ACCESS Canada Brand Hearing Aids, Now in the Philippines!
Canadian social enterprise earAccess officially launches ACCESS®1 and ACCESS®2. The most affordable high-quality hearing aid in the market! The grand launch was held recently at the event center of SM Megamall.
earAccess, a Canadian company with a social mission that aims to to bring quality, affordable hearing aids to all Filipinos, announced that its ACCESS® hearing aids are now available in select Watsons Philippines stores.
earAccess offers a complete line of hearing aids for all types of hearing losses and fitting styles that are exclusively distributed in the Philippines by FINE Nutrition Trading International. It has trained promoters to fit ACCESS 1 and ACCESS 2 hearing aids.
Audra Renyi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of earAccess Inc., is a former investment banker who left her job on Wall Street over a decade ago to dedicate her life to helping people with hearing loss. This is to ensure that everyone who needs a hearing aid has access to quality product at affordable prices.
The World Health Organization said hearing loss is an invisible disability that affects over 466 million people worldwide. In the Philippines, over 17 million Filipinos have hearing loss, according to the DOH National Registry. Most people with hearing loss can benefit from hearing aids but the vast majority cannot afford them at the current high prices. Recent studies from researchers at John Hopkins University have shown that unaddressed hearing loss is correlated with early Alzheimer's, dementia and cognitive decline. This suggests that the sooner hearing aids are used by people with hearing loss, the better the chances of slowing down the aging process. For young people, it is critical to have access to hearing aids to increase educational attainment and earning potential.
Like Watsons Philippines, earAccess believes that there is no need for a trade-off between quality and affordability. "We can offer both," Mrs. Renyi said.
For her part, Imelda Tesalona, President of FINE Nutrition Trading International and a registered Pharmacist herself, said they are elated to be able to help in the cause of Mrs. Renyi and earAccess to make high quality yet affordable hearing aids available to many Filipinos. "We are happy to distribute ACCESS® hearing aids to the Philippines, in consonance with our vision to promote only high-quality beauty and wellness products. With Watsons stores as the main selling platform, we know that very soon, more Filipinos with hearing concerns will have access to hearing aids that are inexpensive yet of undeniable quality," she declared.
earAccess is a Canadian company with a social mission to make technologically advanced hearing aids accessible and affordable. We are focusing on the large majority of hearing-impaired whose purchasing power is insufficient to acquire hearing aids at the high prices prevailing today. Our products and services allow people to break free from social isolation by connecting them to their world through hearing. Mrs. Audra Renyi has received multiple awards for her work in hearing loss, including the Governor General of Canada's 2017 Innovation Award.
Watsons Personal Care Stores (Philippines) Inc. is part of the Health and Beauty Store chain of A. S. Watson, the largest health, beauty, cosmetics and perfumery retailer in the world. Today, Watsons H&B Asia is the leading health and beauty chain in the continent with successful operations in 10 markets. Today, Watsons operates 600+ stores in the Philippines.
FINE Nutrition Trading International (FNTI) is a Philippine company engaged in the distribution of beauty and health care products and will focus on medical device distribution such as Access Hearing Aid. FNTI received "Best Supplier of the Year Award" during the Watsons Health, Wellness and Beauty (HWB) Awards 2015 and "Watsons Generics Supplier of the Year" during the Watsons HWB Awards 2018.
To learn more about earAccess hearing aids, contact: info@earaccess.com.


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Let me start here with first and foremost apologies. You see last night as I laid down to drift off to dreamland, I had you on my mind. My mind wondered intensely and with great desire upon you. You see, I often think about what you are truly like, how you think...that sort of thing.
As I drifted off....I found myself behind you in a long hallway. You were an elderly gentleman and your stature held a tale of great confidence, and your manure of walk held the proof of that. I followed behind you, the hallway was lite by several chandler that illuminated the light golden color of the walls that seemed to have a life of their own. Had my interest not held such a wonderment of just where you were going, I might have easily gotten caught up and never left the hallway.
I followed you into a huge room, where a over sized oak table stood across from the entrance. I took a quick look around and noticed nine sets of plush burgundy chairs each of which held a small oak table between them. The room itself held off white walls with a light wooden floor. It was not as brilliant to the eye as the hallway in which we had just come from.
As I watched you, you turned your attention towards the left of the entrance. There sat a man, he was tall, thin and showed signs of balding. He wore a brown suit with an off white shirt. His tie was undone and hanging about his neck. At that moment, I thought it odd that you had not noticed me, or perhaps it was that you paid no attention to me. One or the other ran through my mind, but at the time it really did not matter. I found myself so caught up as I felt that I was perhaps going to learn something this night.
I do remember that a conversation was held but I simply have forgotten the contents of that for you certainly, in my dream, caused me enough shock that I consider myself lucky to have retained memory of what I have! He had started to speak to you in a seated position and then took to standing then moved but a few steps forward towards you. What I do recall is that during that conversation the man attempted to lie to you. Still standing behind you and a little to the right I leaned forward as you whispered something and then you pointed at the man. You see, the shock happened directly after that. His head fell to the floor and rolled just a bit.
I felt horror run through my very being. I could not move nor speak. I simply felt as though I had entered an arena in which the very phrase was fitting, "be careful for what you wish for." From my peripheral vision, I was you turn around and my gaze that seemed permanently fixed upon the head that once belonged to the man moved to your eyes. They were icy blue, but not like what is commonly referred as one would see as in a killer, but more along the lines of an intellectuals. I find it difficult here to render justice in my description to your eyes. However as that may be, I certainly had every panic button that belongs directly to me go off screaming within me. Still I could not move nor speak. You simply gave me a wink and a smile walking past me and out through the entrance in which I had previously followed you.
I woke up abruptly knowing that I had not had a lucid dream as I did not know that I was dreaming. It certainly can be described as an intense dream. So, hoping that I have not overstepped here with you, I was left with a question. Was my desire so deep that my mind was at play or was there some truths to be found?
Wow, Witchmark. Many people do associate me with your word from that second paragraph...."full of manure". LOL.
First, many people put too much importance on dreams and take things which appear there with too much importance or...add things between the scenes that are not there and create more issues. Myself, I am one that through the years, have learned to view dreams with a little caution.........and see them as symbols.
Earlier, in my life, I took and added much and created problems for myself.
Explaining that, I need to relate to you that this is a very strange dream because.........several things relate to your dream at present.
The day before your posting, I received a private mail from someone else warning me that I should pay close attention as someone may appear in my life that I should not trust, and that I could be taken in by his statements and lose my "knowledge and wisdom" (I know, I know.....some question I have any of that in the first place). So I put this on the back burner to watch.
It also happened that a certain President that I (for some reason, not because of great powers) I had entered into his body several times and viewed his life as he lived it in the White House and heard his conversations.....as well as three other people and persons running governments.... showed up in my dream the night before and walked up and put his arm around me and told me he wanted to explain to me the reason for all of his actions and what he is setting up for the future......which is communism. He showed me that he was planning on buying his own personal ford explorer which is a two tone brown color. I told him I did not trust anything he was doing and I consider everything he was doing was a lie and he entered the white house by not telling the truth anyway. At that, he appeared angry and walked over and got into his limo with a long line of other black vehicles and they all drove off.
I thought this was rather strange and connected that to the private e mail message I received the next day....saying how insightful the person must have been that sent it.
I was meeting with someone that I did not especially care for and after several attempts at getting rid of him, he began to attack me. I turned and moved up with my open palm and caught him under the chin and pushed back til I heard his neck crack at which point he fell to the ground and as he hit the floor he went to pull a gun to fire.....at that point I began to attack his head and then I saw it separate and roll from the body. There were others that witnessed the attack and all seemed to say I was within my rights to protect myself. I did not see too much of this as being all that strange until I logged on here and read your message.
With the other private mail along with your account, as well as my dream experiences, I view all this connection from different sources as being rather unique. I do not begin to try and give an answer for it all but just to list it for all to view and apply your own idea. But I will watch more closely anyone that may try to befriend me with any comment in the near future......smile. So....not to trust anyone.....Ha......I live that way now... and in the past I have been too quick to use magic to harm many people that angered me. I am sorry for many of those and see as I get older that there are other ways to handle a situation or problem without taking lives and was not the proper way to handle it.
And I do thank you for relaying your dream as it seems there may be some warning to me for the future.
Thank you for replying here and for seeing my typo....sorry about that one.
It took a lot for me to post and I was not so sure how you would feel about a "private" message. There are some that hate to be bothered privately.
It was nice to see you so openly sharing your dream, witchmark. Many find doing such a thing to be difficult and yet so much can be learned about ourselves and that which is around us from dreams, I believe more should do so - without thought of shame or embarrassment or second thinking oneself, so I agree with Maxx and thank you for that, it made very interesting reading.


