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Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome
Christa Einspieler, Jeff Sigafoos, Katrin D. Bartl-Pokorny, Rebecca Landa, Peter B. Marschik, Sven Bölte
Kennedy Krieger Institute
We review literature identifying an association between motor abnormality in the first 5 months of infancy and later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Rett syndrome (RTT). The assessment of the quality of early spontaneous movements (also known as the assessment of general movements; GMs) is a diagnostic tool that has repeatedly proven to be valuable in detecting early markers for neurodevelopmental disorders. Even though the rate of occurrence of abnormal GMs is exceedingly high in infants later diagnosed with ASD, we endorse further studies using this method either based on family videos or its prospective implementation in high-risk sibling studies to evaluate the power of GM assessment as one potential marker for early maldevelopment in this cohort.
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Einspieler, C., Sigafoos, J., Bartl-Pokorny, K. D., Landa, R., Marschik, P. B., & Bölte, S. (2014). Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8(3), 286-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.12.013
Highlighting the first 5 months of life : General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome. / Einspieler, Christa; Sigafoos, Jeff; Bartl-Pokorny, Katrin D.; Landa, Rebecca; Marschik, Peter B.; Bölte, Sven.
In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vol. 8, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 286-291.
Einspieler, C, Sigafoos, J, Bartl-Pokorny, KD, Landa, R, Marschik, PB & Bölte, S 2014, 'Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome', Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 286-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.12.013
Einspieler C, Sigafoos J, Bartl-Pokorny KD, Landa R, Marschik PB, Bölte S. Highlighting the first 5 months of life: General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2014 Mar;8(3):286-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.12.013
Einspieler, Christa ; Sigafoos, Jeff ; Bartl-Pokorny, Katrin D. ; Landa, Rebecca ; Marschik, Peter B. ; Bölte, Sven. / Highlighting the first 5 months of life : General movements in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or Rett syndrome. In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2014 ; Vol. 8, No. 3. pp. 286-291.
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"This is what we (the House of Representatives) decided after going through with the marathon discussion," said chairman of Commission VII Gus Irawan at the working meeting with MEMR officials lead by the minister Ignasius Jonan.
Oil and gas lifting is set at 2,025 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, consisting of oil lifting 775 barrels per day (bpd) and natural gas lifting 1,250 million standard cubic feed per day (MMSCFD).
Compared to the 2018 State Budget, the number of assumptions on oil lifting fell by 25 bpd while the gas rose by 50 MMSCFD. Furthermore, the replacement of oil and gas operating costs (cost recovery) is set as much as $10 billion.
Both parties also agreed to lowered the volume of subsidized fuel to 15.11 million kiloliters (KL), divided into kerosene 610,000 KL and diesel 14.50 million KL. While the volume of three kilogram of LPG is set to rise to 6.978 million tons from 2018 only 6.450 million tons.
Fixed subsidies for diesel oil also experienced a change of Rp2,000 per liter from the previous year Rp500 a liter. As for electricity subsidies, it was approved to be Rp57.67 trillion.
If the government did not raise the diesel subsidy, is reported the state-owned energy company PT Pertamina must pay the price gap between subsidy and the real price. The oil and gas holding company on March 2018 calculated a potential loss of Rp3.9 trillion (US$280.58 million) due to selling fuel at below market price.
Previously on Sept. 15, the House of Representatives' Commission-XI, which is in charge of state budget, has approved the macroeconomic assumptions in the 2019 state budget with economic growth being targeted at 5.3 percent and inflation at 3.5 percent.
The House members and the government also agreed to peg the value of rupiah at Rp14,400 against the US dollar, and the rate of treasury bills at 5.3 percent.
The economic growth target of 5.3 percent in 2019 is lower than 5.4 percent target set in 2018, although the government has stated that the economic growth this year will likely reach only 5.2 percent.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said during the hearing that the macroeconomic assumptions are realistic. "Despite of the downside risks of import policy, the target of economic growth at 5.3 percent in 2019 is still realistic," she said.
Admitting that there is potential negative impact from the government's import control policy, she pointed out that the government will manage the imports in such a way not to negatively impact economic growth while minimizing impact to the increase of current account deficit.
The finance minister said that the government will also try to find the best way of anticipating the change of consumption preferability among the public who tend to save their funds rather than investing to the real sector.
She assured that through is policies the government will also encourage investors to invest as they tend to play save during the political year of 2018 and 2019.
"Other than we'll keep anticipating the potential global pressures, from the US Federal reserve and current trade wars between the US and China and other countries," she said.
Other macroeconomic assumptions approved during the hearing are the unemployment rate which is set at 4.8-5.2 percent, poverty rate at 8.5-9.5 percent, economic inequality at 0.38-0.39 percent, and Human Development Index at 71.98.


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The state funeral of Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan and serving member of the House of Representatives who was assassinated on 8 July 2022, was attended by roughly 3,600 people within Japan alone and by around 700 international attendees. The funeral was held on 27 September 2022 at the Nippon Budokan venue in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Out of the foreign attendees, 49 top-level foreign leaders and 218 foreign delegates, including 101 ambassadors and representatives based in Japan, were present at the state funeral.

Japan

Imperial family
 Fumihito, Crown Prince and Kiko, Crown Princess
 Princess Kako of Akishino
 Princess Tomohito of Mikasa
 Princess Akiko of Mikasa
 The Princess Takamado
 Princess Tsuguko of Takamado

Political
  Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, and Yuko Kishida
 Yoshihide Suga, former Prime Minister of Japan (2020–2021), and Mariko Suga
 Yoshihiko Noda, former Prime Minister of Japan (2011–2012)
 Tarō Asō, former Prime Minister of Japan (2008–2009)
 Yasuo Fukuda, former Prime Minister of Japan (2007–2008)
 Junichiro Koizumi, former Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
 Yoshirō Mori, former Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
 Hiroyuki Hosoda, Speaker of the House of Representatives
 Hidehisa Otsuji, President of the House of Councillors
 Saburo Tokura, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

International

Royalty
  The Crown Prince of Bahrain (representing the King of Bahrain)

  Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck of Bhutan (representing the King of Bhutan)
  The King of Jordan
  Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait (representing the Emir of Kuwait)
  The Emir of Qatar
  Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia (representing the King of Saudi Arabia)
  Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office (representing the President of the United Arab Emirates)

Heads of state and government
  Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia (2013–2015)
Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018)
  Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
  Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros
  Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of Cuba
  Rose Christiane Raponda, Prime Minister of Gabon
  Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
  Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo
  Moeketsi Majoro, Prime Minister of Lesotho
  Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
  Natalia Gavrilița, Prime Minister of Moldova
  Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of Mongolia
  Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister of Morocco (representing the King of Morocco)
  Surangel Whipps Jr., President of Palau
  James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
  Nicolae Ciucă, Prime Minister of Romania
  Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia
  Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
  Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka
  Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania
  Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo
  Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, President of Vietnam

Former leaders and officials
  Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France (2007–2012)
  Christian Wulff, former President of Germany (2010–2012)
  Matteo Renzi, former Prime Minister of Italy (2014–2016)
  Rami Hamdallah, former Prime Minister of the State of Palestine (2013–2019)
  Didier Burkhalter, former President of the Swiss Confederation (2014)
  Frank Hsieh, former Premier of the Republic of China (2005–2006)
 Wang Jin-pyng, former President of the Legislative Yuan (1999–2016)
 Su Jia-chyuan, former President of the Legislative Yuan (2016–2020)
  Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, former President of Turkmenistan (2007–2022)
  Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016–2019)
  Kembo Mohadi, former Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe (2017–2021)

Vice presidents and deputies
  Themba Masuku, Deputy Prime Minister of Eswatini
  Ma'ruf Amin, Vice President of Indonesia
  Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
  Sara Duterte, Vice President of the Philippines and Secretary of Education
  Manasseh Maelanga, Deputy Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
  Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
  Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America (sent on behalf of President Joe Biden)
 Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative
 William Hagerty, United States Senator (former Ambassador of the United States to Japan)
 Philip Gordon, Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs
 Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State

Speakers of national legislatures
  Hakob Arshakyan, Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia
  Annita Demetriou, House President of Cyprus
  Jüri Ratas, President of the Estonian Riigikogu
 Urška Klakočar Zupančič, Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia

