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Q: Proving the convexity of a set drawn by a function I want to prove or disprove the following:
For any $x_1,y_1,x_2,y_2\in \mathbb{R}$ such that
$$ a \leq x_1 \leq b, \qquad c \leq y_1 \leq d$$
$$ a \leq x_2 \leq b, \qquad c \leq y_2 \leq d$$
when $a,b,c,d$ are constants, and for any $w\in[0,1]$, there exist $x_3,y_3$ such that
$$ a \leq x_3 \leq b, \qquad c \leq y_3 \leq d$$
$$ w(1+x_1)e^{-y_1} + (1-w)(1+x_2)e^{-y_2} = (1+x_3)e^{-y_3} $$
It seems true to me, but I can't prove formally. How can I do this?  It is in fact to prove/disprove a set drawn by a function $(1+x)e^{-y}$ is convex or not.

A: The map $[a,b]\times [c,d]\to\mathbb R$, $(x,y)\mapsto (1+x)e^{-y}$ is continuous, hence the image of the connected set $[a,b]\times [c,d]$ is connected. Every connected subset of $\mathbb R$ is convex (is in fact an interval).

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Definition and Examples of Psychological Verbs
An Introduction to Punctuation
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Richard Nordquist is a freelance writer and former professor of English and Rhetoric who wrote college-level Grammar and Composition textbooks.
In English grammar, a psych verb is a verb (such as bore, frighten, please, anger, and disappoint) that expresses a mental state or event. English has more than 200 causative psych verbs. Also called a psychological verb, mental verb, experiencer verb, and emotive verb. (The term psych predicates is sometimes used to refer to both psych verbs and the psych adjectives derived from them.)
"Structuring the Argument" characterizes psych verbs as "stative verbs that express a psychological state and assign the role 'experiencer' (of that psychological state) to one of its arguments" (Bachrach, Asaf, et al.).
Syntactically, there are two basic types of psych verb: those that have an experiencer as subject (for example, "I like rainy days") and those that have an experiencer as object ("Rainy days please me").
Examples and Observations
"In linguistic research, psychological ('psych') verbs are of great importance both from a theoretical and a cognitive perspective. In contrast to agentive verbs such as kill or write, psych verbs do not assign the thematic roles agent and patient, but rather express some psychological state and take an experiencer as one of their arguments (Primus 2004:377). The roles agent and experiencer are assumed to rank higher in the thematic hierarchy than the patient/theme role (e.g., Grimshaw, 1990; Pesetsky 1995; Primus 1999). Depending on the type of psych verb, argument linking differs substantially."
(Dröge et al.)
"Everything he had done so far had pleased Miles Calman."
(Fitzgerald)
"Dr. Nicholas greatly admired her crushed and splintered nose which he daily probed and peered at, exclaiming that he had never seen anything like it."
(Stafford)
"I amused Emily; I almost always made her smile."
(Adams)
"That's how it goes; golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child."
(Updike)
Two Classes of Psych Verbs
"[T]here are two classes of psych verbs in English, some verbs allowing the experiencer to appear in subject position, as in (22a), while others have the experiencer occurring in object position, as in (22b). The mapping of arguments to syntax appears to be arbitrary:
22a. The children fear ghosts. (experiencer = subject)
22b. Ghosts frighten the children. (experiencer = object)
(White)
Variation in Subject-Object Position
"The class of mental verbs (also known as 'psych verbs') includes verbs of perception, cognition and emotion. Variation in subject-object assignment is found both across languages and within a single language. ... English has some apparently synonymous verbs, one of which assigns the experiencer to subject position and the other assigns the experience to object position.
2. I like classical music.
3. Classical music pleases me.
4. Ed fears the police.
5. The police frighten Ed.
"However, some semantic differences appear in closer examination of the types of verbs that assign the experiencer to subject position ('experiencer-subject' verbs) and those that assign it to object position (either direct or indirect object position; 'experiencer-object' verbs). The following examples [from English] illustrate the pattern; experiencer-subject verbs are given in (a) and experiencer-object verbs in (b):
a. like, admire, detest, fear, despise, enjoy, hate, honor, love, esteem
b. please, scare, frighten, amuse, bore, astonish, surprise, terrify, thrill
The verbs in category (b) [...] represent a different causal-aspectual semantic type from the verbs in category (a)."
(Croft)
Agentive Transitives vs. Psych Verbs
"The distinction between thematic roles and grammatical functions can be observed when we compare agentive transitives with so-called 'psychological' verbs (henceforth psych verbs), i.e. those which describe a psychological event or state. Consider the following pair of sentences:
33a. John reads the newspaper.
33b. John likes the newspaper.
In both of these examples, John is the subject and the newspaper is the direct object. However, while in (33a) John is the Agent of the action described by read and the newspaper is the Patient of the action, in (33b) John has the thematic role of Experiencer, the person of whom the psychological state described by like holds, and the newspaper is what that state is about, the Theme. Psych verbs, unlike action transitives, can in fact distribute their thematic roles 'the other way around,' as it were, making the Theme the subject and the Experiencer the object: compare the newspaper pleases/amuses/annoys/appals John with (33b). This possibility gives rise to doublets of psych verbs which are very close in meaning but which distribute their thematic roles differently, such as like/please, fear/frighten, etc."
(Roberts)
Resources and Further Reading
Adams, Alice. "Roses, Rhododendron." The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 1976.
Bachrach, Asaf, et al. "Introduction." Structuring the Argument Multidisciplinary Research on Verb Argument Structure, edited by Asaf Bachrach et al., vol. 10, John Benjamins, 2014. Language Faculty and Beyond.
Croft, William. "Case Marking and the Semantics of Mental Verbs." Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy Semantics and the Lexicon, Edited by J. Pustejovsky, vol. 49, 1993, pp. 55-72., doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1972-6_5.
Dröge, Alexander, et al. "Luigi Piaci a Laura?" Structuring the Argument Multidisciplinary Research on Verb Argument Structure, edited by Asaf Bachrach et al., vol. 10, John Benjamins, 2014. Language Faculty and Beyond.
