It'd be much easier for them to include wifi for guests and set up the bandwidth to handle it. I really wouldn't bank on 4g sustained speeds, but I'm hopeful I'll be surprised. I wonder who their primary carrier is. I need a travel sim.
Planet Hollywood charges SOE absolutely exorbitant fees for the Wifi and hard-wired internet they were using during the event and it still wasn't enough last year. Getting enough for everyone is not gonna happen. What I asked for was for them to contract with AT&T or someone else to bring out a mobile booster truck. AT&T charges about $500 for a weekend for this service.
A media blackout is purposeful censorship. What is decribed here is a lack of adequate resources. Calling this a media blackout is akin to calling a hotel buffett that ran out of food a famine.
Like in 2012 (the last time they had the convention at Bally's) and they ran out of food before many people sat down . . . not that you could call what they gave us, "Food." . . . I've thrown out more edible food than what they gave us that year. And that food WAS purposeful . . .
Famine? No . . . GTFO because we're fed up with this convention . . . possibly. We don't care about service anymore because the world is becoming more and more apathetic . . . most likely.
Food last year was quite good and plentiful. Food the last year at Bally's was cold hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken wings. Just atrocious quality.
I did use the phrase "amounted to".
I am not really sure why you pointed out your use of the phrase "amounted to". Using the phrase "amounted to" means you are equating the lack of cell phone reception to a media blackout. The use of the words "media blackout" in the context of the described events is pure hyperbole, histrionic and misleading. You are implying to the reader that the lack of cell phone service was a purposeful move on SOE's part.


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 * ```JavaScript
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 *
 * @see {@link https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v4/concepts/states/}
 * @important
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        /**
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         * directly on a [[Sprite]].
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         * A collection of key/value pairs that can be used to bind specific Sprite
         * properties to [[DataItem]].
         *
         * For example: `fill` property can be bound to `myCustomColor` field in
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         * DataItem.
         *
         * SpriteState-specific binding will override binding set directly on
         * [[Sprite]]. I.e. you can make Sprite use different fill color on hover by
         * adding a `fill` binding to a different DataItem key for Sprite's "hover"
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         * @see {@link Sprite}
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         * @param {List}
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        enumerable: true,
        configurable: true
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    /**
     * Returns [[Sprite]] element's property value.
     *
     * Will check if there are any bindings with [[DataItem]] and if there are
     * any method callbacks set up for the specific property.
     *
     * @param propertyName  Property name
     * @return Property value
     */
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     * @param config  Config
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    };
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     *
     * @param field  Field name
     * @return Assign as function?
     */
    SpriteState.prototype.asFunction = function (field) {
        return field == "transitionEasing" || _super.prototype.asIs.call(this, field);
    };
    return SpriteState;
}(BaseObject));
export { SpriteState };
/**
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 * anywhere.
 *
 * @ignore
 */
registry.registeredClasses["SpriteState"] = SpriteState;
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Walter James Frost (1891 – 1938) was born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire in January 1891. His parents were Joseph Frost (1856 – 1908) and Mary Ann Hall (1858 -). Walter James was baptised on 29th March 1891 in St Peters Church in Peterborough. On the 1891 Census, Water James, aged three months was living with his parents and three older siblings at 6 Bamber Street in Peterborough. His father was employed as a goods train guard. On the 1901 Census, the family had moved to 23 Mayor's Walk in Peterborough. This road runs over the east coast main line, where his father would have worked. The east coast line had been opened in 1850 by the Great Northern Railway. During WW1, Peterborough was an important point on the railway network for marshalling troops and war material.
In 1908, his father had died, and Walter James aged seventeen joined the Territorial Force. His service number was 4032 in the Royal Field Artillery. His unit was the Northants, 4th Brigade Field Artillery Eastern Division. When the Volunteer Force was subsumed into the new Territorial Force as part of the Haldane reforms of 1908, the bulk of the 1st Volunteer Battalion became the 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, but the two Peterborough companies were converted to form the Northamptonshire Battery of the Royal Field Artillery. The Northamptonshire Battery was based at the Drill Hall, Queen's Street, Peterborough, and became popularly known as the Peterborough Battery or Peterborough Artillery. Between, 1908 and 1911, Walter had training at Shoeburyness, Lydd and Thetford. On the 29th May 1912 he finished his first period of service in the Territorials. On the 1911 Census, Walter was living with his widowed mother and siblings on Williamson Street in Peterborough. Walter was twenty years of age and was working as a house painter. On Christmas day, 1913, Walter married Dora Sinfield in Swanwick, Derbyshire. They were living at 15 Mayor's Walk, very close to the old family home. On the 3rd June 1914 Walter rejoined the Territorials for four years. The medical report shows that he was 5 feet 6.5 inches in height and had good eyesight. He left the service after one year. On the 27th June 1916 in Derby Walter joined the Durham Light Infantry, 39th Labour Corps. His address was given as 233 Model Village, Cresswell. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal for serving in France. His regimental number was 22941. He was discharged on the 2nd January 1919. Between 1913 and 1929, Walter and Dora had six children – Doris Irene, Agnes Dora, Amos Ronald, Douglas Arthur, Joan and Norma. At the time of the disaster on 10th May 1938, Walter and his family were living at 1 The View, Poolsbrook and Walter was working as a Contractor. He was buried in Staveley Cemetery on the 14th May 1938.


