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ANGLETON, Texas – The owners of an Angleton animal sanctuary have been ordered to pay approximately $159,000 in court fines after a judge dismissed their defamation lawsuit against online critics.
Renee King-Sonnen and her husband, Tommy, a former cattle raiser, now run what they describe as a vegan animal sanctuary. It’s a non-profit called the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary.
In February, the couple sued former donors and volunteers who criticized the charity finances and animal care on a Facebook a page titled “The Real Rowdy Girl Revealed.”
The couple claimed in the lawsuit that their critics engaged in a campaign to "bully, harass, ruin, and destroy,” the non-profit.
“They were hurting our donations and our character. They were defaming our character, our good name,” Renee said.
Last week, Houston judge Caroline Baker dismissed the case with prejudice, and ordered Renee and Tommy to pay three defendants approximately $159,000 for attorney’s fees under a state statute meant to stop frivolous lawsuits, known as the anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute.
The lawsuit accused one defendant, Dr. Sujatha Ramakrishna, a child psychiatrist from Dallas, of posting a single entry on the Facebook page that reads:
“I have an activist friend who says she knew from the very beginning that RGS was a scam. As far as I know, she has never even heard of the RRGR Facebook page.”
Ramakrishna’s Houston attorney, Adam Milasincic, said the case is about free speech and that the intent of the lawsuit was meant to have a chilling effect.
“That’s why so many people were sued, and like in my client’s case, (from) a single post (to) send a message to other critics that you don’t want to cross us,” Milasincic said.
Renee said she and her husband are still considering options with their attorneys.
Under the court order, if she should decide to appeal the decision, it could trigger more fines.
Here is a release issued from the sanctuary:
"Unfortunately, the court ruled on a motion filed by three defendants who sought dismissal of the action claiming it sought to suppress First Amendment free speech. The court ruled the action should be dismissed and that RGS, King-Sonnen and Sonnen should pay the three defendants attorney's fees, costs and sanctions totaling $159,000.
"This ruling is unjust and erroneous. Unfortunately, in our legal system, sometimes judges make bad rulings," said Drew L. Alexis, an attorney and member of RGS' board.
"I am afraid the court gave its blessing to those who wish to assault us with more harmful, defamatory statements in their campaign to tear down an organization trying to bring justice to farm animals," said King-Sonnen.
"RGS is considering an appeal.
"We may appeal as our lawyers have told us this ruling makes no sense," said King-Sonnen. "At the same time, I want to put this matter behind us and move forward with the work that we are doing. I know in the end, whether justice is had in the court or not, we are going to continue to advance our mission to protect farm animals from cruelty. And I know that the truth is on our side, and not on the side of those spewing hate on social media."


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ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences would like to congratulate Dr Gemma King from the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics who has received a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for her project, ‘Signs on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’.
The project aims to discover how contemporary screens represent deafness and how sign language cinema filters Deaf and non-ableist perspectives.
“People may be unaware that there are many different sign languages around the world, including Auslan, American, regional and Indigenous. It’s a diverse linguistic landscape,” Dr King says.
“Sign languages are real languages and are as complex as verbal languages. They are not invented but grow out of communities and cultures similar to other languages.
“With the help of this project, I aim to not only increase the representation of sign languages but also debunk misconceptions about them. It will help hearing communities ‘unthink’ myths about deafness and sign language.”
Dr King has been awarded $465,100 for her project and the expected outcomes include capacity building for emerging Deaf scholars, inclusive innovations in film and language studies and new opportunities for Deaf/hearing dialogue and cohesion.
She says that even though Deaf characters have been portrayed in films, the majority of them have been played by hearing actors. “A real change in the culture is taking place internationally. Now, there is more Deaf-led filmmaking and more representation of sign languages. I am excited to see what happens in future films,” she says.
The DECRA recipient realises that being a hearing person and working on this project, there are limits to her perspectives on these films.
“We can make this a dynamic, creative and ethical project but it needs to be a collaboration. So, this project is a collaboration of Deaf partners, the Deaf community and will include postgraduate positions for Deaf students as well,” she adds.
To watch films that represent deafness, Dr King suggests starting with films like CODA (2021), Deaf U (Netflix series), Switched at Birth (TV series), The Sound of Metal (2019), Marie Heurtin (2014), The Tribe (2014) and A Quiet Place (2018).

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My TB has good ground manners, but every once in awhile he decides he doesn't want to go forward anymore. For example, when I lead him to the grooming stall at the barn, he always stops. I will then turn him in a circle and step back into the grooming stall. Sometimes he'll follow. Sometimes he won't, and I either have to try to walk him to the other grooming stall (which he always goes into it) or I swing the lead rope around a little and that convinces him to start walking again. He also does this sometimes with the wash rack. Sometimes he goes in and other times he plants himself. What can I do to get him to continue following me?

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CPD enters into ‘historic contract’ with nation’s leading maker of police body cameras
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Police Department has entered into a historic contract with the leading maker of U.S. police body cameras, one they say will revolutionize their daily operations with the most advanced law enforcement technology available.
This means CPD will seamlessly process body worn camera and mobile video camera footage as well as upgrade their Tasers and usher in the use of the Arizona-based Axon Enterprise Inc.'s Signal Sidearm technology, police officials said in a prepared statement.
“This cutting edge technology will improve our efficiency through an innovative ecosystem of software and hardware that will lead to greater transparency and accountability than ever before," Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a prepared statement.
The effort is called the Officer Safety Plan (OSP) and it will leverage the city’s partnership with Axon to mutually develop emerging technology, while improving officer safety and connectivity in the process.
The 10-year contract includes hardware refreshes and continued software development that will enable the CPD to deploy the newest available technology to its officers, the news release states.
“This synergy of Axon hardware and software will significantly increase CPD officer efficiency by eliminating duplicative workflows and time-consuming tasks that will now be integrated through cloud-based and Artificial Intelligence-powered systems,” the release states.
Axon OSP hardware removes uncertainty of whether a CPD officer’s critical incident was recorded by their body camera.
When an officer removes their firearm or Taser from a Signal Sidearm enabled holster, a Bluetooth pulse activates the officer’s body camera to record automatically, potentially saving valuable moments in the officer’s reaction time, police officials say.
Included in the OSP software will be unlimited storage with Evidence.com along with time saving tools like Redaction Assistance, Axon Standard and Records as well as Axon Performance.
In addition, the Axon Citizen for Communities will aid investigators in the collection of video evidence from members of the community.
This is the largest contract between Axon Enterprise for the CPD to date and one of the most comprehensive endeavors for any law enforcement agency in the U.S., according to CPD.
The signing of this contract could not have been accomplished without the support of Mayor John Cranley and City Manager Patrick Duhaney as well as the following city departments: budget, finance, law, purchasing and “Enterprise Technology Solutions,” the release states.
The expected roll out of this new hardware and software will occur over the next few months, with continued technology upgrades and developments being implemented over the life of the contract.
Earlier Tuesday, Axon said in a statement CPD’s order for more than 1,000 Axon Body 3 cameras was received in the last few months and is shipping now.
For more information visit: www.axon.com/axonbody-3.
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Have you ever dreamed of stepping into a majestic ice tunnel that pierces through the heart of a glacier? Spend a day in the icy wonderland of Langjokull Glacier, the second-largest ice cap in Iceland. Ride a snowmobile on top of the glacier and explore it from the inside on this unforgettable glacier tour!
- Small group tour
- Snowmobiling on a glacier
- Langjökull Glacier
- Man-made ice cave
- Barnafoss Waterfall (from Reykjavik only)
- Hraunfossar Waterfall (from Reykjavik only)
Departures: Departures everyday. See calendar for more information on times and availability.
You can choose a pickup location in Reykjavik.
We can pick you up from your preselected location in Reykjavik. If you choose the Reykjavik tour option, the pickup starts at 8:00 a.m. and takes up to 30 minutes.
Otherwise, meet us on location at Húsafell Information Center. Please arrive at the location at least 30 minutes before the tour begins. The tour starts at 10:00 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. — please pick the time when booking.
Bring with you:
Warm outdoor clothes, Headwear and gloves, Hiking boots or winter shoes, Packed lunch (recommended), A valid driver’s license to drive the snowmobile
Pickup from Reykjavik or Húsafell, Snowmobile tour and gear, Experienced snowmobile guide, Man-made ice cave tour, Free wifi on the bus, Waterfalls stop (Reykjavik transfer only)
Not included: Lunch
The price of the tour is for one person when sharing a snowmobile between two people. If you travel solo or if there’s an odd number of travelers, you must book a solo snowmobile for an additional fee.
If you’re traveling solo but don’t have a valid driving license, you can book a guide to operate the snowmobile for an additional cost.
For further information:
You have chosen: From Husafell
You have chosen: From Reykjavik
If you choose to travel from Reykjavik, our guide will pick you up from your preselected location. Once everyone’s aboard, we’ll make our way towards Húsafell. It’s a scenic drive along the West Coast. We’ll give you an audio guide that you can listen to along the way to learn about the sights we pass.
We’ll reach Húsafell after about two hours. Here you can grab a bite, use the restroom, and stretch your legs. After a short break, we’ll drive to Langjökull Glacier (“the long glacier”), the second-largest glacier in Iceland, where our snowmobile adventure takes place.
Once we arrive at our basecamp, the guide will introduce you to all the equipment you’ll use. You don’t need any prior snowmobiling experience. You’ll need a driver’s license if you intend on driving the snowmobile. The guide will show you how to operate the snowmobile. After a short safety briefing, you’ll be ready to roll!
Snowmobiling is a thrilling experience. You’ll drive on glowing white snow that endlessly stretches out in front of you. Langjokull Glacier is ever-changing, with deep moulins, craggy crevasses, and mesmerizing ice falls that shape the landscape. You’ll spend around 40 minutes riding across the top of the ice cap before we explore the heart of the glacier.
Man-Made Ice Tunnel
Step inside the icy depths of Langjokull through the man-made tunnel that goes through the heart of the ice cap. Experienced geophysicists and engineers got together to build this state-of-the-art cave. The tunnel features pristine blue ice and reveals the most complex ice structures created by nature.
You’ll wander around the ice cave for about one hour. Take your time to explore the inside of the second-largest glacier in Iceland! Filled with unique ice sculptures of all shapes and sizes, the ice tunnel is a perfect location for beautiful photos. Don’t miss your chance to take pictures against the mesmerizing blue ice!
Barnafoss and Hraunfossar Waterfalls
If you choose to travel back to Reykjavik with us, we’ll stop at Hraunfossar and Barnafoss Waterfalls on the way. These beautiful falls are the perfect way to end our action-packed day!
Hraunfossar (“the lava falls”) is a series of waterfalls that stream down into the Hvita River. The glacial water runs through a lava field before it reaches the river. Surrounded by rich vegetation, Hraunfossar stands out from other Icelandic waterfalls. You’ll realize why as soon as you see it!
Barnafoss (“the children’s falls”) is a mysterious waterfall. A few legends involve this foggy cascade. Your guide will be happy to tell you the legends — if you’re brave enough to hear them!
Our adventure-filled day tour lasts around 11 hours in total. We’ll drop you off at your stop in Reykjavik in the evening.

