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When I got to the barn, poor Fatty's hair was straight on end, yet he still felt cold and there was a touch of a tremor. I quickly snuggled him into the blanket, and he has been happy ever since.
Like, Fatty, will you ever let me take the blanket back?
Fatty has a history of getting chilled. Glad this time we were able to stave off the chill before it became more serious.
|From the last dental treatment... snug as a donk in a rug!


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Motley Menagerie
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
China Adoption Dossier Submitted!
We have completed all the paperwork to adopt from China. This photo comprises most of the documents we had to collect and send to the adoption agency. I repeat: most of them. Not all. There are, indeed, a lot of documents.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Go Gray With Grace: Avoiding the Pixie Cut
My hair started going gray at the age of 17. When I was 35 I was nearly a full silver fox on top. I wanted to embrace the gray, but did not want to do a pixie cut to achieve it. So what to do? Here is a solution: #ColorMeGray
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
And Our Next Adoption Will Be From.... *drum roll* .... China!
We have decided to pursue a second adoption! From China this time... which, actually, has been on my 'bucket list' since I was in high school.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Words from the Adoption Trenches: Almost a year after we brought our daughter home
It has been almost a year now since we met "J" and adopted her. I have been quiet on the blog-front because we have been dealing with becoming parents. i.e. - no free time! :) But here is a post about our first-year experiences, and some advice and words of wisdom, which I hope will be useful to other adoptive families about to embark on the same journey.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Sentencia - We're officially a family! (Colombia Adoption)
Today was our 'Sentencia', which is the day that the judge signs your papers, and your adoptive child is officially a part of your family.
Monday, March 14, 2016
The Integration Period (Colombia Adoption)
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Encuentro Today!!!! (Colombia Adoption)
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Flying to Colombia!
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Visa to Colombia in Hand!
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Approved to Adopt J!
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Adopting from Colombia: Dossier Submitted!
Last May we realized that our adoption process in Ecuador was not moving forward and the agency was completely, COMPLETELY, incompetent ...so we chose a new agency and began pursuing a concurrent adoption, but in Colombia this time.
We decided to adopt a little girl, "J", who just turned 8 years old. J is living in an orphanage near Bogota. Our Translated dossier was submitted today, which we had been collecting since last June.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Things that Sabotage your Happiness
Monday, August 10, 2015
DIY Green Tea Aloe Oatmeal Face Mask for Acne Rosacea
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DIY Nourishing Lip Balm
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Monday, July 27, 2015
Make Your Own Luck
Sunday, June 7, 2015
DIY Milk-free Strawberry-Basil Yogurt Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Finding some Zen in the Adoption Process
Monday, May 11, 2015
Marital Bliss & Avoiding Those Fights over Lame Stuff
Thursday, May 7, 2015
The Bucket List
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro on the Rongai Route
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Labels: adventure, Africa, Gadabout, hiking, Kenya, Kilimanjaro, Mt. Killimanjaro, outdoors, Rongai Route, trekking
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Favorite Paris Eats and Drinks
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Some Billiant Posts on International Adoption - Must Reads
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Our Favorite Things to do in Dubai
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Location: Dubai - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Back on Track
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Finally Approved - Though, it is Bitter-Sweet.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
A Sad Day
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Big News - Adoption Dossier is Submitted to Ecuador
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Video of our Dhow Cruise in Musandam, Oman
These are the highlights of a day cruising the fjords of Musandam, at the very north-east end of the Arabian Peninsula, by the Straight of Hormuz.
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Location: Musandam Governorate, Oman
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Schrödinger's Child
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Keepin' the Motivation
Friday, March 1, 2013
Ecuador It Will Be!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Choosing a Country for our International Adoption
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Starting our Own Mini United Nations Through International Adoption
Sunday, December 18, 2011
The Santa Race in Paris France Not to Be Missed!
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Labels: adventure, Christmas, Europe, France, Gadabout, La Corrida de Noël, Paris, races, running, sports, travel
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Barcelona: Gaudi the Gaudy
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Location: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Friday, July 8, 2011
The French Rude? Myth or Reality?
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Labels: culture, France, Gadabout, Paris, travel tips
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Cutest French Village: St-Cirq-Lapopie
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Running Races in Paris France
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Bollyfood Paris
Saturday, November 13, 2010
L'heure Verte - Absinthe Delight!
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Standing in line: understanding order in chaos
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The Trees of Paris' Parks and Bouelvards
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Labels: botanical, ethnobotany, France, gardens, nature, outdoors, Paris, parks, plant identification, trees, trees of Paris
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Building a School and Well for Water in a Maassai Village in Kenya
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Labels: A4A, adventure, Adventures 4 Action, Adventures for Action, Africa, clean water, grassroots, Kenya, Loitokitok, Maassai, MINA, non-profit, outdoors, tavel, well for water
Location: Loitokitok Airport, Kenya
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Jazz in Paris' Parc Floral
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Labels: Bois de Vincennes, Botany, ethnobotany, Europe, France, Gadabout, jazz, music, music in the park, Parc Floral, Paris, parks, travel
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
24 hours of Le Mans
-- I bet I can drive further than you in 24 hours!
-- You're on!
-- Dude we totally have to do it!
-- OK! *burp*
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Location: Le Mans, France
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Bike Ride up Mount Ventoux in France: 6500 feet!!!!
French Customer Service: An Oxymoron?
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Lac du Portillon Hike in the Pyrenees Mountains of France
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Fuji 100C Dry Transfer Process
My detailed process for doing a Fuji 100c Transfer (formerly Polaroid Transfer)... now a dry transfer method (it was a wet transfer method before).
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Interview with Jef Aerosol: French Urban Artist
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Quiz on Paris: How Well do You Know the City of Lights?
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"Morality Laws" that Punish Women in Sudan
How do we deal with religious fundamentalism that becomes so deeply ingrained in the cultures of certain parts of the world and affect so negatively the lives of women? This is an issue I have always struggled with: up to what point can we justify or defend religion when it brings about so many negative consequences especially for women? The so-called "Morality Laws" in Sudan are examples of the serious and detrimental effects that laws based on religious moral codes have on women. President al-Bashir has imposed a conservative Islamist ideology since he came to power in the late 80s and incorporated Sharia Law as part of Sudan's legal system. Anyone who dares to question or challenge the law will be dutifully punished with anything ranging from flogging to the death penalty. Amira Osman Hamed, a civil engineer from Sudan, is campaigning passionately against such laws after being spared of a public flogging because of "indecent dressing" for failing to cover her hair. Ms. Osman is just one of the thousands of female victims who every year face countless punishments for disobeying the law. According to her, in 2012, 70% of the 43,000 cases sent to the public order courts involved women. Article 152 of Sudan's 1991 Criminal Act used to condemn Ms. Osman states the following:
'(1) Whoever commits, in a public space, an act, or conducts himself in an indecent manner, or a manner contrary to public morality, or wears an indecent or immoral dress, which causes annoyance to public feelings, shall be punished, with whipping, not exceeding forty lashes, or with a fine, or with both (2) The act shall be contrary to public morals if it is regarded as such according to the standard of the person's religion or the custom of the country where the act takes place.'
