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As a response to the repeal of FCC broadband privacy rules in April 2017, CA Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) has introduced the California Broadband Internet Privacy Act, or AB 375. This bill is modeled after the FCC's regulations and includes an "Ask Me First" principle, requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to only use, sell, or share identifiable customer data if the customer opts in. Such information includes internet browsing history, downloaded applications, and time spent on each site. AB 375 would also prohibit any ISP practices that would require customers to pay more for their privacy or penalize those who did not consent to share their data. Eighteen other states, including Oregon, have already introduced similar bills to protect internet data privacy following the Congressional repeal of the FCC rules. At least 25 consumer, privacy, and labor advocacy groups are endorsing this bill, including the ACLU of CA, EFF, and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
Targeted Voter Profiling in KenyaAdvertising, Online privacy, Politics, Surveillance
Privacy International is condemning Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's party for its hiring of Western data firm Cambridge Analytica to sway his re-election bid. The firm is also tied to the election of Donald Trump and Brexit. Cambridge Analytica occupies an entire floor of a building owned by Kenyatta's coalition, and it ties data such as income, health status, political opinions, websites visited, and hobbies to individual-level voter registration records. Cambridge Analytica also creates psychometric profiles, essentially a quantification of personality: i.e. how neurotic or extroverted someone is. These data are used to target political advertising to the individual, possibly resulting in psychological manipulation or campaigns of misinformation (fake news?). Privacy International argues that this individual profiling is especially dangerous in Kenya, where ethnicity remains extremely political. Kenya also has no data protection laws, or rules governing how data are collected, stored, and accessed, leaving this voter database, and those in it, vulnerable. Privacy International is asking Cambridge Analytica to provide information on their risk assessment of mass data profiling in Kenya and how it will protect data privacy.
Sources: Privacy International, Snopes
UK Grocery Store Fined £10,500 ($13,373) for Spamming Opt-Out CustomersAdvertising, Regulation
Morrison's, a UK grocery chain, has been fined by Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for sending marketing emails to customers who had opted out of receiving email advertising from the store. The chain was found to have sent out 130,671 emails to opt-out customers at the end of 2016 and so has been fined £10,500 ($13,373). The emails in question asked recipients to change their marketing preferences to receive coupons and newsletters, a practice that violates the nation's Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR). This law contains specific rules for marketing communications, cookies, communications security, itemized billing, and customer location data. The ICO stated that enforcement of the PECR through fines will also help to prepare for corporate adherence to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
100 Years Under the Espionage ActExposure, Legislation
Yesterday marked 100 years since the Espionage Act was passed on June 15, 1917. This law was created amid the widespread xenophobic and anti-immigrant sentiment that shrouded World War I. Its purpose was to tackle draft evasion and anti-state activity that was seen as subversive to American democracy. The law was upheld in 1919 in Schenck v. United States, in which it was ruled that mailing anti-draft letters is not protected by the First Amendment. This was upheld again in Debs v. United States (1919), after which Eugene V. Debs, a Socialist Party leader, protested involvement in WWI during a speech and was found guilty of violating the act. The Espionage Act resurfaced in the 40s and 50s during the Red Scare, in which it was used to suppress communist and left-wing influences. Most recently, the Espionage Act has been applied to leaking confidential government information and used to prosecute whistleblowers including Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, and Edward Snowden. The Justice Department is now looking into prosecuting entities that disseminate documents, such as WikiLeaks or journalistic organizations, in addition to individuals who leak classified information, under the act. Supporting this development, CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently described WikiLeaks as a "non-state hostile intelligence service" which is not protected by the First Amendment.
Source: EFF
Enforcement of the EU Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) < 1 Year Away: Are Marketers Prepared?Advertising, Online privacy, Regulation
Short answer: No
The GDPR requires that companies obtain explicit and informed permission before collecting personal data from EU residents. This includes IP addresses and cookies. While it is already in effect, it doesn't hit the enforcement stage until May 25, 2018. A study of 250 businesses conducted by the Data & Marketing Association finds that half of companies will still not be prepared to comply by next year's deadline.
Among the adjustments that companies have to make are deleting or updating non-compliant databases of personal information and ceasing use of "clickwrap" forms (lengthy terms of service that people click through quickly), as well as pre-checked consent boxes. Any business that collects information from EU residents, even businesses based abroad, must comply with the GDPR terms. And, the repercussions will be hefty: €20 million or 4% of global turnover, whichever is higher.
Source: DigiDay
MIT Study Finds Students Will Give Away Friends' Emails for PizzaExposure, Online privacy, Surveys
If you were asked to provide the email addresses of your closest friends in exchange for a free pizza to share with them, would you do it?
Would you give their real emails?
A study of 3,108 MIT students (Athey, Catalini, and Tucker 2017) found that 98% were willing to give up the email addresses to get the pizza, and 94% were still willing to do so for no incentive. Within these high percentages, there is some evidence of masking. The collected email addresses were checked for validity against a MIT directory to tell whether or not they were fake. In the group that did not receive a pizza incentive (at first), 6% provided fake email addresses. To count as deliberate masking, all the addresses the students provided had to be mismatches with the database, in order to rule out any inadvertent typos. The researchers found that when students are offered the pizza incentive, there is a 54% reduction in the probability that they will provide all fake email addresses. There were no significant differences in the results by gender, technology preferences, year of study, or even stated privacy preferences. Even those who were considered "privacy-sensitive" by their reported privacy concerns did not respond differently to the pizza incentive than the rest of their peers. This is solid continued evidence of the privacy paradox: that our privacy behaviors contradict our privacy attitudes.
Is the Geek Squad Spying for the FBI?Computers, Police, Surveillance
EFF is suing the FBI through the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information on how it recruits Best Buy Geek Squad employees to report on illegal contents of devices they take in. This interest originates from a federal case in California, where Best Buy confirmed that members of its Geek Squad in Kentucky received compensation for reporting on customers who possessed child pornography on their devices. If the FBI is recruiting private industry employees to spy on personal computers, EFF argues, it constitutes an unlawful government search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Relying on private vendors represents a means of accessing hidden data without the requirement to file a warrant, thus circumventing traditional protections for privacy. Best Buy has stated that the employees' decision to accept payment goes against its policies. However, when you drop a device off at Geek Squad, you sign a document acknowledging that Best Buy will turn over devices containing child pornography to the FBI. Employees cannot search for such material; they instead must come across it while conducting the customer-requested service. Court documents from the California case demonstrate suspiciously close ties with the Geek Squad, referring to the employees as "sources." It will be interesting to see what documents EFF's FOIA suit uncovers regarding the cozy relationship between the FBI and private industry.
Source: SF Chronicle
Former Intelligence Director Clapper Calls for Police Access to Encrypted DataPolice, Regulation, Smartphones, Social Media, Surveillance
Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence (under the Obama administration) James Clapper spoke in Australia last week, calling on Silicon Valley to develop encryption that allows law enforcement to access the encrypted content while investigating criminal acts. He claims that technology companies have a "social responsibility" to provide this access to the government. Clapper likened full encryption to giving a "pass" to "criminals, terrorists, rapids, murderers, et cetera." The encryption debate came to widespread public attention following the 2015 San Bernardino shooting, after which Apple refused to unlock the iPhone 5c used by the shooter. The FBI sidestepped Apple by working with a third party to unlock the phone. Clapper also called for filtering out "some of the more egregious material that appears on social media." At the same time, the former intelligence chief has also been outspoken in his criticism of Trump, stating last week that the Watergate scandal "pales" in comparison with Trump's strong pro-Russia stance in the face of evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Sources: TechCrunch, Reuters
Coats Backtracks on Promise to Provide Number of Americans Tracked by NSALegislation, Online privacy, Politics, Smartphones, Surveillance
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats promised at his confirmation hearing to obtain and reveal the number of Americans affected by NSA surveillance. At a hearing this week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Coats reversed course on this, claiming that it is infeasible to provide such an estimate. He argued that revealing this statistic would potentially violate privacy by verifying subject identities [I don't follow…]. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is used to justify "upstream" mass collection of email and phone call data, is set to expire this year. The Trump administration is looking to make this surveillance statute permanent. In a strange twist, NSA Director Mike Rogers argued this week that Section 702 surveillance allowed the NSA to generate "insights" on Russian interference with the 2016 election [what are those insights?].
Sources: ZDNet, Washington Examiner
Uber Exec Obtains Rape Victim's Medical Records Without Consent, Is FiredMedical Records, Smartphones
The president of Uber's business relations in the Asia Pacific region, Eric Alexander, has been fired after a report surfaced that he obtained the medical records of a woman in India who had been raped by an Uber driver. Alexander may also face criminal charges for obtaining these records without the patient's consent, as well as for sharing her medical information with other employees, including CEO Travis Kalanick. While Indian law is still being developed with respect to medical privacy, rules issued by the Medical Council of India require the patient's written consent and an explanation of intended use as a prerequisite to access such records. Alexander allegedly sought the records as evidence that the victim had not truly been raped and that the incident was engineered by Ola, a ride-share competitor in India. The fallout from the initial reporting of the rape resulted in Uber shutting down in New Delhi for several months. This story of medical privacy invasion comes amidst yesterday's firing of 20 other Uber employees as a result of a sexual harassment investigation.
Source: The Verge


