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So, again, the Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew's gospel – Jesus poised like Moses on a hillside, teaching a crowd of Jews who have been following him around Judea for some time, listening to his teaching, watching him heal people. Chapter 5 says that here, Jesus is specifically teaching his disciples. Many more are listening, but the teaching is for the ones committed to the way of life he is offering.
Beware, Jesus says. Sounds serious – dangerous even. There is danger associated with following Jesus? There is the danger of death by state execution, of course; the danger of speaking truth to power, of turning the other cheek. Except Jesus isn't talking about any of that danger. He's talking about the danger of practicing one's piety before others in order to be seen by them. Do so, he says, and you'll have no reward from your Father in heaven. And he says it as though he thinks his disciples want it, like we want it most of all – that reward from our Father in heaven. Which, I've decided, is what makes this text so hard to preach.
Let's pray. To want what you want to give us, O God, may we always pray. To stop craving this world's praise. For the faith to know you love us now, completely. And empty as we may feel sometimes, being empty of everything false makes us most ready to receive you. Amen.
A relative of mine announces on Facebook every next book she reads. This might be news if she were in first grade. She has a master's degree. Because, no news is too small to post on social media. There was no social media in Jesus' time. But they did have trumpets. Can you imagine? Every time you wanted to announce your accomplishment? He might have been exaggerating, but I don't think he was wrong.
Humans do like to have their names on things. My husband used to work at the IU School of Business. Now he works at the Kelley School, Steak and Shake School of Business. Mike works at the Maurer School of Law. Luke Gillespie teaches at the Jacobs School of Music and plays the organ at the Andy Mohr baseball diamond. Men who are no longer mere humans – they are schools! Generous men who have done good in their community and received their earthly reward. We can't all buy a school though. Thus the beauty of our Facebook, whatever our Facebook forum is – the place we project our public self.
I post, therefore I am. I am published, therefore I am. I preach, therefore I am. Someone clicks on "like." Therefore "I Am" even more than I was before. The more likes I get, the more "AM" I AM. It's become a psychotherapy gold-mine, did you know that? One person becomes two – the real-life version a person who never measures up to the one she is online. Her real-life children are less delightful than their Facebook selves. A whole market, an entire clientele of people whose emotional and mental well-being ride on social media validation.
Which got me to thinking that maybe Jesus is suggesting something like the same thing here in chapter six of Matthew, in the Sermon on the Mount; that when the near entirety of our discipleship, our life in God, is lived on the outside in public view for public consumption, we are not in the relationship with God that God offers – a relation with the actual groceries to sustain us through the real-life experience of being human. We'll get what we asked for: public praise. But we will miss the reward, the treasure destined from God, to our hearts.
Our heart: not the blood-pumping organ, but the seat of the self and the will, where our personality is born and rooted; where our most fundamental decisions are made, such as who or what shall rule us, what shall be regarded as truth. The heart is our most closely guarded self. No one enters without permission. And anyone allowed in has great power over us. That is the "me" God is most interested in. Not the one I work so hard to make you think I am. The one God knows I am. God wants to sit there, rule there, live there. But God will neither come nor stay uninvited, and we cannot invite God to a place we will not go ourselves.
My new favorite Netflix binge is "Blue Planet." Do you know more life lives under the deep sea than above? There are fish miles under the sea only just discovered in the last ten years when technology enabled cameras to go so deep.
However generous, prayerful, or sacrificial they appear on the outside, Jesus' disciples are those hearers willing to go to deep – deep below the surface, below the known tides of our public lives – into our hearts, our minds, our memories, and show God around in there. Talk to God about what is there. How it got there. Whether it ought to stay or be put out. To cry over it. Tell the truth about it. Deal with it. Allow those hearts to be re-formed, re-made. Such reformation cannot be confined, naturally. It will spill over into every part of life.
We can pretend – and we all do – that our locked-up, broken hearts don't affect us. But of course, they absolutely do. They stay in the way of grace. They keep us stalled in places God is fine to let us stay – and so glad to move us to healed and happy hearts too. Healed hearts make us brave. Healed hearts make us joyful. Healed hearts make us truly generous and free – generous and free in ways that pretending and trying to be generous and free never, ever, ever will.
In chapter 6, Jesus speaks of three religious habits he assumes his disciples already practice: almsgiving (money), praying, and fasting. Jesus does not say "if"; he says "when." When you give. When you pray. When you fast. We may have to catch up to Jesus' starting place, if we aren't already giving, praying, fasting. But for those who are, Jesus says, It's not enough just to go through the motions.
He doesn't say, STOP! No way. Keep it all up! Raise your tithe, even. But the real discipleship work is the inside job. What do you think and feel? What are you trying hard NOT to think and feel? Whom are you most trying to impress? And why? What losses will you suffer if others never see?
And what is this reward we are after, by giving, praying, consuming, living, from healed and happy hearts? It surely must be something only God can give: True Peace. True peace because it looks and smells and tastes like peace we have never known. Peace that is the complete and total absence of anxiety and fear, or any hint of loneliness. Or maybe freedom is the better word. Being completely, entirely unbound by anything including, if you can imagine, doubt. I even wonder, if this reward for which I cannot find words is what Jesus means by treasure in verse 21.
Where your treasure is, so is your heart. Treasure heart. As if, by our faithfulness to Christ the two wind up as one, in the mystery of it all.
Would you pray with me?


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"use strict";

class Some {
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}

but after run babel file.js --out-file file.compile.js i have the same contents in file.compile.js
next i try example from babel cli usage page:
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and i get errors:
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class Test {}
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at Object.exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:53:16)
at _eval (c:\Users\123\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\babelcli\lib\_babel-node.js:102:26)
at Object.<anonymous> (c:\Users\123\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\babel-cli\lib\_babel-node.js:122:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
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at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:457:10)
at startup (node.js:136:18)
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os: windows 10
node: v5.0.0
npm: 3.3.6
babel: 6.1.1 (babel-core 6.0.20)
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Guinness World Records-setting San Diego musicians to reunite at Handlery jazz gig
Bassist Mackenzie Leighton, singer Leonard Patton, drummer Matt Smith and keyboardist Ed Kornhauser are shown at one of the 70 gigs they performed in a 24-hour period here in in 2017.
(Photo by Howard Lipin / Union-Tribune)
By GEORGE VARGA
It's a good thing for both the audience and musicians that there will be nothing record-setting about Friday's 950 Lounge performance by bassist Mackenzie Leighton, singer Leonard Patton and keyboardist Ed Kornhauser. In 2017, the three San Diegans — together with drummer Matt Smith — earned a spot in the Guinness World Records book after performing 10-minute sets at 70 different locations here in just 24 hours. Patton, a versatile singer and the choir director at Southwestern College, was the leader of that Guinness-bound band. Leighton will be the leader at Friday's drummer-less performance, where the musicians will consume dramatically less coffee than during their 70-gigs-in- 24-hours marathon.
The Mackenzie Leighton Trio, featuring Leonard Patton and Ed Kornhauser: 5:30 p.m. Friday. 950 Lounge, Handlery Hotel, 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley. Free. (619) 298-0511. sdhandlery.com
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I used to carry a box cutter at work, but.... Well, uhm... After the second time of having to walk two blocks back to my vehicle to not have it on my person so i could actually deliver to the judges office at the law courts (I used to help out downtown every now and then), I decided that yeaaaah, it isn't that necessary to have on me.
A local curio shop closed at the end of March here because of that same issue - health reasons. Sanctuary closed. Four day.... Easter? Must've been a BC or Eastern Canada thing... Never had such in Alberta... Got Good Friday, and you were expected to be here on Monday.
O nthe topic of football vs football... If there were a real life Rocket League... I suspect I'd watch it with eager anticipation. That'd be a fun sport to watch!
For me, it's somewhere in between. I tend to order what I plan on working on, and try to keep a balance of stuff that's ready for priming, stuff that needs gap filling, and stuff to assemble alongside my active projects on the desk. It's messy, but on the flipside, it usually means no matter the mood that hits I can do something. I will do a quick glance at the packaging to make sure everything appears to be there, though, just in case... But I don't deliberately rip packages open to verify if I know I won't be working on it I nthe near future. I also don't have anywhere near the stashes some of you do - at least if we conveniently ignore all my 40k stuff which back then, was diligently assembled, mostly... Sort of... When CAV III comes in, I'll do an inventory, pick out a few handfuls, and then start work on those... Doubt I'll assemble all of them at once but one never knows, I could be tempted into putting a show on and going hkg wild with assembly..
Paraphrasing what was added in on the email reply for restoring my account - it's being worked on, and legacy order history will be brought back.
I'm also on the list of those getting the "could not find your account" messages. Sure hope we'll still have order history, as that was rather useful to reference. Email will be sent, uhm, well... When my mail client decides to actually send the message >.>;;; Ah, it had one tiny little setting wrong in the client. Email sent to the one listed on the website.


