I was relieved when Alan Macy wanted to meet me at The Wildcat for cocktails rather than over lunch, as I felt a bit intimidated and could use a drink. He's one of the most multifaceted and accomplished people I've ever met.
Alan is the founder of BIOPAC Systems, which designs and sells data collection and analysis tools, such as electrodes, transducers, and amplifiers, used by life scientists and researchers to interpret the signals of various biological processes. But he's also an artist who specializes in interactive sculptures and environments.
Most importantly, Alan is the mastermind behind the Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology. SBCAST, as its commonly known, is an "arts incubator" community on lower Garden Street where artists, scientists, and other creatives live and work, with their rents partially subsidized. That project was the subject of a wonderful cover story by Charles Donelan in The Independent in 2016 and Alan was also honored by the paper as a Local Hero in 2017.
Alan immediately puts me at ease. He's humble, personable, and curious. He's also willing to explain things to me in layman's terms. "I make tools that scientists use," he says. "It takes about a tenth of a second for data to travel to your brain." As that data navigates your brain, it creates a reaction, and his tools measure this change.
Alan grew up in San Diego, the son of architect Alfonso Macy. His brother, Mark Macy, is also an architect, and designed SBCAST, and his sister, Christine Macy, is the dean of architecture at Dalhousie University in Canada. Alan studied engineering at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, but also learned glass-blowing and ceramics. He graduated in 1980.
He enrolled at UCSB to pursue a Masters in electrical engineering, focusing on digital signal processing and biomedical engineering. His thesis enhanced the development of a speech recognition system by adding sound processing characteristics associated with the human ear. He graduated in 1983, and quickly co-founded BIOPAC with fellow students from UCSB and Cal Poly.
It was during Alan's extensive travels that he came up with the idea for SBCAST. Specifically, he was in residence at Amsterdam's STEIM (Studio for Electro Instrumental Music), which develops new musical instruments and features an exhibition component. "I had a chance to see a few places like that," he says.
In 2016, Alan opened the doors to SBCAST, which he still calls a work in progress. Most of the artists and scientists are in residence for a cycle of 18 months, but there are shorter programs as well. In addition to collaborating, they also exhibit their work regularly. The first group of long-term artists ended their stay in November 2017.
Alan Macy answers the Proust Questionnaire.
I put energy into bizarre, utopian projects. A very good friend pointed this out to me.
Polymaths, or artists, who are disciplined and wandering. Hedy Lamarr and Richard Feynman come to mind. I have learned to admire people, with these qualities, because they are extremely creative and prolific.
Lovely. Fabulous. Excellent. Appalling. Excruciating. It seems my preferred word choices are polarized.
Living through the onslaught of dementia. The possible answers to this question are examples of the downside to an active imagination.
Vaguely uneasy. It feels as though everything is at risk.
The bold beauty that people can create. It's so heartening when people bring their best.
Arrogance is typically appalling. Although, I put up with it when it's paired with generosity or substantial competence.
Their participation, their understanding, their kindness.
I enjoy working with academics. These individuals are, more often than not, engaging, curious, and eager to share information.
I don't have a clue about perfect happiness. I'm probably too restless. This stated, however, that sometimes beautiful moment of introduction, even if brief, can be delightful.
To be a fabulous storyteller. Even better would be being able to do so in five languages!
I would appreciate being able to keep a cleaner workspace. It's really easy for me to make a mess. There is something about the disarray that feels helpful, until it scales to become an obstacle.
A shared achievement, the advent of my daughter.
I keep getting pulled back to Santa Barbara. For me, there is an irresistible siren song established by the people, weather, mountains, and ocean.
I think this might be the phone I'm typing on right now. Even so, this possession feels like a bittersweet circumstance.
When there is a project underway and dear friends are involved.
It's not just my motto. I reserve the right to be capricious.
That cave artist from 35,000 years ago. I like camping, I don't shave that often, and I'm usually scribbling diagrams.
I see that this happens, in retrospect and periodically, when I'm conflicted.


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M.E. or not M.E.? That is the question
The answer, often, is to look at your diet
Kathy came to us because she thought she had ME. Her chief symptoms were fatigue, breathlessness which sometimes lasted for three to four days, bloating, aching knees and toes, backache, headaches and occasional feelings of nausea.
Kathy was in her late 30s and had three children. Her husband, her GP and the specialist she had been referred to at one of the country's major teaching hospitals all thought she had ME.
I was sceptical. I didn't tell her because I know how important it can be to patients who have been searching for some years for an answer to their symptoms, at least, to be given a diagnosis.
But in truth, ME is sometimes no more than a label. As a clinical nutritionist, if you really want to help the patient, you have to look further in order to find out what is really going on.
Antibiotics galore
I took a long medical history from Kathy. She had been in hospital no less than eight times in a two year period in the early 90s, mostly for tonsillitis, but also for suspected viral meningitis and severe urinary infections. As a result she'd regularly had masses of antibiotics.
Further prompting revealed there had been earlier signs that her health might not be very strong. As a child she had resisted being breast-fed.
Mother's milk contains many vitamins and minerals which are hard to provide in infant formulas. So the importance of being breast-fed for at least six months is hard to over-emphasise.
"I always had a bad chest and runny nose and I had my tonsils out at the age of three," she said. In addition her mother told her that, when she was a baby, she had thrush in her mouth. This is very significant because it suggests that her mother had candida when she was pregnant and passed it on to her child. This was obviously the cause of the cystitis that Kathy often had as a child and was still getting when she came to see me.
When I asked Kathy about her diet, she told me she had Fruit and Fibre cereal for breakfast, the occasional chocolate biscuit mid-morning, a sandwich and banana at lunchtime, shortcake topped with chocolate for tea and then chicken casserole or a stir-fry for dinner.
Many people would regard this as a fairly decent diet and, for many people, it is probably the norm. But for me - as someone who specialises in pinpointing people's food intolerances - it suggested an obvious sensitivity to wheat, given that she was so clearly harbouring a candida infection.
So I suggested to Kathy that she go on a two week elimination diet in which she would cut out all wheat, chocolate, and as she was eating them every day - often a sign of food sensitivity - bananas. In addition, I told Kathy to avoid all foods that encourage candida overgrowth i.e. anything containing added sugar, dried fruit as it is especially high in concentrated fruit sugar, and all foods containing yeast. It was significant that almost every food that candida feeds on was a food that Kathy liked. "I love mushrooms, wine and every kind of pickled food," she told me.
After she had been on the diet for a week I told Kathy that she should start taking certain naturally formulated products specially designed to combat candida and I warned her that for the first few days she might feel awful.
Abstaining from foods that you have been eating almost every day, and to which you have unknowingly become sensitive, often causes considerable withdrawal symptoms. General malaise, fatigue and headaches similar to those associated with giving up caffeine are common.
For the first week Kathy did indeed feel awful but, by the time she came back to see me two weeks later, she was amazed at the difference. Her husband had continually told her how much better a mood she was in and how she seemed - for the first time in years - like the person he had married. She'd lost 5 lb and had been reorganising the house. Kathy continued to make good progress. By the third appointment she had lost a stone and was back to the weight she had been five years ago.
The breathlessness had gone completely and she had totally lost her craving for sweets, chocolate, biscuits and cake. In addition, she had tremendous news about her son of eight who had bad eczema. Eliminating certain foods from his diet - in his case dairy products, oranges and tomatoes - had made the world of difference.
When I wrote my book about ME with medical journalist Jane Sullivan in 1989, I told readers that allergies and candida often played a considerable part in ME. I think that in those days only a small number of sufferers were quick to pick up on this and pursue this course of enquiry.
Nowadays the situation is different. Increasing attention paid to underlying food intolerances by national newspapers and magazines has made far more people aware of the part they play when a patient has many different symptoms. A multiplicity of symptoms often bewilders GPs. But when it comes to allergies, it is often a tell-tale sign.
Nutritionists and private doctors specialising in food intolerances and environmental medicine recognise this and know what to look for.
The author of a highly acclaimed book on ME, Michael Franklin specialises in helping people find precisely the right diet for them.
Victoria sees patients in London, Sussex, Oxford and Sussex and also offer a postal/telephone consultancy service.
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Demonstrating the same grit under pressure she has shown throughout a breakout sophomore season, Florida State's Cortney Jones won the 100-meter hurdles bronze medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships, Sunday inside Ratina Stadium.
Flyra 2018meet pageWe get a lot of emails with a lot of questions. Some pop up over and over. So here are some answers that you want to know the answer to!
A lot of people have questions about the meet this Saturday. Here are answers to the most frequently asked!
4A powerhouses Winter Park and St. Thomas Aquinas are the top two girls teams when you put all classifications together. See where the rest stack up.
When we combine all classifications, the 3A Boys teams rise to the top lead by Chiles and Leon.
Sunday marked the last day for entries and our meet staff has been busy getting things ready! Here are the updated team entries for this years varsity races as well as the top individuals competing without their teams at the ROC.
We've had a lot of Olympians join us over the years, but none that have made the team FOUR times. Abdi Abdirahman has represented the USA at the past four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012).
It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) and University of Georgia alum Torrin Lawrence was killed today in an auto accident. Lawrence was one of the all-time greatest 200/400 meter stars in Florida, graduating high school in 2008.
The hometown hero from Oviedo continued her stellar season on Saturday with a big performance in at the Diamond League meet in Paris. Her time of 3:57.22 was oh-so-close to the 1983 American record of Mary Decker.
We get a lot of emails with a lot of questions. Some pop up over and over. So here are some answers that you want to know the answer to!
After a tremendous showdown at the regional championship, Suhki Khosla and Nick Morken gave us a stellar rematch at the 3A State Championship on Saturday evening the the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
Baseball hall-of-famer Yogi Bera famously once said: "It's déjà vu all over again." And that's exactly how athletes and coaches around the state are feeling today as they watch the weather forecast for this weekend.
We've got 32 district meets and 8 regional championsips on tap! Here are the results in an easy-to-find format.
Tuesday on the six rubberized lanes of the Sebring High School track, a host of top Polk County teams will go head to head with the Blue Streaks. Here is how the events look to shape up.
Here are the top performances from the 16 2A District Meets this week.
Here are the top performances from the 16 1A District Meets this week.
The results from the 32 district meets going off this week are pouring in! Here are the results in an easy-to-find format.
A day after setting a Baylor University school-record with a 10.02 in the prelims, 18-year-old Trayvon Bromell of St. Petersburg scorched the track and wowed the packed house at the Texas Relays. He laid down a world-leading and wind-legal world junior record of 10.01!
Nigel Bethel tore it up today, running very respectably against a host of collegiate and elite athletes including a windy 10.46 100m and US #2 all-conditions 21.01 (both wind aided). We asked Nigel a few questions about that, about his season so far, and looking forward toward the state meet and Texas Tech next year.
We will keep you updated on the status of delays and cancellations around the state as we become aware of them. Meet directors, please email your updates to jason.byrne@flocasts.com and we will post them.
This week the top teams and athletes from Palm Beach County will square off on Wednesday at Park Vista and Thursday at Cardinal Newman. It's going to be hot!
Though some may not have previously known her name, Stacey Destin is sure to have changed that after Wednesday's Palm Beach County Central Qualifier. The Santaluces High junior sailed over a monsterous six-foot bar in what was the third best high jump all-time in Florida.
Academy of Holy Names distance star Claire Snyder has signed a NLI with the University of Georgia. Synder has personal bests 2:21, 5:07, 11:17, and 18:48.
Let's take a look at what all of the Florida high school alumni have done this past week at the collegiate meets around the country.
Anguillan sprinter, Zharnel Hughes speaks about his training in Jamaica at IAAF'€™s High Performance Training Center.
Jamaica'™s Warren Weir (200m 3rd in 2012, 2nd in 2013) sat down with us at his favorite hangout spot in Jamaica... a carwash?!? Warren chats about training, goals, and world records.


