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Lying liars lie!
Link ~ January 31, 2015 ~ brucelandonblog	~ Leave a comment
Telling the truth about lying
So what does science say about lying?
Lying makes you feel dirty. For a 2010 study, Norbert Schwarz, of the University of Michigan psychology department, asked participants to imagine they were competing for a job, and then falsely deny that they had found a document that would help a competitor. Afterwards, as part of a purported marketing survey, the people rated mouthwash, hand sanitizer and other products. Participants who lied on the phone felt a stronger desire for mouthwash; those who lied on e-mail favored hand sanitizer. "This study shows how 'concrete' the metaphorical links are between abstract and concrete domains of life," Schwarz said via press release. "Not only do people want to clean up after a dirty deed, they want to clean the specific body part involved."1
Not lying makes you healthy. Telling the truth when tempted to lie can significantly improve mental and physical health, according to a 2012 study. "Recent evidence indicates that Americans average about 11 lies per week. We wanted to find out if living more honestly can actually cause better health," said Anita Kelly, professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame in a press release. "We found that the participants could purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday lies, and that in turn was associated with significantly improved health." Weekly self-reports of mental and physical health for both the control group and the group instructed to stop telling lies improved if they told fewer lies. The link was stronger for the no-lie folks, who also began to see themselves as more honest during the 10-week experiment.
Writing lies leaves traces. A 2009 study at the University of Haifa, Israel, found differences in pen movement and pressure when people wrote the truth compared to fiction. Study participants who were asked to lie pressed harder on the pen, and altered the height and length of their letters. The researchersconcluded that liars spend more mental effort controlling behavior that is normally automatic, altering the mechanics and outcome of writing.
Some parents "parent by lying." American parents often say "honesty is the best policy," but they often lie to their kids, according to research2 by Gail Heyman, professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego. In one case, a mother told her child that if he didn't finish all of his food he would get pimples. College students told the researchers their parents had lied to them yet proclaimed that lying was wrong. "We are surprised … even the parents who most strongly promoted the importance of honesty with their children engaged in parenting by lying," co-author Kang Lee, of the University of Toronto, said in a press release.
You may miss an online lie. In a recent study of online dating3, Catalina Toma, an assistant professor of communication arts at University of Wisconsin-Madison, found that would-be daters tended to skirt topics like weight or age that they'd lied about in their online profile, probably trying to deflect attention from the lie. The mental demands of concocting untruths likely explained the comparative brevity of liar's self-descriptions. The study found that software, but not living humans, could sort legit profiles from phonies.
http://whyfiles.org/2013/lying-liars-lie/
New Technique Could Lead to Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Power and LEDs
U of T experts suggest crystalized materials may hold wide commercial potential.
By Marit Mitchell – University of Toronto News Office | January 31, 2015
Researchers Valerio Adinolfi (left) and Riccardo Comin examine a perovskite crystal. Perovskites are attracting growing interest in the context of thin-film solar technologies, but had never been studied in their purest form: as perfect single crystals.UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOUniversity of Toronto experts are shining new light on an emerging family of solar-absorbing materials that could lead to cheaper and more efficient solar panels and LEDs.
The materials, called perovskites, are particularly good at absorbing visible light, but had never been studied in their purest form: as perfect single crystals.
Using a new technique, researchers grew large, pure perovskite crystals and studied how electrons move through the material as light is converted to electricity.
Led by Professor Ted Sargent of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in collaboration with Professor Osman Bakr of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the team used a combination of laser-based techniques to measure selected properties of the perovskite crystals.
By tracking down the ultrafast motion of electrons in the material, they have been able to measure the diffusion length – how far electrons can travel without getting trapped by imperfections in the material – as well as mobility – how fast the electrons can move through the material. Their work was published this week in the journal Science.
A perovskite crystal.UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO"Our work sets the bar for the ultimate solar energy-harvesting performance of perovskites," says Riccardo Comin, a post-doctoral fellow with the Sargent Group. "With these materials it's been a race to try to get record efficiencies, and there are no signs of stopping or slowing down."
In recent years, perovskite efficiency has soared to over 20 per cent, very close to the current best performance of commercial-grade silicon-based solar panels you see mounted in Spanish deserts and on Californian roofs.
"In terms of efficiency, perovskites are perfectly comparable or better than materials that have already been commercialized," says Valerio Adinolfi, a PhD candidate in the Sargent Group and co-first author on the paper. "The challenge is to make solar attractive from the business side. It's not just matter of making it efficient – the point is to make it efficient and cheap."
The study has obvious implications for green energy, but may also enable innovations in lighting.
Think of a solar panel made of perovskite crystals as a fancy slab of glass: light hits the crystal surface and gets absorbed, exciting electrons in the material. Those electrons travel easily through the crystal to electrical contacts on its underside, where they are collected in the form of electric current.
Now imagine the sequence in reverse – power the slab with electricity, inject electrons and release energy as light. A more efficient electricity-to-light conversion means perovskites could open new frontiers for energy-efficient LEDs.
Parallel work in the Sargent Group focuses on improving nano-engineered solar-absorbing particles called colloidal quantum dots. "Perovskites are great visible-light harvesters, and quantum dots are great for infrared," said Sargent.
