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A special interview with KTM Chief Sales Officer Hubert Trunkenpolz: a man from the very fabric of KTM taking Orange overseas.
KTM and Red Bull: two of the biggest names in their fields – motorcycle racing and energy drinks – have linked up for over ten years to hit the tracks. Here is a small examination of how and why.
All radiators that are mounted on KTM bikes are manufactured at WP Performance Systems located in Munderfing. We take a look behind the scenes at the WP Radiator production.


Shinsuke Nakamura is clear about his goal after winning the Royal Rumble this morning: the WWE title of AJ Styles. " The King of Strong Style" entered the 14th position of the real battle and eliminated Roman Reigns ultimately, and then announced his intention to face AJ Styles at Wrestlemania 34.
Both fighters have already starred in major battles in New Japan Pro Wrestling. The fight can guarantee spectacle and a lot of competitiveness between the two, remembering the combats that they have given in the independent scene.
However, we must remember that all this can change. SmackDown Live has a PPV before the big Wrestlemania event: Fastlane. As we reported a few weeks ago, the venue where the show is being held announced a five-corner match between champion AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Nakamura himself.
Therefore, this fight could produce changes depending on the results that are given in WWE Fastlane, which is celebrated on March 11 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
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 During the Sean Plunket Morning programme, broadcast on Newstalk ZB on the morning of 28 March 2011, the host Sean Plunket interviewed Dr Paul Connett who was visiting New Zealand to promote his views against the fluoridation of water, for approximately 17 minutes. The host then interviewed Dr Martin Lee from the New Zealand Dental Association about arguments in favour of water fluoridation, for approximately 11 minutes. Following this, the host opened up the discussion to listeners who were invited to call in.
 Mark Atkin made a formal complaint on behalf of Fluoride Action Network New Zealand, to The Radio Network Ltd (TRN), the broadcaster, alleging that Mr Plunket's interview with Dr Connett breached standards relating to controversial issues, fairness and discrimination and denigration.
 Mr Atkin noted that the Ministry of Health had acknowledged that "a scientific case against fluoridation could be held on the same standard of evidence the Ministry claims to rely on for its pro-fluoridation position". He argued that Mr Plunket inaccurately portrayed Dr Connett as a conspiracy theorist and undermined his credibility, talked over him which meant he was not able to answer the host's questions, and accordingly denied him a fair opportunity to present his views – views which reflected a large sector of the international scientific community. Conversely, he said, the host painted the other interviewee, Dr Martin Lee, "a mere dentist, as a scientific expert, which he is not".
 The complainant also considered that following the interview, Mr Plunket "continued to denigrate Dr Connett with baseless and factually incorrect comments and insinuations. For example, he actively perpetuated a suggestion... that because Dr Connett was retired, he had nothing better to do than fight fluoridation and simply did so to gain attention". He maintained that Dr Connett did not get paid for his efforts and had always tried to maintain rigorous standards of science.
6c Contributors and participants in any programme should be dealt with fairly and should, except as required in the public interest, be informed of the nature of their participation.
Given that Dr Connett was clearly capable of defending his position in this interview no one should have been surprised that Sean Plunket made it his job to probe, question and to act as the "devil's advocate" in the exchange. We regard the interview as a good example of lively current affairs debating and it was then up to the audience to make up their own minds as to the validity or otherwise of Dr Connett's arguments.
 Turning to consider the standards, TRN argued that, while talkback radio was subject to a lesser requirement to present a range of views (guideline 4a), Dr Connett was allowed 24 minutes on air to make his points, "which he did forcefully and passionately". It therefore declined to uphold the complaint under Standard 4.
 Looking at Standard 6 (fairness), the broadcaster noted that Dr Connett was "discussing a subject that is controversial and his views against fluoridation are contrary to what is generally accepted by New Zealanders. That he received some tough questioning should have come as no surprise to Dr Connett," it argued. TRN maintained that the interview was "testing but fair" and was conducted in a good-natured way by the host. It therefore declined to uphold the fairness complaint.
 With regard to Standard 7, the broadcaster argued that there was "no denigration in this exchange", and that the host's views were clearly covered by the exception in guideline 7a(ii). It declined to uphold the complaint under Standard 7.
 Dissatisfied with the broadcaster's response, Mr Atkin referred his complaint to the Authority under section 8(1B)(b)(i) of the Broadcasting Act 1989.
 The complainant was of the view that TRN's description of a "good-natured host giving Dr Connett every opportunity to express his views" was "grossly inaccurate". He maintained that the host did not treat Dr Connett and Dr Lee equitably. Mr Atkin noted that TRN had not addressed the fact that Mr Plunket "constantly tried to brand Dr Connett as a conspiracy theorist". He reiterated his view that Mr Plunket failed to give Dr Connett a fair opportunity to respond to his questions by "constantly talking over the top of him" in breach of Standard 6, and that the host denigrated Dr Connett by labelling him a conspiracy theorist and trying to link him to 9/11.
 In any event, we are of the view that the period of current interest for the issue of water fluoridation is ongoing, as it has been debated for many years. Accordingly, listeners could reasonably be expected to have a broad understanding of significant perspectives on the issue (guideline 4a).
 We therefore decline to uphold the complaint that the programme breached Standard 4.
 Standard 6 states that broadcasters should deal fairly with any person or organisation taking part or referred to in a programme. Mr Atkin argued that the host denied Dr Connett a fair opportunity to present his views.
 As outlined above, we consider that Dr Connett was given a fair and reasonable opportunity to put forward his perspective on water fluoridation. While the interview was robust, the host's style and his engagement with Dr Connett were good-natured and reasonable. The host was respectful towards him, and both men appeared to enjoy the discussion.
 Accordingly, we find that Dr Connett was treated fairly, and we decline to uphold the complaint under Standard 6.
 Standard 7 protects against broadcasts which encourage discrimination against, or denigration of, sections of the community. It does not apply to individuals.
 Accordingly, we find that the standard does not apply to Dr Connett and we decline to uphold the complaint under Standard 7.


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The National Labor College is closing. "The College has been facing significant financial difficulties and the Board reluctantly decided to accept the inevitability of our closure," said NLC President Paula Peinovich in a November 13 letter. "We do not have a specific date for closure yet but will provide information as soon as we can detailing how the shutdown will proceed. This process will likely take many months." The College has been struggling with financial difficulties in recent years -- including some $30 million in debt largely incurred during a multimillion-dollar campuswide renovation and expansion effort begun in 2003 -- and last year announced plans to sell the school's Silver Spring campus and continue as a primarily online educational institution (Labor College to Sell Campus, Continue Online 4/10/2012 UC). "It's a huge loss, there's no question about it," Thea Lee, deputy chief of staff to AFL-CIO president Rich Trumka, told Inside Higher Ed. "If it were at all possible we would maintain it." The AFL-CIO provided about 40 percent of the operating budget for the college, which began as a labor studies center founded by AFL-CIO President George Meany in 1969, expanding programs and facilities over the ensuing years to become the nation's only accredited higher education institution devoted exclusively to educating union members, leaders and staff. "We are developing a concrete timeline with multiple options for current students to complete their degrees in an affordable and accessible way," Peinovich said in her letter. "It's a sad day for labor," said Cet Parks, Executive Director of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. "The NLC has contractual severance obligations for current employees that they need to make good on."


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Prolonged use led to increase in the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients, especially those with a history of cardiovascular disease.
But for the young and the vulnerable a quick fix can seem just that: The fitness industry capitalizes on this by rolling out campaigns like the recent Protein World ad, that was accused of body shaming.
