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Pitt Unlocks 125 Years of Public Health Data to Help Fight Contagious Diseases
Posted by Vincent Granville on November 29, 2013 at 5:22pm in BDN Daily Press Releases
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 27, 2013 – In an unprecedented windfall for public access to health data,University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers have collected and digitized all weekly surveillance reports for reportable diseases in the United States going back more than 125 years.
The easily searchable database, described in the Nov. 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, is free and publicly available. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the project's goal is to aid scientists and public health officials in the eradication of deadly and devastating diseases.
"Using this database, we estimate that more than 100 million cases of serious childhood contagious diseases have been prevented, thanks to the introduction of vaccines," said lead author Willem G. van Panhuis, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology at Pitt Public Health. "But we also are able to see a resurgence of some of these diseases in the past several decades as people forget how devastating they can be and start refusing vaccines."
Despite the availability of a pertussis vaccine since the 1920s, the largest pertussis epidemic in the U.S. since 1959 occurred last year. Measles, mumps and rubella outbreaks also have reoccurred since the early 1980s.
"Analyzing historical epidemiological data can reveal patterns that help us understand how infectious diseases spread and what interventions have been most effective," said Irene Eckstrand, Ph.D., of NIH, which partially funded the research through its Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study. "This new work shows the value of using computational methods to study historical data — in this case, to show the impact of vaccination in reducing the burden of infectious diseases over the past century."
"We are very excited about the release of the database," said Steven Buchsbaum, deputy director, Discovery and Translational Sciences, for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "We anticipate this will not only prove to be an invaluable tool permitting researchers around the globe to develop, test and validate epidemiological models, but also has the potential to serve as a model for how other organizations could make similar sets of critical public health data more broadly, publicly available."
The digitized dataset is dubbed Project TychoTM, for 16th century Danish nobleman Tycho Brahe, whose meticulous astronomical observations enabled Johannes Kepler to derive the laws of planetary motion.
"Tycho Brahe's data were essential to Kepler's discovery of the laws of planetary motion," said senior author Donald S. Burke, M.D., Pitt Public Health dean and UPMC-Jonas Salk Chair of Global Health. "Similarly, we hope that our Project Tycho disease database will help spur new, life-saving research on patterns of epidemic infectious disease and the effects of vaccines. Open access to disease surveillance records should be standard practice, and we are working to establish this as the norm worldwide."
The researchers selected eight vaccine-preventable contagious diseases for a more detailed analysis: smallpox, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis A, diphtheria and pertussis. By overlaying the reported outbreaks with the year of vaccine licensure, the researchers are able to give a clear, visual representation of the effect that vaccines have in controlling communicable diseases.
"Infectious disease research is critically dependent on reliable historical data to understand underlying epidemic dynamics. However, my colleagues and I repeatedly find ourselves digging out historical datasets from various sources in different states of preservation," said Dr. van Panhuis. "By digitizing and giving open access to the entire collection of U.S. notifiable disease data, we've made a bold move toward solving this problem."
The researchers obtained all weekly notifiable disease surveillance tables published between 1888 and 2013 — approximately 6,500 tables — in various historical reports, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. These tables were available only in paper format or as PDF scans in online repositories that could not be read by computers and had to be hand-entered. With an estimated 200 million keystrokes, the data — including death counts, reporting locations, time periods and diseases — were digitized. A total of 56 diseases were reported for at least some period of time during the 125-year time span, with no single disease reported continuously.
"This work by the Tycho Team is remarkable and represents the next step in making government data accessible and useful," said Bryan Sivak, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chief technology officer and entrepreneur in residence. "This is a great example of how our policies on open data and public access accelerate the use of computer-readable data by researchers and application developers to create new tools and provide valuable insights into the nation's health."
All these data now can be explored and retrieved by everyone on the Project Tycho Web site www.tycho.pitt.edu. The open access release of these data has ignited a collaboration with the United States Open Government Initiative and, in the near future, the Project Tycho database will be available on the HealthData.gov Web pages.
"Historical records are a precious yet undervalued resource. As Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said, we live forward but understand backward," explained Dr. Burke. "By 'rescuing' these historical disease data and combining them into a single, open-access, computable system, we now can better understand the devastating impact of epidemic diseases, and the remarkable value of vaccines in preventing illness and death."
Additional co-authors on this paper include John Grefenstette, Ph.D., Su Yon Jung, Ph.D., Nian Shong Chok, M.Sc., Anne Cross, M.L.I.S., Heather Eng, B.A., Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., M.B.A., and Shawn Brown, Ph.D., all currently or formerly of Pitt Public Health; Vladimir Zadorozhny, Ph.D., of Pitt's School of Information Sciences; and Derek Cummings, Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
This research was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant 49276 and NIH grant U54GM088491.
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Leader Of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pill Ring In Elmira, New York Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
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An article in the Star Gazette announced the guilty plea of an Elmira, New York man who was one of the leaders of a counterfeit drug manufacturing and distribution ring. Robert Ian Thatcher pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute U-47700 and furanyl fentanyl. This drug ring manufactured counterfeit pills at homes in both New York and Pennsylvania, which were mostly distributed in the Elmira area as well as in North Carolina.