"In future, we will explore the opportunities for stacking together complementary absorbent materials," says Dr. Comin. "There are very promising prospects for combining perovskite work and quantum dot work for further boosting the efficiency."
http://www.labmanager.com/news/2015/01/new-technique-could-lead-to-cheaper-more-efficient-solar-power-and-leds#.VMyH4GTaHbw
EPub, an open e-book format, doesn't make reading easy
Anick Jesdanun Associated Press
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NEW YORK — In the world of e-books, you largely have a choice between Amazon's Kindle and everyone else.
Amazon.com distributes its e-books in a proprietary format that isn't compatible with other devices and systems. Other companies have embraced a format called EPub. In theory, that means books bought for one non-Kindle device can be read on another.
This is important because the device you own today might not be the one you'll want five years from now. You won't want to buy all your e-books again.
Unfortunately, trying to move my EPub books around gets frustrating. I should be able to read on Barnes & Noble's Nook devices the books I've legitimately bought for Kobo devices, for instance. But it isn't easy to figure out how to do. Instructions, if any, tend to focus on how to bring in books bought elsewhere, not how to move them out. And it took lots of Google searches to find some missing steps.
I'll go through a few examples:
READING KOBO E-BOOKS ON A NOOK
To its credit, Kobo's help section offers instructions on exporting its books to other devices: "Transfer Kobo eBooks to non-Kobo eReaders by using Adobe Digital Editions." It goes on to explain that Adobe Digital Editions is a free app "that you can use to read Kobo books and transfer them to a non-Kobo eReader."
It took more digging to find out what that was about.
I went to Adobe's website to get Digital Editions for my Windows computer. I succeeded in moving "Catching Fire" from my Kobo account to that computer. But to read it on a Nook GlowLight e-reader, I had to connect the device to the computer and authorize it with my Adobe ID. It took a few tries to get that right. I then had to drag the file to the Nook and disconnect the e-reader.
I tried that with a Nook tablet from Samsung, but I couldn't authorize it through Digital Editions. I found a way to add my Adobe ID by going through the Nook settings on the device — not the regular settings. Once I did that, I couldn't find a way to sign out.
READING NOOK E-BOOKS ON A KOBO
You couldn't simply reverse the steps because the Nook doesn't use Adobe's copy-protection technology. It has its own.
Fortunately, later versions of Digital Editions support the Nook system, but it takes some extra steps.
After downloading a Nook version of "Allegiant" to the Windows computer, Digital Editions told me I needed an "unlock code." What's that? I tried my Nook username and password. That didn't work. It took some Googling to find a clue in some online forum: It's the name on my Barnes & Noble account and the default credit card number. OK, that worked.
I then transferred the book to a Kobo Aura e-reader. But I couldn't read it. Turned out the Aura had an older version of Digital Editions, while only the newer ones support Nook's copy protection.
WORKING WITH APPLE'S IBOOKS
I bought the "Game of Thrones" series from the Apple iBookstore, but Apple's copy protection doesn't work with non-Apple devices. Apple does make it easy to bring EPub books bought elsewhere — as long as they are free of copy protection. But that eliminates Nook, Kobo and many other e-books.
Digital music used to be this way, until recording companies started selling songs without copy protection. Most e-books still have copy protection. Outside software is available to break the locks on EPub and Kindle books, but the legality is questionable.
In a sense, the walls Amazon has built with Kindle aren't so bad after all. Although Kindle books won't work on dedicated e-readers, Amazon makes Kindle apps for just about every other device, including Samsung's Nook tablet and Apple's iPad.
Ultimately, trying to transfer books with Adobe software might be useful only when borrowing e-books from a library or commercial service. Otherwise, the headaches aren't worth it. It's easier, for instance, just to install a Nook, Kobo or Kindle app on an iPad. This approach won't help if you use e-readers, but it should work with most phones and tablets.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_27428457/epub-an-open-e-book-format-doesnt-make
Deep-brain imaging reveals which nearly identical neurons are associated with specific behaviors
More precise mapping of how individual neurons interact in the brain
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have used new deep-brain imaging techniques to link the activity of individual, genetically similar neurons to particular behaviors of freely moving mice.
For the first time ever, scientists watched as one neuron was activated when a mouse searched for food while a nearly identical neuron next to it remained inactive; instead, the second neuron only became activated when the mouse began eating.
This work, published in the journal Cell, suggests that manipulating an entire genetically defined subtype of neurons to treat a condition, such as binge-eating, might be too broad of an approach. Drug developers might have to focus on one type of cell within the subset to avoid potentially serious side effects.
This study, led by Garret Stuber, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, is one of the first published reports using novel technologies that support the NIH BRAIN Initiative to map how individual neurons and neural circuits interact throughout the brain.
"Traditional imaging techniques wouldn't allow us to record this kind of activity deep inside the brains of freely moving mice," said Stuber, who is also a member of the UNC Neuroscience Center.
"For the first time, we can view specific, genetically defined neurons in the lateral hypothalamus as they light up while the mice search out food, eat, and drink."
The finding suggests that targeting an entire subpopulation of brain cells to learn about their functions can be somewhat misleading.
"This is important to know because if we want to create a drug treatment for obesity, for instance, then you wouldn't want to affect cells involved in appetite because you might affect cells involved in other aspects of motivated behavior," said Stuber. "But if we could target only the cells involved in consumption, then maybe we could modulate only those cells without affecting motivation."