It is left to the police and local authorities to decide what constitutes "indecent manner" and "public morals," which in the case of Sudan clearly draws from Sharia Law.
As the international media reignites an interest in the issues of gender equality, it seems like an appropriate time to address the role of religious morality in education. Where does morality come from? I am hesitant to believe it positively draws from religion, especially when there are stark differences from expected moral behavior between men and women. During the past weeks we've been studying the role of colonialism as it pertains to development in class. Religion is one of the big "imports" that former colonies inherited. However, it is often difficult to disentangle religion from culture in places like Sudan where both Islam and Christianity were introduced long ago in the first millenium. External factors by virtue of time and history become internal factors capable of causing destruction, war, and genocide. Sudan's history is one that particularly shows the complexities of foreign influence, religion, colonialism and internal tribal conflicts. The most pressing problem now is that of Islamic Fundamentalism. I believe that bringing light to this issue is a necessary step before we can continue to discuss gender inequality. We need to support women like Ms. Osman in their struggle to demand equal rights and challenge so-called "morality laws" that are nothing other than misogynist, chauvinistic and sexist.
Amnesty.org.uk,. (2014). Amria Osman Hamed. Retrieved 6 October 2014, from http://www.amnesty.org.uk/amira-osman-hamed-sudan-woman-headscarf-flog#.VDHfaEu4klJ BBC News,. (2014). Sudan apostasy woman 'to campaign'. Retrieved 6 October 2014, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29399209
Equalrightstrust.org,. (2014). In Search of Confluence: Addressing Discrimination and Inequality in Sudan. Retrieved 6 October 2014, from http://www.equalrightstrust.org/view-subdocument/index.htm?id=1010 Mutiga, M. (2014). Sudan's 'morality' laws used to punish women, report finds. the Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2014, from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/02/sudan-morality-laws-women-report
the Guardian,. (2014). Emma Watson's UN gender equality campaign is an invitation to men, too. Retrieved 6 October 2014, from http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2014/oct/03/emma-watsons-un-gender-equality-campaign-is-an-invitation-to-men-too


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Blakeley Shea Slams Courtney Robertson: Sex Appeal Won't Win 'Bachelor' Ben Flajnik's Love
Blakeley tells HollywoodLife.com that she can't believe that Courtney would get so sexy on national TV.
Courtney Robertson loves to take her clothes off so that she can catch Ben Flajnik's attention on The Bachelor. Her tricks are working as he seems entranced by the cunning model. But eliminated contestant Blakeley Shea tells HollywoodLife.com that Courtney's sexy tricks won't win Ben's heart in the long run.
"I don't necessarily think sex appeal and aggression in the sense of what most people think is going to win his heart," Blakeley told us during a Feb. 9 conference call. "My opinion just from watching and seeing her … I just don't see feelings there. Not like that. I can tell that Ben is attracted to her. I can tell she is attracted to Ben, but there's much more to a relationship than just attraction."
Blakeley is disgusted by Courtney's skinny dipping stunt. "Personally, I just wouldn't go skinny dipping in front of America," Blakeley said to us. "If I was with my boyfriend and I was in Puerto Rico and we were on trip just the two of us, that's a different story. But doing it in front of the cameras, that's something I definitely wouldn't do."
Blakeley questions why Courtney actually went on the show in the first place. "I don't know what her motives are," she noted.
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I enrolled in the 10-week Wim Hof Method video course two weeks ago. Before enrolling in this course, I did traditional pranayama every morning. For the past two weeks I have been doing Wim Hof's breathing methods.
I was already ahead of his cold exposure schedule when I enrolled in the course. Using the Hof method of breathing as a preparation, I have gradually increased to 6 minute long cold showers. I am gradually increasing this to 10 minutes.
Today I decided to test my tolerance of a 60 ℉ (16 ℃) cold water plunge on a 45 ℉ (7 ℃) morning in typical desert dry air (which draws a lot of heat from the body via evaporation).
This is no spectacular feat but it is a step towards the goal of bath in ice water, which is coming up in a few weeks. I felt I could have stayed in longer but I wanted to be conservative on my first attempt so as to keep a positive experience and excitement.


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Jami's Facebook
Jami in the NEWS!
August 15th 2013: This was a wonderful article about Jami by Watermark Online.
August 7th, 2014: The Sarasota Post Music Website features an article about Jami Gee titled 'The artist Previouslt Known as Jimi Gee'
June 24th, 2014: The Herald Tribune had a very positive article written by Carrie Seidman.
April 2015: SRQ Magazine features an article on Jami Gee.
March 4th, 2015: The popular local based 'This Week in Sarasota' website features Jami Gee.
May 11th, 2015: The popular website SarasotaToday.com


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Cleaning your Oven can be the hardest job in the kitchen
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And, because it is, it's put off until it's almost too dirty to even think about! But...
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Based in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Ovensmartz is ideally located to provide Professionally cleaned ovens, cookers and hobs throughout Central Scotland, Fife, Edinburgh & Lothians.
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Since startup Ovensmartz has been building a reputation with customers for providing an exceptional service at a very competitive price.
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The failure to escalate a report into fight clubs at Mount Eden Prison was a big mistake according to a just released review into the saga.
Corrections has released a further three reports into the Mt Eden Prison fight club fiasco, revealing more confusion from staff, a lack of proper process, and communications blunders.
Department boss Ray Smith made them public this afternoon "in the interests of transparency".
His release includes a 2009 report into fight clubs at the pre-Serco facility, a 2014 report into allegations of prisoners being forced to take part in fights, and a 2015 review into the 2014 report.
The 2015 review of the saga reveals Corrections National Commissioner Jeremy Lightfoot admitted the team responsible for elevating the issue to the top was effectively distracted by another issue - though exactly what that issue is has been redacted.
"Another incident (REDACTED) and the (REDACTED) matter emerged while the report was in draft and these took precedence and all resources. The Operational Review on organised fighting did not become a priority," the 2015 review says.