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Young voters MIA as Dem base flocks to vote early
Early voting rates among young voters have dropped dramatically since 2020 compared to other groups.
I voted early stickers are seen at a polling station on Oct. 25, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wis. | Morry Gash/AP Photo
By Jessica Piper
Add this to the list of Democratic worries ahead of the midterms: Younger voters — a cornerstone of the party's electoral coalition — make up a smaller share of early and absentee voters so far than they did in 2020.
More than 15 million voters have already cast their midterm ballots, according to the United States Elections Project. But young voters have contributed to a smaller fraction of that turnout compared to this time two years ago, according to interviews and a POLITICO analysis of voter data.
The party has had high hopes that younger voters motivated by the Supreme Court's scuttling of abortion rights and President Joe Biden's cancellation of some student debt would turn out in force — and help them to defy losses that the party in power typically suffers in midterm elections. They could still show up to the polls on Election Day. But their disappearance from the ranks of early voters so far puts Democrats at a disadvantage, because the party still has to chase their votes instead of banking them ahead of Nov. 8.
In North Carolina, which has a close U.S. Senate race and a set of state legislative races that could determine whether abortion remains legal in the state, the median age of voters who cast ballots through Oct. 26 was 66, according to state data. Voters aged 30 and younger account for just 5.4 percent of ballots cast so far, compared to 16.5 percent of those who voted early or absentee in 2020. Republicans' share of the early vote is also slightly higher now than it was at the same time two years ago.
The overall situation looks better for Democrats in Pennsylvania, where they have maintained a more than 50-point advantage in absentee ballots returned so far, a similar share to 2020. But that is still despite low participation there from young voters, who the party still needs to turn out in order to win the state's U.S. Senate seat.
"Democrats are going to need younger voters to come out on Election Day in order for the numbers to hold," said Tom Bonier, CEO of TargetSmart, a Democratic data firm.
Early voting data is not a crystal ball for the coming election: Operatives from both parties and political analysts are quick to note that shifting voter habits after the Covid-19 pandemic, changing laws and former President Donald Trump's repeated attempts to sow doubt about mail voting also make it hard to establish a solid early voting baseline.
Young voters have historically been less likely to vote early or by mail than older voters. They also generally turn out in lower numbers overall and are more likely to drop out of the electorate in midterm years — though they were key to Biden's 2020 victory, when turnout among voters under 30 was 11 points higher compared to the previous presidential election, according to an analysis by researchers at Tufts University. Voters in that age group went for Biden by an estimated 25-point margin.
But the president's approval rating among younger voters took a particularly sharp dip last year, raising doubts about their levels of participation in the coming election.
Claudia Cedillos, left, waves signs with her daughter Montserrat before a campaign rally for Democratic then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, on Nov. 2, 2020, in Miami, Fla. | Lynne Sladky/AP Photo
Another possible explanation for the lack of young voter representation so far might be decreased focus on early voting compared to prior years in the pandemic. Democrats also have not redoubled efforts to encourage young voters to take advantage of voting options, said Jessica Alter, founder of Tech for Campaigns, a Democratic firm that works on voter turnout and state legislative campaigns and is working this cycle to target low-propensity young voters in Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Tech for Campaigns was among the Democratic organizations that targeted young voters with messaging related to mail-in voting in 2020. But much of that investment has fallen off this cycle, Alter said.
"We're not seeing the investment on the digital side, which is, we think, part of the reason that you're seeing the drop in early voting about 18- to 30-somethings," she said.
The group's message-testing this cycle found the most successful digital ads were ones that focused on the convenience of voting by mail. One Facebook ad targeting Michigan voters featured a popular meme of actor Chris Pine rolling his eyes with the words, "when my friends don't vote by mail and make me wait in line with them on Election Day."
Recent polling includes a strong signal that young voters will ultimately turn out for Democrats. A Harvard Institute of Politics Youth Poll released on Thursday found 40 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 "definitely" planned to vote, a similar rate to the 2018 midterm election. Those surveyed favored Democratic control of Congress by a 26-point margin.
TargetSmart's Bonier pointed to Election Day turnout in special elections — which favored Democrats after the Supreme Court decision on abortion — as another reason to believe that young voters would turn up in force in November.
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"It isn't going to be a typical midterm where the party in power is perhaps less engaged and they stay home and the party out of power sweeps," he said. "Democrats are fired up."
The overall signals from early voting data have been somewhat mixed this far. The numbers from states like Georgia have hinted at potential record midterm turnout, as Republicans mobilized by the economy and frustration with President Joe Biden cast their ballots alongside Democrats upset about the end of Roe v. Wade. But turnout has been relatively low in other states with competitive statewide races, such as Nevada.
Democrats have outpaced Republicans in early and mail voting in most states so far, but the margins vary widely. The gap between the two parties is similar to 2020 in states such as Pennsylvania, but Republicans have narrowed it in others, including Arizona and North Carolina.
At a minimum, even though past election results make clear that GOP-leaning Election Day votes can swamp Democratic-leaning early votes, getting more of their voters to cast their ballots early poses a tactical benefit for Democrats
"Every supporter that they bank with a vote, that means that they can redouble their efforts elsewhere," said Michael McDonald, an expert in early voting and a professor at the University of Florida. "There really is a campaign advantage."
Early voting options are more limited for young voters in some states. Texas, for example, allows any voter aged 65 and older to request an absentee ballot while others must have an acceptable reason. But many states that expanded early or absentee voting in 2020 have kept those laws in place.
In North Carolina, where mail and in-person voting options were available to all voters pre-pandemic, in-person absentee voting this year started a day later than it did in 2018 but the state is set to outstrip the previous midterm by the end of the week even with the shortened window, said Michael Bitzer, a professor at Catawba College in North Carolina who is also an expert in early voting patterns.
But the greater turnout does not reflect a shift in the electorate.
"The vast majority of these early voters are typical early voters, either voting in person or by mail," Bitzer said. "So we're not kind of seeing folks shift their vote method from Election Day to early voting so far."
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Lives sometimes hinge on random acts of kindness
By BILL CUNNINGHAM Guest columnist
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One never knows when a random act of kindness can have a tremendous impact on people's lives. I'm haunted by a story I read about the great number of suicides committed over the years by people jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
A suicide note of one of those unfortunate souls was found in his room. It read, "If anyone speaks to me today on the way to the bridge, I will not jump." Tragically, just a simple nod of the head, or some other form of greeting by someone that day, would have saved a human life.
I personally know of a random act of kindness that liberated an entire family from Communism.
When I was in Vietnam, I got to know a young Vietnamese girl by the name of Qui Guyen. She worked for the military there as a civilian secretary. Qui was pretty and petite, and had an infectious laugh and wonderful personality. Her ambition in life was to go to college in the U.S. some day. Through the years, soldiers had promised her that if she received a scholarship at some American college, they would chip in and help pay her way to the States. Over the years, GI's would come and go, but she never gave up hope.
When I met Qui and learned her ambition, I decided to take a shot in the dark. I wrote a letter to Dr. Harry Sparks, then president of Murray State University.
I outlined Qui's story to him, and her dream of coming to the U.S. some day to attend college. I then inquired as to whether Murray State could offer her any assistance.
A few weeks later, I received a letter from President Sparks with fantastic news.
He advised that Qui would be given a full scholarship -- a full ride -- if she wanted to come to Kentucky and study at Murray State.
Needless to say, this young Vietnamese girl was ecstatic.
About this time, I got shipped to other areas of Vietnam and lost regular contact with Qui. Periodically, when communications got through, I learned that she was frantically trying to get together the airline fare to the U.S. Then the end of the war came and I was sent to Korea. However, I managed to meet up with Qui in Saigon the night before I left for Korea. With her typical energy and diligence, she advised me that she had managed to contact enough Vietnam veterans -- some even still in country -- to come up with the cost of her transportation to the U.S. All she needed was a sponsoring family, and, of course, I willingly obligated and assured her that my family would be hers once she came to the States.
I was in Korea when Qui arrived at Barkley Field Airport in Paducah, on a hot August day. Members of my family later laughed and told me that Qui got off the airplane wearing an overcoat. In Vietnam, she had heard how cold the United States was.
Qui became part of the family. She enrolled in Murray State and immediately became a big hit.
Her freshman year she was nominated Homecoming Queen, and over the next four years she was one of the most popular students on campus. She graduated with a degree in accounting, but not before a very traumatic event transpired in her life.
In May 1975, Qui and I sat forlornly in front of the television set and watched North Vietnamese Communist troops invade her hometown in Saigon. (It will never be Ho Chi Minh City to either Qui or me.) We silently watched the tanks clamoring into the downtown area, and the Communist conquest of not only that city, but all of South Vietnam.
There was also a dreadful air of uncertainty in not knowing what would be the fate of the people -- including Qui's family -- who had been friendly to the United States' forces there. Concentration camps, summary executions, torture, and the possibilities all loomed in both our minds during those dark hours.
For a long time, Qui did not hear from her family. She proceeded to get a job in Ohio, and then moved to California. She eventually received news that her family was safe and doing as well as could be expected. Over time she began to receive regular communications from them. Qui had a large family -- her mother and father, several brothers and sisters, and their spouses and children.
Finally, Qui learned that her father had died from natural causes. Then Qui set out on a great plan. She determined that she was going to work and make enough money to legally bring all of her family -- every single one of them -- out of Communist Vietnam to America. Over the years, Qui worked long hours -- saving ever nickel and dime that she could. Not only was she able to purchase a large house, but she also provided the cost of rescuing every single member of her family from Vietnam and bringing them to California.
In total, there were 18 men, women and children. Today, these people have successful lives, businesses and careers of their own.
They have become Americanized.
Qui's great quest has been accomplished, and all her family members are now successful and happy American citizens.
Qui deserves the lion's share of credit for this monumental success story.
However, Harry Sparks also deserves special recognition for his random act of kindness.
The day he received Qui's letter he might have given it only a few minutes of thought.
Undoubtedly, much more pressing problems associated with running a large university were raining down upon him. Budgetary woes, a potential uprising among teachers, perhaps a difficult meeting coming up with Boards of Regents, or maybe a heating unit malfunction in Richmond Dorm might all have been typical issues he was dealing with on that particular day.
However, whatever segment of time that it took, the minutes that he gave to the request of this young Vietnamese girl thousands of miles away changed not only her life, but the lives of her entire family.
And no one knows, but within those lives now flourishing in southern California may come future scientists, doctors, teachers, or simply ordinary contributing citizens who will make life better for all of us.
Bill Cunningham is a retired Kentucky Supreme Court justice and a Lyon County native. He can be reached at justicebillcunningham@gmail.com.
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A promo video of the U.S. Olympic golf outfits was uploaded to Instagram by the PGA Tour. Let's just say that some of the golf fashion critics were not too impressed with the Adidas styles.
Here's the clip of what Team USA will be wearing for the Rio Games.
Here's a roundup of some of the (SFW) critical commentary with names redacted.
Why lower case? Looks like crap. This is why Instagram needs a dislike button.
I think they look produced. I'm an Under Armour guy…and a Canadian.
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Artisan creates boxwood carvings for Winter Olympics
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Skiing, a boxwood carving by Yu Jinshun, a master artisan from Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
An artisan from Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, recently made three boxwood carvings to welcome the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The three artworks were created by Yu Jinshun, a master artisan in boxwood carving with over 50 years of experience. Yu, who hails from Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou, has since 2013 created nearly 100 works featuring people of different nationalities and occupations across different historical periods in the nation.
Boxwood carving was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
"The Beijing Winter Olympics is a joyous event for people all over the country, and I want to convey this joy through my works," said Yu, who receives support from the Zhejiang Culture and Art Development Fund.
The Games will take place from Feb 4 to 20 in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, a city in Hebei province.
Beijing Welcomes You, a boxwood carving by Yu Jinshun, a master artisan from Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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The Society of Behavioral Medicine (abbreviated SBM) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting research in the field of behavioral medicine.

