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NHBC has announced the winning site managers honoured at this year's Health and Safety Awards.
National award winners Daniel Parker (Large category) and Jamie Street (Multi-storey category) both from Berkeley Homes, Derek Biggans (Medium category) from Dawn Homes and Nick Booth from Duchy Homes (Small category), demonstrated exceptional standards of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of their staff and the public in their respective categories. 30 site managers from across the UK were Highly Commended for Health and Safety on site.
Berkley Homes also received a Special Award in recognition of their £2m innovation fund which launched in early 2015 challenging individuals, inventors, companies and universities to come up with bright ideas that change the way people think and work in construction.
Organised by NHBC, the UK's leading new home warranty and insurance provider, and independently judged by CITB, Constructing Better Health and the HSE, the awards have been running for seven years and are the only health and safety recognition scheme in the UK exclusively for home builders. The winners received their awards at a gala event in Birmingham on Friday 8 July hosted by NHBC Chief Executive Mike Quinton and special guest Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards.
The awards recognise commitment to accident and ill health prevention and are open to all NHBC registered builders. The scheme not only looks at accident records, but other indicators such as effective planning for health and safety before a project starts, a tidy, well-organised site as well as an infrastructure that supports the site manager.
Mike Quinton, NHBC Chief Executive, said:
"It's been a fantastic year with a record number of entries; we had an outstanding shortlist of finalists this year, strengthening the importance given to health and safety on house-building sites across the UK.
"NHBC believes it is crucial to recognise and reward those house builders that demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement in preventing accidents and ill health not just onsite but the surrounding community it works in.
"This year's winners demonstrated their commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record while keeping up with the growing demand for quality new homes. We offer them our congratulations."
For the full list of winners please visit: www.nhbc.co.uk/

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I found the perfect video metaphor today of how the Democrat party is acting since they lost their fight to keep Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court.
I should warn you, however, that this might be considered NSFW as it shows a little backside nudity. But it's kinda blurry due to the poor video quality.
BREAKING VIDEO: Naked man caught on video punching NYPD police cruiser in Manhattan. via @Tomtracyv pic.twitter.com/pmqBiLC8jG
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) October 16, 2018
A naked man punching a police car window on the streets of New York. How perfect is that!
In unrelated news, I'm sure you've heard about Ted Cruz's big debate tonight with Beta O'Rourke. We will be carrying it live just like the last one. It begins at 9PM ET tonight so check back here around 8:45.
If you haven't guessed, this is an open thread. So here's a cute lamby video for you to watch:
They're so tiny 😭❤ pic.twitter.com/R8uI7Ce0QT— The Dodo (@dodo) October 16, 2018


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November 30, 2018
Shotguns, Special Prosecutors & Rogue Roosters
Adam opens this week's episode of Reasonable Doubt telling Mark about his experience with a police officer and his shotgun while taking Philly on a walk in their neighborhood. Then Mark gives some more insight on the current status of the ongoing Russia investigation. Before they wrap, Adam and Mark talk about some of the various inadequacies of our government to get stuff done, do it on time, and minimize costs.
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Reverse mortgage servicing differs vastly from traditional mortgage servicing, and thanks to program changes issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development over the last two years, it's gotten even more challenging.
HousingWire reached out to Celink CEO Jason McNamara – who runs the nation's largest reverse mortgage subservicer – to talk about the changing landscape of HECM servicing.
McNamara has been active in the reverse space for the past decade. After selling his tech company, he founded Peer Advisors in 2009, an investment group focused on opportunities in the senior housing finance market.
In 2013, Peer Advisors acquired Celink, which now services a portfolio of 300,000 reverse mortgage loans.
McNamara said the challenges facing HECM servicers have pushed a number of companies out of the business, including Bank of America, MetLife, Wells Fargo and Financial Freedom – all of whom sold off their reverse servicing portfolios.
Now, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, a Ditech subsidiary, Nationstar, and Celink are the sole operators in the space.
McNamara told HousingWire that even though the volume of reverse mortgage originations has fallen drastically in the last year, the servicer's workload has increased. Here's why, and what he thinks can be done about it:
Q: Has the changing reverse mortgage landscape presented new challenges for servicers?
A: Yes, it most definitely has and, unfortunately, many servicers have left the business as a result. The policy changes that went into effect [between 2015 and 2018] either simultaneously or consecutively required significant modifications or entirely new servicing processes, as well as programming changes to servicing platforms, reporting and data analysis, training and added controls to ensure compliance while still providing the best customer experience possible to new and existing borrowers.
While the industry has experienced a decline in new loan originations, the servicing workload at Celink has increased immensely over the last few years, especially when it comes to servicing loans once they are called due and payable.
Celink and the industry continue to work with HUD to eliminate manual, paper-intensive processes that create issues for borrowers and increase servicing costs and collateral depreciation that contribute losses to FHA's MMI Fund.
Some of the changes that HUD made in the final rule provided relief for servicers on certain tasks that did not add value to the borrower or the program, like the requirement to obtain an appraisal once a loan is called due and payable. But the ability to utilize common-sense approaches to minimize future losses for FHA, like cash for keys, provides much-needed relief to borrowers and the MMI Fund.
However, HUD has not yet applied those requirements of the final rule to all loan vintages, just on new loans going forward. We believe that there is value for FHA to apply these new servicing requirements across their entire book of business, so we are encouraging FHA to consider such a policy.
Q: Servicing reverse mortgages comes with unique challenges that traditional mortgage servicers do not often face. What are some of the biggest differences?
A: Servicing reverse mortgages is significantly higher touch than traditional loan servicing. Every month, Celink speaks to borrowers representing about 15-20% of our servicing portfolio, which of course is unheard of with traditional mortgages.
This high-touch loan, combined with a borrower who on average is 82 years old (based on Celink's servicing portfolio), requires a highly specialized servicing operation and technology platform staffed by experts.
In addition, our servicing operation often involves working with multiple parties, such as family members, heirs, trustees, attorneys, conservators and guardians.
Reverse mortgage servicing requires unique servicing functions not applicable to traditional mortgages. For example, reverse mortgage borrowers often receive monthly payments from their HECM reverse mortgages and/or have the ability to obtain draws from funds available to them.
We are required to process draw requests, including collecting funds from investors, performing fraud detection and borrower verification, updating all loan records and reporting, and delivering funds to [the] borrower in a matter of a few days or pay the borrower a late fee. Because borrowers can submit draw requests at any time, it can increase volumes unexpectedly, and servicers always have to be prepared for that possibility.
Although a reverse mortgage loan is nonrecourse, there are ways that a borrower can default on his or her HECM loan. Once a default occurs, we are restricted to very tight timelines in which to assist borrowers to remain compliant with HUD guidelines.
Q: Does Celink service proprietary reverse mortgages, and if so, is there a marked difference in the way these non-agency loans are handled?
A: Yes, Celink is currently servicing all of the recently released proprietary products, as well as some legacy products. And there are some new products that will be coming to market in 2019 that we will be also be servicing.
From a borrower-experience perspective, most products are serviced very similarly to a HECM, the difference in servicing is largely behind the scenes.
Proprietary product servicing starts with Celink working with our clients in understanding each product's unique design specifications. Lenders often instruct us to service the loans in a very similar manner to our servicing of HECM loans, but each proprietary product is unique in design, with features such as varying payment, interest rate or termination options.
Celink's enterprise servicing platform allows us to support all proprietary loan products and our reporting and data warehouse provides our clients and their investment partners with everything they need to manage their servicing book. This year looks like to be a strong year for proprietary loan growth.
Q: It has been a tough time in the HECM space with volume hitting lows the industry hasn't seen in 14 years. What do you think it will take for the industry to rebound – or will it rebound?
A: The HECM program needs some changes in order to rebound. One big issue is protecting collateral values. A significant contributor to losses in the MMI Fund is losses that occur on loans that have been assigned to HUD and HUD is servicing until end of the loan.
We need to introduce policies that will encourage and make it easier for borrowers to better maintain their homes, as well as options for borrowers to terminate their loans if they cannot do so.
I do not anticipate much HECM origination growth in 2019, but we would experience growth if more retired homeowners realize that these products are useful hedges against cyclical declines in home values. Or, if insurance companies and pension funds would embrace using the product to solve some of their issues, such as longevity and financial risks.
Q: Looking into 2019, what issues or trends do you think will affect reverse mortgage servicing in the year ahead?
A: I think the increasing availability of proprietary products will ultimately help borrowers and the HECM program. The demand and need for retirement products that allow homeowners to use their home equity is increasing. And a HELOC is very risky for retired homeowners.
Right now, the HECM program is trying to serve all needs and types of borrowers, and it was never intended to do that. We need a healthy product mix of private and public home equity solutions for many different scenarios and consumers.
The highlight of 2018 was clearly the return of private capital to our industry. Ultimately, these developments will help the HECM program find its way forward, as well as allow us to help more Americans use their own home equity for retirement, thus reducing the need for additional taxpayer-funded programs.


