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James Savage is a sort of cloud evangelist.
His fast-growing Brookfield support services company, Concurrency Inc., is one of many capitalizing on a growing demand as companies transition to cloud services.
For Savage, the pitch is simple — “Cloud-based services can be as revolutionary for you in the 2010s as email was in the 1990s.”
Simply put, “the cloud” refers to externally hosted software, hardware or other applications, like Google Docs. The repository is servers in remote data centers with access through an Internet connection.
Cloud-based systems aren’t brand new, but according to Savage, “This year, it’s really hitting. It’s full force.”
Many large and midsize Milwaukee-area businesses are already on board, but some organizations face technological drawbacks, data safety and compliance issues that complicate the transition.
That off-site storage amounts to savings and, most important, flexibility for big companies with lots of data, like Johnson Controls Inc., the largest public company in Wisconsin.
“I think for any major company, they are all going to be affected by the cloud to some degree, and we’re no exception,” said Colin Boyd, chief information officer at Johnson Controls.
The Glendale-based company isn’t looking to house all its servers off-site, Boyd said, but blending software services in the cloud with the company’s own internally hosted software platform has served it well so far.
That kind of data outsourcing means Johnson Controls spends less on housing and maintaining on-site servers. If it needs more server space, the company can rapidly scale up or relinquish storage in the cloud, flexibility that translates into savings, according to Boyd.
Although Boyd said a specific number would be hard to calculate, those savings are “significant enough to merit the switch, but they’re not radical, they’re not cutting costs in half.”
“It’s not massive, but it’s significant enough that no CIO can disregard these possibilities,” he said.
At Johnson Controls, the cloud transition is an ongoing process that began about two years ago.
“The cloud” became a buzzword among businesses long before that, but for a company as large as Johnson Controls, Boyd said that being the first to plunge into such new territory wasn’t exactly advisable. In 2013, the global company reported $42.7 billion in sales, operating from 1,300 locations.
Companies, he said, should adopt new technology when it’s appropriate for them, when it’s robust and secure enough to pursue.
“As in all things, the art is timing,” Boyd said.
CHALLENGES OF THE CLOUD
At Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., the cloud is “purely a test environment,” said Jason Geuder, network systems manager for the Cudahy-based asset-light transportation and logistics services provider.
Geuder has moved some of Roadrunner’s data to Microsoft’s cloud storage service, but remains wary of transferring much more.
On the one hand, it saves him the need to build out the infrastructure; the flip side is that, given Roadrunner’s connection, if off-site data goes down, it could be inaccessible for hours.
“So it sounds really cool on the surface,” he said, “but nobody thinks about if you have to recover. I would not want my data only backed up out there.”
Inside the technical services department at Milwaukee’s Alverno College, assistant director for user services Lianna Croft is currently “in the throes of grappling with compliance.”
Alverno is transitioning students and faculty to Microsoft’s cloud-based email, calendar and data storage system, a big savings, she said, although she did not provide a specific dollar amount.
“The cost of Alverno providing that amount of storage with students is just exorbitant,” she said. “It’s just too good to pass up.”
But for a university, that transition gets tangled in regulations regarding information safety requirements for sensitive student academic data and medical information.
Croft is now tackling the question of how to navigate those waters and help students and faculty understand what they can and can’t store in the cloud.
“This is all new, and fast-growing, and people need to be sure they understand the difference,” she said.
RIDING THE TIDE
As more companies look toward the cloud, Milwaukee-area businesses on top of that trend are capitalizing on the rising interest.
“As a system integrator, we ride that tide,” Savage said of Concurrency, which assists clients such as Roadrunner and Alverno as they adopt Microsoft cloud software platforms and data storage systems.
Concurrency strives to demonstrate how companies can benefit by moving to the cloud, emphasizing cost savings. However, significant savings from the cloud aren’t “an apples-to-apples” comparison, and can therefore be hard to quantify, Savage said.
Despite concerns about privacy, regulatory compliance, safety and other issues, “we very seldom come up with a ‘no’” from clients, Savage said.
“Certainly there are questions, there’ll be challenges,” he said. “But what I can say is from a security perspective, from a data integrity perspective...every way we look at this thing, there are grand efficiencies to be made in moving to the cloud, for all these different organizations.”
Milwaukee-based CorvisaCloud is helping businesses tackle similar challenges as a cloud-based communications software platform provider.
“We’re investing very aggressively in both building, but then also educating businesses of all sizes of the advantages of building in cloud spaces,” said president and CEO Matt Lautz.
Associated Banc-Corp, Green Bay, is among CorvisaCloud’s clients.
The financial service and insurance industries are moving forward with cloud-based technology, despite initially adopting slowly due to regulatory and security concerns, he said.
“We saw a void for our product set in the market,” he said.
Lautz was among Corvisa’s original founders in 2009. In 2010, it was acquired by Kansas City-based Novation Co. Inc. CorvisaCloud and sister company Corvisa, also based in Milwaukee, have a total of about 130 to 140 employees, and are growing.
CorvisaCloud started slowly last year, followed by a “mass rollout” in recent months.
“I think (the cloud) is absolutely where software and technology is going, and as a company we are aggressively growing and expanding our offerings,” he said.
Behind the buzzword: understanding the cloud
Businesses have been barraged with the “cloud” buzzword for years.
But what, exactly, is “the cloud”?
“The cloud” isn’t as abstract as it sounds. The data stored there isn’t kept on-site at your office, but it’s not up in the air, either.
At Brookfield-based Concurrency Inc., infrastructure practice director Nathan Lasnoski analogizes it this way: “Computing is becoming a commodity” like electricity, he said. Rather than housing and maintaining big generators on-site, companies farm out their energy needs to outside service providers. That’s what “the cloud” is for companies’ data and software.
That data is kept in various kinds of secure data storage centers where layers of redundancy, safety and backups protect servers.
In Milwaukee, the newest cloud data storage center is Minneapolis’ Vaultas Inc. located in the old Blatz Brewing Co. washhouse facility. It’s a temperature-controlled gray-and-black room built to house hundreds of servers.
“Whenever we talk about the cloud, some people literally envision this puffy little white thing up there,” said Vaultas president John Unger.
He said it helps for people to see that their information is protected, to know their local vendor and cloud storage center.
- Scalability: Amount of data storage space can rapidly scale up or down based on demand.
- Cost: Not maintaining on-site server space cuts the cost of data storage.
- Predictability: Cloud-based platforms update in an automatic and unified way, taking the burden of updating off local IT providers, and ensuring a unified product rather than multiple versions.
- Redundancy: Cloud data centers back up and protect servers far more rigorously than most in-house IT departments can afford.
- Safety: The cloud is more immune from environmental variables like fires, floods and other natural disasters that could impact your office.
- Versatility: Automatic updates and changes limit local tweaks and specifications for cloud-based software.
- Security: Companies should work with legitimate cloud providers, and should consider working with a professional cloud consultant or other IT specialist before selecting a vendor.
- Compliance: Institutions subject to FERPA and HIPAA regulations may face compliance challenges to store that information in the cloud.
- Access: Outages can affect cloud-based providers, too; if they go down, you go down too.
- Privacy: Companies should carefully review a cloud service contract with an eye to issues, including who owns the data stored at a public facility.
Alison Bauter. “Business in the cloud ... with caution”. Milwaukee Business Journal. Mar 14, 2014. http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/2014/03/14/business-in-the-cloud-milwaukee-area-firms.html


Nigeria’s Super Eagles is targeting to add firepower to their striking just days after Head Coach Stephen Keshi revealed that he has plans for Newcastle’s Shola Ameobi.
However, Keshi has his eyes not only on the AFCON tournament but also on the 2014 world cup in Brazil. This time, he has hinted at recalling experienced strikers Obafemi Martins and Kalu Uche for the assignments.
-We only have one friendly before the Nations Cup and that is against Venezuela. And like I have always said, every Nigerian player will get a chance in my team, Keshi told mtnfootball.com.
-Hopefully, I would give some players a chance. There are a lot of them I have not seen, the likes of Martins, Kalu and a lot more, he admitted.
The Super Eagles will host Kenya’s Harambee Stars in a World cup qualifier on 22nd March 2013 in Lagos. Nigeria qualifies for the 2013 AFCON tournament in South Africa after seeing off Liberia 6-1 over the weekend.


