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Efficient Admission Control for Next Generation Cellular Networks
Source: Aalborg University
This paper proposes a novel efficient Admission Control (AC) algorithm, which guarantees Quality of Service (QoS) for new users while maintaining QoS for existing users and also increases the number of users admitted in to the system. To guarantee the QoS, a Markov based modeling of the queue in the MAC layer is done by considering the effects of Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) in the physical layer. Using the Markov model, the number of resources required by the new user is predicted by taking the QoS requirements of the user application and channel parameters into consideration.


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Paper No. 169-17
Presentation Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
RECONSTRUCTION OF EARLY MIOCENE PALEOFLORA AND PALEOCLIMATE OF KORU REGION (NYANZA PROVINCE, WESTERN KENYA): IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY HOMINOID EVOLUTION
Early Miocene sites in eastern Africa document the radiation and evolution of the crown catarrhines (cercopithecoids and hominoids). The early Miocene fossils sites in the Koru region, which surround the extinct Tinderet Volcano, preserve some of the earliest records of catarrhines and thus represent ideal locations to provide a window into the paleoenvironmental contexts and climatic dynamics that influenced earliest hominoid radiation and evolution. Here, we report analyses of the paleoenvironmental context from the fossil site Koru 16. At Koru 16, about 8 meters of paleosols and intercalated ash deposits are exposed. Sedimentological and stratigraphic analysis suggests that the landscape was frequently disturbed by eruptions of the Tinderet Volcano, followed by intervals of stability when pedogenesis occurred. A fossil leaf site occurs ~2.5 m above the base of the section. We made a census collection of >600 fossil leaves from the site. The identified morphotypes are dominated by large, entire margined leaves, which are primarily elliptic, oblong, and obovate in shape. Several of the morphotypes have acuminate apices, which are interpreted to be drip tips. Based on the size and shape of the leaves and their other morphological features, they likely sample a very warm and wet forested environment. Other paleoenvironmental proxies from Koru 16 also support these interpretations. Abundant stump casts and root traces are preserved in a stratigraphic layer ~1 m above the fossil leaf site. Analyses of the size and density of the stump casts indicates a density similar to modern deciduous and seasonally dry tropical forest ecosystems. Additional evidence for seasonal precipitation is provided by the paleosols, which contain vertic features. The faunal assemblage from Koru 16 also suggests the presence of a closed ecosystem, and contains at least two large-bodied primates, including Proconsul and another unidentified large catarrhine. The fossil leaf data, coupled with other indicators of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment, indicate that the climate of the Koru 16 site was warm and seasonally wet and that the paleoenvironment was a closed, tropical seasonal forest environment. This in turn suggests that forested environments may have influenced the evolution of early catarrhines in the early Miocene.

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The Halifax County Public Health System is now aware of 609 confirmed novel coronavirus tests which have been performed on residents.
The latest report is as of midnight Sunday.
The number of positive cases which have been reported reflect those from the time the pandemic began. The approximate number of current cases can be determined by subtracting the total recovered cases from the total positive cases. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety does not list recovered cases in its updates and as of this report the number of positive cases at Caledonia Correctional Institution in Tillery continues to show 17.
The breakdown of those tests is as follows:
96 positive cases; one related death; and 56 recoveries.
There are 13 tests pending and 500 known negative results.
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 dashboard, there are 41 positive cases within the Roanoke Rapids area ZIP code.
Health system Director Bruce Robistow said in his update this afternoon, “You will note that our trend is once again beginning to flatten. We added five cases on Saturday and zero were noted for yesterday.”
However, he said, some test results do not report as quickly as others. “Although the trend appears to flatten, it is doing so at a higher number than previous flattening, indicating continued efforts to mitigate this virus is strongly indicated and that we cannot forget the importance of following the executive orders and recommendations. Please be sure to practice appropriate social distancing, handwashing, respiratory hygiene, and wearing facial coverings whenever you are out in public.”
In its update this afternoon, the health department said there are 124 total positive cases of COVID-19 of which 72 have recovered.
There are now nine related deaths in the county.
According to the congregate living data on the NCDHHS dashboard, five of the deaths have been reported at Rich Square Nursing and Rehabilitation and one at Pine Forest Rest Home in Potecasi.
“Our county has just been informed that we have two potential (novel coronavirus) related deaths,” the update said. “(The) Northampton County Health Department offers its sincerest sympathy for the families of these cases, and for all families and individuals impacted by (COVID-19) illness.”
According to NCDHHS, a novel coronavirus associated death is defined for surveillance purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible illness that was confirmed to be COVID-19 by an appropriate laboratory test. There should be no period of complete recovery between COVID-19 diagnosis and death. Based on this case definition and an investigation into the illnesses of these case patients, NCDHHS are classifying these events as COVID-19 related deaths.
“(The) Northampton County Health Department works hard to protect the privacy of individuals, and to respect the families of those cases who have passed-away. To that end, (the) Northampton County Health Department will not be sharing any further information.”

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How telecom's mast walked Baragoi into a new lease of life - 8 months ago, 12 July 12:08
Residents of Baragoi still shudder when they recall the deadly Suguta Valley attack in November 2012.
Mr John Wahome, says it is hard to forget the day the nation woke up to the Suguta horror, where 42 police officers were massacred.
Early that morning, locals woke up to find empty cow sheds, broken homesteads and a trail of destruction. Not even goats and camels were left behind.
As police pursued the bandits through the bushes and into the valley now known as the Valley of death, where they would later be ambushed, locals came to appreciate just how important a strong mobile network was to their community.
Wahome, who together with other activists petitioned Safaricom to do something about the network coverage in the vast arid and semi-arid area following the raid, says a stronger network has returned a smile on their faces.
“Now the communication has greatly improved. It is ...
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In the build-up to the ceremony of the BIBAs 2016, we look back at some of the businesses and individuals which have stepped up to pick up the awards’ iconic trophy down the year.
Here we look back to 2014, when Chelsom collected two awards.
Businessman Robert Chelsom described said he was ‘utterly thrilled’ after seeing his firm pick up two awards at the BIBAs in 2014.
His Blackpool-based lighting firm, Chelsom, collected the Exporter of the Year and Creative Business of the Year prizes at the awards, which attracted more than 1,200 applications from across Lancashire.
It followed the success of its export division which saw it appointed in Russia and the Middle East as well as contract wins across the international hospitality and marine sectors.
Mr Chelsom said: “The two awards are a wonderful recognition for all the dedication, passion and hard work put in by the whole Chelsom team.
“There is in fact a connection between the two awards in that because we understand our interior design marketplace so well and because we continually strive to create exciting and unique products for our clients, the global marketplace appreciates Chelsom and the exports have followed.”