For more than 50 years, scientists have known that basic motivated behaviors, such as eating, drinking, and sleeping, are controlled within the lateral hypothalamus, which is similar in all mammals.
Later studies showed that electrically stimulating the lateral hypothalamus enhanced motivation – the "wanting" of some kind of basic outcome – such as the motivation to eat. Then, researchers found that this brain region is responsible for eating. That is, if there's food, animals will eat it if this brain region is electrically stimulated. It doesn't matter if the animals are hungry or not.
But stimulating an entire brain region can't tell researchers which cell type is truly responsible for which behavior. Until recently, scientists were unable to study these different kinds of cells as they relate to certain kinds of behavior. Stuber decided to use various techniques, including optogenetics and calcium imaging, to study the roles of GABAergic neurons – a large subset of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus.
Deep-brain imaging
But the question was: which specific neurons were encoding the various behaviors?
To find out, Stuber's team first modified only the GABAergic neurons to glow fluorescent when calcium enters neurons (which is what happens during bursts of neuronal activity) to see when they would be activated.
But traditional imaging methods do not allow for deep-brain visualization, so Stuber's team turned to a state-of-the-art endoscope imaging system that few other labs have access to.
These microscopes, about one inch long, are attached to the brains of mice, which are then able to move and behave normally without restrictions. So Stuber's team was able to study 740 GABAergic neurons in live mice.
Stuber's team then conducted experiments to analyze the neurons that fired during motivated behaviors, such as searching for food, and the neurons that fired during consummatory behaviors, such as eating and drinking.
When mice searched for food, approximately 22 percent of GABAergic neurons were activated. When the mice consumed food or drink, about 10 percent of the GABAergic neurons fired.
"The key for us is that there was nearly no overlap," Stuber said. There were cells that only fired during motivated behaviors and cells that only fired during consummatory behaviors.
"When it comes to how these cells function in the brain, we found that there are subpopulations of cells within this larger network of GABAergic neurons," Stuber said. "And these individual cells are responsible for these highly intertwined activities.
"At some point, we'll have to be able to target smaller and smaller subpopulations of neurons. The idea is to find genetic markers to delineate these distinct groups of cells. If so, then we could target these groups and learn a lot more about what they do and how they do it."
UNC Health Care | Neurons firing in hippocampus
This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Klarman Family Foundation, The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, and the department of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine.
Abstract for Visualizing hypothalamic network dynamics for appetitive and consummatory behaviors
Optimally orchestrating complex behavioral states, such as the pursuit and consumption of food, is critical for an organism's survival. The lateral hypothalamus (LH) is a neuroanatomical region essential for appetitive and consummatory behaviors, but whether individual neurons within the LH differentially contribute to these interconnected processes is unknown. Here, we show that selective optogenetic stimulation of a molecularly defined subset of LH GABAergic (Vgat-expressing) neurons enhances both appetitive and consummatory behaviors, whereas genetic ablation of these neurons reduced these phenotypes. Furthermore, this targeted LH subpopulation is distinct from cells containing the feeding-related neuropeptides, melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), and orexin (Orx). Employing in vivo calcium imaging in freely behaving mice to record activity dynamics from hundreds of cells, we identified individual LH GABAergic neurons that preferentially encode aspects of either appetitive or consummatory behaviors, but rarely both. These tightly regulated, yet highly intertwined, behavioral processes are thus dissociable at the cellular level.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-deep-brain-imaging-reveals-separate-functions-for-nearly-identical-neurons
New fibers can deliver optogenetic signals and drugs directly into the brain while allowing simultaneous electrical readout
MIT scientists have developed a new method of coping with the complexity of studying the brain.
They created probes containing biocompatible multipurpose fibers about 85 micrometers in width (about the width of a human hair).
The new fibers can deliver optogenetic signals and drugs directly into the brain, while allowing simultaneous electrical readout to continuously monitor the effects of the various inputs from freely moving mice.
The new fibers are made of polymers that closely resemble the characteristics of neural tissues — they are "soft and flexible and look more like natural nerves," according to MIT assistant professor of materials science and engineering Polina Anikeeva — allowing them to stay in the body much longer without harming the delicate tissues around them.
Devices currently used for neural recording and stimulation, she says, are made of metals, semiconductors, and glass, which can damage nearby tissues during ordinary movement.
"It's a big problem in neural prosthetics," she says. "They are so stiff, so sharp — when you take a step and the brain moves with respect to the device, you end up scrambling the tissue" — forming scars and leading to neuronal death surrounding the electrode.
Flexible fiber-based probes
Her team used novel fiber-fabrication technology pioneered by MIT professor of materials science (and paper co-author)Yoel Fink and his team.
The key to the new technology for neural probes is making a larger-scale version, called a preform, of the desired arrangement of channels within the fiber — optical waveguides to carry light, hollow tubes to carry drugs, and conductive electrodes to carry electrical signals. These polymer templates are then heated until they become soft, and drawn into a thin fiber, while retaining the exact arrangement of features within them.
Combining the different channels in a single fiber, she adds, could enable precision mapping of neural activity, and ultimately treatment of neurological disorders, which would not be possible with single-function neural probes.
For example, light could be transmitted through the optical channels to enable optogenetic neural stimulation. Its effects could then be monitored with embedded electrodes. At the same time, one or more drugs could be injected into the brain through the hollow channels, while electrical signals in the neurons are recorded to determine, in real time, exactly what effect the drugs are having.
