|Healthrian displays WearECG12, a wearable electrocardiogram device, at the KAIST booth at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nev., through Friday.|
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Korean company unveiled a new device that tests the heart’s rhythm and activity in less than 30 seconds.
Healthrian showcased WearECG12, a wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) gear, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 being held from Tuesday in Las Vegas, Nev. Founded by a graduate of KAIST, Healthrian displays its products at the KAIST booth until Friday.
WearECG 12 is a Holter’s monitoring system that measures ECG with 12 channels in real-time. The small and light device, with a width of 46mm, a length of 35.6mm and a weight of about 30g.
By combining the device with patches of electrodes, a user can see real-time ECG. Attaching the device to the body and measuring ECG took only about 27 seconds.
|The photo on the right shows using WearECG12 to test electrocardiogram at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday.|
“We made the existing Holter’s ECG monitoring system with 12 channels, used in hospitals, into a wearable device. It has the advantage of easy storage and easy attachment,” Healthrian CEO Roh Tea-hwan told Korea Biomedical Review at CES 2020 on Tuesday. “We developed it so that emergency rescuers can use it quickly and easily to measure ECG on an ambulance.”
Users can confirm the test results on a mobile application and send the results remotely, regardless of distance, Roh went on to say. As the miniatured product stores every data, it can play a role as a black box, too, he added.
Roh noted that the new device could help individuals to manage their health. If a user wears the device for 24 hours, he or she can conduct a test for arrhythmia or heart diseases at home, he added.


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Should You Buy or Rent Video Cameras for Your Clients’ Depositions?
You have heard it before: the future of legal practice lies in technology. More and more of your colleagues are investing in state-of-the-art systems to record depositions, host video conferences, and edit together testimonials to show the jury how much their clients have been through. You’re all for helping your clients get every advantage in court, but the price of some of these innovations is enough to hold you back.
Benefits of Hiring vs. Buying Recording Equipment
Should you spend your firm’s money video cameras and recording equipment for depositions, or can you rent the gear and facilities on an as-needed basis? If you’re unsure whether you need a dedicated space for recording your client’s testimony, consider the following factors:
- Investment. The number one consideration is, of course, cost. You must have at least one (or more) cameras and multiple microphones to record a clear and usable deposition. However, there are many additional pieces of equipment that can make your depositions more effective, such as editing software and the ability to make copies for court use. You should also have a dedicated hard drive or server that securely stores all digital files of your clients’ past recorded testimony just in case you need to refer to them again.
- Upgrades. Technology advances quickly, and the high-tech equipment you purchase will likely be low-quality or even obsolete in a few years. Understand that your investment will require regular upgrades in order to keep your firm relevant and competitive.
- Location. No matter how small your camera may be, recording equipment will always take up space. Each element you will need (filters, sound boards, microphones, lighting, etc) will take up valuable real estate in your offices. If you are unwilling to dedicate a room on your property solely to recording and editing depositions, you may be better off renting the equipment.
- Staff. It’s not enough merely to offer video deposition services, you must be able to perform them reliably and speedily—including troubleshooting any technological difficulties that may arise. Some firms even hire on a full-time IT staff to make sure there are no problems during recording. After all, a small glitch in your system could cause a vital testimony to be lost forever.
Perhaps the biggest benefit of using a third-party for all of your video depositions is that you can pick and choose which services work for you, allowing your clients to enjoy the best service without dedicating your full resources to video technology. Casamo & Associates offers a wide range of deposition services, from video direction and narration to editing and production. Our full-service video staff can digitize documents, present a visual record of personal property, record an accident scene, and stay on hand to help you get the most out of your clients’ testimony.
Best of all, you don’t need to leave your office to find out how we can help. Contact us to request a free litigation support consultation to have us come to you.

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New Zealand’s one-off cyclone lotto draw has raised $NZ11.7 million ($10.9 million) for Gabrielle recovery projects.
Saturday night’s lotto draw was staged after Gabrielle, the country’s worst storm in generations, ravaged much of the North Island last month, killing 11 people.
However, the “cyclotto” profits won’t make a dent in the overall cost of rebuilding key infrastructure, removing silt and helping Kiwis back on their feet, a cost which will run into the billions.
Last month, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced the cyclone lotto and an international appeal to assist with the recovery.
The appeal was modelled on the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, which raised more than $NZ94 million ($88 million) following the devastating 2011 earthquakes, which killed 185 people.
Three weeks on, the Gabrielle appeal total is $NZ830,000 ($770,000), suggesting private assistance may be hard to come by.
Internal Affairs Minister Barbara Edmonds said the millions of dollars raised from the lotto would “make a huge difference”.
“In a time of need, New Zealanders rally together to help each other. This is a fantastic effort,” she said.
“Every little bit helps and it has been humbling to see people continue to make donations and offers of assistance.”
The government is yet to formally estimate total costs involved in the clean-up.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the bill will land somewhere between the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake – or about $NZ3 billion ($2.8 billion) – and the 2011 Christchurch earthquake – more than $NZ17 billion ($15.9 billion).
A national state of emergency – which lasted 28 days – ended last week, with Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty saying it was now over to local communities to lead efforts.
“We are committed to a locally-led recovery, supported by central government,” he said.
Also on Monday, associate transport minister Kiri Allan announced the reopening of state highway 5 between Napier and Taupo – a key transport link.
“Restoring this connection is a milestone for the region following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle,” Ms Allan said.
The usually 100-minute journey had been replaced by a five-hour detour.
With major roads into Gisborne impacted, the government has also re-opened the regional centre’s port to help bring in supplies and take out produce that might otherwise go to waste.
Usually set up for export of logs, Eastland Port chief operating officer Andrew Gaddum said his team had been re-jigging the facility at pace.
“We’ve been on a hell of a steep learning curve. We’ve had a lot of support from other ports around New Zealand,” he told Radio NZ.
“The first shipment will be meat, about three (containers) … and the balance will be picking up squash that’s grown locally.”
Ms Allan said the government was funding and underwriting the port revamp with almost $NZ3 million ($2.8 million).
“This investment will respond to the critical need to get products – vegetables, meat, wool, timber and wine – out of Gisborne and to the market,” she said.
“This investment in the blue highway will also speed up recovery efforts, allowing for the swifter delivery of construction and rebuild materials into the East Coast.”
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A Look at Disney: Top 6 Animated Siblings
Hello & welcome back to A Look at Disney and to a special countdown. Siblings, for those of us that have them, we love them. they can drive us up the wall. They can comfort us. They convince to do something that looking back on it may not have been the best idea. They are sometimes your first friend, your closest confidant. You confide in things that no one else would understand. The love and bond of a sibling is special and strong and that’s why today, I’m counting down my Top 6 Animated Siblings. For those, that want to know why, I’m only doing animated. Well, there will be a companion live action list coming soon.
6. Mickey & Oswald – Epic Mickey, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Coming in at # 6, we have a pair of siblings that at first glance may not seem to be siblings but if you’ve played the Epic Mickey games, you that Warren Specter presented these two of brothers with Oswald being the jealous older brother of Mickey who had stolen his spotlight and ruined his life. This both refers to how once Mickey came along, no one cared about Oswald and how Mickey unintentionally created Wasteland. What Specter did is rather fascinating in that he took the history of what happened to Oswald in the real world and worked that into a sibling relationship and now, people view these two as siblings and see that through the first game, they have to mend broken fences and Oswald has to let go of the past and the grudge that he had been holding on too in order to save Wasteland. I truly think that this was a unique way to convey and introduce that important part of Disney history to players of the first game. And ever since playing the first game, I have come to view these two as brothers. Sure, they had some rough patches in the beginning but they got through and are now pretty close.
5. Tinker Bell & Periwinkle – Secret of The Wings
Coming in at # 5, we have the inspiration for this list in the first place, Tinker Bell and Periwinkle from the Tinker Bell movie, Secret of The Wings. Tinker Bell and Periwinkle are twin fairies as they were born from the same laugh of a baby. Periwinkle is a winter fairy and like her sister has many interests such as collecting and the movie is about them exploring their newly found sisterhood against all odds as their is a rule put in place that the fairies of Pixie Hollow and the Winter Fairies i.e., Periwinkle are not allowed to interact with one another because of an incident that occurred in the past but through it all, we see Tink and Periwinkle become sisters and share their new now found sibling love. And I honestly think that it is rather sweet watching them against all odds become sisters and realize that they have so much in common and as the next installment, the rule has been lifted and they can now see each other more frequently. Now, I know that some people don’t like the idea of Tinker Bell having a sister but I honestly don’t mind it because I find that it was executed rather well and made very believable and Periwinkle is not just a frost covered version of Tinker Bell and got to be her own character.
4. Kenai & Koda – Brother Bear
Coming in at # 4, we have Kenai & Koda from Brother Bear. Sure, this movie is looked down upon a bit but I truly like the relationship, we see develop between these two as they become siblings. It helps Kenai to understand what it means to be a brother and that he has to grow up and cannot take his vengeance out on the death of his brother on the bear. And their relationship becomes even harder once Koda learns what happened to his mom but the two new brothers work through the rough patches and through it all, they build a stronger bond for it.
3. Huey, Dewey, & Louie – Classic Disney Shorts, DuckTales, Quack Pack, House of Mouse
Coming in at # 3, we have one of the most classic pair of Disney siblings, Huey, Dewey, & Louie. These three have stuck together through it all and are some of the most tight knit siblings we’ve ever seen in Disney lore. Sure, they are troublemakers and like to play pranks on their Uncle Donald and the whole reason, they were sent to him was because they landed their father in the hospital after placing a firecracker under his chair. Even through all of the pranks, they pull on their Uncle Donald, they stick together and as we will see next month during the Christmas event, they do truly care for him. They just like messing with Uncle Donald.
2. Phineas & Ferb – Phineas & Ferb
Coming in at # 2, we have step brothers, Phineas & Ferb. Again, these two are so tight and you’ve never see them fight with one another unless of course, you count the Star Wars special, which isn’t canon. So even then, that doesn’t count.
If you watch the series long enough, you realize that these two make one another better and they are better for being a part of their lives. And you see how much joy they have in one another’s company when building their inventions.
1. Elsa & Anna – Frozen
Yeah, I’m pretty sure, you saw this one coming as soon you saw what the topic was. I love Frozen, it’s one of my all time favorite Disney movies and the biggest reason for that is the relationship between Elsa & Anna. To me, this is where Disney perfected the presentation of siblings in an animated movie. The relationship felt so real and it was one that I could relate to so much in life because for so many years, I felt like Anna in my relationship with my big sister as there were many years that we were apart just like these sisters but over time, we came together and just like Anna, I too believe this.
She’s my sister, she would never hurt me
So yes, this is more emotional than anything as I relate the most to the relationship of these two sisters with me being the fun loving oblivious an naive sibling that looked up to his older sibling in the same way that Anna loves Elsa. And besides that I truly enjoyed watching these two reconcile their relationship and see it become all the stronger through their journey.
There you have it, my Top 6 Animated Siblings. What are some of your favorite Disney siblings? Let me know in the comments. Peace!