The ruler of one of the UK’s closest Middle East allies faces a police investigation after a judge has concluded he ordered the hacking of a Tory peer’s mobile phone using surveillance software.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai, a key member of the Queen’s racing circle, is implicated in the use of the Pegasus spyware programme as part of a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, a senior judge has ruled.
The Pegasus spyware can be used to hack mobile phones and can record calls, copy messages and photographs and secretly film users. It can also access address books, call records, calendars, emails and internet browsing histories.
Victims include the sheikh’s former wife, Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, 47, the half-sister of the
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SHIZUOKA (TR) – A passenger who was aboard the Suruga Bay Ferry on Tuesday went lacking throughout a one-hour voyage earlier this week, the native coast guard has revealed.
At round 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, a crew member for the ferry reported man lacking with the coast guard, experiences the Yomiuri Shimbun (June 17).
Patrol boats with the Shimizu Coast Guard Office and helicopters then started trying to find the person, aged in his 30s.
Security digicam footage taken aboard the vessel reveals the person tumbling into the water. A pockets and cell phone which are believed to belong to him had been discovered contained in the ferry.
The ferry departed Shimizu Bay at 4:20 p.m. and arrived at Toi Bay about one hour later.
The coast guard is now investigating why the person tumbled into the water.


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She's back in motion picture mode!
The Cauliflower Alley Club's 2016 "Iron Mike" award winner, Trish Stratus has been keeping really busy since she has collected CAC honors. Whether it be the joys of motherhood or the challenges of television appearance and movie shoots, the club's first ever female Iron Mike award winner has continued to shine and inspire.
Trish's most recent project, her second full length Christmas movie to hit the airwaves in Canada in as many years, debuted on Dec. 6, 2022 on CityTV. Titled "Christmas in Rockwell", Trish made the DVD available for purchase on her website prior to the film's debut on the big screen.
From the DVD:
"Wrestling superstar Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer, Gridlocked, Christmas in the Rockies) stars as Alyssa Strader, a former child actor who returns home to Rockwell after a blockbuster flop. Spending the holidays incognito, Alyssa takes a trip down memory lane with the help of Jake, the handsome cinema owner. With Christmas just around the corner, Alyssa must decide if her heart lies in Hollywood or her hometown."
CAC'ers will not want to miss Trish's latest film project. The DVD can be purchased via Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, iTunes and wherever DVD's are sold.
It's been since 2016 since the CAC has awarded it's REEL award to deserving members and friends of the professional wrestling community who have made their mark in the world of television and motion pictures. Could our 2023 reunion see the return of the REEL award presentation? If so, perhaps our very first female Iron Mike Award winner could snare those honors!
Stay tuned for more information on the 2023 Cauliflower Alley Club reunion, including it's date, location and, of course, it's list of honorees, coming soon to the CAC website.


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Medical Gases Market Size Worth $14.8 Billion By 2025 | CAGR: 7.1%
Published Date: 15 / 12 / 17 | Report Format: PDF
The global medical gases market is expected to grow at growth rate of 7.1% to reach USD 14.8 billion by 2025.
Medical gases are nowadays widely used in healthcare settings such as hospitals, pharmaceutical industries, clinics, and emergency services. Increasing incidence of chronic and life-threatening diseases will spur the demand for medical gases, drives the market growth. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), chronic disease conditions such as asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disorders and others are increasing rapidly across the globe. This will boost the uptake of medical gases for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes, leading to augment the market growth.
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Moreover, in July 2012, the U.S. Congress passed a bill putting into effect the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act. This act is expected to serve this market as a driver during the forecast period on account of factors such as providing manufacturers with intellectual property rights protection for new products, establishing a certification process for medical gas and equipment production and various others. However, strict regulatory norms to use medical gas and its associated equipment hamper the market to some extent.
Pure gases, Medical Gas Mixtures, and Medical Gas Equipment are the product segments of the market. Among which, medical gas equipment accounted for the largest share of the market, more than 52% share in 2017. The pure gas segment is divided into Oxygen, Medical Air, Helium, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, and others. These gases are used in a variety of medical applications. For example, oxygen is a medical gas, used in all healthcare setting. It is also used for inhalation and resuscitation therapy. Oxygen is used for the treatment of conditions such as cyanosis, COPD, carbon monoxide poisoning, shock, hemorrhage, trauma, respiratory arrest, and cardiovascular disorders.
Gas mixture segment is bifurcated into Helium-Oxygen Mixtures, Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Mixtures, Blood Gas Mixtures, Oxygen-Nitrous Oxide Mixtures, Laser Gas Mixtures, Lung Mixtures and others. By Equipment, the market is categorized as Manifolds, Vacuum Systems, Alarm Systems, Flowmeters, Cylinders, and others. Manifolds and Vacuum Systems are major revenue generating product segment in 2017 and expected to dominate the market over the forecast period.
Application of medical gases in therapeutic field captured the largest share of the global market. In 2017, the therapeutic application recorded 47.23% share of the total market. Therapeutic medical gases offer huge impact as a new and innovative therapeutic tool for unmet medical requirements. There is a broad range of medical gases that are used in treatment such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen-nitrous, oxide mixtures, helium-oxygen mixtures and laser gas mixtures.
For example, the traditional medical gases such as oxygen and nitrous oxide play protective roles in various disease conditions such as respiratory, cardiovascular and blood vessel-related problems. Diagnostic purpose of medical gases is expected to grow at highest growth rate owing to its wide application area. The increase in demand for high-end diagnostics technology and the rising blood gas analysis and lung function testing is further expected to drive the growth of this particular segment.
BeaconMedæs, Air Liquide, The Linde Group, the H.A.C. Group and Matheson are profiled in the study. Among which, Linde Group has captured a significant share of the total market in 2016. The company’s business segment include healthcare, natural gas, industrial gases, alkene and air separation, engineering equipment and logistics services. The company has a market presence across over 100 countries with over 600 affiliated companies. It has launched a new cloud-based version of its cylinder inventory intelligence service, ACCURA which provide increased productivity, and improved traceability.
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The scope of this report covers the market by its major segments, which include as follows:
MARKET, BY PRODUCTS
- Pure gases
- Medical Air
- Carbon Dioxide
- Medical Gas Mixtures
- Helium-Oxygen Mixtures
- Carbon Dioxide-Oxygen Mixtures
- Blood Gas Mixtures
- Oxygen-Nitrous Oxide Mixtures
- Laser Gas Mixtures
- Lung Mixtures
- Medical Gas Equipment
- Vacuum Systems
- Alarm Systems
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MARKET, BY REGION
- North America
- Asia Pacific
- Rest of the World
MARKET, BY COUNTRY
- Further Breakdown of The North America Market
- Further Breakdown of The Europe Market
- Rest of Europe
- Further Breakdown of The APAC Market
- Rest of APAC
- Further Breakdown of The Rest of the World Market
- Middle East and Africa
- Latin America
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Signs erected at areas referred to as Liberia and Sudan
BY ASHLEY THOMAS
Two welcome signs have been erected near the police station on Granada Boulevard in Ormond Beach to pay tribute to the African ties of the area.
The signs welcome visitors and residents to Ormond areas referred to as Sudan and Liberia, reminding them of the history that lies within the area.
Although some questions still remain, former Ormond Beach resident Michael Gibson is trying to unearth answers about years gone by.
“For generations people referred to the area North of Granada Boulevard on Washington Street as Sudan and the area South of Washington Street as Liberia,” Gibson said, adding that no one really knew why.
Granada, a main thoroughfare, is divided by Washington Street. On one side of Granada is called Liberia and the other side is referred to as Sudan.
While doing a bit of research, Gibson found a newspaper clipping about the neighborhood that explained that in the late 1800s and early 1900s, descendants of slaves brought to America from Africa settled in Ormond Beach. They named their community after the countries their ancestors came from – Liberia and Sudan.
After finding more information, Gibson approached Mayor Ed Kelly, requesting that signs be erected in the community.
Following that conversation, Gibson, with the help of other Ormond Beach residents – including his sister Michelle Gibson-Babbs – proposed adding two welcome signs to the community and brought the idea before Ormond Beach’s Quality of Life Advisory Board during a March 1 meeting.
The board voted unanimously for the welcome signs identifying the Liberia and Sudan areas of Ormond Beach and recommended the proposal to the Ormond city commission. The commission in turn approved the measure at an April 3 meeting. By April 18, the signs were up.
Visitors take note
While vacationing in Daytona Beach, Dr. Denise Avent of Emporia, Va., stopped by the site of the newly placed signs and explained that the recognition of the area took her to a different place in time.
“There was a sense of home, belonging and identity,” said Avent. “A sense of yes, we (African-Americans) have been here a long time and have contributed in many ways to the building of this community – an example of how two separate communities were able to coexist in harmony.”
“The signs are important because they will generate conversation and remind us to always remember our ancestors,” she added.
More information on the Sudan and Liberia areas of Ormond Beach can be found on the city’s website at www.ormondbeach.org/history.