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The Bahamas was shocked by the death of a husband and wife Brady and Princess Simms on Thursday 19th May at their home in Nassau Village. Their infant grandchild was also found unresponsive but at the latest news was recovering in critical condition at ICU at the hospital. The death is believed to have come from a failure of the central electricity supply and the use by them of a generator which led to carbon monoxide poisoning. An autopsy will have to confirm that result. People immediately started to blame Bahamas Power and Light, the successor to the Bahamas Electricity Corporation for cutting off the power to people’s homes causing them to turn to generators.


|Liri Blues Festival|
|Dates||late June - first fortnight of July|
|Location(s)||Isola del Liri |
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|Years active||1988 - present|
|Founded by||Luciano Duro|
The Liri Blues Festival, founded in 1988, is one of the main blues music festivals in Italy. It takes place every year in July near Rome in Isola del Liri, a small town twinned with the city of New Orleans since 1997.
The Liri Blues Festival, known as "Liri Blues", has been taking place since 1988 in Isola del Liri, a small Italian town famous for its waterfall, which is 90 feet (28 m) high and situated in the centre. The festival is a free, annual event and usually occurs during the month of July. Concerts are held in the main square (Piazza Boncompagni), in the streets and jam sessions happen late at night.
Following its initial success in the first few years, the Liri Blues Festival was shared with neighbouring towns in Ciociaria. However, since the early years of the 21st century, Isola del Liri is once again the central location for the festival. Boncompagni Square plays host to the main events just as it did for the very first gig in 1988.
A winter session of the festival was briefly introduced in the early part of the century ("Liri Blues Winter") and saw performing some famous Italian bluesmen such as Roberto Ciotti, Fabio Treves and Paolo Bonfanti.
The festival, organised by Duke & Bird, has always counted on the important help of volunteers and blues connoisseurs like Mario Insenga (Blue Stuff), who has been a supporter of Liri Blues ever since its initial formation.
When the first annual festival took place in 1988, Isola del Liri had been seeing its paper mills close one after the other. For more than 100 years these factories had provided work for the local population. The first three evenings of this festival symbolised an attempt to overcome years of deep industrial crisis.
The festival was created thanks to Luciano Duro, who managed to bring big international bluesmen to a small town in central Italy.
In the 1990s the festival gradually opened to different genres and influences. Musicians such as Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Elliott Murphy, and The Fleshtones played in Isola del Liri. The latter, after the concert had finished, gave another encore from their hotel room just behind the stage!
Liri Blues, however, remained distinctly a blues festival, with artists like Luther Allison, Son Seals and Jimmy Rogers. Blue Stuff played neapolitan blues in dialect together with James Cotton and Rockin' Dopsie.
The festival was organized by Jazz'n'Arts until its tenth year; management then changed over to Duke & Bird. The festival grew, and more dates in neighbouring towns were added, such as Ferentino for jazz concerts (Mike Stern, Yellowjackets) and Veroli for gospel and soul (Shemekia Copeland, The Soul Stirrers). Isola del Liri, however, remained the heart of Liri Blues, with artists the likes of Bo Diddley, R. L. Burnside and Honeyboy Edwards performing in the main square.
By the end of the century the festival covered a period of eleven days throughout the province.
On January 7, 1997, for the tenth annual Liri Blues, the then mayor of Isola del Liri and the initiator of the festival went to Louisiana to sign the twinning between the two towns and to receive the freedom of the city of New Orleans.
-- Marc. H. Morial, ex-mayor of New Orleans, thanking the then mayor of Isola del Liri after the twinning between the two towns - January 31st, 1997
Batiste performed, among others, a jazz song called Isola del Liri, conceived for the occasion, he later included it in the album Songs, Words and Messages, Connections.
As a token of their strong relationship over the years, Liri Blues was instrumental in helping the musicians of New Orleans following the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina in August 2005. On November 9 a charity concert (the "New Orleans Day") was organized. Corey Harris (protagonist of Scorsese's Feel Like Going Home) and a few other groups performed.
In 2001 there was a memorable performance by John Mayall, Isola del Liri went back to being the central location for the festival. In the following three years the location changed to SS. Triade Square and then came back to the original Boncompagni Square.
In 2002 RAI Radio 1, the main Italian public radio station, started to follow the whole festival. They transmitted live recordings (such as the concert of Robben Ford) and interviews with Roy Rogers and others, through their programme Radioscrigno. The collaboration with RAI has continued ever since.
In 2007 the festival celebrated 20 years of concerts and 10 years of twinning with New Orleans. In a courageous project, Piccola Orchestra La Viola and Dr. Sunflower, an orchestra of squeeze boxes and a jug band, played traditional blues from Louisiana. The CD Tribute to New Orleans, recorded live at Liri Blues 2006, was presented. Willy DeVille and Charlie Musselwhite performed.
Dr. John closed the 2010 festival, cementing the permanent link between the small Italian town and the capital of Louisiana.
Liri Blues and Isola del Liri have become very attached to Louisiana and in particular to the twin city New Orleans. Various artists who have performed at the festival, like Dr. John, Alvin Batiste, Rockin' Dopsie, C. J. Chenier and Zachary Richard with his zydeco style, have been and still are ambassadors of the music of Louisiana throughout the world.
As a rule, however, the bluesmen from the U.S. have been the main protagonists, with leading figures like Dr. John, Jimmy Smith, Charlie Musselwhite and more modern artists like Scott Henderson, Robben Ford and Eric Bibb.
European musicians have also been prominent, especially English performers like Paul Lamb,John Martyn and Robin Trower. British Blues in general has been represented by the likes of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Mick Taylor and Eric Burdon and The Animals.
In the more recent years there have been traditional bluesmen like Al Kooper and Taj Mahal, original characters like Otis Taylor, Maceo Parker, Colosseum and skillful guitarists like Sonny Landreth, Derek Trucks and Albert Lee.
Some of the artists who have performed at Liri Blues since 1988 include:
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- "This is not about closing a lot of factories," United Technologies chief Greg Hayes tells CNBC.
- United Tech agreed to buy aircraft parts manufacturer Rockwell Collins for $23 billion in the biggest aerospace deal in history.
- Hayes will stay on as CEO of the combined company.
"This is not about closing a lot of factories," Hayes said on "Squawk on the Street."
United Technologies stock was down 3.5 percent on Tuesday, a day after the jet engine maker agreed to buy aircraft parts manufacturer Rockwell Collins for $23 billion in the biggest aerospace deal in history. Share prices of Rockwell, which closed at $130.61 on Friday, were getting a small bump on Tuesday.
United Technologies, a Dow component, will also assume $7 billion in Rockwell debt.
Hayes, who will stay on as CEO of the combined company, told CNBC that Rockwell has been on United Tech's radar for a couple of years, and he called it "the right deal."
Rockwell CEO Kelly Ortberg will head a new unit named Collins Aerospace Systems.
Hayes also said the overall aerospace business is growing dramatically, and with that growth comes pressure from customers to reduce costs and innovate.
"And having scale in the aerospace business is absolutely essential to bring value to the customers that they expect," he said. "We'll have the abilities to do things that others can't."
Hayes predicts that 30,000 new aircraft will be delivered in 15 years.
Under the deal, Rockwell shareholders will receive $140 per share in UTX stock and cash, split between $93.33 in cash and $46.67 in stock.
The price tag represents a 17.6 percent premium to Rockwell's $119 per share before news of the talks emerged on Aug. 4. Hayes said he expects the deal to close within 12 months, saying the antitrust risk is low.
On the premium price tag, Hayes said: "When you're buying beachfront property ... I think it's a pretty good deal."
Hayes also discussed the possibility of splitting up the new company down the road.
"Once we get done with this deal and get the integration complete and pay down some debt, we'll be able to take a look at a full range of portfolio options," Hayes said. "If we continue to see a big disconnect between what we think is [the] intrinsic value of UTC and the actual stock price, we'll look to do something different."
"That's what I've committed to our board and shareholders. If it doesn't work together, we'll take a look at splitting it up," he added.
—Reuters contributed to this report.

