I wish I could be as lucky as other people, and not have to struggle so much in life.
I wish my life was as easy as other people's, and that I didn't have so many problems.
I wish I had the opportunities other people have, then I could be much better off.
Reading them here now, would you say that you agree or disagree with them?
We've all been there – in those moments where we're not happy with the spot we're at in life. It's easy to let these thoughts creep into your mind and overrun it. But, if you agreed with any of the statements above, or find yourself thinking similar thoughts regularly, then you are not thinking like a successful person.
You're not thinking with an abundance mindset. Instead, you're thinking with – and living trapped in – a scarcity mindset.
To see how a successful person would think about life, let's break down each of the above statements from their point of view.
1. Scarcity Mindset: I wish I could be as lucky as other people, and not have to struggle so much in life.
Abundance Mindset: My mindset creates my attitude, creates my behavior, creates my life.
Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with an extremely rare, slow-progressing form of ALS at the age of 21. He's been bound to a wheelchair for most of his life. Since 1985, he's had to speak through his computer system, and requires around-the-clock care. But, he didn't let these setbacks stop him from becoming a world renowned theoretical physicist, and one of the brightest scientific minds of this century.
Helen Keller was born blind and deaf. She went on to become a teacher, author, and the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Clearly, she wasn't going to let her struggles hold her back.
Hawking and Keller overcame their struggles, because like all successful people, they understand that everything starts with your mindset. Your mindset creates your attitude, creates your behavior, creates your results, creates your life. It's that simple. That's why you have to change your mindset, to start thinking about your daily choices as either inching you closer to success or failure. Then, you can master how successful people think.
2. Scarcity Mindset: I wish my life was as easy as other people's, and that I didn't have so many problems.
Abundance Mindset: View obstacles as opportunities for success, and a chance to better yourself.
When I was younger, I used to look at successful people and think that they just got lucky. They never had to struggle through all the hardships and obstacles that I did. Life and success just magically came easy to them.
Successful people understand that some of your best learned life lessons come from your struggles. Instead of wishing for things to be easier, learn how to view every obstacle you encounter as an opportunity for success. Learn how to view your struggles as opportunities to learn something, and become better.
It's important to remember that whatever you're focused on in life is what will grow. So, rather than focusing only on your problems, you have to focus on the solutions. The only way to do that is to face your problems head on. Successful people are willing to do this – they don't spend their time letting problems defeat them. They don't spend their time waiting for luck to come find them.
3. Scarcity Mindset: I wish I had the opportunities other people have, then I could be much better off.
Abundance Mindset: You can create your own environment rather than being a product of your environment.
We're taught to believe that we are destined to be a product of our environment. What we're not taught to believe – and what took a long time to learn through my own journey – is that you can create your own environment.
The truth is, there are only two ways to change your life, 1) You take action and create a new environment that fosters your most important goals, or 2) You spend your time waiting for something new to come to you without working at it.
Nothing in your life will change until you take action. Every journey starts with taking a step – not thinking about taking a step. Successful people don't wait for new circumstances to come find them. They don't let themselves become a product of their environment. Instead, successful people make their environment a product of them.
The way you think about life, and what you do as a result, matters. If you have an abundance mindset, you will live and behave accordingly. If you have a scarcity mindset, you will live and behave accordingly.
You'll either live the life you want, or you'll settle for less.
Successful people think differently about life. They do things that seem to make no difference at the time, but yield big results after they compound over time. They write their problems down on paper, and treat them like equations they must solve. They keep trying, until they succeed.
If there are no problems, struggles, or obstacles in your life, you're not growing. And if you're not growing, you're dying. You can't give in to defeat. You can't spend your time wishing things were easier, that you were luckier. Instead, spend your time determined to make yourself better. Refuse to let a scarcity mindset defeat you, so that you can live the life you want.


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Warships and aircraft ready for first US-ASEAN maritime drills
The joint drills have come under criticism for looping in Myanmar's Navy despite Washington imposing sanctions on top army brass over the Rohingya crisis
September 02, 2019 11:04 am | Updated 11:05 am IST - Bangkok
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), foreground, transits the East China Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106) | File
Eight warships, four aircraft and more than a thousand personnel from the U.S. and ten Southeast Asian countries will join maritime drills kicking off on September 2, as part of a joint exercise extending into the flashpoint South China Sea.
The first Asean-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) between the regional bloc and Washington lasts for five days, starting at the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and ending in Singapore.
The drills come at a time of stepped-up U.S. engagement in the region and tensions between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations over the South China Sea, parts of which are claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, the exercises will stretch into "international waters in Southeast Asia, including the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea" before concluding in Singapore, according to a statement from the U.S. embassy in Bangkok.
"AUMX builds greater maritime security on the strength of ASEAN, the strength of our navy-to-navy bonds, and the strength of our shared belief in a free and open Indo-Pacific," said Rear Admiral Joey Tynch, who oversees the US Navy's security cooperation in Southeast Asia.
The joint drills have come under criticism for looping in Myanmar's Navy in a rare show of inclusion despite Washington imposing sanctions on top army brass over the Rohingya crisis. All ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will take part in the exercises which include the boarding of target vessels to simulate search and seizure.
They are unfolding as a Chinese survey ship remains in waters claimed by Vietnam, prompting the Pentagon last week to accuse Beijing of efforts to "violate the rules-based international order throughout the Indo-Pacific."
China claims the majority of the South China Sea, often invoking its so-called nine-dash line as a supposed historic justification to the waters, which are a key global shipping route.
On a trip to Thailand last month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Southeast Asian nations to push back against Chinese "coercion" in the sea.
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John Naughton's column in The Observer yesterday mentioned something I'd missed in by Peter Maas in the New Yorker: a superb dissection of the now-notorious "statue-toppling" image captured as American troops rolled into Baghdad in 2003. This meticulous reconstruction should be read by anyone tempted to opine about media literacy, news, pseudo-events, spin and related topics.
By paying close attention to cause and effect, Maas underlines and confirms a complaint which started circulating on the day that pictures of Saddam's statue being hauled down by American marines: that the event did not symbolise any kind of popular feeling by Iraqis. There were very few of them there.
But Maas also shows something which will disappoint those for whom this episode confirms every worst fear about the manipulation of international public opinion by the US government. No one organised or orchestrated the statue's destruction. It just happened in the heady buzz of the unexpectedly – and as it turned out, misleadingly – easy victory won by the Americans.
But it made a neat, easy-to-grasp image which captured a lot of unrealistic hopes in one image. It zipped round the world and began creating myths on its own. The picture acquired a power no one had tried to give it.
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Approximately 4" (100mm) tall x 2 1/2" (62mm) in diameter, Ganesha is very limited and hard to find.
Lord Ganesha, son of Shiva and Parvati has been produced by Swarovski as a limited edition, which was never sold directly to the public.
Ganesha's disciples have great faith in Him as the remover of all obstacles and guarantor of success in all ventures. It is believed that one who worships Him need never fear failure.