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Prior to the biggest event ever held in the Middle East, few regional states seemed to share their neighbor’s excitement.
As the host country, Qatar, frantically pursued its plans, there were even hints of jubilation as the finishing touches failed. Pothole atriums, expensive rooms, a crowded airport, and even last minute beer ban were met with meaningful smirks from many Gulf citizens who refused to share the friendliness.
But after four days of football performance, the Arab teams exceeded all expectations, and Saudi Arabia Giant Killers shining particularly brightly, the World Cup has come alive in a region that belatedly arouses collective pride. From the United Arab Emirates to Morocco and most points in between, the global sporting event of the year is now fully covered.
“Not so long ago, we were all enemies of Qatar,” said Salah al-Oleimi, a Saudi businessman from Jeddah. “Their airspace was closed, trade was prohibited, there were no diplomatic relations,” he said. three year boycott four countries of the Middle East, led by Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. “Everything is closed. We haven’t seen a Qatari for five years.
“But now everything is in the past. Football is a great equalizer.”
In Dubai, a 30-minute flight from Doha, there was almost no sign of an approaching world Cup just a few days before the opening match. But cafes on the city’s Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard were packed on Wednesday, when Germany lost to Japan, and teemed with fans a day earlier after the Saudi side’s memorable victory over Argentina.
The political rivalry has never been far from how the Gulf states viewed Qatar’s winning bid to host the World Cup, and has since become central to its duality. “CVD [Gulf Cooperation Council] are a bunch of warring cousins who don’t like each other very much,” an Emirates official said. “But football gave us a reason to get along for a while.”
Kuwait, another member of the GCC, praised the performances of Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Tunisia, and also expressed some satisfaction with the actions of rival Iran. bashing england. But there was also a share of envy about the fact that Qatar was hosting guests.
“May God bless them and help us. We had no achievements to celebrate,” one Kuwaiti fan wrote on Instagram. “I swear we are worried about all the countries of the Persian Gulf,” wrote another Kuwaiti. “They show a commitment to football and the fans and we have the largest support base in the region.”
Encouraged by his team’s 2-1 victory over Argentina, Saudi Arabia now completely behind the event. Prince Mohammed was seen praying and hugging relatives after the game, and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, briefly donned the Saudi flag – an unthinkable gesture during the previous political crisis – receiving widespread praise on social media. “In our area, personal dignity is of paramount importance, and such gestures can have historical consequences,” said Nof al-Saud, a student from Riyadh.
The growing attention to the World Cup contrasts with the reaction in the UK and in many European countries, where Qatar’s history of the migrant workers who built its seven stadiums and attitudes towards LGBTQ+ rights continue to draw scathing headlines.
Neither criticism from the Gulf states, which was largely based on migrant labor and where homosexuality remains illegal, is commendable. “Let’s just focus on sports,” Bahraini merchant Ahmad Fakhro said. “Cultural issues are another day. When this event was awarded, the public position of the host was known. The values they promote belong to this region.”
The Qataris have portrayed the way their country is being scrutinized as racist or as part of a hostile campaign led by foreign enemies.
“It’s systematically organized,” said a gas businessman who requested anonymity. “We want to maintain our lifestyle, why are we hated for it? Do you think there are no abuses in Europe?”
Mubaraka al-Marri, a businesswoman and public figure from Doha, said: “We know that the media is one of the tools used to influence people. It’s like a war. You don’t have to use weapons or fight or harm countries, you use the media.”
Mohammad al-Kassabi, 22, a graduate of the University of Doha, said: “I noticed that many people have certain stereotypes about some of the Gulf countries, and some of them are wrong.” But he claimed to see the positive side too: “When the European and Western media describe the World Cup as a failure, and then it turns out to be a success, everyone will be impressed. If they have low expectations, they are easier to impress.”
Outside the region, the event is commonly referred to as the most controversial World Cup ever, with organizers accused of defying FIFA directives that prohibit discrimination and offer equal access. The global organization of world football is accused of ignoring its own values. Rainbow flags and scarves were confiscated from fans outside the stadiums and the guards stopped showing public affection.
“It’s a clash of values,” said a UAE fan in Dubai. “Let’s get past him. I hope the clash of the teams will be remembered more.”
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $40 million in funding to support a new program dedicated to develop cost-effective, high-speed, and safe undergrounding technologies to strengthen the system reliability for distribution grids by undergrounding electric power lines in urban and suburban areas.
On Wednesday, March 22, through Friday, March 24, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will host the 13th annual Energy Innovation Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $48 million in funding to support a new program focused on developing power grid technologies that improve control and protection of the domestic power grid.
In our final day at the 2023 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, we started with ‘Coffee with ARPA-E,’ a continuation of yesterday’s event where folks had the opportunity to network with and learn from ARPA-E leadership, Program Directors, Technology-to-Market Advisors, and Fellows about opportunities related to ARPA-E and discussions about moving transformational technologies out of the lab and into the market.
We had a jam-packed second day of the 2023 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. Day 2 of the Summit kicked off with "Coffee with ARPA-E," where attendees had the opportunity to network with ARPA-E leadership, Program Directors, Tech-to-Market Advisors, and Fellows, and to talk about the future of energy innovation and technology.
The 2023 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is in full swing here in National Harbor, MD. The Summit began with opening remarks from ARPA-E Director Evelyn Wang. Director Wang shared her journey from being a four-time ARPA-E performer to current ARPA-E Director shaping the direction of the Agency. She reaffirmed her confidence in people’s capacity to transform the energy landscape “when there’s a unified focus on tackling real-world challenges quickly.”


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Description: White jersey cotton stretch t-shirt, printed with nice comic print, inspired by the adult's Food Fiesta collection, with round collar, short sleeves and green glittery logo on the front and on the back.
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Founded in Paris in 1970 by Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, Kenzo moved under the creative direction of Opening Ceremony founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim in July of 2011. Staying true to the brand’s iconic DNA, Kenzo has risen to new heights with a fresh, vibrant attitude inspired by nature. From the iconic Tiger head sweatshirts, to fun printed pieces, Kenzo Kids has little ones rocking major style straight from a modern “jungle”.

