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In 2011, Doosan Portable Power began a new business initiative. After doing market research, the company found that at times dealers and National Rental Accounts wanted the option to purchase remanufactured portable compressors rather than new ones.
In an effort to meet customer needs, the Doosan Portable Power team began remanufacturing compressors. Customers send their old machines to Statesville, N.C., to be refurbished, and at the end of the process, the machines look like new and customers receive the same warranty as a new machine.
In 2012, as this business grew, Doosan Portable Power opened two bays, allowing the team to remanufacture more than 20 machines. By 2014, the company needed four bays and had received more than 70 machines.
This year, customer activity began to grow so quickly that Doosan Portable Power outgrew its remanufacturing bay area. With a projected 100 units expected in 2015, the company needed to find another way to meet customer needs. The team explored the option to remanufacture HP1600 T3 compressor models on an assembly line. Doosan Portable Power planned to send at least 10 machines down the line in a group and accomplished this goal the first week of May. In July and August, the company plans to add more models, including the XP/HP750/825 T2/T3 and HP915 T2/T3. The team will also continue to remanufacture other models in the Remanufacturing Area's three tear-down areas and build bay.
It took a total team effort to complete the transformation in the Remanufacturing Area and on the assembly line. Ben Holston, Remanufacturing Supervisor; and Kelly DeHart, Aftermarket Remanufacturing Coordinator; led the transformation. Selenea Barker, Value Stream Supervisor; Mark Willett, Plant Operations Manager; and Todd Johnson, Planning and Inventory Control Manager; also played key roles in the transition to the line.
The Remanufacturing Team and Large Compressor Assembly Team showed openness and were willing to do things differently. A key concern revolved around the ability to get the parts to the line to support the build process. The teams worked together to ensure the proper parts were available. Throughout this process, team members learned more about each other and how they can achieve success in the remanufacturing process.
"Our remanufacturing efforts help us serve a market that has not yet totally adjusted to the higher retail prices for new Tier 4 products," said Sandra West, Aftermarket Technical Services Manager for Doosan Portable Power. "Through this process, we will continue to meet customer needs and be ready to help when they begin purchasing future Tier 4 compliant models."


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This is the second in a series of stories for The Natural Parent Magazine by Emily Holdaway of Raising Ziggy
The day I went into labour, I didn't realise that's what it was. It felt too . . . gentle. I had been having what I assumed were Braxton Hicks all day and while I had thought 'Ooooh maybe this is it', they felt too mild to get my hopes up over. It didn't feel like what I thought labour would feel like. They didn't hurt, my waters hadn't broken and there was no bloody tinged discharge. I don't think I've ever checked my knickers so much in one day. Where was the fast onset of pain portrayed in every movie or TV birth I had ever seen? Because this wasn't it.
Later that evening, looking at my 'Am I in labour?' sheet of paper, the only box I could tick was '6 – 10 mins apart'. I called my midwife Sam, and she confirmed she thought I was in early labour. Go to bed, get some rest and touch base in the morning.Â
So we went to bed. But I was too uncomfortable to sleep, and once AJ fell asleep I slipped out to the lounge, turned on the TV and, with our two cats as company, started swaying through the contractions.
AJ woke up at 11pm to an empty bed and came to find me. I had just thrown up and the contractions were getting stronger, more intense, and were now about 3 mins apart. He wanted to call our midwife. I didn't feel we needed to. First births go on for ages, don't they. Don't they? He called our midwife.
Sam arrived at midnight, took one look at me working through another contraction and decided we had to leave. AJ called Cassie. I panicked. I was not prepared to go to the birth centre, I didn't even have clothes on, just a dressing gown! I raced into the bedroom to dress and chuck on waterproof mascara, and during the lull between contractions in the ride to the birth centre, I managed to plait my hair. There was going to be a photographer there dammit, and I wanted to look good.
We arrived just after midnight. We'd left the house in such a hurry that AJ dropped me off, then shot back home to grab a few things and dress himself properly. By now the contractions had really stepped it up a notch and I was trying anything to get comfy while Sam ran the bath.  I tried the Swiss ball, the bed, swaying…but nothing helped. The moment the bath was ready I was in there. Oh, it was bliss. The water felt incredible, it encased me and held me up. I could twist and turn and move around, and while the contractions still gripped me tightly, there was an ease to my movements in the water that I didn't have out of it.
The next few hours were hard work. I had declined any form of pain relief as I wanted to deliver our baby myself. To be the first person to touch him, hold him. And for that to happen, I needed to be as alert as possible, no interventions unless absolutely necessary.
Having a solid birth plan helped me to focus. All my concentration was set on riding out each contraction, knowing the end result I wanted. I started to moan with each contraction, softly, quietly, as my stomach clenched. As the contractions got stronger, the moans got louder. Soon I started verbalising. 'Ow ow ow' turned to 'OW, OW, OW' and as the contractions intensified, so did my volume. I tried to yell the pain away. It didn't really work, it still hurt, but it did help.
I threw up a lot. After each contraction I'd catch my breath and then I'd vomit. I'd have a sip of water, so I had something in my stomach, ride another contraction, gripping the sides of the bath, and vomit again. Sam offered me something for the nausea, but needles were involved so I declined. AJ was there, spew bucket in one hand, a glass of water in the other and a cold cloth for my forehead.
Sam gave AJ and I a lot of space to work together. While she checked our baby's heartbeat regularly, she only checked me internally once, as I knelt on the steps to the bath. She never worried about how dilated I was, and said she could tell how far along we were by the sounds I was making. The trust she put into me and my body to do our thing was empowering.
As my contractions intensified, I worried I wouldn't be able to do this for much longer. I was exhausted, almost falling asleep between contractions. 'This is fucking hard,' I told Sam, 'where the fuck are these endorphins?' She cracked up laughing at me. 'You're nearly there,' she said, 'You're doing great.' Looking back I realise this was transition, that final intense part of labour before gears change and you start to push.
Pushing is intense. You just grab onto something and hold on for the ride. Have you ever been so hungover that you're throwing your guts up into the toilet? You know that uncontrollable retching your body does as it violently expels all the alcohol you ingested the night before? Pushing is like that. You have no say, your body just heaves and you go with it, you have to. It's totally different to a contraction, the pain is different, not as sharp, not as unbearable.
Pushing was when my waters finally broke and a gush of pink stained the pool. This is also when I shat myself. This fact of birth is something you giggle and feel embarrassed about before you go into labour. But I'm telling you now, there's no stopping it, it happens and it's not a big deal. In fact, with everything that's going on at this stage – you barely register. And your midwife takes care of you – cheers Sam!
As I pushed, I drew into myself, no longer verbalising my pain. I was focused on one thing. Our baby was about to be born and I was ready.
It is a surreal experience to feel your baby's head crowning. Intense. Unforgettable. I could feel my skin stretch to make room, the burn they talk about, real, but not unbearable. I used my fingers to try and to ease the skin of my vagina around his head. Trying to be gentile, to minimise any tearing. I felt in control. I could feel the progress his head made as with each push, his head came closer and closer. Â Then there was a 'pop' as his head birthed. I felt this rush of emotion, I could feel a nose!
Time stood still as I held my baby's head in my hands. This was actually happening. I asked AJ if he wanted to feel, but he was just crouching there with his mouth wide open, in awe. I don't think he moved an inch as all of this was happening. With the next push, the rest of the body slipped out in a rush and I bought him to my chest.
I had a peek between his legs, the first person to touch him, the first person to see the sex of our child. We had a little boy and he was perfect. We sat there in the pool, skin to skin, my son and I. He was so calm. No screaming, no crying. He just looked up at me, taking it all in.
'He looks like a goblin,' I said. He did, he was grey and wrinkled and so small. But it only took a minute or two as the blood from the placenta pumped into his body and he turned bright pink.
Once his placenta had stopped pulsing blood through the cord, AJ cut it. Then Sam wrapped a towel around us, I bought him to my chest, and little Ziggy Jay nuzzled in for his first feed.
I can't describe the emotions flooding through me at that moment. All that work, the pain and the effort was so worth it to have this bundle of deliciousness snuggled close to me. It's a moment in our lives we will never forget. It was empowering, beautiful and I've never known love like it.
Thank you Cassie for giving us memories we'll cherish forever. Thank you Sam and Sarah for your support during our pregnancy and our birth. And thank you to my wonderful partner, the light of my life, for being there for me, wiping away my puke and holding me up. You were amazing and I love you. Look what we made. Ziggy Jay. Perfection.
Emily Holdaway is a New Zealand parenting blogger gaining local recognition. She is a first time mum, sharing her journey to natural parenting through her entertaining and surprisingly open blog Raising Ziggy . Emily is an active volunteer of Waikato Baby Carriers, she attends La Leche meetings and also Kangatraining; supporting local businesses and offering advice and the benefits of these groups to other kiwi parents. In her spare time, you'll find her in the garden with Ziggy and the chooks.