You actually hear this question more often than you think you would, with it usually followed closely by the followup question if everyone should get naked and huddle for warmth as an effective warming secondary strategy. When you are camping in cold weather, is it actually warmer to sleep naked than to sleep with your clothes on? The short answer to this is only if the only clothes you have are damp or wet, if not, then probably not. Each person is slightly different and your exact conditions will be different, but unless you are an experienced camper, just go to sleep dressed in dry layers.
If you are anything like me, you will have to pee at least one time in the middle of the night. Trying to put all your clothes back on without leaving the warmth of your sleeping bag makes sleeping naked almost not worth it just for that reason.
One common mistake is placing your dry clothes next to your wet clothes within your backpack. In no time at all, your dry clothes are now your damp clothes.
There are exceptions to everything though. If you are doing high altitude camping with a really good sleeping bag, then you could actually be better off sleeping naked.
Coleman has become the premier brand when it comes to camping gear and outdoor recreation gear and equipment of all types. The Coleman sleeping bags are some of the most highly sought after products of their kind on the market today, including the winter sleeping bags . Perhaps you are considering the purchase of a Coleman Hibernation sleeping bag. Towards that end, you may want some basic and essential information about the Coleman Hibernation sleeping bag before you do make a decision, before you make purchase.
There are in fact a number of features associated with this sleeping bag that are unique to Coleman. You simply cannot find these features on any other sleeping bag that is on the market today. Indeed, it is precisely these unique and incomparable features that continue to draw a significant percentage of the market towards buying Coleman products time and time again.
The Coleman Hibernation sleeping bag is roomy. It measures 66" by 75" and is designed to sleep two people comfortably. The Coleman Hibernation sleeping bag comes complete with a cotton cotton cover as well as a soft cotton flannel liner. The comfort level of this sleeping bag has been described as beyond compare by innumerable people who have had occasion to use this sleeping bag. It also gets high marks from independent consumer evaluation organizations.
With the Coleman Hibernation sleeping bag, you can keep comfortable at temperatures down to forty degrees. It is filled with six pounds of Coleman's exclusive and industry market leading Hollofil 880 fill.
The sleeping bag as a handy exterior pocket. The sleeping bag easily can be laundered in a commercial washing machine and dryer. It stows readily for easy storage.
When many an adult is asked to think back and reflect upon memories of childhood, upon memories of youth, in many instances that trip back through the years ends up at a long ago camping gear trip or other type of out of doors adventure. Perhaps you've reached the juncture in your own adult like that you would like to plan and take off on a camping trip with your own family, children included. In this regard, you will need to make some important decisions regarding the type of child sleeping bag or youth sleeping bag that you will want to purchase for your children. When it does comes to kid sleeping bag options, there are a surprising number of factors that you will want to take into consideration before you make buy anyone of the various youth sleeping bag products that are available on the market today.
Historically, if you are a person who enjoys outdoor recreational activities including camping gear and similar pursuits the year around, you oftentimes may have found yourself by duplicate products depending on the time of the year. By this it is meant that you were forced to make seasonal purchases of gear and equipment that ended up being expensive.
In point of fact, many people just like you were compelled by necessity to purchase different camping sleeping bags – warm weather sleeping bags and wintertime products as well. The reality is that there are now some very solid lightweight sleeping bag options that you will want to consider purchasing and making a part of your year around outdoor activity gear and equipment supply.
By taking the time to shop around, you actually will be able to find some good deals from a financial perspective on different lightweight 4 season sleeping bag products. In some instances, these types of sleeping bags really do offer the biggest bang for the money spent.
Because they can be used the year around, you do not have to worry about spending money on more than sleeping bag if you are the kind of person who enjoys outdoor activities all year long. The lightweight 4 season sleeping bag is the perfect choice when it comes to sticking to your budget and keeping your finances in order. It leaves you money available to purchase another gear or equipment item that you may long have had your eye on but did not feel you had the extra money to purchase.
The Coleman Mummy Sleeping Bag: Is It Right for You?
Shopping around for the right camping sleeping bag can be a challenging task. In the 21st century there are so many different brands on the market that the whole process of finding the right sleeping bag can be very confusing. With this understood, Coleman is a company that has a sterling reputation when it comes to camping gear, including sleeping bags. In this regard, as you consider which sleeping bag to purchase, take a look at the benefits that can be realized through owning and using a mummy sleeping bag. The reality is that the Coleman mummy sleeping bag is one of the most highly regarded sleeping bag products on the market today.
The Coleman mummy sleeping bag gets high marks in each of these areas when it is compared with other brands of sleeping bags that are being offered on the market today.
As you prepare for a camping gear, backpacking or some other type of outdoor adventure, you need to make certain that you are indeed fully … prepared. In the end, preparation is the key to a safe, successful and enjoyable outdoor experience. In this regard, one set of steps that you will want to take are those associated with protecting sleeping bag from moisture. Indeed, this article as been prepared to provide you with some basic tips for protecting camping sleeping bag from moisture.
By following this tips you will be working to ensure that your own trip is not made miserable by a damp and dank sleeping bag. Again, you will be taking steps to ensure the best possible recreational experience imaginable.
One of the moat fundamental steps that you can and should take when it comes to protecting sleeping bag from moisture is the purchase of a good quality sleeping bag liner. The fact is that no matter how careful you are when camping, the elements simply have a way of sneaking up on you. Before you know it, in the absence of a quality sleeping bag liner you can end up with an unpleasant – wet – sleeping bag.
When you are shopping around for a sleeping bag, make it a point to purchase a suitable, companion sleeping bag liner at the same time. Of course, you will spend a bid more money in the process. However, it will be a worthwhile investment in both the short and in the long term.
Many people, when camping, tend to leave their gear lying about – particularly if they are using tents. The reality is that even when a tent is being used, there is a risk that sleeping bags and other cloth items can become damp in no time at all. Therefore, when it comes to protecting sleeping bag from moisture, it is always advisable to stow your sleeping bag away when it is not in use.
Of course, before you stow your sleeping bag, you will want to make certain that it is dry and not damp. Stowing a sleeping bag that is damp, without permitting it to dry out, can have even worse consequences for you.
In the end, although stowing your gear will take a small amount of time, you will be glad that you took the time to put away things like your sleeping bag when it comes time to use this gear again.
If you are in need of a sleeping bag, you may be wondering where you can turn to find the best possible deal on a down sleeping bag sale . In fact, in this day and age, there are a number of different options available to you when it comes to finding the best possible deal on a sleeping bag sale. By taking the time to shop and around and consider your options, you will be able to find an ideal sleeping bag at a price within your budget.
There are a number of tips that you should keep in mind before you set off in search of just the right place to find the perfect sleeping bag for sale. First of all, before you head out shopping, set the budget for your sleeping bag. Do not take off on a shopping trip before you have established your own personal budget, without first delineating how much you want to spend on a sleeping bag. If you do not set forth your own budget in advance, you can very easily end up spending more on a sleeping bag than you wanted to – and than is necessary.
