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Investments are about as misunderstood as a grounded teenage girl who stayed out too late with her boyfriend. "You just pick a few stocks, and wait for them to go up." "Buy low, sell high! Am I right?" "Twitter? I tweet all the time. I'm in. What's an IPO?" I wish I were kidding.
The more I study the vast world of investments, the more I realize I don't know. The more I talk with people about investments, the more I realize
how little they know
Recently, Meir Statman perfectly articulated some of the points I have long believed are crucial, yet overlooked. His article in the WSJ entitled, "Our Unconscious Investing Motives–And How They Get Us in Trouble", explores the decision making process for different investments. He entreats the psychologist in all of us saying, "Inside all of us are wants we don't always express or often even are aware of. When we make decisions about our money we are often looking to satisfy those hidden emotional desires instead of doing what we say we're doing–seeking out the best return possible." Now, nobody intentionally plays to lose, yet sometimes the financial win is not the same thing as an emotional win.
Overconfidence can be a real downer. Similar to overestimating our own driving abilities, we typically overestimate our investing abilities. "A survey of amateur traders reveals that 62% expected to beat the market during the following 12 months." Say wha?! I would love to get back with those people in a year and see how they fared. Often, this is exacerbated by a quick win in the market. We make one good (and most likely lucky) trade, and we think we can do no wrong. Oh, the pride before the fall.
Often, these people are in and out, bobbing and weaving to make a quick 5%-10% until they get hammered. Many studies have shown that this day trader approach will do more harm than good over the long run–especially with amateur investors who don't have the tools, expertise, and information that the professionals do (though they typically suffer from overconfidence, too.) Ask yourself, "Do I think I have a better chance then the average investor?" If your answer is yes, why? What advantage do you have that others don't?
Fear of any financial loss is another quick recipe for disaster. Cost-averaging down has its benefits, but are you simply holding on to investments because you haven't broke even on it? Afraid to realize losses and admit defeat? The real question should be, where can I best deploy my capital? Avoiding losses at all costs is another type of pride where we intentionally lock up money in poor investments with the hope that it'll turn around, and our mental ledge will be in the black again. Don't let the mental ledger on that one stock keep you from cutting losses to establish positions in better investments.
If you really want to maximize returns, temper your overconfidence and fear by doing your homework. There are a million different angles to explore when deciding on a company to invest in, and the more you study, practice, and research, the easier it becomes. There is no substitute for a rational, patient approach and disposition. Without fail, overconfidence and fear will always precede poor decisions and obfuscate your ability to think rationally leading to financial loss.


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So, I just noticed I was one off the century for the number of posts on this blog. To mark the occasion here is an image of the October 2014 lunar eclipse as taken from my back yard. Hope you like it.
Month: October 2014
Fly boys, their toys and the people who go to watch them play.
Hello everyone, long time no post. Sorry about that, life has been getting in the way.
Pursuing a life does have it advantages however, great photo opportunities. I went to the annual air show last weekend and tested by skills, and the battery life of the camera. The battery life past with flying colours and after the amounts of shots I took I learnt more about the operation of my Cannon.

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Why Trump Needs *Correction* WANTS A Terrorist Attack on U. S. Soil
By most accounts, Trump's presidency has gotten off to a dismal start. His approval ratings are at a historic low for a new president. He has offended key American allies and created significant concerns among other Western nations. His Executive Order on immigration resulted in a confrontation with the federal courts. His top national security advisor resigned after 24 days under a cloud of suspicion. And calls for investigations into the alleged Trump-Russian connection, both before and after the election, are starting to echo in Congress.
Trump desperately needs to rally his base while at the same time distracting the rest of the country from this disastrous first month as President. KellyAnne Conway attempted to provide just such a distraction when she brought up the now infamous Bowling Green Massacre in an interview with Chris Matthews. While this blatant lie was quickly debunked, some polls show that 51% of Trump supporters believe it happened and justify his immigration ban.
When speaking to a rally of the faithful in Melbourne, Florida this Saturday, Trump referred to an "incident" that occurred the night before in Sweden. The fact that there was no such "incident" didn't seem to concern Trump at all. When challenged, he first said he got his information from a report on Fox News. Today he says he was really talking about the immigration laws in Sweden. Unless Sweden lets in all its immigrants last Friday, that hardly qualifies as an "incident."
Trump learned during the campaign that there's nothing like a good old attack by Muslim extremists, such as occurred in Paris, San Bernadino or Orlando, for him to call for drastic measures to "protect" America. After the Paris massacre, he claimed it would never have occurred in the citizens there were allowed to carry guns. He even went so far as to say he could have helped prevent it since he has a "concealed carry" permit.
See his tweets below on two recent tragedies:
Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don't want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2016
Do you all remember how beautiful and safe a place Brussels was. Not anymore, it is from a different world! U.S. must be vigilant and smart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2016
Quebec City
There has been no tweet or comment from Trump at all on this massacre. Was it because this was an attack on Muslims praying in a mosque by a right-wing Canadian extremist? That it provided no ammunition at all for Trump's war on terrorism, which is only one that is waged against Muslim extremists.