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Coffee Break Laughs
It seems not all Canadian lawyers are of the highest IQ. These were recorded by the stenographers!
Was that the same nose you broke as a child?
It's the nose I've always had.
Now, doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?
What happened then?
He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Did he kill you?
Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?
The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
Were you alone or by yourself?
What is the meaning of sperm being present?
It indicates intercourse.
Male sperm?
That is the only kind I know.
Can you describe the individual?
He was about medium height and had a beard.
Was this a male or female?
How long have you been a French Canadian?
How far apart were the vehicles at the time of collision?
Mr. Clark, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?
I went to Europe, sir.
And did you take your new wife?
Do you have any children or anything of that kind?
I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture.
That's me.
Were you present when that picture was taken?
Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?
Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
By death.
And by whose death was it terminated?
Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
I'll be three months on November 8.
Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?
What were you doing at that time?
Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
I used to be.
How many times have you committed suicide?
So you were gone until you returned?
She had three children, right?
How many were boys?
Were there girls?
You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?
You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
And these stairs, did they go up also?
Have you lived in this town all your life?
All your responses must be oral, ok? What school did you go to?
Oral.
Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
Yes, I have been since early childhood.
Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Brown?
It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m.
And Mr. Brown was dead at the time, is that correct?
No. He was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy!
RE: Coffe Break Laughs
1. It's important to have a woman, who helps at home, who cooks from time to time, cleans up and has a job.
2. It's important to have a woman, who can make you laugh.
3. It's important to have a woman, who you can trust and who doesn't lie to you.
4. It's important to have a woman, who is good in bed and who likes to be with you.
5. It's very, very important that these four women do not know each other.
RE: Coffee Break Laughs
A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doctor's office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it.
'Impossible!' says the doctor. 'Show me.'
The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left breast and screamed, then she pushed her elbow and screamed even more. She pushed her knee and screamed; likewise she pushed her ankle and screamed.
Everywhere she touched made her scream.
The doctor said, 'You're not really a redhead, are you?
'Well, no' she said, 'I'm actually a blonde.'
'I thought so,' the doctor said. 'Your finger is broken'
A middle aged man stopped me in the hallway of our block of flats the other day and asked me if I could go into his flat and check whether his wife was dead or not.
I said 'Why do you think she is dead'
He said 'Well, the sex is the same but the washing's piling up':
This woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off: "Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's WRONG with me, Doctor!?"
The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says: "Well, I can tell you that there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight...."
A guy is sitting at home when he hears a knock at the door. He opens the door and sees a snail on the porch. He picks up the snail and throws it as far as he can. Three years later, there's a knock on the door. He opens it and sees the same snail. The snail says "What the hell was that all about?":D
Lawyer: "Trooper, when you stopped the defendant, were your red and blue lights flashing?"
Witness: "Yes."
Lawyer: "Did the defendant say anything when she got out of her car?"
Witness: "Yes, sir."
Lawyer: "What did she say?"
Witness: "'What disco am I at?'":D
Lawyer: "How old is your son, the one living with you?"
Witness: "Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which."
Lawyer: "How long has he lived with you?"
Witness: "Forty-five years."
Accused, Defending His Own Case: "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?"
The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail.
Lawyer: "Did he pick the dog up by the ears?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "What was he doing with the dog's ears?"
Witness: "Picking them up in the air."
Lawyer: "Where was the dog at this time?"
Witness: "Attached to the ears."
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If you are a senior you will understand this one, if you deal with seniors, this should help you understand them a little better, and if you are not a senior yet........God willing, someday you will be......
The 2.99 Special
We went to breakfast at a restaurant where the 'seniors' special' was two eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast for $2.99.
'Sounds good,' my wife said. 'But I don't want the eggs.'
'Then, I'll have to charge you $3.49 because you're ordering a la carte,' the waitress warned her.
'You mean I'd have to pay for not taking the eggs?' my wife asked incredulously.
'YES!' stated the waitress.
'I'll take the special then,' my wife said..
'How do you want your eggs?' the waitress asked. 'Raw and in the shell,' my wife replied.
She took the two eggs home and baked a cake.
DON 'T MESS WITH SENIORS!!!
WE'VE been around the block more than once!