Second, before you begin to actually begin searching for a sleeping bag, take the time to actually create a list of how and when you will be using your sleeping bag. For example, if you will use your sleeping bag only in a warmer climate during the summer months for camping that is very different than using a sleeping back for mountain climbing in the wintertime.
Finally, get advice from friends, family members, colleagues and other outdoor enthusiasts about their own sleeping bag purchases. Find out what types of sleeping bags they have purchased and where the went when they were searching for sleeping bags for sale.
As you go about the process of shopping around for a sleeping bag, you likely have found yourself debating the pros and cons of down versus best synthetic sleeping bag. The reality is that there are benefits to be realized through down sleeping bags and there are positive elements associated with synthetic sleeping bags. Through this article, you are provided with an overview of down and synthetic sleeping bags to assist you in selecting the sleeping bag that is right for you.
Of course, when it comes to selecting a sleeping bag, comfort is a prime issue. Down sleeping bags have garnered fans because – as with other down products – they are comfortable. Many people initially shied away from synthetic sleeping bags because they worried that they would not be as comfortable as their down counterparts.
The reality is that modern day synthetic sleeping bags rival down products in terms of comfort. Moreover, synthetic sleeping bags have proven to be strikingly effective at controlling moisture related issues … they tend to stay drier easier than some down products.
Over the course of the past fifteen years a growing number of people have taken up wintertime outdoor recreational activities that involve making overnight stays in the out of doors. This includes everything from wintertime camping to backpacking and a host of other outdoor activities in between.
If you are interested in taking up these types of wintertime activities, it is very important that you identify, purchase and use the most appropriate winter sleeping bag.
As you go about the process of trying to find the most suitable winter sleeping bag, there are some pointers that you need to keep in mind. By paying heed to these tips, you will be able to find the most suitable winter sleeping bag for your particular purposes and needs.


Millenaire Mod adds to the game a huge amount of new villages and their inhabitants. Each settlement is absolutely unique, which gives realism to the game.
You will be able to communicate with people, to help them, and even become their leader. The archive contains two versions of mod - client and server.
Mo 'Villages mod for Minecraft 1.7.10Mo 'Villages helps you quickly and beautifully built. For example, you can build one part, and multiply it by three times. You can also make unique each area, so they were not similar to each other.
Walls server by LBSG for Minecraft PE 0.10.5This server is created for a team game of 5 people.
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Whippoorwill Academy and Village tours are available by appointment only, (336)973-3237 or you may contact us via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Whippoorwill-Academy-219350326841/ .
The Village is open April thru October and guided tours are available Wednesdays thru Saturdays (1-5pm). Wednesdays thru Friday's may be scheduled at different times.


This is the first time digital currency addresses have been added to the Office of Foreign Assets Control's list of sanctioned individuals.
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) included the digital currency addresses of two sanctioned individuals on its Specially Designated Nationals list, according to a November 28 announcement.
OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals list identifies "individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries." These can include suspected terrorists or drug traffickers. Those placed on the list have their assets frozen – and US citizens are "generally prohibited from dealing with them."
Traditionally, OFAC has listed identifying information such as name, aliases, and place and date of birth. This is the first time OFAC has listed digital currency addresses for sanctioned individuals, which can be seen as a warning to let the public know not to send funds to these specific addresses.
"We are publishing digital currency addresses to identify illicit actors operating in the digital currency space. Treasury will aggressively pursue Iran and other rogue regimes attempting to exploit digital currencies and weaknesses in cyber and [Anti-Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism] (AML/CFT) safeguards to further their nefarious objectives."
The digital currency addresses listed belong to Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan for the role they allegedly played in helping exchange bitcoin into Iranian rial for hackers involved with the SamSam ransomware attack that affected "corporations, hospitals, universities, and government agencies and held over 200 known victims' data hostage for financial gain."
According to the press release, Khorashadizadeh and Ghorbaniyan were integral to the success of the SamSam ransomware plot, using the listed addresses "to process over 7,000 transactions, to interact with over 40 exchangers – including some US-based exchangers – and to send approximately 6,000 bitcoin worth millions of USD, some of which involved bitcoin derived from SamSam ransomware."
According to the Treasury Department, this is the fourth time this month in which the Iranian regime has been targeted by US sanctions; OFAC has sanctioned over "900 individuals, entities, aircraft, and vessels" connected to supporting terrorism in Iran.
"As Iran becomes increasingly isolated and desperate for access to US dollars, it is vital that virtual currency exchanges, peer-to-peer exchangers, and other providers of digital currency services harden their networks against these illicit schemes," stated Mandelker.
Although this is the first time OFAC has listed digital currency addresses, it is not the first time the public has been warned about conducting business with Iran. In October of this year, a division of the US Treasury dubbed the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a document titled "Advisory on the Iranian Regime's Illicit and Malign Activities and Attempts to Exploit the Financial System," which intended to help business owners better understand the risks of doing business with Iran. It also outlined how to detect "potentially illicit transactions related to the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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From genes to biological mechanisms
Choosing an experimental system
Studies of human subjects
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The landscape of autism research has changed dramatically since SFARI issued its first request for applications in 2007. It is now truly a multidisciplinary field, attracting top researchers from around the world. The Simons Foundation has committed more than $525 million in external research support to more than 550 investigators in the U.S. and abroad in service of SFARI's mission: to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance.
The SFARI science team often gets asked some version of the question, "What kind of science is SFARI likely to support?" Unfortunately, this is an impossible question to answer given the complexities and multidisciplinary nature of the field and our inherent uncertainties about where the next major advance may come from. That said, we want to be as transparent as possible with researchers, whom we view as partners in this quickly moving and challenging field.
Below are our views on various scientific topics, many of which we've expressed in previous blog posts. Given the importance of these views in guiding our funding process, we feel these perspectives deserve a more lasting place on our website. We view this page as a living document, one that we plan to update as the science and our viewpoints evolve.
As an overarching principle, we are particularly interested in projects that try to bridge different levels of understanding, especially by connecting insights from genes to molecular mechanisms to neural circuits to behavior. The causes of autism are almost always multifactorial but given the recent advances in the understanding of genetic risk for autism, we feel that working within a "genes to biology to behavior to therapeutics" framework provides a rigorous and tractable way forward for now. For an overview of why the genetics is bedrock, see SFARI Investigator Matthew State discuss the current state of autism genetics.
As a first step, when preparing a proposal, we strongly recommend that applicants familiarize themselves with SFARI's current and past grant portfolio, as well as SFARI-generated resources. We have put tremendous effort into the development of these resources, and we hope you will take full advantage of the knowledge gained in thinking about how your work might complement, but not duplicate, existing efforts.
Regardless of the exact science proposed, SFARI is deeply committed to producing rigorous, reproducible data that is readily shared with the scientific community. The supposed lack of reproducibility in biomedical science has become a widely discussed topic1, so in support of this important issue, SFARI has created a list of methodological and statistical considerations for potential SFARI grant applicants.