History
SBM was established in 1978, with its first meeting taking place in Chicago, Illinois, on November 16, 1978. Along with the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, it grew out of the Yale Conference on Behavioral Medicine, which had been held in 1977. As a multidisciplinary organization, it attempts to connect professionals working in many disparate disciplines, ranging from nursing to public health to psychology.

Publications
The SBM has two official journals: the Annals of Behavioral Medicine and Translational Behavioral Medicine.

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Organizations established in 1978
1978 establishments in Illinois
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Challenges and Future Prospects of Nanoemulsion as a Drug Delivery System
Author(s): Megumi Nishitani Yukuyama, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 508, Butanta, Sao Paulo - SP,, Brazil	Edna Tomiko Myiake Kato, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 508, Butanta, Sao Paulo - SP,, Brazil	Raimar Lobenberg, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Katz Group-Rexall Centre for Pharmacy & Health Research, University of Alberta 11361 - 87 Avenue, Room 3-142-K Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1,, Canada	Nadia Araci Bou-Chacra. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 508, Butanta, Sao Paulo - SP,, Brazil
Nanoemulsion has the potential to overcome several disadvantages in drug formulation. Loading poor water-soluble drugs in the appropriate nanoemulsions enhances their wettability and/or solubility. Consequently, this improves their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics by different routes of administration. Associated with the optimum nanodroplets size or even combined with key components, the droplets act as a reservoir of drugs, enabling nanoemulsion to be multifunctional platform to treat diverse diseases. A number of important advantages, which comprise nanoemulsion attributes, such as efficient drug release with appropriate rate, prolonged efficacy, drug uptake control, low side effects and drug protection properties from enzymatic or oxidative processes, have been reported in last decade. The high flexibility of nanoemulsion includes also a variety of manufacturing process options and a combination of widely assorted components such as surfactants, liquid lipids or even drug-conjugates. These features provide alternatives for designing innovative nanoemulsions aiming at high-value applications. This review presents the challenges and prospects of different nanoemulsion types and its application. The drug interaction with the components of the formulation, as well as the drug mechanistic interaction with the biological environment of different routes of administration are also presented.
Keywords: Nanoemulsion, drug delivery system, poor water-soluble drug, drug solubility, review.
Title:Challenges and Future Prospects of Nanoemulsion as a Drug Delivery System
Author(s):Megumi Nishitani Yukuyama, Edna Tomiko Myiake Kato, Raimar Lobenberg and Nadia Araci Bou-Chacra
Affiliation:Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 508, Butanta, Sao Paulo - SP,, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 508, Butanta, Sao Paulo - SP,, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Katz Group-Rexall Centre for Pharmacy & Health Research, University of Alberta 11361 - 87 Avenue, Room 3-142-K Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1,, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes 508, Butanta, Sao Paulo - SP
Keywords:Nanoemulsion, drug delivery system, poor water-soluble drug, drug solubility, review.
Abstract:Nanoemulsion has the potential to overcome several disadvantages in drug formulation. Loading poor water-soluble drugs in the appropriate nanoemulsions enhances their wettability and/or solubility. Consequently, this improves their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics by different routes of administration. Associated with the optimum nanodroplets size or even combined with key components, the droplets act as a reservoir of drugs, enabling nanoemulsion to be multifunctional platform to treat diverse diseases. A number of important advantages, which comprise nanoemulsion attributes, such as efficient drug release with appropriate rate, prolonged efficacy, drug uptake control, low side effects and drug protection properties from enzymatic or oxidative processes, have been reported in last decade. The high flexibility of nanoemulsion includes also a variety of manufacturing process options and a combination of widely assorted components such as surfactants, liquid lipids or even drug-conjugates. These features provide alternatives for designing innovative nanoemulsions aiming at high-value applications. This review presents the challenges and prospects of different nanoemulsion types and its application. The drug interaction with the components of the formulation, as well as the drug mechanistic interaction with the biological environment of different routes of administration are also presented.
Megumi Nishitani Yukuyama, Edna Tomiko Myiake Kato, Raimar Lobenberg and Nadia Araci Bou-Chacra, "Challenges and Future Prospects of Nanoemulsion as a Drug Delivery System", Current Pharmaceutical Design (2017) 23: 495. https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161027111957
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Browse the seasonal menus at Windows on the Tyne, a casual yet elegant restaurant and bar at Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hotel. The hotel restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Room service is also available for your enjoyment.
Any time is the right time to enjoy a drink, cocktail or a light bite like a sandwich, Hilton Burger or panini at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel's Windows on the Tyne Bar. As the name suggests, this Newcastle bar offers fine views over the River Tyne.
Sample modern and local cuisine at this bright and airy Newcastle Restaurant, siituated on the ground floor of the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel. Enjoy views over the River Tyne as you dine.
Kids aged 5 years and younger eat for free from the kids menu.