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Yaupon, the Only Caffeine Source Native to the U.S., Has Potential to Explode
Michael Crane
Will yaupon holly, the only naturally occurring caffeine-containing plant in the U.S., become the next energy star?
From a glance at the U.S. caffeine market, it might seem like all the great energy ingredients come from other parts of the world. Coffee is thought to originate in the Middle East, tea comes from Asia, and even alternative energy ingredients like guarana, guayusa, and yerba mate hail from South America.
There is, however, one local contender looking to break onto the scene. Yaupon holly, the only naturally occurring caffeine-containing plant in the United States, has the potential to become the next hyped alternative to coffee. Celebrated for its combination of homegrown appeal, pleasant taste, and possible health benefits, yaupon tea has plenty going for it. But will consumers be put off by its unflattering history?
The "American Yerba Mate"
"If you're looking at trends in caffeinated beverages, the thing I think that is the most interesting right now, and the one that's got the potential bullet for market expansion, is yaupon," says Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director, American Botanical Council (Austin, TX).
With the popularity of yerba mate and guayusa teas in the United States, it's no stretch to imagine the success of their close relative, yaupon. A member of the same Ilex genus as its South American cousins, yaupon is native to southeastern states from East Texas to Georgia. The plant's leaves contain around 1% caffeine, says Blumenthal, similar to the caffeine content of yerba mate. But the taste may be even better.
"It tends to have, especially when it's roasted, in my opinion, a sweeter or more pleasant taste than mate, which is a positive," says Blumenthal.
Recent research seems to back up Blumenthal's opinion. In a study1 of 75 individuals aged 18 and older, participants sampled unidentified tea infusions of yaupon holly and yerba mate, then rated their favorability of the taste. On a scale from 1 to 9, 41% of participants scored yaupon a rating of 4 or higher, compared to only 19% who gave yerba mate the same rating. The researchers suggested the preference might be due to the fact that yaupon is less bitter than mate.
Yaupon tea has been drunk in pockets across the American South for hundreds of years and was used medicinally by Native Americans, says Blumenthal, but modern commercialization of yaupon has only begun in the last few years. However, among the few companies who are marketing yaupon teas, there is definite agreement that the market is quickly growing.
"We put our first product out in 2012, and we have grown exponentially since then," says Bryon White, president and CEO, Yaupon Asi Tea (New Smyrna Beach, FL). Fellow yaupon purveyors Texas Yaupon Tea (Bastrop County, TX) and Cat Spring Tea (Cat Spring, TX) have also seen a big increase in interest since launching in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
"At the time, it was extremely rare for anyone to have heard of yaupon tea, and now more and more people say they've read about or heard about it," says Maridel Martinez, founder and owner, Texas Yaupon Tea. "Most people around here are familiar with the plant but have no idea it is caffeinated or that you can make a tea from it. They are always pleasantly surprised when they sample it."
Early research into the potential health benefits of yaupon have also been promising, with an in vitro study2 from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) suggesting that a yaupon extract may have anti-inflammatory properties and a high concentration of antioxidants.
But if this all-American caffeine source is so great, why is it only being commercialized now?
A History to Reckon With
Which brings us to yaupon's cultural history and rather unfortunate scientific name, Ilex vomitoria. The plant was named in 1789 by William Aiton, a Scottish botanist, as a reference to its use in a Native American ceremony during which men would drink huge amounts of the yaupon-filled "black drink" in order to induce vomiting and gain energy.3
The purification ritual often preceded wars or marriages, with yaupon holding an important place in the culture of Timucuan Native Americans and later Seminoles, according to Francis Putz, professor of biology and forestry, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL). Indeed, even the name of the famous Seminole leader Osceola is an Anglicized version of "Asi Yahola," meaning "black drink singer," says Putz.
Yet in spite of its name, several studies4 have shown no such emetic effect in yaupon leaves. It may have been that the "black drink" contained other ingredients that induced vomiting or it was simply the massive amount the men consumed that made them purge.
There is also another, more sinister theory behind Ilex vomitoria's name, says Putz. It's possible that Aiton was bribed by Ceylon tea merchants working in England to give yaupon its unattractive name as a way to shut down competition. Although this early case of corporate espionage lacks proof, Putz believes it to be true.
But regardless of how the name originated, it may well have undermined earlier attempts at commercializing yaupon. In the same study1 where participants rated the taste of yaupon compared to yerba mate, they also completed a survey on how likely they were to purchase a yaupon beverage. While 12 of the 75 participants said they would be interested in purchasing "a caffeine-containing tea made from a shrub native to North America that was consumed by Amerindians and early European colonists," only 7 continued to hold that belief after learning yaupon's scientific name and ritualistic history.
For companies like ASI Tea (Savannah, GA), which launched the first ready-to-drink (RTD) yaupon tea a little over six months ago, that history may still be working against them. Lou Thomann, founder, says that yaupon's legacy is the company's "biggest challenge."
"Anyone trying to commercialize this is going to have to deal with that story," says Thomann, adding that his philosophy is "don't hide it, celebrate it. It's an amazing story. If anyone wants to root for the underdog, this thing has been the underdog."
Building from the Ground Up
Yaupon's distinctly American heritage is a big part of the appeal, but it can also make things more difficult for suppliers. For one, labor costs are considerably higher in the United States than in developing countries where many other caffeine ingredients originate.
"There is the financial challenge of American labor rates throughout harvesting and processing, in contrast to lower internationally sourced coffee and tea production costs, which means yaupon tea will be a more expensive specialty," says Abianne Miller Falla, cofounder, Cat Spring Tea. Cat Spring Tea currently wild-picks its yaupon leaves.
Yaupon's relative newcomer status as a commercial ingredient also means there are no established methods or supply chains to tap into, but Falla says this has given Cat Spring Tea the freedom to experiment with a variety of techniques in improving its treatment of the yaupon leaf.
Although several companies have plans for RTD yaupon teas in the future (and one yaupon moonshine), ASI Tea is the first company to offer a line of RTD yaupon teas, which debuted in late 2014. Other native Southern ingredients, such as muscadine grapes, aronia berries, local wild mints, and wild yaupon honey, are combined with yaupon in the RTD teas, says Thomann, which each contain around 30 mg of caffeine.
"We're selling a really healthy, native, local, wild-picked American treasure," says Thomann.
After hundreds of years of obscurity and undeserved stigma, yaupon's time on the commercial caffeine market may have finally arrived.
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Wainwright AE et al. "A misleading name reduces marketability of a healthful and stimulating natural product: a comparative taste test of infusions of a native Florida holly (Ilex vomitoria) and yerba mate (I. paraguariensis)." Economic Botany, vol. 68, no. 3 (September 2014): 350-354
Noratto GD et al. "Flavonol-rich fractions of yaupon holly leaves (Ilex vomitoria, Aquifoliaceae) induce microRNA-146a and have anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive effects in intestinal myofibroblast CCD-18Co cells." Fitoterapia, vol. 82, no. 4 (June 2011): 557-569
Putz FD. "Yaupon redeemed." The Palmetto, vol. 31, no. 3 (2014): 9-11
Palumbo MJ et al. "Ilex vomitoriaait. (yaupon): a native North American source of a caffeinated and antioxidant rich tea." Economic Botany, vol. 63, no. 2 (June 2009): 130-137
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Yesterday, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, FP's parent organization, launched its new vision for a global think tank centered in Washington, but with local offices in Moscow, Beijing, Beirut, and (soon) Brussels. The difference between a think tank that deals with international issues—those are a dime a dozen in this town—and a think tank ...
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Yesterday, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, FP's parent organization, launched its new vision for a global think tank centered in Washington, but with local offices in Moscow, Beijing, Beirut, and (soon) Brussels. The difference between a think tank that deals with international issues—those are a dime a dozen in this town—and a think tank that is itself international may sound like a fine distinction at first. But being based locally and working in the language is key to understanding other countries as they see themselves. With a dangerous political situation and the world's view of United States foreign policy lower than ever, it's vital that high-quality dialogue flow between places like Beijing and Washington. Carnegie's new global vision will help that tremendously.
But there are broader changes afoot that cross other boundaries. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, spoke about how technology is transforming the world (and simultaneously being transformed by it) in yesterday's riveting keynote address at Carnegie's launch event for the new vision.
One particularly intriguing question Schmidt asked was, What happens when the next billion Internet users go online? What are the implications for freedom of speech?
One billion is a lot of people. How will they communicate with each other?
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland popped up to ask an interesting question: Are intellectual property rights a thing of the past in the Internet age? Schmidt responded by explaining how "intellectual property rights are fundamental to how we operate." Google Books, for instance, is raising all kinds of new and interesting questions about intellectual property.
To another questioner worried about how dictatorships or other forces could seize control of the Web, Schmidt was reassuring. Kind of:
I'm not as worried about it as you might be, because I understand how difficult it is to go in and impose your bias on a single node in the Internet …. You have to be able to shut down the borders …. Anyone who can do that on the Internet is quite dangerous …. The good news about the Internet is it's structured to make that extremely difficult …. Unless you're able to get control of all of the interconnection points, which is essentially impossible in most, at least, democratic countries, it's very very difficult to see how the kind of manipulation you're describing would occur."
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Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 3820 January 2022
"If a company employing at least 250 employees closes a plant or an office and wants to make redundant no less than 50 employees, it is requested to start a preliminary consultancy procedure with a plan to reduce redundancies and verify alternative measures. "
New compulsory ITL communications
As of 21 December 2021, business owners must inform their local ITL employment inspectorate of any occasional consultancy contracts before they begin. The National Employment Inspectorate confirmed that companies can proceed with any delayed communications of this nature no later than 18 January 2022. Occasional contracts with self-employed individuals must be communicated to ITL under Article 2222 of the Italian Civil Code. Any other types of self-employed contracts (e.g. long-term/continuous consultancies or activities regulated by a digital platform) are not included in this requirement. Said communications to ITL can be done via email or text.
National Employment Inspectorate, Note 11/01/2022 No. 29
Excluding foreigners from maternity benefits is unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court deemed it unconstitutional to make foreign workers' access to the 'baby bonus' and maternity allowance subject to possession of a long-term residence permit. The maternity allowance and the 'baby bonus' aim to assist families (as provided for by Law No. 190/2014 and Legislative Decree No. 151/2001) and are included in Italy's social security system to which the right to equal treatment for all applies. As such, the court ruled that the benefits in question are available to foreign citizens, including non-EU citizens, that hold either a temporary or short-term residency permit. Judgment is yet to be published.
Constitutional Court, Press release 12/01/2022
"MoCoa" platform to monitor service contract compliance
In order to properly monitor the fulfilment of contractors' obligations towards their employees (social security contributions, pay, etc.), contracting companies can join the new "MoCoa" platform for employment compliance in contracts. The platform is managed by the INPS and businesses can access it on a voluntary basis by registering a contract in the MoCoa system and adding the relevant data. The system automatically generates a service contract identification code. Contractors are then bound to use the code to register the workers employed on the particular contract.
"MoCoa" platform introduced on 12/01/2022
Sale of IT business deemed genuine
The transfer of a business that lacks certain operational structures needed to properly function in the market (such as undertakings without a HR or accounts department etc.) was considered a genuine transfer of business pursuant to Article 2112 of the Italian Civil Code, according to the Tribunal of Genoa. A business' ability to function independently is linked to its ability to perform the specific service it has been assigned to do by the company it was bought by. On this basis, the Tribunal of Genoa deemed that the transfer of an IT company to a more complex business to be genuine.
Tribunal of Genova, 05/01/2022
Personal relationship between victim and aggressor eliminates workplace connection
An assault suffered by a female worker on her way to the office is not considered an accident 'in transit' due to the personal relationship the victim had with the aggressor. The personal nature of the relationship eliminated any connection to the workplace. In this case, the fact that a fatal assault occurred while the employee was on her way to work is a mere coincidence. As such, the employee's dependents are not entitled to the "in transit" accident allowance.
