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Speaker's Science Forum 2018
View topics of the research presentations of the Speaker's Science Forum in 2018.
Research presentations are organised for Members of Parliament, in collaboration with the Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament.
The topics are selected in collaboration with Forum partners Science New Zealand, Universities New Zealand and the Independent Research Association of New Zealand.
Lake and river recovery and resilience - 11 April 2018
Negative impacts on freshwater quality may take decades to be visible – what can recent research tell us about predicting the future resilience of freshwater systems and rates of recovery when remedial actions are taken?
Listening to our lakes (Dr Susie Wood, Senior Scientist, Cawthron Institute)
Dr Susie Wood will speak about how interactions with landscapes and organisms have influenced our lakes, and how modern science interwoven with Mātauranga Māori is guiding future actions and aspirations.
Susie is a senior scientist whose expertise in biosecurity, marine and freshwater and algal biotechnology is used across Cawthron. Suzie leads a team of researchers who work on a range of aquatic-based topics, including molecular-based detection methods, microbial source tracking and toxin production of freshwater algae and cyanobacteria.
Linking land use to water quality: time is not always on our side (Dr Marc Shallenberg, Research Fellow, University of Otago)
Dr Marc Shallenberg will speak about how about how time lags sometimes occur between what we do on the land and its eventual effects on water bodies, and the valuable role wetlands play in slowing or blocking contaminants.
Marc is a Limnology Research Fellow at the University of Otago. His research and work with governments and community groups focuses on the effects of human-induced pressures on lake ecological health and ecosystem services. Marc is also an associate editor of the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.
Transport disruption - 8 May 2018
Technology changes to vehicles, are likely to lead to major disruptions in the way we own vehicles, tackle road safety, and invest in transport systems – what is already foreseeable that we can plan for?
Driverless cars, delivery drones, alcohol interlocks: regulatory strategies and challenges (Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan, New Zealand Law Foundation Director in Emerging Technologies, University of Otago)
Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan will speak about how emerging and disruptive technologies pose many challenges for lawmakers and regulators, and the strategic choices for them.
Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan is the first director of the New Zealand Law Foundation sponsored Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies. The Centre examines the legal, ethical and policy issues around new technologies. To date, the Centre has carried out work on biotechnology, nanotechnology, information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence.
Foresight in transportation: systems-based perspectives (Dr Maggie Trotter, Senior Researcher, Opus International Consultants Ltd)
Dr Maggie Trotter will speak about how methods can be applied to identify the potential impact of these new technologies, before they are made, saving time and money and improving safety.
Maggie is a senior researcher in the Behaviour Sciences team of Opus International Consultants. She has a background in systems safety and accident analysis, and was previously a researcher in the Accident Research Centre at Monash University, Melbourne.
Climate change impacts - 13 June 2018
What does recent research tell us about the stress on and potential for irreversible change in the Antarctic and other vulnerable natural systems of importance to New Zealand?
Past Ice sheet and Oceans: How Earth responds to a warming climate (Associate Professor Robert McKay, Antarctic Research Centre)
Associate Professor Robert McKay will speak about how changes in past ice sheet volume and Antarctic climate influenced the Southern Ocean, and what this meant for sea level rise, marine ecosystems, and the climate and oceans further to the north, including New Zealand.
Robert McKay, from the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, lead a drilling expedition to East Antarctica (Wilkes Land continental margin), as part of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, the world's biggest geoscience project.
Future Oceans: A Sea Change (Principal Scientist – Marine Biogeography, NIWA)
Dr Cliff Law will speak about how changes in climate today are altering the ocean, what this means for marine ecosystems, and how this may affect the multiple benefits we derive from the seas around New Zealand.
Cliff Law is the Principal Scientist for marine biogeography at NIWA. Cliff coordinates the Ocean-Atmosphere Research and advises the Chief Scientists of the Coast and Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate Centres.
Changing our urban form - 8 August 2018
New Zealanders predominantly live in urban spaces which have changed little in form over many decades – what are emerging forms of urban environments, how could they change the way New Zealanders choose to live, and alter the demand for public services?
Urban Regeneration: intensification and impacts on community and whanau (Dr Ella Henry, AUT University)
Dr Henry will speak about research from the National Science Challenge "Building better homes, towns and cities" and how to enhance community cohesion through urban regeneration projects.
Ella Henry is affiliated with Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kuri and Te Rārawa. Ella is a Senior lecturer at AUT University, and a research leader in the National Science Challenge: Building better homes, towns and cities.
Seeing our faces in our places - Māori cultural identity in Contemporary Urban Design (Rau Hoskins, Design TRIBE architects, Unitec Architecture Pathway)
Rau Hoskins will speak about how indigenous design principles can be used to enhance urban wellbeing, and the roles of Iwi / hapū, local and national government and the wider design community in this process.
Rau Hoskins is affiliated with Ngāti Hau, Ngāpuhi. Rau is the director of design TRIBE Architects, and a research collaborator of both traditional and hybrid Māori dwelling construction techniques at the Unitec Department of Architecture. Rau is also a co-opted member of the Housing New Zealand Māori Capability Committee.
New genetic technologies - 5 September 2018
What are the benefits and uncertainties of new gene technologies in areas such as human health and pest management?
Can knowing your genome improve your health? (Professor Stephen Robertson, Curekids Professor of Paediatric Genetics, University of Otago)
Professor Robertson will speak about the evidence that genomics can improve one's health, and how this varies with age, family structure and ancestry.
Professor Stephen Robertson is the Curekids Professor of Paediatric Genetics at the University of Otago. He heads the Clinical Genetics Group, which studies single gene disorders in children, with a particular emphasis on disorders that affect the development of the skeleton and the brain.
New genetic technologies and social licence: responsible innovation for a predator-free New Zealand (Dr Andrea Byrom, Director, New Zealand's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research)
Dr Byrom will speak about new technologies for invasive predators in New Zealand, and the opportunities to keep the public informed and engaged with any new scientific discoveries.
Dr Byrom is the Challenge Director of New Zealand's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge. Prior to taking up her role as Director in 2015, Andrea managed Manaaki Whenua, Landcare Research's invasive species research portfolio. Andrea is also an Associate Investigator in the Te Pūnaha Matatini Centre of Research Excellence, collaborating on projects looking at the role of citizen science in invasive species management, and the biodiversity outcomes of major pest control regimes in New Zealand
Transformative science in agriculture - 26 September 2018
The cupboard of new plants, animal breeding and on-farm technologies is not bare – what are recent transformational science advances that are likely to further develop our rural sector?
The role of science in snatching victory from the jaws of defeat! What can we learn from the Psa/kiwifruit story? (Ms Philippa Stevens, Group General Manager - Science Services, Plant & Food Research)
Philippa Stevens will speak about the team that won the 2017 Prime Minister's Science Prize for the scientific response to the Psa incursion, and how science can support the transformation of agricultural sectors in the face of game-changing challenges.
Philippa has been the General Manager for Science, Bioprotection at Plant & Food Research since 2008. She is a former President of the New Zealand Plant Protection Society and is a member of the team that won the Prime Minister's Science Award 2017 for the science response to Psa.
GM Forages – fatter, faster, and… environmentally friendly? 15 years of focus and good fortune (Dr Richard Scott, Science Team Leader – Plant Biotechnology, AgResearch)
Dr Scott will speak about potentially transformational technology for New Zealand's pastoral farms; the opportunities this presents in a rapidly changing global marketplace; and challenges new technologies like this will bring for public perception and decision-making.
Dr Richard Scott is the Science Team Leader for Animal Health and Plant Biotechnology at AgResearch, working on livestock production and welfare, and improved forages.
How high tech science leads to new industries - 31 October 2018
New Zealand's technology sector exports over $10m of products annually – how might new high technology companies be spawned through development of intellectual capital in our research sector?
From Femtosecond Laser Pulses to Sperm Sorting? (Professor Cather Simpson, Director, The Photon Factory, University of Auckland)
Professor Cather Simpson will speak about how publicly-funded research into fundamental light-matter interactions provides benefit to the primary and high-tech industries in New Zealand, sorting sperm by sex for the dairy industry and "point of cow" diagnostics in the milking shed.
Cather is current a Professor at the University of Auckland, a joint appointment between the physics and chemistry departments. She is also the director of the Photon Factory, a state-of-the-art pulsed laser research facility, working to perform research of their own, and to undertake research for industry and collaborators.
Disruptions in manufacturing and the bioeconomy (Dr Elspeth MacRae General Manger, Bioproducts and Manufacturing, SCION)
Dr MacRae will speak about disruptive changes to what is wanted in manufacturing goods over the last 10 years, including distributed, mobile and additive manufacturing, and packaging of the future, which is designed for end use and consumer needs.
Elspeth is the General Manager Manufacturing & Bioproducts at Scion in Rotorua. She is a member of the management group for the 2014 New Zealand National Science Challenge in Science and Technology for Industry, and leads the design, materials and manufacturing portfolio.