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ABOUT SELENA MCCARTNEY
Selena McCartney is a native Texan who started her career in retail at Steve Madden. While there, McCartney took it upon herself to provide ongoing trend reports to the New York home office. Those trend reports were given to the design team and soon enough several retail stores were receiving product based off of her suggestions. This led to a consistent rise in sales. Steve Madden corporate took note of McCartney's work and invited her to begin designing shoes as an assistant designer and relocated her to their corporate office in New York. McCartney taught herself to sketch and worked in Steve's shoe factory where she also learned to make shoes by hand.
McCartney spent five years at Steve Madden before deciding to pursue her
own passions and aspirations. She worked for Calvin Klein for 5 years and then continued to become a consultant. Some of the brands she has consulted include Rachel Zoe, Corso Como, The Gap Company, and Rebecca Taylor. Selena has designed every type of footwear from dress, to casual, to clean
and sophisticated, to novelty. She is currently working as the Design Director
for Katy Perry footwear.
During her career McCartney turned her love for shoe design and shoe collecting into a hobby. McCartney ended up with 3,000 pairs of shoes that she had collected over many years and decided to open a shoe archive. McCartney rented and sold to shoe brands and stylists that include Marc Jacobs, Derek Lam, Michael Kors, Balmain, HBO, and many more. McCartney had one of the largest independent shoe archives in New York city.
With 16 years of experience in footwear Selena still has a love for shoes. She believes in staying true to brand identity and effortlessly turns her clients vision into reality. Selena still holds on to her Texas roots, but enjoys the journey of her fast-paced career.
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On Wednesday 28 January 2015, CO3 hosted one of a series of roundtable discussions under the broad theme of Third Sector and political leadership with Simon Hamilton MLA, Minister for the Department of Finance and Personnel.
The event was attended by a group of CO3 members and was hosted and chaired by John McMullan, CEO of Bryson Charitable Group.
Hot from the press, our brand new magazine is packed full of CO3 news and information on our upcoming not-to-be-missed conference and awards featuring articles from a selection of speakers and sponsors!
Chief Officers 3rd Sector (CO3) is delighted to announce the nominations of its Leadership Awards 2015. Judged by independent experts, the coveted CO3 Leadership awards reward the passion and successes of Third Sector Chief Officers in Northern Ireland through eight categories, including Best Newcomer, Leading on Political Impact and Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year.


Hope it ended up being a good morning!
Seriously. When will people realize that trickle-down economics is the only thing that can save America?
Ah well, at least I'm still ridiculously rich.
Plus I just noticed my sweater has a hole in it.
And while I'm being honest I'll admit that I was not actually damning capital gains taxes.
Where's the hole and how wide is it?
Quarks, how many times have I yelled that in a drunken stooper.
You boys and your funnies.
I have broad moral principles and deal with the specifics on a case-by-case basis.
But how do you deal with someone who rejects your broad moral principles?


The opioid epidemic was partly caused by prescription-drug abuse, so almost all states have instituted prescription-monitoring databases so doctors can judge whether a patient is pain-pill shopping. But those efforts to lower addiction appear to have created a perverse incentive for addicts to choose a more easily accessible high: heroin. Researchers from West Virginia University found that "after West Virginia required doctors to use its database, overdoses from heroin among 18- to 34-year-olds actually went up, more than doubling in just three years," Francie Diep reports for Pacific Standard.
The data came from an analysis of WVU-affiliated hospitals and outpatient centers; lead researcher Sara Warfield and her colleagues looked for how often the facilities admitted adults for prescription-painkiller and heroin overdoses between 2008 and 2015. The prescription-monitoring database was mandated in 2012, and that year heroin overdoses among young adults began spiking "significantly." Kentucky has experienced a similar pattern.
The study isn't deep enough to prove cause and effect, but it jibes with other research suggesting that increasing prescription monitoring without taking steps to help people overcome addiction triggers an increase in illicit opioid use. "Another way to think about this idea is that to solve a drug problem, you can't only dry up the drug supply," Diep reports. "You also have to reduce drug demand." The researchers recommend more needle exchange programs, naloxone availability, and drug treatment programs, and note that West Virginia has done all three in recent years.


You'll know you're in a completely different kind of club the moment you step into Chicago's Lumen. The ambiance alone is enough to merit a visit. It is so low lit you might forget there's any light at all. But the tasteful neon that perimeter the club gives you plenty of light to see where you're going and whom you're dancing with.
Lumen's unparalleled vibe comes from the fact that it's the country's first eco-friendly lounge. They aren't conserving on space though, as the 5,000 square feet give you plenty of room to spread out while still providing enough areas to get cozy. The ceiling is a low energy using LED lighting which helps provide that signature atmosphere. Its furniture is 100% sustainable bamboo and it has A/V capabilities built in.
The Chicago club doesn't try to win over hearts with its sustainability though; it knows it can conquer minds with its mind blowing sound system that provides ammo for the amazing DJ booth.
So come down by the Fulton Market district of Chicago and enjoy some of the best eateries and entertainment Chicago has to offer. While you're in the area, though, make sure you get the Lumen experience everyone talks about.


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Having briefed three research agencies, what can be expected from them by way of a research proposal? In the first instance, the proposal should arrive by the agreed deadline. The proposal should be in writing, so that it is absolutely clear both to the client and to the agency what is being promised. It should demonstrate that the quoting agency has a good understanding of the problem. Most importantly, the research proposal should be a detailed specification of exactly what the agency is planning to do for the money it is asking.
In general, it is unreasonable to expect that the research agency will have done a great deal of work on the problem at this stage, because they do not know whether or not they are going to get the job. However, if the agency is worth its salt (and the client's money) it should have put in enough work to demonstrate in the proposal that it is quite clear about what is expected and is competent to deliver that efficiently.
It is not usual for agencies to charge clients for producing research proposals, but members of the British Market Research Association (BMRA) have a policy of asking clients how many agencies are being asked to write proposals. If it is more than three agencies then BMRA members may charge the offending organizations for each proposal produced. This is an attempt to control the activities of client companies who waste time and money by asking for an unreasonably large number of research proposals as a means of obtaining free research advice.
The first thing to look for is a clearly defined statement of the objectives for the survey. They should reflect those agreed as a result of the briefing procedure and be no more and no less than required by the client. The objectives should be checked for their relevance to the needs of the problem.