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How to Place an Order at Lazada Using PayPal: A Step-by-Step Guide
I've been using my PayPal account when placing orders at Lazada.com.ph, and so far, they had been very efficient. All transactions went well except with the delivery part though. But that's another story to tell. For this blog post, I will be giving you a step-by-step guide on how to use your own PayPal account to pay Lazada and have the items delivered at your doorstep.
This is presuming that you already have an account with Lazada complete with your personal and contact information, billing address, as well as delivery address. Your billing address at Lazada, however, need not to be the same with that of your PayPal account. This is because you can buy at Lazada using another's account, whether it's PayPal, credit card, debit card, atm and the like as long as you can provide the necessary details.
So let's get started.
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PayPal is a very good option for online shoppers who do not have any physical credit or debit card to use like me. I have a debit card but it's a virtual card sponsored by Globe. It's called GCash American Express Virtual Card. I'd like to apply for a local credit or debit card but there's just so many requirements so I chose that of Globe. I will be talking more about this Globe prepaid virtual card on a separate post soon.
Learn more about GCash American Express Virtual Card.
So how do use your PayPal to buy at Lazada?
Step 1
Find the products you like to order and add them to your cart. You can use the Search Box or the Category Menu for a faster search. If you signed up to their daily newsletter, you'll be given updates and links as to the items on sale so you can go through them.
If you are decided on what to buy, click on the Cart button on the top right corner of the page so you can review your order. In my case, I ordered two products, so there's two items on my cart. And, there's a shipping charge of 99 pesos since the total price of my order did not reach 1,000 pesos. Lazada only offers free shipping for all orders worth ₱ 1,000 and above.
Read the complete Lazada rules on shipment and delivery here:
Step 2
Click Proceed to Checkout to pay. You will be presented with 7 options. Since I paid using PayPal on my previous orders, the PayPal option is automatically highlighted and chosen by the system. Otherwise, just choose PayPal.
If you have a coupon or voucher to use, go to Order Summary and under that, you will see "Do you have a voucher? Apply". Just click apply and put in the code.
For this transaction below, Lazada gave me a voucher code because they failed to delivery my previous order. But of course, the worth of every voucher may different. In my case, it's a 200 peso worth voucher.
Step 3
Click PLACE YOUR ORDER. A small box will show saying you have to wait as they process your order. You will then be routed to this page where you need to type the email associated to your PayPal account and your password.
If you are using a personal computer, tick the box below where it says, "This is not a shared computer" so the system can choose the best protection for your PayPal transaction.
Click Log In. The system will then authenticate the information.
Step 4
Right after, you will be required to review your PayPal request. If everything is correct, click Pay Now.
If the transaction is successful, you'll see this "congratulations" page. Since I am located outside Metro Manila, the delivery period is 7-9 days. You will also receive an email and text confirmation.
That's it!
You will then wait for your orders to be delivered. When they are on their way, Lazada will let you know through text and email. You can also track the delivery via LBC page.
Provincial deliveries will usually take 3 to 5 days, depending on the availability of your item and the proximity of the contracted vendor or supplier. Because if the supplier is just around Leyte, you can get the item 2 or 3 days after payment.
And oh by the way! I've been following Lazada and it seems like they always have discount promos everyday so I suggest that you also subscribe to their newsletter for regular updates.
If you're a first time subscriber, you'll get a ₱ 200 voucher for your first order. And, if you place an order through their mobile app, you'll get a ₱ 250 welcome voucher for a minimum amount of purchase. Awesome, right?
Lazada is indeed a very cost-effective and efficient one-stop online shop.
Know more about shopping at Lazada!
Check out the Lazada App for Android phones!
Do you think Lazada's wesbite is shopper-friendly?
Any fee or charge by paypal?
I got confused with the Paypal Balance. Is it the amount remaining in my Paypal account or that pertains to the amount that I have to pay for the items I chose? Is there any fees when using Paypal as a mode of payment in Lazada?
Hi! One method of verifying your paypal account is by creating a debit/credit card. My question is, how much money you will be paying from them if you will be creating a debit/credit card since this thing has so many issues if you don't know how to do and use this thing.
Do i need a verified paypal account?..please reply because i want to buy stuff later.Thank You.
Hi! Is installment available for Paypal payment? Thanks!
Evane great step by step tutorial. I think I will try Lazada now.
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A new program designed to appeal to men and racial and ethnic minorities who want to quit smoking is being developed by Judith S. Gordon, PhD, professor and interim vice chair for research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Widely known for her innovative approaches to smoking cessation, Dr. Gordon will develop and evaluate the use of guided imagery as a tobacco-cessation intervention, delivered over a telephone "quitline" and companion website.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a program of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $702,606 for the three-year study (NIH grant R34AT008947).
The study is a collaboration with the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, which operates the Arizona Smokers Helpline, a quitline known as ASHLine (1-800-55-66-222). Co-investigators on the study are Julie Armin, PhD, research assistant professor, UA Department of Family and Community Medicine; Melanie Bell, PhD, professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Uma Nair, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, with the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health; and Peter Giacobbi, PhD, associate professor, College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences at West Virginia University.
Men and under-represented minorities are less likely to turn to a quitline when they want to stop smoking, Dr. Gordon says. But adding guided imagery—an intervention in which people immerse themselves in a multi-sensory, imaginative rehearsal of being a non-smoker, with all the health and economic benefits that provides—may encourage more people to use the quitline. The reasons: guided imagery commonly is used to train athletes, which may make the intervention more appealing to men, and an alternative approach to smoking cessation may attract smokers who have tried more mainstream approaches without success.
Smoking is at an all-time low in the United States, Dr. Gordon notes, with just one in 17 adults smoking cigarettes in 2014, according to a recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Arizona, 15.9 percent of the adult population smokes, compared to 18.4 percent nationally. Yet smoking still is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States, killing 480,000 Americans each year.
Drs. Gordon, Giacobbi and Armin collaborated on a pilot study last year of a guided imagery mHealth app—called See Me Smoke-Free—for women smokers. Preliminary data suggest guided imagery can be helpful to women who want to quit smoking, Dr. Gordon says.
The researchers want to see if guided imagery is effective when provided via a tobacco quitline. Guided imagery interventions usually are delivered in person, making this approach unique and potentially more cost-effective.
No matter how long a person has smoked, he or she will experience immediate benefits to their health, especially their heart, lungs and skin, and well-being, Dr. Gordon says. "When you quit smoking, you take back control of your life."
About the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is advancing health and wellness through state-of-the-art medical education programs, groundbreaking research and advancements in patient care in Arizona and across the U.S. Founded in 1967, the College ranks among the top medical schools in the nation for research and primary care and is leading the way in academic medicine through a partnership with Banner – University Medicine, a new division of one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. For more information, visit medicine.arizona.edu
About the University of Arizona Health Sciences
The University of Arizona Health Sciences is the statewide leader in biomedical research and health professions training. The UA Health Sciences includes the UA Colleges of Medicine (Phoenix and Tucson), Nursing, Pharmacy and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, with main campus locations in Tucson and the growing Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix. From these vantage points, the UA Health Sciences reaches across the state of Arizona and the greater Southwest to provide cutting-edge health education, research, patient care and community outreach services. A major economic engine, the UA Health Sciences employs almost 5,000 people, has nearly 1,000 faculty members and garners more than $126 million in research grants and contracts annually. For more information: http://uahs.arizona.edu (Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn)


text: Last weekend I attended the Body Control Pilates Development Weekend held at the Royal College of Physicians London. A great weekend, not only having the opportunity to attend workshops held by eminent teachers such as Elizabeth Larkham and to share their knowledge, but also to catch up with other Pilates teachers from all around the country. I also attended 2 lectures by Dr Marilyn Glenville, the first lecture on nutrition and the menopause and the second lecture entitled "Fat around the middle". I learnt an incredible amount. Its well worth logging on to her website, and she has also written many books on nutrition.