A mine of information - 28 November 2018
Science and information technology has vastly increased the amount of information that is known about an individual. There is the potential to use such information in a positive way, but there are also risks of misuse. How can these important ethical issues be managed when the artificial intelligence to interrogate such data is growing rapidly?
The Dunedin Study: A Diamond Mine? (Dr Sandhya Ramrakha, Senior Research Fellow, Research Manager, Dunedin Study, University of Otago)
Dr Ramrakha will speak about the value of combining rich, in-depth data from relatively small samples (the Dunedin Study) with larger, but less detailed, national administrative databases, to ask and answer important policy-relevant questions.
Sandhya is the Senior Research Fellow, and Research Manager for the Dunedin Study. The Dunedin Study has followed the lives of 1037 babies born between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973 at Queen Mary Maternity Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand, since their birth. The Study is now in its fifth decade and has produced over 1200 publications and reports.
Algorithms, the citizen, and the state (Professor Shaun Hendy ,Director, Te Pūnaha Matatini, New Zealand Centre of research excellence for the study of complex systems, University of Auckland)
Professor Hendy will speak about how algorithms that crunch individual-level data to support decision-making have the potential to improve the effectiveness and efficiency public services, and the ethical and practical considerations involved.
Shaun is the Director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence focussed on the study of complex systems and networks. In 2012, Shaun was awarded the Callaghan Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize for his achievements as a science communicator.
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I'm at the STEAM ed Finland conference in Jyväskylä where Ulla Richardson is going to talk about GraphoLearn, an adaptive learning method for learning to read.
Ulla has been working on the Jyväskylä< Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia (JLD). Globally, one third of people can't read or have poor reading skills. One fifth of Europe also. About 15% of children have learning disabilities.
One Issue: knowing which sound goes with which letters. GraphoLearn is a game to help students with this, developed by a multidisciplinary team. You learn a word by connecting a sound to a written letter. Then you can move to syllables and words. The game teaches by trial and error. If you get it wrong, it immediately tells you the correct sound. It uses a simple adaptive approach to select the wrong choices that are presented. The game aims at being entertaining, and motivates also with points and rewards. It's a multi-modal system: visual and audio. It helps dyslexics by training them on the distinctions between sounds. Unlike human beings, it never displays any impatience.
It adapts to the user's skill level, automatically assessing performance and aiming at at 80% accuracy so that it's challenging but not too challenging.
13,000 players have played in Finland, and more in other languages. Ulla displays data that shows positive results among students who use GraphoLearn, including when teaching English where every letter has multiple pronunciations.
There are some difficulties analyzing the logs: there's great variability in how kids play the game, how long they play, etc. There's no background info on the students. [I missed some of this.] There's an opportunity to come up with new ways to understand and analyze this data.
Q: Your work is amazing. When I was learning English I could already read Finnish, so I made natural mispronunciations of ape, anarchist, etc. How do you cope with this?
Q: How hard is it to adapt the game to each language's logic?
Stephanie Mendoza [twitter:@_liooil] [Github: SAM-liooil] is giving a talk at the Web 1.0 conference. She's a Unity developer.
, an experimental version of Chrome, to run it. She uses A-Frame to create in-browser 3D environments.
"We're trying to figure out the limit of things we can simulate." It's going to follow us out into the real world. E.g., she's found that "Simulating fearful situations ) can lessen fear of those situations in the real world"simulating fearful situations (e.g., heights) can lessen fear of those situations in the real world.
This crosses into Meinong's jungle: a repository of non-existent entities in Alexius Meinong's philosophy.
, Three.js, and VRML. (VRML was an HTML standard that didn't get taken up much because the browsers didn't run it very well. [I was once on the board of a VRML company which also didn't do very well.]) WebVR works on Vibe, High Fidelity, Janus, the Unity Web player, and Youtube 360, under different definitions of "works." A-Frame is open source.
Now she takes us through how to build a VR Web page. You can scavenge for 3D assets or create your own. E.g., you can go to Thingiverse and convert the files to the appropriate format for A-Frame.
She talks about the HTC Vive. "The controllers are really cool. "They're like claws. I use them to climb virtual trees and then jump out"They're like claws. I use them to climb virtual trees and then jump out because it's fun." Your brain simulates gravity when there is none, she observes. She shows the A-Frame tags for configuring the controls, including gabbing, colliding, and teleporting.
She recommends some sites, including NormalMap, which maps images and lets you download the results.
Q: Platforms are making their own non-interoperable VR frameworks, which is concerning.
A: It went from art to industry very quickly.
I am far from the first person to notice this, but it really pisses me off.
Treyarch, the creators of Call of Duty, in the latest version let's us decide to play as a woman. Other games have been doing this for a long time. So, have half a yay, Treyarch. Nevertheless, your player's gender is not reflected in the script. There's an argument I don't want to have about whether this makes sense; it really just comes down to bucks.
This was an incredibly expensive game to design. The graphics are awesome, the sets are amazingly detailed. In single-player campaign mode, it's a full length action movie—albeit not a very good one—and is budgeted like one.
But Treyarch couldn't be bothered to spend $2.50 more to add some non-white faces to the roster. Really?
Here's a fairly random screen shot I picked up from the Web.
Keep in mind that this is about one sixth the resolution you get on a gaming PC. Treyarch can add intense detail to a gun or piece of shrapnel but can't be troubled to design a few faces that aren't white?
We've got a word for people who assume that the white race is the "real" race.
Naomi Alderman makes a compelling case in The Guardian for looking at video games to find the first examples of digital literature.
…are there video games experimenting with more interesting storytelling than any "digital literature" project I've seen? Yes, certainly. And if you want to think of yourself as well read, or well cultured, you need to engage with them.
I agree. There are many video games I enjoyed but am embarrassed about; these are what we mean by "guilty pleasures." But the best of them deserve to be taken seriously. "Games are where digital art will emerge. And has emerged."Games are where digital art will emerge. And has emerged.
It will be a space in which the user dwells, not simply an object or experience unfolding in front of the user.
It will require the user to make choices that affect it in significant ways.
It won't be the same for everyone.
It is a sign of the originality and importance of games that it's not always clear what to compare them with.
Naomi doesn't mention Bioshock, but I'd count it as a hybrid movie and novella. The premise is original and political. The setting is beautifully done. The science fiction is well-imagined. And the plot contains some meta moments that reflect on its form as a video game. (Those who have played the game will recognize how non-spoilery I'm being :) The third and last in the series, Bioshock Infinite, has a premise, characters, plot, and setting that could make a successful movie, but the movie is unlikely to be as good as the game. For one thing, we get to play the game.
Other games work as reflections on the medium itself, a sign of the forming of an artistic sensibility. Naomi mentions The Stanley Parable and Gone Home. I'd add Spec Ops: The Line and even the Saints Row series. These are all successful, well-known games. All, except the last, can be taken seriously as statements inspired by artistic intentions. (Saints Row is self-aware, bad-taste burlesque.) The ferment in the indie game field is quite spectacular.
If movies can be an art form, then why not digital games? And all this is before virtual reality headsets are common. I have no doubt that digital games as immersive worlds in which users have agency will blow past movies as the locus of popular art. And from this will emerge what we will call serious art as well. We're already well on our way.
I just received Google's Oculus Rift emulator. Given that it's made of cardboard, it's all kinds of awesome.
Google Cardboard is a poke in Facebook's eyes. FB bought Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset, for $2B. Oculus hasn't yet shipped a product, but its prototypes are mind-melting. My wife and I tried one last year at an Israeli educational tech lab, and we literally had to have people's hands on our shoulders so we wouldn't get so disoriented that we'd swoon. The Lab had us on a virtual roller coaster, with the ability to turn our heads to look around. It didn't matter that it was an early, low-resolution prototype. Swoon.
Oculus is rumored to be priced at around $350 when it ships, and they will sell tons at that price. Basically, anyone who tries one will be a customer or will wish s/he had the money to be a customer. Will it be confined to game players? Not a chance on earth.
So, in the midst of all this justifiable hype about the Oculus Rift, Google announced Cardboard: detailed plans for how to cut out and assemble a holder for your mobile phone that positions it in front of your eyes. The Cardboard software divides the screen in two and creates a parallaxed view so you think you're seeing in 3D. It uses your mobile phone's kinetic senses to track the movement of your head as you purview your synthetic domain.
I took a look at the plans for building the holder and gave up. For $15 I instead ordered one from Unofficial Cardboard.
When it arrived this morning, I took it out of its shipping container (made out of cardboard, of course), slipped in my HTC mobile phone, clicked on the Google Cardboard software, chose a demo, and was literally — in the virtual sense — flying over the earth in any direction I looked, watching a cartoon set in a forest that I was in, or choosing YouTube music videos by turning to look at them on a circular wall.
Obviously I'm sold on the concept. But I'm also sold on the pure cheekiness of Google's replicating the core functionality of the Oculus Rift by using existing technology, including one made of cardboard.


