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Remote-sensing devices that scientists use to observe the atmosphere come in two varieties: passive sensors and active sensors. A passive sensor detects light or heat of certain wavelengths that enters its field of view. An active sensor probes the environment by sending out a pulse of energy and measuring how long it takes the signal to return and how its frequency, wavelength, or intensity has changed. The energy pulse can be microwaves or radio waves (radar) or light (lidar). The images above show some of the first images collected by active remote sensors on the CloudSat (top) and CALIPSO (lower) satellites that NASA launched in spring 2006. The top image is a vertical cross-section of Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic Hurricane season, captured by a radar on CloudSat on June 12, 2006. The bottom image is a vertical cross-section of the atmosphere that CALIPSO's lidar saw as it passed northeast from a location near the southwest coast of Australia, across Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean, and over part of Japan on June 7, 2006. The image shows different layers of thin clouds and aerosol particles. CloudSat's radar can see into the heart of clouds. The colors in the image represent radar which is the strength of the signal that returns to the radar. Higher reflectivity (pinks and reds) in Tropical Storm Alberto indicates more ice and/or water in the cloud. The strip of green along the bottom is the echo of the radar off the ground. Where this line disappears beneath the storm shows the area of heaviest rain. A streamer of thinner cirrus clouds appears in shades of blue ahead of the storm; tucked under those clouds is another thunderstorm. CALIPSO's lidar reveals the geographic location and altitude of both clouds and aerosols, such as dust, sea spray, or pollution. The colors in the CALIPSO image indicate lidar which is how much of the light pulse that the lidar sends out gets scattered back to it by particles in the air. Higher backscatter (white, pink, red) indicates thicker layers of cloud or aerosols. Bright pink and white areas around 10-15 kilometers altitude indicate layers of cirrus clouds. Whatever is below these clouds -- probably cumulus clouds -- is so thick that the lidar pulse could not penetrate here, and those ''no data'' areas are colored navy blue. To the right, a more transparent layer of cirrus appears as a red and yellow patch; a layer of aerosol (red) was observed beneath this cloud, near the ground. Also visible in the image is a thin, bright blue layer at about 20 kilometers altitude; this is likely a lingering plume of volcanic emissions from the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano in the Caribbean Sea on May 20, 2006. Near the ground, the areas of high backscatter (red, orange, pink) are aerosol layers. Atmospheric scientists use both radars and lidars to study the atmosphere because different frequencies of energy reveal different atmospheric characteristics. Lidars use higher-frequency (shorter wavelength) pulses of energy than radars. In general, the higher a sensor's frequency, the smaller the particles it can detect. But the high-frequency signal is also more quickly ''extinguished'' by scattering and absorption by atmospheric particles. So, scientists can use radars and lidars to complement each other. Lidars detect small aerosols or thin clouds that might be invisible to lower-frequency radars, while radars can penetrate deeper into thick clouds that would extinguish a lidar signal.
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Acupuncture is an ancient, adaptogenic medicine that helps us navigate change. Our degree of disease or well-being is integrally linked to how well we can cope with the stress of transition. And, our most reliable constant is constant change.
Instantly relaxing us, acupuncture relieves our acute pain by stimulating the release of endorphins, building collagen, and improving the radiance and beauty of our skin. It can even treat a variety of chronic and sometimes severe internal illnesses. Acupuncture works internally because, rather than merely addressing symptoms, it treats the energetic roots of an illness.
Think of the physical body as a mirror that reflects a person’s inner world. A cultivated acupuncturist sees a patient’s physical symptoms as a metaphor for what is happening emotionally, mentally, and spiritually within that person, and then selects points to facilitate optimal balance. The acupuncture energy meridians and their points correspond to both the physical and metaphysical.
There is so much more to us than just the physical body. Ancient practitioners have understood this for centuries, and modern science is finally catching up, revealing that the most effective healing is collaborative and holistic.
The mechanism behind the magic has to do with the fact that an intrinsic part of this medicine is that it actually trains us to become more in tune with the changing energetic landscape of our own bodies. The central objective of this profound science is preserving the harmony of yin and yang. Yin and yang are polarity principles that constitute our reality: night/day, down/up, cool/hot, deficiency/excess, and so on.
Acupuncture helps us to become more sensitive, more emotionally intelligent, more comfortable with change, and more equipped to handle stress gracefully. It works by capitalizing on change as a solution, rather than identifying it as a problem. And, in this way, it’s truly an empowering medicine that keeps us looking and feeling young and vibrant.
Intention and energetic clarity is everything when it comes to treatment.
Anyone can sit through classes, take a test, get a license, and stick needles in points and call it acupuncture, but the difference between a ‘good’ acupuncturist and a ‘bad’ practitioner is in the energy cultivation and the therapeutic intention.
A true healer has the power to facilitate healing in others because they know how to heal themselves, and have done it over and over again.
Acupuncture is energy medicine. It’s both a science and an art. If a practitioner is emotionally unstable or energetically uncultivated, their treatment can sometimes have the reverse effect. It’s an intimate process and should not be taken lightly.
Aside from intention and energetic clarity, there are other ways to ‘mess up.’ In an effective acupuncture session, needles aren’t just inserted in a uniform fashion. They are manipulated with very specific techniques to tonify deficiency or clear excess, warm or cool, raise energy up or move it down — essentially, to work with yin and yang balance. The wrong type of manipulation on a particular point can have the opposite effect desired. This is why it’s so important to find a skilled and trusted practitioner to work with.
Additionally, there are points contraindicated for specific conditions. Pregnancy, for example, is a delicate time, making it essential to avoid certain points and areas of the body.
Every person is different and requires unique treatment. Sometimes acupuncture just isn’t necessary for a particular person. In young children, for example, acupuncture would only be used in severe cases. Wonderful alternative treatments for children and babies are acupressure, moxibustion, sometimes light cupping, tui na massage, and possibly herbs and tonics.
Self-care practices between treatments are equally important and can dramatically enhance the effects of the acupuncture. Some of my favorite recommendations for clients are pranayama (breathing) meditations, simple kundalini yoga postures, holistic nutrition supplements like herbs, tinctures, and teas, essential oil self massage on acupressure points, and ear seeds.
Conscious movement and breathing have such a profound effect on our wellbeing that I always recommend these practices first. Simple postures like seated spinal flex, and breathing meditations like alternate nostril breathing or 4-count breath can help us reduce stress and increase circulation. Nothing ages a person more than stress, which is why these ancient practices have been called anti-aging secrets.
Supplements are also an amazing way of nourishing the body between sessions — my favorite general recommendations are turmeric as an anti-inflammatory or reishi mushroom as an immune system booster.
Lastly, ear seeds are a great tool to sustain the effects of a treatment throughout the week. Ear seeds are small seed-shaped bundles of herbs backed with a light adhesive that fit onto the auricular points and can be stimulated by simply pressing them throughout the day. They’re great for patients using acupuncture as a treatment to boost metabolism and control their appetite, or for patients using acupuncture to help quit smoking.
Aliksandra Keller is a multimodality healer working in acupuncture, sound, kundalini yoga, and her own innovative somatic process, energy mapping. For the past decade, she has studied with globally renowned healers and teachers, earned numerous credentials, and is currently pursuing her PhD. She works from her home base in New York City, and leads retreats and private healing experiences for clients all around the world.

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If Americans are feeling the need to stretch their dollars more than ever, it’s not hard to figure out why.
The latest inflation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed prices rose 8.3% year-on-year.
This not-so-good news is compounded by the fact that the average American doesn’t make enough money by comparison to keep up. The BLS noted in July that the inflation rate of 8.6% far outpaced wage increases of 5.3%.
While median wages continue to rise each year, purchasing power has fallen and wages don’t seem to have kept up. And as they are forced to forego their money, the 52% of American households that make up the middle class may be wondering if they’ll get relief any time soon.
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How much do middle-income Americans make?
As of 2021, America’s middle class remained steady at 50%, according to a Pew Research Center study released in April. This is largely unchanged from the 2011 figures.
But how do the percentages translate into income and earning power? Pew statistics show that the median income of middle-class Americans increased 6% from $74,000 in 2010 to about $78,500 in 2016.
Today, that number is around $90,000 — which seems like a big leap considering how much purchasing power a dollar has today compared to a dozen years ago. To have the same effective income as $74,000 in 2010, you would need to make approximately $101,000 in 2022 based on this CPI inflation calculator.
From a ‘lost decade’ to a widening rift
Arguably no factor has impacted the changing ranks of America’s middle class more than the Great Recession. Pew numbers show that the “aftermath” of the recession left median incomes broadly flat from 2000 to 2016. For this reason, the 2000s are sometimes referred to as “the lost decade”.
Meanwhile, middle class wealth has paled in comparison to those in higher income brackets. In 1970, Pew Research found that upper-class Americans earned more than twice as much as middle-income Americans and more than six times as much as lower-income households. As of 2016, the gap had widened even further.
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Even in the middle class there are differences.
As of 2022, Pew identified a middle-income household as anywhere from $30,000 (for a single adult) to $67,000 (for a five-person household). And depending on where you live, having the same middle-class income can mean living in relative comfort or enduring tight pressures.
Could COVID keep Central America down?
A 2021 Pew study found that the pandemic not only stalled economic growth, but also froze numbers in America’s middle class. In fact, this was happening all over the world, driving many middle-class families into poverty.
So it’s fair to ask whether the ranks and median income of America’s middle class will shrink — especially if rising inflation comes into play.
Those with crystal balls will want to take their best guesses – however, if you land on the wrong side of the mid-range equation in the coming months, crystal may become a luxury you can no longer afford.
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This article is informational only and should not be construed as advice. It is provided without any guarantee.