The most current estimates of autism risk indicate that approximately 80 percent of the risk results from genetic alterations2. More than 100 genes now have strong evidence implicating them as risk factors for ASD3, and several hundred additional genes have been implicated with lower levels of confidence.
Applicants can find more information about autism candidate genes and evolving community-based gene scores at SFARI Gene, an online database providing a convenient and comprehensive way to become familiar with the genetic landscape of autism. SFARI Gene lists hundreds of genes that have been implicated in ASD by various means but, importantly, also provides a scoring system (with 1 being the highest confidence and 6 being lowest confidence) to rate the strength of the evidence based on a range of criteria. We generally consider strong candidate risk genes (i.e., a false discovery probability under 10 percent) to be those with scores of 1, 2 or S (genes underlying syndromes that are frequently accompanied by an autism diagnosis). You can also find a list of autism-associated genes that SPARK analyzes here, which are genes deemed sufficiently likely to be involved in autism risk that results are returned to the research participants. In the coming weeks, the scoring system of SFARI Gene will be simplified, and those genes with the strongest support (category 1) will be essentially identical to those on the SPARK gene list.
With such large numbers of candidate genes, the research community will need to replicate results from the Simons Simplex Collection (SSC) and other collections in larger populations. Toward this end, SFARI has sponsored SPARK, a program with the goal of recruiting and generating exome sequences for 50,000 families with autism4. We anticipate that SPARK will continue to drive risk gene discovery in autism5 and will also enable the development of robust polygenic risk scores for the first time. While an exhaustive characterization of the genetic landscape of autism is probably neither feasible nor necessary in the short term, a better understanding of each class of genetic risk variant — from small to large and from common to rare — is an important goal, keeping in mind that de novo and familial influences likely contribute to some extent in every case6.
Given SFARI's extensive investments in the genetics of ASD to date, prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the data available from SFARI-supported cohorts, past genomics-focused RFAs (here and here) and related informatic tools to think carefully about how their research would complement SFARI's ongoing efforts. Genetic and phenotypic data collected for some of the SFARI-supported cohorts can be requested through SFARI's central database system, SFARI Base. Researchers planning genetic studies should also be cognizant of other autism gene discovery efforts and be prepared to justify the uniqueness of their proposed studies. We welcome novel and complementary efforts to identify risk variants of any sort and are particularly interested in innovative applications that combine analyses of variants across the allele frequency spectrum.
Given that a clearer picture of the landscape of autism genetics is now emerging, we prioritize science that increases our understanding of how alterations in particular ASD risk genes cause changes in cells and circuits, especially pathways and circuits that are likely to be evolutionarily conserved in humans.
Published network analyses3,7 have reached a consensus that most (though certainly not all) ASD risk genes cluster broadly into the categories of regulators of gene expression (transcription factors, chromatin modulators, RNA-binding proteins, genes involved in protein modification) and regulators of synaptic function. Other, smaller clusters of genes seem to have important roles in cytoskeletal biology and cell migration. In addition, several groups have reported enrichment of ASD risk genes in particular intracellular signaling pathways8-10, including Wnt, Notch, PI3K/AKT, ERK and mTOR.
The first network analyses incorporating brain gene expression data11,12 suggested that many of these risk genes converge on mid-fetal glutamatergic neurons. It's important to remember that these results were based on a fraction of the risk genes we now have in hand. Nonetheless, subsequent analyses based on larger datasets and orthogonal methods have confirmed and deepened this finding: specifically, that disruption of many ASD risk genes is likely to have very early developmental consequences for neurogenesis.
As it happens, studies of any number of mouse lines carrying mutations in ASD risk genes have likewise identified early disruption in the timing and execution of neuronal differentiation from the proliferating population of neural progenitors13-27. Moreover, there is at least some evidence that this is not likely to be a rodent-specific phenomenon. For example, human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines derived from individuals with idiopathic ASD and macrocephaly have a common phenotype: the premature appearance of a gene expression program that promotes neuronal differentiation28.
Disruption of the orderly progression of neuronal differentiation therefore emerges as a potential point of convergence across multiple ASD risk genes as well as idiopathic ASD and deserves to be investigated into more detail. Of course, many questions remain: is it the same types of neurons that show changes in their proliferative progression? Which cellular mechanisms lead to those changes? And what are the consequences of early disruption of timing and execution of neuronal proliferation for neural circuits function later in life?
The range of other ASD risk genes with acute effects on synaptic biology, dendritic spine development, axon guidance29-31, or other core aspects of neuronal function are of equal interest to SFARI, and we also encourage applications that explore how mutations in this set of genes leads to changes in circuitry and behavior that are characteristic of ASD.
Given that many of these biological effects occur early in development, at prenatal or neonatal stages, when intervention options are limited, it will be important to determine whether there are downstream phenotypes that may be amenable for intervention. These potentially malleable phenotypes may come in the form of convergent molecular, circuit, and systems-level effects. We welcome applications that address potential therapeutic mechanisms and their developmental windows of opportunity.
Experimental systems, such as rodents, Drosophila, C. elegans, zebrafish, nonhuman primates, postmortem tissue and iPSCs — provide critical platforms to explore the molecular, cellular and circuit mechanisms underlying ASD. SFARI is open to using these and other compelling organisms/systems for autism-relevant studies.
SFARI emphasizes construct validity over face validity when choosing an experimental system; we prioritize proposals that start with an experimental system that recapitulates a mutation in a risk gene or an epidemiological factor that can be linked to ASD with high confidence. For rodent models in particular, behavioral resemblance to the human disorder (e.g., in the BTBR mouse strain) — such as social interaction deficits or repetitive behaviors — can be a useful functional readout of the function of the underlying circuits in that species, but such behavioral phenotypes on their own do not have sufficient etiological validity to constitute a strong autism model. As discussed in a recent NIMH Workgroup on Genomics Report, it may be superficial and misleading to accept phenocopies of human characteristics as predictive endpoints for translation.
SFARI is continuing its efforts to make mouse, rat and iPSC models of high-risk autism genes and copy number variants identified in human genetic studies available to researchers. For a list of mouse and rat models currently available because of SFARI efforts, please visit our autism mouse and rat model websites. For more information on available iPSC lines, how to request them and our perspectives on experimental considerations, please visit our iPSC models page.
In addition to rodent and cellular models, SFARI makes postmortem human tissue available through the SFARI-funded Autism BrainNet, a collaborative network for the acquisition of postmortem brain tissue for research.
For work in the clinical realm, SFARI prioritizes research that is grounded in biology. Although we recognize the value of other types of research, such as optimizing behavioral interventions, we hope that, over the long term, focusing on biological mechanisms will lead to effective interventions.
We encourage the use of noninvasive methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and magnetoencephalography (MEG), to interrogate the human biology of autism, rather than for merely descriptive purposes. Such approaches can help advance 'forward' translation to biomarkers and objective outcome measures as well as 'back' translation to studies of neural mechanisms in experimental systems.