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MOSKOWITZ, Benjamin Morris
Benjamin Morris Moskowitz, beloved father and PawPaw, died January 18, at the age of 84. Benny was a longtime resident of Baytown before retiring to the Austin area in 1992. After graduating from University of Texas
and a tour of duty in the Korean War, he had a 36 year career at Lee College in Baytown as a teacher, coach and student activities director. He was married to Doris for 53 years, before her death in 2008. He gave over 30 years of volunteer service to the American Red Cross in addition to numerous years volunteering at his beloved Morris Williams Golf Course. Benny loved golf and was proud of "shooting his age" twice at 82 and 83. He also was very proud of his family and found his greatest joy when they were all together. He is survived by his children Joe Moskowitz, Melanie and Marshall Snyder, Bonnie and David Cohen, and David and Jennifer Moskowitz. He is also survived by his grandchildren Rebecca and Sarah Cohen, Sam and Elanor Snyder, Ben and Ryan Moskowitz, Chris and Dulce Nichols, Jason Nichols and great-grandchildren Austin, Zoe and Maxx Nichols and siblings Gertrude Teter and Dolly and Eddy Golden. A memorial service will be held January 26 at 2:00 at Congregation K'Nesseth Israel in Baytown. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lee College Foundation or the American Red Cross.


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Since the early 2000s the business sector has, as a matter of both professional and academic concern, repeatedly advocated the transfer of artistic practices, especially those deemed exemplary forms of creativity, to a management world grappling with new
ANCELIN-BOURGUIGNON, A., DORSETT, C. and AZAMBUJA, R. (2019). Lost in translation? Transferring creativity insights from arts into management. Organization.

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Create a Quiz
As simple as it is addictive. No images needed. Just type a question, and an answer, and let the game engine do the rest. Easy as pie. Go create!
Create an Image Quiz
This is the favorite type of quiz to start with. Just upload an image, place blue dots for questions. Easy as... you know it - Pie. Go create!
Create a Matching Game
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An order quiz lets the player put things in the correct order. Planet sizes, tallest buildings, presidents, monarchs. Anything that can be put into a sequence. Go create!
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Dunkin’ Brands Group will reportedly bring around 150 of Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants to Southern California by 2015.
The company is currently looking for franchisees to open restaurants in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Orange counties. According to Fox News, the idea is to have everything up and running within about two years.
The company said in a recent statement:
“We are delighted to begin 2013 with the long-awaited announcement that Dunkin’ Donuts will be opening restaurants in California, where there is already incredible passion for our brand. Expansion to California has always been part of our plan to grow Dunkin’ Donuts’ presence in the U.S.”
The Los Angeles Times reports that the company intends to move back to California in a big way in the near future. Once it has opened the doors of the 150 new locations, Dunkin’ Donuts intends to expand to nearly 1,000 restaurants around the state.
Reactions to the news have been a mixed bag. While some believe the restaurant could shutter some local businesses, other folks can’t wait until the new locations finally open their doors.
On Dunkin’ Donuts fan wrote on Twitter:
“I’ll be camping outside the LA Dunkin Donuts store like those Twihards camp … at a Twilight premiere. Dunkin’ Donuts is coming to Los Angeles which means I never have to go to New York again!”
According to The Huffington Post, Dunkin’ Donuts had closed most of its locations in the state by 1999. The company attempted a brief comeback in 2002.
However, the restaurant doesn’t just have its sights set on California. The company said it plans to open around 360 news locations across the United States this year. In 2012, nearly 300 new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants popped up around the nation.

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WELCOME to my NEW blog hotspot: warrenfield.wordpress.com
Follow the Cycle Cambodia HERE! 12-21 September 2009
It’s been put together quickly so I have a means to report on the daily progress on the Cycle Cambodia trip (if access to internet is regular!).
Read the day by day reports here under:
A:’Home’ page at top or
B: Click ‘Warren Field Blog’ in left column
C: ‘Categories – Cycle Cambodia 2009’ in right column
SCROLL DOWN the page for older blogs
After the trip I’ll be in Thailand and then who knows where.
I’ll use this as a base for all trips. I hope you enjoy checking it out.
It is a work in progress – the more I use it – the better I’ll understand it and the better it will get.

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I recently sat down with Philip and Mark Elliot Muz in their newly opened Edmonton venue, The Aviary. In the resulting conversation, we talk about what it takes to run a venue, how to land a show at The Aviary and the weirdest thing the brothers Muz have ever hosted in one of their venues. We also laugh a fair amount.Read More
In 2011, Danny Fournier founded the Edmonton Music Awards. In addition to that scene-boosting enterprise, he owns and operates Oddball Productions, a music marketing company boosting the careers of individual artists. Danny used to work for a major label and brings that experience to bear on his indie artist offerings. As you'll learn in this episode, he also put in time as a semi-pro wrestler.
In this episode, we talk about the changes Danny has seen over his decades in the music industry and the ways an artist like me can get his work out to a broader audience in this internet age. Fire up your pen and paper.Read More
This week I chat with Lindsey Walker, singer-songwriter of apocalyptic cinematic folk. I learned just how much work goes into an album release when you do it right, which I think Lindsey is doing.Read More
This past Tuesday I sat down with Jenesa and Alexander of Soap Box Duo and was blown away by both their live performance (which you'll hear at the end of this episode) and their business sense and dedication. Music is a long game, and Soap Box Duo are looking 7 years into the future.
You'll hear practical advice here, along with some kicks-in-the-pants to get your nose back to that grindstone. A couple both on stage and off, Soap Box Duo also dedicates themselves to helping victims of childhood sexual abuse, working closely with Little Warriors.Read More
I'm a member of Alberta Music, which means I get access to some great resources throughout the year. One of these was a one-on-one session with Steve Derpack, a man who has booked hundreds of shows here in Edmonton and beyond. The session focussed on booking tours and festivals, and I asked Steve if I could record our time together for this podcast. He said yes, and the results are full of valuable information (and a little bit of less valuable background noise from the co-work space where this was recorded on my iPhone).Read More
Today I fill a gap in regularly scheduled podcasting with a shocking expose on my career thus far. Just how much music have I sold? How many people come to a Von Bieker concert? How popular is Von Bieker on the Twitter? Find out all this and more in this mini-episode of Make It Small!Read More
Episode 4 marks my first excursion outside of Edmonton, at a time when I'm trying push my music out of town as well. Jason Grishkoff is a music blogger who created a tool to help music bloggers wade through the digital sea of submissions from small-time indies just like me. He linked up from LA to tell me how he did it, and why.Read More
I learned a lot from my conversation with Harry Gregg. I saw his passion and optimism for the local music scene. And I made a big, embarrassing assumption that reveals just how much I still have to learn.
Here the full episode here, or subscribe with Apple Podcasts or Google Play Podcasts.Read More