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Conference to discuss benefits of social prescribing
By sa | March 1, 2018 | 0
GPs at the Deep End Ireland are hosting a conference in the RCSI on Saturday, 10 March, which is titled 'General Practice in Disadvantaged Areas: Role of Linkwork- ers and Social Prescribing'.
Social prescribing is a way of enabling GPs, nurses and oth- er primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. It is viewed by many experts as a very effective tool for GPs, especially those working in areas of disadvantage.
Prof Susan Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of General Practice at the RCSI, told the Medical In- dependent (MI) that conference attendees will also hear first-hand experience of how social prescribing has worked in pilot studies in a limited number of areas in Ireland, while Scottish speakers will also outline the experience in the NHS.
"There are examples of projects that have started up in Dublin but it hasn't been adopted as a mainstream policy," Prof Smith told MI.
"So there are GPs who are not working in those areas and who are just interested to see and learn about it, because they think it might well be something that is very useful for patients living in disadvantaged areas, because these patients often have a mixture of medical and social problems and they obviously have much poorer health outcomes. It is a way of helping people manage their different medical needs using different community and social supports, rather than always trying to find a medication or a prescription as a solution."
Prof Smith is hopeful that this is something the HSE and policy-makers will take more interest in.
"We would like to get the debate going, because it is an effective way of treating people and improving health outcomes," she said.
The GPs at the Deep End Ireland group has argued in recent months that the ongoing GP contract negotiations should take deprivation into account, with more resources put into areas of higher deprivation.
"But one of the ways that the Government and the De- partment of Health could address that is having a policy of putting social prescribing support in those areas," said Prof Smith.
Full details of the conference can be found at www.deep- end.ie.
Meanwhile, in advance of International Women's Day this Thursday, 8 March, the Women in Medicine in Ireland Network (WIMIN) has announced details of its inaugural national meeting.
The first national WIMIN meeting will be held in the Marker Hotel in Dublin on Saturday, 22 September.
"Speakers are not formally confirmed yet but we will have a mix of GPs, consultants and students giving their thoughts on their experiences in medicine in Ireland. There will also be representation from HSE management," WIMIN founder Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon said.
She confirmed to MI that the new network "is progressing well, with 255 members and counting".
The Cork GP said the network has partnered with the providers of the National GP Forum app to develop a separate online forum for WIMIN, "which hopefully will provide a platform for women across all specialties to share their experiences and support each other".
Dr Fitzgibbon will be attending the spring conference of the Medical Women's Federation in Cardiff, Wales, in May, where she hopes "to learn a lot about what a national medical women's network should be doing".
She encouraged any women in medicine in Ireland, including medical students, NCHDs, GPs, consultants, doctors in research or academia, and retired doctors, interested in joining WIMIN to log on to www.wimin.ie.

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BY Rohullah Naderi
The Fight for Single-Payer Health Coverage is Now
Socialist Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders is mostly credited with putting the crucial health care coverage at the forefront of American political discourse. I personally thought he was the only candidate among the pool who spoke about the issue vocally and perhaps sincerely. His campaign undoubtedly helped the issue get highlighted more prominently in the political, social and media circles. His argument that every citizen needs to have health care coverage was rational and a necessary step in the fight against inequality. It was a unique attitude toward health care reform. He even tagged health care coverage as a human right, which I personally found quite noble in the selfish world of politics. That was a humanistic touch from the Senator. But what made his argument about health care more appealing from his predecessors was the element of single-payer, universal health care. Candidates and politicians from across the political spectrum have talked about health care, but a single-payer system has never been in their talking point memos. Many emphasize the role of the market and private sector in providing health care to Americans.
Bernie Sanders' advocacy of health care-for-all gained prominence when Donald Trump became president on the promise of repealing and replacing Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka "Obama Care." The ACA is not a single-payer system, but a good first step toward that end. The ACA has extended coverage to more Americans and now health insurance companies cannot refuse treatment based on pre-existing conditions. This is indeed encouraging. However, the ACA is in real danger. The first attempt by the Trump administration to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act failed in March. The bill which is called the American Health Care Act (AHCA), failed due to lack of consensus within the Republican ranks. The moderate members of the party backed out of the bill for fear their constituents would lose basic health services. The backlash from their constituents was palpable and anxious. This level of backlash is nearly unprecedented, rivaling the revolt of American seniors over Republican efforts to privatize Social Security back in 2005. When I was watching the town hall meeting of Senator Mitch McConnell, I could not help but appreciate the bravery of the voters who spoke their minds and challenged the Senator for his support of the bill. Republicans technically had enough votes to get the AHCA passed. It was the fearless protests of the voters in town hall meetings across the country that ultimately made the difference. Regretfully, the failure did not deter the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress from introducing a revised version of the AHCA, and this time it was passed, though narrowly, by the House.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, under the version of the AHCA that was killed in March, 24 million Americans would lose insurance coverage, and the bill would raise premiums for older and poor Americans by more than 750 percent. The bill would cut federal Medicaid spending by $880 billion, and it will give a near-trillion-dollar tax break to wealthy Americans. Under the revised version of AHCA, the coverage for pre-existing conditions can be expensive, and aging can be considered a pre-existing condition. A typical 64-year old would have to pay $14,000 in premiums, whereas under ACA it is $1,700. A 40-year old pays $1,700 under the ACA but under the AHCA, it would be $2,400. The revised plan targets Medicaid by eliminating the tax on the rich to expand health coverage to poorer sections of the society. The revised Bill is absolutely disgusting, and this is where the fight for single-payer system becomes a worthwhile struggle, requiring collective effort on the part of the public. This is the time to take action, while the iron is hot. The alternative proposed by Trump not only discriminates against the sick but makes coverage far more expensive.
Political Will is Needed, Not Resources