Thatcher purchased a pill press and tools on eBay, and the ingredients were bulk imported from China so that the drug ring could manufacture counterfeit 30 milligram Percocet pills. According to the plea agreement, starting in 2015 until May 16, 2017, once the pills were manufactured, a co-conspirator would distribute large quantities to other co-conspirators to sell on the street. Over the length of the conspiracy, this drug ring was responsible for tens of thousands of counterfeit pills.
Some of those pills turned out to be deadly. Although no names were given, two people – a woman with the initials B.S. and a male with the initials C.H. – died after ingesting pills made by this drug ring. A third individual, a man with the initials J.M., overdosed on more than one occasion from the counterfeit Percocet pills manufactured and distributed by this organization. The only reason he survived was that first responders used naloxone on him.
According to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, 13 of Thatcher's drug ring members and associates have been convicted of federal narcotics offenses and await sentencing. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. said, "Whether these criminals choose to pedal their deadly poison in urban, suburban, or rural areas, we will track you down and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. The opioid epidemic has taken far too many lives, but thanks to the efforts of many, including law enforcement, health officials, and treatment and prevention organizations, we are starting to stem this deadly tide." Thatcher's sentencing is scheduled for February 7, 2019.
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F, #645111, b. 15 March 1782, d. 12 August 1854
Jane Tindal was born on 15 March 1782 at Chelmsford, Essex, England.1 She was the daughter of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock.1 She died on 12 August 1854 at age 72 at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.1
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Dr. Robert Tindal1
Dr. Robert Tindal was born in 1785 at Chelmsford, Essex, England.1 He was the son of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock.1 He died in 1805.1
Robert Tindal1
M, #645113, b. 28 October 1786, d. 1850
Robert Tindal was born on 28 October 1786 at Chelmsford, Essex, England.1 He was the son of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock.1 He died in 1850 at Aylesford, Buckinghamshire, England.1
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George Tindal was born in 1785 at Chelmsford, Essex, England.1 He was the son of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock.1 He died in 1805.1
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F, #645115, b. 22 February 1789, d. 1879
Sally Tindal was born on 22 February 1789 at Chelmsford, Essex, England.1 She was the daughter of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock.1 She died in 1879.1
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F, #645116, b. 23 August 1792, d. 8 December 1871
Clariana Isabella Tindal was born on 23 August 1792 at Chelmsford, Essex, England.1 She was the daughter of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock.1 She died on 8 December 1871 at age 79 at 17 Gloucester Road, Regents Park, London, England.1
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M, #645117, b. 6 July 1810, d. 25 August 1842
Nicholas Tindal was born on 6 July 1810 at London, England.1 He was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal and Merelina Symonds.1 He married Ann Frances Schweitzer, daughter of John C. Schweitzer, on 9 April 1839.1 He died on 25 August 1842 at age 32 at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.1
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Adela Rose Ellen Tindal1 b. c 1842, d. 5 Oct 1909
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Emily Frances Tindal1 b. 1855
Nicholas Charles Tindal1 b. 27 Nov 1857, d. 4 Jan 1901


Housed in a historic building, the Viniculture Museum details the history and practices of wine making in the Baden-Württemberg region. Originally brought by the Romans and cultivated during their occupation of Stuttgart, vines have been a feature of the area for two thousand years and a few vineyards are still visible from the heart of the city.
Exhibits include presses, barrels, goblets and glasses in a range of materials reflecting their age: clay, stoneware, glass and pewter. Local wines can be sampled in the museum's Weinstüble (tavern).
For the enthusiast, Stuttgart's annual 'Weindorf' (wine festival) features over 300 varieties all available for tasting. It takes place from the last Friday in August to the first Sunday in September on Kirchstraße and Marktplatz.


We all know pigs are clever, and with all their rooting and digging they can be difficult to keep contained. Permanent fencing isn't ideal if you want to be able to move your pigs for grazing purposes...which brings us to electric fencing for pigs.
Pigs need either 2 or 3 lines of stranded steel wire, depending on their age and breed. The heights below are a guide, but are not set in stone!
You can use either Plastic Poly Posts or Steel Pig Tail Posts to hold your wire. The steel posts are stronger but more expensive and require Pig Tail Insulators to go on them to hold your wire. Both the plastic and steel posts are easy to install. Fence posts should be placed about every 5-10 meters, depending on the contours of your ground. The closer the posts, the stronger the fence.
Your energiser is the most important part and most expensive part of the kit. The energiser sends the electrical pulse around the fence. It can run from either the Mains or from a 12 Volt Battery, depending upon the type of energiser you select (Dual Energiers give you the flexibility to run it from the Mains or from a battery). The larger your fence, the more powerful energiser you will need. When assessing the power of an energiser, manufacturers information can be misleading. They will often give you the distance an energiser can cover under 'ideal test' circumstances. It is important to look for the 'real' distance an energiser can handle, with light vegetation. If in doubt, go for the more powerful energiser. You will also need an earth stake for your energiser. In the UK most 12 Volt energisers are fine with a 50cm earth stake. For more powerful energisers you should use a 1 metre earth stake. The earth stake is essential and you must always check that you have a good connection between your earth stake and the energiser. In hot weather you may need to water your earth stake. Without a good earth, your electric fence will not work.