It also makes the admission there was uncertainty whether Corrections had the authority to order Serco around when it came to implementing any recommendations.
"There was some question as to the mechanism for requiring Serco to implement actions from a review which has been conducted by Corrections."
Alarmingly, the 2015 review reveals the Corrections executive leadership team, as well as the Mt Eden prison director, weren't given copies of the 2014 report until almost a year later, and weren't advised of issues about the fight clubs as they occurred.
It was also not escalated to the chief executive- which the review labels as a mistake.
"Escalation to the Chief Executive is a judgement call. Given the seriousness of the report and its potential impact on the Serco contract, the reviewers believe escalation would have been appropriate to the Chief Executive.
"This would have afforded the Chief Executive the opportunity to discuss the matter with the Minster if he so chose."
The 2009 Corrections report details an investigation into information received that prisoners were being forced to fight each other in the yards, and that prison staff were involved in organising and betting on the fights.
A prisoner interviewed in the report, who was serving a short sentence for property offences, said prisoners were assaulted if they did not fight. Another prisoner, a gang member "with a good understanding of the dynamics of prison life" also said those who refused to fight got "pack attacked" and that some staff turned a blind eye while others betted up to $5000 on the outcome.
The report found there was insufficient evidence to corroborate the allegations, but there was a consensus among staff and prisoners that fights were tolerated by some staff because it made managing troublesome prisoners easier.


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Intensive diabetes therapy did not affect neuropsychological functioning
ACP J Club. 1996 May-June;124:69. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1996-124-3-069
Source Citation
The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. Effects of intensive diabetes therapy on neuropsychological function in adults in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial. Ann Intern Med. 1996 Feb 15; 124:379-88. [PubMed ID: 8554246]
To assess the effect of intensive diabetes therapy on neuropsychological functioning in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
9-year randomized controlled trial with mean 6.5-year follow-up.
29 centers in North America.
1441 patients who were between 13 and 39 years of age (mean age 27 y, 52% men) and had had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus for 1 to 15 years. Patients were excluded if they had advanced retinopathy, nephropathy, or neuropathy; history of drug or alcohol abuse; psychotic episodes; eating disorders; or recurrent episodes of ketoacidosis, coma, or seizures caused by hypoglycemia. Follow-up data were available for 99% of patients.
Patients were allocated to intensive therapy (n = 711) or conventional therapy (n = 730). Intensive therapy consisted of ≥ 3 injections/d or continuous pump infusion of insulin. Blood glucose levels were measured ≥ 4 times/d, and insulin doses were adjusted to maintain normoglycemia. Conventional therapy consisted of 1 to 2 insulin injections/d to prevent hyperglycemic symptoms and hypoglycemia.
Main Outcome Measures
Neuropsychological assessments (25 individual test scores, grouped into 8 cognitive domains) at 0, 2, 5, and 7 years and at study end. The relation between severe hypoglycemia and the degree of neuropsychological impairment was also assessed.
Main Results
The groups did not differ for clinically rated neuropsychological worsening. Cumulatively, at 5 years, 9 patients (1.3%) who received intensive therapy and 14 patients (1.9%) who received conventional therapy were rated as significantly worsened {P = 0.32}*. In 1 cognitive domain, intensive therapy was associated with improved neuropsychological function (motor speed, P = 0.004). For the domain of immediate memory, there was a trend toward improved function with intensive therapy (P = 0.06), and for the other 6 domains, groups did not differ (P > 0.2). The mean rate of severe hypoglycemia in patients with neuropsychological worsening was no higher than in patients without worsening.
Intensive diabetes therapy was not associated with significant cognitive impairment in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Severe hypoglycemia was not more common in patients with neuropsychological impairment.
Sources of funding: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; National Eye Institute; National Center for Research Resources.
For article reprint: DCCT Research Group, Box NDIC/DCCT, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAX 617-726-6781.
*Numbers calculated from data in article.
In rats, hypoglycemia that causes unconsciousness and an isoelectric electroencephalogram results in brain damage (1). Cross-sectional studies in humans have shown signs of cognitive impairment in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes and repeated episodes of hypoglycemic coma (2); however, these studies do not prove that cognitive impairment was caused by the hypoglycemic episodes. This proof can only come from randomized studies in which similar patients are randomly allocated to different treatment regimens.
2 long-term studies that compared intensified insulin treatment to achieve near-normoglycemia with conventional therapy are now complete: the Stockholm Diabetes Intervention Study (SDIS) and the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). In both studies, severe hypoglycemia that required outside help was 3 times more common in intensively treated patients. This increase in hypoglycemia made it possible to prospectively study the neuropsychological effects of an increased frequency of hypoglycemia. In the SDIS, a computerized test battery did not show any deleterious effects of intensified treatment after 7.5 years (3).
The DCCT confirmed that intensified insulin treatment did not cause cognitive impairment. The neuropsychological study methods used are well established, rigorous statistical procedures were applicable, and many patients were investigated, which made a false-negative result unlikely.
Despite these reassuring results, hypoglycemia is still an unpleasant and dangerous complication of diabetes therapy. Minimization of its frequency and severity requires a willing patient and teamwork by dedicated physicians and nurses with expertise in intensified insulin treatment of diabetes.
Per Reichard, MD, PhD
Södersjukhuset Medicinska KlinikenStockholm, Sweden
1. Auer RN, Olsson Y, Siesjö B. Hypoglycemic brain injury in the rat. Correlation of density of brain damage with the EEG isoelectric time: a quantitative study. Diabetes. 1984;33:1090-8.
2. Deary IJ, Crawford JR, Hepburn DA, et al. Severe hypoglycemia and intelligence in adult patients with insulin-treated diabetes. Diabetes. 1993;42:341-4.
3. Reichard P, Pihl M. Mortality and treatment side-effects during long-term intensified conventional insulin treatment in the Stockholm Diabetes Intervention Study. Diabetes. 1994;43: 313-7.


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Decision Support for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging in a Power Market Setting with Uncertainty: Cost Saving Opportunities and Synergies with Wind GenerationEPA Grant Number: FP917156
Title: Decision Support for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging in a Power Market Setting with Uncertainty: Cost Saving Opportunities and Synergies with Wind Generation
Investigators: Foster, Justin MacLeod
Institution: Boston University
EPA Project Officer: Zambrana, Jose
Project Period: September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2013
Project Amount: $111,000
RFA: STAR Graduate Fellowships (2010) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Academic Fellowships , Fellowship - Science & Technology for Sustainability: Environmental Behavior & Decision Making
This project develops decision-making support tools, which utilize Smart Grid data and hold promise towards a sustainable energy future. It explores the complementary nature of certain clean energy technologies across industry sectors in order to promote economically feasible opportunities for joint market penetration. In particular, it examines the ability of flexible-load to optimally provide the fast reserve capacity necessary for substantial increases in wind generation, while maintaining the quality of service the general public demands from electric utilities.