As a non-American, I believe that political will and leadership are needed to make single-payer health coverage a reality in the United States. It is not about resources. It never was. America is the richest country on earth, with abundant resources. It has the financial muscle, intellectual capacity, technical know-how, and administrative mandate to enact a health care reform bill that provides health services to all. To justify my point of view and demonstrate that it is about political will and leadership, let's take the example of Cuba. This tiny country has developed one of the most excellent and efficient health care systems in the world. It guarantees health care access to all layers of society irrespective of race, income and class. On a visit to the country in 2014, World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan acknowledged the Cuban health care model: "Cuba is the only country that has a health care system closely linked to research and development. This is the way to go, because human health can only improve through innovation". She praised the Cuban leadership for its efforts "to place health as an essential pillar of development." Cuba has been successful in its quest to provide health care to all its citizens despite being under economic embargo by the United States for more than half a century. The embargo has put Cuba under enormous economic pressure, limiting its financial resources and maneuvering, and yet that has not stopped it from prioritizing health care for all.
Single-Payer Healthcare Is the Prescription Our Country Needs
No to Trumpcare, No to Obamacare: Universal Healthcare or Bust
When we dig a little bit deeper into the Cuban model, the results are mind-blowing. Cubans have a low infant mortality rate of 4.2, which is even lower than the U.S. The system has increased the life expectancy of Cubans, and it is now hovering around 78, which is nearly identical to the U.S. The benefits of the system are not limited to just the Cubans. Third world and other developing countries have benefited enormously from the system. Currently, 30,000 Cuban medical staff are working in 60 developing countries providing quality medical services. Cuba has achieved this amazing result by spending just $813 per person annually, whereas America spends $9,403 per person. These results are disappointing for such a high cost of care.
The Argument for Single-Payer System
The Cuban system of healthcare is a good example of single-payer. In this system, healthcare delivery is operated as a public, not-for-profit service. So, everyone receives needed medical services under one universal plan. The system is based on need, not the ability to pay. It allows the nation to have single data base, which is based on a single set of laws, regulations and prices, with a uniform standard for patients' privacy. There is no need to wait for specialists, and care is not based on insurance or financial ability. Sometimes the wait for specialists lasts as long as six months. But the most significant benefit of the system is saving up money. The United States spends billions of dollars on medical administrative costs. Single-payer avoids large for-profit health administrative costs, resulting in a huge reduction in administrative costs. The saved money can be spent on healthcare, research, innovation and disease prevention. On the other hand, both the ACA and AHCA will be characterized by high premium costs. Under single-payer, premiums no longer exist. There are no expensive co-payments and deductibles, and patients have free choice of doctor and hospital. The free choice of doctors allows patients uninterrupted care, even if they switch their jobs and experience financial troubles. This is the distinct beauty of single-payer. Overall, universal health care replaces the profit-oriented system and covers all aspects of medical services such as dental, prescription drug, and vision. Employers have a minimum role in the system. These benefits must be intriguing for any nation or government considering a transition to single-payer. Why is the United States shying away from it?
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee health care to its citizens. Currently, there are close to 29 million Americans who do not have health coverage. Recent studies suggested that, particularly before ACA, some 45,000 Americans died each year because they cannot get to doctors. Millions more are underinsured, as they cannot afford the high copayments and deductibles charged by private health insurance companies. This is not surprising, considering that the U.S. health care sector is a profit-making industry that thrives at the expense of the people. These companies are the problem. They have prevented the realization of a single-payer system because they stand to lose from it. Back in 2009, under then President Obama, there was much euphoria for a major health care reform that could lead to equitable coverage to ensure health care for most Americans. The hope, however, was shattered when health insurance and pharmaceutical companies, working with Republicans and seeking to pressure Democrats, succeeded in blunting health care reform so as to avoid universal health care. Despite the hopes of millions for universal health care, these dreams were shattered via the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which expanded private health insurance, rather than eliminating it.
Drug and insurance companies have undeniable influence in Washington corridors of power. They have skillful and highly paid lobbyists who work with and pressure legislators to blunt progressive change. They have tremendous amount of financial resources that can fund the election campaigns of so many lawmakers. In fact, there are already many Representatives and Senators in Congress who have been elected with the help of campaign donations from drug and insurance companies. They have adept PR firms with old and dirty tricks that can confuse the public about a single-payer system by producing ads framing universal health care as a danger to the quality of care in America. They are one of the major sources of revenue for American corporate media, as they advertise their drugs and services in the media. So, the nexus is perfect to deny Americans health care as a right, rather than a privilege.
Bernie Sanders' campaign and the ACA are a good start to pave the way for a single-payer system, although the fate of ACA now depends on the Senate. The aim has always been to give coverage to more Americans and improve the quality of the service. That is what the ACA has partly done. But it is not enough. The American health care system is broken. It is a market-driven care that aims at making profits, giving coverage to those who can afford it and making drug and insurance companies more powerful to undermine progressive policies and democratic principles. This is unacceptable. "Trump care" threatens to further aggravate the problems of securing affordable care in the U.S. This broken system can only be fixed by single-payer.
The movement that has been created by Sanders has produced results. Now, health care is on the national agenda. The fact that both parties are talking about it and trying to out-maneuver each other on health care, shows that it is an important legislative issue with wide political consequences. To be effective, people who support Bernie's campaign and want to fight for single-payer must make their voices heard. They need to become politically active, communicate with their representatives, pressure them for single-payer, take to the streets in a non-violent manner, sign petitions, share information, expand platforms, support progressive candidates for elected offices, fight drug and insurance companies, and finally vote for candidates who promise to support single-payer health coverage.
I consider mass demonstrations as the perfect tool to bring pressure on Congress for the realization of a single-payer system. Marches have been effective in the past. The bigger the march, the bigger its influence. When is a better time than now to take to the streets and make your voice heard? With an elite billionaire class consolidating its grip on power like never before, and as ordinary Americans are in danger of losing their health coverage, the pressure for progressive change on health care will only continue to grow.
*(A crowd gathered on the Capitol grounds to voice their opposition to the American Health Care Act. Image credit: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur/ flickr).
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Q: Using undisclosed-recipients:; in Swiftmailer I'm trying to send an email with a ton of recipients in the BCC field. I'm trying to set the To: field as unknown-recipients:; but every time I try, I get an error that the email doesn't conform to a normal email address:
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Swift_RfcComplianceException' with message 'Address in mailbox given [] does not comply with RFC 2822, 3.6.2.' in[...]

