text: The spectrum of stress 7 February 2014 | Posted by Dr Duncan Jefferson | Posted in Health Share by email Page shared successfully Share again? An error has occurred on the server is currently unable to send your message. Please try again later. Please try again Your name * Please enter your name Your email address * Please enter your email Your email is invalid Friend's email address * Please enter your friend's email Your friend's email is invalid Add a message Share Cancel Tweet Buffer Stress is something we all live with on a daily basis, but when it affects our ability to enjoy each day, then we need help. What do the following things have in common: Getting married. Buying and selling a home. A sporting injury that may require surgery. Joining a weight loss program at work. Although all of these things have a positive outcome in the longer term, they may lead to STRESS in the short term. And it's stress that seems to be in epidemic proportions these days. Perhaps it's so much more in the public consciousness because of social media where we can Tweet or Facebook our emotions and share them with hundreds - or in the case of Twitter - literally thousands of "friends". And there has been so much written about stress and stress management - the paradox of stress management is that it can so often lead to an increase in stress in the workplace! There are books, videos, and if you Google "Stress" you will get 140,000,000 results in 0.15 of a second: so stress is big business. But the first thing that we should remember about stress is that it is what I would call a "rainbow word" - in other words it is not just one thing but covers a whole spectrum of things. Source At one end of the spectrum is the great benefit that healthy stress does for us: Making your muscles bigger doesn't happen by itself - you have to stress them with bigger and bigger weights to get bigger and bigger muscles. If you want to get fit, you have to get out of bed on cold winter mornings and go for a walk or a jog or even a swim! If you want to lose some kilos you have to say no to those energy dense, sugar coated pastries in the bakeries. If you want to learn a new language you have to study hard and learn it word by word. The list is endless, because we need to stress our systems if we want to improve them - and that's a good thing. At the other end of the stress spectrum are all those terrible things that lead to pathological stress: Wars Famines Poverty Abuse Relationship issues Again the list is long, and it's the chronic emotional impact of this end of the stress spectrum that can progress to physical illness too. This "red end" of the stress spectrum will almost certainly need intervention by professionals who know how to help those suffering from red-end stress to get through their ordeals in the best possible shape. Most of us will fall into the brighter end of the stress spectrum, yet even then, there can be a significant physical impact. One of the reasons why stress can have physical effects is that our species - Homo Sapiens - has learned to deal with stress through the "fight or flight" reaction. A fight or flight reaction means that your body releases a big amount of adrenaline. And too much adrenalin causes increased sweating, dilated pupils, racing heart, fear/apprehension, loose bowels etc. If your stress is not managed properly, then it can lead to more chronic health issues such as anxiety, high blood pressure and even heart disease. So it is important that we learn to identify our stressors and to be able to manage them appropriately. So: Make a list of what is worrying you. It may be that there are several things happening in your life and they all work together to make it a misery. Trying to cope with them all at the same time can prove a huge challenge for many. So when you make your list, prioritise your stressors and only deal with the top two. That way you are able to focus your attention on those two - which is a much more manageable option. When you've got them under control then you can move onto the next two - which is now often so much easier to do - until eventually you can throw the list away. Source Be Active. Make sure you factor regular physical activity into your weekly routine. It has to suit you and your capabilities, but just about everyone should be able to get outside and take some form of physical activity. Being physically active is the cheapest and one of the more effective ways of helping to reduce stress. Cut down on stimulants such as tea, coffee and definitely alcohol. Alcohol is a dangerous substance in people with anxiety and should be avoided where possible. Meditation. The benefits of meditation are many. The major reason that it isn't used more widely is that, as GK Chesterton said of Christianity, "It has not been tried and found wanting: it has been found difficult and left untried"! There are many forms of meditation and you just need to take time to find one that works for you. The benefits are that it allows you to slow down, to learn how to control your breathing, lower your heart rate and to discover that peace is not something that exists outside of you, but inside of you - in fact inside all of us! Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Each of us is a unique individual and CBT can be tailored to each individual, but in my opinion, CBT should be taught by a trained professional - a psychologist, so that the individual can then learn to use it by themselves. Stress is something we all live with on a daily basis, but when it affects our ability to enjoy each day, then we need help. For the most part, stress can make us all better people and help us to learn new skills and improve our sense of health and well-being. But for those at the red end of the spectrum, there are many excellent professionals who can help lead you through those difficult times. Article written by Dr. Duncan Jefferson. More articles here. For more information on health care and private health cover, visit HBF Insurance at www.hbf.com.au. The content of these articles is not tailored for any particular individual's circumstances. The author does not take into account your physical condition, medical history or any medication you may be taking. Any advice or information provided by the author cannot replace the advice of your health care professional. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent those of HBF unless clearly indicated.


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It was Thursday, under the sign of Cancer. The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Mel Harris [Mary Ellen] and Mel "Mary Ellen" Harris in Bethlehm.
In UK I'll Be Home by Pat Boone was in the top 5 hits.
High Society, directed by Charles Walters, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1956
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Brooke Falgout and Bailey Flores paint during the a past Arts Awareness Festival.
The school district was awarded the 20th annual Magna Award grand prize for schools with student populations between 5,000 and 20,000.
The school district's award entry consisted of information on the Arts Awareness Festival, which is entering its sixth year. The festival is held every spring and allows each public school in the parish to display their arts programs in music, theater, art and dance. Using Jazz Fest as a model, the festival features multiple stages that operate simultaneously.
Rick Treuting, administrator of Student Services and the Arts, came up with the idea for the festival after former Superintendent Rodney Lafon approached him about a proposed performing arts facility for the parish.
"(Lafon) initiated the whole idea of building a performance arts center for the parish that all of our programs could use. My contribution was to get the people to understand how much they enjoy and appreciate arts," he said.
Although a centralized performing arts venue has not yet been founded in the parish, Treuting says the popularity of the festival has made it more likely that voters would fund such a building.
"I do know the School Board discussed it in one of their last retreats. I saw it on their agenda that they are continuing to discuss it," he said. "Hopefully this Magna Award will put the spotlight on them and tell them it is time to go."