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Some people are, apparently, visual: Their inner life runs on images that represent what they think about, how they approach problems, the way their world is laid out symbolically. I have always envied this in a vague kind of way. The ability to close one's eyes and call to mind a picture must be incredibly useful. I have never been able to do it.
In truth, part of the reason behind my resentment is that I always thought it would be a really cool seduction technique to be able to say to a lady "Let me draw you" and enigmatically, scribble away with few words except "a-huh.. hmm mmm" and "turn a little to the left please so I can catch that curl better".
Alas, fumbling fingers which reject the idea of pencils aside, I have little sense of the visual and have been unable to develop one despite many hours of intense practise over the years. And so, I come to the conclusion that, in this aspect, the nature-nurture debate has shown a clear conclusion. I am not visual.
But, my world is ruled by a sense of sound and bodily position. My head is filled with music all the time and I can call to mind a Tchaikovsky Symphony, note-for-note accurately in those moments when I find myself somewhere needing some kind of entertainment.
I first did this, oddly, with Wings, "Band on the Run" in French lessons at school, which I found excruciatingly dull to the point of almost physical pain. Imagine my delight to find an inner passtime that required no props or equipment and which could occupy me in those arid moments of intellectual drought.
Interestingly, I also always found a kind of auditory-kinaesthetic synaesthesia between a sound and a movement.
To explain what I mean: Everyone is familiar with certain sounds which conjure up a movement - the sound of a tomato hitting a tiled floor after being dropped is very evocative and one can instantly, if they work in any way siimilar to me, see in their "Mind's eye" the impact, or in my case, feel the weight and the sudden giving-way of the skin to the force of the contents, tasting the juice and possibly slipping on it and banging a knee on a cupboard.
The sound of a drop of water falling into a pool of water in an otherwise silent envirnment may also summon an image or a feeling of the ripples spreading out.
So we are all equipped with this sensory cross-wiring.
Now, when, for instance I hear a latin rhythm, it "knocks" inside my legs and hips. It's hard to explain that in words. But some unseen force causes my limbs to move synchronously with the beat and my hips to sway in a complex fourrier-synthesised set of waves. This is entirely involuntary and is "suggested" to my body without seemingly going through my conscious mind.
Similarly, a glissando on a guitar may cause my arm to want to move of its own acord upwards and outwards, describing an arc that the sliding note implies with an obviousness that requires purely physical description.
Sometimes, when I have to give a presentation and I am unsure of the material, as I walk up to present, the first bars of the violin from "El Tango de Roxanne" will play in my head, so vividly that I am ceertain it must be audible to those present (Indeed, once I did actually ask a lunch companion if they could "hear that?" and put my head close to theirs. People can be so judgmental sometimes, don't you find?). The strutting gait and almost arrogance implied by the passionate Tango beat cannot fail but induce an almost involuntary strutting and upright confident bearing. It works perfectly for my purposes.
Today, i have in my head, loud as the radio in the car might be in that space, Diana Krall, "Temptation", which is one of the sexiest songs I can imigine and is beautiful to dance to with a lady of a similar receptiveness.
As this is constantly playing in my head, my every move around the place is informed by this internal soundtrack and as a result, I cannot move in any way other than that of a tomcat on a hot sultry night when the air is filled with female-on-heat pheromones.
Luckily, there is almost nobody here to see. But in my mind, each step towards the coffee machine is imbued with a delight in the movement and a joy at the control over my limbs which today feels absolute.
In my head, life is one long dance. Sometimes a strut, sometimes a slink, occasionally a tap dance.
I think I am happy to accept this in exchange for the lack of a capacity for mental visual imagery.


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In today’s business world with big talk about Big Data, more and more companies are looking into data science and advanced analytics to improve customer relationships, increase marketing impact, and enhance products and services. It’s an exciting new development as data science offers an unprecedented opportunity for businesses gain insights to operate more efficiently [...]
Sallie Mae learns a hard lesson in the importance of data analytics. If they had been paying attention, they could have seen all their customer experience problems coming.
In August 2013, Richard Cordray, head of the CFPB, announced that the agency was turning its gaze toward student loans. So it was no surprise [...]
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Please join us in New York on March 5 at the Sentiment Analysis Symposium for the “Customer Insight Analytics Workshop.”
The afternoon workshop will offer a thorough, practical look at how business analysts, [...]
Event: Predictive Analytics World, Chicago 2014
Presentation: “Open Your Eyes and Ears: Leveraging Predictive Analytics and Alternative Data Sources to Improve the Customer Experience
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In today’s competitive market, the name of the game is customer experience, [...]
Sallie Mae, the leading student loan provider, recently announced it expects to spend $70 million to address issues raised by government and regulatory agencies about its lending practices. Based on our ongoing analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaint database, this expense came as no surprise to Beyond the Arc. Sallie Mae could [...]
As part of Beyond the Arc’s ongoing analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) customer complaint database, we’ve recapped 2013 in an upcoming report. Last year saw many leading financial institutions learn costly lessons from the CFPB, and there may be more ahead as the agency closely monitors an increasing array of key product [...]
CFPB Data Analysis Update
With the expansion of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) complaint database, companies are now able to examine consumer complaints for seven different product areas, including student loans. In the CFPB’s 2013 mid-year summary of student loans, they analyzed about 2,000 student loan complaints filed between October 2012 and March [...]