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SJU Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support Graduates Its Largest Class of SCHOLARS
Thursday, May 4, 2017
PHILADELPHIA (May 4, 2017) — "In my experience at the Kinney Center," Allison Samson '17, an elementary education major from Sandy Hook, Connecticut, says, "I have learned that no two children or adults with a disability are alike."
Samson is one of 47 undergraduate SCHOLARS (Students Committed to Helping Others Learn about Autism Research and Support) from the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support who will graduate this May. This group is the largest class of SCHOLARS since the Kinney Center's founding in 2009.
"Many of these students have been with us since they were first year students," Ryan Hammond, '13 (MBA), executive director of the Kinney Center, says. "They will have amassed 2,000 hours of training and one-on-one interactions with individuals with autism by the time they graduate."
Kinney SCHOLARS — who often choose to major in autism studies, psychology, or elementary and special education — assist with the center's youth, adult and transitional programs for individuals with autism. This practical experience, coupled with their degrees, gives SCHOLARS a competitive edge over other job and graduate school applicants. Kinney SCHOLARS, who are Crisis Prevention Intervention certified, graduate with knowledge of current industry standards and applied behavior analysis, criminal and medical clearances, and CPR and first aid training.
"All of this experience, coupled with the training and hands-on work, make our SCHOLARS the ideal candidates for schools and service providers in the autism field," Hammond says.
Many SCHOLARS in the Class of 2017 have already leveraged their time at the Kinney Center to find full-time positions. Most, like Katrina Nicolaides '17, an elementary education major from Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, have accepted employment in schools, special education programs or service agencies. Nicolaides will be working as an instructional assistant at A Step Up Academy, a special education school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
"I feel that, at this point in life, I could not have more experience with this field than I do right now," Nicolaides says. "Working at the Kinney Center has not only taught me about the field of autism, but also a lot about myself. I have learned the importance of patience and perseverance through the various learners I have worked with."
Other SCHOLARS will go on to graduate programs in special education, and some will combine graduate school with practical work experience. Samson is one of these SCHOLARS. Samson has accepted a teacher-scholar position with Melmark, a special education and service center in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. She will simultaneously extend her education at SJU by one year in order to complete a master's degree in special education.
"The Kinney Center provided me with training that has allowed me to approach my learners in a whole different manner than I would have without it," Samson says. "When I graduate with my master's degree in 2018, I hope to be teaching in a classroom with children I can make an impact on every day, whether they have a disability or not."
Though the training and experience Samson gained as a SCHOLAR has laid the foundation for her future career in special education, she will also carry the personal growth she achieved at the Kinney Center into the next stage of her education and career, as well.
"Most of all," Samson says, "the Kinney Center has provided me with the confidence I needed to pursue my passion."

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Doug Pritchett represents clients in both state and federal civil courts of appeals in commercial and personal disputes. He also works in the state and federal trial courts on issues that are subject to interlocutory appellate relief or extraordinary relief such as by writ of mandamus. At trial, he works to preserve error, prepare the jury charge, and draft and argue post verdict and post judgment motions.
Before entering private practice, Doug clerked for Justices Raul Gonzalez and Alberto Gonzales on the Supreme Court of Texas. Doug is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Bengals end training camp in Georgetown
Fava's Restaurant owner Jeni Gruchow won't be featuring "Bengal Burgers" and "curly tiger tail" fries this summer.
The eatery on Main Street in Georgetown served those favorites in the summer when the Cincinnati Bengals were in town — but the Bengals will not hold training camp at Georgetown College in 2012, ending a 15-year tradition.
The National Football League team made the announcement in a news release Friday, attributing the change to new rules altering the logistics of pre-season practices.
"I knew it was coming," Gruchow said Friday, taking a quick break during the busy lunch hour. "It's something we've got to accept. We're not happy about it."
The Bengals' decision will have wide-ranging effects.
The city experienced economic boosts during the three weeks the Bengals were in town, said John Simpson, director of the Georgetown/ Scott County Tourism Commission.
"Our hotels got good business from the NFL officials and media and from fans, even people from other states and not even adjacent states who are Bengals fans," Simpson said.
The visitors spent money in local shops, restaurants and gas stations.
"I hate to see them go," Simpson said. "It won't be devastating, but anytime you lose an event like that it will have an impact."
Georgetown College's stadium, adjacent residential complex and Thomas & King Conference Center were built with the Bengals in mind, Simpson said. "All that wasn't built expressly and solely for the Bengals but knowing the Bengals would use it."
Plus, there was a fun atmosphere in the community during training camp, said Jim Allison, vice president for college relations. "We saw a lot of additional traffic through campus and around the athletic complex. The camp drew a lot of Bengal fans," Allison said. The team set aside special times to do meet-and-greets and sign autographs.
"We are, of course, disappointed," said Georgetown College President William H. Crouch Jr. "We have enjoyed hosting the summer camp since 1997 and believe it has been mutually beneficial. We are proud to have been the only NFL training facility ever in Kentucky. Fortunately, there will be other ways for us to work with the Bengals organization, and we look forward to those opportunities."
Bengals and Georgetown College officials met Thursday to discuss their relationship before making the announcement.
In Friday's press release, Bengals owner Mike Brown said the change was "nothing the Bengals or Georgetown College wanted to see happen, but it is the hand we are dealt, so we both have to adjust to it. I will miss going away for training camp very much, and I will especially miss our friends in Georgetown, Kentucky."
Speculation about the NFL club leaving Georgetown began last fall when the league's collective bargaining agreement limited the number of pre-season practices for each team.
In October, Brown noted that under the new rules, the team was practicing only once a day.
"And when you practice once a day, is it necessary to go away to training camp with dorms and all the stuff that you have?" Brown asked. "The purpose of the dorms is to give the players a chance to rest when you're practicing twice a day ... What you are seeing across the league is a tendency by teams to stay at their own location.
"The new agreement between the NFL and its players really impacts training camp by reducing practices."


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7 Things We Loved at New York Fashion Week Today: Alexander Wang's Front Row, Gingham at Altuzarra, and More
The city might be in the grip of a heat wave, but as far the fashion world is concerned the show must go on! With major names like Alexander Wang and Altuzarra on our schedule it was a big day for New York to say the least, and the stylish folk came out in droves despite the stormy weather conditions. Here, a list of highlights on our agenda.
1. New York Fashion Week first-timers: Nigerian designer Lisa Folawiyo brought her show to New York for the first time this season, with a charming offering to match the delicious macaroons at Ladurée's restaurant in Soho. London-based designer Isa Arfen was another who caught our eye with the David Hockney–inspired collection she showed at Milk.
2. Happy feet: The tasseled slides at Adam Lippes were a cool take on the idea of furry sandals in more ways than one.
3. Poolside with Prism: Sunglass and swimwear designer **Anna Laub'**s presentation at the top of the Standard hotel was perfectly timed given the heat wave. If only we'd packed our swimsuits!
4. The best front row of the week so far: Between Rihanna, Lauren Hutton, Nicki Minaj, and South African rappers Die Antwoord, the front row at Alexander Wang was a show in and of itself.
5. The grand piano on the runway at Telfar: With a sound track that included **Taylor Swift'**s "I Knew Your Were Trouble" and **Katy Perry'**s "Dark Horse," the piano player on the runway gets our vote for best runway music.
6. The Killer Heels exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum: The Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit set a high bar for our expectations when it comes to fashion in a museum setting, and with an impressive roster of artists and designers including Nick Knight, Rashaad Newsome, and Manolo Blahnik, tonight's opening didn't disappoint.
7. Gingham at Altuzarra: French bombshell Brigitte Bardot famously got married in a pink gingham dress, and you could say the designer's curvilinear tailored suits and slit skirts were cut from the same cloth.