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Berlusconi ordered to do a year's community service
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi must perform a year's community service in a home for the elderly, a Milan court has ruled.
The sentence followed his conviction last year for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of TV rights by his firm, Mediaset, in the 1990s.
He was spared prison in the Mediaset case because the Italian legal system is lenient to those over the age of 70.
Alan Johnston reports from Rome.
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The best line of this campaign season is Democratic Senate hopeful Ed Case's simple statement, "We must stop fighting and start fixing."
As we've mentioned here before, we think a general election matchup between Case and former Gov. Linda Lingle would give Hawaii an excellent choice to succeed retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka.
Both Case and Lingle have pledged to work on a bipartisan basis to end the gridlock in Washington. Case has said repeatedly he wants to join the "Gang of Six," the group of senators from both parties who are devoted to finding long-term solutions to our fiscal problems. Lingle consistently talks about working across the aisle to find solutions and create jobs.
Whether a Case vs. Lingle matchup in the general election occurs, of course, will depend upon the results of the Democratic primary where Case faces tough competition from Rep. Mazie Hirono.
Our problem with Hirono is that as one of the most liberal members of Congress it is hard for us to imagine her making the compromises that are going to be needed to deal with problems like Medicare and Social Security reform, as well as reducing deficits and getting the national debt under control.
We are fairly certain that neither political party is going to have a large enough majority in either house of Congress to dictate solutions to our big problems. And we simply cannot continue the way we have the past couple of years compromises are needed. We cannot keep kicking the can down the street when it comes to fixing Washington.
So we hope Hawaii picks a senator who is going to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. In our view, a Case vs. Lingle matchup would ensure that result.
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About Prego Bratt Pan
- A Bratt Pan is a versatile piece of equipment, which is able to perform up to eight cooking functions: braising, boiling, steaming, poaching, stewing,roasting, deep-fat frying and shallow frying.
- Bratt pans are typically used for producing large volumes of food and so are almost always present in large hotels, restaurants, hospitals and universities.
- In appearance, a braising pan resembles a flat bottomed kettle. In practice, it combines the characteristics of a steam kettle and a griddle. The cooking surface is like a griddle plate, heated from beneath by atmospheric gas burners or electric elements. But this griddle plate has walls on all four sides so as to for a shallow rectangular pan
- Large Capacity cooking
- Easy to Clean and maintain
- Reduces cooking time
- Convenient Tilt design
- Maintains Flavor and Nutrients
- Multi Function
Electrical Bratt Pan Manual Tilting
Electrical Bratt Pan Motorized Tilting
- Deep, rectangular cooking pots with a counter - balanced pull down lid and electric or gas base.
- Constructed for heavy use and made with a stainless steel interior and exterior.
- Most pans are designed with a bottom that’s constructed of ½-inches. or 5/8-inches. carbon steel plate clad in stainless.
- Simple running burners under the length of the pan every 12 in
Pressure Bratt Pan
- This performs all the same functions as a standard bratt pan, but the lid can be clamped tightly shut for cooking at a higher water temperature than 100˚C
- Bratt Pan can be used for multi-function cooking of one product, such as browning-off meat with the pan set at a fry temperature with the lid open.
- The pan can be tilted a few degrees to drain fat away from food as it cooks, such as in griddling or braising meats.
- The tilt feature is very useful for emptying the contents out and is useful for washing the pan.
- Allow the unit to cool down.
- Scrub out the interior surface with a brush and cleaning detergent solution.
- Place a bucket near the skillet.
- Tilt the skillet to drain the cleaning solution.
- Rinse, dry, and wipe down the interior and exterior surfaces
- Tilting skillet temperatures can range between 35°C - 230°C
- Controls for the braising pan include a power off switch and a 35°C to 230°C thermostat. Some units include a 60 minute timer and buzzer
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Many computer science researchers set their sights on building general AI technologies that could impact hundreds of millions – or even billions – of people. But Dr. Danielle Bragg, a senior researcher at MSR’s New England lab, has a slightly smaller and more specific population in mind: the some seventy million people worldwide who use sign languages as their primary means of communication.
Today, Dr. Bragg gives us an insightful overview of the field and talks about the unique challenges and opportunities of building systems that expand access to information in line with the needs and desires of the deaf and signing community.


Black Friday: Investigation pours cold water on so-called deals
Consumer watchdog tracked 83 products and found them cheaper or same price at other times
Which? urged people to not get carried away by the hype of Black Friday and to do their research. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA
Nearly all the so-called deals to be found on Black Friday are cheaper or the same price at other times of the year, according to an investigation carried out by the British consumer watchdog Which?
The consumer group tracked the prices of 83 products on sale on Black Friday last year for six months before the day in question until six months after it.
It was able to find just four products that were cheaper on Black Friday than at other times of the year. More than 60 per cent of the the products on offer - which included speakers, soundbars and kitchen appliances - were cheaper or the same price on at least one day in the six months before the annual sales event in November last year.
When looking at the two-week period surrounding Black Friday itself - including sales prices in the week before and after - Which? found that three quarters of products were cheaper or the same price in the six months after.
The consumer group was careful to point out that there was no evidence that retailers were breaking the law but it expressed concern that shoppers could be confused by Black Friday offers that might not be as good as they sound.
It urged people to not get carried away by the hype of Black Friday and to do their research.
“We have repeatedly shown that ‘deals’ touted by retailers on Black Friday are not as good as they seem,” said Natalie Hitchins. “Time-limited sales can be a good opportunity to bag a bargain, but don’t fall for the pressure tactics around Black Friday. Our investigation indicates that this popular shopping event is all hype and there are few genuine discounts.”
In response to the Which research Amazon said it its Black Friday sale was “about thousands of deals on a huge selection of products from every category across the site, at a time of year when we know saving money is important to our customers. And the best thing about shopping online is that customers can easily compare prices, allowing them to make an informed purchase decision.”
A Currys PC World spokesperson said its customers appreciated “the increased choice during Black Friday where we have the most deals on at once. When we launched our Black Friday event last year 40 per cent of those products were the lowest price they had ever been.”


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The Benefits of Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
Nursing homes are very important today especially because, you can use them to take care of the people that are not feeling very well. The nurses that are usually available from the nursing homes are very important because they help to take care of the sick people. You’ll find that quite a number of nursing homes are usually filled with senior citizens although, other people can also use them. Nursing homes are very important because each to them that people are able to get enough care and, the nursing home usually has the duty of care. There are a number of nursing homes that are understaffed and this simply means that, the kind of care that they may provide may not be enough. this is mainly something that has resulted because of negligence by the management of the nursing home and therefore, it is something that should be looked at. It is because of such reasons that you find quite a number of the people that are in the nursing homes getting injuries or being abused. If this happens to you or to the people that are close to you, it’ll be important to know what to do.
It would be very important for you to ensure that you have taken them out of the nursing home so that they can get the best care. Legally, the nursing home has a responsibility to take care of the patient and therefore when that does not happen, you can get compensation. For you to be successful with such cases, you have to get help from the right people. Mainly, you need to hire personal injury lawyers and specifically, the lawyers that deal with nursing home abuse. These lawyers are available and therefore, it’s not going to be very difficult for you to find them and this is something that you should be very interested in. After your found the lawyer, they are able to give you a number of services which can be of benefit to you in the following ways.
Because of the abuse to the patient, the nursing home abuse attorney is going to help you to sue them and to ensure that you are able to get compensation. It will be possible for you to get the compensation because the nursing home abuse attorneys are going to do their best to get you the necessary evidence to make the case successful. To prevent such kinds of injustices in the future, it’ll be very important for you to sue the nursing home.

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Structural and biophysical characterization of Staphylococcus aureus SaMazF shows conservation of functional dynamics
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The Staphylococcus aureus genome contains three toxin-antitoxin modules, including one mazEF module, SamazEF. Using an on-column separation protocol we are able to obtain large amounts of wild-type SaMazF toxin. The protein is well-folded and highly resistant against thermal unfolding but aggregates at elevated temperatures. Crystallographic and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) solution studies show a well-defined dimer. Differences in structure and dynamics between the X-ray and NMR structural ensembles are found in three loop regions, two of which undergo motions that are of functional relevance. The same segments also show functionally relevant dynamics in the distantly related CcdB family despite divergence of function. NMR chemical shift mapping and analysis of residue conservation in the MazF family suggests a conserved mode for the inhibition of MazF by MazE.

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Belkin first revealed their revamped brand identity during CES 2012. For the benefit of local consumers, Belkin staged an official launch today to showcase their new corporate logo as well as a slew of home networking products and iPhone/iPad accessories. Here's our coverage of the event held at Hummerstons.
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KIC grant awarded to sustainable surgery robot for minimally invasive surgery
NWO has awarded six research projects in the KIC call ‘Key enabling technologies for minimally invasive interventions in healthcare’, including the research of Tim Horeman, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Surgery & Translational Technology at the Department of Biomechanical Engineering. The Knowledge and Innovation Covenant (KIC) research programme stands for pioneering innovative solutions with social and economic impact.
Surgery with minimal tissue damage
Laparoscopic surgery is a common procedure that millions of people around the world undergo every year. However, most hospitals cannot afford capital-intensive robotic surgery systems, which use expensive disposable instruments that are also harmful to the environment. To solve this problem, Tim Horeman’s research team has developed a new system called the Advanced Laparoscopy Robotic System (AdLap-RS), a new robotic platform for advanced laparoscopic procedures (keyhole abdominal surgery) that is modular and versatile in that it can be assembled in different ways, like a jigsaw puzzle.
As the instruments used by the platform are reusable and fully modular, parts can be easily swapped between robotic arms and simple grips, allowing the configuration to be tailored to the needs of the surgeon, team and environment. This approach makes the technology versatile, as users can now choose to configure the system as a less expensive set of hand surgery instruments with or without a locally actuated endoscope holder, or a fully controlled multi-arm robotic system. This allows the surgical team to easily adapt the setup to the complexity of the surgical setting during the procedure. Uniquely, not only can this platform perform force measurements on the instruments to prevent tissue damage and instrument breakage, but it can also monitor the internal condition of the components for maintenance purposes. The development of smarter robotic systems with reusable instruments therefore appears to be the key to enabling less well-equipped hospitals to access the benefits of robotic surgery.
Horeman: ‘Robotic surgical systems are rapidly gaining currency in the medical world because of the benefits they provide surgeons in terms of precision, comfort and dexterity, resulting in improved surgical outcomes. These benefits apply to hospitals around the world, but are not equally accessible everywhere. Complex systems require more maintenance, more training for use, a significant amount of space, a considerable financial investment, and complicated cleaning and sterilisation processes. As a result, integrating these robotic systems into smaller hospitals is often still a challenge due to their limited finances and infrastructure. It is therefore essential that easy-to-clean and affordable robotic technologies are made available in the environments that sometimes need it most.’
A sustainable vision for the future
Beyond the financial impact, the development of a new generation of instruments with a longer lifespan and fewer components could have a huge impact on the amount of waste associated with robotic surgery and be a good step towards a more circular healthcare economy. Approximately one in three laparoscopic procedures (which will rise to 7.5 million procedures a year by 2025) is performed using articulating instruments (Peters et al. 2018; Blencowe et al. 2018). For example, if a minimum of three SATA instruments are used per procedure (e.g. for incisions, manipulations and closures) and each can be reused 100 times instead of the usual 10, then at least 5 million instruments a year could potentially be reused rather than discarded.