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3131 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, United States
Magical and otherworldly
Perfectly trained
Light stone and marble
Upscale; a solid mix of business and leisure
How did it strike you on arrival?
This Strip favorite's gold-gilded peacock statues, red-trimmed pool cabanas, and enough fountains to rival the Romans, proves that Vegas Chic is not an oxymoron. When you walk into Wynn's main entrance, it's a totally otherworldly floral fantasy. You walk across floral mosaic tiles into a naturally lit lobby full of moving floral sculptures—like a flowery carousel surrounded by trees and giant floral bouquets hanging from the ceiling. There's a reason this is one of the city's most Instagrammed spots. You feel you've walked in off the Strip into an alternate universe. It manages to pull this off and feel magical—not cheesy.
What's the crowd like?
It changes depending on who's having a business off-site or a convention at Wynn and Encore. But in general, guests are fashion- and status-conscious. They're here for the amazing retail (there are two Chanel stores), the restaurants, and the nightlife. There's no distinct demographic, but they're s more sophisticated and international crowd than in most other resorts on the Strip.
The good stuff: Tell us about your room.
I stayed in a Wynn Deluxe King (there are a lot of room categories between Wynn and Encore), which is essentially the standard room at Wynn. The decor is all light woods, neutral and camel-colored carpets and lots of bright white touches where they're practical (like the bed), and this same decorating philosophy is true in most other rooms at Wynn. There are pops of color only in the art (you'll find good reproductions of modern masters) and in flowers. The floor-to-ceiling windows had a great view toward the Strip and west toward the mountains, an features include automated lights, drapes and sheers, with control panels right by the bed so you don't have to fumble around and try to figure out how to turn things on. The rooms are all quite large—generally starting at around 650 square feet.
We're craving some deep, restorative sleep. They got us?
A couple of years ago, Steve Wynn actually procured sheets from the top hotels in the world and made sure that his thread counts were higher. So you'll find sky-high beds with linens that are 507-thread count (putting them just above the highest-ever thread counts). For those of us who like to work in bed, there are huge, over-stuffed Euro shams, which are nice when you're trying to get comfortably propped up.
How about the little things, like mini bar, or shower goodies. Any of that find its way into your suitcase?
Call me a total geek, but the bedside mobile phone charging outlets are the first thing I'd steal in a lawless world. These rooms are definitely designed to solve every traveler frustration. Wynn's own amenities are really nice: Three years ago, they had Molton Brown design a custom Wynn set of products, scented with cocoa and tonka bean,so you smell vaguely like vanilla. They also provide a basket that goes beyond the normal little amenities, including shoe polish and a buffing cloth.
Please tell us the bathroom won't let us down.
All of Wynn's bathrooms are great, with a priority on big, deep bathtubs. The bathrooms are designed with a nice, Euro sensibility (which puts the toilet in a separate little room). The towels are the best on the Strip—really big, white and fluffy. Robes are big and plush. Actually, these might be the items you'd steal if you could.
Maybe the most important topic of all: Wi-Fi. What's the word?
All rooms get a free basic Wi-Fi package with a speed of 7MB (which is not really free—it's included in the $39 daily resort fee, from which you can't opt out). You can upgrade to faster Wi-Fi if you want to stream, but it'll cost around $15 per day.
Room service: Worth it?
I could not possibly love in-room dining for breakfast more at Wynn. However, you'll pay for it. On a recent trip, I ordered a "fitness breakfast" (egg white omelet with vegetables, toast and fruit), plus a green juice and tea, and paid $69 once the service charge and taxes were levied. There are tons of options on the menu though, including traditional Asian breakfasts and vegan options.
Staff: If you could award one a trophy, who gets it, and why?
Every staff member at Wynn is trained within an inch of their lives to make your life easier. It's impossible to single out just one overachiever here.
Anything stand out about other services and features? Whether it's childcare, gyms, spas, even parking—whatever stuck with you.
Between Wynn and Encore, there are multiple, gorgeous pools, Jacuzzis, and lots of ways to get to them. They're rarely crowded like the pool party scene at other resorts. The restaurants are all incredible—and one of the most pleasant and transporting scenes is sitting out at Jardin and watching the pool scene at Encore.
What was most memorable—or heartbreaking—about your stay?
There are two things you should definitely do when you're at Wynn: Have a romantic meal in one of the restaurants that sit over water (such as SW, Lakeside, or at the floating pagoda table at Mizumi), and splurge on something really special on the esplanades at Wynn. Recent entrants into the retail scene here include Bijan, which is designing all Wynn-exclusive pieces; Nirav Modi, the jewelry designer that is just beginning to expand into the U.S. (and has some mind-blowing jewels); and the only Louis Vuitton men's-exclusive store in the U.S., among others. You can even get a custom LV poker set, hand-stamped there.
Bottom line: worth it, and why?
Depending on what conventions are in town and what the season is, Wynn rooms, as luxurious as they are, don't cost all that much more than rooms in other cities. Overall, because of the high number of hotel rooms in Las Vegas, it pays to get the one in the resort that you think you'll be spending the most time in. If your priority is dining and shopping—and you like the easy access to next door's Venetian (you can walk there over a bridge from Wynn) the rooms are actually a great deal.
Got the skinny on this place? Let our editors know!


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Wellness & Spa
Situated on the 16th floor of the hotel and with breathtaking views of the vibrant city of Casablanca, the Wellness centre offers a sanctuary for business and leisure guests alike. The Spa offers a wide variety of treatments authentic to the region and guests are encouraged to unwind in our traditional Hamam or rejuvenate themselves with a traditional Moroccan scrub. The rooftop pool with its stunning views across the city provides a unique place to relax, exercise or simply spend time with friends.
La Rose du Désert - Spa
Situated on the 16th floor atop the hotel with breathtaking views of the vibrant city of Casablanca, la Rose du Désert offers a sanctuary for hotel guests on business and leisure and offers a wide variety of treatments authentics to the region. With 3 massage rooms, 2 hammams and one sauna, our therapists will advise you on the best way to get relaxed after a long day of work.
Pamper yourself in the rooftop Spa overlooking the city. Do not hesitate to call us to book a treatment, +212 522 48 80 00 or via email : firstname.lastname@example.com
- Two large Hammams with traditional scrubbing
- One large unisex sauna
- Three massage treatment rooms
- Facial treatments
- Manicure, pedicure
Opening hours
10 am to 10 pm
Health & Fitness Centre
Our exclusive Lifestyle Fitness center is located on the 1st floor, where the emphasis is on a holistic approach to intelligent training and exquisite relaxation. Resident guests have unlimited access to our cardio fitness equipment and ice fountain.
- Variety of fitness equipment
- Technogym Kinesis machine
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World Read Aloud Day should be every day
In some cultures, such as the Lakota, is wasn't that long ago that stories were told by elders to young people – stories of lessons of animals who played tricks and learned lessons of their own. Most of these stories were not written down but passed down verbally from generation to generation, and, surprisingly, they changed little over thousands of years.
That same spirit of the tradition of storytelling continued this past Wednesday during World Read Aloud Day at Demoney Elementary when teachers and guest readers read to groups of students from kindergarten through second grade. Readers went from room to room, telling the kids stories and the kids asked lots of questions in turn.
It was a lot like those stories told around long-ago council fires.
Reading to kids is probably one of the best things you can do for them. It helps them appreciate the act of reading and it also helps them to study and understand how adults place nuances on certain words, and put a spin on various phrases. And when adults ask kids if they could see themselves in a certain situation, or if a beaver could really do this or if a bear could really do that, kids learn to process information abstractly.
Reading to kids also serves as a model for when kids get older. They'll remember when Mom or Dad or Grandpa or Grandma or Uncle or Aunt read to them. they'll think of how much they enjoyed it, and they'll want to read to their own children. Some studies have also suggested that if mothers read aloud to children in the womb their children will be smarter.
It might just take 10 or 20 minutes a day or each night, but if you have kids, read to them. It's the first step in their learning to read for themselves.
And that's a gift that will last a lifetime.


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We are proud to announce the release of our sixth issue featuring the stars of Larry Clark's latest film, Marfa Girl. For the cover story, Adam Mediano and Mercedes Maxwell are photographed and paired against an interview with the American filmmaker and photographer. Clark discusses at length the inspiration behind his newest film and everything that went into it, including its unique release method.
For the Spring/Summer 2013 issue, plenty of photo productions are included like the series by Yves Borgwardt who traveled to Thailand to capture the Hawaiian shirt in its proper environment. Kimi Hammerstroem returns to this issue with a colorful spread starring model Mimi Wade. Our creative team in Canada, Park National, met up with Boys Noize in Montreal for a Nike Air Force 1 editorial.
Also included are illustrations by Carine Brancowitz and our very own Fritz Radtke. Brancowitz used her weapon of choice, the ballpoint pen, to recreate the essentials from Hedi Slimane's pret-a-porter line for Saint Laurent while Radtke created a collage made of discarded fashion magazines on the "Most Influential Designers of the Last Decade".
Curious to know what goes on during the production process, we took a behind-the-scenes look at the German watch customizer Blaken and the English clothier Barbour. Interviews include J. Lindeberg on his brand BLK DNM and Lanvin designer Lucas Ossendrijver on the current state of menswear.
All of this and much more is included as part of the 180-page issue, which is set to debut at Bread & Butter Berlin on January 14th and will then be released at stores, galleries, and events around the world.