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Know what patients (or competitors) are saying about your clinic./
The very best way to stay informed of any new post or comment about you or your clinic is to create a few Google Alerts. It takes just a few seconds and will email you a link whenever one of your alerts is triggered.
To create an alert:
- Visit Google Alerts
- In the "Create an alert about" box, enter the words you want to get email notifications for.
- Click Show options to say how often you get alerts, what types of results you want to get, and more.
- Click Create Alert.
- Once your alert is set up, you'll start getting emails any time Google finds new search results for your keywords.
You'll want to set up alerts for you name (with any common spellings), your medical spa or clinic's name, and possibly even your competitors to instantly be notified when something you're interested in gets mentioned.


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We just welcomed a new baby, so we haven't done a lot of extras with the units in My Father's World, but we are finally winding down. We just finished F is for Frog and X is for Fox in My Father's World kindergarten.
F is for Frog – My Father's World Kindergarten
I like to use YouTube when I can, and this video explained the frog life cycle very well. Our main focus this week was on learning this life cycle. Bug did such a good job even though he was honestly not very interested. Apparently, frogs are not his thing.
I love Frog and Toad, so we read the story together. We also read Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher." These stories are so adorable and I think every child should hear them!
Here's Bug's illustration of the frog life cycle.
My favorite part of this unit was our words to remember. The kids are still talking about "using their tongues wisely" and only saying nice things.
X is for Fox – My Father's World Kindergarten
We then started the fox unit. Once again, Bug was not too interested.
We watched The Fox and the Hound on Netflix.
He classified animals by habitat.
We read The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck and he illustrated a fox.
And…we got our first grade curriculum! After a lot of debate, I'm sticking with MFW. More on that in another post!
Don't forget to check out what we did in the other units!
Follow Joanie Boeckman (Simple Living Mama)'s board My Father's World Kindergarten on Pinterest.


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VLANs are a very common networking technology used in our computer networks. In this post i will outline the steps i took to create and configure 2 VLANs on my ESXi machine, using a Dell PowerConnect 5324, and a pfSense firewall appliance.
In this example we will create 2 VLANs, 100 which we will call internal with the network 10.0.100.0/24 and VLAN 200, with the network 10.0.200.0/24 which we will call clients
First a little backgroud, Cisco defines a VLAN as
a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured to communicate as if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are located on a number of different LAN segments.
This is allows them to be quite flexible, for example network devices in different geographical locations can be a part of the same local network.
The details of the hardware and software used are as follows:
- Dell PowerConnect 5324 Gigabit Layer-2 switch
- pFsense 2.2-RELEASE (i386)
- VMware vSphere 5 (ESXi 5.5.0)
- vSphere C# Client 5.5.0
1. Create VLANs in pfSense
- Go to Interfaces –> Assign and take note of the interface name for which you will be using to route the VLAN traffic, in my case my LAN interface, re1
- Now we go to Interfaces –> VLANs and click on the + to create our 2 VLANs, 100 and 200, which we call internal and clients. We will also set the parent interface to the LAN interface, the one we noted in step 1 (re1).
- Now we can go back to Interfaces –> Assign, Add these 2 interfaces to your list with the plus at the bottom near the Available network Ports line, and you will see that after refreshing they will show in in the list as OPT(X).
- Now we need to configure these interfaces, so go to Interfaces –> OPT6, enable the interface, name it, give it a static ip configuration, and give if the network address.Repeat this for the second VLAN interface OPT7
- We will want a DHCP service to assign address for our 2 VLANs. Go to Services –> DHCP server. The 2 interfaces will show up in this panel, select internal, enable the DHCP server, and select your address pool.Repeat for the clients VLAN interface.
- Newly created interfaces don't have any firewall rules, and pfSense will deny traffic by default. So we will configure some firewall rules to allow traffic on these interfaces. Go to Firewall –> Rules and click on the internal (vlan100) tab. Add a new rule. Pass traffic on internal (vlan100) interface, protocol any, source inernal (vlan100) network, destination any.Repeat for clients (vlan200) interface
To recap, we now have 2 virtual interfaces on our re1 interface that correspond to vlan100 and vlan200, we have DHCP servers to assign addresses to devices, and we have firewall rules to allow traffic to pass in on this interface. You should note that the firewall rules we created will allow traffic between any destination including your VLANs and LAN, if you had intended to block this traffic you would have to adjust the firewall rules accordingly.
2. Configure switch ports
Next we are going to need to configure our switch ports to accept VLAN tagged traffic. This is where things got confusing, at least for me. The terminology and settings vary from product to product making understanding the basics of tagged/untagged and siwtch port modes quite confusing for the uninitiated. I will try to elaborate on this at the end of the article and give an overview of my understanding of a few of the details.
- Go to Switch –> VLAN –> VLAN Membership and click add to create the new VLANs.Repeat for clients (vlan200).
- In my case port 11 is connected to the ESXi machine vSwitch, and port 1 is connected to the pfSense device LAN interface (re1). Both of these ports need to be configured to carry tagged traffic from multiple VLANs. Go to Switch –> VLAN –> Port Settings, select the port g1, and set the port VLAN mode to Trunk, apply the changes and repeat for the second port g11.
- The last step is to make these 2 ports a member of our new VLANs, and set that port to Tagged. Switch –> VLAN –> VLAN Membership, show VLAN 100, click the static row box for our 2 ports, 1 and 11, and set them to T for Tagged. Apply Changes
Lastly don't forget to copy your running configuration to the startup configuration! System –> File Management –> Copy Files, running-config to startup-config
3. ESXi Configuration
That takes care of the physical networking configuration, we have our layer-3 device to route our 2 vlans, and our switch ports are set to carry vlan tagged traffic. Now we need to configure the virtual ESXi switch to tag the traffic with the correct VLAN ID.
- We need to create 2 new port groups on our vSwitch0 and set the VLAN ID. In your vSphere Client, the Configuration –> Networking tab, Add Networking, Select Virtual Machine, Click next. We will use vSwitch0 which has the physical adapter vmnic0, click Next
- Set a network label for the port group, internal, and set the VLAN ID to 100, finish the wizard and repeat for clients, VLAN ID 200.
- Lastly we need to set the network adapter for the virtual machine to use the new port group. Right Click –> Edit Settings –> Network Adapter and change the Network Label to one of the new port groups
That's it, you now should have 2 VLANS, internal and clients, which each have a virtual machine associated with them. Each VM should be assigned an ip address from the DHCP server for its VLAN.
VLAN Configuration Overview
One of the most confusing things of this process for me was understanding the various port settings in the PowerConnect switch interface. I will summarize what i have learnt, (hopefully it is correct..) for anyone who may have the same questions as i did.
In general there are 3 different types of Port Modes: Access, Trunk, General
This is the default mode for all ports on this switch. Frames that enter access ports are untagged. The switch will add tags to received frames, and remove tags from transmitted frames. Access ports can associated with only 1 VLAN. By default they are assigned the default VLAN (vlan1). Typically used when connecting VLAN unaware devices to a switch.
This mode allows you to use tagged frames on transmission, generally all traffic must be tagged. It will also allow untagged traffic on the native VLAN (vlan1). This mode us most often used when connecting 2 VLAN aware devices together.
This mode combines Access and Trunk, with general mode you can specify any native VLAN and you can have multiple untagged VLANs