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Tong and Andrew booked The Rockets as their evening wedding band for their vintage rustic wedding at Tudor Barn in Eltham and have kindly shared their highlights along with great planning tips and advice for other couples.
What was your best single moment of the whole day?
I think all moments were wonderful and we enjoyed the whole day from start to finish!
Why did you pick your venue?
We went to see many beautiful venues, at the end we chose St Alfege church in Greenwich and Tudor Barn in Eltham as both are amazing and quite local to us. We were glad about our choices as we had to travel back and forth a number of times to attend services and meetings. It was also really great to see both venues several times as then we got a good idea of what we could do with them.
Did you have a specific style or theme for your big day?
Rustic theme goes quite well with the style of Tudor Barn, so that what we went with. Andy and I also share the love of vintage and collectables, so we agreed to incorporate a few things that we collected over the years into our wedding.
How did you hear about the act?
I did some researches online and came across Warble. We love that it was easy to filter and choose the type of bands we like. We had guests from all age group, so we wanted the band who plays songs that appeal to everyone. Also, at the time we had already chosen a song for our first dance song, so we wanted a band who knows it. When we listened to the Rockets’ demo and their song lists we knew straight away that they are the band for us.
What did they bring to your day?
The Rockets were fantastic from the moment they set up till the end of the night. All guests enjoyed the music even my parents (never in my life, seen them dance before!) decided to join the dance floor!
Did you have a first dance song and what was it?
We had “Thinking out loud” by Ed Sheeran. We had a couple of dance lesson at home beforehand. The dance instructor designed an adaptable choreography for us which we found really helpful.
Where did you draw inspiration or find suppliers for your wedding?
I have Pinterest boards to gather ideas. I separated the boards into different categories such as dresses, hair and makeup, cakes etc., so it’s easier to show or send to the suppliers. I looked through wedding photos that I like on different blogs then checked out photographer’s portfolio that when we found Naomi, our photographer. Other than Naomi we used most local suppliers as they know the venues and area well.
What did you think of the service provided by Warble?
Everyone at Warble had been wonderful. The layout of the website is great and the whole booking process was very easy and straight forward.
Best piece of advice for other couples planning their wedding?
Be flexible, there might be some flowers that you like but it’s out of the season or there might be a dress that you want but it’s way too much for the budget. Work with what you have and if you’re stuck for ideas ask your suppliers as they’ve done several weddings, so they normally have pretty good ideas. The most important thing on the big day is to enjoy yourself. You can’t plan every single thing even if you tried. There’re were a few minor things that didn’t go the way we planned but we’re glad it didn’t as we have something to laugh and tell people about.
Looking back is there anything you would change?
None. We were very lucky to have all great suppliers. As I really wanted our dogs to be part of our day so much, Ray from Petpals and his wife had gone out of their way to taking our dogs to the groomer and took them to meet us the reception venue and dropped them off at home afterwards. Mikala our event manager at Tudor Barn is a pro and she made sure that everything ran smoothly. All guests enjoyed themselves and they’ve been saying it’s one of the most relaxing and chilled out wedding they’ve been to!
Name your favourite suppliers from the day:
Venue: Tudor Barn Eltham
Pet care service: Petpals
Dance lesson: Start the Dance
Flowers: Miranda Andrews
Photographer: Naomi Kenton
Videographer: Andy Bird Wedding Videos
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This Week on Gun Girl Radio – Ammunition Talk
Ammunition has been a hot topic this year for competition shooters and gun enthusiasts. In episode 30 of Gun Girl Radio, champion competitive shooters Randi Rogers and Julie Golob share their experiences and preferences with all things that go bang.
From reloading equipment to their favorites factory ammunition, Julie and Randi give the lowdown on loads they use in everything from competition and carry guns to the ammo they choose when they are out hunting. Tune in as they share tips about reloading, ammunition storage and travel considerations. They also discuss steps to prevent reliability issues and what to do when ammunition fails.


Anyone else hear about this and/or been following it? It appears a group very similar to GamersGate has gain significant control over the voting process for the Hugo awards. They felt there was too many progressives (read as non-white, gay accepting, women, etc) being awarded and decided to do something about it. One article I read said that the Hugo always had some political factor to it, but now it's almost entirely political. What they do is block vote for what they want and because voting participation is not strong (maybe several thousand considering 10,000 people are allowed to vote), it skews the process. Some authors are rejecting nominations because of this.


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UFA, 7 December 2015. /Bashinform News Agency, Elmira Sabirova/. Bashkir State University will collaborate with the University of South Africa. The agreement was reached during a visit of the South African professor to Bashkir State University. The memorandum of agreement on academic cooperation and exchange of staff and students was signed by BSU Rector Nikolai Morozkin and Ajay Kumar Mishra. Both sides expressed hope for fruitful cooperation, possibly in the framework of the planned University of BRICS.
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Within the framework of his visit to BSU Professor Ajay Kumar Mishra read two lectures for students and teachers on the topics: "Smart environmentally friendly materials for waste water" and "Nanocomposites: environmentally friendly materials".
Reference. The University of South Africa is the largest university of the continent, where one third of all university students of South Africa (about 300 thousand from 130 countries) are studying. It maintains an active international student exchange work and joint research projects with universities in the UK, Belgium, Japan and other countries.


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Four-time Ginetta GT4 SuperCup class champion Colin White enters his 14th consecutive season of racing, first making his Ginetta debut in 2009. A motorsport legend in the paddock, the Glastonbury based driver is respected as the only four- time class Ginetta Champion. Colin remains one of the most elite Ginetta drivers with an impressive tally of 77 class wins and 142 podium finishes to his name.
Colin White’s racing career kickstarted over 40 years ago, dominating multiple championship series along the way. Following his final Championship win in the Ascar series, Colin was introduced to Ginetta at the annual NEC Motorsport show series 14 years ago. He has since gone onto achieve phenomenal success in Ginetta championships and global endurance racing, claiming the most class wins by any Ginetta driver and retaining his championship winning legacy.
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“Cutting a story short 6 months later at the amazement of my surgeon the bones had regrown, and he was removing the external cage and pins, my leg having healed I was back walking and working on strength and fitness. As it happens just in time for the start of the 2023 racing season.”
“I have to express my thanks to the NHS staff, surgeon, circuit Marshalls/medics, friends and family for all of their help over the past months.”
Despite being told the regrowth of his shattered bones would take at least a year, Colin has made a remarkable recovery in just six months! His journey to recovery manifest’s Colin’s resilience, dedication, and passion towards motorsport after confirming his return to the Championship.
Colin said; “What keeps me coming back to Ginetta every year- well the close racing I love, the comradery amongst the drivers, the racing coverage and Ginetta’s continued support.”
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Steph Bush, Championship Manager, said; “We’re delighted to have Colin back with us for 2023, he is very much a part of the Ginetta family and I’m sure he will impress us as always in the new GTA Pro car, we’re thrilled that he’s come back fighting fit to join us in a new era of Ginetta.”


