Cynthia Nixon greets a voter (photo: @CynthiaNixon)
Cynthia Nixon, the actor and activist challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for governor, laid out much of her campaign platform at a gubernatorial forum in Sunset Park on Tuesday, for which her opponent declined to participate. Over the course of nearly an hour, Nixon tore into the governor, insisted primary challenges are good for the party, and said she isn’t actively seeking the endorsement of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a close ally for whom she has in the past campaigned and corralled celebrity support.
Nearly 300 people gathered for the forum at Golden Imperial Palace, hosted by more than a dozen community groups and advocacy organizations. The forum was moderated by Gotham Gazette executive editor Ben Max and Politico New York education reporter Madina Toure.
Nixon, who is running as an unabashed progressive and has even embraced the moniker of democratic socialist, initially stuck to her campaign stump speech, pitching herself as an outsider to the broken system in Albany who isn’t beholden to wealthy donors and special interests. That’s a charge she levels against the governor, whom she has criticized for failing to aggressively pursue progressive legislation over the last nearly eight years that he has been in office.
“The definition of insanity is doing something over and over and over and expecting a different result,” Nixon said. “We know what we’ve gotten for eight years with Andrew Cuomo, and if we want something different…we should try a different approach.”
Though Nixon is a fairly well-known figure from her successful career and her first-time bid for office has garnered her national attention, she has appeared to struggle to overcome the immense advantages Cuomo enjoys through the powers of incumbency. His fundraising has eclipsed hers -- he has about $24 million in cash on hand while she has only about $440,000 -- and his poll numbers have been consistently higher.
Nixon acknowledged those weaknesses on Tuesday but maintained that she has a fighting chance. “I’m not saying it’s easy,” she said. “I’m not saying it’s not a narrow path but there is absolutely a path to victory...the polls are just not capturing who our progressive voters are.” She cited the immense energy around Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential race, Zephyr Teachout’s strong showing in the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary against Cuomo, and the recent victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over ten-term Congressional Rep. Joe Crowley. She also noted hundreds of thousands of newly registered voters in New York, many of whom she believes will turn out to vote for her.
Though Nixon has received support for her race from several progressive grassroots organizations and Democratic elected officials, a glaring omission from the list is Mayor de Blasio, who has hemmed and hawed about weighing in on the governor’s race despite his close history with Nixon and his ongoing feud with Cuomo.
Nixon seemed to distance herself when asked if she’d sought the liberal mayor’s backing. “I’m not actively seeking his endorsement, no, I haven’t spoken to him about it,” she said. “I don’t feel that that’s what this campaign is about. I feel like this campaign is really about people who want progressive change, it’s really about speaking to voters about the issues that they care about and pointing out not only the corruption in Albany but Andrew Cuomo’s empowerment of the [Independent Democratic Conference] and all of the progressive legislative priorities that we haven’t moved on here.”
Pushed on why she isn’t asking for the support of the city’s top executive, Nixon said, “Nothing is holding me back...It’s really important for me to run as my own candidate and to understand that there are various politicians, including Bill de Blasio, that I have supported in the past but this is very much my own run.”
It wasn’t the only occasion where Nixon kept an arms length from the mayor. In her many pointed critiques of the governor throughout the forum, as Nixon criticized how state government had so often played politics with New York City, there was direct and tangential disapproval of the mayor’s own policies.
On education, Nixon insisted that mayoral control of New York City schools should be permanent with no strings attached by the state. She supported the mayor’s recent push to desegregate the city’s specialized high schools and endorsed legislation proposed by Assembly Member Charles Barron to reform admissions policies at those schools, which she called the “tip of the iceberg” of school segregation. She also urged de Blasio to follow through on that plan at the five out of eight specialized high schools where he does not need state approval to do so. “I think if he says he’s in support of Charles Barron’s plan, which he says he is, he should move on it right away. It’s in his backyard. If he has the power, he should enact it,” Nixon said.
Reiterating her call for increased taxes on higher earners, those making more than $300,000 per year, Nixon said Cuomo has “operated from a position of scarcity and falsely imposed austerity” to reward his wealthy donors even as the economy has grown in leaps and bounds since the 2008-09 recession. She denied the claim that higher taxes could lead to an exodus from the state, as critics have warned, arguing that people live where there are good services.
Nixon has said she would use the increased tax revenue generated by her policies to invest in infrastructure, chiefly the city’s subway system, public housing, and schools. Those investments, she said, would also create thousands of jobs. In particular, she pledged to invest in minority- and women-owned businesses, and said she would direct increased attention to the human services sector, which tends to heavily employ women and people of color. She said those overall investments would favor local economies across New York, particularly the struggling upstate municipalities that have been a target of Cuomo’s scandal-ridden economic development initiatives.
Nixon is also staunchly behind congestion pricing as a means to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which manages New York City’s subway and bus systems. If elected governor, she’d likely find herself isolated in holding that position. Mayor de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and state Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who could be the next Senate majority leader, are all Democrats like Nixon but none have fully backed congestion pricing. Nixon said she would use her bully pulpit to raise the issue to a fever pitch. “If and when I get swept into office, it’ll be on a grassroots movement, a people-powered movement,” she said, “and one of the main things that I will be able to do as an Albany outsider is motivate public opinion and fight for this.”
She also took a shot at both the governor and the mayor over the state of the New York City Housing Authority, the public housing agency that houses nearly half a million New Yorkers, as she blamed the state, city, and federal governments for years of disinvestment. Asked about the mayor contemplating a shift towards 100 percent market-rate housing to be built on unused NYCHA land in order to raise much-needed revenue for fixing more than $30 billion in needs, she was stern and direct. “Market-rate on public housing land, I think, is a disaster,” she said. “We have an obligation to the people who live in public housing to repair their housing and not diminish it.” She acknowledged, however, that she does not have a plan to get to $30 billion for NYCHA, though she did say that she would look to put $1 billion a year of state money toward the authority and seek more federal funds.
Nixon also explained several rent regulations that she said the state needs to strengthen or pass to close loopholes that incentivize landlords to harass and evict tenants in order to increase rents.
The first-time candidate has proposed sweeping criminal justice reforms as part of her campaign and has been vocal about racial inequities in the system. When asked, she was critical of the role played by so-called broken windows policing -- a controversial practice of aggressive enforcement of low-level offenses in an effort to prevent larger crimes -- of which de Blasio is a proponent. Asked if she saw broken windows as the root of all problems, she said, “No, systemic racism is the root of the problem. But broken windows policing certainly has exacerbated the situation.” As they did on a number of occasions, members of the audience cheered her response -- several of the sponsoring groups have endorsed Nixon in the primary.
As an insurgent candidate, Nixon also pushed back against the argument that Democrats need to stop fighting among themselves when faced with the greater spectre of Republican control at the federal level and the presidency of Donald Trump. “I think primary challenges are a good thing,” she said, emphasizing that the leadership of the Democratic Party is now “much older, much whiter, much more male” than its progressive base.
Nixon closed on a positive note, stressing that the Democratic Party needs to give voters something to vote for, rather than just something to vote against, and implored those in the audience, whether in the room or watching a live-stream, to tangibly support her campaign, whether through money, canvassing, phone-banking, or other tasks. She said Cuomo has big money, but that she has the people.
“We can’t just be the slightly kinder, slightly gentler, more diverse version of the Republican Party, or people are going to stop believing us and people are going to stop showing up for us,” she said, also emphasizing that New York could be the vanguard of the progressive left.
“New York is the rightful seat of the resistance,” she said with a smirk, “and I’m frankly tired of California getting all the credit.”