The FDA is constantly testing and trying to police this industry. It works by interfering with how energy is generated in the cells.
According to the Food Standards Agency, because many websites that offer the drug for sale are based overseas, it is difficult to cut off supply. The ingredients in this supplement include Yerba Mate, Guarana seeds, Trimethylxanthine, kola seeds, Ginseng, black pepper, maca extract, black tea etc.
He wanted to build muscle and lose weight.
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This drug is supposed to generate a 'thermogenic effect', but all it does is curb the appetite while providing caffeine powered energy. Users of JetFuel Superburn, JetFuel T and MX-LS7 should be wary as amphetamines are known to increase blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature and can eventually cause a stroke.
Plus, people know that the weight-loss industry is a multi-billion dollar market, Nusbaum says. Strokes and heart attacks. However, some studies show that bitter orange may have the same effect on the body as ephedrine.
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Hand on heart, if a legitimate, NHS-sanctioned fat-burning pill came on to the market, most of us would at least consider taking it. Is it worth your life?
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The Precedent for a Miracle of Prayer in the Coming 2019 Federal Election
It says in Isaiah 9:6, speaking about a future time, "That the government shall be upon His (Jesus) shoulder." At the present time the Government in Australia is still in the hands of men and is voted in federally every three years. That's why we as believers need to pray for our governmental leaders and in particular before elections.
I believe President Abraham Lincoln was right to say about earthly government, "My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Democracy was invented by Greeks but failed because of self-interest and greed. Democracy only became successful in societies with a strong Christian ethos because the bible recognizes man's fallen state and the need for self-sacrifice for the greater good of all. Democracy is an imperfect system made for imperfect men. Winston Churchill was right to say, "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."
Australia faces a democratic election, "most likely" to take place on Saturday 18 May 2019 that will decide the future of our nation, not just for 3 years but perhaps for decades to come. The choice is stark to say the least. Electors will have to choose between a Bill Shorten led Labor Party and the leadership of the current Prime Minster Scott Morrison, who leads the Coalition.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a devoted Christian and a man who believes in the power of prayer as his recent numerous calls for prayer for the drought shows. Mr Morrison nailed his colours to the mast in his maiden speech. It is interesting to note that the rainfall has been up massively since the Prime Minister's call to pray for rain. Rainfall over the drought stricken areas on the east coast over the last 3 months has been almost normal, an amazing miracle of answered prayer.
Having said that we need a lot more rain yet to break the drought so let us continue to pray. I cannot help but feel there is a big fall on the way. More than anything else we need an outpouring of the rain of the Holy Spirit so let's keep praying for both.
The Labor/Greens Alliance has shown an absolute commitment to the promotion of anti-Godly legislation at a state and federal level over the last decade. Coalition governments at times have not been much better, especially under the recent Prime Minister-ship of Malcolm Turnbull.
Our current Prime Minister Scott Morrison is different and is prepared to stand up for his Judeo-Christian convictions. How many countries in the western world have a strongly Christian Prime Minister and a Jewish Treasurer? Scott Morrison gave a passionate speech in support of marriage continuing between a man and a woman in Parliament and ultimately abstained from the final vote to introduce homosexual marriage in December 2017. This is to his credit as man of faith and conscience especially under a strongly antichristian leader like then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who according to reports was a real bully.
Prime Minster Scott Morrison has indicated a strong commitment to freedom of religion. This will be tested in the coming months in the lead up to the 2019 election hence, the need for concerted and ongoing prayer. Mr Morrison has also stood up against the Gender Whisperers in our school system which in our current political climate is an extraordinary achievement.
So the choice before us is to be governed by a rabidly anti-God Labor/Greens Alliance or an imperfect Liberal/National Coalition led by a man with strong and proven Christian convictions. This same man, whilst imperfect, would heartily agree with the words found in Australia's constitution, "Humbly relying on the blessings of almighty God."
He not only agrees with those words but he has the faith to pray those words in his public prayers for an end to the drought, much to the scorn of the Godless media.
Currently the imperfect Liberal/National Coalition have absolutely no chance of retaining office if the polls and the experts are to be believed. It will be a miracle for the Liberal/National Coalition to actually contest a federal election in mid-May without a highly likely vote of no confidence in February when Parliament resumes. The fact that the Morrison govern as minority government makes there reelection prospects ten times more difficult. I believe the experts are right.
It would be an absolute miracle on a hundred different levels for a Scott Morrison led Liberal/National Coalition to be elected into office. It would be "Lazarus with a quadruple bypass," to requote, with a difference, a famous Prime Minister.
Is there precedence for such a miracle in Australian political history? The answer is a resounding YES!
The re-election of John Howard in the November 2001 Federal election was a miracle of united prayer and took all the experts by surprise.
An article called, "Let me remind you: it's 2001, John Howard is facing disaster", by Sydney Morning Herald Journalist john Watson tells the story well.
' In 2001, the Queensland vote closely followed a Coalition wipe-out in Western Australia, which prompted obituaries for the Howard government. The Herald Sun's Andrew Bolt got in a year early and told us Howard was "the walking dead prime minister, even before the GST puts him out of his misery".
After the WA election, he reminded us of this "not just to boast" but to underline the certainty of his reasons for declaring "Howard is gone – barring something truly extraordinary"…
Michelle Grattan reported deep pessimism in Coalition ranks. "I think the [federal] election's lost," said a Liberal backbencher. "It's just a matter of the margin." Pollster Gary Morgan said the government had "zero chance". Howard acknowledged the "widespread perception among political commentators … that a change of government is well-nigh inevitable".
And things got worse. In March, The Australian's Paul Kelly wrote that "within five short years" of Howard's 1996 landslide, Labor could win a comfortable majority, supported by six state Labor governments
Voters, it was widely observed, had "stopped listening" to Howard. By April, an Age poll put the Coalition 20 points behind. By May… Come July and a knife-edge Aston byelection, and Bolt, not yet a diehard Howard loyalist, lamented the failure to ditch a leader who was "gone, gone, gone". "If Aston proved anything, it is that Howard is following history's script and heading to an awful defeat." Within four months, Howard led the Coalition to a resounding victory, his third.
Some argue that the Tampa affair and September 11 terrorism produced the political miracle that changed the script.'
The question that needs to be asked is, "How did this miracle happen?" The answer is, "united prayer and fasting". Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." Ps Bruce Lindley says, "Corporate prayer & fasting shifts nations." Pope John Paul said, "Jesus himself has shown us by his own example that prayer and fasting are the first and most effective weapons against the forces of evil." Jesus said, "Men ought always to pray and not to faint."
We know prayer is powerful but Australians are very apathetic, so what was it that got Australia praying in 2001?
On the 15 August 2001 at the Burning Hearts Conference in Brisbane, Cindy Jacobs from the USA brought a prophetic clarion call to urgent united prayer and fasting for the nation and the coming 2001 election. Cindy Jacobs' call for united prayer and fasting went viral across the nation.
We had never before seen such a concerted response to a call for prayer for the nation, in the period before an election, that we saw in the lead up to the 10 November 2001 Federal Election. My wife and I have been involved in prayer for every election for almost two decades up to that point. In the eighties we worked with Noel Bell from Intercessors for Australia and more lately in the nineties, with the Australian Prayer Network. Compared with previous elections the sheer amount of prayer generated was a miracle in itself.