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If you've ever been stuck in traffic at I-25 and Colorado Boulevard, you might have seen a painting of a climber on the side of a big office building.
The mural, which is east of the highway, was painted by Chris Krieg, and he's been doing this since the 70s. He's painted hundreds of billboard signs and murals, from California to New York.
"I was that goofy left-handed kid, the kid that always drew everything," Krieg said. When Krieg first started painting at 19, he knew it was what he was going to be doing for the rest of his life.
"The Climber" mural took 38 gallons of paint and 30 days. The owner of the building, Stuart Ogilvie, wanted to renovate the old office building to make it more modern.
"It looked like a huge canvas to us," Ogilvie said while describing the side of the building. "We wanted to have it stand out."
Ogilvie met Krieg, and the rest is history.
"It was like love at first sight," Ogilvie said as he laughed. "Hate to say it that about another man but when I first met him, I said I know this is the guy."
But Krieg said it's about the mural and not the person behind it.
"I don't really think I'm anything special. I'm just a really slow printing press is what I am," Krieg said laughing.
The climber is originally a photo that was chosen by Krieg and Ogilvie, who just wanted the mural to be seen from miles away.
They have plans to paint another mural on the other side of the building. This one will fade, but should last about 15 years.
Krieg's 25-year-old son helped him paint "The Climber," and he wants to follow in his dad's footsteps.


Are California’s budget woes due to skyrocketing spending? Michael Hiltzik says this is a myth:
Analyzing the 2008-09 budget bill last year, the legislative analyst determined that since 1998-99, spending in the general fund and state special funds — the latter comes from special levies like gasoline and tobacco taxes — had risen to $128.8 billion from $72.6 billion, or 77%.
During this time frame, which embraced two booms (dot-com and housing) and two busts (ditto), the state’s population grew about 30% to about 38 million, and inflation charged ahead by 50%. The budget’s growth, the legislative analyst found, exceeded these factors by only an average of 0.2% a year.
There’s a lot of truth to this, but I think it goes too far. For starters, Hiltzik uses a special measure of inflation, not the usual CPI-U, and he doesn’t include spending from bond measures. The chart on the right, using budget data from the Department of Finance, shows per-capita spending including bond measures, adjusted for inflation using the standard CPI figures from the BLS. There are two things that jump out at you. First, even using a standard measure of inflation, Hiltzik is right: per capita spending in the decade between 1999 and 2009 has barely budged. It’s up about 6%.
At the same time, if you compare it to 1997 it’s up 23%. California went on a spending spree during the dotcom boom and we never returned to our old levels even after the bust. What’s more, spending in the years between 1999 and 2009 was up even more. In the decade between 1997 and 2007, per capita spending increased an impressive 39%. We’ve tightened our belt considerably in the past couple of years, but that’s against the background of some pretty sizeable increases in the intervening years.
California has multiple problems. Prop 13 reduced our tax base permanently and made it all but impossible to adjust other taxes to make up for it. Citizens have approved bond measure after bond measure in the seeming belief that because they don’t raise taxes, they also don’t cost any money. The governor and the legislature have relied on way too much smoke and mirrors. But spending has also gone up. There’s just no way to understand the whole picture without acknowledging that.
UPDATE: California’s population actually grew about 15% between 1998 and 2008, not 30%. However, that was just an arithmetic error on Hiltzik’s part. The overall budget growth result that he quoted from the LAO is correct.
(I used population figures from the Census Department in my calculations. So the per capita spending numbers in the chart should be correct.)