Other helpful but non essential items to consider include a fence tester, for any trouble shooting. A warning sign because although not dangerous, the fence will give an unpleasant shock to anybody who touches it (please note that a warning sign is essential in public spaces - by law). A Solar Panel to charge your 12 Volt Battery - no more lugging your battery inside for charge ups!
Although setting up an electric fence is easy (end even quite fun for some!) there is a slight art to it. If you have a small hill, beware of a determined pig who may try to jump. If the ground undulates a lot, you may need to put your posts closer together so you can ensure the wire stays off the ground.
Our Pig Electric Fence Kits start at £159.99, with everything you need, apart from a battery, for a 100 Metre triple lined pig fence.
Electric Fences are not designed to hurt animals. In fact they are designed to keep them safe! After a couple of unpleasant shocks, the goal is that the animals will no longer even want to touch the fence. Pigs, however, can be willful, strong and fast and require a different approach to other livestock.
You need to start training your pigs to respect an electric fence from as young an age as possible. Experienced pigs owners will start training their pigs when they are weaners, by setting up a small electric fence inside a secure pen. Let the pigs get a shock. If they escape at this point it does not matter. They will soon learn to avoid the wire. Pigs are very clever and will remember their lesson and most will not challenge the fence after their first few shocks even if it is turned off. However, there are some crafty pigs who recognise the very quiet tick or hum of an electric fence and may challenge the fence should you turn it off - so don't let your guard down!
A customer from Hadlow College took this photo of his Pigs and Fence!
An electrical pulse is sent around the conductive wire on the fence. All the current must be kept on this wire, so it is important that no grass, wooden posts or vegetation touches the wire or the electrical current will run to earth. Plastic hooks and loops, called insulators, can hold the wire away from any trees or posts. When an animal touches the fence, the current flows through the animal and soil and back to the earth stake, completing the electrical circuit and giving the animal a shock. The circuit is therefore between the animal, the fence and the energiser. You do NOT need your fence to be in a circle - it can be in a straight line or any configuration you like!
You should always have at least 2,000 volts on your fence, ideally 3,000 volts (especially for pigs who have thick skins). If you do not have this, something is wrong. There may be something earthing your fence. You may have kings or knots in your wire. The energiser may not be powerful enough or may have a fault.
If you decide to have a 12 Volt Battery Energiser, it is best to use a deep cycle Lesiure Battery, rather than a car battery. Leisure batteries are designed for continuous use and will last much longer than a car battery. They are tough and designed to be out in all weather and simply sit on the ground next to your fence. You can sit a Solar Panel on top of your battery, in a sunny spot facing due South and it will charge up your battery for 3 seasons of the year in the UK. During the darkest winter months, you may need to take your battery inside for a few extra tops ups (ignore people who say this is not necessary).


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Home A & E Kamasi Washington Fires Up Campbell Hall
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Kamasi Washington Fires Up Campbell Hall
Rebecca Lauffenburger
Last Thursday, hundreds of students from the University of California, Santa Barbara and community members alike gathered in Campbell Hall for a warm and cozy evening with jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his band, The Next Step. The concert, hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures, was arguably one of the most anticipated events of the year, and with good reason.
The 35-year old has worked closely with a plethora of artists, including Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat. Most notably, he was one of the many artists to collaborate on Kendrick Lamar's critically-acclaimed 2015 release To Pimp a Butterfly, for which he played tenor saxophone in addition to arranging orchestral parts. His talents have not gone unnoticed in these past endeavors, but it was his debut album, The Epic, an aptly-named three-disc release, that shifted a much-deserved spotlight onto Washington, cementing him as one of modern jazz's most notable figures.
Washington is frequently mentioned within the same breath as John Coltrane, and while his playing certainly evokes that of past eras, it does so with a staunch dedication to individuality and an innovative spirit. His style is rooted in tradition but not hindered by it.
Washington was greeted with thunderous applause as he and The Next Step took their places onstage. At first glance, Washington is a rather imposing figure. Donning ornate African robes and jewelry and towering over all of his counterparts, he commands full attention, a fact which extends to his musical presence as well. Everything about the man speaks volumes. His choice of expression, taken collectively, is a powerful celebration of his identity. His music, too, doesn't shy away from confrontation — it's soulful, political, and relevant to the experiences of Black America.
After just a few words of acknowledgement to the audience, Washington and The Next Step kicked off the show with a bang. Despite the magnetic force field that seems to revolve around Washington, the bandleader took to the sidelines for most of the opening song, and handed the stage to his keyboardist, Brandon Coleman, lovingly referred to as Dr. Sound.
Led by the keyboard virtuoso, all the musicians onstage broke out into a frenzy as they frantically tried to keep up with the formidable force that is Coleman. His musicianship cannot be overstated, and witnessing the kind of energy he displayed, which is only partially captured by studio recording, was nothing short of jaw-dropping. The only thought left in my mind after his solo on "The Magnificent 7" was "How the fuck did he do that?"