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key. "Crazy Sunday." The American Mercury, Oct. 1932, pp. 209-220.
Roberts, Ian G. Diachronic Syntax. Oxford University, 2007.
Stafford, Jean. "The Interior Castle." Partisan Review, 1946, pp. 519-532.
White, Lydia. Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar. Cambridge University, 2003.
Updike, John. Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf. Reprint ed., Fawcett Columbine, 1997.
Mental State Verbs Help You Express What's Going on Inside
What is Basic Word Order in English?
Definition and Examples of Syntactic Hierarchy in English
What's an Argument in Grammar?
Definition and Examples of Semantic Patients in Grammar
Definition and Examples of Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar
What Is Passivization in English Grammar?
Definition and Examples of Case Grammar
Alternation in English: Of Mice (Mouse) and Men (Man)
What Does Relativization Mean in English?
What Is a Grammatical Function in English?
What Is Parsing? Definition and Examples in English Grammar
Agents in English Grammar
Second-Person Pronouns in English Grammar - Definition and Examples
Deverbal Nouns and Adjectives in English Grammar
Definition and Examples of Perception Verbs in English

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Monday, February 22, 2021 (9:31 am)
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Here's a POLITICO rundown of the 12 key battlegrounds and what it'd take to trigger a second look at who really won each in the presidential election.
Arizona: Holds a recount if the election is closer than 0.1 percent.
Colorado: There would be an automatic recount under state law if the vote difference is less than or equal to one half of one percent of the number of votes for the election's leader.
Florida: A margin of victory of 0.5 percent or less triggers an automated recount of votes tallied by machine. If that re-tabulation cuts the margin to .25 percent or less, a hand recount is ordered of ballots showing undervotes or overvotes, only if they are numerous enough to potentially alter the outcome.
Iowa: Candidates can request recounts but have to pay for them unless the margin is less than 1 percent of the vote.
Michigan: A mandatory recount if 2,000 votes or less separate the top two candidates. Candidates can petition for a recount due to fraud or a counting error.
New Hampshire: Candidates can request one recount so long as the difference between winner and loser is less than 20 percent of the total votes in the towns where the election is contested.
Nevada: Whoever loses the election can demand and receive a recount. It must be filed in writing within three working days after the official vote canvass.
North Carolina: Candidates can request a recount if the margin is less than 0.5 percent of the vote or less than 10,000 votes, whichever is smaller.
Ohio: Automatic recount if the difference between the top two candidates is less than 0.25 percent
Pennsylvania: Automatic recount when vote margin is less than 0.5 percent. Voters can petition county boards for a recount. Voters or candidates can petition courts for a recount.
Virginia: The loser can request a recount if the difference is not more than one percent of the total vote cast.
Wisconsin: Any candidate can request a recount within three days of completion of the initial tally. The recount is free to the requesting candidate if the margin of victory is less than 0.5 percent, otherwise it must be paid for in advance.
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CAIRO — Police used tear gas and fired in the air Tuesday to disperse thousands of protesters attempting to march on the presidential palace to demand that Omar Bashir, Sudan's president of 29 years, step down, according to activists and video clips posted online.
The clips purported to show crowds of several hundred each gathering on side roads and headed toward the palace on the bank of the Blue Nile in the heart of Khartoum.
They sang patriotic songs and chanted "freedom," ″peaceful, peaceful against the thieves" and "The people want to bring down the regime." The latter was the most popular slogan of the 2010 and 2011 Arab Spring revolts.
Large numbers of security forces were deployed across much of Khartoum Tuesday in anticipation of the march, with soldiers riding in all-terrain vehicles.
Police fired in the air, used tear gas and hit demonstrators with batons to disperse them, only for the crowds to assemble again and try and continue their march in pitched battles. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The protest was called by an umbrella of independent professional unions and supported by the country's largest political parties, Umma and Democratic Unionist. The organizers want to submit a petition demanding that Bashir, in power since he seized power in a 1989 military coup, step down.
Tuesday's march follows nearly a week of protests initially sparked by rising prices and shortages of food and fuel, but which later escalated into calls for Bashir to go.
The Sudanese leader was in the al-Jazeera region south of Khartoum on a previously scheduled visit Tuesday. Live TV coverage showed him addressing supporters there in a rally and the country's state news agency said he inaugurated a road and a girls' school there.
In an address in which he frequently quoted verses from the Quran, Bashir, who is an Islamist, blamed the country's economic woes on international sanctions and enemies of Sudan who don't want it to progress.
The petition presented by the protesters demands that the general-turned-president hand over power to a "transitional government of technocrats with a mandate agreed upon by all segments of Sudanese society."
"We are asserting that we will continue to exercise all popular and peaceful options, including general strike and civil disobedience, to bring down the regime," it warned.
The march followed a joint statement late Monday by the United States, Britain, Norway and Canada, which said they were concerned by "credible reports" that Sudan's security forces have used live ammunition against demonstrators.
They urged all parties to avoid violence or the destruction of property while affirming the right of the Sudanese people to peacefully protest to express their "legitimate grievances."
The London-based rights group Amnesty International meanwhile said it had "credible reports" that Sudanese police have killed 37 protesters in clashes during the anti-government demonstrations.
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The military vowed Sunday to rally behind Bashir and emphasized in a statement that it was operating in harmony with the police and Sudan's feared security agencies. Also Monday, Bashir said his government would introduce measures to remedy the economy and "provide citizens with a dignified life."
