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The tagline for O'Reilly Strata conference series — Making Data Work — has meant that it's always been popular with practitioners, primarily data scientists working with Big Data in real-world environments. Recent Strata events have also attracted more business-oriented attendees, with events focused more on processes and outcomes than on the implementation details.
On Tuesday February 26, Strata Santa Clara kicks off with Data Driven Business Day (which runs alongside the tutorial track). This series of talks will focus on how to solve business problems with Big Data, and will feature speakers from IBM, Accenture, DDBD and many others. I'm proud to also be included in the lineup: I'll be talking about Real-time Big Data Analytics: From Deployment to Production. This will be an updated, high-level version of my webinar, where I'll focus on defining the buzzwords "big data", "real-time" and "analytics" and how they all fit together.
If you'd like a preview of what I'll be talking about, check out my conversation with David Pittman at the IBM Big Data Hub. And if you're planning to attend Strata Santa Clara, I look forward to seing you there.
What this says that if the kick is longer than 50 yards, there's pretty much no chance. The chart was created by Decision Science News (using the R statistical programming language) by tabulating field goal successes for all 10,750 attempts by all NFL teams since 2002. It would be interesting to the stats for just the Ravens and the 49ers; perhaps an R user would use the source data to make the comparison?
Decision Science News: Football geeks, your 10,705 field goals are ready (via Dan Goldstein).
The presentation slides and a downloadable WMV of the replay are available for download from the Revolution Analytics website, linked below.
While Nate Silver got a lot of the attention for correctly forecasting the US presidential election, other forecasters were just as succesful. Drew Linzer used the R language to build the statistical model behind votamatic.org, and was able to predict the outcome of the election months before most pundits.
The final election result? Obama 332, Romney 206.
On Nov. 6, I predicted that Obama would win 332 electoral votes, with 206 for Romney. But I also predicted the exact same outcome on June 23, and the prediction barely budged through election day.
How is this possible? Statistics. I did it by systematically combining information from long-term historical factors — economic growth, presidential popularity and incumbency status — with the results of state-level public opinion polls. The political and economic "fundamentals" of the race indicated at the outset that Obama was on track to win reelection. The polls never contradicted this, even after the drop in support for Obama following the first presidential debate. In fact, state-level voter preferences were remarkably stable this year; varying by no more than 2 or 3 percentage points over the entire campaign (as compared to the 5% to 10% swings in 2008).
The actual mechanics of my forecasts were performed using a statistical model that I developed and posted on my website, votamatic.org. While quantitative election forecasting is still an emerging area, many analysts were able to predict the result on the day of the election by aggregating the polls. The challenge remains to improve estimates of the outcome early in the race, and use this information to better understand what campaigns can accomplish and how voters make up their minds.
Everything's done in R — data processing and graphics — and the model is fitted using WinBUGS. The website is just a WordPress blog that automatically pulls the R image files from a public dropbox.
You can find more details on the votamatic.org methodology at the link below. Also, if you're near San Francisco, Drew will be giving a talk to the Bay Area R User Group on February 12.
The most recent edition of the Revolution Newsletter is out. The news section is below, and you can read the full January edition (with highlights from this blog and community events) online. You can subscribe to the Revolution Newsletter to get it monthly via email.
Top Innovator, Big Data Technologies. Revolution Analytics is the proud recipient of the Top Innovator award for Big Data Technologies, from the DeveloperWeek 2013 Conference and Festival. This event will take place in San Francisco February 1-7, and features a presentation by Joseph Rickert on Predictive Modeling with Big Data in R.
New webinar: Using R with Hadoop. On Thursday January 24, Think Big Analytics' Jeffrey Breen will present a new webinar on using R with Hadoop. Topics include: Hadoop streaming, the RHadoop project, and Big Data warehousing with R and Hive. Register for the webinar to claim your seat and for access to the replay if you can't attend the live session (which is limited to the first 1000 attendees who join).
Introduction to R for Data Mining on Feb 14, 2013. In this webinar, Joseph Rickert focuses on data mining as the application area and shows how anyone with just a basic knowledge of elementary data mining techniques can become immediately productive in R.
Revolution Analytics on the Radio. David Smith talks about the history of the R Project and Revolution Analytics' enhancements for the commercial sector in this DataInformed podcast with Ian Murphy, and about Data Science and R's role in this new movement in this IBM Big Data Hub podcast.
Revolution R delivers on speed and scale. In an in-depth profile, analyst firm Ventana Research says Revolution Analytics Rides R Language into Mainstream Business.
See you at Strata! The Revolution Analytics team will be at the O'Reilly Strata conference, Feb 26-28 in Santa Clara, CA. Visit our booth for the latest Big-Data demos of Revolution R Enterprise, and for author signings of the new book Big Data, Big Analytics. And don't miss the talk Real-time Big Data Analytics: From Deployment to Production, part of the Data Driven Business day on Feb 26.
Data Scientist John Myles White used R to compare life expectancy and retirement age in the USA. While male (red) and female (green) life expectancies are rising, average retirement age is going down. What this means for the future of benefit programs like Social Security is the topic of an interesting series of comments on the post.


