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Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology Laboratory Patient Stories
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Born with Tetralogy of Fallot, Now a Marathon Runner: Julia's Story
As a baby, Julia had heart surgery at CHOP. When her doctors encouraged her to lead an active life, she took up running. Now she's a marathoner.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure: Naadir's Story
Naadir, 13, is recovering successfully from a heart transplant after four months on a ventricular assist device implanted at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Heart Transplant: Amber's Story
Amber received a new heart at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. After years of poor health, she's now enjoying an active life again.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Jake and Tyler's Story
A cardiac program enabled brothers to learn they were at risk of a genetic heart condition. Recommended lifestyle changes could save their lives.
Genetic Predisposition to Cardiomyopathy: The Moran Family's Story
It all started when Joy told her mom, Heather, that she was having chest pains. Heather's family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prompted her to schedule an appointment at the Cardiac Center, where both Joy and her sister, Ryann, were found to have the gene for cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant: Allison's Story
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Chris' Story
Chris was diagnosed with a dilated cardiomyopathy when he was 15 years old and underwent a successful heart transplant at CHOP.
Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant: Julia's Story
Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy as an infant, Julia was 13 when she had a heart attack at school. She received a life-saving heart transplant at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Learn to forgive and to say sorry by Gaur Gopal Das
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For long lasting sustainable relationships, we should learn how to forgive Gaur Gopal Das says that to make relations better one should learn to ask for forgiveness and to forgive.
Further, he adds when you say a sorry when you're right that means you value the relationship more than being right when you say a sorry when you're a wrong this shows that you're honest and when you say a sorry when you're not sure that means you're wise.
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Micro Safari Starter Kit
The Micro Safari Starter Kit sparks hours of wonder and awe. The Micro Safari features a Safari Slide that houses a full ecosystem of different micro organisms. With your new Mobile Microscope, you and fellow scientists can explore vast hidden micro-worlds.
How does it work?
Attach the Mobile Microscope to your mobile device, turn your device to camera mode and pinch to zoom. Hold the microscope up to your Safari Slide to start observing the micro organisms and their habitat. The Mobile Microscope can be used to explore tiny worlds all over your home.
Why Micro Safari?
- Educational toy and learning tool
- Hours of fun for children of all ages
- Set up in seconds
- Low maintenance
- Works with all iPhones, iPads, Google Pixel Phones, and more
- Introduces the science of microbiology, ecosystems, and more
- Stream or AirPlay your mobile device to a TV to super size your view
What's included in the Micro Safari Kit?
- Safari Slide: The Safari Slide is 11.25"x3"x0.5" filled with our special ecosystem mix encased in clear plexiglass. Handmade to last. Designed to stay closed.
- Mobile Microscope: A powerful, pocket-sized microscope that works with most smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices.
- Micro Food: A small container of food for the organisms is included and will last several months to a year.
- Watering Syringe: A standard, plastic syringe for watering the ecosystem.
- Micro Scoop: The smallest spoon you'll ever see. Use for feeding your organisms.
Homeschool Curriculum Add-On Available. Get 50% off the curriculum when purchased with a starter kit. To redeem: Discount automatically applies when both items are in your shopping cart.
All items above are packaged safely into an insulated, First Edition Collector's Box.
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Mobile Microscope Compatibility:
All Apple iPhones, all Apple iPads, all Google Pixel phones, Samsung A10E, A11, A20, A50, Galaxy A21, Galaxy A51, Galaxy A71, Galaxy J6, Galaxy J7, Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S20+, Note 20, Note 20 Ultra, LG G6, K10, K30, K31, K40, K7, K8 2018, Stylo 1 (Plus), Stylo 2 (Plus), Stylo 3 (Plus), Stylo 5, V10, Velvet, Motorola Moto E, Moto Edge, Moto G Fast, Moto G7 Power, Motorola One, Motorola Z4, Blu V7, Blu V70, Blu V9, Blue V90, Xperia 5, Nokia 2.3
CONFIRMED NOT COMPATIBLE: Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Ultra, Galaxy S9, Xiomi Mi9t, Redmi K20pro, Motorola Razor, G7, LG V40 Thin Q, Red Hydrogen One.
If your device is not listed here, we were unable to find the device at a local retail store to test the mobile microscope, but may still work. The mobile microscope will work with any device where the center of the camera is less than 23mm (0.90in) from an edge of the device, and the device has a thickness between 7mm (0.275in) and 12mm (0.472in).


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Magic wand of Obaseki's victory derives from US/UK visa ban, threats of assets seizure says Natasha Akpoti
The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 2019 election in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti has described the Victory of Godwin Obaseki at the Edo State governorship election as triumph over Godfatherism.
Speaking through a statement she issued immediately after the declaration of Obaseki as winner, she said United States of America Visa ban on Riggers of Kogi/Bayelsa elections and the United Kingdom threats of seizure of assets belonging to politicians that would rig Edo election did the magic.
She stated these while congratulating Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on his outstanding victory at the polls which returned him as second term governor of Edo state.
Akpoti said the victory transcends political platforms because it shows that true power belongs to the people not godfathers.
Akpoti who is still not happy with the Supreme court verdict on the controversial Kogi State Governorship election said thee outpour of votes in favour of Obaseki only proves that sheer determination by the people can make goals prevail.
"Godfatherism breeds criminal politics, usurps the rights and choices of the people; and worsens the sociopolitical development of Nigeria.
"Eradicating this vice will do Nigeria's democracy a whole lot of good."
She commended the Edo people for their resilience in the face of intimidation as they came out enmass to exercise their franchise without fear or favour.
According to her Obaseki was a performer having done well in his first tenure, the people connected well with him and ensured they voted for him because they are tired of Godfatherism.
She said the United states Government visa ban on riggers of Kogi /Bayesa election did the magic as it also served as a reference point by keeping many of the would be Riggers at bay.
She said the United Kingdom also helped when they threatened to seize assets of such politicians who are quick to rigging to ensure they win at all costs.
Akpoti pointed out that in times of health challenges some of these politicians may seek better healthcare abroad especially with the Nigerian history of poor healthcare delivery system many of them were scared hence could not be found wanting.
She also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for deploying technology by uploading the results of polling units, ward levels as they were being declared which she said gave no room for those who would have altered the results at the polling units and ward level during collation.
She challenged stakeholders to learn lessons from the outcome of Edo election and push for total overhaul of the electoral system to set the ball rolling for better elections in Nigeria.
"I applaud INEC for that, they were able to use technology updating and uploading as the results were coming in so that did not give room for manipulation of results.
"The basic is that he is a performing Governor and he has done quite well and his people connected with him with in his first term and they all look forward to better performance considering the fact that he is going to have enough time to continue with completing his projects.
" I am proud that his people came out enmass without fear and voted for him. That is what democracy is all about when the people are given the chance to choose their rightful leaders as against imposition from God fathers.
"I hope that every Nigerian will learn from this election outcome and apply this lesson to Ondo election and the 2023 presidential and Governorship election.
We should avoid Godfatherism at all costs because it breeds corrupt politics"


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Developing accredited training programmes for delivering arts in prisons
European research reveals the invaluable role that the arts can play in the rehabilitation process. Despite this, outside of Britain, there are few accredited training programmes to prepare artists for work inside prisons or to formally accredit staff already using the arts inside prisons.
For the first time, experts in delivering arts within prisons and education experts will collaborate together to develop a training programme for artists, adaptable in an extended European context, and to create a framework in order to accredit practitioners already working with the arts inside prisons. The training aims to empower participants in their creativity, while preparing them for work in challenging settings, using a mixed media approach and up-todate digital technologies to create versatile online facilities.
This newly updated course for artists will be the first accredited course of its kind, and will result in a qualification recognised at an international level.
WEBSITE: http://cred-ability.eu/


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Daily Samakal
Daily Somokal / Samakal Dhaka, Bangladesh Daily Somokal is the Awamilgue newspaper published from Dhaka. The Editor of Daily somokal is Golam Sorwar is the former Awamilegue leader of Bangladesh. Editor: Golam Sarwar Publisher: Ak AzadAddress: 136 Tejgaong Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208 Phone: 88701479-85, 8870195 Fax: 88701491, 88770196Samakal is a English