MIT | Multifunctional fibers communicate with the brain
Customizable toolkit for neural engineering
The system can also be tailored for a specific research or therapeutic application by creating the exact combination of channels needed for that task. "You can have a really broad palette of devices," Anikeeva says.
The fibers could ultimately be used for precision mapping of the responses of different regions of the brain or spinal cord, Anikeeva says, and ultimately may also lead to long-lasting devices for treatment of conditions such asParkinson's disease.
John Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering and of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who was not involved in this research, says, "These authors describe a fascinating, diverse collection of multifunctional fibers, tailored for insertion into the brain where they can stimulate and record neural behaviors through electrical, optical, and fluidic means. The results significantly expand the toolkit of techniques that will be essential to our development of a basic understanding of brain function."
The new technology is described in a paper appearing in the journal Nature Biotechnology, written by Anikeeva and 10 others. An earlier paper by the team described the use of similar technology for use in spinal cord research.
The work was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Center for Materials Science and Engineering, the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, the U.S. Army Research Office through the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, and the Simons Foundation.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/new-fibers-can-deliver-optogenetic-signals-and-drugs-directly-into-the-brain-while-allowing-simultaneous-electrical-readout
Psychopaths' brains unable to fully process punishment
MRI study has revealed that psychopathic violent offenders may be unable to learn from punishment due to the presence of abnormalities in their brains.
Frequent repeat offending among people with psychopathy suggests that punishment does not modify their behavior.
The study, published in Lancet Psychiatry, shows that abnormalities can be found in the areas of the brain associated with learning from punishment. These abnormalities were not found in the brains of non-psychopathic violent offenders or non-offenders.
"One in five violent offenders is a psychopath," states study author Prof. Sheilagh Hodgins. "They have higher rates of recidivism and don't benefit from rehabilitation programs. Our research reveals why this is and can hopefully improve childhood interventions to prevent violence and behavioral therapies to reduce recidivism."
Researchers typically use the term "psychopath" to refer to individuals who display "moral depravity" or "moral insanity," despite exhibiting outwardly normal behavior.
Dr. Nigel Blackwood, co-author of the study, explains that psychopathic offenders are different from regular criminal in a variety of ways. While regular criminals are respond to threat swiftly and are quick-tempered and aggressive, psychopaths have a low response level to threats, act cold and their aggression is premeditated.
"Evidence is now accumulating to show that both types of offenders present abnormal, but distinctive, brain development from a young age," he adds. The identification of neural mechanisms in their brains behind persistent re-offending is key to the development of effective programs of rehabilitation and further crime prevention.
A comparison of brains
The researchers examined brain structure and functioning among a sample of violent offenders and healthy non-offenders in the UK utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
From the British probation service, the team recruited 12 violent offenders with antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy and 20 violent offenders with antisocial personality but not psychopathy. Their brains were compared to those of 18 healthy non-offenders.
Among the participants with psychopathy, reductions in gray matter volume were found in the areas of the brain associated with empathy, moral reasoning and the processing of emotions such as embarrassment and guilt. The team also observed specific abnormalities that are associated with a lack of empathy considered typical of psychopathy.
While their brains were being scanned, participants completed an image-matching task designed to evaluate their ability to alter their behavior when they received positive or negative responses to their actions.
When previously rewarded responses were punished, the researchers observed that violent offenders with psychopathy displayed abnormal responses in certain areas of the brain in comparison with the non-offenders and the violent offenders without psychopathy.
"These results suggest the violent offenders with psychopathy are characterized by a distinctive organization of the brain network that is used to learn from punishment and from rewards," says Dr. Blackwood.
Learning-based interventions could 'significantly reduce violent crime'
Decision-making typically involves the weighing up of potential positive and negative outcomes of possible actions. Prof. Hodgins believes that offenders with psychopathy may only consider the positive consequences of their actions, failing to take account of any potential negative outcomes:
"Consequently, their behavior often leads to punishment rather than reward as they had expected. Punishment signals the necessity to change behavior. Clearly, in certain situations, offenders have difficulty learning from punishment to change their behavior."
The findings of the study give new insight into the neural mechanics behind the actions of violent offenders with psychopathy. The difference observed by the team between violent offenders with antisocial personality disorder with and without psychopathy could influence future treatment programs for these conditions.
This research could also serve as a foundation for further research into the abnormal development of violent offenders, which Dr. Blackwood believes could be tested in studies of children.
"Since most violent crimes are committed by men who display conduct problems from a young age, learning-based interventions that target the specific brain mechanisms underlying this behavior pattern and thereby change the behavior would significantly reduce violent crime," Prof. Hodgins suggests.
Recently, Medical News Today reported on a study suggesting a link between severe childhood neglect and structural changes to white matter in the brain.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/288669.php
On Super Bowls and Puppy Bowls
Link ~ January 30, 2015 January 30, 2015 ~ brucelandonblog	~ Leave a comment
30, 2015 — Jenna Giuffrida, Content Administrator, Technical Communications and Strategy Group
It's not unlikely that one of the eight Labrador Retrievers will take home the prize for the first time ever. Again using the Wolfram Language, here's the breakdown of Puppy Bowl breeds:
But who knows, one of those Beagles could come out of the end zone and snatch the victorious touchdown from right under their wet noses. Are you ready for some puppy ball?
http://blog.wolfram.com/2015/01/30/on-super-bowls-and-puppy-bowls/


After all that, I was right. That's the most important thing to take away from the Dealbreaker Tournament Challenge, where I told you that Villanova would win it all, and lo and behold, they did, with a 79-62 dismantling of Michigan in Monday night's national championship game.