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I converted a van into a camper, named him HarriVan Ford and now I travel as much as I can with my dog, Chalupa. Follow my adventures here and on Instagram @brookebachesta .
I'm sure there are a number of other items that I purchased, but here's a run down of all the big ticket items that I can remember. Total estimated spend on Harry as of May, 2017, rounding up: ~$17,000.
Took out all of the carpet and rubber flooring and cleaned the whole thing with bleach. There was lots of mushroom-delivery-mold hiding.
I didn't have enough cash up front to buy a van in cash so I applied for a personal loan at my local credit union. While the interest rate was quite high, the personal loan vs. auto loan was intentional. With an auto loan, I needed to have the car picked out ahead of time and evaluated by a loan specialist. I hadn't found my van yet and wanted to be able to move quickly if I found one that worked for me. I also knew that I would need to allocate funds to any necessary repairs and that an auto loan wouldn't give me that extra cushion (it only finances the vehicle, nothing more). I also wanted a loan that wouldn't penalize me with fees if I paid it off early. I took out a 4 year Personal Loan: $10,000 @ 8% interest. After the interest it came out to minimum payments of $284/month. I paid off the loan early in 6 months, and for the sake of over estimating spend, let's say 10k + 6 months at 8% of interest = ~ $10,500 total.
I also needed some cash upfront to pay for the taxes and fees which came out to ~$1300 after license/registration and taxes.
I bought the van for $8,000 from a private seller on Craigslist. The van had 126k miles on it and was a mushroom delivery vehicle prior to me converting it (read: it was full of mold under the plastic that I ripped out).
I also paid $100 upfront to a mechanic to do a due-diligence check before purchasing the van.
I needed quite a bit of work done under the hood since the previous driver rarely (if ever) changed the oil or took it in for tune ups. I spent about $1,200 replacing spark plugs and tuning up the engine. If I recall correctly, it also needed the suspension to be tuned up and that set me back about $800. Plus whatever I've spent on oil changes (3 so far at ~$80 a piece). So total spend on under the hood stuff is at about: $2,240.
Multiple trips to Home Depot and several return trips to return/exchange items set me back about $800 in total for the wood, glue, insulation, reflectix, carpet, etc.
Note: don't buy things more than one step out! What I mean by that: if you're working on insulation, don't buy things for the interior wood paneling just yet — plans often change as a project goes on, and more stuff just takes up work space in the garage (or wherever it is that you're working). Plus, you may end up spending more than expected on a portion and have to cut back elsewhere.
After I was robbed, I invested in security system. Head down to CarToys and they'll set you up with a key fob and alarm system. Hurt to throw down this kind of cash for an alarm, but it hurts even more to have more stuff stolen or broken.
Aside from the actual van, this is where things really started to add up.
Whynter 45 quart fridge. I was able to find a refurbished unit online for ~$430, saving me about $50.
Suaoki solar battery generator. Really just a battery pack that can be powered by solar or home outlet or 12v. $390. I lost the first one when I was robbed, so I actually ended up buying 2 — double $390 and we'll call it ~$800 total for that one. ouch.
Suaoki solar panel. So worth it, and super thin as well so it makes for a van-friendly set up. $180.
Smitty Built awning. Didn't think I wanted this until I spent a very wet weekend camping in the rain. Sure, the inside of the van is dry, but having the door open let's in a hell of a lot of rain and wind when it's raining sideways. Additionally, opening up the door and stepping into a mud puddle makes getting up in the morning, or having to pee in the middle of the night a real pain in the a**. $200.
SportRack cargo box. Hugely helpful to free up space in the van with things that I may not access every day (tent, tarps, other shoes, gear, etc). $260.
2 bar roof rack system. Needed to attach the cargo box and awning. $120.
Little Buddy Heater. So nice when it's cold and I need to heat up the inside of the van quickly (as long as I don't mind some condensation from the heat). Also, super nice if camp fires are not allowed and you're sitting outside. I've used it at picnics/beaches and it's been great. This was also part of the Great Robbery of 2017 (GR17) however, so I ended up buying a second one to replace my first one. Double the cost of $70 for a single heater, that brings me to $140.
Power inverter. A must have for driving and charging the solar battery, or keeping the fridge plugged in if I'm driving — might as well use the energy if I'm making it! Again, this was stolen during GR17 so I bought 2. The first one was actually larger (and about $10 more, priced at $30) and had 2 outlets, but since I was sick of spending $, I opted for a smaller, cheaper version at $20. Total spend on this one after replacing the stolen item, $50.
Radio adapter for iPhone. A nice to have, but since I don't have an aux. adapter, and only get regular radio, sometimes a pod cast or Spotify make driving all that much more enjoyable. Stoen in GR17, so ended up buying 2 at $10 a piece. Total spend, $20.
Mattress pads. I originally bought this one at $125, but found it to be way too bulky for a set up that needed constant set up/take down. Ended up donating it and opting for 2 smaller, more compact Japanese beds. They're comfortable, easy to roll up, and save a ton of space. Having the ability to keep half the bed area open is really nice when it's just me int he van, so this was a huge improvement from the one big bed cushion. Bought 2 at $65 a piece, which puts me at $130 total for a full size bed set up.
Folding table. A nice to have, not super necessary, but really convenient when I camp somewhere without a picnic table. There's not room for a table in the van, so it's nice to have room outside to set up my stove/cooking situation. $35.
New camp stove. I had a "treat-yo-self" moment and bought a new one since I had been using my parent's old, but still very functional camp stove which was probably 30 years old and had a lot of grime/soot/rust on it. It's so much easier to keep something clean than try to resurrect something that's seen better days. Worth the spend for the convenience of a new stove and cleanliness in the van. $36.
Shower speaker. This is another treat-yo-self buy, but sooo worth it. It clips to my backpack when I'm hiking to scare off bears or whatever else is out there, makes it way easier to hear my pod casts/music when I'm by the fire, and best of all: it's water proof and sticks to glass windows. I can stick it right on the van. $20.
All this of course does not include things like gas every week, or fixing things like rock chips in the windshield, or replacing the wipers every now and then but it should give folks a decent idea of what a hobby like this may set you back.
Hope this is helpful! Feel free to post questions in the comments. Happy vanning!
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Lolol former mushroom delivery van. I'd expect nothing less of HarriVan Ford to have such a legendary past.
Melbourne sure knows how to paint.
Early morning glow in Collingwood, VIC.
Went to Australia and got to wear this sweet jumpsuit. Also, i jumped out of a plane and it was sickkkkkk 🤙🏽🇦🇺✈.
On my way to find a Fosters. 🍺🇦🇺 ps: turns out no one here drinks that. Nor do they eat barbecued shrimp. I've been fed a lifetime of lies.


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Q: Is this a bug in the Ruby time class when doing relative date arithmetic? Can someone tell me if this is a bug in the ruby time class?
ruby-1.8.7-p334 :021 > now = Time.now
 => Mon Aug 29 03:32:25 -0700 2011
ruby-1.8.7-p334 :022 > raise "This should not fail" if (now + 1.day != now + 1.day.to_i)
RuntimeError: This should not fail
    from (irb):22
ruby-1.8.7-p334 :023 >

As you can see I am getting a runtime error and I do not believe that I should be. I recently upgraded the active_support gem which I believe provides this functionality.
Thank you.
** UPDATE **
And, now it works, without any changes other than me going to bed and waking up and rerunning things. This is very strange; The snippet I provided above was directly cut-and-pasted from my terminal window.... I was running against 3.0.10 of activerecord/support/model/etc
Thanks to all for your thoughts on this matter!

A: While time.to_s does not include it, a Time object contains milliseconds - and not only that, it contains fractional seconds (with much higher resolution) (see: Time#subsec).
Time.now == Time.now will already be false, because each call to now will take several CPU ticks to complete. Also take a look at Time#eql?.

Return true if time and other_time are both Time objects with the same seconds and fractional seconds.

A: Surely it's not a bug in the Time class, because the difference seems to be in the day method of the Fixnum class. Moreover, that is not a method of the original Fixnum class; it shall be defined in some file you required before.