Is there any way to send to undisclosed recipients using SwiftMailer?

A: The "undisclosed recipient" is usually considered as spam except if sent from one of your contacts and is implemented by using BCC field for all recipients + your own email (or any public email you don't mind to be visible) as the TO field.
You can send it in batches of ~10 or something like that, but is probable that using this method your email ends in SPAM folders.
The other way is sending an email per subscriber, in a loop, doing a setTo($user) and send().

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Q: Custom error metrics in Lambda function I have a (Python) Lambda function that I'm calling via AWS API Gateway (not using "Lambda Proxy integration").
The Lambda accepts a JSON payload, and if all goes well returns a JSON response.
In terms of monitoring the Lambda, I can see the following in CloudWatch:

*

*invocations

*duration

*throttles

*errors

The Lambda can fail in a number of ways, and in each of these cases a JSON error object is returned as the response.
I would like to add the ability to view metrics of these error conditions in CloudWatch, but reading the documentation on Cloudwatch alerts and alarms, it is not clear to me how to do this.  Any ideas?


After a career reading the news on radio, Malama Psarianos was snapped up into the real estate industry. Today she's enjoying her role as senior property manager at Raine & Horne Penrith.
Tell us a bit about yourself and your role at Raine & Horne Penrith.
Over the years radio and television have been my passion. I studied journalism and marketing, throughout my career I was the first female presenter at 2WG in Wagga Wagga, worked for John Laws and also read regional news and weather for Prime. When I moved into real estate I was offered a BDM role at a boutique agency in the Blue Mountains. Now I work for an amazing principal, Gary Rossetto, and his wife Evie at Raine & Horne Penrith. My role is to give outstanding service to our existing clients.
What is the market like in your area now?
Hot, hot and hot! Over the last 18 months developers have been building and now there are hundreds of units coming onto the market. Due to the oversupply, rental prices have started to fall but we are still getting great rental yields for existing rental properties.
Even though they are not around any more, my parents have instilled in me my work ethic, honesty, loyalty and transparency. This stays close to me with everything that I do.
Arianna Huffington has taught me to believe that gratitude is the gateway to grace. My gratitude exercises help lower the stress which comes with property management.
Arianna Huffington has taught me to believe that gratitude is the gateway to grace.
My iPad, mobile phone, Kikki.k rainbow pen, business cards, thank you cards, notepad and diary.
Without our health we have nothing and that is why going to the gym is my morning ritual. I make sure I have a healthy breakfast, read the morning paper and have a latte from my favourite coffee shop. I start work at 7am. I do this to be the best for my clients, and because I love looking after myself.
I like reading the profiled people and places and the latest real estate trends. It sits on my coffee table at home with my Vogue magazine and I pick it up every day to inspire myself.
Instagram: socially and professionally. PropertyTree: love the mentoring from REST Professional. LinkedIn and Facebook, Evernote for remembering everything that matters, Dropbox, RP Data and WhatsApp.
Be a sponge and talk to everyone. Know what is going on in your community. Study your local market daily. Shadow the agent you most admire and respect in the pathway that you most like in the industry. Attend Chamber of Commerce functions with your principal. Follow the local football team and attend games to be seen out in the local community. Real estate is not a glamorous job, but it is rewarding.


Jim Pugliese is a drummer, percussionist and composer His performing experience is diverse.
As a freelance percussionist he is in much demand and has performed with The New York Philharmonic Horizon Series (guest artist), New York City Ballet and soloist or performer on numerous new music and jazz festivals in Europe, Japan and the USA Jim grew up listening to and playing soul music and rhythm and blues. He went on to study percussion with Raymond Des Roches and by the age of eighteen he had recorded the music of Edgar Varese and Charles Wuorinen for Nonsuch Records. He continued performing and or recording new music with John Cage, Lukas Foss, Kent Nagano, Philip Glass and many more. He spent twelve years as a member of Dean Drummond's Newband and The Harry Partch Ensemble, studying and performing microtonal music. During this same period he developed an interest in Afro-Cuban music and studied drumming and rhythm with Master Drummer Pablo Landrum.
For the last twenty years, while living in the East Village of New York City, Jim has been improvising recording and touring with many of downtowns NY's most prominent composer/improvisers including John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Zeena Parkins, Bobby Previte and Anthony Coleman. He has recorded on over 100 CD's of new music, jazz, rock and movie soundtracks. His latest projects are a continuation of his vision to combine his diverse performing experiences into a single new sound with its base in rhythm. His music skirts and shifts along the edges of free improvisation, deep groove and New Music. The music reflects Jim's ongoing quest to explore the powerful, enlightening and spiritual secrets of rhythm and drumming and is inspired by his association and work with Nii Tettey Tetteh, master musician from Ghana, with Milford Graves, learning drumming and healing through the heartbeat and his continued study of the spiritual songs of the Mbira Dzavadzimu from Zimbabwe.
Cappelli, exploring the relationship between Southern Italian Folk Music and Italian/American roots; the percussion trio Eastside Percussion,Ensemble 50 with Eleonor Sandresky, Mary Rowell and Kevin Norton and Mbira NYC.
over 20 years. LEAP is an educational service organization, which sends professional consultants into the public schools of New York City to work with students, teachers, and parents. Jim has worked in hundreds of elementary, junior high and high schools. He has conducted workshops for thousands of students, their parents and teachers. He has taught science, math, cultural studies and language arts through music and percussion and created and designed curriculum, integrating music into the academic subject areas. For many years he worked at Project Concern's Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention program at P.S. 285 in Brooklyn.
In 2005 Jim was given the opportunity to begin his "Dream" After-School Program. Presently he is the brainchild and supervising director for Leap's award winning Radical Arts Venue and Education Center (R.A.V.E). at CIS 22 middle school in the Bronx. Over the last eight years The R.A.V.E. Center has been the recipient of three major awards: The New York Life Award for Excellence in After-School Arts, the prestigious After- School Innovator Award from MetLife (one of only six schools in the country selected for this award) and in 2008 Jim was the recipient of the PASEsetter Award. Every year, PASE recognizes the best and brightest of New York City's youth development professionals. Chosen from hundreds of nominations, the five PASEsetter Award Winners exemplify the dedication, innovation, and accomplishment that is the hallmark of the New York City afterschool field. Jim has also been BMI's Composer-In Residence at La Guardia High School of Music, Drama and Art in New York City for the past ten years and presently also teaches the Percussion Ensemble and Improvisation Ensemble at La Guardia. Three of Jim's music composition students have had their Compositions selected to be performed by the New York Philharmonic on their School Day Concerts.
Jim has done workshops and master classes in Percussion, Improvisation, Conducting and Career Development in Universities throughout the United States, Europe, Japan and Africa.


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class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    MainWindow();

private slots:
    void loadImage(void);

	void conv2gray(void)
	{
         if (Convert2Grayscale(&image)==true)
            view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
         else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
    }

	void conv2mono(void)
	{
		bool ok;
        int threshold;

        threshold=QInputDialog::getInteger(this,"Schwellenwert",
              "Bitte geben Sie den Schwellenwert an (0-255)",
              155,0,255,1,&ok);
        if (ok==true)
		{
			if (Convert2Mono(&image, threshold)==true)
				view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
			else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
				"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
		 }
    }

	void startnextneighbours( void )
    {
		bool ok;
		int maxneighbours;

		maxneighbours=QInputDialog::getInteger(this,"Maximale Anzahl benachbarter Pixel",
			  "Bitte geben Sie die maximale Anzahl der benachbarten (3x3 Matrix) Pixel an (1-9)",
				  1,0,9,1,&ok);
			if (ok==true)
			{
				if (nextneighbours(&image, maxneighbours)==true)
					view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
				else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
				  "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
			 }
	}

	void negate(void)
	{
		if (TInegate(&image)==true)
            view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
         else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
	}

	void segmenttext_DCT_energy(void)
	{
		if (TextSegment_DCT_energy(&image)==true)
            view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
         else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
	}

	void segmenttext_DCT_bitrate(void)
	{
		if (TextSegment_DCT_bitrate(&image)==true)
            view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
         else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
	}

	void segmenttext_DCT_energy_train(void)
	{
		if (TextSegment_DCT_energy_train(&image)==true)
            view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
         else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
	}

	void segmenttext_DCT_energy_ontrained(void)
	{
		if (TextSegment_DCT_energy_ontrained(&image)==true)
            view->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(image));
         else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              "Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
	}