But Trump knows that if an attack occurs on U.S. soil, particularly if it results in loss of life, by anyone remotely connected to Islam, or even from a predominantly Muslim country, it will place two powerful weapons in his hands.
First, he can hammer the intelligence community for failing to warn both him and the American people about the possibility of attack. It won't matter that he doesn't pay attention to his daily intelligence briefings, or that there is no way anyone can predict or prevent the "lone wolf" type of attack that has become popular in recent years. Trump needs a weapon to use against the IC who have not enthusiastically supported his policies, and this would fit his agenda perfectly.
Secondly, as President, e has tremendous power at his disposal. He can federalize the National Guard. He can declare martial law. All he needs, all he wants, is a really good excuse to do so. A terrorist attack would be that excuse. In his mind, this would prove to his supporters, and his detractors, that he really is the tough, no nonsense leader he promised to be. And the rest of the country be damned.
Until such an attack occurs, and may God help us if it does, Trump and his minions will continue to fabricate "massacres" and "incidents" to appease his base and distract the rest of the people from the true disasters that are occurring under his administration.


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Once upon a time, business owners set up shop, placed some ads, and maybe hosted a couple of events to drum up customers. But this is the age of the Internet, and that means now you need an online presence for most folks to even consider your business.
That wouldn't be so bad if you could throw together a website and be done, but the list of online must-haves seems to grow every day. Instead of trying to do it all, make sure you have these four essential elements.
"Building an online presence isn't something you can do 'when things aren't busy,'" says business consultant Lara McCulloch (@laramcculloch). Here are some tips she has for figuring out which online elements make sense for your business to prioritize:
Pro tip: Jodie Shaw, the chief marketing officer of The Alternative Board (@TAB_Boards), says a content calendar is a key component for planning your online presence.
"Build your calendar around the events that are important to your audience, and ask yourself 'How can I leverage this opportunity?'" Shaw suggests.
For most businesses, a website is a no-brainer. The tougher call is figuring out what information needs to be on it and what it should look like.
At the very least, content marketing and social media consultant Erika Heald (@SFerika) thinks your website should "have your hours of business and location information (including parking), and it should give your potential customers a feel for what makes your business unique."
She says that might mean writing your founding story or adding photos of your employees.
Your next step is to add the elements that matter for your industry. For example, Heald says a restaurant owner might want to "include a sample menu, details about take-out and delivery options, and note if you are able to accommodate diners with specific food allergies."
Heald's suggestion got us thinking. Here are a few more ideas for industry-specific elements:
Depending on your business, you may also want to highlight certain products or services, add a price list, or offer an online scheduling option.
Pro tip: Notice we didn't say anything too specific about the look of your site? That's because the trends in design are always changing.
"What works now has no guarantee of working the next day," says Paul Lemley (@PALemley), the chief digital strategist of Lemley Media. "Where digital marketers, those that view themselves as true 'growth hackers,' set themselves apart is through being agnostic when it comes to design, platforms, and strategies."
That said, you can't go wrong when you keep your design professional and user-friendly. And consider outsourcing the design work to a professional.
Heald says, "If you consistently provide interesting and helpful content, you will be able to build up a positive reputation and relationship with customers while making a name for yourself as an expert in your industry."
McCulloch points out that it's not just your clients who are looking for amazing content.
"Search engines, like Google, like fresh, relevant, and useful content," she says. "They award content producers who produce stuff that gets a lot of views, keeps people on the page to read the content, and creates shares and comments."
And if you're a business owner who hates writing, Heald notes content creation can include "photography, video, or even audio content."
Pro tip: For those who find content creation intimidating, Heald recommends the book Content Inc. by Joe Pulizzi.
"It has some great exercises to help you identify the right topic to focus on and provides a ton of examples of small business and entrepreneurial efforts that took off thanks to content," Heald says.
Shaw says that owners who skip social media channels may be missing out on potential business.
"People make snap judgments about how stable and safe a business is, and not having a Facebook page or a Twitter could affect sales," she warns.
However, that doesn't mean you have to be on all platforms all the time. She recommends doing a little research into the demographics the platform appeals to before jumping on the bandwagon.
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Poker Goals
I've been playing poker on a regular basis for a while and unfortunately I don't think I've improved significantly over the past twelve months. Even though I'm still a winning player (not that it means much since I'm playing at the lowest stakes available), I'm not winning the maximum I could. After talking to some friends and doing some reading, I realized there are three key areas I can work on that would help me improve:
Paying Attention
I barely pay attention at the table because I'm usually on my phone. I'm either browsing through social media or catching Magikarp on Pokemon Go (yes I'm fishing in more ways than one when I sit at the poker table). When I don't pay attention I miss out on valuable information. It's much easier to pay attention when I'm involved in a hand, but that happens what I estimate to be less than twenty-five percent of the time. The other seventy-five percent of the hands I'm dealt I fold preflop and either zone out or go back to my phone. When I'm not involved in a hand, other people are still playing their hands and it's important to take mental notes when hands go to showdown.
One thing I can work on is to look left preflop before I act and see what other players intend to do. When I'm dealt a hand I don't look at it until it's my turn to avoid giving tells as to what I want to do. However most players I play against look at their cards immediately and many blatantly give away their intentions such as holding out calling or raising chips or doing the "fold hold" (cards pinched between their thumb and index finger). It goes without saying knowing what other players want to do before I act makes my life a lot easier at the table.