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WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen would launch almost 70 new electric models by 2028, accelerating its rollout of zero-emission cars as earnings revealed the operating margin at its core brand had taken a hit from new emissions tests.
The profit margin at its core VW brand slipped to 3.8 per cent last year, down from 4.2 per cent, as higher investments into electric cars and challenges getting combustion-engined vehicles certified ate into profits, VW said.
Volkswagen released full earnings on Tuesday after pre-releasing earnings in February, when it said its 2018 group operating profit came in at 13.92 billion euros ($15.8 billion), 0.7 per cent higher than the prior year and below 14.53 billion euros forecast in a poll.
The carmaker’s Audi and Porsche brands made up the lion’s share of VW Group’s operating profit. Before special items, Audi’s operating profit accounted for 4.7 billion euros and Porsche’s 4.1 billion euros. Its VW brand delivered 3.2 billion euros in operating profit before special items, the carmaker said.
As a result of the electric cars model ramp up, Volkswagen expects to build 22 million cars on its electric vehicles platforms PPE and MEB by 2028, up from the carmaker’s previous estimate of 15 million cars.
Volkswagen stuck to its outlook, reiterating that it expects revenues to grow up to 5 per cent, and to deliver an operating return on sales at group level of between 6.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2019.
Volkswagen’s Chief Executive Herbert Diess said he still believed that Britain and the European Union would strike an agreement to prevent a chaotic breakup of the European Union as Prime Minister Theresa May faces a crucial vote at home.


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XORAN AWARDED NEUROLOGY DEVICE SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR!
MedTech Outlook highlights how Xoran has emerged as the leader in point-of-care CT imaging in the neurology device market. The Xoran xCAT IQ “will make minimally invasive neurosurgery procedures safer and more widely available. Access to a low dose, … incredibly nimble imaging system means that patients can be treated more quickly, accurately, and comfortably.” – Laura Dennis, VP of Sales & Marketing Xoran Technologies
Xoran’s “Solution Provider of the Year” feature in the February 2020 issue of MedTech Outlook spotlights our commitment to continued innovation in medical imaging.

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As Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) agitates against the Jews as a Congresswoman, the Minneapolis Somali community has emerged as the foremost terrorist hot spot of the United States.
This influx of Somali migrants is threatening the national security of the United States and is being enabled by far-left Democratic legislators such as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) who, unsurprisingly, are happy to kowtow to these hostile invaders for votes and campaign cash.
However, the problem goes far deeper than mere pandering Democratic politicians. It is a bipartisan issue, as the Somalian migrant influx picked up during the Bush years. It was the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the stewardship of Director Robert Mueller that dropped the ball following the Sept. 11 attacks when the Bureau should have been at its most vigilant.
Organizations like Church World Services, Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the National Association of Evangelicals’ World Relief Corp, and other nominally private religious organizations have soaked up tens of millions in federal funds to resettle so-called refugees as a result of Bush’s “faith-based initiative” policies. According to a WorldNetDaily report, the Bush administration resettled 49,613 Somalis per the U.S. State Department’s refugee database primarily to the state of Minnesota, which has apparently been designated as a Somali hub by the central planners of this refugee madness. Serving as FBI director for nearly five years under Obama, Mueller was responsible for much of the 47,500 Somali refugees who were resettled during his presidency as well.
Refugee resettlement expert Ann Corcoran pointed out that it is the FBI’s lax mentality that has allowed this issue to fester and become a bona fide national security threat. She points to a particularly telling quote from a federal official as reported by FOX News.
“Based on historical experience, we had (an uptick) in 2007 and 2008 going for al-Shabab, then a lull. Then, as ISIS came back, we saw a whole bunch of people no longer headed for Somalia. They were headed for Iraq and Syria. That really caught us off-guard, we didn’t see that coming. It didn’t make sense to us. We understood why kids were going back to Somalia, but going to Syria was another… issue,” a federal official said to Fox News.
This quote implies federal officials including those working under Mueller in the FBI did not take much issue with Somali migrants becoming Jihadis for the radically Islamic anti-American terror group, al-Shabab. Corcoran also points to comments made by FBI brass serving under Mueller in 2009 downplaying the threat of Somali migrants when al Shabab was initially on the rise.
“Global issues, issues in the Horn of Africa having an immediate impact, a ripple effect on communities in Columbus, Ohio; in Cincinnati; in Seattle; in San Diego; and in Minnesota–it is a real example of what globalization means in the new information world,” former FBI Associate Executive Assistant Director J. Philip Mudd said to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs back in 2009.
In his remarks, Mudd acknowledged the threat briefly before discounting it while pushing the usual line of globalism and diversity being our strength.
“We are not here to look at a mosque. A mosque is a building, a church is a building, a synagogue is a building, and a temple is a building,” Mudd said. “We are here to look at people who might be thinking about or have committed acts of violence or are supporting those who do so. This is about individuals who are small segments of a community and who do not represent the beauty that this country brings to immigrants.”
In his closing statement, Mudd made it abundantly clear that Somali radicalism wasn’t particularly high on the priority list of the FBI because the bureaucracy had so much on its plate.
“This is a priority for the FBI. It is one of a handful or more of priorities… And I want to put this in the context of a lot of priorities we have. This is not one of a couple. This is one of many. And we will continue to focus on it, but in the context of other priorities we have,” Mudd said.
Mudd was plucked from the CIA by Robert Mueller to serve as the Bureau’s first ever deputy director where he worked under Mueller for five years. Mudd now serves as a CNN counterterrorism analyst, losing his mind over the obvious assertion that he could receive lobbying money and other fringe benefits from his years of being a federal spook.
Because of the lack of concern from Mueller and his underlings about this problem, the Somali migrant community in Minneapolis – estimated at as many as 100,000 people – has become the leader in producing terrorist defectors, even outpacing other U.S. Islamic enclaves by a wide margin. Also, Rep. Omar has a national podium to preach her hate and extremism against the Jewish people because of Mueller’s failure to protect his nation.
The fact that this career bureaucrat who failed to keep his country safe as FBI director is now allowed to undermine President Trump as he tries to correct Mueller’s mistakes is a scandal dwarfing anything involving the Russians in importance.
Brian Kemp Calls George Floyd Riots “Peaceful Protests,” Says He Was Proud to Support Them
This guy is laughing at us.
Brian Kemp, the embattled Republican governor of Georgia who frequently drew the wrath of President Trump throughout his post-Election Day fight for the presidency, called the George Floyd riots “peaceful protests” and says he was “proud” to support them.
“In the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, the entire nation witnessed injustice with our own eyes. I was proud to support the peaceful protests that drew the world’s attention to these terrible acts,” Kemp tweeted Thursday.
In the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, the entire nation witnessed injustice with our own eyes. I was proud to support the peaceful protests that drew the world’s attention to these terrible acts. #SOTS2021
— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) January 14, 2021
This astonishing tweet sounds like something straight from Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, or Stacey Abrams. As Classical Theist points out, Kemp is probably laughing at pro-Trump conservatives by now.
Governor Kemp had faced intense scrutiny and criticism over Georgia’s handling of the presidential election and allegations of voter fraud. Big League Politics extensively covered these controversies and the disaster that was the January Senate runoff. Donald Trump lost the state of Georgia to Joe Biden, while incumbent Republican senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue lost to Democrat challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively.
Kemp is up for reelection in 2022. It would not come as a surprise to see him lose. The political winds have been shifting in the Peach State and Republican voters, who by and large continue to stand with the president, may be reluctant to keep their governor in office.
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Olivet College’s biochemistry major provides education in inorganic, organic, biological, analytical and physical chemistries, along with essential training for those students seeking medical or graduate school.
You can apply this major to research, toxicology, biomedical studies and many other careers in the sciences.
This major can also be paired with programs in biology or environmental science.The following is an overview of courses associated with our biology major. We encourage you to speak with a faculty representative during your on-campus visit for detailed information about your specific program interests.
Biochemistry Major Core Courses
- BIO 111 Principles of Biology – Molecules to Cells
- BIO 311 Pathophysiology
- BIO 403 Environmental Health and Toxicology
- BIO 401 Cell Biology
- BIO 404 Genetics
- CEM 151 General Chemistry I
- CEM 152 General Chemistry II
- CEM 153 General Chemistry I Laboratory
- CEM 154 General Chemistry II Laboratory
- CEM 221 Analytical Chemistry I
- CEM 223 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
- CEM 231 Organic Chemistry I
- CEM 232 Organic Chemistry II
- CEM 233 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
- CEN 234 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
- CEM 332 Biochemistry – Biomolecules and Metabolism
- CEM 333 Biochemistry – Molecular Genetics and Biosynthesis
Complete one of the following:
- CEM 401 Physical Chemistry
- CEM 431 Molecular Biology Techniques