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India Arie Simpson
(1975-10-03) October 3, 1975
Denver, Colorado, U.S.Other namesIndia.ArieAlma materSavannah College of Art and DesignOccupation
India Arie Simpson (born October 3, 1975), also known as India Arie (sometimes styled as india.arie), is an American singer and songwriter. She has sold over five million records in the US and ten million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 23 nominations, including Best R&B Album.
India was born in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Simpson. Her musical skills were encouraged by both parents in her younger years. Her mother is a former singer (she was signed to Motown as a teenager and opened for Stevie Wonder and Al Green) and is now her stylist. She has an older brother named J'On and younger sister Mary A Martin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Arie is African-American, and according to a DNA analysis, she descends from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, the Kru people of Liberia and the Fula people of Guinea-Bissau.
After Simpson's parents divorced, her mother moved the family to Atlanta, Georgia when India was 13. Simpson had taken up a succession of musical instruments throughout her schooling in Denver, but her interest in the guitar while attending the Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, led to a personal revelation about songwriting and performing. "When I started tapping into my own sensitivity, I started to understand people better. It was a direct result of writing songs", she said at the press release of her debut album, Acoustic Soul.
Co-founding the Atlanta-based independent music collective Groovement EarthShare (Groovement was the collective artists' name and EarthShare was their independent label name), her one-song turn on a locally released compilation led to a second-stage gig at the 1998 Lilith Fair. In 1999, a Universal/Motown music scout signed her and made an introduction to former Motown CEO Kedar Massenburg. Arie resides in New York City.
Named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders, India.Arie performed Songversation during 2017 motivational cruises.
Arie released her debut album Acoustic Soul on March 27, 2001. The album was met with positive reviews and commercial success. Acoustic Soul debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Within months, without the concentrated radio airplay that typically powers pop and rap albums, Acoustic Soul was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling 2,180,000 copies in the U.S. and 3,000,000 copies worldwide. The album was also certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry and platinum by Music Canada. The album was promoted with the release of the lead single "Video". "Video" attained commercial success peaking at 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming her highest-charting song in the region to date. The album's second single "Brown Skin" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it became her highest-charting single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 29.
Arie performed a duet with rock singer-guitarist John Mellencamp on the song "Peaceful World" for his 2001 album Cuttin' Heads. While Arie and the album were nominated for seven Grammy awards in 2002, they won no awards, losing in five of seven categories to Alicia Keys. She closed the ceremony with a performance of her song "Video". Arie performed a duet with jazz singer Cassandra Wilson on the song "Just Another Parade" for her 2002 album Belly of the Sun.
Arie followed the success of her debut on September 24, 2002, with the release of Voyage to India. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 109,000 copies and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with the RIAA certifying it Platinum. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won Best R&B Album, and the single "Little Things" won Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks including Brown Sugar (2002) and Shark Tale (2004).
On September 12, 2005, Arie performed "Just 4 2day", a song written for her appearance on the debut of The Tyra Banks Show. She also performed "What About the Child", a song that did not air but was made available as a one-dollar Internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Arie is also featured on Stevie Wonder's album A Time to Love, released on October 18, 2005. Arie and Wonder duet on the title track "A Time to Love", written by Arie, which was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Three years earlier, their rendition of Mel Tormé's 1944 classic "The Christmas Song", recorded for the holiday TV commercial for retailer Target, had been nominated for the same category, making it the first song created and financed exclusively for a commercial to be nominated for a Grammy Award.
India Arie performing in Lokeren Belgium, August 3, 2004
The first-week sales of Arie's album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, 161,000 copies, are her best sales week to date. The album was certified gold in August 2006, selling 730,000 in US and 1,300,000 worldwide. "I Am Not My Hair", a collaboration with Akon, was the most successful release from Testimony: Vol. 1., reaching the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #97 and the UK Singles Chart at #65. On the April 16, 2007 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show entitled "After Imus: Now What?", Arie guest-starred as a panelist. Arie performed a duet with singer Anthony David for his song "Words" for his 2008 album Acey Duecy.
Her next album, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics was released on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and No. 2 on the R&B chart. Within this CD, Arie collaborated with such artists as Sezen Aksu, Keb Mo, Gramps Morgan and Musiq Soulchild to fulfill her self-proclaimed desire to "do projects with people who are making music that is meaningful, with a lot of integrity and a lot of sonic diversity". Arie also identified this CD as her first to write and sing songs without worrying about public opinion after a much-needed vacation to Hawaii. The album was her first produced and released after her departure from Motown to Universal Records. Arie performed "Video" with British singer Adele at the 2009 VH1 Divas. Arie is one of over 70 artists singing on "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti", a charity single in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Arie contributed vocals to "Imagine" for the 2010 Herbie Hancock album, The Imagine Project along with Seal, Pink, Jeff Beck, Konono N°1, Oumou Sangare and others.
In the fall of 2010, she was a featured guest vocalist on Carlos Santana's version of The Beatles classic song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from his album Guitar Heaven. The song also features Yo-Yo Ma on cello.
In September 2012, she featured in a campaign called "30 Songs/30 Days" to support Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, a multi-platform media project inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book.
In March 2013, it was announced that Arie was working on her upcoming fifth studio album, Songversation, which was released on June 25, 2013. The first single of the album, "6th Avenue", was released on iTunes on November 4, 2012; it was produced by India Arie and Israeli musician Idan Raichel. The second single "Cocoa Butter" was released on iTunes on April 9, 2013.
In 2015, she released a collaborative album with musician Joe Sample titled Christmas with Friends.
In July 2016, she premiered her new single "Breathe" inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement, especially Eric Garner's last words. She also announced a new album titled Worthy was in the works. She performed the single on the Soul Train Awards with host Erykah Badu in November.
In June 2017, she announced the release of her first EP SongVersation: Medicine on June 30. It was preceded by the single "Breathe" and the new single "I Am Light" which was originally included on her 2013 Songversation album. She expressed that the EP was "made to be listened to in a quiet time, prayer, meditation, Yoga. My wish is that these songs bring softness, clarity, calm, and inspiration."
In September 2018, she premiered her new single "That Magic". The song serves as the lead single from her sixth studio album titled Worthy which was released on February 15, 2019.
In February 2022, Arie joined several artists to announce plans to remove her music from music service Spotify because it platformed Joe Rogan, a podcast host who repeatedly made false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine. According to media reports, Arie's planned departure from the service is over racial comments Rogan made.
India Arie on the red carpet at VH1 Divas 2009. Grammy Award
The Grammy Award is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. Arie has won four Grammy awards from twenty-three nominations.
India Arie performing at Texas A&M University–Commerce in April 2014 Headlining
In 2009, India Arie portrayed Nina Simone in a staged reading at the Roundabout Theatre Company of the upcoming Broadway musical "Soul Doctor", about the life of Shlomo Carlebach written by Daniel Wise.
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Tilta MB-T12 Overview
Featuring a lightweight yet strong carbon fiber construction, Tilta‘s versatile MB-T12 Matte Box can secure to your camera’s lens via its built-in clamp or to 15mm rods using the included 15mm LWS rod bracket. While a 134mm lens adapter is installed, 114, 110, 95, and 80mm adapters are also included for fitting different size lens diameters. Three filter stages hold 4 x 5.65″ filters for creatively composing your shots. All three stages are fixed and do not rotate. To effectively block possible sources of flare and ghosts, a 5-piece hard matte set is included, working with lenses from 16mm up to 180mm. A top flag is also included, which attaches using the top screws to block additional light from above the lens.
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AB testing in game — analyzing using Python
AB testing is a popular way to experiment with changes in websites, games, etc. We can see the result in a short time and make decisions accordingly. I recently took several statistics thinking using Python courses and a course about designing and analyzing AB testing. As a result, I would like to apply my knowledge to the project.
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Background& Problem Statement
The Dataset is about the mobile game Cookie Cats pops. At first, players download the game for free. As players progress through the game, they would encounter gates that ask them to wait some amount of time to enter the next game or make purchases to avoid waiting. As a result, the timing of placing gates is an important decision to make.
Currently, the first gate was at level 30. The company wants to know the effect of the first gate at level 30 and level 40. Would the change affect player retention?
- Understand the dataset
- EDA and data visualization
- Hypothesis testing — bootstrapping
- Result and business recommendation
Following, I will briefly take about key findings and takeaways of the project. You can access the full project code here.
Based on the result of the hypothesis test, there is a significant difference between the two groups. The retention rate for gate 30 is higher than gate 40 for both day one and day seven. The result tells that we can confidently believe that day one and day seven retention rate of version gate 30 is higher than the version of gate 40. In short, the company should not change the gate level to 40.
Takeaways and recommendations
- The company should not move to gate 40 since 7-day retention is higher when the gate is at level 30.
- The retention rate drops from 44% to 18% within six days. The company should figure a way to maintain their player based. It might be players get bored at day3 or day4 and decide to leave the game. To improve the retention rate for the first week, the company can provide some incentives such as free gifts are add interesting challenges, etc.