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Angela Terpstra, Head of School
Angela Terpstra was principal of the Senior School for eleven years before becoming Head of School, and her goals for the girls of BSS reach beyond academic success. She places priority on cultivating compassionate, ethical citizens who exhibit kindness and generosity and value differences in religion, race, opinions, and ideas. She strives to engage girls with the outside world, and feels strongly that topical issues in the news have a very important place in the classrooms of BSS.
Angela was born and raised in Ireland, and came to Canada at the age of 12. After qualifying as a teacher, she spent some time teaching English in the Kawartha Lakes area, and later in Hamilton. When she and her husband, also an academic, had the chance to relocate to Regina, Angela found herself with a very satisfying job teaching at the university level. Upon returning to Ontario, she took a job with Appleby College — her first foray into the world of independent schools — which later led her to her current role at BSS. She was inspired and activated by the idea of "private schools with public purpose," and her mission became clear: to use the resources available in an independent school setting to lead the way in forward-thinking education for girls that teachers the world over can observe and learn from.
A mother of three grown children, most of Angela's free time is devoted to exploring education from different angles. She serves on a board that ensures library resources are available in politically tumultuous countries. She's a voracious reader of magazines and books, particularly ones that tie in to her work as an educator. For Angela, education isn't just a job she leaves behind when the bell rings. It's a mindset, a passion and a way of life.


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>2009 Record: 12-2 (8-0 in MAC)
2009 Bowl: GMAC Bowl (Beat Troy 44-41)
Final 2009 AP Ranking: #23
Head Coach: Dan Enos (First Year at Central Michigan)
Non-Conference Schedule: Hampton (9/2), at Northwestern (9/25), at Virginia Tech (10/9), at Navy (11/13)
2009 Offensive Statistics
Scoring: 33.9 points per game (1st in MAC, 13th in Nation)
Rushing Yards/Game: 168 (3rd in MAC)
Passing Yards/Game: 255 (5th in MAC)
Total Yards/Game: 423 (2nd in MAC)
2009 Defensive Statistics
Scoring: 18.9 points per game (1st in MAC, 17th in Nation)
Rushing Yards/Game: 122 (2nd in MAC)
Passing Yards/Game: 221 (9th in MAC)
Total Yards/Game: 344 (4th in MAC)
2009 Misc Stats
Turnover Margin: +0.36 per game (3rd in MAC)
Penalties: 50 yards per game (7th in MAC)
Returning Starters
Offense: 7
Defense: 5
Kicker/Punter: 1
Top Returning Statistical Leaders
Passing: QB Ryan Radcliff, Soph (10 of 21 for 115 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing: RB Carl Volny, Sr (82 carries for 390 yds, 3 TD, 5.8 ypc, 27 ypg)
Receiving: WR Kito Poblah, Sr (53 rec, 681 yds, 4 TD, 3.8 rec/game)
Tackles: LB Nick Bellore, Sr (132)
Sacks: DT Sean Murnane, Sr (3.5); NG John Williams, Jr (3.5)
Interceptions: LB Nick Bellore, Sr (2); FS Dannie Bolden, Jr (2)
2010 Pre-Season Rankings
Sporting News: #73
Athlon Sports: #95
2010 Pre-Season MAC West Prediction:
Athlon Sports: #3
Phil Steele: #5
Central Michigan has gone 32-7 in the last 5 years in MAC competition and has been a dominant force in the conference. Head Coach Butch Jones has exited after 3 years (he was 20-3 in the MAC) to take the Cincinnati job. Also gone is NFL Draft Pick QB Dan LeFevour. LeFevour left Central Michigan with the most TDs in NCAA FBS history with 149. LeFevour also holds the MAC records for career completions, attempts, passing yards, passing TDs, and total offensive yards. To say he leaves big shoes to fill who be a huge understatement. Central Michigan will be breaking in a new QB and a new coach this year. We reached out to Kyle Warber, who covers the Chippewas for MLive and Scout.com, to find out what to expect from the 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas.
What are the major strengths and biggest weaknesses of the team?
The major strength of the 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas is the defense. While CMU lost a great defensive end and a couple great defensive backs to graduation, they return everybody else and some of the underclassman like safety Jahleel Addea look to be better than the players they are replacing.
The major weakness is our untested QB Ryan Radcliff, who could turn out to be an excellent player but given his prior outings — two pick sixes — he leaves something to be desired. We also lack athleticism at the wide receiver position with the departure of wide receiver Antonio Brown to the NFL.
Looking at the schedule who will be the first major test?
The Temple Owls might have been the best team in the MAC last year, but they flopped against Ohio, and never got to face CMU in the MAC Championship Game. CMU plays Temple at Philadelphia in their second game of the year. Most people — myself included — feel this will be a preview of who is going to win the championship in December. Temple is definitely the early favorites but Central Michigan could change that with a solid showing in their first game against Hampton on September 2nd.
What team on the schedule do you fear the most?
It's pick your poison for Central Michigan. The only break we get is getting to play our biggest rival Western Michigan at home. After that we will play pre-season favorite Northern Illinois in De Kalb, IL and rising power Toledo at their place as well. These are road venues that Central Michigan rarely wins and will certainly be a challenge for a rebuilding Chippewas team.
Who is the best player on your team that nobody talks about?
Sophomore Jahleel Addea is a 5-10 heat seeking missile who Central Michigan was able to land despite offers from Iowa State and West Virginia. He played sparingly last year due to our loaded secondary, but he is shaping to be one of the best safeties Central Michigan has ever had. I am so high on him that I wouldn't be surprised if he makes first team defense in the MAC and potentially the defensive player of the year.
Who is the best offensive player on the team?
Our good defense (haha)? In all honesty, the best player on our offense might be either of our two running backs. Junior Paris Cotton is game tested — he tied our game with a great TD catch against Michigan State last year — and he could have a break out season in our new power running game. And then there is Tim Phillips. Nobody has more more hype on our offense going into 2010 than the 5-foot-5 Phillips who could never get past his injuries in 2009, and is looking for redemption in 2010.
Who is the most impactful defensive player on the team?
Linebacker Nick Bellore is the captain of the defense and probably the most respected player on the team. He is just a hard worker in the mold of all those great Chicago Bear's linebackers like Brian Urlacher, who bring a lunch pail to work and create absolute havoc when it's game time..
What player needs to step up this year in order for the team to reach it's full capability?
Sophomore QB Ryan Radcliff has more pressure on him than any other player on the team. Right now things are shaping up to be like that recent Bears Super Bowl team or CMU; that Bears team who got to the promise land thanks to their defense and just asked wild man QB Rex Grossman to limit his turnovers and score at least two touchdowns. There is no doubt in my mind that the members of the defense are just begging Radcliff to just manage the offense and get a couple scores so they can do the rest.
Who is the top offensive newcomer that can make an impact this year?
Deon Butler is a 6-foot-4 wide receiver who would have been headed to Michigan State or Michigan if he played football as a junior. In his first season catching touchdown passes for Inkster High School (Inkster, Mich.) he was a dominant force who led his team to the D-II Championship Game. I expect him to start as a true freshman for the Chippewas.
Who is the top defensive newcomer that can make an impact this year?
We took one JUCO defensive back from Grand Rapids Community College named Anthony Hollis who is expected to come in and contribute right away. He also reported an offer from Illinois and the CMU coaches are very confident in his talents.
Who is your pick to win the MAC this year (excluding Central Michigan)?
Temple has everything going for it, and it would be a major upset if they didn't win the title in 2010.
Gut feeling on the teams final record at the end of the regular season and what makes this a successful season in your eyes?
The expectations for this team are very high. If we lose to our rival Western Michigan or fail to compete for another title you will hear fans calling for our new coach Dan Enos to be fired. After three championships in four years can you blame them? I am predicting a 7-5 campaign in 2010 with losses to Temple, Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Toledo, and Northern Illinois.
Follow the MAC action this year by reading Kyle's stuff at MLive and Scout.com. Follow him on twitter @FireUpChips.
Previous MAC Previews
Ball State Cardinals
Bowling Green Falcons
Buffalo Bulls
Temple Owls
Toledo Rockets
Next Up: Colorado State Rams
2010 Previews
ACC- Boston College Eagles, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins
Big 12- Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big East- Cincinnati Bearcats, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, USF Bulls, West Virginia Mountaineers
Big Ten- Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Northwestern Wildcats, Purdue Boilermakers
Conference USA- Houston Cougars, Tulane Green Wave, UTEP Miners
MWC- UNLV Rebels, Utah Utes
Pac-10- Arizona State Sun Devils, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies
SEC- Auburn Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Vanderbilt Commodores
Sun Belt- Troy Trojans
WAC- New Mexico State Aggies