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these plant-based substances may help lower your risk.
One reason cancer is such a formidable foe lies in its complexity. For one thing, the term “cancer” covers not one disease but more than 100, all marked by abnormal cell growth and spread. And while the study of cancer genetics has yielded vast quantities of data, it has also raised as many questions as it has answered.
There is no foolproof way to avoid developing cancer, but there are ways to reduce risk. The most basic involves that old disease-fighting duo of diet and exercise. “Research has shown that poor diet and not being active are two key factors that can increase a person’s cancer risk,” states the American Cancer Society. “The good news is that you can do something about this.”
One ACS recommendation is to eat at least 2 1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables a day. Besides nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, plant foods provide compounds called phytonutrients, many of which have been found to possess anti-cancer properties.
One way to make sure you get a variety of phytonutrients is to “eat the rainbow,” plants of different colors, which signify different substances—think the red-orange carotenoids in tomatoes and carrots, for instance. A high-quality whole food supplement can provide some insurance against dietary deficits. (If you are currently being treated for cancer, discuss diet and other lifestyle matters with your practitioner.)
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|Allicin||Garlic, leek, onion, scallion, shallot||Has demonstrated an ability to induce apoptosis, or programmed cell death; appears to inhibit metastasis, or tumor spread; also supports heart health and fights microbes|
||Berries (including açai, black currant, goji, etc.), grape, mangosteen, plum||Have inhibited the growth of colon cancer cells in studies; help fight inflammation, which promotes cancer development; appear to turn on (up-regulate) tumor-suppressing genes
||Apricot, carrot, kale, spinach, sweet potato; beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene and zeaxanthin are in this family||High dietary intake has been associated with lower lung cancer risk, and high circulating levels with reduced breast cancer risk; have also been linked to slower cellular aging
||Apple, berries, green tea||Inhibit DNA damage linked to cancer development; help induce apoptosis; support the body’s detoxification enzymes, which break down cancer-causing substances
|Chlorophyll||Barley and wheat grasses, chlorella, leafy greens, spirulina||Chlorophyll derivatives have shown an ability to reduce DNA damage caused by various toxins; supports the body’s detoxification systems|
|Ellagic Acid||Grape, pomegranate, raspberry, strawberry||Promotes apoptosis and fights cancer’s ability to proliferate; inhibits angiogenesis, or a tumor’s ability to form its own blood vessel network; acts as an anti-inflammatory|
|Isoflavones||Soybean; smaller amounts in other plant foods||Linked to reduced risk of breast and prostate cancers; may ease inflammation related to obesity; also supports proper blood vessel function|
|Isothiocyanates||Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.); sulforaphane is the best-known compound in this class||Encourage apoptosis and discourage cancer cell proliferation; appear to inhibit bladder cancer; sulforaphane has slowed cellular growth in early-stage breast cancer studies|
|Limonoids||Grapefruit, lemon, lime, noni, orange||Support the detoxification enzyme system glutathione S-transferase; have induced apoptosis and inhibited proliferation in studies|
|Quercetin||Found in a wide variety of plants; some sources include apple, grape, onion, tomato||May suppress cancer growth factors; supports apoptosis and fights proliferation; also being studied for possible cardio-protective effects, including blood pressure reduction|
|Resveratrol||Blueberry, cranberry, grape, peanut; Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) often used in supplements||Fights inflammation and supports detoxification; may inhibit angiogenesis and the ability of tumors to invade normal tissue; best known for supporting cardiovascular health|
NOTE: Always consult with your healthcare practitioner for help in designing a
supplementation program, especially if you have a pre-existing condition.

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Cleaning out my studio. This task actually took place In August of this year when I moved to the 2nd largest bedroom from the smallest. My studio is always organized unless I am working on a project. Everything has its place. I must be a neat freak! The fabric is on it shelf, thread in its containers, paints, dyes, brushes, gloves in their cabinet, etc., scissors in the drawer, and the list goes on. I did notice that one basket (approx. 21x10) that I left for later. So, I guess later is now.
To begin this assignment with a fresh start, I decided to re-look at everything again. To my surprise, I found some items that I really didn’t need or want anymore. I made a decision to give these items away to a few quilt friends that I know would treasure them. Now it was on. As I looked around to make sure I covered everything, I notice my quilt tote. Did I go through that? No. I found four zippers in that tote. Lol. No zippers for me! Next, I revisited the last shelf on my fabric rack one more time and I found two projects that I decided to make as gifts for two friends of mine. I knew these projects were there but they were on my “to do list.” This time, I felt different. I just looked at the projects. I wanted them done. I had already purchased the fabric. I only needed to purchase the pillows. I guess I didn’t want to make any more pillows since I made practically all of the throw pillows in my house (without zippers). The more I thought about those pillows the madder I got. I moved the half done projects from the shelf to the table so that I can remember to purchase the pillows and make them. Oh well. I finished going through the basket I mentioned earlier and one small file case of papers for my business. Nothing else left in my studio do but to take inventory. I have never taken inventory of my studio but I am glad I did. Afterwards, I just stood there. Then it hit me. I went into the small bedroom where my computer, quilt magazines, books, and a filing cabinet for our personal records. The books and magazines were easy but not the filing cabinet. Cleaning out that cabinet was on my to do list also. So, I dove in and straightened out the filing cabinet and shredded lots of papers. Whew!
Moving forward in this assignment…I just realize I lack Content, I LACK CONTENT! I LACK CONTENT!
I sat in my studio looking at fabric on the design wall. Fabric that I have hand dyed or paint and commercial fabric that I purchase. Where do I start? I have ideas in my head but nothing is connecting.
What do I love? I gave myself time to think about it and I can’t shake that fact that I love Nature! I take pleasure and connect to Nature. I have numerous pictures of sun rises, oceans, rivers, leaves, mountains, trees, plants, clouds, gardens, etc. I love creation! I have never thought about what I love until this assignment because it’s just a part of me. On numerous occasions, I have stopped the car to take pictures of trees, mountains, clouds, etc. I have so many pictures of nature that I have had to delete some of them.
Why do I love about Nature? Connection to the Creator. I am fascinated with the formation, color, growth, movement, calmness and the intense side. I watch blue skies with white clouds that form so many different shapes and stare at the movement of the water in the ocean. I love crape myrtle trees and roses bushes, flowers and growing my own veggies.
I decided to use a piece of fabric where I had practice painting on. Yes, it was my first time playing with paint on fabric. (I have actually gotten better since the first piece). To make this piece better I choose to add some leaves. My original thought was to appliqué the leaves on the fabric but I wanted to do something different. So, I played with my silk screen for the first time. I have only had the screen for a year. I really enjoyed it. However, I could not get the piece dry. I figured I used to much ink. It’s still a little sticky to sew on it but it was good to be in studio again.