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In the year 2092, one hundred eighteen year old Nemo is recounting his life story to a reporter. He is less than clear, often times thinking that he is only thirty-four years of age. But his story becomes more confusing after he does focus on the fact of his current real age. He tells of his life at three primary points in his life: at age nine (when his parents divorced), age sixteen and age thirty-four. The confusing aspect of the story is that he tells of alternate life paths, often changing course with the flick of a decision at each of those ages. One life path has him ultimately married to Elise, a depressed woman who never got over the unrequited love she had for a guy named Stefano when she was a teenager and who asked Nemo to swear that when she died he would sprinkle her ashes on Mars. A second life path has him married to Jean. Their life is one of luxury but one also of utter boredom. And a third life path has him in a torrid romance with his step-sister Anna, the two who,
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Great movie, but if you watch the DVD and listen to the "commentary" supposedly about 'the' movie, you will be gravely disappointed as two men talk on and on and on solely about their opinion. The continually references to Brando's "sexiness", by these two old men, became so sickening that I will not be able to view the movie again without mentally hearing their ongoing non-stop rhetoric. I have been ruined. The majic I once had, has now vanished. This one will remain on the shelf. My advice: watch the movie, fall in love with its realness, but whatever you do, DO NOT listen to the "Special Feature" commentary...it'll ruin the beauty of the film.
88%Watched this on 20/5/16Really different from an American film of the 50s, On the Waterfront has a plot that is worth remembering, something that is realistic because it deals with the life of the common folk of the time which might still resonate even today. Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Eva Maria Saint give commendable performances where I feel that Malden gave the best despite a short screen time. The direction, the music are all spot on and the carry the movie forward rather than make it feel artificial like in many noirs. However, I did not enjoy the ending that much, it could have been a bit more realistic than dramatic.
I just re-watched ON THE WATERFRONT. It's a masterpiece and beyond. This is one of the greatest films ever made. Marlon Brando gave the greatest performance of his career (sorry GODFATHER fans). Eva Marie Saint was terrific in it and absolutely beautiful, too. Karl Malden was great as the priest. Elia Kazan (who was controversial for informing on fellow Hollywood prodders during the McCarthy Era) did a great job of directing. The famous scene with Brando and Rod Steiger ("I could've been a contender") is a classic because it is so beautifully acted. One of the grittiest and one of the most moving films ever made. It deserved the Oscars it got. If you haven't seen this movie you should!
One of my favorite films of all time is Alexander Payne's "Sideways." Payne's ability to tell a story with such humanity is almost unmatched. He is a master of redemption with endings that have such an immense amount of optimism and sweetness that one can't help but tear up. "Nebraska" is a family, but more specifically, a father-and-son movie. Will Forte and Bruce Dern exhibit the fine
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Playing for high stakes... $1m Tetris game is offered on eBay
An extremely rare version of the iconic game is being offered by an optimistic owner
Tetris is one of the most popular games of all time, having been created by a Russian man, Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union in 1984.
The simple gameplay, as surely everyone knows, involves moving and turning falling blocks so that they form gap-free lines, which are removed preventing the blocks building all the way up to the top of the screen.
The design and the music has been copied, pastiched and spoofed many times in everything from artworks to music videos, though the creator never made much money out of it himself. Most mobile phones will have a version of it on.
So what's the value of the game? Well somewhere between free and a handful of change, usually. So it's a surprise to see a version on offer for a Doctor Evil-style $1m.
The version in question is the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version, and the reason its eBay consignor thinks it's so valuable is that Sega's great rival Nintendoblocked the release of the cartridge (that's blocked legally, rather than with an awkwardly placed 'T-block').
So hardly any were released. The consignor believes there to be between three and eight in existence, with this one being supposedly unique as it was signed by Pajitnov himself.
Mega Drive Tetris - worth mega bucks?
As the description puts it:
"This is truly a rare, exclusive, elusive, obscure and desirable centerpiece grial [sic] for any collection, it has all: great franchise (Tetris), great history (Sega vs Nintendo, you can google that), scarcity (very few copies) and exclusivity (signed by Alexei). You can expect no more."
We would have to join with others in raising an eyebrow to the $1m figure. (What is it with gamers and ridiculous prices?) In fairness, the consignor has indicated that he will consider serious offers below that figure.
Nevertheless, as he has supposedly already turned down a $20,000 offer, it may be stay a while in 'easy spin' before it sells.


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Buying a home is going to be the biggest purchase that you make in life. Depending on where you live, you will be dishing out $200,000 or more on a quality home. That type of money can be overwhelming for some. Heck, it is probably overwhelming for most, including me. I am already a homeowner, but the process still doesn't feel good. I am currently selling our home and buying another. It has taken a toll on my stress level and has racked my brain for the past two months. I have battled making appropriate decisions when looking for a home, but also when we have been pushed into bidding wars. One of the biggest issues I have had to deal with is the urge to just settle for a home. My one word of advice is don't!
If you have ever gone through the home buying process, then you know how much work it really is. It isn't just go find a home and buy it. You have to go through the preapproval process, the budgeting, the searching, the offers, inspections, bank appraisals, loan documentation, then closing on the home. It is a long process for sure. Your emotions can be taken through the ringer if you are not careful. My wife and I have been on an emotional roller coaster for the past two months. We have found great homes that we really loved. We would put in an offer, but the seller wouldn't even look over it. We have also been in quite a few bidding wars and lost them all. We have learned not to get too excited about any house, because we didn't really know if the sellers would even acknowledge our offer. The emotional roller coaster!
We have seen house after house. We setup a showing right after a house goes on the market. After we see a house, we either put in an offer or move on. The area we are looking to move to is a very hot market. Houses are on for only a few days, then gone. As I said, we have been through quite a few bidding wars, but also have put in more than enough offers. After some time, we just got worn out. We just want to have a place to live. Since our home is pending sale, we are in need of a new home. This means we have to make a move on a home quickly when we find one.
Listing after listing, we haven't found anything that has stuck out. We are now having the urge to settle. There were homes that met some of our needs, but not our wants. I figure if you are going to pay a lot of money for a home, then why not get most of your needs and wants. This urge to settle has grown stronger since we are getting closer to our home closing. My wife and I have spoke about homes that we have seen and then try to convince ourselves the home will work. It is bad.
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It's good that you realized you guys were starting to convince yourselves that a home was a good buy. I do face fatigue when trying to make big purchases, because I like to do all my research and find the best solution. Settling is definitely not the answer when lots of money is on the line! You don't want to have regrets a few years from now.
I agree with you there. I don't like to settle for anything, but we were finding that this process was just taking it out of us.
On our last home purchase we almost settled for a house because we were tired of looking. It met 90% of our needs but was a) just bit too pricey and b) a bit too far from work. We could have stretched it to make it work but we kept looking. Within two weeks we found our current home. Walked right into the middle of a divorce situation where they were trying to sell the home quick to settle. They had dropped the price 20K to move it quickly. That's how much we saved by being just a bit more patient.
That is great to hear. Not about the divorce, but about finding the home two weeks later. You never know what will come on the market.
Great post! You're right it can be a very emotional decision, but you should never settle. It's likely the biggest purchase of your life, at least at the current time. It's important to stand back and not let emotions get in the way and to never settle. Once you have resisted the urge to settle, you will be so much happier in the long run.
I am with you there. Emotions can play a big factor in home purchases. I think that is why the bidding process has gotten so crazy. We have figured it out and will just wait for the home.
Smart move on your part, Grayson. You don't want to end up in a house you hate just because it's a house. Hold out for one that you love. One of the best pieces of advice we ever got while house shopping was to ask ourselves before putting in an offer "Could you live here forever if you had to? " If not, walk away.