The primary is on Thursday, September 13. Cuomo and Nixon are scheduled to hold a televised debate on Wednesday August 29 on CBS-2.
The groups hosting the forum included Bay Ridge Democrats, Brooklyn Progressive Action Network, Brooklyn Young Democrats, Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Chinese-American Planning Council, Ditmas Civic, Empire State Progressives, Ernest Skinner Political Association, High NY, Independent Neighborhood Democrats, Indivisible Nation BK, Lambda Independent Democrats, LTH Indivisible, Met Council on Housing, Muslim Democratic Club, New Kings Democrats, North Brooklyn Progressive Democrats, NY Indivisible, NYC Asian Democratic Club, NYC HDFC, NY Senate District 17 for Progress, PAPA (Progressive Association for Political Action) - 35th Council District, Persist 81, Real Rent Reform Campaign, RUSA LGBT, South Brooklyn Progressive Network, South Brooklyn Progressive Resistance, Southwest Brooklyn Democrats, Sunset Park Latino Democrats, Torah Trumps Hate, Vanguard Independent Democratic Association, and Women of Color for Progress.
by Samar Khurshid, senior reporter, Gotham Gazette
Note - This article has been updated to reflect that Cynthia Nixon has about $440,000 in campaign cash left, not $600,000.


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If you are in a vehicular collision, then having a back problem afterward is a common occurrence. The discomfort in your back may begin at the base of your neck due to a whiplash injury, or you may have pain in the middle and lower back region. Having back pain is debilitating, making it impossible to live a normal lifestyle. There are four ways to reduce your backaches.
You can apply ice packs to your back to relieve discomfort. You can use plastic-wrapped ice packs to recline on, or you can have someone else place the ice packs on your back while you lie on your stomach. It is important to use ice packs for only 15 to 20 minutes to avoid damaging your sensitive skin. However, you can wait an hour and reapply the ice packs to reduce the inflammation in your back’s nerves, bones, muscles and tendons.
If you have a whiplash neck injury or another type of injury in your back, then wearing a brace can help with your recovery. Whiplash braces are designed to keep your head from turning, giving your neck and upper back region a chance to heal naturally. If you have discomfort in your lower or middle back region, then you might need an elastic supportive brace instead that will apply compression against your spine and muscles.
Visiting a chiropractor from places like Hiler Chiropractic & Neurology for treatment can help with your back pain after a vehicle accident. A chiropractor can use manipulation or adjustment techniques to relieve the pressure of the vertebrae in your back. After a chiropractic treatment, you may notice that your back’s nerves are tingling as the pressure from dislocated bones is stopped. Chiropractors can also give you a list of exercises to perform at home to relieve your backaches.
Taking a hot shower or bath can relieve the tension in your neck, back and hips to alleviate pain. You can also use an electric heating pad or warm towels that have been heated in a microwave. If you visit an online or local drugstore, then look for creams or gels that contain menthol so that the heat from this substance releases the tension in your back’s muscles and tendons.
After you injure your back in an automobile accident, alternate between resting and moving. If you remain still too long, then your back’s components will begin to seize up, but if you do too much, then you can make the back injury worse. When you are resting, have good support for your back, neck and hips to keep your body parts in alignment.

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Diabetes – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments & Complications
Slow wound healing also increases the risk of infection. High blood sugar levels can affect blood circulation and damage the body’s nerves. In people with type 2 diabetes, this can lead to pain or a sensation of tingling or numbness in the hands and feet. This condition is known as neuropathy, and it can worsen over time and lead to more serious complications if a person does not get treatment for their diabetes. Patches of dark skin forming on the creases of the neck, armpit, or groin can also signify a higher risk of diabetes.
An illness or infection will usually trigger HHNS, which can require hospitalization. This sudden complication tends to affect older people. Keeping blood sugar levels under control is crucial for preventing some of these complications. The longer that blood sugar levels remain uncontrolled, the higher the risk of other health problems. Anyone can develop type 2 diabetes, but certain factors can increase a person’s risk.
Yeast infections tend to occur on warm, moist areas of the skin, such as the mouth, genital areas, and armpits.The affected areas are usually itchy, but a person may also experience burning, redness, and soreness. Recognizing the early signs of type 2 diabetes can allow a person to get a diagnosis and treatment sooner.
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Early signs and symptoms can include frequent urination, increased thirst, feeling tired and hungry, vision problems, slow wound healing, and yeast infections. Anyone who experiences possible signs and symptoms of diabetes should see a doctor for an evaluation, especially if they have other risk factors for developing this condition. The early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes can improve a person’s quality of life and reduce the risk of severe complications. Having a support system that understands what it is like to have a diagnosis and live with type 2 diabetes is vital.
Whereas type 1 diabetes is characterized by the onset in young persons (average age at diagnosis = 14), type 2 diabetes usually develops in middle age or later. This tendency to develop later in life has given rise to the term “adult-onset diabetes,” although the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in younger people is rising, making this term somewhat inaccurate and outdated.
In contrast to type 1 diabetes, symptoms often have a more gradual onset. Type 2 diabetes is associated with insulin resistance rather than the lack of insulin, as seen in type 1 diabetes. This often is obtained as a hereditary tendency from one’s parents. Insulin levels in these patients are usually normal or higher than average but the body’s cells are rather sluggish to respond to it.
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Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes. This disease exists in all populations, but the prevalence varies greatly, ie, 1% in Japan, and greater than 40% in the Pima Indians of Arizona. In Caucasians, the figure is somewhere between 1-2% of the entire population. The high incidence of type 2 diabetes in certain groups such as the Pima Indians appears to be a relatively recent development that followed a change in the type of food intake (from relatively little food to plenty of food).
This “urbanization phenomenon” has been most carefully studied in non-white populations, but is probably ethnically and racially nonspecific. In other words, obesity tends to promote diabetes in those genetically predisposed regardless of where you live and what your racial background is. Type 2 diabetes tends to be fairly hereditary in contrast to type 1 diabetes.
The degree of obesity also seems to be a factor, with a larger percentage of diabetes developing in those who are more obese. Studies with identical twins showed that 90-100% of the time when diabetes developed in one it would also develop in the other compared with 50% in type 1 diabetes.
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Genetic predisposition seems to be the strongest factor. Obesity and high caloric intake seem to be another. Twenty percent of people with this type 2 diabetes have antibodies to their islet cells which are detectable in their blood resulting in the expected low levels of insulin, suggesting the possibility of incomplete islet cell destruction (see discussion about autoimmune diabetes in the type 1 diabetes section).
When doctors first discovered diabetes in the early 1900s, there were few options for treatment. It wasn’t until the 1990s that people with Type 2 diabetes had oral medications like metformin— still a mainstay of treatment for many people with diabetes. Insulin, necessary treatment for patients with Type 1 diabetes, remains one of the biggest medical discoveries to this day – is fatigue a symptom of diabetes.
Frederick Banting of Toronto, Canada, diabetes was a dreaded disease that led to certain death. A strict diet to minimize sugar intake, which sometimes caused death by starvation, was the most effective treatment, possibly buying patients a few more years to live. Banting and one of his colleagues were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their discovery in 1923.
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Even if Type 2 diabetes has no cure, it can be prevented and managed. People with the disease can control blood sugar with lifestyle changes and medication. When changes in diet and increased physical activity are not enough to control blood glucose levels, doctors will prescribe medications. These same medications, aside from insulin, are not used, however, to treat patients with Type 1 diabetes.