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Is Technology Causing a Lifetime of Pain for Millennials?
Written by Roberta Alexander and Shawn Radcliffe on August 23, 2016
A 3-year-old lives in the center of a "me" universe, and most of the time it's pretty darn cute.
But if she acts the same way at 23, her "me-centered" outlook might be related to her Facebook behavior — and narcissism is usually not cute.
A 2012 study out of Western Illinois University investigated the relationship between two aspects of narcissism — grandiose exhibitionism and entitlement/exploitativeness — and Facebook behavior.
Both aspects indicate a person who probably doesn't work well with others.
Those who scored high on a test for grandiose exhibitionism tended to use Facebook for self-promotion, such as frequently updating statuses and posting photos.
Those who showed high levels of entitlement/exploitativeness were more likely to react angrily to critical comments and fail to support their friends. In other words, they exhibit antisocial Facebook behaviors.
A similar problem involving attention span emerged in a 2013 study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which surveyed 6.7 million internet users.
Researchers found that viewers tend to abandon online videos if they take more than 2 seconds to load, indicating that as technology moves faster, our patience grows thinner.
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Effects on the brain
It's not hard to find examples of how technology is negatively affecting millennials, the most digitally connected population in history.
Their constant connection to smartphones, laptops, and tablets may cause both short- and long-term health problems.
The U.S. Census Bureau says there are now 83.1 million people between the ages of 18 and 34 in the nation.
At least one study concluded the average millennial spends up to 18 total hours per day using digital media. Some of that usage is simultaneous.
In addition, 90 percent of young adults use social media. That's up from 12 percent in 2005, the Pew Research Center reports.
What does that mean in the long term?
Many of the generation's young minds are still developing. Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health say the human brain continues to mature until age 25.
Although research in brain development among millennials is still new, some medical experts say the brains of people in this generation are physically developing differently because of their almost constant interaction with technology. These changes could have an impact on millennials' communication skills.
Technology use can affect the parts of the brain that control the core of a person's personality, from how they work in a team down to hand gestures and expressions, according to a story on publicsource.org.
"I think it's very possible" that technology alters the brain, Kirk Erickson, Ph.D., principal investigator of the Brain Aging & Cognition Health Lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, told Public Source. "But we haven't yet directly linked these things."
Brain development is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Texting and surfing the web use different parts of the brain than reading or speaking.
Some neuroscientists have targeted which parts of the developing brain are affected by technology use. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say there are changes in the ways the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum, and parietal lobe mature.
The prefrontal cortex, which resides in the frontal lobe, controls personality, cognition, and social behavior. The cerebellum coordinates and regulates muscular activity, including those linked to language. The parietal lobe deals with interpreting language and words.
Excessive use of technology, according to leading scientific publications, atrophies the frontal lobe, breaking down ties between different parts of the brain. Too much technology use also shrinks the outermost part of the brain, making it more difficult to process information.
Erickson told Public Source this can affect the way people interact.
"You might see changes in your ability to regulate emotions, your ability to remember certain events, your ability to pay attention to different things," he said. "These things all together will certainly affect how you communicate with people."
"Many of the millennials who are either college age or in the workforce are looking at screens constantly," Dr. Mark Jacquot, vice president, clinical director, and vision care operations at LensCrafters, told Healthline. "Of course, we're all glued to our phones right now."
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Physical wear and tear
The long-term effects of heavy technology use are unknown, but millennials are already showing signs of digital wear and tear.
Health problems such as neck and back pain, nearsightedness, and difficulty with offline relationships are increasingly common in this generation.
According to a study by The Vision Council, which represents the manufacturers and suppliers of the optical industry, more than 60 percent of adults spend five or more hours on electronic devices each day. Nearly 4 in 10 millennials, though, log at least nine hours of screen time every day.
"Tech neck" is one of the most noticeable effects of using a cell phone or smartphone for long periods of time. Over time this poor posture can increase wear and tear on the spine. More severe cases could require corrective surgery down the road.
Health professionals blame the rise in back problems among young people on the amount of time they spend sitting at a desk — often in front of a computer screen — and not exercising.
This kind of sedentary lifestyle can lead to other physical problems as well.
"The obvious one is weight gain. You have a lot of increase in weight related to inactivity," licensed clinical psychologist Lisa Strohman, J.D., Ph.D., founder and director of the Technology Wellness Center, told Healthline.
Research has found that internet addiction — such as playing online games for 10 to 12 hours a day — may rewire certain brain structures, as well as cause brain matter to shrink.
"There are issues around the amount and intensity of how they're reacting to things — their emotional regulation," said Strohman. "That's something that I see in my 20- or 30-year-olds [clients] now that I had never seen before."
Part of the problem is that over time our moods can become dependent on technology. Playing a game on your smartphone gives you a rush by stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain.
But it can easily go the other way, leading to excessive aggression or a loss of interest in your offline life.
Read more: Why millennial parents are secretive about their babies' names »
It's not all bad
Not everybody is aboard the gloom-and-doom express.
Heavy technology use might actually help with communication, S. Shyam Sundar, Ph.D., a professor in the Penn State College of Communications, and co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory, told Public Source.
Sundar said the idea that millennials are bad at picking up emotional cues and can't talk face-to-face is dated.
"I think we've come a long way from that," he said. "In [a] sense, we are actually able to communicate more richly."
Technology lets people constantly keep in touch, he said, regardless of age or geography.
"They feel like they're in the same frequency because of constant communication," Sundar said.
Communication norms may even change with this new generation. Although face-to-face interaction seems to be the "gold standard" among older generations, he said it might not be viable in the future.
"Millennials might not even think about face-to-face as the ideal," Sundar said. "Face-to-face might almost be an inconvenience and somewhat pointless."
This story was originally published on May 4, 2015, and was updated on August 23, 2016.
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With the growth of the premium WordPress theme market, more and more theme developers started turning their attention to selling premium WordPress themes rather than releasing designs free.
For a long time, the availability of good free WordPress themes was poor because of this. Thankfully, I have seen a lot of great free designs released this year that suggests that the market for free themes is still alive. Today I would like to share with you seven of the best free WordPress themes released in 2014.
Arcade is a fantastic WordPress template from Bavotasan that a bold header on the home page. It supports multiple post formats and integrates perfectly with the WordPress theme customizer. The theme is also designed for mobile devices and it includes a custom CSS editor, advanced color picker, and stylish fonts by Font Awesome. Arcade is sold for $69, however Bavotasan offer a free version with limited color and font options and no support.
Developed by Autommatic, Sorbet is a beautiful free blogging theme that features a vibrant color scheme. It supports post formats and sticky posts. Widget areas are integrated into the header and sidebar and it can display large featured images above the post area. The theme also has support for mobile devices.
Unite is fantastic free WordPress theme from Colorlib that boasts a beautiful slider on the home page. The design is marketed as a wedding theme, though it could be used for a business, blog, portfolio, and more. It has a responsive design that uses high quality icons for high pixel density devices. Background colors, fonts, and your website logo, can all be modified through the theme settings area.
Dazzling is a beautiful responsive free WordPress theme that is perfect for blogs or businesses. It features a beautiful slider on the home page, a call to action button, unlimited color options, and several widget areas. The theme also supports infinite scrolling and comes packaged with social media icons and a cool popular posts widget.
Aquarius is a beautiful free blogging theme from WP Lovin. The design is responsive and retina ready for high pixel density devices such as iPads. It also supports all major post formats and includes two widgetized areas. The sidebar is hidden initially. When a visit clicks on the large arrow at the top right hand side of the page, the sidebar appears from the right. It's an interesting concept that you will either love or hate.
Pantheon is a simple minimalist blogging design that has a responsive design, featured images support, and one widget zone. The home page features an image based post slider. If you are looking for a basic WordPress theme, I recommend checking out Pantheon.
Great Listing of Free WordPress themes.
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What are the learning online accessibility issues you have on your campus?
What are the biggest accessibility issues your users (teachers and students) encounter while teaching and learning online using Canvas?
I definitely see more of a movement of making sure that everything you put online is accessible instead of the approach of waiting for the Disability Resource Center to inform you that you have a student that has accessibility needs.
At our school we try to include accessibility training into everything we do. Faculty who teach online need to go through our 6 week eCertification course which is run synchronously and we dedicate one full week to accessibility training that we put in at the beginning of the training before building anything in their sandboxes. In this week we provide them with a sample word document that has multiple errors on it and then they have to submit an accessible document (we have rubric they can reference) for one of the assignments. Then we provide the steps on how to make the word document into an accessible pdf. Then on another assignment they have to take this accessible word document and copy it into a content page and make sure the content page is setup correctly (again another rubric is provided).
This week always ends up being the most challenging and rewarding week for the faculty going through the course. Most of the faculty comment in our end of course survey that no one has ever shown them how to make documents accessible let alone create accessible content pages. So our biggest challenge is trying to sit down with all the faculty through one-on-one appointments, trainings or through online resources (regardless of how much they use Canvas) on creating accessible content.
We are in the very beginning stages of implementing Quality Matters at our school and I would be interested to hear from anyone else how this has helped with helping faculty create accessible content and courses and any lessons learned?
I think that faculty are very busy, and while having excellent content is very important, it's not as important to them that they spend even more time making content accessible. It's much easier to copy and paste from Word and save, than it is to double check formatting. I have a suggestion that's in the voting queue that asks for an "automatic" accessibility checker Accessibility in the Editor . If a message were to pop up when you click the save button, that lets you know there are accessibility issues, it would act as a reminder to take that extra step (be sure to vote on it). Another issue is outside content that's not formatted appropriately. Publishers are getting better (some of them) but there is still a ways to go.
Having Canvas accessible is awesome, and a huge step in the right direction, but the content that instructors add needs the same level of care (and time). It's not an entirely easy process, but it is getting easier. There is more awareness and having this group is amazing. Thank you.
Susan can probably talk more about the accessibility checker, as UCF is/has working on such a feature?
"I don't have any blind or deaf students, so why should I...?", "My program would not be appropriate for a disabled person, so why should I...", "Our Access Services department takes care of this and tells me when I should do something, so why should I...?", "We haven't been told to do anything by our State Board, so why should I...", "We don't have a budget for this, so why should I...?" and many more variations on same. Top to bottom with very few exceptions.
And then there is the various counsels and commissions on our State Board. Our eLearning Council is working hard to address this, but our Access Services Council is not (yes, I know its hard to believe), our VP and Presidents' councils - no. Our Instructional Technology Council - no, our legislature - no.
We offer professional development courses at our school for online accessibility and nobody registers. We offer free registration for a state-sponsored accessibility retreat, and nobody from our school is interested.
Many days we are just plan tired of banging our heads against the wall, but we try to persevere.
Not always the head I would like to hit with the hammer, but I don't want to sound too psycho on the topic in a public forum.
Today I found WebAIM's Hierarchy for Motivating Accessibility Change, which is very nice. Always thinking about how to motivate people to care about accessible practice since I also encounter a lot of apathy.
We have more and more students are who are blind in our programs and we need a good way to present math content (and STEM content in general). Anyone else struggle with this?
Thank you for sharing that, Sonya.
Politically correct and nicely collegial theory, but I would love to see a study on which level of the hierarchy is actually the most effective. I am old enough to remember when the campaigns began for physical accessibility - sidewalk ramps, parking spaces, restrooms to accommodate wheelchairs etc. - and it took many lawsuits, and fines to achieve the limited compliance we have today.
We have similar challenges...supporting the efforts for accessibility and highlighting it's importance. Similar to how a special education introductory course was a required course for my credential for a traditional classroom...what's the equivalent for an online/blended/hybrid classroom: accessibility with a mix of compassion. Yes- we'll bang our heads against the wall as we strive to make these efforts a reality, but I will continue to do so because of what it could do for those students. Most of the single A accommodations on the WCAG 2.0 are small and easy steps. I would even say they are easier than understanding/ reading an IEP document. It's about sharing our knowledge and supporting teachers to help them see the benefits for all of their students- not just the ones with learning differences. I love that the eCertificate training Dale Drees mentioned includes accessibility training. Thank you for sharing your best practices with us.
Our curriculum department is slowly making a move to create more accessible courses. Why do we have to wait for the state or government to mandate these recommendations? We're making this move because it's the right thing to do for our students.