Washington's genre-bending playing has bridged the gap between what many (mistakenly) consider a dying art and modernity, and almost single-handedly introduced a resurgence of interest in his craft among millennials. His appeal extends far beyond just the jazz world, but this isn't to say that his music is "watered down" in any sense of the word.
Before breaking into a powerful rendition of the neo-psychedelic cosmic jazz tune "Change of the Guard," Washington introduced his trombone player, Ryan Porter, whom he described as "the most soulful musician [he's] ever known." His face practically glowed with warmth as he recounted the humorous tale of how the two musicians met in a hallway, after Washington heard Porter's playing in passing and went to investigate who it was. Judging by Porter's sound, Washington expected to find an old man, but instead found Porter, who was no older than him. They've been "soul brothers" ever since, and their chemistry is exceedingly obvious in their playing.
The two stood side by side, as Porter's rich, buttery sound complimented Washington's smooth, subtle dynamics. Porter played with a kind of magnitude that made it difficult to believe his sound was being produced by one person. Together, the two played around with rhythms and tempo on "Change of the Guard," never once stepping on each other. The two are clearly familiar with each other's style, managing to remain harmonious throughout the night.
During what was perhaps the most touching moment of the show, Washington introduced his father Rickey Washington, a quiet, unassuming man with had no shortage of soul. The elder Washington joined his son on stage for a beautiful, evocative performance of "Henrietta Our Hero," a song written by Kamasi in honor of his grandmother, who was the "pillar" of his family.
Rickey Washington's delicate flute added an extra element of emotion to the heartfelt homage. The sound was grounded by vocalist Nia Andrews, who was performing with the band for the very first time. Whereas the flute whistled with quiet intensity, Andrews brought the tune back to a soft shimmer with her silky smooth vocals.
Kamasi Washington may have been the main attraction of the night, but he by no means overshadowed his accompanying musicians. As a bandleader, Washington's focus is not solely on his own instrument, but on the intertwining of each note of each instrument. He takes a very holistic approach to composition, and seems to want the listener to fully appreciate intricacies of each instrument. He fully explores their unique characteristics, rather than including them as background embellishment or an afterthought.
With this in mind, his own performance is versatile and adaptable to the overall sound. At times, his sax playing is quiet and understated, and on other occasions, something more akin to a battlehorn.
At one point, Washington and most of The Next Step briefly exited the stage, leaving only his two drummers, OG Tony and Robert Miller, who were positioned across the stage from each other. The two engaged in a conversation of sorts, each of them displaying their own unique affinities for rhythm through back-and-forth exchange, before the band rejoined them on stage for one final song.
Washington ended with "The Rhythm Changes," a crowd favorite. Washington started off with spacey sax, slowly building intensity, before erupting into the orchestral chorus with full force. He seemed to savor every minute of it, exploring the song to its fullest potential to extract all that he possibly could before bringing it back to a recognizable melody. The concert ended on a high note, with Washington's sax and Andrews' vocals soaring freely over the spacey atmosphere in a musical panoply of cosmic proportions.
If you were to ask him a question as simple as why he needed two drum kits, Washington indicated he would respond with "'Cause I like rhythm," a sentiment which seems to sum up his approach to music. Washington seems to draw inspiration to himself like a magnet, always finding hidden opportunities for creative exploration. Though he's already achieved considerable success, Washington keeps pushing the sometimes rigid boundaries of jazz, constantly challenging himself even as he continues to challenge the definition of what jazz can be.


High court to take new look at partisan electoral districts | CHAT News Today!
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is plunging back into the issue of whether electoral districts can be too partisan.
Disputes have arisen in cases involving North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional map and a Democratic congressional district in Maryland, and the justices said Friday they will hear arguments in March.
Justice Anthony Kennedy had said he was open to limits. He has since retired, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh has taken Kennedy's seat. He has no judicial record on the issue.
The court again has taken one case in which Democrats are accused of unfairly limiting Republicans' political power and one in which Republicans are the alleged culprits. The court also has the entire North Carolina congressional map before it, but only the one Maryland district.
In November, Republicans won at least nine of the 13 seats in North Carolina's congressional delegation and appeared to have won a 10th seat, in keeping with how many they held before the 2016 remapping. But state election officials have so far declined to certify the results in the 9th District in south-central North Carolina because of allegations of absentee ballot fraud.
A key Republican in the North Carolina redistricting process, state Rep. David Lewis, has said that he drew 10 Republican districts because he did not "believe it's possible to draw a map with 11 Republicans and two Democrats."
When those cases did not settle the issue, the high court ordered the three judges to take a new look at their earlier decision. They reaffirmed the ruling in August, but also concluded there wasn't enough time to put new districts in place for 2018.
Common Cause, the watchdog group that supports limits on partisan line-drawing, is leading the challenge to the North Carolina districts. "Whether it is Democrats or Republicans manipulating the election maps, gerrymanders cheat voters out of true representation," Common Cause president Karen Hobert Flynn said in a statement. "The Supreme Court has the opportunity to set a clear standard that will restore a meaningful vote to millions of Americans disenfranchised by gerrymanders in Maryland, North Carolina and across the country."