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The Space Race means the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in the astronautics field between 1957 and 1975. This peaceful struggle started with the first artificial satellites, and the first human spaceflight, sending space probes to explore the planets closest to the Earth and culminated with sending astronauts to the Moon.
The space race was a manifestation of the Cold War, which the two superpowers started from the end of the Second World War and was first manifested in the arms race with the development of the first atomic bombs, long-range bombers, and missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The space race started when the Soviets successfully launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 October 4, 1957 and thus questioned the technological superiority of the United States. The global impact of this first space launch caused a very rapid reaction of the United States that invested heavily to catch up the USSR in the field of astronautics.
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The success of the space missions became a significant issue in the technological, ideological, and cultural rivalry between the two countries. The first space succeed one another, at first mainly by the Soviets and then gradually, as the investments produce their effects, by Americans. These successes were exploited more or less explicitly to show the superiority of one political system to another.
The space race, which originated the Apollo program (1961) and has set itself the goal of bringing men to the moon, became the largest space program of all time.
In the 1950s and 1960s – the period of the Cold War – the political-ideological contradictions were found between the two competing systems. The reasons for the race can be divided into two motivations in simplified:
• Propaganda motives: Both parties wanted to prove their own technical superiority to demonstrate the superiority of their own social system.
• Military Designs: Even the V2 rocket had proved its effectiveness during World War II. Although it was economically a bad investment, because it was very inaccurate and its production was very expensive, but due to its high speed it could not be intercepted. By the launch of Sputnik, it was then proved that it is possible to carry an object (potentially, nuclear warhead) over the ocean. At one stroke, the U.S. had been set back for years in the arms race with the USSR.
Both camps – East and West – intensely used know-how from rocket engineers who had worked on the German side in Peenemünde in World War II in the military missile program. With the end of the war, these engineers went to both camps so to speak, as spoils of war. On both sides, the rocket model A4 became the basis for the development of missiles that could actually carry a payload into ??the space. In the first years, the Soviet Union dominated in space, later the U.S. could catch up. With the landing first on the Moon they could win in the public perception the race even.
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Story and Tradition of French Galette des Rois Epiphany King Cake
Do you know where the tradition of eating a king cake , or should I say Tart of the kings? – called galette des rois in French – at Epiphany day comes from? Why drawing a bean or a lucky charm? Will you have a galette or a brioche?
First of all, the story
Even if Epiphany was for a long time celebrated on January 6, 12 days after Christmas, we now eat king cake the first Sunday of January (and often during the whole month of January!)
Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Three Wise Men – Magi Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar – from the East to Bethlehem, following the bright star sawn the sky the day of Jesus' birth. Their journey lasted 12 days before they could celebrate baby Jesus' venue and offer him gifts.
The Catholic Church officially declared Christmas Day on December 25 in 336 AD, thus making it coincide with the ancient popular pagan celebrations having all kind of old rituals related winter solstice (celebrating days getting longer and the return of the sun during 12 days).
Around the 13th and 14th century began the firsts Epiphany cake sharing tradition (shares for everyone present plus one, saved for the poor). The tradition of sending the youngest child, supposedly the most innocent, shall also come from that time (or from ancient Rome, everyone does not agree here).
Galette or brioche
King cake traditionally called galette des rois in French whatever it may be have various shapes, type of cake and flavor depending on the region and local traditions. But of all stories, there is one that gave it its name to it, the galette.
In the 16th century, the king cake was the subject of a fierce war between bakers and pastry chefs, each wanting a monopoly on its sale, already feeling it could become a lucrative market. King Francois the 1st granted the right to Pastry chefs. Bakers skirted their ban of selling king cakes by replacing them with galettes that they offered to their customers.
In Paris, king cake was a mixed with the Pithiviers cake to become a galette of puff pastry filled with almond frangipane. In Southern France, it is an orange blossom flavored brioche with candied fruit. In the Alps, the galette of my childhood was a generous brioche with huge pink pralines. I wonder if there is somewhere a complete list of all the different king cakes served across France. I promise, next year I will start my tour of France regional king cakes recipes.
And what about the bean? Today, no galette des rois without a lucky charm
The tradition comes from the 14th century when, for the first time, in Besancon (Eastern France) monks began to elect their chief chapter by putting a gold coin in a piece of bread. The bread was then replaced by a brioche crown (were they gourmets?), and gold coin by a bean (cheaper!).
This tradition has developed rapidly in all layers of the population. Or was it a memory of old customs? In Babylon as a slave drew lots of royalty, becoming king of a day (but being killed at the end of his reign) and in Rome during Saturnalia (celebrating the god Saturn) during the winter solstice: during one day masters and slaves were on treated as equals – they even ate at the same table -, a king was elected for the day. The king could achieve what he wanted and give pledges.
Then under King Louis XIII, the ladies of the court use to draw lots. The winner became the queen for a day and could request a vow to the king. This was quickly abolished by his successor Louis XIV.
In the same period (14th century) the custom of "the king drinks" appeared. Whoever got a piece of cake with a bean inside had to offer a drink to the whole assembly. It is said that the stingiest use to swallow the bean not to have to pay. Thus appeared porcelain charms, as they were more difficult to swallow. The real beans were replaced by porcelain figurines representing Jesus in the 18th century (and a Phrygian cap during the French revolution and nowadays all kind of things).
Actually, the first beans were put in king cakes because they were a symbol of fertility (the bean is the first vegetable growing in spring after the winter solstice).
This tradition continues in France of course, but also in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. You may read me abroad. Is there an after Christmas tradition in your country? What is it?
And do you have a collection of porcelain lucky charms? Which is the most original or awesome?
Galette des rois recipes to celebrate Epiphany
Galette des Rois King Cake with Lemon Filling
No classic almond nor frangipane cream filling in this French Galette des rois king cake, but two layers of puff pastry garnished with a fluffy lemon cream (lemon curd mixed with pastry cream). Celebrate epiphany like the French with this delicious cake.
French Galette des Rois King Cake with Apple Filling
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What if I told you, much like TTRPG warlock patrons not needing to be evil, clerics don't automatically have to be religious?
What if I told you, much like #TTRPG warlock patrons not needing to be evil, clerics don't automatically have to be religious?
I said what I said. Ayep. There is no requirement for a cleric to serve a deity, or maintain any kind of pious relationship or behavior at all in 5e.
That's intentional.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) February 16, 2020
Do you subtract divine intervention from them then? It specifically refers to an appeal to your deity to intervene. Nope. Sidebar in Xanathar's covers that nit pick.
Thoros is the absolute perfect example.
Kashaw from Critical Role campaign 1 is also a great example.
He's empowered by a divine being, but holy SHIT does he not want to be. Doesn't matter. He was chosen, the power given, and that's that. He can avoid doing her will as much as he wants, his spells still work.
The last 2 clerics I played weren't religious. One was a social climber who found the church's framework useful. The gods gave THEM power because they too, were useful.
The other was a reluctant acolyte. One of my favorite villain templates is the high priest of a good deity doing terrible things, but is still legitimately a powerful high priest of that good deity.
Nice explanation of how they don't work, but then how do they work? Just asking for a friend 🙂 They work exactly as written in their entry in the Player's Handbook. Pact struck, character is now a warlock, done.
Anything more is up to us playing the game to play around with.
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Clerics work the way your table says they do like all D&D. If your group is happy then you are doing it right.
I'm just wondering what you might know about Critical Role. Is that something that you're interested in at all? It seems that this RPG phenomena is pretty popular. I'm trying to figure out why it's so popular.