I am now being told that I did not, in fact, tell you that Villanova would win the title, merely that the Wildcats would be in the Final Four, along with Virginia (eliminated in the first round), SDSU (San Diego State and South Dakota State both got eliminated in the first round), and Duke (mostly to jinx them, and they got to the Elite Eight). I did pick Villanova (over Virginia) , and therefore finished 52nd out of 151 entrants.
What I did tell you was that if Villanova beat Michigan for the championship, the winner of this year's fabulous prize, a smuggling-quality Dealbreaker bag, would be Seth Kreger. That was indeed accurate, and there was a tie for second place.
SDM finished with 132 points, five behind our winner, while Sid Khemka also wound up with 132, as both had Villanova all the way. Both, like me, are losers in this endeavor, consigned to the same fate of living without a stylish and possibly durable bag that would be perfect for everyday tasks and special occasions.
Anyway, the tiebreaker for the Dealbreaker Tournament Challenge is total points in the final game. SDM chose 140, while Sid had it at 137. The actual number was 141, so SDM is officially the second-place finisher, which, again, registers the same winnings as last-place finisher kpm179.
What we do not know is, what would have happened if the final score had been 79-60, making the total 139? SDM would have been closer, but Sid would have been the winner by Price Is Right rules, which are generally accepted to be the gold standard for guessing at a random number. CBS Sports' explanatory page for the rules only says the tiebreaker is the "total score of the championship game," but not how that tiebreaker is calculated.
This is very important business that will have to be settled next year. Consultants will need to be hired. They will carry their important casework documents in trendy and reliable Dealbreaker bags. Well, one rugged and tasteful Dealbreaker bag. Assuming Seth Kreger is the consultant, because that's who's getting the bag as the prize for winning the 2018 Dealbreaker Tournament Challenge. Congratulations, Seth!
Email us at tips@dealbreaker.com to get that bag.


According to the second Performance Monitoring Report of the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), the Commission has committed more than EUR 246 million for the implementation of all the programme's activities between 2015 and 2016, well in line with the EaSI Regulation.
EaSI-funded policy evidence and events continued to be highly appreciated by the stakeholders.
The assessment of dissemination of EaSI outputs kept improving significantly.
The use of the EURES Job Mobility Portal kept expanding in 2015-2016. According to the latest data, the EURES online platform attracts 1.76 million users each month. This number has increased from 0.85 million monthly users in 2013 and 1.2 million users in 2014.
In 2016, there were 52 282 placements resulting from consultations with jobseekers, i.e. around 6 % of personal contacts resulted in an actual placement (increased twice compared to 2014).
The years 2015-2016 marked a strong start for the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis. As many as 33 contracts were signed with the microfinance intermediaries for EUR 50.3 million, which resulted in 13 021 microloans worth EUR 152 288 million.
In 2015-2016 EaSI has also released the first funding for social enterprises (first 7 contracts for EUR 9 million).
Further awareness raising about the EaSI-supported social policy innovation was indicated as a potential area for improvement. While the EaSI stakeholders were found to be generally aware of the Commission's goal to support social policy innovations (82 % of stakeholders reported this), they were much less aware of the specific social policy innovations supported by the EU (56.5 %).
EaSI provides financial support to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guarantee adequate and decent social protection, combat social exclusion and poverty, and improve working conditions across the EU.


I'm loving the elegant retro vibe of this apartment!
While it is filled with vintage Nordic furniture and accessories – most of what we see in this interior was designed in the 1950s and 1960s – the look is still very actual and relevant. I spot classics by Niels Møller, Poul Henningsen, Poul Kjærholm, Tapio Wirkkala, and Arne Jacobsen, among others. Timeless beauty is truly what Scandinavian masters excelled at.
I find that rosewood and teak contrast beautifully against the gorgeous greyish shade of blue on the walls. For something similar, try Oval Room Blue or Stone Blue by Farrow & Ball.
If you'd like to score some fab vintage finds, I recommend Lauritz.com, 1st Dibs, Bruun Rasmussen or Chairish.
I love its blue tones and all those accent chairs and lighting fixtures… You're absolutely right about the timeless beauty of Scandinavian pieces!


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5G trials in Milton Keynes get underway
"Once again Milton Keynes will be the testing ground for more futuristic and novel uses of modern technology," a report in the New City's local newspaper proudly trumpets as trials using a new 5G system get underway.
The Milton Keynes Citizen says trials have started in the MK:5G programme, which is a new testbed in the Milton Keynes area, including the deployment of dedicated 5G infrastructure and the creation of a data hub facility. The consortium is now taking expressions of interest from companies who would like to conduct trials in the testbed.
The report notes that trials will be completed testing the ability of this network to power robots, medical devices, driverless cars, and energy saving devices.
The trial involves the deployment of dedicated 5G infrastructure and the creation of a data hub facility. The 5G mobile network is designed exclusively for research and development purposes and will cover central MK including key sites such as the Stadium, Bletchley & CMK rail stations, Hospital, Universities, key junctions on the M1 and a number of rural communities.
