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Home Unlabelled 'Bishop Baylon, why have you forsaken us?' Albay consumers group asks
'Bishop Baylon, why have you forsaken us?' Albay consumers group asks
LEGAZPI CITY—A consumers group here is calling on the Vatican and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to launch a probe on Bishop Joel Z. Baylon's alleged involvement in the Albay Power Energy Corporation (APEC)-and San Miguel Corporation Global Power Holdings (SMC) concession contract controversy.
Bishop Joel Baylon
Demetrio C. Reynoso, President of the Consumers Rights Watch Bicol (CRoW) has already sent letters containing the details of their complaints to CBCP, as well as to the members of the media.
The letter is an administrative complaint against the bishop, who, in his capacity as chairman of the Interim Board of Directors (IBOD), signed the concession contract, according to Reynoso.
"The concession agreement is illegitimate as it violates six (6) conditions of the Terms of Reference for the bidding," the letter to CBCP President Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas reads.
"There was only one bidder, San Miguel Corporation, yet the Interim Board of Directors (headed by Bishop Baylon) and NEA insist that the process was valid," it further states.
"Bishop Baylon, why have you forsaken us?" the letter asks.
The complaint ends by saying "Bishop Joel Z. Baylon committed a grave offense to his flock. For doing so, he has lost our respect and trust. We entreat the Pope to consider reassigning him somewhere else. May God forgive him for betraying us!"
Along with Baylon, the group says that the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the Department of Energy (DOE) and local officials may be involved in the issue.
Their next concern, the group explained in a statement, is to figure out how to make APEC answerable to the damages that the cooperative and the member-consumers suffered.
The group reiterates its "No payment to APEC" appeal as well as its recommendation to boycott products made by San Miguel Corporation, which owns SMC Global Corporation Power Holdings.—BICOLSTANDARD.COM
'Bishop Baylon, why have you forsaken us?' Albay consumers group asks Reviewed by Bicol Standard on Wednesday, October 08, 2014 Rating: 5


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Usually, when I write about what's going on for me, I seem to engage in deep, philosophical questions about strength or what I've learnt on my journey into entrepreneurship.
Today, I want to talk about last week.
Something much more practical. Because for me, last week was a lesson in how easy it can be to move away from balance and start behaving in a way that really isn't conducive to health or happiness.
I shared at the end of August how energised and motivated I felt for the new season. I started a new accelerator programme with The Trampery and even started working with a business coach. I've been trialing an exciting new product - a personalised, practical balance plan - and have been doing lots of work on refining the brand.
So I threw myself into the week.
There were events on every evening that I just had to go to. Events I wanted to go to. My days were packed with work and coaching clients. Two mornings, I even went to breakfast events so I left home before 7am (after getting up to run at 5am) and didn't get back until 10pm without much of a break along the way.
All the things I teach people not to do.
And by Friday, I felt it. I was exhausted and struggling to focus. I didn't want to run or eat...unless it was takeaway or cake. I'm not sure I would normally have noticed this particularly but I'm about to start working with a nutritionist to help balance my hormones and so I've been keeping a food diary.
Now, I have to say here, that I had a great week. I got so much work done, met some amazing new people, spent time with friends, gave a really hot guy my phone number, and signed up a new client. And it would be so easy to look at those results and say "I should keep working like this". But I know that pace isn't sustainable for me. If it's impacting my ability to maintain those basic pillars of wellness - like nutrition and exercise - it's not quite right.
Basically, I forgot the key rule that these practices only work when you actually do them. Thinking about them, teaching them to other people...none of that counts if you're not actually showing up and putting it into action. I was in that place of "yeah, I feel amazing and I know what I'm doing so I don't need to do x, y and z". I thought I could do it all - I wanted to do it all - and it was all fine until I ran headfirst into the brickwall of the weekend.
What saved me and has allowed me to course-correct quickly is what I like to call 'mindful monitoring'.
That is, paying deliberate attention to the basic pillars of our wellbeing. It means more than just thinking about it - we are often terrible witnesses to our own experience - so writing it down somewhere and paying attention to the patterns.
I have a couple of different tools to help me do this. I use an app to track my menstrual cycle and the corresponding energy shifts. And I also built my very own little Google Form, which allows me to keep track of some of the things that are important to me. And you can get the template right here to help mindfully monitor the things that you want to keep an eye on.
Firstly, just the act of completing a daily tracker prompts you to think about your day, how you're feeling and what's going on. I really noticed this during the week with my food diary - I was so much more aware of whether I was hungry, how I feel when I need to eat, and how I eat when I'm tired (clue - not so well). Yes, you have to remember to fill it in - I often do mine as I'm cleaning my teeth (pairing a new habit with an existing one) - but some of this just does take a bit of discipline.
Secondly, you can start to spot patterns. Like, if I work 14-hour days, 4 days in a row, and run every morning, what then happens to my energy and mood? How long does it take me to recover? Sometimes, you might not notice the effects of, say, a bad night's sleep for a couple of days - writing it down and paying attention allows you to recognise these associations more easily than just relying on your memory, which quite frankly is pretty rubbish at this.
So that's mindful monitoring. Let's talk about planning.
I love a good plan. I got teased last night at a trustee meeting about gantt charts - yep, I am that person. Give me a spreadsheet and I am a happy bunny!
Henry Ford once said "thinking is the hardest work there is". Time spent planning is never wasted. Taking some time at the start of every week to get clear on what you want to achieve and how much time you need will make sure your energy and attention are focused on the things that really matter.
Here is the planning template I use (most of the time) to help me get my priorities clear and mapped out.