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Twain is an all-frosh house, consisting of two two-story wings. We have two single gender floors and two floors for students of all genders. Close to the heart of campus, it is adjacent to volleyball and basketball courts, and expansive lawns for lounging and relaxing.
Together with the RFs, the Twain staff work hard at creating an inclusive, welcoming, warm, supportive and safe environment for everyone. This effort takes a variety of forms, from dinners at the RFs' apartment to house concerts, fireside chats hosted by the staff, and trips exploring some of the natural and cultural wonders of our area. Informally, residents regularly roll out to support each other in theater and sports, concerts, and other parts of campus life.
When not out and about, you'll find Twainiacs in the East Lounge relaxing playing pool or table tennis, video or board games, or watching movies on the big screen. North Lounge it typically quieter, hosting study groups, quiet conversation, and impromptu piano performances.
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Hari Manoharan and Luisa Bozano
Hari Manoharan: I've been a professor at Stanford in the Physics department since 01-01-01. My family comes from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). While most of my family fled Sri Lanka as minority refugees admitted into countries such as Mexico, Canada, and Australia, my parents earlier witnessed turmoil that presaged war and this later exodus, and came to America to attend graduate school. Following their pursuit for higher education, their one-way journey away from home and family, and joining the workforce, I was born in Milwaukee, and grew up in Oklahoma City. As a kid I fixed cars, helped my parents build and program the very first microcomputers (Altair 8080 and Sphere 1), dodged tornados in my Ford Pinto, played violin, sacked groceries, and liked to run long distances to think. In an endless quest for knowledge, I always knew I wanted to work with my hands and create things that push the boundaries of what is possible. At Stanford I built the lab for Manipulation of the Atom, where my research group explores quantum physics and nanoscience using matter assembled by hand from the building blocks of nature—single molecules, atoms, nuclei, and electrons. I have been a director of undergraduate studies and do pre-major and major advising. I have most recently been teaching quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and condensed matter physics to undergraduate and graduate students.
Luisa Bozano: I was born in Genova, Italy and have been living in the USA since 1996 and recently became a U.S. Citizen. A few days after received my Laurea (Master's) degree from the University of Genova, I got on an airplane to America to work at Brookhaven National Laboratory. After spending a few months there for a Master's thesis, my passion for diving and my coding and physics experience lured me to St. John, Virgin Islands, where I worked on a closed-circuit underwater rebreather apparatus. From there I flew to California where I joined a small startup developing a tabletop free-electron laser. I was hired at U.C. Santa Cruz as a research assistant and later obtained my Ph.D. in Physics there. I was recruited by IBM Research Division before graduation and have worked at IBM Almaden Research Center in Silicon Valley ever since, currently managing the nanofabrication program and running a research lab. While I was a student, I could not afford to go back to Italy, so I spent long periods of time away from my family. I made those sacrifices because I was committed to completing graduate school and achieving my dream of becoming a scientist. For as long as I remember I have always volunteered, mentored, or tutored other students (I was 14 when I formally tutored my first student). Perhaps because of my personal experience I have been an avid promoter at IBM of student internship activities as well as outreach to women and minorities around the world.
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In this special episode of Party Politics, Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus talk political scandal. They describe the scandals that have complicated the Trump Administration, draw on some historical parallels of past presidential scandals, and talk about the implications to American democracy and the rule of law. In the big picture wrap-up, Jay and Brandon talk about how the Trump Administration stacks up on scandals, the likelihood of impeachment, and the impact of all the malfeasance on the brand of the Republican Party.


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The courses and assignments of the program are designed for learning and application that directly apply to speaking business success. Participants will engage themselves in learning through exploration of best practices and immediate application in their business. Through this accelerated program, participants who have become professional speakers sooner and have created businesses that have endured longer than those who have not chosen formal assistance.
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She's doing a great job of raising her little girl Polly on her own since she parted ways from her jailbird ex boyfriend Bradley Wright.
And fresh-faced Amy Childs showed motherhood suited her down to the ground when she pushed Polly's pram back to the car in Brentwood, Essex on Sunday.
Casually-clad Amy, 27, looked every inch the doting mother in the company of her daughter as she strolled through the supermarket car park.
The reality star flaunted her incredible post-baby figure in skintight cut-off leggings, just five months after giving birth to her daughter.
Keeping up her glamorous appearance, the Essex born beauty let her fiery red locks cascade past her shoulders in loose curls.
Prepared for rain or sun, the social media personality shielded her eyes with huge rectangular sunglasses.
Former TOWIE personality Amy zipped up her light grey hoodie, showcasing her svelte figure, as she embraced the chillier season.
Meanwhile, little Polly was wrapped up snug under an ivory woolly blanket which covered her pram.
The mother and daughter are fresh from their holiday in the good company of Amy's cousin Harry Derbidge in Cape Verde.
As the trio returned from their holidays, the news Amy was forced to close down her fashion boutique emerged.
The Brentwood-based business totes her extremely successful clothing line and offers beauty treatments.
But retailer has to relocate after five years as the building is being turned into a block of flats.
A spokesperson for the star told The Sun: 'The salon has closed due to them turning the building into a block of flats and needing the salon as an entrance to the building.