It also goes without saying if my phone is distracting me at the table then I simply have to stop using it while I'm sitting at the table. I don't want to delete Facebook or Instagram from my phone, but I recently read online one little trick you can do to limit the amount of time you spend on mobile apps is to move them off your home screen. Move the apps you want to use often to your home screen so you're more likely to use them.
Recording Hand Histories
All the successful players constantly stress about how important it is to review hands and study away from the table. I barely study and it shows at the table because very often I find myself in spots where I'm not sure whether I should call a bet, value bet or run a bluff. When I record the hands I've played and analyze them at home, I can see my mistakes and whether or not I'm profiting. For example if I want to see the flop with a small pocket pair, I need to make on average at least ten times the amount I put in preflop. That's only a general rule, but it makes the math easy when I'm figuring out whether or not I have the correct odds to call a bet at the table. If I'm not making ten times the amount I put in preflop with pocket pairs, then there's something with my play I would need to address.
To put this in SMART goal terms, it would be to record at least two hands per hour each session and to post on Two Plus Two at least five times a week. I have a voice recorder app so all I have to do if I want to record a hand is to narrate how it played out then when I get home I can input it in Poker Hand Replayer. This saves me brain power from having to memorize hands for several hours. When I'm sitting at the table, I want to devote my energy towards making the best decision in the current situation, not having to mentally keep track of other things technology can do for me. Posting hands online allows me to get feedback from other players and that's valuable. I'll also comment on hand histories other people post to practice articulating my thought process throughout a hand. This leads to the third area I want to work on:
This is very broad since everyone can improve their strategy. My goal is to be able to articulate the reasoning behind every decision point. Two simple questions to ask myself is what's my value or bluff target? When I value bet, I have to be able to say I'm betting because I put villain on a range of A, B and C and I want him to call with A and B since he puts me on a range of X, Y and Z. When I bluff, it's because I played that hand consistent with how I would play a monster hand and villain's range is largely weak one pair hands that will fold often enough for me to make a profit.
Planning ahead usually answers the question of why I'm taking a specific action. To quote an old proverb: failing to plan is planning to fail. Before I make a bet on the flop, I know the other player has only three options: fold, call or raise. I also know there are only forty-seven different possible turn cards, some of them good for me, some of them not so I can begin formulating profitable plans. A simple one involves bluffing the flop with 8h 9h on a 7h Ts 2s flop. Even if you get called, there are a lot of good turn cards for your hand. Any 6 or J will give you a straight. Any spade or A or K is a scare card for the other player (they always put you on AK when you raise preflop) so you can continue bluffing. Furthermore any heart or 8 or 9 gives you more outs. That's seventy percent of the deck which is a really profitable situation to be in.
I consider these goals to be basic and on paper they seem very easy to achieve. I want to build these habits first so things like picking up physical tells and articulating my thoughts become natural. Then I can work on more advanced stuff like equity calculations, range analysis and game theory optimal plays in different scenarios.
VUL Summer 2016 Recap
The biggest thing I look forward to each summer is ultimate so when the season ends, it's somewhat depressing for me. Nevertheless it has always been fun playing and meeting new people every season. In previous years, I've warmed up for summer by playing the Spring Hat League, but didn't play this spring. Instead I worked on my cardio a few times each week in April. By cardio workout, I did only two minutes of jump rope and five minutes of suicides (#HIIT) each time. It doesn't sound much, but it somehow helped and I felt physically better than in previous years.
For the third summer in a row, I played on two teams:
Butterfingers (Summer Edition)
It's been too long so I lost count, but I think it's my sixth season playing with this team? Not gonna lie, this was the most disappointing season in recent memory. Part of it was we won only two games the entire season although we were initially placed in a higher division than the one we registered for. I didn't organize as many team socials (I'm sorry) and there wasn't as much activity on our team's Facebook page as in previous years 😥 This isn't to say the season was terrible (the only thing terrible about this season was our record and goal differential). It's just I enjoyed the previous few seasons a lot more than this season.
There are two things I'd personally like to do differently next summer: spend more time playing cup instead of mid and give the ladies more under cuts instead of dump cuts.
I'm one of the faster people on my team and have the stamina to keep up with the demands of playing cup so it only makes sense I play cup instead of my usual position at mid. In a zone defense, cup is the easiest position to play so we usually let the newer players play that role. If the cup makes a mistake, the mids can bail them out. However if the mid makes a mistake, well that's GG (#YouHadOneJob) which is why ninety percent of the time I've played mid.
Most of the time when a female receives a disc, I immediately try to give her a dump cut to receive an easy backwards throw. It looks harmless since everyone receives the disc often, but I recently realized the females (or anyone else) on our team aren't going to get better if they don't learn how to fake their mark and throw forward more often. After all I didn't get to where I was today if all I did whenever I received the disc was throw a backwards dump pass to a handler.
It was my first season playing with this team and despite our record, I consider it a success. Many people were playing this sport for the first time and I'm pleased with how much people have improved despite our team not scheduling any practices and having to learn everything on the fly. Again we barely held team social events which was a bit disappointing although I think a big reason was everyone had completely different schedules.
