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61. In Response to: Meta-Analysis of time to antimicrobial therapy in sepsis: Confounding as well as bias (PubMed)
In Response to: Meta-Analysis of time to antimicrobial therapy in sepsis: Confounding as well as bias 28098655 2018 11 13 1530-0293 45 2 2017 Feb Critical care medicine Crit. Care Med. The authors reply. e243-e244 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002178 Sterling Sarah A SA Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine, Jackson, MS. Puskarich Michael A MA Jones Alan E AE eng K23 GM113041 GM NIGMS NIH HHS United States Journal Article United States Crit Care
62. Reducing alcohol-related interpretive bias in negative affect situations: Using a scenario-based Cognitive Bias Modification training paradigm. (PubMed)
drinking. It was hypothesized that a single-session Cognitive Bias Modification of Interpretation (CBM-I) training condition (compared to a sham condition) would lead to less alcohol-related interpretations of negative affect situations, and less alcohol consumption while being in a negative mood state. The most pronounced effects were expected in individuals who drink alcohol to cope with anxiety. Moderate to heavy drinking university students (N = 134) were randomly assigned to a CBM-I or a sham (...) Reducing alcohol-related interpretive bias in negative affect situations: Using a scenario-based Cognitive Bias Modification training paradigm. Problematic alcohol use is associated with drinking alcohol to reduce negative mood states (negative reinforcement motive). Further, heavy drinking individuals tend to interpret ambiguous situations as alcohol-related (interpretive bias). The current experimental study aimed to examine the role of alcohol-related interpretive biases in negative-affect
2019 Addictive behaviors
63. The effect of local sequence context on mutational bias of leading and lagging strand genes (PubMed)
The effect of local sequence context on mutational bias of leading and lagging strand genes All organisms must replicate their genetic information accurately to ensure its faithful transmission. DNA polymerase errors provide an important source of genetic variation that can drive evolution. Understanding the origins of genetic variation will inform our understanding of evolution and the development of genetic diseases. A number of factors have been proposed to influence mutagenesis [1-10]. Here (...) higher mutation rate for head-on genes can be explained by differing sequence composition between the leading and lagging strands and the error bias for DNA polymerase in specific sequence contexts. Therefore, we find local sequence context is the major determinant of mutagenesis in bacteria.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2016 Current biology : CB
64. Virtual Embodiment of White People in a Black Virtual Body Leads to a Sustained Reduction in Their Implicit Racial Bias (PubMed)
Virtual Embodiment of White People in a Black Virtual Body Leads to a Sustained Reduction in Their Implicit Racial Bias Virtual reality can be used to visually substitute a person's body by a life-sized virtual one. Such embodiment results in a perceptual illusion of body ownership over the virtual body (VB). Previous research has shown that the form of the VB can influence implicit attitudes. In particular, embodying White people in a Black virtual body is associated with an immediate decrease (...) in their implicit racial bias against Black people. We tested whether the reduction in implicit bias lasts for at least 1 week and whether it is enhanced by multiple exposures. Two experiments were carried out with a total of 90 female participants where the virtual body was either Black or White. Participants were required to follow a virtual Tai Chi teacher who was either Asian or European Caucasian. Each participant had 1, 2, or 3 exposures separated by days. Implicit racial bias was measured 1 week before
2016 Frontiers in human neuroscience
65. Do Health Claims and Front-of-Pack Labels Lead to a Positivity Bias in Unhealthy Foods? (PubMed)
Do Health Claims and Front-of-Pack Labels Lead to a Positivity Bias in Unhealthy Foods? Health claims and front-of-pack labels (FoPLs) may lead consumers to hold more positive attitudes and show a greater willingness to buy food products, regardless of their actual healthiness. A potential negative consequence of this positivity bias is the increased consumption of unhealthy foods. This study investigated whether a positivity bias would occur in unhealthy variations of four products (cookies (...) , corn flakes, pizzas and yoghurts) that featured different health claim conditions (no claim, nutrient claim, general level health claim, and higher level health claim) and FoPL conditions (no FoPL, the Daily Intake Guide (DIG), Multiple Traffic Lights (MTL), and the Health Star Rating (HSR)). Positivity bias was assessed via measures of perceived healthiness, global evaluations (incorporating taste, quality, convenience, etc.) and willingness to buy. On the whole, health claims did not produce
2016 Nutrients
66. Optimal multisensory integration leads to optimal time estimation (PubMed)
Optimal multisensory integration leads to optimal time estimation Our brain compensates sensory uncertainty by combining multisensory information derived from an event, and by integrating the current sensory signal with the prior knowledge about the statistical structure of previous events. There is growing evidence that both strategies are statistically optimal; however, how these two stages of information integration interact and shape an optimal percept remains an open question (...) increases as the uncertainty increases, and that the multisensory timing improves both the timing sensitivity and the central tendency bias compared to the unisensory timing. Computational models indicate that the optimal multisensory integration precedes the optimal integration of prior information causing the central tendency. Our findings suggest that our brain incorporates the multisensory information and prior knowledge in a statistically optimal manner to realize precise and accurate timing
2018 Scientific reports
67. The effect of publication bias magnitude and direction on the certainty in evidence
The effect of publication bias magnitude and direction on the certainty in evidence The effect of publication bias magnitude and direction on the certainty in evidence | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine We use cookies to improve our service and to tailor our content and advertising to you. You can manage your cookie settings via your browser at any time. To learn more about how we use cookies, please see our . Log in using your username and password For personal accounts OR managers of institutional (...) time a meta-analysis is conducted, it will likely contain more trials with positive findings than those with negative findings and the estimated pooled effect size is likely to be exaggerated. This is a type of publication bias. When decision makers make a recommendation based on evidence affected by publication bias, this action is supported by likely exaggerated benefit. Therefore, the balance of benefit and harm that led to the recommended action is likely distorted. Decision makers acknowledge
68. Estimation of loss of quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) for patients with operable versus inoperable lung cancer: Adjusting quality-of-life and lead-time bias for utility of surgery. (PubMed)
Estimation of loss of quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) for patients with operable versus inoperable lung cancer: Adjusting quality-of-life and lead-time bias for utility of surgery. This study attempts to quantify the difference in loss of quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) for patients with operable and inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).A cohort consisting of 1652 pathologically verified NSCLC patients with performance status 0-1 was monitored for 7 years (2005-2011 (...) , after adjustment for QoL and lead-time bias.The utility gained from surgical operation for operable lung cancer is substantial, even after adjustment for lead-time bias. Future studies should compare screening programs with treatment strategies when carrying out cost-utility assessments to improve patients' values.Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.. All rights reserved.
