of the Lebanese who are detained in Syria. Her case was discussed in an official commission in 2010 yet the Syrian authorities are persistent in their denial of the presence of any Lebanese in Syrian prisons. The Syrian delegation did not deliver Halimeh to the Lebanese delegation and until now there is no word about Halimeh's fate and whereabouts in the


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I swear, every cat I've ever had has thought this way. Though to be fair, cats looks cute while sleeping and it's hard not to touch them and pet them.
BEA'S BOOK NOOK "I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once." C. S. Lewis "If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all." ― Oscar Wilde
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Cat Thursday - Cute While Sleeping
Welcome to the weekly meme hosted by The True Book Addict that celebrates cats; their foibles and humorousness and the joy they bring. You can join in by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you made or came across, cat art or share with us pics of your own felines, then post your link up at The True Book Addict.
I swear, every cat I've ever had has thought this way. Though to be fair, cats looks cute while sleeping and it's hard not to touch them and pet them.
Labels: 2014, Bea, Cat Thursday, meme, The True Book Addict
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I absolutely love this picture, so true !ReplyDelete
LOL that is so true. It really is hard not to give them a little pet when they're all snuggled up and snoozing.ReplyDelete
Cats certainly have a knack for comfort...and I'd be a little nervous if I saw one looking at me like that. :)ReplyDelete
This made me laugh. It's so true!ReplyDelete
So true...on both counts. Cats love to wake us up and we can't resist waking them. lolReplyDelete
Playing catch up. The holidays were a whirlwind with being sick and everything else so didn't get a chance to visit.
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text: By: Mario Conde Yuma County held elections on Tuesday, August 29, where residents elected members for city council, Mayor, and Judge. Mayor Douglas Nicholls was re-elected as Yuma Mayor to another term. Mayor / Votes Cast / Percentage of Ballots Cast Nicholls, Douglas 5,061 84% City Council / Votes Cast …Read More »


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Inspiration&Diesel12:30 PM
As a real fashion lover, you must have heard by now about the diesel reboot project.
At the first moment they give us two questions:
what inspires you
and what is iconic.
These questions have various different answers, just like we're all various people on the planet.
Some find inspiration in old movies, songs, grandmother's wardrobe, different people etc.
then we have a question about icons. What are these icons anyway? The first thing that comes to my mind are those religious paintings. Maybe for someone else, the first that comes to their mind is Marilyn Monroe, Twiggy, Gabrielle Chanel, Jane Birkin, and many more ladies that had a huge influence on fashion as we see it today. Of course, when I think of it that way, I realise every famous fashion brand is actually iconic in it's own way. Diesel is one of the first ones that comes to my mind, when I think about their crazy campaigns and other various art projects. I was in a one last year with a few other croatian fashion bloggers. I guess their art director knows what he's doing. If you want to find out exactly what I'm talking about check it out here.
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lijepa inspiracija, sjećam se te kampanje, baš ste bile super, mislim da sam je vidjela na budi.in ili nekom takvom sajtu.ReplyDelete
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Diesel is a great brand that is iconic for itself.ReplyDelete
Love the pictures, especially the first one.
Daria from www.cinnamon-star.blogspot.com
So so beautiful, I love the inspiration! xReplyDelete
Maddy from UNSTITCHEDD
beautiful inspiration! love the campaign conceptReplyDelete
Very cool pictures.ReplyDelete
Awesome post!! love your blog!! followed u!!ReplyDelete
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If you want to keep your company competitive, not only will you have to have a fantastic product or service, but you're also going to have to have a backbone of incredibly smart business decisions. If you are at the top end of your company, it may be up to you to make those decisions. Or, if you're more at the worker level, you can recommend to your managers that they start shaping up.
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The Street Collection
50 top street photographers, including members of in-public, have offered limited editions of their best work to raise money for Photovoice in an online sale between 11th and 25th April.
The Street Collection includes beautiful, dramatic, comic and moving images that capture the energy and idiosyncrasy of everyday life on streets across the globe. Over 500 prints will be available at just £100 each.
Participating photographers include: Nick Turpin, David Gibson, Matt Stuart, Maciej Dakowicz, Nils Jorgensen, Mark Alor Powell, Stephen McLaren, Mimi Mollica, Polly Braden and Johanna Neurath.
The sale is curated by Sophie Howarth, co-author of Street Photography Now (Thames and Hudson, 2010).
Buyers will be able to view all the available photographs online at www.thestreetcollection.net from 4 April. Online sales open at 10am on 11th April.