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More and more Data Centers are adopting the Cisco ACI solution for its ability to unitary and efficiently manage geographically distributed data centers, Disaster Recovery sites, and Cloud infrastructures. To help companies that deal with these requirements, Datanet Systems and Cisco Romania held on the 16th of January, 2020, the workshop entitled “Practical perspective on Cisco ACI – applications, benefits, demonstrations”.
ACI, the result of technological evolution
Spanning Tree, vPC, Fabric Path, VXLAN are stages in the technological evolution of the Cisco ACI solution.
“Currently, the main problem is not that we use Spanning Tree, vPC or VXLAN, but that we make many manual changes. Also, although we have policies and rules, we are unable to abide by them due to constantly occurring changes. All these issues have a major impact on the efficiency of the network and its security, but especially on the operational efficiency. When you make 50 manual changes and it lasts a week, it is difficult to have operational speed. Nor is it safe, given that 22% of all network incidents are caused by human error,” explained George Boulescu, Cisco Systems Consulting Engineer at the event.
Simplifying operations in the datacenter
One of the strengths of Cisco ACI is that it eliminates these challenges by introducing a single management point for the entire network.
“All network changes are made from APIC, Application Policy Infrastructure Controller. Thus, it is no longer necessary to access each switch separately to configure a link, for example. Everything is done from the controller, which is redundant, the cluster configuration being at least three devices. Also, even if the controller fails, the network will not shut down because APIC is never in traffic. In addition, ACI technology is built to provide security by default. The ACI fabric, unlike a traditional network, operates according to a “whitelist” model. This means that each data stream must be allowed through the network for it to work,” said the Cisco specialist.
ACI technology provides operational benefits through automation, as well as increased scalability and agility across the entire network (You can find HERE more details on the generic benefits of the Cisco ACI solution.)
Practically demonstrated advantages of Cisco technology
The concrete gains that Cisco ACI provides have been exemplified by a series of practical demonstrations made by Sergiu Daniluk, ACI Solution Engineer at Datanet Systems.
At the beginning of the session, the Datanet specialist exemplified the efficiency of working with the ACI solution in current datacenter operations. One of the detailed examples was how to define and use network policies
“By a policy we define a specific configuration function, and by grouping them we obtain a Policy Group. In turn, these Policy Groups can be applied to an Interface Profile, which defines a single interface or a group of interfaces. The same procedure also applies to switches – definition, grouping (Switch Policy Group) and application to switch profiles. In this case, policies include specific protocols, and the group defines the types of equipment used in the network.
The benefits of the Cisco ACI configuration model are immediate. For example, if we want to configure a NetFlow protocol on 100 sheets, it is sufficient to define a single policy on a single leaf and apply it to the profile of the other 99. We also act similarly when we want to activate a specific protocol on a subset of interfaces.
Another advantage is that, if one of the switches has to be replaced, the operation is carried out simply and quickly, because there is already a correlation between the leaf and the profile that is to be applied. The administrator no longer has to intervene when the switch appears on the network, because APIC already knows what configuration the respective switch must have and automatically applies it”, explained Sergiu Daniluk
Other elements that contribute to the efficiency of the current activities in the datacenter introduced by Cisco ACI and presented during the workshop are:
- endpoint groups (EPGs);
- the concepts of Bridge Domain (BD) and Contract;
- Tenants groups (which include all the BDs and VRFs defined in the network).
Proactivity and automation
Another area of functionality in which Cisco ACI determines the efficiency of operations is monitoring and troubleshooting in the datacenter.
The solution provides detailed visibility into its mode of operation and allows administrators to quickly detect the occurrence of problems and potential risks in the network. Thus, Cisco ACI provides an extensive suite of monitoring tools. For example, System Health delivers information about the overall performance of the network and the status of the equipment and tenants groups. Faults, in turn, signal the appearance of configuration problems, grouped by domains, types of errors, etc.
Cisco ACI also provides a number of tools for proactive problem identification. For example, Atomic Counters, which counters the packets of data transmitted to detect lost areas or the Capacity Dashboard that offers a detailed view of the network in terms of software and hardware resource consumption.
Within the ACI solution, a number of third-party applications integrated with APIC, such as those developed by Cisco – ELAM Assistant, Network Insights or Network Assurance Engine can also be installed. More such applications are available on the Cisco DC App Center page.
To facilitate automation, Cisco ACI supports several programming possibilities – Python, Ansible, Puppet – and was designed on the “API first” model. This allows the automation of an extensive range of operations, ensuring a reduction of operations duration and the reduction of human errors. You can find more resources in this area on the ACI Programmability page.
Native security features
Another advantage of Cisco ACI is that it allows the segmentation of data traffic routes, both at the network and at the endpoint level.
“By default, if no contract is set up between EPGs, they will not communicate with each other. By grouping the equipment into different EPGs, even if they are in the same subnet, they do not communicate by default. By an additional policy that regulates the communication between endpoints in the same group, micro-segmentation can be done. Basically, we have only one broadcast domain, but the communication is only between the endpoints selected by the network administrator”, explained Sergiu Daniluk.
The Datanet specialist also exemplified how dynamic segmentation rules can be created. In the event of a security alert for a certain operating system version, by automatically attaching a tag it is possible to segment the virtual machines running that version. Thus, based on the tag, the affected VMs are automatically moved to a micro-EPG with a special security policy. Similarly, if a security system signals a compromised end-point, by allocating and assigning a specific tag, it can be automatically moved to a restricted access EPG.
Flexible implementation scenarios
Another aspect developed during the workshop was the use of Cisco ACI for the unitary management of the networks in several data centers. Thus, ACI Multi-Pod uses a single cluster of APICs for the management of two or more Pods (maximum 12).
ACI Multi-Site is a similar process, where two or more sites (each with its own cluster of APICs) are interconnected, but without any modification that is made to one site to automatically propagate to the second one, use dedicated virtual equipment – Multi-Site Orchestrator for management. ACI Multi-Site is a useful scenario when managing a Data Center and Disaster Recovery related site, as well as if the network has reached the limit of scalability (in terms of leaf number) or when we want to connect the on-premises network with public Cloud environments.
Also, Cisco ACI allows simultaneous use of Multi-Site and Multi-Pod configurations.
To find out more information about specific ways to use it, please read the Cisco ACI Case Study at Raiffeisen Bank Romania.
For additional information on the Cisco ACI solution or for product evaluations, please contact us by email at email@example.com.


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The pair got married on season 2 of 'Love Is Blind.'
The Netflix stars filed for divorce in August 2022 after one year of marriage. Despite their messy back and forth in the months following the divorce filing, the exes recently reunited for a two-part episode of Nick's podcast, Eyes Wide Open, to discuss the negative impact the show had on their respective mental health and what led to their divorce.
The former pair, who have been candid about allegedly not being provided mental health support while they struggled on the show, said that once they filmed their wedding, the entire Netflix production disappeared, leaving them alone.
"I was lost with you, I was lost with myself," Danielle admitted to her ex.
"Neither of us, separate or together should have been in that environment where we weren't supported," Nick added. "I really do think... sometimes I think things might have been different if we had some support and we weren't in such a hostile environment."
Noting that their lives together felt "next to impossible at times," Nick shared that while they had "turbulence," the couple also had "some of the best times in the world."
In their lives off-camera, Nick said that he and Danielle "tried so hard to duplicate the things that worked for us."
Danielle said that they chose to get married "at the worst possible mental space" she'd been in.
"I didn't know how to deal with myself, let alone expect someone else to know how to navigate that with me," she admitted.
Then in August 2022, TMZ broke the news that Danielle had filed for divorce.
"Doing that in the public eye was the hardest thing I've ever done in my entire life, and I'm still reeling from it to this day," Nick shared. "I got the paperwork and I was processing it, for lack of a better word. Then TMZ leaks it a few days later... I hadn't told my family yet... That day was one of the worst days of my entire life."
As for where they stand today, Nick said that the split is "still a loss" that he feels.
"We're going to be connected forever, whether we decide we want to be or not," he said.
"Yes, we still love each other. It doesn't go away," Danielle agreed.
In April, Danielle spoke to ET about the impact the show had on her mental health and her relationship with Nick.
"The aftermath of experiencing this doesn't go away quickly. I mean, the first month, I couldn't even leave the house. It is hard. So it's gonna take me a while to feel myself again," she told ET. "I felt like a shell. I didn't feel like a human being. I wanted to dig myself in a hole and not come out of it... I was not myself. I wasn't OK. After the show was released, it just amplified all that."
Danielle also spoke about her split from Nick and his support of her since their divorce.
"You know, we just weren't compatible, which is fine, and the fact that now that we are divorced, but we're still speaking out about the same exact topic, having the same exact goal, you know, makes me so proud of him and it means the world to me," she said at the time.
Both parts of Nick and Danielle's episode of Eyes Wide Open are available now, while all four seasons of Love Is Blind are streaming on Netflix.

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The legal team that won an acquittal for George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin plans to ask the state to pick up his legal tab.
Gov. Rick Scott has taken the Rev. Jesse Jackson to task over remarks he made Tuesday while joining a protest in the Capitol.
What was it like to be a reporter covering the Zimmerman trial. CBS4’s Ted Scouten joins Michele on the set for his unique perspective after spending 3 weeks in Sanford. We also hear from the one juror who broke her silence and the fallout following that.
CBS4’s Summer Knowles gets the exclusive. We hear from the controversial star witness and Summer joins Michele on the set for a first-hand account of her one-on-one.
A family of four who got into an accident over weekend got a helping hand from an unexpected driver.
Despite public rallies, a call President Barack Obama for a close examination and the urging of civil rights groups after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, there won’t likely be any changes in so-called “Stand Your Ground” laws across the nation.
A Ft. Lauderdale pastor is calling on those who take to the streets to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin to do so peacefully.
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly reviewing evidence to determine whether criminal civil rights charges are warranted against George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin.
Less than 24 hours after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, many protests broke out around the country.
The role of race in society was key factor in the trial and acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin.