Part 226 of a 336 part series.
A talk from the ETS 2010 National Conference on Justification . . . The theme was Justification and the discussion of the plenary sessions addressed the New Perspective on Paul and specifically some of NT Wright's views. NT Wright does a masterful job of interacting with Evangelical critiques of his view. Other plenary speakers included Frank Thielman, Presbyterian Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, originally John Piper was also to speak, but was unable to attend and Tom Schreiner spoke in his place.


Let's see what are the strategies employees use to manage stress in the workplace.
While, problem focused is a much more effective way to manage stress in the workplace, emotion focused strategies are valuable in certain situations. It is important to be aware of these mechanisms and to understand the differences between emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping, and how they can work together.
Each of us has methods for coping with the stressors we face each day. We have practised and honed these methods over the course of our lives until they have become a reflex. Our methods have been formed from the responses that have relieved stress in the past. When faced with new stressors, we tend to use these same ways of coping we've always used. Sometimes these methods work well, but many times there are better ways to cope.
There are five types of problem-focused coping methods. When we use these methods, we are trying to solve the problem.
1. Active coping is taking action to get rid of the problem. You raise your effort to cope with the problem. You avoid getting sidetracked. Your day to day tasks are ordered in the best way to help you solve the problem.
2. Planning is first thinking about how best to deal with the problem. After some thought, you make a plan of action and follow through.
3. Positive reframing is thinking about the stressor in a new way that throws a better light on the stressor. This will lead to active coping methods.
4. Acceptance is being honest about the truth of a stressor. When we accept, we can learn to live with that truth. Acceptance stands in firm contrast to Denial (a method of emotion-focused coping).
5. Social support from colleagues, friends, family. This can come either as instrumental support or emotional support.
Instrumental support is getting advice and help from other people about what to do.
Emotional support is finding comfort, warmth, and understanding from others.
For the most part, when you use any of these coping methods, you are able to bounce back more often. You're also less likely to get stressed out or sick.
You will probably recognise the five emotion-focused techniques below, in fact you may have used them and they can be very helpful in the short term. These methods of dealing with stress are often used when you feel like you don't have any control over the situation. Emotion-focused coping tends to be the first way most of us start to deal with a stressor.
1. Denial is when we refuse to believe that the stressor exists. We try to act as though the stressor is not friend_supportreal. It's as if we think, "Maybe, if I ignore it for long enough, it will go away."
2. Behavioural disengagement is to reduce your efforts to deal with the stressor. You may even give up on reaching your goals. You think that no matter how you cope, it won't help, so you stop trying and give up.
3. Self-distraction occurs when you use something to take your mind off the problem. You may 'escape' through TV or too much sleep. Eating and drinking are also common ways to 'escape' as well.
4. Self-blame is when you blame yourself for what happened. And of course, blaming yourself doesn't help. You just end up feeling worse without moving forward.
5. Venting is when you focus on the stressor and complain about it.
Emotion-focused coping is often helpful in the short-term. It can help when we feel upset or when we feel we have no control over the stressor. But if this type of coping is used in the long-term, we won't be able to make positive change. These methods are linked to higher levels of stress and illness.
At first, when faced with stressors, all of us tend to use emotion-focused coping. It works best if it's used with the intention to shift to problem-focused coping techniques.
Make sure your workforce understand when it is best to use emotion focused coping and not to reply on it long term. It will drain them of the energy they need to be problem focused.
Share this with your line managers so that they can reduce stress related absence.
What Medical Tests are Appropriate for a Corporate Wellness Programme?


SDEE 2015 Annual Get To Know Your Neighbors Event is here ! Please join us at this well-structured networking event, a perfect place to find collaborators, vendors, customers, advisers, jobs, employees and fellow entrepreneurs in your own neighborhood.
Come as a free attendee or as an exhibitor, we know you will love it - our 2014 event was a smashing success, with over 40 exhibitors and 300 attendees (read about our 2014 event on SDEE blog).
Attendance is FREE - RSVP below!
Exhibitors Registration is now closed. Please contact SDEE Events committee for last-minute opportunities.
We're pleased to announce our keynote speaker will be Bob Baltera, CEO of Laguna Pharmaceuticals.
Prior to the being appointed as CEO of Laguna Pharmaceuticals in 2015, Baltera CEO of Amira Pharmaceuticals until its $475 million acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2011. He also had a number of senior management positions over 17 years at Amgen.
Baltera serves on the board of directors for several companies and the San Diego Venture Group and is a member of the board of trustees of the Keck Graduate Institute.
Baltera has an M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA and earned his B.S. in microbiology and a M.S. in genetics from The Pennsylvania State University.


