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3 IT Security Priorities for 2017-2018
IT security is a hot button issue around the world right now as cybercrime rates skyrocket and governments and companies fail to keep up. Data is the lifeblood of the global economy in the 21st Century, and will continue to grow in importance as a greater portion of the population develops a digital presence.
Unfortunately, the abundance of data in the business world is a veritable gold mine for cybercriminals who would seek to acquire it and use it for selfish, criminal purposes. Certain technologies are in development that will help the good guys eventually win the war against cyber crime, such as advanced artificial intelligence. In the meantime, there are plenty of things that your business can do to decrease the likelihood of a cyberattack.
1. Employee Education is Essential
Making sure that your workforce is wary of and educated on the latest cyber threats is one of the best ways to ward off attacks against your business. Phishing and ransomware grow more popular by the month and use trickery to lure your employees into traps rather than forcing their way into your network.
Phishing in particular can be avoided by educating your employees and encouraging them to be constantly vigilant when dealing with communications technology and internet browsing. Scammers can't take advantage of you if you develop the intuition necessary to avoid scams.
2. Cybersecurity Jobs Need Qualified Personnel
The information security field is desperate for new, qualified employees. By 2019 there could be 1.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs. That's like going to war and finding out that your general was denied a request for 1.5 million additional troops. Until automation comes far enough to replace the poor bloody infantry of the war against cybercrime and free human resources up to handle high level decision making, these cybersecurity professionals will bear the brunt of the burden of keeping the world's data safe.
This shortage of qualified personnel is partially a result of the education system not keeping up with the demands of the market. That's changing right now — more universities are offering cybersecurity programs than ever before — but it remains to be seen if the gap will be filled before cybercrime runs rampant.
Luckily, we have a pretty good team of cybersecurity professionals on staff already here at 3Points.
3. Simple Policies Make a Huge Difference
You may be surprised at how simple basic cybersecurity can be if you put your mind to it. There are plenty of proactive steps your business can take right now to make your network a hacker's nightmare. Consider requiring your employees to lock down their workstations whenever they're not present. Implement a two-factor authentication policy to access critical data and require employees to change their passwords regularly. We joke about how password generators require us to use letters, numbers, symbols, the Greek alphabet and possibly a little bit of morse code, but the fact of the matter is that those complexities make it many times harder for a malicious party to access your data.
If you're curious about other cybersecurity solutions, or think it's time to get serious and talk to a professional about your information security, call 3Points today. Our team of experts would love to sit down and discuss what kind of benefits you can expect to see from professional IT services.

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought about an unprecedented crisis for businesses and individuals. It has also created a new normal, notwithstanding the disruption to our lives, ultimately changing life as we knew it. However, our resilience as humans will ensure that we survive and become better, stronger, and more determined than ever before. As I mentioned, both businesses and individuals have struggled significantly to balance the need for safety versus survival. But at AxxonSoft, we remain committed to keeping our people safe, while ensuring that our support and commitment to our clients are not compromised. Ensuring business continuity At AxxonSoft, our vision has always been to ensure business continuity through enhanced safety and video surveillance offerings. Adhering to the COVID-19 regulations, we are prescribing to social distancing to slow the spread of the virus. As such, we are utilising this time to ensure that our service offering is optimized to afford our clients the ability to repurpose and extend their remote working viabilities. As an essential service provider, we have ensured that we are providing the right tools to our clients to comply with regulations. Our video analytics and face recognition services have no reliance on on-site control rooms and, therefore, clients' security solutions and personal safety are not compromised. Innovation reimagined During these precarious times, our focus remains on support and service. Our development team continues to work tirelessly to ensure that you can use our software during the lockdown and have accelerated innovation to this end. While we must maintain social distancing, we can and will still be of service to our community Therefore, we are proud to present version 4.11 of the Intellect PSIM, which offers our clients a neural network-based analytical tracker which recognises specific types of objects, such as humans and vehicles. We have also equipped this version with video wall management interface, automatic object tracking and a web reporting subsystem. Behavioral analytics generates data by detecting specific postures, like crouching, shooting or any potentially dangerous scenario. Our surveillance software operates on a three-pronged approach: calibration, detection and measurement, offering a comprehensive bird's-eye view to clients. This upgrade also upholds mandated social distancing measures and keeps any face-to-face meetings to a minimal. The silver lining is that you can even use this technology when the pandemic is over. Now that's what I call experiencing the next with AxxonSoft! Finding solutions to the challenges Our specialist technology and frontline technical support staff will ensure that your business is protected during and post-lockdown. We will continue to ensure that we provide solutions to the new challenges that the coronavirus brings, ensuring that our clients can emerge stronger and more responsive to any changes in the future. Our surveillance software operates on a three-pronged approach: calibration, detection and measurement While we must maintain social distancing, we can and will still be of service to our community. After all, change is not just about technology but about mastering mindsets. The COVID-19 disaster has demanded that businesses embrace tech disruptions as early as possible and apply technology in imaginative ways to define the new world of work. Until next time, stay safe!
The safeguarding of premises through the monitoring of entrance and exit points has traditionally been a very manual aspect of security. Human operators have been relied on to make decisions about who to admit and deny based on levels of authorization and the appropriate credentials. The access control business, like many industries before it, is undergoing its own digital transformation But the access control business, like many industries before it, is undergoing its own digital transformation; one where the protection of premises, assets and people is increasingly delivered by interconnected systems utilising IoT devices and cloud infrastructure to offer greater levels of security and protection. Modern access control solutions range from simple card readers to two factor authentication systems using video surveillance as a secondary means of identification, right through to complex networks of thermal cameras, audio speakers and sensors. These systems, connected through the cloud, can be customized and scaled to meet the precise requirements of today's customer. And it's the ease of cloud integration, combined with open technologies and platforms that is encouraging increasing collaboration and exciting developments while rendering legacy systems largely unfit for purpose. Remote management and advanced diagnostics Cloud technology and IoT connectivity means remote management and advanced diagnostics form an integral part of every security solution.Cloud technology and IoT connectivity means remote management and advanced diagnostics form an integral part of every security solution. For example, as the world faces an unprecedented challenge and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause disruption, the ability to monitor and manage access to sites remotely is a welcome advantage for security teams who might otherwise have to check premises in person and risk breaking social distancing regulations. The benefits of not physically having to be on site extend to the locations within which these technologies can be utilised. As an example, within a critical infrastructure energy project, access can be granted remotely for maintenance on hard to reach locations. Advanced diagnostics can also play a part in such a scenario. When access control is integrated with video surveillance and IP audio, real-time monitoring of access points can identify possible trespassers with automated audio messages used to deter illegal access and making any dangers clear. And with video surveillance in the mix, high quality footage can be provided to authorities with real-time evidence of a crime in progress. Comprehensive protection in retail The use of connected technologies for advanced protection extends to many forward-looking applications. Within the retail industry, autonomous, cashier-less stores are already growing in popularity. Customers are able to use mobile technology to self-scan their chosen products and make payments, all from using a dedicated app. From an access control and security perspective, connected doors can be controlled to protect staff and monitor shopper movement. Remote management includes tasks such as rolling out firmware updates or restarting door controllers, with push notifications sent immediately to security personnel in the event of a breach or a door left open. Remote monitoring access control in storage In the storage facility space, this too can now be entirely run through the cloud with remote monitoring of access control and surveillance providing a secure and streamlined service. There is much to gain from automating the customer journey, where storage lockers are selected online and, following payment, customers are granted access. Through an app the customer can share their access with others, check event logs, and activate notifications. With traditional padlocks the sharing of access is not as practical, and it's not easy for managers to keep a record of storage locker access. Online doors and locks enable monitoring capabilities and heightened security for both operators and customers. The elimination of manual tasks, in both scenarios, represents cost savings. When doors are connected to the cloud, their geographical location is rendered largely irrelevant. Online doors and locks enable monitoring capabilities and heightened security for both operators and customers They become IoT devices which are fully integrated and remotely programmable from anywhere, at any time. This creates a powerful advantage for the managers of these environments, making it possible to report on the status of a whole chain of stores, or to monitor access to numerous storage facilities, using the intelligence that the technology provides from the data it collects. Open platforms powers continuous innovation All of these examples rely on open technology to make it possible, allowing developers and technology providers to avoid the pitfalls that come with the use of proprietary systems. The limitations of such systems have meant that the ideas, designs and concepts of the few have stifled the creativity and potential of the many, holding back innovation and letting the solutions become tired and their application predictable. Proprietary systems have meant that solution providers have been unable to meet their customers' requirements until the latest upgrade becomes available or a new solution is rolled out. This use of open technology enables a system that allows for collaboration, the sharing of ideas and for the creation of partnerships to produce ground-breaking new applications of technology. Open systems demonstrate a confidence in a vendor's own solutions and a willingness to share and encourage others to innovate and to facilitate joint learning. An example of the dynamic use of open technology is Axis' physical access control hardware, which enables partners to develop their own cloud-based software for control and analysis of access points, all the while building and expanding on Axis' technology platform. Modern access control solutions range from simple card readers to two factor authentication systems using video surveillance as a secondary means of identification Opportunities for growth Open hardware, systems and platforms create opportunities for smaller and younger companies to participate and compete, giving them a good starting point, and some leverage within the industry when building and improving upon existing, proven technologies. This is important for the evolution and continual relevance of the physical security industry in a digitally enabled world. Through increased collaboration across technology platforms, and utilising the full range of possibilities afforded by the cloud environment, the manufacturers, vendors and installers of today's IP enabled access control systems can continue to create smart solutions to meet the ever-changing demands and requirements of their customers across industry.