The big rocks go in first. I fit the rest of your life around the important things first, even if that means some of the other things don't get done. I've learnt that I have to schedule the fundamentals first. These are non-negotiable. Like my running. When it's in the diary and I've made a commitment to myself, I stick to it and I start to build up trust with myself. I've started to become a trusted colleague - when I say I'll do something, I do it.
I've also learnt work expands to fill the time you have so I now set myself much stricter time limits. I try to work hard in the time I allocate and then enjoy the downtime I've planned.
And there is always a lot of time - it's just how you're choosing to use it. Think of your week as 21 blocks of time (morning, afternoon, and evening x 7 days). At least one of these should be dedicated to something fun and playful, preferably during the week – you don't have to store up all the fun until the weekend! At least of one your 21 slots should be kept clear each week. Empty space is important to allow you to be spontaneous or to just curl up on the sofa for an afternoon.
Top tip - don't do emails first thing [I hate the concept of 'doing' emails but you know what I mean]. It immediately puts you into everyone else's first priorities, rather than yours. Try spending the first 90 minutes of your day on the thing that is most important to you. I love that sense of achievement of doing something I care about right at the start of the day - it sets me up for the rest of the day. Well, most of the time - other times, I've peaked about 10am and don't get much else done but at least I got the most important thing done!
I find this system really works. When I do it. Last week, I got lazy and didn't prioritise. Because it's hard! I wanted to do all of these things and go to interesting events, and, and, and. Now I'm not saying every week has to be perfect - far from it. Some weeks, life is just really busy and everything is happening. I just know that I can't do that week after week after week without my health and happiness paying the price. And that's not a price worth paying.


Insightful panels featuring Georgetown faculty, alumni, and friends invigorated this year's John Carroll Weekend, hosted for the first time in Seattle. Hundreds of alumni and friends of the university participated in intellectual dialogues held at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. Several notable alumni participated in these conversations, including journalist Kara Swisher (F'84), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (C'86), and Ambassador Melanne Verveer (SLL'66, G'69, Parent'94).
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (C'86) [left] speaks to her experience as an Indian-American woman in politics and how her education on the Hilltop catapulted her into civil rights and advocacy work. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (H'02, P'88, P'89, P'91, P'95) offers powerful and inspiring opening remarks about Georgetown's legacy of female trailblazers during "The Future is Female" panel.
The premiere day of John Carroll Weekend in the Emerald City kicked off with panels highlighting Amazon's growing imprint on Seattle's urban development, the need for interdisciplinary thought in 21st-century global business, and how epidemics and an aging population affect public health laws and policies.
The e-commerce giant, Amazon—headquartered in Seattle—employs more than 40,000 people, and as more people flock to the city, housing and urban development are pressing matters. Sam Assefa, JCW panelist and director of Seattle's office of planning and community development, realizes the hurdles facing the city's residents, particularly high costs of living and displacement for immigrant communities and communities of color. In spite of Seattle natives' skepticism towards altruistic city development, Assefa, along with fellow panelists and Emerald City natives Jordan Selig and John Hempelmann (C'64, G'71) said they are remaining steadfast in urban planning focused on sustainability and efficient land use.
Shifts in population and overall well-being are happening across the United States. During the "Solving Complex Health Problems" panel—featuring Distinguished Professor Maxine Weinstein and Associate Director of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Lucile Adams-Campbell—aging, medical advancements, and epidemic waves steered the dialogue.
"There are two factors that contribute to population aging—declines in fertility and improvements in survival," said Weinstein. Noting that rates of fertility and mortality have been cut in half throughout the 20th century, Weinstein explains that with an increasing life expectancy, the global population is aging rapidly. In response, she proposes that more efforts should be made to accommodate housing and healthcare needs for the elderly.
Shifting the attention to health disparities and widespread illnesses, Adams-Campbell explained the importance of understanding epidemiology in its relation to marginalized communities. Widespread disease outbreaks are harsh realities for society, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or geographic region.
"In the year 2030, there will be no majority population," Adams-Campbell noted. "Knowing that there will be no majority population means that if we don't take care of the people who are in disparate conditions now, it will make the condition of societal health worse."
From the perils and perks of artificial intelligence (AI) to a flawed criminal justice and penal system that cripples marginalized communities, various discussions on ethics, technology, and social justice sparked during Friday's panels at John Carroll Weekend.
As convenient "smart" technologies peak consumers' interests, the true potential for AI teeters on the edge of being socially benevolent or detrimental. Kara Swisher (F'84), tech business journalist and co-founder of Re-code, moderated a discussion highlighting AI's future, alongside Sonal Shah, founding executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, Georgetown Law professor David Vladeck, and Maggie Little, director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.
Jumpstarting the conversation on society's reaction to modern-day AI, Little explained that the true fear around these advancing technologies is rooted in fear and divisiveness.
"Any job that can be digitized will be digitized," asserts Little.
While Little emphasized the altruistic possibilities for artificial intelligence, she and her fellow panelists also acknowledged the flaws of depending on algorithms and what it means for democratic legitimacy. Along with a deep critique of the United States' lack of regulation and policy on artificial intelligence, Vladeck and Shah pointed out the flaws of technologies that reflect the lack of diversity in tech corporations. Shah questioned how and why underlying human biases and subjectivity get coded into algorithms that affect devices and processes—from facial recognition technologies and housing approvals to criminal justice sentencing.
Vladeck further explained AI's limitations: "You can't interrogate AI—I've tried," Vladeck says. "AI is here to stay. Human decision making isn't what it's cracked up to be, but until we have a regulatory system that operates at some level of effectiveness, we're going to see some real problems in the marketplace," he insists.