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Regional airline LIAT on Sunday advised that they are currently experiencing a number of delays and cancellations to their services due to industrial unrest.
"These current irregular operations may continue to occur over the next few days as we work towards resolving the issues," the release from Corporate Communications Manager Shavar Maloney said.
LIAT's CEO, Julie Reifer-Jones, added "LIAT's management sincerely apologises for any disruption to the travel plans of our valued passengers at this time. We remain committed to working with our employees to resolve the issues currently impacting the delivery of our service to The Caribbean."
Passengers have therefore been advised to contact LIAT's Reservations Team prior to leaving for the airport:
1-888-844-LIAT (5428) Toll Free from most destinations within the Caribbean Region 1-866 549-5428 Calling from The United States 480 5582 for customers calling from Antigua 1-268-480-5601/2 To call Antigua from Other Countries 1-246 434 5428 from Barbados


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Bird Call Warbles Her Version of Kate Bush's "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" (Cover Me Premiere)
As we noted on Monday, Bird Call is putting out her covers EP, Other Creatures, on May 24th. After hearing the opening track from the album you might be reminded of a similarly-named group who put out a covers album last year: The Bird and the Bee. Their tribute to Hall & Oates was a very subtle updating of many of that duo's greatest songs; they took the '80s versions and lovingly tweaked them just enough to make them sound modern.
While the artists don't necessarily sound the same, Bird Call takes a similar approach with Beck's "Lost Cause," and she's at it again with Kate Bush's "The Man with the Child in His Eyes." All of the original elements are still in place: piano, strings, and even Bird Call's strikingly similar voice. The piano arrangement, played by her mother, does have a few changes, "but overall we tried to keep it as definitively Kate Bush as we could."
Other little differences are the removal of some of the orchestral flourishes and the addition of ghostly backing vocals. Bird Call says she "wanted to keep all the glittery ethereal aspects of the original with '80s synth pads and tones, etc. But I definitely wanted my own thing added to it as well." Mission accomplished. In the end, the song is denser, but for all the similarities it still sounds incredibly fresh.
Bird Call – The Man with the Child in His Eyes (Kate Bush cover) [Cover Me Premiere]
Check out more from Bird Call at her website or MySpace. 'Other Creatures' drops May 24.
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"and even Bird Call's strikingly similar voice"…seriously? Maybe if Kate gargled with Drano! This cover just raped my ears. Poisonously bad.


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Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Jack Ingram and Brinley Addington perform in downtown Kingsport, Tenn. I had…read more
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India's affair with five-year plans ends
Without much noise, India's 65-year-old habit of five-year planning will cease on March 31. This is the last day of the 12th Five Year Plan of India. Every fifth year, with a few exceptions of plan holidays, used to be like a much-awaited national event. Our parents always looked at the sector priority. "Good time for agriculture and education." Many old timers, gathered around a Morphy Richards transistor in a library, would react to the approval of the five-year plan, as a grave voice of the newsreader would inform about allocations. In colleges, the economics professors would read out the new priorities to students and often, shyly, hint at lucrative academic opportunities and new subjects for applying for scholarships. Farmers and daily wage labourers would, as usual, ignore the declaration, except for faking an attentive audience with the contractors or landowners trying to impress them with their knowledge of the country's growth based on the new plan data.
For me as a journalist, the Yojana Bhawan, the office of the erstwhile Planning Commission, was the most sought-after address. It was not just to report on a new plan, but the span of five years gave ample opportunities to dig out stories in news-lean periods. As a ritual, we would troop to the office at the end of the first year of a plan to be herded out by members with a warning: "We have not even dispatched the plan documents to all." By the time the new plan reflected in state budgets, it would be time for a mid-term evaluation. And, time for writing stories on how the plan has, or has not, performed. Bureaucrats like N C Saxena and Sudha Pillai, both former member secretaries of the Planning Commission, were on speed dials. By the fourth year, the massive preparation for the next plan would start, thus, providing another round of exciting news hunting.
Not going into the details of whether planned development did any good or harm to India, the five-year plans were always good experiences. First, by the late 1990s India was one of the very few countries in the world to have such strategies. There would always be debate over why a fast liberalising economy in a dominantly capitalist world adopted the strategy of yore. Secondly, and most importantly, the planning procedures had become very interesting in the last 15 years. There was serious effort to involve civil society groups and independent experts in numerous steering-, working- and sub-groups to probe in details relevant aspect of the economy. The 12th Five Year Plan involved 1,000 such groups and experts who brought out reports written in over 10,000 pages.
For researchers and journalists, these reports are great reference documents, reflecting multiple voices and perspectives. Each document would have precious data that could be used anytime to quickly analyse an emerging development. Sometimes, browsing through these documents would reveal big changes in India's economy and development landscape. For example, one of these documents first reported that the livestock economy of the country is bigger than the foodgrain economy. This is no mean development and in the rush to put together such reports the expert members forgot to inform the world outside. But the fact that somebody read such reports and reported can be an ode to this planning exercise, which otherwise was treated as "unemployed experts' talking shops".
To end with a personal note, in February 2016, in an interview, Bibek Debroy, the member of the NITI Aayog that replaced the Planning Commission, casually said: "We will have a vision document." This was in response to a question: "When will you start the next five-year plan?" Next day, Down To Earth declared to the world the imminent demise of an era of planned development.
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In our better moments of spiritual self-awareness, we Christians are forced to acknowledge our capacity for actions and ideas that shatter an individual and collective "witness" as followers of Jesus. It's been like that from the start. Judas Iscariot betrayed him with a kiss. After declaring absolute loyalty, Simon Peter denied Jesus three times: "I never knew the man." The brothers James and John, perhaps anticipating the Prosperity Gospel, demanded "the best seats" in the coming kingdom. In every era of its history, certain Christian individuals and institutions have compelled an "orthodoxy" from others they refused to require of themselves. Dietrich Bonhoeffer called that kind of gospel cheap grace.
In The Cost of Discipleship (1937), Bonhoeffer called us all to account, warning:
Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting to-day for costly grace. . . . Cheap grace means grace as a doctrine, a principle, a system. It means forgiveness of sins proclaimed as a general truth, the love of God taught as the Christian "conception" of God. An intellectual assent to that idea is held to be of itself sufficient to remission of sins. The Church which holds the correct doctrine of grace has, ipso facto, a part in that grace. In such a Church the world finds a cheap covering for its sins; no contrition is required, still less any real desire to be delivered from sin. Cheap grace therefore amounts to a denial of the living Word of God, in fact, a denial of the Incarnation of the Word of God (emphasis mine).
I returned to Bonhoeffer's admonition after reading a heartrending series of articles recently published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram regarding years of sexual abuse perpetrated by various "Independent Fundamentalist Baptist" ministers, individuals often protected and "moved on" by their pastoral supervisors or church constituencies.
"Underneath it all is a powerful emphasis on ministerial authority, with pastor-figures as 'God's anointed' whose leadership is not to be questioned."
After months of research, a group of Star-Telegram investigative reporters documented "at least 412 allegations of sexual misconduct in 187 Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches and their affiliated institutions" based in 40 states and Canada. Their study suggests that some 168 "church leaders" were accused or convicted of sex crimes against children, with as many as 45 of them continuing in ministry after being identified. The articles detail occasions when women and children were sexually molested by pastoral figures who were then moved on to other churches or church-related ministries. The accusers, almost all females, were often ignored, doubted or blamed for enticing the men.
The Independent Fundamentalist Baptist (IFB) movement has its origins in the 1920s and the infamous "Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy" that divided American Protestants around issues of biblical authority, creationism, "new science" and the nature of Christian orthodoxy. By the 1950s, the movement claimed some of the country's largest congregations, many begun as "church start-ups," others through schism with older Baptist denominations. Although asserting their autonomy as free-standing congregations, most IFB churches participate in certain loose "fellowships," Bible colleges and evangelism programs.
"Not only did the abusing ministers betray their calling, they did so at the expense of some of their church's most vulnerable constituency."
IFB churches stress congregational independence, the classic "Five Points" of fundamentalism (Biblical inerrancy, Christ's virgin birth, his sacrificial atonement, bodily resurrection and premillennial second coming), the necessity of personal conversion and strict adherence to fundamentalist doctrine and personal moral codes. Underneath it all is a powerful emphasis on ministerial authority, with pastor-figures as "God's anointed" whose leadership is not to be questioned. As one abused female commented:
You have a system of belief where what the pastor says is true, and you cannot disagree, the deacon boards don't disagree, you don't go against what the pastor says because the ingrained thinking is he's God's man, and you don't lift a hand against God's anointed.
The Star-Telegram reporters conclude that many sex abuse cases were covered up because:
- Supervising pastors enabled abusers to find other churches or church-related schools in which to work, even when they knew of accusations of abuse.
- The accused ministers were recommended to other ministries without informing those ministries about allegations of sexual abuse. Thus, "in a culture where well-known pastors are elevated to near-godlike status, their recommendations are weighty."
- In certain situations, victims were pressured to remain silent since accusations could "ruin the alleged abuser's ministry." Or, the women were to blame. One female accuser commented to reporters: "There was a prevailing belief that it was always the girl's fault, even a child. Because if a girl was being modest and obeying God nothing bad would happen. And boys and men were simply unable to control themselves, so it was up to the girls and women."
The cases documented by the Star-Telegram staff sound strikingly like predatory acts committed against children by Catholic priests, many protected by church hierarchy. The crimes are heinous, made more so because the perpetrators were ministers to be trusted as caring representatives of Christ's gospel, and because Independent Fundamentalist Baptists portrayed their churches and pastors as occupying the moral high ground, beyond the sexual immorality perpetuated by secular culture and permitted by "liberal" churches that "compromise with the world." Many of the sexually abused Baptists testified to the rigorous moral code their churches instilled into them, an ethic preached but personally ignored by the ministers identified in the newspaper's series.
"When did pastors and congregations move from protecting 'the little ones' to protecting their abusers – all in the name of the gospel?"
The Star-Telegram study should be another wake-up call to all religious communities across the theological and denominational spectrum. Not only did the abusing ministers betray their calling, they did so at the expense of some of their church's most vulnerable constituency. What went wrong? Was "gospel ministry" simply a means of getting away with the sexual abuse of teenagers? When did pastors and congregations move from protecting "the little ones" to protecting their abusers – all in the name of the gospel? How did the "new birth," a radical transformation demanded by all Baptists, particularly the ever-evangelistic Independent Fundamentalist ones, become a mere salvific transaction, a once-saved-always-saved indulgence with negotiable ethical implications? Is it no wonder that Americans are leaving or avoiding the church in droves?
Bonhoeffer remains adamant:
Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate. . . Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which [we all] must knock.
Independent Fundamentalist Baptists thought their unflinching orthodoxy would preserve their gospel integrity in a sinful world. It didn't. The rest of us had best take notice.
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People all around America grew up feeling like they were part of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. But what was it like to grow up in Mister Rogers' actual neighborhood — not just Squirrel Hill, where he lived, but the many parts of western Pennsylvania that he explored during episode after episode of his remarkable television program?
"If you were a Pittsburgh kid watching him in his 1970s and 1980s heyday, you believed that his neighborhood was in our midst, and that he was in there somewhere. By extension, you could believe in the neighborhoods around you just a little bit more," native Pittsburgher (and my husband) Ted Anthony writes in an in-depth Associated Press story out today.
"And in words that came from Mister Rogers, from parents, from teachers, from Pittsburgh's beloved mayor Richard Caliguiri, you could believe this, too: that in a region beleaguered by industrial transition, a hopeful path might be found in the patchwork neighborhoods that dotted western Pennsylvania's hillsides. Ones that, for so many here, felt like those tiny houses at the beginning of his program."
The story contains many Pittsburgh voices, including Mayor Bill Peduto, Grable Foundation Executive Director Gregg Behr, Falk Laboratory School Director Jeff Suzik and writer-activist Tereneh Idia.
Read the full story here.