So I legit handled the majority of the time with my new team (those who've played with me should realize that every time I said I'll handle, I always end up cutting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). As such I've been hucking a lot more with a moderate degree of success. By success I mean that many times my throws didn't go to my intended target, but a different teammate still caught the disc so they made me look better than I actually am.
For next summer (I assume there will be a next time), I'd say the priority is to schedule practices. It's important to understand the fundamentals like pivoting, throwing and marking (#UseTheForce) first. Looking back I should have spent five minutes before each game running drills with the team. Also I'd like to work on improving team defense as well. It's frustrating when we're playing person-defense and opposing cutters catch an easy pass for significant yard gain when their mark is nowhere nearby. You hear it all the time in professional sports how important pitching is in the MLB and how defense wins championships in the NBA. Ultimate is no different. At the elite levels, there are very few turnovers so the team that wins is the one whose defensive line can force more turnovers.
The season might have just ended, but I'm already looking forward to what next summer brings. In the meanwhile I might play Fall Turf in October since it's a bit different from traditional 7 v 7 ultimate. The only thing stopping me is weather (#raincouver), but we'll see.
I'm Back!
So I randomly logged back on my WordPress account and didn't realize it's been over three years since my last blog entry :O
I plan to blog on a somewhat regular basis for the next while even though my life will get a lot more boring once summer ends. I still have some drafts I never got around to posting and can go over my IAM notes for ideas. Let me know if you have topics you'd like me to blog about!
What's new with my life these past three years?
Short answer is nothing.
Slightly longer answer is I'm still chasing a piece of plastic across the park, dodging two-out draws and building prosperous farms. I've been playing billiards (8-ball) and recently learned how to play Magic:the Gathering. Unfortunately I'm still the same height. I still think my growth spurt is coming soon. Oh and I've had my first coffee in almost five years just last June.
Word of advice: don't play Pokemon Go. It's dangerous and addicting. I hurt my knee from playing that game D:
On Spec Work
Speculative (spec) work, as defined by the No!Spec campaign, is any kind of creative work made and submitted by a designer to a prospective client/employer before securing a means of compensation. Common examples include contests for a company logo where thousands of designers submit their entries, but only one person or a small percentage will win any kind of prize. At first glance, this seems to be a win-win situation for both parties because designers publicly showcase their portfolio while clients pay the minimum to see numerous designs.
Campaigns such as No!Spec and AntiSpec argue spec work is unethical because designers who submit their entries to such contests usually lose all the rights to their work and not get paid at all. However these designers have a choice. They are aware they may not be compensated for their work and no one is forcing them to participate. If people choose to work without compensation, that is up to them and there is nothing wrong with exercising that freedom. As Nick wrote, spec work exists because people choose to participate in it.
Spec work forces designers to undercharge themselves to try and stay ahead of the competition, thus devaluing the profession. Again there is nothing wrong with this as it's simply the reality things are valued differently. For example if I was hungry, I could choose to eat at McDonald's for five dollars or spend fifty dollars at a more elaborate restaurant such as The Keg. If everyone didn't value the nutritional quality a steak provides and started going to McDonald's for food, The Keg might go out of business. We wouldn't say it's unethical to choose cheap food over a gourmet meal. Saying that, it's up to the clients if they want to pay for a cheap design through spec work.
Although I agree many times it's not in the designer's or even the client's best interest to participate in spec work, I do not see anything unethical about this practice. The success of sites such as Crowdspring and 99designs suggests spec work will be around and designers should find a way to adapt to the system.
A Simple Question to Get Closer to the Truth
I think I read this in either Janine Driver's book You Can't Lie to Me or somewhere online a while ago, but I didn't think about applying the concept until recently. We've all been in situations similar to where we want to know who ate the last cookie or who broke the vase on display. There is a group of suspects, but no one will admit to it. One question to ask that can give you plenty of information is who do you think is innocent?
When you find yourself among a group of people suspected of something, you expect to be asked questions such as who do you think is guilty or where were you two days ago? Of course the culprits will have some response planned out (ie a lie) if they have no intention of admitting to any wrongdoing. When you ask an unexpected question, people (innocent and guilty) will be caught off guard and tend to respond in a more natural way. Thus it is less likely the culprit can deceive you.
A guilty person will want to establish innocence and/or make someone else look guilty. However when you ask who do you think is innocent, you remove both that person's ability to establish his or her innocence and to make someone else look guilty. An innocent person will have no problem establishing someone else's innocence, whereas a guilty person will be uncomfortable with it knowing it increases the chances of the guilty person being found out when he or she helps establish someone else as innocent.
In my (limited) experiences, I found guilty people have a hard time naming one person who they thought was innocent. It's important to establish a baseline to see how far a person tries to establish innocence though. Furthermore if you ask the same question to everyone in the group there may be patterns in the responses you can pick up. Let's say Ann, Brad, Claire, Derek and Eva are among a group of suspects. If everyone thought Claire is innocent, chances are she is actually innocent. However if everyone's name except for Brad's was mentioned when you asked the question, that could very well mean Brad is guilty.
