Over the last couple of years, Riviera Nayarit has made its way up to the very top of Mexico finest destination list. Only a couple miles away from the gigantic Puerto Vallarta and its international airport, Small towns like Punta Mita, Sayulita or San Pancho, offer a more exclusive experience to nature lovers.
Guillermo Michel Rentería went to the ITESO university of Guadalajara and is one of the most represented architect in Punta Mita area. Is style is caracterized by the subtle mix of modern materials and traditional constructions like palapas. Following is a small selection of his work captured by our lenses.
Jaime Barba in asociation with Gerard Ramirez form Barba+Ramirez studio or B + R Arquitectos. This firm is head-quartered in Guadalajara, and counts with over 22 years of experience on the market. Their signature is the absolute respect of nature in their constructions. Here is the iconic Casa Aramara, captured by our lenses.
Another property designed by B + R is the luxurious development next to the W Hotel and called Los Veneros.
Stone Contractors, is led by Juan Pablo Stone and established in Nuevo Vallarta. The quality of his work allowed him to earn a great reputation within the architect world and took him to collaborate with some of the greatest like Juan Collignon among others. We had the chance to capture one of their latest construction.
Manolo Mestre is a passionated architect whose only focus is his work. His productions are a tribute to the splendor of Nayarit's natural beauty with a touch of modernity. Being a tremendous defendor of the environment, Mestre uses warm colors in his constructions as an invitation to meditate and relax. Casa Palmasola is one of his master piece built in collaboration with Juan Collignon. It offers a perpetual connexion with nature for an unforgettable experience to its lucky visitors.
Meta Estudio is a young architect firm based in Puerto Vallarta. They specialize in residential and commercial constructions for particulars and professionals.
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Achieving human security for migrants: the limits of state policies and migration-development initiatives
In: Bandung
Author: Benjamin A. San Jose 1
1 De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Volume 2: Issue 1
Migration policy; Human security; Migration and development; Philippines
The Philippines is one of the top migrant sending countries and is often lauded as a model migrant country due to its skilled migrant labor force, high remittance rates and forward-thinking government policies. However, it is often criticized for its policies of exploitative labor migrant export, its dependency to migrant remittances, and its failure to offer migrant protection. In recent years, scholars and policy makers have suggested using human security as an approach to address the challenges of migration. By bringing the focus away from the state to becoming people-centered, human security aims to address the problems of statelessness, the lack of migrant protection, human rights, and offers long-term solutions to migration. Since the Philippines is highly dependent on migrant labor and is in the forefront of promoting migrant conditions in the international arena, some relevant questions can be raised: what are the role and benefits of using a human security approach for migrants? How does the Philippines attempt to secure human security for its migrants? Has the Philippines achieved human security for its migrants? This paper argues that as the Philippines grew more dependent on labor migration, human security for migrants is attempted by the state through an institutionalized set of policies and assumptions. The promise of migrant welfare and human security is premised on the following points: creating better policies and institutionalizing migrant state agencies, creating national laws together with bilateral and multilateral agreements on migration and in recent years, and the promotion of migration and development initiatives. While these attempts may hold promise, they suffer from limitations on implementation and sustainability. In the final analysis, human security can only be achieved by working towards a national dialogue on migration where stakeholders from the state, civil society organizations, and migrant groups participate in the national debate on the future of migration. Only by reaching a national dialogue on responsive and long-term policies that are grounded in human security can the country go beyond the view that migration and development policies are a catch-all panacea to the problems of migrant protection and long-term economic development in the homeland.
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Genesis vs SNES: Battle of the 16-bit consoles
Dave Farquhar Retro Computing January 19, 2021 January 10, 2021 0 Comment
The Sega Genesis and Nintendo SNES were natural rivals. They weren't the only 16-bit game consoles of their era, but they ended up being the two most popular. Sega leapfrogged Nintendo with the Genesis, and the SNES was Nintendo's answer. Let's take a look at the Genesis vs SNES.
Overall the SNES was the better console of the two and its popularity reflects that. But the Genesis had its moments, so it retains a following today, even if it has to stand in the shadow of the SNES.
How to hook up a Sega Genesis to a TV
Dave Farquhar Retro Computing January 6, 2021 January 1, 2021 0 Comment
The Sega Genesis connects to a TV in much the same way as other consoles of similar vintage. But there are some dangers unique to the Genesis that give you an opportunity to damage either the console or your TV. We certainly don't want that. Here's how to hook up a Sega Genesis to a TV without damaging either.
Some Genesis parts are interchangeable with other systems, but not universally. That means it's very important to verify the AC adapter you plan to use, as well as the AV cable you want to use, to avoid damage to your console, your TV, or both.
Is the Commodore 128 power supply safe to use?
Dave Farquhar Retro Computing December 30, 2020 December 30, 2020 0 Comment
Commodore 64 power supplies are notoriously unsafe to use. As a result, all Commodore power supplies have a bad reputation. I won't say it's unfair. But it means questions about the Commodore 128 power supply come up frequently on vintage computer discussion groups. Is the Commodore 128 power supply safe to use? The short answer is yes. Here's why.
301 keyboard error
Ah, the 301 keyboard error. The POST error you might be able to fix with your bare hands, or could require a soldering iron. Hopefully that doesn't scare you off. It's more frequently a pretty easy fix, especially if the PC isn't terribly old.
HP Touchpad tablet
Dave Farquhar Retro Computing December 22, 2020 November 23, 2020 0 Comment
The HP Touchpad tablet was, dare I say it, the biggest technological flop of the 2010s. It was HP's attempt to compete head to head with Apple with a premium-priced tablet that didn't run Android and, of course, didn't run Apple's iOS. Instead it ran WebOS, an operating system it acquired from Palm, Inc.
HP didn't meet expectations with the Touchpad, and discontinued it after just 50 days on the market. But there are lessons to learn from HP's experience with its tablet, even if it's largely forgotten today. Read more
Commodore SFD-1001
The Commodore SFD-1001 is a somewhat obscure Commodore disk drive that found itself in an odd spot. It was a nearly state of the art drive when Commodore released it in 1984, but it worked with a computer line that Commodore wasn't making anymore. It gained a cult following regardless, and retains a fair bit of mystique, and collector interest, to this day.
CRT burn in
Dave Farquhar Retro Computing December 16, 2020 December 7, 2020 1 Comment
CRT burn in is a phenomenon where an image becomes permanently etched into a monitor's phosphors. This causes the outline of the image to remain visible, even when the monitor is off. It's a problem that we frequently find on vintage CRT monitors today.
Burn in is most frequently associated with CRTs, though it can happen with other display types. Modern technology usually mitigates burn in on newer displays, so burn in rarely happens with modern displays, such as LCD or LED displays.
How many Atari 2600 games are there?
The Atari 2600 had the largest game library of its generation, and it wasn't close. Other systems surpassed it, but in its time, the 2600 was king. But how many Atari 2600 games are there? Like many questions, it depends.
It's really two questions, since some titles were released under multiple names, even though they were the same title. There were about 450 unique Atari 2600 games, but the number of variations of those games pushes the total number of cartridges much higher, around 900 by some counts.
Commodore 1084 monitor
The Commodore 1084 monitor was Commodore's flagship monitor, a monitor that worked with everything they produced in the late 1980s, including the C-64, the C-128 in 40 and 80 column modes, the Amiga line, and Commodore's CGA-equipped PC clones like the Commodore Colt. Its versatility makes it popular with retro computer enthusiasts today. Not only does it work with almost any Commodore computer, it also works with a lot of non-Commodore computers.
Baking computer chips: Fixing chips in an oven
Dave Farquhar Hardware, Retro Computing December 7, 2020 December 5, 2020 0 Comment
Does baking computer chips fix them when they're broken? Can you fix computer chips in an oven? The answer is sometimes. Unfortunately, it's difficult to know when it will help, and when it does, we may not know why. But, when faced with a broken chip, we don't exactly have anything to lose, either.