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(from Disney Channel's press release, May 2019) Disney Channel has ordered a second season of "Amphibia," a frog-out-of-water animated comedy series, ahead of its debut on MONDAY, JUNE 17 (10:00-10:30 a.m. EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Leaping into the fantastical world of "Amphibia," the series chronicles the adventures of independent and fearless teen Anne Boonchuy (voiced by Brenda Song) after she is magically transported to a rural marshland full of frog people and meets the excitable young frog Sprig Plantar and his family. Created and executive produced by Annie Award-winner Matt Braly ("Gravity Falls"), the series is inspired by his heritage, family and childhood trips to Bangkok, Thailand. In making the announcement, Meredith Roberts, senior vice president, Animation Strategy, Disney Channels, said, "Matt and his team have created an imaginative new world in 'Amphibia,' with multifaceted, relatable lead characters who throughout the series will experience transformational journeys. We are excited to introduce these new characters as part of our Disney Channel animation line up and can't wait for viewers to follow along on their adventures." Starring alongside Song in "Amphibia" is Justin Felbinger (Disney Junior's "Miles From Tomorrowland") as Sprig Plantar, who forges a once-in-a-lifetime friendship with Anne; Amanda Leighton ("This Is Us") as unpredictable pollywog (aka tadpole) Polly Plantar, the youngest member of the Plantar family; and Disney Legend Bill Farmer (the voice of Goofy) as overprotective and traditional grandfather Hop Pop.
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By Huyen Hac Helen Tran
Content warning: racism, racial profiling
This time last year, I was a month into a year-long exchange in the south of France. Having planned this study abroad for close to four years, there were more than a few reasons behind my leaving. Was studying one of them? No. Definitely not. Instead, there was a brewing urgency inside of me to feel independent, to know I could exist as me anywhere in the world. To know I would be fine.
In my youth, I had always said it was my traditional Vietnamese dad that kept me away from the world; I was his youngest daughter who needed protection from a world of spidery intentions that came in the shape of catcalls, thieves and sullied men (who am I kidding, he still says this). I was never allowed to participate in sleepovers, hang out with my friends if any boys were present and take a train by myself. His argument was that I was too young, and simply "because Vietnamese girls don't do that". I dreaded hearing that word "because". I hated it for two reasons: the first was my identity extended outside of being the fragile Vietnamese princess Daddy expected me to be; and the second was Dad just thought too ill of the world and I would discover that nothing is as bad as he thinks.
How naive of me, I know.
Still, I gave myself a goal when I moved to France. I was going to push beyond my limits and travel by myself. I would guide myself around, eat every single type of soft cheese known to society, learn to smush my syllables together like the Southern French do, forget Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor (for the most part) and have fun.
Yet travelling alone as a young, Asian female, as I soon found out became a tiresome tally of "how many times did I get ni hao-ed, xie xie-ed or sayonara-ed today?" It becomes a weak laugh when for the fifth time that day, someone merrily says they mistook you for a Chinese person. It is Googling "What cities are safe for females to travel?" after hearing countless stories throughout my exchange about women being inappropriately grabbed at and thinking: that could happen to me.
I pinned down the first few times to unhappy coincidences. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and had unluckily crossed paths with that one annoying prick. Yet soon enough, I found myself writing listicles dedicated to the various scenarios I felt threatened in, and they all linked back to two key factors: my alarmingly YELLOW SKIN and my BREASTS (DUN, DUN). I asked my other Asian friends if they had similar experiences — no points for guessing the obvious answer (yes; the answer is yes yes yes yes yes). Each had their own horror stories slipped in between impressive travel tales. At one point, I stopped seeing these occurrences as coincidences.
Because being a young Asian female while travelling solo is holding back on wearing a pair of sweatpants with a puffer jacket to the grocery store to avoid racist comments (because you know, I look more Asian in that attire).
Being a young Asian female while travelling solo is getting told you take life too seriously when you yell at a guy in a club for bowing at you with prayer hands.
Being a young Asian female is having strippers at a strip club ask if you and your friend are twins or sisters because the staff have a bet going. The comments made about the shape of our eyes baffled me.
Being a young Asian female is being told by a fellow hostel mate who you decided to go to karaoke with that "you wouldn't have come out with me if you didn't want to kiss me" after you've repeatedly said no to his advances ("I've always liked Asian girls"). It is being forced to pay for his club entry and taxi ride back because you rejected him, and abiding to it all with a smile on your face because you are sleeping in the same hostel room and it is better to be safe than sorry.
I felt incredibly disheartened, and am still learning to not be angry at myself for the days I changed out of my sweatpants to look "less Asian" in the eyes of my catcallers and discriminators. The shame that grew inside of me through these experiences convinced me to hide myself, and it became a constant battle between fear and reasoning.
Dad, I'm sorry. You were right. The world can be as bad as you think. But me, a fragile princess who needs saving? Still a no.
Because being a young Asian female while travelling solo is understanding the nuances of your autonomy. It is learning to dismantle patterns of action and thought that try to subdue your being. It is barring judgement and discrimination by knowing identity is not a plaything for others to pick at when they please. It is an uncharted map you draw, and you alone.
It is knowing that I do exist as me anywhere in the world, even on the days life felt the opposite of fine.
Photographs courtesy of the author.
Tags: arts and lifestyle, racial profiling, travel


Fab Academy is the largest digital fabrication campus in the world, which uses a distributed model of education to support students to make (almost) anything. The Fab Academy started in 2009 and has been doing courses every year since.
The Fab Academy spread the principles, applications and possibilities of digital fabrication and is based on MIT's popular rapid-prototyping course How To Make (almost) Anything taught by Prof. Neil Gershenfeld.
The Fab Academy students are globally connected, enabling the collaboration between them, increasing the possibilities and outcomes of the program.
Fab Academy promotes collaboration, as a fundamental value: students learn and work in local groups, with peers, mentors, and machines, that are globally connected by content sharing and video conferences for interactive classes worldwide.
The individual labs are supported and supervised regionally by expert nodes with more advanced capabilities, expertise, and inventories.
The Fab Academy brings digital fabrication closer to people from different backgrounds around the world. Based on collaboration as a fundamental value, Fab Academy has allowed and supported the development of all types of projects, some with technical aspirations and others with a clear impact on our societies.
The course started in 2010 with 12 Fab Labs and 30 students, in 2017 there were 73 Fab Labs with a total of 285 students learning at the Fab Academy around the world. This numbers show the exponential growth of the network and the success of the program.
Fab Academy will continue sharing and disseminating this knowledge to more and more people around the world, and support the projects developed of the students through complementary programs, such as Fab Academy X, Bio Academy, Fabricademy and Fab Academy Thesis, all part of a platform called Academany, aiming ultimately to spread high level education in a distributed way.