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Rebel groups in Syria have established their own security systems in areas liberated from the regime’s hold.
A rebel controlled police force, prisons and courts have sprung up in an attempt to keep order in Aleppo and Idlib’s countryside.
Inmates in a prion visited by an Al Arabiya correspondent in Aleppo include prisoners detained from the Syrian Armed Forces or the pro-regime militia, and the rebels who break the law.
It may not be an ideal prison, and it does not meet international standards, but the rebels of Aleppo wanted to curb the crime that is spreading throughout the city.
Prisoners are given lessons in the Koran to encourage them to realize their mistakes.
“I have stolen, I had nothing to eat so I stole. I am studying Koran here to repent, and I repented,” stated one prisoner.
Inmates claim they are being treated well; one speaks about an obvious black eye.
“I was hit by shrapnel while fleeing a battle,” he replied when asked if the guards were hurting him.
“No, nobody hit us or hurt us; the guys are good and are treating us well.”
It is difficult to ascertain whether he is telling the truth, the prisons are not subject to an overarching authority and are not required to meet international humanitarian standards.
It is simply an attempt to stop the country descending further into chaos.

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Iqaluit to host Arctic science talk-fest next year
Arctic eggheads from around the world will invade Iqaluit next year.
IQALUIT — The Canadian government has won a bid to host the Arctic Sciences Summit in Iqaluit next year.
The week-long event next spring, from April 22-27, will bring more than 200 people to Nunavut’s capital and probably inject at least $250,000 into the local economy, said Bruce Rigby, the executive director of the Nunavut Research Institute.
The summit is organized under the auspices of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), an organization that is one of the primary science advisory bodies for the Arctic Council. It was formed in Resolute Bay in 1989 “around a pool table,” according to Rigby.
“There’s a little bit of talking up that happens,” said Rigby, describing how he and federal officials at this year’s Arctic Sciences Summit in Cambridge, England were able to win the race for hosting the 2001 meeting.
“There were a number of federal agencies that were also interested in having this come to Canada.” said Rigby, explaining that the federal government would be paying for the majority of the costs, and that the municipal government would not have to pay summit-related expenses.
Rigby said enormous interest in the new territory helped to swing the competition. The other contenders for hosting the summit were the Netherlands and Sweden, he said. The Netherlands will host the summit in 2002 while Sweden will host it in 2003.
The summit came into being so that circumpolar countries could better coordinate research and education programs and save money on travel by holding as many meetings as they can in one place at roughly the same time, said Rigby.
Organizations such as the European Polar Board, the Arctic Oceans Science Board, the Forum of Arctic Research Operators, whose members will attend the summit hold their own meetings during the week while other meetings will allow people from the different organizations to meet, make deals and try to help each other.
Other countries that conduct polar research, such as Japan, Korea, Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom, also participate in the summit, Rigby said.
Over the past two years, the summits have focused on climate change and global warming. This year Rigby says he suggesting “sustainable northern communities” as a topic.
“That would open enough doors that we could get things like IQ involved in it — looking at protocols for the introduction of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit involved in scientific research,” Rigby said.
The summits also help scientists and people from Arctic communities get to know each other, Rigby said. He said that in the evenings, summit hosts usually plan cultural events for the scientists.
“The meetings involve not only science and research people, but also frequently include delegations from circumpolar countries, and representatives of many of the circumpolar peoples,” Rigby said.
He said that an organizing committee still needs to be put together to help plan the summit. He said members of the committee could include people from Iqaluit’s municipal council, as well as members of the Canadian Arctic science community.


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- An illusion; a trick; a cheat.


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Neurological disorders are the leading causes of disability worldwide. On July 26, we celebrate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in 1990. The ADA is a human rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Its signing was a historic event that fundamentally changed the lives of many for the better. Designed to model the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the purpose of the ADA is to guarantee that individuals with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else, including education, employment, purchasing goods and services, and participating in state and local government programs. I’m proud of all that the ADA has achieved, and now is a time to consider what more we can do to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in neuroscience research careers and support research that benefits everyone.
Disability and neurological disorders are intertwined. Neurological disorders—including dementia, autism, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, brain and spinal cord injury, a myriad of neurodevelopmental disorders, epilepsy, motor neuron diseases, and many others—are the leading cause of disability. Among these, stroke remains a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States. On the other hand, people with disabilities, no matter what the cause, are at risk for poorer overall health and face various health-related disparities. Since its signing in 1990, the ADA has been strengthened to improve access to health care, but barriers to equity still exist, especially regarding communication, stigma, and accessibility.
Recently, the NINDS Office of Global Health and Health Disparities hosted the Health Disparities and Inequities in Neurological Disorders (HEADWAY) Workshop, with an overarching goal of identifying evidence-based interventions that are feasible and widely scalable. This workshop is informing a Health Equity Strategic Plan, which will guide our investments in research to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity in neurological disorders. Giving attention to factors that contribute to health, such as those related to disability and myriad other factors, is seen as an essential component for advancing research on health disparities.
For research to benefit everyone, including people with disabilities, studies need to include people with disabilities as participants, yet these and other groups remain underrepresented among participants in research. Strategies are needed to enhance the inclusion of people with disabilities in neuroscience research studies, by designing studies with community members and stakeholders that give attention to accessibility and barriers that may prevent enrollment.
At NINDS, achieving diversity in neuroscience means enhancing the inclusion of everyone, and especially those with disabilities and individuals who tend to be underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. The NINDS Office of Programs to Enhance Workforce Diversity (OPEN) has established several creative diversity training programs open to people with disabilities. NINDS also supports talented diverse researchers at the tenure-track faculty level through the new Diversity R01 for New and "At-Risk" Investigators and NINDS Diversity Faculty K01. Our series From Potential to Action: NINDS Awardees Navigate Diverse Paths to Success features several grantees whose candid stories demonstrate that persons with a disability bring a unique, valuable, lived experience to their research. These stories, as well as community-built resources such as Disabled in STEM, also show that community and allyship are powerful tools in nurturing the neuroscience workforce.
It’s important to recognize that anyone can become disabled at any time, and that disability can greatly impact researchers who are just starting their careers. Fortunately, NINDS offers supplemental funds to K-awardees and first-time research project grant awardees whose research is impacted by a critical life event, including emergent health issues and navigating a new disability. Made possible in part by the ADA, NINDS and NIH grantees can also request additional funds for accommodations, such as specialized equipment, assistive devices, and personnel such as readers, interpreters, or assistants.
Despite our inclusion efforts at NINDS and more broadly at NIH, people with disabilities remain underrepresented in the biomedical workforce. As summarized in a blog post by Marie A Bernard, M.D., a recent report by the National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics found that of all graduates awarded doctoral degrees in the biological and biomedical sciences in 2019, 8.89% reported having one or more disabilities. To address this, the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities is working on systematically identifying data, strategies, and experiences of individuals with disabilities in the scientific workforce. The hope is that their findings, along with other NIH-wide diversity efforts, will shine light on how to better support individuals with disabilities in the research community.
The NIH has also made great strides in supporting employees with disabilities. Each year, the NIH Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) recognizes employees who have made significant contributions towards the advancement of people with disabilities through the NIH Champions and Allies of Disability Award. In 2021, Maryann Sofranko, Associate Director for Management at NINDS, received this award for her leadership of the NIH Project SEARCH, a decade-long initiative that hires transition-age youth with intellectual disabilities into the mainstream workforce. There are also several disability resources, such as the NIH ABILITIES group, an employee resource group that was established to foster a welcoming, supportive, and respectful workplace that promotes success for all NIH staff, regardless of ability or disability. To celebrate the ADA, NIH will host a virtual lecture today entitled Reimagining Disability for the 21st Century: From Ableism to Innovation—we invite you to tune in if you can.
While the ADA guarantees the rights of people with disabilities to access health care, pursue research careers, and live in the community, it alone is not enough to guarantee the availability of the support they need, so there is more work to be done. Simple adjustments or acts of support for a colleague or friend with a disability go a long way. As the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to quickly pivot to virtual meetings, I am proud of our NINDS staff who have worked diligently to ensure accessibility options, including live captioning for meetings, and providing alternative text for images featured on our websites. In addition, consistent with the ADA, the NINDS website is designed to be accessible to all users. As outlined in our 2021-2026 NINDS Strategic Plan: Investing in the Future of Neuroscience, we will strive to make neuroscience welcoming and equitable for all. This plan also includes CORE Ideals centered on a Culture of Respect and Engagement: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Agency, and Leadership Support, as well as NINDS-wide town halls dedicated to conversations on disabilities.
To learn more about the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we encourage you to watch the video Commemorating 30 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Disability rights are human rights, and we are grateful for laws like ADA that have made our society and the NIH more inclusive.