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Bore x Stroke: 104 x 58.8 mm
Compression Ratio: 11.4:1
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Max Power: 136 hp 99.1 kW @ 10000 rpm
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Gear Ratio1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 28/20, 4th 26/22,
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Rear Suspension: A arm rocker with progressively working Öhlins central shock strut
Front Brakes: 2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers
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Williams was loaned out by Everton in the summer to Stoke City.
Dummett has struggled at Newcastle with a hamstring injury.
Ryan Giggs has hailed Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey.
Liverpool are already eight points clear of Jose Mourinho's Manchester United after just six games of the season.
Ranger's Declan John has featured for Wales in the international break.
Wales look good in the post-Coleman era, while the former national team boss is struggling badly at Sunderland.
Swansea full-back Connor Roberts can't wait to work alongside his role model Ben Davies after the Tottenham star's rise to prominence in North London.
Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett will not play for Wales in their upcoming matches.
Newcastle's Paul Dummett told Ryan Giggs he did not feel it was the right time to return to the national set up and explained he wants to focus on his club's relegation battle.
The Real Madrid ace has been linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
Ryan Giggs sought the advice of Sir Alex Ferguson before agreeing to succeed Chris Coleman as Wales manager, with the former Manchester United winger confident he can secure a first World Cup qualification since 1958 in his first permanent managerial appointment.
If Gareth Barry was beginning to feel frazzled by a morning of media commitments at The Hawthorns, the message that popped up on Phil Neville’s iPad brought home the reason all this was happening.
Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner is also in the running to succeed Aitor Karanka permanently at Middlesbrough.


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WENDY Williams has been told to "get a grip" after she mispronounced coronavirus as "cornova" on her show.
The presenter made the blunder on Tuesday while discussing Donald Trump's return to the White House after contracting the virus.
Wendy was criticizing Trump for advising Americans not to be afraid of the virus, after he returned from a brief stint in hospital.
The talk show host said "cornova" twice during the segment - but did not correct herself.
She began: "Oh, President Trump, 'Don’t be afraid of cornova? Don’t let it dominate your life?'
"Sir - are you serious? We are here... out in the field. We are frightened of cornova."
The studio audience, who wore face masks, didn't seem to react to Wendy's mistake and were seen nodding along to her words.
Wendy, who returned to her studio in New York last month, went on: "You [Trump] got it, so we could get it.
"There are over more people than I can say dead."
Viewers at home were baffled by Wendy's blunder, branding her "irrelevant" and even "moronic".
One wrote: "Seriously moron? Don’t be afraid of Cornova???? Jeez, just go away. You’re SO totally irrelevant.'
Another added, "Get a grip Wendy Williams wtf?????" while a third wrote: "Corona been around for a year and Wendy Williams calling it Cornova like she never heard of it lol how is that??"
The TV personality is yet to address her slip-up publicly.
Last week Wendy revealed her admiration of Boris gushing: "[Boris] is beautiful.
"That was there with good hair, good skin, and it was for me... That's my guy... I'm just saying. Boris Sanchez was giving me everything... And he speaks well and he's real smart."
The couple share one son together, Kevin, 19.
Over Labor Day weekend the host sparked rumors of a new romance when she hit the Hamptons with a "hot special friend."
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Battery Storage: Driving the Energy Transition
A radical energy transition is underway, driven by a combination of environmental, policy and technology factors. Our energy system is being electrified and decarbonized, switching away from fossil fuels to clean, renewable sources of energy. The effect will be transformational.
Power and road transport, which together contributed around two-thirds of carbon emissions in 2020 (source: IEA), are a clear area of focus for the energy transition. A great deal has been achieved in the development of renewable power generation and electric vehicles (EVs). Breakthroughs in battery energy storage technology have been a key enabler:
Power. The growth in intermittent renewable energy, such as wind and solar, creates a greater need for flexibility and reliability in power markets. Battery storage can help smoothen supply and improve grid stability. This type of energy storage is often called “stationary.”
Road transport. A battery can either displace or be combined with an internal combustion engine to create hybrid or fully electric vehicles.
Lithium-Ion Technology Dominates the Market
The battery storage market is currently dominated by lithium-ion battery (LiB) technology. LiBs have useful attributes. They’re lightweight, have a high energy density and offer good charging and discharging properties.
The first LiB was commercialized in 1991 by Sony after 20 years of research. Until recently, the primary use was in portable electronics, including mobile phones. As the technology has improved and scaled, it has been used in EVs and stationary storage solutions. Going forward, while stationary storage will grow significantly, the biggest driver will be EVs—which already constitute more than half of battery demand.
The rise in battery storage is fueled by falling costs. LiB costs have declined 80% this decade, primarily driven by two things.
Economies of scale. Every doubling of production capacity results in a 5%–8% reduction in cost.
Energy density improvements. Market competition accelerates improvements that lead to reductions in battery prices.
The speed of this cost decline has consistently been underestimated. Wood Mackenzie anticipates costs will continue to fall as economies of scale and energy densities further improve.
Next-Generation Technology Will Help Satisfy Growing Demand
The battery storage sector is constantly evolving. We expect next-generation lithium-ion batteries, notably solid-state batteries, will be commercialized in the coming decade.
A range of technologies will be required to fully satisfy storage demand. Flow batteries, liquid air, hydrogen and power-to-gas can all complement LiB—offering different properties to suit a range of applications.
The Battery Value Chain Is Also Evolving
The battery value chain is made up of a myriad of industries across the globe. The mining and chemical industries each provide raw materials to manufacture battery cell components. Cells are then packed for different applications—such as the increasingly popular EVs. At the end of life, batteries are recycled or used for secondary applications, such as energy storage e-systems. Many companies stretch across different elements of the value chain, perhaps integrating the sourcing of raw materials with manufacturing.
Important Risks Related to this ArticleWood Mackenzie, a Verisk Analytics business, is a trusted source of commercial intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector. We empower clients to make better strategic decisions, providing objective analysis and advice on assets, companies and markets. For more information visit: www.woodmac.com


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Heroes star Hayden Panettiere may be a self-proclaimed bikini girl, but we can’t always say the same when it comes to the daunting task of finding a flattering yet stylish swimsuit. One of our biggest gripes is tracking down a chic bikini whose top and bottom are sold as a set, making comfort difficult for those of us who aren’t perfectly proportioned. That’s why we love swimwear lines from Shoshanna and Elizabeth Hurley, who sell their tops and bottoms separately. With swimsuit season coming upon us, the editors at StyleWatch wanted to hear your thoughts on finding the perfect bikini. Tell us: What’s your biggest anxiety when it comes to buying a swimsuit?