However, there are several different types, or classes, of medications available to treat Type 2 diabetes. Each controls blood sugar in different ways. Some people may take more than one medication to more effectively control sugar levels. Type 2 Diabetes Drug Classes Increase release of glucose through urination Increase insulin sensitivity of liver, fat and muscle cells Stimulate insulin production by the pancreas Slow the digestion of carbohydrates There are many medications to treat Type 2 diabetes, and typically they are organized into groups that represent the condition that they target.
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A new class of diabetes medications called sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors releases excess glucose in the body through urination. The FDA approved Invokana (canagliflozin), the first drug in the class, in 2013. Several others followed. But the agency has also released a number of warnings for serious side effects linked to these medications.
The first is urosepsis, a serious systemic blood infection that can be fatal. The second is pyelonephritis, a serious kidney infection. Pyelonephritis may also lead to a blood infection. Both types of infections require hospitalization and antibiotics. Additional FDA safety communications warned about kidney injury and diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that occurs when too many toxins build up in the blood.
Biguanides are a class of drugs that work by making the body more sensitive to insulin. They also stop the liver from making glucose and releasing it into the blood. They may also make fat and muscle cells more sensitive to insulin. Currently, there is only one drug in this class available on the market: Glucophage (metformin).
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Since it has been around since the 1920s, its side effects are very well known. It became available in the U.S. in the 1990s. Many doctors are very comfortable prescribing it as a frontline medication or in combination with other medications. In fact, most combinations of oral medications contain metformin. Newer drugs also often test their effectiveness against metformin in clinical trials.
The FDA approved many of these drugs in the 1990s. The two most popular drugs in this class are Actos and Avandia. But these drugs were linked to serious side effects including bladder cancer and heart failure. It has been one of the most popular drugs in the United States for treating Type 2 diabetes since 2007.
The drug recently came under fire for causing an increased risk of congestive heart failure and its link to bladder cancer. The drug’s maker, Takeda, paid $2.37 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who claimed Actos caused their bladder cancer. This drug comes from the same controversial class of drugs like Actos and works in a similar way.
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A number of countries in Europe stopped selling the drug and banned it. Although Avandia is not banned in the United States, the product information for the drug includes warnings about its risks. TZD side effects may include: Bone fractures Macular edema Liver failure Heart failure Sinus infection Sore throat Fatigue Muscle pain Headache Skin rashes Hypoglycemia These drugs stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin.
The FDA approved the first of these drugs in the 1980s. There are several well-known Type 2 combination diabetes drugs that include sulfonylureas as one component. These work to decrease blood glucose levels by stimulating insulin release by the beta cells in the pancreas (diabetic coma symptoms). Pancreatic beta cells are the cells primarily responsible for releasing insulin.
Slowing the digestive process of starches and sugars slows down the rate that glucose enters the bloodstream. These drugs slow the digestion of sugar. Because these medications affect the digestive system, the side effects of nausea and flatulence are common. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors are the least effective medications for lowering blood sugar and are rarely used in the United States.
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Amylin analogs also have a modest effect on blood sugar and are injected with a dosing pen. The only product available is called pramlintide. These drugs keep the hormone incretin from being broken down, stimulating insulin production and slowing digestion. infant diabetes symptoms. Popular brand names are Januvia, Onglyza, and Tradjenta. Generic names are sitagliptin, saxagliptin, and linagliptin.
Everyone with Type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day. However, patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes sometimes need to take insulin as well, when oral medications taken along with diet and exercise, are no longer enough to control the disease on their own. Some reasons why people with Type 2 may need to start taking insulin, even if just temporarily, often involve other health conditions, injury, medication use, or any other physiological change that can cause an individual’s body to become unable to produce enough insulin.
The abdomen is the preferred injection site due to a more consistent absorption of insulin occurring in this region. However, the location for injections should be rotated regularly to avoid a condition called lipodystrophy, or erosion of the fat beneath the skin. Other popular injection sites include the thigh and the arm.
Diabetes Symptoms And Early Signs – Prime Urgent Care
However, there is an inhaled version of the drug sold under the brand name Afrezza. This is a powder that is breathed in just before a meal because the insulin is rapid-acting. diabetes wiki. Doses of insulin vary by patient. How much insulin a patient requires daily depends on several factors, including Weight Eating habits Exercise levels Other illnesses Level of insulin resistance (in Type 2 patients) In patients with Type 2 diabetes, insulin may be stopped if temporary situations necessitating its use are resolved, or sometimes with weight loss, exercise or other lifestyle changes.
There are four different types of insulin that work differently for patients with diabetes — rapid-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting, and long-acting. Rapid-acting and short-acting insulins are often used in combination with longer-acting insulins. Both rapid- and short-acting insulins are taken shortly before meals (usually about 30 minutes prior) to cover the rise in blood glucose levels that results from eating – diabetes and heart disease symptoms.

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Springville-GI boys swim for child cancer research
BUFFALO –– Springville-Griffith Institute boys varsity swimmers and Springville Waves Aquatic Team members swam for Carly’s Club on Aug. 12.
Springville swimmers Garrett Olrogg, Mitchell Bunic and Elliott Tessmer raised nearly $900 for Carly’s Club, which, through fundraisers like this, collects money for pediatric cancer research.
The threesome swam a 1-mile, non-competitive swim at Gallagher Beach in Buffalo during a meet that included more than 350 other swimmers, including the school’s assistant varsity track team coach.
Bunic also swam the competitive, timed, 1-mile event and finished second in his age group, third in his gender and fifth overall. He swam nearly 3 minutes faster than he did last year, recording a time of 22:46.
The boys said they are looking forward to their varsity swim season at S-GI and hope that more Springville athletes will join them for next year’s Carly’s Crossing event, which raised $161,000 this year and is now beyond the $1 million mark for pediatric cancer research.

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PRESS RELEASE - Rogue Ascent, a Sci-Fi VR Shooter controlled seamlessly by Oculus hand-tracking technology, has become the first Virtual Reality title to offer native Twitch integration that enables streaming communities to engage directly with streamers in-game.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Rogue Ascent, a procedurally-generated Sci-Fi VR shooter controlled seamlessly by Oculus hand-tracking technology, has become the first Virtual Reality title for Quest or Standalone VR headsets to offer native Twitch integration with gameplay events that enable streaming communities to engage directly with streamers in-game.
“I wanted to offer native Twitch streaming because I saw a gap in the technology that I recognized I could fill. After watching a streamer having to lift up his headset every few minutes to read chat on his computer screen, I knew there was a better way.“ stated Jordan McGraw, Game Creator and CEO of Nooner Bear Studio. “This feature is the Presidential red phone of Twitch integration. It gives streamers a direct line of communication between them and their audience. Of course, community engagement is key to successful streaming, so I wanted to facilitate those core interactions.”
This feature alone would have been a monumental leap in viewer engagement for VR Creators, but it only gave him a better idea. “In doing so I recognized an even greater opportunity.” stated McGraw. “I took chat integration a step further and gamified engagement by giving viewers direct control over the action. This system adds an intimate and engaging new dimension for both viewers and streamers like never before.”
McGraw and Nooner Bear Studio worked with Clique Games, a VR publisher, to make its groundbreaking “Rogue Ascent” title as optimized as possible for seamless streaming and hand-tracking technology.
“Rogue Ascent is our sandbox to push the limits of Quest/Meta's technology. Not only does it have the best hand-tracking experience for first-person shooters, but now pushes the limits even further with a native Twitch Integration for streamers–a feature that was previously only available on PC.“ said Brandon Egolf, Co-Founder & CEO of Clique Games–Rogue Ascent’s VR publishing partner. “We are directly helping VR Creators make a living and giving them another tool in their belt to increase their engagement and growth. Rogue Ascent is the excuse Content Creators have been waiting for to begin playing Virtual Reality content for their channels.”