Foreign ministers
  Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
  AK Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh
  Albert Shingiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation of Burundi
  Alexandra Hill Tinoco, Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
  Pekka Haavisto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
  Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gambia
  Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives
  Ian Borg, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta
  Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
  Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
  Erika Mouynes, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama
  Adaljiza Magno, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste
  Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
  James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom

Other government officials
  François-Philippe Champagne, Federal Industry Minister of Canada (representing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau)
  Kamel al-Wazir, Minister of Transport of Egypt
  Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism of Jamaica
  Javad Owji, Minister of Petroleum of Iran
  Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea
  Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia (representing Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob)
  Sheikh Salim bin Mustahail al Mashani, Adviser at the Diwan of Royal Court of Oman (representing the Sultan of Oman)
  Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advance Technology of the United Arab Emirates

Ambassadors
  Candice Pitts, Ambassador of Belize to Taiwan
  Mohamed Abu Bakr, Ambassador of Egypt to Japan
  Cristóbal Adalberto Herrera Dubón, Ambassador of Guatemala to Japan
  Mohamed Elloumi, Ambassador of Tunisia to Japan
  Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador of the United States to Japan
 Caroline Kennedy, Ambassador of the United States to the Commonwealth of Australia (former Ambassador of the United States to Japan)
 Tom Schieffer, former Ambassador of the United States to Japan
 John Roos, former Ambassador of the United States to Japan<ref name="ReferenceB

Other representatives
  Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Other representatives
  Verónica Alcocer, First Lady of Colombia
  Mikhail Shvydkoy, envoy of the President of Russia on International Cultural Cooperation
  Annie Lee, daughter of former President of the Republic of China Lee Teng-hui
  Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

International organizations
  Charles Michel, President of the European Council
 Fatih Birol, executive director of International Energy Agency
  Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

Notes

References

Abe, Shinzo
Abe, Shinzo
Japan politics-related lists
Tokyo-related lists
Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Park Service and 'patriots' failed the community last week: Gettysburg expert
What happened at the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Saturday, July 4, should attract our attention… all of us.
Weeks ago, rumors propagated through social media channels that an intended flag burning hosted by ANTIFA would occur at the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Independence Day.
Fairly quickly, it was determined by National Park Service officials that the original channels disseminating this information were completely fictitious. (This is not the first time such a thing has happened.)
Regardless, false stories mushroomed out of control and stoked the flames of the nation's pervasive political divisiveness, inspiring so-called "patriots" (amateur quasi-militia groups) from far and wide to turn out in defense of the cemetery.
Officials from the National Park Service claimed they had issued no permits for any protests in the National Cemetery, nor could they without a special designation from the superintendent. Per CFR Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 12, Section 4 pertaining to National Cemeteries: Conducting a special event or demonstration, whether spontaneous or organized, is prohibited except for official commemorative events conducted for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and other dates designated by the superintendent as having special historic and commemorative significance to a particular national cemetery. Committal services are excluded from this restriction.
Just in case, the park took extra security measures to prepare for the expected arrival of demonstrators opposing the fictitious events.
Despite their efforts and Federal regulations, hundreds of "patriots" donning tactical gear and brandishing high-capacity weapons were permitted to invade the National Cemetery on our nation's birthday.
Many of them were also hoisting Confederate battle flags and political paraphernalia during their cemetery occupation.
It should be noted that the National Cemetery was established as a final resting place for more than 3,500 UNION soldiers who here gave their lives in defense of the United States, not the Confederacy. Another 3,500 U.S. service men and women who fought and died under the Stars and Stripes in other conflicts are also interred there.
On several occasions throughout the afternoon, interactions between "patriots" and visitors to the cemetery became downright confrontational and threatening. Shouting racial epithets and explicit language became acceptable throughout the afternoon and apparently extended far outside the National Cemetery walls.
Interestingly not one of the "patriots" engaged in this behavior was removed by enforcement officials. The one person known to be escorted from the scene was a young man from Hanover wearing a Black Lives Matter tee-shirt.
He was visiting the grave of an ancestor before he was surrounded while attempting to leave the grounds and subjected to taunts and physical threats by demonstrators. The park service claimed it was necessary "for his own safety."
There were failures across the board on Saturday, from the behavior of attendees to the National Parks Service itself. The park failed in enforcing its own regulations.
The National Cemetery, the most hallowed and reverential ground in this country, became the stage for playing army, blatant racism, mockery, and maybe worst of all, disrespect to the U.S. Service men and women from all wars who are interred there. All of this too occurred only yards from where President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address.
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.
And so I now ask you… is this new precedent acceptable?
Britt Isenberg is a Licensed Battlefield Guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
This article originally appeared on Hanover Evening Sun: Gettysburg expert: Park Service and 'patriots' failed the community last week (letter)

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Yesterday a man was sucked out of an airplane over the blue tipped mountains of Bolivia. He didn't cry "emergency." He didn't buzz the stewardess. He just dropped his fork, opened his mouth, and let the wind gather him inch by inch.
The other passengers agreed. This was real life, better than the movie or chicken salad. They leaned out of their seats, envying the man, arms and legs spread like a sheet, discovering raw air and the breath of migrating angels.
Below, an old peasant woman beats her tortilla. She never dreamed that above her a man was losing his heart. Perhaps she was a barren woman and, when he landed, she'd say, "Yes, this is my son, a little old and a little late, but still my son."
And the man, he thought of wind and flocks of severed wings, then closed his eyes and arched himself again. He didn't understand. His head began to ache. He understood Buicks, red hair, the smell of day old beer. But not these clouds, this new, white sunlight, or the fate of a man from Sandusky, Ohio.


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Chrispin Chaguza
Chrispin Chaguza, Ph.D., M.S.
Postdoctoral Associate | Yale School of Public Health | Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
Laboratory of Epidemiology of Public Health (LEPH) | 60 College St. | New Haven, CT 06510
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BS in Computer Science and Statistics – The University of Malawi
MS in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology – The University of Manchester
PhD in Infection and Immunity – The University of Liverpool
Postdoc in Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics – Wellcome Sanger Institute and University of Cambridge
My research focuses on understanding the epidemiology and evolution of microbial pathogens (bacteria and viruses) to inform disease prevention and control strategies.
Following my undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Malawi, I joined the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLW), a Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Research Programme, as a Bioinformatics Intern. Soon after, I was awarded a scholarship to pursue a Master of Science in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at the University of Manchester in the U.K. At the end of my studies, I undertook a summer placement in the laboratory of Professor Stephen Bentley at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge to complete my thesis on the phylogeography and recombination of type 1 pneumococcal strains. My postgraduate studies and summer placement gave me a glimpse of how Bioinformatics and Computational Biology can be used to study microbial pathogens. To gain further experience in bioinformatics, I returned to the MLW after my studies to work on the Pneumococcal African Genomics (PAGe) Consortium as a Research Assistant (Bioinformatician). In this role, I contributed to genomic and statistical analysis of bacterial sequencing data from Africa and globally in collaboration with the Wellcome Sanger Institute and other institutions. After being awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship, I returned to the U.K. to pursue a Ph.D. in Infection and Immunity at the Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool. My Ph.D. focused on the population genomics of pneumococcal strains from Africa. During my Ph.D., I undertook research visits to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Bill Hanage's lab) and Wellcome Sanger Institute (Stephen Bentley's lab). Upon completing my studies, I joined the Bentley lab at the Wellcome Sanger Institute as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to continue my research in bacterial genomics and epidemiology, focusing on the evolution, antimicrobial resistance, and genome-wide associations studies of the pneumococcus. Shortly afterward, I became a Darwin College Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool. I'm currently an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University College London and the University of Liverpool and a Visiting Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, collaborating with several research groups on the genomics and epidemiology of bacterial and viral pathogens.
In the Grubaugh lab at the Yale School of Public Health, I'm working on multidisciplinary projects primarily focusing on genomic epidemiology and evolution of SARS-CoV-2, dengue, West Nile, and other viruses.


