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1 Examples of artists represented at the Wichita Art Museum
2 Where?
3 Sponsor
4 The Art Garden at Wichita Art Museum
5 Daytrading
6.1 The Roland P. Murdock Collection
6.2 The Wichita Art Museum
The Wichita Art Museum houses a permanent collection of over 8,000 pieces of art and is surrounded by a beautiful Art Garden. The emphasis is on art made by United States artists, including – of course – many pieces that reflects the rich cultural heritage of the Great Plains.
One of the most famous collections in the museum is the Roland P. Murdock collection, which contains over 165 works, including four works by Edward Hopper, three works by Thomas Eakins, a set of pendant paintings by John Singleton Copley, and over thirty works by Arthur Dove.
If you are interested in looking at something else than paintings, we recommend the glass collection, which is filled with exquisite glass objects from the 19th, 20th and 21st century. The museum's lobby features a ceiling and chandelier made by the glass sculptor Dale Chihuly.
The Wichita Art Museum is also home to a collection of Pre-Columbian art, including several amulets made circa 1000-1250 CE.
Examples of artists represented at the Wichita Art Museum
Edward Hopper, Thomas Eakins, John Singleton Copley, Arthur Dove, Mary Cassatt, Robert Henir, Horace Pippin, Cynthia Schira, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Mary Sue Foster, Charlotte Dieterich, Charles Sheeler, John Marin, and Yasuno Kuniyoshi.
Location: 1400 West Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203, United States
Coordinates: 37°41′42″N 97°21′23
The Wichita Art Museum has been sponsored by several of the large local companies. One of the larger sponsors is Boeing Aviation and the Boeing Foyer is a part of the museum.
The Art Garden at Wichita Art Museum
The Wichita Art Museum is surrounded by eight acres of lush gardens: The Art Garden. The Art Garden is an outdoor museum filled with greenery and over a dozen sculptures.
This garden, located along the Little Arkansas River, opened in September 2015 and is accessible to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and there is no fee to enter.
The Art Garden is home to over a hundred trees and nearly 600 shrubs, and 20,000 perennials and grasses have been planted here. It's not just a haven for humans; plenty of wild animals – including many birds – have moved in here to enjoy this city oasis.
The Art Garden has received several prestigious awards, including an Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects, Prairie Gateway Chapter.
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The Roland P. Murdock Collection
The roots of the Roland P. Murdock Collection at the museum goes back to 1915 when Louise Murdock willed money to establish a trust to start the Roland P. Murdock Collection of art in memory of her husband. The collection was to be focused on art created by American painters, sculptors, potters, and textile weavers.
Louise Murdock's friend Elizabeth Stubblefield Navas was responsible for selecting and purchasing art for the collection until 1962.
The Wichita Art Museum
The Wichita Art Museum opened in 1935, with art borrowed from other museums.
In 1963, the museum building got two wings and a new lobby, and was thus able to house and exhibit much more art than before.
In 1964, a foundation was created to raise funds for new art purchases.
In the 1970s, the City of Wichita funded a climate-controlled museum facility.
In the early 2000s, the museum building was enlarged again and reached a total size of 115,000 square feet.


This incarnation of the Outsiders is one I've long been aware of, but really never read. It came to my attention back in the day thanks to the use of the Eradicator character–moving from the Superman books, I was at least "interested" in the title, though it was not one I ever got around to acquiring during its actual publication. If this isn't my first issue reading, it's at least the first I can consciously recall reading…and though I know OF several of the characters, recognize them at least in name if not by appearances elsewhere over the years…I just felt lost.
This issue basically sees the outsiders fighting vampires (or werewolves? But I think they're supposed to be vampires), and arguing amongst themselves as the fighting and such happens. Even when the team would seem to have emerged victorious, there are breaks between characters, and outcomes from recent events I have not read that play into their relationships and the team dynamic, leaving the team quite splintered. Most disappointingly, the only actual tie that I noticed to Zero Hour (on the single "casual"/"reading for the experience as with every other issue of this project" read-through) is that two characters who appear in this issue also appear in Zero Hour.
That this issue carries that Zero Hour banner is very disappointing as such, and I'm not at all thrilled at the virtual "deception," as I did not enjoy the characters, the story, nor get anything "new" for Zero Hour. There was a throw-away line by Katana in Zero Hour #4 that I suppose references what happened here, but it was just that–trivial and throw-away.
I suppose the art works for the title, but I was so thoroughly out of the loop reading the issue that I hardly noticed it. When I hardly have a clue who's who or what's going on, I don't much care how anyone looks. They could all be alternate timeline doppelgangers of one another for all I know.
All that said…while I appreciate that this issue probably made some sense in context of reading the earlier issues leading to this…I'm highly disappointed to have taken the time to read it as a Zero Hour tie-in when it doesn't do a thing for the Event story.
Definitely an issue to pass on if reading stuff to get the "full" Zero Hour experience, I'd say!


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1 In that day you will say, "I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation."
3 Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation.
4 In that day you will say, "Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name. Declare his doings among the peoples. Proclaim that his name is exalted!
5 Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth!
6 Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for the Holy One of Israel is great in the midst of you!"


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Front Page Feature / Interviews / August 28, 2019
Interview with Andrea Nye, CEO of Xylyx Bio
By Sonia K. González, DrPH, MPH
Can you tell us how you became a health advocate? And specifically focused on biotechnology?
I have always been intrigued by and in awe of biology. I'm also fascinated by the process of how an early stage idea becomes an actual product capable of meeting unmet clinical needs. Working at an early stage biotech company is an amazing opportunity to work with an incredible team of scientists working together to solve really difficult problems.
Can you explain Xylyx? How and why did you start the company?
Xylyx Bio (www.xylyxbio.com) spun out of Columbia University's renowned Laboratory for Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering to meet the need for improved disease models. Unfortunately, current in vitro models poorly mimic pathophysiology, leaving a major gap in drug compound screening and testing efforts. Xylyx Bio's native, tissue-specific substrates allow drug candidates to be investigated in vitro in a natural, physiologically relevant environment, enabling more robust, informative and relevant assays early in the drug discovery process and supporting more informed decision-making on which to progress new therapeutic concepts into pre-clinical development. By front loading attrition earlier in the process, Xylyx products play an important role facilitating the development of improved treatments for the most challenging diseases.
What do you believe to be the greatest challenges for biotech? And the greatest opportunities? How do you think technology can help?
The greatest challenge I see in biotech is that large, resource-rich companies are no longer taking risks, leaving innovation to universities and small, typically resource-poor start-up companies. This means that in addition to taking on all the risk involved in novel, innovative new product development, small companies also must use a large portion of their time fundraising to support that innovation. However, there are exciting opportunities involved in small companies as well. Being a start-up means being nimble and able to pivot as needed to stay sharp and creative, and this is very exciting. Technology plays a role by helping us be more efficient and leaner.
How can biotech help marginalized communities? Do you see biotech and public health working more closely in the future to solve some of the issues in poorer communities?
In addition to helping contribute innovative approaches to solving health issues, biotech companies are also a great source of local, higher-paying jobs, as well as educational and internship opportunities for students. Public health and biotech should absolutely strive to work closely in the future to find novel solutions to issues affecting poorer communities.
What is the best advice you have been given?
I have an incredible mentor who also has both an MPH and an MBA and is a kickass businesswoman. She describes the challenge of being seen as a wolf in sheep's clothing to more public health-leaning audiences because of the MBA, and a sheep in wolf's clothing to more business-oriented stakeholders because of the public health background – which is something I felt for a long time but couldn't figure out how to reconcile. Her advice was to embrace this powerful combination of big picture (public health) and practicality (business) and use it to grow a successful business capable of contributing to solving unmet needs in life sciences.
Grew up in: Tacoma, Washington
City or town you call home: Brooklyn, New York
Current location: Brooklyn, New York
Job title: CEO
Background and education: MBA and MPH from Columbia University; BA in Biology-Anthropology, minor in Chemistry from Western Washington University
Your motto: It's not a dead end, it's a plot twist.
As a child you wanted to be: Wonder Woman
Interview with Deepak Hegde, Ph.D., Director of Endless Frontier Labs & Berkley Innovation Labs
Interview with Khatija Ali, Founder and CEO of BioSapien
Sonia Gonzalez
By Sonia K. González, DrPH, MPH Deepak Hegde studies how entrepreneurs and inventors in science and technology based...