Paul Butler, the Albert Brick Professor in Law at Georgetown Law, sat with Dean William Treanor and Dan Satterberg, King County prosecuting attorney in Seattle, to discuss his most recent book, Chokehold: Policing Black Men and the backdrop in which it exists.
An ardent advocate for justice, Butler described his transition from being a prosecutor in Washington, D.C.—who was often responsible for the sentencing of black and brown communities—to a scholar.
"Chokehold is about what I learned as a prosecutor. It was supposed to be a guide for African American men about how to navigate the criminal legal process, and how to avoid unpleasant interactions with the cops, and how to avoid getting arrested—a guide through the system," he explains. However, as Butler wrote his book, the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, the outpouring response from those communities, and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement quaked the nation. It was then when he realized that a guide was not what Black men needed.
Satterberg reflected on the challenges of district attorney offices across the nation, specifically building "bridges between the courthouse and community." Given marginalized communities' perception and Chokehold's criticism of the criminal justice system, he stressed that providing supportive outreach to such groups in Seattle outside of the courtroom system is particularly transformative.
Butler, Treanor, and Satterberg continued the conversation, unveiling startling statistics about police shootings, and covering topics such "stop-and-frisk"—its ineffectiveness and its similarity to sexual harassment—plus the public performance of power by law enforcement and the current debates on gun violence.
In closing the discussion, when asked how Black and Latino men can remain free and not unnecessarily compliant to the will of law enforcement, Butler offered sobering advice: "Unfortunately, those are two inconsistent things. Your goal is to get out of the encounter without being arrested and certainly without being shot. You do have to do a kind of performance, and many men I've talked to have said, 'I can't do it,' and I definitely get that, but the country that Black men live in is not free."
The day began with a packed room enjoying a spellbinding performance of "I Pledge Allegiance" featuring Georgetown current students and alumni from the School of Foreign Service's Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics. The production spotlighted the experiences of first-generation citizens in America who work to navigate Americanized traditions and expectations, citizenship, and misconceptions about identity and immigrant status.
Fellows from the Laboratory of Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown put on a powerful performance of "I Pledge Allegiance," a portrayal of experiences from the voices of first-generation Americans and immigrant communities.
"The lab is dedicated to portraying these narratives and humanizing these stories to shape a better world," said Joel Hellman, dean of the foreign service school.
Some of the Hilltop's own models for global change and progress spoke to the importance of women empowerment in and out of the workplace during "The Future is Female" panel. Introduced by powerful remarks from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (H'02, Parent'88, '89, '91, '95), the discussion featured Ambassador Melanne Verveer (SLL'66, G'69, Parent'94), executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security; Helen Brosnan (C'16), executive director of Rise To Run; Terri Carmichael Jackson (C'89, L'92), director of operations for the Women's National Basketball Association; Elizabeth Nye (F'94), executive director of Girls, Inc.; and Sasha Spencer Atwood (B'01), director of external affairs at TrackTown USA.
Ambassador Melanne Verveer (SLL'66, G'69, Parent'94) opens "The Future is Female" panel, stating that the imperative of the 21st century is women's equality and empowerment for young girls across the world.
"When I became Speaker, people would ask me, 'If you ruled the world, what would you do?,'" Pelosi said. "My response is the global of education of women and girls—nothing is more wholesome or will make the biggest difference to the success of our global society," she said.
Speaking to the essence of women's equality and fostering supportive environments for young girls across the globe, each panelist recalled moments in their professional and personal journeys where tenacity and confidence guided their steps as women on the climb to success.
Brosnan is one of the founders of the OWN IT Summit at Georgetown, which celebrates women leadership and creates connections for women and girls from various backgrounds. She launched a nonprofit organization, Rise to Run, after discovering the voids and obstacles for women seeking public office.
"It can feel isolating at times for young women when working in politics and advocacy, but what I've learned is it's up to us to really demand space," Brosnan insisted.
On top of the challenges of being kept out of male-dominated spaces, Nye added that racial, educational, geographic, and socioeconomic barriers all factor in as additional hurdles in young women's trajectory.
"Yes, girls are going to college at higher rates than boys, but at the same time, there is a significant sector of our girl population that is falling behind. There are things that affect girls all across the United States—like social media—but disproportionately they affect young girls living in poverty, and their self-esteem levels plummet," she revealed.
Elizabeth Nye (F'94), executive director of Girls, Inc. explains the intersectional roadblocks that many girls and women globally during "The Future is Female" panel.
Carmichael-Jackson advocated for young girls to continue their education beyond undergrad to propel their career. Illustrating her journey from the Hilltop to the legal world, academia, and athletics, she described the chances she took and the readiness and zeal she developed along the way.
"Every step of the way, it was about preparing for war. I wanted to thoroughly know the areas in which I was entering," she said.
Closing out the conversation and reflecting on how the next generation will be equipped to welcoming gender equality, Spencer Atwood offered a note of reflection: "The first step to inclusion, reconciliation, and creating the equal playing field that we want is acknowledging that there isn't one now. Being intentional about the values we want our children—boys and girls—to adopt is really important."
Georgetown's student population has become significantly more diverse over the past three decades, thanks to programs like the Community Scholars Program and the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access. With strong scholarship support and uplifting communities on campus, Hoyas from across the globe have the opportunity to pursue success and tell their stories. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (C'86), Executive Director of the Alliance for Youth Action Sarah Audelo (F'06), and Executive Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg (C'86) providied their Hilltop narratives. Yamiche Alcindor (C'09), PBSNewsHour's White House correspondent, moderated the discussion.