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Sameet Gupte, CEO, Servion Group, lists down the millennial trends which are impacting the healthcare industry
The strange thing about the global market acceptance of the term ‘millennial’ is that everyone saw it coming three decades ago. Ever since the late 90s when the word was coined, businesses — all over the world — have been adapting to the generational shifts in customer behaviour. Those who acted on it were put in a prime position to face the brave new digital-first future. The ones who took themselves out of the race have had to play catch-up since then.
The $3 trillion healthcare industry is no exception. They are being forced to re-look at the patient experience. Now in their prime spending years, the expectations of millennials for on-demand services are being taken very seriously.
After all, the Amazons, the Netflixs, and the Ubers of the world have customers spoilt for choice in terms of receiving fast, convenient and transparent experiences. Without incorporating millennial engagement as a part of the overall service strategy, the industry will fail to meet the expectations of their largest customer base.
However, investing heavily in technology alone cannot elevate the patient experience.
To know what sort of experience to provide, it is crucial to understand the type of person who demands it.
Four major symptoms of millennial behaviour
Millennials are 100 per cent digitally native: Millennials grew up with the Internet and mobile technology They swear by all things digital. It is where they spend most of their time. As tech-savvy and cost-conscious customers, they expect their healthcare services to be digitalized too. In a nutshell, no app equals to “no thanks”.
Relying on telemedicine: According to Salesforce.com, 60 per cent of millennials showed an interest in adopting the use of telemedicine. They regard it as a cost-effective and time-saving option. Especially, when compared to a doctor’s office visit, that includes tedious processes – from start to finish.
DIY preventive treatment: With instant access to information, millennials often tend to self-diagnose their health issues before actually consulting a doctor or using services like telemedicine. This readily available information has led them to take preventive actions by focussing on leading a healthy lifestyle (due to vast exposure to social media).
Instant expectations: Having grown up in a world of instant access, they expect healthcare services to fit into that hyper mold. With no room for long wait times and slow turnaround, they prefer specialised retail clinics or acute care facilities that offer quick and efficient healthcare delivery experience.
Millennial trends that are impacting the healthcare industry: Growing to outnumber the baby boomers, the millennials have already changed how healthcare providers outlast one other through competitive differentiation. Gone are the days when chat support, automated conversations, apps-as-service, and other technology advancements were considered as innovative experiences. Without them, it is impossible to survive in the digital marketplace.
Wearable technology: Over the past few years, this form of technology has been catching up. It goes beyond just tracking exercise but monitors heart rate, sleep patterns and much more. It is driving the possibility of collaborative healthcare models, where this data can be actively shared with doctors and physicians.
Wearable technology has helped millennials begin a workout routine by staying motivated with accurate information. These fitness trackers make them accountable in their fitness regimen, makes the journey easy to follow to actively obtain their goals.
Precision medicine: Today, applying a one-size-fits-all approach to treatments and prevention of diseases isn’t the answer as every individual’s genetics play a big role in recovery. Therefore, electronic health record systems served as the first form of personalisation. Soon, precision medicine will revolutionise patient care and experience.
An emerging approach to treating diseases and preventing them too, precision medicine takes into account the already stored health and lifestyle data that includes health history, environment and genetic information to diagnose and treat the illness. This will allow doctors and researchers to access a database, and be more accurate in predicting and tailoring treatment strategies for specific diseases.
Word of mouth: Ironically, word-of-mouth advertising — one of the oldest marketing methods in existence — is big among millennials. The only difference from the days of yore is that these words are now exclusively spoken in the world wide web. They rely on online reviews as valuable sources of information about healthcare providers, and they are getting increasingly comfortable with sharing their treatment experiences. Majorly influenced by shared experiences, millennials take a broader view of the type of provider they need.
Therefore, the healthcare industry should be focussed on maximising the potential of social media channels while engaging existing and prospective patients. That is where people go to talk about any experiences they have. And that is exactly where their trust can be gained.
Augmented and virtual reality: A lot of AR and VR has revolved around gaming or retail, but it is soon expected to enter the healthcare realm. A report by Grand View Research, predicts that the global augmented reality and virtual reality healthcare markets are expected to reach $5.1 billion by 2025. Technology has always played a major role not just in diagnosis, surgery, patient care or medical training but for simple procedures like drawing blood as well.
With access to real-time data and patient information, this technology will also enhance the capability of the doctor to diagnose and treat conditions.
Tomorrow is today: Millennials can no longer be treated – literally and figuratively – as tomorrow’s patients. Healthcare companies must be millennial-friendly in order to be profitable in today’s service world that is getting friendlier and faster by the day.
After all, we are talking about meeting the expectations of a generation that has been around since the early 80s.
In 2018, should there even be a question as to whether we understand how they want to be taken care of?

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Political Notes: MACo crab feast, a new gig for Ben Smith, road tripping, and the governor coming to GOP’s dinner
How do you press the flesh at an event where all the participants have Old Bay on their hands?
That’s the question candidates and officials faced at the Maryland Association of Counties’ Friday night crab feast in Ocean City. With at least 2,000 attendees, it’s a target-rich environment for glad-handing politicians. But the question is, how and when do you stick out your hand?
Many of the pols seem to have figured it out. With the eaters jammed together at tables under two circus tents, the candidates and statewide leaders have figured out how to circle the area without getting their hands dirty.
“You just work the perimeter and see if there’s anyone you know,” said Del. Brooke Lierman, the Democratic nominee for state comptroller.
Now in his eighth year in office, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) seems to have figured a few things out. He knows to come early, before too many people have eaten. Dozens of attendees stream out of the tents to say hello, and Hogan obligingly poses for pictures.
Wes Moore, the Democratic nominee for governor, arrived a little later. But he said one of the advantages of being at MACo all week, and attending events both inside and outside the Roland Powell Convention Center, was that he had already met a number of people who were at the crab feast.
“I think there are a lot of people whose hands I’ve already touched,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to getting my hands in some crabs.”
It’s possible, though, that Moore went hungry. He was still making the rounds when we departed the parking lot where the crab feast was taking place, moving in and out of the tents, posing for pictures and accepting hugs.
Ben Smith, a veteran Democratic activist and strategist who recently helmed Comptroller Peter Franchot’s unsuccessful Democratic primary bid for governor, has signed on as campaign manager for Anne Arundel County Steuart Pittman (D), who faces a tough reelection battle against County Councilmember Jessica Haire (R).
Pittman and Smith already have a business relationship. Smith, the former executive director of the Maryland Democratic Party, serves as a senior adviser to Future Matters, a 501c4 organization that Pittman set up in the fall of 2020.
“We’ve got the best in the state,” Pittman said of Smith. “I have a lot of respect for his work. He wasn’t available when we got [the campaign] started, and he’s available now.”
Smith said Pittman has “a good record to run on,” and both men said Pittman’s political standing in a swing county is stronger than it was just a few months ago. Haire emerged from a bruising five-way Republican primary, and the GOP has yet to fully unify. Pittman also said that Haire’s promise to rein in county spending will fall flat in the general election.
“She says she wants to shrink government,” Pitman said. “Attacking local government I don’t think is a winning message.”
The Maryland Republican Party announced this week that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a possible presidential contender in 2024, will headline the state GOP’s annual “Red, White and Blue” dinner on Sept. 22 at the Hotel at UMD in College Park.
Throughout this week’s MACo conference in Ocean City, there has been much chatter about the type of Republican who can succeed politically in Maryland, as the popular Hogan makes his valedictory appearances. Noem represents the Trumpier, more extreme element of the GOP, though her appearance and message are sure to enrapture many conservative activists.
“Governor Noem believes that America is a better place when the economy is strong, when government is limited, and when people are free to exercise their God-given rights,” Maryland Republican Chair Dirk Haire — Jessica Haire’s husband — wrote in an email solicitation for the event. “Governor Noem fought against federal tax increases, and she is fiercely protective of preserving a system of no state income tax. She’s a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and is steadfast in maintaining Constitutional carry rights. She’s unwavering in her commitment to personal freedom and will always fight government intrusion.
“We can’t wait to welcome Governor Noem to Maryland for our biggest event of the year. I personally look forward to hearing her share her experience in fighting for South Dakotans’ individual liberties as the federal government tried to impose hysterical Covid restrictions.”
Not sure what Hogan would think. But then he’s skipped the last few state GOP dinners.
‘Thug alley’ at MACo
As usual this year, there were hundreds of booths in the exhibition hall at the Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City, peddling everything from the military to government agencies to energy companies to health care providers to academic institutions and everything in between.
This year, four labor organizations set up shop in the exhibition hall, grouped together near the back: The Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24, AFSCME Council 3, and the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 486. It was the first time in memory that so many unions were on hand, and their proximity was noteworthy.
“Thug alley,” Chuck Cook, the AFL-CIO political director, called it — a humorous reference to the way union leaders are often characterized by their critics (including Hogan).
Like every other group giving out swag, the unions had candy, pens, pencils and other stuff, including an AFL-CIO glasses wipe and several decorative pins from the IBEW. One contained the name of Mike McHale, the business manager of the union.
“It’s not my ego, it’s someone else’s idea,” he insisted with a laugh.
Del. Robbyn Lewis (D-Baltimore City) has served in the General Assembly for five years, but made her first visit to the MACo summer convention this week.
“I didn’t even know we could go,” she said, somewhat sheepishly.
Lewis is famous for being the only member of the General Assembly who doesn’t own a car. During legislative sessions, she generally takes an Uber from her home to Annapolis at the beginning of the week, and takes another one back at week’s end. So we wondered how she got to Ocean City.
Turns out, she hitched a ride with a colleague, Del. Jessica Feldmark (D-Howard) and Feldmark’s husband, Joshua Feldmark, director of community sustainability for Howard County. But because she was leaving a day earlier than the Feldmarks, she had to take a costly shuttle back to Baltimore from the OC. Price tag: $120 one-way.
Lewis said that circumstance is a reminder of how Maryland’s transportation favors car owners and discriminates against those who can’t afford their own vehicle (Lewis foregoes a car by choice).
“There is no way for the average Marylander to come to the beach, a public beach, and enjoy all of Maryland’s natural treasures if you don’t have access to a car,” she said.