I'm in black and white mood today.
My inventory is a huge mess and everytime when I try to clean it, something comes in between. I thought I'll start small and sort the hair folder when I found this lovely hair that I had almost forgotten.
This hair will certainly stay in my inventory.


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ED Patients With Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain may Experience Differences in Pain Management Based on Race and Sex
The following is the summary of "Race and Sex Are Associated With Variations in Pain Management in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain" published in the November 2022 issue of Emergency Medicine by Drogell, et al.
Control of patients in the emergency department (ED) largely depends on effective pain management. The subjective nature of clinical decision-making makes it difficult to prescribe drugs. White patients and male patients have always been given more priority when it comes to pain management. Researchers analyzed data from a major hospital network with a wide range of patient demographics to see if race and biological sex have a role in the pain management process.
This was a retrospective study of patients aged 18 and above who visited an emergency department (ED) within a hospital system and were diagnosed with nonspecific abdominal discomfort before being sent home. Patients were categorized according to race, ethnicity, sex, and insurance status, and pain was rated as light, moderate, or severe. The effectiveness of narcotics against alternative pain treatments was evaluated. In total, 32,676 patients participated in the research. Patients of color were less likely to receive narcotics for their nonspecific abdominal pain (12%) than White patients (22%; adjusted odds ratio 0.50; 95% CI 0.46-0.54).
This holds true regardless of how severely a patient experiences pain. Furthermore, fewer narcotic prescriptions were written for women (16.99%) than men (19.41%; P<0.0001). This study offered a broad, up-to-date, multi-facility assessment that demonstrated inequalities in pain treatment methods based on race and sex continue, especially in the decision to treat with opioids. Additional research is required to identify the causes of these disparities.
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How to tell your family you're not coming home for the holidays
Julia Naftulin,Anna Medaris Miller
December 15, 2020, 10:51 AM ·4 min read
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Confronting loved ones like your parents can be difficult, especially if it involves breaking tradition or differing views about coronavirus-pandemic safety measures.
Psychologists told Insider the best way to break the news is to come prepared with clear boundaries and express them. You could also come with suggestions for alternative ways to celebrate.
Expect emotional responses from your loved ones, but keep your tone matter-of-fact.
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Breaking tradition with your family can feel daunting, especially when it comes to the holidays.
But with coronavirus cases spiking across the country, it's natural to reconsider any plans to get together for Christmas next week.
In fact, CDC officials today urged all Americans to reconsider traveling to another person's household for the holidays, whether it's a walk or a flight away, a guidance that mirrors the one the agency gave for Thanksgiving.
"We're alarmed," Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, said on a November 19 call announcing the guidance cautioning against Thanksgiving travel. "COVID-19 is turning out to be quite a formidable foe."
With Christmas quickly approaching, it's crucial you break the news of your absence soon.
You can't predict how the conversation with your loved ones will go, but you can come prepared to express your needs in a clear manner, cope with emotional responses, and suggest alternatives, Julie L. Pike, a licensed psychologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, told Insider.
Identify what's important to you so you can communicate that clearly to your loved-ones
Before calling your family to break the news, reflect on your mental and emotional needs so you can effectively communicate them.
"I think the most important thing is to have a clear understanding of the boundaries we have set, what is OK, and what is not OK," Pike told Insider. "That may look different for everyone, because everyone has a slightly different assessment of what is safe and what is not."
That could mean you only feel comfortable meeting up with your parents if you eat outside, stopping by your cousin's home for a brief and socially-distanced greeting, or skipping a flight or drive home altogether.
How to use 'I' statements to soften the blow
Once you've collected your thoughts, let your family know using "I" statements, which can help keep the conversation more matter-of-fact and less anger-driven, Pike said.
She suggested saying something like, "I understand that you'd love to have the family together, and so would I. Unfortunately, I simply don't feel safe and I am not willing to risk it. I certainly hope you'll understand, and that we can make plans for another time."
These "I" statements keep the focus on your feelings, which are harder to dispute or invalidate compared to a response like, "Articles I've read online say it's safer this way."
"The most important thing about boundaries is that we can set them without anger or trying to convince other people of the validity of our needs," said Pike.
Expect emotional responses, but don't reciprocate
It's possible your family will take the news well, but there's still a chance they could become upset when you announce your upcoming absence.
If that's the case, do your best to remain calm and stick with your boundaries reminding your family that you feel safer skipping this year's gathering. You don't need to explain your feelings because, "simply being clear on what is true for us is the most important thing," according to Pike.
"Everyone gets to have their feelings, and we don't need to fix it for them," Pike previously told Insider. "Usually people just need a little bit of time to process their disappointment or sadness."
Instead of taking a family member's response personally, remind yourself why you made the decision you did, Timothy Strauman, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, said in a webcast for journalists March 8.
"You probably won't agree on the best strategies. You probably won't agree on everything, but it's possible to get through this by focusing on 'everything I'm doing, I'm doing too care for myself, to care for the people that I love," said Strauman during the webinar.
Suggest alternative plans
To cushion the potential blow, come prepared with alternative plans, like a Zoom call on Thanksgiving Day or ideas for a family gathering at a safer time.
"We care for each other, today and every day of this COVID-19 crisis, by keeping each other safe and reaching out in whatever ways are available to us while we wait for the time, soon, when we can return to more familiar ways of being together," Strauman told Insider.
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The 2014 legislative session concluded on March 20, 2014. The House and Senate passed a number of measures, and the Governor has 40 days from the end of the session to either sign or veto these bills. If he opts not to take any action, then the measures will become law.
HB 60 - Originally intended to expand the carrying rights of retired judges, HB 60 was amended to include the language from HB 875, which allows concealed carry license holders to carry firearms in bars (unless specified by the owner), houses of worship (should they allow), unrestricted areas of the airport and unsecure government buildings. The bill prevents law enforcement from requesting to see a permit from potentially unlicensed carriers. Additionally, school employees are permitted to carry concealed weapons on school grounds with the permission of the district.
HB 264 - "The MARTA bill" lifts the 50/50 restriction, which requires that MARTA spend half its revenue on maintenance and operations and the other half on capital, for three years.
HB 697 - Makes revisions to the amounts of and eligibility for HOPE grants. Zell Miller Grant Scholars would now receive full tuition for achieving a 3.5 GPA at a Georgia technical college.
HB 714 - Bus drivers and other seasonal school workers who work for private firms would lose unemployment coverage when school is not in session.
HB 772 - Subjects food stamp and TANF recipients to drug-testing. Recipients must submit to a drug test if a Department of Family and Children Services employee has "reasonable suspicion" based on any reason, including an applicant's "demeanor." Reasonable suspicion also includes working for an employer that regularly conducts drug tests - such as the Department of Defense. In other words, this legislation states that the state has reasonable suspicion to believe that any veteran is a drug user.
HB 774 - The annual budget is the only bill the legislature is required to pass. It passed both the House and the Senate.
HB 810 - Lowers the SAT/ACT requirement for home-schooled students and students graduating from an unaccredited high school or obtaining their GED to obtain HOPE scholarship funds.
HB 837 - Gives for-profit probation firms jurisdiction over state probationers.
HB 845 - Bans the release of any police mug shots unless the person requesting them signs a sworn statement that the photos will not be published on a website that charges for their removal.
HB 943 - Originally intended to require insurance companies to provide coverage for new cancer drugs taken orally, HB 943 was amended to include the language of HB 707, which bars any state or local government or agency from operating a health care exchange or navigator program allowed under the Affordable Care Act. It makes it illegal for any public employee or agency to use state resources or time to advocate for the expansion of Medicaid.
HB 990 - Places the power to expand Medicaid as provided in the Affordable Care Act in the hands of the state legislature instead of the Governor.
HB 1080 -Places a statue of native Atlantan and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the grounds of the State Capitol.
SB 98 - Denies abortion coverage to state insurance policyholders and those under policies created through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
SB 296 - Makes determinations on how land on Jekyll Island may be developed.
SB 299 - Gives local authorities leeway in adopting watershed protection standards for buffer areas along streams and reservoirs.
SR 415 - Proposes a constitutional amendment to cap the income tax at its current six percent rate.
HB 885 - The medical marijuana bill that would have allowed for the use of cannabis oil for children suffering from seizures did not pass after the House and Senate failed to reach an agreement over some language added by the Senate (SB 397) requiring insurance companies to cover treatment of autism in young patients. Governor Deal has announced a plan to allow clinical trials with cannabis oil for children with epileptic disorders at Georgia Regents University.
SB 167 - Sought to prevent Georgia schools from testing on any material tied to national standards such as Common Core.
SB 350 - Would have required the Division of Family and Children Services to bid out to private firms several functions such as case management, family preservation and independent living.
SB 377 - "The Preservation of Religious Freedom Act," which many believed would allow business owners to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, resurfaced on Sine Die, but was ultimately withdrawn.
I authored House Bills 905 and 906 to legislatively set the borders of Chamblee and Brookhaven to reflect the outcome of last November's vote. These measures were necessary to set the borders and to end a lawsuit that remains pending.
I also authored House Bills 1138 and 1139 to allow for Doraville's annexation of unincorporated property. HB 1138 provides for annexation and HB 1139 provides for a referendum for annexation.
As you know, during the session I frequently reported to you about the efforts by citizen groups supporting the Briarcliff, Lakeside and Tucker initiatives. By Georgia law, creating a city is a two-step process. The first step is to get the legislature to approve putting a cityhood referendum on the local ballot. The second step would be to receive majority approval from the people who live within the proposed city limits. The legislature did not authorize any DeKalb cityhood referendum this session.
Many of you living within the boundaries of the proposed cities were very involved in the cityhood efforts. I respect the hard work and passion behind all these efforts and I know that many of you continue to work toward cityhood. It is important to understand what happened in the legislature so we all understand where this effort stands for the next session.
In the final days of the session, many legislators from outside DeKalb decided that they were unwilling to endorse any one cityhood proposal over another for the people of DeKalb. When a deal between Lakeside and Tucker was ultimately negotiated, there was not enough time to thoroughly examine the new boundaries in order to pass the legislation. Moreover, there was not enough time for public input, which is critical to this process.
Going forward, I believe the legislature will be willing to consider one or more cityhood referenda for DeKalb. But to get this done, the cityhood groups will need to work with each other.
As this process continues, I will work hard to provide leadership and to ensure that the process is transparent, fair and inclusive. Please continue to share your ideas with me, and to work collaboratively with your fellow citizens so that the end result is something we can all be proud of and will stand the test of time.