         // *********************************
         // > Filter (Uebergabe enum): siehe edge.h/.cpp
         void Sobel()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FSobel)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

		 void Sobel45()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FSobel45)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

         // *******
         void Laplace1()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FLaplace1)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

         void Laplace2()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FLaplace2)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

         void Laplace3()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FLaplace3)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }
         // *******
         void Prewitt()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FPrewitt)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }
         // *******
         void Roberts()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FRoberts)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }
         // *******
         void WMean1()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FWMean1)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

         void WMean2()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FWMean2)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }
         // *******
         void Highpass1()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FHighpass1)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

         void Highpass2()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FHighpass2)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }
          // *******
         void Lowpass1()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FLowpass1)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

         void Lowpass2()
         {
         	if ((image=Filter(image,FLowpass2)).isNull()==false)
            	view->setPixmap( QPixmap::fromImage(image) );
         	else QMessageBox::warning(this,"Warnung",
              	"Bild wegen falscher Farbtiefe nicht verarbeitbar", "Weiter");
         }

private:
    void createActions(void);
    void createMenus(void);
    void createStatusBar(void);

private:
    QMenu          *fileMenu;
    QMenu          *testbed;
    QMenu          *edgeMenue;

    QAction        *loadAct;
    QAction        *exitAct;

	QAction *conv2monoAct;
	QAction *conv2grayact;
	QAction *nextneighboursAct;
	QAction *negateAct;
	QAction *segmentText_DCT_Energy_Act;
	QAction *segmentText_DCT_Bitrate_Act;
	QAction *segmentText_DCT_Energy_Train_Act;
	QAction *segmentText_DCT_Energy_BasedonTrained_Act;

	// Filter Actor
    QAction *sobelAct;
	QAction *sobel45Act;
    QAction *laplace1Act;
    QAction *laplace2Act;
    QAction *laplace3Act;
    QAction *prewittAct;
    QAction *robertsAct;
    QAction *wmean1Act;
    QAction *wmean2Act;
    QAction *highpass1Act;
    QAction *highpass2Act;
    QAction *lowpass1Act;
    QAction *lowpass2Act;

    QScrollArea    *imageView;
    QLabel         *view;

    QLabel         *currentFile;

    QString         fileName;
    QImage          image;
};

#endif


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///
/// @file mainline_aue_trap.H
/// @brief Subroutines for the MC mainline aue address trap registers (MBAUER*Q)
///
// *HWP HWP Owner: Matt Hickman <Matthew.Hickman@ibm.com>
// *HWP HWP Backup: Stephen Glancy <sglancy@us.ibm.com>
// *HWP Team: Memory
// *HWP Level: 3
// *HWP Consumed by: FSP:HB

#ifndef _MSS_MAINLINE_AUE_TRAP_H_
#define _MSS_MAINLINE_AUE_TRAP_H_

#include <fapi2.H>
#include <generic/memory/lib/utils/mcbist/gen_mss_mcbist_address.H>
#include <generic/memory/lib/utils/scom.H>
#include <generic/memory/lib/utils/find.H>
#include <generic/memory/lib/utils/shared/mss_generic_consts.H>
#include <generic/memory/lib/ecc/ecc_traits.H>

namespace mss
{

namespace ecc
{

namespace mainline_aue_trap
{

///
/// @brief Read MBS Mainline AUE Address Trap (MBAUER*Q) register
/// @tparam MC the memory controller type
/// @tparam T fapi2 Target Type - derived from i_target's type
/// @tparam TT traits type defaults to eccTraits<MC, T>
/// @param[in] i_target the fapi2 target of the mc
/// @param[out] o_data the value of the register
/// @return fapi2::ReturnCode FAPI2_RC_SUCCESS if ok
///
template< mss::mc_type MC, fapi2::TargetType T, typename TT = eccTraits<MC, T> >
inline fapi2::ReturnCode read( const fapi2::Target<T>& i_target, fapi2::buffer<uint64_t>& o_data )
{
    const auto& l_mc_target = mss::find_target<eccMCTraits<MC>::MC_TARGET_TYPE>(i_target);
    const auto& l_port_pos = mss::relative_pos<MC, eccMCTraits<MC>::MC_TARGET_TYPE>(i_target);

    FAPI_TRY( mss::getScom(l_mc_target, (TT::MAINLINE_AUE_REGS[l_port_pos]), o_data) );
    FAPI_INF("%s read: 0x%016lx", mss::c_str(i_target), o_data);
fapi_try_exit:
    return fapi2::current_err;
}

///
/// @brief Write MBS Mainline AUE Address Trap (MBAUER*Q) register
/// @tparam MC the memory controller type
/// @tparam T fapi2 Target Type - derived from i_target's type
/// @tparam TT traits type defaults to eccTraits<MC, T>
/// @param[in] i_target the fapi2 target of the mc
/// @param[in] i_data the value to write to the register
/// @return fapi2::ReturnCode FAPI2_RC_SUCCESS if ok
///
template< mss::mc_type MC, fapi2::TargetType T, typename TT = eccTraits<MC, T> >
inline fapi2::ReturnCode write( const fapi2::Target<T>& i_target, const fapi2::buffer<uint64_t>& i_data )
{
    const auto& l_mc_target = mss::find_target<eccMCTraits<MC>::MC_TARGET_TYPE>(i_target);
    const auto& l_port_pos = mss::relative_pos<MC, eccMCTraits<MC>::MC_TARGET_TYPE>(i_target);

    FAPI_TRY( mss::putScom(l_mc_target, (TT::MAINLINE_AUE_REGS[l_port_pos]), i_data) );
    FAPI_INF("%s write: 0x%016lx", mss::c_str(i_target), i_data);
fapi_try_exit:
    return fapi2::current_err;
}

///
/// @brief set_address
/// @tparam MC the memory controller type
/// @tparam T fapi2 Target Type - derived from i_target's type
/// @tparam TT traits type defaults to eccTraits<MC, T>
/// @param[in, out] io_data the register value
/// @param[in] i_address mcbist::address form of address field
///
template< mss::mc_type MC, fapi2::TargetType T = eccMCTraits<MC>::MEM_PORT_TARGET_TYPE, typename TT = eccTraits<MC, T> >
inline void set_address( fapi2::buffer<uint64_t>& io_data, const mcbist::address& i_address)
{
    io_data.insertFromRight<TT::AUE_ADDR_TRAP, TT::AUE_ADDR_TRAP_LEN>(uint64_t(i_address));
    FAPI_INF("set_address: 0x%016lx", uint64_t(i_address));
}