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Raymond Francis Magliozzi was born on 30 March 1949, in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA, and is a radio show host, best known for being the co-host of the weekly radio show "Car Talk" on NPR, which he co-hosted alongside his brother Tom Magliozzi. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Ray Magliozzi? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $1.5 million, mostly earned through success on the radio. "Car Talk" was honored with a Peabody Award in 1992. They were also "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers" in an animated series, aside from other successful endeavors. All of these achievements have ensured the position of his wealth.
Ray Magliozzi Net Worth $1.5 million
Ray attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – which his brother also attended – and graduated with a degree in humanities and science. He then taught science in Bennington, Vermont before returning to Cambridge. Alongside his brother, they opened Hacker's Haven, a do-it-yourself repair shop, with the goal of renting space and equipment to people trying to fix their own cars – it wasn't successful, but it did lead them to be a part of a panel of automotive experts for WBUR-FM. They then converted their shop to a standard auto-repair shop called Good News Garage.
In 1987, the brothers were asked by Susan Stamberg to be contributors to her weekly program "Weekend Edition". After nine months, the "Car Talk" segment became an independent NPR program. The show proved successful and increased their net worth significantly, leading to a 1992 Peabody Award, after which they were invited to MIT to deliver a joint commencement speech. They continued to work in their business while producing episodes of "Car Talk"; the show was created in the form of a call-in radio show, with listeners calling in to ask questions about vehicle repair and maintenance. The show became very popular thanks to their jokes, and their eventual resolution of the caller's problem.
In 2006, they made an appearance in the film "Cars" as the owners of Rust-eze; Ray played a 1964 Dodge A100 van, and the film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Film. The two also appeared in "Cars 3" though Tom only reprised his role through archive recordings since it was after his death. They also appeared in an episode of the PBS Kids show "Arthur".
In 2008, they started "Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns", their own animated series, playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The show followed the adventures of their brothers from their auto repair shop Car Talk Plaza, with Ray voicing Clack while Tom voiced Click. They also hosted an episode of the show "NOVA". "Car Talk" stopped producing new episodes in 2012.
For his personal life, it is known that Ray is married to Monique, and they have two children. Tom Magliozzi passed away in 2014 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. "Car Talk" still continues to have reruns on NPR, but is apparently set to end its airing in September 2017.
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Review of Warren Mailley-Smith's Valentine Concert (Piano) in Ely Cathedral on 11th February 2012.
In spite of the freezing weather outside, Warren Mailley-Smith's Valentine Concert mesmerized the audience with much warmth, vigour and excitement. Warm lyrical melodies, brilliant showmanship and treasured moments of heart- stopping reflection pervaded the excellent programme he chose to mark this romantic period of the year.
There is no doubt that Warren is one of the finest pianists in the country and his unique technique, astute musical awareness and phenomenal expressive touch combined to provide a wonderful night's entertainment.
The programme included a host of romantic favourites including composers Beethoven, Debussy, Liszt, Grief, Prokofiev, Horowitz, Chopin and Gershwin.
The crashing chords of the opening movement of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata contrasted expertly the suddenly soft responses. In the first and last movements, rapid scales and flowing arpeggios were fused into expressive, meaningful phrases that integrated perfectly into Beethoven's unique sense of the dramatic. In Warren's hands, the simplicity and charm of the second movement was enhanced with his impressive ability to bring out the varied moods and characters of the harmonic changes while the leading familiar melody never lost any of its strength and appeal.
Debussy's 'Clair de Lune' was played with such skilled fluency that one could easily imagine the moonlight's reflective play. Rippling runs and sweeping open chords contrasted well with the subtle quiet moments that caught the breath as though suspended for one precious moment in time immemorial.
Warren is a born virtuoso. His technical superiority and his innate empathy with the nature of the virtuosic pianists of previous times made the works by Liszt, Chopin and Gershwin ideal for him and for the audience. Liszt's 'Un Sospiro' ('The Sigh') exuded romanticism with its strong, lyrical themes. His Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 was gorgeously gutsy with whirling gymnastics and cheeky interpolations.
After interval Grieg's 'Wedding Day at Troldhaugen' provided moments of joyful respite and tenderness. Then we were taken into the dark world of Russian intensity with a powerful driving bass and moments of soft sudden lightness infused with a sense of foreboding.
A foray into the world of opera followed with Liszt's 'Rigoletto Paraphrase' and Bizet-Horowitzs' 'Carmen Fantasy'. In these the voices and characters of the participants were clearly defined by Warren's phenomenal three dimensional effects.
One of the most effective performances of the evening was undoubtedly 'Fantasy Imrpompty Op 66' by Chopin. Warren met the challenging technical demands with ease while at the same time he brought out every romantic nuance with meaningful pauses and gentleness in the strong heart-tugging themes.
Chopin's 'Polonaise in A flat Op 53' was manfully entertaining and as the strong chords filled the cathedral vaults we were reminded that we were made aware of a pianist and composer of considerable stature.
The evening ended appropriately with the amazing 'Rhapsody in Blue' by Gershwin. Warren played an arrangement specifically for piano by Gershwin. Warren was at ease with the complicated syncopated rhythms, the virtuosic interplay and the playful episodes that were soon engulfed in what Warren and Gershwin possessed – a phenomenal sense of joyful abandonment and the thrill of captivating an audience with a display of unbridled showmanship worthy of the highest praise.
Valentine's Day Concert held in Ely Cathedral on 14th February 2011.
A glass of champagne, flickering candlelight and dazzling talented musicians playing music that evoked the essence of romance — what more could one want? The Valentine's Day Concert held in the octagon in Ely Cathedral on 14th February was a sheer delight. Nicola Loud (violin) wowed the listeners with her amazing technique, coaxing the instrument to reach great heights of emotional intensity or amazing the audience with feats of rare vitality, dexterity and agility.
Warren Mailley-Smith (piano) was with her at every turn. His perfection in synchronizing with the violinist to evoke exactly the same expression or breakneck virtuosity was phenomenal.