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A 24-year-old New Jersey woman booked a camel ride in Morocco through TripAdvisor's Viator tour booking site. The camel she ended up riding was pregnant and it threw her off and she broke her arm, reports the Boston Globe. The woman said doctors in Morocco had to perform surgery on her arm to prevent permanent nerve damage. Now she's suing TripAdvisor for negligence and breach of contract.
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We get a ton of requests for stone veneer siding application to the outside of the home, but another fantastic option that I don't think many people know about is using it indoors as a decorative accent. In this cool bonus suite over the garage we created an awesome stacked stone fireplace using veneer. The project was much quicker and less costly than using a more traditional stone product, and looks just as fantastic as the real thing. I really enjoy using it for interior applications because the thinner nature of the material makes it much easier to mount and accommodates smaller spaces better than a full stone. My favorite company for this product is definitely Eldorado stone because of the quality of their craftsmanship and the wide variety of color schemes and finishes that they offer.
I have read a lot about new stone veneer products that are being offered for use on the exterior of your home, on fireplaces, and on accent walls but I had always been concerned that it would look too fake. Well, the other day I went over to my friend's house and was asking them about their beautiful back patio that is covered with what I thought was real stone siding. I couldn't believe my eyes when they told me that it was actually a faux stone product. As you can see from these photos, the entire structure looks very high end from the patio floor, to the wood paneled ceiling, and curved stone bay window. Turns out that it is actually a cultured stone veneer product that cost about half the price of what the natural stuff would be.
It continues to astound me just how versatile stone veneer is. I have worked in the construction world for several decades now (I'm not going to tell you the exact number and age myself haha), but interior decorators continue to dream up new and innovative ways to use stone veneer panels. This house was one of my favorite recent builds because we were able to create such a cool and luxurious look very quickly and easily using the pre-fabricated panels. Quite frankly they make nearly any covered patio ideas with stone so so much easier to accomplish and, in my opinion, look identical to your typical natural stone pieces that take much longer and require much more skill to install.
Stone veneer is such a versatile, affordable, and easy to use material that I am not surprised at all that it keeps popping up as one of the most trendy home decor trends for 2019. Most people only think of using stacked stone veneer as siding on their home, but it can actually be used in so many awesome decorative ways. Personally, my favorite way to utilize this awesome material is on outdoor fireplaces and hearths or on architectural detailing like columns and accent walls. This gorgeous outdoor fireplace with coordinating column that we just installed is a great example of how stunning stone veneer can look when applied correctly and accented with the right materials.
Most people think that stone veneer can only be used as siding for the exterior of your home, but it actually has so many more unique applications that can beautify nearly any room you can think of. I love incorporating it into sunroom ideas to give those spaces a more rustic feel. Or it also looks fantastic in an outdoor patio like this covering a large stone hearth. In fact, building a stone veneer fireplace is one of our most highly requested projects so far in 2019 and one that can make a huge design impact for a relatively low cost. If you have been considering adding one of these to your property, I definitely encourage you to look at our portfolio and dive right in.
Stone veneer is a great option to use on the exterior of your home if you want the fantastic look of natural varieties at a fraction of the cost. We always tell clients to keep an open mind about stone veneer siding and do not automatically write it off as a "fake" product. There is nothing faux about it, the siding is actually thinly cut pieces of stone attached to your exterior as opposed to large chunks that take much more time and effort to apply. Exterior stone veneer can be made of the same quarry stone as your typical siding or it can be composed of man-made materials. Of course this will factor into your price point, but I personally think that both are absolutely beautiful.


