Proteins and polypeptides play an important role in our bodies as e.g. structural elements, enzymes, inhibitors, neurotransmitters, hormones or antibiotics. A deeper insight into the functional relevance of these polypeptides under different physiological and pathophysiological conditions is one of the main challenges in proteome research. Proteome changes, i.e. alterations in the entire set of polypeptide concentrations or modifications at a given time point under defined conditions, reflect normal biological and pathological processes.
Traditionally, biomarker discovery was hypothesis driven, hence related to extensive biochemical research to characterize pathological processes for identification of potential biomarker candidates. In contrast, the fast-paced technical advancement over the last decades, especially in mass spectrometry and computer sciences, initiated a paradigm shift into the direction of hypothesis-free multi-parametric profiling approaches for biomarker discovery. These techniques provide a patient's protein profile of a specific intra- and inter-cellular compartment under different physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The analysis of the human urinary proteome for diagnostic purposes has reached a technical level with the potential to revolutionize early disease diagnosis, drug discovery, and sensitive monitoring of a response to therapeutic intervention.
Due to non-invasive sampling and high pre-analytical stability urine provides several advantages among the clinically important and available body fluids: Urine is easily and non-invasively accessible in large quantities. Sample instability is less an issue compared to other body fluids, such as serum or plasma. Standardized protocols for urine sampling to control various pre- analytical influences, such as sampling conditions, storage, freeze-thaw cycles, bacterial interferences and handling are available.
For urinary proteomic profiling, a crude unprocessed urine sample would be ideal. However, the presence of interfering compounds, such as salts or lipids, often limits this approach. Consequently, sample preparation protocols are necessary. Reproducibility of sample preparation protocols is of utmost importance and it is advisable to remove biological matrix and other low-molecular weight compounds in a single step when ever possible.
The enormous complexity of the urinary proteome prevents its proteomic analysis in a single mass spectrometric step without additional separation to increase overall analytical resolution.


If Damai feels like a home, it is perhaps because it once was one. The resort started as the dream of building a home on a hill in Bali, when a Danish advertising executive passed by this beautiful, unspoiled village in the early 1990's. Even now, decades later, when this dream of a home has grown into the region's premier resort, Damai retains the original dream in its dna. The many personal touches, the private gardens, the collections of antiques often make you feel like you are staying in the villa of a friend, rather than in a hotel. If your friend has a staff of 100 friendly Balinese, that is.
The villas are beautiful, the restaurant and spa are outstanding and the views are sometimes unforgettable. But what truly makes staying at Damai a unique experience is the staff. Many have been with the resort since the very beginning. Most are from Kayuputih, Damai's village, or one of the neighboring villages, like Kaliasem or Kalibukbuk. But all will welcome you with the typical grace of Balinese hospitality, just as they would if you were a guest in their home.


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Ingredients: GF flour blend (org brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch), water, eggs, honey, org palm oil, yeast, xanthan gum, sea salt, apple cider vinegar, beet fiber and ascorbic acid. Topped with sesame seeds.
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INTERVIEW: Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez Bring Latina Heat To Machete
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Written by Lupe Haas
VIDEO: Machete Movie Trailer
Living up to its' exploitation-influenced roots, MACHETE boasts over-the-top-action, graphic violence and gratuitous nudity (surprisingly by Lindsay Lohan), as a homage to the violent Mexican and grindhouse films of the 70s.
Now when you think exploitation films, strong women roles do not come to mind -- that's where Robert Rodriguez has modernized the old style genre, adding tough female characters who still exhibit sexy qualities -- and that's where Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez come in.
INTERVIEW: Robert Rodriguez Makes Machete On Own Terms
While Michelle is known for her tough girl portrayals in Girlfight, The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil and SWAT, her character Luz in MACHETE is a strong, but compassionate, leader of the underground network which helps undocumented workers. When Don Johnson, one of the antagonist messes with the wrong woman she becomes "Shé", a legendary female figure with an eye patch. The Fantastic Four and Sin City's Jessica Alba is her nemesis, playing Sartana, a border agent investigating the underground network. Eventually the two come together to help Danny Trejo's Machete fight off the slew of bad guys led by Robert De Niro.
When asked if she prefers comedy versus action, Jessica told CineMovie she's "always had a soft spot for action" since her breakthrough role on television on James Cameron's Angel.
"Isn't he great? So cool", Michelle said of her Avatar director.
MOVIE CLIP: Robert De Niro is a corrupt Texas Senator in MACHETE
Jessica said James Cameron, like Robert Rodriguez, is "another one that knows to write strong [roles for] women."
Since Desperado, Robert has gained fans with audiences and actors, including Michelle, who appreciated the director for finally giving women and American Latinos a voice in Hollywood. When he called her for a role in MACHETE, Michelle said it was a no-brainer, "Hands down, I'm in" response.
Jessica, a Texan native like Robert, loved working once again with her Sin City director and friend. Both actresses praise the director for giving actresses roles one can be proud of.
Michelle said Robert is one of a "handful of directors who understand" what she calls, the "chemical balance between a man and a woman".
"Most women consider that the strong woman character. Not many know how to balance that out so she's sexy and can kick ass -- he gets it."
Jessica agrees with the assessment, but she does admit it was "uncomfortable" looking sexy wearing three-inch heels during her fight scenes amidst 104 degree weather in Austin, Texas. However, she did get some payback when her stiletto became a lethal weapon against a home intruder in one particularly gruesome MACHETE scene.
"Walking in them is not as fun as putting it in someone's eye," Alba said. "That's for sure."
Michelle added, "What you did with those stiletto's -- Hot!
The tough and sexy ladies of MACHETE had more praise for the Spy Kids director. Michelle also credits Robert with advancing the American Latino portrayals in film. The Latino community has not made an impact in Hollywood like the African-American community, according to the Fast and Furious star, but Robert and others like Jennifer Lopez and her co-star Jessica have certainly made inroads.
Michelle said she's proud of MACHETE, because she feels it "expresses what it's like to be American and Latino," in addition to being a fun, no holds barred movie.
Will the actresses return for a MACHETE sequel or two as teased in the final credits? Or a spin-off of Shé? Both actress answered with a resounding "Yes" and Michelle was quite excited at the prospects of her own spin-off.
"Heck, yeah! In a heartbeat. I love working with him [Robert,]" she said. "He's awesome."
Until then, Michelle will next be seen kicking some real illegal alien butt when Battle: Los Angeles opens in early 2011 and Jessica transitions back to comedy this fall in Little Fockers with Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller.
MACHETE opens September 3rd.

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Hey everyone can someone teach me how to tune half step down. i have a standard tuner and and a peddle with a tuner.... When you tune with a guitar tuner make sure the tune that is being played is a E. If you are using the other type of tuner then match the 6th String till it hovers over the 'E'. If you are using the other type of tuner then match the 6th String till it hovers over the 'E'.
APP. Online Guitar Tuner. Use this free online guitar tuner to tune your guitar. You may use this to tune any type of guitar that has 6 strings such as an acoustic, electric, or even classical guitar. For a guitar with 12 strings visit our 12-String Guitar Tuner. This is initially set for the standard EADGBE guitar tuning. If you need a different tuning you may adjust the notes to your liking... 6 easy ways to connect your guitar to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch Many of us have iPhones, some of us have iPads, and it can't have escaped your attention that there are many apps available for iOS devices aimed at guitarists.
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For a luxurious addition to your dining area, the Ascot Oak Dining Chair Grey Velvet has elegant and exclusive style and is not to be missed. Now with new and updated grey velvet for October 2018.