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Q: How to convert a fractional binary to decimal fraction in Swift 3? I am looking for a way to convert a fractional binary part to decimal fraction in Swift 3. This code converts binary Integer to decimal
for num in BinaryIntegerPart {

        switch num {

        case "0": result = result * 2
        case "1": result = result * 2 + 1
            print (result)
        default: return "Error"
}

Maybe there is same workaround but only for fractional part?
For example:
101.0101 to 5.3125 (decimal)

A: As soon as the decimal point is encountered you have to switch
to adding powers of 1/2 to the result:
func fractionalBinaryToDecimal(bin: String) -> Double? {
    var result = 0.0
    var inFractionalPart = false // Set to `true` if the decimal point is encountered
    var fractionalValue = 1.0 // Current power of 1/2 when adding the fractional part

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        default:
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        }
    }

    return result
}

Example:
if let val = fractionalBinaryToDecimal(bin: "101.0101") {
    print(val) // 5.3125
}


Recently I completed reading a wonderful biography on C.N. Annadurai (1909-1969), the founding leader of DMK, by R. Kannan. It's title was simply 'Anna' – appearing palindromic in English. This led me to study the semantics of this endearing Tamil word. This essay is also a sort of 80th birth anniversary tribute to singer Sirkazhi Sivasithamparam Govindarajan (1933-1988), who in quite a few movie songs had uttered this 'Anna' word or its variants like Annachi or Annathe with his inimitable voice. My last month's tribute essay to singer T.M. Soundararajan (TMS) was well received by many. Unlike other tributes to TMS, I had compared his career to that of his three other contemporaries. In that item, while I equated the voice quality of TMS as that of a bugle, I also tagged the voice qualities of Tiruchi Loganathan and Sirkazhi Govindarajan as that of a trumpet and bell respectively. In this essay, I offer a duet song sung by Loganathan and Govindarajan that made waves when it appeared first in 1955.
Kannan, in his Anna biography, makes reference to an old Tamil movie song that punned on the endearing title Anna carried – 'Arignar' (the scholar). The movie was 'Nalla Thangai' (Good younger sister, 1955). It was a satire song, sung as a duet between two men – a bumpkin (master) and his servant in a rural setting. It is also a good example of macaronic verse, which the dictionary defines as 'burlesque verse containing words or inflections from one language introduced into the context of another.' The singers were Tiruchi Loganathan (for actor M.N. Nambiar who plays the bumpkin) and Sirkazhi Govindarajan (for A. Karunanidhi, a comedian actor of 1950s, who plays the servant). I provide the scribed Tamil original of the song nearby.
Tiruchi: I'm learning A B C D, I'm writing E F G H.
I'm acting like an officer, I'm doing what my husband tells.
Sirkazhi: Why do we need this learning? What is good about it?
I'm ashamed to think that a man should listen to a woman.
From learned husband I became civilized and literate- and learnt the language.
Sirkazhi: Like one who has studied you do excel – Anna; you act well indeed!
What's the meaning of such empty flow for us – would you tell?
In English, yes means 'No' and no means 'Yes'.
Tiruchi: Hey – you idiot, don't grumble bad about woman – don't die by my beating!
It's the woman who offers us idli, sambar and fun; she's deemed as our eye!
The lines which were then understood to ridicule Anna (leader of DMK) are indicated in bold font. But, in my reading of the complete lyrics of this duet, there is more to it, than simply a satire song on Anna. If one reads the Tamil Nadu political history, the events of 1954, and the party affiliations of those who contributed to this particular movie 'Nalla Thangai' (released on February 5, 1955), I consider this particular lyric as a double-barrel satire on Anna as well as the newly anointed Chief Minister Kumarasamy Kamaraj (1903-1975).
The movie had two well-known artistes (script writer A. P. Nagarajan, and lyricist Ka.Mu. Sheriff) in its title credits, who belonged to the Thamil Arazhu Kazhagam party, led by Mayilai Ponnusamy Sivagnanam (1906-1995). He was endearingly called as Ma.Po. Si. Other interpreters have proposed, that it was A.P.Nagarajan's attempt to ridicule Anna and DMK. But, he was not the lyricist, but a script writer!
The particular lyric in discussion, was a duet between an illiterate master and his servant. The master, after getting married to a woman with city education, learns English. The servant ridicules him as becoming one who is educated by a woman, who was new to his household. In the lines of the lyric, as well as in the movie dialogues, the master misuses the word 'husband' to indicate his wife! The servant, being 'younger' to the master, address the latter as 'Anna' – the endearing term used by Tamilians, irrespective of blood links.
'Aada Vaanga Annathe – Anjaatheenga Annathe! Ange-Inge Parkirathu Ennathe! (Annathe – will you come to dance? – Annathe Why do you fear? – Why do you look here and there?). This was the beginning line by two women back dancers. Then, MGR (voice by Sirkazhi Govindarajan) retorts, 'Aadam podura ammalu!- asanthu nirkira ammalu! – ayya kidde sellathaiah kumalu!' (Hey lady, you're dancing – Hey lady, you look surprised – Your cheating ways cannot beat me). Could MGR have approved this song in his movie, if the word 'Annathae' was derisive in any sense to his leader Anna?
Kalyanasundaram again wrote a lilting melody for a Sivaji Ganesan movie Pathi Bakthi (1958), which has the word 'Annachi' in it.
Poet Kannadasan also had written a lyric for a Sivaji Ganesan movie Pazhani, which begins with 'Annachi vetti kattum Ampillaya Neenga – yararkum rosamiruntha maatu pakkam ponga' (Annachi – are you a man who wears vetti? If you have courage, why not go near the bull?), sung by Sirkazhi Govindarajan.
The 'Annachi' is also used commonly among Nadar caste folks in Tamil Nadu, and it is no secret that Kamaraj (who belonged to the Nadar caste) was taunted by DMK journalists with the slogan 'Viruthunagar Annachi – Unga veerappellam ennachu' (Annachi from Virudhu Nagar – what happened to your braggadocio?), after his embarrassing 1967 loss at Virudhu Nagar constituency. At the pre-election campaign, Kamaraj had bragged that he would win by 'sleeping' – but he lost to a DMK student leader.
Even in the DMK's signature movie Parasakthi (1952), in which Sivaji Ganesan debuted, the popular Ka – Ka- Ka (crow) song, sung by Chidambaram Jayaraman, in a line the word Anna was tagged to crow as 'Kaakai Annave neengal azhagaana vaayaal pannaga paadureenga' ( Crow elder – you are singing so melodiously with your beautiful mouth). Should it mean that it was self-deprecating humor on Anna, by his protégé M. Karunanidhi, whom I believe was the lyricist for this song?
In early 2000s, Prabhakaran became the 'Thalaivar' (leader) for the Tamil public, while Anton Balasingham remained as 'Bala Annai' until his death, because he was addressed as 'Annai' by Prabhakaran.
Among Eelam Tamils, Annavi is used as a suffix following the name for a traditional Tamil dance drama tutor.
'Annal' is another related honorific word. The Tamil-English dictionary by V. Visvanatha Pillai (1951), provides eight variant meanings for this word. These include, (1) the god of the Jainas, (2) a king, (3) cleaving to, being attached, (4) an elder brother, (5) the god of the Buddhists, (6) a superior, a great man (7) a ruler in a jungle district, and (8) greatness, dignity, exaltation, loftiness. The most famous line in which this word appears refers to Lord Rama, in Kambar's 12th century epic, Kambaramayanam. Kambar describes the scene when Lord Rama saw young Sita for the first time, as 'Annalum nokkinaal; avalum nokkinaal' [The Lord watched (her); and she also glanced (at him).], a delicate way of saying that cupid arrows were exchanged between the two.
In my thinking, the prime reason for the prevalence of such variants of Anna (Annachi, Annathae, Annan, Annai, Anne, Annavi and Annal) is due to the inhibition among Tamils to address someone older than themselves pointedly by the person's name. It is considered disrespectful. Secondly, even if one doesn't know the name or if it cannot be retrieved instantly from memory, the guy in front can be respectfully addressed with any of these suitable Anna variants.