Supreme Court 03/11/2021 No. 31485
Collective agreement binding even after withdrawal from employers' association
Withdrawing from an employers' association that signed an intercompany collective agreement is not enough to prevent a company from paying their employees the various economic provisions provided for by said collective agreement even if they thereafter only continued to apply some (and not all) entitlements. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the continued application of some incentives and pay provided for by an intercompany collective agreement legitimises an employee's reliance on said agreement. In this case, given that the employer continued to apply part of the economic benefits provided for by the collective agreement, it is irrelevant whether the company had signed the collective agreement or not or whether it had withdrawn from the relevant employers' association.
Supreme Court 04/01/2022 No. 74
Holiday leave count as overtime
The provision of a collective agreement stating that hours of annual leave taken by employees in a specified month cannot be included as part of standard monthly working time when determining the amount of any overtime owed, violates EU laws. Accordingly, if the sum of hours' leave taken in a month and hours worked in the same month exceeds the employee's normal working hours they will be entitled to overtime. Any other option would run the risk of discouraging employees from using their annual leave during months where they have worked extra hours.
EU Court of Justice 13/01/2022 No. 514
Exclusion of trade union organisations from negotiations lawful
An employer can manage any trade union negotiations either through separate meetings with different unions or a joint one including all. An employer can also refuse to negotiate with any unions that choose not to participate in previous negotiations. On this basis, the Tribunal of Padua rejected a claim for anti-trade union behavior brought by a trade union organisation with which an employer refused to negotiate the renewal of performance bonuses.
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Cardinal Angelo Sodano, longtime Vatican power broker, dies
The news agency said the cardinal had been hospitalized for pneumonia earlier in the month, after testing positive for Covid-19. He had been in poor health for some time.
In a telegram sent to the cardinal's sister on Saturday, Pope Francis expressed his condolences.
"I recall his diligent work alongside so many of my predecessors, who entrusted him with important responsibilities in the Vatican diplomacy, up to the delicate office of secretary of state," Francis said.
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Sodano was a long-time Vatican presence, having served two popes as secretary of state and as dean of the College of Cardinals. He remained influential even in retirement.
But he faced severe criticism during the church sexual abuse crisis. In 2005, during a meeting with then-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, he reportedly asked her to intervene in a sexual abuse lawsuit in the state of Kentucky, which named the Vatican as a defendant. But she declined, the National Catholic Reporter said at the time.
He repeatedly came under pressure during the years that followed for downplaying sexual abuse or blocking investigations into the scandal.
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Weary job seekers, take heart: You probably haven't come close to exhausting your search. Sure you've been diligent about going to networking events, spending hours each day working on cover letters and resumes, and applying to open positions that you think would be a perfect fit for you, but there still might be options you're overlooking.
While not every plan of attack that you'll see below is going to be right for you, one or two (or even more!) might be. And even though you shouldn't abandon the tools you've come to value and trust, if you've been in a rut for some time now, it doesn't hurt to think outside the box. For example, Muse Coach Anna Runyan's suggestion is explicitly for those people who are ready to take their networking up a notch and are sick of the same old events. In fact, that's what a lot of these are about—they're ways for you to mix up the game and get ahead of the competition.
Most people focus on defining the role they want and then looking for open positions across many companies. Instead, try finding a handful of companies that represent truly great places for you to work and develop your career (think about culture, opportunities, networking, and so on). Next, target developing relationships with people inside those companies and look for any opening that might get you in the door—even if it's a step down. Plan to go in, crush it, and grow [into your desired role] from inside the company.
Professional networking can expose you to amazing job opportunities, especially if you get creative. Here's one uncommon, but high-impact hack to try at your next in-person event. Instead of focusing on talking to the speakers at a conference or event, choose to place your attention on the moderators. They're often less mobbed than presenters and are hyper-connected. Tell them about what you're interested in and ask them who at the event you should meet.
In today's world, all the rave is about online searching. However, many jobs that are available aren't posted. I recommend that clients go back to the days of the Yellow Pages. Locate small companies in your area, such as family-owned businesses or organizations that rely heavily on word of mouth. These companies are more likely to welcome you reaching out via a cold call email. If you don't live in a big city, you can also try visiting the local Chamber of Commerce and speak to staff members who are knowledgeable about the needs of their members, have direct relationships with them, and will gladly make warm introductions.
Most job seekers focus on networking with colleagues and people in their industry, but neglect to talk to other people in their lives. This doesn't mean that you should lead off every conversation with the news that you're on the hunt, but you can strive to work it into conversation in a natural way. Neighbors, acquaintances from the dog park, people in your rec soccer league—any or all of these contacts may have knowledge or connections that could prove helpful.
We've all heard the saying, 'It's not what you know, it's who you know.' Well, I see this as 'network is net worth.' The more relationships you have, the better chance you have of getting referrals down the road. Friends like hiring friends; the days of blindly blasting your resume to every opening are over. Today, social media is the fastest way to grow your personal network; use it to leverage your professional community and get a personal introduction.
Enjoy a yoga retreat. Drop by a fundraising event. Instinct tells you to frequent industry conferences when you're on the hunt, but shaking hands outside your usual circle can produce opportunities, too. Keep your network fresh by taking advantage of non-industry specific opportunities.
Job searchers often forget to develop relationships with individuals before they submit their applications. Developing relationships with recruiters, hiring managers, and professionals on the teams that interest you will help make your resume stand out among the rest of the candidates who probably submitted the online application without making a human connection or getting a referral.
What will set you apart and allow you to get any job you want is your ability to prove that you create value on an ongoing basis. Find a problem that exists in your interest area, build a tribe around your existing contacts, and create an email newsletter and blog where you tell stories that provide ideas and solutions to those problems. You'll be able to go into any interview and say, 'Look at the people I help, look at the problems I'm already solving, look at the value I create.' Boom, hired.
If you've identified a particular role or company that interests you, always try to find a way to bypass HR and get yourself noticed by someone in the department you're applying to. If you don't have any direct connections through friends, family, or former colleagues, start going to conferences, luncheons, and panel discussions where folks who work for the company are attending or speaking. Introduce yourself, get a business card, or connect on LinkedIn. Once you've established a connection, send a direct email outlining your interest in the company and inquire about the best person to follow up with.
One strategy that a lot of people overlook is making sure a posted job is still active. This is especially important if you're finding a job that's been posted for more than two or three weeks. The last thing you want to do is spend time and effort applying for a job that's 'nearly filled,' so here's what I recommend: Contact an internal recruiter, talent acquisition person, or (if the company is small) an HR leader and simply say, 'I just came across your posting for a [name of position]. My background aligns well and I'm very interested, but I noticed that the ad has been up for a few weeks. I wanted to make sure you're still actively interviewing for this role?' Assuming he or she is, making this call gives you an advantage: You've just forged a soft connection with someone on the inside of the organization and, if you play it right, she may just suggest that you forward your materials directly to her, which is a very good thing.
When a boss, CEO, or somebody else in a leadership position strikes up an impromptu conversation, turn the discussion back to him or her. Ask about initiatives, company performance and goals, or other work-related topics. The benefits of this are twofold: You don't have the pressure to respond or make small talk, and it demonstrates an interest in your career and the company's goals. Job seekers should always keep in mind that their primary goal is to sell their skills and experience. Now is not the time to be modest or downplay prior success. Find a way to sell yourself as a potential asset to desirable employers based on information they share with you.
Instead of going to a networking event hoping to find the right people, why not host your own job searching party! Invite people who are in the career space you're most interested in pursuing to come to a cocktail or dinner party. These people you invite will benefit by expanding their contacts and networking with other interesting people that can be of value to them. The key is to do your research and only invite six to eight of the people that you think would make an excellent and fun dinner party guest. At the end of the gathering, give a little presentation about who you are, and how you could potentially contribute to their companies. The emphasis here is on how you can help them. And before you rule this strategy out for being too expensive, consider that I once hosted a cocktail party for 15 people and only spent $60.
You can book a one-on-one session with one of these coaches. Seriously.
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Reported this week, it's possible for someone to exploit bugs in Google's Chrome browser to listen through a computer's microphone—even if the browser window isn't open (eek!). A developer by the name of Tal Ater spotted this flaw. In a video on his website, "What you see here essentially turns Google Chrome into an espionage tool that compromises your privacy in your office or your home, even when you're not using your computer." Google has responded saying that a user must first turn on speech recognition by clicking a button, to give a website access to the computer's microphone—a safeguard that is within web standards. Ater says that no one has used the bugs he found for spying, but it's still a little creepy, don't you think? So, be very careful about which websites you grant access to the microphone!
Sure, Apple rumors abound, but this one seems to have some teeth—it was reported in the Wall Street Journal. Apparently one iPhone will have a 4.5-inch display and another will have a 5-inch display. This would put Apple's lineup in a size that's more comparable with Samsung's Galaxy S 4 (but still smaller than the Note and LG's G2 and Google's Nexus 5). Adding fuel to this rumor's fire? Apple struck a deal with China Mobile recently, and larger screened phones are all the rage in Asia. Folks are speculating the announcement about larger iPhones could come in June.
The tech world was abuzz on Tuesday when Verizon announced it is buying Intel Media—the failed TV set-top box division. The idea Intel had was to develop a box to deliver what the industry calls "over the top" TV service. This means that you buy a set-top box so you can access services like Netflix, Hulu, NowTV over the Internet. The provider is only responsible for delivering the bandwidth, not the actual content. It's expected that Verizon will integrate the Intel tech with its existing FiOS video services and possibly even expand TV services outside of its current reach.
Last week I told you about Google purchasing Nest, and I've also talked about the new Nest Protect smoke detector. But is the Protect really worth the extra money? That's what The Verge set out to find out when they gave it a try in a real home. Their review is decidedly mixed. They say that yes, it's cool and declare, "it's a product for the future" because of Nest's holistic approach to connecting living spaces. That said, they felt like it's a pricey gadget and pointed out it, "can't promise to make your home any safer than any other smoke detector either." Still, if you've got the thermostat, theoretically you'll save the cost of the Protect over time, since the motion sensor makes the automatic settings better at identifying when you're home and when you're not. But at $120 a pop for the Protect, that could take a while.
Email soon to be a thing of the past?
That's what Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz thinks. In an article in Wired, he talks about how email is peaking because it's taking up too much time to deal with. A recent report found that corporate workers spend nearly one-third of their time managing email! Moskovitz thinks we will be moving to a "follow model" from social media—and of course has developed an email replacement called Asana that uses work nodes, rather than social nodes, to organize business communications. A world without traditional email does sound pretty nice many days, doesn't it? It's certainly an interesting idea so if you like stories about visionaries and their ideas, be sure to check it out.
First, Sherlock: Series three debuted last Sunday (woohoo!) and Wired shared "all the shout-outs and references you missed" in the premiere. If you're a fan like I am, you should check out this list.
Second, Google has added the Top Gear track to Google Street View, making fans of the show super happy (can I get another woohoo!?). If you watch the show, you've watched their race car driver ("The Stig") and the hosts cut the corners on the track many, many, many times. But getting an aerial view of "the Hammerhead" and Gambon is pretty fun.
I am apparently Leia and Cece at once, and also a Ravenclaw—which is fitting since I should actually live in London :-).