Critical infrastructure facilities that must secure large areas with extended outer boundary and numerous entry points, present a particularly difficult challenge when it comes to perimeter protection. As such, true end-to-end perimeter protection calls for the utilization of a sophisticated, multi-layered solution that is capable of defending against anticipated threats. Integrated systems that incorporate thermal imaging, visible cameras, radar and strong command and control software are crucial for covering the various potential areas of attacks. Let's look at these technologies and the five key functions they enable to achieve an end-to-end solution that provides intrusion detection, assessment and defense for the perimeter. 1. Threat Recognition The first step in effectively defending against a threat is recognizing that it's there. By combining state-of-the-art intrusion detection technologies, facilities can arm themselves with a head start against possible intruders. An exceptionally important aspect of effective perimeter protection is the ability to conduct 24-hour surveillance, regardless of weather conditions, environmental settings, or time of day. Visible cameras do not perform as well in low light scenarios and inclement weather conditions. However, thermal imaging cameras can provide constant protection against potential intruders, regardless of visual limitations, light source or many environmental factors. In fact, facilities such as power stations located near bodies of water can use thermal cameras to create what is known as a "thermal virtual fence" in areas where they are unable to utilize the protection of a physical fence or wall. Deterring suspicious activity can be achieved through real-time two-way audio, a simple but powerful tool Critical infrastructure applications require not only continuous video surveillance and monitoring, but also a solution that yields highly reliable intrusion detection, with fewer false alarms. This need makes advanced video analytics a must for any adequate surveillance system. Features like dynamic event detection and simplified data presentation are game changing in supporting accurate intrusion analysis and facilitating a proactive response. Advanced analytics will provide multiple automated alarm notification options, including email, edge image storage, digital outputs or video management software (VMS) alarms. Incorporating high quality, unique and adaptive analytics can virtually eliminate false alarms, allowing security personnel to respond more efficiently and effectively, while also lowering overall cost for the end user. While surveillance technologies such as radar, thermal imaging and visible cameras, or video analytics work well on their own, utilizing all of these options together provides an advanced perimeter detection system. For example, ground surveillance radar can detect possible threats beyond the fence line as they approach and send a signal to pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, triggering them to slew to a specific location. From there, embedded analytics and visible cameras can further identify objects, notify authorized staff, and collect additional evidence through facial recognition or high-quality photos. 2. Automatic Response Systems Once an intrusion attempt is discovered, it is important to act fast. Organizing a response system that can initiate actions based on GPS location data, such as the slewing of PTZ cameras, automated intruder tracking or activated lighting sensors, greatly increases staff's situational awareness while easing their workload. For instance, thermal imagers deployed in conjunction with video analytics can be used to generate an initial alarm event, which can then trigger a sequence of other security equipment and notifications for personnel to eventually respond to. Having all of this in place essentially lays the entire situation out in a way that allows responders to accurately understand and evaluate a scene. Power stations located near bodies of water can use thermal cameras to create a "thermal virtual fence" in areas where they are unable to utilize the protection of a physical fence or wall 3. Deterring Suspicious Activity After the designated auto-response mechanisms have activated and done their job, it is time for responders to acknowledge and assess the situation. From here, authorized personnel can take the next appropriate step toward defending against and delaying the threat. Deterring suspicious activity can be achieved through real-time two-way audio, a simple but powerful tool. Often, control room operators can diffuse a situation by speaking over an intercom, telling the trespasser that they are being watched and that the authorities have been notified. This tactic, known as 'talk down', also allows officers to view the intruder's reaction to their commands and evaluate what they feel the best next step is. If individuals do not respond in a desired manner, it may be time to take more serious action and dispatch a patrolman to the area. 4. Delay, Defend, Dispatch And Handle The possible danger has been identified, recognized and evaluated. Now it is time to effectively defend against current attacks and slow down both cyber and physical perpetrators' prospective efforts. Through the use of a well-designed, open platform VMS, security monitors can manage edge devices and other complementary intrusion detection and response technologies, including acoustic sensors, video analytics, access control and radio dispatch. A robust VMS also enables operators to control functions such as video replay, geographical information systems tracking, email alerts and hand-off to law enforcement. With the right combination of technologies, facilities can take monitoring and evidence collection to the next level The primary purpose of the delay facet of the overall perimeter protection strategy is to stall an attempted intrusion long enough for responders to act. Access control systems play a key role in realizing this objective. When a security officer sees a non-compliant, suspicious individual on the camera feed, the officer can lock all possible exits to trap them in one area all through the VMS. 5. Intelligence: Collect Evidence And Debrief More data and intelligence collected from an event equals more crucial evidence for crime resolution and valuable insight for protecting against future incidents. With the right combination of technologies, facilities can take monitoring and evidence collection to the next level. One innovative resource that has become available is a live streaming application that can be uploaded to smart phones and used for off-site surveillance. This app gives personnel the power to follow intruders with live video anywhere and allows operators to monitor alarm video in real-time. Geographic Information System (GIS) maps are computer systems utilized for capturing, storing, reviewing, and displaying location related data. Capable of displaying various types of data on one map, this system enables users to see, analyze, easily and efficiently. Multi-sensor cameras, possessing both visible and thermal capabilities, provide high-contrast imaging for superb analytic detection (in any light) and High Definition video for evidence such as facial ID or license plate capture. Integrating these two, usually separated, camera types into one helps to fill any gaps that either may normally have. Still, in order to capture and store all of this valuable information and more, a robust, VMS is required. Recorded video, still images and audio clips serve as valuable evidence in the event that a trial must take place to press charges. Control room operators can use data collection tools within their VMS to safely transfer video evidence from the field to the courtroom with just a few clicks of their mouse. More advanced video management systems can go a step further and package this data with other pertinent evidence to create a comprehensive report to help ensure conviction.