Fashionable crushed grey velvet lends a sense of opulence and a full webbed seat pad ensures first-class comfort. Quilted button detailing on the high backrest adds to the grand design, whilst decorative chrome studs edge the seat for lavish effect. A tasteful chrome ring on the rear of the seat makes for a stylish feature and delivers a unique look set to impress.
Four solid wood legs create a strong and stable base, and the polished oak finish gives a classic look that compliments the grey velvet. With protective floor plugs, the Ascot Oak Dining Chair will compliment a variety of interior settings.


With 3 hours to go until judging and our 48 hour deadline, we pried Jeff Chang away from his mac to find out a little more about him and how things were progressing on the development side.
Wanted to get involved in non-profit projects, I'd been planning to work on building non-profit projects this coming year, and figure out the greatest gaps in information transfer and intelligent data analysis, as it applies to NGOs. In the medium and long-term, I'd really like to make a stronger impact in helping the impoverished to stand up on their own, in doing whatever I can to help address poverty and issues of inequality – these issues will only worsen as our globe's technological gap widens and the Gini coefficient increases. It's a chance to gain a good deal of experience over a single weekend, to build up long-term relationships with a great group of people, and to build a strong project that a non-profit would actually find useful.
The chance to learn, to explore new things, to meet new people and to travel.
Building out the GIK social enterprise – the backend and try to tie all the functionality together, it has a lot of moving parts. This wasn't really a project anyone could finish in a weekend, but we've gotten remarkably far for the past 40 hours of work. Lucky to have worked on multiple projects over the summer that share similar components, so have been able to borrow extensively to build out the code in the timeline required.
More experience in rapidly building prototype projects, having the chance to help build this project if we can get it off the ground, keep helping out with the project if the Cyrenians decide to continue and expand Give in Kind over the year to come.
People have been really laid back and relaxed, probably from being a small, relatively tightly knight group, and also from being in Edinburgh. It's been great to work with a variety of interesting people from all sorts of backgrounds, with a very wide range of skills and talents.
What is your favourite home baked treat?
Do you think there will be a lasting impact from the weekend's efforts?
Yes I think there will be, it may or not take the form we thought it might, but it's a first step in the right direction. Thinking on the multi-pronged approach where we're addressing four issues the non-profit is interested in, at least we can bring a variety of ideas to help the Cyrenians out, so they can figure out in which direction(s) they'd like to take each of these projects.
Only 3 hours to go until our 48 hours are up! We'll keep you posted on the team's final achievements! You can follow us on Twitter @RealImpact48, use the Twitter hashtag #impact48. You can also sign up to our newsletter, like our Impact48 page on Facebook.
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Irish to host No. 21 Seminoles in home opener featuring conference matchup
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, March 22, 2019
The Notre Dame baseball team will play its home opener Friday against Florida State. The Irish (8-10, 4-2 ACC) have some momentum after winning two series on the road against Wake Forest and Clemson this month.
On the other hand, the No. 21 Seminoles (15-5, 3-3 ACC) have lost four of their last six contests, including a 20-7 thumping at the hands of No. 14 Florida and a 16-0 loss to No. 6 NC State, the latter of which was part of a road series in which the Seminoles went 1-2. The Seminoles also lost at home to in-state rival Central Florida 9-7.
Florida State is headed by freshman outfielder Robby Martin and freshman infielder Nander de Sedas, who lead the team with .366 and .328 batting averages in 71 and 61 at-bats, respectively. Junior infielder Drew Mendoza has a .313 batting average, as well as a .701 slugging percentage and a .505 on-base percentage. The latter two stats are the best among Seminoles players who have played enough games to qualify for team-leading statistics.
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Irish sophomore catcher David LaManna reaches for a pitch during Notre Dame's 14-4 win over Western Michigan on May 1.
For Notre Dame, freshman infielder Carter Putz leads all eligible Irish players with a .311 batting average. Senior outfielder Eric Gilgenbach leads the Irish with a .625 slugging percentage, while sophomore catcher David LaManna has a team-leading .459 on-base percentage.
The Seminoles have five eligible players with a batting average over .275, four of whom are above .300 batting, while Putz is the only Irish player with an average above .300. Notre Dame is not totally outmatched in terms of batting, however, as four other Irish players have at least a .260 average. Florida State maintains an advantage in slugging, as the team has six eligible players over .500 in slugging percentage, whereas sophomore infielder Niko Kavadas is second to Gilgenbach in that stat at .471. No other eligible Irish players are above .400.
The Seminoles alternate between two main pitching starters — sophomore right-handed pitcher CJ Van Eyk and junior left-handed pitcher Drew Parrish — who have a combined 10 starts and five wins on the year. Van Eyk has a 4.85 ERA and Parrish has a 5.88 ERA, due in part to the fact they both lead the team with 26 innings pitched apiece.
Irish sophomore pitcher Tommy Sheehan winds up to pitch during Notre Dame's 14-4 win over Western Michigan on May 1.
Notre Dame goes deeper in the bullpen, and as such, the ERAs of its pitchers are more balanced. Sophomore left-handers Cole Kmet and Tommy Sheehan lead the Irish with a 2.89 and a 3.34 ERA, respectively. Senior and junior right-handed pitchers Shane Combs and Cameron Junker contribute 3.38 and 3.81 ERAs, respectively.
First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Friday at Franck Eck Stadium.
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Welcome to Module 3 of Get Clear, Get Clients: Stop Second-Guessing Yourself!
This one is all about getting unstuck. I'm going to give you tools to help you move through that resistance so that you can find confidence and momentum.
PART 1: WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK FROM PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE?
In this video, we're going to look at fears and worries that get in your way and how to stop doubting your own abilities.
PART 2: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NERVOUS?
In this video, we're going to look at how you can reframe the word "nervous" to something that's actually helpful for you and find the confidence to keep moving forward.
Click here to download the fillable worksheet "Stop Second Guessing" (fill it out as you do the workshop).
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We aren't the first to move West.
As the literary giant Larry McMurtry wrote in his only novel that nobody ever read: We're Moving On.
Linda and I have been off the grid for a week or two.
No one is looking for us.
I wish they were, but they aren't.
We did not drop off the edge of the earth.
However, I've looked over the edge a time or two.
Facebook was kicked into the dark.
Linda and I have left the lake in East Texas.
Gone are the rolling, timbered hills.
Gone are the winding country roads.
Gone are the towering steel derricks of the oil patch.
Gone are the pine forests that shaded the land of our birth.
We are headed to the flatland prairies of North Fort Worth.
What has drawn us to the dropping off point of where the West begins?
A couple of little redheads, one eight and one six.
One plays soccer and baseball.
The other performs in gymnastics.
We don't miss a goal, a score, an out, or a flip.
However, I did make one important discovery during the packing, toting, and hauling.
I moved boxes and boxes and boxes of books.
I may start writing shorter and smaller novels.
The big ones are just too heavy to pick up.
You two will never grow old because you are always looking for some new adventure. Just let us know when you are settled. Maybe we can plan a housewarming party!!!
Pat: As long as you are there, we'll throw a house party no matter how warm or cold it is.
With Dan Jenkins passing last month I've been worried that Fort Worth didn't have the great writers it deserves. Now I can rest easy. Best wishes to you and Linda on your new adventure.
I am deeply flattered, Les, but it's good to be walking around with Fort Worth sand in my toes again. Are you back in Fort Worth, perhaps? I would love for our paths to cross again. We have a lot of Southern Living war stories to trade.
Caleb, we're still in Austin, but would be great to see you anytime you get the chance.
I agree with Pat. You are already missed. Those little redheads don't realize how blessed they are.
Thanks, April. We are the ones who are blessed to have wonderful friends, as well as the redheads.
