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Using the Development Platform
My development platform keeps rebooting while I'm trying to use it
There are several potential causes for this issue:
Equipment issues
- You may have an issue with rebooting if you attempt to power your development platform using the Type C USB cable, then attach the power supply. For general operation, use either the Type C cable or the power supply to provide power to the development platform, not both at the same time. If flashing your BIOS, be sure to follow the directions to power your board in the correct order.
- Be sure that you are using a 12V power supply when powering your development platform.
- Rebooting may be caused by your development platform overheating, sometimes after 30 minutes or so of use. If you suspect your development platform is overheating, unplug all connections, including the power barrel jack, USB C connector, and powered USB 3.0 hub, then allow the development platform to cool before attempting to use it again.
Power management and configuration (for Reference Operating System for IoT)
- You can try disabling the power management in the BIOS. Boot to the BIOS menu by pressing F2 during boot. From the BIOS menu, choose Device Manager -> System Setup -> ACPI Settings -> Disable Low Power S0 Idle Capability.
- It may help to disable the runtime watchdog. To do so, locate and delete the /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/00-runtime-watchdog.conf file on your development platform and reboot the development platform. Alternatively, you can comment out the two lines in the file and reboot.
My keyboard/mouse is working erratically, or I am unable to boot to BIOS
This can be caused by a bad USB hub. Try a different powered USB 3.0 hub to see if this is the issue, and be sure that your keyboard, mouse, or other peripheral is not the issue.
Try unplugging and replugging in your device. You may want to plug a replacement device in to see if this resolves the problem.
Note that you may experience intermittent delays between entering keyboard commands and the input appearing onscreen. This is a known issue, and your keystrokes should appear onscreen in a few seconds. See also Serial Terminal.
My development platform won't turn off, even though I unplugged it!
Be sure that you have unplugged ALL connections to your development platform over which it might be receiving power. This includes:
- 12V power supply attached to the barrel jack
- The USB Type C connection
- The powered USB 3.0 hub. The development platform can end up drawing enough power from the USB hub to turn the lights on, but will not have enough power to perform tasks like flashing your BIOS.
While flashing the eMMC or doing processor-intensive tasks, I'm getting an error that mentions "throttling"
This error occurs when the CPU gets too hot. Find a way to cool down your CPU by using a heatsink or fan.
What baud do I use for the serial port?
It is 115200. Note that in older versions of the BIOS and OS, the baud-rate was 230400. See Serial Terminal for details.
My development platform doesn't show up correctly in the Device Manager/the serial device has no driver
If you're trying to open serial communication with your development platform on a Windows* host, you may find that when you open Device Manager, the serial device has no driver. The Device Manager may show an error or an unknown driver message, along with a yellow warning triangle icon. If this happens:
- On your host computer, download the CDM v2.12.18 WHQL Certified.zip file from the FTDI website. Unzip the file.
- Right-click on the broken serial device entry in the Device Manager and select Update driver software.
- Click Browse my computer and select the folder you extracted the files to. The driver should automatically be found.
My development platform is asking me to log in, but I don't know my password
By default, your user name is root and the password is blank.
If you set a password for your development platform and forgot it, you can reset your development platform's password by reflashing Reference Operating System for IoT onto the development platform. You'll need to create a bootable device, boot from it, and set up your password. Note that when you flash the development platform with a new Reference Operating System for IoT image, you'll also need to re-enable SSH and unblock the ports on your development platform.
How do I enable battery charging on the Expansion Board?
Battery charging is not supported. See Battery Path for details.


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I'm thinking about the actions I take, the things I actually do to maintain and improve my sobriety.
- I go to one or two meetings a week. Usually, hopefully two. This works for me. I'm an introverted loner and I've been to thousands of meetings. Lots of people need more meetings, and that's fine. Also, I envision that if I'm lucky enough to retire one day, I will go to more meetings. Meeting makers make it!
- I read recovery things regularly, as in I always have one or two recovery books going. Right now I'm reading The Varieties of Religious Experience and, again, The Little Red Book. With Carole I'm reading The Greatest Thing in the World. I always read more than one book at a time. To me, reading one book only is like watching one television show, sort of. These aren't things I necessarily want to read, or enjoy reading. I do it to sort of study this thing that I've made be the center of my life.
- I still write out new prayers I'm trying to learn. I rotate them in the sidebar of the blog and I take the time to actually write them out. In the past, I've written them out by hand when I was having a particularly hard time of things. I really haven't memorized any this way, but I know that in times of terrible stress my mind reaches for them and they are there. I'm also able to incorporate some of the messages of these prayers into my daily life, which I guess is the point.
- I sponsor people when asked. Right now that's two. I answer the phone when they call and put a lot of thought and prayer into how I can be helpful to them.
- I speak at meetings when asked.
- I'm the treasurer of my group.
- I chair my group often which involves getting there early, making the coffee, buying the snack (which usually I can get Carole to do), setting up tables and chairs, getting a speaker.
- I always help clean up my meeting and make sure the doors are locked, lights are out, etc.
- I read recovery blogs.
- I write – this!
Looking at this list, I'm wondering how much time it takes me each week. It is truly the best time I spend.

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This is a quick post about a news story on the Australian ABC news a few days ago. The story focused on a campaign by Pat O'Shane, an indigenous lawyer and magistrate raising awareness of the high rates of imprisonment of indigenous women. The rate of imprisonment of women in Australia has doubled in the last decade and nearly all of that is accounted for by indigenous women and overall 21 times more likely to go to prison than non-indigenous women..
Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that of all indigenous incarcerations males make up 91%. Why is the high rate of imprisonment of indigenous women an issue but not that of indigenous males? Why are the problems of males ignored? Why are aboriginal males disposable? At another ABS page the overall imprisonment of males represent 93% of the prison population. There is a great disparity in imprisonment between indigenous and non-indigenous incarceration rates but this is the position of both male and female indigenous populations. The news coverage reflects an increasing tendency to value the problems of females as serious and those of males are downplayed or ignored. Pat O'Shane stated that there was "sexism" in the sentencing of indigenous females. I don't see it. I see a far higher rate of imprisonment for indigenous people in general. I also see a far higher rate of imprisonment for males and females for both indigenous and non-indigenous people.


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Moderate magnitude 5.9 M coastal earthquake at depth 11.74 km - Department Nord-Ouest, Haiti
Update 2018-10-07: Several buildings collapsed due to the earthquake on Saturday evening (06 October, local time). The epicentre of the earthquake is located around 20 kilometres north-west of the city of Port-de-Paix, in the northern department of Nord-Ouest. Multiple people were killed, according to a government statement. Damage was reported from the cities of Gros-Morne and Plaisance. The earthquake could also be felt in Port-au-Prince. However, there were no initial reports of major damage.
Aftershocks, which may cause additional damage, are possible in the region. Travellers are advised to inform themselves via local media and authorities about the current situation on site, to follow instructions from authorities, to exercise high caution near mountainsides and rivers, as well as to avoid damaged buildings, bridges, and roads.
AFP, dpa, Reuters
2018-10-07, Haiti: Moderate magnitude 5.9 M coastal earthquake
Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure. Transport and infrastructure disruptions are to be expected.
It is unlikely that a destructive tsunami was generated by a coastal earthquake of this magnitude.


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Selladoor Worldwide (producers of 9 to 5, Big Fish, American Idiot and Avenue Q) will present the long-awaited European premiere of the multi award-winning musical Falsettos which arrives in the UK from 30 August to 23 November 2019 (press night is 5 September) at London's The Other Palace.