///
/// @brief get_address
/// @tparam MC the memory controller type
/// @tparam T fapi2 Target Type - derived from i_target's type
/// @tparam TT traits type defaults to eccTraits<MC, T>
/// @param[in] i_data the register value
/// @param[out] o_address mcbist::address form of address field
///
template< mss::mc_type MC, fapi2::TargetType T = eccMCTraits<MC>::MEM_PORT_TARGET_TYPE, typename TT = eccTraits<MC, T> >
inline void get_address( const fapi2::buffer<uint64_t>& i_data, mcbist::address& o_address )
{
    uint64_t l_addr = 0;
    i_data.extractToRight<TT::AUE_ADDR_TRAP, TT::AUE_ADDR_TRAP_LEN>(l_addr);
    o_address = mcbist::address(l_addr);
    FAPI_INF("get_address: 0x%016lx", uint64_t(l_addr));
}

} // close namespace mainline_aue_trap

} // close namespace ecc

} // close namespace mss

#endif


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It's All About the Dogs!
by RMGDRI | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog, Foster, Foster Family, Great Danes, Successes |
Ask any of our supporters "What does Rescue mean to you?" or "Why do you support RMGDRI?" The answer would be a resounding, "It's all about the dogs!"
With 2014 squarely behind us, it could be said that last year was no different than prior years. Our focus has never wavered from being all about the dogs. However, 2014 was different. It was different because of you and your support of the RMGDRI Danes and our mission. No question about it… 2014 was different for the 54 Danes who found a forever family or received the Vet care they deserved through RMGDRI programs. For YOU and your continued support of our mission, we are forever grateful.
So how was 2014 different and how did you make a difference? Well let's look at the numbers. This is how YOU have made a difference in 2014 for Danes in need.
With your help as a supporter of RMGDRI, the average time in Rescue for our dogs improved. RMGDRI Danes found their forever homes 24% faster. On average, in 2013 a foster dog would be in Rescue 90 days. In 2014, we were able to usher them along to their new lives in just 69 days. And guess what? There were fewer dogs returned to RMGDRI. Actually, 19% fewer dogs were returned in 2014 compared to 2013. Our matchmakers at RMGDRI were working overtime in 2014 right alongside of our Foster Families, Volunteers, Vet Partners and Donors to find RMGDRI Danes their new adoptive homes. Because of YOU our Danes found their forever homes sooner and stayed there.
Our medical costs did increase in 2014 by 1%. The average medical cost carried by the Rescue for a Dane is $673. The overall average cost per dog is $733 to the Rescue. This number represents the average cost for food, medical, training, and any boarding costs incurred by the dog during their stay in Rescue. The medical program fund at RMGDRI supports 92% of each Dane's expenses while in Rescue. With food, training and boarding being only 8% of the total cost of care. Without our Vet Partners and generous donors, we would not be able to provide this all important program and ensure our Danes the best care possible as we prepare them for their forever homes. Because of YOU our Danes received the medical care they needed and deserved.
At RMGDRI it takes on average 24 days for an adoption application to be processed and approved. Foster applications are taking a little longer at 31 days to approve. While we found the number of applications in 2014 were down over 2013, the number of applications resulting in an adoption in 2014 improved by 2%. A whopping 27% of our applications submitted resulted in an adoption of an RMGDRI Dane. In 2014, we had 193 adoption applications and 30 foster applications submitted. Because of YOU our Danes are being matched with their new adoptive families more efficiently and effectively.
Dane lovers flocked to help RMGDRI in 2014 and our volunteer base increased by 42% over 2013. In part due to the renewed interest in the RMGDRI mission on our social media channels. We increased our following on average across our combined social media channels by 60% over 2013. Additionally, RMGDRI was fortunate to secure a grant from Google. If you can believe it we served up a quarter of a million ads online to help spread the word about the RMGDRI mission and our available Danes looking for homes. Because of YOU more people are learning about our Danes in need and our mission is reaching more people than ever.
In 2014, you helped make a big impact for Great Danes in need- a positive one! From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU.
2015 will continue to be all about the dogs at RMGDRI. We sure hope to have your continued support because we cannot do it with you. We have some big plans and lots of Great Danes that need your help finding a new home this year. Reach out to volunteer@rmgreatdane.org if you would like to learn about more ways you can help Danes in need or check out our Volunteer Careers page for new volunteer opportunities . Pretty please & thank you! (As Monroe says it.)


In honor of Mother's Day and Andrea, Lea (who we'll be hearing from next week) and Evan, I thought I'd post this great video I just got that takes you through the steps of how to donate bone marrow. You know I've written about this before but I've never seen a video that shows you just how easy it is. Some of you have joined the registry because of this blog and I couldn't be prouder of that fact.
If I ever needed a bone marrow transplant (the only known cure for CML) I have my sister Meghan's marrow (she's a perfect match) but so many other people don't have the family option and you could be their lifesaver. Please take a look at this video (it's actually kind of funny!) and share with anyone you think may be interested. And, of course, have a really great weekend.
P.S., for those of you who haven't been reading the comments, that was a total joke.