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I wouldn't say I go crazy about media attention, but having a platform like ECT write about me shortly after Sprudge did gives me a huge confidence boost. Seems like we're on the right track, and people are noticing! Huge thanks to Lukasz Galecki for creating this opportunity.


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Growing up has never been easy. No past generation of adolescents, however, has struggled with mental health quite like today's teens, and this is something I see on a daily basis. Building a world for the next generation is difficult when you wonder whether the next generation will be able to enjoy it, and it's something I think about regularly as an entrepreneur.
The statistics are stark. Depression diagnoses among adolescents, defined as individuals ages 12 through 17, grew 63 percent between 2013 and 2016, according to a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association study. Even more alarmingly, teen suicide rates are soaring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that suicides among black 10- to 17 year-olds increased by 77 percent between 2006 and 2016, with white suicides among that age group growing by a similar 70 percent.
When health researchers first noticed the trend, they turned to the usual culprits. Economic inequality proved a popular explanation, but America's wealth gap has been growing for decades, while teen mental health issues were on the downslide until recently. Other reports hinted at political rancor as a potential cause. International medical journals, however, show increases in teen suicides not just in the U.S., but also in other countries like the U.K. and Russia.
Then, in November 2017, Clinical Psychological Science published a groundbreaking study that pointed to excessive screen time. The study of 5,000 North American teens found a strong correlation between the proliferation of smartphones and teenage mental illness. Suicide rates among teen girls, for example, grew 65 percent between 2009 and 2015 — the same period during which smartphones hit market saturation.
When the smartphone-suicide link surfaced, researchers reacted with a mix of shock and resignation that the problem couldn't be easily solved. At least two entrepreneurs, Jared Allgood and Jayson Ahlstrom, both dads of teenagers themselves, saw in the data what they had long suspected and were already working on a solution for.
Fighting Screens with Screens
Back in 2014, before most marketers saw the shift, Mappen CEO and co-founder Jared Allgood noticed teens were switching from Facebook to Instagram. Through interviews, he discovered that, while teens liked Instagram's visual media, they couldn't use it to contact friends. Allgood's prior company, Jott, sought to help teens going to school without internet connectivity stay in touch.
But as Apple's iMessage overtook Jott, Allgood's vision evolved: Rather than merely help teens communicate over text, Allgood wanted to help them forge real-world friendships. He worried that, in contrast to past generations for which after-school socialization was the norm, just 22 percent of teens today spend time with friends after school. Allgood suspected the remaining teens were struggling with social isolation, a habit as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes per day, so he started Mappen with the goal of getting teens to swap screen time for social time.
"We realized the antidote wasn't to tell teens to stop using social media. It's like saying 'Eat your vegetables' — it just doesn't work," Allgood says. "What does work is encouraging them to do something they enjoy, like spending time with their friends."
Downloaded by more than 10 percent of Americans ages 14 through 17, Mappen encourages teens to spend time with friends by showing them on a map where their friends are and what they're doing via emoji status updates. "You can see when someone is a block away or at one of your favorite places," Allgood explains. "Then, when you're going somewhere, you can share that and let people connect with you."
Allgood emphasizes that Mappen's goal is to reduce teens' time online, not to eliminate it entirely. That objective aligns with the work of Jean Twenge, the San Diego State University professor of psychology who led the Clinical Psychological Science study. According to Twenge's research, teens who spend less than two hours per day online do not seem to face heightened mental health challenges. Teens who spend five or more hours per day online, though, are 71 percent more likely to present risk factors for suicide, such as depression and thinking about suicide.
Allgood and Twenge also agree that how teens spend time online is as important as how long they're online each day. "Some types of screen time are good," Allgood points out. "There's nothing wrong with getting online to study for a test. The problem is when it's Friday night, you're alone, and you find yourself doing the infinite scroll."
Why do teens seem particularly prone to dysfunctional social media use? Allgood lays blame with a neurotransmitter that plays a critical role in the brain's reward system: dopamine. According to research published in the medical journal CNS Spectrums, dopaminergic reward systems are particularly active during adolescence. When a teen recognizes a face or receives a "like" on social media, his or her brain floods with dopamine, similar to the brain's reaction to some psychoactive drugs. The pleasure of that dopamine dump encourages the teen to seek the stimulus again and again.
The problem, however, is that excessive social media use decouples dopamine from the "love hormone" released during extended social interactions: serotonin. A study in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews found that social interaction and serotonin release reinforce one another. When teens use social media in lieu of real-world interaction, they receive the dopamine hit but not the serotonin boost, causing them to feel good in the moment without experiencing serotonin's effects of well-being and belonging. They then turn back to social media to assuage feelings of isolation and unhappiness, creating a feedback loop.
"We can't help it. We've evolved this way," Allgood says. "We need to be face to face with other people to experience the happiness and well-being that comes from real friendships."
Breaking the Feedback Loop
Allgood acknowledges that social interaction is just one part of teens' mental health needs. Just as important are adequate sleep and regular exercise. Johns Hopkins pediatricians recommend teens get between 9 and 9.5 hours of sleep per night — more than any other age group. Teens also need more exercise than individuals of other ages. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests teens get 60 minutes of physical activity per day, while HHS prescribes a minimum of 150 minutes per week for adults.
Fortunately, other entrepreneurs are coming up with tech solutions to help digital natives meet those guidelines. Sleep Genius, founded by neuroscientist and NASA researcher Seth Horowitz, helps users find and stick to their ideal bedtime, wakes them gently with a progressive alarm function, and includes a relaxation program to calm them before bed. Sleep-deprived teens will appreciate its Power Nap feature, which provides just the right amount of rest to recharge users without making them groggy.
To get sedentary teens moving, two University of Vermont professors are currently testing an app called "Camp Conquer." The project is the first teen-specific exercise tool that uses gamification to encourage physical activity. Camp Conquer connects with a user's Fitbit to track activity and provide in-game rewards. Every step a user takes improves his or her strength, speed, and accuracy in the game, a water balloon challenge with capture-the-flag-like play.
What impact apps like Camp Conquer and Mappen will have on youth depression and suicide rates remains to be seen. At present, however, the medical world doesn't have a better answer than technologies that help teens spend more time with friends or get more sleep. But maybe that's part of growing up: Learning that life is full of tough problems and short on easy answers.