Baking computer chips does seem to fix them, at least sometimes. Whether it works depends entirely on why the chip failed in the first place, which isn't always possible to know.


If I am certified in CPR, am I OBLIGATED to help someone in need of help?
The question I get asked the most by my Sarasota CPR Class students is," what are the obligations and expectations, both legal and civil, of knowing CPR and/or being certified in CPR and you face a situation in which someone is in dire need of CPR?" The answer is both simple and complicated. Let me explain. Being certified in CPR does not in ANYWAY obligate you to perform CPR to anyone who might need it. In fact NOTHING obligates you to perform CPR. Now, on the other hand, being a trained medical physician might be a different story, but we are not speaking from that perspective.
The answer to this question is if you respond to an emergency with CPR, whether you "know" CPR or not, or whether you're certified in CPR or not, as long as you perform in a non-negligible, reasonable manner, if you injur the person even further or do not successfully resuscitate them, you can not and will not be held criminally or civilly liable. The law that protects you is called the Good Samaritan Law. As long an you exercise reasonable care and give the person a fair attempt to save their life, no one can hold you liable for not saving their life if you fail resuscitate them or if you break their ribs or injure them further in your attempt to rescue them.
Think about it. Who is going to be MAD at you that you TRIED TO SAVE THEIR LIFE. That's the way the law and society looks at it anyway.


Yep! It's official! I am in LOVE with marquee letters! Little ones, big ones, ones with lights, ones without lights, short ones, tall ones- I'm not picky. I LOVE them all! They are WAY too much fun and are as cute as can be!
My card tonight features marquee letters created using the Little Letters Thinlits die set. I wanted to write the word LOVE and have it look like it was lit up so I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels. Adorable!
See the little rose? That little bunch of cuteness was from the Artisan Embellishment Kit. Absolutely LOVING all the new products available in the Occasions Mini Catalog!
Hello there and welcome back for the bi-weekly Monday Montage blog hop. You should have arrived from the fabulous Cathy Casey's blog. If not and I'm your first stop- Welcome! Please be sure to use the next/back links to visit the other amazing ladies on this hop as well! I know they have lots of beautiful projects to share with you!
Tonight's project is an absolutely ADORABLE altered alarm clock. Yep- you heard me right. An alarm clock! Isn't it cute?
One of my favorite elements for this project is the teeny tiny tree. I had made much larger versions of the trees back before Christmas. This one starts with squares that are 1/4" and goes all the way up to 1". It's the perfect size for this project. The LOVE sentiment was stamped in Whisper White craft ink and embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. It's kind of hard to tell from the picture but there is a ton of gold sequin and heart confetti at the bottom.
Unfortunately the outside of the alarm clock is super shiny so please ignore my hands that seem to reflect in one of the bells.
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to click the next button to head on over to see what the wonderful Dara Gloden has to share.
Today I received happy mail! My January My Paper Pumpkin kit is finally here! Let me just say that this kit might just be my favorite kit so far! The contents will make 24 absolutely adorable treat bags (for my co-workers of course!) but the stamps are perfect to use right now for Valentine's Day.
No- I'm not sharing what the treat bags look like as I have not created them...yet. Plus- I'm SURE you've already seen them either via someone else's blog or even better yet- from your own My Paper Pumpkin subscription. I did however create a super cute Valentine! I love this card. It's cute and it's fun.
The big heart was actually part of the bokeh card background that I shared earlier in the week. Even though the colors by themselves are usually really bright, when I was applying the Whisper White Craft Ink to create the bokeh effect- the colors became somewhat muted. Unfortunately the bokeh effect is not actually visible very much at all on this card. That's ok though because it still came out cute!
I totally LOVE the look of bokeh photography. I'm just not good at translating it into card form.
For me- the hardest part wasn't making the colorful background. It was the placement of the white dots and white circles. For some reason my Whisper White Craft Ink seems to somewhat disappear when it's dry...which it literally took forever to do. Ok- not quite forever but it was a long time. Even with heat setting!
Hello there! Since I've been on a crafting spree with Marquee letters I figured it was time to take a break! I decided to bust out some of my favorites and create another fabulous Valentine. This particular card was created with the You Plus Me stamp set and the Stacked with Love DSP stack. The hearts on the card were added using the Hearts & Stars Decorative Mask and some modeling paste tinted with Pink Pirouette ink.
Have you ever used modeling paste? If not- I suggest you try it! I'm 100% addicted. I. LOVE. IT! I can't get enough! It adds the perfect touch!
Don't you just love Marquee letters? They are decorative as well as fun! They are perfect for weddings, birthday parties, mantle decorations and much much more! The awesome ampersand that I have to share is approximately 1 foot tall and has been covered with Gold Glimmer Paper.
It's hard to tell from the picture- but YES! The lights really DO work! The ampersand is super cute and will be the perfect addition to the sideboard in my dining room.
Tonight I have a card using one of my favorite color combinations- Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White. The image was created with the beautiful Painted Blooms stamp set. LOVE this set! So many flowers and sweet sentiments! This card can be created in less than 10 minutes!
Can you believe it's already time to start thinking about Valentine's? I'm not sure about you- but it seems like I just recovered from making Christmas cards! Thankfully- I LOVE to make Valentine's. They are sweet and fun as well as a great way to tell that special someone just how much you love them.
The card that I created for today's post was made using the Hardwood stamp and the Groovy Love stamp set. Isn't it cute? It's not overly fancy but it's FUN!
Tools/other supplies: Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Gold Metal Buttons, Linen Thread, Gold Sequin Trim.
Do you ever just see something and think to yourself "I NEED that"? That's the best way to describe how I felt about the new Sheltering Tree stamp set from the new Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog. It's such a beautiful set. Not only is it perfect for any occasion- it's literally perfect for any season! I can easily see this being one of my go-to sets.
In this set- there are many cute "props". There's a rake for the fall, a swing (as shown above), a bicycle (that you can change the color of the frame), and snowflakes for the winter! Love, love, LOVE it!
I have a few projects to share today! The first is a card that was created using modeling paste and the Stampin' Up! Hearts and Stars Decorative Mask. LOVE the dimension the modeling paste adds to the hearts! The stamp set is the brand new You Plus Me set from the 2015 Occasions Mini. Isn't it cute?
For my next project- I used a mini canvas board. These little canvas boards and easels can be found at most local craft stores. I stamped the ampersand directly onto the canvas and then created a series of banners from the Mini Banner Punch as well as the Banner Framelits. This little canvas is approximately 4"x4" and makes the perfect decoration to set on your desk!


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Day 1 - Welcome to Ireland
Upon Arrival, transfer by arranged transport & Guide to your Hotel. The Europe Hotel & Resort, beautifully located overlooking the famous Lakes of Killarney, is a Five Star Hotel in Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland, incorporating ESPA at The Europe, one of the most decadent luxury spa hotels in Ireland. one of the top spas in Killarney, Kerry.
It is in the beautiful grounds of this 5 Star spa resort in Killarney that the waters of Killarney's largest lake, Lough Lein, reflect the wilderness of Kerry's magnificent McGillycuddy Reeks Mountain range.
Let relaxation envelop you as you enjoy one of Ireland's finest views from your own private balcony overlooking Killarney Golf & Fishing Club or the Lakes of Killarney.
Free day to enjoy a range of leisure activities in Killarney, Co. Kerry. Overnight at The Europe Hotel & Resort for the Evening.
Day 2 - Tralee Links Course
Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Tralee's magnificent and challenging Arnold Palmer course was his first golf course in Europe. In addition to boasting a clear view of the Atlantic Ocean with exhilarating cliff top greens, Tralee's course offers incomparable views on all sides including the Dingle Peninsula and Kerry Head.
Like the terrain, the region is steeped in history, being the birthplace of St. Brendan in 484AD. The magnificent beach and surrounds featured prominently in the epic film Ryan's Daughter.
On the gentler outward nine you will negotiate the 6th, 7th and 8th known locally as Palmer's loop. The back nine is a world of extraordinarily wild and massive dunes. The 12th hole probably has the most examining second shot in golf, where one is faced with a deep ravine protecting an elevated green.