I like this question because it's non-threatening. You aren't making any accusations or implying anything when you ask that question so if you notice unusual patterns in the responses or someone uncomfortably answering that question, it should trigger a red flag. It doesn't always mean that person is guilty, it means you should investigate that person further.
On Celebrities as Role Models
A role model is someone who by his or her actions sets an example for others to follow. One reason we look up to other people is that modeling our behaviour after others is common. There is an evolutionary advantage to it. It is important for infants to adapt to the environment by mimicking the behaviour of others in the same setting. Furthermore psychology studies have shown we mimic others to increase the chances of their liking us and hence facilitate smoother social interactions.
Usually society looks up to celebrities as role models because they're famous. We want to be as rich and successful as these people so it's only natural for us to want to emulate their behaviours. They make all their money and achieve celebrity status because the public willingly pays to see them perform so they owe something back to their fans. As a consequence society demands these people to constantly behave perfectly.
Saying that, I believe celebrities don't have any obligation to be positive role models for society. They are humans with their own shortcomings too and they have the right to pursue what makes them happy. In 2009, Chris Brown assaulted his then girlfriend Rihanna. However today, they are back together. Since then she has received a lot of criticism from the public because the message Rihanna is sending to young women (many of whom look up to her) is domestic violence is ok and it's ok to continue dating someone who physically assaulted you. Rihanna is an autonomous individual with her own needs, desires and emotions and they should be respected as such.
Secondly their lives are very different from ordinary people since only a handful of the world's population will become rich and famous. It would be unrealistic to expect to live the glamourous lifestyle we see celebrities enjoy today. One problem is many celebrities receive more lenient sentences (relative to the rest of society) when they break the law. This suggests to the public the consequences for committing misdemeanours are minimal. However that is a different problem involving the legal system, irrelevant to whether those people are celebrities or role models.
There is also the issue of personal responsibility where people should be taught how to think for themselves and accept the consequences of their actions. Even though celebrities have a strong influence on society, they can't be held accountable for the actions of others. If Megan Fox wants to continue smoking marijuana or Mel Gibson continues making homophobic comments, that's their choice. I can't blame them if I do the same thing and find myself in trouble with other people.
Lastly for celebrities, it's not their job to be positive role models for society. Sidney Crosby's job is to play hockey, Brad Pitt's job is to act and Selena Gomez's job is to sing. They make all their money and achieve celebrity status because the public willingly pays to see them perform. When I buy a ticket to an Eminem concert, I understand I am going to listen to him rap about sex, drugs and shoving a gerbil up his own ass, not hear him give a sixty minute anti-bullying speech.
I agree with Brande Victorian not everyone is suitable to be a role model. For many people, their role models also include family members and friends. It's not a title we automatically give simply because they share a close personal relationship with us or are constantly in the media. Being a role model is a distinction one has to earn, not forced to accept due to certain lifestyle choices and celebrities are not any different.
One Hundred Lockers
I found this riddle online. It's a bit math oriented, but still relatively easy for non-math geeks to solve 😛
Lockers in a row are numbered 1 , 2 , 3 , . . . , 100. At first, all the lockers are opened. A person goes and closes every locker. Next, another person walks by and opens every other locker, starting with locker #2. Thus lockers 2 , 4 , 6 , . . . , 98 , 100 are open. Another person walks by and "toggles" every third locker (ie closes a locker if it is open, opens a locker if it is closed), starting with locker #3. Then another person toggles every fourth locker, starting with #4, etc… This process continues until no more lockers can be altered.
Question: At the end of all the toggling, which lockers will be closed?


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Why exactly do you think depression is not real?
like I said the fact that the very meds that are meant to help it says on the bottle they will make you want to kill yourself. This leads me to wonder if "depression" is not something that cab be stopped by NOT taking the medication as they seem to be counter productive. call me crazy but ANYTHING that tells me that it will make me want to kill myself seems bad to me. BUT people take thse meds and the meds never get blamed why?
that and most people that claim to be depressed seem to be people that have or had it all.
Clara huges is an example she has mulitple olympic medals in BOTH winter and summer olympics the only person to ever do that. She has endorsement deals, if she was smart she doesn't need to worry about anything. Someone like me? I live check to check month to month AND CONSTANTLY have to worry about rent,food etc there have been some close calls.
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Queen has announced which actors will star alongside Rami Malek's Freddie Mercury in the upcoming biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
X:Men: Apocalypse actor Ben Hardy, who played Angel in the 2016 superhero film, will play drummer Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody, with British actor Gwilym Lee on board to portray guitarist Brian May.
"I'm very excited to say that I'll be playing @DrBrianMay in Bohemian Rhapsody – the upcoming film about Queen! Right…I'm off to practice," Lee tweeted Monday.
Bassist John Deacon will be played by Joe Mazzello, who appeared as Tim in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park and has since had roles in The Social Network, Justified and Undrafted. All three actors will join the Mr. Robot star in the Bryan Singer-directed film.
The Queen official site also said that the level of detail on the film will be "quite staggering" as Queen archivist Greg Brooks has joined the production. The site also provided an update on the open casting call to Queen fans to play extras in Bohemian Rhapsody.