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Despite the rapid growth of cloud computing, there are many companies (in verticals such as healthcare and manufacturing) that still keep mission critical resources onsite. In a recent survey we conducted, 130 of 146, or 89% of respondents, have SAP onsite. And even when companies do migrate ERP offsite, they tend to opt for hybrid cloud hosting — hosting that mixes on-premise services and private cloud services with the public cloud. Together, all assets are interfaced for maximum affordability and performance. Here's why hybrid cloud adoption is likely to continue to increase in the coming years.
The Commodity Public Cloud Isn't Ready for Mission Critical Applications
In the commodity public cloud, compute is cheap, and almost infinitely scalable. However, the commodity cloud uses white box hardware and over-allocates resources, leading to inadequate stability and performance. While a next-generation web-based app may be able to tolerate this, it does not work well for mission critical apps. Additionally, the customer needs to design, deploy and manage their landscape — a task that is prohibitively complex and expensive for most organizations.
Although the enterprise public cloud adds high performance hardware, platform options, workload control, and support, it needs to be carefully tailored to meet customer performance needs. Customers running an SAP HANA® cloud production environment can't afford the performance degradation of noisy neighbors. The only choices are a managed private cloud and a public enterprise cloud, with exacting SLAs.
Hybrid Cloud Adoption Allows Companies to Run Complex Workloads
According to the RightScale State of the Cloud Report, 55% of enterprises plan on leveraging a hybrid cloud future. Among those already using the cloud, the average runs 6 clouds —1.5 public clouds and 1.7 private clouds running applications, and another 1.5 public clouds and 1.3 private clouds for experimentation.
This is because different workloads benefit from different cloud models. A public cloud might be a perfect fit for, say, a customer-facing front end, but not a great fit for a backend system that requires consistent performance. Additionally the public cloud that offers inconsistent performance may not be right for a particular low latency application.
Hybrid Cloud Adoption Allows Companies to Tailor Hosting Precisely to Their Needs
For example, many mid-market manufacturers need sophisticated ERP, onsite control infrastructure and in some cases, a lot of room for R&D, but don't have extensive IT resources. A managed cloud for mid-market manufacturers can meet these needs by networking onsite ICS to ERP in a private cloud, and supporting R&D with scalable public cloud resources.
Hybrid cloud adoption also has important compliance applications. For example, PCI requires a computing environment with rigorous physical, logical and networking protections, and many companies simply can't provide the necessary safeguards onsite. Symmetry's secure data center services allow our partners to keep PCI data in its own secure server, networked to the rest of their hybrid cloud, reducing compliance risks while containing costs.
Successful Hybrid Cloud Adoption Requires the Right Partner
The hybrid cloud is growing at 71% year over year, and that growth is likely to accelerate. Although the public cloud is tremendously important, there are some workloads it just isn't well suited for. The right partner can create a best-fit cloud, providing the right combination of flexibility, stability and performance at the right cost.
Contact us to learn how Symmetry can help you get ahead in the hybrid cloud future.


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As we continue to discuss the new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) assessment options the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced earlier this month, we wanted to share one of these public conversations with you.
The long-form video above gives an overview of my May 5 Town Hall presentation with Chair-Elect Patricia Conolly, MD, and Internal Medicine Board member Yul Ejnes, MD, at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2016. An overview of the question-and-answer session that followed with physicians is also included.
Below are some brief clips from the presentation. You can also view these on ABIM's YouTube channel: "Redesigning MOC" playlist. Previously, we posted the full slide deck of the "Redesigning MOC" session.
I hope these videos deliver more information, answer some questions you may have and provide additional context behind our plans to offer physicians assessment options. If you continue to have questions, feel free to reference our FAQ page, and I welcome you to reach out to me with your thoughts and ideas.
What we heard from the community:
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When you've gone to the effort of buying a beautiful Quality British Turkey, you'll want to cook it to perfection.
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Laayoune, Western Sahara occupied territories 23/04/2012
Sources: Saharawi human rights activists
Twenty-five young Saharawi occupied an Icelandic fishing vessel, commanded by a Swedish captain, which has been tied to dock for a week in the port city of Dakhla Western Sahara, formerly Villa Cisneros.
The ship according to sources from human rights activists in the city is registered as 8616142 MAYA MOBILEZ.FLG SOUED, and is involved in illicit trade with Moroccan General Abdelaziz Benani, the senior Moroccan army official involved in the illegal plundering of Sahrawi marine resources by European fishing boats.
The twenty-five young Sahrawis chained themselves on board protesting marginalization of labor and the plundering of natural resources of the area.
According to the Saharawi human rights activists, Moroccan military may attack Saharawi workers because of these new protests against the plundering of natural resources and marginalization, at a time when the Moroccan military is apparently preparing for a visit by King Mohamed VI to the military zone of Dakhla. The activists are appealing to the MINURSO peacekeepers for protection.