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions requires the incorporation of clean energy technologies in the transportation and electric power sectors, which will strain the existing energy infrastructure. Embedded in the Smart Grid platform is the ability to manage these technologies in a way to minimize the disruptive impact. This project develops the decision support tools necessary for the market-based coordination of intermittent renewable and distributed generation as well as demand response.
Preliminary research will focus on effective market-based coordination of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and renewable electricity generation — in particular, wind — that will contribute to the broad adoption of both technologies. Decisions must be managed and implemented across time-scales in the day-ahead market, intra-daily adjustment markets, and real-time market. The intermittent nature of wind generation requires additional capacity reserves, which can be called upon to insure the real-time balance of energy supply and demand. Given that fast reserve capacity prices range from $20 – $80 per megawatt-hour, these costs are likely to impose a significant barrier to wind generation expansion. In addition, the electrification of the light-vehicle fleet, in the absence of smart charging, will require costly distribution network infrastructure investments. This project will develop an optimal battery charging management strategy that will increase the supply of fast capacity reserves, thus controlling the costs, and result in energy cost savings for PHEV owners. This can be accomplished using load scheduling, which shifts demand in synchrony with system requirements and alleviates power system congestion in the transmission, distribution, and generation infrastructure.
Expected Results:
The project will include simulation of the optimal PHEV charging decision support methodology to provide an important component in the evaluation of the costs and benefits associated with the electrification of the U.S. light-vehicle fleet and increased penetration of intermittent clean energy generation. The ideas of 'smart-charging' and 'smart-use' can be adapted to other types of load management, as well as to the management of distributed generation. Findings will provide important insight into the changes in energy market design necessary for demand-side participation in reserve markets and expanded retail markets at the distribution level. The research can be applied towards the development of comprehensive plans for expanding the existing distribution network and aid in the delay of costly expansion projects. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the research will offer insight into efficient investment in the cyber infrastructure embedded in the Smart Grid.
Potential to Further Environmental/Human Health Protection
High renewable generation adoption will have a downward effect on wholesale energy prices. PHEV batteries can also increase the supply of capacity reserves and lower costs. Thus, in addition to the positive environmental impact, the cumulative effect on electricity markets will be in the direction of more affordable electric energy for the general public. Moreover, implementation of the proposed methodology in other developed and developing countries holds promise for dramatic global effects on sustainable energy.


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Top-Ten Evolution & Intelligent Design Stories of 2013
Evolution News & Views, a leading news source on evolution and intelligent design, lists all of its Top-Ten Evolution Stories of 2013 here, except story #1, which is posted here. This top-ten list should be familiar to my readers at CP, because I have reported on all of them when they were happening, except for a few which I shall mention below. I encourage you to read all of those stories unfamiliar to you as we reflect on the year 2013 with hindsight. To read all the top-ten stories, use the two links above.
- Responding to Charles Marshall's Review of Darwin's Doubt
- What George Church, Famed Harvard Geneticist, Says About Darwin's Doubt
- Darwin's Doubt Debuts at #7 on New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List
- Ball State President Imposes Gag Order on Intelligent Design
- Introducing a New Intelligent Design Curriculum, Discovering Intelligent Design
- How "Freethought" Bullies Threatened College into Cancelling Intelligent Design Course
- New Scientific Volume Challenges Neo-Darwinism, Survives Censorship Attempt
- Lenski's Long-Term Evolution Experiment, 25 Years and Counting
- Science Nationalized: Unleashing the Next Generation Science Standards
- Michael Denton's Peer-Reviewed Paper on the Fitness of the Biosphere
Here are the stories that I did not report here at CP:
#10: Michael Denton's Peer-Reviewed Paper on the Fitness of the Biosphere
The project of developing the theory intelligent design encompasses not only an exploration, free of presuppositions, of the evidence of purpose in life and nature. It also includes an element of intellectual and historical recovery. As Darwinism and then neo-Darwinism achieved dominance in scientific and general culture in the course of the past century and a half, strains of thought that preceded and coincided with this rise, representing truer understandings of nature, were left behind and forgotten.
It's been one of Professor Michael Flannery's wonderful contributions to reintroduce the world to the forgotten legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace -- how Wallace not only formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection simultaneously with Darwin but how he came to revise his "Darwinism" and articulate a version of proto-intelligent design that Flannery calls "intelligent evolution."
Another scholar with Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture, biochemist Michael Denton, is currently in the act of recovering a lost legacy of no less significance. In a new peer-reviewed article in the journal BIO-Complexity, "The Place of Life and Man in Nature: Defending the Anthropocentric Thesis," Dr. Denton revives and extends the thought of a leading biochemist of the early 20th-century, Harvard University's Lawrence Henderson. Read more.
#9: Science Nationalized: Unleashing the Next Generation Science Standards
In the context of scientific controversies from climate change to Darwinian evolution, the buzz phrase of the moment is "science denial." It's an all-purpose insult term intended to call up images of Holocaust denial, being "in denial" about a range of painful personal issues, or flat-out "denying" an evident reality that's right in front of you. You're supposed to picture a red-faced, intransigent person -- I see in my imagination a little fat balding man with a mustache -- his armed folded across his chest in angry defiance, mouth set in a grim, truculent pucker.
What's so useful about accusing opponents of being science "deniers" is that it excuses you from having to say anything of any substance in answer to their arguments. You'll find the technique on display in a New York Times op-ed by University of Rochester physicist Adam Frank, "Welcome to the Age of Denial," in which Dr. Frank conflates every kind of skepticism on scientific issues, and of course offers no response to any of them beyond the blanket charge of "denying scientific fact."
Today... it is politically effective, and socially acceptable, to deny scientific fact. Narrowly defined, "creationism" was a minor current in American thinking for much of the 20th century. But in the years since I was a student, a well-funded effort has skillfully rebranded that ideology as "creation science" and pushed it into classrooms across the country. Though transparently unscientific, denying evolution has become a litmus test for some conservative politicians, even at the highest levels.
Notice the skilled sowing of confusion here. I'm not aware of "creation science," a/k/a Biblical creationism -- indefensible on Constitutional grounds quite apart from the scientific or other merits -- being "pushed into classrooms across the country." Read more.