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After Mad Men: Our Fruitless Search for Something to Watch on Sunday Night
Brian Moylan
Filed to: Change that dial
Change that dial
Fantastic mr. fox
Last night was the first time in several months that we had to face a Sunday evening without Mad Men. What to watch? There are plenty of options, but how will they stack up against the critic's darling?
The biggest lesson is that there isn't much out there that is as great as Mad Men. It's going to be a long wait until the show returns next summer, but until then, maybe we can all keep ourselves warm with one of these substitues, but it's doubtful.
Similarities to Mad Men: Mining '60s culture for a modern day story.
Differences from Mad Men: This remake seems to be scared of its heritage, avoiding the pseudo-psychedelic, swinging London vibe of the original.
Reasons to Watch: AMC thinks it's a worthy replacement to Mad Men, placing The Prisoner in Mad Men's time slot cage for its six-episode run. Ian McKellen is pretty awesome in everything, espeically when he plays the villain.
Reasons to Avoid: We were underwhelmed with the first installment, and it's only six episodes long. That will barely get us through the first month of MM withdrawl.
Replacement Analogy: The Prisoner is to a Rolling Stones cover band as Mad Men is to Mick Jagger live in concert.
Similarities to Mad Men: An intelligent drama with a dark mood and characters with questionable morality that every so often has some grisly blood spray.
Differences from Mad Men: Showtime's serial killer drama doesn't have the subtlety that we get from Draper and company.
Reasons to Watch: It is an interesting and suspenseful take with a very distinct point of view. This season John Lithgow is doing a knock-out job playing the calm but crazy Trinity Killer.
Reasons to Avoid: There's lots of back story to catch up on, and if you don't like blood, guts, and murders, you're better off cracking open a book.
Replacement Analogy: Dexter is to a bludgeoning as Mad Men is to a slow death by poison.
Similarities to Mad Men: Lots of family drama and intrigue in the work place.
Differences from Mad Men: Ojai Foods is a far cry from Sterling Cooper, and Betty Draper couldn't care less about her kids where as meddlesome Nora Walker can't go 10 minutes without calling them on the phone.
Reasons to Watch: ABC's ensemble drama has a look inside some fun and wacky family dynamics. Also, Nora has a hot new boyfriend.
Reasons to Avoid: This season has the two story lines that make all TV shows boring: cancer and pregnancy. Every episode is kind of the same: there's a secret, the family has a dinner party, the secret comes out at the party, everyone fights, then they make up. Yawn.
Replacement Analogy: Brothers and Sisters is to a family funeral as Mad Men is to an Irish wake.
Similarities to Mad Men: A wealthy, creative, annoying man driving everyone crazy.
Differences from Mad Men: Larry David only dreams he could be as handsome as Don Draper, and when Mad Men makes you cringe, it's from finely crafted emotional storytelling, not wacky embarrassing stunts.
Reasons to Watch: Haven't you heard, there's a Seinfeld Reunion and it's only on HBO.
Reasons to Avoid: Larry David.
Replacement Analogy: Curb Your Enthusiasm is to Bruno as Mad Men is to Borat.
The Seinfeld Reunion Will Spell the Death of Meta
Seinfeld was a revolutionary sitcom, so its reunion had to be equally brilliant. As witnessed on…
Similarities to Mad Men: Um...
Differences from Mad Men: This ubiquitous, animated Fox comedy that is a string of non sequiturs, absurdest rants, and silly ditties is about as far away from the '60s advertising drama as you're going to get.
Reasons to Watch: In case you need to have a conversation with a straight boy between the ages of 16 and 28.
Reasons to Avoid: It's Family Guy.
Replacement Analogy: Family Guy is to beer bongs as Mad Men is to scotch.
Similarities to Mad Men: CBS' news magazine also features bunch of people who have been working since the early '60s.
Differences from Mad Men: The people are old now (and don't dress as sharply) and think they still know what goes on in the world.
Reasons to Watch: Inappropriate crushes on Leslie Stahl and nostalgia for the ticking watch.
Reasons to Avoid: Andy Rooney.
Replacement Analogy: 60 Minutes is to Parade as Mad Men is to vintage Esquire.
Similarities to Mad Men: Decadent and at times either serious or comedic, depending on the mood.
Differences from Mad Men: It's the movies, not TV, so every time it's different. This week we went to see Fantastic Mr. Fox, which was smooth, sylish, and visually interesting, like Mad Men, but its overwrought hipster vibe couldn't be different from the show's cool detachment.
Reasons to Watch: Going to the movies every week will keep you culturally relevant. If you catch the late show on Sunday night when MM is usually on, the cineplex is also less crowded than the rest of the weekend
Reasons to Avoid: Leaving the house on Sunday night, $12.50 a pop, and the empty calories from all that pop corn.
Replacement Analogy: Going to the movies is to Twizzlers as Mad Men is to Betty's meatloaf.
Mad Men on DVD
Similarities to Mad Men: Well, it's Mad Men, just all the ones you've seen already.
Differences from Mad Men: No commercials, watch as many as you want whenever you want, bonus material.
Reasons to Watch: With a show as difficult as this, you can't catch everything the first time around, so a rewatch is definitely rewarding. Knowing what happens in season three puts everything in seasons one and two in a different context.
Reasons to Avoid: There are no surprises.
Replacement Analogy: Mad Men on DVD is to your wedding day as Mad Men on TV is to your first date with your future spouse.