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Q: Running distributed training with tf.learn I've been trying to set up a distributed cluster running the Boston Housing example mentioned in the TensorFlow tutorial but so far I'm a bit lost. Googling or searching in the tutorials was no help.
"""DNNRegressor with custom input_fn for Housing dataset."""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

import itertools
import json
import os

import pandas as pd
import tensorflow as tf

tf.logging.set_verbosity(tf.logging.INFO)

COLUMNS = ["crim", "zn", "indus", "nox", "rm", "age",
       "dis", "tax", "ptratio", "medv"]
FEATURES = ["crim", "zn", "indus", "nox", "rm",
        "age", "dis", "tax", "ptratio"]
LABEL = "medv"

def input_fn(data_set):
  feature_cols = {k: tf.constant(data_set[k].values) for k in FEATURES}
  labels = tf.constant(data_set[LABEL].values)
  return feature_cols, labels

def main(unused_argv):
  # Load datasets
  training_set = pd.read_csv("boston_train.csv", skipinitialspace=True,
                         skiprows=1, names=COLUMNS)
  test_set = pd.read_csv("boston_test.csv", skipinitialspace=True,
                     skiprows=1, names=COLUMNS)

  # Set of 6 examples for which to predict median house values
  prediction_set = pd.read_csv("boston_predict.csv", skipinitialspace=True,
                           skiprows=1, names=COLUMNS)

  # Feature cols
  feature_cols = [tf.contrib.layers.real_valued_column(k)
              for k in FEATURES]

  cluster = {'ps': ['10.134.96.44:2222', '10.134.96.184:2222'],
             'worker': ['10.134.96.37:2222', '10.134.96.145:2222']}
  os.environ['TF_CONFIG'] = json.dumps(
      {'cluster': cluster,
       'task': {'type': 'worker', 'index': 0}})

  # Build 2 layer fully connected DNN with 10, 10 units respectively.
  regressor = tf.contrib.learn.DNNRegressor(feature_columns=feature_cols,
                                            hidden_units=[10, 10],
                                            model_dir="/tmp/boston_model",
                                            config=tf.contrib.learn.RunConfig())

  # Fit
  regressor.fit(input_fn=lambda: input_fn(training_set), steps=5000)

  # Score accuracy
  ev = regressor.evaluate(input_fn=lambda: input_fn(test_set), steps=1)
  loss_score = ev["loss"]
  print("Loss: {0:f}".format(loss_score))

  # Print out predictions
  y = regressor.predict(input_fn=lambda: input_fn(prediction_set))
  # .predict() returns an iterator; convert to a list and print predictions
  predictions = list(itertools.islice(y, 6))
  print("Predictions: {}".format(str(predictions)))

if __name__ == "__main__":
  tf.app.run()

I'm not sure if I've set up TF_CONFIG correctly here. I used a cluster of 4 machines - two PSs and two workers but I didn't set 'environment' in cluster nor 'master' machines. I first started two PSs running, and then when I ran two workers, it was stuck right after "INFO:tensorflow:Create CheckpointSaverHook." Did I do anything wrong here?
I appreciate your help.

A: I had the exact same problem. The issue is that the grpc server never actually gets started. I made the same assumption you did - that tf.learn starts the grpc server - but it does not. You can start a server from inside your python script. Then, depending on if the process is running a 'ps' or 'worker' task, you either call server.join() or run the rest of your model's code:
job = sys.argv[1]
task = int(sys.argv[2])

cluster = {'worker': ['localhost:2223'],
           'ps': ['localhost:2222']}

os.environ['TF_CONFIG'] = json.dumps({'cluster': cluster,
                                      'task': {'type': job, 'index': task}})

# Create the server
server = tf.train.Server(cluster,
                         job_name=job,
                         task_index=task)

if job == "ps":
    server.join()
elif job == "worker":
    # Load input
    # estimator.fit()

For more information, checkout:
how to run tensorflow distributed mnist example
And
https://www.tensorflow.org/deploy/distributed#putting-it-all-together-example-trainer-program

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Initially, the podiatrist may treat the Achilles tendonitis by putting heel lifts into the patient's shoes. In addition, the patient may be asked to avoid barefoot walking or walking in low-heeled shoes. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxen (Naprosyn, Aleve) may also be prescribed to calm the inflammatory process in the tendon. Icing may be suggested to help decrease the inflammation and pain in the tendon.Stretching exercises for the calf muscles may also be given to the patient to help loosen the calf muscle and Achilles tendon so that the tendon is not under as much stress during normal daily walking activities. The stretching should not be done however if it causes pain in the Achilles tendon.


Kaap Holland Film is a Dutch film production company, managed by producer Maarten Swart, that consists of a team of passionate professionals that strive to bring high quality projects to a wide audience. Kaap Holland Film has a solid track-record for crossover films with international appeal and projects that were amongst the highest grossing in The Netherlands. The slate for the next years includes (co-)productions Sea of Time, Red Sandra, A Shining Flaw, The Goldfinch, Krazy House, The Book of Everythingand Hannah's Paradise.
Director: Theu Boermans. Screenwriter: Marieke van der Pol. Cast: tba. Country: NL/BE/PT. Co-producer: Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Belgium. Status: script polish/financing. Release: 2020. Sort: feature-length film. Duration: 110 min. Genre: epic love drama. Distribution: Dutch Filmworks. Int. Sales: tba. Financiers: Netherlands Film Fund, CoBO, OCW, Dutch Filmworks, VAF, KRO-NCRV.
Two young people with a young kid, living in the seventies, are full of ideas and dreams. They are madly in love with each other, but a disastrous accident during a sailing trip over the Atlantic ocean drifts them apart. Thirty-five years later, they meet again and there is still much love between them. Does she dare to entrust him a big secret from the past? Are they capable to cope with their loss together and has their love a second chance?
Director & Screenwriter: Steffen Haars & Flip van der Kuil. Cast: tba. Co-producer: Impossible Objects (CA). Country: NL/US/CA. Status: in financing. Release: 2020. Sort: feature-length film. Duration: 90 min. Genre: comedy. Distribution/Sales: Splendid Film. Sales agent: XYZ.
A politically incorrect sitcom-film about religious home maker Bernie and his family. When the Russian workmen in their house turn out to be wanted criminals, they force Bernie and his family to tear down the house in search for an old hidden loot. Bernie has to man up to free himself and save his enslaved family while slowly going crazy..
From the team behind the critically acclaimed comedies New Kids Turbo, Bro's Before Ho's and Ron Goossens Low Budget Stuntman.


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Abigail Zinecker | Abigail Zinecker – Where Are They Now?
Alumni Abigail Zinecker graduated in 2012 and went to the University of Houston, gaining a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering. In high school Zinecker participated in band for a year and played on the tennis team.