It will be the first time UK audiences have had the chance to see March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland –the two pieces that make up Falsettos by William Finn (music, lyrics and book) and James Lapine (book) – professionally produced together.
David Hutchinson, CEO, Selladoor Worldwide, said:
"This is a show we have wanted to bring to London since we embarked on our careers as producers. We've been exploring and planning this one for nearly a decade, and I am delighted that today we can tell the world that this beautiful, critically-acclaimed musical – is finally coming to the capital."
The double Tony Award-Winning Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant look at a modern family revolving around the life of a gay man Marvin, his wife, his lover, his soon to be bar mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbian neighbours.
Originally created under the spectre of the AIDS crisis, this ground-breaking musical about family dynamics manages to remain buoyant and satirically perceptive even as it moves towards its heartbreaking conclusion.
Casting and creatives will be announced in due course.


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The Wife:
It's a total delight to be given the final three episodes of Pushing Daisies when there is nearly nothing else on television right now (except for So You Think You Can Dance and, soon, SLOTAT). Having a plethora of farmer's market strawberries because my mother won't stop buying them, I spent my Sunday morning baking, like Ned, with live fruit and watching "Window Dressed to Kill." And while I certainly enjoyed the episode and the pie-baking, there were certainly some bittersweet moments to both experiences. First, the minute this show opened with the narrative about little Olive Snook being ignored at a costume party, I remembered how much I missed seeing this blissfully designed show, but realized I had also forgotten the central decisions made by the characters in "The Norwegians." Because that was back in December. Before Christmas and holiday baking and drinking and before cooking my noodle on five months of Lost. I had forgotten about the very literal cliffhanger. I had forgotten that Ned had sworn off detective work, and several other things. Secondly, I had a hell of a time getting my crust to come together, at one point spilling little pie crust crumblies all over my freezer. And finally, once I remembered plot points and got my pie crust together, I realized the most bittersweet thing of all: no matter how much of a lovely time I would have watching Pushing Daisies on Sunday mornings over the next three weeks, these would be the last three airings of the show, airings that many people who were only casual viewers might not see because they're on Saturday nights at 10 p.m. and there was no ABC-sponsored advertisement to remind us about these airings. Seeing Daisies only for a few minutes made me remember everything I love about it, like the smell of a pie cooling on a windowsill. But both pies and Pushing Daisies are finite things, and that makes enjoying them so much just the slightest bit sad. I can always bake another pie, but there's never going to be another show quite like Pushing Daisies.
After the last episode's cliffhanger in which Ned told Olive that he didn't not love her, she spends her time learning about the intricate grammar of the double negative, trying to discern exactly what he meant by that while Ned chooses to retire from detective work, miring himself in his bakeshop to cook with alive-alive fruit for the first time in his life. As Olive asks Ned delicately constructed questions with obscured meaning, he muses on the fact that he can finally eat his own pies and relishes the possibility of getting fat. So when Emerson enters with the case of a dead window dresser for Dicker's Department Store, Ned politely refuses to help. In his stead, Chuck offers her services suggesting that they, for once, do traditional detective work through which she can become the Alive-Again Avenger.
While Emerson and Chuck head off to investigate the death of window dresser Erin Embry, Olive's former kidnappers turn up at the Pie Hole, inconveniently ruining Randy Mann's attempt to court her. But Olive's former kidnappers turn out to not be as horrible as we thought they were. In fact, they weren't actually kidnappers at all. They were petty thieves who just happened to steal the car young Olive was hiding from her parents in, hoping that they'd give her the attention she desired if only they missed her for long enough. This was a pretty magical, ingenious twist that I adored, even more so when it lead to the bittersweet realization that Olive's parents didn't even want her back and that Jerry and Buster were jailed simply for returning a lost child to the parents that didn't want her. Over their time in the pen, Olive wrote to them, considering them in some ways to be surrogate dads, and they returned to find her post-jailbreak to solicit her help in getting them safely across the border to Canada.
Olive has told her surrogate kidnapping dads a lot of things, actually – including that Ned loves her and wants to marry her. This comes as a shock to both Ned and Randy, but Ned decides to play along when he realizes that Jerry and Buster's only happiness is knowing that Olive is happy. So they load the men into Randy's taxidermy van, and share a very uncomfortable ride with a stuffed rhinoceros up to the border where they find the police waiting for them. Rather than risk Jerry and Buster returning to jail, they turn the van around and head to Lily and Vivian's house, where Olive hopes they might be able to root through the aunts' old Darling Mermaid Darlings costumes and find some way to disguise the escapees. While there, Olive's dads accidentally spill the not-real news about Ned and Olive's engagement and while Vivian looks for disguises for their houseguests, she digs up the veil she was to wear to her wedding to Charles Charles and presents it to Olive, the very presence of which freaks out Ned so much that Olive finally realizes he definitely doesn't love her in that way and comes clean about her fake relationship, which her kidnapping dads recognize as yet another one of Olive's desperately sad pleas for attention.
But there's barely any time to mope over the dissolution of a fake relationship as the cops have surrounded the aunts' house, as a suspicious neighbor saw Jerry and Buster smoking on the porch and called them in. Ned, who's spent the episode "trying on" a normal relationship and a "normal" life in which he can eat pies and not wake the dead and hold the hand of a girl he loves (in some way) realizes, after a long talk with Randy and the events with Olive, that he should be happy being somewhat-super instead of trying to hard to fit in to normalcy, and so he rushes out to Randy's van and makes the rhinoceros alive-again long enough to disperse the police. This very much embarrasses Randy, who just can't believe he taxidermied a live animal. But Olive quiets his fears with talk of the convent and he, in turn, quiets hers by suggesting she turn to whomever Mother Superior would turn to in times when one runs out of their own cunning.
Olive talks to the police about letting Buster and Jerry off the hook since they didn't really commit a crime in the first place, but they seem unmoved. Luckily, as if by some divine plan, Mother Superior and her sisters enter the Pie Hole looking for a pee break, and Olive kindly breaks her "customers only" policy to allow the sisters in, which also allows her to spirit her jailbird dads out in nun's garb, along with some complimentary pies. You know, in the name of charity. This was a very clever take on deus ex machina, especially because I saw Diana Scarwid's name in the credits and kept wondering how Mother Superior was going to figure into this episode. In general, I really liked this whole insight into Olive's desperation for love and attention, especially the flashback to what her childhood kidnapping experience was actually like (better than her life at home) and the moment where she breaks away from her fake-engagement party to sing a few bars of Lionel Richie's "Hello." Swear to God, Bryan Fuller is almost as good as Ryan Murphy at choosing appropriate music for a scene. I was also very fond of Ned's Superman/Clark Kent-ish struggle with being ordinary or extraordinary, which also reminded me of how good the first season of Heroes (when Fuller worked on it) compared to subsequent seasons.