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I must be listening to too much Taylor Swift because when I was trying to write a column last week my mind was the blankest of blank spaces. But really, I did feel a push to write about the injustices and the following protests involved with the killing of Mike Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York, but the only thing stronger than this push was my total inability to do justice to the cause and to contribute something new to the conversation.
It was a good lesson in silence and allowed me to think about when I should shut up and when I should do anything but that. So, the most that I could do was tweet a bunch about these cases, post some links, have some discussions, and then I just stopped. Which I felt really shitty about. This is really part of a pattern I notice with social media and us youths and our subsequent involvement with social causes. It raises the question: How do people decide when to (seemingly) stop caring?
For example, the night of the announcement that Darren Wilson, Mike Brown's killer, wouldn't be indicted, my Twitter and Tumblr feed exploded with posts of outrage, of sorrow, of protest, of calls for actions. But as the days progressed, the posts dwindled down and were replaced with comments about holiday shopping or a really great sandwich somebody ate. This isn't a criticism, since I'm just as guilty and we're allowed to live our own lives and be trivial. It's what you do offline that shows if you actually care or if you're just jumping on some bandwagon to gain social justice cred.
This is all reminiscent of the spread of that Human Rights Coalition logo that everybody made their profile pictures a few years ago. The pink equal sign against a red background colored Facebook for a few weeks before dissapearing completely from our online conciousness. Now, the movement for equality for LGBT+ people is still a very real thing despite the dying out of this fad. The logo falls into the same category of things such as the pink ribbon for breast cancer and whatever that Kony 2012 nonsense was supposed to be.
They're things that act more as symbols to bring awareness and spread information. The HRC logo just was a representation of the cause, but it certainly graced enough Facebook walls to start a dialogue, just as posts about Ferguson aim to do. So the key is following up on these conversations in the "real world." People still care about the fight against breast cancer (maybe not Kony as much, but that was weird to begin with and indeed, part of the reason the Kony campaign was exposed as a scam was due to social media) even if they aren't posting about it. So sure, movements don't usually begin and die with postings online, but social media definitely helps them thrive and reach larger, more diverse demographics.
During a press conference about the non-indictment of Darren Wilson, Robert McCulloch, prosecutor of the case, brought up the use of social media in for creating "nonstop rumors" that he said affected the public opinion of the case. Twitter released a map this week outlining the popularity of hashtags inspired by this events such as #BlackLivesMatter and #WeCan'tBreathe, showing how the news spead across oceans to reach a whole bunch of people who wouldn't have heard anything about it without social media.
As part of the demographic that had to hold their tongues at Thanksgiving dinners and avoided posting opinions on Facebook that our Aunt Janet could see, I'm allowed to be unabashedly obnoxious, especially when it involves us speaking up about issues we give a shit about. For every post you see about how sick people are of hearing about Ferguson, there are a dozen that lead them to feel that way, which is rad.
But you still want to do stuff like tweet about getting toothpaste in your hair or something your friend said, that's what being a dumb human is all about. And yeah, it really doesn't seem fair that you're allowed to seperate yourself from the tragedy in a way that Garner and Brown's families cannot. There's a whole other level of ickiness for someone like me, a white person chockful of privilege. It ends up feeling like everything you post is inconsequential, especially as a journalist whose only means of promotion is pretty much you tweeting out: "Hey! I wrote this article, check it out!" Why should people care? What right to you have to post this while so much infinitely important stuff is going on?
I don't have an answer because there probably isn't one. But thinking critically of how causes are influenced by social-media activity (or inactivity) can help us reflect on our own behaviors offline.
So like, I don't know. It's up to you to decide the most comfortable way for you to talk about things you feel strongly about, while still allowing yourself to write about the relatively unimportant details of your life. Not tweeting about important issues isn't a big deal if you work to spread information and promote the cause with real flesh-and-bone human people.


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Jennifer Love Hewitt lightens up with new honey blonde locks
The actress was positively glowing as she showed off the honey-blonde shade at the Beverly Hills launch of her maternity clothes collection for a Pea In the Pod maternity wear.
This was after debuting the new 'do on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she talked about life as a mother and wife.
Jennifer has come over from the dark side with a new blonde hairstyle.
Jennifer's new look is markedly different from the raven locks she sported previously with a blunt fringe. She appears to have been growing out the style, which was cut to just above her shoulders last August.
Jennifer regularly updates her style – she's been blonde before and has also dyed her hair red, looking great each time.
With this latest 'do She follows in the footsteps of Cher Lloyd and Hilary Duff – who have both lightened up their hair colour recently.
The actress showed off her new blonde tresses at the launch of her new maternity clothes line.
Jennifer told Ellen that her baby daughter Autumn, who was born in November, is "fantastic".
"She's sleeping better now, not so much in the beginning, which was a little rough. But, she's a great sleeper now," added the 35-year-old.
The star also told how she married Autumn's dad, her Client List co-star Brian Hallisay "just five days" before the baby was born.
"It was very, it was really sweet and he's an awesome, incredible father and a great husband and I just feel really lucky," she said.


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"Those who know the rules of true wisdom are lower than those who love them. Those who love them are lower than those who follow them". —– Chinese Proverb—–
QUO VADIS There is a saying that if you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. We are so engrossed in our daily activities that often we do not stop to ask where we are going or do not care where we go, as long as we are busy and expend vast energy in the process. So we end up quite often traveling on the wrong road and we numbingly know that no amount of travel on the wrong road will take us to the desired destination. Apart from knowing which road to take, it is also important to have a feel for the environment in which our journey takes place. As we survey the surroundings, it is not a scenic picture. The world seems entangled in a mess. A huge mess (an understatement). Who can untangle the tangle? Coaches can, in a small and humble way. The process is likened to the coach lighting one candle; the coachee in turn lights another person's candle, and the process continues. Little things have a way of adding up and then the sum becomes significantly meaningful. If this process brings about more understanding and trust between people of the world and ends up with more peace and less violence on earth, we in the coaching profession would have done our wee bit.
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C and I, along with his mom and sister, went to see Les Miserable today. C's sister's husband, not a fan of musicals, ducked out to see Django Unchained and met us later.
My facebook feed has been abuzz with the Miz the last couple days, but most of the comments seem to be framed by comparison to the various live productions of the play. I've never seen it. This film was my first experience with the show and the music.
Here are a few bullet-point impressions:
1. People randomly run into significant people from their pasts with alarming (and tiresome) frequency.
2. Anne Hathaway. Anne Hathaway. Okay, I was already in love with her going in, but I don't even quite have words to describe what she was doing. I have the sense that her performance in this has set a new mark. I sat there slack-jawed the whole time she was on the screen. To me, it felt historical. The biggest flaw of this film is that her character dies 20 minutes into it. I suspected there'd be a ghost appearance, but I wish it had happened sooner.
3. The music is very affecting at times. I shed quite a few tears. But can I just say that it's basically the same song over and over with slight varations. Being a verse-chorus man, I'm always amazed at how shows like this become so popular. Waiting and waiting for the song to land is eventually exhausting, to me.
3. The cinematography is a little claustrophobic. Love all that splotchy skin, but a big musical with an epic story and so much sweeping, soaring music, well, I want a few long shots.
4. Helena Bonham-Carter has made quite a career out of that hair, hasn't she? Love her.
5. I'm a big fan of long books, long plays, long movies, so I hate to say it, but it was l-o-n-g.
6. Anne Hathaway.
7. Anne Hathaway. Anne Hathaway.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Christmas Miserable.
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text: Although the central teaching of Christianity is supposed to be the incarnation, that is, God-in-the-flesh, positive teaching about sexuality is in short supply amid the repressive dogmas throughout the church history. This class, taught by Rev Dr Beverly Dale is designed to subvert those teachings by presenting a body-positive, inclusive biblical interpretation and theological views that promote gender and sexual equality as well as an ethically grounded sexual exploration. This class will be held at Hagan Hall at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, 7301 Germantown Aves and is part of the Mt Airy Learning Tree spring schedule. Class is 7-9 p.m. To register in advance:


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If you surf the blogosphere--at least, the right wing of it--you'll see a swelling discussion of excessive spending by the GOP Congress; and you'll see expressions of hope that the GOP will do something about metastasizing government.
In these years of GOP ascendancy, spending has spiked and the government has grown like "the Blob" in the 1950s movie. President Bill Clinton said, "the era of big government is over." President Bush and the GOP Congress feel otherwise.
So, shall we now hope that something has changed?
We shall see.
But keep this interpretative key handy at all times: they are liars!
Now, I know: "aren't the Democrats liars too?" Well, yes.
But the GOP is worse.
The Democratic Party isn't lying when it advocates big government--and Democrats do advocate it, very openly. Democrats aren't liars when they demand abortion-on-demand, and demand you pay for it. They aren't liars when they demand higher taxes, race quotas, compulsory unionism, government hostility to religion, and so forth.
The Democrats are essentially honest about their advocacy of these things. Call them whatever names you like--but they aren't liars.
On the other hand, the GOP says: we love smaller government; we will end government subsidies; we will overturn Roe v. Wade; we will end racial quotas, we will repeal gun control, we will support Right to Work, we will cut spending, eliminate government programs and shut down bureaucracies.
All lies. The GOP is the Liar Party.
No, they're not all liars. That's the tragedy. Some in office do care, they share our outrage over this utter dishonesty. And I don't mean to be unfair to them.
But I believe the only thing that will induce the GOP to some measure of honesty is imminent threat of disaster--if you will forgive me, a political Katrina bearing down on them.
And that will only happen when the right-wingers the GOP considers in their pocket really rebel. As long as conservatives keep going back to their abusive spouse for more of the same, nothing will change.
I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified -- St. Paul, I Corinthians 2:2
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Republicans are liars!
Posted by Fr Martin Fox at 10:26 PM
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- joseph zarick said...
Republicans and democrats live and breathe to remain in Washington. Some have sold their souls to the Devil. Once done; no return.The things one has to do to remain in office cannot ever be good for US. In the old days it was a sacrifice to be there, not a reward. Now things are reversed. There should be low pay and no retirement benefits. You's see a change then.
- September 24, 2005 at 5:12 PM
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Creamy Chicken and Sun-dried Tomato Pasta
A deliciously creamy chicken pasta dish, easy to make and very satisfying. This is a good recipe for using up that baby spinach before it expires, very versatile see the notes for other suggested ingredients. Ingredients Serves 4 1 pkt of pasta – any kind but smaller pieces work best like spirals or …


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November 21, 2010
2011 Debut Author Challenge
Thanks to the 2010 challenge I discovered some great authors and also some of my top reads of the year - The Sky Is Everywhere and Shade deserving of special mention here. The rules of the challenge are simple (and listed here) and I can't stress enough how rewarding it is to take part, supporting and promoting new writers as they step onto the YA stage. Sign up and start reading - you won't regret it!
My provisional list for the 2011 Debut Author Challenge is as follows:
Across The Universe - Beth Revis
The Water Wars - Cameron Stracher
The Iron Witch - Karen Mahoney
Wither - Lauren DeStefano
Blood Magic - Tessa Gratton
Divergent - Veronica Roth
The Revenant - Sonia Gensler
Falling Under - Gwen Hayes
XVI - Julia Karr
Starcrossed - Josephine Angelini
A Beautiful Dark - Jocelyn Davies
Awaken - Katie Kacvinsky
Those That Wake - Jesse Karp
Unearthly - Cynthia Hand
Wereworld: Rise of The Wolf - Curtis Jobling
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- the story siren said...
thanks so much for joining the challenge! hope you discover some new fabulous authors! happy reading and good luck!
- 21 November 2010 at 23:11
- Ella Press said...
Awesome list! AtU is on mine too! Happy reading!
- 22 November 2010 at 00:17
- thebookfairyhaven said...
OH, you have listed practically all of the books I'm dying to read next year. This will be my first Debut Author challenge that I'm participating in, so I'm really excited about it - especially Falling Under. :)
- 22 November 2010 at 13:45
- Lauren said...
I'm so glad you're doing this, mostly so I can copy your book choices because I'm bound to love them. I'm planning on reading most of the ones you've listed, but haven't heard of a few so I'll go check those out.
- 22 November 2010 at 22:57
- Chutzpah said...
Hi, just found your blog through Persnickety Snark and will certainly be following! I love reading about the debut authors of 2011, but I'm also really glad you mentioned Shade from 2010. I thought that book was pretty spectacular and couldn't recommend it more!
- 22 November 2010 at 23:47
- Splendibird said...
Lauren - you're alive! I've been wondering where you were on Twitter/blog/FB! I should warn you that I chose this list very quickly while suffering from sleep deprivation. Still, some of them (Awaken/Blood Magic/Wither) I do know about and they look awesome. The rest just instantly caught my attention!
- 23 November 2010 at 10:18
- Lauren said...
I'm totally alive! Well, kinda. But jetlagged. I have to say, Blood Magic has me so intrigued I can hardly stand it.
Also, I'm trying to remember if you've read Entangled by Cat Clarke yet. Because if not you have to add that one!
- 24 November 2010 at 20:50
- Splendibird said...
I just saw your Wizarding World of Harry Potter post and had to go and vomit in envy. Well, not really but you get the idea... looks fabulous.
I have read Entangled - in fact, I'm taking part in the blog tour for it so my review should be up next week. I enjoyed it but found it to be quite a stressful sort of read... And yes, Blood Magic sounds awesome, not least because it's by Tessa Gratton who has to be one of the most accessible authors I've had the pleasure to interact with.
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A protest will be held outside Halifax Town Hall this evening (Tuesday) as Calderdale Council debates plans to build an incinerator in Sowerby Bridge.
Campaigners have argued for months against the two sets of controversial plans submitted by Calder Valley Skip Hire for its sites at the Belmont Recycling Centre on Rochdale Road and another location at Mearclough Road.
In response to the applications, which are being considered by the council, two groups of protesters walked the distance between Bolton Brow Primary Academy and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School earlier this year to raise awareness of how close the sites are to the schools.
Campaigner Adrian Mitchell said: "To date it is unclear as to what the potential risks, immediate or long term, could be to air quality and health within the area, however this is something as parents of children at these schools we cannot and will not ignore.
"This is not going to go away and we know there is a lot of local outrage at the propositions however we need the assistance of everyone affected to highlight our plight to the rest of the country.
"We are a strong community as proved from the floods of 2016. Floods we can recover from, pollution of the air we cannot, we want our happy valley not a stinky valley."
But Calderdale Skip Hire managing director Joe Sawrij hit back at the claims.
He said the plants the "family owned business" proposed would be small scale and would incinerate waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill, adding it would "not give rise to any visible emissions".
Its emissions, he said, had been "demonstrated to have a negligible impact at local level in terms of air quality and health".
He added: "The site has been designed such that it has no visual impact and will not create any noise disturbance.
"All heat from the process will be recovered to create electricity, with all residual heat being used within the wider site processes, thus reducing the overall environmental impacts of the company's operations.
"This project is necessary to assist the company in reaching its sustainability and recovery targets of zero wastes to landfill."
The meeting will take place at 6pm this evening.