ZStorm, a popular Virtual Reality Twitch streamer, who has used the native integration while streaming Rogue Ascent on his channel, said he thinks this is one of the most innovative features available for streamers in the VR world.
“This is Twitch community engagement at its finest.“ stated ZStorm, a notable VR Twitch Streamer who has integrated Rogue Ascent into his streaming rotation. “Rogue Ascent is, by far, the best Quest hand tracking game in existence. Adding the Twitch integration only reinforces my opinion that this is the go-to VR title for Twitch Streamers everywhere.”
Learn more about the Native Twitch integration on Rogue Ascent here: https://www.rogueascent.com/twitch
About Nooner Bear Studio
Nooner Bear Studio is an Indianapolis based VR development studio lead by Jordan McGraw. Jordan received his master of science in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University, and has worked with Virtual Reality in gaming, data visualization, science, and medicine. Nooner Bear Studio focuses on using emerging technology to create fun, engaging, and immersive experiences for Virtual Reality. It is currently developing an upcoming VR title, Rogue Ascent.
About Clique Games
Clique Games is a VR publisher & developer that seeks to push Virtual Reality to new heights. Whether it be Hand-Tracking technologies or advanced physics simulation, Clique Games always reaches higher to set a new bar for what VR gaming can be. Clique Games are high octane, infinitely replayable, and accessible for all players.
ZStorm is a Virtual Reality Content Creator and Streamer. They stream gameplays, tutorials, funny moments, & tech reviews to help shape the future of the gaming industry with virtual reality.
Native Twitch Integration Gameplay Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1476031836?t=00h06m36s
Tutorial Live Stream
ZStorm streamed a tutorial of the Twitch integration through his twitch channel (below) on June 3rd. You can view that entire steam below.
Tutorial Live Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zstormgames

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Hello Susan, it's a timewarp - thanks to Artist Books 3.0 we meet again, fifteen years since I interviewed you on video - a really interesting view of your memorable works. In that series of videos, Bob Cobbing (UK), Christ & Jean-Claude, and Purgatory Pie Press have been completed on DVD in the past twelve months, and yours is on the list when I get time. There's the rub: my life is always so full of projects I never seem to stop ... The interviews include Nance O'Banion, Ronald King (UK), Warren Lehrer, Phillip Zimmerman, and many more. Look forward to talking further ... Richard
If you have a mac, iweb is very easy to use. It is part of iLife. Also, there are people you can work with online, I googled artists websites. Some charge a monthly fee, depends on what you want to fool with. I would look at what's available online, click on the websites that use a template you like and see how they actually work. One thing to ask yourself is do you want to sell online, or is that not so important? Foliotwist.com looks pretty clean.
You're very welcome! Make sure you get rid of this flu thing completely before you go crazy again, otherwise it'll linger... You mentioned something about a website the other day. I'm going to leave the host I have at the moment, can't get any support from them, and they're not user-friendly at all.
I think the "secret" is to keep the ball rolling. I ordered postcards, and have contacted somebody about making a mold for me. Now I need to find somebody to build a proper website. I get sidetracked, though. Trying to organize a 65th birthday party for Manny with +/- 100 people, so that's keeping me a tad busy at the moment. Have started a tetratetra on Michelle Obama, and some form of cartoon about the workshop though.
I use Art Clay Silver 650, it's slow dry - low fire. It comes in paste, clay, overlay, paper (!) and syringe form. One of the things I want to try is to have the porcelain book form as a base and the text in silver, or maybe an image; will have to experiment. I took a workshop with Alexandra Daini (www.adaini.com). Also, check out www.honudream.com and www.bbsimon.com. You can easily make several pieces in a day.
Hi, Susan. I am so sorry I missed you at Shakerag. I had planned to come down. I am just recovering from an intense response to a fairly routine medical procedure — spent a week in the hospital and it is taking me awhile to bounce (hmm) back. I am going to plan a visit your way sometime this summer. Yer bud, Cindy
The exhibition presents two connected bodies of material: a survey of artists’ books by Australian painter, sculptor and bookmaker Robert Jacks (1942-2014), and an extensive selection of publications drawn from Jacks’ own collection, many of which were purchased from Printed Matter in the early years of the organization.
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Google Messy Middle
Amplify + Google create a helpful way for CMOs to navigate shopping behaviours...
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In the face of global economic fragility and uncertain marketing budgets, the need for marketers to understand their consumers’ journey through the Messy Middle is essential.
However, as time poor individuals, CMOs attention is constantly being pulled in multiple directions at once.
So we knew we needed to simplify the process whilst engaging our audience of busy marketeers.
Simplifying the Complex
Landing a complex message in an succinct and entertaining way, a beautifully illustrated pop-up book was designed to summarise the Messy Middle insights.
Inspired by children’s pop-up books, the Messy Middle’s story was laid out through a surprisingly simple, visual medium that made the three key messages memorable.
To make this even more special, local Australian pop-up experts and artists Sam Gazal and Hester Clark helped create each unique spread.
Delivered to CMOs desks, this tactile send out included an unboxing experience where you pull the string line tab to reveal the pop-up book - literally untangling the insights.
Once open, the book was revealed, telling the story with Think with Google inspired graphics and icons. To keep a consistent look and feel with the campaign collateral, the pop-up book with Think with Google’s simple illustration identity in partnership with designers from Evolved.

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J Cole’s new record “Fire Squad” has raised a lot of debate about the current state of hip-hop and it’s overall history. Today, Brick Squad rapper Waka Flocka Flame has dropped his own remix to J Cole’s record. Check out Waka Flocka Flame’s new “Fire Squad” remix below.
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Few studies have comprehensively examined amphibian granular gland secretions for novel insulinotropic peptides. This study involved isolation and characterisation of biologically active peptides from the skin secretions of Rana palustris frogs. Crude secretions obtained by mild electrical stimulation from the dorsal skin surface were purified by reversed-phase HPLC on a semipreparative Vydac C18 column, yielding 80 fractions. These fractions were assayed for insulin-releasing activity using glucose-responsive BRIN-BD11 cells. Acute 20 min incubations were performed in Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer supplemented with 5.6 mmol/l glucose in the absence (control) and presence of various fractions. Fractions 29-54 and fractions 68-75 showed significant 2.0-6.5-fold increases in insulin-releasing activity (P<0.001). The fractions showing most prominent insulinotropic activity were further purified to single homogeneous peaks, which, on testing, evoked 1.5-2.8-fold increases in insulin release (P<0.001). The structures of the purified peptides were determined by mass spectrometry and N-terminal amino acid sequencing. Electrospray ionisation ion-trap mass spectrometry analysis revealed molecular masses of 2873.5-8560.4 Da. Sufficient material was isolated to determine the primary amino acid sequence of the 2873.5 Da peptide, revealing a 27 amino acid sequence, ALSILRGLEKLAKMGIALTNCKATKKC, repressing palustrin-1c. The database search for this peptide showed a 48% homology with brevinin-1, an antimicrobial peptide isolated from various Rana species, which itself stimulated insulin release from BRIN-BD11 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. In conclusion, the skin secretions of R. palustris frogs contain a novel class of peptides with insulin-releasing activity that merit further investigation.
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Awareness Raising and Education for Development and Culture (AWARD)
The project is focused on social and economic potentials of cultural production in local communities. It intends to raise awareness among the public and local authorities about the important role of culture in development strategies for third world countries and to involve more local authorities in seeking out town twinning opportunities to further development. Until 2014 the project consortium will conduct research on innovative projects and good practices, develop training modules, produce training material, stimulate debates through seminars and training sessions, organize public events, produce a communication and dissemination strategy for the project’s results and release a final publication.