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NEW YORK and INDIANAPOLIS—Security 101, a fast-growing electronic security integrator, has opened new franchise offices in multiple locations across the United States. Two offices opened in New York—one in Long Island and the other in Lower Hudson Valley—both of which join the Metro office. The other office opened in Indiana to serve Indianapolis and the surrounding area.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Security 101, a national security systems integrator, announced 13 winning non-profit organizations (see list below) in the 7th Annual Gift of Security.
YARMOUTH, Maine—For the 10th consecutive year, Security Systems News has the honor of featuring several outstanding Women in Security, each of whom has stood out in her company and within the industry. This year's profiles include women from different areas of the business, including commercial integrators, manufacturers and monitoring centers.
NORFOLK, Va.—Susan Hunter opened the Security 101 Hampton Roads office in 2013, drawing on her experience as a data analyst in the Air Force. Her military background and the skills and IT knowledge she gained while serving has helped in her role leading a highly successful Security 101 franchise location here, focused on commercial system integration from Virginia Beach to Williamsburg.
AUSTIN, Texas—Security 101, a nationwide security integrator, announced it has opened its 40th office here. Kevin Schnyder, an IT and physical security professional, is the owner and president of the new franchise.
Jason Beardsley, partner, Security 101, was recently hired to help lead the opening of the company's new Los Angeles franchise location. Security Systems News asked him five questions.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Security 101, a franchise-model commercial security company based here, will host "Unification Under the Digital Umbrella," a seminar including presentations and live demonstrations on the latest security technology.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Security 101, a franchise-model commercial security company based here, recently added a franchise location in Philadelphia, giving the company 37 in total.
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ROCK HILL, S.C.— Iris scanning technology is typically used by the government, the military and in hospitals. However, as prices have started to come down, the market for the technology is expanding to also include mainstream users, ranging from universities to your local gym.
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Georgetown coach John Thompson III has made a conscious effort in the last two years to recruit as many versatile pieces as possible, and no team of his will portray the ability to do different things on the floor more than the one he's about to coach. The Hoyas are incredibly long and will likely start four players 6-8 or taller. For a long time Georgetown has been known for their lineage of great big men but Thompson is now making the Hoyas synonymous with a new brand — length.
If Georgetown's non-conference schedule can't prepare this team for the Big East then nothing will. The Hoyas will open the season against Florida, then play UCLA and possibly Indiana in the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center. Georgetown will also host Tennessee in the Big East/SEC Challenge and return to New York to take on Texas in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in early December. That's five non-conference games against five teams that could conceivably win their leagues before the Big East schedule even begins. Wow.
Thompson has gone on record and said Otto Porter will be one of the best players in the country and after watching him in person on Monday it's hard to argue. The 6-8 sophomore has a grasp of the game that stretches well beyond his years and for long portions of practice on Monday, Porter regularly brought the ball up the floor and found his teammates in stride cutting to the basket. If his trajectory remains the same, look for Porter to develop into a Boris Diaw type at the next level that can beat an opponent both inside and out.
Stephen Domingo may only be 17 years old — but he's already got an unbelievable feel. The 6-7 wing who graduated high school a year early to enroll at Georgetown should help the Hoyas replace some of the outside shooting they lost with Hollis Thompson's departure. Regularly using both head and shot fakes to get clean looks in traffic, Domingo has all the looks of a key reserve that has the ability to reach double figures whenever he steps on the floor.
In addition to Porter, Georgetown's sophomores — Greg Whittington, Jabril Trawick, and Mikael Hopkins all figure to have a major increase in minutes and production. Whittington is exactly the type of versatile wing that Thompson craves for his system and Hopkins could very well be this team's X-Factor because of the time he's going to log on the interior. Trawick, a standout perimeter defender figures to share point guard responsibilities in spurts with Markel Starks, Porter, Whittington, and freshman guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera.
It's yet to be determined if this Georgetown team can crack the top quarter of the Big East — but the Hoyas are definitely a squad that should reach the NCAA Tournament. With Porter and Whittington leading the way, Georgetown should have two of the league's most versatile talents as well as exceptional depth off the bench. Thompson said this could be the deepest team he's ever had and it's not crazy to think of the rotation stretching to 10 if freshmen big men Bradley Hayes and Brandon Bolden develop. We don't know if the Hoyas will be ready for what they're going to deal with early but we're willing to bet they'll be ready late.
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Eugene, Oregon - Sun Devil Football will return to action Saturday with a trip to Eugene, to face the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. AZT kickoff and will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks. Roxy Bernstein, Anthony Herron and Lewis Johnson will provide the call.
THE DUCKS - ASU trails Oregon, 18-16, in the all-time series, including an 8-9 record against the Ducks in Eugene. Oregon has won eight straight against ASU, currently the second-longest active winning streak by one conference opponent over another. The Ducks hold a 17-16 overall record in the series and have not seen defeat to the Devils since 2004. The series is all squared up at eight games a piece in contests played at Sun Devil Stadium. The Sun Devils will be looking for it's first win against the Ducks since the 2004 season, and first Pac-12 road victory in the 2016 campaign.
ASU has not traveled to Eugene since the 2011 season.
The Ducks will enter Saturday's game against the Sun Devils coming off a 52-49, double overtime loss at UCLA last Friday night. The Ducks managed to overcome a 31-14 halftime deficit in their game against the Bruins, but were unable to hold on in overtime as a costly interception by freshman quarterback Justin Herbert in the second overtime period ended the game.
Despite his game-ending turnover, Herbert still managed to put together quite a game for the Ducks, completing 22-of-40 passes for 258 yards and six touchdowns, while also adding nine rushes for 56 yards. Wide out Charles Nelson caught seven passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns, including the one that forced overtime, in what was a season high for touchdowns in a game for the Daytona Beach, Fla., native.
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HC orders expunction of Saritha's letter and related remarks from solar panel report
Kochi: In a relief to senior Congress leader and former chief minister Oommen Chandy, the Kerala High Court today partly allowed his writ plea, challenging the legality of a judicial commission's report on the solar panel scam.
Disposing of the petition, Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar ruled that the letter written by Saritha S Nair, one of the accused in the scam, will not be a part of the commission report.
Consequently, the observations and findings of the commission on the basis of the letter were also expunged. However, the court refused to touch the other findings of the commission.
"The government shall treat the report of the Commission of Inquiry as comprising only those parts as have not been expunged through this judgment," the court said. In his petition, seeking quashing of the commission report filed in December 2017, Chandy had submitted that its findings were based on Saritha's letter. The Congress leader had said he was one among others whose name was "illegally" included in the letter written by Saritha in relation to her alleged sexual exploitation and harassment. The court observed that the commission was constituted to probe the case, considering the public interest involved in the matter.
However, it dismissed a writ plea filed by former Kerala minister and Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, challenging the findings in the commission report. The court pronounced the verdict considering Radhakrishnan's petition along with Chandy's plea.
Chandy had contended that the commission had gone beyond the scope of the terms of reference under which it was constituted and that its report was not based on facts and evidence.
There were "serious lapses" on the part of the commission and its report was baseless, he had said. It was prepared on the basis of allegations and not in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the law, the former chief minister had contented.
The state government had, however, justified the judicial commission's report, describing it as a legal document and stated that it could not be assailed.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had tabled the Justice G Sivarajan Commission report on the solar scam in the Assembly in November, 2017. The report had found that Chandy and his staff had provided all help to Saritha and her company to dupe people.