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Listen to them, give them a chance
They may have a point you’d never thought of
An angle you never would have looked from
A new way of phrasing the same material
Or most importantly
An opinion you don’t agree with
Listen to learn what they think, not to find the weak point
Just because it’s different doesn’t mean it is wrong
Think of a reply after you take in what they said
A conversation is not made up of opportunities to fire
Stop looking for them and wait
Wait until you understand
Listen like an open door not a filter
Take it all in
Selectively listening is just as bad as not listening at all
Middleground is the best ground
Respond with intent to teach, suggest or understand
Not to prove one wrong and one right
Listen to what you don’t know
No one knows it all, although some know more than others
Everyone can learn from the simple act of conversing
Division is the one common enemy of conversation
We see it everywhere
Pressured to pick one side or the other
Talk with each other not at each other
There are more than two sides to everything
Opinion is a spectrum not a division line
Respect and be respected
by Will Ross
It’s wonderful if others believe in you, but it’s only necessary that you believe in yourself.
There is only one YOU, be the U in Unique- the most successful people in the world got that way by being completely themselves…think about it 😉
The voices in your head are merely recordings of your past. Your deep inner knowing is the truth for your future.
Sit quietly and listen, feel what your body is trying to tell you in a language with no words.
Notice the voices in your head…they are nothing more than your past experiences, childhood memories, etc…your “Nurture”, not necessarily your “Nature”.
As a child, you don’t always have the choice of where you grow up, who you are surrounded by, the experiences you are exposed to, and so on. Yet these are the very things that have created those voices you hear in your head today. From this moment forward, however, you do have the choice! You are no longer that child with limited control over your life, with limited ability for reasoning and distinguishing…today you are a capable individual, capable of making your own decisions, forming your own opinions, behaving the way you feel best represents who you want to be, and choosing to live accordingly.
Your true self, the person you were born to be, has always been within you. Now is your opportunity to reconnect but it will require awareness, patience and trust. You will need to become aware of your “thoughts”about a situation vs. what is true. You will need to be patient and not let yourself react without a pause to consider what you are feeling. The hardest part may be to trust your “feelings” as much as you have trusted your “mind” up until now. You will need to listen carefully; if you have ignored your inner voice for a long time, it make take a while for you to recognize when “its” talking, it make take a while for “it” to recognize that it’s being listened to. Trust and consistency…
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.” – Henry David Thoreau
Fill your mind with the voice of your own heart, make your thoughts intentional.
This is your one life, you are unique for a reason; BE YOU, not who your mind believes you SHOULD be. Never forget to include yourself on your list of most influential people in your life…you are the only one guaranteed to live with the consequences of your choices.
Trust your feelings, create new recordings in your mind, your past is behind you but the rest of your life is just beginning…enjoy the process!
Life is merely a collection of moments, strung together in chronological order. Imagine if you could find a tool that allowed you to get just a little more out of each moment…how much more that could mean for your life?
Recently, I was on a retreat. One morning we had the opportunity to attend a guided meditation in a beautiful Sanctuary. After the session, I strolled down to an area called “Serenity”, where a bench overlooks a beautiful little pond filled with lotus blossoms preparing to bloom for the day. As I sat quietly, an older woman came by and asked if I minded if she shared the space with me. I happily moved over and we both sat, in silence, staring out over the pond.
Suddenly she exclaimed, “I just don’t really get meditation”. I asked if she had just been in the sanctuary to which she replied, “yes, I keep hearing all about meditation and I’m trying really hard…but I don’t think I really get what it’s supposed to do for me or my life”. I smiled and said that it was probably one of those things that she would realize as soon as she stopped “trying”. The two of us remained sitting in silence, looking over the pond and enjoying the warm morning sun on our faces.
After several minutes, a turtle came right to the edge of the pond and peeked his head out, as if to ask what we were doing at his pond. The woman laughed and said, “I didn’t know there was anything in this pond but the lotus”. As we sat quietly a large catfish began to swim out from under the floating flowers, followed by several large coy fish in varying colors. Before we could finish admiring them a school of smaller fish hurried by, as if to see what was going on. It wasn’t long before a large frog began to sing his song from the far bank as three stunning little hummingbirds seemed to float right in front of us. It was absolutely beautiful, almost like being in a fairy tale. The butterflies flew from one blooming Lotus to another and the dragonflies seemed to be playing tag along the top of the water. A brightly colored mallard duck came waddling down from behind the yellow blooming cactus plants and casually plopped himself into the water as his mate remained behind in the shade. The lone turtle was soon joined by two friends and they began to sun themselves on the rocks protruding out of the water. None of the wildlife seemed to either notice or have any concern for our presence.
As we sat there admiring each new arrival, the woman looked out over the pond, let out a big exhale and exclaimed, “It’s really amazing…the longer you just sit here quietly, the more you become aware of.” I took in her words and smiled. As I turned to her, I put my hand on her knee and said, “What a beautiful metaphor for how meditation enables you to live a more fulfilling life”. She sat silent for a bit, turned toward the pond, admired all of our friends, and suddenly began to laugh. “I get it” she said, “I have sat at this pond so many times this week but each time I have either been chatting with my husband, looking at my emails or figuring out which class to go to next. I have never actually taken the time to just be here.” She said she was “grateful to the universe” for putting me at the bench to help her stop, be there, and notice all that she had been missing. With that, I thanked her for her beautiful metaphor and for helping reinforce my feeling of connection, the thing we all strive for most.
As I stood up to leave, she explained that she was going to stay at the bench a while and enjoy all that she had been missing. She marveled as to how all of the wildlife seemed to be appearing out of nowhere yet it had been there, right in front of her, the whole time. She realized that it was the first time all week that she had sat on that bench for the purpose of being on that bench. Before now, it was just a place to sit while she did something else. Being there this time, with no other focus, she was able to make space in her mind to allow for new awareness’s to be received. Instead of cluttering her mind with thoughts about the past or the future (what she just did or needed to do), she allowed herself to truly experience the moment, the “now”. She was emotionally present and we both felt a greater sense of fulfillment as we parted.
“Meditation is the process whereby we gain control over the mind and guide it in a more virtuous direction. Meditation may be thought of as a technique by which we diminish the force of old thought habits and develop new ones”. –Dalai Lama
Meditation is the tool that empowers you to stay emotionally present in the moment. Doing so helps you get off auto-pilot and become an active participant in your life. Ultimately, this is the easiest and most assured way to live your Best Life.
There are as many different ways to meditate as there are people, there is no “right way”, just a way that is right for you. If you are brand new to the concept, guided meditations are available all over the internet, start with one, see what you like, what you don’t, and keep trying until you find what works for you. There is sitting meditation, standing, walking, laying down, etc.…, this is your one life and once you discover the benefits of taking 5 minutes a day, you’ll wish you hadn’t waited another second. Start where you are, start now, and don’t stop until you find what works for you. Enjoy your search, it is the journey that provides us with what we need to succeed when we reach our destination. –Namaste