From the 14th tee there is a breathtaking view of Banna Strand which is renowned in song and story. The downhill par three 16th and the doglegged 17th are two more outstanding holes.
On reaching the sanctuary of the clubhouse one can sit for a pint and scan the spectacular vista of a golf course to which you will want to return time and time again.Tralee has a fully qualified resident professional, fully stocked pro shop and a spacious and comfortable restaurant and bar.
"I have never come across a piece of land so ideally suited for the building of a golf course. I am happy we have one of the world's great links here" Quote: Arnold Palmer
Return to The Europe Hotel & Resort for the Evening.
Day 3 - Ballybunnion - The Old Course
Ballybunion Golf Club, in County Kerry, is a private members golf club founded in 1893.
After playing Ballybunion for the first time, a person would think that the game of golf originated here. Located on the Shannon estuary, it is a true seaside links course, virtually treeless and a course of sharp contours throughout. There appears to be no man-made influence. It looks like a course laid out on land back in the 10th century. There is a wild look to the place, the long grass covering the dunes that pitch and roll throughout the course making it very intimidating.
This is a dateless golf course which after playing makes you ask yourself if you've ever played amid quite such surroundings. Rated in the top 100 by Golf Magazine, the vast majority of Cashen's green positions have been copied by many new course designers. Spectacular and supremely challenging, what can never be copied is the majestic landscape and fresh sea air that is distinctly part of the Ballybunion experience.
Home to two unique and challenging links courses – The Old Course and The Cashen Course. The Old Course was established in 1893, while the Cashen Course was established in 1984. The Old Course requires shot-making, placement and trajectory control.
Day 4 - Waterville Course
Today you will have a delightful journey along the broad, dramatic coastline of the Iveragh Peninsula and through the charming villages and towns of Killorglin and Cahirciveen to Waterville.
The stunningly beautiful Dingle Peninsula, a Gaelic speaking area and where you will find some of the finest coastal scenery in Ireland and is also famous for its Celtic, pre-Christian monuments and Christian churches.
Waterville Golf Course is over 100 years old. The course is rated among the top 5 golf courses in Ireland and the top 20 links courses in the world. Links golf combines sand dunes, gorse and native grasses, firm fairways, sod faced bunkers and subtle putting surfaces all intertwined by the ever-changing weather.
The earliest structured golf at Waterville has been traced back to 1889, when it came under the umbrella of the extremely active Waterville Athletic Club.
A modest nine-hole layout, occupied the flat eastern section of the present championship links. The original nine holes were reconfigured and expanded to create today's front nine. Its layout was designed as a contrast to the more rugged and exposed back nine, yet it quickly introduces the player to the complexity and beauty of links golf.
The testing begins early at Waterville with the first hole named "Last Easy", and ends with the challenging and scenic "O'Gradys Beach"The course can be stretched to over 7,300 yards but players should not be intimidated as several tees come in to play on every hole, so all standards of golfers can enjoy a game here.
Day 5 - Old Head of Kinsale
Occupying a stunning and unique headland reaching out over two miles into the Atlantic Ocean, the Old Head of Kinsale is home to the most spectacular world-class golf course and luxury members' accommodation.
Located in County Cork on the South West Coast of Ireland, as the incredible brainchild of the late John O'Connor together with his brother Patrick, the Club has developed into one of the most recognised and sought after golf experiences anywhere on earth. It is a sanctuary for those seeking the finest in personalized service.
Optional: This evening why not enjoy my good friend, Sean Murphy's spectacular music, song and dance show "Celtic Steps" in Killarney Town..Experience the old and new styles of Irish dance, Haunting and Traditional Irish Songs and Ballads. One of Irelands Top Music Shows. Return to The Europe Hotel & Resort for the evening.
Day 6 - Adare Manor.
Set on 230 lush acres of the Adare Manor Estate, Adare Manor Golf Club was designed by legendary golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones Sr. and offers a magnificent parkland layout.
From his first perception of Adare Manor as having all the flavour of Augusta National, he has created a true masterpiece and one of the leading parkland courses in Ireland.
The course and catering staff are here to look after your every need in a friendly manner and to ensure that your visit is a pleasant and memorable one.
Check in to Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort or Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country Estate for the Evening.
Day 7 - Lahinch Golf Club.
Lahinch Golf Club has been described as 'The St Andrews of Ireland' and many other complimentary titles. Those who know and love the place firmly believe that Lahinch Golf Club doesn't need comparison with any of the game's other world class venues.
From the infant days back in 1892 up to its 125th anniversary, the Club has stood out on its own merits as a golfing institution like none other. Lahinch Golf Club is renowned for the way the links has retained all of its old virtues. The Irish Open will take place here in 2019
Return to Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort or Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country Estate for the evening.
Day 8 - Trump Doonbeg Course
Golf in Doonbeg at Trump Doonbeg Golf Course has been regarded as one of the top golf resorts anywhere in the world! Situated on over 400 acres of Ireland's most spectacular links overlooking the majestic Atlantic Ocean, Trump Doonbeg has been named the #1 Resort in Europe by Conde Nast Traveler, a World's Best by Travel + Leisure, and many, many more.
This spectacular Martin Hawtree-designed, 18-hole Championship golf links course is a stunning site to behold. You will experience not only an incredible course, but unparalleled five star facilities, world-class hospitality and the highest standards of luxury.
After a final full Irish Breakfast, depart for Shannon/Dublin Airport for the groups departure flight home. (Flights under own arrangements)
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NOTES ON GOLF IN IRELAND
1. The majority of golf clubs in Ireland require a handicap of 24 for men and 36 for women. Some golf clubs may request a certificate of handicap.
2. Generally it is necessary to have a good knowledge of the etiquette of golf
3. There is almost always a course available but we suggest you reserve it in advance
4. Each Golf Club has its own set of rules
5. Normally Golf Clubs require a non-refundable deposit in order to guarantee a booking - especially for groups.
6. It is necessary to reserve caddies in advance - we cannot guarantee their availability otherwise. The price of a caddie varies from € 25.00 to € 35.00 for every 18 hole round (price does not include a tip). It is necessary to pay the caddie master for the services of a caddie.
7. It is possible to hire a golf club at almost all golf clubs but it is always a good idea to book in advance
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9. Some clubs will request a list of players names, home clubs and handicaps, if not already supplied.
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Q: How many possible combinations of four colors, with each having place restrictions? I've been playing a simple cellphone game recently.
It works as follow:
The player can construct 4 different types of buildings in a square area of
5x5 spaces, each building taking up one unit of space, for a maximum of 25 buildings.
- The blue building houses 100 people and can be placed anywhere.
- The red building houses 500 people, but can only be placed next to an existing blue building
- The green building houses 2500 people, but can only be placed next to both an existing blue and red building.
- The yellow building houses 12500 people, but can only be placed next to a neighboring blue, red and green buildings.
Note that "next to" means north, south, east or west.
I.e. It is impossible to place a yellow building in a corner, as it only has 2 adjacent spaces.
What is the maximum number of people the player can house in the given area?

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songs together for Perry's new album.
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart has been one of the top hitmakers in the music business for the past decade. Starting in 1999 with the Top 5 pop hit "Who Dat" for JT Money and in 2000 with the #2 hit "Case Of The Ex" for Mya, Stewart has created a long string of hits. He has co-written and produced some of the biggest contemporary singles, including the #1 hit "Umbrella" for Rihanna and the #1 "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" for Beyonce. Stewart also is CEO of his company, Redzone Entertainment, which consists of Redzone Records (distributed by Island/Def Jam), plus a production and publishing company.
Impressively, Stewart has won two of the top Grammy awards (Song Of The Year and R&B Song Of The Year) for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)". He has also received Grammy nominations on several other occasions, most notably for "Umbrella" (Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year).