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Edison, New Jersey and Van Meter 6th Graders...Let’s Build a Bridge With Shelfari!
Have you ever read a really great book and wanted to share it with everyone you know?
Have you ever wanted to start a book club, but didn’t really know where to start?
Or if you are like me, have you ever wished you could take every cool book that you have read and keep it on a shelf in your room?
Well, I have a Web 2.0 tool that will give you the power to share, connect, and keep a neat little shelf of all the books that you read in one place. It is called Shelfari! Shelfari is an amazing global community of book lovers. It is a free social network where users can create a virtual bookshelf to feature books they have read, see what friends are reading, and most of all discover books they want to read through collaboration with other friends in their network.
There are several unique characteristics that make Shelfari stand out! Shelfari members can add other individuals as “Friends” to their network and create or join “Groups” that interest them. In the photograph above, you can see my Shelfari Friends that make up my network. If you look closely, you will see Mr. Poole is a friend of mine in my Shelfari network. ☺
Books from your shelf can be critic-rated and reviews can be added to share with others in your network. Once you start building a virtual shelf it becomes important and personal with the beautiful covers and extra details like “read it, plans to read, or is reading now.” It is also fun to show off your shelf with a Shelfari widget on a blog or website.
Last Sunday, Mr. Poole and I were talking over Skype about how we could connect our students in Edison, New Jersey and Van Meter, Iowa using Shelfari. We decided to create a Shelfari Group called “Kids Bridge.” This will be an exciting place for all of us to connect, collaborate, and share our favorite books, authors, and most of all our thoughts.
Although we are in two schools over 500 miles apart, Shelfari will give us a place we can all come together to share and learn. Next Monday, we will be connecting our two schools through Skype. Once we meet, Mr. Poole, Mrs. Prouty (our 6th grade reading teacher at Van Meter) and myself will explain how to sign up for Shelfari and start adding to your very own shelves. You will also connect to Mr. Poole’s Shelfari , Mrs. Miller’s Shelfari, and the other students at Herbert Hoover and Van Meter. As you build your network, you will discover others that enjoy the same books and authors as you, get ideas on what to read next, and have fun letting your voice be heard through book discussions and critics.
We look forward to seeing where this bridge will take us and having Shelfari as a place to come together will make it an even more exciting journey!