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Can I Sue My Employer for Paying Less Than Minimum Wage?
By Patrick Gleeson, Ph. D., Updated June 29, 2018
The Labor Law for Restaurant Servers & the Minimum Wage
Labor Laws Involving Salary vs. Hourly Employees
How to File Motions for Continuance in Wage Garnishment Cases
What is the Youngest Age You Can Be In Order to Get a Job?
What Do I Need to Have for My Exemption of Wages Hearing?
You have a right to a federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 per hour, and, if your state has a minimum wage that's higher than the federal minimum, to whatever that higher minimum may be. You also have a legal right to sue your employer for wages and damages. But, there are wage recovery mechanisms in place and often, but not always, state agencies or the Wage-Hour Division (WHD) of the Federal Department of Labor will pursue payment on your behalf.
Federal Minimum Wage Rights Exceptions
With a few exceptions, every U.S. worker is entitled to hourly wages of at least $7.25. Getting into every exception is beyond the scope of this article, but the principal work areas where you're not guaranteed a minimum wage are:
Independent contractors. if you're not an employee, but are working instead as an independent contractor, you're not guaranteed a minimum wage. In nearly every conceivable case, you'll know which category you're in. Employees get W-2s; independent contractors receive 1099s.
Tipped employees (waitstaff, etc.). An employer has an obligation to pay at least $2.13 per hour, and, in the event that the worker's tipped income is less than $5.12 per hour (which brings total hourly income to $7.25), the employer must make up the difference
Young workers. Worker under age 20 are entitled to a minimum wage of $4.25 per hour for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment. After 90 days or upon reaching age 20, whichever occurs first, these workers must then receive the usual $7.25 per hour minimum wage.
Full-time students. The full-time student exception allows employers to pay such students working in retail or service jobs, in agriculture or as employees of a college or university only 85 percent of the minimum (i. e., $6.16 per hour). The exception is generally not well-known except by colleges and universities that have used this rule to keep wages low for teaching assistants.
Student learners. A program similar to the "full-time student" program, except for high-school students, that allows employers (usually the high-school district) to pay these students only 75 percent of the minimum (i. .e. $5.44 per hour) for work done in vocational courses like shop or cooking.
Farm workers. Agricultural workers on small farms or who are paid "by the piece" may not be eligible for the federal minimum wage. The stipulations and exceptions for this exemption are particularly complex. If you think you're being underpaid or for more detailed information, consult the local office of the WHD. To find your office, Google: "Nearest office Wage-Hour Division."
Other exempt categories: Some disabled workers may be paid less than the minimum wage. A worker's disability itself doesn't automatically qualify. For more information, consult your local WHD. A few salaried office-workers receiving a weekly wage of at least $455 may receive less than minimum hourly wage if the job requires them to work for a short time for unusually long hours. Again, consult your WHD for more information.
State Minimum Wage Laws
Minimum wage laws vary markedly from state to state. A few states (Alabama, among them) have no minimum wage law. A few others (Wyoming, for example) have minimums that are less than the federal standard. In cases where there's no state minimum or where it's less than the federal minimum, the federal minimum applies.
Other states have hourly minimums that exceed the federal standard. For most of 2018, for instance, the New York State minimum is $10.40, with mandated annual increases. California's minimum in 2018 depends upon the number of employees: for employers with fewer than 26 employees, the minimum is $10.50; for employers with 26 employees or more the minimum is $11.00.
Note that many state regulations in areas related to the minimum wage, such as exempt categories, differ from the federal regulation. To determine the law in your state, consult Nolo's "Your Right to the Minimum Wage" in the References. The most important point, however, is that in all cases, where federal and state regulations and/or minimums differ, the regulation or minimum favoring the worker applies. If your state has an hourly wage minimum that's less than the federal standard, your employer must pay you according to federal law, not state law.
What to Do if You're Being Paid Less Than the Minimum
In most cases, if your employer isn't paying you the required minimum consult your state agency for information about how to proceed. In many instances, they will act on your behalf.
In six states, however, there are no minimum-wage investigators: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi South Carolina and Tennessee. A seventh state, Florida, does have an agency that could act on your behalf; historically, however, they've often failed to undertake an enforcement action, sometimes for years at a time.
In these seven states, therefore, you have two choices: you can consult the Federal WHD or you can sue your employer yourself. If the WHD decides to take your case, they'll do a thorough job, but they only accept cases selectively. Your chances are better if you work for a large employer who's underpaying many other workers.
The worst case is that you file suit yourself. The obstacles aren't insurmountable, but they're daunting. For a labor lawyer working on a contingency fee – which means he's paid only if you win – unless the amount of money involved is substantial, it's unlikely he'll take your case. This is understandable; these cases usually require investigation and employers who underpay may have a legal staff to help them avoid paying what they owe.
Your best bet, if you can't get someone to represent you on a contingency, is to take your employer to small claims court. Often, if the amount isn't substantial, the very fact that you've filed the claim will motivate your employer to pay what's owed or to offer a settlement in compromise. In most cases, unless the settlement offer is particularly low, you may want to take the offer. The alternative is to familiarize yourself with small claims court procedures (usually best done by attending some trials), reading the Federal and State minimum wage law regulations, collecting evidence of underpayment and then devising a court strategy to win your claim. None of this is easy, and it's time consuming.
Finally, note that although you're protected by Federal law from retaliation if you file against your employer, retaliation is hard to prove. There are many ways an employer can pay back an employee without exposing the company to a federal suit, among them unpleasant work assignments; transfer to a division in another state and plausible bad performance write-ups. This is an area where you need to pick your fights carefully, with an awareness of the consequences.
NOLO: Your Right to the Minimum Wage
Politico: Behind the Minimum Wage Fight, a Sweeping Failure to Enforce the Law
Workplace Fairness.org: Filing a Wage and Hour Claim
Workplace Fairness.org: Unpaid Wages
Nolo: 50-State Chart of Small Claims Court Dollar Limits
U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wage Laws In the States - January 1, 2013
U.S. Department of Labor: State Labor Offices
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Students in level IV continue to develop their Italian proficiency by learning to express their likes and dislikes, make comparisons, express thoughts, opinions and emotions about events in the present and the past. The Italian culture remains an important theme, and topics related to recreation and housing, politics, music preferences, and jobs will anchor class discussions.
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Dora Bonaventura teaches all levels of Italian. She holds a Bachelor's from the Istituto Universitario in Scienze Motorie of Rome and a Masters in Italian from the Università per Stranieri di Siena. From Rome, Italy, she moved to the USA in 2002 where she has conducted adult Italian classes at all levels in a Community College and private tutoring sessions for teens and adults. Having spent most of her life in Italy she presents the Italian language of real life as she naturally integrates current Italian lifestyle and culture into language instruction. After teaching Italian in classroom for eight years at Eastern Florida State College, she currently teaches Italian Online at University of California, UCSD Extension, UCLA Extension and for t...Read More
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Album News Weekly: December 15th 2016
This week in album news, Asta gives us a release date for her debut EP after doing some living and finding her sound, an all-girl psych-punk band out of the US have some gnarly new music for any fans of The Dead Weather and WAAX, and yes it's time to accept Christmas is officially coming with Michael Angelakos' (Passion Pit) completely charming indie Christmas album due this week, plus heaps more…
MICHAEL ANGELAKOS (PASSION PIT)
Here's a sentence I bet you'd never expect to read: the dude from Passion Pit is making a Christmas album. Yep, the multi-talented Michael Angelakos has teamed up with Brent Kats (formerly of Harlem Shakes) and director Hana Haley to produce a Video-Album, Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields, dropping December 16th. Two of the singles, "Christmas In Your Arms" and "Stained Glass Windows" have already been released and boy, are they special. There's something about Angelakos' child-like falsetto that adds a sparkling charm to these indie holiday tunes, giving the vocals you previously associated with summer festivals a different (still equally festive) shine.
The new album, Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields, is available HERE. Check out the dazzling single "Christmas In Your Arms" below!
After weeks of rumors and speculations, Brissy trio Dune Rats have dropped official details of their new album, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit, set to drop February 3rd. The news comes in unison with the release of their uncensored, interactive video clip for "Scott Green", which follows the boys on the hunt for the crumb that stole their weed at a party.
The new album, which was produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper, is an 11-track suite also featuring one of the frothiest punk-anthems of 2016, "Bullshit", and is currently available for pre-order HERE. Check out the track list for The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit below!
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5. Scott Green
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11. Bullshit
THE DARTS
This all-girl garage psych-rock super-group features four musicians all from respective bands, coming together for the gnarliest female mob making noise in the US. Having only formed earlier this year, these girls have been busy producing a bunch of lo-fi-turned-hi-fi material, and only just played their first ever gig last October.
After dropping the sharp, punchy single "Take What I Need", The Darts have announced the release of their most recent self-titled EP, available HERE. The six powerhouse tracks simmer, swell and thrash at every turn, without blurring into one listening experience. It's everything good about garage punk-rock accented with bold four-girl harmonies and some serious fuzz bass. It's an absolute must listen for fans of The Dead Weather or WAAX. Check out the single "Take What I Need" below!
Aussie hip-hop big-guns Bliss n Eso have just announced their sixth studio album, Off The Grid, will be officially released March 10th. The news comes after the Sydney trio's upcoming national Dopamine tour completely sold out, proving these guys are continuing to reign supreme in the hip-hop game despite not having released new music since 2013's Circus In The Sky.
The two singles lifted from the upcoming album, "Dopamine (feat. Thief)" and "Friend Like You (feat. Lee Fields)" ventures into a more developed, mature sound for Bliss n Esso, recruiting special guests for soul-wrenching vocals to compliment the classic flow from the two MC's. With their fanbase stronger than ever and confident, fresh new material, it's hard to see this iconic trio slowing down any time soon. Check out the newest single, "Friend Life You (feat. Lee Fields)" below, and pre-order Off The Grid HERE!
After two years in a Nashville prison alternative with nothing but his guitar to keep him sane, singer/songwriter/ex-hoodlum Adam Christopher Moult paired up with Alexander Hartness to create the sounds of Bad Cop. Through label transitions, a bunch of EP's and the loss of one original band member, Bad Cop are set to release their upcoming album, Hello, Mr. Sunshine, this coming Spring.
In the meantime, the band have dropped the first single from the album, "Dreamer Man"- an upbeat, sunshiney number led by rock-heavy guitars and wailing horns. Moult's bright and blazing vocals trick you into thinking this almost might be a pop song, before the triumphant backing ensemble reminds you of it's charm. Check it out below!
Coinciding with the release of the funk-heavy pop gem "Shine", Triple J Unearthed winner of 2012 Asta has announced her debut EP will be dropping February 17th. It's been a long time coming, but the now 22-year-old feels she's finally found her sound: "Having been discovered in high school by triple j, I had to do some living before I had enough to say for a debut EP. I think I've scrubbed enough dishes, eaten enough tofu and broken a few hearts now to deserve a party."
Asta collaborated with multi-talented musician Yeo on the new single "Shine", which features an stylish blend of organs, jungle percussion and slinky bass that makes for a scarily catchy tune we'll no doubt be singing on repeat in the car this summer. Check it out below and catch Asta on her national Shine tour through February and March, details for which can be found HERE!
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indianapolis police are taking to social media to try and solve a murder committed six years ago.
Back in late September 2012, behind an east side garage, a woman made a grim discovery.
"The neighbors had heard gunshots the night before, but a lady was letting her dogs out and saw legs behind the garage," said IMPD homicide detective Chris Craighill.
Those legs belonged to 22-year-old Timothy Barnett who had been shot to death. No arrests have ever been made.
This week, detective Craighill who has worked the case from the beginning, helped produce a YouTube video of the unsolved crime, which IMPD then shared on various social media platforms.
Investigators with the IMPD are always looking for new ways to reach out to the public to try to solve unsolved crimes with the goal of bringing some families long overdue justice.
"We need to show community we haven't forgotten, whether someone that lost their life the night before or 5 or 6 years down the line, it's something that's still fresh on our minds," said IMPD officer Jim Gillespie.
In Barnett's case, investigators believe he was picked near 36th and Meridian by people he knew in a black Jeep and then driven to Dequincy Street, where the murder took place.
Unfortunately, the witnesses in that Jeep have not been helpful.
Barnett, known as Junior, was the father of a girl who is now almost 10 years old and has had to grow up without her dad.
Police say cases like that are the reason they're always looking for fresh ways to produce their own in-house videos and share those unsolved stories.
Anyone with information on any unsolved murder is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS.


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Q: Mongoose not inserting into MongoDB properly When I run this code in my node script, for some reason when I check the db using db.test.find(), nothing shows up. Any clues?
  var mongoose = require('mongoose');
  var db = mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/test');
  var Schema = mongoose.Schema,
    ObjectId = Schema.ObjectId;
  UserSchema = new Schema({
  'title': { type: String, index: true },
  });
  var User = mongoose.model('user', UserSchema);
  var user = new User();
  user.title = "TEST TITLE";
  user.save();

Thanks guys

A: You need to use the database 'test' in the console. Why test? because you're telling it to in this line:
var db = mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/test');
Console:
> use test
Also with mongoose; it pluralizes the collection, so its saving it into "users".
> db.users.find()


Renzo Cavagliotti has been appointed general manager of Regency InterContinental Bahrain.
Born and raised in Italy, formerly General Manager of the InterContinental Le Vendome Beirut, Cavagliotti has 30 years' experience in the hotel industry on four continents, including position held in Brazil, USA, Indonesia, Germany and the UK.
Hertz UAE has appointed a branch supervisor to oversee its two car rental offices in Abu Dhabi.
The company, which operates 12 Hertz branches across the emirates, has promoted long-time employee Sunil Kumar to the newly created position.
Rotana Hotels has announced the appointment of Michele McGowan as Marketing and Communications Manager for Rotana Hotels, Suites and Resorts, Northern Emirates.
Pauline Berge has joined the group as the Director of Sales Corporate at Rotana Hotels, Suites and Resorts, Northern Emirates.
Le Meridien Dubai has appointed Charles Gallagher as Conference & Banqueting Sales Manager. Charles has more than 12 years of experience in the trade. Charles was most recently in a similar role at Hilton Glasgow.
Steven Greenwood has been appointed as rooms division manager at the Intercontinental Hotel Dubai.
Born in England, Steven earned a diploma in European hotel management at the Plymouth University.