Note that at the time this was published the military were negotiating over the PA with the Sahrawi citizens occupying the ship's deck.
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Yay! Summer toes at last!
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- Anonymous18 May 2010 at 13:42
I love painted toe nails, but can't get down to it these days!ReplyDelete
Good nail color for a henkeeper. I once made the mistake of going into the chicken run with bright red painted toenails. You can imagine how the chickens reacted!ReplyDelete
Yippee! I hope it lasts...ReplyDelete
I'm off to buy sandals tomorrow. My toes stay painted all winter for yoga - Rouge Noir here!ReplyDelete
Ah - sandals again. Must dig mine out.ReplyDelete
VERY chic Celia. Love those sandals too - are those some from that shop in Cambridge?ReplyDelete
Great colour! And I really like your sandals too.ReplyDelete
I ALWAYS have my toes painted. If I ever leave it off, it's only overnight whilst I'm asleep.
I really hate it if they aren't coloured. Goodness knows why...?
The sun made an appearance this evening just in time for a glass of wine while enjoying the garden.ReplyDelete
Hazy sunshine earlier though in this part of Suffolk ...
I need to buy some new sandals and paint my toenails!
I find I'm in the tricky gap between boots and birkenstocks at the minute. Oh for an easy transitional shoe!ReplyDelete
I love reading all the comments (except for spam and advertising which I will delete) and I'll reply here in the comments under each blog post, it may take a few days if I'm busy.
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This week I published an article about recounting my experiences playing The Last of Us. Specifically it addresses how the game is excellent but nowhere near perfect and as such should not have been given a score of 10 by any of the various review sites that awarded it such a prestigious honor. My intention is not to insult what it still a great game, but rather to address the fact that a perfect score should not be cheapened by current gen hype. I published this article on Gaming Rebellion but here's the introduction:
Recently, I played The Last of Us Remastered for the PS4. I guess a more appropriate word than recently would be finally because I never actually played the game before. My reasons for putting off such a highly acclaimed game are because I don't really play zombie games and I rarely play shooters. This is the first zombie game I can remember beating since, like, Halo 2 if you count the Flood, which you shouldn't. But truthfully I was never actually going to play The Last of Us if not for the constant and incessant prodding of others. You've heard and probably said it all before. "It's the greatest game ever made!" "It got 10's across the board." Of course ignoring that 9.5 from Game Informer and 8 from GameSpot, but that's apparently beside the point. For most people I've talked to on the subject, it's considered the best game made during the PS3 era, of course overlooking gems like GTAV, Skyrim, Tomb Raider (2013) and God of War 3, quite possibly one of the best games ever made in any generation up to that point. Being both a skeptic and a pessimist, I'm always very leery of games and other forms of mass entertainment that are just too over hyped. I have no problem admitting, nay declaring, that I'm not a Harry Potter fan, I found Avatar to be overrated, and I regret purchasing Destiny still to this day. Usually things that the mass public says are amazing tend to be mediocre or ok at best. So I was avoiding ever playing this super hyped up game in not one but two genres I don't like. It's only because my cousin finally purchased the game for me and demanded that I play it that I finally took the time.
You can read the rest right here. Please check out my Author's Archive for other articles by me on Gaming Rebellion.


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Remove Symbiom ransomware / virus (Removal Instructions) - Recovery Instructions Included
Things you must know about Symbiom
Symbiom virus has recently been brought to the spotlight after it was spotted infecting computers disguised as an illegal video game activation software (crack [1]). In particular, the victims claim to have downloaded a file called OverWatch_Hack.exe hoping to play the OverWatch game for free.
Unfortunately, what they are actually dealing with is a variant of the HiddenTear ransomware virus.
After opening the malicious file, victims lose access to a large portion of data stored on the computer. The data primarily includes victims personal files such as Office documents, archives, video/audio and image material, etc. Besides, the virus appends all encrypted files appended with .symbiom_ransomware_locked extensions.
The worst part of this is cyber infection is that even after Symbiom removal, the data remains encrypted. On the other hand, the cleanup procedure is necessary in case virus victims wants to continue using their devices normally again. Software like Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego can be used for this purpose.
In the Symbiom virus depiction above you can see a ransom note that the virus drops on the computers to demand ransom.
Among the documents the OverWatch virus will drop on the computer is a ransom note called README_Ransomware_Symbiom.txt. In this note, criminals demand 0.1 Bitcoin ransom. They also indicate the Bitcoin wallet address to which the ransom should be transferred and provide an email address email@example.com for further communication with the victim. The full note reads:
Your files have been locked by Symbiom!
Send 0.1 bitcoin (It is about 250 dollars) to: [Bitcoin wallet address edited out]
Afterwards, send your bitcoin address which you payed with to : firstname.lastname@example.com
Don't worry. I will save your files if you pay.