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University Health Network>Corporate>Newsroom>Coordinating a patient's lasting legacy
Coordinating a patient's lasting legacy
Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator, Cassandra Paluch, responds to a page that might require her to spring into action to help coordinate organ donation from TWH. (Photo: UHN)
One organ donor can save up to eight lives and help another 75 with tissue donation.
This is why having an updated donor card is so important. Residents of Ontario who renew or update their health card are also asked to fill out an organ donation form to make their wishes known.
But what happens when a patient in critical or palliative care who will not recover from his or her illness doesn't have a clear indication of whether they would be an organ donor?
This is where Cassandra Paluch, Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator at UHN and based at Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) comes in. Paluch has the delicate task of approaching families when their loved one has been assessed as suffering cardiac or brain death to consider organ donation – a very emotional but time-sensitive process that could result in helping a potential recipient in need of an organ.
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"It is definitely a challenging role," says Paluch. "I am connecting with a patient's family on one of the worst days of their lives to help them make a decision quickly, but organ donation has the potential to do so much good makes so it makes the intense work worthwhile."
There is a limited amount of time after the death of a patient has been declared that organs can be recovered for donation. Either brain death or cardiac death can occur, each requiring different protocols when considering organ donation.
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week 2016
It's important that the patient's family, who is making the donation on their loved one's behalf, be fully informed and involved in the process. Paluch and her team are specially trained to navigate this situation.
"As coordinators, we have to feel our way through the process of how best to talk to the families," she says. "No two cases are alike and many emotions are involved. My role is to act as a resource and support to the family and also help them see they have a unique opportunity for their loved one to leave a kind of legacy."
Should a family consent to donate their loved one's organs, the next 48 hours are crucial. A multidisciplinary team begins the intensive work to recover the organs designated for donation, maintain them, and find an eligible recipient in time. The patient's family also has the right to change their minds about the donation at any time.
In this phase, Paluch acts as a liaison between all the different services to assess organ suitability at the hospital, the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN), and the provincial resource centre for organ donation at TGLN. She also ensures the family is kept up to date and receiving any support they may need.
"Being in this role has really shown me that out of very tragic circumstances, there is hope," says Paluch. "With organ donation, life doesn't stop at the death of a patient, but actually fosters a continuation of that patient's life."
She points to Ralph Walker, a burn survivor who sustained burns to over 90 per cent of his body in 2007. Walker's chances of survival at the time of his accident were very slim, but thanks to skin grafts made possible through tissue donation, he recovered and has been able to live as close to a normal life as possible.
Walker will be giving a talk about his experience as a TGLN tissue recipient to staff in the TWH auditorium on April 18th.
"Our team is acutely aware of how many people can be helped through organ donation which is why coordinators put their heart and soul into this work," says Paluch. "But we rarely get to hear about the outcome of that work and so I'm looking forward to hearing Ralph's presentation as to how much organ and tissue donation can make a difference."
National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week runs from April 18 – 22. TWH, TGH and PMH are hosting awareness booths throughout the week. Staff and visitors can register to be an organ and tissue donor at these booths, providing they have their health card number. Find out more here.


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Q: How to have a button change the form within the subform "window" in Ms Access I need to create my own "navigation" form in Ms Access.  Basically, I have a MAIN form that has one field named LotNumSelect
Then, buttons representing each form the user would like to view.
Button1 - Customer
Button2 - Job Data
etc.
Once the customer clicks a button, the procedure would open the corresponding form in the subform window to the record matching the LotNumSelect field.
So far, I have this.
Private Sub ContactInfo_Click()
Main_Customer_Sbfm.SourceObject = "Main_Customer_Sbfm"
Forms!Form1!Main_Customer_Sbfm.Form!Lot_Number.SetFocus

This nicely switches the form within the subform.  the problem is how do I get the form within the subform find the record associated with the data in the LotNumSelect Field?
I tried this..
DoCmd.FindRecord LotNumSelect.Value, acEntire, , acSearchAll

but it's giving me a runtime error of "2162"
"A macro set to one of the current field's properties failed because of an error in a FindRecord action argument.


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Classroom Discussion: Will.I.Am Just Threw His Proverbial Hat into the Wearable Tech Ring
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The Black Eyed Peas Member Announces the "Not Watch" Smart Cuff
Grammy Award-winning musician Will.I.Am of hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas announces a new wearable high-tech bracelet "The Puls," competing against tech industry leaders like Apple and Samsung. The musician also introduced a fashion collection featuring high tech functions.
Classroom Discussion
After reading the article below about the new wearable tech device The Puls, discuss other wearable tech devices that have been introduced in the past two years. Google Glass was introduced to the public in May 2014, and the product (a smartphone-like head mount/headband) has not become widespread. Why is that?
Technology and business
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Vocabulary term:
Wearable technology (also called wearable gadgets) is a category of technology devices that can be worn by a consumer and often include tracking information related to health and fitness. Other wearable tech gadgets include devices that have small motion sensors to take photos and sync with your mobile devices.
Vying against tech industry powerhouses Apple and Samsung over control of the next alleged "big thing" in wearable technology, musician, entrepreneur, and FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Alumnus Will.I.Am took the stage at tech conference Dreamforce in San Francisco last week to unveil his own take on the wearable tech market with his high tech, high-fashion wearable smartband device, The Puls.
"This is not a watch," he said, presenting alongside a host of tech, fashion and entertainment CEOs partnered to offer features on the Puls by the musician's brand i.am+™, which covets 16 GB of space to store music and photos, and features a 3G radio, GPS, 1 GB of RAM, with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and the ability to make calls without syncing to a smartphone.
The Puls also comes with a Siri-like intelligent voice system powered by Nuance Communications dubbed "Aneeda" (as in "I need-a make a call to my mom"), a health/fitness function to measure your workouts, the capability to share contact information with a single tap of your wrists powered by Humin, and a feature that detects its wearer's emotional state based on the sound of his voice, powered by Beyond Verbal.
Puls' slick design– inspired by Chanel's iconic cuff bracelets, comes in a slew of colors and designs that, perhaps most significantly, received a public blessing from former Vogue editor-at-large and famed fashion expert André Leon Talley.
"The current state of wearable tech is, it's terrible. I shouldn't have to sacrifice form over function," said Talley. "It doesn't matter that [a] gadget can organize my life and make dinner if it's just too ugly to look at."
Talley also dubbed the current state of wearable tech "ghastly," and urged the fashion and tech communities to collaborate in order to take wearables, devices, apparel and accessories to the next level– which Will has done, he says.
"People outside traditional technology, with fashion sensibility, are going to lead the way," Talley said. "With people like Will.I.Am who understands both the worlds of tech and fashion, I think there is a good chance that fashion sensibility can at last have a place in wearable technology."
The Puls smartband device is one piece in an entire collection of high fashion wearables under Will.I.Am's 'fashionology' initiative which he also revealed on stage: clothing with battery-charging capabilities and fitness tracking, and a bag with built-in audio functions.
The venture isn't the musical artist/producer's first venture into the tech or fashion markets (read about his foray into hologram music performances here). The Puls announcement follows the launch of Will.I.Am.'s custom designed Lexus, which was unveiled in Paris last month. Other tech products under his company i.am+ including the foto.sosho fashion camera accessory for iPhone, and he was also an early investor in Beats Electronics (Beats be Dre headphones), which was acquired by Apple earlier this year for $3 billion. Will.I.Am has also dabbled in the fashion markets with Vivienne Westwood and Louise Vuitton. And with Puls, he now is taking the lead in a difficult area, the challenge of to making wearable technology stylish, upscale and ultimately acceptable, says Talley.
Funded by Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff, the Puls appears to be coming out of left field, competing with Samsung's Gear S Watch, Motorola's Moto 360, and the Apple Watch slated to hit the market in 2015. But with the high fashion angle, Puls certainly has an edge on its competitors– not to mention Will.I.Am's related philanthropic education initiative i.am.STEAM which provides underserved elementary and middle school students with science, technology, engineering arts and math learning opportunities whose engineering has also been introduced on the Puls (see video below).
Pricing and distribution dates details of Puls and additional fashionology products have yet to be announced.
"The power of fashion and technology, the marriage of it, is ginormous," said Will.I.Am.
Talley also pointed out the career opportunity for young designers in the wearable tech marketplace to creatively merge the worlds of fashion and technology.
"What it should be all about is design, elegance, clean lines, and it has built in technology and functionality. This is fashionology," said Talley. "Who is going to lead this new fashionology paradigm? Will it be the established fashion industry, or undiscovered talent? Will it be the tech giants of yesteryear? Or will it be the most unlikely candidates, some of them are probably sitting here in this room. Whoever it is, wherever you are, have vision. Make it fabulous. And allow people to connect and express themselves."
Classroom Assignment
Conduct some research on other wearable technology devices. Start with the following articles and also conduct an Internet search for other new technology:
For Wearable Tech, One Size Does Not Fit All
8 Wearable Tech Devices To Watch
Select one example of wearable technology that has been introduced in the past five years and answer the following questions:
What company created the device and what types of features does the device offer?
Why do you think people might be interested in using this device?
Do you see any problems with the device? Is there any reason why it might it might not work for you?
Why do you think companies are creating high tech watches and other devices?
How do you think the wearable technology market might affect the design industry?
What role does the design/function of a wearable tech device play in the widespread use of the device?
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If you are like all of us, you are trying to squeeze as much time out of the day as possible. Here are ten ways that you can maximize your time. See if you can adopt and adapt some of them to your life style.