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The data and technology expert spend nearly two and half years with the FDA.
Amy Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be leaving the agency in the coming weeks, according to an email sent to colleagues by Janet Woodcock, M.D., the acting FDA commissioner.
Abernethy, who spent two and a half years as the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner and acting chief information officer, dedicated herself to information technology and establishing standards for the use of real-world data and evidence.
During her time with the agency, the FDA partnered with numerous health technology companies, including one with Aetion to develop real-world data analytics to answer questions related to COVID-19.
“Evaluation of real-world data has the potential to provide a wealth of rapid, actionable information to better understand disease symptoms, describe and measure immunity and understand available medical product supplies to help mitigate potential shortages,” Abernethy said.
Under Abernethy, the FDA participated in the COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator to advance the development of diagnostics. She believed the accelerator would allow the community to analyze diagnostic and clinical data in real time which could contribute to the scientific evaluation of diagnostic tools and medical interventions for COVID-19.
The FDA also implemented the Technology Modernization Action Plan which consisted of three components: modernization of the FDA’s technical infrastructure and operations, enhancing the agency’s capabilities to develop technology products, and communication and collaboration with stakeholders to drive more seamless progression. The agency prioritized partnerships to drive such progress, including engaging with experts from government, industry, and academia to discuss data sharing, data exchange, putting data to use, and data stewardship and privacy.
"Amy’s innovative spirit is renowned in the medical field and she has a unique understanding of how to harness new technologies for the benefit of patients and the public health. But those who have worked with her directly know that she is also uniquely skilled as a manager and a mentor. Throughout multiple Commissioner transitions and a historic pandemic, Amy’s focus on the FDA’s core technology operations has resulted in a remarkable modernization of the agency’s technology and data practices. More than anything else, this modernization has been about the people behind technology at the FDA and how they can perform their work to best support our mission," Woodcock wrote.
Prior to her stint with the FDA, Abernethy was CMO of Flatiron Health and spent 25 years at Duke University where she directed the university’s career research program and cancer institute.


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BT is to trial broadband over the air as part of its effort to bring broadband access to everyone by the end of 2005.
105 triallists from four regions (Ballingry in Fife, Scotland, Pwllheli in Wales, Porthleven in Cornwall and Campsie in Northern Ireland) will test the new technology in the pilot that will last until March of next year.
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On an eastern spur of the Luberon Range, Cavaillon is a mid-sized Provençal town in bucolic countryside.
The fertile soils around nourish all kinds of fresh fruit, like the lauded Cavaillon melon.
This is how most people in France know the name of the town, and there’s even a festival in July to honour this delicious fruit.
For hundreds of years Cavaillon was in the Comtat Venaissin papal enclave, which bucked a trend in medieval times by accepting Jewish people.
Cavaillon Synagogue is the oldest in France, set in the former Carrière ghetto.
There’s a manageable choice of things to see in Cavaillon before you push out into the Luberon to be wowed by its river gorges, lavender fields, ochre quarries and perched villages.
Lets explore the best things to do in Cavaillon:
1. Cavaillon Synagogue
In medieval times Jews expelled from elsewhere in France by Louis IX and Philip the Fair were welcomed to this Papal Enclave.
Cavaillon’s Synagogue is the oldest in France, dating from the 1400s.
The outside is relatively plain, but the interior is in a sublime rococo style from the 1700s.
Upstairs there’s dainty gilded plasterwork and wrought iron banisters.
Below is the space reserved for women, where the ovens for baking matzo bread for Passover can also be found.
There’s a small museum with Jewish liturgical items like scrolls and prayer books.
2. Cavaillon Cathedral
The city’s cathedral went up in the 1100s and thanks to Cavaillon’s turbulent history has several architectural styles after being damaged in the French Wars of Religion.
This is most obvious in the choir, nave and side chapels, which were given a lavish makeover in the 1600s when they were decorated with multicoloured marble and gilded woodwork.
The cloister to the south of the building is gorgeous, and was completed in different eras: The west gallery is the oldest, dating to the 1100s, the north and south galleries are from the 1200s, while the south side has a completely different look as it was rebuilt after the cathedral was sacked in 1562 by protestant troops.
3. Musée Archéologique de l’Hôtel Dieu
Cavaillon’s old hospital dates to 1750, and since the 1940s has hosted the town’s archaeological museum.
It is owned by the Fondation Calvet, which is based in Avignon and runs several museums and historic building around the region.
The museum has prehistoric artefacts dating to the earliest years of human habitation around, but also a strong display of more recent Roman finds.
These are mostly from 5 BC onwards, and include ceramic oil lamps, marble busts, a variety of epitaphs, a Corinthian column and Roman glassware.
4. Hôtel d’Agar
Like most of the monuments in the centre of Cavaillon this mansion was built on top of Roman ruins in the medieval period.
Most of what we see now is from the Baroque period, but outside on Passage Vidau there’s also Gothic medieval tower.
The mansion’s highpoint was in the 17th century when it was owned by Jean d’Agar, counsellor to the Aix Parliament.
Now it’s a show house decorated with period art, furniture and a fabulous set of 150 Provençal nativity figurines.
The walled garden is wonderful, with pieces of a Roman aqueduct and 16th-century irrigation channels.
There’s a world of history beneath your feet here, and in 2010 the Treasure of Cavaillon, 300 Roman silver coins, were unearthed here.
5. Colline Saint-Jacques
Something else to love about Cavaillon is how you can escape to the beloved Provence countryside on foot on foot from the centre of town.
The best local walk is to climb the stiff slopes of this hill, a detached outcrop of the Luberon Massif to the west of the city.
Generations of Cavaillon’s citizens have made the walk to visit the Chapelle Saint-Jacques up here, where a chapel has stood for at least 1,000 years.
There’s an adorable little garden and an orientation table pointing out the various landmarks in the fertile plain below and Petit Luberon to the east.
6. Via Ferrata de Cavaillon
You can also reach this climbing course on the Colline Saint-Jacques from the centre of Cavaillon.
If you’re new to Via Ferratas they’re horizontal climbing courses attached to a cliff-face.
You shimmy over the route via rope bridges, ladders, monkey bridges, Tibetan bridges, gangways and beams.
There are two courses here, Via Natura and Via Souterrata, the first of which is family friendly and carries you along the cliff-face.
Via Souterrata is more challenging and guides you into the Colline Saint-Jacques’ cave network.
7. Roman Arch
Nobody is too sure what this Roman arch on Place du Clos was built for.
But they do know that it wasn’t always at this location.
The arch was moved here piece by piece in the 19th century, and before that it had been integrated into Cavaillon’s episcopal palace, which was sold off and destroyed after the Revolution.
Whatever its purpose, the arch is something to inspect up close so you can get a good look at the rich carving that covers almost every surface.
There are rosettes, acanthus leaves and you can make out the faint outline of a winged deity.
If you’re in decent shape you can see what Provence is all about on the “Luberon à Vélo” cycle trail that slices through the Luberon Massif all the way from Cavaillon to Forcalquier more than 100 kilometres away.
This obviously isn’t for everyone, but you can ride sections of the route, or go halfway, to the town of Apt and never have to deal with a main road.
However much you attempt you’ll ride through the Provence of movies and paintings, with garrigue scrub, cedar forest, limestone gorges, ochre ridges, olive groves and lovable perched villages to stop in for meals and breaks.
9. Gorges de Régalon
Only 10 kilometres from Cavaillon is an otherworldly canyon hidden in the rocky garrigue countryside.
The gorge has sheer walls of limestone that taper so much they block out the sunlight and you’ll have even squeeze through in places.
Elsewhere falling rocks have been suspended by the walls a few feet above the canyon floor to create archways.
It’s an humbling natural sight, but can be dangerous during or after heavy rainfall, and normally closes during sustained periods of bad weather.
Provence wouldn’t be the same without its adorable perched hilltop villages, and there are dozens within reach of Cavaillon.
But Ménerbes, at 15 kilometres away, is rated as one of the most beautiful villages, not just in this region but all of France.
Few authors had an affinity with Provence like Marcel Pagnol, and Ménerbes shows up often in his work, while Pablo Picasso owned a house here.
The village is no more than a few streets and alleys crammed onto a narrow hilltop, but the stone architecture is wonderfully rustic and there are traces a citadel from the 1500s.
Occasionally you’ll turn a corner in Ménerbes to be hit by boundless views of cherry orchards and vineyards.
11. Sentier des Ocres
For another trip into the Luberon that you won’t soon forget, set a course for the old ochre quarries outside the perched village of Roussillon.
The geology of this almost Martian landscape is hundreds of million years old, with iron oxide leaving a pigment in the rocks that was mined for paint.
This pigment runs the spectrum from a dark purple to a reddish yellow, and creates a kaleidoscopic backdrop for a walk.
There are two walking trails, one taking 30 minutes and the other an hour, and both routes are set up with information boards with insights about the geology and plant-life of this phenomenal environment.
At no more than half an hour, Avignon deserves at least a day.
Not least because its history as the seat of medieval popes and antipopes is intertwined with Cavaillon’s.
The 14th-century Palais des Papes is where these popes lived and worked, and for almost 80 years was the seat of Western Christianity.
It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and most people agree that it’s one of the finest Gothic buildings in the world.
And you can’t neglect the Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d’Avignon), a once enormous bridge spanning the Rhône.
It was abandoned in the 1600s, but four arches, a chapel and two gatehouses remain today.
13. Local Food
The soil in Cavaillon’s countryside is rich and well-irrigated, sustaining a carpet of market gardens.
There’s a surplus of cherries, pears and apples in summer.
But it’s the melons that put Cavaillon on the map.
This cantaloupe is native to Armenia, and came from Italy via Africa in the middle ages.
It’s in season from June to September, and you’d be remiss not to buy one at the market.
The vendors will give you tips on picking the best ones (the heavier the better!). And melon appears in dishes at local restaurants at this time of year, as a starter with cured Bayonne ham, in salads, in tarts for desserts and even as gazpacho.
14. Fête du Melon
Taking place on the second weekend of July, Cavaillon’s melon festival is now in its fifth year.
On both the Saturday and Sunday morning there’s a market inviting producers and artisans from around the region, as well as dozens of the best melon growers from the area.
Things get livelier as the Saturday progresses: There’s a melon- themed parade, cooking contests and most of the bars in the town set up stalls at an open-air bodega, and there’s live music until the early hours.
But the most memorable moment happens at 22:00 when 100 white Camargue horses are released to run through the city streets.
Another cornerstone of Provence’s identity is lavender, which also grows near Cavaillon.
The time to come to see this beautiful spectacle is around July when the colours are at their boldest, just before the lavender is harvested at the beginning of August.
Simply hop in the car, head east and take your camera with you.
The most captivating and enduring image is probably the Sénanque Abbey in Gordes, around 15 kilometres northeast of Cavaillon.
Here the lavender looks incredible against the stark grey walls of this Romanesque medieval church.