The Emerson-and-Chuck mystery was mostly just fluff compared to the emotionally-driven Olive-and-Ned narrative, but it was pretty fluff, which is the best kind of fluff Daises has to offer. Sans their magic finger, they investigate Erin Embry's murder and realize that the current window at Dicker's mirrors the crime scene. She's wearing the same dress as the mannequin and died in the same frozen, wintry fountain. As the police have ruled Erin's death an accident, Emerson has no one to pay him to investigate. Cleverly, Chuck drums up some funding by whispering into the ears of Erin's many devotees that she may have been murdered, so after about three minutes of rumor-mongering, Chuck and Emerson are on the case. The suspects are many, particularly Coco Juniper, Erin's window dressing partner, whom they suspect may have offed Erin to show which of the two had real talent. Only, that theory gets shot to hell when Coco Juniper turns up dead after the unveiling of the Erin Embry Memorial Window, showing a goddess-like woman ascending retail escalators to heaven . . . which means Coco's corpse is also lodged in an escalator. By poking around the store at night, Chuck and Emerson uncover the fact that neither Erin nor Coco were the creative geniuses behind the Dicker's windows – it was their biggest fan, Chic-as-Hell Denny. When they suspect he might be murdering everyone at Dicker's to get credit, they inform store owner Dick (Sex and the City's Willie "Stanford Blatch" Garson), who immediately starts to make suspicious inquiries about Denny. Ned returns just in time to help put everything together by waking the two dead designers (so distractingly funny to see Coco wonder where the hell her legs are) who inform them that it was in fact Dick who offed them, meaning Chic-as-Hell Denny would be his next target. You see, Dick hated his family business and wanted out without having to lose his family, so he set about to lose the one thing that brought Dicker's Department Store so much revenue: its famous windows. Case closed, thanks to Ned's magic fingers, and Chic-as-Hell Denny went on to get Erin and Coco's old job all to himself with a new member of the Dicker family running the store.
Favorite outfit of the episode belongs to the black lace cocktail dress worn by Olive's inattentive mother at the party from which her daughter gets "kidnapped," which I think was nicely reflected in Coco Juniper's black lace sheath – two women who could not have cared less about the loss of people they "loved." I just taught you costume design, bitches.
The Husband:
It may be entirely because of the five-plus-change months between the last episode of Pushing Daisies and this one, but this entry may log as one of my favorites. It could just be because of the sudden rush of nostalgic awe-inspiring goodness of this show (yes, something five months old can be nostalgic), but I was so into this episode and its clever way of working around Ned's insistence that he would no longer revive dead things, at least for the time being. It somehow ironically livened up the procedural aspect considerably, especially since Emerson and Chuck figured out pretty much everything even before Ned broke his pact with himself and went to the morgue with the two of them.
Instead of ignoring the Darlings, we got just the right amount of screen time from them without resorting to another flashback into their pasts. Instead rehashing old guests stars just for the sake of it, David Arquette and Diana Scarwid were essential plot items used 100% correctly. Instead of pushing Olive to the side as pretty much the entire first season did, she was front-and-center when she needed to be and elsewhere when she wasn't.
Am I actually praising this show for simply using its ensemble well, something that would seem to be pretty much was you're supposed to do with an ensemble show? Yes. Because it doesn't happen enough on television. It should, but it doesn't.
I'm so glad to get these aired in some form or another, followed by the leftover episodes of Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money, even if it is at 10 p.m. It's always a shame to have to wait for the DVDs, usually released midway through the fall, so this is a nice present from the networks who saw the poor ratings for these three good shows and just had to cut them. Stay tuned for the leftover eps of Samantha Who, In The Motherhood and the not-canceled but cut-down first season of Better Off Ted during the rest of the summer. It's actually quite a lovely idea, even if it is bittersweet.


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The real estate market is always changing.
The pendulum swings back and forth in favor of buyers or sellers and sometimes gets stuck in neutral, which is where we happen to be currently.
Inventory is up, demand is down and the strong seller's market has shifted into a more neutral market.
Home mortgage interest rates have been slowly creeping up. Christmas decorations are already flying out the doors of Costco, so you know the holidays are creeping up as well.
However, buyers should not be lulled into believing that they can just find the home of their dreams and quickly have their agent write up a winning offer without having all of their financial ducks in a row.
Here's an update on what you need to have in order to make a competitive offer.
1. Figure out how much you can afford to spend every month to pay your mortgage, principal and interest, your property taxes, your homeowner's insurance and homeowners association dues.
2. Figure out how much money you have for your down payment and closing costs. Don't forget your piggy bank and retirement accounts.
3. Figure out where your down payment and closing costs are coming from.
If you are liquidating some assets or borrowing from a retirement account, understand the process and timing for requesting and receiving the funds. Print out and complete the forms so you can submit them as soon as possible.
If you are borrowing funds from family members, make sure you know how much you can legally receive without any state or federal income tax consequences.
If you are moving money around from different accounts, understand how these movements will impact on your creditworthiness.
4. Get pre-approved by a lender, not just pre-qualified.
You can choose the mortgage representative at your bank or credit union, find a lender on the internet, or ask your Realtor for a referral.
To get pre-approved, you'll need to fill out a loan application, submit your checking, savings and retirements accounts, submit your tax returns, submit your pay stubs, and allow the lender to run your credit.
If you have a freeze on your credit, you'll need to remember your password to unfreeze it for the short time it will take the lender to access all three credit bureaus.
Providing all these documents to get pre-approved will make you a competitive buyer.
5. For extra credit, get your loan file approved by the underwriter.
Submitting your offer with a fully underwritten loan, with conditions such as a fully executed purchase contract and an appraisal, is the strongest offer you can make without paying cash to buy the house. Ask your lender what it would take to get underwriting approval.
Now get out there and find a house!
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The Nameless City by Pneuv (www.deivantart.com)
While there is no formally recognized connection between "The Nameless City" and the Dreamlands, similar to the Lake of Ib, in "The Doom that Came to Sarnath," the Nameless City may be a portal or bridge to a parallel universe. As described by Hawking and Mlodinow in The Grand Design (2010), according to the mathematics of M-theory there may exist 10500 different universes. M-theory is actually a family of theories that are interconnected but each one tends to be more appropriate under a specific set of physical conditions. Simply put, M-theory states that multiple universes can arise naturally from physical law (Hawking and Mlodinow, 2010).
With such a large number of potential universes, it is more than likely that the natural forces and physical laws of each universe will vary from ours, with the majority of them being unsuitable for life or life as we understand it. For example, in the absence of gravity sub-atomic could not be formed into matter and eventually into galaxies, planets and life. In contrast, without the electromagnetic force stable atoms may never form and there would be no light. However, smaller "tweaks" to the natural forces may result in a somewhat stable space-time filled with matter but in a slightly different state (in the article "Looking for Life in the Multiverse" by Alejandro Jenkins and Gilad Perez originally published in Scientific American 302(1), 43-49, January 2010). For example, if the "weak force" (which among other things allows for reactions that turn neutrons into protons and vice versa) was weaker or "weakless" matter could be formed in alternative pathways resulting in a universe that may possess space-time, matter and life but may be very different than our own in other conditions. Is it possible that the Dreamlands is one of these multiverses? If so are there points in our universe that are linked or connected to other universes? Such inter-universal points of connection may be the Lake of Ib or deep in the subterranean caverns of the Nameless City.
Conceptional illustration of the creation of the multiverse (www.nationalgeographic.com)
The Deep Ones as encountered in "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," give us the impression of being part of our universe or world. In contrast, encounters with the strange reptilian race in "The Nameless City" feel like something that just does not belong in our reality. As mentioned in a previous article, it is actually difficult to describe the specific morphology of race of the Nameless City since they do not seem to part of our world. So maybe they are aliens like the star-headed Elder Things in At the Mountains of Madness but I would say no. While truly alien, the Elder Things still appear to be the product of some type of evolution, Darwinian or otherwise, that is still made of the same matter we are. Thus, I submit that the race of the Nameless City may in fact be visitors of our reality and originate from another universe, possibly one where the Dreamlands are located.