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Naturopathic medicine is a system of medicine that has been practiced in North America for over 125 years. Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care profession built on a patient-centred approach that emphasizes prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that support the body's natural ability to heal and help the patient achieve sustainable health and wellness.
Naturopathic medicine involves a functional medicine approach to healthcare, identifying the biochemical and physiological imbalances within the individual, and using natural, scientifically-proven solutions to rectify these imbalances. Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) focus on naturally occurring substances, minimally invasive methods, and the promotion of natural healing. They also emphasize illness prevention and a healthy diet and lifestyle.
Naturopathic Doctors focus not only on the symptoms but also the underlying conditions causing the symptoms. Naturopathic Doctors treat the root causes of disease and address preventable risk factors, using a wide range of science-and evidence-based, natural and conventional therapies.
Naturopathic medicine focuses on an understanding of the origins of acute and chronic disease and working to support and assist the body's natural ability to heal, getting to the root cause of what's wrong. Naturopathic assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the individual patient are accomplished by integrating modern and traditional care which includes clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques. All therapeutic options are considered and applied to help regulate the process of disease over time rather than temporarily suppress it. Naturopathic medicine is evidence-based, informed by clinical experience, research and the individual patient's unique health situation. Health promotion and disease prevention are a particular foundation of naturopathic medicine.
The focus of naturopathic care is the individual, their current health (physical, emotional and spiritual), family history as well as lifestyle choices and environmental influences, all of which inform the naturopathic assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan offered by a Naturopathic Doctor.
Naturopathic assessment, diagnosis and treatment draws from a number of modalities (therapies) and is tailored to the individual. Treatments may include clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathic medicine, physical treatments, acupuncture and Asian medicine, and lifestyle counseling.
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct form of primary health care. Naturopathic medicine is based on the following principles:
- Utilization of therapies that are minimally invasive i.e., first do no harm
- The Healing power of nature
- Identification and treatment of the causes of disease
- The primary role of the doctor as the teacher
- Treatment of the whole person
- Disease prevention and health promotion
Naturopathic medicine is for people of all ages and health histories who want to take their health into their own hands. NDs are primary health care providers and are qualified to see and treat everyone. Some NDs focus their practices in specific areas, such as treating children or the elderly, providing adjunctive cancer support, sport-related health, digestive health, pain management, etc. The majority of NDs work in multi-disciplinary practices with health professionals from other regulated professions including for example, conventional medical doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and chiropractors.
Common Conditions Treated
- Acne
- Addictions
- Adrenal fatigue/dysfunction
- Allergies
- Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Autism
- Autoimmune disorders (ie. Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus [SLE])
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cancer
- Chronic fatigue
- Depression
- Detoxification
- Diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance
- Digestive disorders (IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), Irritable bowel syndrome, Gerd/reflux)(IBS)
- Eczema
- Elevated cholesterol
- Environmental and food allergies/intolerances
- Erectile dysfunction
- Fatigue
- Female disorders (PMS, menopause, PCOS)
- Fertility
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches
- Healthy aging
- Healthy body composition and metabolism
- Heart health
- High blood pressure
- Hormone balance (male and female)
- Infections (acute and chronic; ie. colds, flus, sinusitis, urinary tract infections, vaginal yeast infections)
- Interstitial cystitis (IC)
- Infertility
- Injuries
- Liver disease
- Lyme disease Dr.Dean Schrader ND, Dr. Gordon Sims ND, LAc
- Medication side effects
- Mercury and heavy metal toxicity
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Migraines
- Nephritis
- Neurological conditions
- Osteoporosis
- Pain (acute and chronic; ie. Neck and low back pain, shingles, joint pain-including shoulder, knee, hip and TMJ, etc)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pregnancy-related complaints
- Prostate enlargements
- Restless leg syndrome
- Respiratory conditions
- Sleep issues/insomnia
- Surgical preparation/recovery
- Smoking cessation
- Thyroid dysfunction (hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, sub-clinical hypothyroidism)
- Urinary complaints
- Visual complaints
- Weight management


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Core Needs More Love
For some reason the Player's Handbook classes have been bugging me more than usual. In this state, there's little I can do but tinker with things until the feeling goes away on its own. Today I've decided to do some work on the Templar Cleric.
The Templar as in, the modified and updated class in the Class Compendium. The plan right now is to build a better Cleric, drawing inspiration from all over 4e.
Here's where I want to start — by making "Healing Word" an at-will power with some pretty serious modifications:
Word of Healing [Channeling, Speech, Healing]
Minor action * At-will * Close burst 5
Requirement: You must not be deafened.
Target: You or one ally in burst.
Effect: The target can spend a healing surge.
Special: You can use only one channeling power per turn.
First of all I want to make it an at-will power, and I know that might be hard for some people to swallow. Consider this however, a Cleric can already use the power twice per encounter at 1st level, and gains an additional use at 16th level. Three total.
The strength of Healing Word is not in its usage limitation however — its primary strength lies in how it trades in the Action Economy. First Aid (most players don't bother) requires a Standard action and can only be performed at melee range.
Not only does Healing Word require a Minor action, but it can be performed up to 5 squares away — saving the leader's Move action and their Standard action. But to make it an at-will power is tricky — at-wills just don't work the same way.
In addition to dropping scaling from the power — it stays a burst 5 into Paragon and Epic tiers and there's no extra healing on top — I've added the Speech keyword, a keyword I've been hoping to unveil for a while now, but needed the right class.
There's no love for the deafened condition nowadays, but back in Third Edition it imposed a 1-in-5 failure chance for spells with a verbal spell component.
Deafened is back with a vengeance.
Rather than applying a system-wide rule that could cause numerous problems for players of existing classes and blah-de-blah, I'm simply adding a requirement to current and future "Word" powers, and powers that rely on spoken communication.
I'm also collapsing various "Channel Divinity" powers into the Channeling keyword, which will represent not only Divine powers, but certain Spirit powers as well. When I re-release the Incarnate, you can expect to see Channeling powers.
The advantage of consolidating these numerous powers under the Channeling keyword is that it can be used to encourage strategic play when utilizing multiple Divine or Primal powers — powers often more powerful than a typical utility.


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There are five sources of funding for school districts (Concordia, 2018). Approximately, 1% is from our lottery system, 6% is from miscellaneous local funds, 12% from federal funds, 22% from local property tax and 59% from state funding, estimating 81% of education funds stem from state resources (Concordia, 2018).
According to Brimley, Verstegen, and Garfield (2012), characteristics of a good tax system include: equity and ability-to-pay, observing if our system is fair for all individuals regardless of their economic status. Adequacy of yield, which looks at massive amounts of tax revenue. Costs of collection, which helps to maintain taxes have a low collection and administrative costs to the government and individuals. Tax shifting, regarding impact and incidence which should ultimately remain minimal to benefit the masses. Neutrality, which is influenced by the tax rate and lastly predictability, governments depend on tax funding that remains consistent. Taxes are evaluated using five criteria: growth, stability, simplicity, neutrality, and equity. Growth deals with the funding used to cover government program costs. Stability deals with the governments capacity to predict steady income based on tax revenue. Simplicity refers to taxes being cost-effective, equity calls for the fairness of the progression of taxes and neutrality was previously explained above. The chart below illustrates taxes collected for educational funding.
Overall, property tax remains the highest tax. Reason being, the property is the most substantial asset of most individuals based on the value of the property. Thus, it yields a more significant amount of tax benefit. Whereas, sales and lottery tax would be the smallest tax because the yield you receive is predicated on whether a person chooses to participate in the lottery or specific sales. Ultimately in the area of education, property tax continues to be the most beneficial because it provides the most stable source of funding for schools regardless of the community.
Brimley, V., Verstegen, D.A. & Garfield R.R. (2012). Financing education in a climate of change (11th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Concordia University Irvine Online (2018). Understanding California's Property Tax. Retrieved from http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/tax/property-tax-primer- 112912.pdf