While the 250 dollar ransom may not seem particularly large, given the fact that it gives back the ability to regain access to your data, paying is strongly unrecommended. When dealing with the criminals, there are no guarantees that your files will be restored even when you pay the money. Thus, it is wiser to remove Symbiom from the PC before establishing any contact with the criminals.
Ransomware distribution or how the virus infiltrates computers
Symbiom is a software attributable to the category of probably the most serious cyber infections — ransomware. These parasites are especially sneaky when it comes to infiltrating computers. Malware creators think of numerous ways to place the malicious codes on the system.
As Symbiom spreads disguised under OverWatch crack file, it is likely that its download links will show up on peer-to-peer networks [2], gaming forums, and similar sources.
Nevertheless, there are other ways the destructive payload can reach computers. For instance, it may be embedded through system or software vulnerabilities detected by exploit kits, fake software updates, compromised online advertisements or spam. So be careful out there!
Remove Symbiom easily
We have already mentioned that Symbiom removal is best performed using security software. Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes can be relied upon for this task. The professional security tools will detect and delete the hazardous content from the PC in no time.
Just make sure you run the full system scan in Safe Mode. It will ensure you remove Symbiom virus smoother and prevent accidental errors.
To remove Symbiom virus, follow these steps:
Remove Symbiom using Safe Mode with Networking
In case you are struggling with Symbiom elimination due to antivirus blocking, you should perform the following steps:
Step 1: Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Networking
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Click Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
- When your computer becomes active, start pressing F8 multiple times until you see the Advanced Boot Options window.
- Select Safe Mode with Networking from the list
Windows 10 / Windows 8
- Press the Power button at the Windows login screen. Now press and hold Shift, which is on your keyboard, and click Restart..
- Now select Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings and finally press Restart.
- Once your computer becomes active, select Enable Safe Mode with Networking in Startup Settings window.
Step 2: Remove Symbiom
Log in to your infected account and start the browser. Download Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego or other legitimate anti-spyware program. Update it before a full system scan and remove malicious files that belong to your ransomware and complete Symbiom removal.
If your ransomware is blocking Safe Mode with Networking, try further method.
Remove Symbiom using System Restore
Here is what you will have to do in order to dispose of the ransomware:
Step 1: Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
- Click Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
- When your computer becomes active, start pressing F8 multiple times until you see the Advanced Boot Options window.
- Select Command Prompt from the list
Windows 10 / Windows 8
- Press the Power button at the Windows login screen. Now press and hold Shift, which is on your keyboard, and click Restart..
- Now select Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings and finally press Restart.
- Once your computer becomes active, select Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt in Startup Settings window.
Step 2: Restore your system files and settings
- Once the Command Prompt window shows up, enter cd restore and click Enter.
- Now type rstrui.exe and press Enter again..
- When a new window shows up, click Next and select your restore point that is prior the infiltration of Symbiom. After doing that, click Next.
- Now click Yes to start system restore.
Bonus: Recover your dataGuide which is presented above is supposed to help you remove Symbiom from your computer. To recover your encrypted files, we recommend using a detailed guide prepared by 2-spyware.com security experts.
If your files are encrypted by Symbiom, you can use several methods to restore them:
How to apply Data Recovery Pro?
Below you will find instructions how to use Data Recovery Pro software correctly
- Download Data Recovery Pro;
- Follow the steps of Data Recovery Setup and install the program on your computer;
- Launch it and scan your computer for files encrypted by Symbiom ransomware;
- Restore them.
How shall I use Windows Previous Versions feature?
Windows Previous Versions feature is a technique which allows you restore files from their previously saved variants.
- Find an encrypted file you need to restore and right-click on it;
- Select "Properties" and go to "Previous versions" tab;
- Here, check each of available copies of the file in "Folder versions". You should select the version you want to recover and click "Restore".
Instructions to the Shadow Explorer recovery method:
Here you will learn how the Shadow Explorer works. Keep in mind that this technique will only work if the virus keeps Volume Shadow Copies of your files on the computer.
- Download Shadow Explorer (http://shadowexplorer.com/);
- Follow a Shadow Explorer Setup Wizard and install this application on your computer;
- Launch the program and go through the drop down menu on the top left corner to select the disk of your encrypted data. Check what folders are there;
- Right-click on the folder you want to restore and select "Export". You can also select where you want it to be stored.
Finally, you should always think about the protection of crypto-ransomwares. In order to protect your computer from Symbiom and other ransomwares, use a reputable anti-spyware, such as Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes
About the author
- ^ Software cracking. Wikipedia. The free encyclopedia.
- ^ Peer-to-peer (P2P). Techtarget. Networking information, news and tips.
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