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text: CELL PHONE USE AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BRITTANY A. H ARM AN ToRu SATO Department of Psychology, Shippensburg University Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA The present study examined whether cell phone use frequency is correlated with academic performance as measured by grade point average among undergraduate university students. Participants completed a survey about their cell phone use and also reported their grade point average. Results revealed that text messaging frequency was negatively correlated with grade point average and variables such as academic level while cell phone call frequency was not. The results of this study suggest that the more an individual sends or receives text messages, the lower his or her grade point average typically is. Surprisingly, individuals with higher grade point averages are more comfortable text messaging in class. No significant results were found in regards to individuals placing phone calls on cell phones. Key words: Cell Phone Use Frequency, Text Messages, Cell Phone Calls, Grade Point Average (GPA) Introduction Since the commercialization of cellular phone technology by Motorola in the early 1980s, the use of this communication device has rapidly increased. Studies on the impact of using a cell phone while driving or simultaneously engaging in other motor activities of a similar nature are common (Strayer, Drews, & Johnston, 2003; Drews, Pasupathi, & Sti-ayer, 2008; Charlton, 2009; Hyman, Boss, Wise, McKenzie, & Caggiano, 2010), but research investigating the influence of cell phone use in other domains is surprisingly sparse. One area of particular interest which seems underrepresented in the literature regarding cell phone use is the impact of this communication device in academic settings. Because teens aged 13-17 and young adults aged 18-24 are overwhelmingly the most prolific groups of cell phone users (NielsenWire, 2010), it is plausible that their level of cell phone use may have a significant effect on their academic performance. An analysis of data gathered recently by the Nielsen Company revealed that young adults aged 14-18 exchange an average of 1,630 text messages per month, or approximately 54 messages per day (NielsenWire, 2010). Additionally, in regards to cell phone use in educational settings, the Pew Research Center found that in spite of the fact that many schools prohibit the use of cell phones, 65% of students who attend schools that ban cell phones still bring them every day and 43% of students reported that they text message in class at least once per day (Pew Intemet, 2010). These findings led us to question whether or not a student's overall frequency of cell phone use impacts his or her overall academic 544 Cell Phone Use and Grade Point Average... / 545 performance, as measured by a student's grade point average (GPA). Past research has suggested that cell phone use frequency may have a negative effect on academic performance (Ellis, Daniels, & Jauregui, 2010; SánchezMartínez & Otero, 2009). For instance, one study found that frequent cell phone use was related to school failure among high school students (Sánchez-Martínez & Otero, 2009). In another study, an experiment was conducted in a university class to reveal that text messaging on cell phones during class causes lower academic test scores among undergraduate students (Ellis, Daniels, & Jauregui, 2010). Finally, a study by End, Worthman, Mathews, & Wetterau (2010) found that students who experience a cell phone intmsion are often unable to identify the lecture material discussed during the dismption and suggested that these intrusions could potentially impair the leaming process. Although these studies provide important insights, the present study examined how frequency of cell phone use is related to overall academic performance as measured by grade point average (GPA) among undergraduate university students. Based on previous findings examining cell phone use and academic performance mentioned above, we hypothesized that cell phone use frequency and the degree of comfort using cell phones in class would be negatively correlated with academic performance. Method Participants A total of 118 undergraduate university students (38 men, 80 women) participated in the study in exchange for partial course credit. The mean age of the sample was 20.01 years of age, with an age range of 18-39 years. Survey Material and Procedure Participants reported to a lab and were asked with sign a participant consent form. They were then asked complete an anonymous survey consisting of a variety of questions regarding cell phone use, academic standing, and demographic information. For the questions regarding academic year and GPA, participants were asked to circle one of four options. For academic year, the options were Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, & Senior. The responses were coded from 1-4: Freshmen to Seniors. For GPA the options were 01.99,2.00-2.99,3.00-3.49,3.50-4.00. The responses were coded from 1-4 ranging from the lowest to highest GPA category. Participants were asked to estimate a number by filling in a blank for questions regarding the average number of cell phone calls and text messages made/sent and received as well as the average number of times their cell phone is checked for messages and the average number of people called or texted in a day. We asked participants to exclude text messages that are considered to be spam and cell-phone calls that are not connected from all of their estimates. Participants were also asked whether they feel comfortable text mes- 546 / College Student Journal Table 1. Descriptives and correlations Variable Mean SD Correlations with Age Average number of people text messaged per day Average number of text messages sent per day Average number of text messages received per day Average number of people spoken to on cell phone per day Average number of calls made per day Average number of calls received per day Average number of times the cell phone is checked Comfort text messaging in class iV=118 *p<0.05 **p<0.01 AcaYear GPA 7.04 5.89 -.203* -.167 -.018 102.89 141.06 -.219* -.263** -.211* 112.59 211.58 -.091 -.209* -.212* 3.45 2.27 -.108 .013 -.160 4.17 3.55 -.110 -.062 -.056 3.90 3.86 -.091 -.074 -.115 60.14 85.98 -.188 -.203* -.045 1.42 .50 .150 -.032 .258** saging in class. The response format for this question was simply yes or no and coded as 1 and 0, respectively. After completing the survey, participants were debriefed and thanked for their participation. Results The means, standard deviations, and correlations regarding all of the variables examined are presented in Table 1. These results revealed negative correlations between GPA and the number of texts an individual sends, r(112)= -.211, p= .026 as well as GPA and the number of texts an individual receives, r(l 11)= -.212,p- .025. Contrary to our expectations, GPA was positively correlated with being comfortable text messaging in class, r(l 18)= .258, p= .005. Furthermore, academic year was negatively correlated with the number of text messages sent, r(l 12)= -.263, p= .005, the number of texts received, r(117)= .209, p= .028, and the average number of times per day an individual checks his or her cell phone for text messages, r(102)= -.203, p= .041. In addition, the variable of age was negatively correlated with the average number of people an individual text messages per day, r(il3)=-.203,p= .031. Age was also negatively correlated with the number of text messages sent per day, K112)=-.219,p= .020. We also examined the average number of phone calls participants make or receive and the average number of different people participants call in an average day. These variables did not significantly correlate with GPA, academic year, or age. Finally i-tests examining gender differences on all variables revealed no significant effects. Cell Phone Use and Grade Point Average... /547 Discussion Correlations As is evident from the results reported above, some of these findings support our hypothesis stating that cell phone use frequency may be negatively correlated with academic performance, while others did not. For example, the negative correlation that was observed between age and academic year and the number of text messages that were sent, received, and the number of times he or she checked the phone for messages was unsurprising, given that individuals in the 18-24 year age group who comprised most of our population have been found to send or receive the second highest number of text messages per month, second only to individuals in the 13-17 year age group (NielsenWire, 2010). GPA was negatively correlated with the number of text messages that were sent and received. This result was also unsurprising given that past research has found that a high frequency of cell phone use is correlated with lower academic test scores (Ellis & Jauregui, 2010), an inability to remember dismpted lecture material (End, Worthman, Mathews, & Wetterau, 2010), and school failure (Sánchez-Martínez & Otero, 2009). Additionally, the association between lower grade point averages and sending or receiving a higher number of text messages can be explained by the fact that compared to individuals with lower GPAs, those with higher GPAs are more likely to spend more time on academics and therefore they may have less time to send and receive text messages. Higher GPA could also be influenced by the fact that not being constantly preoccupied with a cell phone allows the individual to have more time to reflect on information presented to him or her throughout the day, make meaningful associations between what they are leaming and their own experiences, and participate in more advanced communication with others about academic material than what is typically communicated through text messages. Individuals with higher GPAs may also be more acutely aware of their own cognitive limitations, acknowledging the fact that sending text messages or having a ringing cell phone interrupts their concentration and thus, may turn their phones off when studying. As a result of findings from past research and our own assumptions, we were surprised to find that GPA was positively correlated with comfort text messaging in class. It seems as though the higher the GPA that an individual has, the more comfortable he or she feels sending or receiving text messages in the classroom. This could potentially be explained by the fact that individuals with higher GPAs may be more comfortable with their own ability to leam the material outside of class and thus, paying attention to the material presented in class may not be viewed as essential to achieving a high grade in the course. Additionally, because part of receiving a good grade is understanding what a particular instructor is requiring for each assignment, people with higher GPA's may be more sensitive to the needs and demands of the instmctor. This type of sensitivity might also contribute to the student's ability to discriminate 548 / College Student Journal between instructors and class circumstances that will or will not influence their grade if they use their cell phones. Finally, in contrast to the significant correlations with text messaging, no correlations were observed between age, academic year, or GPA and the number of phone calls that were made, received, or the number of people an individual called. It is possible that there was not enough variation with the variables on phone calls to have significant correlations because the averages for these variables were much lower in comparison to the text-messaging variables. For example, the average number of cell phone calls made (M= 4.17), received (M= 3.90), and the number of people called (M=3.45) per day was very low compared to the number of text messages sent (M= 102.89), received (M= 112.59), and the number of people an individual communicates with via text messaging on average per day (M= 7.04). This is unsurprising, as research by the Nielsen Company suggests that 78% of teens consider text messaging more convenient than making calls on their cell phones (NielsenWire, 2010) and less than a quarter of teens have made or received a call during class (Pew Intemet, 2010). Limitations and Conclusions The present study which investigated the correlation between the frequency of cell phone use and overall academic performance demonstrated a number of significant findings. Most importantly, this study revealed that the more an individual text messages, the lower his or her GPA is likely to be. A multitude of speculations can be made to explain these findings, and more in depth research needs to be conducted to analyze the validity of these conjectures. Our study had a number of limitations that should be accounted for in future research on the topic. First, our study was correlational in nature and thus, causality between the variables cannot be determined. For example, there is no way of knowing whether doing poorly in school makes us devalue academics and utilize more recreational networking to protect our self-esteem, which would lead us to text message more or if there might be no causal relafionship between academic and texting variables. If the latter was the case, a third variable, such as self control, might be causing the changes in both the academic and the texting variables. Additionally, our study did not take into account whether students who are more comfortable text messaging in class actually engage in this behavior or what factors contribute to their decision to text message or refrain from doing so. Furthermore, it would be interesting to investigate if the lower grade point averages of students who text message more frequently are lower as a result of texting in class, while studying, or because of some other unknown variable. Further research needs to be conducted to determine the more specific ways in which the high frequency use of cell phones or other technologies impacts the academic success of students. It is our hope that the present research study will serve as an important contribufion to the literature aimed at developing a more complete understanding of the Cell Phone Use and Grade Point Average... / 549 impact of cell phone use within academic settings. Perhaps this study will enable students to be more aware of the long term impacts of using a cell phone while in class or studying on their overall grade point averages. Furthermore, we believe that our research can help educators and school policy makers formulate well informed and appropriate decisions regarding the possession and use of these communication devices in the classroom. Correspondence conceming this paper should be addressed to: Brittany A. Harman. Department of Psychology, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257 References Charlton, S. G. (2009). Driving while conversing: Cell phones that distract and passengers who react. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 41(1), 160-173. Drews, F. A., Pasupathi, M., Strayer, D. L. (2008). Passenger and cell phone conversations in simulated driving. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 14(4), 392-400. End, C. M., Worthman, S., Mathews, M. B., Wetterau, K. (2010). Costly Cell Phones: The Impact of Cell Phone Rings on Academic Performance. Teaching of Psychology, 37(1), 55-57. Ellis, Y., Daniels, B., & Jauregui, A. (2010). The effect of multitasking on the grade performance of business students. Research in Higher Education Journal, 8, 1-10. Hyman, 1. E., Boss, S. M., Wise, B. M., McKenzie, K. E., Caggiano, J. M. (2010). Did you see the unicycling clown? Inattentional blindness while walking and talking on a cell phone. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 24(5), 597607. Sánchez-Martínez, M., & Otero, A. (2009). Factors associated with cell phone use in adolescents in the community of Madrid (Spain). Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 12, 131-137. Strayer, D. L., Drews, F. A., Johnston, W. A. (2003). Cell phone-induced failures of visual attention during simulated driving. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 9(1), 2332. Teens and Mobile Phones. Retrieved September 16, 2010 from the Pew Research Center Web site: http://www.pewintemet.org/Reports/2010 /Teens-and-Mobile-Phones/Summary-of-fmdings.aspx U.S. Teen Mobile Report: Calling Yesterday, Texting Today, Using Apps Tomorrow. Retrieved December 2, 2010 from the NielsenWire Web site: http://blog.nielsen.coni/nielsenwire/onlin e_mobile/u-s-teen-mobile-report-calling-yesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow/ Copyright of College Student Journal is the property of Project Innovation, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.

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Sixteen students had a chance to sell their ideas for improving Rice to University President David Leebron at the Student Association’s 100 Ideas Senate on Monday, with over a hundred students looking on.
Former Vice President Al Gore spoke about the dangers of man-made climate change at the Rice University Tudor Fieldhouse on Monday evening.
The Rice University Student Association is gathering student ideas to develop the seven major goals of Rice’s Vision for the Second Century, Part Two, which President David Leebron outlined at a Rice town hall on Tuesday.
The Rice Student Volunteer Program will be taking over the regularly scheduled volunteering efforts of the Rice Harvey Action Team, which will remain active long-term, according to Doerr Institute Director Thomas Kolditz.
Rice University’s endowment is currently valued at 5.3 billion dollars, and the university currently has no mechanism for leveraging its investments to influence corporate policy.
As Senate Bill 6 and House Bill 2899 aim to restrict bathroom accessibility for transgender and gender-nonconforming people in Texas, the Rice University Queer Resource Center hopes to increase the number of gender neutral bathrooms on campus by changing gendered signs on single-stall bathrooms to gender-neutral signs this summer. This change comes after a five-year-old initiative despite administrative delays.
Rice students may be most familiar with the university’s emergency management systems as strings of texts or emails symptomatic of heavy rains or flooding, but they encompass much more than that. Rice University’s new crisis manager Jerusha Kasch took office in February of this year and began working on plans to improve the existing systems, including the development of a new crisis center building and online disaster preparedness training programs for students.
Starting as early as next year, Rice University’s $50 million Data Science Initiative will be hiring new faculty members in preparation for creating a new minor, additional classes and possible master’s programs for undergraduate and graduate students at Rice.
The lights of the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, colloquially referred to by Rice students as the “rainbow building,” have come back on after months of darkness.