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-Lower your phosphorous intake. When kidneys don't work well, phosphorus accumulates in the body, causing potentially serious conditions, such as bone and heart disorders, as well as calcification (hardening) of tissues.
Phosphorous is found in most foods, but carbonated soft drinks and prepared, processed foods are especially high in phosphorus. You only need 800 mg to 1,200 mg of phosphorus each day; higher amounts are flushed from the body by healthy kidneys.
-Drink green juice. Green foods aid in detoxification. I juice cilantro, a kidney-friendly herb, with water, lemon juice, and honey. If you don't juice, a greens supplement is a good alternative.
-Lose weight. Obesity has been linked to an increased likelihood of developing kidney cancer.
-Avoid pain relievers, especially non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin), naproxen (Aleve), and acetaminophen (Tylenol). Products like these are very hard on the kidneys. Even worse, researchers have found that these drugs increase the risk of developing kidney cancer. Never mix NSAIDs and alcohol.
-Take a bath in Epsom salts. This is a basic detoxification measure. Removing waste and toxins gives your kidneys a boost while improving your overall health.
-Control your blood. High blood pressure and Diabetes the two big threats to your kidney function. Controlling your blood sugar and blood pressure are your best bets for maintaining normal kidney function.
-Stop smoking or other uses of tobacco. The toxins damage your kidneys.
I hope you'll agree that taking care of your kidneys is a worthwhile goal and make the necessary changes to protect these vital organs.