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college, commerce, food, madison, politics, writing
Pandemic blog 35: Updates
What's going on with some of the topics previously covered?
Slimming: The initial weight loss reported slowed down, but hasn't stopped, even though I started eating take-out from restaurants in July and have been doing so pretty regularly. Now at about 18 pounds below pre-pandemic weight. Why, I wonder? Is it really just the lunch out at work and the snack at the coffeeshop forgone?
Pandemic elections: 100,000 people in Dane County have already returned their absentee ballots for November. The city is setting up "Democracy in the Park" events where voters can turn in their ballots to city pollworkers; Republicans are trying to have those events declared illegal, because (this is me editorializing) they make it easy and convenient for people to vote whose votes they'd rather not see cast. There is a lot of noise about slowness of the mail, but it's been fast here, and I mailed my ballot in; received by the clerk in just two days. The underlying worry here is that political actors will try to retroactively have legally cast ballots invalidated after Election Day, leaving voters with no recourse. The fact that mailed-in absentees are expected to be predominantly Democratic (only 44,000 ballots returned so far in Crucial Waukesha County) creates an obvious means of attack. I don't really think that'll happen but people are thinking about it under their mental breath.
Writing: The book is almost done! A draft is written, I'm going through and revising and putting in more endnotes now. To me it seems completely different from How Not To Be Wrong, while Dr. Mrs. Q says it seems exactly the same, which seems a kind of sweet spot: I can hope the people who liked the other book will like this one, while feeling for myself that I'm not putting out the same product again and again like a hack.
Impossible Meat: We're still eating a lot of it! I have absolutely learned to read it as meat and no longer think of it as a substitute. But we've converged on using it exclusively in sauces; as a burger, it still doesn't totally satisfy.
Smart Restart: After the big surge with the opening of classes, UW-Madison shut down in-person instruction for two weeks and put the two first-year dorms where cases were concentrated into isolation. The positivity rate on campus has dropped back down to around 1% and the campus outbreak doesn't seem to have created sustained exponential growth in Madison's general population; but it does seem to have brought our daily case load back up to where it was months ago, from which it is, again, only very slowly dropping. When R_0 is a little less than 1, even a brief bump up in prevalence can be very expensive in terms of long-term cumulative case numbers. Now we are starting football again. Is that smart? There won't be any fans in Camp Randall (which means the economic catastrophe for local businesses of a year without a football season is going to happen unblunted.) Then again, there's something hypocritical about me saying "Hell no, why take the risk" since I've been watching and enjoying baseball. The enjoyment of millions of fans actually does have value. MLB, because lots and lots of money is riding on this, has mostly kept its players and employees from suffering outbreaks. The Big Ten can probably do the same — if it cares to. What I worry about is this. By all accounts, in-person teaching hasn't been spreading COVID either. But when we had in-person teaching, everyone felt things were more normal, and thinking things were more normal, they relaxed their social distancing, and that generated thousands of cases. There was indirect spread. Will football generate the same?
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The BBC's David Ornstein has revealed that people at Arsenal have lost some confidence in the development of Dinos Mavropanos (via Arseblog).
Dinos Mavropanos isn't the first Arsenal youngster to have a reputation which is larger than his time on the pitch may suggest.
The Greek defender signed for the club twelve months ago but has made just four Premier League appearances for the Gunners.
Mavropanos has been injured for the majority of the season but is now back and fit at a time when many of the club's other defenders are suffering from knocks of their own.
It seems like the perfect time for Mavropanos's breakout but the BBC's David Ornstein has suggested that things are more complicated.
"He was extremely highly thought of, Mavropanos. The idea coming into the season – from a number of people I spoke to – was that he would challenge for a starting berth at centre half," Ornstein said in an interview with Arseblog.
"I'm not sure anybody quite knew the extent of his injury. It's quite remarkable how long he's been out for.
"I've asked about Mavropanos and it seems there was some concern in terms of his calmness, whether he was a little bit nervous, a bit anxious when he came on the pitch and prone to error.
"I don't think that the level of regard so far is quite as universal as it might have looked when he was emerging at the end of last season and into the summer.
It's an interesting series of quotes from David Ornstein. Many Arsenal fans think highly of Dinos Mavropanos but perhaps the reservations of the club's coaches are well founded. As Ornstein suggested, the only way to find out whether Mavropanos is up to the task is to play him against Huddersfield on the weekend.


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Step inside the iconic London Palladium to be enthralled and entertained by your all-time favourite big-screen comedy stars from yesteryear, accompanied by a live orchestra. A trio of silent comedies from comedy giants Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy, will be presented by multi-award winning, critically acclaimed performer, writer and silent comedy aficionado, Barry Humphries. So, if you love silent comedies and want to see them on the West End stage, you'll want to head to the London Palladium to see Barry Humphries - Silent Comedy Spectacular.
Experience the thrill of Buster Keaton's most famous stunts including the house fall in the 1927 movie Steamboat Bill Jr., an outstanding comedy masterpiece. Presented on a high-definition screen, the movie will be accompanied live by The Bristol Ensemble, who will perform the London premiere of a new score composed and conducted by maestro Carl Davis.
Barry's special guests include comedy legend and national treasure Barry Cryer with his partner in musical comedy crime Ronnie Golden, along with showbiz legend, the inimitable Bernie Clifton. This promises to be a unique and hilarious night to remember, so make sure you've got your tickets ready for Barry Humphries - Silent Comedy Spectacular.


This post was originally posted on Wearable World News and can be found here.
It seems like every day we're hearing about new ways to strap sensors and chips to our bodies. As sensors and chips become smaller and cheaper, we'll continue to see more and more types of wearables emerge. Let's round up six of the wackier wearables either on—or coming soon to—the market.
Trying to bring your dreams to the next level? How about strapping on the Aurora Dream Enhancing Headband, developed by iWinks. This headband works by triggering particular lighting and sounds during REM sleep to enable audio/visually-stimulated lucid dreaming. It also connected with users' smartphones via an app which tracks sleep quality and depth. Still in development, the dream-enhancing headband, which plans to ship in June, 2014, will retail for $199. Check out the video here.
The thing about wearing a diaper is that someone is usually responsible for monitoring its… contents. Pixie Scientific set out to solve this problem by creating the 'smart diaper, equipped with a color-changing QR code on each diaper which indicates various 'events.' They are designed to measure and report to parents in real-time on data supporting health for babies and elderly: from hydration to triggers for UTIs to… when it's time for a diaper change. Parents and nurses can access a smartphone app which displays biometric levels, events, and can even contact the doctor with the results as needed. While not yet available to the public, the diapers are being piloted at numerous assisted living facilities and in partnership with the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Reebok recently showcased its dip into the wearable world with Reebok Checklight. This is basically a small device to be tucked into a skullrag designed to sit under a helmet to track impact in contact sports. The cloth is equipped with various types of motion sensors like tri-axial accelerometers and gyroscopes that measure the intensity and direction of the impact. It then displays a red, yellow, or green light to alert players, trainers, etc. whether it is safe to continue playing for risk of concussion.
Ok, so shirts aren't that weird, but how about a shirt that manages moisture (sweat) performance, activates blood circulation, and is treated with anti-microbial treatment to prevent odor-causing bacteria? A company called OMSignal (one of a numerous emerging 'smart clothing' start-ups) is working on the ultimate shirt for athletes, adding more to the experience than biometric tracking. And incase you were wondering, yes it's machine-washable.
One of the great benefits of wearable technology is efficiency. A new start-up called Solepower has figured out how to leverage your footsteps for energy production through removable inserts and lace-attached hardware. The wearer's gait (steps) converts energy from the movement [of walking or running] into rotational energy that spins tiny magnetic rotors that create an electrical current within its wire coils. The electricity then travels through a cable and into an external lithium-ion polymer battery pack secured to the shoelaces. Today, the vision promises a 15-mile walk can charge a smartphone, although Solepower's team is working on reducing this to 5 miles.
The music industry has been wildly disrupted by technology… and there's likely much more to come. But some musicians, like singer-songwriter Imogen Heap, are taking matters into their own hands, literally. Heap and her team have developed The Gloves: and experiment in gestural music. These gloves are the culmination of years of development, combining motion data-capture systems, gestural vocabulary, and interfaces to parameter functions enabling musicians to create music with their gestures. While only available publically as a DIY kit, these gloves were just way too incredible to exclude from this list. Check out the video here.
Wait, Would I Actually Use That?
The degree to which any of these 'wearables' will be adopted will depend on what value they generate for users, and how wide those user bases can grow. As manufacturers open up APIs to these devices, the market's ability to create value will grow in tandem. This intersection of hardware, software, fashion, and utility may well define unprecedented self-awareness and that of the world around us.