Treuting said the festival has become more popular each year.
"More and more of our teachers have brought out performing artists to be involved in the festival," he said.
One of the aspects of the festival that sets it apart from other art shows is that it allows for a number of different arts to be on display and be performed at the same time.
Treuting said that bringing together the divergent art forms into one festival allows student art that would normally only be seen by parents to be exposed to a wider audience.
"You can see the visual art and this other room where the kids from Hurst are presenting 'Annie,' or go outside and see the Destrehan High School winter guard performing," he said. "It is a free flow, not a formal concert."
Now Treuting said he hopes other schools will use the Arts Awareness Festival at St. Charles Parish Public Schools as a model on which they will base similar gatherings of their own.
"The thing that means the most to the National School Board Association is that it is something that can be replicated. That makes me awfully excited that a school in Minnesota or wherever may say, 'lets energize our student artists and go above and beyond the spring concert,'" he said.
In fact, he is already assembling materials to send to any school district that may ask for help in setting up their own festival.
"One of the things we are getting ready for is a template that we follow so when we get a call from other districts we can send them our blueprint," he said.
The school district will receive a $5,000 grant for the award from Magna Award sponsor Sodexo.
The 6th annual Arts Awareness Festival will be held this year on Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Professional Learning Center located at 12727 U.S. 90 in Luling.
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Police Make iPhone Public Enemy No. 1
FBI Director James Comey took a rare break from the posturing typical of investigators and prosecutors in the current showdown between Apple and the FBI. While prosecutors argue that Apple's privacy concerns are a smokescreen to avoid "assist[ing] the effort to fully investigate a deadly terrorist attack," Comey posted a statement over the weekend in which he took the position that the tension between security and privacy "should not be resolved by corporations that sell stuff for a living. It also should not be resolved by the FBI, which investigates for a living. It should be resolved by the American people deciding how we want to govern ourselves in a world we have never seen before."
Comey's statement highlights a crucial problem with the development of privacy law: it often is developed in the context of important criminal cases. This comes at a real cost. We all know that Syed Farook committed a horrific crime, and any rights he once had against government searches are now forfeit. But though Apple may have chosen to serve as a limited proxy for its consumers in the San Bernardino case, often the interests of private citizens are wholly absent from the courtroom (or, often, judge's chambers) when issues of fundamental privacy are debated.
This leads to a serious imbalance: Apple is talking about the diffuse privacy rights of its consumers and the risks of potential incursions by more restrictive, less democratic governments such as China. On the other hand, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance can point to 175 Apple devices that he cannot physically access even though those devices may contain evidence helpful to the government.
New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and one of his deputies put an even finer point on it in an Op-Ed in The New York Times, citing a specific case of a murder victim in Louisiana (more than one thousand miles outside of Mr. Bratton's jurisdiction) whose murder is unsolved because officers cannot unlock her iPhone, which is believed to contain her killer's identity. "How is not solving a murder, or not finding the message that might stop the next terrorist attack, protecting anyone?" asks Bratton.
But in assuming that private citizens have no greater fear than whether the police can investigate and prevent crimes, Bratton begs the question. In reality, citizens may see law enforcement as a threat of itself. Learning that the NSA was engaging in comprehensive warrantless surveillance likely has given many law-abiding Americans a greater incentive to protect their data from being accessed by the government. Indeed, in light of the NYPD's record over the last few years—including a finding by a federal judge that they were systematically violating the rights of black New Yorkers and a lawsuit over religion-based spying on Muslims—it is not hard to see why citizens might want protection against Bratton's police force.
But even if the police were the angels they purport to be, opening a door for a white hat can easily allow access to a black one. Less than a year ago, hackers used a "brute force" approach to exploit a flaw in iCloud's security, and dozens of celebrities had their private photos shared with the world. These sex crimes are all but forgotten in the context of the San Bernardino shootings, even though the security weakness the FBI wants installed in Farook's iPhone is markedly similar to that exploited with respect to iCloud.
Nor do those who wish for privacy need to invoke hackers or criminals. A private, intimate moment with a spouse or loved one; a half-finished poem, story, or work of art; or even a professional relationship with a doctor or mental health professional cannot exist unless they can remain private. Once these interactions took place in spoken, unrecorded conversations or on easily discarded paper; now many of our daily activities are carried out on our mobile devices. Even if one has nothing to hide, many citizens might balk at the prospect of having to preserve their private conversations in a format readily accessible by the police.
But if Mr. Comey has shown unusual insight, Mr. Bratton's one-sided, myopic question illustrates the importance of Apple's position and the inability of law enforcement officials to be objective about the interests at stake. Police and prosecutors are not always your friends or your defenders. Their goals are—and always will be—investigating and solving crimes and convicting suspected criminals. The less an officer knows, the harder it will be to investigate a case. As a result, privacy rights—even when asserted by innocent, law-abiding citizens—make their job more difficult, and many officers see those rights as simply standing in their way.
This is hardly news. Nearly sixty years ago the Supreme Court observed that officers, "engaged in the often competitive enterprise of ferreting out crime," are simply not capable of being neutral in criminal investigations. For precisely that reason, the Fourth Amendment requires them to seek approval from a "neutral and detached magistrate" before a search warrant may issue.
That is why Mr. Comey's acknowledgement that the FBI is not a disinterested party is so refreshing. Pro-law-enforcement voices have been clamoring to require Apple to compromise the security it built into the iPhone, invoking their role as public servants to buttress their credibility. But when it comes to privacy, the police do not—and cannot—represent the public interest. As Comey acknowledged, they are "investigators," and privacy rights will always stand as an obstacle to investigation.
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FBI Recruits Apple to Help Unlock Your iPhone
It is a well-known maxim that "bad facts make bad law." And as anybody even casually browsing social media this week likely has seen, the incredibly tragic facts surrounding the San Bernadino attacks last December have led to a ruling that jeopardizes the privacy rights of all law-abiding Americans.