Among the trials, the Academy of Robotics will trial their Kar-go (pictured) delivery vehicles, which are thought to be the fastest automated delivery pods, travelling at 60 mph, and Imperium Drive which allows a human operator to remotely connect to and drive any automated vehicle using live video and sensor feeds over a cellular network.
(Picture – Academy of Robotics Twitter)
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THE YEAR OF LOVE
Valentines day is usually met with rolled eyes, and for some it s a constant reminder that you're not in a relationship, but this year we should celebrate it more than ever. In a time of increasing divisiveness and aggression, people are seeking out safe spaces to simply take a breath and recharge their emotional batteries. So what can be wrong with celebrating a day of love at a time when we feel like the world is falling apart! If there is a day dedicated to love in our calendars, why wouldn't we celebrate it.
Spreading love is great not only for other half, the value of Valentine's Day is a time to honor your best friend or friends, and even a friendly smile to the stranger on the train. The yearning of the 'feel good' factor can be seen via the rise in the 'poets of Instagram' trend.
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New York Yankees part-owner Hank Steinbrenner dies at 63
Pete Caldera
NorthJersey.com
NEW YORK — Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees general partner and co-chairperson, died Tuesday at age 63.
The eldest son of the late George Steinbrenner and brother of Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner died at his home in Clearwater, Florida, after a lengthy illness not related to COVID-19.
"Hank was a genuine and gentle spirit who treasured the deep relationships he formed with those closest to him," the Steinbrenner family said in a statement released Tuesday by the Yankees.
"He was introduced to the Yankees organization at a very young age, and his love for sports and competition continued to burn brightly throughout his life.
"Hank could be direct and outspoken, but in the very same conversation show great tenderness and light-heartedness.
"More than anything, he set an example for all of us in how comfortably he lived enjoying his personal passions and pursuits. We are profoundly saddened to have lost him and will carry his memory with us always."
Hank Steinbrenner had been an increasingly distant presence around the Yankees in recent years.
But for nearly two years, before the club's 2009 world championship season, Steinbrenner was greatly involved in the club's day-to-day operations – with a manner and voice that recalled his famous father.
Frequently poking the Yankees' ancient rivals, Steinbrenner in 2008 dismissed Red Sox Nation with an expletive, telling the New York Times it was "a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans.
"Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country. We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order."
Hank's Yanks
This was to be Steinbrenner's 13th season with the title of Yankees general partner, and his family business interests included the thoroughbred horse racing farm in Ocala, Florida, and the Harding Steinbrenner IndyCar auto racing team.
Yet, it's Steinbrenner's work with charities and children that defined him according to those closest to him.
"He was a really good and decent person, never acted entitled. And he gave a damn when it came to those kids,'' said longtime Yankees employee Ray Negron, a partner in Hank's Yanks, a travel baseball team that has benefited underprivileged youth.
Close to 100 of Hank's Yanks have gone on to college and more than 25 have been drafted by MLB clubs, according to Negron, including two current big-leaguers – Texas Rangers pitcher Joe Palumbo and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Williams Jerez.
"To Hank, that was secondary. It was about getting their lives going in the right direction,'' said Matt Duran, who played on the inaugural Hanks Yanks team in 2009.
A recent graduate of Columbia University, Duran was hired by the Yankees this spring to work in the analytics department.
"Hank has changed my life in many ways,'' said Duran, who spoke by phone last month with Steinbrenner, thanking him for the opportunity 10 years ago and sharing in his new success.
"He was excited. That program meant the world to him,'' Duran said. "And I'm only one of the probably thousands of kids that he put on the right direction.''
Kids from difficult backgrounds or with financial hardships now had a supporting team around them and a renewed sense of purpose.
"Hank wasn't afraid to go to a public school in the Bronx … and tell these kids there's nothing that you can't do,'' said Negron of guidance that "I wish he would have used more for himself.
"He could have done anything he wanted to do because he was so talented,'' Negron said. "The beautiful thing about him is that he knew how to be a friend.''
Hank Steinbrenner is survived by his four children and a granddaughter.


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Grambling State's season hangs in the balance with mounting losses, change on coaching staff
After a pair of defections from the coaching staff in the midst of an 0-3 start, Grambling State's season is on the brink.
The start of the 2021 spring season has been a tumultuous one for Grambling State.
Three weeks into its six-game schedule, the Tigers are winless in the SWAC — a fate not experienced by the program since 2013 when that group lost 11 of its 12 scheduled contests in a year made notable by a player-led uprising.
While the current circumstances are not as dire for Grambling this time around, uncertainty exists.
Aside from the uncharacteristic underachievement, the coaching staff — particularly as it relates to Grambling's struggling offense — is in influx.
HBCU Sports reported Sunday that assistant Kendrick Nord, the former Grambling quarterback great, was no longer in the role of interim offensive coordinator following a self-described "embarrassing" 48-21 loss versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
The Tigers punted on seven of its first 10 possessions and managed to compile 16 first downs while shuffling between quarterbacks Geremy Hickbottom and Elijah Walker.
Head coach Broderick Fobbs told the media Monday that Nord "removed himself" from the program after Saturday's game due to a reported disagreement with internal evaluations.
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"It was a bit of a surprise," he said. "In the middle of moving guys around, he didn't take too kindly to it, he voiced his opinion and decided to leave. I wasn't planning on removing anyone at this time, I wanted to continue the evaluation process."