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Q: How to load a certain format of json into datatables I have a JSON object that I am returning from an Ajax request that is formatted like the following:
{data:
[{"Sales1": "100", "Sales2": "200", "Sales3": "400"},
 {"Sales1": "150", "Sales2": "250", "Sales3": "450"}]};

How would I go about generating a datatables object with the columns names as "Sales1", "Sales2", etc., and the values in separate rows beneath each respective column? Also, lets say I wanted to have row labels to the left and right of the values, would that be possible?

A: This is how you would go about generating a datatables object with the columns names as "Sales1", "Sales2", etc.

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      "mData": 'Sales2'
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    }]
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Reps Investigate NIMASA, Transport Ministry Over $214.8m Security Contract
Recall that a coalition of nine civil organisations had earlier called on the National Assembly to revisit its earlier probe of the $195m coastal waterways security contract.
The House of Representatives has began investigations into a contract awarded to HLS International Limited by the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency worth $214.8m.
The contract, which was awarded for the supply of certain security surveillance equipments included $195,300,000 for the actual contract and an additional $19,530,000 that NIMASA reportedly agreed to pay to the firm for 'management training consideration'.
The motion to investigate the contract was moved at Thursday's plenary session by Benjamin Kalu in what he titled, 'Urgent need to investigate the 'deep blue' contract of $195,300,000 between the Federal Ministry of Transportation and HSL International Limited and the alleged use of the cabotage funds to service the contract.'
Unanimously adopting the motion, the House urged NIMASA to halt all payments in relation to the 'deep blue' contract.
The House further resolved to setting up a committee to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the ministry and NIMASA in relation to the contract and the alleged "diversion of the cabotage funds and other funds to covertly execute the deep blue contract."
The group, under the aegis of Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, at a press briefing in Abuja said revisiting the probe of the contract was necessary given that the action would have grave national security implications.
Leader of the coalition, Solomon Adodo, said the award of the contract to a foreign security firm contravened some sections of the nation's constitution, which provided that the security of a country should be in the hands of its armed forces.
He said, "All over the world, no nation leaves the affairs of national security totally in the command and control of a private firm.
"Nigeria should therefore not be an exception.
"The law thus vested solely the task of protecting our waterways in the Nigerian Navy.
"The Navy was given expanded military roles especially in the oil and gas sectors of the Nigerian maritime economy."


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Singaporean venture fund invests in bus ticket booking start-up vexere.com
The office of VeXeRe. The company has received funding from Singapore-based Spiral Ventures. — Photo VeXere.com
HÀ NỘI — Singapore-headquartered Spiral Ventures recently announced that it has invested in Vexere Joint Stock Company, which operated VeXeRe.com, the largest bus ticket and car booking platform in Việt Nam.
In an announcement on its website, Đào Việt Thắng, finance and operation director of Vexere, said: "VeXeRe.com is pleased to receive an investment from a professional fund like Spiral Ventures, so we might continue our momentum and assure breakthrough growth in 2018."
The financial term of the agreement has not been disclosed, as agreed by the related parties, Thắng said.
VeXeRe.com was founded in July 2013 and has reported an annual growth rate of 300 per cent, to become the largest bus ticket booking platform in Việt Nam with two million visitors per month.
VeXeRe.com also pioneered in developing bus management systems among more than 300 bus operators, which helped these operators save more than 40 per cent of management costs.
The company said that the fund from Spiral Ventures would be used to invest in developing apps for passengers, drivers and operators, similar to the model of Uber/Grab, but for mid- and long-distance bus routes.
Focus would still be placed on bus ticket bookings, with a targeted growth rate of 500 per cent in 2018, before expanding to railway, airline ticket bookings and other markets in the region.
Spiral Ventures, formerly known as IMJ Investment Partners, was founded in 2012 by IMJ Corporation, a major digital marketing company, as an independent venture capital subsidiary in Japan.
After IMJ was acquired by Culture Convenience Club (CCC) in 2013, Spiral Ventures continued its investment activities independently, and eventually relocated to Singapore to change its strategy and start a venture capital fund for the Southeast Asia market.— VNS
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Nottingham is the first city in the UK to use a new system for all three emergency services. The Pegasus pin system was invented by Paralympian Christopher Channon.
When we call 999 most of us don't think twice about giving our name, address and telephone number. But what if we had a speech impairment ? Giving that information could take several minutes - potentially vital in a life-or-death situation.
Now with the help of a former paralympian, Nottinghamshire Police think they've come up with a solution to the problem. Phil Brewster reports.
Chief Inspector Tracey Lovegrove, from Nottinghamshire Police, says the new 'Pegasus' system will make emergency response much faster. The PIN database will benefit those that have trouble communicating when they ring 999.
The man who invented the new emergency services system for Nottinghamshire says he decided to create it after phone operators thought he was a nuisance caller.
Christopher Channon has difficulty with speech, so thought of the 'Pegasus' system to help others who struggle to communicate when dialling 999.
The system works by saying the word 'Pegasus', followed by a unique PIN, which will allow the phone operator to see all of the caller's details straight away.
They mistook me for a nuisance caller, and that got me thinking because luckily enough it was not a life or death situation, but what if it was?
When you make a 999 call, you have to give your name and address before you get to the problem. For some people, that can take several minutes, and they could be in danger from the first word.
Nottingham has become the first city in the UK to use a new system for all three emergency services that helps those who struggle to communicate when diallng 999. The Pegasus system involves a pin number which allows the operator to access the caller's details.
The concept was invented by former Paralympian Christopher Channon, whose speech often became slurred due to cerebral palsy.