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Vic Mensa pictured in the studio with Gorillaz
Chicago rapper could appear on new album from Damon Albarn's animated band
By David Renshaw
Gorillaz are reportedly working with Chicago rapper Vic Mensa on their new album.
Albarn is currently working on the next Gorillaz record with collaborator Jamie Hewlett, the animated band's first project since 'The Fall' in 2011.
Producer Remi Kabaka, a frequent Gorillaz collaborator who provides the voice of fictional band member Russel Hobbs, shared a photo of Mensa in the studio on Instagram overnight (May 17). Consequence of Sound reports that Kabaka initially tagged Mensa in the pic and later removed it.
A photo posted by Every5ingleDay (@remikabaka) on May 17, 2016 at 11:58am PDT
Mensa has collaborated with Albarn before, appearing with the Blur/ Gorillaz man on stage in New York in 2014 for a performance of 'Clint Eastwood'.
Hewlett had previously said that "2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year," confirming the return of the animated project for a fifth album back in October 2015.
Albarn had also given a little detail on the sound of the new material, describing the follow-up to fourth album 'The Fall' in an interview in October. Albarn said:
"I'm in the very early days on a new Gorillaz record. So far, it's really fast, and it's got quite a lot of energy. I've been stuck on piano, somewhere off Broadway, for years now. I want to go somewhere completely opposite of that."


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2008
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2007
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Illés László
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2006
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2005
Eörsi István
Márkus György
Mészáros István
2001
Maróthy János
2000
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1996
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1991
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1990
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Chicagoans Order the Most Late-Night Food, Pizza Being the Top Choice
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According to Seamless, Chicagoans always seem to have the munchies late at night
New Yorkers might spend their 3 a.m. hour grabbing a slice at a local pizzeria, but when it comes to Seamless, Chicago is apparently the top late-night city.
According to numbers crunched by the online food delivery website, Chicagoans placed 14 percent of their orders between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., mostly ordering pizza and Chinese food. We sincerely hope it wasn't deep-dish pizza.
New York and San Francisco came tied for second place, and both ordered pizza most often. However, New Yorkers also ordered plenty of diner food late at night (tater tots for the win), while San Franciscans ordered Thai.
Most Popular Date Foods: Frozen Yogurt, Pizza, and Food TrucksBankers Use Company's Seamless Account to Order Steak, Lobster Dinners
Finally, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles tied for third in late-night ordering, as 10 percent of their orders took place between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Angelenos tend to order Thai and Chinese, while D.C. residents order pizza and Chinese. In the meantime, we're just hoping that the percentage of people making microwave quesadillas are much higher than people who are ordering in Thai at 3 a.m. Something about eating green papaya salad after a late night out just doesn't seem right.
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Oscar Alberto Vazquez, conocido como Beto Vazquez (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19 de junio de 1962) es un multinstrumentista, compositor y productor de heavy metal de Argentina. Es conocido por su trabajo como bajista y líder de la banda Nepal; con la que editó tres trabajos discográficos y de la actual Beto Vazquez Infinity. Con esta última, ha recibido colaboraciones de artistas de renombre como Tarja Turunen, Fabio Lione, Candice Night, Liv Kristine, entre otros.

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Nepal
 1993: Raza de traidores
 1995: Ideología
 1997: Manifiesto

Beto Vazquez Infinity
 2001: Beto Vazquez Infinity
 2006: Flying Towards the New Horizon
 2008: Darkmind
 2010: Existence
 2012: Beyond Space Without Limits
2014  Live in Buenos Aires - DVD
2016 15 Years Alive - 2 CDS + DVD
2018 Humanity