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The Diet Heart Hypothesis
The diet heart hypothesis is the most common application of the lipid hypothesis. The version using total cholesterol goes like this:
- A higher cholesterol level is associated with an increased risk of CVD
- SFA (and dietary cholesterol) raises cholesterol and PUFA lowers cholesterol
- Therefore SFA (and dietary cholesterol) increases the risk of CVD and PUFA decreases the risk of CVD.
A possible new version of the lipid hypothesis using the Total:HDL-C ratio goes like this:
- A higher Total:HDL-C ratio is associated with an increased risk of CVD
- SFA raises the Total:HDL-C ratio and PUFA lowers the Total:HDL-C ratio
- Therefore SFA increases the risk of CVD and PUFA decreases the risk of CVD.
While SFA raises cholesterol and the Total:HDL-C ratio in the short term (see graphs below), it doesn't seem to in the long term [1] [2]
*If we go off the short term studies, replacing 10% carbohydrate with SFA will increase total cholesterol by about 0.4 mmol/l (15.2 mg/dl) and increase the Total:HDL-C ratio by 0.03. For reference a good Total:HDL-C ratio might be between 3:1 to 4:1 a bad ratio around 5:1 or 6-1. In other words replacing 10% carbohydrate with SFA increases the Total:HDL-C by less than 1%. Then if we assume we can use the Total:HDL-C ratio as a risk factor we have increased our risk of CVD by less than 2.1%. Then consider that no food in 100% SFA. As we can see in the second graph all the fats are expected to reduce the Total:HDL-C ratio.
Saturated Fat in Observational Studies
Cohort study: In women with CHD, the highest quartile of SFA intake had less atherosclerosis, and even slightly reversed it. This initial result was not yet adjusted for confounding variables such as the higher rates of smoking, diabetes, trans fats, alcohol and less exercise, fibre and drug use. Interestingly they had slightly lower LDL-C (ns). They also had higher HDL-C, lower triglycerides, a lower total:HDL-C ratio, lower ApoB (ns) and less hypertension (ns). Overall SFA and MUFA was associated with less progression of atherosclerosis, while PUFA and carbohydrates was associated with a greater progression of atherosclerosis [4]
SFA and CHD by European country [5]
And a meta-analysis found:
"…insufficient evidence from prospective epidemiologic studies to conclude that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD, stroke, or CVD" [6]
Saturated Fat in Clinical Trials
Most of the clinical trials in this area are poorly designed. Some aren't randomised, most aren't isolating one variable (SFA vs linoleic acid) and are instead replacing SFA and artificial TFA with omega 6 PUFA and omega 3 PUFA, and some change the whole diet along with SFA for the intervention group.
"The American Heart Association (AHA) and individual scientists advise consumption of at least 5–10 % of energy as n-6 PUFA to reduce CHD risk. They note that randomised controlled trials (RCT) of CHD outcomes are considered to be the 'gold-standard' for guiding clinical practice decisions. Individual RCT, and two meta-analyses combining seven RCT, are cited as providing 'the most convincing' and 'decisive' evidence-base, with 'immediate implications' for 'population and individual level recommendations' to substitute n-6 PUFA-rich vegetable oils for SFA. However, the conclusions of these meta-analyses have been questioned due to their (1) omission of relevant trials with unfavourable outcomes; (2) inclusion of trials with weak design and dominant confounders; (3) failure to distinguish between trials that selectively increased n-6 PUFA, from trials that substantially increased n-3 PUFA; (4) failure to acknowledge that n-6 and n-3 PUFA replaced large quantities of trans-fatty acids (TFA), in addition to SFA, in several trials." [7]
Dietary recommendations to include linoleic acid have been based on data showing benefits when SFA and TFA have been replaced with both omega 3 and 6 PUFA, usually along with other inventions that improve food quality. Replacing SFA and artificial TFA with both omega 6 and omega 3 PUFA decreased all-cause mortality by 22% [7] [8]
However, replacing SFA and TFA with just linoleic acid increases CVD by 16% and all-cause mortality by 13% [7] [8]. Artificial TFA has been well established to promote CVD, so one would expect the effect of replacing SFA with omega 3 and 6 PUFA would be smaller than a 22% decrease in mortality and the effect of replacing SFA with linoleic acid would be greater than a 16% increase in CVD and a 13% increase in total mortality.
"Unfortunately this potential confounding role of TFA was not appreciated. Similarly, the displacement of TFA, rather than the substitution of mixed n-3/n-6 PUFA for SFA, may account for some or all of the 22 % reduction in non-fatal MI+CHD death in our meta-analysis. By contrast, the increased CHD risks from n-6 specific PUFA diets in our meta-analysis may be underestimated as n-6 PUFA also replaced substantial quantities of TFA" [7]
How is it that PUFA consumption is associated with lower CVD in observational studies, yet in clinical trials replacing SFA and TFA with LA increases CVD mortality? There's something called the healthy observer effect where those who observe officially endorsed health practices (such as replacing SFA with LA) have a lower risk of disease and death. The healthy observer effect can explain why hormone replacement therapy was associated with lower CVD in observational studies but higher CVD in trials [8]
I'll discuss in a later post a reason why replacing SFA and TFA with LA resulted in increased mortality. If you would like to read more about the clinical trials comparing SFA with PUFA you can find that in most of the further reading and in 'Perfect Health Diet' by Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet and 'The Great Cholesterol Con' by Anthony Coplo
Further Reading:
(1) Diet-Heart Controlled Trials: a New Literature Review
(2) New Review of Controlled Trials Replacing Saturated fat with Industrial Seed Oils
(3) Good Fats, Bad Fats: Separating Fact from Fiction
(4) Precious Yet Perilous
(5) Myth: One High-Saturated Fat Meal Can Be Bad
(6) The Diet-Heart Hypothesis: Stuck at the Starting Gate
(7) Does Dietary Saturated Fat Increase Blood Cholesterol? An Informal Review of Observational Studies
(8) Saturated Fat Is Not Associated With CVD, Evidence of Publication Bias
(9) The Cholesterol Wars: Steinberg Strikes Back
(10) How Conflating the Lipid Hypothesis With the Diet-Heart Hypothesis Led to the Public Condemnation of Bacon, Butter, and Eggs


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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Labcyte Inc., a company revolutionizing life science research with its patented acoustic liquid handling technology, today announced the release of a new software application for its Echo® liquid handlers. Echo Combination Screen, the 6th addition to Labcyte's suite of software applications for Echo systems, provides a graphical, user-friendly approach to mapping out the complex transfer patterns required for combinatorial assays or screens.
"With 2D or 3D combination screening, the management of pick lists, transfer maps, and plate handling protocols becomes significantly more complex. Echo Combination Screen simplifies the creation of combinatorial layouts and protocols for our revolutionary Echo liquid handlers to save time without limiting flexibility," said Randy Dyer, Senior Product Manager for software at Labcyte.
Echo Combination Screen includes a built-in tool for designing dose-response curves that automatically converts starting concentrations and dilution factors into transfer and normalization volumes for any curve, allowing users to take full advantage of a direct dilution approach. Users can save individual dose-response curves to a library for use across protocols. Curves from the library can be used in a graphical layout editor to design combinatorial layouts for assay development, anchor screening, synergistic screening, grid screening, and more. The software supports multi-concentration curves, single concentration transfers, single agent transfers, pick lists, and control wells.
Labcyte Echo liquid handlers use focused sound energy to dispense precisely-sized droplets in nanoliter increments from a source microplate well to a destination microplate, chip, or similar device. The speed and any-well to anywhere flexibility of Echo liquid handlers have made them a preferred tool in combination screening programs in drug discovery and precision medicine. Customers benefit from Labcyte's tipless, non-contact technology, which provides unmatched accuracy and precision. The elimination of plastic tips, reduction of repeated tests, reduced sample and reagent use and general ease of use for Echo systems translate to significant cost savings for users.
Labcyte was recently named a Genedata "Ready to Run" partner. The goal of this program is to deliver out-of-the-box software integration for high-throughput and other types of screening environments.
About Labcyte Inc.
Labcyte, a global biotechnology tools company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is revolutionizing liquid handling. Echo® liquid handling systems use sound to precisely transfer liquids without contact, eliminating the use of pipettes. Labcyte instruments are used worldwide throughout the pharmaceutical industry, as well as by biotechnology companies, contract research organizations, and academic institutions. Our customers work across a wide spectrum of scientific research, including drug discovery, genomics, proteomics, diagnostics and personalized medicine. Labcyte has 55 U.S. patents and others internationally. For more information, visit www.labcyte.com.