Justice Sivarajan had submitted his report on September 26 last year, nearly four years after the previous Congress-led UDF government in Kerala had constituted the commission. The panel was set up after charges had surfaced about duping of several persons of crores of rupees by Saritha and her accomplice, Biju Radhakrishnan, by offering solar panel solutions to them. The commission, set up in October 2013, had held 353 sittings and examined 214 witnesses and 972 documents. PTI


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I have heard of solo adventures – adventures designed for only a single player and a DM, but never actually sat down and flipped through one. I don't have a basis of comparison but "The Executioner's Daughter," isn't a standard adventure, but more of an interactive story. It's a fairly linear one-shot with some great writing that puts the PC in a more secondary support role to the true titular star.
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Dr. Mauvais-Jarvis is a physician-scientist with clinical training in Medicine and Endocrinology from the University of Paris V School of Medicine in France. He also holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Paris XI School of Medicine. Dr. Mauvais-Jarvis studied the mechanisms of insulin resistance as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. C. Ronald Kahn at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School. He was respectively Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. In 2013, he joined Tulane University School of Medicine where he holds the Price-Goldsmith Professorship and is Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is also Staff Physician in the Endocrine service at the Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Dr. Mauvais-Jarvis is the Director of the Diabetes Discovery Research and Gender Medicine Laboratory. Dr. Mauvais-Jarvis' research program focuses on translational approaches in cells, rodents, primates and humans to modulate estrogens and androgens actions with the goal of developing gender-specific therapies to delay diabetes. He has authored over 150 publications on diabetes and obesity and the role of sex hormones in journals including Diabetes, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Nature Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Cell Metabolism, and the Lancet. He is the Editor of the book Sex and gender factors affecting metabolic homeostasis, diabetes and obesity. He also serves as Editorial Board member of Diabetes and Molecular Metabolism, and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Diabetes Complications. He is the Principal Investigator of research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Health Administration and has received awards from organizations including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, the March of Dimes Research Foundation and the French Diabetes Association. In 2010, he was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Ongoing research projects related to sex differences in diabetes and obesity
Virtually every advance in medical science in the 20th century, from antibiotics and vaccines to drugs against common diseases and organ transplants, has been achieved through the use of animals in laboratory experiments. Our Laboratory focuses on identifying the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which estrogens and androgens influence the risks of diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome using rodent models. We use genetic, molecular, pharmacological and physiological tools to study mice with conditional knockouts of the estrogen and/or androgen receptors as well as rodent and human cell culture models in highly controlled environments. Students and fellows are trained to gain a full understanding of the sex-specific biological processes at the root of obesity and diabetes and the ability to demonstrate that modulating sex steroid actions can have a sex-specific therapeutic impact on metabolic dysfunction.
Lab members
Dragana Lovre, MD, Assistant Professor
Chandra Tate, MS, Medical Research Specialist and Lab Manager
Camille Allard, PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Taylor Fuselier, PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Weiwei Xu, Graduate Student, BMS
Jamie Morford, Graduate Student, Neuroscience Program
To learn more about Dr. Mauvais-Jarvis' research, visit his lab's website
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Robert Pattinson might need some serious life coaching - he's revealed that he's a…. (cue dramatic music) secret hoarder!
Talking to the Globe about his favourite downtime activity, he explained:
"I'm obsessed with buying DVDs... Every week I'll get another 10 and when I'm at a hotel, I just bring an entire collection of about 5,000 DVDs that I haven't watched.
"I'm a hoarder... I have storage spaces all over the world. It's ridiculous."
How much would you love a rummage?
Meanwhile, Rob's Water For Elephant co-star Reese Witherspoon has been again chatting about their infamous love scene, regaling:
"Rob possibly had the most hideous horrible cold of any co-star I've ever had to do a love scene with ever in my entire life.
"He was literally snorting and snotting through every second of it—and it was not appealing."
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On the 19th September we made a decision to reschedule the London conference, as we want to provide the best possible opportunities and experience for our stakeholders and members. We are working with a partner to provide a more exciting event that will have greater reach for you. We will be working on this over the next couple of weeks as we believe that with a revised approach, resulting in a value-added conference this will be more beneficial for all. This conference will then be followed up by regional events aimed at providing the much needed and wanted CPD to our members and anyone interested in assessment.
We have communicated this rescheduling sufficiently early to reduce any inconvenience to yourself and your organisation. We believe that the new event will provide a wider range of prospects and opportunities, as it will have a broader sector reach and improved networking. We believe it to be of a more significance educationally and will much better address the much-needed issues arising within the current sector landscape.
We are unable to divulge further details until early October, but can I suggest that we get in touch with you in a few weeks? We are very excited at the revised event and hope that you are too. More details will follow in due course!
Once again, we apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope that you would like to continue supporting us at this time.
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Thunderbirds is returning with a new TV series - 50 years after the cult show featuring the exploits of International Rescue first went on air.
Combining CGI (computer-generated imagery) animation and live-action model sets, Thunderbirds Are Go! will broadcast on ITV in 2015.
The series will "affectionately pay tribute" to the classic show, created by Gerry Anderson, who died in December at the age of 83.
Thunderbirds Are Go! will feature a "whole new level of action-adventure animation for today's audience", co-producer ITV Studios said, with the five Tracy brothers piloting their "incredible vehicles into impossible rescues across the globe".
Thunderbirds, created by Anderson and his second wife, Sylvia, was first broadcast in 1965.
With the catchphrase "Thunderbirds are go!" and featuring the secret emergency service run by the Tracy family, aided by London agent Lady Penelope and her butler, Parker, it enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the 1990s.
In 1966, Thunderbirds was made into a major feature film, Thunderbirds Are Go, which was followed by a sequel two years later, Thunderbird 6.
ITV Studios UK managing director Denise O Donoghue said of the new TV series: "Thunderbirds is a highly respected brand that continues to hold recognition around the world.
"This cult series is often credited as changing the history of animation and action-adventure, and we look forward to taking the show to another level while retaining the much-loved heritage that has endured over the past 50 years."
New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures is co-producing the TV series in collaboration with the Weta Workshop, which worked on King Kong, Avatar and Lord Of The Rings. ITV and children's channel CiTV will broadcast the new series, in the form of 26 half-hour episodes.


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After a spate of recent deadly bombings, the Afghan capital Kabul still remains in shock. Experts believe Afghanistan's increasingly close ties with India are a reason for the uptick in violence.
"As soon as you step into the city you can sense that there is only fear and horror," says Sirajuddin Yuldash, a resident of Kabul. "People are even scared of police cars and try to hide from them as soon as they see them to avoid the next suicide bombing, which can happen anytime."
Violence has never been absent in the Afghan capital, and the recent incidents are just another episode of suicide attacks and bombings that have rocked the city. Still, the increasing brutality and high number of casualties have left many Afghans shaken. Continue reading


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Nobunny the recording artist makes some of the music world's catchiest bubblegum garage, his albums, including the latest Secret Songs, a nonstop 1960s sock hop with nary a five o'clock shadow's worth of ambiguity or the most passing glimpse of hell. Nobunny, the performer, is truly disturbing, however, clad in a pants-less get-up with bondage gear and the world's dirtiest bunny mask.
So who is this guy, dissolute furry or uncomplicated party rocker? Both, neither. Just check the album out. It's a good one. (Out on Goner now.)
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
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Climate Change from above
This booklet is one result of an international workshop on climate change education held in Warsaw on 8–9 November 2013 and provides an introduction to global climate change by using satellite images. Germanwatch has experience of comparing live satellite images with archived footage of the earth, which has been successfully applied in educational work for almost ten years. Based on that experience, we have chosen an outer-space perspective as an entry point for education on climate change.