First, it is important to clearly understand the ruling. After the horrific attack in San Bernadino on December 2, 2015, the FBI seized and searched many possessions of shooters Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik in their investigation of the attack. One item seized was Farook's Apple iPhone5C. The iPhone itself was locked and passcode-protected, but the FBI was able to obtain backups from Farook's iCloud account. These backups stopped nearly six weeks before the shootings, suggesting that Farook had disabled the automatic feature and that his phone may contain additional information helpful to the investigation.
Under past versions of iOS, the iPhone's operating system, Apple had been able to pull information off of a locked phone in similar situations. However, Farook's iPhone—like all newer models—contains security features that make that impossible. First, the data on the phone is encrypted with a complex key that is hardwired into the device itself. This prevents the data from being transferred to another computer (a common step in computer forensics known as "imaging") in a usable format. Second, the iPhone itself will not run any software that does not contain a digital "signature" from Apple. This prevents the FBI from loading its own forensic software onto Farook's iPhone. And third, to operate the iPhone requires a numeric passcode; each incorrect passcode will lock out a user for an increasing length of time, and the tenth consecutive incorrect passcode entry will delete all data on the phone irretrievably. This prevents the FBI from trying to unlock the iPhone without a real risk of losing all of its contents.
As Apple CEO Tim Cook has explained, this system was created deliberately to ensure the security of its users' personal data against all threats. Indeed, even Apple itself cannot access its customers' encrypted data. This creates a unique problem for the FBI. It is well-settled that, pursuant to a valid search warrant, a court can order a third party to assist law enforcement agents with a search by providing physical access to equipment, unlocking a door, providing camera footage, or even giving technical assistance with unlocking or accessing software or devices. And, as the government has acknowledged, Apple has "routinely" provided such assistance when it has had the ability to access the data on an iPhone.
But while courts have required third parties to unlock doors, they have never required them to reverse-engineer a key. That is what sets this case apart: to assist the government, Apple would have to create something that not only does not exist, but that it deliberately declined to create in the first instance.
On February 16, Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Los Angeles filed an ex parte motion (that is, without providing Apple with notice or a chance to respond) in federal court seeking to require Apple to create a new piece of software that would (1) disable the auto-erase feature triggered by too many failed passcode attempts and (2) eliminate the delays between failed passcode attempts. In theory, this software is to work only on Farook's iPhone and no other. This would allow the FBI to use a computer to simply try all of the possible passcodes in rapid succession in a "brute force" attack on the phone. That same day, Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym signed what appears to be an unmodified version of the order proposed by the government, ordering Apple to comply or to respond within five business days.
Though Apple has not filed a formal response, CEO Tim Cook already has made waves by publicly stating that Apple will oppose the order. In a clear and well-written open letter, Cook explains that Apple made the deliberate choice not to build a backdoor into the iPhone because to do so would fatally undermine the encryption measures built in. He explains that the notion that Apple could create specialized software for Farook's iPhone only is a myth, and that "[o]nce created, this technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key . . . ."
This has re-ignited the long-standing debate over the proper balance between individual privacy and security (and the debate over whether the two principles truly are opposed to one another). This is all to the good, but misses a key point: Judge Pym's order, if it stands, has not only short-circuited this debate, it ignores the resolution that Congress already reached on the issue.
Indeed, a 1994 law known as the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act ("CALEA") appears to prohibit exactly what the government requested here. Though CALEA preserved the ability of law enforcement to execute wiretaps after changing technology made that more complicated than physically "tapping" a telephone line, it expressly does not require that information service providers or equipment manufacturers do anything to open their consumers to government searches. But instead of addressing whether that purpose-built law permits the type of onerous and far-reaching order that was granted here, both the government and the court relied only on the All Writs Act—the two-century-old catch-all statute that judges rely on when ordering parties to unlock doors or turn over security footage.
Though judges frequently must weigh in and issue binding decisions on fiercely contested matters of great importance, they rarely do so with so little explanation, or after such short consideration of the matter. Indeed, when the government sought an identical order this past October in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., Magistrate Judge James Orenstein asked for briefs from Apple, the government, and a group of privacy rights organizations and, four months later, has yet to issue an opinion. Yet Judge Pym granted a similar order, without any stated justification, the same day that it was sought.
An order that is so far-reaching, so under-explained, and so clearly legally incorrect is deeply concerning. And yet, but for Apple's choice to publicize its opposition, this unjustified erosion of our privacy could have happened under the radar and without any way to un-ring the bell. Fortunately, we appear to have avoided that outcome, and we can hope that Apple's briefing will give the court the additional legal authority—and the additional time—that it will need to revisit its ruling.
Apple, David Yellin, FBI, Search and seizure, terrorist
Where to Draw the Line With Undercover FBI Operations
Several news publications have been making much ado about a tactic the FBI used in 2007 to locate an individual suspected in a series of bomb-threats to Washington state high schools. The FBI created a fake news article, falsely representing it as an Associated Press publication, and sent a link to the suspect's MySpace account. The article headline, which was directed at the suspect, was meant to entice him to go to the link. It worked. The suspect clicked on the link, which enabled the FBI to download malware on his computer and identify his location and Internet Protocol address. The suspect was subsequently arrested, charged and prosecuted in state court.
Newspapers and other media outlets have recently decried the FBI's use of the AP's name and brand recognition to further its purposes. The AP's director of media relations noted in an October 2014 statement: "This ploy violated AP's name and undermined AP's credibility." The Seattle Times complained that such action not only crosses the line, but erases it (the statement was made when the paper believed its publication was involved). The controversy is somewhat understandable: journalists want to ensure their perceived independence; they don't want to be seen as a tool of the powers that be.
But media concern over the FBI's use of the AP name may be slightly overstated. The FBI did not publish the fake news article for broad dissemination. It directed the article to one suspect only. Nor is it exactly unprecedented for investigators to hold themselves out as something they are not in order to gain the trust of and nab wrongdoers. Should all cool teens (however they self-describe these days) complain that Narcs are undermining their reputation and street cred? Without these undercover operations, a major tool to FBI investigations would be lost, not to mention fodder for the popular television series that made Johnny Depp famous. FBI and other enforcement agencies regularly use deception to catch criminals. Everyone knows this, including the wrongdoers at whom deceptive practices are targeted.