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California does not have storied vineyards such as Clos de Vougeot or Romanee-Conti in Burgundy, Clos Ste. Hune in Alsace and Clos du Mesnil in Champagne. Certain vineyards, however, have performed superbly enough - if over decades rather than centuries - to earn them special status as America's premier vineyards. One of those is Bien Nacido, at the northern end of the San Rafael Mountains in the Santa Maria Valley of Santa Barbara County.
The Miller family has owned this historic property - once part of a Spanish land grant - since the late 1960s, and they have carefully farmed it and helped build its reputation for premium wine grapes. But they have never made their own wine - until now. This year they will release their first bottlings under their own label.
I got an early taste when I visited the vineyard earlier this year. You can read about it in my feature in today's Washington Post Food section.


that one writes to inflict pain.
But where is it written that you have to be unhappy?
Method: I wrote this poem with the aid of a Markov text generator, which feeds in prose as an input and generates an output randomly. I grabbed the best bits of random prose, repeating the process until I got something I liked, and then edited for sense from there. I worked using material from the pseudonymous Italian writer Elena Ferrante, whose Neapolitan novels are some of the best literature of the last decade.
Emily McAvan is a Jewish Australian poet whose work sits at the intersection between sacred and profane.


It takes a true artist to imagine something out of nothing. Eric Geusz is one such artist. A software engineer by day and a freelance artist by night (or, I am guess, whenever he have time), Eric has created some of the most impressive sci-fi spaceships with nothing more than inspiration from everyday, household objects like a can opener, a peeler, a pair of tongs and even accidental occurrence of two gadgets that happen to stack on top of the other – for examples.
Now, the magic touch of Eric may not immediately appeal to everyone, but I know sci-fi buffs and fellow artists will surely appreciate Eric's wonderful imagination and his ability to translate that imagination into tangible arts. TBH, I am totally sucked into it, although granted, Eric does not have a lot of the household objects illustration. But his other spaceship illustrations are worth checking out too.
I am particularly drawn to the piece called Remote Command and Control Carrier which was inspired by a remote control that had one end stacking on a game controller. That's like Hollywood-grade kind of sci-fi creation (the big budget one, that is). You view more of Eric's works at ArtStation, DevianArt, and Instagram, to see Geusz's entire series of illustrations and other pretty damn awesome arts.