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S4. Quantum-mechanical calculations
Accurate stuctures from a combination of quantum-mechanical calculations and experimental data
PRESENTING AUTHOR:
Ulf Ryde
INSTITUTION / COMPANY :
S.4. Macromolecular structure analysis
ABSTRACT CONTENT / DETAILS:
We have developed methods to obtain accurate structures of active sites of proteins by a combination of experimental and quantum-mechanical (QM) methods. It was first developed using experimental raw-data (structure factors) from X-ray crystallography [1].
Later, it was extended to use experimental data also from NMR or EXAFS measurements [2,3] and we currently work with a similar method for neutron-diffraction data. In essence, we replace the molecular mechanics (MM) potential employed in these methods to supplement the experimental data with more accurate QM calculations for a small but interesting part of the protein.
Thereby, we can actually improve structures obtained with standard methods [4].
Moreover, we can interpret the structures [5], deducing the oxidation state of the metal or the protonation state of protein ligands [6,7], or to detect photoreduction or disorder in the experimental data [8,9].
This information is often essential for the theoretical modelling of the protein.
Ulf Ryde received his PhD in Biochemistry from Lund University (Sweden) under supervision of Prof G. Pettersson in 1991. He then moved into the field of Theoretical Chemistry at the same university, where he became a docent in 1996 and full professor 2004. During 2001–2007 he had a senior research position from the Swedish research council. He studies the structure and function of proteins, in particular, metalloproteins, such as blue copper proteins, heme enzymes, vitamin B12 enzymes, hydrogenases, and multi-copper oxidases. He has developed QM/MM methods for an accurate treatment of environmental effects, e.g. using accurate MM force fields with multipole expansions and anisotropic polarisation, and combinations of QM/MM with free-energy methods or experimental approaches, such as X-ray crystallography, NMR, and EXAFS. He also studies and develops methods to calculate ligand-binding affinities, especially using combinations of MM and QM methods.
1. U. Ryde, L. Olsen & K. Nilsson (2002), J. Comp. Chem., 23, 1058-1070.
2. U. Ryde & K. Nilsson (2003) J. Mol. Struct., 632, 259-275.
3. U. Ryde & K. Nilsson, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 14232-14233
4. U. Ryde & K. Nilsson (2003) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 14232-14233.
5. U. Ryde, Y.-W. Hsiao, L. Rulíšek, E. I. Solomon (2007) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 726-727
6. K. Nilsson & U. Ryde (2004), J. Inorg. Biochem., 98, 1539-1546.
7. U. Ryde, C. Greco, L. De Gioia (2010) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132, 4512-4513
8. P. Söderhjelm & U. Ryde (2006) J. Mol. Struct. Theochem, 770, 199-219.
9. L. Rulíšek & U. Ryde (2006) J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 11511-11518.
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Toilets of the Future Must be Designed with People in Mind, Not Technology
By Dani J Barrington And Rebecca Sindall | November 16, 2018
Most of you reading this article probably have a comfortable toilet that you use on a daily basis. As Steve Sugden wrote: "In more developed areas of the world we have forgotten the horrors of using a disgusting toilet and we now take for granted that toilets are comfortable, well lit, smell-free, private, pleasant places to defecate. They are places where we can go in peace."
There are two "golden rules" of our (overwhelmingly waterborne) sanitation systems that make them useful for improving human health:
they immediately separate us from our waste
they transport that waste away for treatment, stopping it from polluting the environment or making people sick.
The flush toilet and waterborne sewerage system were developed to allow users to "flush and forget." But around four and a half billion people don't have access to a sanitation system that follows the golden rules. That's because waterborne sewerage systems aren't suitable everywhere.
These require large volumes of water for flushing, kilometres of underground pipes and treatment infrastructure, and the personnel to operate and maintain the system. Scientists and engineers around the world are developing alternative sanitation systems to address these challenges.
New toilet tech
There are some amazing new toilet technologies that aren't waterborne systems, but still follow the golden rules. Many of these new designs not only treat waste to make it safe, but also transform it into useful products like clean water, fertilizers, electricity, and animal feed.
Many of them don't require sewerage systems at all, and instead process the waste on-site (in the household or toilet block). This increases the resilience of the sanitation system. If floods (or other disasters) prevent the system from processing waste, the problem is likely to be contained within the household, rather than affecting an entire city.
Some systems transport waste via pipes to nearby community scale treatment plants, which allow people to reuse the nutrients and water in their waste.
Others involve the collection of waste from households or toilet blocks to be treated at a larger, off-site plant, which offers economies of scale.
Several of these "non-sewered sanitation" technologies were showcased at the Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing earlier this month.
Different locations have different needs
There is no single technology that will work in every community.
In water-scarce areas, people are aware of the wastefulness of flushing clean water down a toilet. In those locations, reusing water for flushing will be an important benefit.
In areas without reliable mains electricity, small-scale production of electricity from a sanitation system can be valuable for lighting, charging mobile phones or simply for running the treatment process.
Using nutrients from waste as fertiliser or animal feed will be unacceptable in some cultures, no matter how safe it is proved to be.
Open sewerage runs along the back of housing in some parts of South East Asia.
In every case, the time and expertise required to operate and maintain these systems must be considered. That means looking beyond the treatment process to the wider system, including government policies and businesses, as well as the availability of spare parts and local skilled personnel.
Local experts are essential
Clearly, technology is only part of the solution. But there is also a social science to sanitation engineering.
Many new sanitation technologies are being tested in the communities that are expected to be future customers. Researchers have been working with these potential users to identify what works, and more importantly, what doesn't work with these technologies. The perspectives of both the toilet user and the operator of the sanitation system are taken into account.
Community members play a vital role and contribute to the design process. Nobody is going to use a toilet that they don't like – as many festival-goers and campers will attest.
Sanitation technology developers give themselves the best possible chance of success when they work with communities to understand their needs and to test early prototypes. Community members are experts in their local context. Sadly this knowledge often goes unrecognised, but it's critical to designing systems that work sustainably.
There are too many examples of "failed aid" projects, where sanitation systems have been installed without consulting local people, and then abandoned by the community after the project team has departed.
Although there are many exciting treatment processes being proposed for collecting and treating human waste, it is important to recognise that technology is only part of the equation. When proposing sanitation systems, technology developers must remember that they are designing for real people, considering community members as co-designers with important contributions to make.
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Those who are familiar with the practice know what Bikram Yoga is, but might not know who he is. Here's a fun fact: Yes, there is an actual man behind the "Bikram" name. Bikram Choudhury is the man who developed the Bikram Yoga Sequence, a form of hot yoga consisting of 26 Hatha Yoga postures and two breathing exercises performed in a studio heated to 105 degrees with 40% humidity.
Bikram Choudhury was born in Kolkata, India's second-biggest city on February 10, 1946. At age 6, Bikram began practicing Hatha Yoga and weight lifting under the guidance of Bishnu Ghosh, a great and influential yoga master. Bikram won the All-India Yoga Asana Championship at age 13 and was undefeated for two years. At the age of 18, Bikram had an unfortunate accident while weightlifting and shattered his knee. Even though doctors told him he'd never walk again, Bikram managed to totally recover from his knee injury six months later, with the help of Bishnu Ghosh. It was the miraculous recovery from Bikram's knee injury that inspired him to become a yoga teacher.
In India, people could not afford to go to the hospital so yoga was used as a means of curing the sick, as well as preventing illness. Instead of going to the hospital and being prescribed medication, patients would visit a guru such as Bishnu Ghosh where they'd be prescribed specific yoga postures designed to treat their current condition. Patients would then be taught, individually, how to do the postures correctly by a yoga teacher. While working under the guidance of Ghosh, Bikram believed in coming up with one yoga prescription (a sequence of set postures) that could be prescribed to multiple patients in a group instead of giving one-on-one instruction, making it possible to treat more people in less time. This belief inspired Bikram to begin developing his Sequence of 26 postures, designed to treat any patient, despite their disease or condition, in a class-like setting. Bikram's belief also helped him realize his Karma Yoga was to share his Indian heritage and teach yoga to as many people in the world as possible.
In February 1970, Bikram left India and began teaching yoga in Japan where he quickly developed a large following. A couple years later, Bikram began teaching yoga in Hawaii and then in San Francisco. In 1973, Bikram established his first yoga studio in the United States, Bikram Yoga College of India, located in a tiny studio in the North Beach area of San Francisco. Bikram's Sequence, a form of hot yoga consisting of 26 Hatha Yoga postures and two breathing exercises was performed in 90 minute classes in a studio heated to 105 degrees with 40% humidity. The purpose of the heat and humidity was to mimic the climate of India. By the end of 1973, Bikram brought his Sequence to Los Angeles where he has been living and teaching the Bikram Yoga Sequence ever since.
In addition to teaching his Bikram Yoga Sequence, Bikram has grown his empire over the last thirty years to include hundreds of studios in both the United States and throughout the world. In the 1990's Bikram began offering a nine-week teacher certification course twice a year to those wanting to teach the Sequence at any affiliated Bikram Yoga studio.