This year’s stock market crash has seen many FTSE 100 dividend stocks suspend their payout. Some of these stocks — like Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY) — had high dividend yields and were mostly owned by investors for the income they provided.
Should investors stay put at Lloyds and wait for dividends to return? Or are there better options elsewhere? Today I want to take a look at a FTSE 100 dividend stock I think could help you retire early.
Lloyds: an investment disaster?
The idea of owning high-yield dividend stocks is that you can hold them for long periods and receive a decent investment return from income alone.
Lloyds hasn’t always lived up to this ideal. Although dividends rose steadily from about 1995 to 2008, payouts were then suspended until 2015. When the dividend did come back, it was only a fraction.
Lloyds’ long-suffering shareholders have now seen their dividends cancelled again, thanks to a blanket ruling from the UK regulator in March.
The bank’s share price action hasn’t provided much consolation. The Lloyds share price has fallen by 50% over the last year and by more than 65% over the last five years. Longer-term shareholders have seen even bigger losses — Lloyds stock is worth nearly 95% less than it was 20 years ago.
The stock has provided some generous dividends during this period, but they aren’t enough to wipe out such big losses.
Hunting for quality dividend stocks
I’ve been bullish on the recovery prospects for big banks in the past, and I’ve owned some of these shares myself. But I’m starting to think these big businesses are too dependent on external factors outside their control, such as interest rates and regulatory changes.
This year’s stock market crash has made me look harder for companies that can control their own destinies and deliver sustainable growth.
While Lloyds’ share price has been grinding lower over the last five years, Sage shares have risen by 12%. Since the financial crisis in 2008, Sage’s dividend has risen from 7.3p per share to 16.9p per share.
Is this the right time to buy dividend stocks?
The coronavirus pandemic is an extreme situation. We still don’t know what the full impact will be on the global economy, but in its half-year report this week, Sage warned of “a slowdown in new customer acquisition”.
So far, the company has not cut its dividend. Indeed, the interim dividend for this year has been increased by 2.5%, reflecting the group’s strong financial position.
Sage generates an operating profit margin of more than 20% and only has a small amount of debt. That’s why the company can afford to be confident with its dividend at this uncertain time.
Although the shares aren’t cheap and offer a dividend yield of just 2.5%, I think Sage’s long-term growth will continue. In my view, this is probably the kind of dividend stock that long-term investors should buy.
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Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT shed 2.94% to $239.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 2.14% to 4,063.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.99% to 33,587.66. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Microsoft Corp. closed $24.19 short of its 52-week high ($263.19), which the company reached on April 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Apple Inc. AAPL fell 2.49% to $122.77, Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL fell 3.08% to $2,200.25, and SAP SE ADR SAP fell 1.69% to $135.50. Trading volume (36.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 29.2 M.


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The Insightful Immigration Blog
In our blog, From Madison to Morton: Can Prosecutorial Discretion Trump State Action In USA v. Arizona?, we speculated whether the federal government’s ability to decide not to remove certain non-citizens from the US would be its trump card in Arizona v. USA, 567 U.S ___ (2012). A few days prior to Arizona v. USA, the Obama administration announced deferred action for young persons via a June 15, 2012 memorandum, which will prevent the deportation of over a million people who fell out of status of no fault of their own while Arizona’s SB 1070 aims at driving away these very people through an attrition policy. These young people who will benefit under administrative deferred action would have otherwise been eligible under the DREAM Act, which narrowly failed to pass Congress in December 2010.
We were almost correct. In a 5-3 ruling (with Justice Kagan recusing), the Supreme Court invalidated most of the provisions of SB 1070 on the grounds that they were preempted by federal law such as criminalizing the failure to carry registration documents (section 3), criminalizing an alien’s ability to apply for or perform work (section 5(c)), and authorizing state officers to arrest a person based on probable cause that he or she has committed a removable offense (section 6). On the other hand, the Supreme Court, 8-0, narrowly upheld section 2(B), the “show me your papers” law, which requires state officers to make “a reasonable attempt….to determine the immigration status” of any person they stop, detain, or arrest on some other legitimate basis if “reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien and is unlawfully present in the United States.” Section 2(B) further provides that “[a]ny person who is arrested shall have the person’s immigration status determined before the person is released.”
Before we analyze the Court’s narrow upholding of section 2(B) and how it would impact the federal government’s prosecutorial discretion policies, the following extract from Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion acknowledging the federal government’s ability to exercise prosecutorial discretion is worth noting:
A principal feature of the removal system is the broad discretion exercised by immigration officials…... Federal officials, as an initial matter, must decide whether it makes sense to pursue removal at all. If removal proceedings commence, aliens may seek asylum and other discretionary relief allowing them to remain in the country or at least to leave without formal removal….
Discretion in the enforcement of immigration law embraces immediate human concerns. Unauthorized workers trying to support their families, for example, likely pose less danger than alien smugglers or aliens who commit a serious crime. The equities of an individual case may turn on many factors, including whether the alien has children born in the United States, long ties to the community, or a record of distinguished military service. Some discretionary decisions involve policy choices that bear on this Nation’s international relations. Returning an alien to his own country may be deemed inappropriate even where he has committed a removable offense or fails to meet the criteria for admission. The foreign state maybe mired in civil war, complicit in political persecution, or enduring conditions that create a real risk that the alien or his family will be harmed upon return. The dynamic nature of relations with other countries requires the Executive Branch to ensure that enforcement policies are consistent with this Nation’s foreign policy with respect to these and other realities.
Arizona v. USA, supra, Slip Op. at pages 4-5.
It is indeed unfortunate that despite noting the role of the federal government in formulating immigration policy, the Court did not, at least for the moment, invalidate 2(B), which essentially legalizes racial profiling. See US v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 US 873 (1975) (Mexican ancestry on its own cannot be an articulable fact to stop a person). The Court was obviously mindful of concerns relating to racial profiling, but the case that the United States brought against Arizona is more about whether federal immigration law preempts 2(B) and the other provisions of SB 1070. Both conservative and liberal justices did not think so since 2(B) was not creating a new state immigration law as the other invalidated provisions did. All that 2(B) does is to allow Arizona police officers to determine if someone was unlawfully present in the context of a lawful stop by inquiring about that person’s status with the federal Department of Homeland Security, and such communication and exchange of information has not been foreclosed by Congress.
The question is whether 2(B) will interfere with the federal government’s dramatic new prosecutorial initiative to not deport over a million young undocumented people if they met certain criteria. The June 15 memorandum on deferred action directs the heads of USCIS, CBP and ICE to exercise prosecutorial discretion, and thus grant deferred action, to an individual who came to the United States under the age of 16, has continuously resided in the US for at least 5 years preceding the date of the memorandum and was present in the US on the date of the memorandum, and who is currently in school, or has graduated from school or obtained a general education certificate, or who is an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States. Moreover, this individual should not be above the age of thirty and should also not have been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise poses a threat to national security or public safety. This directive further applies to individuals in removal proceedings as well as those who have already obtained removal orders. The grant of deferred action also allows the non-citizen to apply for employment authorization pursuant to an existing regulation, 8 CFR § 274a(c)(14).
Even though the new deferred action policy has not been implemented, the memorandum instructs ICE and CBP to refrain from placing qualified persons in removal proceedings or from removing them from the US. How does this very explicit instruction to ICE and CBP officials square with Arizona’s section 2(B)? While Justice Scalia, who fiercely dissented and blasted the Obama administration from the bench, saw no need for preemption of any of Arizona’s provisions based on the federal government’s ability to exercise prosecutorial discretion, the majority, fortunately, were more mindful of this factor. Suppose a young DREAMer who prima facie qualifies under the deferred action program was stopped for jaywalking in Tuscon, and the Arizona police officer had a reasonable suspicion that her presence was unlawful, would it be reasonable for the police officer to detain this person even though she would not ordinarily be detained for the offense of jay walking? Even if the Arizona officer could query ICE about her status, how long would it take for ICE to respond? Moreover, even though she may qualify for the deferred action program, how would ICE be able to tell if there is no record of her application at all? DHS has yet to even create an application process, but it has instructed its officers from immediately refraining placing such persons in removal proceedings or removing them from the US. Even once an application is lodged, it may take weeks or months before the DHS is able to grant deferred action. While this person should not be apprehended by the federal government under its deferred action policy, Arizona could potentially hold her.
But not for long. The majority explicitly held that 2(B) should be read to avoid the hold of a person solely to verify his or her immigration status. The Court noted in connection with the jaywalker hypothetical, “The state courts may conclude that unless the person continues to be suspected of some crime for which he may be detained by state officers, it would not be reasonable to prolong the stop for the immigration inquiry.” Slip Op. at 22 (citation omitted). Even in a case where a person is held in state custody for a non-immigration offense, the Court cautioned that the delay in obtaining verification from the federal government should not be a reason to prolong that person’s detention. The Court also suggested that 2(B) ought to be “read as an instruction to initiate a status check every time someone is arrested…rather than a command to hold the person until the check is complete no matter the circumstances. Slip Op. at 23. This temporal limitation harkens back to the Court’s rationale for justifying warrantless stops by roving patrols in the border regions with Mexico in Brignoni-Ponce:
The intrusion is modest. The Government tells us that a stop by a roving patrol "usually consumes no more than a minute." Brief for United States 25. There is no search of the vehicle or its occupants, and the visual inspection is limited to those parts of the vehicle that can be seen by anyone standing alongside…(citation omitted) . According to the Government ;"[a]ll that is required of the vehicle's occupants is a response to a brief question or two and possibly the production of a document evidencing a right to be in the United States. 422 US at 880.
Finally the Court noted that its opinion did not foreclose other preemption and constitutional challenges as the law as interpreted and applied after it goes into effect. This is particularly the case if delay in the release of a detainee flowed from the requirement to check their immigration status. Indeed, it is only if such status verification took place during a routine stop or arrest and could be accomplished quickly and efficiently could a conflict with federal immigration law be avoided.
As for Justice Scalia, who concurred with the majority on 2(B), but also dissented as he would have upheld all of the other provisions, it is ironic that he is willing to have Arizona add to penalties imposed by Congress but not willing to let the President, a co-equal branch whose role in federal immigration policy is certainly less subject to challenge than that of the states, relieve the harsh impact of such penalties for a discretely delineated protected class. It is also ironic that the Administration is actively moving ahead to find an administrative solution to our broken immigration system by granting DREAM act relief while Arizona seeks to uphold its right to put in place an enforcement mechanism it may not seek to enforce, if only to avoid further constitutional challenge.
It does not require a crystal ball to imagine that 2(B), if enforced, will cause mayhem for young DREAMers and their ability to remain in the US through further administrative remedies, despite the Court’s narrow upholding of the provision. It will be difficult, if not impossible, for ICE to communicate with certainty to overzealous Arizona officials like Sheriff Joe that a young person who qualifies for the deferred action program is not unlawfully present. In fact, such a person continues to be unlawfully present even though he or she may qualify for deferred action presently, prior to the filing of the application. Moreover, even after an application is filed, it is not clear how long DHS will actually take to grant deferred action and such a person will still remain unlawfully present during the pendency of the application. Although the grant of deferred action stops unlawful presence for purposes of the federal 3-10 year bars to reentry, it is not clear whether the Arizona definition of lawful presence would recognize someone who has an outstanding removal order but who has also been granted deferred action. This situation, and many others, such as a potential US citizen being detained for being suspected of being unlawfully present, will result in further challenges to 2(B), which hopefully, the next time around, will be successful.
The Court upheld 2(B) because there was no evidence that Arizona was yet enforcing it. Indeed, for all practical purposes, it had yet to go into effect. Given the natural judicial reluctance to fray the bonds of federalist comity, the Supreme Court stayed its hand for now so that state courts could determine whether SB 1070 could be consistently administered within the straitjacket of the Supreme Court’s ruling. So, in this sense, the issue was not ripe for a determination on pre-emption. When will this change? How many will have to suffer the consequences before the Supreme Court will act? For this reason, knowing what the future will bring, the nation and its liberties would have been better served if 2(B) had been invalidated. It is hard to imagine how Section 2(B) can survive if and when Arizona tries to make it come alive. Let us not forget that, despite Arizona Governor Brewer’s protestation to the contrary, the real guts of this law, the warrantless arbitrary arrest powers granted by Section 6, did not survive today. The rule of law did. The status check authorized by Section 2(B) can only happen after there is probable cause to believe that a non-immigration law violation has taken place, and they happen very quickly so as not to prolong any stop or detention. For all our concerns, and despite our fondest hopes for a more sweeping victory, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed our oldest national tradition, that here in America, there is still much room to dream- in Arizona and beyond.