Alumnae and panelists [seated l-r] Pramila Jayapal (C'86), Winnie Stachelberg (C'86), and Sarah Audelo (F'06) and moderator Yamiche Alcindor (C'09) [far left] look back on their experiences at Georgetown, which molded their professional and personal journeys.
To kick off the panel, Jayapal, who proudly proclaims her roots as a Hoya, retraced the journey that led her to the Hilltop.
"I came to the United States by myself when I was 16. I am an immigrant from India. My parents had about $5,000 in their bank account, and they used all of it to send me here, because they believed that this was the country where I would have the best opportunities," said Jayapal.
In spite of not following the professional route expected by her parents, Jayapal navigated through several positions until she realized following her passion would lead her much farther than she could imagine. As U.S. Representative for Washington State's 7th Congressional District, she has worked in advocacy and civil rights, specifically to protect the rights of immigrants and counter deportation laws under the past and current presidential administrations.
"Issues like immigration and wealth inequality are about who we are as a country and what we are willing to stand up for," said Jayapal. "When we come in with our different backgrounds and experiences, we bring those to how we do the work. We write different legislation, we tell different stories, and lift up voices that need to be at the table. And ultimately, we get better policy."
Audelo's journey to activism came by way of advocating for a loved one. A native of Bakersville, California, she yearned to gain footing in the advocacy world, and looked for representation that reflected her own identity as a young Latina. As she grew into her own calling while at Georgetown, she recalled the more adverse moments on campus when she realized there were not many Latino students like herself on the Hilltop.
"Learning how to organize externally and in my own community at home [in Bakersville], being pulled in two different directions, brought me to a place of conflict, where I said 'Wow, I love this place,' but also, 'Me and my friends do not feel safe here,'" she revealed.
Transforming this stark moment of marginalization into an opportunity for good, she became a teacher through Teach For America, after graduating from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, and began working with queer students in south Texas.
Stachelberg, who shared that she did not have a career plan, said that Georgetown and its Jesuit value of service left a deep impression on her, as she returned home to New York upon receiving her degree to be a teacher.
"Public service is in my DNA. It's who I am. I couldn't have done it any other way. When I went home to New York, I taught public school, because that is what called me, and it was the most difficult and most rewarding job I've ever had in my life," she recalled.
Stachelberg spoke of how she was embraced by faculty on the Hilltop, particularly in a time where her identity as Jewish lesbian, was misunderstood by a larger society outside of the front gates of Georgetown.
"To nurture the spirit that I brought to Georgetown is a magnificent thing," she commended.
This year's John Carroll Weekend panels and event ran the gamut and allowed attendees to connect in engaging cross-disciplinary dialogues led by Georgetown's alumni, faculty, students, and friends. We look forward to continuing and starting new conversations at next year's John Carroll Weekend in Boston, May 2-5, 2019.


Unless you've been on holiday in, say, Antarctica for the last few weeks (or still haven't recovered from SMACC), you'll have probably heard about this small game called Pokémon GO. You may have even been on the receiving end of some of those who have gotten themselves into a spot or two of bother, such as these boys who got stuck in some caves in Wiltshire and had to be rescued. Luckily they were unharmed, but unfortunately there are increasing reports of those who have come to harm whilst playing, such as a man who stepped out into busy traffic in Ireland, two men who fell down a cliff in California, and several people who have been stabbed or shot in various countries (I won't link these here). It's possible you may see Pokémon-related injuries such as broken bones, head injuries, or other minor problems in your ED over the coming weeks. Keep an eye out, and make sure you ask patients how their injuries happened. Obviously the most important question is whether or not they caught whatever they were after!
One of the main features of the game is its use of Augmented Reality (AR), a technology where a view of the real world is augmented by computer- (or in this case phone-)generated data. This could be in the form of images, or sounds, or videos, and is different to virtual reality where the world itself is also simulated. AR also generally occurs in real time through overlays which appear on whatever device is being used, and when the device is moved, the images change to reflect this. It has taken on many forms in the last ten years, through utilisation in real-world map overlays, technology such as Google Glass, flight simulation, entertainment, and even medical devices. With the popularity and success of Pokémon GO, we can only expect companies to find more ways to insert Augmented Reality into our everyday lives.
Probably the most well-known application of augmented reality into medical life is the VeinViewer (other vein map overlay devices are available).
These devices use infrared light to detect vein position under the skin, then project an image of this in real time onto the patient's body. They are designed to make it easier for healthcare professionals to perform cannulation or venepuncture in patients who are usually difficult, and the manufacturers detail that relevant veins even 10mm under the surface of the skin can be detected. The intended outcome is a more pleasant experience for the patient. Studies of the effectiveness of the various devices compared with the more standard device-free methods of cannulation had mixed results in paediatric populations, and a recent study by Aulagnier et al. (2014) found no improvement in cannulation in non-selected adult ED patients. One of the drawbacks of the technology is that whilst the devices surface map the veins, they do not demonstrate depth. In the last month, a group from Beijing have published their research into a 3D reconstructive vein imaging system which may overcome this drawback. It's clear further development is needed in this area to identify patients groups who may benefit, and to demonstrate this in well-conducted studies.
AR is also being experimented with for use in immersion therapy for overcoming phobias. Patients undergoing the procedure wear goggles which can overlay images of small insects or animals, such as spiders, cockroaches (as in the image below), or rats, in their hands or around their person. This can be used as a means of overcoming phobia on its own, or as an intermediary step to physical exposure. Trials comparing in-vivo exposure versus augmented reality exposure, despite small numbers, show good outcomes and positive experiences from the patients.