When Cindy Jacobs issued that call for urgent united Prayer and Fasting on 15 August 2001 the Federal Coalition Government led by Prime Minister John Howard was trailing the Labor party 44% to 56%. The chances of John Howard being returned were nonexistent as the 'John Howard Facing a Disaster' article by John Watson pointed out. Even the Morgan polling in the week immediately before the election still pointed to government wipe out, but miraculously John Howard was returned and the power of prayer was proved.
God speaking in Psalms 2:8 says, "Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance," Jesus says in Matthew 7:7, "Ask and it will be given you." God's word in 2 Chronicles 7:4 gives us the parameter for our prayers; "If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land."
Ultimately we need a supernatural national transformation as evidenced in 2 Chronicles 7:14. This will come like it did in John Wesley's day through the Holy Spirit inspired preaching of the Gospel with an accompanying revival and reformation in our nation.
Paul says in 1 Timothy 2:1-4, "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made… for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth."
Godly leadership in Government allows for the FREE proclamation of the Gospel. From a faith point of view FREEDOM will be the issue of the coming election.
Let us again call the body of Christ to pray and fast at every opportunity in the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election in the hope that God would grant us another miracle of prayer as He did in 2001. Soli Deo Gloria
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About the Author: Warwick Marsh
Warwick Marsh has been married to Alison Marsh since 1975; they have five children and eight grandchildren, and he and his wife live in Wollongong in NSW, Australia. He is a family and faith advocate, social reformer, musician, TV producer, writer and public speaker.
Warwick is a leader in the Men's and Family Movement, and he is well-known in Australia for his advocacy for children, marriage, manhood, family, fatherhood and faith. Warwick is passionate to encourage men to be great fathers and to know the greatest Father of all. The father in whom "there is no shadow of turning."
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Scott Morrison has demonstrated the same lack of Christlike fruit as Donald Trump who is applauded as a Christian (as opposed to a Christ follower). I.e the insidious treatment of the oppressed refugee people in Nauru, totally unbiblical, grovelling to the Jewish Community in the division of Wentworth by suggesting our embassy may be moved to Jerusalem. For crying out loud – while biblically the Jews were God's chosen people, it wasn't because He loved them more, it was because He had a task for them! To represent Him to their neighbours and they still fail to represent His character to their neighbours – big time. Could the Palestinian people possibly see the God of the bible through the way they are treated by the Israelites? I think not!
Australia needs a Spiritual revival- starting with the church (including politicians who claim to be Christians), which in many places resembles the church of Laodicea. Then communities where people are broken and without hope because the local church isn't faithfully representing Christ the Saviour and Lord to them.
Unfortunately the Federal Liberal Leadership is as far removed from leading in a Christlike way as any other political party in Australia. Yet some 'evangelicals' cling to claims made by some, rather than observing the fruit of their lives.

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I'm wondering whether my wife's behavior rises to the level of a disorder and if so which one. She doesn't seem to invent symptoms/illnesses or assume real symptoms are the worst possible illness so it doesn't seem like what I think of as hypochondria to me. Instead, she frets about how our health COULD be damaged by what seems like an endless list of things: saw dust, fiberglass, pesticides, GMO, anything non-organic, cordless phones, cell phones, WiFi, mouth-breathing, EMF from bedside clock radio, not enough sun exposure, etc. Every other week there is something new to try avoid or get more of. She seem to treat everything that somebody says could be bad for you like asbestos where any exposure level is too much. Workers in a saw mill get some lung problem from decades of saw dust exposure means that cutting some wood in our garage a couple times a year for some home improvement project makes the garage a superfund site off limits to anyone else. I am tired because 95% of the time the only thing she wants to talk to me about is how to improve or maintain our family's health. At least an hour a night and normally more is spent on Internet health research. So far, we've never had any health issue that she didn't seem to believe could be cured with the right food, herb, supplement, etc. In short, no one area is taken to a dangerous or ridiculous extreme but from her perspective there are thousands of potential causes of health problems and we need to keep constant vigil against all of them. It is hard to argue against health but a constant pre-occupation with it doesn't seem to be necessary to be healthy to me.
Thank you for writing with such an interesting question about a not so unusual phenomena. I hope you will excuse the seemingly flippant nature of my title to this reply, but I couldn't resist giving a nod to the late comedian, Henny Youngman.
I appreciate the frustration and exhaustion you have been experiencing in response to your wife's many concerns about safety, health and all manner of environmental threats. You are correct in that Hypochondriasis would not be the proper description of her condition. This is primarily because her concerns do not simply involve her own potential risk, but that of your entire family, because it does not sound as if this cluster of symptoms has markedly impaired her functioning, and finally, because the condition does appear to be better explained by other syndromes. In particular, Generalized Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.
Individuals who are excessively vigilant regarding a wide variety of environmental threats to their health and well-being and that of family members do often clearly exhibit an anxiety process. They scan their worlds in search of any threats to safety, find the threats (we tend to find what we are looking for), worry about them, and then take precautions to protect against them. As in GAD, this worry can focus upon a wide variety of problems, is very difficult for the individual to control, and can cause disruption of sleep and other areas of behavioral functioning. Such individuals also tend to be FAR too good at "worst case scenario" thinking, and frequently look into cracked crystal balls to divine the future..
Where this condition also begins to overlap with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is in the cyclical and repetitive behavioral, cognitive and emotional responses to the concerns. This aspect also helps us understand why the condition persists and worsens over time, and provides some guidelines for treatment. For example, as soon as your wife begins to deveop some concern about a new threat (and the media and digital news providers are only TOO happy to provide grist for this mill!), this is experienced aversively. Naturally, rather than sit helplessly with worry, she will then seek reassurance or information from others, and/or hit the internet to learn more in the hope that this will ease her discomfort.
In most cases, the act of trying to quantify, assess or avoid the risk WILL bring some small degree of intial reduction in the worry, as the person now feels actively engaged in trying to protect themselves versus just experiencing helplessness. They may also believe they have just dodged a bullet. Thus, "behavior that allows us to avoid or terminate an aversive stimulus" IS often at least temporarily successful. This behavior has now been "negatively reinforced," and is more likely to recur the next time a new concern surfaces. Sadly, however, we get better at whatever we practice, and your wife is practicing hypervigilance, worry, intense research into what might go wrong, and doing all she can to prevent danger from occurring. Each time the sequence is repeated, it gets stronger, and, especially if these potential dangers don't turn into actual problems, the process of "worry, investigate, feel relief" provides confirmation to her that her system is working and that she is in control of her environment.
Obvious problems caused by this hybrid condition include worsening worry and anxiety, potential transmission of such thoughts, feelings and behavior to children via role modelling, relationship strains caused by the preoccupation, and conflict between partners if the anxious one views the less anxious one as somehow "asleep at the wheel" or "negligent" or even "abusive" for not taking the concerns more seriously. In addition, across time, the affected individual gets more and more into the habit of craving certainty and predictability and control, and less adept at actually dealing with the real challenges and priorities of life (which is by nature ambiguous, unpredictable and uncontrollable).
So the presence of internet checking is an example of an OCD "ritual" or "safety behavior," as would be excessive hand washing, as is the avoidance of the garage after sawing has been done in it. The behavior temporarily brings relief, yet another concern pops up the next day. A former teacher of mine once said "you can never get enough of what you don't need." So, if problems coping with ambiguity and loss of control are at the core, then all of the internet research in the world won't be curative.
A typical characteristic of individuals presenting with such a condition, however, is that they "don't present with a condition." Their symptoms are often experienced as "ego syntonic" and these individuals may believe that they are viewed as "simply being responsible" versus "having an anxiety disorder." On the other hand, third parties who do not take a similar level of precaution can be seen as irresponsible and undependable. I mention this because such patients are not typically motivated to engage in tratment for the condition unless it becomes debilitating, obviously detrimental to their families, or it starts to cause more distress.