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We are well aware of the dangers our smartphones, desktops and televisions might be causing; like eye strain, insomnia and tech neck, but now it contributes to ageing too!
The blue light, otherwise known as HEV light (one of seven visible electromagnetic colours), that's emitted from our tiny devices is ageing our skin faster than we think.
Plus, it is far more harmful than the UVA or UVB rays from the sun, as it penetrates further into the skin, zapping our elastin, collagen and hyaluronic acid – everything our skin needs to be young and healthy.
On top of that, squinting at your screen over-exerts the tiny muscles around the eyes, that hasten the development of fine lines and wrinkles.
The clever solution would be to cut out the HEV light completely, but we all need the some online distractions or a series binge once in a while.
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Biopharmaceuticals Oncology FDA
U.S. FDA Approves Supplemental New Drug Application Adding Overall Survival Data for XOSPATA(R) (gilteritinib)
Phase 3 ADMIRAL trial showed patients treated with XOSPATA demonstrated longer Overall Survival than those who received salvage chemotherapy[1]
XOSPATA is the only FDA-approved targeted treatment for adult patients with relapsed or refractory FLT3 mutation-positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia[1]
TOKYO, May 30, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D. "Astellas") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to update the U.S. product labeling for XOSPATA® (gilteritinib) to include final analysis data from the ADMIRAL trial. The data demonstrated improvement in Overall Survival in those treated with gilteritinib monotherapy versus salvage chemotherapy in adult patients with relapsed (disease that has returned) or refractory (resistant to treatment) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with an FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutation.
"The ADMIRAL trial's Overall Survival (OS) findings are encouraging for patients and families impacted by relapsed/refractory FLT3 mutation-positive AML," said Alexander Perl, M.D., Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania. "The data underscore the importance of single-agent XOSPATA for this patient population that, until recently, had few remaining treatment options."
Results from the ADMIRAL trial show the median OS for patients who received XOSPATA was 9.3 months compared to 5.6 months for patients who received salvage chemotherapy (Hazard Ratio = 0.64 (95% CI 0.49, 0.83), P=0.0004). The other co-primary endpoints of Complete Remission (CR)/Complete Remission with Partial Hematologic Recovery (CRh) in the XOSPATA arm at the interim analysis was 21% (95% CI: 14.5, 28.8).1
The safety profile of XOSPATA is based on 319 patients with relapsed or refractory AML in three clinical trials (NCT02421939, NCT02014558, and NCT02181660). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2% of patients receiving XOSPATA. These included cardiac arrest (1%) and one case each of differentiation syndrome and pancreatitis. The most frequent (=5%) nonhematological serious adverse reactions reported in patients were fever (13%), dyspnea (9%), renal impairment (8%), transaminase increased (6%) and noninfectious diarrhea (5%). The most frequent (=5%) grade =3 nonhematological adverse reactions reported in patients were transaminase increased (21%), dyspnea (12%), hypotension (7%), mucositis (7%), myalgia/arthralgia (7%), and fatigue/malaise (6%).
Please see Important Safety Information including BOXED WARNING at the end of this press release.
"Delivering innovation and value to address the unmet medical needs of patients is at the core of everything we do," said Bernhardt G. Zeiher, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Astellas. "The FDA's approval of the sNDA based on Overall Survival data further highlights the strong potential XOSPATA has to help patients suffering from FLT3 mutation-positive AML, a life-threatening disease."
The initial approval of XOSPATA in November 2018 by the FDA was based on an interim analysis of the following endpoints in the ADMIRAL clinical trial: the rate of complete remission (CR)/complete remission with partial hematologic recovery (CRh); the duration of CR/CRh (DOR); and the rate of conversion from transfusion dependence to transfusion independence.
The FDA reviewed the sNDA for XOSPATA under the Oncology Center of Excellence Real-Time Oncology Review pilot program, which aims to explore a more efficient review process by allowing the FDA to evaluate clinical data as soon as trial results become available.
XOSPATA was discovered through a research collaboration with Kotobuki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Astellas has exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize XOSPATA.
XOSPATA was approved by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for relapsed or refractory AML with FLT3 mutations and launched as XOSPATA® 40 mg Tablets in 2018.2 In February 2019, the European Medicines Agency accepted a marketing authorization application (MAA) for regulatory review. The MAA is for the oral once-daily therapy XOSPATA for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory AML with a FLT3 mutation.3
Astellas is currently investigating gilteritinib in various FLT3 mutation-positive AML patient populations through several Phase 3 trials. Visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov to learn more about ongoing gilteritinib clinical trials.
About the ADMIRAL Trial4
The Phase 3 ADMIRAL trial (NCT02421939) was an open-label, multicenter, randomized study of gilteritinib versus salvage chemotherapy in adult patients with FLT3 mutations who are refractory to, or have relapsed after, first-line AML therapy. The co-primary endpoints of the trial were Overall Survival and Complete Remission (CR)/Complete Remission with Partial Hematologic Recovery (CRh). The study enrolled 371 patients with relapsed or refractory AML and positive for FLT3 mutations present in bone marrow or whole blood. Subjects were randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive gilteritinib (120 mg) or salvage chemotherapy.
About XOSPATA® (gilteritinib)
XOSPATA is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with an FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.1
Contraindications XOSPATA is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to gilteritinib or any of the excipients. Anaphylactic reactions have been observed in clinical trials.
WARNING: DIFFERENTIATION SYNDROME
Patients treated with XOSPATA have experienced symptoms of differentiation syndrome, which can be fatal or life-threatening if not treated. Symptoms may include fever, dyspnea, hypoxia, pulmonary infiltrates, pleural or pericardial effusions, rapid weight gain or peripheral edema, hypotension, or renal dysfunction. If differentiation syndrome is suspected, initiate corticosteroid therapy and hemodynamic monitoring until symptom resolution.
Differentiation Syndrome (See BOXED WARNING) 3% of 319 patients treated with XOSPATA in the clinical trials experienced differentiation syndrome. Differentiation syndrome is associated with rapid proliferation and differentiation of myeloid cells and may be life-threatening or fatal if not treated. Symptoms of differentiation syndrome in patients treated with XOSPATA included fever, dyspnea, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, pulmonary edema, hypotension, rapid weight gain, peripheral edema, rash, and renal dysfunction. Some cases had concomitant acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Differentiation syndrome occurred as early as 2 days and up to 75 days after XOSPATA initiation and has been observed with or without concomitant leukocytosis. If differentiation syndrome is suspected, initiate dexamethasone 10 mg IV every 12 hours (or an equivalent dose of an alternative oral or IV corticosteroid) and hemodynamic monitoring until improvement. Taper corticosteroids after resolution of symptoms and administer corticosteroids for a minimum of 3 days. Symptoms of differentiation syndrome may recur with premature discontinuation of corticosteroid treatment. If severe signs and/or symptoms persist for more than 48 hours after initiation of corticosteroids, interrupt XOSPATA until signs and symptoms are no longer severe.
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) 1% of 319 patients treated with XOSPATA in the clinical trials experienced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with symptoms including seizure and altered mental status. Symptoms have resolved after discontinuation of XOSPATA. A diagnosis of PRES requires confirmation by brain imaging, preferably magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Discontinue XOSPATA in patients who develop PRES.
Prolonged QT Interval XOSPATA has been associated with prolonged cardiac ventricular repolarization (QT interval). 1% of the 317 patients with a post-baseline QTc measurement on treatment with XOSPATA in the clinical trial were found to have a QTc interval greater than 500 msec and 7% of patients had an increase from baseline QTc greater than 60 msec. Perform electrocardiogram (ECG) prior to initiation of treatment with XOSPATA, on days 8 and 15 of cycle 1, and prior to the start of the next two subsequent cycles. Interrupt and reduce XOSPATA dosage in patients who have a QTcF >500 msec. Hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia may increase the QT prolongation risk. Correct hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia prior to and during XOSPATA administration.
Pancreatitis 4% of 319 patients treated with XOSPATA in the clinical trials experienced pancreatitis. Evaluate patients who develop signs and symptoms of pancreatitis. Interrupt and reduce the dose of XOSPATA in patients who develop pancreatitis.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity XOSPATA can cause embryo-fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with XOSPATA and for at least 6 months after the last dose of XOSPATA. Advise males with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with XOSPATA and for at least 4 months after the last dose of XOSPATA. Pregnant women, patients becoming pregnant while receiving XOSPATA or male patients with pregnant female partners should be apprised of the potential risk to the fetus.
Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2% of patients receiving XOSPATA. These were cardiac arrest (1%) and one case each of differentiation syndrome and pancreatitis. The most frequent (=5%) nonhematological serious adverse reactions reported in patients were fever (13%), dyspnea (9%), renal impairment (8%), transaminase increased (6%) and noninfectious diarrhea (5%).
7% discontinued XOSPATA treatment permanently due to an adverse reaction. The most common (>1%) adverse reactions leading to discontinuation were aspartate aminotransferase increased (2%) and alanine aminotransferase increased (2%).
The most frequent (=5%) grade =3 nonhematological adverse reactions reported in patients were transaminase increased (21%), dyspnea (12%), hypotension (7%), mucositis (7%), myalgia/arthralgia (7%), and fatigue/malaise (6%).
Other clinically significant adverse reactions occurring in =10% of patients included: electrocardiogram QT prolonged (9%), hypersensitivity (8%), pancreatitis (5%), cardiac failure (4%), pericardial effusion (4%), acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (3%), differentiation syndrome (3%), pericarditis/myocarditis (2%), large intestine perforation (1%), and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (1%).
Lab Abnormalities Shifts to grades 3-4 nonhematologic laboratory abnormalities in XOSPATA treated patients included phosphate decreased (14%), alanine aminotransferase increased (13%), sodium decreased (12%), aspartate aminotransferase increased (10%), calcium decreased (6%), creatine kinase increased (6%), triglycerides increased (6%), creatinine increased (3%), and alkaline phosphatase increased (2%).
Combined P-gp and Strong CYP3A Inducers Concomitant use of XOSPATA with a combined P-gp and strong CYP3A inducer decreases XOSPATA exposure which may decrease XOSPATA efficacy. Avoid concomitant use of XOSPATA with combined P-gp and strong CYP3A inducers.
Strong CYP3A inhibitors Concomitant use of XOSPATA with a strong CYP3A inhibitor increases XOSPATA exposure. Consider alternative therapies that are not strong CYP3A inhibitors. If the concomitant use of these inhibitors is considered essential for the care of the patient, monitor patient more frequently for XOSPATA adverse reactions. Interrupt and reduce XOSPATA dosage in patients with serious or life-threatening toxicity.
Drugs that Target 5HT2B Receptor or Sigma Nonspecific Receptor Concomitant use of XOSPATA may reduce the effects of drugs that target the 5HT2B receptor or the sigma nonspecific receptor (e.g., escitalopram, fluoxetine, sertraline). Avoid concomitant use of these drugs with XOSPATA unless their use is considered essential for the care of the patient.
Lactation: Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with XOSPATA and for 2 months after the last dose.
Please see the Full Prescribing Information including BOXED WARNING for additional safety information.
About Astellas
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1 XOSPATA [package insert]. Northbrook, IL: Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
2 Astellas Pharma Inc. Astellas Announces Approval in Japan for XOSPATA® 40 mg Tablets for the Treatment of FLT3mut+ Relapsed or Refractory AML (09-21-2018). https://www.astellas.com/en/news/14271. Accessed 05-30-2019.
3 Astellas Pharma Inc. Astellas Announces Acceptance of XOSPATATM (gilteritinib) for Regulatory Review by the European Medicines Agency (02-28-2019). https://www.astellas.com/us/news/14631. Accessed 05-30-2019.
4 ClinicalTrials.gov. A study of ASP2215 versus salvage chemotherapy in patients with relapsed refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with FMS-like tyrosine kinase (FLT3) mutation (02-21-2019.) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02421939. Accessed 05-30-2019.
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The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition
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BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY.
is touched with no sparing hand when the enter¬ prises of his State need encouragement. It may be said with truth, .that every dollar of all that fortune that he has . made for himself is repre¬ sented by ten dollars made for the people among whom he lives.
Mr. Exall has just finished the construction of one of the most majestic and costly buildings in the South. During its construction he might have been seen on any day in light conversation with the men who drove the nails and laid the brick, and attending to the details of the work. His mind is so comprehensive that even the smallest particulars do not escape its notice. This mental scope has made Mr. Exall a successful exponent of all the industrial enterprises that he has originated and promoted. In the city of Dallas, where he lives, everybody is his friend. Here, in 1887, be married his second wife, nee Miss May Dickson, a most attractive and accom¬ plished lady, who makes their home a veritable haven of rest from the many cares of his busy life.
His public expressions are always the embodi¬ ment of earnest consideration for the betterment of all alike, and when they contain advice as to a line of action every word is tinged with a heart's sincerity.
Omission of the mention of the tenderness that characterizes the domestic relations of the subject of   this   sketch, and  the filial  regard   shown   his
aged parents, would render it incomplete. Inci¬ dents in illustration, without number, might be given by the writer, but it is sufficient to say that it has been, and still is one of his chief pleasures to minister to the every want of the venerable couple who nurtured him in infancy and inspired his youthful heart with high principles and aspi¬ rations which have been realized by the force of his own efforts. He is not known as the donor of any conspicuous gift in charity, but he is the quiet distributor of more alms to worthy objects than the average man of twice his wealth. And while in his modesty he prefers to remain the sole repository of the secrets of his own benevo¬ lence, it is known to all that no man ever dis¬ closed to him a worthy cause with a request for help that he did not receive a prompt and liberal response.
He has been repeatedly urged by both press and people to allow himself to become a candi¬ date for governor, but he has always declined.
As a Democratic commissioner-at-large for the United States (appointed by President Harrison) to the World's Columbian Exposition, he will bring to bear upon its organization and develop¬ ment rare business abilities, and such as cannot fail to be of great value and assistance to-his fellow-commissioners, the people of the United States at large and to the people of Texas in particular.
ROBERT WILKINSON   FURNAS,
BROWNVILLE, NEB.
ROBERT WILKINSON FURNAS was born at Troy, in Miami county, Ohio, May 5, 1824. He is of English origin. His great- grandparents were natives of England, while his grandparents, and his father and mother, were born and raised in South Carolina. On both sides he is descended from old Puritan ancestry, being able to trace his descent as far back as 1637 very clearly.
At fourteen years of age, young Furnas was apprenticed to a tin-smith for two years. He then learned the printers' trade at Covington, Kentucky, serving a four years'apprenticeship, one year as "roller boy," one year at the " case," one
"at press," and one as "foreman." Having completed his time, he became the proprietor of a book and job printing concern at Cincinnati, Ohio; then editor and publisher of the Times, in his native town. He afterwards became a railroad conductor, and then a railroad express agent.
In 1855 he settled in his present home, and became editor and publisher of the Nebraska Advertiser, and from that time^ until the present has been a prominent figure in the affairs of his State. For four years he w^as a member of the Council branch of the Territorial legislature. Immediately preceding the war of the  rebellion
Title The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition
Title of work The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition
Short title The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Milwaukee and the World's Columbian Exposition
Author American Biographical Publishing Company
Description This two-volume work from 1892 presents biographical sketches of residents of Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Place of Publication (Original) Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York
Publisher (Original) American Biographical Publishing Company
Identifier-Digital Chic1892000
State Wisconsin; Illinois;
County Milwaukee County; Cook County;
Decade 1890-1899;
Subject World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill.
Full Text BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY. 513 is touched with no sparing hand when the enter¬ prises of his State need encouragement. It may be said with truth, .that every dollar of all that fortune that he has . made for himself is repre¬ sented by ten dollars made for the people among whom he lives. Mr. Exall has just finished the construction of one of the most majestic and costly buildings in the South. During its construction he might have been seen on any day in light conversation with the men who drove the nails and laid the brick, and attending to the details of the work. His mind is so comprehensive that even the smallest particulars do not escape its notice. This mental scope has made Mr. Exall a successful exponent of all the industrial enterprises that he has originated and promoted. In the city of Dallas, where he lives, everybody is his friend. Here, in 1887, be married his second wife, nee Miss May Dickson, a most attractive and accom¬ plished lady, who makes their home a veritable haven of rest from the many cares of his busy life. His public expressions are always the embodi¬ ment of earnest consideration for the betterment of all alike, and when they contain advice as to a line of action every word is tinged with a heart's sincerity. Omission of the mention of the tenderness that characterizes the domestic relations of the subject of this sketch, and the filial regard shown his aged parents, would render it incomplete. Inci¬ dents in illustration, without number, might be given by the writer, but it is sufficient to say that it has been, and still is one of his chief pleasures to minister to the every want of the venerable couple who nurtured him in infancy and inspired his youthful heart with high principles and aspi¬ rations which have been realized by the force of his own efforts. He is not known as the donor of any conspicuous gift in charity, but he is the quiet distributor of more alms to worthy objects than the average man of twice his wealth. And while in his modesty he prefers to remain the sole repository of the secrets of his own benevo¬ lence, it is known to all that no man ever dis¬ closed to him a worthy cause with a request for help that he did not receive a prompt and liberal response. He has been repeatedly urged by both press and people to allow himself to become a candi¬ date for governor, but he has always declined. As a Democratic commissioner-at-large for the United States (appointed by President Harrison) to the World's Columbian Exposition, he will bring to bear upon its organization and develop¬ ment rare business abilities, and such as cannot fail to be of great value and assistance to-his fellow-commissioners, the people of the United States at large and to the people of Texas in particular. ROBERT WILKINSON FURNAS, BROWNVILLE, NEB. ROBERT WILKINSON FURNAS was born at Troy, in Miami county, Ohio, May 5, 1824. He is of English origin. His great- grandparents were natives of England, while his grandparents, and his father and mother, were born and raised in South Carolina. On both sides he is descended from old Puritan ancestry, being able to trace his descent as far back as 1637 very clearly. At fourteen years of age, young Furnas was apprenticed to a tin-smith for two years. He then learned the printers' trade at Covington, Kentucky, serving a four years'apprenticeship, one year as "roller boy" one year at the " case" one "at press" and one as "foreman." Having completed his time, he became the proprietor of a book and job printing concern at Cincinnati, Ohio; then editor and publisher of the Times, in his native town. He afterwards became a railroad conductor, and then a railroad express agent. In 1855 he settled in his present home, and became editor and publisher of the Nebraska Advertiser, and from that time^ until the present has been a prominent figure in the affairs of his State. For four years he w^as a member of the Council branch of the Territorial legislature. Immediately preceding the war of the rebellion
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The second edition of the Australian Military Sales Catalogue was released today to promote the products and services produced by Australia's defence industry internationally.
Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, said the first catalogue launched in 2017 proved to be a success.
"The Australian Military Sales is an important initiative for us to showcase the vast range of products and services the Australian defence industry can export to our friends and allies to boost their capability," Minister Pyne said.
"As Minister for Defence Industry, I am constantly reminded of the enormous ability, skill and determination of our Australian defence industry. The Turnbull Government is supporting them in a number of ways including through the Defence Export Strategy I announced with the Prime Minister on 29 January 2018.
"This catalogue is another way for the Government to help Australia's Defence Industry reach the markets of our friends and allies. Today's launch is another milestone that celebrates our successful Australian defence industry as a fundamental input to capability," Minister Pyne said.
The transfer of ex-ADF equipment to foreign governments is subject to a rigorous approval process independent from the Australian Military Sales Office.
The Australian Military Sales Catalogue is available at http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/AMSC.