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At least nine people were taken to hospitals amid the shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has issued a proclamation naming Novbember 28 as “Small Business Saturday” in Kansas.
Demonstrators angry about the police killing of a black teenager by a white police officer last year disrupted Black Friday shopping in Chic…
Twenty-one people died after a suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated himself in Nigeria on Friday.
The home improvement retailer Menard Inc. is proposing a $25 million distribution center and manufacturing facility in Lawrence.
Nearly 5,000 Westar Energy customers across Kansas are without electricity at this hour.
Authorities have found human remains in Kansas City, Kansas, while investigating the disappearance of a 7-year-old boy.
Attorneys for a Kansas judge contend recent legislation changing judicial selection in Kansas is unconstitutional. But the state argues diff…
Wichita Police are investigating a bank robbery in east Wichita.
This year, Target is bragging about what it calls their “biggest, boldest plans yet” for Cyber Monday.
Virginia high school students use 3-D printing technology to build wheelchair for 2-legged goat.
Two separate Thanksgiving Day crashes left two people dead in Western Kansas.
The organization says this number could be significantly reduced if people swap out their name-brand medications for generics.
Viewers have been sending in their pictures of the winter storm that has been passing through much of Kansas.
Gov. Sam Brownback’s Christmas tree has arrived at Cedar Crest on a horse-drawn coach.


Bob and Kayla dove into the Suns loss to the Bucks. It’s now three losses in a row for the Suns as the NBA West continues to be volatile. A look into the ESPN Power Rankings after the Nuggets have lost four in a row. March Madness talk with the 12’s vs. 5’s. Bob and Kayla answered the day’s two poll questions. And a brief look into ASU President Michael Crow’s comments on the Pac 12 Media Rights deal and the situation regarding Desert Financial Arena.


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Carolina De Robertis
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Perla Correa grew up a privileged only child in Buenos Aires with a polished yet aloof mother and a straight-laced Naval officer father, whose profession she learned early not to disclose in a country still reeling from the abuses perpetrated by the deposed military dictatorship. Although Perla understands that her parents were on the wrong side of the conflict, her love for her Papá is unconditional. But when she is startled by an uninvited visitor, she begins a journey that will force her to confront the unease she has long suppressed, and make a wrenching decision about who she is, and will become.
About The Author:
Carolina De Robertis is the author of Perla and The Invisible Mountain, which was an international bestseller translated into fifteen languages, the recipient of Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize, and a Best Book of 2009 according to the San Francisco Chronicle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and BookList. Her writings and literary translations have appeared in Zoetrope: Allstory, Granta, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and elsewhere. She is the translator of Alejandro Zambra’s Bonsai, which was just made into a film, and Roberto Ampuero’s internationally bestselling The Neruda Case, which will be published for the first time in English in July 2012. De Robertis has been awarded a 2012 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
De Robertis grew up in a Uruguayan family that immigrated to England, Switzerland, and California. Prior to completing her first book, she worked in women’s rights organizations for ten years, on issues ranging from rape to immigration. She lives in Oakland, California, where she is currently elbow-deep in writing her third novel, which explores migration, sexual frontiers, and the tango’s Old Guard in early twentieth century South America.
Carolina De Robertis has created a fantastic drama of finding oneself, and life during a terrible time. I chose to review this book because of Perla’s father…..he was a Navy man, and so was my father, so I love reading books that involve the Navy, for it brings me back to my childhood.
Born in 1981, two years before the “Dirty War” ended, I never really knew of or heard about the Dirty War before now. But, that did not stop me from falling in love with this story. Perla’s father was a Navy Officer, one she is learning was involved in the “disappearance” of many people. A man that was responsible for killing so many civilians and ruining families.
When this book started out, I was honestly not sure what to expect, for Perla has found a man in her living room and he’s dripping wet, as if he just came out of the water. He’s not just any many though. He’s a ghost and one that will change her life forever. When this man appears, Perla begins digging deeper into the events of the Dirty War and the disappearances. What she finds is not at all what she was expecting. What she finds is something more life changing than anything could ever be.
I definitely recommend this book with the highest of 5 Books. It’s worthy of so much more, but that’s the highest I can rate it. I fell in love with the entirety of this story, from Perla to her Naval Officer father (yes, though he was involved with murder, he was a big defining aspect of the story…..). This story gripped me so thoroughly, and held me til the last page, that by the end, I was heartbroken. I didn’t want to let Perla go, and I wanted to hang on to the author’s writing for just a little bit longer. A perfect combination of truth, suspense, forgiveness and finding oneself, this book is absolutely mind-blowing! I can tell you that this a book that will be forever on my bookshelf to turn to again and again. Well done, Ms. De Robertis, and I can’t wait for another fantastically written novel from you!
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Mazda Sketches Koeru Concept Ahead of Frankfurt show
10 Août 2015 - Autoblog
Mazda is giving us an early peek at the Koeru concept set to debut at the Frankfurt motor show. With a name derived from the Japanese word for "exceed" or "go beyond," the model is the latest evolution in the company's long-lived Kodo design language.
Sketches tend to distort a vehicle's actual proportions, and the perspective on this one appears to be playing some visual tricks. Some things can't be hidden so easily, though. The Koeru appears to wear a more sharply angled version of Mazda's shield-shaped grille, and the headlights evolve the look of the CX-3 with an even narrower squint. The steeply raked rear hatch provides a coupe-like roofline, but we wonder if the angle is this pronounced in real life.
Reports from last year suggest that a new CX-9 is on the way in 2016, and we could be getting a preview with the Koeru. Mazda is also purportedly developing a CX-7 successor. We should get a better idea if this show car represents either of those future CUVs when we can see it in the metal in Germany.