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IoT Agenda
Internet of Things (IoT) in Manufacturing
IoT in logistics: Where's the money? Part 2- Aankhen Inc. 28 Feb 2017
The digital transformation of industrial organizations- GE Digital, IoT Talent Consortium 14 Feb 2017
IoT: The ultimate enabler for a digital supply chain- Infor 08 Feb 2017
Every step in the agri-food supply chain can benefit greatly from IoT in logistics, all the way from farmers maximizing output to reducing food wastage.
Shifting the culture of an industrial company to more quickly adopt and embrace digitization will be one of the biggest factors in a successful digital transformation.
The promise of IoT is to not only light up dark parts of the supply chain, but also to fundamentally change how our supply chains operate.
Cool IoT customer experiences brought to you by NFC at CES- NFC Forum 01 Feb 2017
NFC, IoT and CES. Three three-letter acronyms that belong together. Check out some of the coolest NFC and IoT implementations at CES 2017.


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Educational events
With the goal to further collaborative research and learning into conditions that affect the brain and mind, the uOBMRI hosts a number of educational events throughout the year that are open to both internal and external audiences:
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CNMD Annual Research Day | 2021
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The uOttawa Centre for Neuromuscular Disease is hosting the 5th Ottawa International Conference on Neuromuscular Disease and Biology on October 17-19, 2019.
The Ottawa NMD 2019 conference will offer an outstanding program emphasizing recent breakthroughs in basic and translational research and clinical discoveries in neuromuscular disease.
The Conference is structured for both basic researchers and clinicians/physicians and will feature internationally-recognized invited speakers highlighting advances in all aspects of NMD research, including new clinical diagnostic techniques, biology of disease pathogenesis, basic muscle and stem cell biology, and promising therapies to treat these devastating disorders.
As in past years, trainees are also encouraged to attend and participate – selected abstracts will be featured for platform presentation during the scientific sessions.
Doors Open Ottawa | Sunday, June 2, 2019
On Sunday, June 2, 2019 members of the public are invited to the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine for Doors Open Ottawa. A variety of 30-minute tours and workshops will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., giving guests a taste of life at Ottawa's only Faculty of Medicine.
While exploring the hallways of Roger Guindon Hall, you might learn how yeast is a supermodel of biomedical research; get to know some of the genomics and stem cell research taking place in your own backyard; and meet the scientists investigating ticks and Lyme disease in our city parks. These are just a few examples of our work that will be on display!
Doors Open Ottawa is an annual event that gives members of the community access to buildings they might not otherwise have a chance to see. In addition to tours at the Faculty of Medicine, our visitors will be treated to interactive demonstrations (in French and English), information booths, and activities for children. Two MD students will also be on hand to answer questions for anyone curious about applying to medical school and training to become a doctor.
All members of the public are welcome to attend. This event is also a great way for our own Faculty of Medicine community to share their work with friends and family. It is also a chance for prospective students to learn more about our programs.
Doors Open Ottawa, uOttawa Faculty of Medicine
Sunday, June 2, 2019 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Roger Guindon Hall
451 Smyth Road, Ottawa Ontario, K1H 8M5
Call for volunteers
This event wouldn't be possible without the support of dozens of volunteers, who believe in sharing the Faculty of Medicine's good work with the community. If you're interested in joining us as a volunteer for this year's event, please email Catherine Dumoulin: firstname.lastname@example.com
Founded in 1945, uOttawa's Faculty of Medicine is a leader in medical education and research. With 1,000+ rooms including labs and state-of-the-art facilities, RGN is home to physicians-in-training, aspiring scientists, and some of Canada's top researcher
Knowledge Mobilization Series | Applied Deep Learning in Intracranial Neurophysiology Workshop
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The SachsLab is preparing a short (2-day) workshop on practical deep learning (DL) applied to intracranial neurophysiology. The goal of the workshop is to help attendees gain familiarity with technologies commonly used in DL (e.g., tensorflow on GPU, jupyter notebooks), to understand DL programming paradigms (e.g., batch loading data), and to become proficient in the application of DL to intracranial neurophysiology. The workshop is intended for scientists and trainees who have a basic understanding of machine learning concepts, have basic familiarity with Python syntax, and are interested in applying deep learning to extracellular electrophysiology data. For learners who do not have an interest in these kinds of data but are interested in DL more generally, please feel free to reach out to Chad and he will be happy to direct you to some wonderful resources that are better suited to your interests.
In the workshop, attendees will learn how to run and interact with keras/tensorflow on a GPU either locally or on a remote server. They will learn how to load and process electrophysiology datasets (1 open ECoG dataset, 1 single-channel deep brain microelectrode dataset, and 3 multichannel (~192) intracortical microelectrode array datasets). After an introduction to DL, attendees will learn how to apply several DL algorithms and architectures to these types of data, and finally they will explore different ways of using deep learning to advance neuroscientific endeavours. Some of the algorithms we aim to cover include convolutional neural nets (CNN), several flavours of recurrent neural nets (RNN), autoencoders, and transformer models. For each topic, attendees will work through prepared examples using real data and thus are expected to bring their own laptop and have configured their deep learning environment (instructions will be provided in the week before the workshop).
View Workshop Program here.


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While some people in Melbourne may still not believe in the power of hypnosis, there is an increasing number of people who have benefitted immensely from the hypnotherapy, especially from programs on smoking hypnosis. Effective as hypnosis is, there are is definitely more to it than just quit smoking programs.
There are many other areas in which this therapy can be effective. Here are some of these:
- It is an Incredible Way to Lose and Control Weight
Hypnotherapists in Melbourne are indeed helping people to lose and control weight. In fact, it has proven to be considerably more effective than other means of weight loss like diet plans, or exercise regimes. Especially in the cases wherein weight gain is psychology related, hypnotherapy can play a major role.
- Smoking is Not the Only Addiction it Combats
Yes, quit smoking hypnosis is not the only brand of the discipline that has been helping people in Melbourne. There is a variety of addictions it can wean you from. Alcohol, cannabis, and even gambling, no matter what you are addicted to, hypnotherapy can help you with it. It assists your body and mind to take control and combat addictions.
- Stress, Depression and Anxiety can Be Addressed
These three maladies are quite familiar ones in the present day context. People do seek psychiatric help for these problems, but only land up being depended on medication. In such a scenario, seeking the aid of a hypnotherapist in Melbourne can only be a wise choice. These conditions can be easily addressed without having to take recourse to any kind of medication. It can help you get better at work too.
- Beneficial for Sleep Disorders
No matter how we like to believe that prescription sleeping pills will help cure or sleeping disorders, they won't. For a lot of people in Melbourne hypnotherapy has been instrumental in curing sleep disorders as well since most of these disorders are deep rooted in our psyche.
- Helpful with Chronic Pain Issues
Chronic pains like those in arthritis, migraine and fibromyalgia may hardly have a durable cure in medicine, whether western medicine or alternative. The great thing about hypnosis is that you can even practice self-hypnosis to alleviate chronic pain.
So, there are more reasons than one why you may want to seek hypnotherapy in Melbourne. And, if you have decided to seek it, you can contact Marco Auciello and discover this astounding way to make your life better and simpler.