Interim reports, presentations, texts and other materials are available at the website: www.awardproject.eu.
Project leader: Aldo Milohnić
In 2012 the partners discussed a questionnaire designed for the local authorities, launched the project website and carried out other project activities. At the strategic meeting in Brussels organized by leding pertner ENTP in April 2012 we discussed the progress and the future plans. ENTP organized an AWARD workshop in Paris on November 22-24, 2012 as part of the ‘European Campus of local and regional authorities for Culture’ of the Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture ‘Les Rencontres’. The workshop was focused on the role of local and regional authorities in culture and development in a critical situation of overall austerity measures and budget cuts, which lead local governments to decrease spending on international cooperation.
In the beginning of 2013 Peace Institute have prepared a study on cultural development, international collaboration, migratrions and diaspora communities in Ljubljana based on the common questionnaire developed within the project. We have also started to work on a new study on cultural development and quality of life in selected cities in the region (it will be published in a book which will be produced by project partners). An AWARD international conference on cultural industries and local development took place in Ljubljana in May 2013. In the present phase of the project topics in focus are: training activities, exchange of good practices, adopting practical approaches in helping local authorities to involve cultural develpoment into their strategies, maintaining of the project website and final analysis of the questionnaires colleceted from local authorities and/or researchers.


converting assembly components into a signle component
How can I convert two or more sub-components of a SOLIDWORKS assembly to a single component/part within the same assembly model ?
you can save as assembly & choose part from drop down menu
when chose save assembly as part you have three option
this make deferent type file
note when you save assembly as part this part is not edit able
Use the "Join feature."
1). In the assembly model, insert a new part. Place it, exit the sketch window, but stay in the "Edit Part" window.
2). Insert -> Features -> Join.
-Pick components you want to combine. They will highlight blue.
-You can choose to "hide parts" after the feature is completed. This will
hide the components you selected to create the joined part.
-The option to "Force surface contact" will combine the components that are in contact or overlapping. Sometimes you may have an issue with "Zero thickness geometry" here, depending on your CAD, but it's nice to have the option of a multi-body part or a single-body representation of your assembly.
The advantage of this feature is that if you save it externally from the assembly model and insert it into another part/model, it will update as you make changes to the original assembly, as the "Join" feature is referring the assembly.


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|Year : 2016 | Volume
| Issue : 3 | Page : 102-106
Incidence of neonatal tetanus in a Nigerian State Hospital, Benin, Nigeria
Florence O Adeyemo1, Tijani A Abioye2, Amiegheme Ehobhayi Felicia3, Agbontaen Usunobun4
1 Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
2 Department of Nursing Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
3 Department of Nursing Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
4 Department of Nursing Science, School of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
|Date of Submission||07-Jul-2016|
|Date of Acceptance||10-Sep-2016|
|Date of Web Publication||2-Nov-2016|
Florence O Adeyemo
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Osun State
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Aim: The study was aimed at determining the incidence of neonatal tetanus (NT) in Stella Obasanjo State Hospital, Benin City over a period of 5 years. Settings and Design: Retrospective design was used where past records were reviewed from January 2008 to June 2013 and analyzed. Materials and Methods: An observational checklist was developed for manual collection of secondary data from the case notes and the neonatal ward register (the admission and discharge records of patients). The checklist includes information on the following; age at birth, age at discharge, duration of hospitalization, date of manifestation of the disease, entry point of the disease, mother's immunization, place of birth, treatment modality, and outcome of treatment. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics was used which involves the use of simple percentage and bar chart to analyze the data. Results and Conclusions: The result of findings shows that 5 cases were admitted in 2008 and 2010 and the age at manifestation of disease range from 3 to 15 days old while age at admission ranges from 5 to 17 days old. The highest number of days infants stayed in the hospital is 44 days while the least was 2 days whereas the age at discharge ranges between 7 and 52 days. The result further revealed that 60% of the cases were born in the hospital, 26.6% were born out of the hospital while 13.3% gave were born in traditional birth attendant quarters. Finally, this study showed that the percentage of unimmunized mothers outweighs that of immunized mothers. NT is a key cause of neonatal mortality even though it is preventable and it was recommended that all babies born on the floor, roadside, or in a motor vehicle due to precipitated labor should be given injection ATS 4 units/kg before the disease appears.
Keywords: Incidence, neonatal tetanus, neonates
|How to cite this article:|
Adeyemo FO, Abioye TA, Felicia AE, Usunobun A. Incidence of neonatal tetanus in a Nigerian State Hospital, Benin, Nigeria. J Health Res Rev 2016;3:102-6
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Adeyemo FO, Abioye TA, Felicia AE, Usunobun A. Incidence of neonatal tetanus in a Nigerian State Hospital, Benin, Nigeria. J Health Res Rev [serial online] 2016 [cited 2022 Sep 26];3:102-6. Available from: https://www.jhrr.org/text.asp?2016/3/3/102/193187
| Introduction|| |
Neonatal tetanus (NT) occurs in newborns within the first 28 days of life. Tetanus infection is as old as history itself. It is one of the six childhood killer diseases that the government of Nigeria has targeted for eradication or control through the implementation of National Programme of Immunization. It is the second leading cause of death from vaccine-preventable diseases among children worldwide caused by Clostridium tetani. Neonatal tetanus (NT) remains a public health problem in many developing countries. It is a highly debilitating disease, found commonly in wounds with small external opening such as needle pricks, nail, or fork piercing. The high mortality of NT remains a therapeutic challenge to health workers and requires continuous evaluation.
Contributing factors are the cultural diversity of hygienic childbirth practices and cord care, lack of skilled attendance with delivery, parent's illiteracy, lack of antenatal care, including low level of immunization against tetanus, seasonality, geographical location and climate, the prevalence of spores of C. tetani and rural agricultural settled populations. Lambo et al. explained that the determinants of mortality in NT are not well understood. The most common port of entry for the tetanus spores is the unhealed umbilical cord and 90% cases of NT develop symptoms during the first 3–14 days of life with the majority presenting at 6–8 days and mortality tends to be very high. In the absence of medical treatment, case fatality approaches 100%, with hospital care, 10–60% of NNT cases die, depending on the availability of intensive care facilities. It is more effective to prevent tetanus than case management even where intensive care is available.
NT is mostly associated with the poor, illiterates, and those in adverse environmental circumstances and it is being described as a social scourge., Mothers of affected babies are likely to have a low tetanus toxoid coverage rate, unlikely to attend antenatal care during pregnancy, likely to deliver outside a medical establishment, therefore, attended to by unskilled personnel and care of the cord after delivery may be unhygienic.