2014 Lung Cancer
69. Estimation of lead-time bias and its impact on the outcome of surveillance for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. (PubMed)
Estimation of lead-time bias and its impact on the outcome of surveillance for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Lead-time is the time by which diagnosis is anticipated by screening/surveillance with respect to the symptomatic detection of a disease. Any screening program, including surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is subject to lead-time bias. Data regarding lead-time for HCC are lacking. Aims of the present study were to calculate lead-time and to assess its (...) was 32.7% in semiannually surveilled patients, 25.2% in annually surveilled patients, and 12.2% in symptomatic patients (p<0.001). In a 10-year follow-up perspective, the median lead-time calculated for all surveilled patients was 6.5 months (7.2 for semiannual and 4.1 for annual surveillance). Lead-time bias accounted for most of the surveillance benefit until the third year of follow-up after HCC diagnosis. However, even after lead-time adjustment, semiannual surveillance maintained a survival
70. The Maimed Martian, credible intervals and bias against benefit
The Maimed Martian, credible intervals and bias against benefit The Maimed Martian, credible intervals and bias against benefit | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine We use cookies to improve our service and to tailor our content and advertising to you. You can manage your cookie settings via your browser at any time. To learn more about how we use cookies, please see our . Log in using your username and password For personal accounts OR managers of institutional accounts Username * Password * your (...) user name or password? Search for this keyword Search for this keyword Main menu Log in using your username and password For personal accounts OR managers of institutional accounts Username * Password * your user name or password? You are here The Maimed Martian, credible intervals and bias against benefit Article Text Methods The Maimed Martian, credible intervals and bias against benefit Statistics from Altmetric.com You do not have access to the full text of this article, the first page
71. Frailty exclusion bias?A theoretical basis and practical influences on Nagoya City Study
if the time window had been prolonged to 24 and/or 48 months in Donegan's study?Papers that reported association or with data suggesting association: 6. Geier et al and 7. Baril et al both are free from frailty exclusion bias 6. Geier et al ·Using the vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS) database, Geier et al reported positive and significant associations between HPV vaccines use and serious autoimmune adverse events (SAAE): ·odds ratios (95%CI) were: gastroenteritis:?4.6 (1.3-18.5), arthritis (...) py of CNS demyelinating diseases in the non-vaccinated group (4.7 or 5.8) is very high compared with that of multiple sclerosis including optic neuritis (1.0) in the general population of the same age group (women aged 15 to 24 years) in France [ref]. 7. This suggest that non-vaccinated group had included frail girls at the time of inclusion. Therefore "Frailty exclusion bias" or "healthy vaccinee effect" may not be completely excluded in this French pharmacovigilance study. (Even if it is taken
72. A Time-Walk Correction Method for PET Detectors Based on Leading Edge Discriminators (PubMed)
A Time-Walk Correction Method for PET Detectors Based on Leading Edge Discriminators The leading edge timing pick-off technique is the simplest timing extraction method for PET detectors. Due to the inherent time-walk of the leading edge technique, corrections should be made to improve timing resolution, especially for time-of-flight PET. Time-walk correction can be done by utilizing the relationship between the threshold crossing time and the event energy on an event by event basis (...) . In this paper, a time-walk correction method is proposed and evaluated using timing information from two identical detectors both using leading edge discriminators. This differs from other techniques that use an external dedicated reference detector, such as a fast PMT-based detector using constant fraction techniques to pick-off timing information. In our proposed method, one detector was used as reference detector to correct the time-walk of the other detector. Time-walk in the reference detector
2017 IEEE transactions on radiation and plasma medical sciences
73. Is there hindsight bias without real hindsight? Conjectures are sufficient to elicit hindsight bias. (PubMed)
over time and affected participants' reproductions of their earlier estimates. We replicated this finding in a controlled lab experiment (N = 94) and found a comparable magnitude of conjecture-based and knowledge-based hindsight bias. These findings demonstrate hindsight distortions in the absence of definite knowledge and extend theoretical assumptions about the prerequisites of hindsight bias in the context of events. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). (...) Is there hindsight bias without real hindsight? Conjectures are sufficient to elicit hindsight bias. After learning about an event, people often mistakenly believe to have predicted what happened all along (hindsight bias). However, what if what has happened is not known, but subject to conjecture? Could conjectures, in the absence of knowledge about the event, elicit the same bias and make people believe they "conjectured it all along", too? We examined this question in 2 studies. Immediately
2018 Journal of experimental psychology. Applied
74. Using Platelet Rich Fibrin During Socket Preservation Prevents Alveolar Bone Loss and Leads to Faster Soft-tissue Healing Along With Decreased Post-operative Pain
Using Platelet Rich Fibrin During Socket Preservation Prevents Alveolar Bone Loss and Leads to Faster Soft-tissue Healing Along With Decreased Post-operative Pain UTCAT3349, Found CAT view, CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICs University: | | ORAL HEALTH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROGRAM View the CAT / Title Using Platelet Rich Fibrin During Socket Preservation Prevents Alveolar Bone Loss and Leads to Faster Soft-tissue Healing Along With Decreased Post-operative Pain. Clinical Question For a patient (...) included split-mouth design. All included studies provided sufficient follow-up. Statistical significance was noted consistently across studies for ridge preservation. For interventional studies, the methodological quality of the trials was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration tool for assessing risk of bias, as adapted by Chambrone et al. Observed outcomes were significantly superior when compared with natural healing as noted: HBL/B: −2.9 ± 2.7 mm; HBL/L: −2.1 ± 2.5 mm; TWR: 51.92 ± 40.31
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75. T2* Mapping for Hip Joint Cartilage Assessment: Pre-MRI Exercise and Time of Imaging Do Not Bias the T2* Measurement in Asymptomatic Volunteers (PubMed)
T2* Mapping for Hip Joint Cartilage Assessment: Pre-MRI Exercise and Time of Imaging Do Not Bias the T2* Measurement in Asymptomatic Volunteers Objective To identify if the time of day and pre-imaging exercise matter while performing T2* mapping of hip joint cartilage at 3 T. Design Nine asymptomatic healthy volunteers (mean age 27.4 ± 4.0 years) with no obvious morphological evidence of cartilage damage were enrolled. The MRI protocol included a double-echo steady state (DESS) sequence (...) for morphological cartilage assessment and a multi-echo data image combination sequence for the T2* measurement. T2* values were obtained between 8 and 11 a.m., between 3 and 6 p.m., and after 50 knee-bends at several time points of each measurement (0, 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes). Results We observed no differences ( P = 0.47) between the T2* values obtained in the morning (T2* = 22.9 ± 3.0 ms) and those measured in the afternoon (T2* = 23.2 ± 3.2 ms). We also observed no statistically significant differences
2016 Cartilage
76. Odors Bias Time Perception in Visual and Auditory Modalities (PubMed)
Odors Bias Time Perception in Visual and Auditory Modalities Previous studies have shown that emotional states alter our perception of time. However, attention, which is modulated by a number of factors, such as emotional events, also influences time perception. To exclude potential attentional effects associated with emotional events, various types of odors (inducing different levels of emotional arousal) were used to explore whether olfactory events modulated time perception differently (...) in visual and auditory modalities. Participants were shown either a visual dot or heard a continuous tone for 1000 or 4000 ms while they were exposed to odors of jasmine, lavender, or garlic. Participants then reproduced the temporal durations of the preceding visual or auditory stimuli by pressing the spacebar twice. Their reproduced durations were compared to those in the control condition (without odor). The results showed that participants produced significantly longer time intervals in the lavender
2016 Frontiers in psychology
77. Time scale bias in erosion rates of glaciated landscapes (PubMed)
Time scale bias in erosion rates of glaciated landscapes Deciphering erosion rates over geologic time is fundamental for understanding the interplay between climate, tectonic, and erosional processes. Existing techniques integrate erosion over different time scales, and direct comparison of such rates is routinely done in earth science. On the basis of a global compilation, we show that erosion rate estimates in glaciated landscapes may be affected by a systematic averaging bias that produces (...) no evidence for a time scale bias in spatially averaged erosion rates of landscapes dominated by river incision. We discuss the implications of our findings in the context of the proposed coupling between climate and tectonics, and interpreting erosion rate estimates with different averaging time scales through geologic time.
2016 Science advances
78. Are cancer cost-effectiveness analyses presented at major conferences published timely without bias? A systematic review. (PubMed)
Are cancer cost-effectiveness analyses presented at major conferences published timely without bias? A systematic review.
2016 Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
79. Bias Due to Correlation Between Times-at-Risk for Infection in Epidemiologic Studies Measuring Biological Interactions Between Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Case Study Using Human Papillomavirus Type Interactions. (PubMed)
Bias Due to Correlation Between Times-at-Risk for Infection in Epidemiologic Studies Measuring Biological Interactions Between Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Case Study Using Human Papillomavirus Type Interactions. The clustering of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in some individuals is often interpreted as the result of common risk factors rather than biological interactions between different types of HPV. The intraindividual correlation between times-at-risk for all HPV infections (...) is not generally considered in the analysis of epidemiologic studies. We used a deterministic transmission model to simulate cross-sectional and prospective epidemiologic studies measuring associations between 2 HPV types. When we assumed no interactions, the model predicted that studies would estimate odds ratios and incidence rate ratios greater than 1 between HPV types even after complete adjustment for sexual behavior. We demonstrated that this residual association is due to correlation between the times
80. Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses. (PubMed)
Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses. Many analyses of observational data are attempts to emulate a target trial. The emulation of the target trial may fail when researchers deviate from simple principles that guide the design and analysis of randomized experiments. We review a framework to describe and prevent biases, including immortal time bias, that result from a failure to align start of follow-up, specification


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Africawoman was set up in 2001 by Worldwoman - a Scottish based charity that trains and publishes women journalists from developing countries. Worldwoman is backed by the British Council, Department for International Development, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Six Continents Leisure Group.
Africawoman connects 80 female journalists from Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Nigeria. who meet in a monthly virtual newsroom (VNR). Their monthly newspapers are the products of pioneering virtual meetings across the African continent and across the Equator!
The VNR is an intranet that allows all the women involved to gather in intranet cafes across Africa and connect up with one another and founder, the BBC journalist Lesley Riddoch in Scotland. Africawoman is setup as an NGO and has an African editor, Lucy Oriang of the Nation newspaper, and co-ordinator, Florence Machio both based in Nairobi.
Africawoman's aim is to encourage African women to develop a new voice in journalism - to develop their personal confidence as opinion formers - to make sure women hit the headlines on issues side-lined by politicians and to learn skills to develop supplements for African newspapers, create a wires and news service for African community radio stations, present documentaries for UK TV and radio, and ultimately move as trainers to other parts of the world to help start the virtual newsroom process all over again!


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Sir Edward Lister joins Museum of London Board of Governors
Today Sir Edward Lister, Senior Advisor to UK Trade and Industry's Regeneration Investment Organisation and Former Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning, takes his place on the Museum of London Board.
He joins at a time of change and opportunity as the museum plans its 2021 relocation to a new home in West Smithfield. Sir Edward brings with him a wealth of strategic and planning experience having worked at the heart of London government for over 20 years.
Sir Edward has recently been appointed Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency. The agency operates outside London, supporting communities by making homes and business premises available to those who need them.
Sir Edward occupied his recent post as Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning from 2011-16. This pivotal role at City Hall involved coordinating and implementing the strategic and policy priorities of the Mayor and his team. As the Mayor's Chief of Staff Sir Edward led on GLA budgets and administration. He also advised the Mayor on strategic planning applications. He managed the London Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy. Sir Edward also delivered a key part of the Mayor's jobs and growth agenda.
Sir Edward Lister said:
"This is an exciting time to join the Board of the Museum of London, just as it's planning its 2021 move to West Smithfield. I am a Londoner. I'm excited to be part of this plan – a plan which will transform the museum's relationship with London and Londoners and one to which I feel I can add some value."