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2017 Apr 24
So it's Monday morning and you're late to work. There's a petrol station strike and your tank's almost empty. Does it feel like you're still trapped in last night's nightmare?
Sitting in the mile-long petrol pumping line and avoiding calls from my boss, my mind wanders. Earth Day just passed by recently and it got me thinking about nature (as days created for remembering and appreciating nature do) and it made me think of cars during the 1930s and 40s. They were called Gasoline Guzzlers because, as the name suggests, they guzzled an awful amount of gas. This led to an immense increase in carbon dioxide levels as at the time vehicles were not at all designed with fumes and waste in mind. As such, they had a tremendously negative impact on the environment.
The fumes released when a vehicle burns fuel is one of the major contributors to global warming. The more we use automobiles, the more we hurt our environment. But, vehicles are awfully convenient aren't they? Let's say you live in Rajagiriya and you want to go over to Kollupitya. By car, the journey would take you about 15 minutes. Fairly standard right? Now let's imagine that suddenly, without any explanation (mostly because I doubt I'm clever enough to imagine a reason for all vehicles suddenly disappearing from the Earth) all vehicles vanish. Poof. Gone. Now picture that same journey I mentioned earlier without any vehicles. It would take you roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. At least you would have a nice view as you trudged over to Kollupitya on your hour long trek.
So, giving up vehicles entirely doesn't seem like a practical solution in our fast moving world. Let's say you still want to help. How could you reduce your Carbon Footprint?
Well, we could start right there. The Carbon Footprint. Essentially, it is the amount of CO2 you are responsible for releasing into the atmosphere. So how would you know what your Carbon Footprint is? That might be difficult to determine exactly, but it is not so for your car due to the existence of Eco-Care Stations. There are emission testing centres peppered around the country and they are places you might want to visit if you are mindful of your impact on the environment. They check your car and determine the level of damage it causes to the environment and suggests actions you could take to curtail the damage done to the environment.
Another step you could take is to keep your car tuned up. By this I mean do a regular check on your vehicle. If it runs as efficiently as it can, then there would be just that little amount of waste reduced; which could have a large positive impact in the future.
Alternatively, you could also plan ahead for the best possible route because, as I said, earlier, efficiency leads to less waste, which could impact the environment in a positive way in the long run. The thing about planning routes is that once planned for, you may be able to avoid those pesky traffic jams. It helps to make sure your engine is never idle for too long because you are just sitting there and burning fuel- which thoroughly contradicts what I said about efficiency.
Now here's my final tip, and I saved the most controversial for last- Turn off that A/C.
Yes, you read right. Turn it off. "But writer," you moan, "How are we supposed to survive Sri Lanka's scalding hot weather without the A/C?" Your concerns are valid and acknowledged, random reader, but moaning won't save the planet. I am not saying you must not use the A/C at all. Doing so would make me a hypocrite. I'm saying limit its use and only turn it on when you feel your flesh is medium rare. Perhaps a slight exaggeration but it does get the point across.
A century and a half later, I've finally topped up my fuel tank and I'm on my way to work. If you follow these tips, your Gas Guzzler is sure to be a bit more mindful of the environment and out-of-the-blue fuel strikes will leave you worry-less. Think smart, Sri Lanka.