The estimated mortality rate of NT varies widely from one country to another. NT was responsible for almost 500,000 deaths globally in the early 1980s and about 130,000 deaths were recorded in the year 2004 from this very preventable disease. Quddus et al. stated that an estimated 248,000 neonatal deaths were caused by NT globally in the year 1997, and almost 11% (26,400) of these NT deaths were in Pakistan with an NT mortality rate of 5/1000 live births. NT has a high case fatality ratio (CFR) and community-based surveys in developing countries have reported CFRs approaching 80%–90% even with treatment. NT accounts for 18%–38% and 17%–22% of all neonatal and infant deaths respectively in Pakistan. Nigeria is one of the 27 countries which account for over 90% of the global burden of NT. Globally, 7% of neonatal deaths was as a result of tetanus, but the incidence is up to 20% in Nigeria. Out of 5 million babies born annually in Nigeria, 240,000 (4.8%) die within the first 4 weeks of life. The incidence of NT in Lagos state, Nigeria from 1982 to 1987 is between 4% and 8% of all birth. A study of NT in Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo from January 2006 to December 2008 revealed that admissions were significantly higher in 2006 compared to 2007 and 2008 (2.3% vs. 0.2%). Another study in University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and Modic Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria showed that the annual incidence of NT was 6.9% in UBTH and 5.3% in Modic Centre out of which 43.8% survived while 56.2% died among those admitted to both hospitals. It was further observed that many of the mothers were uninformed about immunization and some did not have knowledge about the relevance of antenatal care. Despite this, deaths have been reduced, however, recently there appears to be an increase in NT despite these interventions leading to increasing neonatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of NT over the past 6 years in Stella Obasanjo Maternal And Child Care Hospital, Benin City been the biggest hospital in the state.
Aims of the study
- To examine the incidence (admitted cases) of NT in Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City, Edo State
- To determine the causes of NT in this cohort
- To examine the treatment modalities employed in the care of infants with NT
- To assess the treatment outcome of infants with NT
- To determine if the mothers of the infected neonates were immunized during pregnancy.
| Materials and Methods|| |
A retrospective descriptive design of patient records between January 2008 and June 2013 was reviewed. The study focuses on newborn babies admitted to Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City, between 0 and 28 days old diagnosed with “NT.” A checklist was developed for the manual collection of data from the case notes of mothers and the neonatal ward register (the admission and discharge records of patients). The checklist included information on the following; age at birth, age at discharge, duration of hospitalization, date of manifestation of the disease, entry point of the disease, mother's immunization, place of birth, treatment modality, and outcome of treatment.
Records of all neonates managed for tetanus at the Neonatal Unit of Stella Obasanjo Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Benin City between January 2008 and June 2013 were identified in the Medical records department and reviewed by the researcher. Descriptive statistics were used which involved the use of simple percentage and bar chart to analyze the data. Neonates < 28 days old diagnosed with NT were included in this study, while neonates older than 28 days were excluded from the study.
Permission was granted by the Ethical Committee of the Hospital and the Head of Department of the Medical Records to access the patient's documents.
| Results|| |
To examine the incidence (admitted cases) of NT, a total of 21 (n = 21) cases were admitted during the period under study out of a total of 1690 births (1.2%) [Table 1]. Observing the trend, years 2008 and 2010 have the highest (n = 5) registered and admitted cases during the period under investigation. [Table 1] also shows that the age at manifestation of disease ranges from 3 to 15 days old whereas age at admission ranges from 5 to 17 days old. The maximum number of days any infant stayed in the hospital was 44 days while the least was 2 days whereas the age at discharge ranges between 7 and 52 days. Furthermore, the result in [Table 1] presents the frequency and percentages of NT admission over the period of investigation in Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City, from January 2008 to June 2013. It was observed that the incidence of neonatal cases is undulating (rise and fall). Although in 2011 only one case was admitted to this hospital we conclude that the incidence of NT admission in Stella Obasanjo Hospital can be associated more by place of birth.
- To determine the causes of NT in this cohort among neonates admitted to Stella Obasanjo Hospital.
The result in [Table 2] shows the place of birth for the infants in the study area are: hospitals, home, and traditional birth attendant quarters. 57.0% (n = 21) of subjects with cases were delivered in the hospital, 28.6% (n = 21) of subjects with cases were delivered out of the hospital (i.e., parents home) while 14.3% (n = 21) of subjects with cases were delivered at traditional birth attendant quarters.
To examine entry point of the disease and the treatment modalities employed in the care of infants with NT.
The result in [Table 3] shows entry point of disease while [Table 4] sought to find out treatment modalities employed in the care of infants with NT infections. As it can be seen in the table, there is two entry point of this disease: umbilical and scarification. It can be observed from the table that umbilical cord is the major route of entry 90.47% (n = 19), followed by scarification 9.53% (n = 2). [Table 4] shows the results of pharmacological agents used for the treatment of the disease (NT).
- To assess the treatment outcome of infants with NT in Stella Obasanjo Hospital.
[Table 4] also shows the treatment outcome of NT among infants in Stella Obasanjo Hospital. The result reveals that more infants (patients) had successful treatment outcome as discharged cases were 10 (48%) percent as against 8 death cases (33%).
- Maternal immunization status during pregnancy.
[Table 4] also shows the immunization status of pregnant mothers. More than half of mothers whose wards were diagnosed with NT were not immunized during pregnancy (38.0%) while 29.0% were immunized during pregnancy. This could be the possible cause of NT since immunization given to mothers during pregnancy help to fight against and prevent this type of disease. Health workers must ensure that pregnant women are immunized before and after child delivery.
| Discussion of Results|| |
A retrospective descriptive design was used to review patient records between January 2008 and June 2013. Trends, entry point, place of birth, and treatment modalities were recorded. Results were analyzed using simple percentages and charts.
This study revealed that a total of 21 cases of NNT were admitted between 2008 and 2013. Thus, the incidence and the mortality rate of NT appear to be lower in Stella Obasanjo Maternal and Child Hospital as compared to other parts of Nigeria. This might be as a result of increased awareness and immunization of pregnant mothers and better obstetrics care, which is in line with the report of Grange  and Onalo et al. Although, Lambo et al. discuss a decline in the overall NT incidence below the elimination target observed through routine immunization of pregnant women with tetanus toxoid. There is also the global initiative plain by the WHO to immunize children and women of childbearing age with tetanus toxoid.
This study also revealed that the mean age of disease manifestation is 7.3 days which is not consistent with the findings of Grange  and Chugh. The mean age of admission is 8.9 days and 18.1 days for hospitalization which is consistent with the study of Onalo et al.
Our result also revealed that 57% of these cases were born in the hospital, 28.6% were born out of the hospital while 14.3% were born by traditional birth attendants. This result does not agree with that of many writers in developing countries  as the majority of the pregnant mothers gave birth in hospitals. It was observed in this study that from January 2008 to June 2013, the incidence of neonatal cases is undulating (rise and fall). This may be as a result of the treatment modalities and increasing awareness of the antenatal services that are readily available.
It can be observed from our study that umbilical cord is the major route of entry followed by scarification during the period under investigation which supports the findings of many writers in developing countries.,,, Our findings also showed that different treatment modalities were used per year, and these could be as a result of the availability of drugs or severity of symptoms.
Furthermore, our study showed that more infants had successful treatment outcome as 48% were discharged compared with 33% death cases. This could be due to changes in treatment modalities although the mortality rate of NT in other studies is higher compared to that of ours (2.32% in Loralai District, Pakistan; 4.9% in Maiduguri, Nigeria; 5.3% in Modic Centre Benin City, Nigeria). This result is similar to the findings of Peter et al. in Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital where discharged cases were 52.5% as against death cases of 47.5% and not in line with the findings of Omoigberale and Abiodun  which recorded higher death rate (56.2%) than survival rate (43.8%) in NT cases admitted in both UBTH and Modic Centre.
Finally, in this study, 38% of mothers were unimmunized during pregnancy, this is in line with the study of Quddus et al. stating that there was low immunization coverage with tetanus toxoid (5%). Omoigberale and Abiodun  in their study also revealed that many of the mothers were ignorant about immunization while some of them did not have knowledge about the relevance of antenatal care.
| Summary|| |
Recent data in Onalo et al.'s  studies revealed that Nigeria contributes 16% of global NT deaths, second only to India. Although NNT is still prevalent in Benin City, the incidence and mortality rate are reduced compared to those of previous studies from Benin. A total number of 21 NNT cases were admitted under the period of investigation out of which 48.0% were discharged home, and 33.0% died. Factors causing NNT include scarification and infection of the infant's umbilical cord by C. tetani. This study showed that only 29.0% of the mothers got immunized during pregnancy. It is observed that the incidence of NNT is undulating, but different treatment modalities were used which may be as a result of advancement in science for the cure of NT. This accounts for the success of the patient outcome.