Climate change experts from non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh, Germany, India, Jamaica and South Africa selected the topics and images for this booklet: sea level rise, tropical cyclones, glaciers and ice sheets, as well as cross-cutting issues such as energy, agriculture, food and water. Each chapter contains satellite images related to a particular topic. A short description of them and more general and brief information on the topic are provided.
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Working life or studying is tough (both in its own way, depending on the circumstances). But what really annoys me are those fellow students still treating each other like components instead of supporting each other. Why even? And the same goes for all kind of people in all kind of situations where they can choose between those two options: Competition or mutual (!) support.
I feel like nowadays – in today's society – we grow up seeing life as a competition. And that's not even wrong – it has already used to be like this thousands of years ago! But there is a significant difference between now and then: Today we turn everything into a competition, whether or not our survival depends on it. For some people that's just fun, others get completely burnt out by it. So, there is quite a wide range of side-effects coming with it. And I feel like there is a tendency for the fun part to be far smaller than the overwhelming part – not always, but competing 24/7 is exhausting for everybody at some point. And that's why we have to deal with an increasing number of over-worked, burnt out and anxious people every year! It's madness.
Mostly because – as I pointed our earlier – most of the time, this isn't about pure survival anymore. We waste so much time and energy on meaningless things, trying to live up to expectations that are not even realistic or not at all what we truly want. And the things we do truly want, we can't get to because we are too tired already. And because we're standing alone while everybody around us is trying to win the rat race. This sounds so idiotic, even just writing this now. And it raises some questions: What makes us even join this rat race in the first place? And what if we pulled on the same rope or tried to lift each other up instead of tearing us down? What would our world look like this way?
I personally feel, we could all achieve so much more if we could count on each other's support. Because giving a little now and then doesn't hurt anyone and won't cost me much time or effort. But to somebody else's life, this could have the game changing impact! And imagine if you were being supportive one day and the other you would need some help yourself – wouldn't it be great to be mutually supported by others? It's not about doing the work for somebody else – but adding small, missing bits maybe. Or share thoughts to improve existing ideas. Help to shape projects. Or simply make somebody feel better about what they do by showing your support. It's not so hard. So, I would really like to ask you to pay a little more attention to the people around you and invest a little more in a stronger community – it's so worth it! And you get rewarded in a way money could never do. In my opinion, contribution leads to happiness – and eventually, that means your own happiness.
And if you're not sure now how you could be (more) supportive – start small. Don't impose yourself upon anybody (that's not necessary and hardly ever appreciated), but be attentive and approachable. Even listening to somebody attentively can already go a long way!
Just one last thing: As great as supporting each other is – make sure to set your personal boundaries and know your capacity. Because the same way you can't phone with an uncharged phone, you can't help anyone if your energy levels have hit rock bottom, okay? Before you can give to anybody, you need to make sure you're doing well yourself (that's very important!). But once you're there, become stronger and help to make others feel the same way!


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Here are some recent ministry updates from around the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.
Jim Cabush has accepted the position of family pastor at Valley Grace Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Md. (Dan Pritchett, senior pastor).
- At Grace Church, Marion, Ohio, John Jones has concluded 25 years of ministry. He and his wife, Shari, have transitioned to a support role at the Chateau de St. Albain in France. Jim Spelman, who served alongside John at Marion, has been named pastor of the church.
- Craig Marsee is Campus Host Pastor, Grace Community Church of Fremont, Paulding, Ohio, Campus
Col. Mark Penfold has retired as a Grace Brethren chaplain in the U.S. Army. He is now serving as the chaplain endorsing agent for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.
On June 30, Joel Richards completed 43 years of service at LaLoma Grace Brethren Church, Modesto, Calif. (beginning as youth pastor and completing 38 years as senior pastor). Matt Cripe, who previously served as associate pastor, has been named senior pastor.
At Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), Tim Wright has been named pastor of Adult Ministries and Discipleship. Nick Deck has been named pastor of Student Ministries.


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No sooner was World Book Night up and running than a friend with Olympian family connections (thank you Family Allenby) contacted me about Quilts4London and I feel another wave of enthusiasm surging up from nowhere.
Having been fervent Olympians since forever ... well Rome 1960 is the first we can truly recall, Tokyo is when the scrapbooks started, and we have watched every games since, so Bookhound and I are all set to apply for our 2012 tickets when the shenanigans begin on March 15th. We can only hope for a robust website that can cope with the traffic and of course there is no rush, applications won't be processed or tickets allocated for 45 days or so I think, and we feel we have as much chance as anyone else of success.
Top of the list is at least a day at the Athletics, but this being the Olympics I can get enthused about anything really... if we only get tickets for the Archery or the Synchronised Swimming that'll have to do. Bookhound hints that he'd be happy with the velodrome but what's the betting we end up sitting on a cliff at Weymouth in the pouring rain with a thermos and soggy sandwiches watching the Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial about which we know nothing. But we do know we have to be there and be part of it if we possibly can.
And I love the Quilts4London idea of making a pennant for every competitor, all 14,000 of them. I am a great lover of the the gift of a quilted item, witness these four little 6" square pieces I made for our Canadian visitors last year using the fabric bought at the V&A Quilt exhibition.
There are dire warnings about not using official London 2012 Olympic logos etc and to be honest, have you seen it?
Would you even try to copy it?
But there doesn't seem to be a problem with doves, and as the deadline for submission is December 2011 I have some time to plan my contribution and applique some on it somewhere somehow.


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'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' writer joins 'Ouija,' as Hollywood continues to roll the dice on board games
EXCLUSIVE: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" looks to continue that franchise's winning streak when it comes out in a few weeks. It's an open question whether movies based on other toys or board games will do as well. There's been plenty of skepticism on another Hasbro-derived film, Pete Berg's 2012 release "Battleship," but a third Hasbro title is pushing ahead just the same.
"Ouija," the supernatural board game that's being turned into an action-adventure by McG ("Terminator Salvation") and Michael Bay's production company, is getting a boost from Simon Kinberg.
The A-list Hollywood writer -- he's written scripts for "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Sherlock Holmes," among others -- is coming on to do a polish of the script for the Universal film, according to two sources with knowledge of the project who asked not to be identified. (A previous version was written by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, veterans of "Lost" who also wrote "Tron: Legacy.") Universal confirmed the hire.
The move does offer an interesting window into the direction of the film. Although some were quick to assume the movie would have a supernatural bent, Kinberg's specialty is big, upscale -- and sometimes comedic -- action pieces.
Kinberg and McG have a history together: They collaborated on the director's upcoming romantic comedy "This Means War." More to the point, when you hire a writer like Kinberg it means you're serious about developing the movie, not letting things stagnate. With "Risk" bringing on a writer last week, the board-game renaissance keeps pushing its pawns forward.
-- Steven Zeitchik
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Minimalism is primarily an aesthetic, hence why minimalists generally like Macs and iPhones due to their simple and elegant beauty. Minimalists' decisions about how simple to be often seem arbitrary because they are based on aesthetic concerns, not practical ones — but minimalists often confuse the two. For instance, many people rave about how usable the iPhone is, but in fact it is a mixed bag — what it is, is beautiful. But Apple makes many design decisions to choose beauty over usability, which is why iTunes is so confusing and hard to use for example. Living with less than 100 things is another example — what constitutes a "thing" is arbitrary, "100" is arbitrary (but a nice round number), digital "things" not counting as things is arbitrary, etc. It's more about a feeling that is generated from the aesthetic in a specific person who likes that aesthetic than about saving money, conserving resources, not being owned by one's stuff, focusing on what's most important, etc. which are also concerns but are subject to the overall aesthetic. So when Leo Baubata says "stop buying the unnecessary," what he really means is "don't buy ugly things or too many things such that your minimalist aesthetic is ruined." For what is truly unnecessary to the minimalist is that which ruins the simple aesthetic.