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVEO)- More than 100 state legislators from around the United States will join Texas Democrats in Washington D.C. on Aug. 3 for a capitol rally.
Representative Alex Dominguez said the support from other legislators will only further amplify and strengthen their message.
“We’re glad people are having this conversation and we’re glad people are coming here whether they’re rallying here or at their own state capitols,” said Dominguez. “It’s important that people know this is important. This is fundamental to being an American.”
According to Dominguez, the capitol rallies are set to begin tomorrow and continue through August 5.
As far as the election bill that brought Texas Democrats to Washington D.C., Dominguez said the last few weeks have not gone as planned and little to no negotiation is still being offered from his Republican counterparts.
Dominguez and his colleagues are still working to remove certain provisions from the bill they deem as weak.
Texas Democrats have voiced that provisions such as the elimination of Sunday voting hours and criminalizing poll works with a third-degree felony for innocent mistakes should be removed.
However, Rep. Dominguez said steps are being taken on the federal level to ensure voting accessibility for everyone.
“Vice President Harris, the President, Nancy Pelosi, and Senator Chuck Schumer all got together and released a statement on late Thursday [July 29] indicating they think they’re close to an agreement,” said Dominguez. “They’re committed to making advancements towards civil rights and voting rights legislation.”
Dominguez added that this statement is a huge step towards their goal, but the work will continue as the next special session is scheduled for Aug. 8.
Dominguez also thanked former Congressman Beto O’Rourke for his continued support and for organizing a voting rights march.


Today Wall Street has more to thank Europe for than German cars, French wine and those cute shoes it picked up in Milan. A cut by the
European Central Bank
in its key interest rate has taken stocks out of a situation technical analysts deem dangerous.
In the parlance of the chartists, yesterday's trading in technology stocks was what is called an outside day -- a day when the highs exceed the previous day's highs and the lows exceed the previous day's lows. Specifically, yesterday was an outside
day in techs, a day when stocks close at or below the previous day's low. It's thought to be a bad thing for stocks.
And it may go a way toward explaining why the market stumbled coming out of the blocks this morning, despite lots of indications that it was heading higher. An outside down day "tells you that investors have changed their minds midday," explained Bob Dickey, managing director of technical analysis at
Dain Rauscher Wessels
in Minneapolis. "In the case of yesterday, investors were hot on them in the morning and down on them in the afternoon. Usually when sentiment changes midstream like that, it will hang over the market for a period of time."
That notion that today's poor action in tech stocks, which has been weighing on the whole market, finds its roots in yesterday's turnaround isn't limited to chartists. Things were beginning to look a little overheated there, according to Kevin Klee, manager of
American Fund Advisors
. A lot of the turnaround had to do with
good earnings report last night. After putting in some good gains ahead of earnings, Yahoo! began to see some selling pressure Tuesday and Wednesday. "That's a normal kind of thing" for favored companies like Yahoo!, said Klee. "They accelerate before earnings are announced and then they sell off."
The only thing that was odd was that Yahoo!, and a whole bevy of Internet stocks that have been following it around like it was a mother duck, sold off before the earnings were announced. "The selling that we all knew was going to come today started a little early," said one tech trader.
When the European Central Bank cut its benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to 2.5%, however, that selling stopped. The move, announced around 12:15 p.m. EDT, lately had 30-year Treasury up 25/32 to 97 2/32, its yield easing to 5.45%. (For more on the fixed-income market, see today's early
In response, the
American Stock Exchange Broker/Dealer Index
was rallying 3.8% and the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange/KBW Bank Index
was up 1.6%. And financials were joining drugs and select tech stocks in leading the major indices strongly higher.
Dow Jones Industrial Average
was up 84 to 10,169, the
was up 14 to 1341, the
Nasdaq Composite Index
was up 25 to 2570 and the
was up less than 1 to 398. The Net sector surged as well, with
TheStreet.com Internet Sector
index up 8 to 708 and
TheStreet.com E-Commerce Index
up 5 to 128.
Market internals remained middling.
New York Stock Exchange
advancers were leading decliners 1,469 to 1,353 on 485 million shares, with 86 new 52-week lows leading 67 new highs. On the
Nasdaq Stock Market
, advancers and decliners were matched at 1,801 each on 666 million shares. New lows were leading new highs 89 to 69.
Thursday's Midday Movers
was flying up 35 7/16, or 154%, to 58 1/2 after
BancBoston Robertson Stephens
last night priced its 5.5 million-share IPO above range at $23 a share. The Virginia-based Internet retailer specializes in computer, office and technology products.
Retailers were by and large responding favorably to favorable March same-store sales figures. An early Easter was said to have boosted the month's sales.
- AnnTaylor (ANN) was rising 2 3/16 to 49 3/4 on sales up 21%.
Dillards (DDS) - Get Report was rising 1 3/16 to 26 3/16 on sales up 12%.
Dollar General (DG) - Get Report was rising 3/16 to 36 1/2 on sales up 7.8%.
Federated Department Stores (FD) was losing 1 1/4 to 40 1/4 on sales up 9%.
Gap (GPS) - Get Report was rising 3 1/16 to 71 7/16 on sales up 21%.
Goody's Family Clothing (GDYS) was sinking 3 7/32, or 27.1%, to 8 11/16 on sales up 2.7% and word that the company expects its first-quarter results to be "significantly lower" than in the year-ago period.
J.C. Penney (JCP) - Get Report was rising 3/16 to 40 1/4 despite sales down 0.7%.
Kmart (KM) was rising 1/4 to 16 1/2 on sales up 8.1%.
Limited (LTD) was rising 1 7/16 to 42 7/8 on sales up 18%. The company also sees first-quarter earnings coming in a penny ahead of the 19-analyst consensus for 9 cents a share.
ShopKo (SKO) was losing 5/16 to 29 7/8 despite sales up 17.8%.
Talbots (TLB) was down 3/8 to 25 7/16 despite sales up 9.6%.
Wal-Mart (WMT) - Get Report was up 2 1/16 to 99 9/16 on sales up 11.3%.
In other news:
was up 13 3/16, or 60.6%, to 34 63/64 on news Toronto's
is buying the company for $271 million.
was down 10 23/32, or 60.4%, to 7 1/16 after announcing it will no longer provide services to
as a result of a restructuring of their relationship. Under the new arrangement, ICG has retained its license of Architel's ASAP product but not the licenses of the Objectel and OMS products. ICG was up 1 5/8, or 7.7%, to 22 9/16.
was up 2 5/8, or 12.1%, to 24 3/8 after agreeing to a one-year advertising and promotion pact with
. AOL was off 1/2 to 157 3/8.
was up 1, or 21.1%, to 5 23/32 on news of an agreement with recently issued
for a direct link to its online footwear store in the clothing and accessories section of iVillage's shopping channel. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. iVillage was up 1/8 to 95 1/4.
Advanced Micro Devices
was down 13/16, or 5%, to 15 5/16 after last night warning first-quarter results will fall short of expectations because of competition and continuing production problems with its K6-2 chip. AMD sees quarterly revenue of $630 million. The 21-analyst forecast called for a quarter loss of 56 cents vs. the loss of 39 cents a year ago. Rival
was up 1/16 to 132 1/4.
was down 4 7/8, or 22.7%, to 16 5/8 after last night saying it sees second-quarter earnings of 28 cents a share, with revenue of $31.6 million, because of production shortages of certain products, timing of trade promotions and a transition to a new warehouse. The eight-analyst forecast called for 41 cents vs. the year-ago 39 cents. Today,
Hambrecht & Quist
dropped the stock to market perform from buy.
was down 1 9/16, or 11.1%, to 12 3/4 even after last night posting fourth-quarter earnings of 48 cents a share, 2 cents higher than the four-analyst estimate and above the year-ago 45 cents.
was up 2 13/16, or 20.8%, to 16 1/2 after last night saying that thanks to increased demand, it sees first-quarter earnings of 21 cents to 23 cents a share -- above the five-analyst prediction for 13 cents. The company, which made 11 cents in the year-ago period, also filed for a 3 million-share offering.
was down 1 3/16 to 113 5/16 even after posting first-quarter earnings of 65 cents a share, in line with the 13-analyst estimate and up from the year-ago 57 cents. GE said its quarter operating margin was 16.3% of sales, up from last year's 15.1%.
was down 5 3/16, or 32.1%, to 11 after warning its first-quarter earnings will fall below expectations and come in around 20 cents to 24 cents a share due to increased medical costs. The company also announced plans to record $90 million in additional medical claims. The 15-analyst estimate called for earnings of 34 cents. Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock to long-term accumulate from buy while keeping it at intermediate-term neutral.
was up 1 13/16, or 22.3%, to 10 after last night posting first-quarter earnings of 12 cents a share, beating both the eight-analyst estimate of a 4-cent profit and the year-ago loss of 15 cents.
Lernout & Hauspie
was down 3 3/4, or 8.6%, to 39 3/4 even after last night reporting fourth-quarter earnings of 23 cents a share, in line with the five-analyst estimate and 3 cents above the year-ago figure.
was up 1, or 44.4%, to 3 1/4 after last night saying it expects first-quarter earnings of 19 cents a share due to "significant management and business focus changes." The single-analyst view called for a loss of 3 cents vs. the year-ago profit of 3 cents.