It should be noted, however, that given the heterogeneity of ASD, we place a premium on the use of sufficiently powered and well-characterized cohorts. We've learned from our own efforts as well as the experiences of previous grantees that recruitment and retention is far more difficult, time-consuming and costly than many researchers anticipate. Therefore, we recommend that researchers should strongly consider collaborating with an existing team or teams (i.e., multi-site recruitment) that already have a study group(s) and pay careful attention to ascertainment biases that can influence the results.
We also believe that it is no longer sensible to study individuals with ASD without knowing something about their genetic background or, at a minimum, including a collection of biospecimens for future studies and analyses. We will work with investigators who need advice about such logistics while preparing their applications.
Examples of well-characterized cohorts include the SFARI-supported SSC, Simons Searchlight and SPARK; genetic data is available (or will be forthcoming) for all or many of these participants. In addition to genetic data, multiple other types of data and biospecimens are available for those cohorts (medical history, psychometric testing, brain imaging, cell lines, etc.). SPARK in particular has an active research match program, allowing researchers to apply to recruit its more than 85,000 participants with ASD. We encourage researchers interested in recruiting SFARI cohort participants for their own studies to familiarize themselves with the research match process and to contact collections@sfari.org to learn about the availability of individuals suitable for the proposed study.
We hope this webpage provides the community with some insight on our evolving scientific perspectives and priorities. We welcome constructive feedback (sciencerfa@simonsfoundation.org) and we will continue to update this page as new information and additional resources become available.
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Winter is beginning to wind down in AZ. and the plants are getting ready for the desert bloom in early Spring.
In my professional life, I, too, am readying myself for new growth and life. My manuscript is almost finished, my website is nearly done, and my business should be up and running soon.
What a crazy year – 2008. The sense of loss permeated every aspect of daily living, and a deep feeling of struggle and recovery saturates this land.
How do people cope? What are the skill sets necessary to pick up the pieces and move forward?
I believe we are a resilient people, open to learning and discovery. I write and speak about grief and have been amazed at the strengths people exhibit in the face of adversity and pain.
I just looked at the financial picture for today. I check it each day to see where the bouncing ball has landed. The predictors see more of the same for at least the first half of 2009, possibly longer.
Life balance and major change seem to be constantly sparring with one another to manage our lives. What can we control and what can we do about that which we cannot control?
Life building tools come, simply, from two sources – outside ourselves and within ourselves. Most of us start with the outside resources. Who, what, and when can we find solutions and results to better live the life we choose? I recommend starting within.
That famous line, "know thyself" is pure wisdom. The older we get, the more we lose sight of that person who lives inside our heads, and hearts.
Start today to capture the essence of who you are and what really matters to you. Coping with change and maintaining balance rests on the uniqueness of who you are at the center of your being. Then find resources outside that can enhance and support that core individual.
About the finances: I'm writing about grief, loss, and moving forward, and starting an online business. I invite you to give yoursself a headstart today.
Eaach New Year's we receive the gift of a clean slate. Out with the old, in with the new! Usually, it's not that simple. Tidying up the first weeks in January remind us of the goals not met, problems not solved, disappointments and losses endured.
2008 was, by far, one of the most traumatic years for many of us. Crisis, adversity, and loss hit us hard, leaving us wondering how to recover.
As a survivor of a number of painful losses (as are most of us), I've discovered a method for coping that works well for me, and may be just the ticket for you. It begins with the inner self, introspective, truth-telling, and all-embracing of who you are and what matters most to you.
Looking outside ourselves for answers has merit, because no one can do it alone. However, the first place to begin healing and moving forward in the face of adversity is within the core of your being, the soul, the spirit that connects with mind and body.
I returned from Holiday vacation with a nasty virus, low resources, and the revelation that the well-being of the mind, body and spirit start before stress and illness strike. Did I already know this? Yes. Do I listen to myself? Not always. So my goal for 2009 is to be true to myself, the person who knows me best, to devote time and energy to those things I truly value, and live by design, not accident.
It's a brand New Year, and choices abound. I wish you blessings, comfort, and lasting peace.
A large part of my life is about writing, books, and communicating. My second book came back from my editor with very helpful suggestions for improving the overall quality of my work.
I write on the subject of grief, loss, and the courage to grow. The Holidays are difficult for those who are grieving, but the New Year can bring a fresh outlook and some wonderful tools for moving forward at your own pace. The key is for you to take charge.
The comfort of friends and family often eases the pain of loss this time of year. As I talk with people, I have learned that, though it's difficult to celebrate, the warmth of traditions and special remembrances gives the spirit a lift.
Whatever you resolve to do or change this New Year, remember to follow your heart and look inside yourself for your own wisdom and truth.
A New Year begins, and 2008 is gone forever. Ringing in a new year gives us opportunity to start fresh, giving us time to set new goals and move forward. But it isn't always that simple. Goals unmet, problems not solved, and disappointments and crises endured push us down when we want to ride the crest.
As a survivor of a number of losses through the years, I have discovered tolls for handling adversity and loss. It begins with myself. Looking inward at my own core of beliefs and values gives me the measuring stick to guide me toward better choices, and the resources that enab le me to be true to myself. Outside sources are helpful, but the key to living your authentic self starts from within.
I returned from Holiday vacation with a nasty virus and low resources. Too much stress, fatigue, and commotion. Now I'm dealing with illness instead of starting off the New Year with bounce and energy. Will I ever learn?
The New Year offers us many choices. Making those choices and determining to stick to them is the beginning of health and wellbeing. The mind/body/spirit that makes each of us unique requires truth. This is my goal for 2009. To live truthfully, to trust my inner voice, and to give abundantly to those around.
To a bountiful New Year!


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I grew up in a trailer park in a working-class community. When our major employer, a large manufacturing company, decided to close their plant, our local economy never recovered. My mother did her best to provide for my sister and me, but as a single parent in an already hurting economy, she did not have the opportunities or training she needed to provide a better life for us. Like so many families like mine – we could have used an Aunt Bee. Despite tough odds, and with a lot of luck on my side, I managed to go to college but often found myself having to choose between textbooks and food – a choice that no student should have to make.
It took plenty of risks, had quite a few lucky breaks, and made many hard choices to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty into which I was born. I am a firm believer in the value of hard work but, quite frankly, it should not be that hard. I want a President who will fight to break down the structural barriers that make it too hard for families like mine to rise up and achieve their own small measure of the American dream; someone who will fight to ensure that our children do not need to mortgage themselves to obtain the tools they need to succeed; and someone who will fight for parents, like my mom, who just want to be able to put a roof over their families' heads and hot meals in their bellies. That is why, in my personal capacity and not on behalf of any organization I am associated with, I am endorsing U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for President.