Sept. 22, 2014, 10:43 a.m.
In August 2014, US president Barack Obama announced a renewed commitment to Power Africa, a private sector-led initiative aimed at doubling electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 600 million people are without reliable access to power. He raised the bar, pledging to add 30,000MW of energy (triple last year's goal of 10,000MW) and create new connections for at least 60 million households and businesses. He also pledged $300m in grant assistance per year to expand Power Africa's reach across the continent.
Installing prepaid meters is a big part of the solution, and will play a huge role in protecting electricity suppliers' revenues, enabling them to provide sustainable power for the long term. These meters are already having an impact in a number of countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia, and the potential for growth is huge. In Nigeria alone, the prepaid electricity market is worth an estimated NGN150bn, with 50% of the market yet to receive prepaid meters.
We are finally starting to see some real progress in lighting up the continent! But very soon, infrastructure won't be the biggest obstacle, payment will be.
While prepaid meters go halfway to solving the problem, making payment points widely available for people to purchase prepaid electricity vouchers is just as important. Unfortunately, it's proving difficult in areas where retail is primarily informal, and where household incomes are so low that people can often only afford to purchase a couple of dollars' worth of electricity at a time.
In Zimbabwe for example, rolling out prepaid meters has been quite successful, with over 400,000 installed since August 2012. However, many Zimbabweans with meters are still without electricity because, in order to purchase prepaid vouchers, they are forced to travel to banking halls and queue for hours - something that could take the better part of a day for someone who lives in a very remote area.
In Africa, where people have high levels of mobile access compared to other basic services (like in Tanzania for example, where over 60 percent of the population use a mobile phone, but only 12 percent have access to electricity), mobile seems to be the best way to distribute prepaid vouchers. It is important to consider however, that although mobile is growing, cash is still king in a lot of informal markets where many people are unbanked (and lack access to online or mobile banking).
Perhaps the best solution to Africa's electricity payment challenge is to empower informal vendors such as taxi drivers, local shop owners and micro entrepreneurs to use mobile technology to buy prepaid electricity vouchers, which they can then sell for cash. This replicates the success of mobile airtime distribution and enables electricity providers to ensure that even unbanked, unconnected people in the remotest of areas can access and pay for electricity conveniently. And they'll be empowering local entrepreneurs in the process!


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California Court of Appeal Holds that Courts Must Consider "All Relevant Evidence," Including Hearsay, in Deciding Whether to Issue Injunctions to Prevent Workplace Violence
By Sheppard Mullin on December 13, 2011
Posted in Violence
By Travis Anderson and Gregg A. Fisch
On December 5, 2011, in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. Wilson 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1511 (Dec. 5, 2011), the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division One, ruled that the trial court properly considered "all relevant evidence," including generally inadmissible hearsay evidence, in deciding to issue a workplace violence injunction. As a result, employers likely will have an easier time obtaining injunctions against potential workplace violence situations in the future.
In the underlying matter, when deciding to issue an injunction banning a former Kaiser employee's husband, Wilson, from a Kaiser facility for three years, the trial court considered all of the testimony submitted by Kaiser. Specifically, in support of its injunction petitions, Kaiser presented declarations and testimony from two employees to demonstrate that Wilson had made several credible threats of violence. In particular, the two employees alleged that they had learned from others (and did not actually hear from Wilson) that Wilson had variously threatened to "put [them] down," "flip his lid," "do something that he would regret," "kill someone," and shoot one of them. The employees did, however, testify that Wilson had made one direct threat, when he told one of the employees that, if anything happened to his wife, "you are going to pay for this." After the trial court granted the injunction, Wilson appealed on the ground that the trial court had improperly considered the second-hand evidence during the hearing.
The Court of Appeal held that California Code of Civil Procedure section 527.8 required the trial court to consider the second-hand evidence, known as "hearsay evidence." Section 527.8 permits an employer to petition for an injunction to protect employees from credible threats of workplace violence. It also requires the court to conduct a hearing on the petition before issuing an injunction. California law specifies that, at the petition hearing, "the judge shall receive any testimony that is relevant and may make an independent inquiry. . . . If the judge finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant engaged in unlawful violence or made a credible threat of violence, an injunction shall issue . . . ." Code Civ. Proc. § 527.8(f).
The appellate court explained that the plain language of Section 527.8(f) permits trial courts to "consider all relevant evidence, including hearsay evidence," when deciding whether to issue an injunction. Accordingly, the court held that this section of the California Rules constitutes an exception to the general rule barring admission of hearsay evidence. The court reasoned that this exception is consistent with the overall purpose of Section 527.8 to provide a method for obtaining injunctions that is "procedurally truncated, expedited, and intended to provide quick relief to victims of civil harassment." Moreover, Section 527.8(f) requires trial courts to weigh the evidence instead of juries, and "judges are particularly aware of the potential unreliability of hearsay evidence, and are likely to keep this in mind when weighing all of the evidence presented."
Kaiser is a significant decision that likely will greatly aid employers in obtaining workplace violence injunctions. Using Kaiser as a basis, an employer should attempt to submit all relevant evidence in favor of granting the desired injunction, regardless of whether it constitutes hearsay or might otherwise be excluded under the general rules of evidence. On the other hand, employers also should be prepared to rebut otherwise excludable evidence that a defendant might present at the hearing. In any event, employers should protect its employees against any credible threats of workplace violence whenever they become aware of such potentially dangerous situations.
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Juan Manuel Guilera (né à Buenos Aires, en Argentine le ) est un acteur et un chanteur argentin. Il est notamment connu au travers de la série télévisée argentine De tout mon cœur (Patito Feo), où il interprète le rôle de Gil.

Juan Manuel Guilera a deux sœurs, Soledad et Camila, et un frère, Martin. Il est reconnu pour la façon charismatique et passionnée dont il a embrassé sa carrière d'acteur.

Filmographie

Télévision
 2003 : Rebelde Way : Juan
 2006 : El Refugio : Agustin
 2007-2008 : De tout mon cœur : Gonzalo Molina
 2009-2010 : Niní : Martin
 2010 : Para vestir santos : Rodriguez (participation spéciale)
 2011 : Un Año para Recordar : Guille

Cinéma
 2004 : Papá se volvió loco (Papa est devenu fou)
 2005 : Gris (court-métrage)
 2006 : La llave (La Clé, court-métrage)

Au théâtre et dans des comédies musicales
 Teatro Gran Rex : show Musical RWAY (2003)
 Israel Tour 2004:  show Musical RWAY (2004)
 Œuvre de théâtre pour les enfants - Margaritas (2006)
 Show au Planetario, présentation du programme De tout mon cœur (Patito Feo, 2007)
 Show au bénéfice de l'hôpital Ricardo Gutierrez - Patito Feo (2007)
 2 Shows à River (2007)
 Présentation à Showmatch de Patito Feo (2007)
 Saison théâtrale au Gran Rex (Patito Feo) La historia mas linda (2007)
 Tournée internationale Patito Feo (2008/2009)
 Présentation en el Gran Rex - Patito Feo La Vida es una Fiesta (2009)
 Niní, Arriba las ilusiones - Présentation du CD à Susana Gimenez (2009)
 Niní : La Busqueda - Tournée à Mar del Plata, Rosario et Cordoba (2010)
 Niní: La Busqueda : présentation en el Gran Rex (2010)
 ¿Y donde esta papá? (Mais où est papa ?, 2011)

Lien externe

Naissance en avril 1986
Naissance à Buenos Aires
Acteur argentin
Acteur argentin de télévision
Acteur argentin de telenovela
Chanteur argentin