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MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION
Composition Name: Two Pieces
Composition Date: 1993
Featured Instrument: Violin
Japanese Instrument(s): N
Commissioned by: SPACE, Inc.
Version (Original/Revised): O
MFJ Presented: N
World Premiere City: Akiyoshidai
World Premiere Date: 10/11/93
World Premiere Performers: Asako Urushihara and Toshio Hosokawa
Name of Publisher: Schott Japan Company Ltd.
Comments: Also for piano and harp.
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Statin Therapy, Cardiovascular Events, and Total Mortality in the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS)
Background— Although effects of statins on cardiovascular outcomes are well established in men, fewer data exist for women. Furthermore, the effects of statins plus hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on cardiovascular outcomes are uncertain.
Methods and Results— We examined statin use, cardiovascular events, and total mortality in the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS), a randomized clinical trial of estrogen plus progestin versus placebo in postmenopausal women with heart disease (n=2763). A nonrandomized comparison of statin users and nonusers revealed lower rates of the primary outcome, nonfatal myocardial infarction or coronary heart disease death (relative hazard [RH]=0.79, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.63 to 0.99, P=0.04), and total mortality (RH=0.67, 95% CI 0.51 to 0.87, P=0.003). Rates of venous thromboembolic events were also lower among statin users (RH=0.45, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.88, P=0.02). HRT resulted in a significant increase in early risk for primary events in women who did not use statins (RH=1.75, 95% CI 1.02 to 3.03, P=0.04) but not in statin users (RH=1.34, 95% CI 0.63 to 2.86, P=0.45). Adjustment for postrandomization statin use showed no effect of HRT on risk for the primary outcome (RH=0.96, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.29; P=0.72).
Conclusions— In HERS, statin use was associated with lower rates of cardiovascular events, venous thromboembolic events, and total mortality. These data provide strong support for statin use in eligible women with coronary disease.
Received January 8, 2002; revision received April 12, 2002; accepted April 12, 2002.
Optimal treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women remains an important goal, especially in postmenopausal women with established disease—a group at high risk for cardiovascular events and death.1 Although the effects of statins on cardiovascular events are well established in men, the effects in women are less certain. The major secondary prevention trials of statin therapy included relatively few women (<20% in each trial), and the observed risk reductions in women varied widely.2–4⇓⇓ No trial has shown statins to have a significant effect on total mortality in women.
There are also few data regarding the interaction of statins and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for cardiovascular risk reduction. Several lines of evidence suggest that HRT might be more effective in statin users. In small, short-term trials5–7⇓⇓ and observational studies,8,9⇓ women using statins plus HRT had lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and higher high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol than women using either therapy alone. The ability of statins to lower C-reactive protein10 also may offset the adverse effect of HRT. Despite these promising observations, previous studies were not designed to determine the combined effect of statins and HRT on cardiovascular events. Finally, the debate continues about whether excess statin use in the placebo group might have contributed to the overall null effect in the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS).
To clarify the effects of statins on prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events and total mortality in women, and to examine the impact of concurrent statin use on cardiovascular effects of HRT, we analyzed data from HERS.
The HERS design and main results have been described previously.11–13⇓⇓ Briefly, 2763 postmenopausal women (mean age 66.7 years) with CHD were randomized to receive either 0.625 mg conjugated equine estrogens plus 2.5 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate in one daily pill (n=1380) or placebo (n=1383) and were monitored, on average, for 4.1 years (range 3.6 to 5.3 years). The primary outcome was death from CHD or nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI). Secondary outcomes included unstable angina, coronary revascularization procedures, stroke or transient ischemic events, venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), and all-cause mortality.
Clinic staff determined concurrent medication use by inspecting current prescription bottles. Women on nonstatin forms of lipid-lowering therapy at baseline (n=292) were excluded from all analyses. Effects of individual statins (lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, or fluvastatin) were not compared because of the small numbers in each subgroup.
Univariate associations between baseline variables and statin use were evaluated by use of the χ2 test for categorical variables and t tests for continuous variables. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the relation between statin use and the risk for clinical cardiovascular events while adjusting for baseline variables nominally associated with the primary outcome, including race, diabetes (according to self-report or fasting glucose ≥125 mg/dL), hypertension (systolic blood pressure >140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg), creatinine clearance <40 mL/min, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, prior MI, and congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class I to III). Separate models adjusted for variables nominally associated with statin use produced similar patterns of results (data not shown). Cox models were also constructed to estimate the adjusted relative hazard (RH) for any statin use during the trial or stratified by duration of statin use, including years of use before randomization. In these models, statin use was treated as a time-dependent variable. In all models, events that occurred after statin therapy began were attributed to statins even if the woman subsequently stopped using them. In other, less conservative models, events were attributed to statin use only after varying periods of time on statins (lead time lag) and no longer attributed to statins after varying periods of time off them (trailing lag); however, these results did not substantially alter inferences about statin use and clinical events (data not shown).
In HERS, 1004 women (36.3%) used statins at baseline and 426 (11.3%) were using other forms of lipid-lowering medication; this was not significantly different between the two treatment groups.12,14⇓ During the trial, 708 women initiated statin therapy. This number included 497 women among the subset not using other forms of lipid-lowering therapy at baseline. New statin use was more common in the placebo than in the HRT group (385 versus 323, respectively, P=0.005).
Baseline statin users tended to be white, better educated, and healthier (fewer smokers, more exercise), with fewer comorbid conditions (diabetes, gallbladder disease) than nonusers. They were also more likely to take aspirin and calcium channel blockers and less likely to have had an MI (P<0.05 for each) (Table 1). However, statin users were also more likely to have undergone surgical or catheter-based coronary revascularization before randomization (P<0.05 for each). Similar patterns were observed in women who used statins at any time during the trial, compared with nonusers.
Statin Use and Clinical Events
Women taking statins at baseline or at any time during the trial had significantly fewer primary CHD events (MI or CHD death) than did nonusers (Table 2). The RH for women who used statins for ≥3 years (duration of follow-up 5.7±2.4 years [mean±SD]) was 0.74 (95% CI 0.57 to 0.96, P=0.02), whereas the RH for those who used statins for <3 years was 0.89 (95% CI 0.64 to 1.23, P=0.48). Similar patterns of risk reduction were observed for MI and CHD death when considered separately; however, differences between statin users and nonusers were not statistically significant. In contrast, rates of unstable angina, revascularization, stroke, or transient ischemic attack were nearly identical in users and nonusers of statin therapy.
All-cause mortality was significantly lower in any statin users (Table 2) and in women who had used statins for ≥3 years (RH=0.70, 95% CI 0.52 to 0.93, P=0.01). Risk reductions of roughly similar magnitude were observed for both cancer deaths and other deaths; however, these generally did not achieve statistical significance.
Rates of VTEs were also dramatically lower in statin users at baseline or at any time during follow-up (Table 2). Among women who used statins for ≥3 years, the RH for VTEs was 0.40 (95% CI 0.18 to 0.91, P=0.03). Despite the lower absolute rate of VTEs in statin users versus nonusers, the RH for VTEs associated with HRT remained elevated in both groups (statin users: HRT=4.13, placebo=0.48 events/1000 person-years, RH=8.64, 95% CI 1.08 to 69.1, P=0.04; nonusers: HRT=7.85, placebo=3.17 events/1000 person-years, RH=2.48, 95% CI 1.15 to 5.36, P=0.02).
Among women not on statins at baseline, HRT was associated with a 75% increase in risk for primary CHD events during the first year (RH=1.75, 95% CI 1.02 to 3.03, P=0.04). In contrast, among baseline statin users, the year-1 RH for HRT was diminished and not significantly different from unity (RH=1.34, 95% CI 0.63 to 2.86, P=0.45) (Figure 1B). The formal test for an interaction between HRT and statin use for year-1 events was not significant (P=0.57). Despite the difference in year-1 event rates, the overall RHs for HRT after 4.1 years of follow-up were nearly identical in statin users and nonusers (Table 3).