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NT still contributes considerably to neonatal mortality in developing countries and also one of the major health problems in Public health despite the fact that mortality rate seems to be low in Benin City. NT remains a major cause of neonatal mortality even though it could be prevented. Various programs and concerted efforts toward the elimination of NT, with readily available effective vaccine for disease elimination and further improvements in the quality of care, should be sustained. Therefore, government needs to explore research and development trend at improving access points of vaccination; this will undoubtedly improve compliance. The following recommendations which may lead to a reduction of NNT, such as increase awareness of toxoid vaccine, good obstetrics care, and adequate care of the umbilical stump. The government of Nigeria instituted a policy that all children between the ages of 0–5 years and women of childbearing age should be immunized against tetanus through the National immunization program. The focus of this policy is to improve healthcare delivery in the country even in the rural areas.
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Using Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) expertise in the design and fabrication of micro- and nanoscale devices, a new strategy for engineering low-frequency noise oscillators capitalizes on the intrinsic nonlinear phenomena of micro- and nanomechanical resonators. A fundamental limitation of such resonators was addressed by a team of researchers from the Nanofabrication & Devices Group working with CNICT, Argentina.
Mechanical oscillators are an essential component of nearly every electronic system requiring a frequency reference for timekeeping or synchronization. They are also widely used in frequency-shift-based sensors of mass, force, and magnetic field. Unfortunately, as the dimensions of vibrating semiconductor structures are reduced to the micro- and nanoscale, their dynamic response at the amplitudes needed for operation frequently becomes nonlinear.
In addition, large displacement instabilities and excessive frequency noise considerably degrade their performance. In this regime, unlike the linear case, the resonant frequency has a strong dependence with the oscillation amplitude. This increases frequency noise of the oscillator considerably, and thus, the benefits of operating at higher amplitudes are undone.
The limitation was overcome by coupling two different vibrational modes through an internal resonance, where the energy exchange between modes is such that the resonance of one mode absorbs the amplitude and frequency fluctuations of the other. This effectively acts as a stabilizing mechanical negative feedback loop.
The result demonstrates that very low-frequency noise performance is possible in the nonlinear regime and provides a path to replace quartz oscillators with nanoelectromechanical systems technology.
More information: D. Antonio, et al. (CNM), "Frequency stabilization in nonlinear micromechanical oscillators," Nature Communications, 3, 806 (2012) [doi: 10.1038/ncomms1813]
Journal information: Nature Communications
Provided by Argonne National Laboratory


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Former Yeovil Town loanee Ben Seymour has been speaking to DevonLive about his battle with COVID, his run in the Exeter team and his loan spell at Huish Park.
He said that whilst it was nice to play a few games, it could have been better.
“Looking back, it was a good loan to get minutes,”
“But when I was there, I was playing as an attacking midfielder and not a striker, so not my position, but I got some game time and played some minutes.”
The Grecians’ front man said when he arrived at the end of September, alongside defender Jordan Dyer, the Glovers were not in a great place, having lost back to back games against Chesterfield and Boreham Wood.
“They were in a tricky patch when I went and they were down in the dumps, but good to see they have finally picked up and shown what they can do.”
Seymour played four times for Yeovil, starting against Maidenhead in a 0-0 draw, coming off the bench in a defeat to Notts County and in a draw against Altrincham.
He also played in the FA Cup tie against W*ymouth and was one of two Glovers to miss their penalty as the Green and Whites progressed.
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Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel, CreteLuxury Holidays to Greece
Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel is part of the “Elounda SA Hotels & Resorts” collection that also includes Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort and Elounda Mare. Elounda Peninsula is the most exclusive of the three, offering suite only accommodation that all boast private pools. Many of which are split over two floors and provide the perfect setting for couples and honeymooners.
Private Transfers are 50 minutes from Heraklion airport.
On the waterfront overlooking Mirabello Bay, just over a mile from the fishing village of Elounda.
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7 restaurants and bars throughout the resorts. Offering an array of cuisine from all over the world. (Throughout the Elounda Resort)
7 nights from £2,049 per person based on 2 adults sharing on Half Board, return flights, private transfers and the use of a UK airport lounge.
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Each and every suite in this hotel offers a heated private pool. For honeymooners, we recommend the Beachfront Junior Suite, split over 2 levels and boasting a private pool, lounge access and direct access to the sandy beach.
The Kelari wine cellar hosts an impressive collection of wines from all regions of Greece, as well as an expansive collection of Old World and New World vintages, and is available for private dining of up to eight guests.
This resort is a haven for foodies with over 7 restaurants on offer and three weekly themed nights including “The Greek Degustation Night” on Wednesdays where talented chefs provide a unique menu, with all different flavours from the Greece, complimented by live Greek bouzouki music throughout the evening.
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Mr. Green & Kool Herc – Last Of The Classic Beats (MP3)
Famed hip-hop producer Mr. Green has worked with the likes of Snoop Dogg, A$AP Ferg, Freddie Gibbs, Talib Kweli, KRS-One, Bodega Bamz, and many more. For years, the New Jersey native has been releasing chapters in his Classic Beats instrumental series, which has included tracks later utilized by artists like Jedi Mind Tricks, Matisyahu, Travie McCoy, and members of The Roots. Now, a decade after the series began, Mr. Green is ending it in style with Last Of The Classic Beats, the fifth and final edition narrated by legendary hip-hop founder DJ Kool Herc. It’s the first album Herc has been involved with in several years, and a rare chance to hear directly from the “Father Of Hip-Hop” himself. With 10 head-nodding instrumentals, Last Of The Classic Beats is perfect for MCs, DJs, producers, and all-around music lovers.


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Case study: Developing Creative Wellbeing Packs for an Older Audience
Creative Arts East
During the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the key challenges faced by arts organisations working with older audiences was maintaining engagement whilst physical activities were not possible.
In response to this, Creative Arts East devised and distributed Creative Wellbeing postal packs, designed with the needs of their older audiences in mind. The packs are free of charge and continue to be posted out monthly.
Sophie Clouston, Lead Marketing Officer at Creative Arts East, shares their learnings and advice from the creation of these physical packs.
Before the pandemic hit, our team at Creative Arts East held free twice-monthly music and movement sessions across Norfolk. These were aimed at engaging older people of all abilities, including those living with a dementia or other long-term health conditions, carers and those who feel lonely or isolated. These sessions ran as part of our award-winning ‘Our Day Out’ programme, funded by Spirit of 2012, and will continue to take place once it is safe to do so.
Working in rural, often isolated communities, the news of COVID-19 posed a challenging question for us. How do we maintain the same level of support and interaction with our participants as we have done in person for the last 5 years?
As the world went digital, we had to consider how to create something that worked offline, as many people we work with have limited or no access to the internet and current technology. This is where our Creative Wellbeing postal packs began.
To kick off the process of creating these packs, we start by identifying themes that would be interesting to explore through music and movement. Our wonderful Project Officer Lea then scouts out new and exciting artists to work with. Our packs are created in collaboration with the artist, based around their specialist theme. So far we’ve explored a whole range of artforms, including jazz, opera, typography and Bollywood dance, to name a few, always keeping in mind the music and/or movement focus. Coming up in June 2021, we even have a hip-hop themed pack!