Mo. Senate Panel Endorses Penny Transportation Tax
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri Senate committee has endorsed a 1-cent sales tax increase to fund transportation projects.
The proposed constitutional amendment passed the House earlier this month. It was adopted by the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday with a 6-1 vote.
If passed by the full Senate, the measure would head to the November ballot for voter approval. The tax is estimated to generate $800 million annually and $8 billion over its 10-year lifespan.
The lone “no” vote on the Senate panel was Republican Sen. John Lamping, who led the fight against similar legislation last year. He says Republicans are sending a mixed message by raising sales taxes, while also passing an income tax cut this year.
Supporters say the tax is necessary for Missouri to maintain its highway system.
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Gov. Snyder: Michigan to lead mobility revolution worldwide
January 14, 2014
DETROIT – Michigan is poised to enhance its position as the automotive capital of the world with a focus on connected and automated vehicle technology, and a new partnership between the state and the University of Michigan will help usher in the new era, said Gov. Rick Snyder today at a press conference at the North American International Auto Show.
“Michigan’s automotive future is as important as its historic past, and it is just as bright,” Snyder said. “By working together with great partners in education and the auto industry, we are strengthening our lead as the world headquarters for auto manufacturing and research and development.”
The governor was joined by state Sen. Mike Kowall, who sponsored legislation recently signed by Snyder to allow the testing of automated vehicles in the state.
“Just as Henry Ford revolutionized the auto industry with his assembly line, automated vehicles will mark a sea change for cars of the future,” said Kowall. “According to Forbes Magazine, the economic impact alone of autonomous vehicles will be in the trillions of dollars. Vehicles will be communicating with each other. Gas mileage will increase remarkably as vehicles travel at the optimal speed. Most important of all, these vehicles will make roads safer than ever, dramatically decreasing the number of auto crashes and the injuries and deaths that result from them.”
Snyder said companies and universities in Michigan are already leading the way in many intelligent, connected vehicle programs aimed at driverless cars. The new partnership announced between the state and the University of Michigan’s new Mobility Transformation Center (MTC) will help continue this growth.
The MTC is an ambitious partnership of government, industry, and universities that will lay the technical, social, cultural and regulatory groundwork to accelerate the development of a commercially viable “ecosystem” of connected and automated vehicles. A key goal of this initiative is to demonstrate an on-road mobility system of connected and automated vehicles and infrastructure in southeast Michigan, rapidly and effectively.
“There have been a host of advances in driverless vehicles, multi-modal transportation, shared vehicles, traffic performance management, as well as new propulsion systems,” said Peter Sweatman, director of the MTC. “At the MTC, we will bring together the expertise and resources to envision and to demonstrate how these advances can be shaped into a working system.”
Connected vehicles are networked vehicles that share real-time information such as position, speed, and direction by communicating either directly with each other or via a central wireless infrastructure. It only allows drivers to be warned about dangers nearby or on the road ahead, but also enables efficient traffic management and, ultimately, automated and driverless vehicles.
As part of the MTC initiative, U of M is now working with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on the design of a unique, simulated urban environment for testing connected and automated vehicles before they are tried out in real traffic.
Located on 32 acres on the university’s North Campus Research Complex, the test environment will include roads, intersections, traffic signs and signals, sidewalks, benches, simulated buildings, street lights, and obstacles such as construction barriers. Current plans call for the facility be completed by the fall of 2014.
“At MDOT, our top priorities are the safety of the traveling public and helping people and goods arrive at their destinations as efficiently as possible,” said MDOT Director Kirk Steudle. “The creation of the MTC is another critical step in the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems and systems that allow for real-time communications between vehicles and the infrastructure they use.”
The MTC’s far-reaching plan evolved in part from a study for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) now underway at U-M’s Transportation Research Institute. Researchers there have outfitted nearly 3,000 private cars, trucks, and buses in northeast Ann Arbor with wireless devices to communicate information that can be used to alert drivers of potential crash situations to each other as well as to similar devices located at intersections, curves, and freeway sites in the area.
Data gathered from this pilot project will be used to inform future policy decisions by the USDOT. Several manufacturers have also used the deployment to test their own approaches to hazard warning systems that could be used in such a system.
Another project will be to collaborate with MDOT to connect the freeway systems in southeast Michigan, and recruit at least 20,000 corporate and government-owned fleets, including heavy trucks, to test selected vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure functions.
“This deployment, along with the new off-road test facility, will make our state the best-equipped and safest place to test automated vehicles on open roads,” said Steudle.
“This initiative is central to Michigan’s long-term plan for global leadership in the new automotive ecosystem,” said Nigel Francis, senior vice president of the Automotive Office at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and senior automotive adviser for the state of Michigan. “It will catalyze the resources in our region and the relationships we have worldwide not only to bring about sweeping change in industry and society, but also to give a dramatic boost to Michigan’s economy.”
For Snyder, the future of the industry and these autonomous and connected vehicle technologies comes back to education, with particular focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The governor highlighted the Square One Education Network, which provides grant funding to schools, enabling them to provide innovative, meaningful STEM programs.
Square One’s Autonomous Innovative Vehicle Design project, on display at the auto show, challenges students to re-engineer a “Barbie Jeep” into an autonomous vehicle. Students utilize various technologies to create an autonomous vehicle that can traverse a challenge course and avoid obstacles without driver assistance. The governor said groups like Square One reinforce his call for focusing on STEM to help students gain valuable skills. Snyder said internships, mentorships, job shadowing, and apprenticeship programs like Michigan Advanced Technician Training are all valuable ways to reach out to students.
“The Michigan-based Square One Education Network builds and funds powerful, relevant experiences for K-12 teachers and students that creatively integrate STEM into classrooms and schools,” said Karl Klimek, executive director. “We are thrilled to be a part of today’s program and even more excited about working with amazing teachers, students and partners to grow Michigan’s talent and leadership in all areas related to vehicular engineering and the mobility revolution.”
The auto industry supports 513,000 jobs in Michigan and generated $2.8 billion in direct taxes and fees to Michigan’s treasury in 2010, according to the Center for Automotive Research. Nearly 18 percent of the nation’s auto jobs are located in Michigan.
The announcement was part of a full day spent at Detroit’s auto show for Snyder, where he met with executives and representatives from auto manufacturers and suppliers, and toured the show floor.