Some argue that there is a colorable difference between impersonating a fake individual or persona and impersonating the press. If the impersonation were on a large scale and were relatively public, the deception would be problematic. People wouldn't know what journalism was credible and what journalism wasn't (not that this isn't already a subject a some debate…). But narrowly-focused operations directed exclusively at suspects who are the subject of a search warrant is a different scenario, and that's the scenario that appears to be in play here. Where the FBI employs such tactics well enough into an investigation to support a search warrant, including having probable cause that the suspect is involved in criminal activity, using deception, which is an efficient way to locate the individual, doesn't seem too alarming.
Of course, it is important to emphasize that legal process is everything. If the FBI were to disseminate fake news articles to gain computer access at the launch of an investigation, before it had a target, before it had probable cause, and before it had its actions approved judicially by a search warrant, such tactics would risk impacting innocent individuals and undermining news sources.
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AP, Associated Press, FBI, Malware, Myspace, Nicole Kardell, The Seattle Times, Undercover
Are High Frequency Traders Playing Fast and Loose With the Rules?
When high frequency trading (HFT) first crept into the public consciousness, it related to primarily to the question of whether rapid, computer driven trading posed risks to the safety and stability of the trading markets. Now it appears that HFT may have also been a means for some traders to gain a possible illegal advantage.
High frequency trading involves the use of sophisticated technological tools and computer algorithms to rapidly trade securities. High frequency traders use powerful computing equipment to execute proprietary trading strategies in which they move in and out of positions in seconds or even fractions of a second. While high frequency traders often capture just a fraction of a cent in profit on each trade, they make up for low margins with enormous volume of trades.
High frequency trading is viewed by many as particularly risky. While some participants disagree, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a report in which their staffs concluded that algorithmic and high frequency trading contributed to the volatility that led to the May 6, 2010 "flash crash."
More recently, high frequency trading has come under scrutiny by law enforcement. A number of agencies are investigating such practices to determine whether high frequency traders are profiting at the expense of ordinary investors. The Justice Department and the FBI have recently announced investigations, while U.S. securities regulators and the New York Attorney General have said that they have ongoing investigations.
Heightening the recent HFT craze is renowned author Michael Lewis, who recently authored Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. In the book, Lewis claims that computer-driven stock trading has taken over the market at the expense of 'the little guy'. According to Lewis, Wall Street is rigged by a combination of insiders – stock exchanges, big Wall Street banks and HFT. Lewis claims that HFT's advantage is so severe that traders are able to predict which stock a common investor wants to buy before he or she can buy it, and drive the price up before the investor can initiate the purchase.
Not everyone is buying the claims Lewis makes in his book. There have been many on record stating that HFT actually does not prey on mom and pop investors. Additionally, many individualsbelieve Lewis' claims are overblown and that HFT does not provide traders with a huge profitable advantage.
Inevitably, the most pressing question about high frequency trading is whether any such businesses are given an unfair – and illegal – advantage in placing trades. On April 11, three futures traders filed a federal class action lawsuit against CME Group, the owner of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, claiming that high frequency traders are given an improper advance look at price and market data that permits them to execute trades using the data before other market participants. While the plaintiffs claim that this practice has existed since 2007, CME denies the merits of the allegations.
Between the investigations and this lawsuit (and the others that will certainly follow), it will eventually be determined whether traders with high speed computers benefited improperly over other market participants. Regardless of the merits of these accusations, it is unquestionable that high frequency trading, like all technological advances, poses special challenges to existing rules and laws that will require special consideration and possibly require new rules and regulations.
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Astrographical Information
Segmentum: Segmentum Pacificus
Sector: Unknown
Sub-sector: Unknown
System: Galendor
Planet: Galendor
Rotation Period: 27 hours (1,12 Tdays)
Orbital Period: 302 Tdays
Physical Information
Type: Developing World (Forge/Pleasure World)
Atmosphere: Oxygen mix
Gravity: 86% Terra
Climate: Temperate
Temperature: Average 16ºC (high 42ºC, low -17ºC)
Primary Terrain:
- Forests
- Mountains
- Jungles
- Rivers
- Cliffs
- Sea-lakes
- Big seas
Surface Water: 82%
Points of Interests:
- Tor Breogain
- Cathedral of Liberon
- Ferrium Shipyards
- Feans Industry
- Death Coast
- Cies Islands
- Caaveir Jungle
- Ramuk Temple
- Frozen Frontier
- Thunder Cliffs
- Revilers' main Monastery-Fortress
Societal Information
Population: 4 billion
- Humans
- Space Marines
- Ramuk
Primary language(s):
- Galaido (modern galician)
- Low Gothic
- High Gothic
Government: Worthy aristocracy
Head Government: Breogán
Major Cities:
- Breogantia
- Lucus
- Veddridge
- Corcubion
Allegiance: Imperium of Man
Galendor was founded by ancient humans from the terran nation called Galicia, inside the old Iberian State. Centiuaries after Terra's entire building covering, a fanatic galician warrior called Breogán explored the galaxy frontier looking for more planets for the Imperium and finally restablished their nation in a new but similar land.
This is homeworld for Lébor Corbalis, Chapter Warden of the Revilers, where they have established their main fortress.
Galendor was founded for ancient humans from the terran nation called Galicia, inside the old Iberian State. They used to respect the Nature because as it was considered their beloved land and mother. When Terra was fully covered by huge cities plenty of buildings they realized through over the centuaries that a natural land was imprescindible for their customs, behaviour and way of life. So they decided to find a new mother land.
Exploring Frontiers
A fanatic galician warrior called Breogán, who had been growing in politics in the last decades, convinced the relevant governments and entities to lead an expeditionary fleet plenty of explorer companies to explore and study new frontiers finding new planets for the Imperium. The reward would be one of those new descovered planets.