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Environment Design in Motion Planning
Exploiting the environment is useful to reduce robot state uncertainty due to very reliable force feedback. Therefore, we extended an RRT based motion planner with motion actions which allow the planner to make contact with the environment. This raised the importance of actual shape and availability of environment features to enable contacts. A first environment design algorithm has been developed that iteratively adds new environment features to a given scene. To do so, the algorithm detects and models areas of high uncertainty to then construct and place landmarks into the uncertain areas.
Description of Work
The technical focus of this thesis can be discussed. You can either extend the existing environment design algorithm by proposing alternative strategies for the main algorithmic steps:
- uncertain area detection
- modeling of the uncertain areas
- shaping environment features according to the areas
- placing environment features
Alternatively it is possible to develop an orthogonal algorithmic strategy. Furthermore, for the current designer to generate landmarks, it requires an exploration of the environment A theoretical analysis of the environment - e.g. medial axis could be used instead.
Understanding of Robot motion planning algorithms. C++, Robotics Library
- First abstract on this subject
- Paper on the human exploitation of the environment in grasping and the importance of it in grasp planning
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No kidding, right?
I think that's perhaps what I've been going through in this 4th round. I've not forgotten completely, but largely put aside the memory of trying to conceive a child with my own eggs. My assumption is that hey, they've left the building, nothing more I can do to make that a reality. And after three unsuccessful transfers with a donor egg embryo, which we all think is going to be a slam dunk, here we are, a week out from transferring not one but two embryos into me and crossing our fingers and toes.
So because of that, we are living each day acknowledging the past without dwelling on it, trying new things, and doing our best to focus on being mindful and stay in the present as much as possible. It ain't easy, but it's worth a try.
Ultrasound Day
One year ago we kicked off treatment at this particular clinic. Yet I swear to god, today's T-V ultrasound for Round 4 is the first time I can admit I've actually seen my uterus on the monitor. Heh. Dan sees it every time we have one but for the life of me I just have played along pretending to know what the hell is on the screen. 🙂 My uterus is retroflexed which means it's doing a bit of a backbend in there (which goes to normal they say if/when you get pregnant). Ahh, nice to know they weren't all kidding me about seeing something there the prior million times. Talk about blind faith.
Anyhow, my lining is a bit over 7mm (the minimum it needs to be) with another week to continue to build up so he said it all looks good and we're right on track for next Thursday's transfer. I still get a bit anxious though as there's nothing like Dr Google to get you comparing your lining with that of others. Hell, we're talking about millimeters. But I'm just keepin' on keepin' on. I can't drop the 40 lbs I gained over this past year of effed up stress levels, I can only focus on caring for my mental, physical and emotional as I stand here this moment. I have to forgive myself for the past emotional eating and concentrate on acceptance, nurturing, optimism and love. It's all I've got.
Bright and early tomorrow morning my daily PIO booty shots begin along with 5 days of twice-daily prednisolone. Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale. In 15 days, we will know if it's the end of the road, or just the beginning.
A Window Opens A Bit Further
So yesterday I saw my mom for the first time in 6 1/2 years. I was pretty chill all week and the morning of, my heart raced like I'd downed two double espressos.
She arrived and was so much smaller. Maybe that's what happens with all of our parents, but she seemed smaller, frail, I don't know. She's 75 and has lost a lot of weight. This was a woman who had a booty back in the day, and now just ate one small pancake with some applesauce on it. I flit about in entertainer mode, showing her around the house and gardens, serving breakfast, and my husband showing her the beehive. It was two hours, a start, and at the end I walked her over to get some Reiki to help soothe her in her grief. We met her afterwards at the cafe for tea and she was mellow. My husband expressed his condolences and she teared up, saying she saw bits of her beloved in other people, including him. She was vulnerable. She said a brief 'love you' as she said goodbye. In an email later that day she said she was glad to see me so happy with my husband and thanked me for my help as I'd suggested the Reiki, encouraged her toward acupuncture, and sent her information on volunteering with the local schools. She said I was 'a sweetheart'.
I'm intrigued at those words, this new vulnerability, this person wrapped in the package of my mother but in many ways quite different. I am watching, quietly, because these are words I've not heard, compliments I've never received. Nothing was said about how I looked, my weight, my hair, nothing on the outside that I was used to her focusing on for, well, forever. Gunshy, yes I am. But intrigued still. As I told my counselor last week, sometimes going through this process, we just need to feel mothered, and I have chosen to be brave and open to possibilities I once never thought, well, possible.
So who knows, maybe I'll believe in the possibility of miracles. Maybe I'll make her a grandmother, my husband a father, myself a mother. Maybe.


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Foundation Undertones Uncovered
If natural light is split into 7 colours (think of the rainbow) then why should we limit ourselves to think that the spectrum in choosing foundation colours consists of the following three, light medium or dark shades only?
There is more to the naked eye when we talk about natural light which has a spectrum broken into the colours of the rainbow. These colours have a profound impact on the whole universe of makeup artistry. Skin tone is a fundamental factor in how your foundation will finish post application.
Your Skin tone comprises of two layers
- Surface tone – the colours you can visibly see on the surface i.e. light, medium, dark skin.
- Undertone – this is where the colour rests underneath the skin.
Colours from 'Y' yellow to 'RV' red-violet are considered as WARM colours i.e. golden, yellow, reds and pinks. Opposite colours are classed as COLD colours i.e. your blues, purple and greens.
Looking at the diagram below you can easily identify the skin surface tones light, medium & dark but when it comes to undertones for instance, the two faces in the bottom right hand side are both dark skinned women but with completely different undertones.
The lady labelled EARTH 4-5 has a RED UNDERTONE whereas lady EARTH 6-7 has a BLUE undertone. An example of a light skinned WARM undertone lady would be SAND 4-5 whereas a dark skinned WARM undertone would be EARTH 2-3.
Once you are able to undercover your undertone it then makes the perfect foundation fit process a step easier this is much better than guessing off the swatch of foundation on the back of your hand. This is a common mistake made by women of colour and can at times be disastrous as black skin stones tends to be darker across the forehead and lighter around the middle part of the face. You also have to take into consideration that if you are prone to oily skin, this can turn your foundation darker.
An amazing must-have corrective powder for oily skins is the Ben Nye powder in 'Banana' for medium to darker complexions. This is great for adding warmth to the skin and for oil control and highlighting. This is not usually stocked in UK department stores you will find this on Ebay and Amazon prices do vary between £15.99 and upwards.
How do I choose the correct texture of foundation for my skin? I hear you chant. Since we are on the subject of oily skin I will recommend that a woman with oily skin should firstly indulge in a lightweight facial moisturiser. Skincare is so vital in achieving the ideal makeup look which is fresh flawless and youthful.
For oily skin, try:
For dry skin, try:
For normal or combination skin, try:
Consider using Bobbi Brown Skin foundation £30 available in 15 shades OR Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touché Eclat foundation £29.
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OEM Rudder Pedal Mechanism and Handles
The OEM rudder handle mechanisms have been sitting in storage for considerable time, and I thought it was time to add them to the simulator and replace the very poorly made and 'cheesy' reproductions that I was using.
LEFT: OEM rudder handles and mechanism installed to Captain-side kickstand. The stick shaker can be seen in the foreground (click to enlarge).
The rudder mechanism is not a small item that you can easily screw to the kickstand. Each handle attaches to a 8-inch-long box, that houses the various circuitry, cabling and a dozen or so aircraft circuit breakers.
Connection to the aircraft's system is via two Canon plugs at the rear of the unit, while movement of the pedals forward or aft is facilitated by a long metal cable that connects to the rear of the handle.
The mechanism is not light-weight and weighs in at just over 1 kilogram.
The rudder handles do nothing other than add to the aesthetics of the simulator. However, if wanted the various circuit breakers can be connected to an interface card (something I will not be doing).
LEFT: Rudder handle mechanism (prior to cleaning). The long metal cable that connects to the rear of the handle (enabling the forward and aft adjustment of the pedals) has been removed. The white handle hangs loose and needs to be attached to the box using plastic fasteners (empty holes). The black circular pull on/off circuit breakers can be seen below the white handle (click to enlarge).
Installation to MIP
There are several methods that can be used to install the mechanism to the Main Instrument Panel (MIP).
If you are using an OEM MIP, then connection of the mechanism to the kick-stand is a matter of using the existing bolts and placement holes. Fitment to a reproduction MIP is accomplished differently and depends upon how the MIP is constructed.
I fabricated an aluminium cradle (saddle) that is attached by two nuts and bolts to the lower portion of the kickstand (under the kickstand out of sight). The rudder mechanism slides into the cradle and a small screw holds the mechanism in the correct place. A similar assembly could easily be made from wood and painted Boeing grey.
Note that the method of attachment differs to the way the mechanism is attached in the real aircraft (classic or NG). I have abutted the upper section of the mechanism against the lower kickstand. In the real aircraft the mechanism is attached by a metal mounting bracket and screws.
The rudder mechanism I have installed is from a classic 500 series. The difference between the classic and the NG is minimal, however the method that the mechanism is attached to the lower kickstand differs considerably.
The classic is as shown in the abiove two images while the NG, shown at left, connects directly to the kickstand via a a series of brackets that form part of the kickstand structure.
LEFT: NG style rudder mechanism (click to enlarge) courtesy @Karl
Read about an alternate use of the circuit breakers.