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While no one likes an over-the-top do-gooder, it's not hard to compare such differing personalities as Oliver Queen and Kal-El. Both have a heart of gold and both care about the welfare of others before themselves, though of course the main difference of course is that Ollie is not so nearly as basically invincible as Superman. Luckily, the man of steel was not the Justice League counterpart exclusive to this issue. I mean, technically he was, considering Lex Luthor is not a part of the Justice League, but the story centered more as a team up with Luthor than it did Superman, which isn't a bad thing. He's still very much a part of this issue but at the core of the mystery shrouding this story it's more a battle of wits than of feats of strength. Keeping at the tradition of social commentary this issue also tackles a dual-faced issue.
Corporations are always a subject in politics, but more than anything they are still made up of average people—everyday workers who many times remain to their superiors nameless and faceless bodies who simply do all the grunt work. On the other side, they are of course incredibly human, keeping their own secrets and putting on a public face to hide anything that may shame them. Between having little to no distinguishing qualities, to their superiors to having their entire most private thoughts put on for all to see, a change in such polarity could of course be catastrophic.
The last time we saw Ollie, he was heading to Washington D.C. with Barry Allen to uncover more of the Ninth Circles mischief. They came across the massacre of a Lobbyist office and Green Arrow takes on burned man, alongside of Wonder Woman, who brilliantly infiltrated a US military arms conference in the guise of one of their manned armored suits that the late general deemed too expensive and overkill. As Diana tried to reprimand Ollie for his brutal interrogation tactics, they uncovered a plot that will use an already-tested attack on a national symbol. By the end of the comic, the duo stopped a missile attack on the Washington Monument and saved a politician (who was in the Ninth Circle's pocket), and Ollie gave a grand speech about what the US should stand for. With the close, we found out that the attack on the lobbyists could be traced back to Metropolis, specifically, Lexcorp.
Metropolis vs Mass Hysteria
The issue begins with Lex Luthor getting an uninvited guest in the form of Green Arrow, who quickly throws out accusations that Lex is working for the Ninth Circle. While not completely innocent of corruption, Lex does admit that he was approached by them but refused to conform to their ideology. Whether or not Ollie believes him, things get interesting as Lex shows off his super powers of observation, deducing all the hardships that Oliver has recently been put through.
Lets see how long this hold up lasts
As they discuss the fate of Star City and what might be in store for Metropolis, some of the workers in Lexcorp are suddenly full of despair. In a very vague scene, we get a clip of something out of The Happening, and one of the employees gasps and jumps out the window until…dun dun dun! He is saved by Superman. Yet, before the man of steel can figure out why this man tried to commit suicide, dozens of other employee's begin to plummet off the building's roof. This is actually pretty dark for a Green Arrow comic and we've seen darkness previously.
As Superman works to save the multitude of attempted suicides, Ollie and Lex discuss the pointlessness in the Green Arrow's bleeding heart morality and the fact that these corporations are made up of people. Even though they don't see eye to eye, Oliver believes that Lexcorp is the Ninth Circle's next target. Keeping up with Lex's ego, he assures Ollie that the Lex name could not be tarnished; he and his companies name were untouchable. That's when it all becomes clear: the Ninth Circle isn't after Lex, it's going to bring Lexcorp down from its foundation, the people. In a mix of public shaming and ruin along with a dose of subliminal messaging spread through an advertising algorithm that directly attacks anxiety and terror, the Ninth Circle spreads this cyber attack like a wild fire.
This looks familiar
It was a nice triple effort between these three as they work to stop the attack and save the rest of the people affected. By the end of the comic, Superman has a pretty inspiring conversation about Oliver's personal growth over the past few months. With kind words from the two previous partners, Barry and Diana, Oliver gets some reassurance that he's doing the right thing. At the end of the day, I believe that is something we all need to hear from time to time. In order to repay Oliver for helping save Lexcorp, Lex offers some intelligence on the Ninth Circle: their next target will be in a dark city where the richest of the rich are far beyond corrupt, Gotham City.
While the first issue of this arc gave us a lot in terms of Dinah and Emi's personal quest to hunt down the Auctioneer, an elusive figure still praying on Star City's vulnerable population, the last two have kept us mostly sated with just enough with their adventure. This time around Dinah and Emi catch up with Henry who is still playing the mole in Queen Industries. In a short piece Dinah gives him a tablet she recovered from the last issue, asking him to break its encryption. Emi does get to speak with Ollie after all this time but it seems there's still a really sad distance between Oliver and Dinah, which I wish would end already. It's depressing to see them with such a severance but I'm sure they'll be okay…soon.
Do the right thing, Henry
He's back! Excuse me while I try to hold back my pure excitement. Though it may be only for the next few issues it was at a perfect time with how exciting this arc is. Juan Ferreyra soars past expectations with this issue. His use of such detailed and wonderfully shaded colors along with outstanding and realistic action and pace this issue is wonderful. Further, the use of his depth adds an amount of expression that flares along with each page; it is always a pleasure to see this master of his craft at work.
Maybe it's because I'm not really a big fan of Superman, but this issue wasn't my favorite of the three current ones in this storyline. Not that I'm saying this was a bad issue—far from it—but it just was the least interesting to me. The social commentary was on point as always, and the story was solid. While the Ninth Circle didn't real make a huge appearance in this one like the previous two, their influence was certainly in the air, and it is going to interesting to see what kind of challenge Oliver is going to face in Gotham.
Final Score: 8/10
Green Arrow Rebirth #28 Credits
Writer: Benjamin Percy
Art & Colors: Juan Ferreyra
Lettering: Nate Piekos
All Images Courtesy of DC
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a happy bunny now and surely a fiver is worth the petrol for anyone within a 20-30 mile radius of liverpool to see 'em?
We'll be expecting a detailed report mate! Lots of pics & video too.
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I looking forward to anything you can get- your generosity with these is appreciated all the way from the other side of the Atlantic!
Neon Waltz are decent mate. Young Scots band. I've seen them a couple of times supporting other bands locally. Hopefully they can persuade the lads to pop up here for a wee gig.
Bad, bad hinterland.. but life is too short so I'm gonna head down for the Manchester gig next Thursday. Cannae fringin' wait!!!!
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Can monetary policy surprises affect the term structure?
When monetary policy surprises financial markets, yields change but identifying the effects of these surprises on the yield curve is not a trivial exercise. Identification often involves as- suming either that policy shocks are different to those on other news days (identification via heteroskedasticity) or, that they are the same (homogeneity). These monetary policy changes sometimes cause shifts in the yield curve and sometimes rotations. An additional identifying assumption is typically made whether this behavior reflects a single type of monetary pol- icy shock or, whether two types of shocks are present. This paper applies a single theoretical framework to empirical evidence from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States prior to and following the crisis events of 2008. The results support a complex structure which varies across countries and evidence of distinct change across the crisis period.


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San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire PREDICTION & BETTING TIPS - 18/05/2019
San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire Prediction was posted on: May 16, 2019
San Jose Earthquakes will be looking to make amends for a 3-1 loss to New England when they host Chicago Fire at Avaya Stadium. Matias Almeyda's men are a team with two faces as they are tough to beat at home, while struggling on the travels. San Jose aim to climb to the play-offs berth in the Western Conference and the fact that Chicago Fire often struggle on the travels is certainly giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Saturday's football match.
Veljko Paunovic's men have been showing signs of improvement of late. Following a splendid 5-0 win over New England, Chicago Fire outplayed Minnesota United in their last league fixture, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. Chicago strikers have found their goal-scoring touch, but seeing that San Jose are a real force to be reckoned with at home, away win should not be considered.
Highlighted Player (Anibal Godoy):
Anibal Godoy is a professional footballer who plays for Panama national football team. The powerful midfielder was born on February 10, 1990 and he has been playing for los Ticos since March 4, 2010 when he made his debut for the national team.
Anibal Godoy played full 90 minutes in the 2-1 win over Venezuela and he scored his first goal for Panama four years late in a 3-1 victory over El Salvador. Speaking of his club career, Godoy played for Chepo of Panama from 2007 to 2010 and he moved to Europe in the summer of 2013, signing a deal with Hungarian outfit Honved.
After playing 24 league games (one goal) for Honved, Godoy signed for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes in August 2015. Anibal Godoy is a defensive midfielder and his preferred foot is left. His contract with San Jose should expire in December, 2017 and it has to be noted that he began his youth career Arsenal de Sarandi of Argentina.
Highlighted Team (Chicago Fire):
Based in the suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois, Chicago Fire is a professional soccer club who compete in Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire were founded on October 8, 1997 and one year later they won the MLS Cup by beating D.C. United (2-0) in the title game. The club play their home games at Toyota Park, the venue that was opened on June 11, 2006. Chicago Fire won four U.S. Open Cups (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006) and in 2009 they were beaten by UANL Tigres in the North American Superliga final.
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Yuvraj thanks his Pakistan fans for all the support
Flamboyant Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh reigns as one of the most iconic cricketers to don the blue jersey. The 2011 World Cup player of the tournament stepped away from international cricket after an illustrious career where he represented India in 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is.
Amidst his playing career, Yuvraj met a major obstacle in the form of a battle with cancer that threatened his wellbeing. He was able to recover from the menacing ailment and turned out for India in several more international games. Reflecting back on the tough time involving his fight with cancer, Yuvraj claimed to have received tons of supportive messages from his Pakistani fans, which raised his spirits.
"I remember when I was ill, I got a lot of love from Pakistani fans. I got love from Indian fans also but I got the same from Pakistan and I would like to thank fans for that"- he stated.