Frugalism on the other hand is about getting more out of life by maximizing value for one's dollars over time, since life is time and time is money. A frugalist may or may not like Macs and iPhones, depending on whether they are worth the cash, can get them for free or cheap, can fix them easily themselves (thus saving on repairs), how long they last, whether they could do without a phone or computer altogether, etc. Frugalists frequent yard sales, fix up things they get for free, and always think "does this save me money in the long term based on saving and investing?" and "does this allow me to spend my time doing what I want to do with my life?" Frugalists may or may not have aesthetic concerns, and often have an aesthetic based on the deal they received or the rarity of the item they acquired. A frugalist's home may be full of knick-nacks or sparse, may be clean or dirty but is much more likely to contain reclaimed materials with many imperfections than a minimalist's. Rarely will a frugalist purchase anything new unless it was 80% or more off the retail price, or else the frugalist will consider this purchase a rare indulgence, whereas for a minimalist newer often has a simpler aesthetic and matches with other things already purchased.
Where a minimalist might carry a $12 Moleskine journal, a frugalist would be much more likely seen carrying scraps of paper already printed on one side, cut and stapled together into a makeshift pad. A minimalist might be seen wearing all black or single color clothes which are brand new and have some unusual cut, whereas a frugalist is more likely to be wearing something comfortable purchased at the Goodwill or a yard sale that is slightly out of style, perhaps with some holes patched up by hand. A minimalist might wear Vibrams 5-finger shoes to get back to nature and do "barefoot" running, whereas a frugalist would simply go barefoot, or wear an old pair of leather sandals which have been resoled several times. A budding minimalist may aspire to one day own a Prius and live in a large eco-home in the woods overlooking a stream or else travel the world with a Macbook Pro and an REI backpack, whereas a budding frugalist will instead aspire to downsize — perhaps living in an RV, a log cabin she builds herself, or a small sailboat — where the cost of living approaches zero, thus freeing one to work for money or not.
The minimalist is always concerned whether adding something new will destroy the aesthetic they are creating, whereas the frugalist is always concerned whether adding something new will burden them with financial obligations or be a bad use of one's life energy in the long run. Thus a minimalist will acquire digital things in lieu of physical ones unless they are beautiful, whereas a frugalist will often accept many physical or digital things as long as they are cheap or free or otherwise a good investment, can stash them somewhere, and are in good working order (or at least potentially fixable). A frugalist will often collect ugly things that still work fine — like a beat up old truck, or an old iPhone 3 which can be used with Skype over wi-fi — even if they don't need them right now if they think they can use the items (or parts of them) at some later date. A minimalist would consider this "junk."
Most people are not philosophically consistent however, so we will at times make choices based on either a minimalist aesthetic or a frugalist ethic or some other perspective altogether. In addition, the above was somewhat of a simplification and there are other concerns at play here, like the frugalist aesthetic of preferring to do things with one's hands, or the minimalist's ethic of focusing on what is most important. There are also overlaps, for instance this blog has a minimalist aesthetic and here I have several articles criticizing minimalism! But it can be helpful to sort these things out to make sense of what is going on when people talk about "minimalism" within the personal development world, and why primarily minimalism as expounded by the A-list bloggers is about the simple aesthetic, not the frugal ethic.
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Score 1 for great branding of the Oregon Pinot Noir. See the second glass pictured on the right. Its so special it gets its very own Riedel glass. From reviews I read, people swear it does make a difference.
If you want to try it out for yourself, you can buy it here.
I wondered why its specific to Oregon Pinot so I looked up the info at the Riedel site and the low down on the original burgundy glass:"The Riedel Vinum Burgundy/Pinot Glasses, Set of 4 is excellent for full-bodied red wines (more than 12.5 percent alcohol) with high acidity and moderate tannin. " So perhaps, the implication is that fine oregon pinot's have less alcohol or are not as full bodied and are enhanced by having the aroma concentrated by the new tulip shape.
I've seen this tulip style used years before in Domaine Alfred's tasting room and I was a big fan of their 2002 Estate Pinot Noir.
Anyone out there tried out these glasses yet and seen a difference?
I actually love these for the price
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Oregon Pinot Noir Riedel Glass: Great branding or a real tasting improvement?
Score 1 for great branding of the Oregon Pinot Noir. See the second glass pictured on the right. Its so special it gets its very own Riedel glass. From reviews I read, people swear it does make a difference.
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Keywords Oregon wines, Pinot Noir, Riedel, wine industry news
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- Tim said...
Nice marketing coup for the INPC and Oregon Pinot Noir, I guess. I'm not doubting that the new glass makes a difference in how the wine tastes, but it's a bunch of hooey to say that they conducted blind tests to prove the point. The tests are as unscientific as is possible. It no doubt consisted of a bunch of people very familiar with the way Oregon Pinot Noir tastes. I can typically pick out the wines from my region or winery at least 2/3 of the time on a blind tasting. If the tasting panel was at all inclined to favor the new glasses, and from a marketing standpoint why wouldn't they, then all they would have to do is select the Oregon Pinot in the new Oregon Pinot glasses to get the result that everyone was looking for.
- November 9, 2007 at 10:38 AM
- SB Wine Advocate said...
i have to tend to agree with you Tim. Its very hard for experts to be accurate in a blind tasting which make me believe the majority of people buying these glasses may not be capable of discerning the difference if there is one in the first place. I can go withe the idea of the narrow nose possibly enhancing the nose of the wine but that would be true for any wine that could benefit from that not just an oregon pinot..
- November 9, 2007 at 5:47 PM
- Taster A said...
We recently did a Riedel demonstration tasting at the Wentworth Winter Wine festival in New Hampshire.(http://smellslikegrape.blogspot.com/2008/01/size-matters-th-winter-wine-festival-at.html)
My background is Physics and Engineering, so I'm a little hard boiled when it comes to subjective testing. As a wine taster I have my own unique universe and I will not argue with those that can perceive a difference any more than I would argue with those that do.
I will say that I have over the 30 years I've been drinking wine (and now tasting) have developed my favorite wine and glass pairings. So for me, a refinement in this instinctive pairing is not a long stretch.
Additionally, the PNW is striving to define its unique expressions, therefore the folks at Riedel may have something there. I would reserve judgment until actually giving it a test drive. Is the Oregon Pinot Noir a different expression? The task of the high end glass maker (and there are others than Riedel doing this) is to then bring out the very best of that wine. It takes time, effort and money to develop a new product. Effort would be better spent on a new product line based on the same shapes (as the case with the new fangled glasses without stems) than to spend time and effort in developing a single glass. That brings in the bigger payoff.
A single glass isn't going to make a hill of beans difference to the bottom line of the company. If it says it makes a difference and the public does not accept that, then credibility is lost. There would be risk associated with just releasing a cool looking new glass without merit.
Let's not forget that this is a human experience. Each taster has his own universe. Each universe is unique. What is true for you is what you experience.
- January 28, 2008 at 8:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
As an Oregonian drinking more than my appropriate amount of local Pinot Noir, I'd say that I prefer other glasses, such as a simple Bacchus 15. The reason is that the Riedel OR PN accents and focuses the alcohol, smells too alcoholic to me. I also prefer the traditional Rieldel PN fishbowl without the tulip. Great marketing, no improvement. Maybe it's global warming.