Sir Edward's experience of London government extends well beyond City Hall. He was previously leader of Wandsworth Council from 1992 to 2011.
The now 18-strong Museum of London Board consists of appointments from the Greater London Authority, the Corporation of the City of London and includes high-profile leaders in diverse fields, from property to broadcasting.
Clive Bannister, Chairman of the Museum of London, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Sir Edward to the Board of Governors of the Museum of London. As Deputy Mayor of London he has been responsible for London's 2025 Infrastructure Plan, informed by leading Wandsworth's Council for nearly 20 years. This unique background and unrivalled experience of planning and London governance will augment our strong Board as it builds the New Museum."
Sharon Ament, Director, Museum of London, said:
"Sir Edward knows London inside-out, his experience, expertise and wise head will help enormously in the fermentation of our plans to connect to all parts of London and to all Londoners".
To contact the press team please visit the News Room page.
About Sir Edward Lister
Sir Edward was awarded the KBE in the Queen's 2011 Birthday Honours list.
About The Museum of London
The Museum of London tells the ever-changing story of this great world city and its people, from 450,000 BC to the present day. Our galleries, exhibitions, displays and activities seek to inspire a passion for London and provide a sense of the vibrancy that makes the city such a unique place.
The museum is open daily 10am – 6pm and is FREE to all, and you can explore the Museum of London with collections online – home to 90,000 objects with more being added. www.museumoflondon.org.uk.

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Nigeria Decides 2019: Keep Fighting for the Nigerian Dream
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In the words of Lady Gaga, "It's not about winning but what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it……………..it's not about how many times you get rejected, or you fall down or you are beaten down. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and you keep on going".
An Overview of Nigeria Decided 2019
Nigeria decides 2019 series took place on Saturday. Gradually, the results of the elections are coming in. Though we seem to have to wait indefinitely for the outcome of the presidential election. I guess that will also be known pretty soon except INEC has grounds to have a re-election. Either ways, the next 4years can only feature one person and one party as the next president of Nigeria. Until the next series of Nigeria decides which will be in 2023.
I made no mistake in saying one party because it seems to me as though we have a leader in office but his or her party determines the policies. That is how Nigeria decides; by the political party. I read a piece online about an elderly person who said he was not going to vote any of the new parties. His choice was between the lesser of the 2 evils. I guess we all know the 2 evils he was referencing. RMD also mentioned in his interview with BBC pidgin, that we seem to be tilting towards a 2 party system and I couldn't help but agree with him.
The Nigerian Dream
There is a bigger picture which is the cause for which I believe that many arose to campaign in this year's edition of Nigeria decides. The picture that made many go in search of their PVCs. We all had to encourage ourselves that our vote does count. The picture that sent many to the streets to cast their vote despite the uncertainty of what could happen at the polling booths. This picture is what I have termed, The Nigerian Dream.
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We may not get the outcome that we desire in terms of who we want to occupy any political seat. However, we all desire a nation that caters to our basic human needs. Rather than list all that we need, I will say, we all desire a nation that works. Our sectors need to undergo a re-orientation program because not only should we seek out good leaders, we all need to become better citizens.
I watched Banky Wellington's video last night, reminding us that the journey was never about the election but a lifelong commitment to fixing Nigeria, one community at a time. It starts with me.
Planning for Nigeria Decides 2023
For those in the diaspora who wished they could vote, you can. You just need to make a plan to visit home at that time of the year, same way you make plans for weddings or the festive season. For those who couldn't get their PVC out, I don't know how the system works but if it is something we can get out before the next elections, then let's work on that. Then INEC, you have just 1 job every 4years, how about you make sure that you start as soon as this is over because I am guessing, salaries are not being paid once every election but rather, every month. For those who want to emerge in the next election, get known by the people. Let us feel your pulse starting now. That way, you can have the numbers.
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I was thinking, how about the new parties form a coalition and operate under one name, one logo, one party. I mean, the ladder and the lion for instance seem to share similar ideologies right? They could come together to ensure that they put their resources together. I have also been thinking about RMD's interview on BBC pidgin. He mentioned that we should be thinking of joining the parties. He sort of hinted that the best way to effect change is from the inside. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comment section!
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Note that the following content may not be suitable for all readers. Also, I mean no disrespect to the victim or her family.
I see this blog as a physical manifestation of my mind, and so I have to be honest and say that although my mind is full of baking recipes and Jane Austen, there is also a part of it that has a morbid curiosity to unsolved mysteries. I have decided to share with you one of the first mysteries I ever learned about, and if this post does well then I will make it into a bit of a series and regularly post cases! I chose this case as it is not too scary or creepy, however let me know down below if you would rather some cases like that. This is the story of the mysterious death of Elisa Lam.
On the 19th February 2013, the Cecil Hotel staff received a number of complaints that the water from their sinks or showers was not flowing, or when it did it was dark and tasted bad. The maintenance workers went up to the water tank on the roof to identify the cause of the problem, when they found the body of 21-year-old Elisa Lam. Elisa was a Canadian student on a trip to Los Angeles by herself. She had actually been reported missing at the start of the month, but no one suspected that she would endear the fate that she did.
There are many suspicious elements to the Elisa Lam case which suggest that this was not a cut-and-dry suicide, and why it is still under investigation 6 years on. The first reason is because no one can work out how Elisa got into the water tank in the first place. To get up to the roof where the tanks are would mean accessing fire doors which could only be opened using a staff key, but no staff keys were found around Elisa or anywhere on the roof, and none were reported missing. Elisa could not have opened the door herself without an alarm being sounded. Additionally, the tank itself is 2.4m high, and has an extremely heavy lid. The maintenance workers had to use ladders to get up to the tank and more than one of them had to help open the tank- there is no way a small 21-year-old woman is going to be able to do that herself. Her clothes were found outside the tank, along with her watch and room keys. Elisa's phone that she used regularly was never found. There were no signs of drugs, a lot of alcohol or any sexual contact with Elisa.
The reason why this case blew up and became so widely talked about is because the police released a rather bizarre security video, which is the last known footage of Elisa. In the video, which I will link to below, Elisa appears to be hiding and then talking to an unseen person outside of a lift. It is widely agreed that Elisa was not acting "normally", as she looks distressed and is walking in and out the lift and pressing all the buttons. People blame her Bipolar Disorder on this behaviour, yet psychologists claim that these actions would not be caused by that disorder, and her family agreed that she did not ever act like that in the past. As I have stated before, no drugs and very little alcohol was found in her system, so these would not have been the cause for the behaviour either.
The actual cause of Elisa Lam's death is drowning, but the autopsy report has marked the reason (ie suicide, homicide, natural, etc) as 'Undetermined'. Was Elisa murdered? Was she suffering from a mental disorder that caused her to go into the tank? How did she even get into the tank with no assistance? I would love to hear what you guys think below, and if you would like for me to continue sharing some unsolved mysteries with you.


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The Backstreet Boys, or BSB, is a boy band and pop group that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. Since then they have broken music and concert sale records, having sold more than 180 million albums (38 million in the United States.) to make them the highest-selling boy band on record. The group originally consisted of Nick Carter, Howard Dwaine 'Howie' Dorough, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, and AJ McLean.
Their debut album, Backstreet Boys, was released in 1996. The album debuted at #1 in Germany, Norway, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Finland, Austria, and Canada and sold over 38 million copies worldwide (14 million copies in the U.S.) setting a record for the most successful debut album in history. In some countries, they've also released a second album, Backstreet's Back. In May 1999, the Backstreet Boys released the album Millennium, which sold over 1.13 million units in its first week, setting a record for most albums sold in the first week of release. They also held the most sales for an album's second and third weeks. The record dominated the worldwide charts, landing at the #1 spot in 25 countries. The album was certified 11 times platinum by December 1999, making it the fastest selling album in a year. The album went on to sell over 43 million copies worldwide. Released in November 2000, their album Black & Blue, whose 13-song selection features five songs co-written by members of the group, plus two songs written by all five Backstreet Boys, achieved platinum status in over 30 countries and gold certification in 10 regions around the world during its first week of release with sales of over 25 million copies worldwide.
In October 2001, the boys released The Hits: Chapter One, a disc of their greatest hits and Drowning, their last single until their return in 2005. After a five-year hiatus, their new single, Incomplete, was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005 and quickly became the #1 most requested song in top markets in both U.S. and overseas. The song was a drastic change from their previous albums, switching to adult contemporary rather than pop. On June 14, 2005, the Backstreet Boys released their comeback album Never Gone, which they spent more than a year recording. It has sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
On June 24, 2006, Kevin Richardson left the band on good terms to pursue personal projects. The group said that they won't close the door to Kevin and whenever he wants to go back, he's welcome. The now four have released on October 30th their sixth album, called Unbreakable. On October 30,2007, BSB madness was back in Times Square for the boys. They have proven time and time again in the industry that they are "unbreakable" and the bond they have for their fans is unbreakable. They started touring in February 2008. Their Unbreakable Tour has been a big success!
Their new album This Is Us released on October 6th, 2009. They worked with Max Martin, OneRepublic singer Ryan Tedder, RedOne, Ne-Yo, Brian Kennedy, Pitbull, Claude Kelly, Jim Jonsin, Eddie Galan, T-Pain, Rami Yacoub, Kristian Lundin, many others on the album.