Image from Botella et al. (2016) used under Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
There are many concepts in skill mastery, one of which is that of deliberate practice. The amount of practice you do certainly helps, but just as important is the quality. Deliberate practice involves repeatedly performing the same skills, using methods aimed at your current level, with the aim of improving performance through immediate feedback. Gaining feedback after each repetition allows small changes to be made. Repetition allows these to be tested and changed again if necessary. Ericsson and colleagues wrote on the subject 23 years ago, and there have been many other papers on the subject since then. Our very own Simon has written a fantastic blog on the topic, in particular relating to his experience of improving musically through deliberate practice. There are many technical skills we perform on a day to day basis, and practising these wisely can make a huge difference. But where does AR fit into this?
Surgical educators are experimenting with augmented reality technology to aid in teaching and learning surgical procedures. When practising laparoscopic surgery, realistic haptic feedback is crucial for learners to progress in improving their skills. Such feedback allows students to engage in deliberate practice independently, and although a surgical tutor in the room is helpful, using technology can provide immediate objective feedback. A quick PubMed search for augmented reality in surgery shows that laparoscopic surgery is not the only focus of research efforts. Real time image overlay could help to integrate what are usually two-dimensional radiological images with the the three-dimensional human form. Groups are also looking into using AR to assist with maxillofacial, orthopaedic, cardiac, and neurosurgery. The main theme appears to be locating lesions, but one interesting study looks into using the technology to aid in K-wire placement in orthopaedic surgery. This has the potential to reduce radiation load, and increase surgical efficiency. Augmented reality could also help with other procedures such as percutaneous interventions and nerve blocks. It will be interesting to see how the technology progresses, as there already seems to be a lot of interest in its integration with medicine and education.
I have also heard of hospitals in the UK using augmented reality as part of the induction process for new doctors. Sadly I can't find any literature, but the premise was that new starters could go on a self-guided tour. At certain points in the hospital they would use software on their phone to view and listen to videos of staff describing whichever area they were in and showing them around. Overlays on the screen could give them important information, and guide them to the next point on the tour. Probably a much more interactive and engaging way to learn the layout of your workplace than currently happens. There are some free applications out there for you to create your own AR content, and so some of the simpler uses of the technology can be explored by novices, with a bit of searching around.
As for the Emergency Department, vascular access, nerve blockade and fracture manipulation would suggest themselves as ideal applications for AR. You could even wear glasses which recognise patients' faces, automatically pulling up their name, age, presenting complaint, and most recent observations, overlaying these against the real world in real time. Medical and nursing staff alike could be alerted to urgent jobs, patients with high early warning scores, or simply the next patient to be seen, just by a message in the corner of your eye. It's sounding futuristic now, but the technology is there (or nearly there), it's just a case of finding a way to use it that enhances our working lives.
Augmented reality is the new kid on the block, and with the many ways it is finding a path into medicine, surgery and education, it is a technology to be embraced and investigated, and can only improve with time. If you've had any experience with AR, it would be great to hear about it. If not, I'm sure it will work its way into your medical life in the next decade.
How does Augmented Reality work? A HowStuffWorks article.


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Hannah Schaffer, News Editor|September 6, 2019
Outside the newly expanded Mayor Lord's Bed and Breakfast
Mayor Lord's House Bed and Breakfast located in downtown Meadville offers "distinctive accommodations, with comfort, relaxation and rich history," according to its website. This local bed and breakfast is expanding into a neighboring carriage house to allow more guests to stay at the property.
The bed and breakfast located on Park Ave., just blocks away from the campus is a popular destination for visitors to Allegheny College and the Meadville area, and its expansion into an additional property provides four additional guest rooms.
Allegheny's Art Department Coordinator Sherry Vardaro owns and operates the property.
Mayor Lord's was built in 1920 by Lewis L. Lord who was the mayor of Meadville from 1901 to 1904. Lord was also the grandson of Samuel Lord, who is known for donating land for the founding of Allegheny.
Vardaro has owned the property of Mayor Lord's since 1992. However, it was not until 2004 that she turned it into an operating bed and breakfast. Now, Vardaro has expanded Mayor Lord's into the carriage house located behind the property.
"I've lived in that house for 27 years and operated it as a bed and breakfast for 15 years now," Vardaro said. "I recently had the opportunity to expand into (the carriage house) because the properties are adjacent."
While Vardaro has expanded Mayor Lord's into the adjacent carriage house, it is Michael Dent who is responsible for the renovations and upgrades to the property.
Dent is no stranger when it comes to helping preserve the history of Crawford County. Dent and his late wife helped the Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum purchase a historic furniture collection that belonged to Austa Densmore Sturdevant.
Densmore was born in Crawford County in the 1850s and was one of the first women to graduate from Allegheny College. Desmore later married Sturdevant, who was the superintendent for Crawford County schools.
"We were pleased to help," Dent said in an interview with the Meadville Tribune. "Baldwin-Reynolds House is a great example of what can be done by caring for a historical building."
Vardaro leases the carriage house from Dent, who is still the owner of the property. There is a convenient guest and innkeeper pathway that connects the two properties.
The carriage house adds an additional four bedrooms, each with their own private bathrooms, to the existing six bedrooms in Mayor Lord's.
"For me, (expanding into the carriage house) has been relatively easy because I have a lot of experience and knowledge (about operating a bed and breakfast)," Vardaro said. "The property was, in essence, waiting to be seen and be used."
Vardaro is looking forward to sharing the property with others — she said few people are aware of the house's existence, which resides in the middle of Crawford County.