Pope Francis meets with father of terminally ill British baby denied further treatment
"I hope the Pope can save my son," the father said after the meeting.
LONDON -- The father of a terminally-ill British baby who has been denied further treatment had a private audience with Pope Francis on Tuesday, during which he asked for help to save the child.
Tom Evans, the father of almost 2-year-old Alfie Evans, discussed his meeting with the Pope in St. Peter's Square, outside the Basilica in The Vatican.
"I've seen the love and the care and the emotion in his eyes and I'm so fortunate to have the opportunity to be put in front of him today. I'm hoping that the Pope can save my son," he added.
"He told one of his colleagues to immediately start something when I asked for asylum," he told reporters. "I don't know what's going on now, I just know the Pope's taken action on something."
In a tweet by an Italian newspaper, Pope Francis is reported to have said in the meeting, "The only master of life is God. Our duty is to do everything to protect life."
Alfie has a rare neurological condition that will continue to progress. Doctors have not been able to diagnose it.
The boy's parents, Evans and Kate James, have appealed on numerous occasions against legal decisions preventing the baby from being taken to Italy for treatment.
After hearings in London and Liverpool in February, a judge ruled that doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, where the baby is being treated, could end life support against the wishes of his parents.
The judge, Mr Justice Hayden, endorsed a plan submitted by doctors for withdrawing his treatment.
The Pope has previously called for the two sides to work together toward a solution to help Alfie, in the wake of protests about the decision.
The Papal audience comes two days after the Court of Appeal in London refused to overturn a decision that would allow Alfie to leave Alder Hey, where he has been treated since December 2016, and receive treatment in Rome.
The BBC reported that the parents have submitted a second appeal to the Supreme Court.
Alfie has been compared to baby Charlie Gard who died last year in London, at the age of 11 months old, from a terminal mitochondrial disorder after doctors ended treatment he had been receiving since birth.
His parents also fought a legal battle to allow Charlie to receive experimental treatment abroad, but were defeated in the courts. The case garnered widespread international attention and statements of support by both Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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BBNaija’s Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, who is popularly known as Bambam, has been signed as the brand influencer to one of Nigeria’s body shaping brands, Annie’s Enhance Beauty.
She revealed that the brand is partnering with her to achieve her weight loss goals.
Recall that since Bambam was delivered of her baby a few months back, she revealed that it’s been a struggle to get rid of the baby fat and get back into shape.
Well, it turns out that Annie’s Enhance Beauty officials were listening and they have decided to partner with the reality star to achieve the goals she wants.
Taking to their Instagram page, they posted pictures from sealing the deal.
Bambam also took to her Instagram page to post pictures and she writes, “I’ve been working on shedding some weight and loosing my belly fat! @anniesenhancebeauty have provided a combo solution to make healthy smoothies and getting snatched whilst at it. The texture of the waist trainer is excellent on my skin! Let’s take this journey together!
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The Acting Director General of the Bahrain Institute for Public Administration (BIPA), Mr. Najm Salemeen stressed the importance of the national program through which the Institute seeks to improve the system of government work by developing its cadres and enhancing the level of their abilities and skills. He pointed out that the Institute seeks today, through the Leaders Program specifically, to develop a strategic leader who has the ability to make policies and achieve outstanding performance indicators in various fields.
His statement came on the occasion of the redesigning of the Leaders Program, which targets public sector managers and those who are in the same capacity.
Mr. Salemeen explained that the redesigning of the program came to emulate the national aspirations aimed at raising government performance and investing in competent human cadres. He pointed out that the improvements included the addition of English language to some subjects besides the Arabic language, as well as changing the requirement for passing the program from the preparation of government strategies to the preparation of new public policies, or the improvement of a work policy currently in use, or evaluate a government work policy.
In terms of simulating cognitive advances and scientific developments, artificial intelligence and organizational thinking have been added to the recently introduced Agile Leadership curriculum. “Leading high-performing teams” has also been added to the Leaders curriculum, and “Personal and Organizational Flexibility” to the Communication and Interaction curriculum.


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- The Trump administration in America is set to deport 7000 Ghanaians
- The US ambassador, Robert Jackson says they have abused their visa terms
- After the declaration of the US elections in November 2016, US deported 108 Africans, 54 of them were Ghanaians
The United states ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson has revealed that the Trump administration is in the process of deporting over 7000 illegal Ghanaians living in the US.
Addressing the local media in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana, Mr Jackson said: ““In fact about 7000 of them are currently at different stages of the deportation process. And we are not apologetic about that”.
The ambassador in November 2016 hinted after Donald Trump won the US elections that Ghanaians who have overstayed their visas in the US must be concerned because the new administration will ask them to “depart”.
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This latest development come on the back of the UK High Commission in Ghana’s revelation that four MPs have breached the UK visa policies.
The four are three sitting MPs and a former MP. They are Richard Acheampong, NDC MP for Bia East in the Western region (NDC), Joseph Benhazin Dahah, NPP MP for Ntotroso in the Bono Ahafo region, Johnson Kwaku Adu, NPP MP for Ahafo Ano South West in the Ashanti region and George Boakye, former MP for Asunafo South in the Bono Ahafo region.
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They are accused of using their diplomatic passports to secure visas for persons who have failed to return.
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JustÂ as Michael Jackson‘s new posthumous single “This Is It” was set to be released on the late singer’s website, singer/songwriter Paul Anka was threatening to sue Jackson’s estate. Turns out the new Michael Jackson song was actually recorded 18 years ago by Paul Anka, who co-wrote the song with Jackson in back in the 80’s under the title “I Never Heard.”
The late pop icon’s estate capitulated immediately when the scandal erupted over the origin of the new single from the upcoming Michael Jackson This Is It documentary movie. Administrators of Michael Jackson’s estate released a statement that Paul Anka would receive 50 percent of the copyright for “This Is It” – a coup that could reap millions for Anka.
Paul Anka told TMZ.com that he and Jackson did the song together for inclusion on Anka’s 1983 album Walk A Fine Line, but the song was later dropped. Anka says Michael Jackson stole the master tapes of the song from him. Later, Anka said he gave the song to a Latin singer named Sa-Fire.
The revelation of the song’s past is an embarrassing blow to Sony Music. The company has widely promoted the “This Is It” single as a previously unrecorded, original song by Michael Jackson. The Jackson estate will also suffer badly for their mistake, losing out on a hefty chunk of change that now belongs to Paul Anka.
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Sixty-eight student-athletes were named Super Scholar or Scholar Athletes of the Year.
Aaron Guanlao led the UT Arlington contingent with his first ever top-10 showing.
UT Arlington is eighth after Monday's first two rounds at Wolfdancer Golf Club.
The 15-team Jim West Intercollegiate includes four squads ranked in the top 100.
The Mavericks are playing their best golf going into the 16-team tournament hosted by UTSA.