I was worried. Thanks for the update. God and family is everything. Enjoy them while you can.
Kelly, since I no longer have to fight eighteen wheelers for five hours every Saturday to watch a soccer and/or baseball game, I feel like I've extended my life at least a year or two. And if the ball is thrown, caught, hit, kicked, or dropped, I want a front row seat.
Especially on game day, Kelly.
Congratulations. Being close to family, that's the reason to move.


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Quiz & Worksheet - Frankenstein Castle Quiz
Instructor: Elisa Goldman
Elisa has taught K-6 grades and has two master's degree in Instructional Technology and Education.
One particular German castle has inspired legends of supernatural horrors since the 17th century. It may have even influenced Mary Shelley to write the classic Frankenstein.
Not Exactly a Fairy Tale
There are some castles that everyone's probably heard of -- Cinderella's castle, Castle Dracula, and Hearst Castle, to name a few. But did you know there's also a real-life Frankenstein Castle? One that might have influenced gothic writer Mary Shelley? The story of Shelley and Frankenstein Castle really begins more than 150 years before the author even put pen to paper. It all started with an alchemist named Johann Conrad Dippel and his magical elixir. But first, let's get a little backstory.
Castle Frankenstein History
The Frankenstein Castle is located near the city of Darmstadt, Germany. The original fortress was constructed in the 10th century after a knight named Arbogast von Frankenstein won the land in an arms game. The current castle was constructed beginning in the 13th century with additions in the next two hundred years.
Members of the von Frankenstein family occupied the castle until the late 1600s, when it was sold and turned into a prison and a hospital. It was then a forgotten ruin with a few walls, an intact though damaged tower, and a small chapel.
Ruins of the Frankenstein Castle
Elixir of Life
The Mary Shelley connection to Frankenstein Castle (or burg Frankenstein) comes from stories about an alchemist named Johann Dippel, who was born in Frankenstein Castle in 1673 and later worked there. Dippel conducted experiments on corpses that he stole from a nearby graveyard. Historians believe that Mary Shelley heard tales about Dippel and used them as inspiration for her novel, Frankenstein.
Dippel formulated a substance known as Dippel's Oil, which was supposed to be equivalent to the 'elixir of life.' The oil was made from animals. With it, you wouldn't even have to have a Sorcerer's Stone in order to live forever. (Maybe you should keep this information away from Voldemort!)
Dippel tried to purchase Castle Frankenstein in exchange for his oil formula, which he claimed to have discovered. The offer was turned down. In popular lore, it is said that during his stay at Frankenstein Castle, Dippel also practiced with anatomy. There are rumors that he dug up bodies and performed medical experiments on them at the castle. After witnessing this, a local cleric may have warned his parishioners that Dippel had created a monster that was brought to life by a bolt of lightning.
Mary Shelly & Frankenstein's Castle
Castle Frankenstein was 'resurrected' in the romantic age of the 19th century as a part of the era's fascination with gothic and romantic literature. The inspiration for Shelley's work has been the subject of speculation ever since it was published. Connections of the name of the novel with an actual castle have never proven. There is no mention of the castle in Shelley's journals from the time. However, it is known that in 1814, prior to writing the famous novel, Shelley took a journey on the river Rhine. She spent a few hours in the town of Gernsheim, which is located about ten miles away from the castle.
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Frankenstein Castle Today
Even though the castle was partially restored in the early 1800's, it remained little more than a local curiosity. In 1978, it attracted the attention of a group of American servicemen. They founded an annual Halloween festival called Halloween Burg Frankenstein, which has grown to become one of the largest Halloween festivals in Europe. The castle and land are transformed into a haunted menagerie of costumed ghouls, goblins and special effects. It is basically a requirement that many dress up as Frankenstein's Monster.
Frankenstein has very little to do with the setting of a castle. In the novel, Dr. Frankenstein performed his experiments in rented rooms in the middle of town. The iconic caricature of Frankenstein's creature as a lumbering, groaning monster -- the one many of us still think of today when we picture the creature -- originated in the Universal film with Boris Karloff. Now, it's as indelibly etched in our minds as the idea of the castle as a setting for the story.
Mary Shelley, her novel Frankenstein and Castle Frankenstein are forever linked. Whether Shelley actually based her story on Frankenstein Castle and the tales of Johann Dippel and his nocturnal grave robbing are means for speculation. Dippel concocted Dippel's Oil an touted it as the elixir of life. He was also known to perform experiments on bodies from the local cemetery. The story went around that he was performing experiments where he was trying to reanimate bodies with lightning.
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Accessibility Planning in the Settlement Sector: Newcomers with Disabilities
OCASI's Accessibility Initiative (AI) allows settlement sector employees to acquire new skills and knowledge in areas related to service provision to immigrants with disabilities. Through this initiative, settlement sector employees learn more about immigrants with disabilities and their diversities; gain a greater understanding of the different legislations that exist internationally, nationally, provincially/territorially as it relates to the rights of people with disabilities; examine the relationship between disability, race, immigrant/refugee status and other layers of marginalization. Moreover, sector employees become better aware of the requirement of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (the Act) and what their organizations need to do to become accessible in the long term.
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Module 1: Understanding Disability
This module allows us to interrogate the medical and social models of disability. We work towards gaining a greater understanding of how people with disabilities have been segregated, devalued, marginalized, and "minoritized" in many parts of the world with a focus on Canada.
Module 2: Inclusion, Accessibility and the Law
This module examines the relationship between accessibility and the law with a focus on understanding international, national, provincial/territorial legislations as they relate to people with disabilities.
Module 3: Immigrants and Racialized People with Disabilities
This module focuses on examining the relationship between disability, race, immigrant/refugee status and other layers of marginalization such as, socio-economic background, identity, age, etc.
Module 4: Direct Intervention
This module works through how to support newcomers with disabilities. Specifically, sector employees learn how to work with families who have children or young adults with disabilities and ways to support newcomers with disabilities in their own self-advocacy. Managers learn what they can realistically do to make their organizations more accessible (e.g. looking at their policies, diversifying their partnerships, including accessibility in their budgets to create a more accessible and inclusive environment).
Moving to a new country presents many challenges and opportunities for newcomers. The settlement process can be especially challenging for newcomers with disabilities, who are further marginalized due to disability-related barriers in our communities and workplaces.
Learning who newcomers with disabilities are, how to welcome and accommodate them is something the settlement sector is becoming more aware of. While our broader understanding of disability has led to the enhancement of legislations and programs; when it comes to the unique obstacles facing newcomers with disabilities, service delivery has not been able to effectively address their needs.
OCASI is committed to supporting the settlement sector create welcoming, positive and inclusive spaces for all.
These webinars for Executive Directors including senior managers will provide you with an opportunity to learn:
Webinar 1:
How barriers intersect and interlock impacting the experiences of newcomers with disabilities in Canada
More about the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act as it relates to supporting newcomers with disabilities
To view the power point: download
How to complete an accessibility audit of your workplace including what accessibility features an office or meeting should include
How to develop an action plan for priority accessibility issues including organizational budget
Where to apply for accessibility funds/grants and how to include it in the current CFP Less
To listen to the webinar follow the link below:
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To request information on this page in an alternative format please email me at [email protected]
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Hermia Corbette (she,her)
Hermia Corbette's background includes work in the government and non-profit sector. She has worked for several years researching, developing and launching programs in the areas of youth employment, community development, newcomer services, conflict mediation, partnership building and community engagement. As the manager of the Welcome Centre Immigrant Services in Ajax, she collaborates with an extensive network of partners that provide services in language instruction, employment guidance, settlement services, social integration and other government and community supports to people who have recently made Canada their home.