Once the patient is motivated, however, psychological treatment is fairly straightforward, and the symptoms are most effectively resolved using cognitive-behavioral therapy. The patient is first educated about the process of worry, and the role of negative reinforcement in perpetuating it. The patient then learns to re-evaluate their tendencies to distort or catastrophize objects of their fear and is helped to begin eliminating all safety and avoidance behaviors from their repertoire. Finally, the patient is guided to seek out exposure to some of the very things they fear, and is at the same time required to refrain from "scratching the itch" by ritualizing, avoiding or distracting. In this way, the patient "habituates" to the notion of uncertainty, and begins also to "practice" and get better at lowering their hypervigilance and allowing life to flow imperfectly by. Some developmental work may also be useful in helping the patient to understand how they learned to worry so well, and this can motivate them to live differently. Training in various relaxation skills tends also to be quite helpful as a part of treatment.
As you posed your question to me as a mostly diagnostic one, I am wholly unsure as to your wife's level of motivation for treatment or change. If either of you would like to begin with some reading, David Burns' excellent book, "When Panic Attacks," is sure to be of some value. If you are wanting to identify a psychologist or other qualified mental health professional, you may consult your primary care doctor, your state's psychological association, or go to apa.org or adaa.org. Again, CBT is particularly effective with anxiety disorders and I would suggest a specialist in this area.
I thank you for writing and hope that my comments have been of some use to you. If you have any further questions, need more information about treatment resources or book references, or simply need additional advice on how to speak with your wife and cope together with the challenges you described, please don't hesitate to get back in touch.


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Q: Interesting inequality with three positive reals which seems trivial Let $a,b,c$ be positive real numbers, such that $(ab)^2 + (bc)^2 + (ca)^2 = 3$. Prove that
$(a^2 - a + 1)(b^2 - b + 1)(c^2 - c + 1) \geq 1$.
First I multiplied both sides by $(a+1)(b+1)(c+1)$ and expand the inequality:
$$a^3b^3c^3+a^3b^3+b^3c^3+c^3a^3\geq abc+ab+bc+ca$$
But stuck at this point.
After that i tried to use this inequality:
$$(a^2-a+1)(b^2-b+1) \geq \frac{a^2+b^2}{2}$$
Let $a^2=x$, $b^2=y$, and $c^2=z$.
$xy+yz+zx=3$
Then the statement is equivalent to:
$$(x+y)(y+z)(z+x) \geq 8$$

A: Now, since $$\prod_{cyc}(x+y)\geq\frac{8}{9}(x+y+z)(xy+xz+yz),$$ it's enough to prove that $$x+y+z\geq3,$$ which is for you.

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Should Museums Be Allowed to Sell Donated Works of Art?
By Daniel Grant • 01/24/18 12:40pm
Renderings for the Berkshire Museum redesign, which the institution intends to fund through the deaccessioning of part of their collection. Berkshire Museum/Facebook
Pity the big-time art collector (really!). All that time and money building a collection of art that is apt to go away just before or just after the collector dies. Because, when planning their estates, the three typical options for them are: The art can be willed to heirs who, if they like their parent's taste—and not all do—will face inheritance taxes of up to 40 percent; the artwork gets sold to provide heirs with cash, and the sale itself generates capital gains taxes of 28 percent; or, the art is donated to a willing nonprofit institution, such as a museum, which permits a sizeable charitable deduction on their income or estate tax returns.
Whether they are loath to pay taxes or just want their artworks kept together as a group (or both), that last option tends to be favored. Still, art has a value for its owners beyond the dollars and cents. For many, if not most, art owners, their collections do not just represent a group of pricey things but a vision—the collector's own vision—of themes in recent or past art, and they want that point of view to be part of their donation. As a result, when they look to donate objects or whole collections, they often seek to attach certain conditions and restrictions to the gift.
One favored condition is that the artworks be exhibited (not put in storage) and as a group (not cherry-picked by curators for favorites). Another is that nothing from their collection be sold. Those demands tend to run counter to current museum practices, however, as institutions "increasingly won't accept gifts with restrictions," said Sally Yerkovich, director of Seton Hall University's Institute of Museum Ethics and author of A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics. "Things do change. Tastes change, the focus of a museum may change, the financial situation of a museum may change, and the people in charge of a museum don't want their hands or their successors' hands to be tied by strict conditions."
Some institutions make this quite clear from the outset to prospective donors. The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, for example, solicits gifts of objects, but its website states that "All acquisitions should be outright, unconditional, and irrevocable upon transfer to the museum. The museum cannot guarantee that objects donated will be placed on exhibition or that they will be exhibited or stored intact as a single collection." On a more informal basis, lawyers representing major art collectors try to convince their clients who are looking to donate their objects to "be realistic," said Boston-based lawyer Nicholas O'Donnell. "If I represent a donor who wants everything to stay together, and nothing will ever be sold, I tell that person 'No one will agree to that.'"
On occasion, a donor will have a valuable enough collection or sufficient money to accompany the artworks to have the conditions of a gift met. Last fall, for instance, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts was donated a collection of 113 Dutch and Flemish works—including notable paintings by Albert Cuyp, Frans Hals, Rembrandt and Jan Steen—by collectors Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo and Susan and Matthew Weatherbie, which included the stipulation that 85 percent of the collection must be on view at all times. Another element of that gift was funding to create a Center for Netherlandish Art at the museum, which has a planned opening in 2020. In 2016, Paris' Musée d'Orsay, was given a collection of 600-plus paintings by late 19th and early 20th century artists, including Pierre Bonnard, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Edgar Degas, Andre Derain, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani and Edouard Vuillard from American couple Marlene and Spencer Hays. As part of the deal, works from the collection are to be exhibited intact in a dedicated space in the museum rather than be dispersed throughout the galleries.
At the same time that the Musée d'Orsay was finalizing its arrangement with the Hays, New York's Museum of Modern Art accepted a gift of 102 Latin American paintings and sculptures from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, a long-time patron and trustee of MoMA. The Modern announced that it will create a Cisneros Institute at the museum to research and publish books on art from Latin America.
Another example is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's agreement with Robert Lehman. Lehman negotiated with the museum to donate his collection of paintings, drawings, manuscript illumination, sculpture, glass, textiles, antique frames, maiolica, enamels, and precious jeweled objects—2,600 objects in all—to the Met after his death, with the stipulation that they be displayed as a private collection. The collector died in 1969 and, in 1975, the Robert Lehman Wing opened to the public.
More often, donors do not have the leverage to force their terms onto a museum, which starts a period of negotiation, or counter-offers. "It all depends on what the museum stands to gain from the donation," said New York art lawyer Susan Duke Biederman. "If it is a major collection, if it completes an important part of its mission, if it opens up new avenues for the institution, the donor may get a sweet deal. When it is something less than that, the deal gets less sweet."
Money helps to sweeten a deal, such as cash to build a new wing to house a donated collection, and a monetary donation is often the impetus for naming a gallery after a donor, she said. An agreement may be made to hold a special exhibition around the entire gift or certain pieces from it. Frequently, the institution will agree not to sell objects from a donated collection for 10 or 20 years.
In 2008, retired Boston, Massachusetts lawyer John Axelrod donated his 377-work collection of decorative arts to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on the condition that the institution establish a gallery for the objects, which it did, naming the gallery for him.
Certain categories of art may be less amenable to restrictions than others. Notable works of Dutch and Flemish art have a solid place in art history, while contemporary art will not remain contemporary for very long, making a demand for permanent display difficult to accommodate.