Venmo is a division of PayPal that came with the Braintree acquisition in 2013. It's a person to person payments service that's particularly popular with younger folk and millennials. More precise details will apparently be presented in the second quarter earnings of PayPal expected in July.
PayPal is reportedly testing Venmo payments with a small number of "select users" and moving away from its peer-to-peer roots. Apparently the Venmo feature for in-app payments with sellers and service providers. It also comes at a time when Apple Pay has announced it will be offering person to person payments in iMessage.
It's been nearly two years since the eBay/PayPal divorce and it looks like PayPal is starting to pull away and offer some distinct offerings in the PayPal sphere. It also speaks to the ongoing development of smartphone payments. PayPal might not be the gold standard payments service for younger users so an expansion of Venmo is taking PayPal-like services to where the potential market users are.


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"Prayer is simply my asking you for a favor"
How many times a day do we say "I pray the roads aren't slippery" Or, "I pray the Detroit Lions win." Seriously, prayer is a discussion with God asking for a favor. I'll explain why this topic is suddenly a 'hot-button'.
Meet Fr. Joe Grimaldi JCL and longtime radio personality Ken Calvert. How did a holy roller and a rock n' roller meet up? Well, that's a great question. It all started in Birmingham, Michigan, at Brother Rice High School in 1966. Find out how their two distinctly different vocations came together so seamlessly on the Father Joe Podcast. Peace and enjoy!
© Father Joe Grimaldi


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Our culture would not be what is it today without the people, past and present. We are all protectors and cultivators of the Mobio Solutions Culture; it's what makes it unique and something that changes every day.
Your vendors have the same objective as you: to sell their product, be successful in their work, and maybe have some fun while doing it. Something unique that Mobio Solutions does is allow brand representatives access to all the same sales and inventory information on their products that Mobio Solutions has. By working as a team, by partnering, you are setting the stage for success!