In addition to the extra-universal biology, the protagonist in "The Nameless City" cited a number of times strange experiences / sensations he had as he approached the city and entered the subterranean caverns. Examples of some of these experiences include:
"…in my fevered state I fancied that from some remote depth there came a crash of musical metal…"
The "proportion and dimensions in the ruins" were unusual.
"…my ears ringing as from some metallic peal."
An icy wind pouring from a temple doorway and after this wind died down, the protagonist felt a spectral presence. When he "glanced at the moon it seemed to quiver as though mirrored in unquiet waters."
Down in the caverns the protagonist experienced "some unknown subterranean phosphorescence."
Entity from The Nameless City by Rushelle Kucala
Many of these strange instances may be linked to the Nameless City being a connecting point to another universe; hence the strange experiences are difficult to explain. As the protagonist explorers further down into the depths he finds a gate, which appears to be the source of all of the illuminating phosphorescence. Further down a flight of stairs he comes upon another gate again awash with phosphorescence. The night wind from the surface appears to rush into the gate and from the "luminous aether of the abyss" the protagonist sees a horde of the half transparent creatures rushing to toward him. Previously it was mentioned that the half-transparent appearance of the Nameless City creatures may be an evolutionary adaptation to living in an underground ecosystem. However, an alternative hypothesis is that maybe the half-transparency was an indication that the creatures were entering our universe from theirs. Thus, once completely in our reality they would not be half-transparent but fully realized.
Reptilian Inhabitant of the Nameless City by King Ovrats (www.deviantart.com)
Unfortunately we don't know if the half-transparency was due to a crossing of universes or an evolutionary adaptation since the protagonist was plunged into darkness. The great brazen door that may be a threshold to another universe was "clanged shut with a deafening peal of metallic music…" Thus, we are left to wonder, is the Nameless City another means of entering the Dreamlands, or another universe? Or, is it some lost, ancient civilization largely unknown to humanity? We many never know unless the City is re-discovered and serious archeological expedition is funded and implemented.
Next time we will talk about Abdul Alhazred, first mentioned in "The Nameless City," and how he may have been one of the earliest medieval Arab scientists. Thank you – Fred.


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What Should Data Scientists Do to Save on Your Healthcare Costs?
When I was a little child, I frequently saw my grandmother pausing over her shoemaking work, looking for a needle that fell down from her hand to the floor. There was only a tiny window in the big wooden house and no electricity, so the room was very dark. Even now, with computers and other advanced technologies available for finding fraud in the healthcare field, I still feel like my grandmother looking for a needle in the dark.
Is it because healthcare fraud is a rare event? No! There are about four billion health insurance claims processed in the United States, and the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates a loss of $56.7 to $170 billion annually, leading to higher health care costs and taxes. There are many reasons for this complexity, and when fraud analysts are new to the field, they may not be fully aware of billing intricacies that contribute to the challenges in analyzing this data.
The most challenging component for fraud analysts is how to define an outlier. From a statistical perspective, it is relatively easy: they are extreme observations that are very dissimilar to the rest of population. Statisticians calculate the minimum and maximum values, and review tools like histograms, box plots, and z-scores, all of which focus on univariate outliers. But the approach to identify outliers can also be a little broader, beyond relying only on a univariate analysis.
Multivariate outliers can be detected by fitting regression lines and inspecting the observations with large errors, but it is not typically considered in many modeling exercises, due to the typical marginal impact on model performance. One can also perform other analyses, such as peer group analysis and social network analysis to assess other contributing variables.
Source: http://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4294976280
For healthcare fraud detection, all these analytical approaches apply and allow for increased identification of vulnerabilities. As is widely known, Florida has the reputation for the highest rate of fraud and identity theft. Why is this? Home to the largest percentage of retirees, Florida remains the hotspot for identity theft and has been long known for Medicare fraud. Coupled with the targeting of older adults for fraud and we have an alarming situation where more analysis should be done.
Nowadays, machine learning techniques such as decision trees, neural networks, and SVMs can be used and are fairly robust with respect to outliers. Others techniques, such as linear and logistic regression are more sensitive. Clinician consultation is also important to fraud detection and analysis, but it can be costly. The outliers you find might be because the providers have just developed new treatment strategies or conducted clinical trials. An intermediary step may be to search their clinical trial information on their websites and their publications through PubMed to make sure additional tests or other services reflect medical necessity and justify the treatment and clinical rationale.
The requirements for a fraud data scientist include solid quantitative skills, strong programming, communication, and visualization skills — those who can tell good stories and explain the accuracy and relevancy of their models to those who may not know science or precision scoring.
Analysts with clinical backgrounds are desirable when it comes to working with unstructured data, which requires knowledge and experience in electronic medical record (EMR), pharmacy, and claim data. This may allow you to save on costs as compared to a clinician, and control the false positive and negative rates. A true number for healthcare fraud is somewhat difficult to estimate, because if the fraudster is really successful, they won't be detectable. False negatives can also be boring for daily work and give the feeling of just spinning wheels. False positives for healthcare, on the other hand might cost you a job, if there are too many complaints on your unacceptable false positive rate (i.e., too many accusations that prove to be untrue).
The fraud data scientist should also have a solid understanding of the business, in addition to a clinical background, which would allow them to understand the claim data, such as whether a test, a treatment, or a medicine is medically necessary. This background will also help the data scientist identify a false diagnosis. For example, it is not uncommon to find a man with breast cancer, but it should raise a flag to find a Medicare beneficiary in her eighties receiving medications for nausea associated with pregnancy. The analyst should have knowledge of proper coding and be aware of the criterion for the various coding levels in order to detect "upcoding" (indicating that a more complex visit took place than what actually occurred.)
In addition, there are many rule-based models that need background knowledge in policies from county to state levels in order to identify fraud and abuse. These include any practices that are inconsistent with acceptable medical practices and unnecessarily increase costs. Fraudsters might also compare the policies between different insurance companies and take advantage of loopholes. Since Medicare began covering home sleep testing in 2009, one company has received nearly $9 million from Medicare, almost all of it the result of fraud and kickbacks. They submitted claims for Medicare recipients' second and third nights of home sleep testing when they knew that only a single night of testing was needed to effectively diagnose obstructive sleep apnea. They routinely tested and claimed only the one night for non-Medicare beneficiaries. Data scientists can, after identifying problems, provide feedback to policy makers.
A strong fraud data scientist should be creative, skilled, and curious. This creativity must be a continuous process as once the fraud model is developed, it could work for some time before fraudsters change their behavior to avoid getting caught, requiring the model to be retired or modified. The data scientist should detect and intercept new fraud in a relatively short period of time, and have the flexibility to apply analytic scrutiny on different fraud types.
Ideally, an analyst should be fluent in different programming languages (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, Python, SPSS) but also understand the economic determinants of further investigation. Analysts need to make the connection between statistical relevance and usefulness on the market. For example, there are many causes why healthcare cost is high in the United States and this has been a serious problem. Israel's healthcare outpaces the U.S.A, with high quality service and good outcomes, but the percentage of the country's gross domestic product going to healthcare is less than half that of the United States and coverage is universal. Understanding the economics that underline this helps to understand the statistics.