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California public universities tap student fees for unintended projects
While California universities have faced round after round of crippling budget cuts and protests against increased fees have flared on campuses, administrators have tapped funds meant for classrooms and students to cover some extraordinary costs: losses on ill-timed real estate deals, loans to high-ranking officials and an ambitious construction project.
Experts say the moves, made without wide student knowledge or public oversight, show that administrators have put aggressive business plans ahead of the teaching mission. When things go wrong, they're dipping into student fees, scholarship funds and money meant for classes to pick up the tab.
University spending: An article in Sunday's Section A about California universities' use of money meant for classrooms and student services said a building purchased by a foundation affiliated with Cal State Sacramento was empty. According to a school spokeswoman, about a dozen events including lectures and a faculty retreat have been held in the 188,000-square-foot building since January. The article also misstated Jesse Bernal's title. He is the University of California student regent, not UCLA student regent. In addition, former UCLA fundraiser Richard Bergman's name was misspelled as Berman in one reference, and Cal State Sacramento President Alexander Gonzalez's name was misspelled as Gonzales in one reference. —
"It's almost like they kind of lose sight of the core purpose of what they're there to do, and get excited by the opportunity to speculate with other people's money," said Steve Boilard, director of higher education for the state's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.
At UCLA, student fees are being used to save a plan to renovate Pauley Pavilion, home of the school's legendary basketball team.
In 2006, administrators launched a campaign to raise $100 million from private contributors to pay for the $185-million upgrade, which includes cushier seats, a high-definition scoreboard and expanded locker rooms. But when the fundraising effort fell victim to the recession, administrators changed the finance plan to include $25 million from student fees.
"Students really weren't involved in the process, beyond maybe some rubber-stamp committee," said UCLA Student Regent Jesse Bernal. "I don't think they know enough about it."
Most of the student money, $15 million, will come from fees approved by a student referendum in 2000 to maintain two older campus buildings that house gyms and student centers. The remaining $10 million had been set aside for seismic repair of student facilities.
Using that money to renovate the arena "seems like a strange priority," said long-time UCLA fundraiser Richard Bergman, who originally chaired the Pauley Pavilion campaign. He said he was summarily dismissed last year after complaining about several aspects of the project, including the dip into student pockets.
UCLA Athletics Director Dan Guerrero told reporters last fall that Bergman "was very committed to the project, but along the way we had some disagreements -- reasonable people have disagreements -- on how we should proceed, and it was just felt that it was better to part ways."
Bergman said that when money got tight, administrators should have scaled back their ambitions.
Steve Olsen, UCLA's chief operating officer, acknowledged that the referendum approving the fee included nothing about Pauley Pavilion. But "it was always clearly understood that as the revenues grew, additional projects could be appropriately funded by those fees," he said.
Cindy Mosqueda, who was a UCLA sophomore in 2000 and a leader of the campaign for the fee, said there was no such understanding.
"We . . . thought we needed additional space and the asbestos out of the basement," said Mosqueda, now a PhD. candidate. "If we knew it would be used in the future for Pauley Pavilion, we wouldn't have worked so hard."
Few students will be able to afford a good view at the renovated Pauley, where seats between the baskets are expected to cost more than Lakers tickets, Berman said. Season tickets will require a one-time fee in the tens of thousands of dollars.
At Cal State Sacramento, administrators used general fund money to cover an investment that went bad.
University Enterprises Inc., an independent foundation affiliated with the school, paid more than $35 million raised from private donors to buy a commercial office building near campus in 2007. Administrators said they planned to hold classes in half of the building's 188,000 square feet and lease the rest to generate revenue.
Then the real estate bubble burst.
The building is empty, and university President Alexander Gonzalez said he paid $5.6 million last year to prevent the foundation from falling into foreclosure on it.
The money came from the school's general fund -- a combination of student fees and tax dollars -- which is more commonly used to pay professors' salaries, utility bills and the other day-to-day costs of educating students.
"It does kind of look like a gift of public money to the foundation," said Boilard in the Legislative Analyst's Office.
Patrick Murphy, an adjunct fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, said the Sacramento situation is a prime example of why land deals are usually handled through separate capital accounts.
"Maybe instead of coming up with clever deals like that," Murphy said, administrators "should invest in the core courses that many CSU students say they can't get."
The payment exacerbated an already severe budget shortfall that has forced the school to forgo most spring admissions this semester, university spokeswoman Gloria Moraga said. And student fees rose 32% last year while classes were being cut, leaving many unable to finish their degrees on time.
"They said there's no money, and yet they come up with millions for that building," said Alma Lopez, 23, a biology major from the Central Valley town of Tracy.
The bailout adds to campus frustration that began in 2007 when the foundation came under fire for giving Gonzalez, then newly hired, $233,000 in personal loans and paying $27,000 to put a new stove in his house.
Moraga said the foundation made the purchase after the university's head chef declared the existing stove inadequate for the large parties and fundraisers Gonzalez would be hosting. "There were health and safety issues," Moraga said.
The transactions are the subject of an ongoing audit by the state attorney general's office.
Last month, Gonzales said the new building won't be a drain on school finances once the real estate market picks up.
"This is just a stopgap," Gonzalez said of the $5.6-million expenditure. "The purchase of the building is still a very, very good deal."
After it is renovated, the nursing department will move out of its current cramped quarters and into the modern building, where it will be able to offer public clinics, Moraga said.
But the use of general-fund money to save the foundation's privately funded investment has become a rallying point for the California State University faculty union, some of whose members have been laid off or furloughed as budgets have tightened. The union is pushing a bill in the Capitol to force university foundations to share their financial documents under the California open-records law.
"These organizations can make arrangements that end up costing the campus money," said Cal State Sacramento math professor Scott Farrand, who sits on the school's budget panel.
The attorney general's office is also auditing a foundation at Sonoma State University following revelations that the organization, which provides student scholarships, lent millions of dollars to a former board member for private deals involving undeveloped land, home building ventures and a vineyard.
Clem Carinalli, a large area landowner, began receiving loans worth more than $8 million from the foundation days after resigning from the board, said university spokeswoman Susan Kashack. One of his business associates sat on the board while the loans were approved but was forced to resign in December over the apparent conflict of interests.
The foundation hoped to profit from interest on the loans, but Carinalli filed for bankruptcy protection last year. He still owed $1.25 million to the foundation, said Kashack.
There's less money available for scholarships this year. Kashack blamed the weak economy, not troubled investments with an ex-foundation board member.
"We do not make these kinds of investments anymore," she added.