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Dear Edward records the correspondence of Edward Bawden and Peyton Skipwith over the last twenty years of Bawden's life.
David Gentleman writes in his foreword ‘it is unusual to have a chance to read other people’s letters to each other, or perhaps even much want to. But Edward Bawden had been my tutor at the RCA, and Peyton Skipwith has been my friend and adviser for the last fifteen years, so I read their correspondence with peculiar interest. When it began, Edward - watercolourist, illustrator, lithographer, printmaker and designer of murals, wallpapers and cast-iron seats - was already well known; Peyton was then a young recruit to The Fine Art Society in Bond Street who quickly became and remained his agent and friend.’
The art world has changed over the years since Bawden's death and Dear Edward portrays a touching artist-dealer relationship that may longer be possible.

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News that 2011 has been one of America's worst in terms of extreme weather events comes as no surprise to the thousands who have suffered freezing temperatures, tornadoes, flooding, heat waves and drought so far this year. And that's just in the US. Hurricane Irene brings to mind recent catastrophic events across the globe, including Japan's double calamity, floods and fires in Australia, and the crippling drought in the Horn of Africa.
While it's difficult to link single events such as hurricanes directly to climate change, scientists have warned that the trend of extreme weather is likely to continue. And while dramatic events get more exposure, it's the subtler, long-term shifts in regional climates that will have an equally, if not more, devastating effect on inhabitants.
It's these regional pattern changes that are now being extensively researched, as scientists try to gain a clearer picture of the future climate. With last year reported as the warmest on record, humans are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change - and gathering data to better determine how, where, and when this will happen could prove invaluable.
The South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (Sarva) is one such research initiative, formed to provide decision-makers with a database of information on the impacts and risks linked to regional climate change. Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology and managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Atlas consists of an electronic geographical information system continually updated by local researchers in various fields.
Given the southern half of the continent is likely to experience particularly severe impacts, scientists are working to produce climate projections for this region - and using hi-tech computing to do it. The CSIR, for example, is working on a climate simulation experiment for Africa, using a computer cluster at the Johannesburg-based Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC). The distributed computing environment is something CSIR researcher Francois Engelbrecht says is essential for climate science in SA.
“Supercomputing is extremely important because climate modelling relies on very complex mathematical models to do calculations. It involves the numerical solution of big equation sets and for this activity we use a type of computing called parallel processing.”
This environment sees tens to hundreds of processors working simultaneously on the same calculations, speeding up project times significantly. “For example, when we were working on a climate simulation for a period of 140 years, six simulations took three months - but if it weren't for the supercomputers, it would have taken years.”
Engelbrecht adds that recent experiments provided several important findings, the first being the rapid rise in temperature in southern Africa over the next century.
“If greenhouse gases continue to grow at current rates, the Southern African interior could experience temperature increases of four degrees to six degrees Celsius. This would have huge impacts,” says Engelbrecht, including lower crop yields, as very high temperatures are damaging for most crops.
“The southern African region will become generally drier while at the same time the east African region will become wetter.” The area likely to be particularly vulnerable to climate change in SA is the south-west Cape, because it's used to cool and wet winters, and there are strong signals that the area will become hotter and drier, he adds.
This could spell trouble for the Cape wine industry, as high temperatures generally decrease the quality of wines, notes Engelbrecht.
Other dangers include increased pressure on water resources, the transmission zone for malaria spreading further southward, and plant ecosystems such as Fynbos and succulent Karoo coming under threat. “Vegetation adapts to the climate over thousands of years, and now you have significant changes happening in a space of decades.”
According to Engelbrecht, this is the most extensive experiment of its kind performed to date, thanks to the support of the CHPC. He says the international climate science community has realised Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate-related effects, and has stepped up research efforts on the continent.
The Sarva site notes that a project is under way to better the understanding of Southern African Development Community member states on the impacts and risks of climate change. A new climate risk handbook, to be completed in the second half of this year, will serve as a basic reference guide to those engaged in risk and vulnerability research.
Several organisations are engaged in the project, including the CSIR's Climate Studies and Modelling Group, Kulima Development Solutions, and the Climate Systems Analysis Group at the University of Cape Town. Engelbrecht says the climate modelling community in SA collaborates closely on a number of projects, because it's quite a small group.
Collaborating also helps researchers draw conclusions when robust climate signals are in agreement - such as the fact that southern Africa will experience rapid rises in general temperature.
“It's not a perfect science, but we've gotten to the point where we can pick up large-scale trends with a very important message, and there's enough confidence in that message to take action.”
Six simulations took three months - but if it weren't for the supercomputers, it would have taken years.Francois Engelbrecht, CSIR
Inspired by the growing number of informal systems that enable people to connect and collaborate, US university MIT set up the Centre for Collective Intelligence (CCI), with the aim of studying how these new technologies influence the way people work together, and how to maximise their potential.
One of the resulting projects is the Climate CoLab, an open online forum inviting people to suggest and discuss actions that address climate change and the green economy. The site engages scientists, policy-makers, business people and individuals to create an evolving collection of proposals, which can be developed through collaborative input from other members of the community.
Climate CoLab project manager Robert Laubacher notes that new types of systems use the collective intelligence of people from around the world to create huge crowd-sourced databases, such as Wikipedia.
“The Climate CoLab is a system we're trying to build that embodies the concept of collective intelligence. We saw the emergence of very large pools of data which can seem quite daunting, so we looked for a new mechanism to bring people together across geographies.”