Bill D'Elia, a spokesman for North Carolina Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, said Friday that Democrats have been looking for much of this decade to find judges who will redraw maps that will boost their candidates. "We hope the Supreme Court finally puts this nonsense to rest and that Democrats go back to the old-fashioned way of winning elections: convincing people to vote for them," D'Elia said in an email.
Several Republican voters sued over the new district's boundaries, claiming it unfairly favoured Democrats.
A day after the November elections, a three-judge panel agreed with the Republicans who sued and ordered Maryland officials to draw a new congressional redistricting plan that isn't tainted by partisan gerrymandering.
Judge Paul Niemeyer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said in his opinion for the panel that the Maryland congressional map removed roughly 66,000 Republican voters from the district and added around 24,000 Democratic voters, "bringing about the single greatest alteration of voter makeup in any district in the Nation following the 2010 census."
Trone is not a party to the case, but he filed a legal brief in which he said he "is no fan of partisan gerrymandering, but that does not mean it is a terminal disease, much less one that the judiciary can or should cure."
Associated Press writer Gary Robertson in Raleigh, North Carolina, contributed to this report.


The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), has launched an Intellectual Property (IP) competition 'IPrism' for college and university students.
The competition, in collaboration with ASSOCHAM and Ericsson India, invites students to submit films on piracy and counterfeiting under two categories of 30 and 60 seconds.
Another category in the competition is for a mobile gaming app on IP. The last date for receiving entries is 31st March 2018, an official press release said.
Cash prizes worth Rs 4 lakh will be given to the winning teams along with mementoes, certificates and recognition on the CIPAM website.
The competition aims to foster a culture of innovation and creativity in the younger generation. It will provide young creators with a unique opportunity to see their creations recognized on a national platform, the release said.
"Counterfeiting and piracy cause significant loss to the industry and pose serious safety threats to the consumers. Generating awareness can help in tackling such crimes since limited knowledge about their adverse social and economic impact leads to circulation and consumption of pirated content and fake goods," the release added.
The National IPR Policy was adopted on May 12, 2016, to create a vibrant IP ecosystem in the country. Creating IPR Awareness through outreach and promotional activities is the first and foremost objective of the Policy. CIPAM, a professional body under DIPP, has been actively involved in many activities including a nation-wide IPR awareness campaign.


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The UK's path to digital inclusion
The world has become increasingly digital over the past few decades, with many people relying on a digital device, whether it is a phone, tablet, laptop or even a smart-watch for work, managing their finances, entertainment and socialising. The pandemic highlighted the positive impact a digital world can play to keep us connected and informed in difficult times. However, it is not a level playing field, with many unable to enjoy the benefits and risk being left behind.
Globally 3.7bn people are digitally excluded, that's nearly half the world's population. In the UK, one of the countries leading the digital revolution, 10 million people, 15% of the population, lack the basic skills needed for the digital world, and rely on cash and it is thought nearly 7 million will remain digitally excluded if nothing is done to help them.
This presents an urgent challenge for industry and policymakers: how to ensure that everyone benefits from the inevitable digital future? In this webinar, we will discuss the UK's path to digital inclusion and how the transition from cash to digital payments can play an important role.
The online event will feature:
-New research presented by John Howells, CEO of LINK, will shed light on the use of cash and digital payments in the UK and Europe, and the risks to inclusion.
-Ruth Wandhӧfer, Chair PSR Panel, who will provide some insights into the barriers to the take-up of digital payments and the direction needed to ensure digital inclusion.
-Natasha de Terán, Financial Services Consumer Panel, who will discuss the inclusion possibilities and challenges that are presented by a Central Bank Digital Currency.
-Dr Sarah Walton, who will explore how a more effective approach to digital identity can transform inclusion.
Feb 9, 2022 10:00 AM in London
John Howells
CEO @LINK
John is the CEO of LINK, the national payment system that connects consumers to the UK's 55,000 ATMs, providing safe and secure access to £80 billion of cash each year. LINK plays a key role in managing adequate access to cash for consumers as the UK moves increasingly towards digital payments. John is a member of the PSR's Panel, LINK's Board representative on the LINK Consumer Council and part of the Access to Cash Review. John's previous roles include working for Capgemini, as lead for consulting and technology support for Central Government, and Lloyds Bank.
Ruth Wandhöfer
Chair @Payment Systems Regulator Panel
Ruth has wide ranging experience in payments, banking, market infrastructure and investment in the UK, Europe and internationally. She has gained considerable experience as board member of new and established organisations (Digital Identity Net, LSEG, Permanent TSB) as well as chair of working groups and multi-stakeholder forums (European Payments Council, European Banking Federation etc). She has had considerable engagement in regulation and policy as an executive leader and more recently as an advisor. Ruth was previously a member of the Bank of England's RTGS Renewal Stakeholder Advisory Group and of the Payment Strategy Forum (2015 – 2016). Ruth has a strong interest and knowledge of fintech and regtech. She is a Partner in a venture capital fund (Gauss) that invests in start-ups globally. She has acquired various accolades including the Women in Fintech Powerlist, Fintech Power 50 and previously Sunday Times' 35 Women Under 35.