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Most consumers are either unfamiliar with VR headsets or not interested in owning one. Part of the problem, at least with devices like HTC Vive VR, is the high price, which is hard to justify when we're talking about a technology in its infancy.
However, as the barrier of entry is lowered, VR headsets will become more appealing to a larger number of consumers. HTC is aware of this, which is why it's given the Vive VR a major price cut.
The Vive VR kit, which previously went for $799, is now available for $599 direct from HTC. The $200 price cut doesn't change what's included in the box, as you still get the headset along with two wireless controllers, two base stations, a link box, earbuds, and some Vive accessories.
As noted by Engadget, HTC most likely lowered the price of the Vive VR to better compete against the Oculus Rift with Touch, which is currently available for $399.
The Oculus Rift with Touch bundle includes the headset, two sensors, cables and several titles compatible with this device, like Medium, Dead and Buried and Robo Recall.


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: Here are the big ESG mega trends across the world, and the best stocks that fit the bill
By April 15, 2021 99 views
The biggest challenge for any well-meaning ESG investor is to do well by doing good, as the cliché tells us.
But that's not easy. Given all the pitfalls in the markets, it's even tougher to "do well" with the constraint of having to favor companies with good environmental, social and governance, or ESG, metrics.
Given the challenges, I thought it would be useful to catch up with a fund manager to get useful tips you and I can learn from.
Andrew Braun, who manages the Pax Large Cap Fund
PXLIX,
-0.29%,
fits the bill. His fund beats its Morningstar large-blend fund category and Russell 1000 benchmark by 9.5 and 4.5 percentage points over the past year. He also beats those benchmarks by several percentage points over the past three years, according to Morningstar.
The key takeaways: Braun gets his outperformance from three sources beyond the help from his team: 1. Putting money in the path of six ESG mega trends. 2. A small basket of business metrics that lead him to winning companies. And 3. A proprietary ESG rating system.
Let's take them in order.
The six key ESG mega trends
A fundamental rule in investing tells us it pays to pick companies that get a boost from mega trends. Braun and his team own companies they think get a lift from the following six ESG mega trends. This is a good guide to favorable trends as you research ESG companies on your own.
1. Cloud computing
This counts as an ESG mega trend because it's energy-efficient for companies to use shared data centers instead of having their own. Thanks to a big strategic shift introduced by Satya Nadella when he was promoted to CEO in 2014, Microsoft
MSFT,
is now at the center of the evolution of cloud computing. Microsoft's Azure cloud platform recently posted annual revenue growth of over 50%, even though it's already a giant business with over $20 billion a year in sales.
Another play on this mega trend is Equinix
EQIX,
+1.51%,
which runs over 225 data centers in 26 countries through its Platform Equinix. "They're another facilitator of this very powerful mega trend," says Braun. This real estate investment trust, or REIT, pays a 1.66% dividend yield.
2. Resource efficiency
Braun and his team at Impax Asset Management look for companies that offer products that save energy and money, or upgrade their equipment to do the same thing.
Here, Trane Technologies
TT,
offers heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products and services that help building operators reduce carbon footprints. "Installing their equipment is a powerful tool to combat climate change," says Braun.
Another example is Procter & Gamble
PG,
because it sets targets for reduced carbon emissions in its own operations, among suppliers, and for consumers through product offerings that encourage them to use more cold water. The company also ranks high in ESG at Impax because of its gender equality targets.
3. Vehicle electrification and autonomous driving
would be the poster child for this category. But it's not a Pax Large Cap Fund holding. Instead, Braun favors less glamorous producers of components used in these vehicles. As electric vehicle usage grows, so will these companies.
One example is Aptiv
APTV,
-1.10%.
It sells software and parts that power the brains and nervous systems of increasingly complex vehicles, supporting computing, connectivity, analytical and safety features. Another is TE Connectivity
TEL,
which sells connectors, sensors and other components for cars and industry.
Here the emphasis is on repairing the crumbling water infrastructure, improving supply and reducing leakage. Less than 1% of the water on Earth is fresh water, and it's under threat from pollution, climate change and the destruction of aquifers. Meanwhile, demand is rising. It's on course to double every 20 years. The upshot is that more and more people are living in areas without enough water.
XYL,
is a global water technology company that sells products to help deliver water, and analyze and treat wastewater. As the largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility in the U.S., American Water Works
AWK,
is also a play on the improvement of water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure.
5. Access to finance
Nearly two billion people do business solely in cash. This makes their lives more difficult because it excludes them from more sophisticated financial products. Access to financial services helps the "unbanked" get out of poverty, save and start businesses. This promotes "sustainable development." So, it's an ESG mega trend.
One Pax Large Cap Fund investment on this theme is Visa
V,
because it partners with financial institutions to expand the payments ecosystem and offer products for the unbanked. Another is Voya Financial
VOYA,
which offers services that help people save for retirement.
6. Health-care transformation
The goal here is to go with companies that help bring new therapies and medical devices to market more quickly. Consider IQVIA Holdings
IQV,
+2.89%.
It offers analytical and clinical research services that help biotech and pharmaceutical companies develop and market drugs. IQVIA runs clinical trials. But it also has huge databases of medical records, prescription sales and medical claims. This helps drug developers understand market trends.
Five key business metrics to help you outperform
Braun honed his investing chops at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He worked his way up to chief investment officer over 20 years after starting as a research analyst. While at Goldman, he earned an MBA at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Given this background, and his record at the Pax Large Cap Fund, we can learn a lot from his short list of favored business and investing metrics, from among the scores available. This could be an entire business school class, but here's the quick summary.
* Strong and improving return on invested capital. Defined as net operating profits after tax, divided by invested capital, this metric tells you how good companies are at investing. Look for returns above the cost of capital, of course. This screens out managers who are serial destroyers of capital — perhaps because they are more focused on empire building. Any of the tech companies his fund holds are good examples.
* Solid free cash flow generation. This allows companies to control their own destiny, and avoid reliance on the capital markets. Apple
AAPL,
and Alphabet
GOOGL,
are two examples.
* Appropriate use of leverage. Too much will get companies in trouble because it makes the bad times worse. There's no firm cut off, but generally Braun's upper limit is four to five times earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). One example is Equinix, which has refinanced debt over the past two year to bring its leverage ratio down to 3.8.
* Sustainable business model. Braun likes to avoid companies in commodity sectors, and those offering the same products and services as dozens of others. The key question to ask: "What's special about a business that makes customers want to flock to it?" An example he cites here is Lowe's
LOW,
because its size and use of technology help it offer a broad array of the right products at good prices — and keep stores well-stocked.
* Good management incentives. Braun favors companies that link pay to return on invested capital or share value, rather than other metrics that are easier to manipulate, like earnings per share. He also likes companies that link executive pay to ESG progress, like Microsoft.
The Impax ESG rating system
This combines data from external sources, like Sustainalytics, and internal metrics, to rank Russell 1000 companies against industry peers. The weighting of metrics varies depending on the industry. At energy companies, environmental factors will be more important than at banks, for example. This is partly proprietary, but any Impax holdings obviously rank well.
Michael Brush is a columnist for MarketWatch. At the time of publication, he had no positions in any stocks mentioned in this column. Brush has suggested MSFT, PG, TSLA, GOOGL and LOW in his stock newsletter, Brush Up on Stocks. Follow him on Twitter @mbrushstocks.
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Eversheds Sutherland advises Magnetar Capital on latest acquisition
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that it represented alternative asset manager Magnetar Capital in the acquisition of international property and investment group Lendlease's renewable energy business unit, which will operate under the name Vesper Energy moving forward.
Since its start in 2015, Vesper Energy has commercialised over 680 MW of utility-scale solar projects in the US. Working closely with communities and customers, the company develops, builds and operates high-quality, high value assets that contribute to a sustainable, decarbonised electrical grid. Its current customers include municipalities, higher education institutions, large corporations and integrated electric utilities.
Vesper Energy has an existing 3 GW solar and 2.5 GWh energy storage development pipeline across the US, encompassing 20 unique projects. The company plans to begin construction on three new projects in 2021 in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
"We are excited to extend Magnetar's existing renewables franchise into the rapidly growing utility-scale solar and storage market in North America," said Adam Daley, co-head of Energy and Infrastructure at Magnetar. "This investment complements our existing solar portfolio companies and reflects our continued commitment to providing growth capital to businesses actively reducing carbon emissions."
Eversheds Sutherland Partner Thomas H. Warren led the deal team, which also included Partners Michael Gurion and Madeleine M. L. Tan as well as Associates Alistair W. J. McMaster and Alyssa N. Walker.
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Italy: Salvini critical the threat of sanctions of the EU and its rules " obsolete "
The vice-Prime minister Matteo Salvini, box score satisfactory to the european elections, said he would devote all his energy to change the "rules are old and obsolete," the European Union and has strongly criticized the prospect of sanctions against Italy.
The leader of the party of the right Ligua, the dominant force in the ruling coalition following a decisive victory in elections to the european Parliament on Sunday, said on the radio (RTL:RRTL) 102.5 that he was waiting to see if Brussels has proposed a sanction in the face of the failure of Italy to control its debt.
The procedure of the european Commission would focus on the inability of Italy to control its debt, which could lead to a penalty of € 3.5 billion, according to sources close to the matter cited by Bloomberg.
Salvini was particularly criticized the very principle of a fine, while the country is already facing significant expenses, including the health system, lack of staff.
"All my energies will be devoted to change these old rules and obsolete," adit Salvini. "If they want to, the leaders can sit around a table and, in 15 days, write new rules, to putting employment at the centre of concerns, and non-small figures – the new index of well-being should be the rate of unemployment. "
Note that the EU's decision to sanction Italy could take place in the framework of the regular process for control of the EU budget, most likely the 5th of June, and would mark an escalation of tension between Rome and Brussels about the budget, a topic that had already largely undermined the markets at the end of 2018, before that Italy will not avoid the penalties through with the promises that it does not ultimately hold, obviously.
These concerns are transcribed in the bond market on Tuesday, investors are faced with the prospect of a new budgetary stalemate. The difference to German debt of maturity similar (the spread) rose to 289 basis points, a high of two weeks.
The CAC 40 and the pair EUR/USD remain under pressure in part because of these concerns.