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Charles Bradley live at the House of Vans- Chicago, IL / July 13, 2017
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Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires played a lively show at the House of Vans on July 13th with support from The Cool Kids. The man, the myth, the soul-funk legend blew the doors off the venue with his soulful and dynamic sound.
Bradley and his band electrified the crowd with a robust performance. Each song Bradley played sounded like Apollo Creed's entrance in Rocky 4. Electrifying brass and deep, funky bass ruminated through the intimate venue as Bradley, ever the showman, sauntered through the show like James Brown in his prime.
His voice is so mighty, when Bradley sings, it forces the full attention of everybody in the room. His cool, effortless swagger and flashy sequined jumpsuit catches the spotlight and make his appearance impossible to turn away from.
During "Love Bug Blues," Bradley belted out "I'm filled with desire / can't stop the fire" with a passion unlike any other singer can. When he sings, the sound of a man with a truly heavy heart and a troubled soul comes out. Together with his band, the fiery sound of guitars, bass, and horns covers every inch of the room like dark red velvet.
As he charged into "It Ain't a Sin" the crowd was grooving and moving their feet. Each song pounded out of the speakers and caught a vibe. The closing song, "Changes" brought the house down and got the crowd chanting his name to bring the legendary Charles Bradley back to the stage.
Bradley's live set is an energized, swaggering show filled with impassioned funk and R&B tunes. For a man who just recently dominated cancer, dominating a live concert is something like a day at the office.
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There is no denying in this day and age that social media matters. However, without a strategically organized social media vision, businesses are at risk of utilizing the wrong social channels and ultimately failing to communicate overall business goals to the correct audiences. An effective hospitality social media campaign not only increases brand awareness and perception, it also has the potential to drive revenue and increases booking in real-time.
At BCV, we create customized social strategies that align with our hotel clients' greater marketing initiatives and create original content optimized for social media. By developing a unique, tailored social media strategy, BCV helps hotel clients achieve their individual marketing goals. BCV recently was awarded seven Adrian Awards for exceptional social media campaigns. Two of which honored campaigns created for Waldorf Astoria and the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa.
The Waldorf Astoria has a longstanding tradition of culinary innovation and wanted to reinforce itself as a culinary icon through social media. Therefore, Waldorf Astoria partnered with BCV to drive awareness of the #TasteofWaldorf program, expand the scope of their Taste of Waldorf competition and highlight their global portfolio of properties through a unified social media campaign.
To spread awareness of this campaign, BCV used precise social media targeting to reach affluent middle-aged individuals with an interest in fine dining, culinary travel, and luxury experiences. During activation weeks, live content teased highlights of the Chef's collaboration on and off property at each of the unique destinations. During the five dedicated immersion weeks, brand social channels unveiled the deeper story of the destinations, properties, local influences, Chefs and finals dishes. Finally, during the event, influencers, partners, press, and esteemed guests generated live content for the brand. This three-step plan established Waldorf Astoria as the birthplace of culinary innovation and reinforced that culinary excellence is one of the brand's main principals.
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa sought to drive bookings during a key need period, while also increasing awareness and engagement. To do so, the hotel partnered with BCV to create a social-only Facebook offer to incentivize social media fans to book the exclusive offer. Fans had the opportunity to take advantage of a special 96-hour sale to celebrate Christmas in July, encouraging fans to get into the Christmas spirit.
Instagram stories showcased the different Christmas-themed activities guests could take part in during their stay on property. BCV partnered with the property team to determine the geographic area and interest targeting for the campaign based on the people who had booked this period in the past. The social campaign exceeded expectations, driving over 65% of the room nights booked, for a total booking of 995 rooms. Bringing in over $116,000 in revenue, the campaign saw a 155x return on investment.
These two examples of award-winning social media campaigns effectively utilized the correct channels and targeted the necessary audiences to meet and exceed marketing objectives. Although social media gives the hospitality industry the tools to drive awareness and revenue, without an effective strategy, the power of social media cannot truly be harnessed.


RAW gives the photographer the tool for very fine interpretation of the image in the contemplative atmosphere of the digital darkroom. It bypasses the camera's programming, putting the unprocessed output of the sensor completely under the photographer's control.
This was shot with a Nikon CP8400 in the Desert Passage of the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. the image above was opened in Photoshop CS2 unaltered. It represents a perfect exposure and looks exactly as I had pre-visualized. The camera was set to automatic white balance, all sharpening was turned off, saturation was on the second to lowest setting and the exposure was set to hold maximum highlight detail, with no regard to shadow detail. It looks dark, soft and muddy - an ideal RAW shot.
This allowed me to bring up the shadow detail to precisely the level I wanted by repeatedly opening the file, each time at a higher exposure level, and layering it over the darker exposures where the highlight detail resided. By clicking on the brightest highlights with the magic wand tool, inverting the selection after some feathering of the edge, a click on the layer mask icon in the layer window provided a perfect layer mask that allowed the highlight detail through while preserving the mid-tones and shadow detail.
The Camera RAW loader gave me total control of the colour balance in order to preserve the character of the neon, but still obtain a pleasing overall balance. Starting with a low saturation image, I was able to set the saturation for exactly the feeling I wished to achieve. In Lab mode, I did a small amount of sharpening on a sub-pixel level, so the image does not look "sharpened".
All this work was done in a 48-bit workspace on the 12-bits per pixel RAW image, allowing very subtle interpretation without degrading the quality of the image.
Ansel Adams, also a fine musician once said (in musical terms) "The exposure is the score, but the print is the performance". RAW provides a very rich score for the artist to interpret.


Christina plans to honour her Asian culture with a tea ceremony and ten-course Chinese meal. Syreka's planning an afternoon wedding that's high on elegance, but easy on the budget. Joann's serving up a home-cooked buffet as part of her cottage country theme. Gospel-singer Felicia's planning an event filled with music and dancing. Can down-to-earth Joann stomach Christina's exotic menu, and will Felicia be able to get her dance on at Syreka's midday affair?


>>> Someone with ports-fu could make a lot of people happy.
>> Could you tell me how you got it to run?
> It's in ports/astro/google-earth. Have fun!
> PS: Please report me any problem.
I got this error here, everything is up to date at my ports.


At Total Therapy we encourage all of our patients to remain fit and participating in activities they love. Running is one of the cheapest, easiest, most accessible sports in the world. It is also a sport which is extremely complex and places significant stress on the body. A specific assessment of your biomechanics whilst running can provide invaluable information about the cause of your symptoms, and provide explanations for your pain. Video-assisted gait and running analysis allows your therapist to study movement patterns to asses and treat conditions associated with running and/or lower limb injuries. The video assessment gives a visual explanation to help you understand the impact of running on your injury, or the impact of your injury on your running. Following your assessment and as part of the running clinic at Total Therapy, your therapist will create a tailored treatment program for injury rehabilitation, enhanced performance and to remain injury free for years of running to come!