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Sometimes I get stuck. Like bigger-than-life sad/hopeless/can't move stuck. That kind of stuck loops around in a bigger stuck, in which I know I'm not living life to its fullest but can't quite sort out how to fix that. I know, I know, there are drugs for this, but I don't have any and mostly don't want them. Today has been the worst day in a while.
I read a funny (I am pretty sure it was funny?) blog post about depression and chuckled half-heartedly. I had been saving that blog because I love the artist/writer so much, and it didn't even feel like anything to read it. Nothing.
Maybe I am depressed, but I don't think that's it. Most days I feel the amount of nihilism appropriate for the situation (life being meaningless and all) and enjoy things the amount that seems appropriate. I remember being depressed and it was nothing like that. It was more like today, but for all the days I could remember at the time.
Here's the thing: I think if you feel like you're missing out on some of what you could be making of your life, the answer is not to get a pill for that. If you feel bigger-than-life pain sometimes, it might be because you're ignoring nagging dissatisfaction with your choices and circumstances, and that pain is hell-bent on being felt at some point so it can move the fuck on with its life.
I ate a lot of pastries and chocolate today and went to a yoga class. Otherwise, I mostly stared at the screen that I was supposed to be fixing a problem on and couldn't make my brain do the fixing. I tried sleeping, which helped, except now there are bits of chocolate melted into the sheets. I read about juggalos on the internet. So when I realized the video I was about to watch was 20 minutes long, I didn't even care that I would be losing 20 minutes of my day. It was about a guy who got kind of famous for writing a really cool song you might have heard on the radio, and the guy was like 17 at the time and now he is dead from cancer.
The video was about how he decided to live life while he was dying instead of trying so hard not to die that he would be sick from drugs and horrible surgery for the whole rest of his life.
I cried for a good 30 minutes, which helped. I also really want to do that even though I am not dying. My plan is the following:
Stop doing things that seem like a good move even though they will make me too busy to do things like learn stuff on the guitar and go for runs.
Stop saving exercise for the last day of the week when I panic about not having exercised all week.
Do some of the things I want to do but don't because _(insert boring excuse here)_, like eat real food instead of whatever is easiest, do fun things after work, visit my family, hang out with people I like a lot, watch good movies, learn new stuff, go outside when it's nice, etc.
Let go of anger that is pointless.
Write all the things.
Clean my house all the time so I like being there, instead of once every few weeks when I am angry about my house being gross.
You know, all the things people say you should do to be happy. (The last one is probably not on everyone's list, but it is important to me.)
My grandmother did what this kid did when she found out she was terminal, and a lot of the things she had on her list, except I think she was doing most of those things already. She didn't stop being annoyed about annoying things or otherwise a normal human being, but in perspective. As far as I could tell, the only regret she had was not having time to do all the things she wanted to — and that's after seventy-something years of being pretty bad-ass. If there's that much awesomeness to live, I'd better get on it.
I think living like you're dying when you're not dying in any immediate sense is subtly different from living like you're dying when you know you have weeks or months to live, because you can't just stop doing things required of humans, like going to work and thinking about the long-term implications of your life choices. But only subtly different. I love my job and obsessively think about the long-term implications of my life choices as it is, so maybe my shift should be to think less hard about the long-term implications and do more small things just because they are the things I'd want to have done with my life if I didn't have years ahead of me to put them off.
For now, I'll count it a success that I emerged deeply fulfilled from a day I would normally promise myself to get on meds and write off as a waste.
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Government planners originally proposed a massive hydroelectric project of up to seven dams that many feared would devastate thousands of acres of indigenous lands. A 1989 protest organized by Villas-Bôas and his allies drew hundreds of tribesmen and led the World Bank and IMF to withdraw funding.
In 2007, Eletrobras, the state-owned utility, unveiled a scaled-back plan for the Belo Monte Dam that would divert the Xingu River along a 60-mile path and flood an estimated 20,000 acres, drying up a tributary that at least three tribes rely upon for fishing and transportation. Villas-Bôas says the dam is a "Trojan horse," since Eletrobras can meet its 11,000-megawatt target only by constructing additional dams upstream.
André Villas-Bôas: Now 55, Villas-Bôas grew up in São Paulo, earned a degree in social sciences, and then headed into the Amazon to teach the Xavante tribe. He has worked to expand Brazil's protected areas, most notably helping the Panará, Kisêdjê, Waura, and Naravute tribes win back lands that were unlawfully taken from them. Known for shunning the spotlight, he prefers to play the role of strategist, negotiator, and advocate.
On his conservation work: "The Indian lands in the Amazon are so immense that their condition impacts that of the global environment," says Villas-Bôas.
On the tribes he works with: "These societies are socially complex and based on traditions that help them equitably distribute resources and live in harmony with the environment," he says. "We could learn important things from them."
Xingu Indigenous Park: A 6.5-million-acre reserve in the interior state of Mato Grosso, it is home to 16 different indigenous groups.
Terra do Meio: In 2006, after a years-long fight led by Villas-Bôas and his allies, the Brazilian government recognized a series of protected areas, including parks and reserves, that complete a "socio-biodiversity corridor" extending over 108,000 square miles and connecting the Xingu territory to lands of the Kayapó tribe farther north. This "Terra do Meio," or mosaic of land, includes a massive extractive reserve that allows descendants of rubber tappers to continue to harvest latex and generate income as their families have done for generations, but in a sustainable way. They are also now safe from the criminal syndicates that previously used force and intimidation in an attempt to expropriate the land from the tappers.
Villas-Bôas has worked with many of Brazil's indigenous peoples, including . . .
The Kamayurá: Nearly wiped out by a 1954 epidemic, the tribe has clung fast to its lands in the face of ranches and farms that are closing in.
The Kayapó: Warriors notorious for ruthless treatment of colonizers, the Kayapó managed to hold on to more than 40,000 square miles of forest, the most of any tribe. Now they fear that much of that land is threatened by the construction of dams in the Amazon.
The Kisêdjê: These hunter-gatherers, known for their many ceremonial songs and laments, numbered just 62 members by the time they were moved into the Xingu reserve.
The Panará: Villas-Bôas helped this displaced tribe win the right to return to its land in the 1990s and secured for it more than $500,000 in damages.
Land grabs: Over the last 30 years, some 800 people have been murdered in the province of Pará alone, as speculators and ranchers push small farmers from their lands and clear-cut wide swaths of the rain forest. The victims include the American nun Dorothy Stang, who was working to protect the land rights of peasants.
Agribusiness: Soybean farms, where the crops are bound for China, are expanding dramatically, accelerating the pace of deforestation and causing erosion and pollution in the rivers of the Xingu watershed.
Hydropower: Last year, Brazil's electricity use increased almost eight percent, and it suffered 91 major blackouts. Many see hydropower as an easy answer, but environmentalists fear that new dams will alter ecosystems and dry up tributaries tribes rely upon for fishing, irrigation, and transportation.
João Pavese, courtesy Socioambiental


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