Kylie Frey was eliminated Tuesday night in the finals of "Real Country," a new music series on USA Network. But the singer from Opelousas may have already won in other ways.
Frey has been living in Nashville for two years, working with Paul Worley, the Grammy-winning producer for the Dixie Chicks, Lady Antebellum and other stars. She's also part of Erv Woolsey Management, whose roster includes George Strait, Lee Ann Womack and Clay Walker.
Valerie Andrus, who coached Frey in her early teen years, said in an interview Monday that those connections, along with the national TV appearances, are priceless.
"It's one of the grandest showcases you can ever do because it's so exposed to every part of the music industry," said Andrus, a Port Barre native. "Winning is not your goal. It's being exposed and what it does for you.
Jaida Dryer, a songwriter from Nashville, won "Real Country" Tuesday and its grand prize of $100,000 and a Grand Ole Opry performance. Dryer's rendition of "Jack It to Jesus" scored a 4.6 out of 5 stars, the highest total of the seven final contestants.
Frey received a 3.3 score after her performance of Jamie O'Neil's "There is No Arizona." Her score did not beat the 4.0 rating that previous leader, the trio Copper Chief, received.
Frey and the other finalists will perform at Stagecoach, an outdoor country music festival in April in Indio, California.
A state champion rodeo competitor and queen, Frey is a 2013 graduate of Teurlings Catholic. She the daughter of Billy and Patsy Frey, owners of Billy's Homemade Boudin and Cracklins in Opelousas, Krotz Springs and Scott.