On January 26, 2010, they released a second greatest hits album titled, Playlist: The Very Best of the Backstreet Boys and is part of a series of similar Playlist albums issued by Sony Legacy. .
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WBF No 1
Biennial Foundation
Official hotel of World Biennial Forum No 2
COMFORT SUITES OSCAR FREIRE
Rua Oscar Freire, 1948
São Paulo – SP | Brasil
E: reservas.csof@atlanticahotels.com.br / csof@atlanticahotels.com.br
www.atlanticahotels.com.br/atlantica/hoteis/estrutura.asp?Numfuncionalidade=292&NumHotel=34
To make your reservation with a special discounted fare for the Forum, please contact the hotels by e-mail, sending, attached, the discount voucher of WBF 2 Voucher
Reservations are subject to availability.
QUALITY SUITES IMPERIAL HALL
Rua da Consolação, 3555
E: reservas.qsih@atlanticahotels.com.br
COMFORT NOVA PAULISTA
Rua Vergueiro, 2.740
E: reservas.cnp@atlanticahotels.com.br
Museums and Art Centers
Inside the Ibirapuera Park
MAC – MUSEU DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA
Open Hours: 10am-21pm Tue; 10am-18pm Wed-Sun
The museum of contemporary art opened its doors at the beginning of 2012. This is one of the most impressive Oscar Niemeyer's buildings and offers eight floors of must be seen exhibitions. To get there, the visitor has to cross a bridge above the busy Avenida Vinte e Três de Maio, which link the park to this museum.
Until November 30th, the exhibition of the Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira is being displayed. The stunning artwork named "Transatlânica" is an obligatory stop. www.mac.usp.br
MAM – MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA DE SÃO PAULO
Admission R$5.50 (free on Sunday)
Open hours: 10am –6pm Tue – Sun
Founded in 1948, its collection contains more than 5000 works by the most representative modern and contemporary artists, principally Brazilian ones. The museum spaces are visually integrated into the Sculpture Garden, designed by Roberto Burle Marx to display works from the collection. The museum shop sells design products and the restaurant definitely is worth a try. This museum is inside the Ibirapuera Park. www.mam.org.br
MUSEU AFRO BRASIL
Open hours: 10am-5pm Tue-Sun
A collection of over than 6,000 works highlights the importance of African people in the formation of Brazilian culture, heritage and identity as known nowadays. It also offers a celebration of the art and accomplishments of the Africans and Afro-Brazilians. Its building was designed by the renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. This museum is inside the Ibirapuera Park.
www.museuafrobrasil.org.br
CCBB – CENTRO CULTURAL BANCO DO BRASIL
Address: Rua Álvares Penteado 112, Sé, São Paulo
Metro 1 and 3, Sé; or 1, São Bento
Open hours: 9am-9pm Wed-Mon
Built in 1901, this imposing former bank in the middle of the old city centre is now a cultural centre, with a café, art exhibitions, theatre and educational programs. The CCBB cinema often includes engrossing retrospectives of internationally renowned directors.
www.culturabancodobrasil.com.br/portal/sao-paulo/
Address: Avenida Paulista, 149
Metro: 2, Brigadeiro
Open hours: 9am-8pm Tue-Fry; 11am-8pm Sat-Sun
Housed in a typical Avenida Paulista glass building and run by one of the country's largest banks, Banco Itaú, this institute holds temporary, contemporary art exhibitions. The initial goal of the centre was to set up a computer database on which it could store information on Brazilian arts and culture, and in 2000, a large collection of online works was made available to the public through Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. www.novo.itaucultural.org.br
MASP – MUSEU DE ARTE DE SÃO PAULO
Address: Avenida Paulista 1578, Bela Vista, São Paulo
Metro: 2, Trianon-MASP
Admission R$15, students R$7 (free on Tuesday)
Open hours: 10am-6pm Tue, Wed; 10am-8pm Thu; 10am-6pm Fri-Sun (ticket office open until half an hour before closing).
São Paulo's flagship museum, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, is an imposing red concrete and glass box made by the Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi. Suspended on four concrete columns it dominates Avenida Paulista. It's the best collection of European and Brazilian art in South America – even if only around 500 of the museum's 7,000 works are on show at any given time.www.masp.art.br
MIS – MUSEU DA IMAGEM E DO SOM
Address: Avenida Europa, 158, Jardim Europa, São Paulo
Prices: R$6; students R$3 (free on Tuesday and Saturday)
Open hours: Noon-9pm; Tue-Fri; 11am-8pm Sat-Sun
MIS affirms itself as a space that brings memory and contemporaneity, technical investigation and widening of access to art innovation to lively dialogue. Since 2011, MIS has been under the command of executive director André Sturm, who has brought a new plan of activities in his term. MIS has become a meeting space for the population of São Paulo, where the plurality of artistic and cultural options prevail. The restaurant Chez MIS is a trendy restaurant with great food and atmosphere.
Just few steps from MIS the visitor can take a look at MUBE (Museu Brasileiro da Escultura) made mainly of concrete and iron, a signature of its architect, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, with exhibition halls below street level. www.mis-sp.org.br
PINACOTECA DO ESTADO
Address: Praça da Luz, Center, São Paulo
Metro: 1, Luz
Admission: R$6; students R$3 (free on Saturday)
Open hours: 10am-5.30pm Tue-Sun
Designed in 1897 by ramos de Azevedo, the building housed the first art school of São Paulo. In 1997, the famous Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha renovated the eclectic neoclassical building by stripping it of the stucco that covered it and leaving a stunning columned palace in exposed brick. Many of the most important Brazilian modernists are on display inside, Cândido Portinari, Anita Malfatti and Di Cavalcanti included.
The Pinacoteca admission fee also includes entry to the ESTAÇÃO PINACOTECA, just a couple of minutes walk away, which is now both a temporary exhibition space as well as a museum that documents the building's history as a political prison during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-85). www.pinacoteca.org.br
TOMIE OTHAKE
Address: Avenida Faria Lima, 201, Pinheiros, São Paulo
Metro: 4, Faria Lima
Housed in an imposing dark glass skyscraper intertwined with steel waves of purple and maroon, the institute is named after the Japanese-Brazilian artist and designed by her son, Ruy Ohtake, one of Brazil's most loved and hated architects who isn't scared to shock with challenging exhibitions. The complex also houses a shop with stocking local handicrafts, an art bookstore, the restaurant Santinho, which has an excellent lunch buffet, with Brazilian food. www.institutotomieohtake.com.br
Next to Ibirapuera Park
JABER
Address: Al. dos Nahambiquaras, 818, Indianópolis
Distance from the park: 1.8 km
Traditional arabic restaurant which opened in 1952. Good option for a quick lunch.
JARDINEIRA GRILL
Address: Avenida dos Bandeirantes, 1001, Vila Olímpia
Distance from the park: 2,9 km.
Other great steakhouse to eat an excellent rodízio, desgutation of meat.www.jardineiragrill.com.br
PÉ NO PARQUE
Address: Rua Inhambu, 240
Distance from the park: 700m
Great option for snacks, light food, salads and breakfast on weekends. Try açaí, cajú, cajá, acerola, jaboticaba and cupuaçu juices, which are typical Brazilian fruits. www.penoparque.com.br
QUINTA DOS PÃES
Address: Rua Pirapora, 197, Vila Mariana
Distance from the park: 1 km
This bakery is a great option to grab a sandwich. It is also a small emporium and wine cellar.
Address: Avenida Brigadeiro Luís Antonio, 4700
Distance from the park: 1,1 km
Located on the rooftop of the hotel Unique, it has stunning views over Ibirapuera park and a great lounge area.
www.hotelunique.com.br
Address: Rua Conceição Veloso, 56, Vila Mariana
This Boteco is award-winning for its Caipirinhas which have to accompany the creamy coxinhas (chicken croquettes), the best in town. www.velosobar.com.br
Other locations – Brazilian food
Address: Rua doutor Renato Paes de Barros, 65. Itaim Bibi
This traditional steakhouse has the best rodízio, an all-you-can-eat-restaurant with great range and quality of meat.
www.barbacoa.com.br
BAR DA DONA ONÇA
Address: Rua Ipiranga, 200, República
This trendy resto-bar is located on the ground floor of downtown's landmark Copan building, by Oscar Niemeyer. Try the Brazilian snacks pastel, rabada and croquete alongside a great caipirinha.
www.bardadonaonça.com.br
Address: Avenidade Cidade Jardim, 53
Known to serve one of the best Feijoada in São Paulo, the most typical Brazilian food, eaten traditionally on Wednesdays and Saturdays. www.bolinha.com.br
D.O.M.