#8: Lenski's Long-Term Evolution Experiment, 25 Years and Counting
The current issue of Science carries a four-page panegyric (Pennisi 2013) highlighting the career of Richard Lenski on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the beginning of his long-term evolution experiment. In 1988 Lenski started what then seemed a slightly wacky project -- to let cultures of the bacterium Eschericia coli grow continuously under his watchful gaze in his lab at Michigan State University. Every day he or one of a parade of grad students and postdocs would transfer a small portion of the culture into fresh media in a new test tube, allowing the bacteria to grow 6-7 generations per day. Twenty-five years later the culture -- a cumulative total of trillions of cells -- has been going for an astounding 58,000 generations and counting. As the article points out, that's equivalent to a million years in the lineage of a large animal such as humans. Combined with an ability to track down the exact identities of bacterial mutations at the DNA level, that makes Lenski's project the best, most detailed source of information on evolutionary processes available anywhere, dwarfing rival lab projects and swamping field studies. That's an achievement well worth celebrating.
Still, the important question to ask is, what exactly has this venerable project shown us about evolution? Read more.
#2: What George Church, Famed Harvard Geneticist, Says About Darwin's Doubt
Harvard geneticist George Church has said some fascinating things on the theme of intelligent design. He's particularly interested, if I'm summarizing correctly, in the idea of biology as engineering. So is Discovery Institute's Stephen Meyer. Which is why, having read some of his published remarks, we sent Dr. Church an advance copy of Darwin's Doubt asking that he look in particular at the middle section of the book, "How to Build an Animal," which deals precisely with the massive engineering problems facing Darwinian evolutionary theory.
We were grateful to get back this gracious comment, which appears on the dust jacket.
Stephen Meyer's new book Darwin's Doubt represents an opportunity for bridge-building, rather than dismissive polarization -- bridges across cultural divides in great need of professional, respectful dialog -- and bridges to span evolutionary gaps.
While very gratifying to have his warm wishes, it's not shocking that Dr. Church would share them with us. Back in 2008 he participated in a recorded seminar, "Life: What a Concept!," with Freeman Dyson, Robert Shapiro, J. Craig Venter [I reported on Venter's new lab here], and others. He said:
As a scientific discipline, many people have casually dismissed Intelligent Design without carefully defining what they mean by intelligence or what they mean by design. Science and math have long histories of proving things, and not just accepting intuition -- Fermat's last theorem was not proven until it was proven. And I think we're in a similar space with intelligent design.
Read more.
An increasing number of scientists are learning to respect intelligent design as a scientific theory, even if many of them are still unconvinced that it is well established. Harvard geneticist George Church is good reminder of this group as we enter into 2014.
In 2014 I shall not blog as often as I had in 2013, but shall focus on the most important stories. My physical therapist, who is attempting to help me unlock some muscles in my back, has called for a reduction in keyboard use.


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Menaul School is a faith-based, college preparatory day and boarding school for students in grades 6–12. Founded in 1896 by the Reverend James Menaul, the school was initially a boarding school for Spanish speaking boys, primarily from northern New Mexico. Since 1934, Menaul School has been a co-educational, independent school producing leaders in our community with a reputation for excellent values, ethics, and moral character.
The Community
Albuquerque is New Mexico's largest city. Nestled between the Sandia Mountains to the east, ancient volcanoes to the west, and historic pueblos to the north and south, Albuquerque is truly a scenic and cultural gem. Located on 32 park-like acres in the center of Albuquerque, minutes from downtown, Menaul is convenient by car, bus, rail, or plane.
Middle School program is crafted to meet the developmental needs of early adolescents. Our goal is to build a strong foundation that will support our students well into high school and beyond. Menaul's Upper School offers a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum comparable to honors and AP courses.
Menaul School offers an extensive Fine Arts Program that includes Drama, Chorus, Band, Jazz Band, 2D Art, 3D Art, Photography, and Pottery. All students participate in Mission Week where students give back to the local and regional communities thorough volunteer activities.
Menaul School is a member of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) Division I. Sports include football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, and track and field in the Upper School. Middle School students participate in the APIAL league with flag football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and track and field.
The admission process is selective, based on the student's ability to complete our college preparatory curriculum. Applicants must submit a copy of their academic transcripts and teacher recommendations, as well as, complete an admission test, interview, and campus visit. International students must provide a copy of their passport and evidence of financial resources in order to obtain an F-1 visa. See the APPLY and INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS webpage for more information.
Menaul School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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Menaul School offers the Flex Tuition Program for Domestic Day students, an optional program which is linked to family income. Available for qualifying Domestic Boarding students: the Presidential Scholarship, which is a combined need and merit based scholarship. Limited funding is available for International students; please inquire with the Admission Office. All financial determinations are made separately from the admission process, and are only made after a student is accepted to the school.
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100% of Menaul School students graduate, regardless of racial, socio-economic, or ethnic background. Typically, 98% of our graduates attend a college or university, with 47% of those students the first in their families to do so.
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Menaul School is accredited by the State of New Mexico and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS). Menaul School is a member of Boarding School Review.


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These are the days that I will one day look back on and, with a weighted exhale declare once again, "We made it."
Years ago when we were going through the throes of infertility my mantra was "Every day is one day closer." No matter what happened — good day or bad — each setting of the sun brought us one day closer to the struggle of achieving parenthood finally being over. I dug my fingernails into that thought and held onto it tightly. Some days, those future-focused were the only words that held my in-the-moment fragile pieces together.
I find myself returning to those words again. These days are long and heavy, and the summer heat is oppressive. Every day is one day closer. This is the cool air that I crane my neck to inhale when my own feelings threaten to suffocate more than the humidity.
This is my status quo. The work of reminding myself to breathe is exhausting.
But I'm lucky, because I have these kids, and they are funny and smart and understanding.
I'm grateful that I have good friends, ones who hear "I'm not happy" and know without explanation that I am neither ungrateful nor never find happiness anywhere.
And I have Frank. He reminds me to breathe when I go too long without inhaling, and he breathes for me when I'm tired and need to regain the energy to keep being strong. He's my rock.
We're holding onto our patience, our faith, and to each other.
Everyday, we are one day closer.


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Fast healthy suppers are loved by one and all not just new mummies. A stir fry is synonymous with a speedy supper but it something I always forget about, then I remember and go through a real phase of making and eating them.