Silvana Valentone (she, her)
Silvana Valentone has been working in the settlement sector for the past 11 years, first in Toronto and now in Ottawa. She is passionate about teaching and learning languages, and Sign Languages in particular. Silvana is always happy to share practical tips from Positive Psychology, and to learn about other cultures.
Anum Syeda (she,her)
Anum Syeda is a first-generation immigrant, born to Pakistani parents and raised in the U.A.E. She completed her bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Waterloo, and her work experience has encompassed both the developmental services sector and settlement. Through her experiences, she saw the gaps that persisted and the potential that existed to bridge the two service sectors. She's passionate about inclusion in urbanism and community-building through art. She speaks Urdu and Hindi fluently, and in her spare time likes to write, read, and organize get-togethers.
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Home NASCAR Cup Series Tifft Looking Forward To New Role As Team Owner
Tifft Looking Forward To New Role As Team Owner
Matt Tifft is looking forward to his new role as a NASCAR Cup Series team owner. (HHP/Harold Hinson photo)
CONCORD, N.C. — When Matt Tifft suffered a seizure on Oct. 26, 2019 ahead of a NASCAR Cup Series event at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, it was unknown what his future would hold.
Fast-forward more than a year later and Tifft, 24, is NASCAR's youngest team owner after formally introducing Live Fast Motorsports alongside team co-owner and driver B.J. McLeod on Friday.
"I talked about in previous years many years down the road before my health problems came up that I'd love to be an owner in this sport," said Tifft. "I love NASCAR and I saw the pattern of what was happening between the other new owners and the things going on in the sport and just always thought I'd love to be a part of that side post-driving."
Unfortunately for Tifft, his post-driving career came sooner than he expected.
At the time of his seizure, Tifft was nearing the end of his rookie campaign at NASCAR's top level with Front Row Motorsports. A few weeks later, the two sides parted ways so Tifft could focus on his health and recovery.
It was another bump in the road for Tifft, who underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his brain in 2016. He recovered from that surgery and returned to racing but following his seizure he knew he needed to focus on his health.
Yet, he wanted to remain involved in the sport, a sport that he had worked so hard to become a part of.
"I explored all kinds of avenues, whether that was being involved from a PR standpoint or sponsor standpoint," Tifft said about his desire to remain involved in racing. "I looked at some driver coaching stuff. I couldn't drive, so when you spend your entire life being a driver, it's pretty hard. When you're 23 years old, you're not thinking in your head, 'OK, this is it. I'm gonna retire after this year.' But the situation was thrown in there to where I'm not cleared to drive.
"I couldn't drive, so I went through several months in there, one, I was dealing with the health problems, but two, kind of a dark space of I've worked my entire life to get here and all of a sudden it's gone. So, I really worried about it because I wanted to be a part of NASCAR."
The partnership with McLeod, which saw them purchase the NASCAR Cup Series charter previously used by Go Fas Racing, allows Tifft to stay involved in NASCAR as an owner. Tifft said the deal, which also involves longtime NASCAR team owner Joe Falk, came together after a dinner conversation.
"We were at dinner one night and started talking about, 'Hey, maybe this is something we'd like to do in the future,' we didn't think it was gonna come as quick as it did," Tifft said. "I'm just so excited to be a team owner in the NASCAR Cup Series and I wouldn't be wanting to do it with anybody else. B.J. is a great guy, but also more than that a great businessman and knows how to run a team. I just can't wait to get this venture started."
While Tifft has a lot on his plate as a team owner at NASCAR's highest level, he's still focused on his health and recovery. Tifft recently participated in a study to better understand his brain functions and he continues to work with experts to better understand the health issues he's battling.
"This summer we did a big study up in Cleveland at University Hospital to learn more about what was happening inside my brain," Tifft explained. "They had a general idea, but to be honest, we don't completely know what was happening or why things are happening, so, like I said earlier, I have to err on the side of caution.
"To say I'm fully healed, typically you have to go through a period of being a year or two years of being seizure-free before they say, 'Hey, this is a really low chance this would happen again.' So it's an interesting thing in there because, really, a seizure is basically a surge protector," Tifft continued. "When it trips that, you think of a computer, when it trips the surge protector it's doing it so your house doesn't burn down and doesn't blow the electrical fuses in there, and that's something that I didn't know before. So, it's actually a protective mechanism, but in that it's electrical activity that wasn't going right, so we don't know exactly what caused it or why it happened, but I'm feeling good."
Regardless of his health issues, Tifft says he is happy to be back in NASCAR.
"I'm able to wake up every day knowing that I have a fantastic life and a great partner here with B.J. and an awesome wife and lots of dogs and cats," Tifft said. "I'm very thankful for where I am and, yeah, I might not be Matt the race car driver right now, but to be in a place where health-wise I can be running a NASCAR team alongside B.J. here, I'd say everything is alright."
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Choosing the right words
An editorial by Marchesi & Ravel proposed some definitions in microbiome research to harmonize and clarify the vocabulary used in scientific literature, according to the rapid evolution of the field towards genomic and metabolic analyses.
An editorial by Marchesi & Ravel proposed some definitions in microbiome research to harmonize and clarify the vocabulary used in scientific literature, according to the rapid evolution of the field towards genomic and metabolic analyses. The misuse of terms such as microbiome, microbiota, metabolomic, metagenome or metagenomics, among others, could contribute to the misunderstanding of some studies by the scientific community and the general public.
Then, for example, the authors proposed 'microbiota' to refer to the microorganisms present in a defined environment. 'Microbiome' is used for two concepts: one to refer to the entire habitat, including the microorganisms and their genomes, and another one limited to the collection of genes and genomes of members of a microbiota. This second concept (more European usage) also fits the definition of 'metagenome'. Regarding the analytical approaches, the 'Metabolome' is the census of all metabolites present in a given strain or tissue. In particular, when it refers to all metabolites from a microbiota, Nicholson suggests calling it 'metabonome'. Finally, Marchesi & Ravel agreed to limit the use of the words 'flora' and 'microflora' to the popular literature.
For a more extensive definition of these and other terms, read the full article.
Marchesi JR & Ravel J. (2015) The vocabulary of microbiome research: a proposal. Microbiome 3:31 doi:10.1186/s40168-015-0094-5
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Science writer Kristina Campbell (M.Sc.), from British Columbia (Canada), specializes in communicating about the gut microbiota, digestive health, and nutrition. Author of the best selling Well-Fed Microbiome Cookbook, her freelance work has appeared in publications around the world. Kristina joined the Gut Microbiota for Health publishing team in 2014. Find her on: Google • Twitter
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It has been 10 years since GMFH was launched with the aim of disseminating the latest gut microbiome research to the lay public, healthcare professionals and scientists alike. In this article, members of the GMFH board of experts share their pick of the most significant advances in the field, outlining their clinical impact and implications for further research.
The role of the gut mycobiota in influencing the immune system and inflammation-related diseases
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Gut fungi found in the lower gastrointestinal tract can influence the host immune system just like the bacterial microbiota. This article focuses on the role of the gut mycobiota in immune system homeostasis and its relevance for host health.
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A wide range of diseases, from irritable bowel syndrome to depression, have been associated with increased intestinal permeability or 'leaky gut'. What does a leaky gut mean, how can it be diagnosed and what available dietary strategies work for managing it?


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Seeing Beyond: How Brands are Using Virtual Reality & What Your Business Can Do
From Samsung to Facebook to Google, major brands are investing major time and money into virtual reality. Is your business ready? When the world first got a look at the Oculus Rift back in 2014 the technology was compelling, but the practical applications were not quite spelled out. Fast-forward two years and virtual reality is looking to make a major impact not just in the field of technology, but in the life of the average consumer as well. The effect that this will have on marketing tactics and other business aspects is exciting and difficult to exactly quantify. But one thing is for certain: it's time to start planning for the future.