Natasha de Terán
@Financial Services Consumer Panel
Natasha de Terán works at the intersection between financial services and technology. A public policy and communications expert, she is the co-author of The Payoff: How Changing the Way We Pay Changes Everything (2021), a non resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment and serves on the PSR Panel, the Financial Services Consumer Panel and the Bank of England CBDC Engagement Forum.
Dr Sarah Walton
Founder @Counterpoint Digital Consulting
Dr Sarah Walton is a digital consultant with 25 years' experience working with the digitally excluded. Founder of Counterpoint Digital, she's worked in digital ID and digital transformation in health, finance, entertainment, government and start-ups. She's also an agile coach, personal development coach and founder of Soul Business, supporting mindful businesses to innovate, transform and grow.
David Fagleman (Moderator)
Director @Enryo
David has worked in payments since 2015 when he joined Cash Services UK. He became Head of Policy and Research and was part of the transfer to UK Finance, where he took the role of Principal (Payments) in 2019. Prior to this, he worked at the innovation foundation Nesta, the Westminster-based think tank ResPublica and for Rachel Reeves MP. He co-founded Enryo in 2020, an independent consultancy designed to support the financial services industry as it navigates times of change.
Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Feb 9, 2022 10:00 AM London Topic: The UK's path to digital inclusion Register in advance for this webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0EPvPSFIQbCHR9eyFn4tMQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers John Howells (CEO @LINK) John is the CEO of LINK, the national payment system that connects consumers to the UK's 55,000 ATMs, providing safe and secure access to £80 billion of cash each year. LINK plays a key role in managing adequate access to cash for consumers as the UK moves increasingly towards digital payments. John is a member of the PSR's Panel, LINK's Board representative on the LINK Consumer Council and part of the Access to Cash Review. John's previous roles include working for Capgemini, as lead for consulting and technology support for Central Government, and Lloyds Bank. Ruth Wandhöfer (Chair @Payment Systems Regulator Panel) Ruth has wide ranging experience in payments, banking, market infrastructure and investment in the UK, Europe and internationally. She has gained considerable experience as board member of new and established organisations (Digital Identity Net, LSEG, Permanent TSB) as well as chair of working groups and multi-stakeholder forums (European Payments Council, European Banking Federation etc). She has had considerable engagement in regulation and policy as an executive leader and more recently as an advisor. Ruth was previously a member of the Bank of England's RTGS Renewal Stakeholder Advisory Group and of the Payment Strategy Forum (2015 – 2016). Ruth has a strong interest and knowledge of fintech and regtech. She is a Partner in a venture capital fund (Gauss) that invests in start-ups globally. She has acquired various accolades including the Women in Fintech Powerlist, Fintech Power 50 and previously Sunday Times' 35 Women Under 35. Natasha de Terán (@Financial Services Consumer Panel) Natasha de Terán works at the intersection between financial services and technology. A public policy and communications expert, she is the co-author of The Payoff: How Changing the Way We Pay Changes Everything (2021), a non resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment and serves on the PSR Panel, the Financial Services Consumer Panel and the Bank of England CBDC Engagement Forum. Dr Sarah Walton (Founder @Counterpoint Digital Consulting) Dr Sarah Walton is a digital consultant with 25 years' experience working with the digitally excluded. Founder of Counterpoint Digital, she's worked in digital ID and digital transformation in health, finance, entertainment, government and start-ups. She's also an agile coach, personal development coach and founder of Soul Business, supporting mindful businesses to innovate, transform and grow. David Fagleman (Moderator) (Director @Enryo) David has worked in payments since 2015 when he joined Cash Services UK. He became Head of Policy and Research and was part of the transfer to UK Finance, where he took the role of Principal (Payments) in 2019. Prior to this, he worked at the innovation foundation Nesta, the Westminster-based think tank ResPublica and for Rachel Reeves MP. He co-founded Enryo in 2020, an independent consultancy designed to support the financial services industry as it navigates times of change.


"Anthropocene or Capitalocene?" - No More Illusions!
As someone who has long insisted on capitalism's central role in the ecological crisis, I was fascinated to read Anthropocene or Capitalocene? Nature, History, and the Crisis of Capitalism (2016). This is a collection of seven essays edited by Jason W. Moore, an associate professor of sociology at Binghamton University in upstate New York.
The authors are entirely correct in rejecting this claim. Although it is true that Homo sapiens is the planet's sole ecocidal species, it does not follow that all of its members bear equal responsibility. Since the 15th century the capitalist class has increasingly asserted its dominance over both humankind and nature. It is this class, with its expansionary economic logic and reductionist worldview, that is the main culprit in today's rampant ecological destruction.
For any environmental thinker who is not completely ensnared by capitalist propaganda this point is obvious and requires little elaboration. I therefore glossed over the book's core message and focused on the intellectual performance of the academics who expounded it. This is an important issue because concerned academics will be desperately needed to develop the intellectual infrastructure for a sustainable society. The problem is that they are currently trapped in a capitalist institution that severely distorts their vision. My goal in reading the book was thus to determine where such academics can, and cannot, make useful contributions to a post-capitalist future. I begin by pointing out two crucial errors that permeate the book's essays.