There is no need to get board of it as you can change the dish in so many ways. Unlike pasta you don't feel heavy and lethargic afterwards. Is there anything that you go through phases of making in a row? In this post I have been experimenting with my indoor lights. I love my Pixel To Plate book, in my opinion the best photography book I have read. You can see examples of her breathtaking food photography on her blog Tartelette.
you will need;
3 spring onions, sliced
8 mushrooms, sliced
20g cashew nuts
4 shallots, sliced
12 peices fried tofu
1 dried red chilli
1tsp dried lime leaf
4 baby sweetcorn, split lengthways
2 sheets of dried egg noodles
1tbsp sesame oil
2tbsp tamarind sauce
1tbsp soy sauce
2tsp ginger juice
- Prepare the sauce by mixing the soy, tamarind and ginger juice. To get ginger juice you grate fresh ginger and squeeze
- Boil the water ready for your noodles. Plung them into boiling water
- Heat 1tbsp of the sesame oil and fry the onions and shallots for a minute. Then add the rest of the ingredients apart from the tamarind sauce mixture.
- Drain the cooked noodles into a hot frying pan with the other tablespoon of sesame oil and heat through. Meanwhile add the sauce mixture and stir through.
- Once everything is heated plate and serve.


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Dog Saves Girl From Being Abducted
Angel, a nine-month-old Jack Russell terrier, showed that she is definitely an angel by being a guardian angel over a nine-year-old girl.
Andres Brown, a Florida man, said Angel saved his daughter from being abducted.
Brown's daughter took Angel outside in the yard to use the bathroom when a man decided to grab the girl. But Angel stepped in to save her. Angel attacked the man and jumped on top of him, and the girl began screaming and was able to escape. The man finally ran away.
Brown said before the incident, he wasn't sure about Angel and if he should keep her because she was afraid of cats and didn't seem "like much of a guard dog." But now that has all changed.
He added, "Now she's a keeper. I guess I'm sleeping in the kennel tonight and she can get the king-size."
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Despite the devastation wreaked by the Fukushima meltdown in 2011, Japan wants to restart two nuclear reactors that were shut off in the wake of the disaster. According to the Guardian, Japan's nuclear watchdog has said the reactors can be started up again, as long as the operator can convince the local communities they are safe. That might not be an easy task as the Japanese public has been wary of nuclear power since Fukushima, which was the worst atomic disaster since Chernobyl.
Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) only gave permission to open the Sendai plant in southern Japan after a 400-page safety report and months of public consultation. Plant operator, Kyushu Electric Power still needs to get two more NRA approvals for other facilities at the plant, as well as the all-important public approval. So it's unlikely the plants will open until sometime in 2015.
Newly-appointed Japanese Industry Minister, Yuko Obuchi will have to be persuasive to restart the plant, and she acknowledges she has a tough road ahead of her. "If people say they are worried, I think it's only natural," she told the Guardian. "If you are a mother, I think it is a kind of feeling that everyone has. The central government must offer a full explanation to these sentiments." She added that it's important to earn the "understanding of hosting communities" who might not like nuclear facilities operating in the backyard, despite the new safety rules.
Related: TEPCO Battles to Construct Fukushima Ice Wall to Contain Leaking Radiation
But Greenpeace Japan is campaigning to have the country abandon nuclear power altogether. The organization says the government is ignoring the fact that Japan has done just fine without nuclear power over the past year, and that it favors dangerous nuclear energy over renewable sources. "The government . . . is ignoring the lessons of Fukushima and attempting to prevent the renewable energy revolution, trying to take the nation back to its dependence on dangerous and unreliable nuclear power," Kazue Suzuki of Greenpeace Japan said in the Guardian.
Via the Guardian
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All educators in Perry CSD are committed to ensuring learning for all students. Ensure learning means all students will show evidence of progress int he essential skills and concepts through differentiated data-driven instruction.
Learning and teaching at Perry is organized around six essential questions:
These six questions form the framework that guides professional learning across the district. Each building uses these questions to guide their efforts in improving student learning, closing an achievement gap, and creating a safe supportive learning environment.
Iowa ASCD continues to develop a curated and annotated list of useful web resources for professional learning communities, formative assessment process, and differentiation.
Another useful site on professional learning communities (PLCs) can be found at Keystone AEA's PLC Collaboration site.
Looking for a great site focusing on taking your teaching to the next level? Check out the Cult of Pedagogy!


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Om Namah Sivaya
Dear friends,
This is reference to Sri Narasimha post on Sohamsa list on seeing Ishta Devata in 12th from AK in Vimsamsa. According to BPHS, the Upasana is to be seen from D-20 and following that advice, the logic used Sri Narasimha seems to be correct.
Dear friends,
This is reference to Sri Narasimha post on Sohamsa list on seeing Ishta Devata in 12th from AK in Vimsamsa. According to BPHS, the Upasana is to be seen from D-20 and following that advice, the logic used Sri Narasimha seems to be correct.
Yet, in Jaimini system, Karakamsa plays an important role in understandoing the person devotion. Karaka + Amsa generally means, the Amsa occupied by Atma Karaka planet. Sage Jaimini in his sutra stated "Atha Swamso Grahanaam". It is a very potent sutra since the Sage indicates "Swa", which generally means AK. Yet, there is a lot more to it than the apparent. Swakaraka is an important planet and Kalpalatha deals a great deal with it. So, for the sake of clarity, let us all take AK as Swa Karaka. Vimsamsa never been dealt in any Jaimini works, so let us not go into debate whether Jaimini rejected or accepted it, but first let us concentrate on the parameters given in this school of thought.
The following two are the links to my Jaimini Navamsa article.
The first link gives North Indian Chart version. The south Indian chart versionis missing with me, so I uploaded the Notrh Indian chart version.The second link was uploaded by SA and gives the part2 of the artilce and givessouth Indian charts version.The first part explains the calculation of Jaimini Navamsa and Ishta devataconcepts, where as the second part explains the other aspects of Jaimini Navamsalike Karma Yoga etc.
I had explained Krishana Mishra Navamsa on this webpage elsewhere as well. This is named as Jaimini Navamsa by Sri Rangacharya. Let us see how this variation works in seeing Devata Bhakti.
Before going to the discussion on charts, let me state that reckoning houses and Argala for Rahu and Ketu was clearly explained by Krishna Mishra. I dont know whether it is explained in BPHS, if it was how this was missed by scholars ? There are some Jaimini commentaries which take "Tatviparitam Rahu Ketvoh" for the Argala.
In the most of the charts discussed by Sri Narasimha in the post, the Krishna Mishra Navamsa works wonderful. Below, I explain the Jaimini pointers with Krishna Mishra Navamsa. I am writing this post spontaneously and any errors may kindly be forgiven.
1. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, explained in the article as how Durga becomes Ishta Devata.