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Evidence Meeting 6 – Smart Contracts
For the full overview, including written evidence submissions, please download the PDF Evidence Meeting 6 Overview here.
Video recording of the Evidence Meeting available below.
1. Details
- Date: 20 November 2018
- Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm
- Location: Boothroyd Room – Portcullis House
Chaired by Damien Moore
Secretariat – Big Innovation Centre
2. Purpose
The mission of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG Blockchain) is to ensure that industry and society benefit from the full potential of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLT) making the UK a leader in Blockchain/DLT's innovation and implementation.
Evidence Meeting 6 explored the potential of Evidence Meeting 6: Smart and Intelligent Contracts
3. Evidence Givers
- Shirley Bailey-Wood, Director of Information Solutions, BSI Standards
- Peter Hunn, Founder, Accord Project
- Charles Kerrigan, Partner, Banking & International Finance, CMS
- Siobhan McKeering, Lawyer, The Law Commission
- Christina Blacklaws, President, The Law Society
- Kevin Gidney, CTO & Founder, Seal Software
- Vinay Gupta, CEO, Mattereum
4. Questions for Inspiration
- What is the future of contractual transactions? (Intelligent and smart contracts)
- What does it mean for financial, legal and commercial stakeholders? (people, shops, investors, banks, legal practice, insurance, others)
- How might blockchain revolutionise the legal industry, contract writing, other sectors using contracts and how IP is transacted?
5. Summary
APPG on Blockchain met on the 20th of November to discuss the impact of blockchain technology on smart and intelligent contracts. The meeting was chaired by MP Damian Moore and included,
The discussion evolved around two opposite positions towards implementation of smart and intelligent contracts with most of the speakers focusing on the positive aspects of the transformation while both Charles Kerrigan Partner, Banking & International Finance at CMS and Kevin Gidney, CTO & Founder at Seal Software from Seal Software, brought forward some negative consequences and suggested solutions. The focus was on data and smart and intelligent contracts providing an infrastructure for data transfer, but missing laws on data use to ensure availability, liability and security.
- Standards and Harmonization
"Standardization will enable the market acceptance of smart contracts" – said Shirley Bailey-Wood, MBE, Director of Information Solutions at BSI Standards, who opened the discussion with presenting BSI and their work on smart contract standardisation. The BSI standards series in development on blockchain will aim to enable greater acceptance with businesses of blockchain as an emerging technology.
Shirley argued that one of the standards under the BSI portfolio, entitled "Smart Contract that may be Legally Binding – Technical Specification", will address how smart contracts are written, how they are enforced, and how to ensure that the automated performance of an intelligent contract is faithful to the meaning of any relevant contractual documentation.
BSI is specifically developing a new fast track standard known as Publicly Available Specification (PAS) in partnership with Accord Project. The intended outcome is a "code of practice" for the technical implementation and use of smart legal contracts.
Shirley Bailey-Wood highlighted that to gain mass market usage, smart contracts need to be taken up by the technology community, but more importantly, accepted by the judicial system and those in organisations who do not necessarily have, or need deep technical expertise.
For this to happen, the privacy and security principles need to be built into technology, so businesses and consumers are confident in blockchain.
The fact that different laws exist in different jurisdictions adds complexity ensuring smart contracts implementation.
Harmonising those was highlighted by Charles Karrigan from CMS, who pointed to the differences in English and French law. The former being based on freedom of contract, the latter on civil, commercial and mixed agreements.
Adding to that, there are hard problems of equity, good faith and fairness as well as contracts that are negotiated as opposed to regulated.
Given that smart contracts change the nature of the very transaction among people, the Law Commission, that provides recommendations and advice to Government on law reform to ensure fair, modern, simple and cost-effective laws, has started a project on smart contracts to ensure that the law is sufficiently flexible and precise to apply in a global digital context.
Siobhan McKeering, lawyer at the Law Commission, posed critical questions on which the Law Commission will seek consultations, launching a call for evidence in early 2019. These are:
- Questions of liability – what happens when a smart contract does not execute an agreement as expected, and how is liability allocated for any resulting loss.
- Questions as to whether tokens are intangible property and whether legislation such as the Bills of Exchange Act 1882 should be reviewed
- Questions of contract law, including interpretation, applicable law and remedies.
- Legal use and framework
As a response and a possible solution, both BSI and Accord Project propose a framework that could help to ensure that a relevant environment is created in which the transformation to smart contracts can take place.
BSI is working on interoperability and compatibility frameworks standards to avoid technology lock-in, thereby reducing the risk for consumers and improving their likelihood of acceptance of the new type of contractual relations. BSI recommends that government engages directly with a wider stakeholder community via HMG to bring insights, perspectives and experiences on blockchain and to shape workable solutions.
On the other hand, Accord Project proposes a framework that would work firstly for law practitioners before consumers can take advantage of the implementation of smart contracts.
There are many advantages of smart contracts, as pointed by Peter Hunn Charles Kerrigan. Before we reap the benefits at the consumer level, there is work to be done to prepare the legal practice for a big change.
Peter Hunn expressed the need to facilitate conditions to allow stakeholders to use and experiment with technology safely and with an appropriate degree of certainty. He believes that smart contracts start out to:
- Be partially computable – through a concept such as "smart clauses" and
- Not necessarily "self-executable"
He highlighted that for this environment to exist, we must not rush into regulation and develop a three-pillar framework:
Viney Gupta, CEO at Mattereum focused on a key reason for Smart Contracts- an application for "moving things". In that, smart contracts are an extension of using a computer for drafting a contract, which he believes means that there is no need for strong regulations. He explained that what is needed is a system for identification of assets: there should be legal titles of goods/copyrights/patents of what exists and what does not.
Once we develop such framework that will support commercial infrastructure to develop, we will be able to transact in a more comprehensive manner and gain value of goods and services not yet identified- smart contracts will only allow automation of contracts and facilitation of legal transactions.
- Law vs lawyers
Another difficulty in this complex environment has been noted by Charles Kerrigan when he caught everyone's attention by using the phrase: "Don't assume that lawyers have the answers".
Charles Kerrigan pointed to the fact that like any other persons, lawyers have preconceptions. For example, a lawyer would always consider the fact that any specific law may contain hidden policy choices.
Charles Kerrigan added:
- Lawyers naturally want to categorise and systematise things they deal with – it's too early for smart contracts – we need to see what they do not put them in boxes
- Lawyers are trained that contracts have certain named features – offer and acceptance, consideration – smart contracts don't meet these criteria – it doesn't matter – the current question is what they can do in practice not what they should do
- Contracts have these "features" because they address defects that courts have found in agreements which they believe should not be enforced – there is a major implicit assumption – that courts are required for enforcement
Christina Blacklaws from the Law Society talked about the impact on smart contracts on the legal profession and reckons that Smart Contracts "can be a lawyer's friend". Law on Smart Contracts will change both parties (…) it can reduce the workload of litigation lawyers, but it will require further understanding of computer codes by lawyers of smart contracts. It will reduce the groundwork of transaction for a lawyer but it will have to have more regulation and a safe online space, so there is more work to be done to ensure that businesses are compliant with regulations of every sector
. The key point Christina Blacklaws made is that "the legal consequences that have to be explained to humans and not smart contracts themselves". Even if the contract is self-executing, it doesn't mean that the terminology will be understood by the system, e.g. "in good faith"; the work will be simply different for lawyers, but they will not lose their professions.
- Negative consequences and difficult questions
Lastly, we touched upon negative consequences of smart contracts and the need for smart contracts become more intelligent, as expressed by Kevin Gidney from Seal Software.
Kevin Gidney brought forward an issue relating to the use and availability of the data that is used within a Smart Contract. Questions of data ownership, the use of the data for teaching / learning from and where data is used beyond the original intent. Another example he described refers to the storage and security around the information.
Kevin Gidney proposed some very key questions:
- With contractual data potentially holding key personal information such as PKI (in the case of employment agreements or notary items), how will this information be secured in a way that is both safe and usable?
- In addition, how will this information be removed when or if regulations change on how the data is managed or if at the request of users?
- Finally, how will Smart Contracts deal with people passing away, and what is kept of the person's digital fingerprint?
Furthermore, smart contracts are limited in performance and scope. They are simply a method to automate simplistic contracts so how will this eventually scale to account for more complex contracts, where a real representation of an agreement can be presented and learned from.
- Oracles
One of the key issues relating to Smart Contracts is the use of Oracles. Kevin Gidney discussed how Oracles are going to be mandatory for auto-completion of contracts based on real-world events. New questions arose:
- Who controls those and how can they be stopped from being hacked?
- Do governments control them?
- And is a consensus of answers is being used?
- Does this not then undermine the entire notion of decentralised and trust less systems?
6. Recommendations
In terms of the "practical steps" that government can take, when it comes to standards the most practical step is for HMG is to get involved directly with the wider stakeholder community that is already engaged in this work, to bring their insight, perspectives and experience on blockchain to the wider community and to help shape workable solutions. In the future BSI would also welcome HMG support to encourage implementation of the resulting standards to ensure the technology reaches its full potential – Shirley Bailey-Wood, Director of Information Solutions, BSI Standards
In our view, smart contracts should become more intelligent, we all know that if quantum computing does become a reality at room temperature, blockchain and security becomes hackable. And this must be accounted for in a more intelligent way, and have this accounted for within the base design of any Intelligent Contract system – Kevin Gidney, CTO & Founder, Seal Software
Questions to work by Charles Kerrigan, Partner, CMS:
-Regulation where the regulator has less information than firms (Pigole p84)
-Automation is leading a shift from negotiated contracts to regulated contracts
-Need for a standard e.g. acceptable outcome
-A role for insurance, at least where the problems financial risk and loss
-Recognition of digital assets – should information be property?
Goverment should support the development of a framework similar to that I have outlined. Doing so enables the UK to move forward in a concerted effort to build the appropriate techno-legal foundations into our legal system that is the envy of the world Vinay Gupta, CEO, Mattereum
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Thirty-four Chicago hospitals have decided to come together into a health information exchange, with plans to begin exchanging data early next year, according to a story in Modern Healthcare.
The group, which calls itself MetroChicago HIE, considers itself to have critical mass, given that it embraces about a third of the region's 89 hospitals.
To exchange data, the HIE is using Direct protocols permitting basic, encrypted clinical messaging, such as the transmission of referral letters between providers which have established authentication and business relationships, Modern Healthcare notes.
Even with Direct protocols in hand to streamline data sharing, the hospitals will face significant challenges in tightening communications between their various EMRs, which include a number of Epic and Cerner installations, as well as a few Meditech shops. Planners will also face issues when they set out to link the HIE to office-based physicians.
To address the problem of communicating between multiple interfaces, the HIE has hired technology firm SandLot Solutions, a company launched by North Texas Specialty Physicians.
To date, many hospitals have been reluctant to sink big bucks into HIE development. But participating hospitals in Chicago seem confident that there is a business case for spending on an HIE.
The truth is, this may just be a tipping point for hospital-run HIEs generally. For example, a recent study by HIMSS Analytics and ASG Software Solutions concluded that almost 70 percent of the 157 senior hospital IT execs surveyed were involved in HIE efforts.
Now, let's see how these Chicago hospitals handle data exchange when they move beyond Direct into more advanced sharing. That will really be where the rubber hits the road.