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Light's L16 camera has been one of the more fascinating stories in a year that gave us the rise of 360 imaging and comebacks from a host of long-forgotten brands.
The Light L16 consists of 16 multi-aperture computational cameras in a body about the size of a smartphone. The L16 was announced in 2015 as a development project, and new prototypes have been unveiled over the preceding years until now.
The L16 boasts 16 individual 13-megapixel sensors which together can produce up to 52-megapixel images.
It also offers 5x optical zoom, and as you zoom in or out the L16 chooses the best combination of its 28mm, 70mm and 150mm camera modules to use for the job, promising no degradation in quality when you shoot close up, for instance. And its price tag is a relatively modest $1,699.
Light wrapped up its beta testing of the L16 earlier this spring, and in the summer gave samples out to a host of professional photographer to use and feed back on.
Mitch Aunger, professional photographer and videographer and editor of planetMitch and planet5D, has been close to Light for some time and was one of the first to use the L16. In this interview he shares some of his insights on shooting with the Light L16, what it's like to use and where it is improving.
What's the biggest challenge about using a multi-focus camera?
From the user perspective, I'm not sure there is a 'challenge' – I mean it is basically like any other camera, you point, compose, focus, shoot. You don't have to think about the fact that there are 16 lens/sensor modules.
You look at the LCD and compose and shoot like any other camera or smartphone. In many ways, if you're thinking about the different modules, then you're over thinking it.
In what ways do you have to think differently about composition?
Actually, none. What you see is what you mostly get. If you're really thinking hard about things, and you have learned about the Light L16's variable resolution (https://support.light.co/l16-photography/explained-variable-resolution) then you're actually usually picking 35mm and 70mm to get the largest resolutions, but otherwise, in terms of composition, you shoot what you see.
Also, you may think about the overlapping of the mirrors and that variable resolution article and realize that there's some blur that applies to the edges because at 28mm, the 70mm modules aren't fully overlapping on the edges.
Typically, unless I really really want the 28mm wide, I shoot at 35mm to compensate for that. But realistically at typical web resolutions (where the vast majority of people see my images these days), nobody will even notice, so 28mm is fine.
And even if I don't get the highest resolution, just about every focal length has better quality than my smartphone so I'm good to go. But then again, your smartphone doesn't do 28-150mm!
How do you feel the L16 compares to a traditional stills camera – or is it a new medium entirely?
I've had quite a few discussions about this… I think that any new paradigm shifting camera has a big learning curve, others think it is all the same as earlier cameras.
Of course, they're wrong LOL! The thing about the Light L16 is that you do have to learn what works and what doesn't – or maybe what you can do differently than a traditional DSLR for example.
Think back to the first time you started shooting with your smartphone. Sure, you compose, point, shoot, but I suspect your first several weeks of using it, your results were very different than they were with your DSLR. Most of the pics you got in your first round with the smartphone were basic snapshots.
Then, if you really started working with it, you learned everything was wide angle. You probably had 50mm or 100mm or some other longer lenses on your camera (or even point and shoot cameras have zooms), but the smartphones didn't to begin. If you did try to zoom, you quickly learned that their digital zooms were horrible.
So you changed the way you shot with a phone. Heck, there are times where I would be out with my phone and think (with my DSLR mind) that something would look great, but then I pull up my phone with its wide angle and think, "nobody will see what I see with my 50mm eyes" and put the phone away. Right?
At least with the Light L16 when i'm out walking or whatever, I know I have true OPTICAL zoom from 28mm to 150mm. That's something my phone can NOT do! And that alone makes it a real joy to shoot.
How do you envisage the images being viewed – eg touch sensitive viewing platform?
It is very much like shooting on a smartphone. There's not a whole lot of difference. But at the same time, it is very different than shooting with most DSLRs because the base operating system is Android and you're not stuck with those archaic menus!
What type of photographer do you feel would be best suited to this camera?
Right now, because the software isn't really fully functional yet and there's a slight shutter lag, I wouldn't be doing most professional portrait sessions or weddings or sports with the Light L16. Hopefully in a year or so, that will be different. But for now, just about anything else works.
At this point, think of the Light L16 like the iPhone 1 – it is very, very early in its life. DSLRs are mature and have been around a long time. The Light L16 is just months old and like the first iPhone, it works, but it isn't as user friendly as the current iPhone for example. Heck, the iPhone is 10 years old now.
So while Light is marketing this as a DSLR replacement and in many ways it is, it is just in its infancy and photographers need to think of it that way.
Direct pixel peeping comparisons will often lean in the direction of another camera winning. But again, that other camera camera manufacturer has a decade (or many more in most cases) under their belts.
Are there any video options on the Light L16?
Today, no. But 4K video from 1 sensor module is coming in the near future. So you'll be able to do 4K video at 28mm, 70mm, or 150mm.
How hard is it to process the file out into a flat image?
In the camera you can press an on screen button to 'develop' the image and get a 13mp image out of it. They'll be tuning that in software to make it a bit more vibrant like current smartphone images for example.
And I'll note that is one of the Light L16's huge advantages… they can (and regularly will) update the camera firmware so that additional functionality and improvements come to the camera. DSLR and Mirrorless manufacturers would rather sell you a new camera!
On the desktop, there is one additional step that is added to the workflow to get images out of the camera and into a tool like lightRoom for example. And that's Light's tool called Lumen (see light.co/lumen).
It has the ability to do a conversion directly to jpg or dng, as well as rudimentary adjustments to exposure, white balance, etc. Plus, it can change the focal length of the shot! You natively get shots that are mostly everything in focus at f15.2 out of the camera, but you can change the image down to as low as f2! And no, that doesn't impact the exposure like it would shooting on a traditional camera.
Plus, they just added the ability to re-focus the image! This will be huge in cases where the autofocus missed or if you change your mind and want something else to be in focus. There's a ton of future tech in this thing! And if you're thinking Lytro did that, Lytro images were 4mp – the Light L16 spits out 52mp images that you can re-focus!
This extra process does slow things down and so news photographers likely won't be using an L16, but if you have time to move the images and convert them, it isn't bad.
What's the battery life like and how does it charge?
I haven't fully tested the battery, but they project 400 shots on one charge. It is not removable so you'll have to recharge with the USB3 cord.
How does the L16 perform in low light?
One word: Improving. Today, it isn't the best low light camera on the market. I don't know if it will be. But it is fair and they believe they can get about 2 more stops of low light shooting out of it. Again, that will come in a firmware update down the line.
In fact, that's one example of how they're able to push improvements down to the camera (that other cameras can't do!)… when I first tested a night shot, there was so much noise, it wasn't usable (tho I'm talking about an image on my porch with 1 60 watt bulb).
And a few weeks later, I took the same shot with a newer version of the firmware and I wouldn't have any problem sharing that image. And they think they can make it even better fairly soon.
What were your impressions of the image quality?
I have shown images shot side by side (in daylight) with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and the Light L16 and most people cannot tell the difference. Even at 100% (tho it can depend on the image).
There are times where things like fine hair or grass for example may not be as resolved as my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, but for the vast majority of the viewing public who isn't a pixel peeping detail photograper, the images look as good as a DSLR or the newer smartphones.
What surprised you most about your experience using the L16?
The best surprise is the ability to carry it on my walks and get great images AND to have zoom from 28mm to 150mm. For a guy who loves his DSLR and kinda hates the images from his iPhone, that was the biggest joy.
The second thing that is a joy is the team at Light and how eager they are to make improvements and to listen to the photo nerds. Today it isn't as fully capable as we'd like, but the folks at Light have some amazing plans and ideas as to where this will go… and I don't have to buy a new camera to get those changes! Plus I get to help them make the camera better.
And third (though I know you only asked for one LOL), the new ability to totally change what is in focus is a killer feature. Imagine how many times you've grabbed your camera and missed focus on a great shot. Now imagine having the ability to fix it in post! Game changing!