The change comes a week after Mark Orlando, longtime HBCU offensive coordinator, chose to resign after Grambling was only able to muster 10 points in a loss to Prairie View.
For Fobbs, the diagnosis of his team's sluggish start can likely be summed up as lack of execution at every level, whether it's turnovers on offense, poor defensive consistency, or untimely special teams performances.
"We are a work in progress (and) we're not playing really good football at this time and there's a lot of changes and things happening," said Fobbs. "It's been very, very tough."
How Grambling is able to right itself will hinge on Fobbs' ability to provide stability and direction for a team that has been searching for it since the season opener.
"I pull from my experiences as a player, because there have been times when I've been down as a player," he said during the SWAC coaches media availability. "I pull from other experiences by watching people like coach (Eddie Robinson) go through tough times. And then my own father (Lee Fobbs) went through a similar situation when he was at North Carolina A&T."
Being at the bottom of the SWAC West standings is an unfamiliar position for a program that has been in contention for the division title since Fobbs took over as head coach in 2014.
"Everybody is playing more sound and better football than we are right now," he said.
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Sacramento Monarchs, som grundades 1997 och upplöstes 2009, var en basketklubb i Sacramento i Kalifornien som spelade i damligan WNBA mellan säsongerna 1997 och 2009 och var ett av de åtta originallagen i WNBA. Laget spelade sina hemmamatcher i ARCO Arena och var ett så kallat systerlag till NBA-laget Sacramento Kings.

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Sacramentos första WNBA-match nånsin spelades den 21 juni 1997 borta mot Utah Starzz och Sacramento vann matchen med 70-60. Efter den matchen vann Sacramento bara fyra av de kommande 18 matcherna och missade slutspelet under WNBA:s första säsong. 1998 gjorde de en ännu sämre säsong och vann bara totalt åtta matcher under året. 1999 tog sig laget till sitt första slutspel, men förlorade redan i den första omgången mot Los Angeles Sparks. Efter det tog sig Sacramento till slutspel åtta av de kommande tio åren och höjdpunkterna var säsongerna 2005 och 2006. Efter att ha besegrat både Los Angeles och Houston Comets i två raka matcher var laget 2005 framme i sin första WNBA-final och på andra sidan stod Connecticut Sun, som hade förlorat WNBA-finalen året innan. Efter två jämna matcher och 1-1 i ställning efter de två första matcherna i Connecticut vände sig finalserien till Kalifornien för nästa två matcher. Efter att Sacramento vunnit den tredje matchen med 66-55 kunde de nu avgöra finalserien på hemmaplan, men det var Connecticut som ledde i halvtid med 31-25. Efter en jämn och spännande andra halvlek stod till sist Sacramento som vinnare med 62-59 och hade via sin WNBA-titel tagit staden Sacramentos allra första professionella mästerskap.

Efter att säsongen efter åter ha besegrat både Houston och Los Angeles i två raka slutspelsmatcher var man framme i sin andra raka WNBA-final, och för motståndet stod Detroit Shock. Efter fyra matcher och fyra klara vinster och med ställningen 2-2 i finalen skulle det avgöras den 9 september 2006 i Michigan. I halvtid ledde Sacramento med 44-36, men i den tredje perioden var det bara ett lag på banan då Detroit vann den med klara 22-9 och ledning med 58-53 inför den sista perioden. Efter två trepoängare av Sacramento och 33 sekunder kvar att spela ledde Detroit med 78-75, men via en tvåpoängare med 14 sekunder kvar avgjorde Detroit matchen och vann finalserien med 3-2 i matcher.

Både 2007 och 2008 förlorade sen Sacramento båda gångerna mot San Antonio Silver Stars med 1-2 i matcher redan i den första omgången, och 2009 hade Sacramento en av sina sämsta säsonger nånsin, vilket ledde till att huvudtränaren Jenny Boucek sparkades mitt under säsongen och ersattes av John Whisenant, samma coach som förde laget till sin första och enda WNBA-titel 2005. Men trots coachbytet så slutade Sacramento sist av alla lag i den västra konferensen och missade slutspelet för första gången på sju säsonger. Den 20 november meddelade sen ägaren, familjen Maloof, att laget var till försäljning. Ligan försökte att hitta en ny intressent i San Francisco Bay Area utan att lyckas och Sacramento upplöstes den 8 december 2009 och en ligadraft över deras spelare hölls redan den 14 december. Lagets sista match var hemma mot Minnesota Lynx den 13 september, och Sacramento vann matchen med 88-68.

Referenser

Basketklubbar i Kalifornien
Sportklubbar bildade 1997
Sport i Sacramento
Upplösta basketklubbar i USA
Sportklubbar upplösta 2009
Nedlagda WNBA-klubbar

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to love such an individual that has yet to abide to her own advice.
without even turning into a wall and become uncertain.
that I really don't know and am quite terrified.


Join us for our neighborhood happy hour and a chance to say goodbye to Cafe Maude as they will be closing their doors after a decade. We hope to find a new place to continue hosting neighborhood happy hours – so stay tuned.
The ANA provides food. Cafe Maude offers happy hour drink pricing.
Come on down and meet neighbors, and ask board members questions!