Senator Warren understands, better than most, the structural barriers that keep too many families in intergenerational poverty and has articulated the clearest vision to dismantle those barriers. That starts by taking on the corruption in Washington. Let's face it – our government works great for billionaires and their friends. They use their armies of lobbyists to rewrite the rules of the road to rig our markets and put American lives at risk. Meanwhile, too many families are struggling to make ends meet. Luckily, Senator Warren has a plan for that. Her bold, big ideas are precisely what we need to get government working for ordinary folks again.
I ask that you join me in supporting U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for President. Together, our movement powered by bold ideas can make the kinds of big structural changes we need to keep the big boys honest and put power back in the hands of the people.
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The Class
About the boat
Rolling Ranking
Class Training
NEW: Class Training Groups
End of Seasons 2021
GP3 - Chew Valley (Nov 21)
British Nationals 2021
GP2 2021 - Itchenor
I think we can all agree that 2021 has been a challenging year! When I look back at the events calendar, I am reminded that everything was cancelled until at least mid-April and we struggled to find clubs that would host us. Ever resourceful, the class committee searched all over the country for any venue available and we turned to some commercial centres never used before.
Happily, things improved and we could go sailing again. The Spring Series events took competitors to WPNSA, Warsash and Brixham, ensuring plenty of time on the sea and dealing with some pretty fresh conditions, before heading off to international events and then the Youth Nationals.
We saw over 40 boats at both the RYA Youth Nationals in Plymouth and the GBR Nationals in Pwhelli, demonstrating how the 420 class has grown in popularity again and has benefited from transition activity. It certainly feels that we are in a good place for the future.
With that in mind, the 420 class association committee is developing a 3 year plan to set out our goals and objectives in the short to medium term. We will be sharing the approach with all of you in the New Year.
More recently, we concluded the Autumn GP Series at West Mersea, Itchenor and Chew Valley, plus the End of Seasons back at Grafham. The intention is to expand the Grand Prix series across both the spring and summer seasons next year and also continue with a rolling ranking leader board that has been established over the last five events
https://gbr420.uk/assets/uploads/Rolling%20Ranking.pdf
Details of how the rolling ranking is calculated can be found on the Class website under events.
Next year we have a great line-up of events already planned, visiting WPNSA, Rutland and Haying Island in the Spring. The Junior Euros are in Vilamoura in July and the World Championships in Balaton, Hungary, in August. Our GBR Nationals have to fit into a fairly tight window around school term dates and the international events, but we are close to selecting the best venue for 420 sailors around the country and will provide an update very soon.
I am delighted to see our coaching provision going from strength to strength with Annabel Cottermole joining the 420 gang as class coach and Jess Lavery moving on to Youth Performance Squad coach. There are further developments in terms of a 420 class training performance group, for which we will share details in the coming weeks.
If that's not enough, we have been discussing how we can differentiate the 420 class from some of the other options that youth sailors have. A fleet of class boats to engage in team racing and match racing is under consideration, in addition to the calendar of national events and open coaching.
On behalf of the class association committee, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Here's to a prosperous 2022!
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This page reflects Expertflow's ownership structure as per April 2022, as well as what it's future plans are regarding future investors or M&A activities. Figures are approximative, more details will be provided if there is an initial strategic fit, and with an NDA. Visit our Crunchbase Profile here.
Ownership, revenue and earnings
Expertflow is a (cloud) CX/contact center vendor, directly competing with five9, ringcentral/ for customer care, and with liveperson for live chat.
Strategic assets are our connectivity to,
CRM solutions (Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Salesforce,..)
UC solutions (Cisco, Microsoft Teams, SMS..)
chat platforms (Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger)
AI engines (IBM Watson, Google Dialogflow, Amazon Lex, rasa.ai,...)
... as well as our strong and diverse customer base primarily in MEA and South Asia, mainly large banks and mobile operators.
Expertflow is entirely owned by the CEO Andreas Stuber and his wife, and registered with the Chamber of Commerce of Berne in Switzerland, Register UID CHE-113.962.601 in 2007. See the entire history.
Expertflow was boot-strapped and has no external investors. All subsidiaries of Expertflow have a mutual franchising/ mutual exclusivity agreement for a certain territory (Middle East, Africa and South Asia) with a notice time of on year. The earnings of the entity in the territory are shared between the local Managing Director and Expertflow LLC Switzerland. There are no exclusivity agreements for non MEA/ SouthAsia regions (representing 500 kUSD). All intellectual property belongs to Expertflow Switzerland.
Most payments by customers are made by clients to Expertflow Switzerland (3 Mio USD annual revenue until 2021, from 2022 on, this will be 5 Mio annually). An additional 1 Mio is collected locally (Egypt, Maghreb, Pakistan) to pay local expenses - all earnings are then sent to Switzerland. Revenue is 90% Expertflow's own software and services. Resale of third party products represents less than 500'000 USD.
Expertflow re-invests all it's earnings into software development, currently 500'000 USD p.a. We plan to continue doing so.
Expertflow started as a systems integrator specialized on large corporate customer service contact centers in MEA and South Asia, primarily on the basis of Cisco. Many of Africa's largest banks and Operators are customers of Expertflow.
The company has 140 employees, of which 50 full-time SW developers, 95% of which are located in Pakistan, India, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa. By 2080, Africa, India and Pakistan are expected to have a total population of 4.6 bn of a World population of 9.3, so 50% of the planet's population. As the population in these countries gradually grows out of poverty, it will start consuming customer service software (via banks, operators, government entities,...)
Since 2015, Expertflow has been developing software around Cisco Callcenters, for which it won global awards. This on-prem software has been deployed in it's own customer customer base, but also globally (clients in Taiwan, Bangkok, the US, Ukraine, Portugal, Panama,...).
In 2022, we released our own contact center software. This can be consumed by corporate clients on a pay-per-use subscription basis (ranging from 10 to 140 USD per user per month). The heart is our contact center, Hybridchat and customer interaction solution, the UC portion can be provided by EF or run as a service on top of Cisco, Microsoft Teams or Freeswitch. We also connect to major CRM solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Oracle CX and Sales Cloud, SAP.
We now provide our solution as a SaaS, which we believe the UCaaS Market in MEA and South Asia is underserved, and if served, then at the wrong price level. Also, there are no relevant references or local points of presence/ compliance with local regulatory frameworks especially in countries that have restrictive requirements regarding the use of VoIP.
We have no plans to acquire any companies or assets but would be interested in regional partnerships, in particular where we have little presence such as in the Americas, Europe or East Asia.
Current valuation, investors and exit strategy
We value Expertflow LLC at 15 Mio USD.
We don't need for cash for our immediate growth. We would like to find an investor for a complete or partial exit at any time before 2037 (year of retirement of Andreas Stuber), and will be more interested over time. An additional investment could accelerate our growth, so we would consider that if the strategic fit and valuation is right.
We see potential exits / strategic investors in the following domains:
UC companies like Cisco, Twilio, Microsoft, Amazon Connect that lack Livechat, CRM connectors, Customer Data repository WebRTC capabilities
Livechat companies (intercom, Livechatinc, LiveAgent) that lack Cloud Contact Center capabilities
CRM companies that would like to acquire cloud contact center/ customer service/ chat capabilities (Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Oracle, SAP,...)