Several subgroups according to statin use were examined to see if a beneficial effect of HRT was obscured by greater use of statins in the placebo group (Table 3). However, the RHs remained close to unity, even when analyses were limited to women whose statin use did not change during follow-up or women who never used statins during HERS. Similarly, results were unchanged when statin use was treated as a time-dependent covariate.
The present study provides greater clarity concerning effects of statins in women with coronary disease. The results confirm a significantly reduced risk for recurrent cardiovascular events in women, while suggesting that the estimate of risk reduction falls between the most optimistic and the most pessimistic (and nonsignificant) estimates from previous studies. The present study also provides, for the first time, evidence that statins may lower total mortality in women. These results, plus the lower risk of VTEs in statin users and possible attenuation of an early adverse cardiovascular effect of HRT, provide substantial additional support for statin use in postmenopausal women with coronary disease. These analyses also show that the overall null effect of HRT in HERS was not due to excess statin use in the placebo arm.
Variability in effects among three previous randomized clinical trials of statin therapy for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease produced uncertainty about statin effects in women. Despite significant reductions in risk with statin therapy in women in the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S) (n=827, relative risk [RR]=0.65, 95% CI=0.47 to 0.91, P=0.01)15 and the Cholesterol And Recurrent Events (CARE) trial (n=582, RR=0.57, 95% CI=0.34 to 0.96, P=0.035),2 there was no significant risk reduction in the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) study, the largest of the three (n=1516, RR=0.89, 95% CI=0.67 to 1.18).4 Variations in treatment effects cannot be attributed to differences in efficacy among various statins because the most divergent results are between CARE and LIPID, both of which used pravastatin. Variations in baseline risk, degree of lipid lowering, duration of follow-up, and other factors could account for some observed differences; however, the critical factor is likely the small number of women enrolled. In contrast, although the association between statin use and cardiovascular risk in HERS is based on nonrandomized comparisons, it is drawn from standardized prospective observations from a much larger number of women than in previous randomized trials (n=2763) (Figure 2).
Among the statin trials, only 4S published sex-specific rates of all-cause mortality.15 In 4S, despite a 34% reduction in major coronary events in women, statin therapy had no effect on total mortality (RH=1.16, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.99; P=0.58).3,15⇓ In contrast, statin users in HERS had a roughly 30% lower rate of total mortality. The significantly lower rates of total mortality in HERS resulted from similar reductions in CHD death and deaths from cancer and other causes. Fewer cancer deaths with statin use were also observed in the LIPID trial.4 These observations in HERS and LIPID are encouraging, because earlier data16,17⇓ suggested a possible increased risk for cancer with statin use. The nominally significant association between statin use and lower rates of noncardiac death is difficult to explain because no biologically plausible mechanism accounts for a favorable effect on the risk of death from these heterogeneous causes. Thus, the observed association between statin use and lower rates of total mortality in HERS should be interpreted cautiously.
Lower risk for VTEs in statin users was previously reported in HERS18 and from a large retrospective cohort analysis.19 Our work extends the original HERS report by providing absolute rates of VTEs in statin users and nonusers and by examining HRT effects on VTE risk in the setting of statin use. The relative increase in risk for VTEs with HRT is significantly elevated in statin users and nonusers. However, the impact of HRT on absolute risk is attenuated in statin users because their overall risk of having a VTE is lower. Thus, the rate of VTEs in women on HRT and statins was only slightly higher than in women who did not use statins and were on placebo (4.1/1000 person-years versus 3.2/1000 person-years). Statins may reduce risk for VTEs through anticoagulant effects on tissue factor expression, fibrinogen levels, or blood viscosity, and by promoting fibrinolytic activity through decreases in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.20
Lipid profiles are more favorable in women on both statins and HRT than in women on either treatment alone.5,7⇓ In HERS, however, there was no incremental risk reduction for cardiovascular events in women on both statins and HRT versus women on statins alone. However, the pattern of early increase in risk with HRT seemed attenuated among baseline statin users. HRT is associated with increased C-reactive protein,21–23⇓⇓ an acute-phase reactant that is strongly and independently associated with cardiovascular risk.24 Recently, Koh et al25 documented that statin therapy attenuates the increase in C-reactive protein that occurs with oral estrogen therapy.
An excess of 62 new statin users in the placebo group could have biased the HERS results toward the null, yet excluding new or any statin users or adjusting for statin use revealed no underlying benefit of HRT. This is consistent with previous results26,27⇓ finding no benefit of estrogen on progression of established coronary atherosclerosis.
Because statin use in HERS was not randomized, we adjusted for differential distribution of other factors that could have influenced the risk for the primary outcome. However, some factors such as education or overall health status are complex variables, and the possibility of residual confounding remains. Furthermore, without details about specific drugs and the doses of statins used in HERS, comparison with trials of individual statins can only be qualitative. However, the many women in HERS, the systematic documentation of statin use, clinical events, and other covariates, and the concordance with results from women in the major secondary prevention trials of statins support the present findings.
In summary, rates of nonfatal MI, CHD death, VTEs, and total mortality were all significantly lower among statin users in HERS. Despite the potent effects of statins on risk for clinical events, differential use of statins between the two arms does not appear to explain the overall null effect of HRT in HERS. A suggestion that statins attenuate the early increased risk for cardiovascular events associated with HRT requires further confirmation. Taken together, these data provide strong support for statin use in women with coronary disease.
This study was supported by Wyeth-Ayerst Research (Radnor, Pa). Research support and/or occasional honoraria were also received from AstraZeneca (Dr Hunninghake), Bristol-Myers Squibb (Drs Blumenthal and Hunninghake), Eli Lilly & Co (Drs Herrington and Bittner), Kos Pharmaceuticals (Dr Hunninghake), Merck & Co (Drs Bittner and Blumenthal), Novartis (Dr Blumenthal), and Pfizer, Inc (Drs Bittner, Schrott, Blumenthal, Herrington, and Hunninghake).
Dr Herrington received research support, occasional honoraria, and consultant fees from Eli Lilly & Co, Pfizer, Inc, and Wyeth-Ayerst Research. Dr Hunninghake received research support and occasional honoraria from Astra Zeneca, Kos Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co, and Pfizer, Inc, as well as research support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Wyeth-Ayerst Research. Dr Bittner received research support and occasional honoraria from Merck & Co, Pfizer, Inc, and Eli Lilly & Co, as well as research support from Wyeth-Ayerst Research. Dr Blumenthal received clinical research support from Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Merck & Co, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Inc, and Novartis. Dr Schrott received research support and occasional honoraria from Pfizer, Inc, as well as research support from Wyeth-Ayerst Research.
- ↵Mosca L, Manson JE, Sutherland SE, et al. Cardiovascular disease in women: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association. Writing Group. Circulation. 1997; 96: 2468–2482.
- ↵Espeland MA, Applegate W, Furberg CD, et al. Estrogen replacement therapy and progression of intimal-medial thickness in the carotid arteries of postmenopausal women. Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Progression Study. Am J Epidemiol. 1995; 142: 1011–1019.
- ↵Ridker PM, Rifai N, Pfeffer MA, et al. Long-term effects of pravastatin on plasma concentration of C-reactive protein. Circulation. 1999; 100: 230–235.
- ↵Miettinen TA, Pyorala K, Olsson AG, et al. Cholesterol-lowering therapy in women and elderly patients with myocardial infarction or angina pectoris: findings from the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study (4S). Circulation. 1997; 96: 4211–4218.
- ↵Cushman M, Legault C, Barrett-Connor E, et al. Effect of postmenopausal hormones on inflammation-sensitive proteins. The Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) study. Circulation. 1999; 100: 717–722.
- ↵Cushman M, Meilahn EN, Psaty BM, et al. Hormone replacement therapy, inflammation, and hemostasis in elderly women. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1999; 19: 893–899.
- ↵Ridker PM, Hennekens CH, Rifai N, et al. Hormone replacement therapy and increased plasma concentration of C-reactive protein. Circulation. 1999; 100: 713–716.
- ↵Koh KK, Schenke WH, Waclawiw MA, et al. Statin attenuates increase in C-reactive protein during estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. Circulation. 2002; 105: 1531–1533.
- ↵Herrington DM, Pusser BE, Riley WA, et al. Cardiovascular effects of droloxifene, a new selective estrogen receptor modulator, in healthy postmenopausal women. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2000; 20: 1606–1612.
- ↵Williams JK, Anthony MS, Honoré EK, et al. Regression of atherosclerosis in female monkeys. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1995; 15: 827–836.