Scientific fraud detection is a challenging career, but also very rewarding. Besides the feeling of accomplishing something for the greater good, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says every dollar that was invested in the agency's Medicare "integrity efforts" (fraud analysis) saved $12.40 for the Medicare program.
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What is the cutting edge of technology?
This simple question can be answered in multiple ways depending on if you have an unrealized dream of creating the Next Big Thing, making your business run like a well-oiled machine with Best Industry Practices, or something quite different.
I believe in both building dreams, and building well-run businesses. And, these are not mutually exclusive concepts. Generally, superb businesses these days don't exist without an inspiring dream and technologies used to bring your customers, suppliers, investors and employees along for the ride toward that dream. Superb businesses also don't exist without simple, and effective systems and software that make the business hum along nicely.
So, how does a company balance pursuing the dream (i.e., the Next Big Thing) and delivering a predictably great product or service, and doing it profitably? I believe the answer is quite simple…, if a little geeky:
>> Think Lean!
That is, paint a very simple picture for your customer of your product or service, and then deliver that quickly with the least possible frill and fluff. Make your idea, product and/or service so intuitive and obvious to the user that it really requires little (or no) explanation so that they absolutely love it and must use it, and no other. Demonstrate your credibility and that this is how you function: lean and to the point.
Even if your dream involves highly sophisticated software, APIs and integrated systems, don't expose that internal "wiring" to your customer. Who cares about the squirrels running side that make your product or service work, or that you have a space-age, curve-leaping nanotechnology? Certainly not your customer. Instead, your customer cares about what your product or service can do for them to solve their problems, and put a smile on their face.
By thinking lean, you are not only cutting the costs of releasing your product to market. You are also ensuring loyal customers who will help the product or service leap off the shelf. With such a product or service selling becomes almost an afterthought. If you can get your customers to appreciate the simplicity and elegance of your product or service in solving a problem they face, your customers will also fall in love with you, too!
Important in this approach is to make sure your customers don't have any fear that you have a separate agenda: something hidden in the dark that makes them fear they are being suckered into "Version 1.0" at little or no cost, so you can sell them "Version 2.0" at a high premium. Rather, deliver value and focus on only delivering value. People will always pay you for something that is valuable to them. And, if they don't or are not willing to pay you for that value, they are not really one of your customers anyway.
If your product or service IS valuable, albeit even quite simple, it will sell itself. From there, your customers may want more and enhanced features. That can come later, once you
have mastered the foundational offering. Customers who love your product will stick with you at this point, even if you have some subsequent hiccups in product enhancement PROVIDED you make sure that you have listened to what they want and the value they require.
For more on lean product development and agile, look at some of our other posts and upcoming webinars and prior library of webinars.
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SINGAPORE - As the public housing resale market continues its long stabilisation, prices rose by a marginal 0.7 per cent in July, a reversal of June's 0.6 per cent fall, according to SRX Property flash figures on Thursday (Aug 4).
But the number of deals dropped sharply with 1,573 flats changing hands, down 13.7 per cent from the month before.
Nevertheless, this was still comparable to the 1,552 flats resold in July 2015.
Prices rose across most flat types, with increases of 0.6 per cent for three-roomers, 0.3 per cent for four-roomers and 0.5 per cent for five-roomers. But executive flat prices edged down 0.4 per cent.
The price rise was also seen in both mature and non-mature estates, with increases of 0.8 per cent and 0.6 per cent respectively.


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Obama Harms Poor While en route to AfterShock Economy
Indisputable facts prove the poor are much worse in 2013 than 2009. We can attribute this to BO economics. Prioritizing the government sector over the private sector is a sure means to stall the economy and tremendously increase debt. The only genuine way the poor can increase their wealth long term is via a strong private sector. That is the sector that creates new jobs that self sustain them and create ancillary jobs. Results include opportunities for all especially the poor. Otherwise the poor get trapped in increasing Dependency on Government. Results then include lack of motivation to apply God given skills all have to better themselves and make the world a better place via gainfully productive jobs. Reliance on Food Stamps, 99 weeks unemployment compensation, and then eventually for some SS disability is devastating to the individuals' psyches and to the US economy.
Increasing total debt mush faster than GDP growth and much faster than our growth in Treasury revenues for already 5 years is extremely dangerous. This then accelerates our inevitable path to a severe AfterShock economy. For more on AfterShock economy, a term coined by Economist, Investor, and Author Robert Wiedemer, please click on the AfterShock Economy tab on this site. Two reviews of Wiedemer's book detail the Afterhock economy we are headed toward given present trends. Among other economic pain, an AfterShock economy can include a $ collapse far exceeding 50% and unemployment rate well over 25%. ** A painful but eventual recovery to new economic prowess is also projected by Wiedemer …. It is not all gloom and doom but the period prior to and during especially will be tremendously hard on the poor and unskilled as entitlements will be severely limited.
In link below, Investors Business Daily (IBD) recently quantified the impact of BO policies in the poor.
Excerpt: When President Obama first ran in 2008, he claimed his economic policies would "foster economic growth from the bottom up and not just from the top down." He said he'd put in place "an immediate rescue plan for the middle class" and would end the "tired, worn-out, trickle-down ideologies we've been seeing for so many years."
But what do we have instead? Net worth increasing by 21% for people with net worth of $500,000+ but decreasing for all others 2009-2011.
Secondly per another recent IBD link below we learn about a tremendous explosion in SS disability. Today, 6.5 workers are on disability for every 100 who have a job. That's double the ratio from two decades ago.
Excerpt: SS disability rolls continue to climb sharply, as 76,983 workers enrolled in the Social Security Disability Insurance program in April, according to new data from the Social Security Administration. More than 300,000 have joined the program so far this year. The number of workers on permanent disability is now a record 8,865,586, a net increase of one million in just three years.
Results of the above:
Is the US twice as disabled as it was 2 decades ago? Of course not. This then is direct proof that many have lost incentive to advance themselves. That is what Dependency on Government policies produce. Another outcome is increasing debt. It is the later that accelerates our inevitable path to a severe AfterShock economy.
Thirdly ….
Many poor are not able to relocate for variety of reasons. Thus, they are not able to seek work in Texas or North Dakota, two booming states. Many are living in large cities, many of which have been targets of exhaustive social welfare programs from Federal, state, and city governments. They are trapped in virtually intransigent Dependency on Government on all levels. This furthermore generates a disincentive to develop skills to progress. Now with many cities on verge of bankruptcy, per their tax and spend explosions, the city poor are especially worse. The Intellihub elaborates on unprecedented poverty growth in major cities – link below.
In conclusion the tax and spend, very Socialist leaning, private business trashing polices have taken heaviest toll on the poor. LBJ initiated his War on Poverty in the 1960s. Since then $16 Trillion has been spent with nothing positive to show.
So what can we do?
We must be optimistic and enthusiastically champion free market capitalism and individual freedoms as never before. Especially we must explain clearly how both improve the prosperity of the poor. Why? It is because if current BO economic policies continue, our economy will crash. That will lead to a historical inflection point. The US will then have to make a choice to pursue a greater command and control economy or break from crony capitalism along with its social welfare state and embrace true free market capitalism.
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2428 n harding aveChicago , IL
United States
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Date of Theft
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 10:00pm
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Road Bike
Black with white trim and brown seat and handlebars
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Frame was in good condition, seat had slight tear in it and the brake wires are bright red
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Nicholas Van der Maaten
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
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Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Not locked.
Lock Type:
No Lock
What was the bike locked to?:
Bike not locked.