"They were inundated with fans from across the globe looking to grab a chance of being part of the movie, so thanks for your enthusiasm," the site said. "It really did bring a smile to our faces…or was it just that there are lots of people out there with 70s and 80s haircuts looking to break into the movies? Either way, once again, Queen fans lead the way and for that, we salute you."
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Start Date for next school year ( 2017-18) will be Wednesday Aug 30th. Other dates etc can be downloaded below
St Olaf's National School
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August 2016
Wednesday 31st at 8.50am.
School year begins.
October 2016
Monday 31st Bank holiday
November 2016
Tuesday 1st - Friday 4th
School re-opens Monday November 7th.
School closed Wed Nov 16th for Staff Training on Primary Language Curriculum
December 2016
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Thursday December 22nd. at 12.15pm
January 2017
School re-opens on Monday, January 9th
February 2017
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February 23rd & 24th. (Thurs & Fri)
School re-opens Monday February 27th.
March 2017
Friday 17th. Public Holiday
Monday 20th School closed
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Friday April 7th at 12.15pm.
School re-opens on Monday April 24th.
May 2017
School closed May 1st Bank holiday.
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I'm back again. I've been gone for so long because I GOT A FULL TIME JOB!!!!!!!!!!
I am now a customer care analyst at a startup company, Nurx. Here's a shameless plug for my job: Nurx is an online service that makes getting birth control and PReP easy and quick. You can get your prescription and medication through us and then it will be shipped to your door! I really like it so far and I'm learning about the wonders of healthcare and insurance.
My current problem is that I don't get paid until the end of the month which is terrible. I hate that you have to skip a payday when you first start a job. I WANT MY MONEY NOW. I need it for stuff and things.
Okay so here's a list of everything I've been watching since I've been gone…
- The Walking Dead (the American classic)
- Boys Over Flowers (a very interesting Korean Drama)
- Kingdom (NICK JONAS IS A BOXER… need I say more?)
- The Bachelorette (RACHEL PICKED THE WRONG MAN)
- Younger (Hilary 4ever)
- Annabelle: Creation and other movies I can't remember
I will definitely be writing some posts about these shows (and maybe The Conjuring universe) soon so be on the look out!
Thanks for hanging in while I adjusted to my new adult life.


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"This paper analyzes census data on the fertility of U.S. immigrants to study trends in fertility after migration. The results showed that immigrant fertility may rise after arrival in the new country perhaps because immigrants are making up for births or marriages that may have been postponed due to the move. After a period of time, the fertility of… (More)
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A premenopausal woman with recurrent stage II ductal breast carcinoma was treated with tamoxifen. After ten months of therapy her ovaries became acutely cystic and necrotic, but vascular torsion was not present. This case illustrates the special complications of tamoxifen therapy in premenopausal women.
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Psychological preparation of children undergoing enteral nutrition by nasogastric tube was evaluated in a prospective study of 48 children nursed at home. They were randomly allocated to receive either standard informal preparation or detailed psychological preparation and support. The children were divided into two groups according to age: group A… (More)
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The call for researchers to obtain children's informed assent, prior to their participation in medical procedures and research, has increased over recent years and parallels moves to implement child-centred approaches to health care. This article describes the processes used to include children in developing a research information sheet and assent form for… (More)
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A central concern when conducting qualitative health research with children is eliciting data that genuinely reflect their perspectives. Invariably, this involves being child-centered and participatory. Drawing and photography increasingly accompany dialogic methods to facilitate children's communication through arts-based and verbal modes of expression.… (More)
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(Jarret's two cents) So dating someone and going the full distance may not be something you think about. But you know what? Maybe you should.
It's incredibly challenging and at the risk of sounding like a teacher or OLDER GUY (Which I suppose I am) IF you want to go the distance check out these stages, I am in the 5th of these already and can tell you that they are so spot on it's scary. Be prepared to compromise BIG TIME and from BOTH sides. If you truly love each other and want to work together to build an "Empire", you can do it. It's work, but it's amazing once you get there. And hey, give your kids something to look up to and to perpetuate!
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Sexual desire settles and creating a home together becomes the way to express your love.
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You're confident enough about the relationship to enjoy separate activities again, and you've begun to knock off each other's rough edges.
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USING the security and self-esteem from your relationship, you take on a big project — a career change, new interests or starting a family. This is often exciting but can be the hardest stage for couples if one gets wrapped up in a project and neglects their partner.
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You have to adapt to the challenges thrown at you, such as children leaving home or ageing parents, which can leave you feeling self-absorbed with little space for your partner or for fun.
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You might share a sense of achievement for having come through so much together, but it is easy to be overwhelmed by other people's demands and you must be sure to keep back enough energy for one another.
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Goulart AC conceived and designed the study, was responsible for the data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, statistical analysis, administrative and technical support, and study supervision. Santos IS conceived and designed the study, was responsible for the data acquisition, analysis and interpretation, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, statistical analysis and study supervision. Sitnik D was responsible for the data acquisition and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Staniak HL conceived and designed the study, was responsible for the data acquisition, analysis and interpretation and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Fedeli LM was responsible for the data acquisition, analysis and interpretation and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Pastore CA and Samesima N performed the analysis and interpretation of data (ECG) and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Bittencourt MS conceived and designed the study and was responsible for the critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Pereira AC conceived and designed the study and was responsible for the data analysis and interpretation and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. Lotufo PA and Benseñor IM obtained the funding, conceived and designed the study and were responsible for the critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, statistical analysis, administrative and technical support, study supervision.