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India Isn't Creating Enough of the Right Jobs, Report Says
The country needs more jobs to lift people out of agriculture
India may be the world's fastest-growing major economy, but it isn't generating enough jobs to get its people off the farm in large numbers.
That's the conclusion of a report by Kotak Institutional Equities. Kotak estimates that around 583 million people, or nearly half the country's population, will likely be dependent on agriculture next year. That's not a big change from the 600 million tied to agriculture in 2012, according to Kotak estimates.
"The share of agriculture labor is not decreasing as rapidly as we had hoped," says Akhilesh Tilotia, analyst at Kotak.
Agricultural incomes in India are low, and it is the one of the least-productive sectors of the country, contributing less than 20% of India's economic output.
India doesn't publish comprehensive data on job creation, partly because many jobs exist in sectors like agriculture and construction, where there are no reporting requirements.
Mr. Tilotia analyzed data from National Skill Development Corporation, which is partly owned by the Indian government. He analyzed 24 reports commissioned by the body, which estimate that 216 million people will be working in agriculture and allied activities in India in 2022. Mr. Tilotia used this data to extrapolate a number that includes dependents and others reliant on farm work, which he estimates will be 504 million in 2022.
On average, a male field laborer in agriculture earned 213.71 rupees (roughly $3) a day during 2012-13, whereas a skilled laborer, such as a cobbler or carpenter, earned around 281.72 rupees a day, according to government data.
Siddhartha Sanyal, an economist at Barclays in India, says people often work in agriculture out of compulsion or by default, adding that anecdotal evidence suggests that people aren't moving out of agriculture at a rapid pace.
One reason is that other industries aren't creating enough jobs.
Around 700,000 new jobs were created in the two years ended September 30, 2015 in eight select sectors, including autos, textiles and information technology, tracked by the Labor Ministry.
"Anecdotal evidence doesn't give you the confidence that we're creating a lot of jobs," says Mr. Sanyal.
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Venetian Artiquity
Venetian Artiquity brings the mystique, charm and wonderment of Venice, Italy to you through the handcrafted Venetian masks and paintings of brothers Sergio and Massimo Boldrin.
The Boldrin brothers of the world famous La Bottega dei Mascereri, located at the base of the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, create and hand-paint their masks using a centuries old traditional technique. Each piece is unique. Each piece is hand signed. Each piece is collectible as well as wearable.
We offer masquerade masks, Italian masks, Eyes Wide Shut masks, Venetian masks, Carnival masks, Mardi Gras masks, Halloween masks, and Commedia dell' Arte theater masks including characters such as Arlecchino or Harlequin, Columbina, Pantalone, Zanni, Bauta and the Plague Doctor. We also offer the famous moretta mask.
Artwork by Eugene Goldin. www.venetianartiquity.com
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Genomic sequence comparison is a central task in computational biology for identifying closely related protein or DNA sequences. Similarities between sequences are commonly used, for instance, to identify functionality of new genes or to annotate new genomes. Algorithms designed to identify such similarities have long been available and still represent an active research domain, since this task remains critical for many bioinformatics studies. Two avenues of research are generally explored to improve these algorithms, depending on the target application.
1. The first aims to increase sensitivity.
2. While the second seeks to minimize computation time.
With next generation sequencing technology, the challenge is not only to develop new algorithms capable of managing large amounts of sequences, but also to imagine new methods for processing this mass of data as quickly as possible.
The PLAST program is a pure software implementation designed to exploit the internal parallel features of modern microprocessors. The sequence comparison algorithm has been structured to group together the most time consuming parts inside small critical sections that have good properties for parallelism. The resulting code is both well-suited for fine-grained (SIMD programming model) and medium-grained parallelization (multithreaded programming model). The first level of parallelism is supported by SSE instructions. The second is exploited with the multicore architecture of the microprocessors.
PLAST has been primarily designed to compare large protein or DNA banks. Unlike BLAST, it is not optimized to perform large database scanning. It is intended more for use in intensive comparison processes such as bioinformatics workflows, for example, to annotate new sequenced genomes. Different versions have been developed based on the BLAST family model: PLASTP for comparing two protein banks, TPLASTN for comparing one protein bank with one translated DNA bank (or genome) and PLASTX for comparing one translated DNA bank with one protein bank. The input format is the well-known FASTA format. No pre-processing (such as formatdb) is required. Like BLAST, the PLAST algorithm detects alignment using a seed heuristic method, but does so in a slightly different way. Consequently, it does not provide the same alignments, especially when there is little similarity between two sequences: some alignments are found by PLAST and not by BLAST, others are found by BLAST and not by PLAST. Nonetheless, comparable selectivity and sensitivity were measured using ROC curve, coverage versus error plot, and missed alignments.
PLAST can be downloaded from here: http://www.irisa.fr/symbiose/projects/plast/


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What a surprise – the Tree Year Project seems to have a tree in Turkey. "Seems to" because I can't read, write or speak Turkish and just saw the post on Twitter: "The Tree Year" in Turkey http://sineksekiz.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/2011-agac-yili/" by twitter.com/Meyvelitepe
But thanks to internet and online translation tools, yes we do have tree number six in Turkey! Yippie!
Selamla! (welcome, hopefully)
Please let me know your first name and name that I can put the information on the "contributors" page!
Sen İngilizce konuşur musun? Almanca? Fransızca? İtalyanca? İspanyolca?
Does any of our readers or contributors speak Turkish? Well that's something I didn't think about when I started the project 🙂


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U. OREGON (US)—Students entering college either have it or they don't—and which side of the digital divide they fall on may shape what career path they take.
Institutions are "perpetuating rather than resisting inequalities associated with the digital divide," says Joanna Goode, professor of education studies at the University of Oregon and author of a new study published online in the journal New Media and Society.
"I found that high-school opportunities around technology really shape students' abilities to engage fully in university academic life," Goode says.
"If students don't have experiences in high school, they show up for college ill-prepared to have a variety of choices about which directions to go in their scholarship.
"Strong preparation, either at home or in high school, can really launch students into feeling successful in college. Insufficient preparation really gives students a sense of not belonging and a deficit in their own perspectives as academic beings."
The research looked at computer technology knowledge of 500 undergraduate students and how skills they brought from high school impacted their early college coursework.
The study, conducted in California with a comprehensive survey and selected follow-up interviews with three students with different technological experiences, captured a snapshot of the digital divide in 2004. While the definition of digital divide may need revision, Goode says, the problems identified in the study likely have gotten worse and need to be addressed.
Wikipedia defines the digital divide as "the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all."
Goode says that definition might well be more about how people's identities—tied to their understanding and use of computers and software—create both academic opportunities and obstacles.
"While the knowledge divide is still important, at a fundamental level, it is now more a case of what is the context of using technology, and why does it matter for each individual?"
Computer technology and Internet access are keys to success in college, but students often leave high school with skills ranging from very little to fully saturated, Goode says. Very few of the students had received formal training geared for academic success in high school.
In her study, Goode chose three students with varying technology skills for in-depth interviews who helped her explore what they knew about technology when entering college, and whether their knowledge level was a barrier or a gatekeeper to certain majors.
The picture that emerged from all the data, Goode says, is that in high school "some kids are being trained for using technology for academic purposes or they may be taught for low-level vocational uses that makes them good workers but not necessarily good scholars.
"Even though there is no prerequisite for knowing about technology to get to the university level—there are requirements for math, science and other things—there is no technology prerequisite," she says.
"But once you walk onto campus, you can't enroll in classes, you can't get financial aid, you can't get onto Blackboard (a widely used electronic education software suite), you can't answer e-mails. If you have no technology knowledge, you will not even survive the first week at most university campuses."
Many students, Goode says, begin college unprepared technologically but have no ready access for remedial workshops or help during orientation. "They are left on their own. If they don't have that knowledge it's one more sense of 'I don't' belong, I'm not prepared. I'm out of here.'"
Such a feeling, she adds, is especially hard on first-generation students who have little technology exposure at home or in high school.
"The high schools aren't telling them, the college counselors aren't telling them, and it's not until they get to campus that it is a reality. There's no time to go back and catch up on that knowledge."
University of Oregon news: http://uonews.uoregon.edu/