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At folk festivals and Celtic music venues, Cameron is well known for his strong vocals and remarkable instrumental abilities. He plays twelve instruments, including fiddle, whistles, and Irish bouzouki. He has toured solo and with numerous bands across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. Between tours, he teaches his many instruments in Toronto. His debut solo album, The Whistling Thief, released in 2000, features both traditional music and his original songs and instrumentals. He is currently a member of Tamarack, The Pierre Schryer Band, and Fig for a Kiss.
Born in Hackensack New Jersey and a veteran singer, mandolin, guitar, bodhran and tenor banjo player, Jerry makes his home in Toronto and has gigged all over this fine province. Chances are you've seen him at pubs, clubs or concert venues with folk and early music bands like The Sculpins, riverrun and his own Jerry Donnelly Trio. Festivals include the Earth Air Fire and Water Festival in Goderich Ontario, The Mill Race Festival in Cambridge, and North by Northeast in Toronto. Jerry has also played with musicians like Jamie Snider (Tip Splinter, Morgain Le Fay), Rick Fielding and Steve Paul Simms.
Two Roads Home. Can I make it Three??? Heather started out her musical career playing folk and bluegrass, eventually playing in the C&W band, The Rebels for 2 years. The move to Toronto also brought a move in her musical tastes and for a number of years she dabbled in opera, performing in R.Murray Schafer's The Princess of the Stars, in operetta singing in The Mikado at the Stratford Festival and musical theatre crawling around on the floor as a cat in the German production of Cats (auf Deutsch !!!). But in the past few years her banjo playing skills have netted her roles in plays such as Ten Lost Years, Cowgirls and Wooden Boats and Iron Men. Thanks to Abby and Bryan and Jeff and Richard. It's great to be back home!!
As an independent dance artist, the sound of the cello sends Susan Main into somewhat of an altered state. "Music of all kinds-classical, blues, rock, punk-inspires me to move," she says. "But cello music demands that I move." As a musician of the instrument she loves so much, Susan studies with David Miller and takes her inspiration from the playing of Rostapovitch and Jacqueline DuPre. While her repertoire covers the classics, she finds celtic and rock music for cello just a wee bit more fun. Recording for Two Roads Home has been an absolute thrill and honour, and Susan would like to thank Abby and Bryan for their encouragement and support.
Phil began his career in recording in the mid 1970s at The Master's Workshop in Rexdale Ontario. Like many artists involved in Dovetailing, Phil's career is highly diversified. In addition to producing and engineering over forty albums and countless demos, accompaniment tracks and commercials under the auspices of LB Studios (which he founded with wife Carron in 1987), he is also an accomplished arranger, writer, lyric coach, singer, actor and musician (he plays drums, winds, guitars and a mean Hammond organ!). Phil released a solo CD of his own entitled Rock This Boat.
A native of the nation's capital, Steve began writing and performing at an early age. In northern Alberta he played guitar with a band called The Exit, as well as writing and performing at local festivals. In his mid twenties, Steve moved to Victoria BC, and spent the next six years developing his skills as a writer, singer and guitarist in his own solo act and in groups such as Texa Cola, a four piece Crosby/Stills/Nash and Young- style band, and Available in Cream, an original music rock band. Toronto has been home for three years now, and Steve's original rock band, Professor Marvel has appeared at the 360, The Horseshoe Tavern and various other local haunts. Steve plays Fender guitars and amps and uses Digitech effects.


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require 'yaml'
require 'tilt/erb'
require 'logger'
require 'adp/connection'

clientcredential_config = YAML.load(ERB.new(File.read('config/clientcredential_config.yml')).result)
authorizationcode_config = YAML.load(ERB.new(File.read('config/authorizationcode_config.yml')).result)

configure do
  Log = Logger.new(STDOUT);
  #Logger.new("sinatra.log")
  Log.level  = Logger::DEBUG
end

class AdpConnectionRuby < Sinatra::Base

  enable :sessions
  set :public_folder => "public", :static => true

  #set :protection, :session => true
  set :port, 8889

  results = {
      :message =>  "Welcome",
      :auth_type => nil
  }

  before do

    # request.path_info = '/foo/bar/baz'
  end

  after do
      # erb :welcome, :locals => { :view_bag => results }
  end

  get "/" do
    results[:message] = nil
    erb :welcome, :locals => { :view_bag => results }
  end

  get '/client_credentials' do
    results[:auth_type] = :client_credentials
    results[:message] = nil

    erb :client_credentials, :locals => { :view_bag => results }
  end

  get '/client_credentials/logout' do
      session["ClientCredential"] = nil
      results[:message] = nil
      results[:auth_type] = :client_credentials
      results[:userinfo] = nil

      erb :client_credentials, :locals => { :view_bag => results }
  end

  get '/client_credentials/login' do
    results[:auth_type] = :client_credentials
    results[:message] = nil
    connection = session["ClientCredential"]
    results[:userinfo] = nil

    if (connection.nil?)

      # get new connection configuration
      # YAML config object placed in yaml configuration files
      config = YAML.load_file('config/clientcredential_config.yml');

      if (!config || config.nil?)
        results[:message] = "Unable to load configuration settings from file (config/clientcredential_config.yml)"
      else
        begin
          clientcredential_config = Adp::Connection::ClientCredentialConfiguration.new(config);

          connection = Adp::Connection::ApiConnectionFactory::createConnection(clientcredential_config)

          connection.connect();

          if (!connection.is_connected_indicator?)
            results[:message] = "Error attempting to establish a connection"
            Log.error "Not connected"
          else
            Log.debug("Connected and ready for getting data");
            session["ClientCredential"] = connection;
          end
        end
      end
    end
    erb :client_credentials, :locals => { :view_bag => results }
  end

  get '/authorization_code' do
    results[:message] = nil
    results[:auth_type] = :authorization_code
    erb :authorization_code, :locals => { :view_bag => results}
  end

  get '/authorization_code/logout' do
    session["AuthorizationCode"] = nil
    results[:message] = nil
    results[:auth_type] = :authorization_code
    results[:userinfo] = nil

    erb :authorization_code, :locals => { :view_bag => results }
  end

  get '/authorization_code/login' do
    connection = session["AuthorizationCode"]
    results[:message] = nil
    authorizationurl = nil
    results[:userinfo] = nil

    if (connection.nil?)