Here's a rundown of Stewart's other big hits: "Baby" and "One Time" (Justin Bieber); "Hard" (Rihanna); "Touch My Body" and "Obsessed" (Mariah Carey); "Leavin'" (Jesse McCartney); "Throw It In The Bag" (Fabolous); "Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige); "Ride" (Ciara); "Me Against The Music" (Britney Spears); "Suffocate" (J. Holiday); "I Luv Your Girl" and "Falsetto" (The-Dream); "Just Like Me" (Jamie Foxx); "Gangsta Luv" (Snoop Dogg); and "I Look To You" (Whitney Houston).
Stewart was born in Markham, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), where he grew up in a family music environment. Both of his parents were music directors, and he was mentored by his older brother, Laney. Stewart eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he had the opportunity to be mentored by Louil Silas Jr., a top label/A&R exec for MCA Records. Then in 1995, Stewart decided to relocate to Atlanta to launch Redzone Entertainment with his brother, Mark (who is President of the company).
2010 has been another terrific year for Stewart. He has had recent hits with Justin Bieber and Rihanna, and he co-wrote several songs for Christina Aguilera's album Bionic, and for Ciara's upcoming album, Basic Instinct. In addition, Stewart is excited about the three songs he wrote with pop superstar Katy Perry, which will be featured on her highly-anticipated new album, Teenage Dream.
We're pleased to present this special Q&A interview with C. Tricky Stewart. He discusses his career and hits, and offers insights into the hitmaking process.
DK: What was your first big break, that helped establish your career?
Stewart: Being introduced to Louil Silas Jr. (a top exec who worked with Bobby Brown, New Edition, Jody Watley and Chante Moore) was my first big break. My brother Laney introduced me to Louil, and I wrote & produced cuts for his artists. This was my first big break, in terms of how I got in the door of the music business.
My first hit single was "Who Dat" by (rapper) JT Money (in 1999). But I really didn't take full advantage of having this hit, because I was more of a R&B producer than a hip-hop producer at the time.
DK: You've written and produced big hits for over a decade. But was it "Umbrella" that took your career to a whole new level?
Stewart: I think "Umbrella" was a hit that helped me become more successful and led to getting more work. But more importantly, I learned how to play and write at a higher level. It was then that I learned what it takes to be hitmaker. After "Umbrella" I had the track record to connect with many artists and labels. But I learned that the competition is really yourself. Artists and label execs now wanted me to deliver a special hit like "Umbrella" or "Single Ladies" everytime out. I had to work hard to keep writing songs that were up to this level.
DK: How did you co-write "Umbrella"?
Stewart: I wrote it with The-Dream (aka Terius Nash) and Kuk Harrell. We were freestyling and we had a drum loop running. Dream was in the vocal booth – he started to write (and sing) the song in a freestyle way. Then we wrote it together – Kuk helped me with the music. It came together quickly.
DK: How do you write with The-Dream?
Stewart: Dream is my main writing partner. The way we work is unorthodox. We record everything that we do in the studio. Once we start hearing melodies and tracks that we like, it starts to come together.
DK: Besides The-Dream, do you have any other regular writing partners?
Stewart: It's mainly Dream that I write with, but I've been working more with Ester Dean. Her material has really developed. Ester is signed to my publishing company.
DK: Tell me about your company Redzone Entertainment. Are you looking to discover and sign artists?
Stewart: Redzone is our overall company – it's a production company, and we have Redzone Records, which is distributed by Island/Def Jam. We've signed two artists that we're excited about: Bryan J and Lonny Breaux.
DK: You just had the big hit "Baby" with Justin Bieber. How did you write this song?
Stewart: Dream and I wrote the song "One Time" for Justin's first album, My World. Then we wrote "Baby" for his My World 2.0 album. Dream jotted out the idea and we came up with the music, and the record sounded like a smash. (Singer/writer/actress) Christina Milian, who is Dream's wife, also co-wrote this song.
C. Tricky Stewart with Christina Aguilera.
DK: It seems that many current hits feature a guest rap performance. These days, do you think about adding a rap part early in the writing process?
Stewart: We generally write the song first without having a rap in mind. We write the song from start to finish. Then if we think the song would work well with a rap, we approach the song with a rapper. Then we work together with the rapper, to make sure it sounds like one cohesive thing. I think [the trend of having pop songs with rap] for radio or club records, is something people want to hear. Music is now spread into many genres – people want a little bit of everything with their music. I like how the elements of rapping or spoken hip-hop is incorporated into mainstream music.
DK: What artist projects are you currently working on? Did you work on Katy Perry's new album?
Stewart: I did three songs with Katy Perry – I'm really excited about her album project. I'm hearing people who say that this could be the album of the year – it's really good. We did three songs together – there's a song called "Hummingbird Heartbeat" that I really like. We just got into the studio and made records the old school way.
DK: What advice would you give to young writers and singers who are trying to break into the business?
Stewart: They have to put themselves in the position to be discovered. Sometimes young writers are scared of getting their song stolen. Singers should get to producers, A&R execs and good managers – people who can help to connect the dots and make it happen. They need to find the points of entry into the business, and connect with the right people.
DK: What are some of the goals that you still want to accomplish?
Stewart: I want to accomplish what Quincy Jones and L.A. Reid did – not just producing hit records, but building a record label and breaking artists. I want to be known for breaking a couple of global stars. My quest for Redzone Entertainment is to be known for developing and breaking artists. I'm excited about the two artists that we've signed to Redzone – our artist Bryan J is coming with a single in October. Bryan has a young fun sound, and he also has great ballads. We're aso setting things up to break Lonny Breaux. Lonny is an incredible talent – he's a hip-hop child who's soulful, and he has a lot of intellect. He really touches people with his music.


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Tokyo Metro Goes 'Train to Table' with Hydroponic Lettuce
The farm-to-table (also called farm-to-fork) movement has been all the rage for several years, and despite some dubious behavior, one can argue it has helped strengthen relationships between farmers, restaurants, consumers and most importantly – the food we eat.
In Japan, this trend has taken its very own twist in Tokyo, with one of the city's rail transit operators dabbling in hydroponic farming the past few years.
As showcased recently in one of Tokyo's major daily newspapers, the company, Tokyo Salad, is growing about 400 plants in what was previously an unused warehouse located under one of the subway system's elevated transit lines. The startup, a joint venture between rail operator Tokyo Metro and a development company, currently markets 11 varieties of greens.
The facility, in which LED lights shine on plants 16 hours a day, raises basil, kale and lettuces without the use of any soil or fertilizers. Water used to mist these plants include minerals such as zinc, phosphorous and potassium. And this uber-hygienic operation is a more sophisticated venture than your local hydroponics store: as one Tokyo Metro employee explained to Public Radio International (PRI) when the venture first started, the five-week process that turns seeds into greens is largely treated as a trade secret.
It's important to remember Tokyo Salad and other urban hydroponic growers will not shake up Japan's food industry in the near term. Do not expect the greens to show up in the legendary food halls in Tokyo's department stores for a while. Nor are they expected to appear in the countless mom-and-pop and chain markets that dominate much of Japan's retail landscape. At the moment, most of Tokyo Salad's customers are high-end restaurants in Tokyo's top hotels or trendy cafes.
The idea of growing food as close as possible to where it is finally eaten is also hardly a new concept in Japan. Several years ago, for example, a local Subway sandwich shop made waves for growing lettuce in-store in an attempt to win over customers looking for more sustainable lunch options. Meanwhile, Japan's limited farmland and high density has turned into a laboratory attempting to find new ways to feed its population.
What makes Tokyo Salad stand out, however, is that it shows how an organization can think far outside the box while seeking new business ventures. As profiled on PRI, the population of Tokyo (and Japan at large) is expected to decline in the coming years and decades – which means ridership will decrease, putting pressure on Tokyo Metro to find other ways to generate revenues.