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UnitedHealth Executive Works To Improve Firm's Public Image
UnitedHealth Group executive Lois Quam, who oversees the company's Medicare and Medicaid businesses, "will play a key role in an effort to restore shine to the company's public image," the Wall Street Journal reports.
Quam's efforts will include promoting the firm's health initiatives and strengthening relations with government officials, consumer groups and media (Fuhrmans, Wall Street Journal, 12/11).
Former UnitedHealth CEO William McGuire in October agreed to resign after the release of a report -- part of an internal investigation conducted by the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr at the request of the UnitedHealth board -- that found he likely received $1.5 million in backdated stock options. Stephen Hemsley, who earlier this month replaced McGuire as UnitedHealth CEO, announced plans to group the company health care and insurance divisions into three segments led by Quam and two other recently promoted executives. Hemsley named Quam as the president of the new Public and Senior Markets Group and the main UnitedHealth spokesperson (American Health Line, 12/4).
Quam said that she considers the recent scrutiny and problems UnitedHealth has faced over the allegations of backdated stock options "as an opportunity to apologize on behalf of the company" (Wall Street Journal, 12/11).


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[PREMIERE] Royal & The Serpent – Together
Royal & The Serpent is back with her incredible new single "Together"!
This song is enticing from the very start, with unique vocals pulling at you and masterful production driving the song along.
The songwriting is tight and each melody hooks you in as you hang on each word. Written by Royal & the Serpent and Jason Walker and produced by Rx Songs producer Kipp Williams, this song highlights the singular sound of this rising artist and I can't wait to hear what comes next!
Royal & The Serpent will be have her single release party December 7th at Boardners!


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Latest version of Firefox changed about:config autoplay settings again?
A few months ago Firefox updated and autoplay settings were changed around. It took awhile of searching, but certain things in about:config had to be disabled to make it so videos didn't autoplay. After the latest update, videos are auto-playing again.
1. My settings did not revert, they are still the same. 2. The in-menu setting of disallowing sound does nothing, videos are autoplaying with sound on multiple websites.
Does anybody have a fix? This is getting ridiculous how much this keeps changing. I do not want videos, muted or otherwise, to ever autoplay in my browser. Can anyone help me with the autoplay settings? It seems like there are a bunch more in about:config now and I don't know what any of them do.
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What Firefox settings in about:config did you previously make?
You can look at these prefs on the about:config page to see if these values work for you.
- media.autoplay.default = 1 [0=Allowed, 1=Blocked, 2=Prompt]
- media.autoplay.allow-muted = false
- media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed = false
For user-gestures-needed you can try false and true to see what works for you.
You can look at this extension.
- Disable HTML5 Autoplay https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/disable-autoplay/
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.
Hello! Thank you for the response. I'm familiar with that extension but it always seemed spotty, I stopped using it when Firefox enabled these features in about:Config.
That said, this is what my about:config currently looks like (Filtered by "autoplay") - https://imgur.com/a/lYFPQX1 - and I still get auto-playing videos on specific sites (ESPN, SportingNews come to mind), but it's blocked on YouTube and others. I'm not sure why some of them are slipping through the cracks (I've checked and I have no exceptions set).
I have also recently refreshed Firefox and started from scratch to see if that would help, and it did not.
Any ideas? Again, thanks for taking the time to respond. I know a lot of people ask about this stuff but it seems like the settings have changed a few times
I see the block auto-play icon in the location bar meaning that Firefox is detecting media on this web page and I see the shield that Content Blocking is blocking a lot of content.
No auto-play icon present on ESPN, but I'm not seeing any media reported in the Network Monitor and all media seem to show a play button that probably means that only a preview image is shown.
Do you have extensions that could interfere and override Content Blocking?


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When New Orleans was under Spanish rule, Governor Bernardo de Galvez had a problem. The British were coming.
"The British, some 40 years before the Battle of New Orleans, had plans to invade Louisiana, conquer New Orleans, control access to the mouth of the Mississippi River and in that way control access to the Mississippi Valley," says William Hyland, the historian for St. Bernard Parish.
In the late 1700s, around the time of the American Revolution, the British had control of West Florida, which stretched into the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain (including the parishes now referred to as the Florida Parishes). So, the "redcoats" were Spain's problem as much as the American colonists.
Governor Galvez's solution to keep the British out of Spanish Louisiana was to bring in more settlers.
"Spain embarked on perhaps the largest documented colonization program in the history of any Western European power," says Hyland.
A big part of the colonization program included settlers from the Canary Islands. Hyland says 3,000 "islenos" (islanders) came to Louisiana from the Canaries between 1778 ad 1783. Their descendants would come to be known as the Islenos. And their influence in St. Bernard Parish and southeast Louisiana would be huge.
But, the original Islenos weren't limited to St. Bernard. Hyland says there were four settlements, all in strategic locations along waterways:
- Galvez-Town along the Amite River and Bayou Manchac
- Barataria along Bayou des Familles
- Valenzuela along Bayou Lafourche
- San Bernardo (St. Bernard) along Bayou Terre aux Boeufs.
Thanks to the Americans, the Islenos finally got to fulfill their duty to protect New Orleans against the British.
"The descendants of those colonists who had come here in the 1770s and '80s actually fought against the British as American citizens and repelled them in the Battle of New Orleans," says Hyland.
While a settlement along the banks of Bayou Terre aux Boeufs was a winning strategy around the turn of the 19th century, over time, the waterways that held the British off the land came to hold the Islenos to it.
"East of us, north of us, south of us--it's water. We are on the way nowhere," says Hyland. "And, while we were in a very important place strategically in the 18th century, since that time this place has been isolated. So that isolation, which happened in St. Bernard and nowhere else in Louisiana where Canary Islanders settled, made it possible for the cultural and linguistic identity to be retained to the present."
Coming from volcanic islands, the Islenos had to adapt to their new home. They became fishermen, fur trappers, cattle ranchers, and farmers. But, they kept speaking their language and held on to their traditions.
"They have maintained a cultural identity which sets us apart from any other place in Louisiana," says Hyland. "And, of course they have made positive contributions as political leaders, positive contributions as businessmen, positive contributions as commercial fishermen, trappers. They have been in all walks of life in Louisiana and they've made a great positive impact on the way Louisiana is, how it evolved, and what it is today."