His performance of Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' after interval captured exactly Beethoven's moods expressed in his strong melodies, dramatic contrasts and excitable outbursts.
The evening opened triumphantly with a show piece that had us sitting up and taking notice. From the moment the first strands of Sarasate's 'Zigeunerweisen' were played we knew that this evening was not simply a performance of 'nice', romantic music: this was an evening of gutsy, passion supported by phenomenal technique.
Few aspects of love were omitted. The programme offered passionate earthy gypsy-inspired energy in 'Zigeunerweisen', and Monit's 'Czardas', simple beauty in Gluck's 'Melodie' from 'Orfeo and Euridice', the cozy warmth of familiar favourites by Kreisler, the moving 'Meditation' by Massenet, and the final piece, Franck's formidable 'Sonata for violin and piano in A' (a wedding gift for a virtuosic violinist of the day), offered sophisticated expressions of exhilaration, contemplation, and ardor.
This was an unforgettable evening and the sight of a young man waiting for someone while clutching a large bouquet of flowers and wearing a huge grin endorsed the feelings of warmth and inspiration the evening evoked.
A debonair pianist, candle light and champagne: what more could one ask? The Valentine's Champagne Concert given by Warren Mailley-Smith in Ely Cathedral lived up to its expectations. With astounding dexterity, this sensational pianist wowed the audience with music that pulled at the heart strings. As candles flickered around him in the octagon, he performed astounding feats on the grand piano that kept the listeners spellbound.
It was as if we were drawn back into the heady days of the popular pianists of a yester-year. The programme included pieces that displayed Warren's phenomenal technique and his natural empathy with the greatest showmen of the Romantic era. It was as if Rachmaninov or Liszt had returned to the stage.
The opening Appassionata Sonata Op 57 in F minor was splendid. Beethoven's impassioned outbreaks, his extreme contrasts and the flow of rolling broken chords never lost the thread of the deep-seated emotional of his style. Warren's sensitivity and strength created amazing multi-dimensional fabrics. The main melodic themes were clearly and potently held, while underlying harmonies, pedal notes and trills were integrated seamlessly. In the Presto, Warren played at break-neck speed with utter clarity and accuracy.
As expected, a favoured composer was Chopin, one of the most romantic composers of all. Reminiscences of Chopin's piano concert no 1, in his Souvenirs de Paganini and his Ballade No 1, Op 23 in G minor were played to perfection, the cross rhythms, the highly demanding virtuosic flourishes and the heart rending sonorous melodies were beautifully expressed.
No evening of romantic music would be complete without Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata Op 27 in C sharp minor. Warren's performance was spellbinding. His exact touch gave every note its correct weight. Warren's fingers shaped the phrases beautifully and in the third movement, the Presto agitato, his fingers flew over the keys, with not a note missing and not a nuance forsaken.
In Liestraume no 3 by Liszt Warren made the unforgettable melodies sing, while accompanying material weaved seamlessly through the work, virtuosic flourishes and embellishments melting into the fabric.
Warren's potent touch brought out every essence of the pain, power and anguish inthe haunting themes of Rachmaninov's Prelude in G minor Op 23 no 1.
It was fortuitous that Warren's own wedding anniversary fell on the day after the concert. His performance of Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen was a fitting and attractive late addition to the programme.
The concert was brought to a close with a glittering performance of Gershwin's piano arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue. With real showmanship, Warren entered into the spirit of the work with amazing technique and understanding. Jazzy rhythms and cheeky interpolations, exquisitely delicate episodes were well contrasted with moments of overwhelming flamboyance.
Warren's encore , a delightful arrangement of Spanish origin, added to the variety of this wonderful evening.
One of his next performances includes homage to Chopin when his birthday on 1st March will be celebrated in a concert at high Wickham.


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MyCOBenefits app The new MyCOBenefits smartphone app will allow people to track their benefits, maintain eligibility remotely by uploading photographed documents and receive text and email notifications through their phones.
Colorado Department of Human Services officials want Eagle County residents — and people all over the state, really — to know that it just became a lot easier to keep track of the various benefits programs available to them via the brand-new MyCOBenefits smartphone app.
Lena Harris-Wilson, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Food and Energy Assistance, told the Vail Daily the new app would make it much easier for families enrolled in food, work and adult financial programs to track and maintain their benefits.
People still have to apply for assistance via the state's Program Eligibility and Application Kit (PEAK) website or at a county office, but the new app — available for both iPhones and Android devices — will allow people to track their benefits, maintain eligibility remotely by uploading photographed documents and receive text and email notifications through their phones.
Both the new MyCOBenefits app and the PEAK website are available in English and Spanish. PEAK allows people to apply for a whole host of programs that people may not think they're eligible for, especially in a high-cost-of-living area such as Eagle County, Harris-Wilson said.
"I feel like there are probably a lot more people who are eligible and have just not signed up because they don't understand that we factor in the cost of housing and utilities and other factors, as well."Lena Harris-WilsonDirector, Department of Human Services Division of Food and Energy Assistance
Those programs include SNAP-Ed (food assistance), TANF (Colorado Works), Adult Financial, senior assistance, referrals for the WIC (Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) program and a portal for national school lunch programs, to name a few. LEAP (Low-income Energy Assistance Program) will be joining the PEAK system in November.
"The app is to monitor and provide information so that your benefits may continue, so it shows information about any transactions you've made with your (EBT) benefit card and it allows you to look at history and current balances," Harris-Wilson said of MyCOBenefits. "It allows you to upload documents to the county to make sure that your case can continue to move forward and simplifies that process so that clients don't have to go into a county office for that support."
'Get a deduction'
That could be huge in Eagle County, where it's often difficult to get around, especially in the winter, Harris-Wilson said. She also thinks more people in the Vail Valley are eligible for assistance but don't necessarily apply for benefits for a variety of reasons.
"What you'll see for your area, with the high cost of living, people who submit for benefits will be able to take advantage of their housing costs being more because that affects their benefit amount," Harris-Wilson said. "Once we can message to them that they can actually get a deduction based on their cost of living there, people may see that it's more advantageous to apply versus feeling like it's not worth it."