Address: Rua Barão de Capanema, 549, Jardim Paulista
Award winning chef Alex Atala mixes molecular gastronomy with Brazilian ingredients. This is the number-seven-ranking restaurant in 2014 World's 50 Best Restaurants. www.domrestaurante.com.br
Address: Rua Joaquim Antunes, 210, Jardim Paulistano
The best woman chef of the world, Helena Rizzo, runs this restaurant, which serves the best contemporary Brazilian food.
www.manioca.com.br
AVENIDA PAULISTA AND RUA AUGUSTA
Address: Avenida Paulista 2073, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo
Metro 2, Consolação
Open hours: 7am-10pm Mon-Fri; 7am-10pm Sat; 10am-10pm Sun and Holidays
Avenida Paulista is the city's landmark. One can have a nice walk from side-to-side of the avenue, and visit MASP, CASA DAS ROSAS, ITAÚ CULTURAL, CONJUNTO NACIONAL, between other cultural spots. Conjunto Ncional is home to the best bookshop of São Paulo, Livraria Cultura, and one of the best cinemas, Cine Livraria Cultura. It is located right next to RUA AUGUSTA, the city's most dynamic nightlife zone. Bars like Z Carniceria, Caos, Athenas and Sancho do worth a try.
For those who would like to explore the gleaming towers and old mansions around Avenida Paulista can attend the SP FREE WALKING TOUR. The group meets at 3.30p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays, at the corner of Rua Augusta and Avenida Paulista, in front of the Banco do Brasil.
Address: Praça Pateo do Collegio, Centro, São Paulo
Metro: 1 or 3, Sé; 1, São Bento
The historic center of São Paulo has beautiful buildings from the mid 20th Century such as EDIFÍCIO ITÁLIA as well as colonial buildings such as PATEO DO COLLEGIO, where the city was born and the SOLAR DA MARQUESA DE SANTOS from the 19th Century. This was once home to the Marquise de Santos, mistress of the first Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro I, which displays goods that belonged to the couple and also an installation entitled "Perfume de Princesa" (Princess Perfume), by Brazilian artist Wagner Malta Tavares.
The city center has also become a target for urban renewal and an art hotspot, with new art spaces opening up like Pivô, Red Bull Station and Phosphorus.
For those who would like to make a city centre tour the SP FREE WALKING TOUR is a great option. On Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays, the tour begins at 11.30a.m. at PRAÇA DA REPÚBLICA, next to the tourist information centre.
FEIRA DA PRAÇA BENEDITO CALIXTO
Address: Praça Benedito Calixto, Pinheiros, São Paulo
Metro: 2, Clínicas
Open hours: 9am-6pm Sat
Probably the best flee market of São Paulo, this is the meeting point of all groups and ages every Saturday. The market sells antique furniture, vinyl, clothes and jewellery and is surrounded by gift shops. The visitors eat Brazilian typical food and enjoy the sound of samba.
Address: Praça da Liberdade, Liberdade, São Paulo
Metro: 1, Liberdade
Directly south of Centro lies the city's traditional neighborhood of Liberdade, where there is a Sunday fair with a vast range of Japanese and Chinese fast-food treats on offer at a reasonable price.
Address: Rua da Cantareira, 306, São Paulo
Metro: 1, São Bento
Open Hours: 5 a.m – 4 p.m Mon-Sat
Mercadão is a gourmet market for food lovers. The ground floor displays an abundacy of native fruits and vegetables as well as the best gourmet food. The upper level has several sit-down joints for lunch with a great view to the market and the beautiful building. One cannot forget to try the famous bacalhau (Portuguese-style salt-cod), the Italian mortadela sandwich, and the Brazilian pastel. A trip to the market is often combined with cheap shopping on Rua 25 de Março.
Address: the crossing of Rua Aspicuelta and Rua Mourato Coelho could be a start point to visit the neighborhood
Metro: 2, Vila Madalena; 4, Faria Lima
This neighborhood has an eclectic collection of bars, boutiques, restaurants and galleries. This is a great place to go anytime of the day or night. The bars Genial, Filial, Astor have great Chopp and Brazilian snacks.
Many nationalities can purchase a visa on entry at the airport, however you always need to check your nationality's visa requirements before traveling to Brazil. Contact your nearest Brazilian Consulate. See also: VisaRegulationsBrazil
From the airport to the city of São Paulo
Upon arriving in São Paulo, the best way to get to a hotel or into the city is via taxi. At the international Airport of Guarulhos, one can only get the blue-and-white Guarucoop radio taxi.
Another option to get into the city is a special bus service which offers numerous routes to the town, like Paulista Avenue, Downtown and Tatuapé, check where you are staying or going. www.airportbusservice.com.br
TΑΧΙ
Taxis are a great way to get around São Paulo, and an absolute must late at night. You can hail one anywhere on the street, and taxi stands are usually found on main intersections, next to malls, squares, and parks. To order a taxi at a specific time, call a radio taxi. Rádio Táxi can be reached at tel (11)3146-4000 and Central Táxi at (11)3035-0404/2163-9555.
One can also download taxi apps such as Easy Taxi and 99Taxis which is the best and most secure way to call a taxi.
MΕΤRΟ
Tourists are most likely to opt for the metro, as they are safe, clean and efficient in addition to being the easiest way to get around the city. The metro system consists of five colour-coded lines: Line 1 (Blue), Line 2 (Green), Line 3 (Red), Line 4 (Yellow) and Line 5 (Lilac) all of which operate from 4:40 am to midnight (1:00 am on Sundays). Metro fare is R$ 3,00.
The following website is helpful to understand the network map: www.metro.sp.gov.br/en/your-trip
ΒUS
Good as Sao Paulo's Metro is, there are some places you can only get to by bus. São Paulo buses are plentiful and frequent, but the city's sprawling layout and lack of landmarks can make the system hard to navigate. The below website offers an origin/destination service, which is only available in Portuguese.
Yet, rather intuitive: type in the street/avenue (excluding "rua", "avenida", etc.) you are on, and the street/avenue you want to get to, and it will list all lines available, and even tell you where to change, if necessary. Bus fare is R$ 3,00. www.sptrans.com.br
How to get to the Ibirapuera park
The Auditória Ibirapuera as well as Bienal Pavillion are located inside the Ibirapuera Park (Address: Avenida Pedro Álvares Cabral). There is no metro station near the park, so the best way to get there is by Taxi or Bus.
See bellow some bus routes:
Via Praça da Sé: Walk to R. Benjamim Constant 5318-10 Bus toward Chácara Santana Stop at Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral Walk to Ibirapuera Park
Via Metrô Ana Rosa (subway): Walk to Terminal Metrô Ana Rosa 677A-10 Bus toward Terminal Jardim Ângela Stop at Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral Walk to Ibirapuera Park
Via Av. Vereador José Diniz: Walk to Marechal Deodoro B/C 5362-10 Bus toward Praça da Sé Stop at Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral Walk to Ibirapuera Park
Via Av. Dr. Rudge Ramos: Walk to Av. Dr. Rudge Ramos, 720 359 Bus toward São Paulo (Saúde) Stop at Metrô Saúde (subway) 5164-21 Bus toward Parque do Ibirapuera Stop at Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral Walk to Ibirapuera Park
Getting to other cities in Brazil
SÃO PAULO – INHOTIM (BRUMADINHO)
Brumadinho, the city of Inhotim, is more than 500 km from São Paulo. The first step to get there is to fly to Belo Horizonte, the stretch takes 1h15. Flight tickets on TAM Air and GOL can be easily found at www.decolar.com
Then take a bus from the central bus station to Inhotim at the Platform F2 (see bus timetable below). The journey takes about 90 minutes, so best overnight in Brumadinho. Tuesday through Friday: depart at 8:15 a.m. and return at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: depart at 8:15 a.m. and return at 5 p.m.
SÃO PAULO – RIO DE JANEIRO
The flight to Rio de Janeiro takes 40 minutes. Both airports Guarulhos and Congonhas have flights to Rio, though the best option is Congonhas, since the airport is inside the city. A range of airlines fly this stretch, the best way is to compare prices at www.decolar.com
Another way to get there is by bus. The trip takes 6 hours to go through 360Km. Good bus companies are: Expresso Brasileiro and Expresso do Sul: www.expressobrasileiro.com www.expressodosul.com.br/en
SÃO PAULO – BRASÍLIA
The best way to get to Brasília is definitely by plane. The flight takes 1h30 and the best price can also be found at: www.decolar.com
This travel agency can support with booking flights if you are interested in traveling to other cities in Brazil.
Otto Turismo
Rua Maj Quedinho, 111 cj 307
Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil
Phone: +55 11 3123-3355
Contact person: Bruno Guedes
Email: ottotur1@uol.com.br
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A Fantastic Talk Given by MR MURTHY today at IIT.
What do we all seek ?
Indeed it is SUCESS but what is success to you ?
Is it to gain millions and buy a Ferrari ? or is it to happily run your family just for daily means by running your small scale business?
Maybe you have a family business and you are growing it and expanding it.
But what is success ?
Is it gaining lots of knowledge ? Is it gaining lots of money ? Is it having a lot of stuff in your house or work ?
Is it having a lot of money in your bank or more Jewellery and Gold in your locker ?
What is more ? What is Enough ? What is more to you may be less to the other . So how do you define magnitude ?
What do you Define yourself as ? and what do you let other people see you as ? Do you accept the personality that is held of yourself ? If not , are you taking the right steps to change that personality of yours in the eyes of the world ? .
Remember that none of us know our Death Date . We just know our BIRTH DATE . Death is Definite but Stages in Life aren't . So Work as if it is like the last day of your life . Do not delay because the last you know ;Your Eyes Will Shut & You may be dead before you materialise your plans into action. Think & Act now This Moment . Make the most of it . Do not regret as it is worst than a bullet hitting you hard on your chest . Time Once Passed Can Never Be brought Back.