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Smart and sporty are two words to describe Rhianna. She's a 13-year-old who cares about the people around her. She's ready for new parents who are willing to adopt her.
Rhianna is a fun-loving kid who is ready to try new things in life.
She enjoys trying arcade games but also playing sports.
"I am athletic," said Rhianna. "I've done basketball, and softball. I've never done soccer."
Rhianna stays busy and says that's a good thing!
"It's important to keep kids busy, because if you don't, they'll get bored and drive you nuts!" said Rhianna. "When kids get bored, they don't know what to do. So, they just find something to do."
Rhianna knows what she wants to do when she's older.
"There's like a lot of things. Like I want to be a foster mom. And I want to babysit," said Rhianna. Her years in foster care give her a special understanding.
"I don't remember what age I came into foster care," said Rhianna.
She knows what she wants in a new family.
"A sister my age. Just a mom. And a dog. And my own room," said Rhianna. "Because I share a room with someone right now and I'm just that kind of person who likes to have their own space."
And she's the kind of person who knows how to be a good friend.
"Be yourself, be respectful, be kind and people will want to be around you more," said Rhianna.
Rhianna's favorite food is spaghetti and her favorite subject in school is math.
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Carlos Góes is Chief Research Officer of Instituto Mercado Popular, a São Paulo-based think tank. He has previously worked as Senior Economic Advisor at the Office of the President of Brazil, as a researcher at the International Monetary Fund and U.S. think tanks, and as an instructor of econometrics and data science in different universities.
Góes is a PhD student in Economics (UC San Diego), holds a MA in International Economics (Johns Hopkins SAIS), and a BA in International Relations (University of Brasilia). In 2016, he founded Instituto Mercado Popular, which focuses on designing evidence-based public policy marrying the goals of social inclusion and fiscal responsibility.
His research spans over different topics, including: monetary policy, trade, economic development, income inequality, and advanced statistical methods. His work has been featured in global outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, El País and Le Monde. He has been named one of the "30 persons every investor should follow" by Bloomberg Brazil (Infomoney) and writes frequently for the Brazilian press.
A coding enthusiast, he works in Python, Stata, Eviews, LaTeX, R, Julia, and Matlab. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, having some knowledge of French and Italian.
Instituto Mercado Popular. Founder & Chief Research Officer (2016-present).
• Edited policy papers with data rich analysis designing evidence-based public policy for Brazil.
Office of the President of Brazil. Division Chief and Advisor, Economic Development. (2017-2018).
• Served as Senior Economic Advisor & Division Chief for Economic Development in the Office of the President's Board of Strategic Affairs, using my statistical and analytical skills to produce policy blueprints for long-term institutional and economic development strategies.
• Co-led the efforts on Trade Reform, being the lead-author of a flagship policy report on trade liberalization, organizing a high level seminar in São Paulo, and helping push the trade reform agenda within the administration.
International Monetary Fund. Research Analyst (2013-2017).
• Had my work featured on the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, Le Monde, El País, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and other world-class outlets.
• Co-authored six papers on a range of macroeconomics and international finance topics, including an assessment of the infrastructure stock in Latin America, the impact of minimum wage policies over employment in Brazil, and the impact of quantitative easing over emerging markets sovereign bond yields.
• Mapped the changing patterns of interest rates in key emerging markets over the last half-decade using state-space yield curve models.
• Prepared daily surveillance reports regarding equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, commodity and external sector high frequency indicators using Bloomberg, Datastream, and Haver Analytics data, focusing particularly on Brazil and Venezuela.
• Actively collaborated in the preparation of Article IV, Regional Economic Outlook, and World Economic Outlook reports.
Cato Institute. International Economics Summer Analyst (2012).
University of Brasilia. Project Head (SiNUS 2010). (2009-2010).
Estou lendo seu Artigo sobre o impacto instituições sobre o PIB per capita. Na minha monografia pretendo discutir isso, algo bem parecido com seu trabalho.
Além disso quero usar o mesmo método. Você sabe me dizer se é possível ter acesso aos dados e ao codigo para q eu consiga replicar o resultado e entender o método?


Pulling into the main Sierra Leone Port in Freetown a cargo ship with the name China Shipping. It's March 2013 and goods are arriving on mass. We know where is came from, there is no doubt that the owner wants us to know who they are and they have no secrets. What is in the hold of this massive ship from China? How many of these ships have arrived in the West African country this past year?
It is surrounded by six countries in the north is Mali, to the south is Ghana which is on the coast of West Africa, north east is Niger. Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people. French forces colonized this part of West Africa in 1896. In 1958, the region achieved self-governance, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta, and by 1960 had gained complete independence from France. Burkina Faso means "the country of honorable people". Its capital is Ouagadougou.
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928-930 East Arques is comprised of two single-story office/R&D buildings, consisting of 82,726 total square feet located on a single 5.3 acre parcel. Both buildings were built in 1985.
Orchard Partners purchased the property in 2007 in an off-market transaction.
At the time of acquisition, the property was 42% leased to GE Healthcare, although GE had already notified the previous landlord that it would be vacating the premises at the end of its term, less than 9 months away.
Interiors at both buildings were tired and out-of-date, as were the building lobby entrances and site improvements.
In 2007/2008, Orchard Partners completed an extensive interior and exterior "market ready" update plan, including new lobbies, new entry façade, new lighting, updated landscaping, and other capital improvements.
In 2007, Orchard Partners leased the 930 East Arques building to Cambrios Technologies, a venture-backed developer of electronic materials.
In 2012, the 928 E. Arques building was leased to Apple Computer and the property was concurrently sold to an investor.


Letter to the Editor: Air-gun pellet injuries to the head and neck: what are the mechanisms of injury and optimal steps in management?
TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the article by Kumar et al.3 (Kumar R, Kumar R, Mallory GW, et al: Penetrating head injuries in children due to BB and pellet guns: a poorly recognized public health risk. J Neurosurg Pediatr 17:215–221, February 2016). The authors retrospectively collected the data of 14 victims of what they called air-gun pellet injuries who were referred to 3 different centers. They highlighted their findings in Table 2 of their manuscript. Their review of the muzzle velocity performance is very informative for readers of the neurosurgical literature who are interested in the field of penetrating head injuries.
Interestingly enough, our group published a collection of 16 pediatric cases injured by 0.177-caliber lead pellets with a diabolo-style shape in 1997.1 The summary of our findings is reproduced from that communication and added as a table in this letter to show that our results were rather similar to those of Kumar et al., although with some important differences. We would like to highlight some of them and also comment on some other issues as well.
1) The entrance points of the pellets into the skull are mentioned by the authors, but the weak roof of the orbit as the main avenue of entrance to the cranium for these low-velocity pellets should be better emphasized. The point is that the rifles or guns shooting these kinds of missiles are not engineered in standard industries and do not hold for example International Organization for Standardization numbers in every aspect. These guns and projectiles are produced by home-made manufacturers, lack advanced compressed gas technology (which means that the pellets are shot at different velocities), and are distributed by local sellers among the youngsters. So, the speed of pellets is nearly always less than the amount mentioned in Kumar et al.3 The skull entry site in the Kumar et al. series was frontal in 8 patients (57%), temporal in 2 (14%), orbital in only 3 (21%), and parietal in 1 (7%). The injury types overlapped among many patients, and some of them were not driven into the skull. Injuries included subarachnoid hemorrhage in 7 patients (50%), depressed skull fracture in 4 (29%), parenchymal contusion in 4 (29%), cerebral edema in 3 (21%), intraparenchymal hemorrhage in 2 (21%), subdural hematoma in 1 (7%), intraventricular hemorrhage in 1 (7%), and pseudoaneurysm formation in 1 (7%). Among them, 10 of the 14 patients required an operative intervention. This is quite different from our findings (Table 1), with the entrance through the orbit in 11/16 (69% orbital entrances). It shows that such missiles cannot easily penetrate through the skull bone, and need special circumstances to happen accidentally between the offender and the victim.
AgP = air-gun pellet; angio = angiography; CCF = carotid–cavernous sinus fistula; CS = cavernous sinus; TA = traumatic aneurysm; VA = vertebral artery.
* Last location of air-gun pellet.
2) Considering passage of the missile through the skull base region in most of the cases, the shell often can be stopped in and around the sella. Damage to the cavernous sinus and its neurovascular structures was predictable, and we insist on some kind of vascular study in nearly all similar cases. We encountered both traumatic aneurysm and carotid cavernous fistula in our series (Table 1).
3) Even though it might not seem necessary to remove the BB pellets in all cases, because of the higher chance of development of late infection in these penetrating injuries (Table 1) in contrast to high-velocity war injuries,2 we deem early and complete debridement a mandatory procedure.
4) Advising the use of helmets for children playing with BB guns can be a good suggestion on the part of pediatric neurosurgeons, although it is of benefit only for the shooter and helmet manufacturer (because children who were not shooting BB guns wouldn't be wearing a helmet). Considering that these events are accidental and not preplanned, the use of helmets cannot possibly prevent all injuries to the victim.
We appreciate the comments on our article and thank the writers for their additional insights.
We agree; the most vulnerable area on the face for projectile entry is the orbit, given the nature of the tissue. We encountered a plethora of orbital injuries due to nonpowder guns when reviewing the records, and yet, interestingly, only 3 of many included penetration of the intracranial compartment. This, indeed, is different from what was published by Amirjamshidi et al. in 1997.1 Potentially, in addition to their suggestion regarding helmets, safety glasses should be recommended.
In our study, the most common site of injury was the frontal bone, which is a far more robust bone than those of the orbits. We theorized that the increased incidence of convexity bone penetration may be due to the increase in muzzle velocities of contemporary nonpowder guns. In the letter Drs. Amirjamshidi and Abbassioun mention the inaccuracy of estimates of muzzle velocities. Indeed, there is some truth to this comment. Our calculations (based on the muzzle velocities reported by the manufacturers of popular air-powered guns) represent the worst-case scenario regarding projectile velocity and energy density at the point of skull penetration. Regardless of the calculations, 14 children presented with BBs or pellets in their brains. Certainly these rough calculations help to explain how a BB could penetrate the frontal bone, but they do not explain the gun safety failures that led to it being aimed in that direction in the first place. The main purpose of highlighting these calculations in our paper is to bring attention to the increased power and potential dangers of nonpowder guns. Perhaps this information could be used to facilitate a discussion on gun safety, when before these would be considered merely toys.
We also appreciate the authors' experience with these injuries and appreciate their recommendations. Because BBs and pellets lack the temporary cavitation in the traversed brain produced by larger firearms, they are thus generally less damaging to the neural tissue. However, BBs and pellets are still very capable of producing vascular injuries. We agree with the writers' recommendations, that there should be a low threshold for performing vascular studies after BB or pellet gun brain injury. In our opinion, the neurosurgeon should use his or her best judgment on whether debridement, decompression, or skull repair are necessary, and deeply lodged BBs or pellets should only be retrieved if they threaten imminent or ongoing neurological injury to the patient.
In the US, we live in an era of heightened sensitivity to any kind of gun regulation. Our authorship group includes avid gun owners and those who have never fired a gun before. The regulation of nonpowder guns is done at the state level and is inconsistent. Although we take no stance on the regulation of nonpowder guns, we strongly recommend close parental or mature supervision of children using these weapons, which pose risks that are underappreciated.
INCLUDE WHEN CITING Published online July 15, 2016; DOI: 10.3171/2016.3.PEDS16136.