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Over the past three years, 15 prominent women, all leaders in their fields of endeavor, have honored my wife, Cherie, by agreeing to participate as speakers in the "Day of Dialogue: Women of Interest" series supported by 850 Magazine, hosted by the Capital City Country Club and presented by Florida Cancer Specialists.
Collectively, these outstanding women contribute to bettering our community, furthering the interests of businesses and serving as transformational influences in the lives of individuals who are fortunate enough to get to know them. Individually, each offered takeaways as part of their Day of Dialogue presentations that I found memorable, amusing or helpful.
The Class of 2017 speakers were:
Erin O'Hara O'Connor, the dean of the Florida State University Law School and a McKenzie Professor.
Marion Hammer, a lobbyist and the former president of the National Rifle Assocation.
Elizabeth Barbour, a business coach and much sought-after speaker.
Dr. Susan Forito, the director of the new Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship at the FSU School of Business.
Carrie Englert Zimmerman, the CEO and co-founder of the Zimmerman Agency.
Here, for me, are some of the remarks I will remember.
Erin O'Hara O'Conner impressed me when she said her upbringing prepared her to approach as an equal any man in any professional setting or circumstance. Never, she said, did she consider that she was at a disadvantage because she was a woman.
Marion Hammer may be short in stature, but she has commanded respect for many years in male-dominated arenas including the worlds of firearms politics. I gained an appreciation for where she comes from when she described the grandfather who raised her in a rural setting at a time when students routinely carried guns to school and did some plinking on the way home. I asked her at the conclusion of her remarks whether she was packing. Her reply: "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Elizabeth Barbour has a big heart and limitless compassion for others. She was adopted as a child and would become an adoptive parent as a product, she said, of the power of "networking." Her story about receiving a phone call and being instructed to pick up her new daughter 18 hours later was powerfully moving.
Dr. Susan Forito fascinated me when she spoke about the need to get comfortable with not knowing precisely what the future may hold. At some point, she had to recognize that she could not plot all the steps in the future of the Jim Moran Institute and the School of Entrepreneurship and would instead have to figure things out as she went along. The best outcomes, she suggested, result from genuine collaboration and effective, honest, transparent communication.
Carrie Englert Zimmerman and her husband, Curtis, have built a global public relations and advertising firm that recently turned 30. A fierce competitor, she qualified for the 1976 Olympics as a gymnast and was the first American ever to score a perfect 10 in competition in floor exercise. There is an "F-word" she never uses. "Never say you are 'fine,'" Zimmerman advised. "Say you are awesome and carry yourself like you are the smartest person in the room."
For the insights they provided, the lessons they shared and the wisdom they imparted, I thank all of our Day of Dialogue speakers.
As to the business of 850, permit me a few announcements. Linda Kleindienst will be retiring as editor of the magazine, effective mid-July. 850 has been her baby from its conception, and Linda has been indispensable in making it the highly respected and influential publication it is today. I am pleased to say that she will maintain a relationship with 850 as its editor emeritus and as an occasional contributor.
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"Indrani Kopal breaks barriers and boundaries through a medium close to her heart - documentaries and what inspired her to pursue her calling."
I would to thank all the local (Malaysian) mass media for your generous coverage of the event, I truly appreciate them. However, at times, I do cringe when media cite that I won the best student documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival instead of - The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes. I'm aware of the debate over this topic, especially among the journalistic community. Accuracy and facts are vital, therefore, I applaud those who did your extensive research and contacted me for further clarification. Thank you.
Former Malaysiakini tv producer Indrani Kopal's documentary to be shown at the The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase and the Cannes Short Film Corner 2015.
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Indrani Kopal: A Case Study of Video Journalism as Gendered Leadership.
The Journal of the South East Asia Research centre for Communications and Humanities. Vol. 5 No. 2, 2013, pp 19-35. - By Roslina Abdul Latif (Taylor's University Malaysia) and Badrul Redzuan Abu Hassan (University Kebangsaan Malaysia).
"Living Jazz with Bill Saxton" by Indrani Kopal, a student in the Documentary Studies and Production MFA Program, was named an official selection of the 2013 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival. Indrani, who is attending Hofstra University on a Fulbright Scholarship from Malaysia, completed the film at Hofstra in the Fall of 2012. The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival will take place this April in Seattle, Washington.
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Finally, there's Find Like.
As we mentioned in our last lesson of BWise Academy, when you click the Find Like button on a company profile, BWise will display a list of similar companies that share the same demographic characteristics. It's a great way to find prospects that look like your best clients, and who may be more likely to buy from you.
Find Like allows you to Search for a specific company, then turn that company's demographics into a Query so you can find and connect with similar firms.
But Find Like is also a great example of how you can use Search and Query together to find your best prospects.
Rather than worrying about which geographic and demographic criteria define your target market, use Search to find a specific company you already sell to or want to target, then click Find Like to perform a Query based on that company's demographics.
And that's how you find prospects with BWise.
Search when you know what you're looking for.
Query when you want to find your hidden prospects.
Find Like when you want to find instant "Look-Alike" leads.
In the next lesson of BWise Academy, you'll learn what to do when you can't find what you're looking for by using Research on Demand, our on-call research service.
In the meantime, keep exploring the tool. If you have questions or need a hand, just send an email to support@businesswise.com—we're always here to help.
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Culture Chanel, The Woman Who Reads
Wednesday July 13th, 2016 , Events and Exhibitions	Caterina Stringhetta
CULTURE CHANEL. THE WOMAN WHO READS
CULTURE CHANEL. The woman who reads. The exhibition which at the end of summer will take place in Venice is dedicated to Coco Chanel, to her story and her relationship with books and reading.
From Greek authors to modern poets, Gabrielle Chanel's library will reveals works that influenced her life and shaped the personality of the woman who was not only a great fashion designer, but a great reader, as well.
Venice was one of the places from which Coco drew her inspiration, and here for the first time her library will be displayed.
The exhibition CULTURE CHANEL. The woman who reads will run from September 17th 2016 to January 8th 2017 at the Ca' Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Venezia (International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice).
An exhibition which will illustrate a less known aspect of the life of the woman who wrote the history of fashion.
The exhibition will explore Gabrielle Chanel's life, from the solitude of her childhood spent in an orphanage in Aubazine, to the end of her life, the writers and the books that guided her journey, enriching her imagery.
The exhibition will highlight Chanel's relationships with books, writing and her creations.
A dialogue which goes through ages, from ancient times to her contemporaries. Coco's library contains works by Homer, Plato, Virgil, Sophocles, Lucretius, Dante, Montaigne, Cervantes, Madame de Sévigne, Stéphane Mallarmé, and works by authors who were part of her life and her friends, such as Pierre Reverdy, Max Jacob and Jean Cocteau.
Art objects coming from Coco's Paris apartment will be exhibited for the first time, along with jewellery and perfumes, which will outline the intimate portrait of a woman whose life and creativity became a legend.
The exhibition is curated by Jean-Louis Froment in collaboration with Gabriella Belli, with the support of CHANEL.
17th september 2016 – 8th january 2017
Ca' Pesaro – Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna
Santa Croce 2076 – Venice
http://culture.chanel.com


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import org.zaproxy.zap.extension.brk.BreakpointManagementInterface;
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import org.zaproxy.zap.extension.httppanel.Message;
import org.zaproxy.zap.extension.plugnhack.ClientMessage;