'Tis the season for turf grass maintenance! Most of us have lawns that need maintaining throughout the warmer months, but did you know that how you care for your lawn can have a big impact on water quality? What lands on your lawn can make its way into storm drains that lead straight to streams and lakes without treatment. That means if you fertilize your lawn, blow grass clippings into the street, or don't pick up after your pet, all that might be going down the drain straight to water we rely on for drinking and playing.
Mow high and often. Cut your grass to 3 inches or higher, which helps trap pollutants and leads to a healthier lawn that has stronger roots and is more resistant to weeds. Don't cut more than 1/3 of the grass blade at a time to avoid stressing the grass. You'll also avoid having large mats of grass on your yard, which smother grass and are more likely to wash off into the street.
Leave your grass clippings on the lawn. Grass clippings contain the same amount of nutrients as one round of fertilizer, which is good for your lawn and your pocketbook! Be sure to sweep up any clippings that blow into the street so they don't run down a storm drain.
Water wisely. Lawns don't need as much water as you might think. Lawns generally need about 1-inch per week to stay green. Try to water in the early morning so the grass absorbs the water better and be sure to divert your sprinklers so they aren't watering impervious surfaces. If a green lawn isn't a concern for you, try to not water more than is necessary. Grass that turns yellow or brown in the middle of summer is just going dormant and will bounce back in the fall.
Fertilize in fall. If you are planning on fertilizing your lawn, it will be most effective in the fall. It's also useful to get a soil test of your yard so you know what nutrients your lawn needs. Be sure to use zero-phosphorus fertilizers and sweep up any fertilizer that falls on hard surfaces. As an alternative to fertilizing, you can aerate in the fall instead.
More tips can be found on the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District website. You can help us improve the watershed, one action at a time!
This summer, August 7-10, 2017 from 2:30-4:30pm, we will be holding our annual Southwest High School Soccer Camp for boys and girls entering grades 4-9 in the Fall of 2017. Cost is $75 for the first player in a family and $60 for each additional sibling. The camp is held at Southwest High School Soccer Stadium and led by Southwest High School soccer captains with assistance from coaches and former players.
youthcampsignup.southwest-soccer.com Registration is complete once the online registration form is completed and waiver/payment is received. For questions about the youth camp, send an email to: youthcamp@southwest-soccer.com call Dale Peterson at: 612-655-2796 Thanks for supporting SW soccer!
Perform seasonal manual labor in the care and maintenance of Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's (MPRB) buildings, grounds, and amenities to provide a safe, comfortable environment for the public. Position is temporary lasting up to six (6) months, with expected duration from mid-April through mid-October, depending on work location and weather conditions. May be assigned a modified workweek and workday that includes weekends and holidays. Start times are between 5-7am, end times are between 1:30-3:30pm. A limited number of positions required to work 1-9pm.
Check out this opportunity and more online.
Safety Camp teaches participants safety education through games, demonstrations and hands-on activities in a fun camp setting. Camp is action packed, and safety topics include water, bike, animal, bus, fire safety and more. Police, firefighters, and recreation staff serve as camp counselors. Parents/guardians are invited to join their camper for lunch on July 26, noon-1 pm. Camp includes: drinks, snacks, t-shirt and awards ceremony.
Register now! Bus pick ups available throughout the city (including at Armatage Park) or opt to drop your camper off at Wirth. Sign up for the optional 4th day on July 27 from 9am-4:30pm.
This entry was posted in Agenda, Green Living, Park on July 17, 2017 by anacoordinator.


Your camera takes really nice pictures!
I feel the need to advertise What the Duck, a web comic about photography. It's funny and very often, as in the case above, it's spot-on. Read it!
Speaking about web comics: There is another lesser known one I'm very fond of, namely XKCD (which, according to the author is "[not] actually an acronym", but "just a word with no phonetic pronunciation"). Here are a few good ones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Make sure you read the mouse-over texts too!


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Dakota Johnson felt privileged to shoot The Lost Daughter in Greece amid pandemic
Posted on: 2nd January 2022
Categories: celebrity-news, Movie News, Showbiz
Dakota Johnson felt "so safe" working with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Dakota Johnson felt privileged to shoot The Lost Daughter in Greece when the vast majority of people were locked down amid the pandemic.
Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, which also stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, was originally supposed to shoot in New Jersey in spring 2020. That plan was scrapped due to the pandemic and producers subsequently managed to find the Greek island of Spetses, where production began that September.
In an interview with Vogue, Johnson acknowledged that the cast and crew were privileged to film in a sunny beachside location during such a dark time in the world.
"I'm privileged to do this as my job, but then to film a movie in Greece during a pandemic when people were locked in their apartments and dreaming of a beach? It was truly a gift and that was not lost on any of us," she stated.
The Fifty Shades of Grey star added that everybody on the island got involved in the production during the 28-day shoot.
"It's a really small island and everyone was kind of involved in the movie. The girls who worked at the local coffee shop were some of the extras. We were all together all the time in a bubble and we all became really close," she shared.
Due to the pandemic, Johnson and Gyllenhaal discussed the inspiration for the character and what she would look like via Zoom, citing Spanish singer Rosalia and actress Megan Fox as references.
And she praised her director for making the set feel "so safe", adding, "Maggie has such an incredible way of working with actors because she is one… I felt like I could go to extremes in any direction and I'd be taken care of."
The Lost Daughter is on Netflix now.