Google + _____ = Virtual Reality
Is "cardboard" your answer? No? You're not alone. In short, Google Cardboard is an inexpensive "device" literally made of cardboard and lenses allow just about anyone to place a smartphone in the cardboard's holder and become immersed in a virtual environment.
In 2014, Google partnered with the NYTimes to distribute the cheap virtual reality headset to all of the paper's subscribers. Google also has made a push to put them in the hands of school-age children so they could take immersive virtual journeys to the bottom of the sea or the surface of Mars that bring a teacher's lessons to life. While the Cardboard headsets themselves aren't pricey, it is the potential revenue to be gained from Android applications on the VR headsets that have earning potential. Google developers are in the process of integrating the cash cow "in-app purchases" as a part of the VR experience with "look" commands, where you look exactly at what you want to do for a few seconds to select items, leading the way to enable the feature.
While the Cardboard headsets themselves aren't pricey, it is the potential revenue to be gained from Android applications on the VR headsets that have earning potential. Google developers are in the process of integrating the cash cow "in-app purchases" as a part of the VR experience with "look" commands, where you look exactly at what you want to do for a few seconds to select items, leading the way to enable the feature.
How Virtual Reality is Entering the Household
When Facebook purchased Oculus for $2 billion in 2014, it became apparent that virtual reality was heading for the mainstream. Now in 2016, it looks like it's finally happening. The Oculus team has announced that the Rift VR Headset will be made available for consumer purchase in 2016. As a new and exciting technology, however, the Oculus Rift does not come cheap. The Oculus bundle comes with the headset, headphones, and a few other goodies, but the kicker is that a PC powerful enough to support this type of technology is mandatory. So in addition to the ~$500, you'll spend on the Oculus bundle, a lot more will probably need to be spent in order to get the full experience. This shouldn't be too much of a deterrent for Oculus because many of the people interested in their technology, such as gamers or tech developers, will likely already have the means to use it.
Even so, sometimes the cost is worth it. Oculus has also developed the technology to help prepare people for unforeseen tragedies such as earthquakes or floods by immersing people in a simulated disaster situation. Leaping from traditional books, guests speakers, and videos, the idea for VR is to give people as much "experience" as possible in handling real-life crisis situations so they are better prepared when facing the real thing. You can even practice public speaking in front of large audiences if that is a fear you're trying to overcome.
Oculus, however, will not be alone in releasing VR headsets to be used alongside computers. Both HTC and Sony have been working on projects of their own, which have unique aspects that might be able to attract consumers. The HTC Vive is to be released in partnership with Valve, the organization behind the massive Steam digital game distribution system. Gamers and technology enthusiasts who already use Steam will be likely to already have the computer components necessary to support VR, making HTC a likely choice for them. Also video game realm, Sony is releasing the PlayStation VR to be used in conjunction with their PlayStation 4 console system. No computers necessary – simply plug your VR headset into the console and start playing. Or, just utilize the apps made for the headsets for an even easier gaming experience.
From Rollercoasters to Operating Rooms
What's really interesting about the birth of VR technology is the different ways it can be implemented. Virtual reality entertainment is an increasingly growing sector. Six Flags has partnered with Samsung to provide a virtual element to their rides that will bring a whole new type of excitement to rollercoasters. Thrill-seekers will strap on a VR headset at the beginning of the ride and fight "bad guys", similar to the way any video game is constructed, as they speed and loop through the track. One company has created a huge virtual amusement park while another has developed the world's first virtual reality city.
Another way in which VR is being implemented is to train new employees at a variety of occupations. At the Royal London Hospital, for example, surgeons wearing VR headsets will live stream an operation to medical students. As the students view the procedure, they will also be able to ask the surgeon questions in real time. Thi s kind of direct interaction with real procedures is groundbreaking in the medical field, and will allow students to learn in ways previously thought to be impossible.
Virtual reality is also entering the world of sports. Professional and college athletes alike are using VR to study game tape from a more dynamic point of view. In Wisconsin, the Janesville Police Department is using virtual reality in the training of new officers. VR can simulate high-pressure situations that police officers might encounter on the job, and force them to act quickly. For athletes and police officers, learning how to react quickly in difficult situations can be critical. Virtual reality is making this kind of training a possibility.
From an educational standpoint, virtual reality is also changing how people operate. The American Museum of Natural History has partnered with Google to launch virtual reality visits. Soon, students will no longer have to forego an incredible field trip because it's too expensive. Adding to that, even Disney has implemented a VR approach to their Dalí Museum. After museumgoers have viewed a painting in real time, they can put on their VR headsets and literally step into a Salvador Dalí painting.
The future of augmented reality gaming?
As great of all of that is, it doesn't even account for what is said to be the next step after VR: augment reality. Arguably the bigger game changer augmented reality will marry virtual reality with reality, overlapping the two worlds so as you look at your real environment you are able to see virtual elements embedded within it. Virtual reality blocks people from actual reality, thanks to headsets. Augmented reality differs by overlaying digital information on top of what people are actually experiencing. Imagine turning to your right and all of your downloaded apps are floating mid-air. As you either look at or touch one, a giant Words with Friends board pops up and awaits your next move all the while you can still see your actual surroundings. Check out Microsoft's incredibly exciting Hololens. Though it's still a few years away, it holds a lot of potential for the future of how people interact with both worlds.
There seems to be no end to the possibilities for the use and growth of virtual reality as more and more apps are developed. Oculus and Sony are taking a more wired approach, pairing the VR concept with immobile video game consoles and computers. Then there is Google and Samsung, whose approach is more concentrated on mobile users and cell phones. Soon, the way people use Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store to casually download apps to their smartphones may transform to where using VR app stores become more standard — think of the leap from physical CDs to the digital world of mp3s and how odd it feels to use CDs now. At the rate virtual reality is growing, we stand at the edge of a technological breakthrough that looks to have a real impact on people's lives.
How can your company use this upcoming technology to better connect with customers? Real Estate agent? True virtual reality tours where prospective buyers immerse themselves in the homes you're selling before even leaving bed will soon become standard. Car dealer? Let customers feel the thrill of racing down the road while in the driver's seat for some of your sportiest or latest cars. Videographer? Set up a virtual movie theater to showcase your reel like an opening premiere. There are countless ways you'll be able to use this technology. To get started, all you need is a little imagination and time to write down some ideas. See the additional reading below to help get the juices flowing.
SEEING BEYOND — ADDITIONAL READING
> The Future of Gaming: Augmented Reality
> Apple's next big thing: Augmented reality
> Virtual reality for business: The smart person's guide
> Is VR right for your business?
> How Virtual Reality Can Grow Your Business
> 10 things brands should know about virtual reality
> 6 amazing uses for virtual reality in business
> What does virtual reality mean for advertising in 2016?
> Why the greatest potential of virtual reality lies in business – and why not acting now could mean getting left behind
> Virtual Reality Jurassic World
> The Oculus VR Is The Real Face Of Next-Gen Gaming
> Review: Oculus Rift: Welcome to the future
> What virtual reality means for the future of storytelling and empathy-casting
> Digitizing sex with virtual reality headsets is going to be huge
> Fox Sports to Stream March Madness Basketball in Virtual Reality
> Valve Sees Future In Virtual Reality eSports
> The VR arcade of the future will look something like this
> Athletes look for an edge in a new place: virtual reality
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Now that Adalyn is walking, we are finding that high quality shoes are very important. The ones that are cheaply made get ruined in two seconds with her walking on the cement and moving around everywhere. We have had success with a few brands and were able to try pediped which is a new-to-us brand that I have heard great things about.