Lawyers representing art collectors advise them to clearly state their intentions to museum officials well in advance of a donation and as part of their written "deed of gift." Still, things do change, and museum officials may look to revise the terms of a long-ago gift, perhaps by seeking approval from heirs of the original donor or from the courts on the basis of cy pres or the doctrine of deviation, which allows the recipient institution to interpret a donor's intentions in a more expansive way, relying on the intent rather than the exact words. When a lawsuit is brought an heir or other interested party to stop a museum's actions that are deemed counter to the language or spirit of a gift, a state attorney general—who is in charge of overseeing public charities within the state—may become involved on one side or another.
The vast majority of objects in museum collections are donations, but balancing the intentions of the individuals making the gifts with the interests of the public can be quite difficult, which is why more and more institutions at least publicly state that they will not entertain conditions and restrictions on donations, according to Ildeko DeAngelis, former assistant general counsel at the Smithsonian Institution. "I hate to see any provision about permanent display, because the decision on what to exhibit should not be based on a donor's ego but on what best informs the public."
Change rarely comes about without criticism and, sometimes, lawsuits.
A changing mission was the reason that the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York decided in 2007 to sell off 200-plus donated antiquities at auction in order to become more of a showplace of contemporary art. The millions raised were used to acquire artwork more appropriate to its changed focus. "We wanted to track artists on the front end of a career rather than waiting to see what happened to that career 20 or 30 years later on," said Louis Grachos, former director of the Albright-Knox and now director of Contemporary Austin in Texas.
Similarly, in 2009, the Orange County Museum of Art sold off 18 of its 20 California plein-air paintings to a private Laguna Beach collector in order to remake itself into a repository of post-war art. More recently, the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts decided to focus less on the visual arts and expand its displays of historical objects and natural history, looking to sell some key pieces from its current collection—including Norman Rockwell paintings "Shuffleton's Barbershop" and "Shaftsbury Blacksmith Shop"—in order to increase its endowment and repair its building.
The efforts by the Berkshire Museum to monetize artworks at auction has led to action on the part of the Massachusetts attorney general to stop the sale, and the case may be months from resolution. The outrage may last a bit longer.
Selling off objects from an institution's collection, known as "deaccessioning," often "happens after a museum has been on shaky financial group for quite a while," Yerkovich said. "It comes at the end of the process."
Financial uncertainty led both Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2012 to sell artworks from their museums in order to increase their shrinking endowments (Fisk sold the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas an interest to artworks bequeathed to the university in the late 1940s for $30 million, while Randolph earned $25.5 million from a sale at auction). Six years earlier, Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois sold at auction approximately 2,000 objects—including several woodblock prints by Japanese artist Ando Hiroshige, an etching by Spaniard Francisco de Goya and a variety of ancient Egyptian and Roman antiquities—for $1.1 million.
Perhaps the most contentious legal overturning of a donor's express intentions involved the Barnes Foundation, the museum in Merion, Pennsylvania established by Albert Barnes as a sort of school to instruct the restricted number of permitted visitors on how Barnes viewed modern art. Barnes disallowed any changes to the collection, and he required the endowment assets only to be invested in low-yield government bonds, which limited the foundation's ability to be adequately financed as inflation increased. As a result, the endowment's value declined dramatically (especially during the inflationary 1970s) and efforts by newer board members to raise money—increasing admissions from $1 to $5 and traveling parts of the collection to other museums—were found to violate the terms of the foundation's charter.
In 2012, after years of lawsuits, the entire art collection was moved to a newly built facility in Philadelphia, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, an action that wholly contradicted Barnes' written and spoken sentiments but enabled the artworks to remain together. The courts decided that the larger goal of keeping this body of art together and accessible to the public was greater than the more narrow strictures established by the foundation's founder and could be reformed.
It took six years for Fisk University to win approval, as the terms of the original gift forbade the sale of objects, while Randolph College's request to change the terms of its gift was far shorter. Ultimately, it was recognized that the gifts in question were made to the educational institutions, rather than to separate museums on their premises, and that these institutions could do what they wanted with their own property. Additionally, different attorneys general view their role as defenders of the public interest differently, DeAngelis said. "When they hear that an entire institution is likely to go under if it doesn't change the original terms of the gift, many attorneys general consider that it is the larger intention of donors to keep the institution alive and prospering. I think that is what happened with Fisk and with the Barnes Foundation." The sale of the Berkshire Museum's collection could depend on whether this deaccessioning is deemed necessary for the museum to stay open into the future.
Daniel Grant is a freelance writer and the author of five books on business and fine art.
Filed Under: Arts, Visual Art, MoMA, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rembrandt, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Pierre Bonnard
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Pump it Up Dance Pad build
DIY Build Arduino 3D Printing Woodworking
Jun 6, 2020 • Rodrigo Azevedo
DIY dance pad for the game Pump it Up. Built using wood, full acrylic panels, 3D printed parts and LED lighting controlled via Arduino.
Pump it Up is a dance arcade game, similar to DDR, but better ;). Back in my late teenage years I used to play it all the time in a nearby shopping mall arcade, sometimes multiple days a week. Building one of these pads for myself was always something I wanted, but I never quite had the expertise, time or money to pull it off. Of course I could buy or build a "soft" foam pad, but I wanted the authentic arcade feel of a hard pad.
Pump it Up arcade cabinet and pads, Prime 2 version
A decade or so later I still had fond memories of the game and now I had more access to tools and had learnt a thing or two about DIY, so I decided to take the plunge and give it a go at building this. I also have a 3D printer now, which I knew I could use to print custom parts for it, which was exactly what I did since I had much more experience with this than with woodworking. This is what it looks like after months of work, and over a hundred of man-hours of designing, prototyping, building, and most importantly, play testing the pad:
Finished PIU pad
This post is just a high level overview of what the pad is and how it works. You can find more detailed information about each of the pad's components and how they were designed and built here:
Part 1 - Frame Build and BOM
Part 2 - Arrow Panels
Part 3 - Pad Sensors
Part 4 - LEDs and Electronics
Part 5 - Arduino Programming
The pad frame is built mainly out of wood, and has (should have) the same dimensions as the official pad. The only size difference is at the front and back, where the official pads have an extended area in the front for the electronics, and an extended area at the back for the metal bar. That bar is meant for the player to hold on so they can keep their balance on harder songs and it's something I intend to integrate to my pad in the future. The final external dimensions of the pad are 877x877x57mm, plus some 40mm at the front for the handles, and it weights 20.2kg.
Along with wood, each arrow panel is supported by a 3D printed frame. 3D printing was chosen mainly because I'm a developer/tech person, and I can create a more complex 3D designs much more easily than I can make complex wood cuts and joins :). And yes, even with fully grown adults jumping up and down on those plastic parts, they seem to be holding up very well, with no visible wear. Lastly, I added some handles so it's easy to pick it up and store it, as I live in a compact apartment and optimising space is a must.
Empty frame with 3D printed individual arrow frames
Frame with the platforms between the arrows
Each individual arrow panel (also called a pad) is made of 10mm clear polycarbonate acrylic sheets, and the art on them was printed in semi-gloss A3 paper, and glued together with regular white glue. It's far from ideal, and it clearly shows, but it's easy to scrape it off in the future if I need to upgrate to something more proper. 10mm may seem quite thin to support the weight of adults stomping the panels, but it's really strong and apt for the job.