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Thousands of daffodils could be left rotting in Cornish fields after freedom of movement ends on January 1 if an army of pickers are not allowed into the county.
Daffodil farmer James Hosking of Fentongollan Farm, who farms 2000 acres on and around the Tregothnan Estate and the Roseland Peninsula, told BBC South West political editor Martyn Oates on Spotlight this morning: “If the labour situation isn’t sorted out we know that actually that means we will not be able to harvest most of our crops. If we can’t harvest most of our crops we have no business, it’s as simple as that.”
He says it’s unclear how he will access labour when Brexit transition period ends in January – coinciding with the start of the daffodil-picking season.
Freedom of movement ends with the transition period on January 1. The government has been piloting a Season Agricultural Workers Scheme allowing farmers to access some foreign labour but has so far restricted it to edible crops.
Derek Thomas MP for St Ives told Mr Oates: “Four weeks from now we need 2,700 pickers in Cornwall to pick daffodils. At the moment we’re not sure how that’s going to work.
“My warning to George Eustice [Environment Secretary and fellow Cornish MO] is that potentially six weeks from now he and I will be driving around our constituencies seeing the area which grows the world’s largest supply of daffodils with fields awash with daffodils and that is not going to be good for us”
Cornwall is the world’s biggest producer of daffodils and traditionally the first place in the UK that they bloom.

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Primary biliary cholangitis is a disease that occurs when bile ducts in the liver get damaged. It is also known as primary biliary cirrhosis. When the bile ducts get damaged, the bile starts building up in the liver. Over time, the accumulation of bile leads to liver damage. As a result, permanent scarring and cirrhosis can happen. New treatments are being introduced that work to enhance the outlook for people with primary biliary cholangitis.
About primary biliary cholangitis
Primary biliary cholangitis is a chronic disease that destroys the bile ducts progressively in your liver. Bile is a fluid in the liver that helps in digestion and absorbing certain vitamins. Moreover, it also assists in getting rid of cholesterol, worn-out red blood cells, and toxins.
This disease affects both sexes but primarily women. There are four stages of primary biliary cholangitis based on how much the liver is damaged. The first stage includes inflammation and damage of walls of medium-sized bile ducts.In the second stage, the smaller bile ducts get blocked. In stage three, scarring begins and in the fourth stage, cirrhosis develops which is permanent and leads to severe scarring and liver damage.
What are the symptoms?
It develops slowly and sometimes people may not have symptoms for years even after being diagnosed. The early symptoms include fatigue, dry mouth and eyes, and itchy skin. However, as it progresses, the succeeding symptoms may include:
- Pain in the upper right abdomen
- Enlargement of the spleen
- Darkening of the skin
- Loss of appetite
- Dry eyes and mouth
- Weight loss
- Small white or yellow bumps under skin or eyes
- Swollen legs and ankles
- Fractures due to weakened bones and osteoporosis
- Joint, bone, or muscle pain
- Swollen abdomen
- Brittle and weak bones (osteoporosis) that can lead to fractures
- High cholesterol
- Diarrhea, which might include greasy stools
- Underactive thyroid
What are the causes of primary biliary cholangitis?
It is an autoimmune disease, which means the immune system mistakenly considers the tissues in your liver as a foreign invader and therefore starts attacking it. The cause behind this immune system attack is unknown. But it is most likely triggered by genetic and environmental causes. Being female increases the chances of developing primary biliary cholangitis. The other risk factors include
- Having a parent or sibling with primary biliary cholangitis
- Smoking cigarettes
- People aged between 30 and 60
- Exposure to certain chemicals
When to see a doctor?
If you are experiencing any worrying aforementioned signs or symptoms, consult a doctor. On the other hand, if you have been diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis, you can see a doctor with expertise in disorders of the digestive system or liver diseases.
While you may not be able to prevent primary biliary cholangitis, you can slow down the progression of this disease. Making lifestyle changes by following a healthy diet and avoiding smoking and alcohol consumption will help . Consult your doctor regularly so they can monitor your liver function closely.
What are the treatment options for primary biliary cholangitis?
There is no cure for Primary Biliary Cholangitis at present. However, some treatment options can mellow your symptoms down and protect your liver from getting damaged further.
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA): It is the main treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis. It helps in preventing or delaying liver damage in most people. It is most effective when taken in the early stages. However, it does not do much in improving itchiness or fatigue. Treatment is usually lifelong.
- Obeticholic Acid: It is used for people who cannot tolerate UDCA or their body does not respond to it. This medicine helps in lowering the amount of bile in the liver by decreasing bile production and pushing bile out of the liver.
- Fibrates: When taken with UDCA, it has reduced liver inflammation and itching in some people.
- Budesonide: When combined with UDCA, the corticosteroid budesonide may be of potential benefit for primary biliary cholangitis.
- Other treatments : For itching, your doctor can prescribe antihistamines. Further, artificial tears can be prescribed for dry eyes and saliva substitutes for dry mouth. Supplements can be taken by people who have become deficient in fat-soluble vitamins.
- Liver Transplant: If your liver has become severely damaged and cannot function properly, you will require a liver transplant. The surgery will replace your liver with a healthy liver from a donor.
Primary biliary cholangitis is chronic, progressive, and is incurable. It can result in permanent liver damage over time. However, better treatment options are now available that can improve the outlook for people and have a normal life expectancy. Following the treatment prescribed by your doctor can help control progression.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can I pass on primary biliary cholangitis?
Primary biliary cholangitis is not contagious. However, you can pass it on through genetic predisposition to your children.
How quickly does primary biliary cholangitis progress?
Generally, primary biliary cholangitis progress to terminal stages over the time span of 15 to 20 years. But, the rate of progression may vary.
What is AMA?
AMA means Antimitochondrial Antibody. It is the diagnostic tool for primary biliary cholangitis with a 95% accuracy.


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This defeat will be hard for Watford fans to take. Crystal Palace again. At Wembley again. Stop us if you think you’ve heard this one before.
There will be no FA Cup final for the Hornets. No opportunity for the team of 2016 to join that team of 1984. They came close but ultimately came up short. Well short.
The Eagles were better on the day. They played with pace, poise and power. Watford struggled to contain them and offered little going forward until late on.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ side had their moments during the game and pulled the score back to 1-1 in the second half through Troy Deeney. But Palace again handled the occasion the better, just like in the 2013 playoff final.
The noise from the Watford end was a world away from that of 2013. They roared, chanted and bounced from kick-off. It was a big-game atmosphere. Unfortunately, it lasted only five minutes.
It was punctured by a Palace goal. It was a horrible one to concede. You’d accept a moment of individual brilliance making the difference but the Eagles opener was down to poor marking at a set-piece. It was too simple.
Yohan Cabaye delivered a near post corner, Damien Delaney flicked the ball towards the back post and there was Yannick Bolasie stood all alone. It was easy for the winger who slipped the attention of Nathan Ake to nod his header past Costel Pantilimon, whose attempt to save was certainly unorthodox.
Watford hadn’t come from behind in a game all season. You sensed the worst. The Hornets looked to respond. An Allan Nyom cross was almost deflected into his own net by Joel Ward. The ball trickled agonisingly wide.
The noise of Watford’s fans was muted as the half wore on. Their team were struggling and it got worse when Etienne Capoue was carried off on a stretcher on the half-hour mark with an injury he picked up after dangling a leg out at Bolasie. Mario Suarez was his replacement.
Palace were dominant and had a good penalty appeal turned down when a Wilfried Zaha cross struck the arm of Ake.
The interval came and went. Watford’s head coach made no changes. Sanchez Flores backed his players to react. They nearly fell further behind, however.
Another Palace break saw Bolasie shrug off Britos. He raced towards goal and fired low. The shot struck Pantilimon and bounced wide.
It was a pivotal moment as, nine minutes after the break, Watford levelled. What a moment it was. The Hornets won a corner. It was delivered by Jurado and there was Deeney. Who else? The captain used every muscle in his neck to direct the ball towards goal and past Hennessey.
The roar from Watford’s fans was deafening. Deeney sprinted off in celebration. The Hornets were level but parity was to last just seven minutes.
Again, the goal was a poor one to concede. Bolasie held off Nyom from a throw, rolled the ball to Papa Souare who crossed. It was a mismatch at the back post and Connor Wickham rose above Ake and headed brilliantly past Pantilimon and into the bottom corner.
Sanchez Flores looked disconsolate. Deeney was furious and berated Nyom for not doing better against Bolasie.
The Hornets needed a break to go in their favour. They had no joy. Scott Dann should’ve been sent off with 25 minutes to play after fouling Odion Ighalo while on a booking. He was let off.
The minutes ticked down. Nerves were frayed. Watford needed a chance. With eight minutes to go they had one. Deeney knocked on a clearance to Ighalo and the Nigerian had a sight of goal. But he rushed his shot and fired well over.
Five minutes were added. Palace decamped to the edge of their area. The Hornets had a sight of goal through Adlene Guedioura but he shot wide. With that Watford’s hopes ended.
In scenes that echoed 2013, the Hornets’ players fell to their knees at full time. This defeat won’t be easy to get over, for Watford’s staff, players and fans alike.
Watford: Pantilimon; Nyom (Anya 82), Britos, Cathcart, Ake; Abdi (Guedioura 56), Capoue (Suarez 31), Watson, Jurado; Deeney, Ighalo. Not used: Gomes, Prödl, Behrami, Berghuis.
Crystal Palace: Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Puncheon (Sako 81), Cabaye, Jedinak, Zaha; Bolasie (McArthur 72); Wickham (Adebayor 85). Not used: Speroni, Kelly, Ledley, Gayle.
Booked: Jurado, Dann, Suarez, Deeney