Idealism is a convenient stance for academics because it justifies their intellectual efforts: bad ideas caused the crisis, but our good ideas will solve it. Idealism also means that political power can be largely ignored. If history is driven by concepts, it is unnecessary to identify those who assert social control. Instead, the modification of existing ideas will somehow dissolve this control and usher in a new social reality. Having adopted this approach, the authors discuss capitalism and its associated ideas in great detail, but completely avoid the term "capitalist class" and rarely mention the powerful individuals involved.
The authors' second crucial error is the lack of an independent ecological analysis. Presumably due to their progressive values, they have embraced the progressive view of the crisis. This view, however, is severely skewed by mainstream influences. Progressivism is exclusively a resistance movement within the prevailing order. It cannot move beyond capitalism, and it cannot grasp a crisis that mandates precisely this shift.
My own analysis, which is summarized here, concludes that the ecological crisis has two major components. The first and more fundamental of these is overshoot – the broad-based violation of natural limits. This started in the 1950s when the atmosphere's CO2 concentration exceeded its long-term maximum level. As overshoot deepened in the second half of the 20th century, it spawned the climate and ocean emergencies due to the rapidly increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases generally.
These two components – overshoot and the resulting emergencies – are in different categories and must be separately addressed. Overshoot is the result of economic over-expansion. It thus requires a massive social transformation: the transition from growth-dependent capitalism to a sustainable economic system. The climate and ocean emergencies, on the other hand, have inflicted a mortal wound on nature that cannot be healed without large-scale technical interventions. It is an unfortunate but inescapable fact that social transformation will not refreeze the Arctic before tipping points are reached or quickly remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Because this ecological analysis is missing, the authors conflate the two components, ignore nature's mortal wound, fixate on social transformation, and trash geoengineering. Elmar Altvater, for example, accuses conventional minds of bypassing social change and offering purely technical solutions to the planetary crisis. (loc. 2879) He's right, but in response he simply reverses the error: he ignores the required technical solutions and offers purely social solutions. Although it complicates the analysis, thinkers must finally acknowledge that a one-sided approach to environmental decline is no longer tenable. At this late stage both technical and social solutions are required.
The terrible irony here is that the heedless technophiles, if given free rein, would be more effective in tackling the crisis in the short term. They would use geoengineering methods to address the emergencies, thereby giving humankind at least a chance to transform its destructive economy. The concerned Altvater, by contrast, would doom both humankind and the biosphere by overlooking the immediate, existential threats. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Let me now return to my original goal of determining the dividing line between topics that academics can and cannot constructively address.
What they definitely cannot address is a strategy for transitioning to a post-capitalist society. This would require the full recognition of a ruling class and a candid discussion of its forcible removal from the historical stage. With few exceptions, the current university environment forbids such threatening discourse. This leaves academics with two options: quit the hallowed halls and proceed independently, or remain and carefully pick your topics. For most, the latter is the only realistic choice.
Analyze the ecological crisis without reference to progressive assumptions and ideas. As noted, my contribution is available on this website. See if you can improve on this.
Develop a post-capitalist economic theory. Although this is a critical requirement for a sustainable world, it has been consistently overlooked by social thinkers. For my preliminary efforts to construct such a theory, see this overview, this PDF, and this Kindle book.
Write proposed versions of the constitution, laws, and regulations for a sustainable society. If the transition does occur, these will be needed on day one.
Conceptualize the economic and political institutions that would support such a society. For example, what new institutions will be needed to implement a post-capitalist economic theory?
Propose methods for acclimating the populace to the new constraints. The only way to achieve sustainability is to sharply reduce consumption and population. How might this be accomplished with minimal suffering and social conflict?
Propose a soft landing for the capitalist class. What happens to these formerly powerful people? How could their efforts at a capitalist restoration be peacefully thwarted? What roles could they play in a business-friendly but non-capitalist economy? There are numerous questions, but currently no answers.
To summarize, Anthropocene or Capitalocene? correctly rejects the claim that humankind as a whole is responsible for the ecological crisis. It is however marred by an idealist interpretation of history and a faulty analysis of the ecological crisis. The idealism leads the authors to focus on the abstractions surrounding capitalism while ignoring the concrete realities of a ruling class. The faulty analysis leads them to dismiss geoengineering, which is the only means available to humankind for tackling the climate and ocean emergencies. Concerned academics such as the authors must now choose between full independence outside academia and partial independence within it. If the latter is chosen, I suggest they address the nature of the ecological crisis and the intellectual infrastructure for a sustainable world.


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Argos (Oudgrieks: Ἄργος) was in de Griekse mythologie de bouwer van het schip de Argo. Hij was de zoon van Phrixus en werd door Jason te hulp geroepen om het Gulden vlies te halen. Hij bouwde toen op advies van de godin Athena een schip met 50 riemen, dat hij naar zichzelf noemde. Argos maakte ook zelf deel uit van de Argonauten.

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Yankees Say D.J. LeMahieu Is Worth Waiting For
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In case it wasn't abundantly clear, General Manager Brian Cashman reiterated the Yankees' primary goal of this off-season to reporters o...