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COMIC NEWS FOR MARCH 14TH: THOR AND FIREFLY'S SHEPHERD BOOK
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Finally, The Secrets Of Firefly's Shepherd Book Will Be Told!
io9.com: We've been waiting years for the comic book that tells the backstory of Firefly's Shepherd Book, called The Shepherd's Tale. And now it's finally coming out, written by Zack Whedon from a detailed scene-by-scene outline by his brother Joss.
We've heard little hints about Book, including that he found God in a bowl of soup, he killed a man, and one part of him is artificial. But now, Zack Whedon explains to Comic Book Resources that all will be revealed about Serenity's most enigmatic crewmember:
You will see Book's full trajectory… How he became the man he was in the show and who he was previous to that. It takes you deep into his past. You really get to see the entire evolution of this man.
Thor: A New Age for Asgard
comics.ign.com: Thor fans worried about the fate of the series after the departure of J. Michael Straczynski have been able to rest easy knowing that first Kieron Gillen and then Matt Fraction would be taking over the book. Gillen is currently exploring the events of Siege from Thor's perspective in his second arc. It's clear Fraction is going to dealing with quite a bit of chaotic fallout when he takes over with issue #611 in June.
IGN Comics: We're seeing most Marvel books, and the Avengers books in particular, carrying the Heroic Age banner. What does Heroic Age mean for Thor and the Asgardians?
Matt Fraction: Falling out of Siege. Asgard, as I'm sure you've seen in the promotional material, is hit particularly hard by the end of Dark Reign and Siege. It's the Siege of Asgard. Heroic Age is the reconstruction
IGN Comics: Outside of Broxton, looking at the human world at large, would you say they view Asgard differently these days?
Fraction: I think the clear and present danger of it all is perhaps a little clearer. The essence of people remains the same. Neighbors are neighbors, and you help your neighbors.
For more of this interview Here
What do you think of The Shepherd's Tale? Are you a fan of Firefly? Will you be buying the comic?
Are you a fan of the Thor comic? What do you think of Matt Fraction taking over it? With the new changes, would you still be following it?
Posted in Comic News, News BlogTagged comics, Firefly, marvel, matt fraction, thor


The iron plate of the press heats up with the use of electricity. A thermostat installed in the press will ensure that the temperature remains consistent, and most allow for the user to adjust the temperature as needed based on the fabric being steamed. A reservoir of water in the press is then heated through the iron plate and converted to steam.
The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid industrial development, primarily in Britain, Germany and the United States, but also in France, the Low Countries, Italy and Japan.It followed on from the First Industrial Revolution that began in Britain in the late 18th century that then spread throughout Western Europe and later North America.
The principle of the electric iron is that when current is passed through a coil, the coil gets red hot and transfers the heat to the base plate of the electric iron through conduction. In the earlier days steam irons were used, but now the electric iron is preferred over the steam ones. Steam irons have some maintenance issues due to clogging.
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A clothes iron is a small hand-held appliance with a handle holding a flat, roughly triangular surface that, when heated, is used to press clothes to remove creases. It is named for the metal of which the device was historically commonly made, and the use of it is generally called ironing.
Large steam users are better suited for the water-tube design. The industrial water-tube boiler typically produces steam or hot water primarily for industrial process applications, and is used less frequently for heating applications. The best gauge of which design to consider can be found in the duty in which the boiler is to perform.
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Dec 10, 2018· To use an iron, start by setting up an ironing board near an electrical outlet. If your iron has a steam function, fill the reservoir with water, then plug in the iron so it can heat up. Next, turn the heat dial to the most appropriate setting for your fabric—if you aren't sure, check the garment's care tag! Then, lay the garment out perfectly flat on the ironing board.
Both coal and iron were crucial during the Industrial Revolution. Coal was used to power the steam engines and to make iron. Iron was used to improve machines and tools, and to also build bridges and ships. At the time, most manufacturers used charcoal to smelt iron.
There are 9,946 industrial steam iron suppliers, mainly located in Asia. The top supplying countries are China (Mainland), India, and Turkey, which supply 98%, 1%, and 1% of industrial steam iron respectively. Industrial steam iron products are most popular in Domestic Market, Mid East, and Western Europe.


Recruiting and Onboarding Coordinator – hims, inc.
Hims, and recently launched Hers, is a rapidly growing wellness startup focused on helping make healthcare more accessible and affordable, fusing telemedicine and subscription e-commerce. We were incubated at Atomic Labs and are backed by top tier venture capital firms including Forerunner Ventures, Founders Fund, IVP, Redpoint and Thrive Capital. Since launching in November 2017, Hims has raised $97MM at a $500MM valuation.
We are looking for a Recruiting and Onboarding Coordinator to help us rapidly grow our team. You will make a massive impact on the future of our company. As our first recruiting coordinator hire you will be wearing many hats from helping schedule interviews, hosting candidate onsite interviews, and on boarding new hires on their first day. We're looking for someone that is excited to build out an exceptional candidate experience and has a drive for continual improvement.


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Combine Candidates Records
From time to time, a candidate may apply online a number of times without using their existing username and password, which means they complete the online application form again and when submitted, it creates a duplicate record on the system and yet another username and password. Additionally, if a user is creating a new candidate manually, it is important to do a candidate search prior to creating the record to ensure it's not duplicated. Therefore, it is not uncommon to find numerous records for a particular candidate. If you do find a candidate has more than one record in ROL then it is advisable to combine their records.
The process itself is reasonably straight forward. However, it is essential that you identify which is the correct record to keep and the which record/s are to be merged into the 'kept' record, because once it is merged, it cannot be reversed!!!
!IMPORTANT!
The merge process will merge all notes, application histories,
resumes, keywords, but it will not merge the following:
* address information
* candidate status
* registered with
* interviewed
It will keep the above information from the record that you select to merge into only.
How to combine a candidate's record
If you suspect that a record has one or more duplicates, search for the candidate's record/s.
Review the results, especially looking at items such as recent notes (eg the most recent the note - potentially, the more current information) or the most recent application, the similarity of the addresses, phone numbers etc.
From reviewing the duplicated candidates, determine which one of the records is the best one to keep - ensuring you have the right one because once you proceed, this cannot be undone.
Top toolbar -> 'Other' -> 'Advanced'
Select 'System Administration' tab, then scroll down to Combine Candidates Records.
Enter the info to search (either Last Name, First Name or Email) for the candidate, then click on the 'Search for Candidate' button.
From the results, select the record that you want to keep from the 'Keep' column. Ideally, this is the record where the ROL username is an email address, as it is much easier for a candidate to remember their username if it is their email address.
Next, carefully select the record/s you wish to combine from the 'Merge' column. Remember, once merged, this cannot be reversed!
Click 'Merge Records'.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are merging into a record without some details which the other records contain (eg one record may contain a mobile number which does not appear on the record you are going to merge into), then you should take note or copy this data so that you can enter it into the newly merged record manually, otherwise you will not be able to get this data back.
Once merged, a confirmation of the merge will show, with a link to the newly merged record.
Candidate log in details may require re-setting after merging:
Please also be aware, if you merged into a record where the candidate has applied for many positions and created multiple usernames and passwords with these records, it is advisable to reset the candidate's username & password and send them a confirmation email with their new username and password. The candidate may be using login details that are now invalid due to the merge of these records, hence they will not be able to log in using those details any longer.
For information on how to allocate log-in details for a candidate, see Assign Candidate Login Details.
Duplicate Candidates Report
To make things a little easier, we have provided a report for Duplicate Candidates which is located:
Top toolbar -> Other -> Reports
This report shows all of the duplicate records on the system for those that share the same email address.
Users can view this report and click through each record, which will bring them to the 'Combine Candidate Records' page (as per instructions above) to merge the duplicated records together.
Why can't I merge 2 identical candidates?
The system will not allow you to merge candidates with ID numbers that have been exported to PinvoiceR. For assistance with this please contact support.
Retrieved from "https://recruitonline.com.au/help/index.php?title=Combine_Candidates_Records&oldid=25467"