2. Sarada Mata - No planet occupies the 12th from AK in Jaimini Navamsa, yet the aspect of Rahu from 9th house of Karakamsa, on 12th lord Mars explains the influence on Durga. Also look at the conjunction of Rahu with Yogada Saturn which contributed to a large extent.
3. Swami Vivekananda - It was a very clear principle from Jaimini thought that how Influence of Jupiter on 12th makes a person "Bramhatma Vadi" and a Vedanti. Look at the two best benefic planet Jupiter and Venus in 12th from AK. Though there is aspect of Rahu on the combination, which doesn't make much difference.
Swami Vivekananda is considered great philosopher and excelled in Vedanta which is a clear attributes of Jupiter influence and if we take D-20 as you suggested, only there is Rahu and Ketu influence which doen't suffice.
4. In case of Swami Trigunatitananda chart, 12th from AK Jupiter, occupied by Mercury and Mars shows the influence of Vaishnava. Look at Mercury is strong being in friends house. There was a clear dictum from Ancient Jaimini works that aspect of Moon sign lord / Moon / or Jupiter leads to traditional Vishnavism. If we take D-20, there is a clear influence of Rahu / Ketu which never attributed to Vaishnavism except the apect of Saturn from Virgo.
5. Srila Prabhupada - I have clearly explained in my article.
Look at the Krishna Mishra Navamsa, Saturn, Ketu and Jupiter occupied the 12th from AK Moon (As you know, we dont consider Rahu to be AK). It clearly shows the connection of Vaishnavism (Saturn).
There is a clear dictum that Saturn in conjunction with Jupiter makes a person a Vaishnavite and follows Ramanuja Sampradaya. Look athe aspect of Venus from Saturn house (Madhva mata Sampradaya) on the 12th lord Mars. Goudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya is believed to be initiated by a Madhvacharya.
The connection of Ketu in 12th inself shows the highest spirtual experience and liberation.
The debilitation of Saturn is lessened by conjunction of Jupiter.
If we take AK as Rahu and D-20 and your logic, we get Jupiter in 12th in debilitation, which is detrimental for spirtuality.
6. Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swami, I dont have his chart and hence can't comment.
7. In case of Ramana Maharshi, he is known not for his devotion towards Lord Shiva. He is a Vedanti, which is clearly shown by the Ketu in 12th from AK Moon. The aspect of Moon sign lord Mercury, Venus lessen the aspect of Mars on Ketu. It is a clear dictum the combination of Mars, Venus, Rahu, Saturn with a Jupiter leads a person to a Sanyasi (Virakti). Though the combination doen't occur in this chart in full pledged manner. Yet, look at aspect of Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu on 12th lord Venus making him a Sanyasi. (Is it also called Avadhuta).
Kindly verify whether this much clarity is seen in D-20 as well.
8. Swami Chandrasekhara Saraswati - Look at the aspect of Juputer, Sun and Mars on 12th of AK Saturn. It is enough to understand his devotion towards Lord Shiva.
9. In case of Prof Krishnamurthi, AK is Mars and 12th from him is not occupied by anu planet. A strong influence of Sun, Rahu (from 5th) and Ketu on debilitated Mars led him to Uchhista Ganapati Upasana. This is the only info I have regarding Sri Krishna Murthi and can't comment much on his Ishta Devata.
10. By entering the details given by Sri Narasimha, I get AK as Moon and you write AK Saturn, so no comment.
11. In case of Paramahamsa Yogananda, the AK Venus in Sg with Jupiter and Moon and Mercury in 5th from it shows the wonderful learning in tradition. The connection of Jup, Venus, Moon and Mercury on Karakamsa and its 5th indicate the person a (Prabandha Karta), shows why his autobiography of a Yogi is so revered in the world.
12th is unoccupied, having aspects from Rahu, Saturn and Ketu and Mercury and Moon. Lord Mars is influenced by Venus and Jupiter. So almost all the planets excepting Sun influence the 12th house. As explained in Ramana Maharshi case, the influence of Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and Rahu leads a person into Renunciation.
The above combinations, I culled from the Jaimini commentaries available with us. Here, as well, I am sticking to the basics. So, my humble request to all is not to ignore the valuable other Jaimini resouces. If we ignore them for the sake of our ignorance of Sanskrit language or the complexity of the Jaimini System, we will be at loss as our earlier generations have been.
I request the readers to test the principles various charts and come to conclusion. As other scholar requested to clarify, this Navamsa shall, IMHO, invaraibly used to understand the Karakamsa chapter of Jaimini Sutras. JHora also gives this variation of Navamsa, thanks to Narasimha. Jaimini light software also gives it.
Warm regards,
Warm regards,


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Last year when it became clear that Kathleen Sebilius was on her way out at Health & Human Services, I recommended an unlikely successor: Mitt Romney.
The former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee wasn't chosen for the position, obviously. But that may have been for the best. There's a new position in the news for which he is even better suited: Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The Veterans Health Administration has become embroiled in scandal this spring after reports of corruption at its health clinics and veterans dying waiting for care. There have been widespread calls for the current VA Secretary, retired Army General Eric Shinseki to resign or be fired, but President Obama has stood by him…so far. When the congressional investigations into the VA really get into the details, that may not last long, and Shinseki will have to be replaced.
Mitt Romney obviously has the experience to come in and save faltering companies and non-profit organizations, which would make him an excellent choice to reform and refocus the VA and its health program. But one additional detail makes him the perfect candidate: HHS is a political appointment, VA isn't.
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In theory, Romney could have fulfilled his 2012 presidential campaign promise to issue a waiver for all 50 states from Obamacare from the position of HHS Secretary. Not ideal (for Democrats, at least).
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To hear the politicos on the right tell it, public schools are "failing," and it's all the fault of teachers unions and inept or uncaring teachers. "Teacher effectiveness" is the phrase of choice for those with a simplistic view of the complex issues facing education.
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Like many other Colorado school districts, Littleton Public Schools has seen a dramatic increase in these challenges. LPS saw the number of students qualifying for free or reduced lunches — a measure of poverty — almost double between 2000 and 2011. Minority student enrollment more than doubled during the same period. Between 2005 and 2011, the number of homeless children jumped from 70 to more than 400. And English language learners increased from 176 in 1998 to 879 today, with students in LPS speaking 46 languages.
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Instead of focusing on "teacher effectiveness" or waiting for Washington to "solve" education's problems, LPS has steered a different course. The school district and the city have emphasized community collaboration and networking to reach out to families with children at risk. Organizations and agencies that serve low-income families in Littleton come together regularly to share information about resources, identify problems, and brainstorm ways to meet needs.