In case it wasn't abundantly clear, General Manager Brian Cashman reiterated the Yankees' primary goal of this off-season to reporters on Wednesday: re-signing infielder D.J. LeMahieu, a free agent.
The day before, Aaron Boone, the team's manager, had said, "Hopefully at the end of all this, D.J. is a Yankee for a long time."
LeMahieu, a second baseman who could fill in around the diamond, was the Yankees' best all-around player over the past two seasons. In 2019, he hit .327 with 26 home runs and 102 runs batted in, finishing fourth in voting for American League most valuable player. In this year's truncated 60-game season, he won his second batting title, leading the major leagues with a .364 average, and finished third in the A.L. M.V.P. voting.
The Yankees surprised many when, facing a surplus of infielders before the 2019 season, they signed LeMahieu as a free agent to a two-year, $24 million contract, which seems like a bargain in hindsight. LeMahieu, 32, has become an indispensable Yankee, and the team's off-season plans center on him.
Speaking on a video conference call, Cashman said the Yankees had done their homework on alternative options in the free-agent and trade markets. "But anything that's come off the board before today came off the board because I'm willing to wait to hopefully find a way to navigate a negotiation successfully with D.J. LeMahieu," he said.
The Yankees and LeMahieu have repeatedly said they want to stay together. But in a slow off-season so far and a negotiation gap between the LeMahieu and the Yankees, the reunion has yet to happen. Despite his age, LeMahieu could be in line for a lucrative contract of at least four years.
Cashman said he had received no promise from LeMahieu's agent, Joel Wolfe, that he and his client would circle back to the Yankees should they receive an offer from another team they liked. But Cashman said he had told Wolfe that the Yankees wouldn't proceed with any alternative plans without informing LeMahieu's side.
"He's a special player," Cashman said. "He's just done everything right. We were fortunate to have him for two years. We'd like to have him for longer, and it just remains to be seen if it's going to work out that way or not."
Cashman declined to elaborate on his off-season budget or say whether he had been told to get under the 2021 luxury tax threshold of $210 million. He did say, though, that he felt "confident that we will again have the highest payroll, regardless." (The players' union has expressed skepticism about a claim by the M.L.B. commissioner, Rob Manfred, that the league's 30 clubs sustained about $3 billion in operating losses this year.)
Before the pandemic shut down sports in March, the Yankees had pushed past several luxury tax thresholds with the largest opening day payroll in the majors, at $265 million, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. About $75 million in 2020 salaries — for pitchers J.A. Happ, Masahiro Tanaka and James Paxton; outfielder Brett Gardner; and LeMahieu — have come off the books.
Cashman said he had been in touch with the agents for Tanaka and Gardner, two longtime Yankees he would like to see return. "We'll see how things play out," he said.
Cashman repeatedly said on Wednesday that, even without any winter additions, he believed the Yankees had "a very strong committed roster already." But he said he would like to add to the pitching staff and still improve the team, which hasn't won a World Series title since 2009.
Gerrit Cole is the only proven healthy arm in the starting rotation for the start of the 2021 season. Luis Severino, a former All-Star, is returning from Tommy John surgery. Jordan Montgomery and Deivi Garcia, a rookie, were inconsistent in 2020. Domingo German is returning from an 81-game suspension related to his violation of the league's domestic violence policy.
In terms of the other weaknesses on the roster, Cashman said Gary Sanchez, who was among the worst hitters in baseball in 2020 and was benched during the playoffs, would be the "heir apparent" to the starting catcher's job next season.
He said the Yankees also hoped for a bounceback year from shortstop Gleyber Torres, who reported for the interrupted season's second "spring training" out of shape, was slowed by injuries and regressed in the field. Whether LeMahieu returns will also determine where Torres plays next season.
Despite the possibility that the start of the 2021 season could be delayed by the pandemic, Cashman and Boone said the Yankees were operating as if spring training would start as announced, in mid-February.
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We could lose it all today. Some think we already have. The Komets — the real Komets — are off to Albany, N.Y. We're just looking for a replacement now.
is something we'll find out today.
If Stephen Franke gets the kind of lease agreement from Memorial Coliseum that would be financially acceptable, he will bring the Flint, Mich., franchise to Fort Wayne for the 1990-91 season.
If not, 38 years of hockey tradition has ended.
Eddie Long, 1952-1969 - "The franchise can move, the players can move, but it's the fans who are going to get hurt.
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"If it weren't for hockey, I wouldn't be here. That's what brought me to Fort Wayne 38 years ago.
fans are mostly responsible for that.
"I feel that part of me is going with that franchise, along with my wife and my children. I guess it really hasn't hit me that hockey might not be here, maybe because we're in baseball season, not hockey season. I guess it'll hit around fall, when training camp opens.
Len Thomson, 1958-1969 — "I feel a little left out. I hate to see them go, but I don't think they will. I think we'll get something.
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Reggie Primeau, 1961-1970 — "I'll be awfully disappointed if we don't have a team. The club has brought in over $4 million to the community. A lot of those people are from the surrounding area.
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