After more than seven years of exploration, more than 160 planets and 72 moons were discovered; just 32 of them habitables by humans. One of them, similar to original galician weather, was founded in Segmentum Pacificus. Greenfields, forests, mountains, rain, wet weather, a brave sea breaking into high cliffs... All remembered to their ancient homeland in Terra. Everything except the dense jungles, even stronger than galician wild and rain forests.
New Mother Land
The largest ground extension was a continent in the northern hemisphere which was called "Galicia" (in memorial to the original Mother Land). "Galendor" was the name given to the planet, which means "Galician (gal-) land (-endor)" in Galaido (modern galician).
The first colonized location was the north-western coast of this main continent, which saw the birth of its first city and planet capital called "Breogantia" in honor to their lider and founder, Breogán. In the next decades two big industries were arisen: the Ferrium Shipyards, just at the north-est of the city, and a bigger one at the south called Feans Industry, where technology, vehicles, arms and new devices were crafted.
In the next centuary new cities were built: Veddrige, an entire city built on bridges and cliffs in the southern sea-leakes, and the city-fortress of Lucus, built in the mountains with a colossal stone and iron wall that keeps the entrance to the inner mountains, nowadays an entire mine with forges and scientific research facilites. A fourth, but smaller, city was founded in the middle of the Death Coast, at the edge of its cliffs called "Corcubion" (which means "Cradle (-cubion) of Rocked shore(cor-) in Galaido).
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Breogan is known as the saviour and reemerger of galician culture, always carefully looking after his people under the Emperor's blessing. It would had fallen if not for his incessant lust for life, will and might. He was their best and only great leader who ruled Galendor and its moons with Justice untill his death. After this, Galendorians decided to call "Breogán" to the head position of its government and established a political system in his memorial, the Worthy Aristocracy, which elects every five years the best contestant of an entire year-test as "Breogán".
Galendorians can survive nowadays thanks to the might warrior Breogán. They call themselves "Sons of Breogán", who's considered a father, as Galendor is their mother and their language is their sister.
Ramuk Rebellion
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Galendorians, like their ancestors, love Nature and their land so they have combined modern technology and construction with the natural enviroment. For millennia they have built huge cities and industries in some focal points in the main continent, always conserving carefully unaltered a lot of the planet surface and its enviroment, establishing small cities and towns and setting up jungle, forests and seabed resorts dispersed among galendorian nature.
Natural enviroment and its conservation, traditional building, mountain and sea sports, high-risk sports, sea culture, gastronomy and spirits, history, music, arts, pleasure holidays ... All is combined and connected with their industry (shipyards, vehicles, weapons, ammo, devices, scientific research facilites and renewable energies). Galendor's current role is basically act as a half forge hald pleasure world for the Imperium of Man.
The family has always been a strong element of their culture. Honor, education, inheritance (legacy) and their biological heredity marks the common life and future decissions of every single member.
"Galaido" is their own language, succesor of ancient galician terran language, as Low Gothic is the common one in the Imperium. Galaido is also known as "modern galician".
Galendorian government is known as "Worthy Aristocracy". This political system elects every five years a leader, known as "Breogán", among the bests contestants of an entire year-test of political decisions, knowledge, endurance, power and warcraft.
A galendorian Saint called "Liberon" sacrificed his life against the Ramuk people in his rebellion some millenia ago, achieving a miracle before their eyes. From that moment, the Ramuk people ended their belligerent movements and began to worship the God-Emperor, who made possible that miracle. A cathedral was built in the city of Breogantia, where he was buried, and was called "Cathedral of Liberon".
Religion plays a very important role for several people in Galendor. They come to this cathedral looking for meditation and advice, while people from all the Imperium travels through the galaxy as pilgrims untill this cathedral, looking for divine inspiration for having the will to do sacrifices like Saint Liberon.
Revilers Chapter of the Space Marines, stablished in the planet in the last centuary, standed out for having a strong relation with this Saint and his cult. Their Chaplains are the example, called "Liberon Heralds", who protect and heal their brothers in extreme needed apart from their habitual role of inspiration.


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Banana Bread is warm, sweet, nutty, comforting, soft, and moist.
Sometimes it's the simplest things you crave. Like banana bread. I have posted a lovely recipe for banana bread with chocolate glaze before. But this past week, that's not what I was craving. No, I was craving something simple and just like the banana bread I had eaten as a kid. I'm not quite sure when/where/from who this reminiscent banana bread came from but I remember it had nuts in it and I usually don't like nuts in baked goods. But I loved this bread. It's sweet without being cloying, it's moist without being undercooked, and it smells heavenly while its baking in the oven. This bread would be the perfect homemade gift.
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Taste: Warm yet sweet and nutty with distinct banana flavor.
Texture: Soft and moist with crunchy nuts. The texture is the best I've had from this kind of bread.
Ease: Very easy. Plus the bread can be made ahead of time.
Appearance: Rustically comforting. I love that this recipe doesn't dome too much at the top.
Pros: Easy, tasty, perfect way to use up overripe bananas.
Cons: None!
Would I make this again? This will be my go-to banana bread recipe.
How to make Banana Bread
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
3 1/2 very ripe medium bananas (1 1/3 cups mashed)
2 tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup walnut halves, toasted and chopped
Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
In a medium bowl sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and eggs on medium speed until light and fluff, about 5 minutes. On low speed slowly and steadily drizzle in the canola oil, it should take about 1 minute. Add the bananas, sour cream, and vanilla, beating until just combined.
Using a rubber spatula, fold in the flour and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for about 1 hour, or until golden brown on top and the center springs back when gently pressed. Let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before removing from loaf pan to cool completely.
Banana bread can be stored tightly wrapped in plastic for up to 3 days at room temperature or 2 weeks frozen (thaw overnight at room temperature before serving).
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One of my fav baked goods!
Sounds exactly like the banana bread recipe we like and I posted just a few days ago. Looks great! Kirsten
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I used my Wusthof serrated bread knife – http://astore.amazon.com/hanthehea-20/detail/B000… – Love that knife!
Looks great!