Urban farming could become a key strategy as Japan seeks to strengthen the country's food security this century. Although Japan has been one of the most generous donor nations in the quest to boost food security and other resilience measures worldwide, the country faces its own food security risks. Climate change, a highly urbanized population that has led to dependence on part-time farmers - and, of course, geopolitics (the country is in North Korea's cross-hairs, after all) all threaten the country's food future. Furthermore, Japan's increased dependence on imported foods, in part to changing consumer tastes, also leaves the nation of 127 million people vulnerable.
Technology could help Japan scale up its local food production, especially if unused spaces long assumed hostile to raising food, like old warehouses, can increasingly do so cost effectively and at a profit. And if that technology transfer can move across borders and become affordable, urban farming could feed the world and create a new wave of jobs.
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Books › Hockey › Klondikers: Dawson City's Stanley Cup Challenge and How a Nation Fell in Love with Hockey
Klondikers: Dawson City's Stanley Cup Challenge and How a Nation Fell in Love with Hockey
Falconer, Tim
For readers of The Boys in the Boat and Against All Odds
Join a ragtag group of misfits from Dawson City as they scrap to become the 1905 Stanley Cup champions and cement hockey as Canada's national pastime
An underdog hockey team traveled for three and a half weeks from Dawson City to Ottawa to play for the Stanley Cup in 1905. The Klondikers' eagerness to make the journey, and the public's enthusiastic response, revealed just how deeply, and how quickly, Canadians had fallen in love with hockey.
After Governor General Stanley donated a championship trophy in 1893, new rinks appeared in big cities and small towns, leading to more players, teams, and leagues. And more fans. When Montreal challenged Winnipeg for the Cup in December 1896, supporters in both cities followed the play-by-play via telegraph updates.
As the country escaped the Victorian era and entered a promising new century, a different nation was emerging. Canadians fell for hockey amid industrialization, urbanization, and shifting social and cultural attitudes. Class and race-based British ideals of amateurism attempted to fend off a more egalitarian professionalism.
Ottawa star Weldy Young moved to the Yukon in 1899, and within a year was talking about a Cup challenge. With the help of Klondike businessman Joe Boyle, it finally happened six years later. Ottawa pounded the exhausted visitors, with "One-Eyed" Frank McGee scoring an astonishing 14 goals in one game. But there was no doubt hockey was now the national pastime.
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"Meticulously researched and endlessly fascinating, Klondikers offers a remarkable portrait of the often-overlooked story of hockey's beginnings in Canada's North. Falconer has done it again." — James Mirtle, editor-in-chief, The Athletic Canada
"His glittering pages are full of such evocative phrases as 'frozen flapjack for lunch,' 'claim-staking' and 'perilous journey on ice' … More than the chronicle of hockey's early days. It also is the story of how a sometimes rough, occasionally elegant and always engrossing sport completely in sync with the climate and landscape — and here the sophisticates will snicker, the historians will hurruph, the revisionists will rebel — 'brought Canadians together through a shared love.'" — Globe and Mail
"Somewhere between John Huston and Michael Lewis, this frontier romp through hockey's earliest days is a delight. We are defined in part by the games they play, which means Tim Falconer is teaching us our own history. If that subject had been this much fun at school, I'd have paid more attention." — Cathal Kelly, columnist, The Globe and Mail
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Microsoft To Charge For Available Open Source Software In Microsoft Store
Laveesh Kocher
On June 16, 2022, Microsoft updated the Microsoft Store policies. One of the changes prohibits publishers from charging fees for open source or freely available software. Another example is the store's use of irrationally high pricing. If you've been to the Microsoft Store in the last few years, you've probably noticed that it's becoming more and more home to open source and free products. While this would be beneficial if the original developer had uploaded the apps and games to the store, it is not the case because the uploads were made by third parties.
Worse, many of these programs are only available as paid applications rather than free downloads. In other words, Microsoft customers must pay to purchase a Store version of an app that is free elsewhere. In the Store, free and paid versions coexist at times. Paying for a free app is bad enough, but this isn't the only problem that users may encounter when they make the purchase. Updates may also be a concern, as copycat programs may not be updated as frequently or as quickly as the source applications.
In the updated Microsoft Store Policies, Microsoft notes under 10.8.7:
In cases where you determine the pricing for your product or in-app purchases, all pricing for your digital products or services, including sales or discounts, must:
Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory guidelines, including the Federal Trade Commission's Guides Against Deceptive Pricing. You must not attempt to profit from open-source or other software that is otherwise freely available, nor should your product be priced irrationally high in comparison to the features and functionality it provides.
The new policies are confirmed in the updated section. Open source and free products may no longer be sold on the Microsoft Store if they are generally available for free, and publishers may no longer charge irrationally high prices for their products. Developers of open source and free applications may charge for their products on the Microsoft Store; for example, the developer of Paint.net does so. Many applications will be removed from the Store if Microsoft enforces the policies. Developers could previously report applications to Microsoft, but the new policies give Microsoft direct control over application listings and submissions.
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COVID-19 Questions Answered
This webpage has been created to share the answers to COVID-19-related questions.
IRB Operations
Are the IRBs Offices operating as usual? – Updated: 8.06.2020
The IRB offices remain fully operational. Like many other departments, staff have begun transitioning back to the office but will continue with remote work flexibility. IRB meetings will continue to be held virtually until further notice. In addition:
Highest priority is being given to all questions, requests, and applications (including changes and reportable events) related to COVID-19.
The IRBs' point of contact service is available by voicemail only.
Most consultations and presentations will continue to be done remotely. Some staff may be available for in-person consultations depending on scheduling and preference.
The IRB Office will remain locked during the day until further notice. Please contact our main number (608-263-2362) or individual staff reviewers, as applicable, if you would like to set up an in-person appointment
Information for Researchers Planning Covid-19 Related Research or Treatment
What is the IRB review process for COVID-19 research?
Effective March 23, 2020, a centralized process for assessing and reviewing some COVID-19 research has been implemented. This process applies both to new studies AND changes to already approved studies that involve collecting and or analyzing biospecimens. This process does NOT apply to other studies that qualify for exemption (including chart reviews) nor adding questionnaires to existing studies about subjects' experience with COVID-19.
Researchers proposing such non-exempt COVID-19 projects should proceed as follows:
Complete and submit the form found here.
You will need to provide a study synopsis or draft study protocol.
Projects will be assessed for feasibility within the current clinical context of the pandemic.
If this is a new project (rather than a change to an existing study), that is approved to move forward with IRB review, we highly recommend these studies be submitted by the Office of Clinical Trials. This will help ensure a streamlined and quicker IRB review process. Please contact Jen Parnell, Director Office of Clinical Trials for assistance (jhp@clinicaltrials.wisc.edu).
At this time, we expect that all non-exempt multi-site COVID-19 research studies will go to the sIRB designated by the sponsor or coordinating center. Teams with investigator-initiated studies should consult with RELIANT (irbreliance@wisc.edu) about the best IRB review option (e.g., UW or an independent IRB).
Researchers with questions about this process should contact Betsy Nugent, Chief Clinical Research Officer, directly.
What if my new COVID-19 study involves collecting and/or analyzing biospecimens?
COVID-19 BioBank Specimens
The UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) Translational Science BioCore (TSB) BioBank is now serving as the centralized collection, storage, and distribution resource for COVID-19 specimens. Please review the COVID-19 BioBank Resource memo released by the SMPH Associate Dean for Basic Research for more information.
Researchers who wish to use COVID-19 specimens must work with the BioBank in order to obtain available specimens. Because of the BioBank's honest broker system, IRB review of research studies using BioBank specimens may not be required. This depends on the identifiability of the specimens and the research activities that will be conducted. If researchers plan to use identifiable specimens and/or are conducting FDA-regulated research with the specimens, IRB review is required. Researchers should work collaboratively with the BioBank and the IRB, as needed, to determine whether IRB review of their research study is required.
Note it is likely that not all researchers will be able to obtain these specimens, as they are of limited availability. An institutional application process for securing the use of UWCCC's BioBank samples for UW researchers in the COVID-19 related research will be announced shortly. Do not contact clinicians directly for specimens, as they are not authorized to provide specimens directly to researchers.