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Clinical Review in Cardiology
Contributing Authors: Specialty Care
Robert H. Eckel, M.D., is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and currently the Charles A. Boettcher II Endowed Chair in Atherosclerosis, Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, with appointments in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Division of Cardiology and professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Anschutz Medical Campus, and director of the Lipid Clinic at the University of Colorado Hospital.
Dr. Eckel also was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. In addition, he served as president of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity and the American Heart Association. Currently, he is the American Diabetes Association president of medicine and science.
Shannon M. Dunlay, M.D., M.S., is an advanced heart failure cardiologist and associate professor of Medicine and Health Services Research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her research focuses on examining factors that impact health care utilization and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Clinically, she cares for patients with advanced heart failure, including those who require mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplantation.
Dr. Dunlay has been an active member of the American Heart Association, where she serves on several committees and is an associate editor at Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Jay H. Shubrook, D.O., FACOFP, FAAFP, is a family physician and fellowship-trained diabetologist. He is currently a professor at Touro University California. Dr. Shubrook's professional work and passion focus on preparing the primary care workforce to better manage diabetes and optimizing the prevention and treatment of diabetes.
He served as director of an integrated comprehensive diabetes care center and also as the director of Clinical Research at both Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM) and more recently at Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is the immediate past chair of the Primary Care Advisory Board of the American Diabetes Association.
Jane J. Seley, DNP, MSN, MPH, GNP, BC-ADM, CDE, CDTC, FAADE, FAAN, is program manager and diabetes nurse practitioner, Glycemic Management Program, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. She serves as associate editor of the American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Spectrum, editor of BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, editorial board member of the Journal of Diabetes Science & Technology and section co-editor of Current Diabetes Reports Inpatient Management section.
Dr. Seley has served on the ADA Scientific Sessions Planning Committee (2018-2020), American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Annual Meeting Planning Committee (2018- 2019) and the AADE Board of Directors (2012-2014 and 2016-2018). She is an active clinician, researcher, speaker and author who is committed to patient and professional education, innovative patient-centered diabetes management strategies and advancing diabetes technology as a tool to assist people living with diabetes and the clinicians who care for them.
Ekaterini Lambrinou, R.N., Ph.D., FESC, FHFA, is an associate professor and the first elected academic staff at the Department of Nursing of the Cyprus University of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in gerontology nursing, a master's in Clinical Nursing and a B.Sc. from the University of Athens. Her professional clinical experience was in intensive care units, mainly in the intensive care unit at the First Cardiology Department of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital in Greece.
Over the last six years, she has been involved in the activities of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). She sat on the board of the European Heart Failure Association and has been the chair of the Council of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professions. She is currently the past chair of the Association of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professions of the ESC.
Robert H. Eckel, M.D.
Employment: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Professor of Medicine, Emeritus)
Research Grant: N/A
Consultant/Advisory Board: Sanofi/Regeneron (expert witness) Novo Nordisk, Amgen (scientific advisor)
Stock Shareholder (directly purchased): N/A
Honoraria: Cardiometabolic Health Congress – Tarsas
Other Speakers Bureau: N/A
Shannon M. Dunlay, M.D., M.S.
Employment: Mayo Clinic
Consultant/Advisory Board: N/A
Honoraria: N/A
Jay H. Shubrook, D.O., FACOFP, FAAFP
Employment: Touro University California
Consultant/Advisory Board: Novo Nordisk, MannKind, Bayer, Sanofi and Eli Lilly
Jane J. Seley, DNP, MPH, MSN, GNP, RN,
BC-ADM, CDE, CDTC, FAADE, FAAN
Employment: New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine
Consultant/Advisory Board: Attended a Lilly Diabetes Connected Health Meeting–July 2019
Ekaterini Lambrinou, R.N., Ph.D., FESC, FHFA
Employment: Cyprus University of Technology
© 2020 American Heart Association, Inc. and American Diabetes Association, 501(c)(3) not-for-profits. All rights reserved.
Know Diabetes by Heart is a trademark of the AHA and ADA. Unauthorized use prohibited. Citations available upon request.
Published by Ascend Media LLC
Copyright © 2022 American Heart Association. All rights reserved.
Reproduction or republication strictly prohibited without prior written permission.


By RE Sports on Feb 9, 2018 at 10:04 p.m.
Red Wing needed all of regulation and then some to take care of a hot shooting Stewartville team. The Tigers shot 53 percent from the floor, 57 percent from behind the arc, but still came up short as the Wingers pulled out the victory, 61-57, on Friday.
The Wingers were led by Lindsay Reps with 25 points and Tayzha Buck with 16. Abi Deming nabbed 14 rebounds as the starting five played the majority of the minutes in this long affair.
The win puts Red Wing at 17-4 overall and 13-4 in the Big Nine Conference. Next up, the Wingers host Faribault at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A big night from the Red Wing girls basketball team's bench allowed them to take care of Albert Lea, 60-44, on Thursday. With 27, the Wingers bench scored nearly half of the team's points.
Lindsay Reps led the way with 11 points, Abi Deming had 10 and Tayzha Buck had 9. Deming nearly came away with a double-double, leading the team with nine rebounds.
Defensively, the Wingers were strong, coming away with nine steals and allowing only one Tigers scorer to get into double-digit points — Turena Schultz with 14.


Apple wants to get rid of Intel. iPhones and iPads already use Apple's own A-series chips, but Mac computers still use Intel's x86 chipset, the standard for almost all computers. In April, the plan leaked to Macs to run Apple's own chips already but according to new rumors the switchover is on schedule. The plan was apparently to release new Macs with their own chips by 2020, and according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (usually reliable).
You may wonder what kind of chips Apple puts in their Macs and the answer is: very much. That has everything with that already mentioned chipset. If Apple will make their own chips, they will have a different architecture than the current chips. That means that all software for Macs has to be transferred to the ARM structure, simply put. If this story is familiar to you, you may have been using Macs for a long time, because in 2006 Apple also did this when they switched from PowerPC to Intel chips.
This situation is somewhat different, because where they then went from a less popular architecture to the current standard, they are just getting rid of it. It must be said that ARM chips are also used in almost all mobile phones and tablets. That makes it very easy to convert iOS apps to the Macs with the new processor. That gives temporary hassle, but in the long term that makes it possible for Apple to offer their computers cheaper while they have more processing power. Anyway, it is Apple: they do not make anything cheaper at all. They probably earn more per computer, and they are no longer dependent on Intel.
What fascinates us as consumers? ARM has less power than x68, but is much, much friendlier for the battery. That means that if we see those chips in 2020 or 2021, that will initially be in the Macbook line. There you can expect that they really go very seriously long on a full battery without losing too much in power. There are definitely more benefits, such as better integration with Apple mobile devices, but we should see that. As long as the primary function of the new chips is more than increasing Apple's profit margin, it will probably be fine.
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Discover the Queenslander is our latest generous interface project, commissioned by the State Library of Queensland to showcase their collection of covers and pages from The Queenslander newspaper. Published 1866-1939, The Queenslander was the illustrated weekend supplement to the Brisbane Courier Mail. This collection includes around 1000 covers, advertisements and illustrations - a beautiful slice of Australian pre-WWII visual culture. Geoff Hinchcliffe and I developed a web-based interface that builds on our previous approaches - rich overview, browsing and visual exploration - and adds some new techniques. Here I'll provide a quick outline; in the following post I will focus on the web framework we used - AngularJS - which I think has some interesting applications for digital collections.
The Mosaic view provides a chronological overview of the collection - each tile represents items from a single year. Like the Manly Images mosaic, the tiles gradually reveal their contents - in this case they are also directly navigable. The Grid view is a more general-purpose explorer for browsing subjects, creators and years as well as colours. Both Grid and Mosaic interfaces link to a detailed item view. There's nothing radically new here - though there are a few new elements that extend on our generous interfaces repertoire.
Inspired by the qualities of the collection images and the related work happening at Cooper Hewitt, Geoff and I were keen to experiment with using colour to explore the collection. The process was (surprise!) more complex than we expected, but ultimately rewarding. Using some palette extraction code that Geoff developed, we first pre-built a palette for each item. These colours are stored in the collection metadata, and act much like any other metadata field. The interface then dynamically builds an "overview" palette revealing the colours in the current set of items, and both the item palette and the overview palette act in turn as filters; rinse and repeat for open-ended colour-browsing. Note also how the filters and facets in the grid view interact; selecting a colour will also reveal corresponding dates, creators and subjects (and vice versa).
This project also introduces some simple personalisation, with the ability to curate and share a collection of favourite items. We opted for a lightweight, no-login approach using HTML5 web storage (essentially fancy cookies) to simply track item IDs. Sharing a collection is a simple as sharing a URL with a list of IDs baked in; and because collections operate within the standard grid view they get filters and facets too.
Finally a little feature that I am particularly fond of is the Trove link on the item page; a simple demonstration of how we might start to link up collections across institutional boundaries. In this case, the State Library of Queensland has high-res images of covers and illustrations, while the NLA's Trove publishes the full contents of The Queenslander (albeit with low-res scans). Using the Trove API we simply harvested the full list of issue dates and corresponding Trove IDs, then matched them against the SLQ items. So each Queenslander item also provides a link to its source issue, providing additional context as well as opening onto further exploration.