A Feature Learning and Object Recognition Framework for Underwater Fish Images
Abstract-Live fish recognition is one of the most crucial elements of fisheries survey applications where vast amount of data are rapidly acquired. Different from general scenarios, challenges to underwater image recognition are posted by poor image quality, uncontrolled objects and environment, as well as difficulty in acquiring representative samples. Also, most existing feature extraction techniques are hindered from automation due to involving human supervision. Toward this end, we propose an underwater fish recognition framework that consists of a fully unsupervised feature learning technique and an error-resilient classifier. Object parts are initialized based on saliency and relaxation labeling to match object parts correctly. A non-rigid part model is then learned based on fitness, separation and discrimination criteria. For the classifier, an unsupervised clustering approach generates a binary class hierarchy, where each node is a classifier. To exploit information from ambiguous images, the notion of partial classification is introduced to assign coarse labels by optimizing the “benefit” of indecision made by the classifier. Experiments show that the proposed framework achieves high accuracy on both public and self-collected underwater fish images with high uncertainty and class imbalance.
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Prisons in Latin America in critical condition
By Katell Abiven, AFP Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 12:03 am TWN
MONTEVIDEO--Latin America's prisons are overcrowded, violent and sometimes lack even the most basic services, despite the fact that several of the region's current leaders themselves spent time behind bars.
As incarceration rates have soared across the region over the past two decades, Latin America's jails have become packed, nightmarish facilities where serving time is a battle to survive, rights groups say.
In Brazil, whose President Dilma Rousseff was jailed by the former military regime for three years in the 1970s, nearly half of all prisons lack enough beds for their inmates, according to FIO, an umbrella group of watchdogs and rights organizations.
During a recent mutiny at a prison in the southern city of Cascavel, rioting prisoners decapitated two fellow inmates.
And last year, at the only prison in the northeastern city of Pedrinhas — a 1,700-capacity facility that holds 2,500 inmates — 60 prisoners were killed.
"It's a life where people are fighting each other to the death every day," inmate Mario Ibanez told AFP in the Chilean capital, Santiago, where detainees complain of cells with no light or ventilation — a "jungle full of wild animals," he said.
Like Brazil, Chile has a leftist president, Michelle Bachelet, who was jailed and tortured by her country's military regime in the 1970s.
In Chile's prisons, "there are systematic episodes of violence marked by inmates wounding each other and killing each other in brawls," said Ana Maria Morales, who runs rehabilitation programs for former inmates at a non-profit organization.
"It's not only violence between inmates, but also by prison staff," she added, condemning abusive punishments by guards.
"We made mistakes and we're paying for them. But we're not monsters," said Dario, a prisoner doing time for theft in Punta de Rieles, in Uruguay.
The South American country is also led by an ex-political prisoner, Jose Mujica, detained for more than 13 years by the former military regime.
Uruguay today comes in for regular criticism from watchdogs for conditions inside its prisons.
"The general population has a sense of insecurity, sometimes fed by the media, and people want prison, prison and more prison," said Mirtha Guianze, head of Uruguay's National Human Rights Institute.
She said she is concerned about government plans to begin trying 16-year-olds as adults.
"Are they going to be sent to adult prisons?" she asked, saying that would only exacerbate overcrowding. "We've asked, but no one's given us a clear answer."
The three countries have the highest incarceration rates in Latin America, except for Cuba.
Uruguay has 281 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, Brazil 274 and Chile 266, according to the International Center for Prison Studies (ICPS).
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Date: November 4, 2011 06:40PM
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CPK) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-09-30.
Highlight of Business Operations:We recorded an income tax expense of $1.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, compared to $801,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The increase is attributable to increased earnings in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
Advanced Information Services. In September 2011, BravePoint, our advanced information services subsidiary, released a new product, ProfitZoom, an integrated system encompassing financial, job costing and service management modules, which was designed specifically for the fire protection and specialty contracting industries. ProfitZoom was built as a successor product to another software solution that BravePoint previously marketed and supported for companies in the fire suppression industry. Understanding the needs of the industry and utilizing its technology expertise, BravePoint began developing the ProfitZoom product in 2009. BravePoint incurred $823,000 in additional costs associated with the release and initial implementation of this product in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. BravePoint has successfully implemented this product for three customers, and two additional customers have executed sales contracts with implementations scheduled for December 2011 and January 2012. Several other sales proposals are under consideration by other potential customers.
We recorded an income tax expense of $12.6 million for the first nine months of 2011, compared to $12.1 million for the same period in 2010. The period-over-period increase in income tax expense is primarily a function of higher earnings for the period.
Our energy businesses are weather-sensitive and seasonal. We normally generate a large portion of our annual net income and subsequent increases in our accounts receivable in the first and fourth quarters of each year due to significant volumes of natural gas, electricity, and propane delivered by our natural gas, electric, and propane distribution operations to customers during the peak heating season. In addition, our natural gas and propane inventories, which usually peak in the fall months, are largely drawn down in the heating season and provide a source of cash as the inventory is used to satisfy winter sales demand.

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That was the story out of Washington on Friday as the two Capitals teammates — who engaged in some verbal jousting during the lockout — said all was good between them.
“He’s still my friend, he’s still my teammate,” Brouwer told the Washington Times. “We came in, we had a good chat today.”
“He’s one of the best guys on the team,” Hamrlik added. “He’s a great teammate. We talked and we chat on the phone. And it’s no problem.”
The feud began in late November when Hamrlik told a Czech media outlet he was “disgusted” with union boss Donald Fehr, and that Fehr should be fired if the season got canceled.
Those comments made Hamrlik the first NHLPA member to break ranks (though Caps goalie Michal Neuvirth would soon join him.)
Unsurprisingly, they drew the ire of many fellow union members — including Brouwer, the Capitals’ alternate NHLPA team rep.
“For me, I think those guys selling us out, being selfish like that and making those comments…” he said. “Me being on their team, how am I going to trust them as a teammate from now on?
“Because you know they’re not going to support players in the big scheme of things when you go and you play on the team with them; it’s going to be tough to want to back those guys from now on.”
It now appears as though Brouwer 1) has amnesia, or 2) realizes he might’ve gone a tad over the top in criticizing his teammates.
“You can’t hold grudges and you cant have little high school grudge matches against each other,” Brouwer said. “It’s in the past, we aren’t worried about it anymore and we’re looking forward.
“We’re excited about this season and we have to play on the same team and we like where our team is right now.”
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Easy to see why.
Sep 1, 2014, 9:01 PM EDT
Edmonton wants to assess Leon Draisaitl, it seems.
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Sixteen of their first 21 games are on the road.
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Part two of today’s Labor Day posts.
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Part one of two Labor Day “theme” posts.
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The new Penguins bench boss previously coached the young defenseman.
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The 25-year-old has been fighting for playing time since he broke into the NHL.
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He might pick an opening game starter after that, but the battle for the top spot is likely to extend into the season.
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Will they have contracts by the start of the season?
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Last season’s experiment ended with Penner being traded.
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Monday’s collection of links.
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He continued to follow their summer moves after he was fired.
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The late creator of Peanuts was a big hockey fan.
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The Colorado defenseman is still a restricted free agent.
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“I think that would make it a little more equitable for match-ups.”
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He spent the 2013-14 campaign in the KHL.
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He served as an assistant general manager in Los Angeles before coming to Philadelphia.
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After matching a career-low in goals during the 2013-14 season, he’s hoping for big things with the Coyotes.
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Add depth to blue line in Albany.
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Hopes to play in the NHL in 2014-15.
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“The science is clear, and my role is about public awareness and getting as much information as I can to the public about what’s going on.”
Mike, a freshwater ecologist based at the University’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, says the main issues are the intensification of agriculture and our failures in wastewater management.
A recent study found drinking water supplies in some parts of New Zealand have nitrate levels more than three times higher than a threshold level for colorectal (bowel) cancer risk.
“The nitrate pollution comes from dairy farming mostly,” says Mike. “Nitrate fertiliser is added to pasture and crops to accelerate plant growth. Much of it enters waterways either directly with rain and irrigation or through animal urine.”
Moving away from farming intensity is a single solution to multiple problems, he says.
“Decrease the number of cows and you reduce the loss of nutrients to waterways, you reduce methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon emissions to the atmosphere, you reduce pathogens that get into waterways, you reduce antibiotic and hormone use, meaning less of both in soil and waterways, you reduce the heavy metal contamination of soil, and you reduce the compaction of soils.
“Focusing on adding value and diversity will give us all a much better future.”
Another recent study has shown 74 percent of New Zealand’s native freshwater fish are threatened or at risk. This compares to 22 percent in the early 1990s.
“The legislation intended to protect biodiversity in New Zealand is neglected and largely ineffectual,” says Mike. “Our native fish are not covered by the Wildlife Act. The only species that the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations from 1983 protects is the grayling—and that went extinct 50 years earlier, in the 1930s.
“Others are protected except if you want to use them for human consumption or scientific purposes, which in practice translates to zero protection. Of our threatened native fish, including whitebait, longfin eel, and black flounder, seven of them are commercially harvested and exported.”
Mike says it’s the past 50 years where we’ve accelerated beyond our boundaries. “New Zealand’s clean green image is crucial to tourism and agriculture, and because we’ve gone backwards too fast and we’re so isolated, people haven’t caught up. It’s the value add to everything we export—and if we lose that, we never get it back.
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This was the Western Front of the First Worl War, home for millions, who for many, would end their lives would end here and today they are still there.
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I’ll also be stopping at the places the War took my Grandfather too.