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It's tied nationally, but across the country it is a series of regional races that either see one party well ahead or a dog fight to the finish.
Bottom line is that in key battlegrounds like Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia the winner will be decided by who shows up.
The latest national numbers from Campaign Research show the Liberals and Conservatives tied at 31%, the NDP at 18%, the Greens at 9% and the People's Party at 3%.
"It is impossible to predict who will win the most votes, the most seats and ultimately form a government," said pollster Nick Kouvalis of Campaign Research.
"The electorate seems to be locked in with their choices and there doesn't seem to be any movement between the parties over the last 4 days.'
It is a cliche in political races that GOTV, otherwise known as 'get-out-the-vote' really matters, but it this race it will decide who has the most seats, who has the best shot at forming government.
"As many as 40 ridings, or more, across the country will be won or lost by 1,000 votes or less. I don't think the winner will be clear until many hours after the polls close," said Kouvalis.
So how do things look beyond the national numbers?
In Atlantic Canada, the Liberals retain a strong lead at 34% across the region compared to 21% for the Conservatives and 19% for the NDP. That is still far lower than 2015 when the Liberals swept every seat and won most areas with close to 60% of the vote.
Expect the Liberals to lose seats but retain the majority of the 32 up for grabs in the region.
Across the Prairies the Conservatives hold a strong lead. The NDP holds 5 seats and should walk away with that many, the Liberals could lose several of the 12 seats they won in 2015 meaning pickups for the Conservatives.
That leaves Ontario, Quebec and BC and there isn't a region where the Liberals won't lose seats — the question is how many they will lose and to which party.
British Columbia was very good to the Liberals in the last election but now the party is in a three way race with the Conservatives and NDP and the only demographic they hold a lead among is women 55 and over.
In Quebec all the other parties will be losing seats to a resurgent Bloc Quebecois harming the election strategy of the Liberals and Conservatives – both parties had banked heavily in winning more seats in Quebec.
As for Ontario, the Liberals hold a lead over the Conservatives – 37% to 34% – but those province wide numbers are skewed by heavy support in Toronto where the Liberals already hold all the seats and by support in the 40% range with voters aged 18-34, one of the least reliable groups of voters.
And this is why the party that can deliver their voters to the polling stations will matter. Both parties have a shot at taking the most seats but depending on who shows up, where those voters show up and how vote splits break down, this tight race has the potential to break wide open for one side or another come Monday.
This study was conducted by Campaign Research between October 16th and 19th, 2019 through an online survey of 5039 randomly selected Canadian adults and has an estimated margin of error of +/- 1.4%, 19 times out of 20.


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Microsoft Powerpoint Software VS Google Slides- Which Is Better?
Google Slides and the Microsoft Powerpoint software are some of the most prominent presentation tools today. Their user base only continues to grow with every passing moment, however one can't help but to question- which is the superior choice between the two? Today, we discuss the merits of both here.
Both the Microsoft Powerpoint software and Google Slides facilitates users with the option to export their data into different file types. In comparison to Microsoft Powerpoint, the file formats supported by Google Slides are relatively more limited. Some common file export types that are supported by both consists of pdf, jpg and png. In addition, Google Slides also enables users to export in pptx and svg formats whereas the Microsoft Powerpoint software steps ahead with xps, wmv, mp4, bmp, tif and more! If accessibility and flexibility in file types is required, then Microsoft Powerpoint is an option to definitely consider.
When it comes to both audio and animation, the Microsoft Powerpoint software takes a slight lead compared to Google Slides. Microsoft Powerpoint currently owns up to 50 and more animation effects, compared to Google Slides who has up to 15 effects. For convenience purposes, Microsoft Powerpoint also enables users to import audio into their powerpoint slides.
Google slides is currently unable to meet that requirement. However, the software allows users to embed videos from user-friendly sites like Youtube. This will also prove to be beneficial in the long run since it reduces file size and allows for friendlier sharing.
In terms of online sharing, Google Slides takes the lead since they are optimised essentially for that very purpose. Users are easily able to share their files through the cloud with other collaborators whereas Microsoft Powerpoint users are required to save their Microsoft Powerpoint software files through OneDrive instead.
In terms of offline access, Microsoft Powerpoint is capable of meeting the requirements of the users and saving changes to the files. Google Slides requires access through the download and use of an app designed specifically for that purpose.
If you are looking for a cost-effective software, Google Slides may be more compatible for you. Google Slides come as part of the Google Office that users have access to, once they sign up for a Google account. All information is contained and accessed with ease. Entrepreneurs looking to cut down on expenses first can consider making use of Google Slides. The Microsoft Powerpoint software on the other hand, requires payment to Microsoft.
At the end of the day, both Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Slides each contain their own benefits and detriments. The use of the software depends on what you prioritise based on your current situation. If you are looking for a full-bodied software with design and function heavy features, Microsoft Powerpoint may suit you just fine. However, if you have limited funding and are looking for collaboration friendly softwares, then you may want to consider Google Slides.


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Karl Alvarez and The Descendents have announced a spring tour to continue support for their 2016 album Hypercaffium Spazzinate. The massive tour will take them from April 12th in Tampa, Florida to November 17th in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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|Aug 26
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|New Orleans, LA
|Joy Theater
|Sep 15
|Athens, GA
|Georgia Theater
|Sep 16
|Columbia, SC
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|Oct 4
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|Knitting Factory
|Oct 5
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|Oct 25
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|New York, NY
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|Oct 28
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|Nov 15
|Tucson, AZ
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|Nov 16
|Albuquerque, NM
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"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6. A perfect scripture to go with the Primary Program!
Today was our Primary Program. It was absolutely wonderful! As the member of the Bishopric said when he announced they were on the program today, "you never know what is going to come over this pulpit when the Primary does their program!" Everyone smiled, knowing some children might be too shy to speak in front of the congregation, some might speak way too fast, some might leave the pulpit while still saying the last few words of their part, some might speak quite energetically and loudly into the microphone, and some might forget the order or mispronounce a word in their part and come up with something quite interesting.
Apparently the kids were able to get most of their wiggles out yesterday at the practice, because from what I saw they were pretty reverent during the whole meeting. They did very well with their talks. They sang beautifully, just like angels – who I'm sure joined them! It was definitely an inspirational meeting. You could feel God's presence in that meeting, a warm, comfortable, peaceful, and very joyful feeling!
I think the Primary Program is THE best meeting of the year. Even better than the Christmas program. 🙂
For the closing song we sang, "Love At Home". Another of my favorites all my life. As we sang about how wonderful and beautiful everything is when there's love at home I thought, "This is what it's all about. I'm so glad I learned about having a loving family when I was growing up."
Then my thoughts turned to times that there is not love at home. They do seem to happen, times when people are upset with each other, arguing, etc. Luckily I was raised learning that those do not have to be the norm. They can be the times that come but don't have to stay. And that we really do truly love each other even when we don't always act that way.
And I thought of people who had more difficult circumstances to grow up in. Some might feel there is no love at home, or that it might be a fleeting and temporary thing.
I want you to know that if you ever feel that way, you do not have to believe that it is true! We all have moments of doubt, of trouble, of pain. But things do not have to stay that way. Part of Heavenly Father's loving plan is that we can turn to Him anytime, anyplace. When we do, He will lift our spirits. We can have a feeling of calm and peace even when nothing in our current circumstances dictates that we could or should!
And when we ask God for His help, believe (or even just try to believe) that He will, amazing things start to unfold. We can find ourselves suddenly feeling lighter, like a load has been lifted off our shoulders, people may start entering our lives and helping us in unexpected ways, out of the blue opportunities come our way.
Heavenly Father loves you so very much! He wants to help and bless you. He did not send you here expecting you to simply figure things out or to be stuck in a bad situation. His purpose is to help us become better people. He has given every one of His children (all of us) a spark of divinity, a piece of Himself if you will, that can guide us through life. It is called the Light of Christ. It is often called our conscience. It's that little voice in your mind and heart that tells you to Stop! when you consider something that is wrong or untrue. It whispers Yes when you consider something that is good or true.
The more you follow that spark, that Light of Christ, the brighter it becomes. Your kind, loving Father in Heaven has promised you that you can know the truth of anything, of all things. You can feel in your mind and in your heart whether something is good or bad, from God or not, the correct path or the wrong one. It is His promise.
In the meantime, He will send thoughts and feelings your way that will nudge you in the right direction. And as you follow those promptings, and seek out more ways to feel His Holy Spirit, He will bless you with His choicest warm, tender feelings. I testify that this is true. I have experienced it in my own life. He will bless you! 🙂