Be creative . Be distinctive . Be Different. If People Call You Crazy, You are on the Right path, If you are not different you will not stand out. If you do not stand out , nobody will observe you. Do Not Be a trend ; Start a trend . Do not follow a trend and be a sheep. Fill that void. Be A Leader .
Remove the word "TRY" from your dictionary. It is either YES or No . When you say TRY it is the midway .
I am not what I am . I am evolving . We need to evolve . Daily . By saying that you are wrong . I am not right .
By saying I am tired and need to slow down , the world will not slow down for you. Time is running fast and it is you who needs to cope up with it , If I am weak I should immediately hand over the baton to the next proven in line to carry on the legacy and continue with something else which gives me peace . World has seen many Kings and Queens come and Go & I am just a Human and soon I too will Perish .Keeping things to myself will not make me great but weaken my legacy.
Distribution of tasks is very necessary to the right people or else your biggest a plans & Empire will fall down like a pack of cards and your years of efforts will drain in Vain and you will not even have time to Cry about it .
Gain Enough Experience in life in the task you you wish you Excel and then prove your skills by innovating it to a better level.
Do not hinder in others work or let them down due to jealously. Life will slap you right at your face & you will not even realise that . Why do I say so ? You will see it clearly with your own eyes . Last you know it is whom you think to be against you will teach you the most through his/ her actions. Keep Your Eyes Open to learn from LIFE , it will teach you more than your school teachers.
Be Empathetic , Give , Donate and Open A Charitable trust Life is better when you give to others and not when you BUY , BUY & BUY for yourself , GIVE , DONATE and do not look back for results Lord will reward you , Have a clean heart .
LISTEN , just don't keep blabbering & act as a MR KNOW IT ALL , the person who talks the most is not the wisest one but who listens and grasps to what others have to say and acts correctly goes far ahead than the one who keeps yapping.
Do not Underestimate Anybody . You may never know you may land up doing business with the one you considered a looser in life & he will be the more successful one.
Do not believe in any work to be small I still do a lot of daily chores on my own even sweeping on my own if needed . It does not make me a sweeper but it makes my sweeper believe that he was slow for his work when he watches his boss sweeping .
It is very important to learn from people's Actions . Sociology is a key player in business .
The Key point is , do not just think about making money , yes money is a vital part for surviving in a society . Think about how you can use your money for the benefit for not just your family but for your society too . Do not just live for yourself but live a life which others inspire to live like . Be an Inspiration not just an abbreviation , Be a motivation and not just a simple God's Creation . We all breathe , eat and sleep daily that is normal but doing something unique is what makes us special . Do Something Which Leaves a Legacy Behind for your Name to Be Remembered.
Do Not Be A BEGGAR in FRONT OF ALMIGHTY GOD. DO NOT SAY , WHY CAN'T I HAVE THIS , WHY DID THIS HAPPEN, I WANT THIS I WANT THAT. PLEASE THANK HIM, HE HAS GIVEN YOU MORE THAN ENOUGH. THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE DEPRIVED OF THE LITTLE THINGS WHAT YOU HAVE WHICH YOU OFTEN NEGLECT & DO NOT OBSERVE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE .
Have Faith , Believe and Keep Patience . Pray , be religious and be righteous .
Health is Wealth. If you SMOKE stop smoking , If you DRINK stop drinking If you chew Tobacco Stop Chewing it . It is not difficult , your Brain is stronger than you think, Wrong vices will kill you in not just health but wealth too and not forgetting to mention , these vices WILL KILL YOUR FAMILY TOO.
WHY IS INDIA DEVELOPING ?
IT IS BECAUSE OF US. WE ARE TO BE BLAMED. NOT HIM, NOT HER NOT THE POLITICIANS , NOT THOSE CORRUPT Bureaucrats. IT IS US.
WHY US ? BECAUSE WE DO NOT CARE. IF YOU NEED THE CHANGE BE THE CHANGE DO NOT BLAME HIM OR HER OR ANYBODY THAT BECAUSE OF HIM THIS HAPPENED OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
DO IT ! DO IT NOW ! DO IT YOURSELF ! AND PROVE THE OTHERS WRONG !
WHY ARE SO MANY INDIANS LEAVING INDIA AND SETTLING OVERSEAS FOR A BETTER LIFE ?.
WHY DO WE DANCE AT EVERY FESTIVAL AND BURN THE MONEY AS IF IT IS ETHICAL TO DO SO ? WHEN THAT SAME MONEY CAN BE CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS HEALTH AND EDUCATION ?
LOOK AT THE STATE OF OUR COUNTRY ! JUST LOOK AT US! ARE WE PROUD TO BE INDIANS ? ARE WE ?
SPENDING HOURS IN TRAFFIC IN ALL METRO CITIES, POOR UNPLANNED CITIES , ALL BECAUSE OF SELFISH REASONS OF MULTIPLE POWERFUL PEOPLE THAT CO-EXIST WITH US IN THIS SOCIETY.
YOU CANNOT GET YOUR RATION CARD ON TIME, YOU CANNOT GET YOUR VOTER'S I.D CARD ON TIME , YOU CANNOT GET YOUR AADHAR CARD ON TIME. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CLEANLINESS IN OUR COUNTRY , THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE WORSE THAN TOILETS .
INDIAN RAILWAYS ONE OF THE LARGEST RAILWAY NETWORKS IN THE WORLD IS ONE OF THE WORST I MAY SAY. I THINK ONE IN TEN OF THE PASSENGERS COME OUT INFECTED FROM THE TRAIN THEY TRAVEL IN INDIA . THERE IS ABSOLUTE NO SANITY.
AND WE EXPECT OUR BRIGHT YOUNG MINDS TO WASTE THEIR TALENT IN THIS FILTHY COUNTRY ! WHERE POLITICIANS JUST LIVE IN THE LIMELIGHT AND DRIVE THE PUBLIC CRAZY. TILL YESTERDAY IT WAS GANDHI AND MODI NOW SUDDENLY IT IS MR KEJRIWAL NEXT YOU KNOW IT WILL BE SOMEBODY ELSE. BUT WEATHER IT IS ANYBODY TO COME , WE NEED A LEADER WHO CAN BE INSPIRED FROM AND WHO JUST DOES NOT TALK, BUT DOES WHAT HE SAY. AS I SAID EARLIER , PEOPLE LOVE TO TALK, BUT WHO DOES AND PRODUCES RESULTS IS THE WINNER !
JUST LOOK AT THOSE INTERNATIONAL CITIES, LOOK AT THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, HERE WE ARE DANCING AT THE OPENING OF A NEW TERMINAL IN MUMBAI , BUT HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO FRANKFURT OR TO DUBAI ? JUST HOW BLIND CAN YOU BE ? WE CANNOT EVEN COMPLETE A SIMPLE FLYOVER LIKE THE SEA LINK AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GROWTH GROWTH GROWTH , INDIA SHINING BLAH BLAH BLAH ! WHAT INDIA SHINING, WHAT MUMBAI WILL BECOME SHANGHAI , THIS ALL IS NONSENSE. WHAT CAN BE DONE, CAN BE DONE , BUT THERE ARE REAONS ABOVE ALL TO DELAY AND DELAY TILL EVERYONE STARTS LIVING WITH THE COMPROMISE.
WE ARE LIVING IN A HYPOCRETICAL SOCIETEY WHERE PEOPLE LOVE TO FLAUNT IN THEIR ROLLS ROYCE BUT WILL THROW THEIR GARBAGE OUT OF THEIR VERY SAME WINDOWS. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM AND A LOT OF CLEANING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
DO NOT GET ME WRONG, INDIA IS NOT A BAD COUNTRY WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FLAVOUR AND CULTURE , BUT DO WE PRESERVE IT ? LOOK AT OUR MONUMENTS AND PLACES OF INTERESTS ? ARE THEY MAINTAINED WELL ? WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO?
EVEN REPUTED INSTITUES LIKE IIT HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED WELL AND CRORES OF RUPEES JUST GO IN VAIN.
WE HAVE LOST THE VALUE OF "VALUE" AND HAVE STARTED TAKING A LOT OF THINGS FOR GRANTED .
WE NEED TO CORRECT OUR NEURO SYSTEM AND LIVE LIKE HUMANS .
LIFE IS MUCH MORE THAN WATCHING A CRICKET MATCH OR A TELEVISION SOAP OR A MOVIE . IT IS A WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
BE WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW MORE THAN YOU AND LOVE TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE THIS WAY YOU WILL LEARN MORE IN LIFE. QUIT STAYING WITH NEGATIVE PERSONALITIES.
DO NOT GOSSIP , IT IS A WASTE OF TIME.
KNOWLEDGE IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE PACKED AWAY IN SOME CORNER OF OUR BRAIN BUT WHAT ENTERS INTO OUR BEING COLOURS AND EMOTIONS HAUNTS OUR SOUL AND IS AS CLOSE TO US AS LIFE ITSELF IT IS THE OVER MASTERING POWER WHICH THROUGH THE INTELLECT MOULDS THE WHOLE PERSONALITY TRAINS THE EMOTION AND DISCIPLINES THE WILL.
SO GAIN AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS YOU CAN AND TRAIN YOUR BRAIN !