View of early Melbourne across the Yarra circa 1839. The key below the painting allows identification of landmarks.
John Adamson, J. Carmichael, engraver, circa 1839. Print: fascimile on paper, reprinted in 1971.
From the State Libary of Victoria's Pictures Collection.


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Kieran Suckling, "Against the Anthropocene"
Posted by D. Woods	on Jul 31, 2014
This content is re-blogged from Immanence: Eco-culture, Geophilosophy, Mediapolitics. You can read the remainder of the article here.
Kieran Suckling
Against the Anthropocene
In considering why the name "Anthropocene" has been proposed, why it has been embraced by many, and what might make a better alternative, it is instructive to look at how geologists have named previous epochs. From such a view, "Anthropocene" immediately stands out as an anomaly.
There are ten named epochs covering the last 145 million years. None are named for the cause of changes to the planet. Instead, all the names refer to the changed composition of species present in each epoch. (*See Note 1.)
"Instead, all the names refer to the changed composition of species present in each epoch."
In that case Anthropocene is perfect. Since the "Anthro" refers to humans and since we have gone from less than 1 billion minimally affecting the planet to over 7 billion of us destroying it, the term Anthropocene works on both counts. We are the changed species and we are the cause of ecological change.
The naming convention is not to describe the state of one species (e.g. anthros) but of all species collectively. Globally, the big change for species is homogenization: all continents becoming more similar due to extinction of regional endemics and introduction of species from other regions. Homogenocene would name name this planetary change in the fossil record.
The question Suckling raises is given that Homogenocene is more in keeping with geology nomenclature, I.e. it is earth centric, why have some instead proposed to forgo the convention to describe a single species? Which just happens to be the species proposing the name?
To put this in context, he points out that geologists since the 18th century–having adopted the Christian idea of the earth being created providentially for humans–have constantly proposed calling the current epoch the Age of Man. We can't proceed to adopt the name "Anthropocene" as if we just invented it de novo on the basis of some newly discover fact. Indeed the last big proposed name was the Anthropogene in 1920. It differs by a single letter. It is still used in Eastern Europe and China. It is simply not tenable to say "this is not part of historically determined thinking, it is a new, science-only concept." It is a very traditional anthropocentric gesture that has existed with great constancy since Buffon first proposed it in 1778.
Geologists, finally, have rejected all these overtly anthropocentric terms for formal names for the last 350 years. They have instead relegated them to informal names (age of dinosaurs, ages of reptiles, age of mammals, age of man, etc.). They should, and I expect will do so again now. Quasi-religious, deeply western, anthropocentric terms have no place in a global science.


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Monday morning arts news: September 28
September 28, 2020 | mktulber
• YOM KIPPUR ends at sunset.
• University Theatre: Out Loud series. Reading of banned books. During National Banned Books Week, you will have two opportunities to watch NC State students (September 28) and alumni (October 1) perform scenes from banned and challenged books. This is an annual partnership between NC State University Libraries and University Theatre. 7pm.
• University Theatre: Devised 2020. Phase I: Playwrighting. Lormarev Jones introduces participating students to the conception of original work through ensemble devising. 7pm. Students only.
• University Theatre: How to Theatre series. Join University Theatre costume shop manager Laura Parker to learn the basics about wigs, including suggestions on how to prep your hair for wigs, how to put on and wear a wig, how to care for pre-styled wigs, and basic wig styling methods and techniques. 1pm.
• University Theatre: Strictly Speaking series. Rasean Davonte Johnson (MFA, Yale Drama) is a video artist and designer of projections for theatre, film and installations. 6pm.
• University Theatre: How to Theatre series. Join University Theatre scenic designer Jayme Mellema and learn to use various types of physical textures and materials to achieve faux, scenic looks onstage. 4pm.
• University Theatre: Strictly Speaking series. Born to Nigerian immigrants in the British West Indies, Edred Utomi is a professional actor playing the role of Alexander Hamilton on the tour of Hamilton. 7pm.
• Gregg Museum: A conversation about art, the second of three interviews with Roger Manley, director of the Gregg. 4pm.
• University Theatre: Strictly Speaking series. With international credits in theatre and opera design, Charles Murdock Lucas (MFA, UNC School of the Arts) is head of scene, projection and integrated media design for the BA and MFA programs at San Diego State. 6pm.
• Dance Program: Virtual Master Class. Just added: Contemporary Caribbean with Shola Roberts. This class will explore traditional and contemporary Caribbean dance techniques and styles while utilizing popular Caribbean music as the driving force of exploring these movement practices. Open to all levels. 6pm.
• University Theatre: Out Loud series. In recognition of National Banned Books Week, NC State alumni will perform scenes from banned and challenged books. This is an annual partnership between NC State University Libraries and University Theatre. 7pm.
• University Theatre: Devised 2020. Phase II: Generation of Material. Lormarev Jones introduces participating students to the conception of original work through ensemble devising. 7pm. Students only.
• University Theatre: Preparing the Performer series. Rachel Klem works with performance students for SETC auditions, which are virtual this year. 1pm. Students only.
• Football: Pitt (away). 12pm.
CHECK. IT. OUT.
• For at least 25 years, the Gregg Museum has sponsored the annual beginning of the school year poster sale. Like most everything else, the sale had to shift to a virtual platform this year… but it's still going through October 10! Visit posterinvasion.shop and use the code NCSTATE2020 for 15% off. Anyone can use the discount code to make a purchase, and sales benefit the Gregg Museum.
• Objects of Intention: Photography of Stephen Althouse. In this new Gregg Museum exhibition, photographer Stephen Althouse showcases powerful and startling images of age-old agricultural implements, providing a visual language used to comment on the human condition.
• Hear the NC State Jazz Orchestra on Soundcloud! Directed by Dr. Wes Parker, "Blue Five Jive" was recorded remotely by students in the NC State Jazz Orchestra during the fall semester of 2020 while classes are all meeting online.
• Something fun to explore! The Gregg Museum has a new search tool that allows you to explore the Gregg's in-house collections database.
• The delightful New York-based choreographer Monica Bill Barnes – noted for finding humor in our awkward, everyday triumphs and failures – conducted workshops with NC State Dance Program students in 2016 and again in 2019. The 2019 visit included setting a dance piece, All the Things We Do, on students in the State Dance Company, and it was performed as part of the fall concert last November. Monica returned (virtually) for a company class in April and taught a master class in August. Her company had been scheduled to premiere The Running Show for the 2020 American Dance Festival season. From September 30 through October 4, ADF is sharing Keep Moving, an online performance that evolved from the canceled premiere.
• The Crafts Center will resume its regular fall in-person class programming (following Phase 2.5 requirements) beginning October 1. The Crafts Center also has a full line-up of online classes and events.
• News from the Provost: Meet the 2020-2021 Provost's Faculty Fellows. Dan Monek of Music has been selected for the second cohort of provost faculty fellows.
• The News & Observer: IBMA World of Bluegrass set for virtual event. Two performances in the now-virtual festival are by artists involved with Arts NC State in fall 2019. Last year, Balsam Range performed at World of Bluegrass joined by 13 NC State orchestra students, led by Dr. Peter Askim. This year, Balsam Range will be performing in the 31st annual Bluegrass Music Awards Show that will be broadcast on October 1. Amythyst Kiah, presented by NC State LIVE at the Pour House last year, will be part of the October 3 Shout & Shine Showcase that celebrates the diversity in bluegrass and traditional music's roots.
That's it for this week, folks. Be safe, wear your face covering, wash your hands, support our students, and embrace our fall 2020 arts experiences at NC State!
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