The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation received financial advice last week from four of its portfolio managers: students enrolled in an investment course in the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration.
The student investors have a solid track record. Their portfolio management acumen has made nearly $100,000 for the University in the past three years.
The UL Lafayette Foundation invests and manages all private gifts to the University. In 2015, its Board of Trustees decided to invest up to $1 million in a student-managed investment portfolio. It allocated $100,000 in December 2015 and in May 2016. Additional contributions will continue as the program grows.
Students determine how the funds are invested. They first evaluate an economic sector, then compare an individual stock's strength to the performance of its sector. Students use their research to write reports similar to what a Wall Street analyst might do for a client.
Those reports were the basis for last Tuesday's presentations to the Foundation board, said Dr. Praveen K. Das. The associate professor of finance has taught the investment class each spring and fall semester since its inception.
"The course helps students develop a greater understanding of financial markets and stock price movements, and gain valuable investment research skills," Das said.
There are safeguards. The Foundation narrowed the selection of stocks to securities in the S&P 500, an indicator investors use to evaluate market performance. The index contains 500 leading companies divided among 11 industrial sectors, including energy, health care, information technology, utilities and communications services.
There are also limits as to how weighted the portfolio is toward any one sector, and no stock purchase can exceed 2 percent of the portfolio's total value. In addition, recommendations students make to buy new stocks or to trade, sell or hold existing securities are reviewed by the Foundation's investment committee.
And reaped dividends for the University, too. By the end of September 2018, student investments had grown the portfolio's value to $294,124, a 15.2 percent annual return. By comparison, the S&P 500 returned about 16.1 percent to investors during the same period, Kreamer said.
The student-managed portfolio contains 28 stocks, including familiar names such as Amazon, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin and Stanley Black & Decker. If the Foundation board accepts recommendations students made last week, the portfolio will gain four securities and lose one.
The class is open to juniors and seniors. Finance majors Drake Bodin, Michael Guillot and Courtney Quebedeaux – who all graduate Friday – and accounting senior Katelyn Ward collectively reviewed eight stocks in the fall semester.
Some were current portfolio holdings; others were possible additions. Students provided board members with four-page reports that outlined revenue and earnings data, growth estimates and how each company compared to others within a sector.
Students balanced recommendations with anticipated risks. Quebedeaux urged board members to add Apple to the portfolio, but cautioned that – despite the stock's consistent overperformance against competitors such as HP, Facebook and Google – the company relies too much on its signature iPhone for revenue.
In addition, trade tensions between the United States and China, a substantial market for Apple products, further muddies the company's outlook, Quebedeaux noted.
Guillot advised that the portfolio maintain, or hold, its current investment in General Dynamics. The aerospace and defense company beat six of the last eight earnings estimates, he explained. Increased defense spending in the U.S. and worldwide bodes well for the company's continued strength.
"We already hold it, and I find that as a fairly priced company, it is better to hold and seek the possible benefits of recent government budget increases in defense rather than get rid of it now," Guillot said.
The course received a boost this fall with the opening of the Maraist Financial Services Lab in F.G. Mouton Hall. A $2.5 million gift from alumnus Michael P. Maraist and his family funded construction of the lab, site of last week's presentations.
The facility has a dozen Bloomberg Terminals, which Das said students relied on "extensively" in their analyses.
The service provides students and faculty the same platform used by the world's leading banks, corporations and government agencies. It includes real-time price, news and trading data that enable users to build and analyze portfolios, and compare investment strategies.
Before the Bloomberg Terminals, students would have to rely on other analysts' work to make recommendations. Now, they can create their own models using data the service provides in just a few keystrokes, Kreamer said.


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Fed Chairman Powell Urges Congress to Address the Federal Budget's "Unsustainable Path"
At a hearing on the U.S. Economic Outlook for the Joint Economic Committee on November 13, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell expressed concern about America's fiscal outlook and how it may affect our economic future.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/11/fed-chairman-powell-urges-congress-to-address-the-federal-budgets-unsustainable-path
Two Years Later, What Are Economists Saying about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
As more time passes since enactment, and as more data become available, economists continue to weigh in with analyses of the TCJA's effects.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/11/two-years-later-what-are-economists-saying-about-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act
How Much Is the National Debt? What are the Different Measures Used?
There are three widely used measures of federal debt. What are the important differences between these measurements?
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/11/how-much-is-the-national-debt-what-are-the-different-measures-used
Peterson Foundation Statement on the National Debt Surpassing $23 Trillion
"Reaching $23 trillion in debt on Halloween is a scary milestone for our economy and the next generation, but Washington shows no fear," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/11/peterson-foundation-statement-on-the-national-debt-surpassing-23-trillion
Poverty Rate Falls to Pre-Recession Levels, and Other Key Takeaways from the Census Report
In its annual report on income and poverty, the U.S. Census Bureau publishes data on national economic measures such as household income, earnings, wealth, employment, and poverty.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/11/poverty-rate-falls-to-pre-recession-levels-and-other-key-takeaways-from-the-census-report
Fed Reduces Target Interest Rate
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced a decrease in the federal funds rate — the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/10/What-Does-the-Fed-Rate-Cut-Mean-for-the-Economy-and-National-Debt
Economic Growth Rates in 2019 Are on Track to be Lower than in 2018
Growth earlier in the year was spurred by appropriations enacted in early 2018 as well as by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), though the stimulus effects of the latter are fading.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/10/economic-growth-rates-in-2019-are-on-track-to-be-lower-than-in-2018
As Deficits Widen to a 7-Year High, Americans Urge Leaders to Start Managing the Debt
"Last year's deficit was nearly $1 trillion and it's on track to continue to grow rapidly, so voters are rightfully concerned about what our fiscal outlook means for our future," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/10/fci-press-release
Four Reasons Why a Government Shutdown is Harmful
It may be counterintuitive, but government shutdowns are expensive. They are also bad for the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/10/four-reasons-why-a-government-shutdown-is-harmful
Peterson: Path of Trillion-Dollar Deficits Means Diminishing Resources, Opportunity and Quality of Life
"If we stay on this path, we'll leave our kids and grandkids with diminished resources, opportunity and quality of life," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/10/peterson-path-of-trillion-dollar-deficits-means-diminishing-resources-opportunity-and-quality-of-life


A questionnaire will be distributed to 5000 people looking for work during the months of February and March 2012, first step in an analysis of the impact of links with the human environment in access to employment. A project of the NCCR LIVES, hosted by the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva.
As from February 1st, 2012, and for two months, the newly unemployed people following the collective briefing on the unemployment insurance of Canton de Vaud (a meeting named "SICORP", gateway to accessing the unemployment benefits), will receive a questionnaire of ten pages with multiple choice questions about their social network at large (parents, friends, neighbors, former colleagues, community associations, etc.). Participants will have twenty minutes to complete this survey related to the NCCR LIVES individual project (IP) No 4, directed by Professor Jean-Marc Falter, entitled Economic inequalities: Towards pathways out of vulnerabilityy.
During the next twelve months, people having found a new job will receive a second questionnaire. Those who are still unemployed after one year will receive a third type of form at the end of these twelve months, step considered as the transition to long-term unemployment.
Led by doctoral students Anna Von Ow and Nicolas Turtschi with post-doc Patrick Arni under the guidance of professors Giuliano Bonoli, Rafael Lalive and Daniel Oesch, such a survey on social networks and access to employment has never been done yet in Switzerland. "To our knowledge, only four studies were conducted in the world on the subject, but in different contexts," says Nicolas Turtschi, who holds a master's degree in social sciences.
The project is a continuation of the theory of Mark Granovetter on the strength of weak ties. In the early 70's, the latter argued that the distant network of a person - weak links - better than the closest - strong links – give better access to the flow of information, necessary process in reaching employment. Indeed, the usual circle of relationships does generally not bring new useful information. This theory is now called into question because it is believed that the group of intimates has other functions: it will be easier for example to be recommended by a relative than by a vague acquaintance.
The first data collected in the survey will be coded quickly, with the participation of two students from the IDHEAP and analyzed in conjunction with the results of the other two questionnaires. In parallel, Nicolas Turtschi will conduct qualitative interviews with about forty people suffering from the greatest obstacles to employment integration (age, education level, migration patterns, etc.).
Finally, a test will be conducted on the impact of information on the activation of social networks. Half of the hundred SICORP conducted in February and March will offer an awareness module given by the advisors of the regional employment offices (ORP). It will be possible to compare the results of those encouraged to mobilize their communities with those of the unemployed who have not had this type of incentive. This measure is of great interest to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), which funds a part of the project.
The State of Canton de Vaud was another valuable ally of the research. "We have excellent contacts with the Employment Service, who supported us, and with the nearly 60 ORP counselors involved throughout the territory, whom we met in January for a half day. They were extremely motivated and positive", says Nicolas Turtschi.