I love love love banana bread, and usually have to end up either buying ridiculous amounts of bananas or hiding some so they get ripe enough for me to make it, but it's always so worth it. I'm always down to try a new banana bread recipe, so I'll be giving this one a spin. With some butterscotch chips? Mmm, heavenly!
The batter seemed to thin going into the pan. It turns out it was too thin. The bread did not rise very much, most of the walnuts fell to the bottom, and was very difficult to get a clean slice. It seems like it needed another 1/3 cup flour added to thicken up the batter. It was tasty, but the texture was difficult to cut a clean slice… it just kind of crumbled. Is the flour measurement correct?
I'm sorry it didn't work out very well for you! The flour measurement is correct. I remember this batter being on the thin side but baking up beautifully. I can think of a couple of reasons why you had trouble. Your flour measurement may have been off (even if you followed the recipe). This could be because when you dipped your measuring cup into the flour you didn't aerate the flour (stir it around) before scooping it up. Here's some more detailed info on that if you don't already know: http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/how-to-measure-f…
If you have a kitchen scale, definitely use it! The flour in this recipe should weigh 210 grams.
The bread may not have risen because your baking soda may be too old. As far as the walnuts falling to the bottom, try coating them in a little bit of flour before adding to the batter. Also, be sure to measure your mashed banana before adding it to the batter.
Hope that helps!
Awesome recipe,
I love banana bread 🙂
Here's anther recipe you might like.
Thanks for sharing,
I've been searching for the perfect banana bread recipe for a while now. This definitely comes close. The texture is amazing and it smells incredible while it's baking. I left mine in the oven for 1 hour as the recipe said but it burnt a little on top, so next time I will check on it after 50 mins. I also halved the amount of sugar and omitted the walnuts (didn't have any on hand). Came out perfectly sweet – I think the bananas, especially really ripe ones, have enough sugar in them as it is. Will be making this again and hopefully with the walnuts next time! Thanks for sharing
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I don't know about you, but I would rather my kids play a fun educational app than some random app that styles hair
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iPhone Mom Review for you
Thinkrolls, the all-new and super-fun app, is the latest and greatest app from one of my favorite developers Avokiddo. This app combines hilarious and adorable characters with fun and challenging mazes and obstacles. The result is an app that is difficult for kids (and moms) to put down! Your kids will love the cute little ball-like characters and they will giggle out loud as they use trial and error to make their way to the end of the maze.
Your fun begins as you choose which character you want to play with. There are several cute choices from animals to ninjas to robots, with several more options unlocking as you complete each level. The object of the game is to roll your character through a maze, collecting the "O rings" that the other character you are chasing through the maze leaves behind. It isn't as easy as it seems! Along the way, you will encounter obstacles that you must work through such as cookies to munch to break through to the way out or crates that must be moved to specific locations to keep you from falling into pits. With intuition and a little bit of planning your child will navigate through and learn valuable problem solving skills. If they do make a mistake, no problem! Simply tap the re-do button in the upper right corner and they can have as many chances as it takes to figure it out!
This app was designed for children aged 3- 8 as a fun and entertaining way to help them develop problem solving skills through trial and error. The activity itself appeals to a child's natural curiosity and tendency to try things impulsively. However, they will soon find that they must employ a little more creative thinking to pass some obstacles and make their way through the maze. At each level, children will learn a specific skill or tool that they can use to help them through certain types of obstacles. Each level increases in difficulty adding new challenges and new tools to overcome them. By the end, children must incorporate the knowledge and skills from all of the previous levels to navigate through the maze. With two modes, Easy for 3 -5 year olds and Hard for 5 – 8 year olds, this app will appeal to children of every age. Even I had fun playing this game and often pull it out when I have a few minutes to wait when picking up carpools or at the doctor's office!
Avokiddo can do no wrong in my book. All of their apps are fun, entertaining, and highly educational in very creative ways and Thinkrolls definitely lives up to their standards. I love how it incorporates humor and fun with problem solving and even some physics. Children will experiment with concepts like gravity, inertia, and heat without even realizing it because they are having so much fun! I was amazed at the progress my three-year-old made in the short time he played it. It certainly did not take him long to figure out how to make it through the obstacles and he loved every minute of it! This app gets two thumbs-up, 5 stars, a blue ribbon and any other accolade I can think of from me. Thinkrolls is sure to be a family favorite for you too!


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Onion Dip from Scratch
Recipe by evewitch
This is Alton Brown's recipe.
Top Review by jahya
This stuff is simply great! Made this for thanksgiving and everyone raved. I noticed quite a few people commenting about the dip being too light in color, so I cooked my onions to the point of WAY caramelized (took about an hour, cooking them slowly); they were very dark and sort of sticky, but not burned. I also added about a half a teaspoon of worscestershire to mine. The dip turned out a nice, golden color from this. Am making this again for Christmas and probably for many holidays to come.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 cups diced onions
- 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream
- 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- wavy potato chips
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- Heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat.
- Add onions and 1/4 teaspoons salt.
- Cook the onions until they are caramelized, about 20 minute.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients and then stir in the cooled onions.
- Refrigerate and stir again before serving.
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Ohio State Reformatory (Shawshank State Prison)
8:30am-9:30am, Mansfield
Church at Shawshank. A non-denominational service by Kary Oberbrunner. Doors open at 8:30, service at 9:00. Buy tickets HERE or call 419-522-2726.
Ohio State Reformatory (Shawshank State Prison)
10:00-4:00pm, Mansfield
Self-guided tours: Cost- $9.00 per person, $5.00 extra for Audio tour, $7.00 for ages 7-17, seniors and military.
Bissman Building (Brewer Hotel and Portland Daily Bugle)
Building closed. We encourage you to take photos from the outside.
Pugh Cabin at Malabar Farm (Opening Scene)
10:00-4:00pm, Mansfield
Wagon tours to Pugh Cabin and will continue past the Shawshank Oak Tree from 10:00am-4:00pm. Malabar Farm house tours at 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm. Wagon ride cost- $2.00 per person. House tour cost- $4.00 adults, $3.60 seniors, $2.00 ages 6-18, free 6 and under.