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MEET yon Tande
yon Tande was recently hired as AS220’s Dance Program Manager, to replace our dear friend Betsy Miller who will be leaving shortly to take a full-time teaching position at Salem State University. Who is yon Tande, you ask? Read on!
yon Tande (né Whitney V. Hunter) is a culture worker, artist/activist and BLACK SEED Native with fellow conjurer Preach R Sun. He is committed to the principle of art as a catalyst for socio-cultural enrichment and understanding. His work centers around nurturing creativity and cultivating the spirit through the mediums of performance, education and curation. His works have been presented through La Mama, Grace Exhibition Space, through Panoply Performance Laboratory, Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival, Itinerant Festival and the Lumen Festival. He has worked with various companies and artists, namely Martha Graham Dance Company, Rod Rodgers Dance Company, Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group, Martha Clarke, Fiona Templeton, Daria Faïn and Robert Kocik, John Jesurun, Kankouran West African Dance Company, Yass Hakoshima and others. He directs his performance collective Whitney Hunter[MEDIUM], was a Movement Research Artist in Residence (2013-15), and a founding member/curator of Social Health Performance Club. yon Tande is presently a Ph.D. candidate and Driskell Fellow at Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts.
What brought you to Providence?
My partner and “heancé” Jude Sandy became the newest resident acting company member at Trinity Repertory Company and we decided that It would be a good moment to consider a relocation out of NYC. The decision was a lot more complex than this sounds, but this is the gist.
What led you to take this job at AS220?
Upon meeting Marc Boucai and him introducing the position to me; it was potentially an answer to the question of how I could contribute to the dance and live art community in Providence. After applying, interviewing, being offered the position and thinking deeply about what it potentially meant to work in such a capacity with such an important Providence arts organization, I ultimately accepted the position as I believe in the mission of AS220.
What do you hope to accomplish at / with the dance program?
To get the entire family dancing through a program which encourages diversity, depth and sustainability. Dance is for everyone — the novice, the serious student and the professional.


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Either Fantasia had a little too much to drink at Kandi Burruss' recent wedding to Todd Tucker or she was overjoyed that her good friend was getting hitched.
Fantasia says the Grammy Awards are not about winning. They are about being recognized for work that is put into music like her album, "Side Effects of You."
From John Legend and TGT to Fantasia and Tamar Braxton, 2013 saw some major releases in R&B. Featuring hit singles like "Lose To Win," "All of Me" and "Love and War," each of these artists, and a few others, made the top 10 on Billboard's year end R&B Albums and R&B Albums Artists charts.
Friday brought major news and celebration of music to the forefront for both Fantasia Barrino and Tamar Braxton. Both recording artists received at least three Grammy Award nominations in both song and album categories.
With stars like Fantasia Barrino and visionaries like Berry Gordy, R&B, Soul and Jazz music is winning on Broadway right now. According to recent sales tallies, musical efforts "Motown The Musical" and "After Midnight" are pulling in millions of dollars each week and filling theaters at performance rates as high as 98 percent.
Fantasia Barrino is back on Broadway and earning stellar reviews for her role in the recently debuted production "After Midnight." In two recent reviews, the "Side Effects of You" singer was recognized for not only pulling off the 1920s and 1930s style look, but vocal performances of at least four solo songs (see clips below).
Grammy winner and "Side Effects of You" singer Fantasia Barrino is ready for a major return to the Broadway stage in "After Midnight."
Fantasia says there is no beef between her and R&B super-group TGT, even though she walked off the stage they were sharing in Atlanta earlier this month.
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On last nightâs (July 21) episode of BETâs gospel singing competition Sunday Best, singing-competition-alum Tasia took it back to her gospel roots with a passionate performance...