Specimens obtained for research purposes:
A limited number of research studies may require collection of COVID-19 specimens that extends beyond what the UWCCC TSB BioBank can provide. In these cases, obtaining specimens from UW Health patients while they are in clinics or hospitals requires advance approval through the centralized process for assessing and reviewing COVID-19 research. In addition, these studies must use the Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) for study management, subject recruitment, consent, and blood draws, even those with PIs outside of SMPH. This allows OCT staff to coordinate the consenting and any sample collection to minimize impact on subjects and monitor total sample donation. IRB approval must also be in place before collecting the specimens, even if the specimens will ultimately be de-identified or anonymized.
Applying FDA regulations:
Using specimens to develop or test investigational assays or other laboratory tests for clinical diagnostic purposes may require applying FDA regulations to the research. For additional assistance in determining whether FDA regulations apply to the study, please contact the FDA Regulated Research Oversight Program.
Submission to the IRB:
If you have received institutional approval to conduct a new COVID-19 study using specimens and are unsure what type of IRB application is needed, please email IRBDirector@hsirbs.wisc.edu for assistance.
Obtaining Informed Consent from COVID-19 Positive Patients
Obtaining informed consent from patients with COVID-19 presents a number of challenges both because of decisional incapacity, as well as physical constraints as a result of isolation requirements. This guidance addresses some of the most common issues and concerns and outlines alternative methods for conducting the consent process and obtaining informed consent. This guidance should be considered in supplement to Institutional Policy on Research with Adult Participants Lacking Capacity to Provide Informed Consent.
If the patient has impaired decisional capacity, due to intubation, loss of consciousness, etc., study teams should obtain consent from the legally authorized representative (LAR) in accordance with Institutional Policy.
In the case that the subject/LAR is physically unavailable (in some cases, the LAR may also be following quarantine requirements), alternative methods for providing the consent document and obtaining informed consent should be considered.Options for Providing the Informed Consent Form (ICF):a. If possible, the consent form should be provided to the subject/LAR in the isolation unit or quarantine space (the form itself may need to be discarded); ORb. Provide the participant/LAR with an electronic version of the ICF via a tablet, computer, or other device (this includes using UW approved document sharing options like WebEx or a Secure Box Folder); OR
c. Provide the ICF via email (this requires written or verbal authorization to receive communications by email after being informed that email is not secure); OR
d. Provide an audio recording of the ICF; OR
e. Read the entire consent over the phone/WebEx (only do this if no other option is available).
Considerations for the Informed Consent Process:
a. As always, study teams should review and discuss the ICF with the subject/LAR and answer their questions (this may occur by phone or other electronic communication like WebEx if direct communication with a participant/LAR is not possible).
b. If the subject/LAR agrees to participate, the consent form should be signed if possible.
c. If a paper consent was used and it is able to be removed from the subject/LAR isolation area, this should be done.
d. Alternatively, the signed consent can be uploaded to a system such as REDCap (if possible), WebEx, a Secure Box Folder, or emailed to the study team.
e. If it is not possible to obtain a digital image/electronic copy of the signed page, the study team should both document that an imaging/electronic device was not available and have a witness to the consent process.
f. The witness should sign the consent form (and date the form for FDA regulated research). This is not a waiver of documentation. This assessment is based on FDA information sheet on Informed Consent.
g. The entire consent process must be documented in the study records.
How do I obtain informed consent remotely?
Study teams developing plans for remote consent processes should follow IRB Documenting Consent Electronically or for Remote Subjects Guidance when possible.
For FDA regulated studies that require signed consent (i.e. they cannot justify a waiver of signed consent), if study teams intend to use digital signatures as opposed to handwritten signatures, best practice is to obtain digital signatures through a method that is FDA Part 11 compliant, such as the Part 11 version of DocuSign through the UW-Madison licensed version. (See Documenting Consent Electronically or for Remote Subjects Guidance for details.) However, given the unusual circumstances as a result of the pandemic, the FDA has issued comprehensive guidance outlining alternative means of obtaining informed consent when neither wet ink signatures, nor Part 11 compliant electronic signature are possible.
Any method of obtaining informed consent other than a face-to-face consent interview must allow for an adequate exchange of information and documentation, and a method to ensure that the signer of the consent form is the person who plans to enroll as a subject in the clinical investigation or is the legally authorized representative of the subject.
For example, the consent form may be sent to the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative by mail, facsimile or e-mail, and the consent interview may then be conducted by telephone or via a UW-approved videoconferencing platform (i.e. Webex). This process allows the subject or subject's legally authorized representative to read the consent form before or during the consent discussion. After the consent discussion, the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative can sign and date the consent form.
If the signed informed consent document cannot be mailed or collected from the patient's location and included in the study records, subjects or their LAR may scan the document or take a picture of each page via a smartphone or camera, and send the document back to the study team via a UW approved document sharing option (e.g., uploads to Secure Box Folder, WebEx) or via email or fax. If a picture is used, note that it is best practice for the subject to email a picture of the entire consent form, because then the study team has a record of what information the subject received, and the full document that was signed. If it is not possible to send back the entire form, the subject should email the signature page(s) as well as any pages requiring subject responses, such as checkboxes or initials. In cases where the entire form is not provided, study teams should confirm that the version date and IRB stamp is visible on the page(s) received, in order to document that the subject signed the correct version. The email from the subject can also provide documentation of timing of receipt and should be retained in the research records. See Documenting Consent Electronically or for Remote Subjects Guidance. Alternative methods for obtaining a signature may be appropriate in certain circumstances, as outlined in the FDA guidance referenced above.
Finally, the person signing the consent form must receive a copy of the consent form. Although FDA regulations do not require the subject's copy to be a signed copy, FDA recommends that a copy of the signed consent form be provided.
As per posted IRB guidance, the use of email to send or receive information that may reveal information about the potential subject's health requires prior permission. Please see our Use of Email for Research Purposes Guidance for a more comprehensive discussion of these requirements.
Research records should clearly document what method was used to conduct the consent process and document that informed consent was obtained prior to beginning study procedures. Additionally, any alternative consent processes must be reviewed and approved by the IRB prior to implementation. Study teams are advised to avoid using specific product names (e.g. DocuSign, Webex) when describing the consent process in IRB documents, but rather to state that any electronic signature or videoconferencing software will comply with institutional requirements. Study teams conducting research that is subject to HIPAA regulations should consult with their departmental IT and/or HIPAA security officer. Please also see this guidance for a link to HIPAA compliant tools for exchanging and storing PHI.
Please see Remote Study Activities Guidance for more information about how recruitment, research interventions, and data collection can occur remotely.
Do I need to revise my consent documents to reflect the risks of COVID-19 if in-person study interaction will still occur?
At this time, we are not recommending consent documents be revised. Bringing participants to a facility in which there has been a positive or presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 is strongly discouraged unless it is for an important safety monitoring visit that cannot be postponed or managed in some other way.
Are face-to-face research interactions allowed? – Added: 8.06.2021
While OVCRGE is no longer requiring formal approval for face-to-face research, other schools/departments/units may still have an expected evaluation/approval process for face-to-face research interactions. This process is separate from IRB review and approval.  Researchers who are unclear about the required approval process should consult with their Associate Dean for Research. Updated guidance on face-to-face research interactions can be found here.
How do I modify my study so study visits can occur remotely? – Added 8.10.2021
Although no longer a requirement, study teams may nonetheless consider replacing in-person study visits with "remote" options (or adding as an alternative) for questionnaires, surveys, screening, follow-up, and consenting to allow for flexibility in participation. Please see Remote Study Activities Guidance to help plan for how recruitment, research interventions, and data collection can occur remotely. (Please see the guidance at the bottom of the HIPAA page regarding tools that can be used for remote study visits.) These changes must be approved in advance by the IRB as a change of protocol, unless they are necessary to eliminate apparent immediate hazards to participants.
For exempt studies, a change does NOT need to be submitted to allow for remote study activities as a result of COVID-19.