They recently won an award for Children's Footwear Brand of the Year at the 2015 Footwear Industry Awards. They have three different lines: originals, grip 'n" go and flex. They have all different sizes and styles.
Although Adalyn is walking, she can still wear the pediped originals which are for newborns to 24 months. They are soft-soled and flexible which is what is recommended by pediatricians and podiatrists to mimic barefoot walking. They are leather lined with slip-resistant leather soles. They retail for $37-45.
For our review, we were sent the Giselle black patent shoes. I dress Adalyn up most days and she has a zillion dresses so these are perfect to go with her pretty dresses. These are size 12-18 months (Adalyn will be 1 on 9/20) and they fit pretty well. They are still a bit big so she will grow into them.
They are easy to slip on which we have found to be so important. A kid does not want to sit there and have shoes shoved on their feet or wait until their laces are tied. They have a Velcro closure to make it simpler to get on.
We love these shoes and are happy with the quality! Adalyn will get a lot of wear out of them.


The National Nuclear Safety Administration has rejected the recommendations of an audit that found fault with the systems it uses to track nuclear material.
The Energy Department''s inspector general last month issued a report criticizing the operations of about 50 nuclear material tracking systems with which the department accounts for nuclear materials. DOE said it spends $217 million annually to operate the systems.
''Because these systems are not fully integrated, obtaining comprehensive data about nuclear materials is inefficient,'' the report said. DOE has been using one of the major parts of the accounting system, the Nuclear Materials Management Safeguards System, since 1965, according to the report.
The inspector general urged NNSA to develop a coordinated approach to nuclear accounting systems and impose a moratorium on systems development until it generates a modernization plan.
'h a moratorium would prevent the agency from adjusting to program changes and improving efficiency.
DOE and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have been studying ways to modernize the nuclear materials tracking systems for the past three years, the report said. But though the department has spent more than $700,000 on the project, it has yet to complete its plans to develop a corporate-level accounting system, the auditors said.
The department and NRC also have allowed nuclear operations organizations to develop or upgrade systems, at a projected cost of $7.5 million, that might not be compatible. The NNSA has started a redesign of the safeguards system but has not required program offices to provide the necessary funding, the report said.


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Q: Pandas Dataframe + Flask, request only one row I got the following problem. I want only one row from the pandas dataframe.
I´ve some trouble by printing the one row as html. I used the .loc function to get the row from the dataframe. How can i return only one row in html...
Atm i got the keyerror...
Thanks for your help. That´s my code..
First I open a connection to my db and transform the data into a pandas dataframe.
Than I only want to print one row. The row with the indexnumber that typed in the url.
Any ideas how the problem can be solved?
import sqlite3
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from flask import Flask, request, jsonify

connection = sqlite3.connect("meinedb.db")
df = pd.read_sql_query("select name, frequenz from popular_girlnames order by frequenz desc limit 10;", connection)
print(df.iloc[0 , 0])

app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route("/", methods=["GET"])
def index():
    return "Hallo du bist der erste Besucher!!!!"

@app.route('/test=<num>', methods=["GET"])
def get_name(num):
    return df.loc[num, "name"].to_html(classes = "Name")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)

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The sweeping Mint Act of February 12, 1873 terminated the standard silver dollar of 412.5 grains, but it also authorized a new trade dollar weighing 420 grains. This coin was intended to provide a means for American businessmen to trade with merchants in China and Southeast Asia, where the coin of choice had long been the Mexican eight reales piece. By offering the Asians an American dollar of slightly higher intrinsic value, it was hoped that American traders would no longer have to buy the Mexican coins at a premium.
Almost as an afterthought, Congress provided the trade dollar with a domestic legal tender value limit of five dollars. When the price of silver fell to a point at which it became profitable to circulate these coins domestically, they quickly became a nuisance. Congress acted in 1876 by eliminating the trade dollar's legal tender status, which only aggravated the problem, as now the coins could be refused by banks and businesses. Their manufacture was suspended early in 1878, but it was not until 1887 that Congress finally announced a plan to redeem the despised coins at face value. Only proofs had been produced since 1878, and the extremely rare pieces dated 1884 and 1885 were evidently coined for private distribution without official authority.
In their own time, trade dollars were popular with collectors who sought to obtain a proof example of each date. The proof-only dates of 1879-83 became the subject of speculative buying, and their mintages were higher than usual. Otherwise, there was little interest in this series until well into the 20th Century. With no legal status, the coins remained available below face value for decades, until the price of silver finally began to recover.
The collecting of trade dollars by date and mint has lately become quite popular. While dates such as 1873-CC, 1875 and 1878-CC are scarce, most issues are obtainable with patience. The sole exceptions are the extremely rare proofs of 1884 and 1885, which are not considered a regular part of the series.
While there are few collectors specializing in trade dollar die varieties, the spectacular nature of some of these varieties has attracted interest from more generalized variety collectors. The 1875-S/CC issue is a popular enough trade dollar mintmark variety to be included in the Red Book, and it is sought by date/mint collectors of this series. Also appealing to advanced collectors are the various obverse and reverse transitional hub varieties of 1875-77, and these have recently been added to the Red Book.
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Microsoft Unveils HoloLens 2, Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality Apps — Redmond Channel Partner
Microsoft Unveils HoloLens 2, Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality Apps
Microsoft this week unveiled the next-generation HoloLens headset and its accompanying Azure Kinect camera, as well as various partner efforts around mixed reality.
The product announcements were part of Microsoft's keynote talk on Sunday at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in Barcelona. The talk concentrated on the use of Microsoft's mixed-reality technologies for industrial applications, as well as some medical applications. Partner Epic Games pledged to support HoloLens as an open platform, but there was little else about games during the keynote. It mostly focused on solutions for working environments. The talk's highlights are summarized in this Microsoft announcement, and the keynote can be viewed at this page.
With regard to Microsoft's mixed-reality solutions, Alex Kipman, a Microsoft Technical Fellow for artificial intelligence (AI) and mixed reality, described three Microsoft principles for an open computing future. First, Microsoft is backing an open app model for mixed reality, which will allow developers to create their own open application stores. Second, Microsoft is supporting an open Web browsing model, and developers can create browsers for it. He announced that the Firefox Reality browser will run natively on HoloLens. Third, Microsoft is making it so that anyone can innovate on its headsets using open APIs.
HoloLens 2 and Azure Kinect
HoloLens 2 is bringing more immersion for users and more comfort, Kipman said. Its out-of-the-box functioning supports 47 pixels per degree of sight, which permits the reading of an 8-point font. HoloLens 2 adapts to the user's hand, which lets the user touch holograms, and it also adapts to the user's eyes.
Kipman claimed that Microsoft has tripled the comfort of the device and reduced its weight by making the bottom part entirely of carbon-fiber material. An onstage demo described HoloLens 2 as signing in the user when they put on the headset. It recognizes the user's hands and calibrates to the person's hand size. It scans the environment, too, which lets the user touch holograms and have "instinctual interaction."
The HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset. (Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft Azure Kinect was described on stage as a small, versatile, intelligent edge device that understands people, objects and actions, according to Julia White, corporate vice president for Azure at Microsoft. It's a camera sensor for HoloLens 2 that was described at last year's Microsoft Build developer event as "Project Kinect for Azure." She noted that DataMesh has been testing Azure Kinect to create solutions for auto manufacturing, such as assessing if workers are using the right part in the right way. Health care company Ocuvera is testing a sensor that alerts nurses if a patient is likely to experience a fall.