For example, the Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative reaches out to integrate newcomers into the community. Programs like Whiz Kids help children after school with homework. The nonprofit North Littleton Promise mentors at-risk youngsters after school and in the summer. The city's Bemis Public Library provides supplemental reading programs. Doctors Care and Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network provide safety nets for children who are ill, have mental health issues or whose learning is affected by mental illness in their families. Businesses and civic organizations provide materials and support to individual schools. The Littleton Housing Authority provides not only housing for low-income families, but encourages learning and provides materials to help.
South Suburban Parks and Recreation District involves children from low-income families in the arts, music, sports and more. Kids in Need of Dentistry parks its vans at schools with large numbers of children from immigrant families and provides free screenings and dental care. The Binning Foundation teaches youngsters to work with and repair computers. Local churches provide volunteers for homework and mentoring programs. The Greater Littleton Youth Initiative brings in programs, such as the Nurse-Family Partnership, which are proven to improve outcomes for at-risk families. And the school district itself involves community members in meeting with delinquent students and their families to keep kids in school.
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Designing for the Internet of Things (IoT) may seem like it is technology driven, but there is another approach worth consideration. Keep humanity at the heart of IoT design.
I learned this approach at the Royal College of Art's Computer Related Design MA course, which has always been at the forefront of designing for technology trends. One could argue, in fact, that the course is ahead of such trends. I remember Philips Research coming along in 2000, asking us to design services and products around a thing called Bluetooth. The course is now called Design Interactions. Common areas of interest are nano- and bio-technology-driven services, products, etc.
This course has been successfully running for over 20 years. It took most of its approach towards innovation from a company called IDEO. IDEO had made its name as a product design innovator, but has since been expanding its expertise into service design and other areas of culture. The company's most outstanding achievement is its cross-disciplinary and anthropological approach to design and new technology. IDEO did what Apple does, before Apple was doing it: making technology accessible and easy to use and keeping authenticity, utility, and humanity at the heart of anything it does.
I encountered the other approach after graduating from RCA in 2002. I was hired to work in Dublin, at Medialab Europe, MIT's European branch at the time. Despite an obvious European influence on the atmosphere, Medialab had a MIT-driven approach to technology and science: Push what's possible and create some magic.
To understand the level of how technology was pushed there, a little anecdote might elaborate on MIT's philosophy. Just after I had left, Nikolas Necroponte visited to see how every department was doing. There were two departments focusing on social and human aspects of technology. My department had done some investigation into the merging of non-human and bio-based data, e.g., your credit card behavior and your heart rate as a mash-up. The other department was essentially doing social media research ahead of its time. When Necroponte left, he had scrapped both departments, claiming that those social aspects had no real impact on technological advance. It was 2002 and Facebook had only just started to become a thing.
I have worked in various other places since, but those two experiences showed me the key opposing attitudes towards technology when designing with or for it. The first approach is actively looking at culture, using humanity's core principles as guidelines for a conscious decision about where technology could take us, and seeing where it could solve problems that couldn't be addressed otherwise. The second approach is more focused on pushing the features of technologies and creating new things by exceeding previously impossible tasks — and by that creation, change the part of culture that a technology is occupying. This philosophy is best described by the phenomenon that if something is passing the threshold of a certain low price or a certain speed, it will become something else entirely.
Both approaches have their merit. Personally, I am drawn to the first one. Maybe that's because I discovered it first. Or maybe it is because I am more of a skateboarder type of guy than a 100-m dash kind of guy. I like to recognize my environment and be creative about it, rather than wanting to break a world record.
If you are working on an Internet of Things projects, I am sure you are already part of the forefront of technology. Your MIT-style philosophy is already evident. In that case, why not take a minute or two to explore the human and cultural narrative side of your idea?
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There are many times during the development of an idea that things could go either way. Having understood the "why" or "who for" of what you are trying to achieve tends to help make those decisions.
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This article was first published at IoTWorld.com


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The CW announced some big decisions today. The network's boss Mark Pedowitz announced early renewals for a bunch of shows featured in their primetime lineup including The Flash, The Vampire Diairies, Jane the Virgin, Supernatural — the controversial The 100 — and more.
Despite The 100 receiving a serious fan backlash because of an important character death, the show will be getting a fourth season. The show's creator and executive producer Jason Rothenberg couldn't have been more excited to announce it on social media.
— Jason Rothenberg (@JRothenbergTV) March 11, 2016
Rothenberg has spent the last week dealing with much criticism from the LGBTQ+ community after his decision to kill a major lesbian character in the dystopian drama last week, played by guest star Alycia Debnam-Carey. Fans went from devastated to livid — organizing a number of Internet events to protest the show's choice to opt for the 'bury your gay' trope. Lexa/Clexa fans pulled clans from other fandoms together and started a huge online campaign to trend #LGBTFansDeserveBetter Thursday night. The online queer community was not okay with the poor representation on The 100 and media in general — and took to Twitter to publicize their feelings and gain attention. Folks like The BBC did take notice and covered the Internet trend — amplifying the message that the LGBTQ+ community is not okay with the tired story onscreen that often features a queer character confirming their sexuality just to meet a tragic ending. The #LGBTFansDeserveBetter tag generated more than 280,000 tweets. Viewers from multiple fandoms shared their feelings and raised awareness to this issue of poor representation in the media.
LGBT Fans deserve better! Im tired of seeing queer characters killed in show for "the sake of the plot" #lgbtfansdeservebetter — Delaney (@Laneybug490) March 11, 2016
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#LGBTFansDeserveBetter because @TheCW_PR needs to understand perpetuating a harmful trope is disastrous to the LGBTQIA community. — Grace Kooken (@BigMammaLlama5) March 11, 2016
Because some straight people clearly don't get it. This is a battle. We are tired of our representatives dying. #LGBTFansDeserveBetter
— Did Jrot queerbait? (@Justicefor100) March 11, 2016
The passion was there as fans from around the world fired off tweets of this nature in solidarity.
But the fans have done more than open up an important social conversation about LGBTQ+ representation on social media — they united clans of LGBTQ supporters and allies and have been raising money for The Trevor Project.
Having raised $32,241 so far, the Lexa fans are putting their money where their mouths are. The Trevor Project is an American national non-profit organization providing suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth in crisis.
The fundraising page speaks to the fans disappointment and the mishandling of a character they connected with. The Trevor Project is a necessary service and is certainly benefitting from the fan revolt.
Representation and diversity in the media matters. Welcome to 2016 — a time when people have more access to speak up and against decisions in the media that serve them poorly. We encourage people to continue doing so.
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