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Research Centres at the IWK
The IWK Health Centre is respected for its world-class research into disorders and diseases affecting women, children, youth and families and is home to many leading research centres.
Learn more about our research centres by visiting one of the links below.
Biomedical Translational Imaging Centre (BIOTIC)
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Bank of America's Inventory Problem
By John MaxfieldFool.com
Image source: iStock/Thinkstock.
One way to grasp the business model of banks is to compare them to retail stores -- though instead of selling things like books or clothes, banks sell money. By looking at it this way, it's easy for an investor to quickly see one of Bank of America's biggest problems: its high-cost inventory, particularly when compared to Wells Fargo .
In a nutshell, banks make money by buying funds from depositors and institutional investors and then selling those funds at a higher price to people and businesses that need capital. It's not unlike the way a clothing retailer buys shirts from wholesalers and then sells them at a higher price in its stores.
An important key to any retailer's success is to acquire inventory as inexpensively as possible. If a clothing retailer buys shirts for $10 each, but can charge only $11 for them, then it won't make much money. But if it can get the same shirts for $7 each, the prospects for its bottom line improve considerably.
The same is true for Bank of America, which strives to drive down its cost of funds as far as possible. One way to do so is to collect a lot of deposits. Last year, for instance, Bank of America held an average of $1.16 trillion worth of customer deposits. That was second only to Wells Fargo, which held an average of $1.19 trillion worth of deposits.
The benefit of deposits is that they're cheap. Bank of America paid only 0.12% in interest on $735 billion worth of its deposits. And it paid no interest at all on the remaining $421 billion, which consisted of demand deposits held by customers in noninterest-bearing checking accounts.
But even though Bank of America's deposit franchise is the envy of most other banks, it lags Wells Fargo's in one important respect: deposits account for 67% of Bank of America's total funding source compared to 76% for Wells Fargo. This helps explain why Wells Fargo paid less than $4 billion last year to borrow $1.6 trillion worth of funds while it cost Bank of America $10.5 billion to borrow only slightly more, or $1.7 trillion.
A second explanation for this disparity is the fact that Bank of America faces a significantly higher interest rate on its long-term debt than Wells Fargo does. Last year, Bank of America paid $6 billion to borrow $240 billion worth of long-term debt. That equates to an interest rate of 2.48%. Wells Fargo, meanwhile, paid $2.6 billion for $185 billion in long-term debt, equating to an interest rate of 1.4%.
As this comparison makes clear, Bank of America pays nearly twice as much as Wells Fargo does for long-term debt. A single percentage point may not seem like a lot in the whole scheme of things, but it's important to keep in mind that these banks borrow hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of funds. Consequently, even a single percentage point translates into billions in foregone earnings.
The takeaway is twofold: First, unless and until Bank of America can reduce its cost of funds (i.e., its inventory), it won't be able to compete on a level playing field with Wells Fargo. And second, the most effective way for Bank of America to achieve this parity is to convince the ratings agencies to upgrade its debt rating.
The article Bank of America's Inventory Problem originally appeared on Fool.com.
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"Sergio has shown me a map to the world of the subconscious full of clues and archetypes tht have given me unimaginable access to the programming of my unconscious."
MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, ACTRESS IN THE FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISE AND AVATAR
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DR CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GODDESSES NEVER AGE
"We have entered a period of rapid and deep-seated worldwide transformation in which each one of us needs to master the inner world of his or her own consciousness. In this book, Sergio Magaña, inheritor of this wisdom and now its spokesman, shares his uniquely precious knowledge with us. His writing deserves to become a pillar of the new-paradigm wisdom we need during the critical years that mark the 'Dawn of the Sixth Sun'."
ERVIN LASZLO, NOBEL PRIZE NOMINEE
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"Sergio Magaña Ocelocoyotl gives us a vision of hope and inspires us to do the inner spiritual work needed for a beautiful transformation. 'The Dawn of the Sixth Sun' is filled with practices that help us align with our higher selves so we can blossom into our fullness as human beings."
SANDRA INGERMAN, AUTHOR OF SHAMANIC JOURNEYING AND HOW TO THRIVE IN CHANGING TIMES
"Once again Sergio has found a way to accessibly translate ancient Mexican wisdom for a modern audience and thus make true the prophecy of 2012. Perhaps more importantly, though, the practices he teaches actually work, so don't just read this book — practice what it teaches and manifest your innate capacity for healing."
CHARLIE MORLEY, AUTHOR OF DREAMS OF AWAKENING
"'Caves of Power' is Sergio Magaña's third book and undoubtedly his best! Already an eminent healer in Mexico, a reputable international teacher and acclaimed author, Sergio offers us deep layers of the unique and precious ancient knowledge of a rich Mexicayotl wisdom path that has, until now, only been passed on orally from master to student. The profound teachings in this book, which include astonishing and precise maps of the underworlds and 'caves of power', the places where we can access and transform our shadows and fears, and activate our dreams and true powers, are indeed priceless during this period of transition, where we are asked to awaken, confront our shadows, heal ourselves, take our powers and evolve."
CHRISTA MACKINNON, AUTHOR OF SHAMANISM AND SPIRITUALITY IN THERAPEUTIC PRACTICE
"The ancient knowledge that Sergio Magaña shares in this book teaches us how to realign ourselves with the universe so that we can play our true role as conduits for the transition from one era of human consciousness to the next."
DR MARILYN SCHLITZ, GLOBAL AMBASSADOR AND SENIOR SCIENTIST, INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES
"This is a book to study. Take it seriously! In essence, Sergio says, "Clean up your act now." Other traditions have been saying this in a much more transmuted way. I am looking forward to trying the exercises."
GAY LUCE, FOUNDER OF NINE GATES MYSTERY SCHOOL
"Back in the early 70s a friend persuaded me to read Carlos Casteneda's 'The Teachings of Don Juan'. I enjoyed an intriguingly good read, but it felt so far from my experience at that time that I could not integrate and use the teachings. Last year I came across The Toltec Secret by Sergio Magaña and found it to be an extraordinarily clear expression of what Casteneda had written about. Now here is 'Caves of Power', his third book — a clear, concise manual of how our being and the reality we live in really work, how the world we experience is constructed, and how to access deep altered states that can enable us to live in both worlds simultaneously. This work can creatively and consistently transform one's life and enable one to assist the lives of others. It has given me a series of maps to work from to develop my Self and my abilities — caves of power that I can access within myself."
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Randy E. Bennett, Educational Testing Service
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Dr. Randy E. Bennett is one of the nation's foremost scholars in education assessment, working at the intersection of cognitive psychology, psychometrics, digital technology, and educational testing policy. He conceived and directed the Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning project, producing research and publications that are an invaluable resource for the development of technically sound classroom-based assessments grounded in psychological theory. Dr. Bennett has edited or coedited 7 books and has authored or coauthored over 30 book chapters, 70 journal articles, and 40 additional technical reports and other publications. He is president of the International Association for Educational Assessment, president-elect of the National Council on Measurement in Education, and holds the title of Norman O. Frederiksen Chair in Assessment Innovation at the Educational Testing Service. Dr. Bennett's work has synthesized advances in measurement and cognitive psychology with those in technology to solve practical problems in assessment design and use.
Angela Calabrese Barton, Michigan State University
Dr. Angela Calabrese Barton is an influential scholar in equity, science, and teacher education. Her research has brought an equity lens to the field, with a particular emphasis on how children in poverty, girls, and students of color experience science. Over the course of her career, she has developed a robust research portfolio, with funding from several major donors including the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation. Her Invincibility Lab is an innovative space that encourages students to engage with science and engineering practices and most recently has focused on leveraging out-of-school contexts for science learning. Her recently published article in Teachers College Record provides one of the few available longitudinal studies of what it takes to support an interest in science and self-directed learning for minority youth. Dr. Calabrese Barton strives to present science as a tool for a socially just world and has made important contributions to the national discourse on science literacy and equity.
Jere Confrey, North Carolina State University
Dr. Jere Confrey is a pioneer in the field of learning trajectories in mathematics education. Early in her career, she demonstrated the usefulness of constructivist theory in mathematics education and of clinical interviews as a research methodology. Based originally on her research on exponential function, Dr. Confrey postulated an alternative explanation of the development of multiplicative concepts, which she called "splitting." This construct continues to influence thinking in the field. In addition to publishing widely, she has been involved in several innovative curriculum projects and has inspired the development of two highly successful programs of teacher professional development, SummerMath and UTeach. These programs have accommodated new scholars, adapted to changing local resources, and proved transportable across diverse institutions and missions. Over three decades, Dr. Confrey has made significant contributions to the areas of learning theory, equity, assessment, and hand-held technology for instruction and assessment.
Stephen L. DesJardins, University of Michigan