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The backbone of St. Thomas More's fundraising efforts, the Annual Fund touches all aspects of the school community. By supporting the Annual Fund, you help us expand our course offerings, strengthen academic standards, upgrade infrastructure and technology, modernize athletic facilities, and offer more financial aid to families in need.
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The North Houston District is a business center located at the intersection of Interstate 45 and the North Sam Houston Parkway. Many of Houston's largest companies call the North Houston District home. We provide enhanced services including economic development, urban planning and public safety.
The North Houston District is a management district that advocates for projects and services that attract the best in commercial and residential life to our appealing, safe, accessible and green activity center.
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Hi all,
In this blog post, I will show you how simple you can create a Power BI Dashboard from your Microsoft Defender Advanced Thread Protection Data.
There is also a very good documentation from Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-atp/powerbi-reports-windows-defender-advanced-threat-protection for the first part.
Just to be Clear, Windows Defender ATP is now –> Microsoft Defender ATP 🙂
However, the second part is different to the Microsoft documentation.
Part 1
As a first step, log on to the Security Center: http://securitycenter.windows.com
After clicking on the settings-symbol, choose the option "Power BI reports" and click on the "Create Dashboard"-button.
This button will open a new tab in your browser and shows the Power BI online Service Website.
Log in with the same account as you logged-in to the Security Center:
Additional information:
If it is your first log-on, you need to answer some questions and specify some details about the authentication method (use OAuth2). You need as well to accept the access rights.
Choose "Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection" in the category "My apps".
This will open and show you a per-provisioned dashboard.
In case you would like to see a report or create your own dashboard or report, follow the instructions provided below:
Stay on the current dashboard and select the hamburger-button in the top right corner:
This will show you a dashboard, a report and also the connector (datasets) information:
Open the report and have a look at the data shown in this report. In the footer, you have also some register tabs to split the information in different sections:
Would you like to save the report or dashboard on your own workspace? This is difficult, but you have the option to share the dashboard / report and use it from there.
If you would like to build your very own reports, use the connector from the security center "Build custom dashboards".
This dashboard provides you only with a preview and shows only data from the last 30 days.
Part 2
To understand how the connector works, read the instructions below. Please note that the docs page is no longer matching the today's Power Bi Desktop:
Download and Install Power BI for Desktop
Start using ATP data with Power BI:
- Open the Power BI Desktop application after the installation has finished
- As a first step, use the same credentials as in first part to log in (This is to connect your Power BI online sources)
- Select "Get data"
- Choose "More…"
- By typing the word "Graph" the option "Microsoft Graph Security (Beta)" appears.
- Select "Microsoft Graph Security (Beta)" and connect.
- Select "continue" on the preview connector wizard
- In the next wizard, select the version of graph (1.0) in the version 1 of graph are elements and paths which are no more changing. If you like to play with some options coming, choose "Beta". But be carefully, these settings can change daily.
- The log-on-mask to login to graph will appear. Since the information you connect is sensitive, you have to use an account with admin rights in the WADATP Security Center (or in minimum read rights).
- Afterwards, the "Navigator" wizard pops up and you have to select all "Display Options"
- As soon as the data is loaded, some information to select will appear.
- This looks like:
In my opinion, this information is not very helpful since it is mainly used to control and remediate alerts.
If you connect to the Power BI online services, you can connect to the data from the first part in this blog:
To use the data from Power BI, open Power BI Desktop:
- Open the Power BI Desktop application after the installation. Use again the credentials as in first part to log in (This is to connect your Power BI online sources)
- Select "Get data"
- Choose "Power BI Datasets"
- As a next step, select "My workspace"
- Select "Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection" and click "Load"
- Two new tables will appear:
- This enables you to easily create your own report:
Here are my two templates for your report, hope it helps: https://github.com/slaet/PowerBI
Have FUN creating your own reports! I hope this helps and saves you time which can be used for drinking a beer 😉


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Published: Oct. 6, 2017 at 9:47 AM CDT
Slim Chicken was here to talk about their catering for the tailgating season.
Their most popular item for tailgating is their wings.
To save yourself party time explaining what each platter is by marking your food items with tiny paper flags. This way, guests can easily find the foods they like, freeing you up to mingle and get your pregame party on.
Cayenne Ranch Chicken Sandwich:
- Fried Chicken Breast
-Cayenne Rach Sauce
-Fried Onions
Add desired amount of each ingredients to sandwich and enjoy!
Visit slimchickens.com for more information about their tailgating snacks.


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In 'Tiger' print the Lyon High-Waisted Bikini Bottoms offer effortlessly cool style. The Lyon bikini, has high-waisted, full coverage bikini bottoms with delicate ruching outwards from the side seams. Ruching on the bikini bottoms mirror the design detail across the cups on the Lyon bandeau bikini tops. In 'Tiger' the wrap Danni Skirt can be worn over the Lyon for a luxe approach to poolside dressing.
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Flamory provides the following integration abilities:
Flamory provides advanced bookmarking for FileThis. It captures screen, selection, text on the page and other context. You can find this bookmark later using search by page content or looking through thumbnail list.
For best experience use Google Chrome browser with Flamory plugin installed.
Flamory helps you capture and store screenshots from FileThis by pressing a single hotkey. It will be saved to a history, so you can continue doing your tasks without interruptions. Later, you can edit the screenshot: crop, resize, add labels and highlights. After that, you can paste the screenshot into any other document or e-mail message.
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Fulfilling the promise of paperless.
We live in a digital age where more and more of what we do is done digitally. So why are our most important documents living in the past!
FileThis was started by a group of people who believe in all the benefits of a paperless home. We're not talking about absolutely everything – well, not just yet anyway. Lets start with our most important documents – bills, statements, insurance policies, health documents, and on and on. The kinds of documents you would want to file somewhere safe. Having them in digital form has so many benefits. Like what, you ask? Well, how's this for starters:
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But none of us want to spend our weekend organizing and managing documents.
So our goal at FileThis is to create your own personal digital assistant. Someone (or thing) that can go out and fetch your documents, file them and find them. Someone you can just turn to and say "File This". And all of this to help you keep your documents up-to-date, organized, and most importantly, extremely easy to find when you need something.
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I don't know how it got in there, but there it is. I love that it is totally undisturbed by the claw. Of course, those claws are manufactured to be able to grab exactly nothing. Am I right?
What is disturbing is this fool's laugh. The guy playing the game is really, really amused and laughs a lot like a 12-year-old girl.


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Wealth Watchers Inc. workforce development and Construction Trade training program, The C.O.F.F.E.E. Project is designed for Out-of-school young adults (ages 16-24) that seek to gain Leadership Skills, Workforce Preparedness, and Construction Trade training while earning an income that will improve their quality of life.
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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called on all official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from IDA countries that request forbearance.
The International Development Association (IDA) countries are those with low per capita incomes that lack the financial ability to borrow from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
In a joint statement received by TODAY NEWS AFRICA in Washington D.C., the World Bank and the IMF argued that "the coronavirus outbreak is likely to have severe economic and social consequences for IDA countries, home to a quarter of the world's population and two-thirds of the world's population living in extreme poverty."
"With immediate effect—and consistent with national laws of the creditor countries—the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund call on all official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from IDA countries that request forbearance.
"This will help with IDA countries' immediate liquidity needs to tackle challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak and allow time for an assessment of the crisis impact and financing needs for each country," they said in their joint statement.
"We invite G20 leaders to task the WBG and the IMF to make these assessments, including identifying the countries with unsustainable debt situations, and to prepare a proposal for comprehensive action by official BILATERAL creditors to address both the financing and debt relief needs of IDA countries. We will seek endorsement for the Proposal at the Development Committee during the Spring Meetings (April 16–17).
"The World Bank Group and the IMF believe it is imperative at this moment to provide a global sense of relief for developing countries as well as a strong signal to financial markets. The international community would welcome G20 support for this Call to Action."


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ownCloud Inc. and Red Hat(RHT) say they can deliver open source storage with lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and better compliance standards through a partnership that combines Red Hat Storage Server 3 with ownCloud's file syncing and sharing platform.
ownCloud Conference 2017 was a blast!
ownCloud Conference 2017 was a blast! A week full of best practices, hacking, talks, solutions, awesome conversations and ownCloud!