Through her ownership of Mayor Lord's over the years, Vardaro has been given the opportunity to meet hundreds of people, some associated with Allegheny and others not.
"Being a business owner and having a bed and breakfast has allowed me to meet people from all over the world," Vardaro said. "Living in a small community is a gift. I have met incredibly talented and interesting people over the years."
Many visitors of Allegheny, such as prospective students, parents, speakers and applicants choose to stay at Mayor Lord's — yet it is a popular destination for all who visit Meadville.
"One of the things that has surprised me is the number of people coming in to do genealogical research," Vardaro said. "A lot of people come in specifically because they want to rediscover family roots, and those roots are in Crawford County for a large number of people who come to this area."
The additional four rooms will allow Vardaro to accommodate more guests. According to Vardaro, parents ask about booking rooms for graduation while their children are in their first year.
"In the future, I hope to do more in what I am able to offer my guest," Vardaro said.
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I mentioned in a previous post that I bought a laminator and have been making family home evening packets. A lot of mine come from Pinterest, but this week I decided that we needed to learn about obedience (after Stormy ran into a parking lot and continued running even after I told him to stop) and what I found on the interwebs just weren't cutting it for my two year old. So I decided to gather things from different sources and compile my very own.
Now, we have a board we'll use later when the kids are older to make assignments for family home evening (Christmas gift from my SIL – I'll post a picture at some point), but for now, it's all on mom and dad, so at least for now things should go together nicely.
We started with a prayer.
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Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and namely its sub-domains – Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are bringing us close to the moment when we won't distinguish the difference between the way people talk (human speech) and the way machines interpret and reproduce it (machine speech).
And we bet that FinTech will give us some of the brightest examples here – the financial services industry has always been an early adopter of new technologies.
Thinking about NLP integration into your services? Here are some ideas on how to get used of the mainstream NLP software with a proven ROI today, what will boom tomorrow – and how to leverage next-gen tools earlier than your competitors.
NLP's impact on FinTech: Overview
What are customers expecting today from their banks, insurance companies, and credit unions? Real-time transactions, supervised management of their assets, and the opportunity to settle any issue online.
To make that happen, financial services must be provided with cutting-edge technologies, demonstrating speed, intelligence, and autonomy.
AI, turning machines into human-like entities, makes them perform the same tasks as people do – but better and faster. This is achieved via a complex of tools and tech solutions, empowered mainly by its major sub-domains – Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
Machine Learning trains systems to learn from "experience", i.e. incoming data, and make data-driven decisions. NLP is trained the same way as other systems, but has a specific aim: it must empower machines to interpret human speech both as it is spoken (Automated Speech) and typed (Automated Text Writing).
Natural language Processing in Fintech (like in any other industry), has 2 major use cases:
Comprehending human speech and extracting its meaning. Recognizing intent & coming up with a relevant reaction (request for help, passing a claim, etc.).
Turning unstructured data in databases and documents into structured data and extracting actionable insights through pattern recognition (text mining).
NLP in Fintech: Use Cases from Today & Tomorrow
At Itexus, we can highlight a few use cases where AI and NLP are influencing the FinTech world:
Turning chatbots into virtual assistants and counselors
Enriching them with advanced Big Data analytics
Making communication with them indistinguishable from human communication
Using NLP for fraud detection
Segmenting customers into groups & improving relevant product offerings
Reducing administrative work & automating separate tasks and whole domains
The areas where it can be applied:
"Conversational banking" is a new phenomenon, and it means a radical shift from simple chatbots to full-fledged digital assistants. Natural language processing companies provide them with functionality, helping translate user queries into information that can be used for appropriate responses.
What your competitors use today: A 24/7 available chatbot, which simplifies communication between a bank and its client, provides script-based assistance with minor issues, and quickly resolves simple complaints.
How to set your business apart from them: Invest in virtual assistants with advanced capabilities, able to process context, analyze text sentiment, and perform predictive analysis.
Counseling consumers on bank account management
Sending an alert when approaching the spending limit
Flagging payments in case of anomaly detection.
These features are characteristic of the "Erica" bot – and its success has been incredible: the AI-powered virtual assistant helped the Bank of America attract more than 1 million new users within less than 2 months after the bot rollout in 2017.
Another emerging tendency to watch out is voiceprint investigation and voice biometrics, used to authenticate a user, help complete a transaction and prevent fraudulent activities.
What is next: Evolving machine learning algorithms and deep neural networks in particular will soon enable the creation of the virtual assistants capable of:
Keeping semantically consistent communication
Building a persona-based neural conversation model
Diverse reactions in dialogue with a client.
Advanced digital agents and NLP-based customer service are the next big thing in the global insurance market as well.
What your competitors use today: A chatbot based on predefined rules of selecting a risk profile, capable of:
Automatic selection of insurance products
Underwriting automation: a user files an online application for an insurance claim, and receives a decision and an accompanying interest rate.
Submitting claims, by answering standard follow-up questions.
How to set your business apart from them: Once you decide to integrate a chatbot and turn to a FinTech software development company, think about adding advanced functionality like:
Simple claim approval. It took an AI chatbot, developed by New York-based insurance start-up called Lemonade, 3 seconds to settle a simple insurance claim. As mentioned by Daniel Schreiber, startup CEO, such chatbots allow to cut down on costs dramatically, otherwise "11-13% of premiums are consumed by the bureaucracy of handling claims".
Anti-fraud algorithms. In this case, a chatbot passes the claim details through a fraud detection algorithm before paying for the claim settlement. For example, it can detect personal links between people involved in a claim, and flag it for further examination if necessary.