Acrylic Arrow Panels
Step sensors
Everyone that has tried to build one of these knows that the trickiest parts of the build are probably the sensors. The sensors detect when the player is stepping on the panel, and send this input to the game. There are many ways to build effective sensors. Arguably the simplest option is to mount a conductive plate on the panel and another on the frame, and put a springy material in between, allowing them to keep apart normally but get in contact with each other when pressure is applied. This approach is electrically equivalent to a momentary push button, and is very easy to use in conjunction with an Arduino. I decided to create a sensor out of 3D printed parts, so I iterated over many designs and reached this final form of the sensor, which works beautifully and so far hasn't given me any issues, and me and my wife have been playing PIU at home for months now. Each panel uses 4 sensors, one on each side, making it easy to trigger it by stepping anywhere on the panel, center or not.
Complete sensor unit
The solder is sturdy and the 'tunnels' keep the wires in check
Underneath each arrow there are 8 LEDs that light it up whenever a player steps on them. The entire pad, including the LEDs, is controlled by an Arduino Leonardo. The Leonardo was chosen because it can act natively as a USB keyboard/mouse/game controller. When the pad is connected to a PC, it shows up as a generic HID game controller with 5 buttons, making it very easy to setup key mappings on games such as Stepmania or StepF2 (which is what I use). One of the main limitations of this pad is that it can't be used with the official game distribution (the official HDD), as that needs a very specific hardware setup, and proprietary IO boards.
Wiring for all 5 arrow panels
Wiring going into the Arduino Leonardo, too messy for my liking
The main advantage of controlling the LEDs with Arduino is that they can be programmed to "dance" own their own, following the rhythym of a song. One of the software upgrades I plan on doing is to provide the pad with a step chart (the file that tells the game which arrows must be played), and have it play out the song with the LEDs, as a sort of "demo mode" while the pad is not in active use, or maybe just simply simulating random steps on it so it appears more dynamic.
LED module wiring
Power up test showing LEDs lighting up
It took me around 7 months, working on and off to finish this pad. I have only a slight idea of how much it cost me to build it, as a lot of stuff I had to redo or buy parts for it again because the first iterations were crap. Designing it from scratch is definitely not for everyone, it took a lot of patience and ingenuity to solve some of the issues I had, but overall it was a very rewarding process, and I've learnt a lot doing this.
I already have plans to build a second pad so I can play doubles, which should be much easier as I already have some material, and all of the tools and designs I used for the first one. Before that, though, I intend to integrate some bars in the pad so I can play songs higher than around S13, which are kind of hard without a bar, as one tends to lose either balance or stamina too quickly.
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Most of us have probably been there at some point in our lives: A family member or friend has a serious injury or illness, so we rush them to the nearest hospital ER expecting immediate service only to find a crowded room with countless other sick or injured people anxiously waiting to be seen.
When faced with an emergency like severe chest pains or a concussion, you need to get to an ER facility quickly. Most people rush to their local hospital, but what if there is a better option?
Freestanding emergency rooms provide all of the same vital, lifesaving services as a hospital emergency room. The only difference is that—as the name suggests—freestanding ERs are not attached to a hospital facility–rather they are standalone facilities that provide the same services.
Freestanding ER facilities offer quality emergency care with little to no wait times. This is a major advantage, since one of the most frustrating (and potentially dangerous) realities of hospital emergency rooms is long wait times for injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life-threatening.
Freestanding emergency rooms are growing in popularity and are becoming the clear choice for fast, reliable emergency medical services. We'll explore the advantages of using a freestanding ER ahead. First, let's look at some statistics surrounding emergency department visits in general.
The Problem of Hospital ER Wait Times and Crowding
Wait times and crowding in emergency departments (ED) are significant issues, especially since emergency visits are on the rise. Consider these statistics from Becker's Hospital Review:
• ED visits are common—in the U.S. there are 42 visits for every 100 people each year.
• There are approximately 136 million emergency department visits in the U.S. each year.
• There are around 40 million injury-related ED visits are each year.
• Around 16 million ED visits (nearly 12%) result in a hospital admission.
◊ Around 2.1 million ED visits result in admission to the critical care department.
◊ The average wait time between the time a patient is admitted to the hospital and the time they are taken to their room is 96 minutes—this does not include time spent in the emergency department.
• Patients spend an average of 135 minutes in the ED before being sent home.
• Patients with broken bones wait an average of 54 minutes before receiving pain medication after arriving at the ED.
Not only are delays frustrating, they can also be harmful to patients. The risks of delays in receiving care include:
• Ambulance diversions: Emergency departments that are overwhelmed with patients may have no choice but to divert ambulances to other hospitals, which can lead to dangerous delays in care.
• Not receiving treatment at all: Some patients may get tired of waiting and leave without receiving treatment.
• Higher risk of dying: A study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found that patients who were admitted to the hospital from the emergency department during periods of high crowding died more often than patients with similar conditions who were admitted to the same hospital during slower periods. A high-risk patient's risk of death rose by 71-79% for every additional hour they had to wait to be seen, according to one study.
These numbers are alarming and highlight how important it is for patients to be seen quickly after arrival at an emergency department.
Advantages of Using a Freestanding ER
Let's look at the advantages of using a freestanding ER versus a hospital emergency department.
• Faster service: Given what we know about how long patients spend in the emergency department (135 minutes on average, and much longer for many patients) and the dangers of not being treated right away, faster service should be a top priority for every patient. Freestanding emergency rooms aren't tied to huge hospital facilities and their bureaucracies, so they're able to see patients more quickly.
• Quality care: Just like hospital emergency departments, federal law requires freestanding ER facilities to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Freestanding emergency rooms must have emergency physicians on-site at all times, keep medications on-site, provide round-the-clock lab and imaging services, and provide lifesaving care immediately.
• Accessibility: Most emergency department visits (85%) occur in metropolitan areas.1 For many people in rural communities, getting to the city for an emergency room visit can be quite a trek. This is another advantage of freestanding emergency rooms—accessibility. Many standalone ERs are located in suburban and rural areas, and every minute counts in an emergency.
• Convenience: Anyone who has ever been to a big hospital knows the struggles of navigating a huge medical complex. Your first battle is finding a place to park in a huge lot or—more likely—a confusing parking structure. Then your challenge is actually finding the ER in what is often a maze of buildings. Standalone ERs are much more manageably sized—no struggling to find a parking space or the right building. It's one less thing to worry about when you're already stressed in an emergency.
• Insurance accepted: Federal law now requires that private (employer sponsored) health plans offer essential health benefits, which includes emergency services. It's important to note that your copay at the time of service varies depending on the plan you selected, but should be stated on your membership card. A trip to The Emergency Center is billed and processed just like a hospital ER visit – not your primary doctor or urgent care facility copay. If you're unsure, our team will check your benefits prior to admitting you and confirm this information. At this time, no freestanding ER accepts any government program such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHIPs, or Tricare. Of course, we will treat you if you have these types of insurance, but you will be billed and charged at our current self-pay rates.
What Is a True Medical Emergency?
Sometimes it's a little unclear exactly what constitutes a true medical emergency. Most of us probably know someone who routinely brushes off injuries that should probably be treated as emergencies (such as deep lacerations) and others who run to the ER at the first sniffle or cough.
Here are some examples of illnesses and injuries that are true emergencies:
• Back or neck injuries • Exposure to hazardous chemicals
• Chest pain or pressure • Severe or persistent vomiting
• Diabetic shock (severe hypoglycemia) • Coughing or vomiting up blood
• Deep lacerations • Persistent high fever
• Choking • Extreme dehydration
• Fainting, dizziness, or loss of consciousness • Change in mental behavior
• Seizures • Smoke inhalation or severe burns
What About Urgent Care?