When submitting a COVID-19-related change, please note this in the submit activity form so we can prioritize these changes appropriately.
Implementing changes to eliminate immediate hazards to subjects can be done prior to receiving IRB approval.
Other changes to study visits NOT intended to eliminate an apparent immediate hazard to subjects, must be by approved by the IRB before being implemented.
Mandatory Pause Considerations for On-going Research
What if I decide to temporarily halt study visits?
Last update: 3.25.2020
Study teams temporarily halting study visits and not making any other changes to the study should report this to the IRB via a new information report within 5 business days of implementing the halt. Please see the What information should be included in new information reports about halts to study visits/procedures? FAQ for details on what to include in your report.
What about effects on enrollment goals?
Studies that do not meet their enrollment goals because of COVID-19-related issues should be described in a study's Continuing Review application. The IRB will be mindful of the circumstances when conducting its review. If you are temporarily halting study enrollment and you have no active study subjects, this does NOT need to be reported to the IRB. If, however, you are halting the entire study and this will impact some active subjects, you should inform the IRB. Please see the other FAQs for whether a reportable event or change of protocol would be appropriate.
What about studies for which the UW is serving as the reviewing IRB?
If you have a study for which the UW is serving as the reviewing IRB, the UW study team should notify relying site study teams of the following:
Any relying sites should follow their own institution's guidance on interactions with subjects and other COVID-19 measures.
If the relying site has NOT provided guidance OR their guidance is less stringent than the UW's, they should follow UW guidance.
Relying sites should still consult with their own IRBs about any local reporting requirements.
The UW study team is responsible for notifying relying sites of the above guidance.
If you have questions about the above, please contact the Reliance and Navigation Team (RELIANT; irbreliance@wisc.edu) for assistance.
What about studies reviewed by a non-UW-Madison IRB?
If you have a study that has been reviewed by an external IRB (e.g., WIRB or Advarra, another academic institution), we advise the following:
Study teams should follow the UW's COVID-19 guidance unless provided with more stringent guidance from the reviewing IRB.
Study teams should consult with the lead study team, sponsor, and/or the reviewing IRB to determine whether anything needs to be reported about changes to study activities at UW-Madison to the reviewing IRB.
Study teams do NOT need to submit any COVID-19-related changes to cede applications in ARROW unless required to do so by the reviewing IRB.
Guidance for studies reviewed by the NCI CIRB can be found here.
New Information Reports and Changes of Protocol
What information should be included in new information reports about halts to study visits/procedures?
Note that even if you informed the IRB initially of halts to study visits/procedures, if you restarted face-to-face interactions and subsequently halt visits a second time, a separate New Information report should be submitted.
To facilitate review and avoid delays, study teams should be sure to address the following when submitting New Information reports related to COVID-19:
Do not include specific end dates for the proposed halts/changes. Instead state:
Regular study activities will resume once UW guidance deems it safe to do so (this avoids having to submit any follow-up reports in case currently predicted end dates are changed)
Address what study activities are being HALTED as well as if any study activities WILL CONTINUE (e.g. many studies have some activities that are already approved to be completed remotely like questionnaires, subject activity diaries etc.).
Note: You do have the option of submitting a change of protocol to allow for completion of study activities remotely. See our guidance for further details: https://kb.wisc.edu/images/group78/98594/UWHC_COVID-19_Guidance.pdf
For up-to-date guidance on what research activities are allowable, please visit the
and consult with your department/division/center.
Directly address if you are halting/altering subject safety visits/follow-up
IF NECESSARY explain how many subjects are currently participating in the study and at what point they are in their participation.
Describe how changes to subject safety/monitoring visits will be handled and how any risks to subjects will be mitigated.
Changes made as a result of drug shortages or delays should specifically address:
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Halts to in-person study activities/visits should be reported to the IRB, as outlined in the What information should be included in new information reports about halts to study visits/procedures? FAQ. For most minimal risk studies, these halts to in-person study activities do not require additional action to mitigate effects on subject safety. For potentially therapeutic studies that have currently enrolled subjects, however, the continued conduct of the study may require significant changes to procedures in order to continue to monitor subject safety, provide study drug, or collect critical data. In these situations, a change of protocol should be submitted, rather than a New Information report.
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Introductory Remarks for Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at African American History Month Celebration
Chairman Jay Clayton
Thank you, Richard [Best], for that kind introduction. I want to thank the SEC's African American Council and the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion for all of their efforts organizing today's event as well as other events held this month in celebration of African American history.
As many of you know, the 2019 African American History Month theme, "Black Migrations," focuses on the migration of people of African descent, with a particular focus on the movement that has taken place from the early 20th century to today.[1] Throughout this month, the SEC's African American Council and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion have featured weekly biographies that highlight the influence of black migrations on the social fabric of our country.
For example, we remembered celebrated artist Jacob Armstead Lawrence who, at the young age of 23, created the "Migration Series"—a collection of 60 paintings depicting the migration of African Americans from the South to the North, from a rural setting to an urban environment.[2] We also learned more about A. Philip Randolph, a trailblazing leader and social activist who moved from Florida to New York City and became a champion for not only African American railroad employees, but for all African Americans seeking equal rights and economic justice.[3]
I firmly believe that learning about our nation's past—both our achievements and our failings—can help us understand our present and see the great potential for our future. We are fortunate to have with us today Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who is joined by his wife, Dr. Marial Iglesias, a noted scholar in her own right. Dr. Gates is one of the most visible scholars in the country who has dedicated his career to helping bring African American history and historical works to the libraries and homes of millions. He is a prolific author, literary critic, and filmmaker whose work continues to leave a lasting mark on our understanding of humanity and the American experience.
I encourage you to review Dr. Gates's impressive biography in today's event program. In a minute, I will highlight a few of his many accomplishments. But first I wanted to tell you that after Dr. Gates's presentation Glenn Hutchins will join me for a fireside chat with Dr. Gates. In addition to serving as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Vice Chairman of both the Brookings Institution and the Economic Club of New York, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among a number of other positions, Glenn – together with his wife Debbie – founded the Hutchins Family Foundation. That foundation created the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, and the Chronic Fatigue Initiative, which conducts research into the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome. In addition, the foundation created the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.
Turning back to our celebrated guest, Dr. Gates is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Many of you know him as an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder. Dr. Gates has authored and co-authored more than twenty books and sixteen documentary films, including:
Wonders of the African World
African American Lives
Faces of America
Black in Latin America
Black America since MLK: And Still I Rise; and
Africa's Great Civilizations
His groundbreaking genealogy series, Finding Your Roots, is now in its fifth season on PBS. His six-part PBS documentary series, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013), which he wrote, executive produced, and hosted, earned the Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Program—Long Form, as well as the Peabody Award, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, and NAACP Image Award. Many of our staff watched a segment of this celebrated work just last week as part of our African American History Month programming.
Dr. Gates's latest project is the series, Reconstruction: America after the Civil War (PBS, 2019), and the related books, Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow, with Tonya Bolden (Scholastic, 2019), and Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow (Penguin Random House, 2019).
The recipient of more than 50 honorary degrees and numerous prizes, Dr. Gates was a member of the first class awarded "genius grants" by the MacArthur Foundation in 1981. In 1998, he became the first African American scholar to be awarded the National Humanities Medal. He was named to Time's 25 Most Influential Americans list, and to Ebony's Power list on multiple occasions.
Dr. Gates earned his B.A. in English Language and Literature, summa cum laude, from Yale University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Clare College at the University of Cambridge.
A moment ago I mentioned learning from past achievements and failures—and I am going to turn that to a personal note of thanks to Dr. Gates. In our quest for a pluralistic and inclusive society where opportunity and support are broadly and fairly distributed, and our past failures, particularly in the area of race, are faced head on and remembered, I believe we need people who expand our thinking and provide us the tools to do better. With respect to our efforts here at the SEC and more broadly, I want to thank Dr. Gates for helping us on that journey. Thank you Dr. Gates.