When first liaising with a new artist, it is important to share with them who our audience are, what access requirements should be considered when creating content, along with tips and tricks for developing something clear and user-friendly. Our ‘Artist Guidelines’ document suggests a few ways to do this, including limiting activity instructions to a minimum of 3-5 steps, avoiding jargon or difficult terminology, and utilising images.
When the content is ready, it is then proofed, edited, and designed in-house before being professionally printed, packed, and distributed by our team. We began with around 100 recipients and are now producing roughly 300 postal packs each month.
A standard pack is usually made up of an A4 folded booklet, an audio CD reading of the booklet, and any resources needed to complete the enclosed activities. These could range from craft materials to herbal teas, dancing scarves to incense sticks!
The audio CD is not only a great alternative for people who aren’t fond of reading, but it is also beneficial for those with visual impairments, dyslexia or people who are illiterate, and those living with a dementia. We are very open to adapting the packs into new formats for our users, depending on their access needs, and this is something we would urge other organisations to consider when creating content for an older audience.
Here are some tips for creating audio content for an older audience:
- Start with an introduction.
- Ensure there is good sound quality – must be loud enough and clearly spoken.
- Take listeners on a natural journey with you that they can play before or while they try the activity – go at a steady pace, suitable for our older audience.
- Less is more – concise is better than being too detailed.
- Add alternative instructions to your activities for those who face access challenges such as being immobile and lacking resources.
- Use clear and minimal instructions.
In terms of our printed booklets, in the early stages we were so focussed on getting the content out to people that we hadn’t fully considered how it was received by our users. We subsequently spoke to our audience and asked for feedback, which prompted research best practice in this area. Here are some key tips that we learnt:
- Use Arial font, size 16pt (which is defined as Large Print by the Royal National Institute of Blind People).
- Align your text left where possible. Centred or right alignment can be missed.
- Limit the amount of text used and support with photographs or clear illustrations to demonstrate your point.
- Keep written communication bite-sized and simple, but still retaining a high-quality insight into your artform.
- Don’t use too many colours, limit your palette and use contrasting colours that are easy to read.
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Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers are among the most frequent malignancies with high worldwide incidence.Most patients are already in an advanced stage at the time of diagnosis. Gastroscopy and endoscopic biopsy are the gold standard for diagnosing UGI cancers.However, patients with UGI cancer often present with non typical endoscopic characterizations. GRAIDS, an artificial intelligence based system, has been developed to assist the diagnosis or screening of UGI cancers.
In order to facilitate junior doctors to learn the endoscopic performance of upper gastrointestinal tumors, we are going to continuously collect, catalogue typical images of related diseases, and gradually establish typical map of related diseases, which can be open assessed.
1 To facilitate the public to learn about common endoscopic performance of gastrointestinal tumors, we open system usage permission and provide data with classified labels for public downloading.
2 To promote the in-depth development and popularization of endoscopic artificial intelligence research in upper gastrointestinal tumors, as well as improve early diagnosis and treatment, we will provide a data set of over 100,000 marked images for non-commercial researchers and institutions.Please download the application form, and send a signed scan copy with official seal to email@example.com. After approval, a download link will be provided to the applicant.
1.You can upload 5 images per time
2.The diagnosis provided by GRAIDS is mainly to assist , for final diagnosis please refer to your endoscopist or treating physician

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The group has given $13.2 million to 2020 Democrats through the end of September, including $2.9 million to Sanders, according to data compiled by Open Secrets. Sanders received $1.2 million in campaign contributions from teachers alone – a group that contributed $3.6 million overall through Sept. 30.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren – who herself was a teacher and law professor – proved to be the most popular candidate among professors in the U.S., receiving $800,000 from that group. From educators overall, she received the second-highest total at $2.6 million.
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg trailed Warren with $1.7 million, followed by California Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden.
Sanders and Warren have both used their campaigns to fight to bolster labor unions – at a time when teachers unions from around the country have gone on strike during contract negotiations. Sanders, for example, stood with Chicago teachers during a rally at the end of last month, about a week before the group went on strike. That strike ended on Thursday, after 11 missed school days.
The nation’s second-largest public school system in Los Angeles also went on strike at the beginning of this year for six days.
Both candidates have also released plans to make public college tuition free and to either completely or partially erase student loan debt.
Sanders also released a plan to overhaul public education, which included a bid to raise the minimum salary for teachers to $60,000. Warren’s plan stopped short of detailing specific salary details.


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Scrabble word: DEALT
In which Scrabble dictionary does DEALT exist?
Definitions of DEALT in dictionaries:
- noun - a particular instance of buying or selling
- noun - an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- noun - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- noun - a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- noun - wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- noun - the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- noun - the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- noun - the act of distributing playing cards
- noun - the act of apportioning or distributing something
- verb - to trade or do business
There are 5 letters in DEALT: A D E L T
Scrabble words that can be created with an extra letter added to DEALT
All anagrams that could be made from letters of word DEALT plus a wildcard: DEALT?
Scrabble words that can be created with letters from word DEALT
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text: It's a very rare thing to hear an album in which you love every single track. This is one of those rare ones. I'd pick a favourite track, but I can't, it's simply impossible. Critter and Toybox would probably tie as best, but they're painfully short. Break Bottle, Buster Bluth, and Prison Level really stand out as exceptional to me as well.


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Pete backs train station revamp
POP guru Pete Waterman has backed plans for a major revamp of Crewe station.
The redevelopment of the Nantwich Road railway station is one of a number of high-profile projects planned for the town over the next 20 years.
MAKE IT WORK: Pop impresario and train enthusiast Pete Waterman.
And music mogul and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman is supporting the scheme, which comes as part of a wider blueprint which is due to be completed shortly.
He said: "Now the decision has been made to keep the station where it is, we can get on with the job of making this work.
"We can all pull in the same direction and get behind getting the best out of this classic station."
The proposals have been produced by Cheshire East Council and the North West Development Agency (NWDA). They involve a number of agencies, employers and organisations in the area.
Cheshire East Council leader Wesley Fitzgerald, said: "Crewe rail station was at the centre of the town's identity, growth and prosperity in the 19th century. Now it is at the heart of plans to transform Crewe to help meet the challenges of the 21st century."


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Patterns and correlates of physical activity in adolescents in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Objectives Despite the widely acknowledged public health importance of physical activity (PA), few studies have examined levels of PA in Bangladesh. The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns and correlates of PA in adolescents in Bangladesh. Study design Cross-sectional survey. Methods A total of 798 students, aged 13–17 years; 48% girls, from eight purposively selected secondary schools in Dhaka city, Bangladesh completed a self-administered questionnaire including the 3-Day PA Recall. Parents completed a separate questionnaire to provide household/family-level data. Multilevel generalized linear modelling was used to identify the correlates of PA for boys and girls. Results Two-thirds (66%) of the adolescents met the recommendations of 60 min/day of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) daily, with more boys than girls (76% and 55%, respectively). The most common activities reported were walking for travel (42%), cricket (33%) and household chores (30%). Multivariable modelling showed that girls' PA was positively associated with mother's education level, walking to school, involvement in school sports and having home sports equipment. Boys' PA was positively associated with mother's employment, having home sports equipment, having a playground at school and walking to school. Conclusions One third of adolescents in Bangladesh were insufficiently active with girls less active than boys. Walking to school and access to sports facilities including playgrounds and home equipment may be important to promote activity among Bangladeshi adolescents, with special attention to the girls.
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