The best alternative to the GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card is reportedly no longer in production, and supply is running low.
If you've been wrestling with the decision of picking up Nvidia's new Turing-powered graphics card or the Pascal-based GTX 1080 Ti, Nvidia may have just forced your hand. The best alternative to the GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card is reportedly no longer in production, and supply is running low.
The report comes from GamersNexus, citing multiple industry sources. In a companion video detailing the news, GamersNexus EIC Steve Burke emphasized the site's belief in these claims, saying "we trust those sources greatly." Those sources also claim the 1080 Ti exited production some time ago.
This move isn't entirely surprising, but it's certainly disappointing for consumers entertaining a GPU upgrade from the GTX 700 or 900 Series. One of the common criticisms leveled at both the RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 by tech press is the poor value proposition presented by Nvidia's RTX cards, offering lower generation-over-generation performance improvements combined with higher prices.
Ars Technica's review of the RTX 2080 echoed the sentiments of several other reviewers: "[...] the wait and additional cost of the RTX 2080 feels like a lot to ask for when the above benchmarks tell us that the 1080 Ti still pretty much packs the same punch."
Considering the GTX 1080 Ti launched with an MSRP of $699 and the RTX 2080 can't be found for less than $789 (U.S pricing, Newegg and Amazon), that statement has weight. Eighteen months after the 1080 Ti launched, a GPU with equivalent performance in traditional gaming benchmarks (e.g. not ray tracing or DLSS since no games are on the market to test) costs more without delivering a substantial boost in framerates. That's unusual for Nvidia, and is the main source of disappointment.
That disappointment is represented in at least one other metric. Though we don't see hard sales numbers for these GPUs, GamersNexus tracks its Amazon Affiliate sales, and in the video above Burke explains that when the GTX 2080 launched, he saw an unusually high spike in GTX 1080 Ti sales. That was likely the result of lackluster reviews and hard benchmark data.
If this report is true, we're not likely to see a price drop on the RTX series anytime soon. What we can hope for is that game developers continue to adopt the pillars of RTX -- ray tracing and DLSS -- which will add value to Nvidia's RTX 20 Series over time. But I still think we should be patient and wait for RTX gen 2.
If you're shopping for a used GTX 1080 Ti, be mindful of that fact that many of them were probably put into service for mining cryptocurrency 24/7.


FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bank regulation has gone too far, yet supervisors may still be missing risk factors that could herald the next crisis, the outgoing Dutch member of the European Central Bank's Supervisory Board said on Thursday.
Banks have faced increasingly stringent rules since the global financial crisis and critics argue that excessive regulation could force financial companies to take on new types of risks that are not yet on the radar of supervisors.
"And these measures are to a growing extent becoming removed from the logic of sensible risk management," he added, speaking in Amsterdam.
Sijbrand argued that a lack of coordination between regulatory bodies hampered their work as different agencies were vying with each other to restrain lenders without listening enough to each other.
He also warned that supervision has lost momentum, becoming big and expensive while at the same time losing its focus on making the sector safer. This risked missing new signs of trouble as the finiancial sector evolved.
"During the last crisis, this issue centered on asset backed securities which slipped through, between market risk control and credit risk control," Sijbrand said.
"At the moment you can see something similar with financial market infrastructures - in particular central counterparty clearing houses, falling in between payment services oversight and prudential supervision," he added.
The lack of powers in tackling money laundering was also a worry as fragmentation of responsibility risked creating blind spots and leaving major risks undetected, he argued.


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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.hbird.exchange.groundstation.GroundStationConfigurationBase;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

/**
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    private static final long serialVersionUID = -9010929452553708972L;

    public static final long DEFAULT_SCHEDULE_DELTA = 1000L * 60 * 5;

    public static final long DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_POLL_INTERVAL = 1000L * 60;

    public static final String DEFAULT_EVENT_NAMESPACE = "/Events";

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Winter Intern - Unscripted TV Development jobs in New York, NY
Winter Intern - Unscripted TV Development
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Internship Start Date/Season: Winter Intern, January - May 2023
Internship Duration: January - May 2023
Time/Days Required: 9:30 - 6 PM EST
Full Time/Part Time Unpaid Internship
Fall Intern - Unscripted TV Development
Independent TV production company MY Entertainment is seeking bright, ambitious interns to join our NYC development team for the Winter 2023 semester (Starting in January and ending in May). Weekly time commitment: Full time/Part time. All candidates must be eligible to receive college credit.
The development team is responsible for creating the next generation of programming for MY Entertainment and our premium documentary division, One Foot Forward Entertainment. We develop fresh, exciting television concepts for a wide variety of networks and streamers. Development interns will assist the development team and contribute to all aspects of the development process.
- Keeping up with current industry news and gaining a deeper understanding of network brands and programming needs
- Working alongside the team to generate and build upon new ideas and actively contribute to creative brainstorms
- Researching current events and trends, and flagging interesting news articles, talent, and ideas that could serve as potential show concepts
- Assisting the team with casting efforts, including research, outreach, and interviews
- Contributing to the writing of treatments, decks, and loglines for new show ideas across a wide variety of genres
Requirements of the position are as follows:
- An interest in unscripted TV development
- A positive attitude and eagerness to learn and contribute to the development process
- Excellent writing and communication skills, and confidence interacting both internally and externally with potential talent
- Strong and thorough research skills, organization and attention to detail
- The ability to multi-task and prioritize projects
- Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and eligible to receive college credit
All internships are part-time or full-time depending on applicant availability and unpaid. Candidates must be able to receive college credit. We are currently working in a hybrid model, coming into the office 4 days a week and working remotely one day a week. This may change as guidelines and restrictions evolve. Company policy requires all employees must be vaccinated.
MY Entertainment has produced thousands of hours of unscripted television spanning a variety of genres and delivering ratings for Discovery, A&E, National Geographic, BBC, Lifetime, MTV, Comedy Central, Travel Channel, ID: Investigation Discovery, Oxygen, Nickelodeon, Food Network, Animal Planet, TruTV, PBS, Reelz and CMT. Popular series include the #1 paranormal show, Ghost Adventures, Pros vs. Joes, Baggage Battles, Sin City Justice, Manson Bloodlines and critically acclaimed Breaking Borders.
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