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Studies In Healthy Older People Aim To Prevent Alzheimer's
Health News Florida | By By Marilynn Marchione
It may be too late to stop Alzheimer's in people who already have some mental decline. But what if a treatment could target the very earliest brain changes while memory and thinking skills are still intact, in hope of preventing the disease? Two big studies are going all out to try.
Clinics throughout the United States and some other countries are signing up participants — the only studies of this type enrolling healthy older people.
"The excitement in the Alzheimer's field right now is prevention," said Dr. Eric Reiman, executive director of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix, which is leading the work.
Science so far has failed to find a drug that can alter the progression of Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia; 146 attempts have failed over the last decade, a recent industry report found. Even drugs that help remove the sticky plaques that clog the brains of people with the disease have not yet proved able to stave off mental decline.
It may be that they were tried too late, like lowering cholesterol after someone has suffered a heart attack whose damage can't be undone, Reiman said.
"What we have been learning, painfully, is that if we really want to come up with therapies that will modify the disease, we need to start very, very, very early," said Dr. Eliezer Masliah, neuroscience chief at the National Institute on Aging.
His agency is funding the prevention studies with the Alzheimer's Association, several foundations, and Novartis and Amgen, makers of two experimental drugs being tested.
The goal is to try to block the earliest steps of plaque formation in healthy people who show no symptoms of dementia but are at higher risk for it because of age and a gene that makes it more likely.
To participate, people must first join GeneMatch, a confidential registry of folks interested in volunteering for various Alzheimer's studies who are ages 55 to 75 and have not been diagnosed with any mental decline.
They are checked for the APOE4 gene, which doesn't destine someone to develop Alzheimer's but raises that risk. About one in four people have one copy of the gene and about 2 percent have two copies, one from each parent.
More than 70,000 people have signed up since the registry began three years ago, said Jessica Langbaum, one of the Banner study leaders.
"Most of them have been touched by the disease personally," either by having a family member or close friend with it, she said.
Langbaum's 67-year-old mother, Ivy Segal, gave a DNA sample through a cheek swab and joined the registry in August. Her father was a patient at Banner and died of Alzheimer's in 2011 at age 87. Watching him go from a mild-mannered man whose smile could light up a room to what he was like when he died was devastating, she said.
Being in GeneMatch doesn't necessarily mean you'll find out if you have the gene — folks with and without it may be contacted about various studies. But to be in one of the two prevention studies, people must agree to learn their APOE4 status and have at least one copy of the gene.
Participants get periodic brain scans and memory and thinking tests every six months. They are given experimental drugs or placebo versions of them for several years.
One study is enrolling people with two copies of the gene. They are given either shots every few months of a drug intended to help the immune system clear plaque from the brain or daily pills of a drug intended to prevent first steps of plaque formation, or placebo versions of these experimental treatments.
The other study is in people who either have two copies of APOE4 or one copy of the gene plus evidence on brain scans of plaque starting to build. They will get one of two doses of the drug to prevent plaque formation or placebo pills.
Larry Rebenack, 71, of the Phoenix suburb of Surprise, Arizona, joined GeneMatch in August.
"I have a lot of friends and acquaintances I've seen deteriorate," including one who started blowing through stop signs on a route to a golf course they had safely traveled for years, and another who forgot not only where he had parked his car but even what kind of car it was, Rebenack said. "It's a disease that takes a little part of you away each day."
Rebenack has decided to learn whether he has the gene if researchers give him the chance to find out.
"It's like any other piece of information. It helps you plan your life and you owe it to all your loved ones, too."
Marilynn Marchione can be followed at @MMarchioneAP .
The Associated Press Health & Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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The Meaning of Al Jihad
combination of Thursday Speech of April 15th, 2004; Safar 25th, 1425 HC. & Friday after Dhikr Speech of April 16th, 2004; Safar 26th, 1425 HC.
Translated by: Aisha Rafea
Jihad" is a life long path in which a "human" being exerts himself for manifesting higher values, for presenting a better say, for working goodness, for spreading words of truth, kindness and "peace". This is the basis of Jihad as we understand it.
We pray to God to endow us with truth in our talk, to inspire us with what corrects our steps, and to make of our gathering and our Dhikr a means for enlivening our hearts and illuminating our minds. We call upon God to make us among those who listen to every saying, and follow the best of it; those who remember God standing, sitting and lying, those who pray to God day and night seeking His Face. To be among those is our hope, our goal and our "Jihad".
Actually, man, during his "earthly journey", is in a continuous and inevitable strife. He can choose that his strife be transformed into spiritual attainment on the path of God, or he can choose to refrain from exerting himself in that direction. This capability to choose reflects a degree of 'free will' that man enjoys during his life on earth. This is what we understand "Jihad" suggests. "Jihad" is a continuous search and exertion of the self for the sake of realizing a more evolved existence. Jihad is a 'meaning' to be cherished more than being a certain 'form' of action. To experience Jihad is to try honestly to offer what you have in "service" of others whether it is knowledge, science or any work of goodness.
There are some 'Muslim' groups who talk about "Jihad" in the Cause of Allah' as if it is confined to one incomparable image, which is 'fighting nonbelievers'. They support their notion by quoting some Prophetic Hadiths that state that there is no righteous deed that is apt to receive the reward of Allah as Jihad, in that sense. To confirm their understanding they quote an event in which a woman whose husband went out in a fight asked the "the Prophet" Muhammad to guide her to do something that could be as rewarding as the Jihad that her husband was performing. The Prophet told her that the only thing that could make her as rewarded by God as her husband was to keep on praying day and night, and adhere to fasting until he comes back.
Such groups also express their doubt in the authority of the Hadith in which "the Prophet" Muhammad said,
"We are back from the smaller struggle to the greater struggle; the struggle against the "lower self".[1]"
They say that the Hadith cannot be authentic since it contradicts with many other reliable Hadiths that categorically mention "Jihad" in its meaning as 'fighting nonbelievers'. As such they overstress their stance of limiting Jihad to that single image and term it as the best kind of Jihad. They limit the struggle against the lower self (which is mentioned implicitly in other teachings) to point to strict observance of "Prayers", recitation of the Holy Qur'an, "Fasting" and so on and so forth. Exertion of the lower self, for them, is restricted to that very narrow zone.
When we reflect with more insight upon the Prophetic Hadiths, which advocate "Jihad", we find that they include a more sublime meaning than mere fighting of 'nonbelievers' or performing more acts of worship. Deeper reading shows Jihad as a life long path in which a "human" being exerts himself for manifesting higher values, for presenting a better say, for working goodness, for spreading words of truth, kindness and "peace". This is the basis of Jihad as we understand it.
It will sometimes be the case, that a certain power will conspire to bury, or prevent those values from becoming available to people. When that is the case, the person who consistently strives to live up to those uplifting meanings and who tries to keep them alive is the one who deserves to receive the state of a 'struggler' (Mujahed).
This is not to say that "Jihad" in its 'fighting' sense is excluded unconditionally. Rather, 'fighting' is part of a comprehensive whole that SOMETIMES becomes the only option that one turns to[2]. However, a person can still be Mujahed through many other ways that are equal to fighting for a just cause.
We (in the Islamic arena) are confronted with many concepts related to "Jihad" of which some parts may be reflecting a shade of truth as they have been derived from some reliable sources, BUT when those who adopt those concepts limit their connotations to a single way of understanding and action, they in fact downgrade the comprehensive meaning that those concepts denote. Actually, this often happens when people reduce the meanings of holy verses and Prophetic Hadiths to certain images and forms, and they forget all about the essential meanings inherent in them.
Without giving the time and the effort to reflect deeply, with open minds and pure hearts upon the "religious" concepts, "religion" turns into a series of "dogmas", stagnant traditions and mechanical practices void of any understanding. Insightfulness and meditation make man purer and more capable of appreciating the different aspects of the same issue. When we contemplate upon the teachings related to "Jihad", we find that literal and superficial readings reduce them into an urge to fight 'nonbelievers'; an attitude that leads to many "misconceptions" and evil practices.
When looking into the depth of these very teachings we find that Jihadxe "Jihad" is a path that is lived in myriad ways and that it contains two interrelated levels:
1-Self preparation and education
2-Playing a role in transforming the "human" family.
As such we cannot separate the process of exertion of oneself to be a better human being on all levels from the process of carrying out one's role of serving others. To give an example, a medical doctor who spends years and years in learning and in practical training, can be considered as practicing Jihad in its sense as exertion of the self. When he uses his knowledge and professional capabilities in treating patients efficiently he is performing his role towards them by helping them to continue their lives and fulfill their missions.
We should not ignore that broad vision of the meaning of life as one whole and man's role towards himself, towards others and towards the entire humanity. From that perspective we read the holy teachings related to "Jihad". When a holy verse says for instance:
"You are destined to be involved in Fighting even though you dislike it" (HQ: 2: 216
we understand that fighting and shedding blood should never be the first step for settling any conflicts between people or states. Rather, fighting should be the last option when all other peaceful means have been exhausted fully.
Also when we read:
"Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to trigger awe into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom you may not know, but whom Allah does know" (HQ: 8: 60),
we understand that when a society is keen to gain means of power, others would not have the courage to attack it.