The Microsoft Azure Kinect camera-sensor device for HoloLens 2. (Source: Microsoft)
The Azure Kinect development kit costs $399 and developer partners can order it today. HoloLens 2 is available for preorder now by partners, but the product will be available sometime this year. The cost for HoloLens 2 was described as being $3,500 with bundles starting at $125 per month for developers. Details are described in Microsoft's pricing page.
New Apps and Services
Also newly announced at the event was Dynamics 365 Guides, which is a mixed-reality application that lets HoloLens workers see step-by-step instructions where they work. Dynamics 365 Guides will be available for partners next year, Kipman said, although it's at the preview stage now. Microsoft's other mixed-reality apps include Dynamics 365 Remote Assist, which lets technicians collaborate on projects, and Dynamics 365 Layout, which helps with physical space designs.
Two new Azure mixed-reality services were announced: Azure Spatial Anchors, currently at preview, and Azure Remote Rendering, currently at private preview. Azure Spatial Anchors is designed to help create mixed-reality apps with precise mappings for HoloLens, as well as for Android and iOS devices. Azure Remote Rendering aims to solve the problem of obtaining highly precise representations of 3-D content, according to Kipman. It can show holograms of infinite detail, he claimed.
The Microsoft HoloLens Customization Program was announced. Program participant Trimble, a construction company, took advantage of the program to create its Trimble XR10 hard hat for field use, which uses HoloLens 2. Trimble's device will be available at the same time as HoloLens 2, Kipman indicated.
'Unintended Consequences'
The MWC19 Barcelona talk kicked off with opening remarks by Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO. He described an overall connected physical and virtual world vision, which will be driven by three breakthroughs. First, computing won't be confined to a single device or single datacenter, and it'll be capable of adapting to touch, speech and gestures. The second breakthrough will be AI, which is being infused into every interaction. The third breakthrough will be putting people at the center of things instead of the device.
Nadella said that the next breakthrough will come from a retailer or an auto manufacturer. The aim is not to become dependent on Microsoft but to be independent with Microsoft, he said.
Nadella added that "at the same time, I'm clear-eyed about the unintended consequences of these advances." In that regard, Microsoft believes that privacy is a fundamental human right and that's why it prioritizes its security efforts. The focus with AI should not be on what computers can do but what they should do, he said.
Unmentioned during the talk were the potential military aspects of these technologies. However, an internally circulated letter from Microsoft employees on Friday had appealed to Microsoft's management that HoloLens should not be used as an aid to kill people, according to a BBC News report.
Microsoft will likely stay the course, though, based on its past responses. In an October blog post, Microsoft President Brad Smith defended Microsoft's 40-year relations with the Pentagon and suggested that employees could get reassigned if wanted. In January, Microsoft won a $1.7 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract to provide cloud services for the Department of Defense, which also had elicited an employee letter of protest.
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The Robert D. And Leslie-Kay Raven Access to Justice Lecture was endowed by the law firm of Morrison & Foerster in memory of Robert D. Raven '52. Each year, the Raven Lecture brings a social justice attorney to Berkeley Law to share strategies, skills, and stories with our students. In recent years, we've learned from Angela Y. Davis, Ian Haney-Lopez, Nikki Jones, Vince Warren, Gerald Lopez, and more.
Robert D. Raven was a renowned trial lawyer, practicing in the fields of antitrust, intellectual property, international law and alternative dispute resolution, as well as a state and national bar leader, serving as president of the Bar Association of San Francisco from 1971-72, the State Bar of California from 1981-82 and the American Bar Association from 1988-89. Mr. Raven served on the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, the Judicial Council of California, Advocates to Save Legal Services, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. Mr. Raven also served as president of the Boalt Hall Alumni Association from 1972-1973 and received the Boalt Hall Alumni Association Citation Award in 1983. He was a trustee for the UC Berkeley Foundation from 1981-1984.
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That was what he said. But nothing registered.
What? I ask. What do you mean?
I blink, like a fool, dumbstruck. It was so similar to the time when Alex had told me he might be hearing voices, in the ceiling, in the garden, in the drain one could see from the window, with the mudwater running torrentially from right to left; he swore he could see a face flow down the current, the neck and shoulder blurry under the surface. The face was supposedly smiling.
I hear the three words as though he had been shouting through a glass pane, and I was lip-reading: it'snotvalid. I can see his mouth moving and forming the words, and the eyes, trying to send me the message without having to speak at all, and I can hear the words — can I? — but there is something about the three words I can't understand, can't believe.
The insurance agent simply looks at me. Then he smiles. It is a smile trained to be sympathetic, clinical, designed to soften the blow; Alex's psychiatrist had the exact same smile. I know I won't be able to understand the words, the words he had just said. I know I'd find them morbid, heartless, incredulous, as though I hadn't expected it. But somehow, I also know what he will say next. The gist of it.
If you commit suicide within the first year, the agent says, you won't be covered. He keeps on smiling. Are you aware of this? Were you informed?
Y—, I try saying. Yes.
The smile grows even wider. Outside the café just behind my workplace, the traffic continues to flash past in the afternoon light. Somehow, the showing of no teeth, the stretching of cheeks, the way his upper lip thins out while the fat of his lower lip steadily shows: all of it becomes drowned in the tumbling of tyres, the wailing of horns, the dashing of vehicles. As though he were made of glass, and his smile, too, glints in the light.
I'm glad this is the case, he says.
I try nodding instead of blinking, this time. He fingers the edge of his cup.
I am sorry for my loss too. Many people are as well, for my loss, many of my friends and Alex's friends are sorry for me. Even up till now, with his wake, procession and cremation over, I do not know if Alex has family or not; none of them had attended any of the three, I believe. But I also believe they'd feel sorry for me as well, and for each other.
My mother thinks I was foolish for staying with a man like Alex. She considered (considers?) him dangerous. I don't talk to my brother anymore.
But I am sorrier for myself than the rest of them. My sorriness will be bigger, it will always be bigger, and it will be directed all towards myself. Because all I had were Alex and his many voices in their many places, whether they unsettled me or not. And all Alex had was me. Only now do I realise the mistake we made.
I do not know if he loved me. I do not know if he would care for me the same way I did for him, if he had been the healthy one in our relationship. But he needed me. Was loving the same as needing? Was it as lasting, as necessary? That I wouldn't know as well.
My sorriness will be greater, bigger, more vast. More physical, more tangible. I feed it like I how I fed Alex, every night at ten, his supper. I will indulge this sorriness, nurture it, as though Alex were somehow still alive.
Thank you for coming, then, I manage to say. I'm sorry if I've caused you any trouble.
It's okay, he tells me. I work close by as well.
This time his face relaxes; I can even see his teeth. This time his smile is one of relief. It almost appears as a grin. We make cordial conversation: everything about my job, nothing about his. He then pays for our coffee. We leave.
I push back my chair, and sit. It wasn't too hard to find him when I had entered the restaurant.
No problem, I tell him. I'm glad we're doing this.
It's the insurance agent, from a week ago.
The agent before him had retired, just a few days before Alex chose his time of death. I recall Mrs Kaan being a woman I had to be rather wary of: she was remarkably shrewd, and looked the part, and whenever she made her annual visit to our house, my heart thumped with the fear that she may pick up the odour of the sweat of my palms, the scent of Alex's illness, which we didn't wish to disclose.
Our intention, basically, was for Alex to remain qualified for the premium.
This new insurance agent, Mr Wong — or, I should say, Thomas — stepped into the picture when the insurance company received notification of Alex's death. I had faxed Mrs Kaan the police report. She then handed it over to her successor, Thomas. I then arranged for the both of us to discuss the matter of Alex's death over an afternoon cup of coffee.