How was the bike locked?:
Not locked.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Porch or yard.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
From 10pm to 6am
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List of Songs (by Episode)
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
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|Bea Stays in the Picture
|Never Coming Out
|Fish Sleepover Party
|Sleepover Rap (Eat Dip)
|Fish Out of Water
|Underwater Boy
|Freshwater High Cheer
|Bea Becomes an Adult Fish
|Independent Woman
|Queen Bea
|School Dance, Oscar, I Wanna Be Queen
|Fail Fish
|Final Exam
|Funny Fish
|When You Smile
|Dances with Wolf Fish
|The Perfect Roomie
|Tropical Paradise
|Big Fish
|Be Inspired
|Dollars and Fish
|U + Me = Luv, Money
|Flying Fish
|Fishy Dreamers
|Two Clams in Love
|Now That I (Don't) Have You
|Legend of the Earth Troll
|Then You Take, Gear Up, The Earth Troll Way
|Pamela Hamster Returns
|You and Me
|Milo's Big Idea
|We've Got Fish Spirit
|We Can Do It Together, Cheer-Off Anthem, Simply the Best, The Clams
|Good Times at Pupu Goodtimes
|Can't You See Me, The Real Bea?
|Oscar Makes an Impression
|Good To Be the Queen, Mr. Mussels' Rap Battle Song
|Fish School Musical
|Potatoes, Because of Me, The Great Potato's Song, Dream Train
|Employee Discount
|Banned Band
|I Love Play That Kazoo
|Merry Fishmas, Milo
|Christmas Party, Magic
|Milo on the Lam
|Shake Your Tail-fin
|Break Up, Shake Down
|Boys Could Be Boys, Girls Could Be Girls
|Bea Dates Milo
|Rainbows In My Tummy
|Send Me an Angel Fish
|Go Fish
|Guys' Night Out
|Guys' Night Out
|Busy Bea: Rise of the Machines
|Busy Bea
|Little Fish Sunshine
|Snap Girl (Step Through), Passion, End the Contest
|Dance, Shake and Swing
|Milo and Oscar Move In
|Me, You and You
|Brothers' Day
|Brother Love is Magic
|Milo's Magical Shake
|Nuh-uh (No, No, No), Milky (My Shake)
|Fish at Work
|Today's the Day
|Fish Lips Sink Ships
|Oh My Bea
|Bea's Birthday Surprise
|Dance, Dance, No Way, It's Your Birthday
|Get a Yob!
|Lunch Lady
|Fuddy Duddy Study Buddy
|Come On and Dance, I Wanna Dance
|Fish Flakes
|Thing of Beauty, This is Me and I Own It
|Principal Bea
|In Charge
|Koi Story
|Fish Hooks songs - Fierce (I'm the Best Fish)
|Super Extreme Grandma Games to the Max
|You're the Champ
|Fish Prom
|So Excited For Prom, Gettin' Ready, Right By Your Side
|Everything but the Chicken Sink
|Light the Darkness
|Live at the Hamsterwood Bowl
|Puppy Love
|Bye Bye Bea Bea
|Freshwater Is my Home town
|South Pafishic
|On The Pafishic Islands
|Labor of Love
|I Love Catfish, Please Say You'll Stay
|Assignment: Babies
|Be My Baby
|The Brandon Bubble
|Teenager life
|Drivin' Around
|Camp Camp
|Camp Camp (song)
|Bea Saves a Tree
|Part of Tree
|Brothers of a Feather
|Stay Beneath my Wing
|The Big Woo
|Fish Amore


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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Another birthday
This time it's my Auntie Doreen, who's 90 today. Any minute now we're off to Swindon to help her celebrate it. My sister has just sent me this lovely photo, circa 1920, of my grandparents (the grandfather that I never met, who was a Great Western boilermaker (though that's not what I imagined one would look like), and the scary Grandma, from Jersey, whom he collected, not speaking a word of English, on a GWR outing, and who lived to be ninety nine) and my father, Leslie, and Doreen. A second sister, Ina, was to arrive a few years later.
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I've been doing weekly content updates for Square-Enix's rhythm-action title Theatrhythm Final Fantasy for a while now, and last week I speculated that the four new songs added might be the last. Sadly I was right, as there are no new songs available to download today.
Still, 52 additional songs strikes me as a pretty good level of support for a handheld game, and a bit of quick multiplication tells me I've spent an additional £46.80 on the DLC… At any rate, it seems a bit of a shame if no more content is forthcoming, as there are plenty of great pieces of music still to be pulled from the Final Fantasy universe.
With this in mind, today I'm going to do something a bit different and showcase a small handful of songs that I would have liked to see in the game. And who knows, maybe we'll see some sporadic content releases in the future – one of the positives of DLC is, after all, that so long as the host platform (in this case the 3DS) is still viable, the door is never really closed.
'Anxious Heart', from Final Fantasy VII
I love the atmosphere of this song, first heard in the train graveyard. There's a feeling, certainly prevalent in the Midgar slums, that people are just plodding along; not really living, just existing. I think this piece of music perfectly captures that feeling of detached hopelessness, while the xylophone part adds a very dreamlike quality. As a very slow-paced song, I'm not sure how well it would work in Theatrhythm, but I'd love to find out.
'Don't Be Afraid', from Final Fantasy VIII
Quite how this isn't already in the game I don't know. Final Fantasy VIII's battle theme shouldn't need any introduction, and it's obvious that this would be a fantastic addition to Theatrhythm, given both its high tempo and the number of battle tracks already present in the game. That it's also a fan favourite makes its exclusion even harder to fathom.
'The Price of Freedom', from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
This one's strictly down to personal preference, as I absolutely love this song. Again, it might be a bit too slow to work in Theatrhythm (at Ultimate difficulty, at least), but we've already had one song from a PSP spin-off that was composed by Takeharu Ishimoto in last week's 'We Have Arrived', from Final Fantasy Type-0, so it wouldn't be outside of the realms of possibility.
'Cosmos', from Final Fantasy Type-0
I'm slotting this one in for a couple of reasons. For one, I've been playing a lot of Dissidia 012 recently, so it keeps popping up. Secondly, it's very different from the typical Final Fantasy fare, so it'd be nice to see it included.
I'd love to see more content appear for Theatrhythm, though I have already put 70 (!) hours into the game, and with stuff still left to unlock, I'll still be playing it for many more. But it'd be great to have the tracklist refreshed every now and then. Who knows, maybe we'll see more. But then, I'm an optimist.


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Tips For Choosing A Professional Roofing Company
Are there some areas of your roof that are not in good condition? Do you have weak spots on your roof? Do you know what to look for when inspecting your roof? You should learn a little bit about how to care for a roof if you want to be sure things are in order with it. You should be able to look at it more confidently so that you can catch small issues before they become a big headache.
If it is raining and your roof is leaking, you shouldn't attempt to climb up onto your roof and fix the problem until it has quit raining. A wet roof can become corrupted if you work on it too fast, and it's quite easy to slip. When your roof has dried, you can safely fix any leak you find.
Don't go up on your roof in inclement weather. When the roof is wet or slippery, you could end up falling, causing major injury and even death. Especially if you are all alone on a project, only do work on dry, sunny days.
With regards to roofing, it is important to consider the weather. Clay roofs do well in dry climates, and they help keep the house cool. But, if you use clay in a rainy area, you can have roof deterioration very quickly. If you do not know if these are ideal for you, ask a pro.