Urgent care facilities are equipped to treat conditions that are not serious enough for the ER but require more immediate care than can wait for a 9-5 doctor. Examples of conditions treated at urgent care centers include:
• Allergies • Gout
• Mild asthma attacks • Skin rashes
• Colds/flus • Athlete's foot
• Diarrhea • Poison ivy/oak
• Ear infections • Sexually transmitted infections
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs) • Sprains/strains
Keep in mind that, while urgent care centers may be open on weekends and have extended hours, they are not required to be open 24/7 like freestanding ERs. Urgent care facilities are also not required to provide round-the-clock imaging services, and these facilities almost never have CT scanners, ultrasound machines, or full lab capacity within their facility. Additionally, urgent care staff members often do not have the same level of training as staff members of freestanding emergency rooms.
Freestanding ERs: Quality Care, Fast Service
In an emergency, freestanding emergency rooms are the clear choice. Dramatically-reduced wait times, quality care available 24/7, private insurance plans accepted, and the same quality of care as a hospital emergency department with none of the hassles.
The Emergency Center (TEC) is a freestanding ER facility providing quality emergency care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our state-of-the-art facilities are staffed by board-certified physicians, ICU and ER trained nurses, x-ray technologists, and skilled administrative staff. TEC offers comprehensive emergency evaluation, treatment, and diagnostic testing, including ultrasounds, x-rays, and full lab services.
We take the "waiting" out of the "waiting room" when it matters most, and TEC takes pride in providing compassionate, efficient care to each and every patient. Learn more about The Emergency Center.
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Tim Cahill has ruled out a return to the Hyundai A-League following his retirement from international football.
Speaking at a press conference for the first time since announcing the end of his Caltex Socceroos career, the former Melbourne City FC striker said he will consider continuing to play at club level, but not in Australia.
"I want to be open and honest that my Hyundai A-League experience was fantastic; to come home, to win a trophy with Melbourne City FC in the FFA Cup, to score some awesome goals," said Cahill.
"My debut is something I'll never forget. I felt like I had a successful time here.
"To live in America and try and play in the Hyundai A-League would be impossible.
"So I'd like to respectfully thank everyone that's been talking about me coming home.
While the 38-year-old said he may continue playing, Cahill also confirmed he is interested in pursuing coaching opportunities.
"Looking for the future, I'm interested in coaching," said Cahill.
"I'm going to spend some time in Australia and meet with some partners and try and lay some foundations to do great things for football in Australia; make sure that I can still be an ambassador the Hyundai A-League and support football in Australia, which is something that I'm excited to do.
"I'll fly to the UK and start my UEFA B licence just in preparation and then I'll open the door for offers to play football.
"I've not really entertained anyone when it comes to [offers to play] football because I've been selfish enough finally to have some family time.
Cahill scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for Melbourne City FC over two seasons before joining Millwall in the lead up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, where he made one appearance for the Caltex Socceroos against Peru.


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Let your dog share in your love for Florida State sports with this Pets First Florida State Seminoles Bandana. This great-looking bandana features the Seminoles team logo, and is made of durable mesh and poly-cotton for your dog's comfort. Your pup will love great wearing your favorite team's colors as proudly as you do.


Bethany Presbyterian will be holding an Introduction to Christianity class that will double as New Member/Inquirer class and Faith Refresher for current members. The class will be held in four sessions, during which we will discuss the book "Being Christian" by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (don't worry, its less than 100 pages), as well as some of the particulars of Presbyterian faith.
Classes will be held in the Adult Library after worship on Sundays 4/29, 5/27, 6/24 & 7/1. Books can be purchased from Rev. Will for $9 (the Kindle price is only $8, if you prefer).


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HSBC and Roostify have launched a digital mortgage platform
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HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, has launched a digital mortgage platform in the US via a partnership with Roostify, the digital lending platform, per a press release. Teaming up with Roostify will help HSBC provide its customers with a faster and easier digital experience, the bank said. On the back end, the partnership will allow HSBC to process and close loans more efficiently.
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Here's what it means: Digitizing the mortgage lending process is key for incumbents to provide faster, easier, and more convenient experiences while also cutting costs.
HSBC's new digital mortgage platform streamlines the loan application process for consumers. Through the partnership, Roostify integrates with the bank's loan origination system to increase the ease with which HSBC's lending team can transfer information and effectively communicate with customers. The bank's customers will now be able to submit loan requests online, share necessary documentation digitally, and track, in real time, the status of their application.
Consumers are increasingly turning to digital channels for their mortgage needs.In the US, it's becoming increasingly common for consumers to complete at least some parts of their mortgage journey online, per Fiserv. For instance, 47% of consumers say they would be comfortable applying for a primary mortgage online. Given this consumer willingness to use digital channels, HSBC's partnership with Roostify can enable the bank to meet this demand. And such a partnership is especially beneficial because it can allow the bank to bring a digital solution to market without having to bear the complete developmental costs.
In addition to meeting consumer demand, digital mortgage solutions enable financial institutions (FIs) to cut costs.Mortgage loan documents can be as long as 700 pages— and accurately validating these documents manually isn't only inefficient, it's also prone to errors. Digitizing the mortgage lending processes can enable FIs to sidestep these costs and allow them to redistribute resources toward improving their relationships with borrowers.
The bigger picture: Incumbents in the US have been overtaken by fintechs when it comes to mortgage originations — but partnerships with the likes of Roostify can help them claw back that ground.
Incumbents' market share of mortgage originations has fallen sharply over the last eight years. In 2011, the top five US banks, including Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, had a combined market share of 50%. However, this has fallen dramatically in recent years, with these players' share accounting for 21.1% in Q3 2018, per Trefis. In their place, fintechs have scooped up large parts of the market: Quicken Loans, the online-only lender, surpassed incumbents to become the No. 1 residential mortgage originator by volume at the end of 2017, for instance. In addition to HSBC, we've seen a number of incumbents begin to offer digital mortgage solutions to fight back and reclaim their share — a trend we expect to intensify.
But offering online loan applications is only one part of the challenge.To truly keep up with the disruption in the space and push back against fintechs, incumbents need to lean on their existing competitive advantages, like physical branches. Delivering a compelling omnichannel experience, with strong digital capabilities but also the option for human interaction, can enable these players to differentiate and fight back against fintech insurgents. In this sense, while partnerships like HSBC and Roostify's enable established players to begin their digital journey, incumbents need to figure out how to couple this with their existing strengths to move the needle further.
Here's an industry opinion, as told to Business Insider Intelligence:
"Getting a mortgage is not just the biggest and most important financial transaction most of us will take, it's historically been a painfully opaque, cumbersome, and paper-heavy process. What we're witnessing is a revolution in the $15 trillion mortgage industry with legacy institutions leveraging fintech partners to digitize the mortgage-origination process, which saves consumers time, cuts costs, and reduces human error — all key ingredients of a great customer experience."— William Buell,head of partnerships Better.com
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Jamun health benefits: Shilpa Shetty recently took to Instagram to share how she is fond of the jamuns! Know all about the many health benefits of jamuns here.
Did you know? The queen of fitness in Bollywood - Shilpa Shetty is fond of black plums or jamuns. Jamuns are seasonal fruit this time of the year. Many nutritionists and dietitians recommend eating seasonal foods as it has positive effects on health. Jamuns are extremely nutritious and have numerous health benefits that you can count on. In order to tell her fans that she too is a complete fan of jamuns, Shilpa took to Instagram to share a video where she is seen drooling on the jamuns bought from the market and from her friend's farm. What is it that makes jamuns such a hot favourite of a Bollywood diva like Shilpa Shetty? Well, the fruit is known to contain numerous essential vitamins and minerals along with fibre and helpful antioxidants. Antioxdants in jamuns can help in reducing risks of several chronic diseases. You can have jamuns either fresh or their dried variants.