Last month, the caseload in Eagle County for the SNAP food program alone was 534 families.
"I feel like there are probably a lot more people who are eligible and have just not signed up because they don't understand that we factor in the cost of housing and utilities and other factors, as well," Harris-Wilson said.
Once people do apply and start receiving benefits, the new MyCOBenefits app, which first became available Sunday, June 10, will streamline the process of maintaining and monitoring those benefits — both for clients and county administrators.
"With this app, customers and county employees will have instant access to resources they want and need," said Megan Rymski, a project manager for the Colorado Department of Human Services. "It will reduce trips to county offices and increase both the customers' and the counties' efficiency in maintaining eligibility."
Find the free MyCOBenefits app in the Google or iTunes app store to learn more. For information or to apply for benefits via the PEAK website, visit http://www.colorado.gov/peak.
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Energy call centre in Geelong a welcomed implementation of economic nationalism
Mayor of Geelong, Darryn Lyons, has today announced the establishment by electricity generator and retailer, Energy Australia, of a new 300 staff call centre for Geelong, Victoria's second largest city.
Energy Australia has been able to make this decision only with a vital financial incentive from the Victorian Napthine Government (aka taxpayers). It will see a new call centre being constructed by local trade labour, and 300 local Geelong based call centre staff employed by the end of 2014. The investment is a long-term strategy by Energy Australia to Geelong including local workforce training and local infrastructure development.
Energy Australia supplies natural gas and electricity to more than 1.25 million residential and business customers throughout Australia. It has a A$5 billion portfolio of energy assets, including many power stations in Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
Regrettably the company is now foreign-owned by the Chinese-based and listed CLP Group. As a critical supplier of energy to Australia, the organisation should be rightly state owned by the Australian people.
Nevertheless, the Geelong call centre decision is a welcomed example of joint public private investment in public infrastructure and local employment – an implementation of economic nationalism – economic policy that puts the nation and its people first.
Energy Australia is helping to reverse a disturbing trend across greedy corporate Australia of outsourcing Australian jobs to cheap third world countries. In recent years many call centres of large Australian companies such as Telstra and the ANZ Bank have betrayed Australians by mass sackings of their Australian staff, outsourced to places like Slave Third World India and the Philippines.
ANZ, Australia's third largest bank, has recently outsourced 600 call centre jobs from nearby Melbourne to New Zealand and the Philippines. Telstra has outsourced more than 3,000 jobs in the past year, and according the union (CPSU) Telstra has now 10,000 overseas contractors working for it.
Energy Australia's decision respresents a return to corporate loyalty to Australians and to Australia. It has realised that its Australian customers prefer to talk about their service with fellow Australians, not with foreign scabs.
Energy Australia is following a health trend like Vodafone which in 2013 shifted its call centre workforce from India to Tasmania, going against the current practice of western companies outsourcing back office jobs to developing countries because of the lower pay and the significant number of English-speaking workers.
Vodafone has created 750 call centre positions in it's Kingstone call centre in southern Tasmania as part of the telco's renewed focus on customer service, and extend its total workforce there to 1,500. But for this to happen, it has taken national government financial support to enable the infrastructure transition.
Energy Australia's announcement today for Geelong comes at a critical at a time when Abbott's Liberals are embarking upon a corrosive Free Trade agenda that threatens more offshoring of Australian manufacturing and jobs to the likes of Japan and Korea.
Abbott's so-called free trade level playing field only exists in his head and only benefits importers.
Geelong has just in the past month learnt of major jobs losses with the announced closures at Ford assembly plant and at Alcoa's aluminium smelter at nearby Point Henry.
Congratulations to Geelong's new colourful mayor, Darryn Lyons, to facilitate this local initiative – for breaking out of the oligarchy mould, to focus on Geelong's youth and employment opportunities and for putting Geelong first!
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Put down that body pillow and drop the Pocky — your favorite Japanese shows might be infecting your computer!
If you tried to update or install the software for anime streaming service Crunchyroll on a Windows PC between 3:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. PDT (6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. EDT) on Saturday, Nov. 4, your computer may be infected with a dangerous keylogger. Removing it won't require a powerful burst of energy formed by the power of friendship, though; all you need is a little Windows Registry know-how.
This sad bit of news comes from Ellation, the company that owns Crunchyroll, as well as from Crunchyroll's German-language and English-language Twitter accounts. The good news is that the Crunchyroll site wasn't technically hacked; the bad news is that it had its DNS server hijacked, redirecting visitors to a Crunchyroll clone.
This unscrupulous site directed viewers to download a desktop viewer called "CrunchyViewer.exe." It's not exactly clear what this malicious Java-based application does, but in a blog posting, security expert Bart Blaze theorizes that it may be a keylogger.
As hijackings go, this was probably not the most devastating one of all time. The attack affected only Windows PCs, took place in the middle of the night for many customers, and required active participation on a user's part. (If you downloaded, but didn't run, the EXE file, all you need to do is delete it.) Still, if you did run the EXE, not every antivirus product will detect it before the malware can be installed.
First, delete the EXE from your downloads folder. Then, run Regedit in the Windows command prompt. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. You will see a key called "Java." Delete it.
From there, go to your AppData folder, usually located in C:Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Roaming. Delete the file called "svchost.exe." Run an antivirus scan of your choice to sweep out the dregs, and you're done.
One thing to bear in mind is that if you input any passwords while you had the potential keylogger installed, they could have fallen into malicious hands by now. You should change them immediately.
Now you can resume watching superpowered schoolgirls save the world, or giant robots duke it out over the Tokyo skyline, or sulky teenagers sort out their problems in elaborate online games. Hey, it's less embarrassing than having a computer full of malware.


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Lord Herbert Lionel Henry Vane-Tempest, KCVO (6 July 1862 – 26 January 1921), was a British company director. He was a director of the Cambrian Railways and died in the Abermule train collision in January 1921.