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AnticStore > Catalogue > Paintings & Drawings > 20th Century Oil Painting > 20th century > The White Peacock - Henry Caro Delvaille (1876 - 1928)
The White Peacock - Henry Caro Delvaille (1876 - 1928)
Offered by Galerie William Diximus
Henry Caro-Delvaille (1876-1928)
L. 220.47 inch X H. 96.46 inch
Galerie William Diximus
Furniture and objets d'art of the 18th and 19th centuries
Fabulous Oil on canvas depicting a life-sized social life scene (Length 220.47inch X Width 98.43inch from the Impressionist period circa 1905/1906; Painting lost and rediscovered by Marc Segoura Gallery and Galerie William Diximus.
Full file on request
The lastest discovery of a major painting by Henry Caro-Delvaille renews the state of knowledge about the career of this artist.
Applauded by critics, he had his paintings bought by the French State as soon as 1905 and was promoted by the greatest art dealers and connoisseurs of his time: Georges Bernheim Jeune in Paris, then Nathan Wildenstein and René Gimpel in New York.
This large composition of a new kind dates from the most appreciated and sought-after artistic period of the artist.
Caro-Delvaille adapted the shape and the size of the history painting for his genre scene. It thus gives a major importance to the action and its actors in an environment reminiscent of the theatrical world. The precision of certain renderings is magnified by his wide and visible brush remembering both Edouard Manet's thick brush and Auguste Renoir' evanescent one.
There is no archive material about the identity of the guests. Christine Gouzi, art historian and author of a monograph on the painter, hypothesizes that the different characters are all related. The White Peacock represents "an elegant tea of the Jewish high society of that time," among which the most influential bankers of Bayonne in the 1900s.
The businessman Jules Gommès with a white beard, represented on the left under a fruit tree, is easily recognizable. The patriarch of the family had founded the Jules Gommès & Cie bank and ensured that the management was provided by family managers including his son Armand. The latter had married Eugenie Delvaille, daughter of Dr. Camille Delvaille, public figure of Bayonne. Should we see the portrait of the young couple at the center of the painting.
The sensual female faces, often barely sketched, remind us of the features of the four sisters of the artist's wife. He painted them two years prior to the White Peacock in a collective portrait bought by the French state (My wife and her sisters, 1904).
Having grown up in Bayonne, Emma Lévy was introduced to the painter Raymond Lévi by her sister Aline and her brother-in-law Henry in Paris, where she lived for a while. According to a family tradition, Caro-Delvaille gave the idea to Raymond to add the name of his mother, Léa Strauss to his surname because he found it too commonly worn. Petite, with black eyes and round cheeks, the youngest of the Lévy sisters could well be represented, in the center of the composition, courted by Raymond that she married in 1907, and recognizable by his symmetrical hairstyle and his short and pointed mustache.
Further to the right, the young man leaning toward a young woman with a fan has the same complexion than Eugène Pascau (1875-1961). Etcheverry and Pascau were both Leon Bonnat's art students as well as Caro-Delvaille (Marie Garay, Léon Bonnat and his pupils, 1914, Bonnat-Helleu museum, Bayonne).
The main question remains the identity of the dandy at the center of the composition. One can imagine that it is the young and dazzling Inspector of Fine Arts, Armand Dayot (1851-1934), crowned with glory after he launched an art magazine L'Art et les Artistes in 1905. The painter and the inspector shared acquaintances and frequented the same artistic circles. The portrait of Dayot published in the album of Figures Contemporaines shows an elegant man, bearded, thin, and usually represented holding a cigarette.
The woman standing from behind would be Rosemonde Gerard, wife of Edmond Rostand (1856-1953).
Henry Caro-Delvaille presented twice in France the White Peacock: first, during the second exhibition of the Intimistes group at the Galerie Henry Graves (rue Caumartin) from February 14 to March 3, 1906; and then two years later at the Salon organized by the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts.
These artists were however very well received by the public of the exhibitions, by art critics and by the art market of their time. Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, René-Xavier Prinet, Etienne Moreau-Nélaton, painter and collector of Manet's works, were among the Henry Graves show in 1906. During the White Peacock's first exhibition, Jean Valmy-Baysse was attracted by the sophistication of the painting. He wrote that Caro-Delvaille gave "to society events the charm of poetry." In 1910, he published the first monograph on the artist.
In 1908, the painting was displayed in the staircase of the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts. It attracted a large number of commentators who shared their enthusiasm in
newspapers. Others portraits by well-known painters, such as Jacques Emile Blanche, Aman-Jean, Gandara, Gervex, Alaux, were shown at the 1908 Salon. But, the work by Caro-Delvaille distinguished itself by its gigantic scale and by its representation of a "modern mondanité" according critic Charles Morice. The painting was also widely reproduced as a sign of its success, in the mass-circulated press Monde Illustré and in quality press l'Art and les Artistes.
-1906 Henry Graves Gallery
-1908 Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts
-1909 Exhibition of French Art, Montreal
Purchased by the Westminster Paris 8 arrondissement: Probably installed on the wall of the dining room of the Westminster Hotel in Paris after 1909.
The exhibition book states that the White Peacock is a decoration for the Westminster Hotel in Paris8. Information relayed, subsequently, several times in the French and American press
-Les Intimistes, Galerie Henry Graves, from February 14 to March 3, 1906.
-Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts, 1908, No. 206.
-Exhibition of French Art, Montreal, 1909, No. 59.
Reproductions of the work at the time of its exhibition:
L'Illustration, 2 mai 1908, n°3401, reproduction (n.p.).
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Catalogue illustré des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture et gravure, Paris, Ludovic Baschet, 1908.
« Les Salons de 1908. Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts », Je sais tout, janvier-juin 1908, Ier semestre, 4e année, T. IV, p. 526, reproduction.
Léon Bourgeois, « Salon de la Société Nationale », L'Art et les artistes, avril-septembre 1908, T. VII, p. 70. reproduction.
Jean José Frappa, « Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts », Le Monde Illustré, 9 mai 1908, 52e année, vol. 102, p. 303, reproduction.
Pierre de Lanux, « On the Revival of Applied Art. A conversation with Henry Caro-Delvaille », Arts & Decoration, avril 1922, vol. 17, p. 419.
Henry Caro-Delvaille, « The Renaissance of Mural Decoration », The Lotus Magazine, March 1913, vol. 4, n°6, p. 253.
Christine Gouzi, Henry Caro-Delvaille : peintre de la Belle Époque, de Paris à New York. précédé d'entretiens avec Claude Lévi-Strauss, Dijon, éditions Faton, 2016, p. 141.
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This 'Modern Day Cavemen' Spent $233,000 to Build His Dream Home in a Cave
October 23, 2017 | By Brian Delpozo
Often, a massive mansion is the ultimate sign of financial freedom or success. However, for some, the traditional trappings of a big home just aren't enough. Instead, they may be looking for a way to escape modern life. Angelo Mastropietro had the means and motive to do just that, and decided to build his dream home — in a cave.
Angelo Mastropietro first discovered the cave — which had actually been used as a rock house for more than 300 years until 1940 — in Worcestershire, England, in 1999 when he took refuge there during a rainy bike ride. Nearly a decade later, Mastropietro, who had moved to Australia for work, remembered the cave after he'd been hit with bad health, a bout of multiple sclerosis that briefly left him paralyzed.
"MS … was triggered by health and lifestyle, and that was the catalyst I needed to remind me that I needed to be mindful of my health and be respectful of my lifestyle," he told The Daily Mail. "I wanted to be in a place where I had a happier and healthier life."
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Remembering the cave, Mastropietro spent £62,000 (more than $80,000) to purchase it. Then, using a renovation budget of £100,000 (more than $130,000), he began transforming the cave into a livable space. He spent more than 1,000 hours, mostly by himself, breaking and cutting rock to carve out his ideal dwelling, eventually excavating between 70 and 80 tons of rubble by hand.
The completed cave house features air ventilation, numerous rooms of varying size, as well as amenities including running water (sourced from a bore hole Mastropietro drilled himself), electrical wiring, and even Wi-Fi.
If Angelo Mastropietro's cave house sounds like some place you'd be interested in escaping to, you're in luck: The "Rockhouse Retreat" is available to rent on AirBNB at rates ranging from $244 to $333 a night. SHARE Mastropietro's amazing cavehouse with your friends!
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Q: First run of script process time In an admin application for the local food bank, I've built a PHP script to generate a set of monthly reporting statistics from a MySQL database.  It appears that if the script has not been run for some uncertain amount of time it will take several seconds to run.  Once run, subsequent runs of the script will take a fraction of a second.  I'm trying to figure out what factors cause the lengthy first run and whether I have any control of them.  The behavior is comparable between my development system and the food bank's host so it's not just a local phenomenon.
I've experimented with "flush tables" and "reset query cache" but I cannot reproduce the long run.  Nor does shutting down and restarting the MySQL server (only possible on the development system) make the run longer.
Where else might I look?
Thanks.

A: My first port of call in circumstances like this would be to profile the script to see what's taking the time. You say you can replicate the problem locally. In that case get yourself a profiler (xDebug and the Zend Debugger can both profile scripts, there may be others) and profile your script to see where the time is going.