Through his theoretically grounded and methodologically rigorous scholarship, Dr. Stephen L. DesJardins has made significant contributions to the field of higher education. A driving focus of his research is to identify effective policies and programs for improving students' transitions into and through college, looking at the issues of student decision making, progress, and financial aid. He has applied experimental and quasi-experimental methods to bridge education and economics and to make economic principles and econometric methods more accessible to researchers and decision makers. His scholarship has appeared in prestigious education and economics journals, including Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, the Economics of Education Review, and the Journal of Higher Education. Connecting his research to policy and practice, Dr. DesJardins also served as special assistant in the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development in the U.S. Department of Education.
Pamela Grossman, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Pamela L. Grossman is widely recognized as one of the leading U.S. scholars in teacher education and contemporary education research. She was the founding director of Stanford University's Center to Support Excellence in Teaching and established the Hollyhock Fellowship Program for early career teachers in underserved schools. The sources of her 19 research grants range from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and the Carnegie Corporation. Dr. Grossman's tool for appraising the quality of English teaching, known as the Protocol for Language Arts Teaching Observation, or PLATO, is widely used for research and as a resource for improving instruction. In 2009, she was elected to the National Academy of Education, and in 2015, was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Through her prolific and influential writing, Dr. Grossman has helped expand the questions, methods, and scope of inquiry in the field of research on teacher education.
Shaun R. Harper, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Shaun R. Harper is a trailblazer in research pertaining to race, gender, and student success in higher education. At the University of Pennsylvania, he founded and serves as executive director of the Center for the Study of Race & Equity in Education. In his research, Dr. Harper uses an array of theoretical lenses, conceptual frameworks, and methodological approaches to better illuminate and understand trajectories of success and treatment of Black males and students of color in higher education, for which he has procured more than $12 million in research grants. He has made significant literary contributions to the field, with 12 books, over 100 peer-reviewed articles, and nearly 5,000 citations in published studies. Through his career, he has been recognized by a number of organizations and associations for his critical scholarship and teaching, such as the American College Personnel Association, the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, and the Association for the Study of Higher Education, where he currently serves as president.
Carolyn J. Heinrich, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Carolyn J. Heinrich is a leading expert in the science and practice of education and public policy. Her research focuses on education, workforce development, social welfare policy, program evaluation, and performance management. In her education research, she partners with large urban school districts to evaluate and identify methods for improving educational interventions for academically and economically disadvantaged students, and to engage parents and community stakeholders. Particularly influential is her work on education accountability, in which she has focused on the interaction of the public and private sectors in the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. She has applied her work in an international context as a consultant for organizations including UNICEF, the World Bank, and the United Nations. Dr. Heinrich has been recognized through numerous academic appointments. In 2016, she was elected president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, considered the leading organization for public policy scholars.
Tyrone C. Howard, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Tyrone C. Howard is a preeminent voice in the areas of multicultural education, the educational pipeline of African American males, and culturally relevant pedagogies. Roots of Dr. Howard's work can be traced to his experience as a classroom teacher in Compton, California, working with teachers who did not understand their students. He leverages critical race theory to examine how race is implicated in pedagogies, practices, and systems of education, capturing the voices of youth themselves for valuable insights for creating new pedagogical practices. As director of Center X at UCLA, Dr. Howard worked with urban schools to engage in research, theory, policy, and practice aimed at transformation. There he worked directly with Los Angeles Unified School District board members, superintendents, and other high-level administrators to build and sustain a partnership. His book Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Classrooms, is required reading in teacher education programs and teacher learning communities across the country.
R. Malatesha Joshi, Texas A & M University
Dr. R. Malatesha Joshi has made wide-ranging contributions to research on literacy development, instruction, and disabilities. His research focuses on second-language reading with attention to minority-language English learners who are at risk for reading and language impairment. Dr. Joshi's longtime work with NATO Advanced Study Institutes resulted in numerous worldwide collaborations and programs of cross-cultural research that provided the foundation of our thinking and understanding of cross-linguistic research today. He brings an international perspective to literacy research, having initiated cross-cultural studies of literacy in China, New Zealand, Canada, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and several Spanish-speaking countries. For the past 25 years, he has served as the editor for the journal he also founded, Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, one of the top journals in the field of literacy. Dr. Joshi's research has made seminal advances in the field of teacher knowledge, second-language reading acquisition, bilingualism, and biliteracy.
Jonathan A. Plucker, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Jonathan A. Plucker is a prolific scholar who examines giftedness and gifted education, creativity and intelligence, and educational policy. He has served as principal or co–principal investigator on over 100 grants, and his sustained research projects have major implications for research and policy in the field. His report on state policies for shrinking excellence gaps has been extremely influential for policy makers at the state and federal levels, informing the recent creation of the Every Student Succeeds Act. His book Excellence Gaps in Education: Expanding Opportunities for Talented Students has had a major impact on the field of gifted education and is part of a larger effort to help policy makers and educators think of the best ways to promote success and high achievement for all children. In addition to his influential scholarship and research portfolio, Dr. Plucker has served on the editorial boards of six journals. His research and leadership exemplify a distinguished career contributing to understanding some of the most pressing issues in education.
Linda Reddy, Rutgers University
Dr. Linda Reddy has made important contributions in the areas of assessment and interventions for children with ADHD-related disorders, as well as in the integration of school and teacher assessment, coaching, and technology. Her rigorous scholarship is informed by a systems perspective, measurement theory, and evidence-based practices. Dr. Reddy's measurement development and validation work on instructional coaching and teacher formative assessment has addressed major gaps in the field of education. Her work on developing and validating online assessment and professional development tools to enhance practices in instructional coaching, classroom instruction, and behavior management are important resources for school personnel worldwide. Her significant record of research includes more than $48 million in public and private grant funding. Throughout her career, Dr. Reddy's research, service, and practice have focused on increasing the capacity of school systems and families to maximize student learning and behavior.
Guillermo Solano-Flores, Stanford University
Dr. Guillermo Solano-Flores is a nationally recognized scholar in educational measurement, with a focus on assessment development in relation to cultural and linguistic minority groups. A psychometrician by training, he uses multidisciplinary approaches to address linguistic and cultural diversity in testing. He is the author of the theory of test translation error, which he applies across cultures and languages, and has investigated the use of generalizability theory for measurement error in the testing of English language learners. He is known for his substantial record of teaching and mentoring students, as well as for his highly cited and influential body of work—including the groundbreaking 2016 book Assessing English Language Learners—which has informed practitioners, assessment developers, policy makers, and researchers. Dr. Solano-Flores has made important contributions to developing more accurate and valid testing of English learners in large-scale assessments in the United States and international education surveys.
Sheila W. Valencia, University of Washington
Dr. Sheila W. Valencia is a leader in the field of literacy assessment, instruction, and professional learning. She codeveloped a groundbreaking, statewide reading assessment that applied cognitive research and large-scale assessment to define a model of learning for reading comprehension. This was one of the first successful efforts in what is now known as "authentic assessment." It became a model for subsequent alternative reading assessments, including the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress, the International Literacy Study, and statewide assessments in California, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Wisconsin. She serves as both a model and a mentor to her students and has advanced the profession at the national, state, and local levels with projects focused on assessment development, evaluation, and professional development. Dr. Valencia's work combines innovative empirical and theoretic research in the fields of literacy and teacher education to advance both practice and policy.
Suzanne M. Wilson, University of Connecticut
Dr. Suzanne M. Wilson is a highly regarded teacher–scholar with an analytic interest in understanding how individuals learn to teach and what methods they should be learning to best equip their practice. Her early work pioneered a range of innovative methods for assessing teacher knowledge, which has continued through her leadership of the Teacher Assessment Project and her research at the National Center for Research on Teacher Education and Teacher Learning. Dr. Wilson's publications in this area remain among the key conceptual and analytic pieces on the role of subject matter knowledge in teaching. One of her most notable works is the book California Dreaming: Reforming Mathematics Education, in which she traced the previous 18 years of efforts to reform mathematics education in California. Dr. Wilson is currently examining alternative ways to measure teaching and teachers' understanding, as well as jurisdictional conflicts over teacher education and licensure.