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Posted by Paul on 11th Dec 2017
I put this lock on the Freezer top half of my Fridge.
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So far, it works pretty good. I've only had to lift the Freezer door a bit to get it shut.
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Due to a very diligent lunch thief at my company I needed to make a lockable refrigerator available. Despite warning signs placed on the fridge telling the culprit that they would be fired if caught they continued stealing. Nice. My first plan was baiting the fridge with laxative sandwiches and see who spent the day in the restroom... the human recourses department nixed that idea promptly. So I found this online and slapped it on the fridge. Works great... everybody gets to eat their own lunch now!
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• Occasion: Bridal, Wedding, Traditional, Religious , Festival
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Brooks Pierce attorney Will Quick was recently profiled in the Triangle Business Journal as one of the publication's 2018 "40 Leaders Under 40." Quick was selected based on his professional and community involvement, namely with the North Carolina...(read more)
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Reid Phillips Quoted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
Brooks Pierce managing partner Reid Phillips was quoted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly in an article on the recent ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in Cordaro v. Harrington Bank, FSB . Phillips and fellow Brooks Pierce attorney Will...(read more)
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Ryan Fairchild, an attorney with Brooks Pierce, was quoted in an article on ESPN.com about player contracts with the Esports Federation of India (ESFI). Among other things, the contract requires players to cover all of their costs, repay ESFI for...(read more)
John H. Small Profiled by N.C. State Bar Board of Legal Specialization Newsletter
Brooks Pierce partner John H. Small was recently profiled by the newsletter of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization in recognition of his 30 years of certification in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law. Small told the...(read more)
Ryan Fairchild Discusses Supreme Court Sports Gambling Decision with Checkpoint Radio
Brooks Pierce attorney Ryan Fairchild spoke with Checkpoint Radio on the implications of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a federal law prohibiting sports gambling in every state but Nevada and the impact the decision would have on...(read more)
Ramsey, Whorton Launch Music Law Blog Series on ReverbNation.com
ReverbNation.com, a service that provides tools and opportunities for musicians to manage their careers, is featuring a new blog series by Brooks Pierce partner Coe W. Ramsey and attorney Amanda Whorton. The bi-weekly series, titled "Music Law 101...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Partner Jill Wilson Profiled by the Triad Business Journal
Jill Wilson, a partner at Brooks Pierce, was profiled by the Triad Business Journal as one of its "Outstanding Woman in Business" for 2018. Wilson was selected for both her success in education law and her contributions to the community. Cited among...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorneys Publish Article on Salary History Bans
Brooks Pierce partner Patricia Goodson and attorney Sarah Saint recently wrote an article on laws that restrict employers from asking about salary history for the GGI Labour Law Newsletter, the publication for the Labour Law Practice Group of Geneva...(read more)


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The pageant was a night full of colorful bathing suits, a runway show, and music.
FREEPORT, NY – (September 23, 2017) – The Miss Latina Pageant was held on September 23rd in Freeport, NY. Miss Latina Long Island 2016-2017, Roxianne Rodrigues, spear-headed the spectacular runway show along with the contestants for Miss Latina Long Island 2017-2018.
Atlantic Hyundai has been a proud sponsor of the Miss Latina Long Island Pageant for several years. In January, Atlantic Hyundai donated a brand new car to Roxianne Rodgrigues to use during her year as Miss Latina Long Island.
The bathing suit gala runway was filled with colorful clothing, bathing suits, and apparel representing the Latin culture. The 2017-2018 candidates were given an opportunity to show off, in hopes of the opportunity to gain a more local supporters. The contestants were accompanied by Dewey Meza, grandson of legendary Lizandro Meza, and strong female entertainer, Evelyn Christopher, daughter of famed Colombian singer.
A reception followed the runway show with sponsors, media personalities, and the queens. The lavish event was a wonderful portrayal of all of the different cultures and heritages that Miss Latina Long Island represents.Atlantic Hyundai is a proud sponsor of the pageant, and all of the work that the women do within the Latin community.
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Aspirin to the Rescue! Recyclable Vinyl?
Much of the goods that fill our homes today is made of vinyl, a type of plastic. Recently there was a breakthrough at the Kohsaka Lab that is a solid step forward towards recyclable vinyl.
Following in the footsteps of the father of vinyl, Waldo Semon, who formulated the plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) while experimenting with synthetic adhesives, 2nd year graduate student Akane Kazama, and her professor, Dr. Yasuhiro Kohsaka of Shinshu University's Textile Science and Technology Department were not exactly searching for recyclable vinyl when they made this discovery.
The lab was conducting an acid hydrolysis of a polymer, expecting it to breakdown into a polyketone with 1,3-dicarbonyl skeletons, but instead the reaction produced salicylic acid and acetic acid, or pre-cursors to dehydroaspirin. This was a fortunate surprise because it is very difficult to degrade vinyl back into its ingredients. Previous recyclable vinyl had been too unstable to work with at room temperature, and was not suitable for practical use.
The team plan to study the mechanism behind the chemical reaction further which they hope will provide insight into real world applications for other types of recyclable vinyl polymers. Vinyl is the second most common plastic in the world today. If it can become cost effective to recycle on an industrial scale, the hope is that worn vinyl will be made back into useful products again.
Further information: Polymer Chemistry 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9PY00474B


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Tags: change, dog, family, life, routine
and I feel like I'm failing. I am a creature of routine and that routine keeps changing.
I have a new nightly routine with Bubba's feeding and insulin schedule. He has to have dinner and insulin at 9am and 9pm. My husband does the morning and I do the night one. He seems to be doing much better and we'll know more on Monday when he goes back for a follow visit.
My work routine has also changed. Trying to keep ahead of the bad economy we have changed a lot of things. So far it is working and everybody has kept their jobs, but it can be stressful.
Even the weather has changed it routine. It has been hot and dry and each day I worry about the gardens moisture and the spring planting.
While I realize we can't go back to the way things were I waiting for the new routines to feel familar. I hope it happens soon.
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Under 14 Boys' Tier Two Schools Competition - RESULT
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Congratulations to Katharine Lady Berkley School, winners of the above competition, and to The King's School, runners up. Both schools progress to the regional competition run by the West Hockey Association. Full details of the event can be viewed here.