To describe the ERICO study (Strategy of Registry of Acute Coronary Syndrome), a prospective cohort to investigate the epidemiology of acute coronary syndrome.
The ERICO study, which is being performed at a secondary general hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is enrolling consecutive acute coronary syndrome patients who are 35 years old or older. The sociodemographic information, medical assessments, treatment data and blood samples are collected at admission. After 30 days, the medical history is updated, and additional blood and urinary samples are collected. In addition, a retinography, carotid intima-media thickness, heart rate variability and pulse-wave velocity are performed. Questionnaires about food frequency, physical activity, sleep apnea and depression are also applied. At six months and annually after an acute event, information is collected by telephone.
From February 2009 to September 2011, 738 patients with a diagnosis of an acute coronary syndrome were enrolled. Of these, 208 (28.2%) had ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), 288 (39.0%) had non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and 242 (32.8%) had unstable angina (UA). The mean age was 62.7 years, 58.5% were men and 77.4% had 8 years or less of education. The most common cardiovascular risk factors were hypertension (76%) and sedentarism (73.4%). Only 29.2% had a prior history of coronary heart disease. Compared with the ST-elevation myocardial infarction subgroup, the unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients had higher frequencies of hypertension, diabetes, prior coronary heart disease (p<0.001) and dyslipidemia (p=0.03). Smoking was more frequent in the ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients (p=0.006).
Compared with other hospital registries, our findings revealed a higher burden of CV risk factors and less frequent prior CHD history.
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. This syndrome is a broad term that includes unstable angina (UA), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (1). According to recent official data, there were 12,340 hospitalizations in the city of São Paulo during the 2011 calendar year due to angina pectoris or myocardial infarction (International Classification of Diseases – ICD I20/I21) that were reimbursed by the Brazilian National Health System, with a total 94,857 days of hospitalization (2). However, most medical facilities that assist these patients are classified as secondary care hospitals and do not provide interventional cardiac procedures. ACS registries are more frequently conducted in tertiary-care hospitals (3-4).
Hereafter, we will describe the design and baseline characteristics of the ERICO (Estratégia de Registro de Insuficiência Coronariana – Strategy of Registry of Acute Coronary Syndrome) study, a hospital-based cohort study of patients with ACS, which is still ongoing in a community-hospital in the city of São Paulo.
The ERICO study was launched in February 2009 to establish a surveillance strategy for ACS and the quality of care at Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo (HU-USP). This institution is a 260-bed teaching community hospital in the borough of Butantã that had a population of 428,000 inhabitants in 2010 and a human development index of 0.716 (5-6). The frequency of patients with ACS in HU-USP is approximately one patient per day. Individuals with ACS are treated in the emergency department, the internal medicine ward or a general intensive care unit. Patients who need an interventional procedure are mostly referred to the Heart Institute at the University of São Paulo.
Myocardial infarction (MI) was defined by the presence of symptoms consistent with cardiac ischemia within 24 hours of hospital presentation and troponin I levels above the 99th percentile with a test-specific coefficient of variation <10% (1,7). STEMI was defined by the presence of criteria for MI plus one of the following: (a) persistent ST segment elevation of ≥1 mm in two contiguous electrocardiographic leads or (b) the presence of a new or presumably new left bundle branch block. NSTEMI was defined by the presence of criteria for MI but not for STEMI. The UA diagnosis required the presence of symptoms consistent with cardiac ischemia 24 hours prior to hospital admission, absence of MI criteria and at least one of the following: (a) history of coronary heart disease (CHD); (b) positive coronary disease stratification test (invasive or non-invasive); (c) transient ST segment changes ≥0.5 mm in two contiguous leads, new T-wave inversion of ≥1 mm and/or pseudonormalization of previously inverted T waves; (d) troponin I >0.4 ng/ml (which guarantees a troponin I level above the 99th percentile regardless of the utilized kit); or (e) diagnostic concordance of two independent doctors.
All individuals with suspected ACS are invited to participate in our study. Data regarding sociodemographics, main cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, smoking, familial and personal history of CHD, physical inactivity, cocaine use and menopause), medications and a questionnaire for depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-PHQ9) are obtained by trained interviewers (8). Three physicians are responsible for the review of all medical charts, for asking participants about all necessary information at hospital admission and for ordering electrocardiograms, laboratory tests (troponin I, MB-creatine kinase, serum glucose, total cholesterol, HDL/LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and total blood cell count) and in-hospital medical treatment. All participants are asked permission for the storage of blood samples in the HU-USP biobank for further evaluation.
Participants are reevaluated by a physician 30 days after the event. Additional data on cardiovascular risk stratification, such as urgent or scheduled percutaneous coronary transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) and/or coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), echocardiogram findings and information about medications are obtained. Questionnaires regarding depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) (8), food-frequency (9), physical activity (10,11), sexual activity and sleep apnea (Berlin questionnaire) (12) are also administered by trained interviewers.