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The NYC based artist Elizabeth Neel brings her new exhibition 'The People, the Park, the Ornament' to London. In this exhibition she explores the theme of the psychological undercurrent and friction between the individual and the "landscape", be it natural, urban, ideological or emotional, in her work. Her work consist of paintings and sculptures, which blur relationships between architecture and the body, memory and action. Volt Café had the chance to ask this interesting artist some questions to get an idea of her work.
Volt Café: In your paintings you explore the theme of the psychological undercurrent and friction between the individual and the "landscape". What is your relationship with the "landscape" around you?
Elizabeth Neel: I experience the landscape as a horizontal plane supporting a set of ornaments and patterns of behavior. My relationship with the landscape is both cooperative and antagonistic. To move through space – to get from place to place or even to stand still – involves negotiation and constant muscular adjustment in response to perceptual cues.
VC: You source for anonymous images via the Internet that reflect a 'specific real world subject matter'. Which subject drew you the most for The People, the Park, the Ornament, and why?
EN: I work from an expanding index of images that I collect and then print out. Some are recurring sources of general reference and others are necessary for specific problem solving. For this body of work I looked often at an image of an x-ray of objects in a dog's stomach. The tissue of the dog is foggy and transparent, while the toy duck, the spoon, the spare change…all those things are very precise in comparison. The most solid objects read as the brightest lights. There is humor and pathos and pop culture in it. I also referenced an image of a snapshot of a Hokusai print. The figures in the image engage with each other in a strangely virtual space. There are aspects of architecture and flora but the narrative occurs in an abstract realm – it's hard to say what and where things are happening yet it's very convincing.
VC: Some paintings feel a bit more violent, due to a brutal rendering. Is this something you aim for? Or does it simply happen during the process of creating it?
EN: All my work depends on responsive pacing. Regardless of an idea I may have about my approach or subject, the intercession of gravity, centrifugal force etc. will occur. I provoke these forces and then respond to the results of that provocation. These forces can be manipulated and controlled but it's always a negotiation with emerging givens. I have to orchestrate marks, spaces and objects and re orchestrate them until the whole provides the viewer with both formal interest and an interwoven set of narrative association and possibilities. I suppose the speed of some responses – a swipe, a smear, a scratch, a juxtaposition – are isolated violences pervading the affect of the whole work. Life is violent in that change occurs over time. It is disturbing, exciting and comforting and becomes part of the work as it evolves – orientations change, objects are added and removed; things are created, destroyed and remembered.
VC: Can you tell us a bit more about the way you work? For example do you finish a painting at once? Or do you move from painting to sculpture and then back to the painting?
EN: I spend two weeks preparing my canvases and while they are curing I collect objects and print images… I organize things around the studio, making piles and loose conglomerations. I stand and stare a lot at things. I don't have a comfortable chair in my studio because such a thing would excuse me into physical and mental immobility. The choice to be still is an important beat in a range of rhythms but that is different from accidental laziness. I move around between painting and sculpture – When I get stuck on one problem I can move to another and that often changes requirements and opens up new solutions. When I am painting, I rotate the orientation of a work frequently – moving from a figure orientation to a landscape orientation frequently as a composition evolves and this creates directional paint motion and weight distribution. Thin paint moves differently from thick paint and the interaction between the two creates both the illusion of dimension and actual dimension. The sculptures are also constantly changing – I switch out juxtaposed objects, change the order of things, change the color… Meanwhile, a painting may be lying flat on the floor like a rug or a map while paint is setting up. Everything is in my visual field. Once paint gets stable enough not to move on its own I lift the painting up again and work against the wall. The technical need to switch between the vertical and the horizontal pose ends up bringing content to the work.
VC: Some describe your work as expressive abstraction and others as a subjective form of realism, how would you describe your work, and why?
EN: Both descriptions have some relevance. My lexicon of marks and moves, while like any language not completely stable, always consciously references the trope of abstraction. Abstraction can be understood as a very general or a very specific term – one that applies to something that has no literal consistent narrative content – or – a fin de siecle shift in Art practice that played out until the mid 20th century and has been processed through the lens of Art Historical bureaucracy. I find it useful and energizing to navigate this dicey territory. All language is composed of an inherited portion and an unstable surplus consisting of reinterpretations and reorientations that shift meaning and re personalize it based on the conditions of the moment. The idea of subjective realism is only called into question by the codification of the notion of Abstraction. I personally don't think of it as a simple binary situation but I do like to use divisions to create pressure.
VC: What is the most important message you want to bring across with your art in this exhibition?
EN: I don't make exhibitions to teach people correct thinking about an event, a being, a behavior or an object. I create a physical situation in which visual signals provide associations for the viewer enticing them into a world of the things and ideas to which I am attracted. These things take different paths of orbit around ideas of organic and inorganic architecture, scale and the model, histories and archaeologies of Science and knowledge, and the specific texture of personal experience in relationship to those ideas.
Want to see for yourself what we are talking about? Make sure you go down to Pilar Corrias, before June 20st, to see Neel's work in real life.
Pilar Corrias
54 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8EF
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday 11am – 6pm
Words by Nikki Neervens
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Windmill Palm
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The Windmill Palm is a medium growing palm tree. It is palm that has an unusual shape. The windmill palm?Aos trunk is thicker at the top than it is at the bottom. This palm has fan palm leaves but has longer stems that have no thorns. It grows up to an average of 20 feet high and is hardy to 12 degrees F. This description is based on our observations and research of this plant growing in our hot Arizona climate. We would love hearing from anyone who has any additional experience with this plant in Arizona.


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Foundation grant lets Paterson create City Hall 'innovation team'
PATERSON — Using a $750,000 grant from a nonprofit foundation, Mayor Andre Sayegh is forming a two-person "innovation team" that he says will use data research to make city government more cost-efficient.
The team — a chief innovation officer and a chief data officer — will work at City Hall and report day to day to the mayor, but the two will be on the payroll of Passaic County Community College, according to a press release issued by Sayegh.
That arrangement will expedite the hiring process without the city's having to go through New Jersey's civil service public employment system or its state fiscal monitors, officials said.
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation nonprofit group is providing the funding for the initiative to the community college's foundation over the next three years. The mayor called the arrangement "unprecedented." Sayegh previously worked at the community college before being elected to the city's top job.
The chief innovation officer will be paid $75,000 to $100,000, and the data officer's salary will be $65,000 to $75,000, according to Sayegh's chief of staff, Kathleen Long.
The college foundation has begun taking applications for the positions, and Long said the city hopes the innovation team will start working by July 1.
"Municipal governments tend to focus most of their limited resources managing day-to-day operations and responsibilities, with little capacity or ability for developing systematic improvements and organizational changes," Sayegh's press release said.
The innovation team is supposed to find "new solutions to the city's most pressing problems," the release said.
Sewer project:Paterson sewer project cost jumps by $2.1 million
Education:William Paterson University's new program will benefit low-income students
Redevelopment:Paterson's City Center Mall owner seeks arena, hotel support
"I am very pleased that Passaic County Community College is able to partner with the city of Paterson in this unique way," said President Steven Rose. "We are especially excited about this program offering internship opportunities to students from the college, because innovation is a growing field both in municipal government and private industry."
The Taub Foundation's executive director, Barbara Lawrence, said the nonprofit organization sees the partnership as a way to improve management practices at City Hall.
"Philanthropic institutions are increasingly recognizing the potential in the city of Paterson and its leadership," Lawrence said in the press release.
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SPOIL is an amazing feature documentary from Trip Jennings and Andy Maser screening at Mountainfilm this year. This 45 minute film focuses on British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest and the threat of a proposed oil pipeline potentially affecting it's pristine and unique ecosystem to a devastating degree. The following is a description from the Mountainfilm website.
"…follow the International League of Conservation Photographers and the Gitga'at First Nation people of British Columbia in their search for the illusive spirit bear. All white, but not albino, and more rare than the panda, the spirit bear lives only in the Great Bear Rainforest on the north coast of British Columbia, a place that is at risk from a proposed oil pipeline. In an effort to oppose the pipeline, the iLCP's mission is to create images of this rare bear and the unique ecosystem that it relies on. At risk is an intact and rare-in-the-world temperate rain forest that is home not only to the Gitga'at, but also to a host of animals, from the spirit bear and genetically distinct wolves to an array of marine mammals."
The film will be screened twice at Mountainfilm, at Masons Hall on Saturday, May 28th at 12:15 PM and at the Wilkinson Public Library on Sunday, May 29th at 6:45 PM.
You can watch the full documentary below as well.


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ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council will hold a remote organizational meeting in conjunction with the 2022 inauguration ceremony on Monday, Jan. 3, 1 p.m., at Bobby Dodd Stadium on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, 177 North Avenue NW.
Following the conclusion of the ceremony, the meeting will recess for two hours, and following the v, the meeting will reconvene remotely due to the telework protocol activated for City Hall.
The public can access the meeting using the conference bridge by dialing 404-902-5066 and entering ID number 151945. The meeting will be simulcast on the Council's website, YouTube channel, Facebook and Twitter pages, and Channel 26.
Pursuant to 20-R-4119, remarks from the public for all remote meetings are accepted between the hours of 4-7 p.m. on the day before the scheduled meeting. Residents can participate in the public comment portion of the meeting by calling (404) 330-6001 and leaving a voicemail not to exceed two minutes.
About Atlanta City Council
The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the Council's consideration.The Atlanta City Council is comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Felicia A. Moore; District 1: Carla Smith; District 2: Amir Farokhi; District 3: Antonio Brown; District 4: Cleta Winslow; District 5: Natalyn Mosby Archibong; District 6: Jennifer N. Ide; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: J.P. Matzigkeit; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Joyce M. Sheperd; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Andre Dickens.