Please join me in welcoming our honored guest, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
[1] See Association for the Study of African American Life and History Announces 2019 Black History Theme, Black Migrations, available at https://asalh.org/asalhs-2019-theme-black-migrations/.
[2] See "The Migration Series," the Phillips Collection, available at: https://www.phillipscollection.org/collection/migration-series; see also Nesbett, Peter T.; DuBois, Michelle; Hills, Patricia (eds.). "Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence," University of Washington Press in association with Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonné Project, 2000.
[3] See O'Neill, Edward A., "A. Philip Randolph, Hailed as Giant in Civil Rights Battle," The Washington Post, May 18, 1979, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/05/18/a-philip-randolph-hailed-as-giant-in-civil-rights-battle/cf68c8bf-4c0b-44f8-a4b9-b0dfba7bb542/?utm_term=.27d940474c1c.


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Apple to pay $500m in long-running patent infringement case
VirnetX has been accused of being a "patent troll" because its revenues seem to depend upon suing large technology companies.
Thursday 12 April 2018 14:08, UK
Image: Apple has been ordered to pay more than $500m in damages
Apple has been ordered to pay $502m (£353m) to a company called VirnetX after being found guilty of infringing its security patents.
A jury in Texas - which is a popular location for patent lawsuits - said that Apple's FaceTime, VPN on Demand and iMessage features improperly used intellectual property owned by VirnetX.
Their decision is the latest ruling in a series of cases which began in 2010 and have been heard by multiple courts.
Kendall Larsen, VirnetX's chief executive, said the damages were "fair" and based on the sales of more than 400 million Apple devices.
"The evidence was clear," Mr Larsen told Bloomberg. "Tell the truth and you don't have to worry about anything."
Critics have labelled VirnetX as a "patent troll" because it appears to depend on damages issued in patent infringement cases for its revenues.
Image: Apple regularly reports quarterly revenues of tens of billions of dollars
The company has also previously entered into intellectual property disputes with Cisco and Microsoft.
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It holds several patents relating to the technology used in creating virtual private networks (VPNs) which it alleged Apple's features infringe upon.
VirnetX lawyer Brad Caldwell told a court in Texas: "Apple hasn't played fair. They have taken VirnetX's intellectual property without permission."
VirnetX previously won $368m (£259m) in damages against Apple, but the jury's finding in that case was dismissed by an appeals court.
VirnetX share value rose more than 40% in after hours trading following the decision.
Apple - which reports quarterly revenue in the tens of billions - did not show any significant share value changes.
Apple did not immediately respond to Sky News' enquiries regarding whether it would be appealing this decision.


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It's not about the method.
It's not about the success or the failure.
It might feel right, or it might feel like agonizing hell.
But what's the difference anyway?
What makes one thing this and another thing that?
Ah, young flower. The answer is perception.
The tangled web of a conscious mind seeking to make sense of something that already makes sense.
Do not resist what comes.
Do not hope for what may not come.
Find solace in letting go and glide along with the rest of the river fishes.
This is the primal flow that resides within.
This is the rock that grounds you to the earth.
This is the life energy circulating through our bodies at every moment.
Be grateful that you can experience such a thing.
It's magical and it happens.
Do this for a while.
And all the while remain aware.
Aware that this is happening and that it's cradling the gift of life in your arms.
Move your awareness to the mind and it's foreverstream of thoughts bouncing in all directions.
Be aware of them like passing clouds.
See them, understand them, feel them.
Then watch them disperse into the atmosphere to become new clouds.
This is how the clouds act -- it's ok.


Want to derail or endlessly delay any company initiative? Keep asking for more, and better, data. Here's how to identify and avoid the data excuse in your organization.
Want to stop nearly any enterprise initiative dead in its tracks? Mention a lack of data, and you'll shut down everything from mobile apps, to inventory management, to a new HR initiative. On the surface, using data as a "must have" makes sense. If you want a more accurate sales forecast, you'll clearly need historical data, just as launching a new product likely requires data on the market and potential customers. However, with data, the perfect can quickly become the enemy of the good, and data becomes an easy delay tactic.
Too often, IT leaders are partners in crime with everyone who invokes the data excuse. For years, many of us have preached the virtues of "one source of the truth" and data management until we were blue in the face, so when one of our colleagues wonders aloud whether the organization has the right data to move forward, we're all too quick to join them in suggesting we need more data, cleaner data, or consolidated data.
The problem is that a single monolithic, perpetually-clean, universally available data source is generally a pipe dream. Even tiny organizations have key information spread across multiple systems, and larger organizations might have bits, pieces, and redundancies across dozens of systems. Throw in a few SaaS (software as a service) or cloud apps, and you might not even have access to the data sources that underpin the rented systems. The engineer in most of us happily starts designing the perfect solution to these problems, and is quickly thinking in months or years rather than weeks, and millions rather than thousands of dollars.
We tend to forget that the purpose of data is to enable decision making, and collecting data is not an end in itself. It's rare that we have the perfect, full set of data related to every business problem, but it's equally rare that you actually need "perfect" data, or that perfect data is even an attainable goal. Companies that make quick, reasonably well-informed decisions will almost always outmaneuver the company that spends months-long quests on the search for data while the market passes them by.
Rather than fueling the data excuse by delving into all the options for corralling and massaging, try to determine what fidelity of data is needed to make a decision. For example, when travelling by airplane, the only data I need are the destination city or perhaps the airport if it's a city with multiple airports. However, if I were travelling by bicycle, I'd want detailed directions, locations of bike paths, and areas to secure my bicycle. Both activities are related to transportation, but one requires much higher-fidelity routing data than the other. Even the same activity might have different fidelity requirements depending on a number of factors. Continuing the example above, the pilot of a plane requires far more data than a passenger.
When you refocus a discussion on the decision, you may also be able to find alternate data that help make the decision, but are easier to acquire from a technical perspective. Creative use of trend analysis or visualization can also make up for imperfect data, and in many cases, time can be a factor that makes an imperfect decision today better than a perfect one next month.
Steering conversations in this manner requires some business savvy and finesse, especially since the data excuse is often little more than that: an excuse. Blaming complex technologies for one's inability to make a potentially risky decision is often used as a trump card, especially in organizations that are averse to failure. If you work at an organization where people actively avoid decision making, or failure is swiftly punished, you'll likely be even more subject to the data excuse, as it's an effective means of self-preservation and passing the buck to IT, rather than citing fear as the primary motivator for not moving forward.
Even with the best systems, and an endless budget and staff, you'll likely never achieve a data nirvana where every datum exists only in one place, and is perfectly cleansed, de-duplicated, and readily accessible. Even if that were possible, not having data is often not the reason why projects stall and key decisions remain unmade. Look for the data excuse, and rather than piling on, try to identify how to get the organization to a decision and a move forward, rather than using data as an excuse for stasis.


Last Wednesday's Mood Mosaic was off the hook with the help of guest DJ Kon. We managed to capture some of the magic and heat that he brought to Mood Mosaic. His mix takes you through funk, soul, rare disco and boogie with some latin thrown in for good measure. Thanks goes to Kon!


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U.S. Chamber Letter on Section 3610 of the CARES Act
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS:
To ensure the American defense manufacturing base can recover from the pandemic and associated shutdowns, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges Congress to extend Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and approve funding to carry out the provision.
Section 3610 permits federal agencies to reimburse contractors for the costs of providing paid leave to employees who cannot perform work on a government approved site (or otherwise perform remotely) due to the pandemic.
Funds to support such reimbursements, as well as other equitable adjustments for contractors having to provide protective equipment to employees and for modifications to workspaces and factories, were not specifically appropriated under the CARES Act. Absent supplemental appropriations, funds will likely not be sufficiently available to prevent significant harm to the federal industrial base and the essential national security programs they support.
Federal agencies must have the authority, flexibility, and resources needed to reimburse the industrial base for pandemic expenses. We urge you to consider supplemental appropriations and an extension of the expiration date to effectively implement Section 3610.
Neil L. Bradley
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