Chatbot/ NLU/ AI companies that require UC capabilities to integrate into corporate customer service environments
US, European or East Asian companies in the customer service sector that seek a presence and access to corporate clients in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia
For financial investors for which we might be a fit, we would seek:
a board-level exchange
a joint long-term vision before 2037: Either an exit scenario, or building up an executive board that can take over
shared vision as for the perspective of Expertflow, as well as a realistic investment/ business plan. This could be the establishment of an executive board in Europe, and more rapid strenghtening of our Cloud Customer Service offering in MEA and South Asia.


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After work, I stopped at the old trashy park (Riverside) for a quick 30 minute hunt. I found a couple of No Cash Value tokens right away, then I hit a signal that could have been anything really, but my V3i said the thing was 6 inches deep so in spite of the signal being broken up and ugly, I dug it. And boy! Am I glad I did!
This is only the third war nickel I have ever dug up and the first D mint mark.
The last signal I got was a very iffy, here-gone-and-here-again signal. The park is carpeted with iron and it makes for a very interesting hunt. Anyway, I know the park now and I am beginning to know when a signal may be a coin. So I went for it and at a little over five inches deep, I found the 1964 Memorial penny.
It gives me lots of hope that I may find my Seated coin in this park. I know it's out there, semi-masked by iron and giving a signal only I can love.
Cool! I haven't pulled a war nickle yet!


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Central Park Site of Impromptu Running Celebration
Thousands of runners flocked to the park on what was supposed to be Marathon Sunday.
By Scott Douglas
On what was supposed to be Marathon Sunday, Central Park became the site of a spontaneous celebration of the unifying power of running.
Thousands of runners started entering the park after 8 a.m. via the Columbus Circle entrance. In normal years, that entrance means heading clockwise for the final 600 meters of the marathon near the old Tavern on the Green. This year, it meant joining the flow of a counterclockwise tide of runners determined to put a positive end to what's been the oddest week in New York City Marathon history.
The bulk of Sunday's Central Park runners were from among the roughly 20,000 foreign entrants of the marathon. Many ran as groups in national colors; a few carried their country's flag. Some runners wore their race numbers.
"We said with others, 'We want a marathon for us,'" said Bert Clemens, from Aachen, Germany. "The feeling is very good. There are all nations coming together."
Aachen and his group did two laps of the park's 6-mile perimeter loop at an easy conversational pace. "20K" was the most common response given to how far runners had gone this morning—far enough to be worthwhile and memorable, not so far as to get too tired to enjoy the overwhelming positive energy of the scene.
[See photos from Central Park | Scroll to bottom of this story for video]
There were some 26.2-miles-or-bust holdouts. Paulo Silva, a local coach of a women's group called Team Lipstick, organized the Plan B Marathon, a no-cost, self-timed event. It started at the Engineer's Gate at East 90th Street and consisted of four loops of the park, a lap around the reservoir path, and a final short out-and-back section on the park road.
"It was literally an overnight event," Silva said, "from Friday night to Saturday afternoon. I still had people e-mailing me this morning but I just couldn't reply to them all." Silva estimated that 250 people started, including 10 runners he coaches, and that 80 percent of them intended to go the marathon distance.
Silva set up two tables at East 90th Street with water, Gatorade, energy bars and pretzels. The food and fluid were available for anyone who stopped by. Silva, who cheered runners and handed out tangerines when he wasn't checking on the aid tables, said he spent at least $300 to cobble together the Plan B Marathon.
Runners enjoy the offerings from a homespun aid station in Central Park.
"This is an historic event," he said, referring to the impromptu mass run going past him. "The marathon every year is special, but this is something you'll never see again."
At least one runner attempted a solo time-trial marathon. Jacob Scheer, a 19-year-old student at Oregon State University, was supposed to run his first marathon on Sunday. As other runners ran easily in groups of 10 or more, Scheer swiftly navigated his way around the park at marathon effort, clad in a singlet, shorts and racing shoes. His mother, Chris, a Nike employee from Portland, Oregon, accompanied him on a bike and handed him fluids. She said her son was hoping to run 2:40, but acknowledged he would have a hard time given the crowds.
The most densely packed part of the park was near the marathon finish line. Its scaffolding remained in place, as did the bridge above it, which on any other year would have been cheek to jowl with photographers at that hour. The finish line remained blocked, necessitating a congestion-causing detour. Runners congregated in the last couple hundred meters of the marathon course, taking photos of the finish, the Fred Lebow statue and each other. Crowding prevented doing anything faster than a quick walk through the area.
A Dutch group, Run2Forty2, set up its own finish line about 200 meters from the marathon finish. Under a string of orange balloons, about 85 members of the club finished a 22-kilometer run that had started near the East River, said club member Eugene Strickwold, from Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands. Hundreds of runners from other countries veered right to cross under the balloons.
What would have been the VIP bleachers for the marathon's finish remained in place. A security guard encouraged non-runners to have a seat and cheer. Throughout the park, Manhattan residents and friends and family members of runners held signs, clapped and rang cow bells.
Sally McKinney, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, stood with her daughter Donyata to cheer another daughter, Talia, who was to have run her first New York City Marathon today. Talia's boyfriend, Sennai Hagos, who had traveled from San Diego, stood with them. "We'll be here for like five hours," Sally McKinney said. "We want to cheer on and support the other runners as well."
A more silent supporter was Marilson Gomes dos Santos, who won the men's race in 2006 and 2008. He stood about 100 meters from the finish, hands in the pockets of his Brazilian-colors jacket, taking in the scene. Through a translator, he said, "It was important for me to see the celebration of running. You can see here today the importance of the New York City Marathon."
"Everyone in New York City has been great," said Amy Hegi, of Dallas, Texas. "Well, except the mayor. We're here today because we were going to run anyway. We did one lap of the park, and now I think we're going to run to The Boathouse for a Bloody Mary."
Running's reputation took a hit this week. Runners who thought the five-borough marathon should have been held have been accused of selfishness and a lack of perspective. This article is not the place for that discussion. But nobody in Central Park on Sunday morning could have denied running's ability to bring forth the better angels of our nature.
Scott Douglas Scott is a veteran running, fitness, and health journalist who has held senior editorial positions at Runner's World and Running Times.
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Derriford Hospital
Derriford Hospital boss issues coronavirus update in heartfelt video
Ann James said she was "moved to tears" by the support shown for the NHS
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Plymouth has been praised for the "tremendous" support it has given the NHS by the boss of Derriford Hospital.
In a heartfelt video to staff, Ann James, chief executive of Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, said she was "really impressed" by efforts of the "most outstanding clinical expertise in the country" that had helped the hospital prepare for "what we think is still coming".
Ms James, who has been at the helm of the hospital for eight years, has previously said that she believes the hospital has not yet had the surge of patients it was expecting, adding that she is "very confident" that the hospital "stand in really good stead".