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February 1, 2018 Media
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Vern Buchanan lags David Shapiro in fourth-quarter fundraising
By Zac Anderson
But incumbent Congressman has a huge campaign treasury to fend off any opponents.
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan raised $190,490 in the fourth quarter of 2017, lagging behind Democratic opponent David Shapiro in fundraising for the quarter, according to reports submitted Wednesday.
But Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, has a huge war chest to fend off any opponents. He ended 2017 with $2.2 million in cash on hand, a large amount, even for a six-term incumbent like Buchanan.
And Buchanan's fourth-quarter haul is roughly equal to what Shapiro has in cash on hand.
"We are humbled by the tremendous outpouring of support from folks throughout the region that has allowed us to have over $2.2 million cash on hand," said Buchanan spokesman Max Goodman. "As co-Chair of Florida's bipartisan congressional delegation, Vern is working every day to lower taxes for middle class families, protect Medicare and Social Security, crack down on opioid abuse, and put an end to Washington gridlock."
Shapiro, a Siesta Key attorney, announced last week that he'd raised more than $250,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, the first fundraising quarter since he entered the race in October.
Shapiro submitted his full fourth quarter report Wednesday. It shows he spent $58,375 during the quarter and has $191,752 in cash on hand. The candidate has raised significant sums online through ActBlue, an Internet fundraising tool set up to help Democrats.
Democrat Jan Schneider also is seeking the District 16 congressional seat – which includes northern Sarasota County, Manatee County and part of southern Hillsborough County – but a fundraising report for her campaign had not been posted on the Federal Election Commission website as of Thursday morning.
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This will be gonna a simple blog post. Many users like this, when user hover mouse over a lookup field, Salesforce will show some information related to the lookup record in that little popup window. So, instead of click the field, just hover it and user will not lose that page. Users can quickly view information about a record before clicking View for the record's detail page or Edit for the edit page.
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Although Fugaso offers numerous games for your entertainment, the slot machine games are the main focus. The company has close to 50 games in a variety of themes. You'll find everything from your classic fruit slot games to modern video slots. Plus, with storylines that range from zombies to sports, it's easy to discover some of your favourite topics.
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Apparently I spoke too soon and to the wrong person. In my previous post, I addressed a message to Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman with simple suggestions as to things he can do to retaliate for the current terror situation around Kiryat Arba-Hevron. However, now that the Prime Minister has become personally involved, perhaps it makes more sense to write to you and up the ante, so to speak.
"The Prime Minister paid a condolence visit to the family of Hallel-Yaffa Ariel in Kiryat Arba. "We are here. Apart from the fighting [against terror], we will strengthen [Kiryat Arba]. I will sit with the Defense Minister and we will decide how to strengthen this community," said the Prime Minister."
I think its pretty clear that the security in Kiryat Arba-Hevron is quite impressive. Despite the horrific tragedy yesterday, the terrorist was located and neutralized very quickly by the local security team. The other wounded Israeli (may he have a refuah sheleimah!) was a member of the team - meaning the terrorist (may he rot in hell) was unable to even encounter another civilian. Today in Hevron, a terrorist was killed without being able to hurt anyone. In short, while security can always be improved, its not the main problem.
The main problem is the lack of development. I had made some minor suggestions to Mr. Lieberman yesterday, but YOU are the Prime Minister! Its time to both declare and phsyically make Kiryat Arba-Hevron into a recognized "settlement bloc" - never again to be negotiated over or, G-d forbid, threatened with evacuation. Today, I believe the area has slightly under 10,000 residents. The Prime Minister should act TODAY to get that number between 15,000-20,000. This would require the construction of between 1500-2000 residences. This could easily be done.
This main sound like alot to ask, but its not. Its really quite simple and it will actually "strengthen Kiryat Arba". You were serious about that, right?


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Prof Raymond Oliver, Chair in Interactive Materials, Northumbria School of Design and Suzanne Lee, TED Fellow 2011 & Senior Research Fellow Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, led the debate around identifying trends and creative directions for future fabrics and human centred needs.
Suzanne Lee is a British fashion designer and the driving force behind BioCouture, a method she created for growing clothes from a bacterial/cellulose solution that may be the ultimate eco-friendly operation requiring few environment-taxing resources to produce.
Raymond Oliver is a chemical engineer with 20 years expertise through a variety of senior research and technology management posts in a global chemicals and materials company. Raymond is named as inventor on 28 patents, author of 2 books, another in preparation; co-author of seminal Royal Society Report on Nanotechnology; over 100 publications and presentations, including 90 invited keynote and plenary lectures.
More examples of the research and work taking place at Northumbria University.


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