Last Saturday Matt and I were sitting on the quad, enjoying the less-than-freezing weather and minding our own business when we were approached by PURCHASE!!!'s own Cameron Wisch. Turns out Cameron was playing a show at The Silent Barn in Brooklyn that night. Having never been to Brooklyn myself, and having really enjoyed Cameron's performance the night before, Matt and I decided to tag along.
If you don't know precisely where The Silent Barn is you're bound to miss it, as it has no outside markings or decorations aside from an address number located above its double iron doors. Try to imagine if Whiston's Memorial Hall in the Stood was actually an entire house. We walked into an upstairs featuring a decorated entry way, a closed off room housing the venues one permanent resident, and an open living room/kitchen devoted to shows and band practices. Just like in Whitson's, the corner held a hierarchy of stacked couches and a curious looking living quarters for the resident cat. We carried Cameron's equipment down a thin flight of stairs and into the small basement that would house the evenings show. The basement was also very decorated, complete with original art, rickety wood floors and plenty of shaky seats.
The basement was relatively cold and empty when the first act started up. Grass Canyon sat in the dark with an ironing board full of mixers and pedals and filled the room with a sludgy, industrial, droning beat that slowly morphed and changed as the minutes ticked by. Those who weren't disinterested and looking around at the basement decorations were slowly bobbing their heads or shaking their knees to the trance beat. Next up was D Gookin who played drums along with pre-recorded songs from a laptop. After a very long sound check, (where the sole player in the group, Mike, took turns sampling every drink in the audience) I expected Gookin to share Cameron's experimental, mathy sound but instead he chimed in with a series of catchy, poppy, synth driven songs. Gookin's drumming was impressive when matched with the songs he played, but in a much less virtuosic style that Cameron's. Guy had a bit of a temper too.
Up next was maybe my favorite band of the night, The Joint Chiefs of Math. This two piece turned out to be two of the friendliest guys ever and on top of it they played really amazing music. Their guitarist had a pedal board unlike any I've seen, he played out of both a guitar rig and a bass amp, mixing the two sounds to fill up the lower registers. They mixed elements of mixed meter math with really catchy riffs and simple guitar lines. Definitely check these guys out.
The evening was sort of split into two halves, and the second half commenced after the Joint Chiefs with Antn Hrkwk. Another two piece, one manned an ipod, a mixer, a delay pedal and a theremin (!) while the other worked with a laptop and a projector for background video effects. I honestly have no idea where the music was coming from with this one, but wherever it was, it was really loud. After a walk upstairs to rest my ears, Eric Hnatow had already set up his electronics. We had gotten a bite to eat with Eric before the show and he seemed like a really friendly guy. Eric sang sometimes, jumped around sometimes, wore a sweatshirt covered in blinking christmas lights sometimes, humped his table sometimes but always carried a pretty nice, energetic disposition. By this point I had pretty much had enough electronic music and I was ready for Cameron's set to begin. With his trademark black lights set up, the basement took on a whole new feel, and the art on the wall started to really pop out. The show had thinned out by this time but what was left of the crowd was really impressed by Cameron's playing.
Check out all the photos HERE!!!
-The Joint Chiefs of Math!
...and then there's the alchemist.
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Qantas head of data analytics and AI departs
By Ry Crozier on Aug 16, 2021 6:38AM
Louise Cooper.
After two-and-a-half years.
Qantas' head of data analytics and AI Louise Cooper has left the airline after two-and-a-half years to lead enterprise-wide data strategy at News Corp Australia.
Cooper similarly led enterprise-wide data strategy at Qantas, including the modernisation of the airline's data architecture and adoption of AWS to power its data lake.
More recently, she took on additional responsibilities in Qantas 'B2C/customer domain', which covers the airline's CRM, contact centre, marketing technology and personalisation platforms.
In a statement late last week, News Corp Australia said it had appointed Cooper as its director of data strategy and management.
News Corp Australia's chief technology officer for data and digital Julian Delany said Cooper "would play a key role in accelerating plans to develop the company's burgeoning data strategy, which has been a key source of growth over recent years."
"Data has become the engine room that informs decision making across our enterprise and we are committed to amplifying our focus beyond where we are today," Delany said.
"This is undoubtedly one of our businesses' most valuable assets, bringing enormous strategic value and a significant point of difference for News Corp Australia as we continue to grow our capabilities, business insights and new revenue opportunities."
Cooper added that her "experience in modernising data platforms and building customer-centric solutions will help enable growth through meaningful insights" at the media company.
Prior to Qantas, Cooper held data executive roles at AGL and at insurer TAL Australia.
She has also held several information management roles at Optus.
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A biennial international equestrian competition that takes place in a selected European venue. This was the first time that the two separate championships had been brought together in one venue. More than 40,000 people visited the championships. Project delivery was completely turnkey – attracting major sponsorship, ticketing, marketing, sport management, design and build of all facilities and structures.
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1. 12180. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Sardik Food Products Corporation. Plea of guilty. Fine, $500.
Sardik Food Products Corporation
2. 12181. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Orestes Canning Company, Inc., and Grover C. Hutcherson. Pleas of guilty. Fines of $200 against the corporation and $100 against the individual.
Orestes Canning Company, Inc., trading at Elwood and Orestes, Ind., and Grover C. Hutcherson, manager of the Orestes plant of the corporation
3. 12976. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. D. E. Foote & Co., Inc. Plea of guilty. Fine, $450 and costs.
D. E. Foote & Co., Inc.
4. 14830. Adulteration and misbranding of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 999 Cases and 999 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
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5. 18798. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 19 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
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6. 18866. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 2,000 Cases, et al., of Tomato Puree. Consent decrees entered. Portion of product released to claimant. Remainder ordered condemned, forfeited, and destroyed.
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7. 18982. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 1,123 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
Rocky Mountain Packing Corp
8. 19274. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 487 Cases and 2,190 Cases of Tomato Puree. Appearance, claim, and answer filed in each case. Product taken down under bond. Adulterated portions ordered destroyed. Remainder released.
Woods Cress Canning Co.
9. 19346. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Crampton Canneries (Inc.). Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $200 and costs.
Crampton Canneries (Inc.)
10. 20111. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 162 Cases of Canned Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
Haxton Canning Co.
11. 20112. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 300 Cases of Tomato Puree. Bond executed by claimant. Portion of product ordered condemned, forfeited, and destroyed; remainder released.
Pleasant Grove Canning Co.
12. 20141. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 87 Cases, et al., of Canned Tomato Puree. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
13. 20464. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 750 Cases of Tomato Puree. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under bond.
Butterfield Canning Co.
14. 20540. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 226 Cases, et al., of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
15. 21263. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 48 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
Holley Canning Co.
16. 21853. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 624 Cases and 1,715 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
Clarksville Canning Co.
17. 22110. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. North East Preserving Works, Inc. Plea of nolo contendere. Fine, $100 and costs..
North East Preserving Works, Inc.
18. 22224. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Holley Canning: Go. Plea of guilty. Fine, $25.
Marysville Packing Co.
20. 24162. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 229 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of destruction.
Henryville Canning Co., Inc.
Henryville Canning Co. Inc.
22. 24300. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 208 Cases, et al., of Canned Tomato Puree, Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.
Barker Canning Co.
23. 24447. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 671 Cases of Canned Tomato Puree.
Owensboro Preserving & Canning Co.
24. 24605. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 2,910 Cans of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Everitt Packing Co.
25. 24606. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 275 Cans of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
M & R Canning Co.
26. 24736. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 396 Cases of Canned Tomato Puree. Consent decree of condemnation. Product released under bond for segregation and destruction of unfit portion.
St Marys, Packing Co.
27. 24756. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 150 Cases of Canned Tomato Puree. Consent decree of condemnation and destruction.
Matthews Canning Co.
28. 24830. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Haxton Canning Co., Inc. ) Plea of guilty. Fine, $25 on each of two counts; fine suspended as to one count.
Haxton Canning Co., Inc.
29. 24961. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 96 Cans of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Kaysville Canning Co.
30. 25221. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 854 Cases of Tomato Puree. Decree of condemnation. Product released under bond for segregation and destruction of unfit portion.
Eddington Canning Co.
31. 25427. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 995 Cases of Canned Tomatoes [Tomato Puree]. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Rush County Packing Co.
32. 25431. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. L. Frank Cook and Mallie F. Cook (Marysville Packing Co.). Plea of guilty. Fine, $25.
L. Frank Cook and Mallie F. Cook, trading as the Marysville Packing Co.
33. 26265 [24265]. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 334 Cases, et al., of Canned Tomato Puree. Default decrees of destruction.
Dugger-Van Zant Packing Co.
Central States Packing Co.
35. 27172. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. The Sheridan Packing Co. Plea of guilty. Fine, ?25.
Sheridan Packing Co.
36. 27506. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 22 1/4 Cases and 11 1/4 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
37. 27610. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 100 Cases and 53 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Empire Freight Co. (both lots were packed by Val Vita Food Products, Inc.)
38. 27624. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 913 Cases and 996 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Oconomowac Canning Co.
39. 27679. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 2,220 Cases of Tomato Puree (and 2 other seizure actions against the same product.) Consent decrees of condemnation. Product released under bond for segregation and destruction of unfit portion.
Weber Packing Corporation
40. 27698. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 32 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Loudon Packing Co.
41. 29059. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 938 Cases and 222 Cases of Tomato Puree. Consent decree of condemnation and destruction.
Columbus Foods Corporation
42. 29211. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 356 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation and destruction.
Swayzee Canning Co.
Michigan Fruit Canners, Inc.
44. 8715. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 25 Cases of Canned Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.
Lapel Canning Co., Lapel, Ind.
45. 9974. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 432 Cases of Canned Tomato Puree. Default decree of forfeiture and destruction.
Finer Foods Packing Corporation
46. 9975. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 299 Cases and 40 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decrees of condemnation and destruction.
San Jose Canning Co.
47. 9976. Misbranding of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 43 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation. Product ordered delivered to a charitable institution.
Sun Garden Packing Co.
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12180. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Sardik Food Products Corporation. Plea of guilty. Fine, $500.1
12181. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. Orestes Canning Company, Inc., and Grover C. Hutcherson. Pleas of guilty. Fines of $200 against the corporation and $100 against the individual.1
12976. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. D. E. Foote & Co., Inc. Plea of guilty. Fine, $450 and costs.1
14830. Adulteration and misbranding of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 999 Cases and 999 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decrees of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.1
18798. Adulteration of canned tomato puree. U. S. v. 19 Cases of Tomato Puree. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction.1
Haxton Canning Co.3
Everitt Packing Co.2
Holley Canning Co.2
Barker Canning Co.1
Butterfield Canning Co.1
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I love songs from Disney movies. There I said it.
It occurred to me while I was running errands on a Thursday afternoon. You see, I watch Bunches twice a week -- currently on Tuesdays and Fridays. So on Thursday afternoon, while I'm screaming the lyrics to Frozen's "In Summer" on the way to the grocery store, I couldn't help but realize that listening to an all-Disney playlist was as much for the little one as it was for me. Afterall, it had been two full days since I saw her, and I was still blasting Disney tunes.
I remember the excitement I got from building my Disney playlist on Spotify, titled Auntie Rah Rah's BOMB DISNEY MIX. Sure I could go to a pre-built playlist -- and I tried. But there were too many songs I didn't care about at all. Not to mention songs I'd never heard before and songs that I never liked in the first place. So I made my own.
I've also found myself explaining to a 10-month-old baby the missing details of each song as if she's dying to know.
Disney as come up with so many amazing, catchy, inspiring songs that I thought I'd share my favorite five songs. But that was too hard. So I added two more to the list. And I could go on and on and on, but every song can't be your favorite song, right?
I've got a good mix of old and new movie songs on my list. Is it me or have the newer Disney movies been stellar?
Anyways, I'd love to hear what your favorite Disney songs are! Drop them in the comments below or sound off on my social media pages.