It comes after it was announced yesterday that 172 patients at the hospital who had tested positive for coronavirus had recovered and been discharged.
University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) NHS Trust, tweeted: "So far we have discharged 172 COVID-19 patients from UHP.
"Well done to all the staff who have helped to make this possible."
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As of May 1, there had been 287 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Plymouth.
There has sadly been 66 deaths at the hospital, including three deaths announced yesterday (Friday, May 1) by NHS England in its latest update which took into account confirmed deaths up to 5pm on April 30.
In the heartfelt video, Ms James said: "A big thank you from the bottom of my heart.
"We're one big team here at Derriford and we've really seen that play out as we're preparing for coronavirus.
Ann James, chief executive of Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust (Image: Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Trust)
"I'm really, really impressed by some of the most outstanding clinical expertise in the country that have really helped us prepare as well as we can for what we think is still coming.
"So a huge thank you to everyone and to all of our stake-holders as well across the city, the support we've from Britain's Ocean City has been tremendous."
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Ms James said that every Thursday when she is out clapping for NHS staff and carers, she is "moved to tears" by the noise and support she can hear.
She added: "The support that we've had for the NHS has been absolutely phenomenal and I know that really gives a lot of strength to our staff, who have been working so hard and really supporting the collective effort to make sure that we can carry on caring for people.
"I think this is just a lovely recognition for just how amazing the NHS is and always has been."
What are the hospital doing to keep patients connected with their families?
At a time of strict no visiting rules at Derriford Hospital, special measures have been put in place to keep loved ones connected.
In a video statement, Ms James explained a number of changes made to the way that patients can communicate with their friends and family.
She also updated staff and residents of the city on a number of other issues, including personal protective equipment (PPE), staff testing and new intensive care wards, as well as praising the efforts of everyone at the hospital.
This has meant that a "broader bandwidth" has been installed, so patients with phones, tablets and other devices can speak to their families and friends.
She also said that patients who didn't have access to devices would be issued with an iPad so they can still communicate and keep in touch with their relatives.
The hospital's chief executive said: "So what's been on my mind a lot and I know on yours, is how do we maintain that communication from loved ones to our patients, when we've effectively stopped all visiting.
"It's particularly important that we maintain that communication and that support on a day-to-day basis and even more so when people die here.
"So we've put a number of things in place.
"We are now rolling our iPads and broader bandwidth so those who have got devices can talk to their loved ones."
She also explained that the families of patients at the hospital would be invited to send in messages which would then be put in cards and placed around the rooms of loved ones.
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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Miami Beach, Fla. – The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy gathered local educators and students at Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center on Wednesday, May 16, to celebrate the Teen Trendsetters™ program.
Teen Trendsetters is a family literacy program that pairs teen mentors with first- or second-grade students who are, on average, half a year behind in reading. Teens receive training as reading mentors, and meet regularly with their mentees for one-on-one mentoring sessions, using a curriculum specifically designed to improve children's reading skills.
The Fienberg-Fisher program is one of more than 70 Teen Trendsetters programs in Florida, and one of the eight programs in Miami-Dade and Polk counties funded by a Good Neighbor Citizenship grant from State Farm.
Jose Soto, community public affairs specialist for State Farm, celebrated the grant award with a check presentation and a visit to a reading mentoring session at Fienberg-Fisher.
Teen Trendsetters programs are regularly evaluated by third-party, independent researchers, and achieve impressive results. In Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Teen Trendsetters mentees gained an average of 1.6 grade levels – or one and a half years – in reading skills over the course of the seven-month program, helping them close the gap with their peers.
The program also helps the mentees build a home library, providing them with 15 books that they can take home and read with their parents. Parents of mentees sign a contract agreeing to reinforce learning by listening to their child read at home.
Since 2002, the Teen Trendsetters program has reached more than 48,000 students, resulting in more than 465,000 volunteer/contact hours and more than 320,000 books distributed to mentees to become part of their at-home libraries.
About the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy: The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, a public charity, is the nation's leading advocate for family literacy. The Foundation was established by Mrs. Barbara Bush in 1989, and today remains committed to her vision of fostering the opportunity for every man, woman and child to secure a better life through literacy. To learn more, visit www.barbarabush.org or join the conversation on Facebook or Twitter (@BarbaraBushFdn).
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The Mal Whitfield Foundation
About Mal Whitfield
Whitfield in a ceremony on June 5, 1999 at Mt. Saint Mary's College receives John DuBois Medal for his Distinguished Public Service. Others shown are President George Houston, left of Whitfield, and, to Whitfield's right, Dan Curtion, Executive Director of the National Catholic Education Association, and Dr. Frank Merolla, Alumni Association President In his 47 years in Africa, Whitfield trained and gave consultation to dozens of athletes who represented their countries as Olympians and All-Africa Games champions. Many such as Kipchoge Keino of Kenya (1500 meters, Mexico City, 1968), MamoWold of Ethiopia (marathon champion and Silver Medalist in 10,000 meter race in Mexico City), 1968, the late John Akii-Bua, of Uganda (400 meter hurdles in 1972 Munich Olympics), and 1980, Ethiopian's Miruts Yifter (10,000 meters and 5,000 meters) won the Moscow Olympic Gold medals in each event. Whitfield also arranged sports scholarships for over 5,000 African athletes to study in the United States.
Whitfield is in constant demand as a motivational speaker before business groups, athletes of all sports, and students. He conducted a motivational clinic for the track-and-field athletes and swimmers from South Africa weeks before the Centennial Games. He stressed the mental aspect of winning. "You know how to inspire athletes because you have been where they want to go," says Whitfield. Penny Hayns, the world record holder in the 100 meter breaststroke, was one of the South African swimmers who, listening to him before she competed, won Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters. She credited Whitfield with helping her to achieve this feat.
Whitfield has been inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the Ohio State Sports Hall of Fame, the Olympic Hall of Fame, and the New York Sports Museum Hall of Fame. Introduced into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, 1992 Whitfield received the Ohio State University Alumni Award, the Los Angeles State University Hall of Fame, Helms World's Trophy, Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, The President's Physical Fitness Program 1955, President's People-to-People Sports Committee, Inc 1954, Los Angeles State University Alumni Sports Association 1956, Ohio State Alumni Sports Association 1946, U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association, a Veteran of Foreign Wars, US Legionnaire, a member of the US Foreign Service Association, and first to promote use of weights training in track events. One of five (5) US Olympians to organize the Southern California Striders, which became the largest and strongest multiracial track-and-field club in the history of the sport. Whitfield is a member of the LA Eastside Business Association, and has Honorary Citizenship to Somali Democratic Republic. Honors, diplomas, awards, citations, certificates are far too many to list in this introduction as sports commentator, author and film producer. A parent of four (4) children, Mal Whitfield's motto is "Make the Impossible Possible, and it is Possible."
From the Brandenburg gate to Moscow, Whitfield gave out 5,000 pen pal letters from American children. East German youths, like others, were eager recipients.
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