Life
Vane-Tempest was born into, on his father's side, an aristocratic family of partial Ulster-Scots descent, being the son of The 5th Marquess of Londonderry and his wife, Mary Cornelia Edwards, and brother of The 6th Marquess of Londonderry. He was born on 6 July 1862.
Vane-Tempest was a Justice of the Peace of both Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire. He was awarded the Royal Officers' Decoration and was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order. He was a Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Durham Artillery Militia.

In 1905, Vane-Tempest became a director of the Cambrian Railways. The following year, he inherited Plas Machynlleth and a considerable fortune from his mother, Mary. In 1910, Lord Herbert was appointed the High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire. Also in 1910, he became a director of a new company set up to revive the moribund Mawddwy Railway.

On Wednesday 26 January 1921, Vane-Tempest joined the east-bound express train from  at . Just before noon, the train was approaching  where it was due to cross the west-bound stopping train from Whitchurch, Shropshire. Due to a failure by the staff at Abermule, the train from Whitchurch was allowed to proceed westward while the express train was approaching the station. The two trains collided west of Abermule station. Seventeen people were killed, including Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest, aged 58. He was buried in Machynlleth on Saturday 29th January.

Winston Churchill was Vane-Tempest's first cousin once removed and inherited several thousand pounds from a trust set up by Vane-Tempest's grandmother (Churchill's great-grandmother) to aid her male descendants who were not due to inherit the family titles, as Vane-Tempest died a bachelor. Churchill was able to put this inheritance towards the purchase of Chartwell.

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Who hasn't fantasized about living in a treehouse? Whether you are a child who wants to rule his backyard from a crows nest in the trees or an adult who seeks solace away from their everyday life of working, treehouses offer "the stuff dreams are made of". Most treehouses can be built by a handy man or a dad who is handy with tools. But some treehouses are unique, imaginative and special. Some structures are built on trees or hung from trees and some unusual tree houses are grown from trees or even built right into a tree.
Some people see living in trees as an extravagance, some want to save the environment and others out of tradition or necessity. Tree house designs that range from functional to whimsical, sustainable to eccentric and affordable to amazingly expensive. Innovative builders keep imagination alive in their treehouses. Combining architecture and landscaping they create treehouses which mix beautifully into their wooded surroundings, and preserve the health and integrity of the trees that support them.
Now it's your turn. We at Eldergadget recognize and honor the energy and zest for life our readers have. So if you've always wanted to build a treehouse for yourself, your children or grandchildren now's your chance. We will soon be publishing a "How-you-do-it" column covering as many aspects of building a treehouse as possible. We will draw upon experts in the field as well as our own Lon Levin, author of "Treehouses" to guide you through the process. So keep a watch out for the column and start planning today.
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"Our vision is to build a highly diversified and knowledge- based economy "
Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, on how SME can benefit from the UAE's ambitious diversification programmes
Your country has been exhibiting an impressive range of companies and services here for many years. What does HANNOVER MESSE mean for the UAE?
We capitalize on Hannover Messe's reputation as the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology to pursue major opportunities in the industrial domain with a focus on Innovation and Sustainability, which are fundamental to the UAE's long-term development plans.
The industrial sector accounts for 16 per cent of the UAE's GDP and we intend to increase this to 20 per cent by 2020 and ultimately to 25 per cent by 2025. Our participation in high-profile industrial events such as Hannover Messe form part of our comprehensive growth strategy for the sector.
During the last edition, the UAE was represented by 10 government and semi-government organizations involved with the development of the industrial sector along with delegates from more than 35 factories and companies across the UAE. Together we reviewed the latest technologies and practices used in industrial production worldwide.
" The UAE aims to take the lead in the digital industry and promote diversified manufacturing, R&D, innovation, and sustainability.
The UAE industrialists forming part of our contingent then learned a lot of new techniques and their potential benefits. Some of the most important ones were related to energy technolo-gy, the streamlining of consumption in industrial production lines, innovative engineering solutions, environmental protection, heavy industry, biotechnol-ogy and medical technology.
One of the objectives of UAE Vision 2021 is to build a sustainable, highly diversified and knowledge-based econ-omy driven by empowered Nationals.
" We expect more growth opportunities for our local industries this 2017 that will make the country more resilient to global changes, economic or otherwise.
To realize this, the UAE aims to take the lead in the digital industry and actively promote diversified manufacturing, R&D, innovation, and sustainability. Hannover Messe is an important international event that enables us to pursue our national vision as it provides an ideal platform for the UAE to learn about worldwide developments in industry, modern manufacturing, and technology.
The UAE has expressed optimism that its economy will grow strongly again in 2017. What will be the main drivers of growth – besides the oil price?
We expect more growth opportunities for our local industries this 2017 that will make the country more resilient to global changes, economic or otherwise. Based on the progress we have made so far and backed by our inspiring lead-ership and our global competitiveness, we remain on track to establish a di-verse knowledge- and innovation-driv-en economy.
As the backbone of national economy, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will act as major growth catalysts over the coming months. To ensure their maximum performance, the government has introduced several laws and other strategic measures for fueling their growth. These involve additional incentives, a uniform definition of SMEs, and the provision of modern facilities and benefits tailored to the needs of SME owners and local entrepreneurs.
Moreover, the approval of Executive Regulations governing the Federal Law on SME projects further incentivizes local businesses and provides them with access to more funding to help them expand.
For its part, the Ministry of Economy has forged strategic partnerships with various countries to further boost the SME sector. We will continue to help SMEs maximize their competitiveness, pursue sustainable growth, and explore new foreign markets with an emphasis on innovation, technology, and knowledge.
The UAE's vision for 2021 is to achieve more economic diversification. What have been the main achievements in this regard so far, and what are the most important steps that must be taken?
The UAE's economic diversification policy has been a main factor in the country's resilience amidst various economic challenges. It was instrumental in increasing the GDP contribution of the non-oil sector to around 77 per cent at prevailing prices or 70 per cent at constant prices in 2015. Among the most productive industries behind this achievement are manufacturing, construction, retail, real estate, logistics, transportation, telecommunications, and tourism – all of which, along with strategic policies and programs, continue to drive the country's march towards a Post-Oil Era and ensure sustainable development.