The site's main project is an annual contest, aimed at sourcing and selecting innovative and viable climate change initiatives, which are chosen through a process of community input, scientific modelling, expert judging and voting.
According to the CCI, as of mid-2011, more than 15 000 people from across the world had visited Climate CoLab, and over 1 800 registered as members. The 2011 contest is inspired by the green economy, one of the key themes of next year's Rio+20 conference, and poses the question: 'How should the 21st Century economy evolve bearing in mind the risks of climate change?' The deadline for proposals is 30 September.
Once all the proposals have been submitted, computerised simulation models are used to project the environmental and economic outcomes of the proposed actions (such as sea level rise or mitigation costs). In the next stage, a group of climate scientists and policy experts reviews and selects the finalists. These teams are given time to improve their projects, and Climate CoLab members are then invited to vote for the most promising proposals. Winners are chosen based on voting and another judging assessment. This year's winning proposals will be included in briefings being planned for policy-makers at the United Nations and US Congress.
Laubacher says because climate change is such a complex problem, structuring activities on the site proved challenging. “It's different to an encyclopaedia that just consists of separate articles linked together; there's a lot of interaction in the system, with highly complex parts. We were wrestling with that in the first few attempts at structuring activities.”
He explains that fairly broad questions are used for the contest structure, but that organisers hope to include a more detailed breaking down of problems next year.
“We'd like to be able to flesh out topics in each problem domain, such as what to do at global, national, local, and household level, with a number of options under each level.
“Lots of citizens who have specific expertise, and enough of them working on a domain, could be very powerful, but we're not quite there yet.”
A key part of assessing global proposals is determining their potential effects through modelling systems. “One of the things we thought was interesting in the domain of climate change is that there are lots of models that project what will happen if we do certain things, in areas such as temperature or sea levels,” says Laubacher.
He explains that while many models deal with physical science and earth systems, they can also be useful for indicating the economic impact of making changes to global energy systems, for example.
Another piece of the puzzle is connecting these ideas to the policy world - such as when can they be carried through or become law.
“Some policy-makers are very intrigued by the possibility of getting the broad voice of citizens into the conversation, while others like to keep the conversation among themselves. We've created ties with national government constituencies, and usually try to identify people who are tech-savvy and more inclined towards this type of approach, such as supporters of e-government.“
He says the site received about 22 proposals in the global contest, and that organisers tried to encourage entries by getting experts to give input before the final submission date. “Many are still early-phase drafts, but the contest's certainly gotten attention, with visitors to the site from almost 150 countries.”
Laubacher says it's often tricky to balance inputs coming from the public and those coming from the expert panel. “On the one hand, there are lots of concerned citizens with valuable ideas, and on the other, you have experts who have spent years studying these issues. We've attracted plenty of ideas in specific areas, but it's been difficult to get a broadly integrated vision of how the economy could evolve going forward.
“To a great extent, if we can break down a problem into smaller parts, we could take better advantage of citizen expertise.”
With social networks giving people more avenues for speaking out and taking action, Laubacher says grass roots efforts could potentially create movement at policy levels. “We'd love it if this kind of approach could become perceived as a valuable input into traditional policy processes, and eventually become a core part of it.”
Dealing with catastrophe
While some projects are looking into the future, others are finding ways to deal with disasters that do happen. Carnegie Mellon University's Silicon Valley (CMUSV) campus, for example, recently partnered with Nasa for an emergency briefing and response centre.
According to CMUSV, emergency managers and response teams often need to find and assess damage over huge areas that can stretch over thousands of kilometres. Researchers at the university are developing hi-tech tools to help speed up disaster relief efforts and recovery.
The university's Next-Generation Emergency Operations Centre is being used as a mission control centre for Nasa's Wildfire Research and Applications Partnership programme, which is running flights during September and October. During this time, Nasa and CMUSV teams will be on 24-hour call to fly over developing wildfires, collecting data which they can instantly send back to response commanders on the ground.
“Although this work has focused on wildfires, this same technology will be valuable after an earthquake, a tsunami, an oil spill or any other disaster that covers a large area,” said Art Botterell, CMUSV Next-Gen EOC consultant, in a release.
“We've had aerial imagery for a long time, but never a capacity like this for putting together a detailed wide-area operating picture in real-time,” he added. “Advanced computer image analysis promises to help us detect things like natural gas leaks that simple 'eyeball' review of the images can easily miss.”
The partnership forms part of CMUSV's Disaster Management Initiative (DMI), which was formed in 2009 to provide open, interoperable technical solutions for emergencies that stretch across a number of regions.
If we can break down a problem into smaller parts, we could take better advantage of citizen expertise.Robert Labaucher, Climate CoLab
According to the university's Silicon Valley site, the DMI is also making use of social media to develop tools for disaster response. It notes that mapping messages and photos is essential for creating a working Common Operating Picture (COP) from social media.
“As people at the site of a disaster send text messages and post to sites such as Twitter and Facebook, the volunteers in groups such as CrisisCommons are geo-locating messages, which aid decision-makers in assessing a situation and triage resources without being on site.
“There is great potential for social media to provide real-time status of infrastructure that could be used, for example, to alert first responders in advance if the route to a location is blocked by a collapsed bridge,” says CMUSV.
It adds that several challenges can hinder the fast transfer of information, such as language barriers or the volume of the Twitter stream. For emergency managers, accuracy of information is a key issue. The DMI researchers hope to find ways to help identify accurate reports, correct inaccurate ones, and use the power of collaborative networks to get the right information to the right people, when it matters.