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Beer and Wine Tasting
June 5: The Junior League of Greater Springfield will present its second annual Beer and Wine Tasting fund-raising event on Sunday, June 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Holyoke Canoe Club. The event will include a silent auction, live music by Berkshire Hill Music Academy, and hors d'oeuvres by Lattitude. Proceeds from the event will support the Junior League's scholarship fund. Every year, the Junior League awards a scholarship to a graduating high-school female who has exhibited exemplary leadership and community service. "There are many young women who demonstrate strong leadership skills and dedication to volunteerism," said Shana Wilson, president of the Junior League of Greater Springfield. "We are proud to recognize one of them with a scholarship, and this event ensures that we can continue to support young female leaders for years to come." The event is open to the public and sponsored by Sarat Ford Lincoln of Agawam and Commonwealth Packaging Corp. of Chicopee. Tickets cost $30 and can be purchased at www.jlgs.org/wine–beer-tasting-2016.html. "This event will help highlight the vitally important work the Junior League of Greater Springfield provides to the local community as well as reward a graduating high-school female for her hard work and service," Wilson added.
'Archetypes at Work'
June 7: The owner of both Cultivate and Nest and Beloved Earth will offer a free workshop geared toward the small-business owner or freelancer who wants to learn how to take his or her business to the next level. Terra Missildine will offer "Archetypes at Work" from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cultivate and Nest, 2 Bay Road, Suite 100, Hadley. The workshop will focus on discovering participants' personality archetypes and exploring how they can use that knowledge more effectively in their branding and in attracting their ideal clients. "Participants will have fun and have a chance to be introspective while digging deep to discover who they really are in business and, more importantly, how they are perceived in the marketplace," Missildine said. An experienced entrepreneur, she and her husband, David, launched Beloved Earth, a 'green' cleaning business, 10 years ago, and she founded Cultivate and Nest, a membership-based co-office space that incorporates a child-care component, in January. The workshop is free, but seats are limited. E-mail [email protected] to reserve a spot. For more information, visit cultivateandnest.com or contact Missildine at (413) 345-2400.
Cybersecurity Luncheon
June 8: Peritus Security Partners, Gaudreau Group Insurance Agency, and CMD Technology Group will present a cybersecurity luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Center Square Grill, 84 Center Square, East Longmeadow. The event — designed for small to medium-sized businesses faced with threats to client and employee data — will present three key elements to building a solid foundation for managing cyber risk. Peritus Security Partners will discuss the importance of building proper policies, procedures, and controls to manage cyber risk and compliance. The Gaudreau Group will discuss the importance of using cyber insurance as a tool to manage risk that cannot be practically controlled through policy or technical controls. CMD Technology Group will focus on some practical technology solutions that help reduce the risks of a cyber attack. The event will culminate with a practical discussion on current and emerging threats and how businesses can use these three strategies to protect against a data breach. Reservations are required. To register, call (413) 525-0023 or e-mail [email protected]
Charles' Angels Walk for Diabetes Education
June 11: Three years ago, Clara Thatcher, a Hampshire Regional High School student, organized an annual walk in memory of her father, who passed away from complications with diabetes. The fourth annual Charles' Angels Walk for Diabetes Education will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Hampshire Regional High School, rain or shine. Proceeds from the walk will benefit the Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Diabetes Center, a program of Cooley Dickinson Health Care. Clara's father, Charles Thatcher, died in 2009. In his memory, Clara, her sister, Kayla Thatcher, and their mother, Mandy Caputo, established the first Charles' Angels Walk for Diabetes Education fund-raiser in 2013. All proceeds support diabetes education through the Diabetes Center, which teaches those living with diabetes how to best manage their health through exercise, nutrition, medications, and follow-up care. For more information, visit charlesangels.weebly.com or e-mail [email protected]
Northampton Garden Tour
June 11: Come visit eight gardens on display for the 2016 Northampton Garden Tour, a fund-raiser for Friends of Forbes Library Inc. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. The Garden Tour aims to inspire and educate everyday gardeners with plantings in a variety of appealing and unique landscaping styles and creative use of hardscape. In contrast to the 2015 tour that was localized in the center of Northampton, this year's tour takes participants on a scenic and varied 18-mile route to the outer reaches of the community. Tickets come with directions to this self-guided tour of gardens within easy driving distance of the library. There is no obvious, easiest route, but suggestions will be available to make the tour both safe and expedient. At each garden, there are descriptions of the plantings, and garden guides will be on hand to answer questions. The terrain of this year's tour broadly circles Northampton, making gardens accessible by car or a bicycle ride for the recreational peddler comfortable with 20-plus miles. Tickets for the tour are $15 in advance at Forbes Library, Bay State Perennial Farm, Cooper's Corner, Hadley Garden Center, North Country Landscapes, and State Street Fruit Store. The cost is $20 on the day of the tour at the library only. The Garden Tour also includes a raffle to win organic compost, gift certificates, garden supplies, a landscape consultation, and more. Raffle tickets are available at Forbes Library through the day before the tour as well as at one of the gardens on the day of the tour. All event proceeds benefit Friends of Forbes Library to support programs, events, and projects for the library that could not otherwise be funded. For details: on the organization, visit www.forbeslibrary.org. For more information about the Garden Tour, call Lyn Heady at (413) 584-7041.
'Leverage Technology to Do More with Less'
June 15: Comcast Business will present "How to Leverage Technology to Do More With Less," part of the BusinessWest/HCN Lecture Series, at the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, 21 Edward St., Springfield. Registration will begin at 7:15 a.m., followed by breakfast and a panel discussion from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The panelists — influential minds in the IT field — will discuss issues that every business IT department is being forced to deal with, including rising demands to make changes to existing systems, increasing efficiency and improving security, and how budget restrictions impact IT. Panelists include Michael Feld, CEO, VertitechIT, and interim CTO, Baystate Health and Lancaster General Hospital; Frank Vincentelli, chief technology officer, Integrated IT Solutions; and Patrick Streck, director, IT Services, Baystate Health / Information & Technology. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required by June 7. To register, go HERE or call (413) 781-8600 for more information.
June 16: The 10th annual 40 Under Forty award program, staged by BusinessWest, will be held at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke, honoring 40 of the region's rising stars under 40 years old. An independent panel of judges chose the winners, and their stories were told in the pages of the April 18 issue. The event is sponsored by Northwestern Mutual and Paragus Strategic IT (presenting sponsors), EMA Dental, Health New England, Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, Moriarty & Primack, United Bank, and the Young Professional Society of Greater Springfield. The event is sold out.
Sunbeam Social Club
June 20: Sunshine Village is introducing its Sunbeam Social Club, designed for people with memory loss and their family members. Sunshine Village has a long history of providing innovative programming for people with cognitive disabilities. Sunbeam Social Club will provide a safe, supportive, and engaging environment for people who often have fewer opportunities for socializing and fun. The debut of Sunbeam Social Club coincides with Alzheimer's Awareness Day on Monday, June 20, the longest day of the year. The day is designed to shine a light on the millions of people living with memory disorders. The gathering will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Community Room at the Emily Partyka Central Library at 449 Front St. in Chicopee. Group and individualized activities are planned, and refreshments will be served. Volunteers from Sunshine Village's Community Based Day Program will be on hand, as well as local professional resources. "We are thrilled to introduce the Sunbeam Social Club," said Sunshine Village Executive Director Gina Kos. "This program is intended to provide joy to both people with memory disorders and their care partners. People with vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other memory disorders are all invited to attend with their family members." For more information or to register for the June gathering of the Sunbeam Social Club, call Sunshine Village at (413) 592-6142.
'Building Your Exit'
June 22, 23: The Vann Group and Epstein Financial Services will present "Building Your Exit: The Owner Succession Planning Process Defined," part of the BusinessWest/HCN Lecture Series, on Wednesday, June 22 at the Student Prince/the Fort in Springfield, and Thursday, June 23 at Hadley Farms Meeting House in Hadley. Registration both days will begin at 7:15 a.m., followed by breakfast and a panel discussion from 7:30 to 9 a.m. One of the largest challenges facing business owners today is the question of how to get out of their business. These seminars will present a step-by-step breakdown of the succession-planning process and what to expect along the way, including the many benefits to transitioning business ownership. Panelists include Kevin Vann and Michael Vann of the Vann Group and Charlie Epstein of Epstein Financial Services and Epstein Financial Group. Admission is free, but RSVP is requested by June 14 for the first seminar and by June 15 for the second. To register, go HERE or call (413) 781-8600 for more information.
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