The Shawshank Oak Tree
10:00-5:00pm, Mansfield
Drive-by. The tree is best viewed on Malabar Farm's property located across the road from the tree.
Pump House Grille Restaurant
11:30am-3:00pm, Ashland
While traveling The Shawshank Trail, enjoy the Chain Gang Buffet menu. Only 1/2 block from the Trailways Bus Station and 4 blocks from the Maine National Bank in Ashland! View menu HERE.
Hostelling International- Malabar Farm
2:00-3:00pm, Mansfield
Get an insider's view of the filming of Shawshank Redemption! Mark Jordan, Playwright and Manager of Hostelling International-Malabar Farm, invites you to join him at the hostel to hear stories of his experience as an extra in the film. You'll also have the chance to learn about the historic hostel, and the history of the farm itself. Cookies and lemonade provided. Free! Click HERE for the flyer.
Wyandot County Courthouse (Conviction of Andy Dufresne)
10:00-5:00pm, Upper Sandusky
General tours of the Wyandot County Courthouse. Donations suggested.
Shawshank Woodshop (Prison workshop)
10:00-4:00pm, Upper Sandusky
Tours of the Shawshank Woodshop and Museum. Period furniture, fashion display and period automobiles. Donations suggested.
Carrousel Antiques (Pawn Shop Window)
12:00pm-5:00pm, Mansfield
Open for antique shopping.
Tog Loft Art Gallery
1:00-3:00pm, Mansfield
Scott Mann, who played Glenn Guentin in The Shawshank Redemption, will feature his photography entitled, Redemption: The Photography of Scott Mann. 41 B East Fourth St., downtown Mansfield. 419-521-5088.
Snyder & Hagerman Roads in Bellville, OH (Road to Buxton)
Available anytime to drive by. Bellville (Mansfield/Richland County area).
Red's Bus Ride on Rt. 95 in Bellville, OH (Bus to Fort Hancock, TX)
Available anytime to drive by. Bellville (Mansfield/Richland County area).
Brooks' Bench (Waiting for Jake)
Available anytime to sit on the bench. Mansfield.
Renaissance Theatre (Premier of Shawshank Redemption)
Building closed. We encourage you to take photos from the outside. Mansfield.
Crosby Advisory Group, LLC. (Maine National Bank)
Building closed. We encourage you to take photos from the outside. Ashland.
Revivals 2 Thrift Store (Trailways Bus Station)
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Downtown Ashland, Ohio (Outdoor Movie)
9:00pm, Ashland
Enjoy an outdoor, evening showing of The Shawshank Redemption in downtown Ashland, Ohio. Corner of Second St. and Orange St. Bring your own chairs or blankets. Come early to get a good spot! For more information, call 419-281-4584 ext. 101 or 419-651-9881. Movie is rated R. View poster HERE.


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I used to go to Fidgets almost everyday when MF was 6-7 month old and learning to crawl. Fidgets is a great place for babies who are just learning to crawl.. With their cushioned play area with small climbing structure for babies below 2 (you can read more in my previous post about Fidgets). I could leave MF inside the play area and he would entertain himself for hours, while I sit back and relax at the cafe.
But once MF figured out how to crawl to the top of the soft structure, it was no longer safe to leave him there alone, because he knows how to go up, but doesn't know how to come down.. So I got to watch him closely. After a while, it was not challenging enough for him anymore, as he could get to the top in a split second. He needed bigger, taller steps to climb.. And the big kids play area at Fidgets was not very appropriate. (I prefer the big kids play area at Polliwogs and Explorer Kid). And to make things worse, he figured out how to climb out from the baby play area… -_-
So after MF was about 8 months, I seldom visited Fidgets… Until recently, when a few mummy friends wanted to meet up for a play date with our 9-10 month old babies, and we didn't feel like going somewhere crowded because it was a Primary School holiday that day, so we decided to meet at Fidgets.
When I was there, I noticed they added two new cars:
You can tell from MF's face that he is not a fan of cars… And the bigger one (on the right) is not suitable for small babies.. There is a hole at the bottom (meant for older kids to use their feet to move the car) and MF fell right through. Although having new cars is not going to entice me to visit more frequently (especially after MF turns 1 and it is no longer free of charge), but it is still great to know that they are making improvements! 🙂


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Glover glory at Quail Hollow
Lucas Glover beat close friend Jonathan Byrd in a play-off to win the prestigious Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.
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Lucas Glover beat close friend and former Clemson team-mate Jonathan Byrd in a play-off to win the prestigious Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.
Without a win since his 2009 US Open triumph at Bethpage Black, Glover's par at the first extra hole was enough to give him the title.
Glover shot 69 on Sunday to draw level with third-round leader Byrd, who could only manage a level-par 72.
That left them on 15-under for the tournament, a shot ahead of South African Rory Sabbatini, whose best-of-the-day 65 just failed to get him into the play-off.
Bill Haas, who almost scored a hole-in-one at 17 before bogeying the last, finished two shots back in fourth while Kevin Na was a further stroke behind in fifth.
On a dramatic final day, Glover made his move with birdies at seven and eight and an eagle at 10.
Another birdie at 15 meant he led by one as he arrived at the 'Green Mile' - the 480-yard 16th, the 217-yard 17th and the 478-yard 18th ranked respectively as the sixth, second and first hardest holes on the golf course.
But he got up and down from just off the green for his four at 16, two-putted from 75 feet for his three at the 17th and, after a wild drive at 18, saved par again after a deft chip and seven foot putt.
Byrd, who had played his first 15 holes in one over, looked to be in huge trouble when he found the trees at 16. But, after chipping out, he hit a great third to save par to stay one back at 14 under and remained there with a good three at 17.
It meant he need a rare birdie at the 18th to tie but, showing tremendous guts, he got it by holing a 14 foot putt after a great drive and approach.
The two men returned to 18 but this time Byrd flew his drive into a bunker and after tugging his second shot left he failed to get up and down.