      # get new connection configuration
      # YAML config object placed in yaml configuration files
      config = YAML.load_file('config/authorizationcode_config.yml');

      if (config.nil? || !config) then
        results[:message] = "Unable to load configuration settings from file (config/authorizationcode_config.yml)"
      else
        begin
          authorizationcode_config = Adp::Connection::AuthorizationCodeConfiguration.new(config);

          Log.debug("Configuration from file was #{authorizationcode_config}")
          connection = Adp::Connection::ApiConnectionFactory::createConnection(authorizationcode_config)

          Log.debug("Connection object was #{connection}")
          session["AuthorizationCode"] = connection;
        end
      end
    end

    authorizationurl = connection.get_authorization_url

    Log.debug("Redirecting to authorizationurl #{authorizationurl} from connection #{connection}")

    results[:auth_type] = :authorization_code
    results[:authorizationurl] = authorizationurl

    redirect authorizationurl unless authorizationurl.nil?

    erb :authorization_code, :locals => { :view_bag => results}
  end

  get '/callback' do
    results[:auth_type] = :authorization_code
    results[:message] = nil

    if !params[:error].nil?
      results[:message] = "Callback Error: #{params[:error]}"
    else
      if params[:code].nil?
        results[:message] = "Callback Error: Unauthorized"
      else
        connection = session["AuthorizationCode"]
        unless connection.nil?
          connection.connection_configuration.authorizationCode = params[:code]
          Log.debug("Got authorization code #{connection.connection_configuration.authorizationCode}")
        end
      end
    end
    Log.debug("Back to callback with #{params[:code]}")
    erb :authorization_code, :locals => { :view_bag => results}
  end

  get '/authorization_code/get_token' do
    results[:auth_type] = :authorization_code
    results[:message] = nil
    results[:userinfo] = nil
    connection = session["AuthorizationCode"]

    begin
      unless connection.nil? || connection.connection_configuration.authorizationCode.nil?
        connection.connect()
        session["AuthorizationCode"] = connection
      end
    rescue Adp::Connection::ConnectionException
      e = env['sinatra.error']
      results[:message] = "Connection error: The requested token could not be retrieved"
    end

    erb :authorization_code, :locals => { :view_bag => results}
  end

  get '/authorization_code/get_userinfo' do
    results[:auth_type] = :authorization_code
    results[:message] = nil
    connection = session["AuthorizationCode"]

    begin
      Log.debug("Do we have a connection object? #{connection}")
      unless connection.nil? || connection.connection_configuration.authorizationCode.nil?
        Log.debug("Check if we are connected: #{connection.access_token}")
        if (connection.is_connected_indicator?)
          Log.debug("Getting helper object")
            helper = Adp::Connection::UserInfoHelper.new(connection)
          Log.debug("getting userinfo using helper object")
            json_data = helper.get_user_info()
            results[:userinfo] = Adp::Connection::UserInfo.new(json_data)

            Log.debug("Got user info #{json_data}")
        end
      end
      Log.debug("Done getting userinfo #{results[:userinfo]}")
    rescue Adp::Connection::ConnectionException
      e = env['sinatra.error']
      results[:message] = "Connection error: #{e}"
    end

    erb :authorization_code, :locals => { :view_bag => results}
  end
end


"Knowledge is Power", they say.
Well, this saying is in fact only half correct. The correct saying is "The Focused Application of Knowledge is Power". If the knowledge that you acquire is not used for a purpose, it is almost useless.
Wherever you are, look around you. What is everyone doing? They are on their smartphones. Now, the smartphone and other computing devices are a form of 'INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY'. These devices give the user information, through videos, articles, news, social media and other media. However, most of these people who use these devices are: Not Smart and Not Rich. The information that they are acquiring tends to be click bait, short lived entertainment and enticing articles, along with regular social media scrolling and video watching.
We can conclude that information is not the key to power. In fact most information out there is nonsense, and can be more of a detriment to your intelligence and prosperity than a benefit. Therefore, someone on the pursuit of true knowledge, true intelligence and true wisdom, must go out of his/her way to seek high quality information, mentors and experiences that will have a real impact on their life.
Another reason most people using smartphones and computers do not gain true intelligence, is due to a great inability to focus, specifically the ability to focus on one thing at a time. Due to the nature of most online news feeds and videos, their is always more content/images to click on. As a result, the user tends to keep clicking between content, therefore trying to multitask. How many people are scrolling on Instagram, while simultaneously snap chatting multiple friends, whilst they are also watching movies on Netflix.
Our attention spans have been damaged from regular multi tasking and constant stimulation and dopamine releases. As a result, you may struggle to simply read an article from top to bottom without scrolling forward. This means you lack focus, therefore lack true intelligence.
ACTION: Stop Multi Tasking. Stop having multiple tabs open at once on your devices. Focus on one thing at a time, whether it is reading, watching, listening or working. Focus on that ONE THING and you will do it with much greater focus, clarity and effectiveness.
Once you have stopped multi tasking, and have learnt the old art of FOCUS, you can then proceed to become a man of intelligence and a man of action.
The first step to becoming smarter and more knowledgeable, is to simply read. Choose a few areas of interest to you and focus on them. It is also important to study subjects in which will help you in your business.
You can read: Books, Articles, Newspapers and Magazines. Purchase books that contain knowledge of what you want to do and read them, 1 book at a time. Reading will give you the foundation of knowledge you need to do what you want to do. For example, if you want to improve your health, buy a book that contains the information on diet and training and then apply the knowledge that you learn in the gym and when preparing your meals.
The second step, is to find someone older and more accomplished than you who can teach and guide you in whatever it is you choose to study. This is very important, specifically if you would like to learn a skill or trade such as carpentry, electrics, plumbing or car mechanics. Whatever your industry, find someone better than you to learn from and pick their brain.
A good mentor can keep you on the right track and give you words of wisdom when you need it. If you can't have a good mentor, just finding good teachers is a great idea. For example if you were to Study Martial Arts, you will want to find a good Sensei to train you.
Once you have learnt through books, teachers and mentors, It is vital that you actually APPLY what you have learnt in the real world. Go out there and have experiences. The challenges and struggles that you face will shape you and force you to grow stronger and smarter.
TRUE EXPERIENCE beats everything. The man who has read 1000 books on fitness will be nothing compared to the guy who never read a book, but has been training in gyms for years and eating right. A scientist who has read everything about the physics and chemistry of the world, but doesn't do anything with it is a Nutty guy living in his grandmas basement doing experiments for fun.
It is also of great importance to reflect on past mistakes and accomplishments, not to dwell on them, but to analyse what you did right and wrong. This will allow you to avoid future mistakes and understand what has worked and what hasn't.
You must then use the knowledge, experience and reflection in order to make plans and projections to move forward and create a better future. The Focused application of knowledge and experience into a greater goal and vision has been a vital part of the creation of many men's great Wealth, Success and Prosperity. But always remember to use this power of focus for good and to create freedom and happiness in your life.
We can conclude that acquiring true knowledge is simple, however it relies on the discipline to eliminate distractions and stop multi tasking. This ability to focus on one thing at a time is the key to developing intelligence and then going on to create great work. Applying this focus in the gym, into your work and into your relationships should have a positive effect on the quality of your life. But remember, don't become a complete know it all nerd who never does anything.
ACTION IS EVERYTHING. So get going.
Always pass on the lessons you've learnt to the younger generation, as one day you will be the master and become a mentor to them.