Although the government has been tightening its belt on spending policies and financial controls in response to the sharp decline in oil prices, it has counter-balanced by introducing strategic financial policies and drawing on the state's vast cash reserves. It has injected substantial funding into projects that stimulate growth, advance economic diversification, and develop human capital and knowledge with a sharp focus on innovation, scientific research, and modern technology. Some of these projects involve supportive infrastructure for the upcoming World Expo 2020, the Etihad rail network, enhancements to telecommunications, transportation, tourism and industrial capabilities, 'smart city' development, and support for the booming Islamic economy.
In 2015, government spending rose 3.8 per cent to AED 179 billion despite significant oil price fluctuations. It is important that we continue to invest in our future and ensure that the non-oil sector leads the UAE's sustainable development.
Last year at Hannover Messe you personally invited SMEs to consider investing in the UAE. What is the background of this initiative?
As I have mentioned, economic diversification underpins our ambition of transforming into an innovative knowledge-based economy as outlined by UAE Vision 2021. I have also touched on how SMEs are the main forces behind our economic activities, and so deserve an exceptional regulatory and business environment conducive to their broad and sustainable growth. SMEs are behind many of the economic sectors advancing our diversification efforts. They collectively account for over 60 per cent of the national GDP – a figure we aim to bring up further to 70 per cent in 2021.
The Ministry of Economy has been extensively promoting the SME sector by including its members in our foreign economic missions and among our delegates to various major international events such as Hannover Messe. We believe in the importance of exposing local SMEs to global developments, best practices and new technologies and giving them the chance to explore and tap new international markets, discover additional sources of investments, and build global partnerships.
I would personally advise any entrepreneur or enterprise eyeing the UAE to initially focus on opportunities related to innovation, technology and scientific research and development because they form the core of ongoing efforts to transform the country into a knowledge- and innovation-driven economy guided by our National Innovation Strategy. The National Innovation Strategy will focus on the Renewable Energy, Water, Technology, Transportation, Education, Health, and Space sectors, so these are excellent fields to explore.
H.E. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori is the Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates.


Beginning of a new era? Amtrak's westbound Ski Train races through Tolland, Colo., while overtaking a westbound Union Pacific manifest that's parked in the siding. This is pretty much a demonstration to see how much demand there is. And also since it's the 75th anniversary of the Winter Park Ski Resort. The first trip for March 14th was sold out in ten hours, while the second trip for the 15th was sold out in just four.


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Stem cells save lives, but finding a match can take a community — sometimes a global one
Tania Grim needed many units of platelets after her stem cell transplant
Tania Grim was a 34-year-old mother of four when she received her diagnosis. She'd spent months trying to find out what was wrong.
"I couldn't eat, I couldn't walk, and I told my doctor if they didn't admit me to the hospital, I was going to die," she said.
Tania had myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of cancer in which the stem cells in her bone marrow weren't making enough healthy blood cells. She spent a month at a Vancouver hospital receiving chemotherapy and many units of blood and platelets. From there, her search for a stem cell match began.
Because Tania had been pregnant multiple times, her blood carried many antibodies, and her health care team feared an immune response could kill off the new stem cells before they had a chance to help.
She'd seen this happen before with platelets. There was a specific donor whose platelets were compatible with Tania's, and this donor would be called to donate when Tania's platelet counts dropped.
The search involved many potential donors, including Tania's brother, and at least one false start, when a person who appeared to be the ideal match couldn't proceed with the donation. "It was devastating," Tania says. "It might have been my only chance. And it was a matter of life and death."
Eventually, a suitable match was found — less ideal, but close enough to start planning the transplant. Tania had to go through a medical protocol to reduce the antibodies in her blood. She needed more chemotherapy and plasmapheresis. As a precaution, her health-care team collected her own stem cells so that if the transplant failed, she could have a bit more time with her family.
Finally, Sept. 13, 2017 arrived — the day when Tania received lifesaving stem cells from a donor in Germany.
"It was a brutal experience. I received a lot of blood and platelets while we waited to see whether the transplant would work. I was at the hospital every day for months," she says.
Shortly after the transplant, she began using Immunoglobulin, a plasma-derived therapy that supports her ravaged immune system. Now, Tania's taking it one day at a time. In November 2019, she was healthy enough to begin volunteering at Canadian Blood Services' donor centres, and will soon be volunteering at stem cell donor recruitment events. She has just returned to work part-time.
The need for stem cells goes on
Every year, hundreds of patients in Canada need a lifesaving stem cell transplant to treat blood cancers and disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia and inherited immune and metabolic disorders. Most rely on the generosity of an unrelated donor.
"Canadian Blood Services tells all new registrants that joining the stem cell registry means they are making a long-term commitment, sometimes for years, and the call to donate could come any time. Even so, about half of those contacted to launch the actual donation process decline to proceed," says Dr. Heidi Elmoazzen, director of stem cells at Canadian Blood Services. "This is obviously potentially devastating for the patient."
Potential donors are free to decline to donate at any point in the process. The later in the process, however, the greater the risk to the patient. If a would-be donor decides to withdraw after the patient has started radiation or chemotherapy treatment in preparation for the transplant, the patient faces a real risk of dying.
Who's the ideal stem cell donor? We're especially interested in male donors between the ages of 17 and 35, since their donations tend to result in better outcomes for patients. We're also looking for donors from all kinds of ancestral backgrounds, because patients of diverse ethnic or mixed-race backgrounds often face more difficulty in finding a donor, and we want to change that. For example, patients of European descent have a 75 per cent chance of finding an optimal donor, whereas patients of black African descent have only a 16 per cent chance. The first step in saving a life can be as easy as joining Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry online — the public registry responsible for finding and recruiting healthy, committed volunteer donors.
When Tania volunteers in donor centres, she keeps an eye out for younger donors.
"I ask them if they know about the stem cell registry and share what it meant for me that my donor made the choice to register," she says.
For more information on stem cells, click here.