When Thomas left, I thought: that was that. No more Alex, no more insurance to settle, no will. Only the smashed remains in our apartment, and the unmistakable perspiration, clinging to our furniture.
He then gave me a call. There his name flashed, across the screen.
Hello. Are you Sam? Alex Lim's next-of-kin?
I'm sorry, of course. You can call me Thomas, by the way.
Why are you calling, Thomas?
There's something I need to discuss with you.
But Alex is no longer around.
Are you trying to sell me insurance?
There's a restaurant. Right behind the café.
I'm sorry. Is — is this a bad time?
Of course it is. Alex died. Every day is a bad time.
… shall I call another time? Perhaps never?
No. No. It's okay. I should be the one apologizing. So what about dinner, again?
They have free soups on Tuesdays.
I see. This can't be about business, can it.
We can pretend it's business. We should.
You ask me out. Right after Alex died.
Were you calling, expecting me to say no?
Goodness, I tell him, poring over the menu. They do have free soups on Tuesdays.
Thomas does a half-laugh, half-smile, and looks at me like I'm ten-years-old, and I've made some kind of mistake on purpose. The smile now is soft now, mouldable, like wet clay. And yet you chose to come on a Wednesday.
I look up from the menu. I match his look of mock-incredulity with something I haven't tried in a long while, like playfulness, I think. Hopefully my night with him will be likewise.
I told you, I replied coolly. I have to teach on Tuesday nights.
Thomas lives in one of the private, quieter parts of Orchard, not that I knew there were any to begin with. Thomas, from what I've been gathering, is only a few years older than me, which makes him rather young in the industry. Apparently he had been groomed and poised to take over Mrs Kaan's position in the insurance company the moment she left it. He was her protégé. Everything was planned. One wonders if they are somehow related.
Does the place shock you? he asks.
I step out of the car. At once I realise that I've been staring at the multiple windows above me, and the warm amber glows they emanate, with their shifting shadows and fluttering curtains. At some corner, a fountain is busy splashing away, creating this constant wave of sound. I wipe away my disbelief and replace it with nonchalance, keeping it the way it should be.
After what seemed like an hour of pursed lips, locked lips, warm, cupping lips, Thomas comes. He spasms, and his groin almost seems to grow even larger when it twitches, his body spasming. His eyes are shut, he shouts out gibberish, and sweat rolls down his face, his neck, his chest. The veins on his arms pop out, and I almost have a fleeting image of Alex. It is strange, I know, not to mention a little incorrect: Alex and I hadn't made love in the last year of his life.
We held each other to sleep.
He steps into the shower with me, holds me from behind. I can feel the warm droplets slide down between us.
Shall we do this again? he asks.
He is in the midst of kissing down my neck. Why? He reaches my shoulders.
I turn my head to look at him. He stops kissing, he blinks. In the heat of the mist of the shower, his face is almost entirely shrouded. His eyes and lips, lost in the gentle pitter-patter of what could very well be rain.
I forgot, he says. Alex.
I don't reply. It's not that I'm at a loss for words. There is just nothing left to say.
It's too early, he says. I raised my hopes too high.
He tightens his arms around my waist. I pull him even closer.
Did you have a good time? At least?
I tried nodding. I try. Soon, he starts to sound like a boy, and I end up nuzzling him back, under his chin, his jaw, his throat. I can feel him smiling, the jaw shifting, barely. This time, he is sad, he is happy. He is both, and he means it.
Yes, I whisper, through my kisses. I'm sorry.
That was what Alex said, when I found him.
It was a Tuesday night. When I drove back home from the university, it was already ten past nine. I did not find Alex immediately: when I unlocked the front door to our apartment, none of the lights were on. I fumbled for the switch, probably expecting Alex to be asleep on the couch, the carpet, a random cushion. But he wasn't.
Normally he'd be watching the television, eating his cereal and smiling at the Channel 8 programmes. Sometimes he'd be silent, and tears would fall down his face, and with a piece of tissue paper I'd wipe them away, dabbing the side of his face, and he would tell me how he could feel the bullets go through his chest, his arm, through the ear, between his eyes, wherever the person on the television had been shot. Or that he knew how it felt to be on a one-way shouting match, or to have cold tea trickling down his face and wetting the collar of his shirt. He knew the phrase, wo bu gan xin, and wu fa wu tian. On particularly bad days he would argue with the television. Or he'd be in the kitchen, kneeling on a chair, looking at the jar of sugar, the freezer, the locked shelf with the glasses.
For a second, I did not understand.
Alex? I asked. His head turned towards me, as though he were underwater.
That's what he said. That I knew, all too well, I knew what the words meant. I had been living in accordance to them for many years. But I did not know what he was doing.
What are you doing, Alex? I asked. I couldn't move, I couldn't do anything but watch and see what he would do next. It made no sense, but somehow, I felt that if I moved, he would move too, as though something physical, something tangible, had been placed between our bodies, a fixed distance of something. I felt that if I moved forwards, that something would push Alex off the ledge and I'd never see him again.
What are you doing there? I repeated myself.
Alex continued to look at me, his eyes red, his cheeks moist. He was rather handsome, with a pale complexion, and his eyes, deep-set and always searching for something. But this time he looked ashen, and his eyes were fixed on me.
I watched the TV today, Sam.
I tried smiling, as though we were having a normal conversation. You did?
I did, Sam. His lower lip trembled. It was so sad.
He smiled. As though in return.
I've not been outside for a long time, Sam.
And then I realised that Alex wasn't intending to jump, after all. I realised how the window wasn't pushed open, for him to sit on the ledge. It was smashed open. In the hand that hung out in the arm, his palm ten storeys above the pavement, it held a shard of glass. Down the wall gleamed lines of red. On the floor, a pool.
His eyes fluttered. Then he slid off the ledge, as though he were boneless; as though he were filled with air, and voices with no faces were telling him to lean out instead of in. And as he did so, his arms flailed in a way I imagined he had been waving goodbye. Which explains why, while standing in the kitchen and staring at the window, I had raised my hand, and waved back.


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SGS India Awarded Best Performer 2014 in South Asia by Decathlon
SGS India's Dinesh Sivabalan has been awarded 'Best Performer 2014 in South Asia' by its client Decathlon, for meeting the overall quality of service and his online testing initiative.
Ganesh Balaji, PL Tech of Decathlon India, part of the French sporting goods chain, with stores located throughout the world, presented the award to Dinesh Sivabalan in a ceremony held at SGS's Tirupur Laboratory on January 19, 2015.
Decathlon's 'Best Performer Award' is presented to the best performing third party lab in the South Asia region, based on the following criteria:
Positive feedback from all Decathlon India suppliers and quality production leaders
Highest number of activations for I-LIMS in a year (I-LIMS is the customized software used by DECATHLON for online test requests)
Best performer in all laboratories working for Decathlon in India and Sri- Lanka
In addition to the above criteria, Decathlon were impressed by Dinesh's initiative to train and motivate vendors to send test requests online.
2014 a year of success for SGS
Elsewhere in SGS India, Decathlon also recognized the efforts of Michael Francis, SGS's Technical Support person. SGS India developed the most tests during the year. Furthermore, special appreciation was also shown to Jitender Malik and the Gurgaon Team for their excellent support and services in 2014.
The SGS India Laboratory also received recognition from Decathlon for meeting the company's toxicology testing quality standards and turnaround time (TAT) expectations throughout the year. Decathlon's Toxiocology Manager in France reviews all laboratories to verify the proportion of reports meeting both quality and TAT requirements.
SGS India is looking forward to increasing its collaboration with Decathlon by continuing to meet their expectations for a perfect quality partner.
SGS India Private Ltd
Monika Sharma
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