That opened the door for Glover who found the green in regulation and then made a solid two-putt to give him victory and deny Byrd a third PGA Tour win in the last eight months.
Padraig Harrington finished as the top European in tied ninth but his day ended on a rather sour note.
First, he bogeyed the final two holes just as it looked as if he could threaten the leaders and he then had to return to the 13th to prove to officials he hadn't illegally teed off in front of the tee markers after a viewer had phoned in. He eventually escaped punishment.
Playing partner Phil Mickelson also finished tied ninth after a patchy finish.
The left-hander had climbed up to 11-under after 10 holes but three bogeys to two birdies after that meant he ended at 10-under.
Sergio Garcia, who had shot a third round 74 on the day that his childhood idol Seve Ballesteros had passed away, closed with a two-under 70 to finish tied 28th.


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Eva Gordon doesn't like mysteries - so when new girl Aretta hurries away after school every day Eva's determined to find out why. And Aretta's not the only person Eva's interested in - her friend's granny has been parted from her beloved dog, so Eva decides to cheer her up. But can she?
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Creating Sustainable Data Ecosystems For Public Health - An Interview With Taha Kass-Hout, MD
"An empowered consumer is an engaged one." - Taha Kass-Hout, MD, Former FDA 1st Chief Health Informatics Officer
Taha A. Kass-Hout, MD aims to empower patients through creating data ecosystems that are innovative and sustainable. In line with this goal, he pioneered the use of big data to improve population health as the first Chief Health Informatics Officer at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Taha led the creation of openFDA, an open-source API platform and a supporting global community for FDA data, and precisionFDA, a cloud-based platform for collaborative discovery around next generation sequencing. Both initiatives were referenced in the 2015 White House updated Strategy for American Innovation. Additionally, precisionFDA was included in President Obama's 2015 Precision Medicine Initiative and received the Best Practices Award in data mining and informatics, 2016 Bio-IT world. Taha is also the founder of Humanitarian Tracker, a non profit volunteer-based forum that connects and empowers citizens using innovation in technology, crowdsourcing, and machine learning to support humanitarian causes. Humanitarian Tracker is 2017 Classy Awards Finalist.
In this interview with Ebele Mogo, DrPH, Taha offers his take on the current state, best practices, and future of digital health as a tool for population health surveillance, promotion and management. This interview is part of Sickweather's ongoing conversations on digital health innovation especially as it relates to public health surveillance.
Mogo: Collaborating with state and local public health agencies, you led the scale up of monitoring hospital emergency department visits during the H1N1 pandemic. What best practices can you share for replicating this success in rapid surveillance during outbreaks?
Kass-Hout: Primarily, focusing on offering a solution that is directly governed in partnership with state, local, and federal health agencies, health care providers, and national associations representing public health officials. The data sharing model and community-driven governance create a sustainable surveillance ecosystem to maintain situation awareness.
Mogo: From your experience spearheading innovations within the health system, how do you think that integration of high impact digital solutions into the health system can be improved?
Kass-Hout: The replacement of expensive technological services with a cloud-computing platform and a strong community of practice have resulted in substantial savings, allowing increased funding for health departments. For example, enhancing health department's capacity to receive and use information from electronic health records for immunization services, laboratory test results for conditions of public health concern, or syndromic surveillance. From the consumer side, the rise of digital health tools and apps are engaging and empowering consumers to be key participants in maintaining good health, our readiness as communities come together, and for bi-directionally sharing of timely and tailored information.
Mogo: How do you see the role of Chief Health Informatics Officer of the FDA, which you were the first to assume, evolving in line with the rising relevance of data systems?
Kass-Hout: Personally, I see the role as an essential part of driving the agency forward and making sure it is able to challenge the status quo. FDA is an amazing organization, especially when it comes to empowering consumers by assuring the safety and efficacy of medical products in the marketplace, globally. This role is ever so essential in a big data and precision health era because we rely so much on the information we collect and analyze to have meaningful impact for consumer choices, identify adverse events early, eliminate harm by detecting counterfeits, and ensure the products are safe and effective based on solid evidence.
Mogo: Interoperability is a digital health buzzword and yet remains a consistent health systems challenge. What will it take to allow for an integrated rather than fragmented global health IT landscape in the United States and globally?
Kass-Hout: First, we really need to focus on building a different type of incentive for sharing meaningful data, and also make sure that future digital systems keep the consumers in the center. An empowered consumer is an engaged one. I have a track record of achieving interoperability by harmonizing various streams of information where we showed reliable signals early, even when stitching very messy streams of information. We've demonstrated this with disease surveillance for acute or chronic conditions, early detection and response to diseases and disasters, tracking medical products safety signals from adverse reactions or recalls, interacting directly with consumers via digital health means, evaluating reliability of genome sequence and variant call methods and instruments, building analytic and clinical evidence, or post market surveillance of medical products by mining various open source sites and databases for identifying counterfeited products globally, etc.
Mogo: Innovation often goes on at smaller scales such as within organizations, in the field, in practice without documentation. On the other hand, there is a significant time lag in the translation of research to practice and policy. Given your work in open science, how can generation of and collaboration around high quality public health evidence be fostered?
Kass-Hout: Dick Feynman said it best "What I cannot create, I do not understand", followed immediately by "Know how to solve every problem that has been solved". The public health community is innovative, collaborative, and always open to meaningful change that doesn't end in exhausting precious resources. Additionally, from the past 8 years I spent in the government, we brought methods, such as agile development and user-centered approaches that really made a huge impact on the global community, and engaged consumers in innovative and creative ways. Take a look at our story introducing openFDA to the world and how user centered design and open data can serve the public, including generating new evidence from open data.Mogo: Finally, paint a picture for us of the evolution of digital health surveillance in the next 20 years and how you imagine that it will impact population health and health equity.
Kass-Hout: Here is literally a painting I did on one of the walls of the FDA Innovation Lab, that I created and launched with Walt Harris on May 11, 2015, depicting how I saw (and still see) a consumer-centered future when it comes to big data and digital health:
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