Dubai, September 24: Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has reported a spot-fixing approach for the upcoming Afghan Premier T20 League to be held in Sharjah from October 5-23. Shahzad, who is currently part of the team playing in Asia Cup, promptly reported the approach to the team management before the matter was raised with the ICC's anti-corruption unit, reported ESPNcricinfo on Monday (September 24).
"There was an approach made during the Asia Cup, but for their (Afghanistan's) own T20 league," an ICC official was quoted as saying by the website. "The matter was reported through the right channels on Saturday and is being looked into by the anti-corruption unit," the official added.
Shazad is an integral part of the Afghanistan team, having played 75 ODIs, 65 T20s and the country's only Test which they played against India in June. In an event here, ICC anti-corruption chief Alex Marshall, said that five international captains have been approached over the last 12 months with four of them from Test playing nations.
Marshall explained how they go about their job amid the ever increasing risk of corruption in the game. "We try to link up with the intelligence. We look at what we know about this event, are we providing anti-corruption cover, are we already there or is it being provided by another party? Are there any other strands of intelligence we have about that tournament. Is there anything about financial backers or the people surrounding the tournament are suspicious?
"We never launch off an investigation because something looks odd on the field or we get a single anonymous report. We get quite a lot of single, anonymous reports. We start putting the pieces together and there's sufficient reason to think on reasonable grounds to start investigating this, then we take it on. We do find a lot of corrupters who move between formats of international and domestic, because they're looking for the opportunity and vulnerability," Marshall added.


Want something a bit more green than the V12 and V8 powered versions of the Bentayga? Well Bentley has answered your call with the 2019 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid. The plug-in hybrid Bentayga looks almost identical to the other Bentayga models, but its hybrid powertrain gives it the ability to release zero emissions for up to 31 miles.
The Bentayga Hybrid's plug-in hybrid powertrain features a new V6 gas engine that's mated to an electric motor. The E Motor acts as both an electric motor and a generator and there are three E Modes – EV Drive, Hybrid Mode and Hold Mode. The 2019 Bentayga Hybrid has an electric range of over 31 miles in the NEDC cycle and it will take up to 7.5 hours to charge it using a domestic household socket. That time can be reduced to just 2.5 hours using a quick charger.
Speaking of the charger, Bentley has teamed up with Philippe Starck, to create a unique recharging unit for the Bentayga Hybrid – the Power Dock.
"The Bentayga Hybrid is our first step on the road to electrification, combining traditional Bentley values with the very latest technologies," stated Adrian Hallmark, new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors. "It gives customers the best of both worlds – engaging, effortless performance on the open road and silent, emission-free driving in the city, which will become increasingly important with the ever-changing regulations around the world.
Bentley will start taking orders for the Bentayga Hybrid in the second half of 2018.


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After failed presidential bid, Castro joins NBC News as analyst
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Jul 12, 2021 @ 4:49pm
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SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro has a new home: NBC News.
Castro was announced as the network's newest political analyst Monday morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
"Proud to be a part of the @NBCNews/@MSNBC team!" Castro said in a Tweet. "I'm looking forward to sharing my perspective and hopes for the future at such a pivotal moment for our nation and for my home state of Texas."
Proud to be a part of the @NBCNews/@MSNBC team!
I'm looking forward to sharing my perspective and hopes for the future at such a pivotal moment for our nation and for my home state of Texas. https://t.co/doyKdJ5Oht
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) July 12, 2021
Castro served as mayor of San Antonio from 2009 to 2014, after which he served as the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Obama Administration.
Castro threw his hat into the ring for the 2020 presidential election but lost in his bid for the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden.
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