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Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has hinted that he is waiting for the club to make the first move with regards to extending his contract.
The Netherlands international put in a fine display during his side's 4-0 thumping of Wolves on Sunday, and scored a superb curling effort in the second half.
The 30-year-old has once again been a hugely important part of Jurgen Klopp's side this season, making ten starts in 11 Premier League matches so far.
Yet Wijnaldum's future at Liverpool is still far from certain, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season.
Speaking after the win over Wolves, Wijnaldum - who was linked with a move to Barcelona in the summer - told Amazon Prime they should ask Liverpool about his situation rather than him.
"I already said in my previous interview I don't speak about my contract situation, I speak about the games," he said.
"The club should speak about my contract.
"There was a connection from the first moment that I came here. The supporters support me a lot but like I said it's not for me to speak about my contract right now."
Meanwhile. Amazon pundit Paul Scholes stated his belief that Wijnaldum would be best off extending his stay at Anfield.
During the post-match analysis he said: "Why would he want to leave this place? The way this team are playing - attacking football. He's playing football every week.
"I know there's a bit of talk about Barcelona in the summer but it never came off. But why would you want to leave a football team like this?
"Look, I think they'll win the league again and it's an exciting team to play in.
"He could be a Barcelona player don't get me wrong, he would fit into their ways, but the way they're going at the minute they're really struggling so why leave a place like this?"


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I went for another circumnavigation of the Olympic site at the weekend. I was expecting to get some nice pictures as the sun came out just before sunset, with the air very clear as it had been raining early. For some reason though I struggled to take anything interesting in the park itself. The sunset itself was amazing though, and I noticed for the first time that the Gherkin is lined up perfectly with the Hertford Cut:
The Orbit continues to rise, it is now nine “tiers” high. The horizontal links will eventually I think be hidden behind a wrap, at least for the lower levels. It is interesting that there is still no scaffolding around the sculpture itself, with everything so far lifted in by crane and then bolted on by workers who are using the structure itself as the scaffolding. This presumably will not be possible to do once it gets much higher and starts to loop down and around:
It was also nice to see the salmon-pink Formans factory, itself a salmon processing plant, bathed in a salmon-pink sunset:
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In our ongoing effort to manage carbs and our weights I have been using more turnips lately. At one time I considered turnips as one of my anti-guy foods. Then I found a Thomas Keller Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables recipe that uses them along with carrots, yellow onion, leeks, rutabagas, garlic, thyme and small red-skinned potatoes.
Turnips are low in carbs, potatoes are not. So I eliminated the potatoes and used more turnips. Rutabaga availability is hit and miss at my supermarket. (Extra foodie points are given for those who can tell the difference between turnips and rutabagas.) The roasted chicken juices, along with the garlic, thyme, onion cousins, olive oil, salt and pepper, layer on plenty of flavor to an otherwise pretty boring vegetable like turnips.
Another favorite, roasted vegetables with pesto, calls for fingerlings, which we love. Duh, it is still potatoes. So I now substitute turnips for the fingerlings with that recipe. Cheaper, too. The pesto peaks the flavor in this dish. This is not your traditional pesto recipe—no basil. No matter, I add some anyway but not the usual amount.
Last week, while vegetable gathering, I selected several turnips. First I had to wait for the sprinkler system to run. For you supermarket shoppers who know vegetables, they are always stacked neatly. I pay no mind to that and more often than not pick from the middle of the stack knowing what might ensue. Sure enough several turnips went tumbling. It was one of my better turnip bowling results. One rolled at least fifteen feet. Fortunately there were no small children in its path. These days they are safe and secure in the new SUV shopping carts—the ones so large that moms have to go outside just to turn around.

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4 out of 5 Stars!
From Toronto came Hellfield, an obscure group led by vocalist Mitch Hellfield (with a surname like that, how could the man NOT form a rock ‘n’ roll band, right?).
Anyway, when this album first came out in ’78, I purchased it immediately based on the cover art (and band name), unsure of the type of music being delivered. Turns out the album was chock-full of both kick-ass rockers and strong Pomp Rock laced with grand harmonies and some AOR melodies. In many respects, the band had a Midwestern sound, often reminding me of groups from this area of the USA such as Roadmaster, Trillion, and Styx, with touches of Angel, thanks to the Pomp keyboards.
The album opens with a magnificent track entitled “The Pact,” which leads into “Magic Mistress,” another standout tune, both with catchy choruses, rich harmony vocals, and tons of blazing guitar and keyboards, acting as a one-two punch to the jaw that hooked me on the album during my initial hearing. Side B also opens with “Tell Me Are You Listening,” another killer track with some Supertramp-ish influences and further solidified my fondness for this release.
Before eventually disbanding, Hellfield dropped a second album (Night Music) the following year, but the band just couldn’t seem to gain any foothold in the U.S., probably due to CBS Records doing zero promotion. Indeed, were it not for me engaging in my “weekly browse” at my neighborhood record store, I would likely have never discovered the band myself.
Anyway, I’m glad I did since this debut album still has a special place in my heart even after all these many decades.
Thanks so much for your kind words regarding hellfield.
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Thanks for your kind words about Hellfield. Currently recording new songs. Possible tour next year. Stay tuned.
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My pleasure indeed, Mitch. And thank you for the update – that’s fantastic news! By the way, you might be surprised to know that I have not only played Hellfield songs on my radio show – indeed, the band was included in my second episode! Yes, my second. And even better still, I actually did a “Spotlight Set” featuring the band – a “Spotlight Set” is a segment in my show where I devote approximately 20 minutes to the music of a single artist so listeners can get a better feel for their music. It was back during Show #104, April 13, 2019 and – what a coincidence that you would get in touch – Hellfield was the VERY FIRST “Spotlight Set” in my show’s history. Don’t you just love it? If you would like to hear the entire segment for yourself, just go to this link: https://archive.org/details/ProgScureShow104 . During the show’s playback, I introduce the Hellfield segment at around the 1:38:00 mark. Enjoy.
Anyway, I’m so glad you got in touch, and thanks again for the news.
Please contact me on Facebook or email. Thanks.

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