What is next: Like in customer service, a chatbot in InsurTech is turning into a virtual assistant, which can perform:
Personalized risk profile & scoring
Real-time processing of complex claims & calculations
Secure personal information retrieval.
RegTech is an emerging FinTech segment, where new technologies are used to facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements.
The Financial Services industry is one of the most heavily regulated ones, and it takes financial institutions thousands of hours of mundane work to ensure adherence to evolving and changing standards. If something is missing – a company will pay incredible fines, not to mention reputational damage.
No wonder that demand for new technologies in this sector is growing, and NLP is on the top of the list: 11% of institutions working across Financial Risk, FCRM, and GRC, use Natural Language Processing as a core component in their apps.
There are already some positive examples on the market. For example, Rabobank, a Dutch bank, and its Compliance team implemented an ingest-and-search platform, where structured and unstructured data is automatically indexed and made searchable. The result? Reduced compliance controls from 15 to 3 minutes.
What your competitors use today: NLP and AI solutions, streamlining the examination of new regulation documents, highlighting the required obligations, validating front office decisions in real-time, ensuring BSA/AML compliance, and a growing number of the industry's standards, like MiFID II/MiFIR/EMIR.
How to set your business apart from them: The next generation of AI instruments with integrated NLP features performs:
Contract review. It took JP Morgan's program named COIN (Contract + Investigation) some seconds to perform a full-scale documents review, which was taking 360,000 hours of routine work – sounds quite appealing, doesn't it?
Regulatory investigations. Detecting potential anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) violations requires advanced AI-driven data analytics tools (NLP/ML) to detect networks of related transactions and identify abnormal behavior.
What is next: RegTech is developing at an incredible speed, with no signs of slowing down (specialists even call 2020 the Year of RegTech). What does it mean for developers?
Working on cross-institutional and cross-jurisdictional analysis. Soon we will see RegTech growing from a minor segment of the financial services market into a separate domain. It will look like an information framework, with contextualized obligations, precise definitions, and clear data requirements. AI, and NLP in particular, will be the driving force behind this process – that's why it is of utmost importance to get ready for the RegTech future now, with its due diligence solutions, robust case management functionality, automated regulatory reporting, and the ability to share information across multiple channels.
Of course, it is not the full list of NLP use cases applied to the FinTech industry. Trading, crowdfunding, and P2P financing – are but a few areas which can win from Natural Language Processing. A software development company with niche expertise in financial services, like Itexus, can guide you to effective solutions, whether you are a daring startup or an established banking institution.


Medical practice owners have a great deal of overhead expenses for which they are responsible. In fact, according to the 2014 MGMA Cost Survey Report, practice operating expenses range from 50% to over 80% of total medical revenue. Additionally, Modern Medicine cited rising operational costs as one of the top 15 challenges facing physicians in 2015. So, what happens to the practice you've built if you became disabled?
Although your practice is a well-oiled machine with a staff of highly-capable assistants and practitioners, could it continue to run without you? Unfortunately, overhead expenses will still have to be paid, even if your income decreases or stops. That's why Overhead Expense Insurance, which continues to pay office expenses, salaries and wages, rent, utilities, business insurance premiums and more if you became disabled, is essential. Let's discuss a few steps you can take to find the right coverage for your medical practice's overhead expenses.
Add the expenses in this checklist to determine the minimum amount of coverage you will need to cover your overhead expenses. Always keep in mind the most important thing about choosing your coverage is how much overhead you actually have.
It's a good rule of thumb to get quotes from multiple providers to see what they offer. Check their rates and what you will receive in return. And always read the details. Make sure that the expenses you are concerned about are covered. For instance, if a large portion of your expenses are due to rent or mortgage payments, you will want to make sure that you choose a plan that covers those costs.
Find out what's not eligible for business overhead insurance coverage: Sometimes this means that the salaries of your business partner and salaries of those that were brought on after your disability may not be paid for.
Check the financial strength of the insurer: You want to make sure that there's money to be paid out if you need it.
Make sure your taxes are taken care of: Since the premiums that you pay are deductible as a business expense, a payout is considered taxable income.
Understand how monthly benefits work: You will receive a maximum monthly benefit, but you will only be paid for the actual expenses that your practice incurs. This is another important reason why the coverage you choose is close to, equal to, or above the equivalent of your expenses. If you have leftover funds, they will roll over to cover the following month's expenses.
Consider an appropriate waiting period: There are important timelines when it comes to overhead expense insurance: the elimination period and coverage period. The elimination period is the waiting period between the beginning of your disability and the start of your benefit payment. Typically, the waiting period is 30, 60 or 90 days. The coverage period is is the maximum length of time that the benefits will be paid out, which is usually 12, 18 or 24 months. Payments will begin after the elimination period and continue for the time allotment that you choose.
With Office Overhead Expense coverage, your business can continue to operate even when you are unable to work. But determining the right amount of coverage, comparing prices and choosing an appropriate waiting period can raise questions. To make sure you get the right coverage for your practice, it's best to work with an experienced insurance advisor.
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Amnesty International withdraws human rights prize for Myanmar's Suu Kyi
By Megan Keller - 11/12/18 01:20 PM EST
Amnesty International has withdrawn its Ambassador of Conscience award previously bestowed to Myanmar's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, amid reported ethnic cleansing in her country.
"Our expectation was that you would continue to use your moral authority to speak out against injustice wherever you saw it, not least within Myanmar itself," the human rights organization's secretary general, Kumi Naidoo, wrote in a letter to Suu Kyi that he tweeted out Monday, as Amnesty announced the decision.
"Instead we are deeply alarmed and disappointed by your clear and consistent betrayal of the very values you promoted for decades."