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Purpose: Obesity and dental caries constitute an important public health problem worldwide. Special-needs children are at higher risk of developing dental caries and obesity because of their physical, neurological, or behavioural impairment or due to side effects of the medications they take. The present study was conducted to assess the association between dental caries and obesity among children with special health care needs in Taif City, Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 (220 girls and 180 boys) special-needs children. Body mass index (BMI) was determined by using height and weight measurements. Dental caries was recorded according to World Health Organization criteria. The association between caries and obesity was assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis.
Results: 289 (72.3%) children presented with caries with mean dmft and DMFT of 3.9 ± 2.7 and 4.8 ± 2.3, respectively. Regression analysis showed specials needs children were at a greater risk of having dental caries: 1.69 times (CI: 0.18–2.62, p < 0.05) greater with obesity; 2.01 (CI: 0.18–3.09, p < 0.05) times greater with sugar consumption; 2.21 times (CI: 1.27–4.12, p < 0.001) greater with cerebral palsy; and 2.27 (CI: 1.29–5.12, p < 0.001) times greater with intellectual disability.
Conclusion: The present study showed a positive association between dental caries and obesity among children of special health care needs. Hence, a focused approach towards the common risk factors is essential to prevent both obesity and dental caries in special-needs children.
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Newborn Photoshoot in Gurgaon Noida
Session of 11 day old baby girl
Newborn Photoshoot in Gurgaon Noida
Giving away those infectious little smiles in her dreamy sleep. She is absolute bundle of cuteness, holding her little tiger while she sleeps. And then there was a moment in the that green wrap, where I had perfectly posed her and she just yawned and stretched herself out of the pose. I never push a newborn into a pose. I do what they like and what is best for them


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Summertime Racing: One day at a time
If there is one thing I've learned after the last 17 years of competing in endurance sports it is that life is so unpredictable and you just never know what is going to happen next. Just the same as when you are racing, plans for the season are great and all, but you need to be able to adapt to various conditions and circumstances and just roll with it sometimes. Well after Victoria 70.3 yet another injury crept up forcing me to re-think things and adapt. Various athletes have reached out to me personally over the past couple years asking me how I've been able to deal with injuries and continue time after time to bounce back, conjure the strength and willpower to just keep going, and if anything push myself to an even a higher level. I'll admit I'm not perfect and don't just brush injuries to the side like they are nothing. I don't just say oh well there goes all that fitness I built up, down the drain it goes. No. Like any other person, I get depressed, and just feel like the walls are closing in around me. It is especially difficult when in my scenario you have invested everything you got mind, body, and finances into one single goal. I think Phil Gaimon said it perfectly in his book Draft Animals, and it made so much sense to me and I wrote it down right away and have thought about it every single day:
All in means devoting your life to performance. Every calorie is nutritious, sleep is maximized, and stress is minimized. When I joined the World Tour, I thought that the next step was to find balance, but maybe I had it wrong. At the top level of anything you have to weigh what you value. So what if I could win the Tour de France but I wasn't a good friend, and I never ate a cookie, called my grandma, or experienced love. I'd have the achievement, but what was it for. Or what if you make all those selfish sacrifices and then you only finish fourth. Fourth sucks. You can wrap your life around one goal and then failure would be devastating, but if you chase multiple goals failure is more likely. What if balance means teetering on the edge of a cliff.
The last part of that really stood out to me. But that is just how I am wired and I've said it many times that I just don't go half-way into things. When I want something I go all in. Yes I could probably be a physio make good money, and compete in pro triathlon on the side but I would never likely touch the pointy end of the race, or achieve my long-term goal in the sport to win races and go to Kona as a pro. Maybe I could, maybe not, I don't know. But I also know that I wasn't happy practicing physiotherapy especially at this stage in my life when I feel like the last 7 years of quality training day in and day out have transformed my body and mind to the point of having the potential to do something special. One of my greatest fears is being older looking back and regretting not chasing my dream. I never want to say something like I wonder what would've happened if I just went for it. I wonder if I could've made it as a professional athlete. Initially that dream looked like chasing a 2:16 marathon and representing Canada in the Commonwealth games, but injuries struck left right and centre, I adapted, and here we are chasing that same dream to compete for my country on the world stage but in a different sport. Maybe it's a mistake, but if so it's one I need to make. And keeping all that investment emotionally and physically in mind yes injuries do bring me down.
So to answer the question how do I deal with injury and keep coming back time and time again: Well I'll be sad, frustrated, and angry like anyone else would and I'll take a day or two to sulk and cry but then I get up the next morning and I write down my long term major goal. I stare at it for a bit, visualize it, and see myself achieving it, and to not let the big goal intimidate me, I keep it very simple and I say give me one, one single thing or task that I can do now, today, that will keep me going along this journey. It doesn't have to be big, it doesn't have to be something spectacular like a big comeback workout or anything like that, it can be as simple as to just get out of the house and go for a walk to breathe the fresh air again after sulking in the basement for the last couple days. It can be just making a phone call and talking to someone for a little bit to help calm yourself and keep you grounded. And you know what you do the next day, you say once again give me one thing I can do today to keep it going, and you keep doing this day after day after day, taking it one day at a time, piece by piece until before you know it you are back in the routine and well on your way again. Just like a marathon, you don't get to 37km and say okay 5km to go, no instead you say okay just keep moving one step at a time, and eventually you will get there. And really this way of thinking just one small thing to do each day applies to life as much as it would returning from injury to sport. Just doing one good thing no matter how small each and every day to be a better person. If that means smiling to someone walking by on the sidewalk or saying good morning, or holding the door for someone, saying thank-you to the person at the drive-through when they hand you your coffee. In the grand scheme of things we are all in this to reach that point of self-actualization, that Maslow talks about, and you don't get there with a few giant leaps, instead it's one small step at a time.
So for me, yes I sat in the basement on the treadmill for hours and hours weeping when I had to stop a run because I just couldn't run through the pain in my leg anymore, periodically getting up to hit the heavy boxing bag as hard as I could almost breaking my hand. Like I said life is so unpredictable. There I had maybe the best two months of my life running, in terms of the workouts, especially when factoring in that bike and swim training was going along with it, and in blink of an eye here I was injured. But then unlike past injuries where I've self-treated and just hoped whatever I was doing would work, the one thing I can do right now at this moment is to book a bone scan to see if this pain is actually what I think it is. The not knowing is one of the worst feelings, and this didn't feel entirely like other one's (stress fractures) I've had. Although there was a tender spot the size of a quarter on the tibia itself, running uphill on the treadmill was much more painful than downhill (opposite to what it usually has been for stress fractures since there is less impact uphill therefore usually less pain) and when doing that I felt the majority of the pain below my knee and on the lateral side of the leg if anything - although when I stopped running the pain below the knee quickly subsided and localized back to the spot on the tibia. So I booked a bone scan to rule out the stress fracture so I could continue on with my journey without the uncertainty, and looming threat of catastrophic failure (complete break in the bone). While I waited for the results, I received the best gift I could possibly could get, my brother and sister-in-law in NYC had there beautiful baby Emma Alessandra Ferlisi Sorbara a little earlier than the due date which was July 2. While I waited on the bone scan results what is one thing I can do today to keep the dream going, well quite simply it's to smile and be happy and have a couple days not thinking so much about triathlon. And when you're holding little Emma it is literally impossible not to smile. As my brother said you get sort of like a perma-smile and your cheek muscles actually start to get sore being with her.
When we returned from NYC I got the news that thank goodness there was not a stress fracture in the tibia. At the painful spot there was some bone remolding going on but no fracture, instead a good bout of medial tibial stress syndrome (what people often call shin splints) - basically inflammation of the periosteum and surrounding muscles, but again NO Stress Fracture.
So got up the next morning and said what is one thing I can do today to keep me going forwards on this journey. Well let's think here, so the swim and run have been major strengths at the first 2 races (and run again if you count the win in the Baden Duathlon two times over), meanwhile the bike has been a weakness. In particular putting sustained power out in my aero position, no problems climbing a hill a 6w/kg for 20min, like I did before leaving NYC on Bear Mountain, but holding something solid on a flat road in time trial position that was an issue. So although running is painful, triathlon is three sports so I'll just take what I'm given and use the extra time to work the bike hard. I could just go back down into the basement and crank out some big workouts on the trainer over the next few months until an incredibly exciting September of racing (more on this when it's official), but I guess the perfect opportunity to put my new bike position (semi-mantis position with literally the most comfortable arm rests of all time with the Revolver Wheels Ergo Mantis Arm Rests - https://www.revolverwheels.co.uk/shop/components/carbon-fibre-tribar-arm-rests/), while at the same time put the fire in my belly to train hard today and tomorrow, and the day after that, is to put the position and power to the test on a course where I know only two things will matter power and aerodynamics, and that is at the ITU World Championships in Odense, Denmark. I was officially selected and given the honour to represent Canada a couple weeks ago but was going back and fourth in my mind with the high cost of the race, and then on top of that the leg wasn't 100% so my decision was still up in the air. But then after confirming that there was no stress fracture in the leg, and it would just take some heart and brute strength to run through the pain but no serious damage would be done to affect the long-term goal, with the drive and determination it will add to the bike training I said yes I'm in. Still the financing of the race was a major hurdle so I needed to keep delaying my final decision until I figured out a way to make it somehow feasible, feasible to a guy who was shaking as he handed his debit card to a cashier for lunch one day because was nervous that the 6$ veggie sandwich would cause an overdraft penalty. I need to really thank Triathlon Canada for being so patient with me as I delayed and kept searching and searching for a way to make this happen. Well as of yesterday I found the way, and the short little bike workout I did last night was the evidence of exactly the reason I went through with the plan pumping out the easiest feeling 380-430W intervals I've ever done cause I was so motivated and pumped up. So the plan is this, it's pretty complicated so I'll try my best to explain. For Denmark, the biggest expense was the flight back from Copenhagen to Toronto. I searched everywhere online to find a place nearby cheaper to fly back from but had no success. I was even searching for flight back from Reykjavik thinking maybe ill just swim there bike and suitcase in a canoe in tow or something and fly back from there. Eventually though I found Prague. And the later into July you went the cheaper the price got (not really rocket science since just means more in advance of the flight that your booking). And then thought hold on a minute this is silly why would I stay for like an extra week or something to make it cheaper to fly back from Prague. My professional Opera singer sister lives in Berlin, about 2/3 of the way from Odense to Prague. So I could take a train from Odense to Berlin, chill with her for little bit take in some opera shows and then take a train over to Prague and fly out from there whenever. But then hold on a minute there is Ford Challenge Prague July 28. Why not do that same plan of staying in Berlin for little, then train to Prague race, and then fly back to Toronto after the race. That's two weeks apart from ITU Worlds to Prague. Have I done that before, oh ya I did Penticton without my run all the way cooking all on cylinders but had a solid race nonetheless winning the Overall Amateur World Championships, and then with two more weeks of running under my belt did 70.3 World's two weeks after and had my best run of the season especially considered such a hilly run course. So a plan came together where for a grand total of 30$ more than it would cost to do ITU Worlds in Denmark on its own, I get to do Denmark and Prague. I had thought Steelhead would be my next race, but this works out better since like I said it costs essentially only 30$ to do Challenge Prague if I already decided on ITU Worlds, and also I get a full 6 weeks then to build towards September which will be legend-wait for it (but seriously it hasn't been confirmed yet)- dary.
So a breakdown of my symphony that is the work of one solid afternoon and evening of having a billion tabs open on my computer and many cups of tea, coffee, and cramps from sitting too long here is the rundown:
Now-July2,3: Take another week off running to let inflammation settle and everyday give myself one task that will make the leg just that little bit better and keep moving forwards
July 10: YYZ to CPH, Denmark (arrives 8:50am on July 11)
July 11: Train from Copenhagen to Odense, Denmark
July 14: Smash the ITU Worlds Long Course (3km swim, 122km bike, 31km run) to pieces and wear the Canada Flag with pride again
July 15: Train from Odense to Berlin
July 15-July 26: Recover from ITU in Berlin than 5-day training block just like did Penticton-Chattanooga last year
July 26: Train from Berlin to Prague
July 28: Swim, bike, and then hopefully really crank out a big run and time at Challenge Prague
July 30: Prague back to YYZ
July 31: Finally sleep in my own bed and eat something other than white pasta (on my budget I'll be basically eating white pasta, with maybe olive oil and salt/pepper if the airbnbs have that stocked, for 3 weeks straight almost like a true World Tour rider).
Alright so there's the plan, now time to check out more details on these courses since all this happened very suddenly, and put in big 2 week block of work to sharpen up to represent Canada to the best of my ability of the 14th. Until next time thanks for reading, happy training and racing and remember just one thing one day at a time.