So, "Jihad" as exertion of the self in that case is the process of transforming your society to a powerful one on all levels; in industry, agriculture, science, thought and culture. In the meantime, you have 'knowledge' that you want to convey to others and you are keen to fulfill that task. In that sense you will be performing Jihad in a way that is by no means less than the kind of justified and just fighting (mentioned in the holy teachings). What matters is that you should understand the focal meaning or the core that is embedded in the holy teachings, and the connotations of the words instead of being captured in the literal meanings.
Some other factions do not doubt the authenticity of the Prophetic Hadith but they still use it to serve their approach to Jihadxe "Jihad" by saying that they should struggle against the "lower self" when it urges a "human" being to refrain from carrying on Jihad as they approach it. (TN)
It is worth mentioning here that 'fighting' as documented in the Biography of "the Prophet" Muhammad is legitimized according to very strict rules. The Prophet commanded his followers never to go into war whenever peaceful solutions were there. Whenever other parties chose hostility they should not initiate a fight but wait until the opponents do that, and then defend themselves. He also commanded them never to skip any chance for restoring "peace" if the opponents announce their readiness to stop fighting. Also when fighting does take place, the Prophet put in place a set of very strict moral rules that Muslims should abide by such as: 1-No killing of children, women, or elderly people who do not share in the war. 2- No corruption of nature or natural resources. 3- No destruction of places of worship of any faith. 4- Caring for the safety of war prisoners is a must. 5- Abstaining from directly or indirectly forcing people (in case of victory) to convert to "Islam".
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History exhibit 'Finding Lucy: Our First Steps in Discovery' to open this Saturday
Learn about one of your earliest ancestors!
Author: Celeste Houmard
CLEVELAND — The "Finding Lucy: Our First Steps in Discovery" exhibit opens at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History this Saturday, March 23 and will run through December 1.
This exhibit gives visitors the chance to get to know one of their early human ancestors, Australopithecus afarensis, better known as, Lucy.
Lucy is a partial skeleton discovered in 1974 in the Afar desert of Ethiopia. She was found by a team of international scientists led by Dr. Donald Johanson in 1974.
"Lucy is one of the most important discoveries in human evolutional studies and marked a huge step forward in our knowledge of our evolution," said Sonia Winner, president and chief executive officer of the Museum. "The impact of our research and science education both onsite and in the field continues to be felt locally and globally."
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FILE – The widow cries at the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St.…
FILE – The widow cries at the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St. Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. According to a report released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by murders of reporters in the three deadliest countries: Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
Journalist deaths jumped 50% in 2022, led by Ukraine, Mexico
by: EVENS SANON, Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti.
According to a report Tuesday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 67 news media workers were killed worldwide in 2022, the highest number since 2018. Journalists in the three countries say the increased danger has forced them to work under extreme stress.
The effect is particularly notable in Haiti, where seven journalists were killed in 2022, a huge number for a small island country of about 12 million people. Some were killed by violent street gangs that have basically taken over the capital, Port au Prince, but at least two were shot by police.
Radio Caraibes reporter Mackenson Remy, who still covers news on the street, said journalists no longer know whom to trust.
"Reporting in Haiti nowadays is extremely difficult for journalists, specifically in the capital," Remy said. "Corruption is all over the place; there is no one you are able to count on."
Remy compared his work driving around the city's streets, carved up into gang territories, to the 1998 movie "The Truman Show," in which the protagonist always feels like he's being watched.
The CPJ noted that more than half — 35 of the 67 killings — took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. Mexico saw 13 news workers killed, according to the committee. Other media groups have put the number at 15, which would make 2022 the deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists. In war-battered Ukraine, 15 news workers were killed last year, CPJ said.
The CPJ said it had confirmed that 41 of the 67 journalists were killed "in direct connection with their work," and that it is investigating the motives for the 26 other slayings.
In Mexico, the slayings appeared to be due to a toxic mix of drug gang violence, local political corruption and a lack of punishment for killers.
Sonia de Anda reports for the Esquina32 news website in the northern border city of Tijuana, where two journalists were killed in the space of a week in January 2022. She said reporters there have changed their work habits or requested police protection since the killings.
"This changed our entire work dynamic," De Anda said. "If reporters go to a high-risk area that's further away, they'll tell their colleagues where they are going." She also noted that requests for official protection "increased exponentially" after the killings.
On Jan. 17, 2022, crime photographer Margarito Martínez was gunned down outside his home. Five days later on Jan. 23, reporter Lourdes Maldonado López was found shot to death inside her car.
One journalist was killed in the United States last year, on Sept. 2: Jeff German, a reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A Las Vegas-area elected official about whom German had written articles has pleaded not guilty to the slaying.


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Relatively few people know that along with authoring the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson also compiled his own text, drawn carefully from passages extracted out of the New Testament, that he titled "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth." The book, which focused on the ethical teachings of Jesus, was a private undertaking for Jefferson and never made public in his lifetime. Now, experts at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History are meticulously conserving this fragile volume, page by brittle page. Along the way, they discover subtle hidden clues to Jefferson himself.
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Two key research initiatives helmed by members of the environmental engineering group at UBC Civil Engineering are set to receive an unprecedented amount of funding to scale up their investigations at three facilities, with the aim of eventually implementing their new technology as a package to improve wastewater treatment processes in Metro Vancouver and beyond.
Professors Don Mavinic and Victor Lo have been working for twelve years in their respective fields of expertise to develop two new types of technology that are now seeing a significant boost in public investment, thanks to the promise their innovations show in helping recover resources, save money for municipalities, and protect the environment.
Both technologies work together as a package to address two major problems facing the wastewater treatment sector: struvite, a mineral left behind in pipes and equipment after wastewater treatment processes, and sludge – the semi-solid by-product left behind after water has been treated. Struvite and sludge are problems for wastewater treatment facilities because they hamper the functioning of equipment, are costly to dispose of, and are hazardous to the environment. In fact, some municipalities spend tens of thousands of dollars per year simply to transport sludge for disposal. Professors Mavinic and Lo have developed solutions that not only address these problems, but offer valuable benefits to wastewater treatment operations.
To tackle sludge, Professor Lo has developed a microwave "sludge-busting" technology. The sludge is treated, in part, with microwave radiation that reduces the volume of solids by up to 80 per cent. The organic material in the sludge gets converted into fatty acids, which are digested by bacteria. The bacteria then emits methane gas, which wastewater treatment plants can capture to use as fuel for their operations. The sludge-busting technology works in tandem with Professor Mavinic's phosphorus recovery process. Phosphorus is an essential nutrient – natural ecosystems cannot survive without it. But it's dwindling in the natural environment, and Professor Mavinic's technology allows for the recovery of the much-needed mineral, which is found in abundance in agricultural waste. Phosphorus can also be found in the form of the mineral struvite, which is a problem for wastewater treatment operations because it clogs pipes. The process for taking the problem of struvite and converting it into a phosphorus-rich high quality fertilizer has already been commercialized, and is sold as Crystal Green.
This innovation package has attracted the interest of local municipalities, agricultural organizations, and partners at UBC, who have agreed to provide funding for the systems to be expanded at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre in Agassiz, the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the JAMES Wastewater Treatment Plant in Abbotsford. The professors hope to leverage that funding into an additional $500,000 from the federal government via NSERC. In total, they anticipate up to $3-million in funding over the next few years to scale up this important research, train highly qualified personnel, and prepare the technology to be implemented for regular use in wastewater treatment plants in BC and beyond.
The technology is also attracting attention worldwide. Professors Lo and Mavinic recently returned from a national speaking tour of New Zealand, focusing on this integrated, waste treatment approach for both domestic and dairy wastes. The tour was sponsored by Opus International, a New Zealand based consulting firm with a major office in Vancouver, and has resulted in substantial feedback and interest in establishing pilot plants in New Zealand.
Photo: Profs. Victor Lo and Don Mavinic at the JAMES Wastewater Treatment Plant in Abbotsford, BC, in front of shipping container which houses the MW-AOP system.
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Oh what a year in music it was- EDM crossed over to the mainstream and becomes the hottest thing in Pop with Skrillex taking home several Grammy Awards, and deadmau5 and David Guetta performing live at the Grammys. To everyone's amazement and a little creepiness Tupac appeared as a hologram.The Rolling Stones marked 50 years as an iconic rock n' roll band with a greatest hits album, two films, a book, two new songs and an announcement of a "50 and Counting" tour. Beyonce and Jay-Z kept the headlines coming with releasing new music, the birth of Blue Ivy Carter, concerts, work on a new album, supporting Obama's re-election and a mega million dollar sponsorship deal with Pepsi. Taylor Swift sold 1.2 million copies of "Red' in its first week, making it the biggest debut of any album this year. One Direction was named "Billboard's Top New Artist of 2012" with a pair of No. 1 albums. Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart and was stuck in my head for months. We saw everyone and some who shouldn't be dancing to PSY and his infectious "Gangnam Style". it become the most-watched video on YouTube and is set to break over 1 billion views by the new year. Adele was rollin' in all things good, with her "21" album (that I must note was released 23 months ago) selling 4.3 million copies in 2012 alone, recovering from vocal cord surgery, winning six Grammys, selling 1.1 million copies of "Skyfall' and becoming a mom. I wonder what she has planned for 2013?
There's plenty more and it's all coming with the HK flavor. So lock it in for a non-stop throw down on the one's and two's you don't want to miss!