Wear rubber boots when you work on your roof. Even in dry conditions you will reduce the chance of slipping if you wear the right kind of boots. It can be physically challenging to perform roof repairs.
Don't hesitate to interrogate a would-be contractor before signing anything. How many nails do they use per shingle? Three isn't enough. Ask them about the methods they use, and see if they give a good answer. If not, then find a better contractor option.
Due diligence is essential when seeking to hire a roofing contractor. Don't simply hire the cheapest contractor you can find. Compare the various contractors in your area to get an idea of the common rate. You should ask friends, search online, or even use a referral service that looks for workers for you that are trusted.
When looking to hire a roofing contractor, make sure he or she is skilled in the trade. Talk to loved ones for suggestions on who they used. This will ensure that you get a professional experience.
Don't install new shingles until you've gone over your roofing materials. Quite a few leaks happen due to improper installation, whether that be shingles that have cracked, nails that are too long, or something else. Check these materials before you do anything so that you can make sure your roof will be structurally sound.
You should have a better idea of what you need to do for your roof after reading this article. When you can recognize signs of problems and know how you can address them, you are prepared to keep your roof in tip-top shape. If you keep your roof in good shape, it'll last for a very long time.…


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Reproductive management is a game of averages. Different strategies for getting pregnancy established in dairy cows encompass a range of targets for timing artificial insemination (A.I.).
Some are precise, aiming for the ideal timing. Others are broader and simply aim for an acceptable average. Most approaches result in pregnancies, but in some cases there remains opportunity for improvement and economic gain.
The exact timing of physiological events varies from cow to cow, but at a herd level we can use the decades of research to support or refute what should work.
It has been clearly documented that the onset of estrus is one of the most reliable predictors for timing of ovulation. The average amount of time that elapses between the onset of estrus and ovulation is consistently around 28 hours, recognizing there is variability of several hours from cow to cow.
What is the optimal timing for A.I.?
If A.I. is performed too early, the lifespan of viable sperm cells in the female reproductive tract is challenged and fertilization may not occur. If A.I. is performed too late, embryo quality may be compromised because oocyte quality gradually deteriorates after ovulation.
The optimal time for A.I. is 12 to 24 hours before ovulation, which correlates to four to 16 hours after the onset of standing estrus.
This timing allows sperm cells to migrate and be prepared for fertilization, meeting a freshly ovulated oocyte at the right place and the right time.
What about the old 'a.m.-p.m.' rule?
For herds relying primarily on heat detection, the a.m.-p.m. rule of inseminating approximately 12 hours after estrus detection is still relevant, but it only works well if heat detection is occurring religiously at least three times per day (every eight hours). In many cases, breeding once a day can be just as successful.
Interestingly, the average interval to ovulation from the onset of standing estrus also matches the interval from when an activity threshold is exceeded as detected by an activity monitoring system or interval from GnRH injection.
It is safe to expect all of these intervals to ovulation to be in the 24- to 28-hour range.
Activity monitoring systems monitor activity around the clock. Though they only capture secondary signs of estrus (increased activity, not actual standing estrus events), researchers have demonstrated that the average time to ovulation after a cow's first standing event compared with the time to ovulation after the onset of increased activity differs by less than two hours.
Therefore, using a similar approach as the a.m.-p.m. rule, inseminating approximately 12 hours after surpassing the threshold for increased activity is a sound strategy.
Optimal timing of insemination with different strategies
The following scenarios (Figures 1) show how timing of insemination is addressed with different reproductive management strategies.
Don't be too distracted by the conception rates, which were adapted and extrapolated from a single research study. Rather, notice the bell-shaped curve that has proven repeatable across similar time spans in many research studies.
Early insemination (around the onset of estrus) or late insemination (20-plus hours after the onset of estrus) results in compromised conception rates.
The shaded boxes outline the times when insemination likely takes place under the different management systems.
With once-a-day heat detection and A.I. (Figure 1), some cows will be inseminated at the time of optimum conception rates, but others inseminated at early or late time points will sacrifice a few percentage points.
This approach may be efficient in terms of labour use and often results in acceptable conception rates, but the early and late inseminations will have a negative effect on the overall average.
Following the a.m.-p.m. rule or using activity monitoring systems can work well, with due diligence (Figure 2).
Insemination of cows that have displayed reliable signs of estrus can be performed within a narrower time frame, when average conception rates are maximized.
Timed A.I. conveniently lessens the need for heat detection, while also requiring more management of time-critical synchronization treatments.
Some of the most convenient protocols allow for the final GnRH treatment and A.I. to be performed at the same time (e.g., Cosynch 72).
While convenient, this approach targets early A.I. and does not result in conception rates as high as can be achieved with a slightly more complicated protocol (Figure 3).
It has become standard practice in many herds to follow the Ovsynch 56 protocol, which calls for GnRH treatment 16 hours before A.I., a more favourable time interval for maximizing conception rates.
If in doubt, it is better to inseminate early than late. Sperm cells are viable for a much longer period (about 24 hours) than ovulated oocytes (optimal fertility around six hours).
Regardless of your current protocols, don't be afraid to take a look at timing of insemination and consider making a tweak. Newer, well-researched programs are often resulting in improved conception rates.
A small change in conception rates can result in valuable gains for overall herd performance.
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Patterns of Metabolite Changes Identified from Large-Scale Gene Perturbations in Arabidopsis Using a Genome-Scale Metabolic Network
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Metabolomics enables quantitative evaluation of metabolic changes caused by genetic or environmental perturbations. However, little is known about how perturbing a single gene changes the metabolic system as a whole and which network and functional properties are involved in this response. To answer this question, we investigated the metabolite profiles from 136 mutants with single gene perturbations of functionally diverse Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) genes. Fewer than 10 metabolites were changed significantly relative to the wild type in most of the mutants, indicating that the metabolic network was robust to perturbations of single metabolic genes. These changed metabolites were closer to each other in a genome-scale metabolic network than expected by chance, supporting the notion that the genetic perturbations changed the network more locally than globally. Surprisingly, the changed metabolites were close to the perturbed reactions in only 30% of the mutants of the well-characterized genes. To determine the factors that contributed to the distance between the observed metabolic changes and the perturbation site in the network, we examined nine network and functional properties of the perturbed genes. Only the isozyme number affected the distance between the perturbed reactions and changed metabolites. This study revealed patterns of metabolic changes from large-scale gene perturbations and relationships between characteristics of the perturbed genes and metabolic changes.
This article is published as Kim, Taehyong, Kate Dreher, Ricardo Nilo-Poyanco, Insuk Lee, Oliver Fiehn, Bernd Markus Lange, Basil J. Nikolau et al. "Patterns of metabolite changes identified from large-scale gene perturbations in Arabidopsis using a genome-scale metabolic network." Plant physiology 167, no. 4 (2015): 1685-1698. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.252361. Copyright American Society of Plant Biologists. Posted with permission.
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Kim, Taehyong; Dreher, Kate; Nilo-Poyanco, Ricardo; Lee, Insuk; Fiehn, Oliver; Lange, Bernd Markus; Nikolau, Basil J.; Sumner, Lloyd; Welti, Ruth; Wurtele, Eve S.; and Rhee, Seung Y., "Patterns of Metabolite Changes Identified from Large-Scale Gene Perturbations in Arabidopsis Using a Genome-Scale Metabolic Network" (2015). Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Publications. 221.