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Vaccine-hesitancy & Global Warming: Distinct Challenges, Similar Solutions?
by Kap Stann in Article
Royal Society: In a co-authored study, DTI COVID Co-PI Simon A. Levin, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, draws parallels between public attitudes about vaccines and global warming to suggest how policymakers could approach both.
The study's three authors write: "Although the COVID-19 vaccine has dramatically changed the fight against the pandemic, many exhibit vaccination-hesitancy. At the same time, continued human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases pose an alarming threat to humanity. Based on the theory of Subjective Expected Relative Similarity (SERS) and a recent international study that drastically modified COVID-19 health-related attitudes, we explain why a similar approach and a corresponding public policy are expected to help resolve both behavioral issues: reduce vaccination hesitancy and motivate climate actions."
Altogether the study induced a meaningful attitude change, ranging from 36% to 94%, dependent on the specific population and type of practiced intervention, showing that even short, yet thoroughly planned, interventions can induce meaningful changes.
The authors conclude, "Our take-home message addressed to policy makers and public influencers is that presenting the information and asking people to conform is not enough. To get compliance, for both COVID-19 vaccination and for the taking of climate actions, individuals need to be able to correctly comprehend the private and public payoffs structure of the interaction they are involved in. Neither broadcasting the information, nor instructing people to follow, is sufficient to induce comprehension and compliance. Most critically, people need to perceive sufficiently high strategic similarity with other involved parties."
Read the study here.
©2022 C3.ai DTI. All rights reserved.


Meat is a risk factor for diabetes. Also, many plants protect against diabetes. And it happens that plant-based diets not only appear to guard against getting diabetes in the first place, they may successfully treat the disease better than the diabetic diets patients typically are placed on, benefiting both weight and cholesterol.
Diets based on whole plant foods can result in significant weight loss without limiting portion size or counting calories, because plant foods tend to be so calorically diluted. People just can't seem to eat enough of the plant foods to compensate for the calorie deficit, so they lose weight eating whole plant foods.
A newer study used a technique to actually measure insulin sensitivity. Insulin sensitivity improved on both diets in the first three months, but then the vegetarian diet pulled ahead. The researchers also found that the LDL cholesterol fell significantly in the vegetarian group. Indeed, that's what we see when people are put on plant-based diets: Cholesterol comes down so much it can actually reverse the atherosclerosis progression—that is, reverse the progression of heart disease.
Adapted from Dr. Michael Greger. Article here.


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Sausalito woman creates jewelry with Black…
Sausalito woman creates jewelry with Black Lives Matter co-founder
From left, Ayannah Green, Lisa Rueff and Ari Green at the Marin City protest this month. (Photo by Cameron Cressman)
By Colleen Bidwill | cbidwill@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal
PUBLISHED: June 20, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. | UPDATED: June 20, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.
With tears streaming down her face, Lisa Rueff watched and filmed the Black Lives Matter protesters march across the Golden Gate Bridge this month, chanting and holding up handmade signs. Growing up in Atlanta, Rueff witnessed discrimination against people of color. But, to join people of different ages and races walk across the iconic bridge in solidarity to the cause is something she'll never forget.
And through Collective Hearts — the jewelry company the Sausalito resident founded that benefits the Jacmel Children's Center in Haiti that she built and other causes — she's raising money for Black Lives Matter through newly released necklaces that she co-created with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
The black beaded heart necklaces are made by Marin jewelry designers Caitlin Greene and Amy Nordstrom, with all proceeds going to BLM.
Before starting her company in 2017, Rueff worked for Richard Branson's philanthropic organization, was the executive director of Michael Franti's Do It For the Love foundation, as well as co-created a board game, Sparked.
Marin-based Collective Hearts is raising money for Black Lives Matter through its newly released necklaces.
Q What inspired you to start Collective Hearts?
A There's a question in the board game, "What do you believe is the most uplifting thing happening in the world today?" I started to see a visible shift in people's expressions when playing that card, and I realized there needs to be more visible love in the world. I came up with the idea of creating this really beautiful, big heart necklace. I traced it out on paper and brought it to Amy Nordstrom, a friend. I picked it up later and I go to Mollie Stone's and I got bombarded by women who passed by me who wanted one. Collective Hearts is all about cultivating more love in the world. Love has the power to heal, to inspire, to unify and to transform. We are not going to solve anything through violence or hatred.
Q How did you and Patrisse connect?
A About a year and a half ago, Patrisse spoke in San Francisco. I wasn't there. Two friends of mine attended. They were so struck by her talk that they went up to talk with her and thank her for her work. One of them had on one of my necklaces and Patrisse said, "I love your necklace." My friend said, "I want you have it," and she took it off her neck and put it on Patrisse. She took a picture of Patrisse wearing it, which she sent to me, and I started following Patrisse on Instagram and we started private messaging.
Q What inspired these BLM necklaces?
A With everything going on recently, I reached out to see how she was doing. Later, I texted Patrisse a picture of a black heart necklace that I had custom designed a couple days before and I said, "What do you think about this being the Black Lives Matter necklace?" She's like, "I love it. Let's do it." I couldn't believe it.
Q What was your experience like at the recent protest in Marin City?
A It was unbelievable. Many Black people spoke and gave unbelievable talks, some of them heartbreaking to hear, because they were very true about what was happening, not just in America, but in Marin City, right in front of our eyes. The last person to speak was this exquisitely beautiful woman who was so poetic. I was so struck by her. We start talking. She's a film student and she wants to make documentaries about Black Lives Matter. I said, "I have a favor to ask you," and I showed her pictures of the necklaces and the text messages I had with Patrisse and I was like, "We designed these necklaces. Would you be willing to put one on? I would be honored to take your picture." She and her sister said yes. I walked back and grab the necklaces in my car and on the way back, I ran into my friend who is a photographer, who did a photo shoot with me and these two beautiful sisters, Ayannah and Ari Green. It was really sweet.
Colleen Bidwill | Calendar Editor
Colleen Bidwill is a lifestyles reporter and calendar editor.
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