Tests for serum creatinine, fasting blood glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, hepatic enzymes, cholesterol levels and microalbuminuria are conducted. Additionally, a more detailed evaluation of the cardiovascular system, including pulse-wave velocity, heart rate variability, carotid artery intima-media thickness and retinography is performed. A new blood sample for biobank storage is obtained.
For those participants who are unable to attend the 30-day consultation, information about their cardiovascular evaluation and vital status is obtained by phone.
Six months and annually after the index event, all participants are contacted by phone to update information about their vital status, cardiovascular history, medications, depressive symptoms, physical activity and sleep apnea.
Relevant outcomes include the occurrence of: (a) new chest pain, (b) confirmed new ACS event, (c) cardiac revascularization via either PTCA or CABG (not due to the index event), (d) stroke and (e) all-cause and cardiovascular deaths. Each identified event is adjudicated using pre-defined international criteria (1,7). Vital status is complemented periodically by a hot-pursuit strategy. We routinely check the state death index to look for missing participants. Death certificates are obtained whenever possible.
The subjects are classified into three subgroups according to the ACS subtype. Categorical variables are presented as proportions and are compared using Chi-square/Fisher's exact tests. Continuous variables are presented as means (standard deviations) and are compared using one-way ANOVA, with the Bonferroni post-hoc test for multiple comparisons. The statistical analyses are performed with SPSS version 16.0.
From February 2009 to September 2011, 738 patients diagnosed with ACS were enrolled. Of those, 208 (28.2%) had STEMI, 288 (39.0%) had NSTEMI and 242 (32.8%) had UA (Table 1. The mean age was 62.7 years, 58.5% were men and 77.4% had ≤8 years of education. The most common primary cardiovascular risk factors were hypertension (76.0%) and physical inactivity (73.4%). Only 29.2% had a prior history of CHD. Compared with the STEMI subgroup, the UA and NSTEMI patients had higher frequencies of hypertension, diabetes, prior CHD and dyslipidemia. Current smoking was more frequent in the STEMI patients. Furthermore, based on the telephone follow-up, our one-year case-fatality rate for all-cause deaths was 12.1% (89 fatal events/738 ACS cases).
Here, we describe the design and baseline characteristics of a prospective cohort of patients with an ACS event assisted at a community hospital, with the main objective of identifying prognostic factors associated with early and late case-fatality and survival. At the baseline, a low proportion of ERICO participants had previous ACS events (29.2%). This result contrasted with the findings of: the GRACE (the Global Strategy of Acute Coronary Events) study, which included individuals with ACS events from 184 centers, most located in high-income countries; the multi-center Gulf registry of acute coronary events (Gulf RACE) study conducted in Middle Eastern countries; and the data of the tertiary center-based study in Brazil in which 47.6% of individuals diagnosed with ACS had previous coronary disease (13). We may speculate that these differences occurred because patients with previous ACS events are more prone to seek specialized centers in the case of a new event.
The frequencies of the cardiovascular risk factors vary across registries. Compared with the GRACE registry, the ERICO participants have high frequencies of cardiovascular risk factors (14,15). A possible reason that explains these differences is the low number of individuals with prior CHD in this cohort, which could be associated with a high frequency of cardiovascular risk factors, as lifestyle changes are more frequent in people with a previous ACS events. The comparison with the Gulf RACE participants revealed a high proportion of current smokers, which is most likely associated with the cultural lifestyle in Middle Eastern countries (16).
There are two large studies of ACS patients in Brazil, both with methodological differences compared with ERICO. The BRACE study is a multi-center study designed to evaluate regional differences regarding the use of effective in-hospital treatments of patients with ACS (17). The second study is the Brazilian arm of INTERHEART, an international case-control study designed to ascertain the impact of conventional and emerging cardiovascular risk factors on acute MI (18).
The ERICO study has several characteristics that distinguish it from other registries in Brazil. First, it evaluates prognostic factors at the emergency room and 30 days after the event to verify the best time for the association of appropriate factors with late outcomes. Second, each participant in the study has multiple biological samples stored in liquid nitrogen, which can be used for future nested case-control studies addressing new prognostic factors. We intend to evaluate biomarkers associated with the nitration of proteins, such as nitrotyrosine and myeloperoxidase, and biomarkers involved with monocyte/macrophage activation, such as the monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), ILβ1 and netrin-1, in samples collected at hospital admission and after 30 days and determine the relationships of these biomarkers with long-term prognosis. In addition, DNA and RNA markers will be investigated with respect to their predictive accuracy for incident events and will be incorporated into clinical prediction models calibrated for the Brazilian population. Third, the number of exposures included in the study is high. In addition to common cardiovascular risk factors, we are exploring inflammatory biomarkers, DNA extraction, psychosocial factors, diet evaluation via a food-frequency questionnaire, carotid intima-media thickness, pulse-wave velocity, heart rate variability and retinography. Although this is a single-center study, which may not be representative of all of the diversity of the Brazilian population, ERICO can add new information about prognostic factors in ACS related to early and late outcomes in a community hospital, which is an underrepresented scenario for ACS studies.
No potential conflict of interest was reported.
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