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For those who want Windows on the cheap, tablets with the OS are now selling for under 0. These lightweight tablets aren't exactly laptop replacements, but can serve as complementary devices for those who use Windows PCs.
Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba and E-FUN sell tablets under 0 that run a full version of Windows 8.1 and can run basic PC applications. These devices can be used to open Word documents, browse the Web, watch movies and play Xbox games. The devices also have Skype for videoconferencing and Internet Explorer 11.
For Microsoft, these tablets are a way to compete with Android in the low-cost tablet market. Running on an Intel mobile processor, the tablets can deliver graphics to play casual games and watch 720p movies on Netflix. It is also possible to mirror tablet screens on larger displays through Miracast technology.
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When We Happy Few was announced with its provocative, intriguing trailer, gamers' imaginations were enthralled. With an undeniable hint of Bioshock and 1984, the game's debut displayed Compulsion Games' retro-futuristic vision of a world rife with government-sanctioned self-deception. With the game's recent Early Access release, we've now been given a glimpse of how we'll be exploring that world.
A question in the mind of each We Happy Few hopeful has been fairly simple: "What is We Happy Few?" We now have an answer. We Happy Few is a roguelike survival game, similar to the likes of ARK and H1Z1, with a focus on interactions with the zany cast and the quests they will send you on to tell the game's story. Unfortunately, the early access only gave us a brief glimpse into said story (the component that sets We Happy Few apart). Instead, it focusses on the survival elements and the game's random encounters.
he only brief glance we get of the story is the opening in which the player sits at a desk, deleting or approving news articles (presumably) depending on how well they fit with the current government's narrative. Yep, there's a huge 1984 influence here. As the opening plays out, we're also introduced to "Joy," a drug that controls an individual's perceptions: For example, some of the characters beat a pinata and eat the contained candy, but when your character's joy wears off it is revealed to be a dead rat filled with what you'd expect. It's a dystopia wearing a utopian mask.
So there appears to be an incredibly compelling narrative present. The problem is that the seemingly disconnected gameplay may not be worth suffering through for it; at least, at this stage in development.
After the prologue, the game throws you into a small town area with whatever you can find in your new hideout and a very vague goal of "get out of here." Searching around a bit reveals how to do this: You need to get past a guard by telling him who won the last game of "Simon Says." We spent a fair amount of time with the Early Access build of the game and didn't find anything that hinted at an answer to this. Perhaps it isn't implemented yet and is there to keep you within the area, but if not then it reveals one of the game's problems: It feels very directionless.
In the procedurally generated town you'll also stumble upon encounters – essentially randomly selected quests – given to you by the town's addled denizens, by random items lying about, or by sight of something or someone. These quests, however, feel somewhat disconnected from everything else and aren't particularly engaging. For example, you might stumble across a man vomiting from food poisoning and need to give him some medication to deal with it or have to deal with a lunatic throwing stones around. There also isn't really a great enough variety implemented yet that they don't get stale after the third variation of the same quest.
Quests also suffer from the whole directionless problem as you'll often be told to get something with absolutely no indication of where you might find it. You're given a map and a compass, but aren't given the ability to set a waypoint to ease your navigation of the town, under-utilising the map and rendering the compass completely worthless. Sure, the game shouldn't hold your hand the whole way, but spending hours trying to find something gets boring real quick.
While you're dealing with these encounters you'll also be trying to survive, and there's a lot going on there: Every five minutes you'll be prompted to either eat, drink, or sleep based on an ever-depleting gauge. If it's one of the first two options and your only consumables are rotten food or contaminated water, that prompt becomes sickness which you'll then also have to deal with. Getting distracted by these elements gets tiresome very quickly, and it would be nice to have the survival element entirely optional as it just gets in the way of experiencing the wonderful world We Happy Few has to offer.
The game does give you some options, however: Before starting a new game, you can opt in or out of permadeath – removing the roguelike element of the game – and activate a second wind to give you another shot when you fall. This ability to tailor the game to suit you is highly appreciated, and will hopefully be expanded upon in the full game.
What We Happy Few gets right, however, it gets very right. The game's world has a wonderful aesthetic somewhere between Fable and Bioshock that fits the maniacal denizens and the hinted-at story perfectly with its twisted brand of sardonic cheer.
It's a good thing the game was released as an Early Access title first as it is in desperate need of some work. After an enticing prologue full of potential, it is a little disappointing that the current state of the game not only fails to live up to that, but almost stands in its way. With the right implementation of feedback, however, We Happy Few has the right seeds to sow an Early Access success story. Indeed, at time of writing, a patch has been detailed which promises to deal with some of our gripes (there's talk of waypoints for example, and loosening survival demands – though no option to remove them). It's much more of an unfinished project than Early Access games actually tend to be; very much a case of Watch This Space.


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I'm kind of a sucker for onion rings–breaded, beer battered, ranch-dunked, or sandwich-nestled–I just love them. My favorite part might be how they require an eating strategy as to not let the inner onion slide out of the breading. Only highly skilled ring eaters can conquer the most challenging of onion ring varieties with the perfect breading-to-onion ratio in every bite. Not to brag or anything, but I pretty much take home the gold every time. It's just what I do.
So, when Alexia Foods asked me to be a Tastemaker and presented the opportunity to write recipes using their products, I was thrilled! Not only do they offer 3(!) different types of all-natural onion rings for our eating pleasure, they have an awesome spread of fries, baked appetizers, artisan breads, and vegetable sides all found in the frozen food aisle of your grocery store. By now it's no secret that I'm all about taking shortcuts to save time. I've been buying Alexia products for quite sometime now (long, long before becoming a tastemaker) and really like that all their products are all-natural and great quality.
Over the next few months as a tastemaker I'll be sharing some recipes using their products, offering exclusive coupons to you and hosting group Pinterest boards for you to share meal ideas and glean inspiration from others. Oh, and I thought I'd start things off by hosting a GIVEAWAY! Details about what you could walk away with are at the end of this post (it's pretty awesome, BTW).
Today's recipe is easy, simple, and packs big flavor with very little effort. Ready to know how to make it? Let's go!
You'll start with a 2 1/2-3 lb beef chuck roast, your slow-cooker, some sliced onions and pepperoncinis.
Make the BBQ sauce by combining a 12 oz can of cola (not diet), ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, pepper, mustard powder, garlic powder, salt, and some liquid smoke flavoring.
Give it a stir, divide in half and pour one half of it over the meat. Set your slow-cooker on low and cook for 6-8 hours or 4 hours on high.
In the meantime, place the remaining half of the BBQ sauce in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook and reduce for about 15-20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Once the meat is tender and shreds easily with a fork, remove meat from the cooking juices and shred into bite-sized pieces.
Drain the cooking liquid from the slow-cooker and discard, and return shredded meat to the pot. Stir thickened sauce into the meat and heat until it's hot throughout.
When you're ready to assemble the sandwiches get your onion rings, bread, and toppings ready. I used Alexia's cripsy panko-breaded onion rings, a few slices of pepperoncinis for a little kick, and placed them all on one of Alexia's new sweet potato rolls. The rolls just have to be heated in the oven for a few minutes before using and are soft and slightly sweet- the perfect compliment to the tangy meat and crunchy onions.
It's 10 o'clock on Sunday night and I could really go for one or three of these right about now. Serious. But for now, I'm just going to tell you about the awesome prize pack that I want to give you instead of nibbling my way to a large posterior.
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- Easy French Dip
- Onion Soup Mix Burger
- Pork Burger
- Greek Turkey Burger Recipe
- Doritos Burgers
- 2 1/2-3 lb beef chuck roast
- 1/2 C sliced pepperoncinis
- 2 C sliced onions
- 12 oz can cola not diet
- 1 C ketchup
- 1/4 C Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp each chili powder and ground mustard
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1 tsp liquid smoke flavoring
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- Trim roast of any excess fat and place in a slow-cooker and top with pepperoncinis and onion.
- In a separate bowl combine the remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- Measure 1½ C of the sauce and set aside. Pour remaining sauce over the meat, cover and let cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4. Meat is done when tender and shreds easily.
- Transfer reserved sauce into a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Reduce for 15- 20 minutes over medium heat until it has thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat.
- When meat is done, remove from slow-cooker and shred into bite-sized pieces. Discard the cooking liquid and return meat to the slow-cooker.
- Stir thickened BBQ sauce into the shredded meat and heat until hot throughout. Serve on soft rolls topped with onion rings and pepperoncinis if desired.