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THE new president of the Royston Rotary Club has received his chains of office.
Chris Hardy, a 65-year-old retired commercial analyst, succeeds Neil Heywood, who as president during the past 12 months has seen the club through its 50th year.
Mr Hardy said: "In the coming year I would like to raise the profile of Rotary in Royston and bring to everyone's attention the work we do here and internationally."
He pointed out that rotary organised school events such as the Youth Makes Music concert, the Youth Speaks event and the Schools Technology contest.
There are also fund-raising events for charity such as the club's Swimathon and the Royston Kite Festival, which is being held this year on Therfield Heath on Sunday August 5.
Mr Hardy said he was looking forward to "meeting the challenges of the year" as president of "such a vibrant club".
His charity of the year will be mothers2mothers, an organisation that works in sub-Sahraran Africa to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV.
He hopes, too, to see an increase in members of the Rotary Club of Royston over the next 12 months, especially in the 40-50 years age group and in women members.
Mr Hardy has been a member of the Rotary Club of Royston for the past nine years and has lived in Royston for more than three decades.
He was a member of the club's Rotary Challenge team that worked at a Mercy Ship's clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 2006.
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Where's our money? Trump should speed Harvey money for Texas [Editorial]
Where's our money?
Next month marks a year since Congress approved more than $4 billion to help Texas rebuild storm-threatened infrastructure so those of us who live with the risks of devastating hurricanes can be better prepared the next time wind, rain and misery blow through our homes.
It's almost certain that none of the funding will be spent when hurricane season starts in June. At this rate, we're not even sure it will arrive by next year's season, either.
Last week, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush told lawmakers in Austin that he fired off a letter to President Trump demanding progress, since previous letters to lesser officials have gone unanswered.
Perhaps Bush, who had his own stumbles in responding to Harvey, would have been wiser leaving it to Gov. Greg Abbott to beseech the president. But his basic argument — that Washington is taking far too long to let loose the final bundle of funds — carried weight, given the feeling among Texans that it took too much arm-twisting to get Congress to approve the money in the first place.
Bush's critique seemed to touch a nerve in Washington as well. In the editorial board's conversations with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, officials intensely disputed Bush's characterization. Texas, we were reminded, was awarded more than $5 billion in other storm-recovery funds in 2017 and HUD says we've so far spent only a fraction.
Besides, says HUD, Congress approved $16 billion in mitigation funds last March - and it's taking time to prepare new rules for how it can be spent, not just in Texas but all over America. This last round of appropriations focused the money on preparing for future storms, rather than on recovery from past storms. That's a new approach to storm relief, and the feds want to get it right.
Both points are legitimate. Neither negates Bush's basic complaint. It's been almost a year since the money was approved, and still the department is unable or unwilling to say precisely when it will publish a draft set of rules for how the money can be spent. Even when that happens, it will only be the beginning of a rule-making process that, we're told, will surely take months to complete, at least. It surely doesn't help that HUD workers were sidelined for six weeks thanks to the pointless federal shutdown.
Both Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have been dogging HUD and the Office of Management and Budget to speed this process. But they aren't even sure, and a HUD spokesman wouldn't tell us, either, whether the agency is still working on the rules or if it is finished with its work and has submitted them for any last-minute revisions.
Such secrecy fuels suspicions as Houston and all of the Gulf Coast brace for another storm.
Trump should remember his constituency in Texas and direct his administration to prioritize these rules so communities like ours can have access to the funds before, not after, the next hurricane blows our way.


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From Saturday Night Live stars Seth Meyers and Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert, Northwestern has a long history of alumni dominating late-night television. But one RTVF sophomore, Chelsea Jacobson, isn't waiting until graduation.
Jacobson is the creator and host of Northwestern's only monthly late-night variety show, "The Blackout," which debuted last December. The show contains "sketches, stand-up, student group performances, interviews and more!" as Jacobson said. On her show, she has taken digs at the University, Oprah and the Gaffield Gazer, as well as featured a performance from Boomshaka and quizzed students on the Alma Mater lyrics (they didn't do well). Jacobson sat down with me on Monday night for a brief Q&A about the show.
How were you inspired to start "The Blackout"?
I spent the summer in Los Angeles, and Jill Lieberman, the producer of Jimmy Kimmel, is actually a Northwestern alum. She's super nice and lets students come to Jimmy Kimmel Live and sit in the control room during the show and watch. So that was really awesome. Being around that, I was like, "this is so cool! I would love to do this as a career later." And then I also thought, "A late night show is something that could really succeed in a college setting."
I had the idea probably in August, when my co-producer Devon Kerr and I started thinking about it, and it's just really been snowballing from there.
What do you see as "The Blackout"'s mission? Is there a certain group of students that you're trying to reach?
I think the mission would be that it can be for everyone. That it's a way for everyone on the campus to be connected through humor about our life here and humor about life in general, and a way for the student body who has so many talented kids to use their talents. I mean, there are 30 kids already working on this project. Ideally, it's ours as a Northwestern community and is catered toward us, but it is also online, and a lot of the jokes and content are accessible to anyone. So I think that would be our goal: that it's by and for Northwestern students but it can also be shared.
I know there's a fair amount of competition for late-night activities on campus. How are you trying to get people to choose "The Blackout"?
I think it's unlike anything else you're going to find here. It didn't exist here prior and it's the nature of a variety show that there will be something for everyone. In just our first show, we had a sketch, an opening monologue, some stand up to warm up the crowd, Homecoming king and queen and Boomshaka, so almost everyone in that audience had a connection to someone who was performing.
What has been the biggest challenge in trying to create a new student group at Northwestern?
I think the biggest challenge has been that there's no precedent set for this kind of project to my knowledge, at least on the scale that we're doing. There is no late-night talk show like this at any college that we've been able to find in our research, particularly with the website so accessible and the YouTube channel and all of it taped. There are some live shows where it's not taped, but we're really trying to be a web series – like a TV show online. Having no precedent for that is kinda like "what do we do?" You have to build everything without a clear example to follow.
It's even little things like being a woman doing late-night. Like what do I wear? I can't wear a suit every time. Men always wear suits, with jackets and ties, and they can just combine colors so it's fine. I'm just like, "Am I just going to have to wear a different black dress every time? How do I do this?" So it's little things like that where there isn't a set status quo. It's funny to have to make the call yourself; there's no one to look up to.
What has been your favorite sketch or other material that you've produced so far?
The feedback has been that the opening monologue was really strong. Our head writer Joshua Razo and the writers compiled that. I think so far working on this project, that has been one of my more favorite moments because it was, like, crazy that we did this thing. The monologue in particular is highly collaborative because Josh, all the writers, me and Devon all pitched the jokes, made the graphics and were involved.
Is there anything else you want readers to know about your project?
I guess I want them to know that the people who work on this project have been so awesome and supportive and capable and funny. Working on this project has made me so thankful to go to this school that I do, where I can have this idea on a whim, and then have people around me that are talented and dedicated enough to actually make it happen. "The Blackout" is so reliant upon the work of everyone else, and every day I can't believe how talented everyone is and how professional, supportive and excited everyone has been. And that goes for people who haven't been working on the project, too – just people who have seen content and are on board. Everyone has been really on board, which is awesome.
"The Blackout"'s next show is booked for January 30th in the McCormick Tribune Center at 8 p.m., and the group is hosting general crew petitions from January 13 to 15. For more information, you can visit http://www.theblackoutnorthwestern.com/.


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