The Sept. 3 concert will feature a mix of musical theatre and pop standards, including "The Spark of Creation," "House of Love" and "Ironic," among others. Weiss will be joined by special guests for the 9 PM performance.
Chris Bratten will be the evening's musical director.
Natalie Weiss recently made her Broadway debut in Everyday Rapture, understudying Lindsay Mendez and Betsy Wolfe. She was in the ensemble and understudied the role of Elphaba in the second national touring company of Wicked. She has performed at venues all over New York City, including Birdland, the Duplex and the Laurie Beechman Theatre. She was an "American Idol" semi-finalist but is best known for her YouTube videos of "And I Am Telling You,” "I'm A Star,” "Quiet,” "The Spark of Creation” and "I Believe In You And Me."
Barre Vermont is part of the Vermont restaurant complex located at 1714 N. Vermont in Los Angeles. Tickets are $15, plus a two drink minimum; advance tickets buyers receive priority seating (go to www.showatbarre.com); tickets (if available) can also be purchased at the door.


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Congress leaders meet president, demand sacking of MOS Ajay Mishra
- EP News Service
- Oct 13, 2021
NEW DELHI: A delegation of Indian National Congress (Congress) leaders called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan and demanded the dismissal of Union Minister of State (MOS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra on the backdrop of his son being arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
High-level leaders Congress like the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, AK Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led by Rahul Gandhi petitioned the President for an 'impartial probe' by two sitting judges of the Supreme Court.
After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi told media persons, "We told the President that the accused's father who is MoS Home, should be removed from the post as a fair probe is not possible in his presence. Likewise, we also demanded inquiry be done by two sitting judges of the Supreme Court,"
In the memorandum that the Congress team gave the President they have said that, as the custodian of the Constitution and the moral compass to the government, he should immediately take actions that were being proposed by them. The party has noted that given the fact that the MOS is being protected by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders considering that they were making conciliatory statements towards him, the situation would not change without the President's intervention.
Gandhi said that the President has given us the assurance that he will discuss the matter with the government today itself.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that since the farmers who lost their near and dear once in the incident cannot come to meet the President, Congress was raising the issues on their behalf.
She said, "Clearly this government is giving the message that if you are a farmer, Dalit, a poor person, or a woman you are not entitled to justice or rule of law however if you are their party member then the law does not apply on them."
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I got a 29er MTB and I like to get hybrid tyres or road tyres for my bike but I am very confused about the width.
Would it matter if I got anyone of these width? Or the wider the width means less suitable for road and more for offroad? So if I went for 32-37c it would be all good for my 29er? And the tyre can be use as a hybrid? So mainly road and slight gravel. Thanks for reponse!
700 x 28c
700 x 32c
700 x 37c
700 x 42c
A lot of variables in deciding what tyre to fit a bike. How much is 'slight' gravel? Are you planning to ride these roads when wet? I assume the gravel road you refer to is the hard packed type strewn with pebble to golf sized stones. If only dry weather riding then I would suggest you would be better going for a touring type tyre with a width of 32 to 35. I can’t offer any advice on riding wet gravel roads though. If the gravel is rough with rocky outcrops then a wider tyre would be more suitable.
Remember, the wider the tyre the more effort required to maintain the same speed over a narrower one on a smooth hard packed surface, all other things being equal.
Depends on what you want to do.
If it's o ly commuting then yes those narrower slicks will help. However if you like to add a bit of play such as hopping up and off kerbs, riding down short flights of stairs and the like (it is after all a *mountain* bike) to keep yourself amused (or give yourself more route options) then something wider would be better.
On my mtb commuter I've found I prefer to stick to low tread height knobblies, although some roll better than others. The Michelin XCR Dry 2's I had rolled brilliantly. I used to get lots of "Oh poop " looks from roadies when I passed them which was good for stroking ones ego The Rubenas I now have on roll like rubbish by comparison - the Strava KOMs seemed to dry up.
With gravel roads being on the menu I'd recommend the low knobblies. The fatter rubber will look after your wheels better and they will be safer. Being faster on the tarmac is a nice-to-have. Staying upright when off it is not.
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I ran 32mm on my CX (non racing/MTB geared ) on gravel and found them fine (Specialized Boroughs - beware side wall wear though)
- I went to 28mm as was doing quite a bit of road and helps with average speed but will def go back to 32mm soon when tyres need replacing - 28mm too sketchy too often for me
Thanks for replies and sorry for late response.
Yes If roads are wet i would ride on it. But its more for road use riding on roadsm walk paths and grass and a little gravel. Not taking it into the woodlands. I got another set of mtb tyres for that.
However if you like to add a bit of play such as hopping up and off kerbs, riding down short flights of stairs and the like (it is after all a *mountain* bike) to keep yourself amused (or give yourself more route options) then something wider would be better
No hoppingng or doing dangerous stunts just for roads and a little off road use as mentioned above.
SO will 37c be good enough? How about 47c? Is that more for full on MTB? Jumping and doing it hard?
Fatter means more tension and effort on the road, I could use my mtb tyres but more drag.
Thanks for reponses!
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text: To gain insight into the mechanical determinants of walking energetics, we investigated the effects of aging and arm swing on the metabolic cost of stabilization. We tested two hypotheses: (1) elderly adults consume more metabolic energy during walking than young adults because they consume more metabolic energy for lateral stabilization, and (2) arm swing reduces the metabolic cost of stabilization during walking in young and elderly adults. To test these hypotheses, we provided external lateral stabilization by applying bilateral forces (10% body weight) to a waist belt via elastic cords while young and elderly subjects walked at 1.3m/s on a motorized treadmill with arm swing and with no arm swing. We found that the external stabilizer reduced the net rate of metabolic energy consumption to a similar extent in elderly and young subjects. This reduction was greater (6-7%) when subjects walked with no arm swing than when they walked normally (3-4%). When young or elderly subjects eliminated arm swing while walking with no external stabilization, net metabolic power increased by 5-6%. We conclude that the greater metabolic cost of walking in elderly adults is not caused by a greater cost of lateral stabilization. Moreover, arm swing reduces the metabolic cost of walking in both young and elderly adults likely by contributing to stability.


There has been a higher than 20 per cent drop in the number of bands participating in this year’s Foreday Morning Jam, the street party that is a highlight of the Crop Over festival.
Corporate Communications Officer with the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Simone Codrington told Barbados TODAY 37 bands have registered to participate in this year’s event, of which 33 are small bands, with the remainder being large bands.
This is ten fewer than the 47 that took part in last year’s event, which is being overseen by Randy Eastmond, a consultant with the NCF.
Eastmond said he was unable to give reasons for the decline in numbers, “but bandleaders are running a business and they determine whether they can operate based on prevailing market conditions”.
However, he said that in meetings with the bandleaders, some expressed concern about the current business environment and the possibility of other events clashing with the major activity.
News of the decline comes in the wake of complaints by one bandleader that a leading beer company here had left it high and dry by pulling out of a sponsorship deal at the last minute.
The bandleader, who requested anonymity, also suggested that other small bands were suffering a similar fate, which affected their participation in the Foreday Morning activities.
However, Eastmond said that “to the best of my knowledge the NCF has not received any formal complaints regarding bands running into problems with sponsors”.
At the same time, the potential sponsor denied having reached an agreement with the band.
According to the promoter, the beer distributor had entered into an arrangement since February to provide free drinks, financial support, radio promotions, and support at other events during the Crop Over season.
“He came to the first lime we held and brought two cases of drinks as per the agreement, but he never posted any images of the event on social media as he said he would. I had also sent him some images of a truck promoting the brand that we had designed, and he said he liked the idea and agreed to pay half the cost associated with that, but then we heard nothing after that,” the promoter lamented.
She claimed nothing was heard from brand manager for more than four months despite her efforts, until mid-June when she received an email stating: “Despite this initial tentative agreement, due to budgetary constraints we will not be able to proceed with this . . . .I am still interested in providing drinks specials and free product should you decide that you still would like to use [our product].”
She said it became clear that the drinks distributor was abandoning smaller promoters for bigger bands.
“All the bands they have agreed to sponsor are bigger bands based overseas, and to my mind they are doing the smaller promoters a disservice. They seem to be working with us in the early stages, and then when the bigger bands come along, they cast us aside and run with the [bigger bands],” she charged.
However, the distributor has denied reaching a sponsorship agreement with the band, insisting that what they had was a “tentative” deal.
“I would have met [this promoter] in February, shortly after I joined this company. We discussed a number of matters and I sent her a tentative agreement via email, but we never confirmed anything between then and now,” said the brand manager, who also requested anonymity, and who said his correspondence to the bandleader was clear.
“Before we commit to sponsoring any band, I have to go to my superiors to get their permission. I am currently going through the contract, because we do not sponsor anyone without a written contract; it protects us and protects them. So far this year we are working with eight bands,” he said.


text: If the Assembly is not going to promote the democratic process of letting people vote on an issue, the very least they could do would be to address the issue of acceptable cruise ship numbers. By not giving a number they’re telling us they want more. When many of us have already exceeded a comfortable number. I appreciate the things the industry has done to minimize impacts. But increasing the numbers is going to stress this community more and make people angrier. Angry enough to act out. You don’t want to send a negative image of Juneau as cruise unfriendly but that is exactly what you’re going to get if you keep pushing people. People don’t want to live in Disneyland. They work hard and they want to enjoy some peace when they’re off work; not have to stay inside because they can’t hear each other in normal conversation on their decks while having a barbecue. The people wanting limits do not want to stop the ships, not by a long shot. So stop making this an all or nothing issue. Find a compromise. We all live and work here.

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