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Episode of Masha and the Bear Celebrates 100 Billion Views
Animaccord Studio team has created a brand-new special episode to express their appreciation to all their viewers all over the world for gathering 100 BILLION views on YouTube. The release of a short episode titled “We love you to 100 BILLION and back” took place today on the official Masha and the Bear YouTube channel.
In addition, the animated series continues demonstrating its huge popularity among the audience from different regions: the official YouTube channel of Masha and the Bear animated series in Arabic joined the ranks of other awarded brand’s channels by crossing 10 million subscribers. The most fast-growing Arabic channel (note: by subscriber growth rate) brought for cartoon the sixth Diamond Play Button, in addition to previously honored English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian channels.
Moreover, Masha and the Bear English YouTube channel repeated its success of 2020: in less than a year, it has gained another 10 000 000 subscribers and now reached the milestone of 30 000 000 subscribers.


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A scribble bot is basically an out-of-balance motor attached to some drawing utensil. As the motor rotates, it vibrates, causing the drawing utensil to jiggle across the paper, making scribble marks. There are a lot of ways you could build one. Here’s a tutorial on the method we used with our class of 3 – 7 year olds with parent helpers. (Click on any picture for a bigger image.)
- Get a cup or bowl.
- We’ve used Starbucks cups, solo cups, and smaller plastic cups, but my favorite solution is 8 ounce styrofoam bowls / take out containers from the restaurant supply. The wider, squatter shape makes it more stable, and you also have a bigger platform to put your battery and motor on.
- Tape three colored markers to the outside of the cup, making a stable tripod. Align the markers so that the lids are just below the rim of the cup, and make sure the legs are an equal length.
- Washable markers are your best bet – these RoseArt Markers are 100 for $10. Or you can get 100 Crayola Super Tips.for around $15.
- Options: you could use popsicle sticks or other sticks for two of the legs, and only have one marker. You could use colored pencils or crayons, but they just don’t draw very well – the plastic cup is not heavy enough to put on enough weight to get a good mark out of these things that require some pressure to draw.
- Turn the cup upside down
- Tape the battery pack on top.
- Tape the motor on top so that the shaft on the motor is hanging off the edge of the cup.
- Un-balance the motor with a cork.
- (This is necessary – if the motor is balanced and spins smoothly, the bot won’t wiggle around – it’ll just sit in place.) We used corks… use an icepick, nail, or something the right diameter to poke a hole into the cork about 1/3 of the way from the end on one side, then put the cork on the shaft of the motor.
- Test for freedom of rotation… spin the cork around a few times. Can it rotate cleanly without banging into anything or getting blocked? If so, you’re good to go. If not, you need to adjust your design. (This project is a STEM engineering challenge, and often needs several steps of test something, re-do, test again to get it right.)
- Decorate the bot as desired, with googly eyes, pompoms, pipe cleaners, etc.
- Put down a BIG piece of paper (we covered a table in butcher paper or you can use easel paper or tape many sheets together). Take the lids off the markers. Set the bot on the paper, then connect the wires on the motor to the battery to complete the circuit, and off your bot goes!
- Some bots work perfectly right away. Some don’t. (Remember, this is a STEM engineering challenge – it’s OK if it doesn’t work perfectly the first time – we learn from our mistakes and re-build!)
- If it tips over on its side, you may need to spread out the legs a little more evenly to make the most stable tripod possible.
- If it just stays in place and doesn’t wiggle around the paper, it’s because it’s too balanced. Take the cork off and re-mount it.
- If bits fall off or the wires become disconnected by the jiggling, re-engineer a solution for the problem.
- If the cork flies off, you may need to glue it on, or find a different way to unbalance the motor
- Here are videos of bots in action:
Where do you get your motor and battery pack?
Some sources recommend taking apart an electric toothbrush, or a small fan. I wanted a 1.5 – 3 V motor and a single AA battery pack. Here’s what I found:
- TeacherGeek sells a small motor with leads, mount, and battery pack for $3 per set. They are quite nice quality and are the easiest ones for clipping the motor to the batter pack,
- TeacherGeek also offers a wiggle-bot kit. I was impressed with the high quality of the kit components, and also all the great downloads they offer, such as this overview, which includes Science Standards addressed with this project.
- Other options: I liked these Motors with Alligator Clips, which were $18.95 for ten. (And Sci Supply offered great customer service. I’d accidentally placed a duplicate order, and they called me to double check how many motors I wanted.) I used these Batteries and these Battery packs which were fine (cost 64 cents each), but had wire leads you had to clip the motor to. I preferred the battery packs from Teacher Geek which are 60 cents each, and have metal terminals you can easily clip the alligator clips to.
- I also have purchased motors from Vetco, because they’re local. Their motors did not have clips, so I had to spend an evening stripping wires and attaching alligator clips in preparation for class. (Here’s how to attach an alligator clip. Here’s a wire stripper / crimping tool.)
What else can you do with a motor when your kid gets bored of the scribble-bot? Check out five fun project ideas here: https://inventorsoftomorrow.com/2018/05/21/what-can-you-do-with-a-small-motor/
One note for clarification: Although we do this project in our Robot themed class, a scribble bot does not meet our definition of a true robot (which we said has three parts – sensors, processor and actuator) or this definition on Galileo: essential characteristics include sensing, movement, energy, and intelligence, or even the Merriam-Webster definition of a device that automatically performs complicated often repetitive tasks. It’s really just a motorized toy.
Additional resources on how to build a scribble-bot:
- Scribble-bots video
- Robots that Draw from art4edu. Clear directions, a nice set of questions on “can scribble bots make ‘art'”, photos, and video. They use a 4-battery pack – I found one battery was plenty of power for our motor.
- Science Sparks’ How to Make a Scribble Bot. Instead of using a battery pack, they use a rubber band to hold the motor’s metal leads onto the battery, and a glue-gun gluestick instead of a cork to unbalance it. The body is a Pringle’s container… we prefer the plastic cups – having the edges that spread outward helps set your markers at an angle that makes for a very stable tripod.
- Lemon Lime Adventures’ DIY Scribble Bot tutorial shows taping the markers to the inside of the cup – we found it was easier for kids to tape them to the outside, uses a clothespin instead of a cork to unbalance it, and tapes the leads to the battery pack (they turn the bot on and off by taking out a battery or putting it back in.
- Red Ted Art’s Mini Robot is a wiggle-bot; it doesn’t scribble. It uses three toothhbrush heads for the legs, the motor is the body, and the battery is the head.
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Basketball: Swansong for Swanson as Rocks make play-offs
Monday 24 April 2006
The British Basketball League play-offs at Birmingham's NIA this weekend will be the last for Scottish Rocks' American coach Steve Swanson who is taking up an assistant's position at Idaho State University, a division one basketball school in the US collegiate system.
The Rocks did well to finish as runners-up in the Championship, just one win behind Newcastle Eagles, and face third-placed Sheffield Sharks in Saturday's semi-finals. The Eagles, chasing a clean sweep of domestic titles after also taking the BBL Cup and BBL Trophy, play Guildford Heat.
Swanson said: "My priority is preparing for the semi-final, but this was a situation which came up quickly and had to be addressed. Leaving Scotland is a tough decision and I'm going to miss the owners, staff, players and the thousands of fans who cheer their hearts out for us."
He added: "Coaching division one basketball in the States is my ambition and I simply couldn't pass up this opportunity."
English Basketball League division one champions Worthing Thunder booked their play-off place with a fine 105-90 win over Manchester Magic. Leading by two points from the first leg, the Thunder were 22-8 down before regaining control. In division two, West Herts Warriors and Mansfield Express had aggregate wins to reach the play-offs.
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No. 7 Northwest Missouri State pulled a role reversal on No. 1 Pittsburg State, scoring 31 straight second half points to rally from a two-touchdown deficit for a 31-21 win Saturday in a weather-delayed Fall Classic XI at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Bearcat comeback occurred a year after Northwest gave up a 22-point halftime lead to Pittsburg State at Arrowhead and enabled them end a streak of two defeats to the Gorillas.
Northwest (6-1, 5-1) won for the fifth straight week and moved into a second place tie with Pittsburg State (5-1, 5-1) and Missouri Western (5-1, 5-1) in the MIAA.
This win guaranteed that if the Bearcats win out, they will be MIAA champions.
Shut out in the first half for the first time since a 2010 first round playoff win over Missouri Western, the Bearcats followed up with a 31 point second half.
All 31 points came after Pittsburg State scored on its opening drive of the second half to take a 14-0 lead with 12:14 left in the third quarter.
These would be Pitt's final points until 2:02 remained in the fourth.
Northwest cut it to 14-10 by the end of the third quarter and made a crucial fourth and inches stop on a fullback dive by Mandel Dixon at the Bearcat 12 to keep it a four-point game.
An interception by Travis Manning on an errant pass by Pittsburg State's Anthony Abenoja set Northwest up with the ball at Pitt's 35 with 11:46 left.
Less than two minutes later, Northwest took the lead on a 29-yard connection from Trevor Adams to John Hinchey. It came on a fourth and four play with 10:18 left.
Pitt went three-and-out on its next possession and punted back to Northwest.
The Bearcats ran five straight times with James Franklin III before Adams hit tight end Vincent Defeo on an 18-yard completion down to the Gorilla 3-yard line.
Franklin III scored on a toss sweep from three yards out to make it 24-14 with 5:06 left
This was the first of two touchdowns within 21 seconds of each other.
Safety Nate DeJong picked off a second down pass from Abenoja and returned it to the Gorilla 14. Franklin III ran in from 14 yards out on the next play, lifting Northwest's lead to 31-14 with 4:45 left.
Pitt ended Northwest's 31-point run with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Abenoja to John Brown with 2:02 left.
Northwest recovered the onside kick and ran off most of the remaining time on the clock before sacking Abenoja to end it.
Pitt edged Northwest in most offensive categories, with the exception being rushing yards where Northwest outgained them 159-95.
Page 2 of 2 - Limited to seven yards on five carries in the first half, Franklin III carried it 15 times in the second half for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Adams rebounded from a sub-par first half to finish 17-30 with 192 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw both touchdowns in the second half and both interceptions in the first when he was 4-9.
Neither interception led to points.
Hinchey led the Bearcats with four catches for 63 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Simmons also had four catches for 36 yards and a touchdown.
For Pitt, Abenoja finished 25-46 with 278 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He was sacked four times in the second half.
John Brown, who averaged 178 yards against Northwest in two games last year, finished with eight catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns. His longest grab was 14 yards.
Anthony Castaneda added seven catches for 68 yards. Running back Briceton Wilson hammered his way to 71 yards on 13 carries.
The game was delayed by close to an hour due to storms in the area. Another 30-minute delay occurred in the first quarter.
From then on, rain was not an issue.
Both offenses got off to slow starts, with a combined eight punts on the first nine drives. Northwest went three-and-out on each of its first three series and its first five ended in less than five plays.
Pitt put together a 13-play, 84-yard drive that consumed 4:54 to get on the board with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Abenoja to Brown.
This gave Pitt a 7-0 lead with 5:04 left in the second quarter and marked the first time Northwest had trailed since week two.
The Bearcats moved into Gorilla territory before the half, but Adams was picked off by Pitt State's De'Vante Bausby for the second time with less than two minutes remaining.
Both teams were content to go into the half with the score still 7-0.
Pitt opened the second half with a 7-play 87-yard drive that finished with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Abenoja to Luke Rampy.
Six of Pitt's seven plays on the drive went for 10 yards or more.
Northwest responded with a six-play 75-yard drive and scored its first points on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Adams to Simmons.
A 31-yard field goal by Todd Adolf made it 14-10 with 2:11 left in the third.
Northwest went three-and-out on its next two drives before the one that put the Bearcats in front to stay.