- August 17, 2008 at 11:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
if you objectively do your own test, Oregon Pinot Glass vs the traditional Nebbiolo....You will see the difference and more than likely you will prefer to drink Oregon Pinot Noir from the Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir glass....to that I would add that drinking Oregon Pinot Noir from any glass is a treat!
- June 10, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- JS Grame-Smith said...
If you are surely , so you have best option for the riedel glasses.
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- December 14, 2010 at 12:35 AM


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56 percent of Mexican adults don't exercise, study finds
A new study says that more than half of Mexican adults don't get regular exercise, a worrisome figure in a country with high rates of obesity and diabetes.
The National Statistics Institute says a survey has found that only 43.6 percent of Mexicans exercise or practice sports regularly, compared to 51.4 percent in the United States and 54 percent in Canada. The main reasons given for not exercising are a lack of time and exhaustion after work.
The study made public Wednesday says almost two-thirds of the Mexicans who don't exercise are women.
Mexico is among the fattest countries in the world. Just under one-third of adults are obese, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
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My designer and I are working on a set for a Red Jammer conversion. Except of a different coloration has the RJ no asteroid and instead of the M23 brake disk a LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). We are working on 3D print parts to fill the asteroid slot and to build up a LEM unit.
This is the first draw of the Asteroid Dummy.
It is approximate 13mm high.
And here we have the first shots of the LEM prototype. You can also see some first modifications.
My LEM is 5,5mm x 6mm x 3,8mm smal.
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OAKVILLE, Ont. - It had all the hallmarks of a typical season opener - with some moments of brilliance mixed in with some mental lapses - but ultimately the Sheridan Bruins men's rugby team (1-0 OCAA) had enough to put away Conestoga 48-28.
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Justin Tota got the Bruins on the board in just the fourth minute, after setting up shop deep in Conestoga territory following a knock on by the Condors on the opening kickoff. It would not be the last time Tota would strike pay dirt, tying the single-game team record with three tries, and booting three converts to a new team record with 21 points.
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It is important for some sarcoidosis patients to consider their calcium and vitamin D levels. The information on this page has been written with the help of ဒေါက်တာကေ Bechman, Consultant Rheumatologist at King's College Hospital, London.
What are calcium and vitamin D?
Calcium is a mineral that makes up our bones and is essential for a healthy skeleton. Calcium levels are regulated by vitamin D, which we produce in our skin using sunlight, and obtain in our diet through foods like oily fish.
Low levels of calcium and vitamin D can contribute towards osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) which is common as we age (Click here for more information about osteoporosis). Certain medications contribute to osteoporosis including corticosteroids, which are often used to treat sarcoidosis.
Having too much calcium or vitamin D can be a bad thing. High calcium levels can cause stomach pain, constipation, confusion and occasionally, kidney damage. For most people, calcium and vitamin D supplements are very safe, but for some people with sarcoidosis, there is a risk of supplements increasing blood levels of calcium and vitamin D.
Always mention to your doctor that you have sarcoidosis if they recommend you have any calcium or vitamin D supplements.
If in doubt discuss with your sarcoidosis specialist or talk to the SarcoidosisUK သူနာပြုတိုင်ကြားမှု.
What causes high blood levels of calcium in sarcoidosis?
Sarcoidosis is a condition where lumps (nodules) called granulomas develop at different sites within your body. These granulomas are made up of clusters of cells involved in inflammation. If many granulomas form in an organ, it can prevent that organ from working properly.
Activated cells within the sarcoid granulomas increase the activity of an enzyme (1a‐hydroxylase) that converts inactive vitamin D (25-hydroxy vitamin D) to its active form (1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D). This active form of vitamin D is essential in helping the body absorb and use calcium; in fact, the body cannot absorb calcium at all without some vitamin D. Overproduction of this enzyme (1a‐hydroxylase) is responsible for the development of high calcium levels in the blood of patients with sarcoidosis.
How common are high blood levels of calcium in sarcoidosis?
An elevated blood calcium level is seen in approximately 1 in 10 patients with sarcoidosis.
Who should have calcium and vitamin D supplements?
Vitamin D levels are commonly measured in the general population, and your doctor may well check your vitamin D and calcium level as part of a routine checkup. Measuring PTH (parathyroid hormone levels) with a PTH test is helpful in understanding the cause of high calcium, especially in patients with sarcoidosis. If vitamin D levels are low, a doctor would usually recommend supplementation.
If you have sarcoidosis there is an increased chance you would experience side effects from taking vitamin D and calcium supplements. Do not take vitamin D or calcium supplements without first consulting your doctor. It is essential that you have your calcium and vitamin D level measured before you start any supplements, and that these levels are monitored whilst you remain on therapy (usually with a blood test two months after starting therapy). This should be using the 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25-DHCC). However your doctor may first check your calcium level and the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-DHCC) before proceeding with further tests.
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Daily Meal's recent listicle, "10 College Towns with the Best Food," raised the question: Which college towns have the worst food? We scoured small-town newspapers, blogs, websites, free weeklies, chat boards, and student newspapers for data, seeking the lamest, greasiest, most average, or most boring things America's college students come face to face with in red plastic fry baskets or clamshell takeout boxes. Here, in no particular order of badness, is the syllabus of shame:
1. Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University
The city's official website lists Walmart as a shopping attraction. The same website also lists Baskin-Robbins under its grand total of four spotlighted restaurants, including "Muncie's first Indian Restaurant."
2. Ruston, Louisiana: Louisiana Tech
Not only is Ruston a minuscule town with little to do, it's also semidry: Only restaurants can serve booze. Plus, one of the most popular student restaurants appears to be named Dawghouse.
3. Waco, Texas: Baylor University
Waco is so bereft of good restaurants that a local food blogger actually praised the food at Chili's and Red Lobster. Options are so scarce that students routinely drive two hours to Dallas to visit the Cheesecake Factory.
4. Augusta, Georgia: Augusta State University, Augusta Technical College
Augusta is home to International Paper, which calls itself "one of the most productive paper mills in the world." You like your meatloaf with a side of stench?
5. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida
This tiny backwater, home to your reporter's alma mater, is a snarl of generic sports bars with greasy wings and two-for-one pitchers of Bud. Florida's bugs and humidity are horrifying, but at least you can usually console yourself with excellent Cuban, Jamaican, and Puerto Rican food and decent barbecue. Except you won't find good versions of any of that here. More ammunition: The town's longtime popular Chinese joint, located directly across from the university, was named Chinee Takee Outee.
6. Holland, Michigan: Hope College
Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut are featured on the city's official website. Did you know Long John's specializes in batter-dipped fish? It's true. Also, there's a coffeehouse called Lemonjello's.
7. Farmington, Maine: University of Maine Farmington
"Everything in Farmington, ME is horrible," says tamerlanenj on the Chowhound boards. "Just a little warning in case you should find yourself passing through. Keep right on driving." Seems the three best-known restaurants in town are a controversial soup place, a diner specializing in Sysco cuisine, and a pub that serves "universally terrible" dinner food, according to tamerlanenj. Not to worry, though: There's also a McD's, a BK, a Pizza Hut …
8. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama
It can't possibly be a good sign that the town's official convention and visitors bureau lists Bama Belle Riverboat under "fine dining." Meanwhile, on the restaurant site linked to Tuscaloosa's official city page, two of the five best restaurants in town appear to be a chain deli and a sports bar. More damning: The city's newspaper doesn't even have a dining section.
9. Erie, Pennsylvania: Penn State Erie
Dining options are so miserable in this podunk town that french fries appear on the plates of almost a third of photographed dishes reviewed in the local paper in the last few months.
10. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University
Aptly described by a wag on the City-Data boards as "just one giant strip mall," this charmless city offers its residents an unceasing menu of chains (Applebee's, Chili's, two Quiznos, two Schlotzsky's, six Sonics, and—dear God—18 Subways), undistinguished "cantina" Tex-Mex, and "college food" joints pushing pizzas, wings, and subs.
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(For Dancer and Guitar)
Between moments are no doors closed, as their mirrors move;
The Vega with its pageantry of thoughtless plains
Reflects the space behind my window. Only I reprove
The correlations of the silence: mortal time has reins-
Still the inanimate has life. And yet I find my zone
Way past the point that memories, of hands, refuse;
It seems like sacrament these days to be alone,
Naked in a world that sheds its subterfuge.
As thoughts which vanish, sanded, in a stranded sky,
We weave still in the contours of the colourbox,
That heaves beyond the dockyards to the rageless rocks,
That know no more than I of drowned antiquity-
But this we yet have knowledge of: the years won't try
Us more than we ourselves, our blanks their pageantry.
Magenta falls upon the orange orchards,
Like a sundress thrown onto the clockwork clowns
Of jacarandas, in the windbreak tremors
That escape the coast, like ghosts of thistledowns:
Or in my courtyard hosts, that make my tired seraglio,
Retreating lines drawn 'gainst a shelving shore-
Ring your rosaries, stillness, as I have before,
And make your voiceless passage my simpatico.
On the latticed wall-top come with liquid garlands;
I could have been a mote within your metronome,
And note no rite of colour in my parrot gardens
Which repeat a gaze I glanced when I was twenty-one:
Reimbursed, my own? My dear, do you remember
Dances in the shadows? Now the shade is gain-
Its loss, that merely life is what two wraiths engender,
Our ends the merest entry we mistake for pain.
Not a warning hoofbeat this, and not a warring shadow
Years weave, just sea-whispers breathed behind a sigh.
I can see my own mosaic in the whitewashed gallery,
In the grain below the lacquer of the parquetry.
Like a peacock squalling forth upon the lawn,
The cradled ones face echoes, but the dew's wet drum
Bequeaths no tears for gratitude; no drummers come
To scare away my blankness, in the double-dawn.
Yet the vision dips in birth again into its womb,
Whose voice box halts before its buttresses,
As shafts of dew in their ball-bearing bloom,
Which spoke in other climes of other entrances.
By the parrot-yards moored languidly upon the rocks,
I decide, O muse, to give your inches no more wing
Than has, at my retiring, what the noontide docks
Descent; I'm tired to sickness of your wittering.
Love, if you see or hear all burst in chorus,
Imagine sure the mouth will not be mine;
It is not my own salt's call that falls before us,
And whispers to your own across soft brine.
In the daze of days I met a blonde girl once
Perhaps a span of miles south of here, and sounding
A loss I never felt qualm's loss, for rending:
Or the cruciform of its impermanence.
She left her lover dead within a forest:
A broken pact? By either's act they parted;
She lives by faith that passed, as it enacted,
In severed wrists, all darkness and its rest:
And the lesions left with redder thoughts commune
With dreams the orchids breathe, of paths surrounding
The sapphire storm-gates of the stars, in rounding
The circumflex of their own plenilune.
What could she leave here where the hours beat dry
Their postmark sentry, of her own defense
To time of faces locked on empty stairways,
Here where blue beats cross each other's corridors-
Like eyes on eyes? I saw a postcard once
That showed a girl caught within the clear
Of a lost palace garden, and the legend writ
In lilac script, "You would have liked it here."
There's a high wire masking the cicada's crow
Abroad the hill where I still hear you breathing;
Not any wonder I yet see you leaving:
Time, make of me at length a bending bough.
The straight branch shards at last; another instance
Carves its top to always till it cuts through sun;
We are torn to wholes now in the jaws of difference-
In which separation we are merged as one.
III. Aeolus
At twilight when I sense the west'ring breath
That rakes the coastals, and the shorebirds shoring,
(Sweep off across to me and drown me down,
And in your pasturing be my Miranda);
Too steep to feel, and yet I sense you tremor,
Strewing godspeeds and dawn entrances,
Like sailors lured upon their shills of stone
By cold voices warmer than all waters are.
The tidal hallways sleep and dumb their drums,
But waft across your path, and tighten, tighten:
Outpace the lost men's slow encomiums-
Ride and stride our way, and be my Triton.
Let bare ambitions close before the doors,
That nail the nightscape to its astral billion,
So interchange can let the floodlights in
Of shade and whole in my own aggregate.
Commingle through me, for I supplicate
For nothing more than just to hear your breathing,
Aeolus, over broad unblinking plains,
Across the swallowed dead of Ithaca.
Too deep to feel you, still give weight to weightless
Spears of light to give remembrances,
For faces bleached now beyond shape of bone,
Till dusk drains dead waves of their marigolds.
The coins upon them make a cross, atoss
Where I play Pontus; come, and light benighten;
So meet Miranda where the currents wash,
And make her dreams less white, and be her titan.
No shadow beats atop your lower floors,
But bring her things, my oceanic daughters,
Her keep may keep beside the skylight's altars-
Sleep, less callow hands to nurse her cold?
"Reach out away from me, my hands enfold
Your touch". So turn as such, my sweet lord Triton;
Dress your buds from birth and watch them whiten:
My own spare flowerbeds are in your hold.
These fleets, blue seasons' sweep upon the halters
Reined with us, we guests of deaths that die,
Chimeras wept our way, across the waters:
And drown us out, and play my Lorelei.
Red aegis, rest within this dark park's harem,
Whose virgin empresses spill out a million
Skirts they bear for suitors, as they drip vermillion-
As Helios garb-down in my garden's den.
Dress the jesters red again and still their quivers;
I know there is a faintness yet that flails all things,
The way an auditorium of eagles whispers
Of where dull bitterns pick the caps of kings.
The night is almost destitute of sound,
Like a stylus moving through a dusty groove
Or negative which leaves no ghost behind;
The tattered edges of the photograph
I kept supported once upon a day
When, still, your scent could yet support itself
Reclines behind the latticed hands of palms,
Which raise their homage to blue absences.
I have a courtyard sightless as the plains
That raise their lashes like the irises
Refracted sometimes, through a sepia swing
Before the gallows of a half-dark's essence.
I know this other views through different glass
Some other garden, and counts silences.
Her own are seperate from the void of presence
Before the static heartbeat of the phonograph.
When light shall strike the suncrown from your hair,
Your face the shadow of its shaded star,
Will men remember when your grace weighs vair,
What age may take from now how gold you are?
The trees hold candled arcs beyond the panes
To snows that mirror those of either eye:
Your ermined rainbows arid now of rains,
Your whiteness, now their own sarcophagi.
The mantel's stand for me no more discloses
What I have tortured from its right of tone:
The tint that bleeds the juice from paper roses,
And spears of straw resigned to monochrome-
Now mown to murmurs that the Vega voices;
The pendulum seems like the ghost of chimes,
Beside this park where green or black rejoices,
And seem content each either's concubines.
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elegant and completely talented. gifted you are. if one of the romantics was reincarnated you are he! a treat to read and enjoy and makes one believe in deep and high themes again !
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Thank you very much. It always means a lot when people genuinely enjoy my writing. I've been stuck so long in the wilderness, I've often felt like not writing anymore. I expect to self-publish my first book if all goes well next year. I plan to try and Kindle it.


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1/4 -1/2 cup sugar
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I know soy whipped cream is really gross, and I don't like to use tofu in stuff, so I fixed the can!
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