Consumption of jamuns can help in improving heart health. They help in reducing high blood pressure and regulate levels of cholesterol in the body. High blood pressure and high cholesterol are major contributing factors to heart disease. Potassium, antioxidants and fibre in jamuns are responsible for beneficial effects of jamun on heart health.
Jamuns are low in calories and can thus be included in a weight loss regime. Besides, jamuns have several important vitamins and minerals like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, copper, potassium, manganese, fibre and carbs. Jamuns also contain B-Vitamins, phosphorus and magnesium in small amounts.
Prunes on the other hand are high in calories but still are rich in nutrients. They contain more Vitamin K than jamuns are also high in several important B vitamins and minerals as well. They also have more carbs, calories and fibre than jamuns.
Jamuns are rich in antioxidants which offer protection to cells from damage caused by free radicals. Polyphenol antioxidants in jamuns are beneficial for bone health. These antioxidants also play the role of reducing risks of heart diseases and diabetes. Studies say that jamuns contain more than two times the antioxidants in other fruits such as peaches and nectarines. The antioxidants also keep lung diseases and joint ailments at bay. Anthocyanins are another variety of antioxidants in jamuns which can prevent risks of cancer.
Prunes have been found to have beneficial effects on bone health. They can contribute to reducing incidence of osteoporosis and osteopenia. Both these conditions occur because of low bone density. Apart from prevention of bone loss, prunes may contribute to reversing bone loss.
The dried variant of jamuns, prunes have properties which can help in preventing constipation. The high content of fibre can be credited for this. Prunes play the role of adding bulk to your stool, thereby speeding up the process of movement of waste through digestive tract. Prunes and prune juice have sorbitol, which is a kind of sugar alcohol which has similar effects of natural laxative. Eating prunes can be far more beneficial in treating constipation as compared to other laxatives. However, the consumption has to be kept in limited amounts as it can also lead to diarrhoea.
Jamuns have properties which can keep blood sugar under control. They contribute to production of adiponectin, a kind of hormone which helps in regulation of blood sugar. Fibre content in jamuns also help in this regulation of blood sugar. Fibre plays the role of slowing the rate in which in body absorbs carbs after a meal. This simultaneously controls blood sugar levels as well. People with type 2 diabetes can thus benefit from eating Shilpa's very favourite jamuns. But whatever the case maybe, portion control is extremely important.
The aforementioned benefits are more than enough to justify that you should include jamuns in your diet, just like Shilpa. From adding them in your smoothies and salads to eating them as is, jamuns are quite easy to be included in diet. You can add them in several recipes as a great flavouring agent as well!


NEW YORK, NY, January 31, 2007 — Pace University has received the third largest gift in its 100-year history, courtesy of the Dyson Foundation. The $7.5 million grant, the largest among the major gifts marking the foundation´s 50th anniversary, reflects a partnership between the Dyson family and Pace that began 75 years ago in 1930 when Charles H. Dyson graduated. Dyson became a pioneer in leveraged buyouts, was founder of the privately held investment firm Dyson-Kissner-Moran, undertook government assignments during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and served as Chairman of Pace´s Board of Trustees.
The gift will be formally announced by Charles Dyson´s son, Robert R. Dyson, Chairman and CEO of Dyson-Kissner-Moran and President of the Dyson Foundation, at a celebration ceremony in Dyson Hall on Pace´s Pleasantville campus Thursday, February 1 at 12:30 PM. The ceremony is open to all Pace alumni as well as present students, faculty and staff.
Science majors increase 38%."This commitment of $7.5 million over a six-year period will make an enormous impact at Pace," said Pace University President David A. Caputo. "Specifically, $5 million will fund the lion´s share of renovating the Dyson College science laboratories in our Pleasantville location. Of the rest of the grant, $2 million will fund scholarships in psychology, communications and media, performing arts, fine arts, and environmental science and environmental studies, and $500,000 will create the Dyson Student Opportunities Fund, which will fund special activities for students. "The generous new investment in Pace from the Dyson Foundation could not come at a better time," stated Nira Herrmann, Dean of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. "We face a growing demand for upgraded labs. Pace´s Core Curriculum requires all students to take one science class with a laboratory component. But in addition, in the last three years we´ve seen a 38% increase in science majors, mainly due to increases in students majoring in forensic science, and in biology and health science."
Charles Dyson died in 1997, but his name and legacy live on at his alma mater in a wide variety of capital, endowment and program priorities, especially in the name of the University´s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, named for him in 1974. It has grown rapidly in the last five years. Including the new pledge, gifts to Pace from Charles Dyson, The Dyson Foundation and Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation total more than $23 million.
About The Dyson Foundation. The Dyson Foundation is a private, family-directed grantmaking foundation established in 1957. The Foundation is led by Robert R. Dyson who has served as the Foundation´s President since 2000. Headquartered in Millbrook (Dutchess County), New York, the Foundation awards grants through a diverse regional funding program in the Dyson family´s home community of the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. The Dyson Foundation also makes grants outside the Hudson Valley to pre-selected organizations.
The Foundation´s assets presently stand at approximately $337,000,000 and in the year 2006 it awarded grants in excess of $18,460,000.


Alright! Jess the Dragoon Youtube channel is now at 127,848 and Super Hero Clock Episode 1 part 4 is COMPLETE! Which means the tight competition between subscriber count and SHC development progress has quite loosened up! So while there is still a considerable number of subs to go, part 4 can be in line for release. Every time when I finish a video I'm always exhausted but this time, I'm not just exhausted because I'm also all pumped up and ready to finish the next one. After a quick break with some recreation and Mid-Autumn mooncakes (and maybe also some movie marathons), part 5 here I come! So are you super excited? Because I'm super excited!
Speaking of part 5, if any one you guys are curious, here's what: Part 5 has already been leaked out a few years ago. If you just knew about Super Hero Clock now, then you probably might not notice. But if you've been following it since the web series debut on Newgrounds or the teaser trailer release or probably even before those, you probably have seen bits of part 5. Anyway, if you're really eager to know what part 5 is about, it's just a wrap-up of episode 1 (like a tv episode's ending followed by end credits plus theme song kinda thing). So if you believe bits of part 5 is truly already out there and want to see them, you can search this website, my Deviantart or Pinterest for screenshots of it or watch the SHC videos again. I'm sure you'll find them.
So if you'd like to support SHC or just support me making animation videos for my channel, feel free to check it out!


Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects is an international architecture firm headquartered in Chicago, formed as a result of a merger. The new company needed a website that matched its new identity and demonstrated their breadth of experience. Tasked with creating something unique yet still manageable, Hype produced Drafting Table, a WordPress theme focused on photography and motion.
Born from a desire to deliver portfolio pieces as a narrative, the default project view moves visitors down a timeline of text and media. Smooth transitions between items are done entirely in CSS.
Drafting Table provides a whole host of WordPress functionality, including two new post types with their own taxonomies. All content is editable from the backend, and standard controls and interaction patterns provide for an intuitive experience.
With the site's emphasis on high‐quality photography—often full‐screen—significant consideration was given to optimizing for bandwidth where possible. We used a progressive‐enhancement approach to keep base loads low, and only scale up image resolution for screens that can use it.