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My thanks to Conor White-Sullivan, founder of Localocrocy (and EI alum), for giving some great advice today regarding WD. Major takeaways:
- Read The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steven Gary Blank. This book has proven a tremendous, tangible aid to him any other entrepreneurs, and provides concrete, distinct steps to help entrepreneurs succeed.
- Make the entrepreneur experience in WD be built around this book's philosophy. A) the philosophy is great. B) lots of people already love the philosophy and would find an interactive online experience based around it of strong interest.
- Connect with the lean startup community
- I'm in love with the details of implementation – like nearly every entrepreneur – and I need to boil this down better.


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It's been a while!
While checking my blog stats, I found out that last Floral Friday post I published was back on Oct 23rd.
More than a month ago!
So, here's a bunch of pink floral beauties for the last Friday of November 2020.
Which also happens to be the Thanksgiving Day for many folks around the world.
Wishing all of them a set of lovely, happy and safer holidays 🙂
Sharing with Cee Neuner's FOTD – November 27 – Hydrangea


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Saquon Barkley busted a run into and beyond the secondary Thursday night, a welcomed early sight in an otherwise quiet night for the Giants' rehabbed star running back.
Four days after a lackluster initial return from 2020 ACL surgery in the Giants' season-opening loss to the Broncos, Barkley broke a 41-yard run down the right sideline in the first quarter of a 30-29 last-second road loss in Washington.
The No. 2 overall pick in 2018 otherwise didn't greatly impact the Giants' second straight defeat, finishing with 69 yards from scrimmage, including just 16 on a dozen carries aside from his breakout scamper.
"I was able to go out there and play a full game. My body and my knee responded well. Kind of knocked that rust off and was able to find one type of run to get open a little bit," Barkley said. "It was an explosive run, I guess. But got to continue to trust it, trust the knee, trust the system. Hopefully, I'm going to continue to get better."
Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett conservatively called for Barkley to run the ball twice ahead of the Giants' go-ahead field goal with 2:00 remaining, but he gained only 3 yards.
"I personally take that one on my shoulders right there," Barkley said. "I know what type of player I am, and two runs to only get [3] yards. Got to find a way to get in the end zone there. … It's important to get the running game going. As the leader and the running back, that's on me. I'm gonna take that one, right there."
Barkley had acknowledged this week that playing two games in a span of five days wasn't an "ideal" scenario after he'd missed 11 months following knee surgery last September.
The former Penn State star totaled just 28 combined yards, including 27 on 10 attempts in Week 1, his first game action since suffering the right-knee injury in Chicago last September.
WR C.J. Board and TE Chris Myarick were promoted from the practice squad.
It was Board's second of the three permitted game-day elevations, after he served as the kick returner and made a 6-yard catch in the opener.
The Giants went with only two healthy tight ends — Kyle Rudolph and Kaden Smith — in Week 1. After seeing Rudolph's limitations as he recovers from foot surgery, the Giants called in reinforcements.
TE Evan Engram (calf) was the first player on the field Thursday — three hours before kickoff — trying to get back for Week 3 to fix the shortage.
Landon Collins, the former Giants captain, did not speak to the media during the shortened week.
Collins has not been shy about taking shots at the Giants during the two years since signing an $84 million contract with Washington, but he is 0-3 in those games and coming back from a season-ending torn Achilles.
— additional reporting by Ryan Dunleavy