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It's so easy to romanticize books. The things are, as Stephen King once put it, "a uniquely portable magic." Such is their power that, according to Jane Smiley, "many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book." Thomas Jefferson was cavalier about it when he confessed, in a letter to John Adams, "I cannot live without books."
These are safe admissions: Who, after all, has ever gone wrong extolling the virtues of books? Who has ever met scorn for confessing their love of the literally literary? Books are objects, yes, but they are also objectified metaphors: for structured knowledge, for self-improvement, for the human capacity to dream. We revere them not only because of what they contain, but also because of what they do not: an objective experience. Books, in ways that television and movies and radio can't, derive their power from the subjective workings of a human mind.
I mention all that because of a new project coming out of MIT's Media Lab: the development of books that are not actually, in most traditional ways of book-being, books. The new approach, instead, is wearable and immersive. It relies on extra-lexical components like sound, temperature control, vibration, and ambient lighting to tell its stories. Its creators call it "sensory fiction."
The MIT designers of the unbooked book—Felix Heibeck, Alexis Hope, and Julie Legault—took inspiration for their project from a pre-existing work of literature, James Tiptree, Jr.'s novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In. The story features a protagonist who has a pituitary dystrophy that forces her to experience the world with the help of an avatar. "Sensory fiction" allows the reader to experience her world as she does, with the help of a wearable vest that simulates, among other things, heartbeats and shivers. "The 'augmented' book portrays the scenery and sets the mood," the designers explain, "and the wearable allows the reader to experience the protagonist's physiological emotions."
Sensory fiction is about new ways of experiencing and creating stories. Traditionally, fiction creates and induces emotions and empathy through words and images. By using a combination of networked sensors and actuators, the sensory fiction author is provided with new means of conveying plot, mood, and emotion while still allowing space for the reader's imagination. These tools can be wielded to create an immersive storytelling experience tailored to the reader.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second One of the major issues in refugee health care is the language. So it's really important that patients and the doctor or nurse can talk to each other and can understand each other. In the next case which happened in the asylum seekers' accommodation, it is really visible how important language is. A family was about to be deported and when the police officers arrived, the mother collapsed and had a panic attack and the father tried to commit suicide. Both were brought to the hospital and the children who witnessed this were really distressed.
Skip to 0 minutes and 48 seconds The oldest daughter - due to the fact that she was worried about her parents and in fear of being deported and kind of in a responsible role for her younger siblings - got really distressed and had extreme behavior changes. So our team decided that she needed psychological care, and for that reason the children's doctor and the psychologist filed an application with the authorities that she needed psychological treatment and also an interpreter. And the authorities granted psychological care but just half of the hours applied for and they didn´t grant the interpreter.
Skip to 1 minute and 41 seconds Even though there is a right to health and a right to get the highest attainable standard of health care for every human being, they did not grant it, even though it's impossible to have psychological care without a common language, without communication.
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By Angela Hazen
There is one accessory that can add a finishing touch to any outfit, and that's the perfect pair of sunglasses. They can protect your eyes from the powerful Chicago sunshine and give glamour to your summer wardrobe. From retro to futuristic, they can come in shapes and colors that match the style you have or the one you want to have. Walk into one of these Chicago shops and come out feeling and looking like a celebrity.
Spex Chicago
2136 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 975-7867
Luxury sunglasses await shoppers at Spex Chicago. Looking for new frames for the Rush Street al fresco dining scene? Perhaps for Oak Street Beach? Spex has frames that include everything from David Yurman and Prada to Chanel that will definitely turn heads. From a trip to Michigan Avenue to a run to the grocery store, a pair of sunglasses from this store can give a little everyday glamour to your routine. Try out the designs at Spex on your search for new sunglasses.
900 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 274-1617
If high fashion sunglasses are what you crave, check out Solstice Sunglass Boutique at the 900 North Michigan shops. Solstice carries Tom Ford, Persol and Yves Saint Laurent––brand names perfect for the social shoppers of the Gold Coast. Solstice also carries designs by Jimmy Choo and Gucci. Magazine cover-ready sunglasses are completely the norm at this store, and can give your own outfit a makeover. Find the perfect sunglasses for your patio party at Solstice.
Related: Best Glasses and Frames in Chicago
1756 West Division
Chicago, IL 60622
While some people prefer sunglasses with famous labels on them, D/Vision has a number of brands that are stunning, yet conspicuous. From basic to glamorous, the designs are enough to give you a second look at the way you view your own personal style. Names like Face a Face, Lindberg, and IC!Berlin are international sunglass collections that are a complement to anyone's accessory wardrobe. The design origins of the the sunglasses at D/Vision make a visit to to this store like trip around the world. And if that's not enough, the optometrists at D/V can answer any additional questions you have about your eye care.
1466 N Halsted
Chicago, IL 60642
(312) 951-6020
Chicago is great for bikers, swimmers and runners. Get sunglasses to match your sport at REI in Lincoln Park. This store carries the specialized sunglasses that fit your favorite activities. Sunglasses here are fashionable and even trendy, but still have the protective quality you need while you perform the sports of your choice. In stock are performance styles from brands like Smith and SunCloud. REI provides terrific eyewear for the athlete, and those who would love to be one.
Related: Best Swimwear Shops In Chicago
Chicago Sunglasses and Eyeglasses
1500 S. Jefferson
Chicago, IL 60607
(888) 497-0211
Top of the line designers can be found amongst the brand names at Chicago Sunglasses and Eyeglasses. Names like Chopard, Bvlgari and Oakley await savvy consumers who are looking for show-stopping designs straight out of movies and TV. With designs like these, any shopper would be more than pleased at the range at this store. The designs at Chicago Sunglasses and Eyeglasses show that this store only wants the best for its customers. With glasses this gorgeous, you will never want to take them off.


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Built in 1931 by John Kanaya, this is Japan's oldest Western-style hotel. Located in the heart of the renowned Kinugawa Onsen resort, it faces the mountains and the Kinugawa River. Besides a private onsen in most guestrooms, there are also two large communal onsen, complemented by kaiseki cuisine showcasing seasonal and local ingredients, and an art deco cigar lounge.
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Club Floor Suite
Two Western-style and four Japanese-Western suites are available on the top floor. Terraces are 50% larger than the standard guestrooms and offer spectacular views overlooking the Kinugawa River. The spring-fed outdoor bath built from Towada tuff also overlooks the river. The living room has heated floors, luxurious Western and Japanese style furniture, and an audio and wave speakers. Each bedroom features two semi-double Simmons beds.
Rate from 95,340JPY per night for 2 persons, half-board.
Club Floor Western Room
Five Western rooms are available on the uppermost Club Floor. Each has its own unique style. Some are connecting rooms and can be booked together and opened up into one large suite. With the windows open, the suite fills with the soothing sounds of the Kinugawa River and its surrounding nature. Each room has a multi-function shower and a large living area. The rooms have a Western feel with subtle Japanese elements like tatami straw matting and shoji screen doors. Music can be played on an iPod-compatible Amadana audio system. Each bedroom has two semi-double Simmons beds.
Rate from 82,380JPY per night for 2 persons, half-board.
Deluxe Japanese Room
There are six Kanaya-style Japanese rooms with open-air baths. Terraces are 50% larger than the standard guestrooms and offer spectacular views overlooking the Kinugawa River. The spring-fed outdoor bath made from granite (or Japanese cypress and Towada tuff, on the fourth floor) also overlooks the river. The understated interiors are designed to create a serene environment. Each room features an Amadana audio system and pressure-distributing futons.
Rate from 86,700JPY per night for 2 persons, half-board.
Standard Japanese Room
With the windows open, the room fills with the soothing sounds of the Kinugawa River and its surrounding nature. Guests can relax in the peaceful main area (19sqm), in the antechamber (10sqm), or on the terrace. The entire room is decorated with a subdued Kanaya style and pressure-distributing futons or semi-double Simmons beds.
Rate from 67,260JPY per night for 2 persons, half-board.
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"I grew up watching my grandfather, Senji John Kanaya, bustling about and putting his life's work into modernising Japan's hotel industry. Even now, I cannot forget the year 1977 when he passed away, just before the opening of our hotel. Inspired by his vision, I continue his legacy to evoke traditional Japanese hospitality with Western comforts to my guests."
Joji Kanaya – Carrying on the Family LegacyJoji Kanaya comes from a long lineage of leaders in the service and hospitality industry. His grandfather Senji "John" Kanaya (who himself was the grandson of Zenichiro Kanaya, founder of Japan's oldest resort, the renowned Nikko Kanaya Hotel) was a charismatic man who grew up in a Western environment. After training at a succession of first-class hotels, John became the first president of the Kinugawa Onsen Hotel and then founded the Kinugawa Kanaya Hotel. As chairman of the Japan Hotel Association, John helped modernise Japan's hotel and tourism industry and is remembered as an industry legend.
Carrying on his grandfather's spirit and vision, Joji Kanaya continues to offer world-class facilities and services combining the best of both Japanese and Western cultures. Joji and his family have continually updated the hotel to suit the times while remaining true to Kanaya's management philosophy, fusing the relaxed atmosphere of a private villa with the convenience of a contemporary hotel. Today, the Kinugawa Kanaya Hotel is a one-of-a-kind resort where amenities, such as traditional common baths built from ancient Japanese cypress and elegant cigar salons exist side-by-side.
"The first hotel to combine a classic ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) with occidental comfort, and paying tribute to the owner's grandfather's love for whiskey, cigars and chocolate, each of the 40 rooms has its own onsen (hot spring bath)."
Kim, the discoverer.
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GENERALTotal number of rooms: 40
Time zone: (GMT+09:00) Tokyo
Currency accepted: JPY
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB, Diners, UnionPay
Electricity voltage: 100V
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CONCIERGEYour concierge is ready to assist you with planning and completing your reservation, contact them on firstname.lastname@example.com
ACCESSBy train, from Askusa Sation (Tokyo), take the Kinu Tobu Limited Express (2hrs) until Kinugawa Onsen Station. The hotel is across the station.
Nearest Airport: Haneda Airport - 165 km
Nearest Railway Station: Kinugawaonsen Station - 0.5 km
CONTACT1394 Ohara Kinugawa Onsen Nikko, 321-2522 Tochigi, Japan


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