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The Ediscovery Foundation is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Boston Ediscovery Summit, taking place on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. This year’s program will focus on the challenges faced by litigators with the changing Rules of Civil Procedure, and the ways in which technology is transforming civil and white-collar litigation.
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Smeathers' stoppage time winner
Stuart Smeathers thundered in a stoppage time winner for Newport Pagnell Town against Peterborough Northern Star on Saturday to keep their UCL Premier Division chances.
The 3-2 win was Town’s fifth consecutive league win, but a cup final hangover made for a lackluster first half .
The game sparked into life when Fazel Koriya put Newport ahead four minutes into the second half.
In the hectic seven minute period that followed Star reacted brilliantly by first leveling and then taking the lead through Craig Smith and Bobby Bick.
They bounced back when Koriya scored his second and went on to win the contest in the final minute with a rare goal from Smeathers, capitalising after Dom Lawless’ shot was saved and only half cleared by the Peterborough defence.
The result leaves Newport five points from the summit, but both leaders Kempston Rovers and second place Leicester Nirvana have games in hand over the Swans.


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Grant Gustin was the face of The Flash for nearly a decade on The CW. However, it seems he was never even considered for a cameo in the eponymous DC Studios movie starring Ezra Miller.
The Flash was stuffed to the brim with cameos from across the DC Multiverse. Many crossed a line with fans given they were resurrecting dead actors, and one annoyed star Nicolas Cage due to feeling misled about his role in the project. However, it seems that Warner Bros. didn’t even reach out to fellow Flash actor Grant Gustin:
“Never, any, at least no one officially, ever called me,” Gustin revealed during a recent panel appearance. “As far as I know. My reps never told me, if they did. So yeah, no, no one ever reached out to me about [The Flash].”
This seems odd given the film’s star, Ezra Miller, appeared in the CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths alongside Grant Gustin. Missing out on even contacting him for a cameo was a massive missed opportunity. Though given how The Flash ended up doing both critically and commercially, Gustin may have dodged a bullet!
The Flash’s DC Universe future
Warner Bros. Discovery already has a script for a potential sequel to The Flash, written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, the man behind the two Aquaman movies starring Jason Momoa. However, James Gunn and Peter Safran did not discuss the Flash sequel during their DC Universe presentation.
Directed by Andy Muschietti from a script written by Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson, The Flash is inspired by the Flashpoint comic book storyline, which followed Barry Allen as he navigated an altered DC Universe. Written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Andy Kuber, Flashpoint radically altered the status of the DC Comics universe and led to the launch of the New 52 titles.
In addition to Ezra Miller, The Flash also features Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as two separate versions of Batman, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Antje Traue as Faora-Ul and Sasha Calle as Supergirl.
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So, it’s been about 7 months since my initial review of the Sig Sauer MPX and I feel like there is need for an update.
To begin with, I’ve finally been able to shoot the gun suppressed. I recently built a Form 1 9mm titanium suppressor and tried it out on the MPX, and coming in with incredibly high expectations, I left with some disappointment… Wait… Disappointment? After that review touting praise and worship over the MPX’s utter brilliance and perfection, there is disappointment? How? Why? What happened?
First, I will state that I still like the gun… A lot… but there were certain reasons why I felt so strongly about this gun in the first place. The MPX has a particular design feature that, when it first came out, made this gun stand out from the crowd: A short-stroke piston system. From my experience using AR-15s, short stroke piston systems usually equate to cleaner running, and more importantly, no gas tube spitting propellant gases straight back through the upper receiver, through the gaps around the charging handle, and into your face. WELL, the MPX apparently didn’t get that memo. Just watch the following video:
I know that the awe inspiring bumpfire (which was the first time I had ever achieved a full mag in one burst-ish, mind you) might not show this problem the best, but there is, in fact, a lot of propellant gas blasting me in the face. NO ME GUSTA. In addition, the gun was exceptionally dirty after shooting. While the sludgy carbon fouling just wiped off while cleaning, it was just as dirty as any straight blowback action… That hurts… That hurts a lot.
How is the gun getting dirty? It’s a piston gun, right? Well, after looking closer at the upper receiver of the MPX, you can see that there is a cavernous opening around the gas block and piston that leads into the upper receiver. Much like the MCX, the innards of the MPX’s upper receiver don’t have any kind of barrier between the inside of the gun and the outside world when the action is open. So, when the action cycles during fire, carbon gases are allowed to flow freely into the upper receiver when excess is vented from the piston, which cake the inside with carbon fouling, travel straight to the back of the gun, and then exit the charging handle slot to hit you in the eyeballs. Design problem? Sounds legit.
At this point, I know what you are thinking. “Hey, wait a second, Mr. Smarty Pants… it can’t be the piston causing the gas in the face, because if it was the piston, you’d still get gas in the face when unsuppressed.” I’d respond by saying, “Hey, shut your filthy whore mouth. I don’t appreciate you ruining my bitch fest with your ‘facts’.” But, the unfortunate truth is that you are correct… I am complaining about the wrong thing… It’s not the piston’s fault that I’m getting gas in the face. So tell me, my good man. Why am I still getting gas in the face? Because gas in the face is just an unfortunate side effect of shooting the MPX suppressed.
Let’s look at how a gas-operated firearm works. When a cartridge is fired, propellant gases accelerate the bullet down the barrel. When the bullet travels past the gas port, propellant gases are then tapped from the barrel and cycle the action. The time it takes for the bullet to travel from the gas port to the exit of the muzzle is called dwell time. The cycling of the action begins during the dwell time, but the bolt doesn’t fully unlock until after the bullet has left the barrel, so much of the schmutz that firing a cartridge produces goes out the end of the barrel. It’s not perfect, however, because a tiny puff of left over gas from the chamber always follows the spent casing being extracted into the action of the gun.
When a suppressor is added to the equation, pressure is still in the suppressor when the bolt fully unlocks and the case begins to extract, causing considerably more gas to get blown back into the action via the now open chamber, through the upper receiver, and into your eagerly awaiting eyeball. That’s the gas you get in the face when shooting the MPX. But, if all guns, piston or direct impingement, are governed by this added dwell time principle, why is it so much worse in the MPX than it is with my piston .300 Blackout. I’ve shot over 900 rounds suppressed (subs AND supers) using the Adams Arms XLP piston system and I’ve never gotten gas in the face AT ALL. Since I’m not an engineer, I suppose it will stay a mystery for now…
Shooting the gun without a suppressor, I give the gun an A+
Shooting the gun WITH a suppressor, I give the gun a B. It’s very reliable and accurate gun using subsonic and supersonic ammunition, but I don’t dig the gun ripping it’s sweet ass in my face as I shoot. While the action has always run like a sewing machine, the gun gets filled with carbon fouling something fierce. After a few mag dumps while suppressed, the action gets pretty gritty as well. It didn’t cause any failures, but makes the experience a little tainted.
After the suppressed MPX experience, I see room for definite improvement: Find a way to seal up that charging handle slot. I can’t tell you why the gun is spitting so much gas into my face, but I can tell you that it’s unpleasant. Moral of this story: The gun isn’t really meant for shooting quiet. Keep it loud and let it roar.