Once lauded for her humanitarian work and efforts to ensure civilian rule, Suu Kyi has come under fire after the Myanmar military conducted what a United Nations report has called a "genocide" of the Rohingya people.
Naidoo wrote that Suu Kyi has overlooked and excused "the brutal oppression and crimes against humanity committed by the military against the Rohingya" and other ethnic minorities.
Amnesty's secretary general added that Suu Kyi's office "has actively shielded the military from international scrutiny and accountability."
"We have also been appalled to witness your administration spread hate narratives against minorities, fostering rather than challenging discrimination and hostility."
The New York Times reported in October that the military led a social media campaign to spread false and inflammatory information about the Rohingya.
Aung San Suu Kyi once stood as a symbol of hope, courage and the undying defence of human rights in #Myanmar.@amnesty recognised her with our highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience award.
Sadly, we can no longer justify this honour and today we are withdrawing the award pic.twitter.com/gYenr0HAYg
— Kumi Naidoo (@kuminaidoo) November 12, 2018
The Nobel Prize Institute, who also honored Suu Kyi in the past, said in August that it has no plans to withdraw the award it gave her.
Meanwhile, international pressure is mounting against Suu Kyi's regime to address the alleged ethnic cleansing, including from the U.S.
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When the Gofunai route was established in Edo, temples of other sects participated too. They all have a statue of Kobo Daishi in the compound, surrounded by sacred sand from the Shikoku pilgrim route, thus the Edo pilgrims could "step on sacred sand" .
Some temples have お砂踏の石 a stone memorial, a flat stone to step on with the "Sacred Sand" in mind.


A pulsar (from pulse and -ar as in quasar) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star or white dwarf that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. This radiation can be observed only when the beam of emission is pointing toward Earth (much like the way a lighthouse can be seen only when the light is pointed in the direction of an observer), and is responsible for the pulsed appearance of emission. Neutron stars are very dense, and have short, regular rotational periods. This produces a very precise interval between pulses that ranges from milliseconds to seconds for an individual pulsar. Pulsars are believed to be one of the candidates for the source of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (see also centrifugal mechanism of acceleration).
The precise periods of pulsars make them very useful tools. Observations of a pulsar in a binary neutron star system were used to indirectly confirm the existence of gravitational radiation. The first extrasolar planets were discovered around a pulsar, PSR B1257+12. Certain types of pulsars rival atomic clocks in their accuracy in keeping time.
The first pulsar was observed on November 28, 1967, by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. They observed pulses separated by 1.33 seconds that originated from the same location in the sky, and kept to sidereal time. In looking for explanations for the pulses, the short period of the pulses eliminated most astrophysical sources of radiation, such as stars, and since the pulses followed sidereal time, it could not be man-made radio frequency interference. When observations with another telescope confirmed the emission, it eliminated any sort of instrumental effects. At this point, Bell Burnell said of herself and Hewish that "we did not really believe that we had picked up signals from another civilization, but obviously the idea had crossed our minds and we had no proof that it was an entirely natural radio emission. It is an interesting problem—if one thinks one may have detected life elsewhere in the universe, how does one announce the results responsibly?" Even so, they nicknamed the signal LGM-1, for "little green men" (a playful name for intelligent beings of extraterrestrial origin). It was not until a second pulsating source was discovered in a different part of the sky that the "LGM hypothesis" was entirely abandoned. Their pulsar was later dubbed CP 1919, and is now known by a number of designators including PSR 1919+21 and PSR J1921+2153. Although CP 1919 emits in radio wavelengths, pulsars have subsequently been found to emit in visible light, X-ray, and gamma ray wavelengths.
The existence of neutron stars was first proposed by Walter Baade and Fritz Zwicky in 1934, when they argued that a small, dense star consisting primarily of neutrons would result from a supernova. Based on the idea of magnetic flux conservation from magnetic main sequence stars, Lodewijk Woltjer proposed in 1964 that such neutron stars might contain magnetic fields as large as 10^14 to 10^16 G. In 1967, shortly before the discovery of pulsars, Franco Pacini suggested that a rotating neutron star with a magnetic field would emit radiation, and even noted that such energy could be pumped into a supernova remnant around a neutron star, such as the Crab Nebula. After the discovery of the first pulsar, Thomas Gold independently suggested a rotating neutron star model similar to that of Pacini, and explicitly argued that this model could explain the pulsed radiation observed by Bell Burnell and Hewish. The discovery of the Crab pulsar later in 1968 seemed to provide confirmation of the rotating neutron star model of pulsars. The Crab pulsar has a 33-millisecond pulse period, which was too short to be consistent with other proposed models for pulsar emission. Moreover, the Crab pulsar is so named because it is located at the center of the Crab Nebula, consistent with the 1933 prediction of Baade and Zwicky.
In 1974, Antony Hewish and Martin Ryle became the first astronomers to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noting that Hewish played a "decisive role in the discovery of pulsars". Considerable controversy is associated with the fact that Hewish was awarded the prize while Bell, who made the initial discovery while she was his Ph.D student, was not. Bell claims no bitterness upon this point, supporting the decision of the Nobel prize committee.
In 2016, AR Scorpii was identified as the first pulsar in which the compact object is a white dwarf instead of a neutron star. Because its moment of inertia is much higher than that of a neutron star, the white dwarf in this system rotates once every 1.97 minutes, far slower than neutron-star pulsars. The system displays strong pulsations from ultraviolet to radio wavelengths, powered by the spin-down of the strongly magnetized white dwarf.
In rotation-powered pulsars, the beam originates from the rotational energy of the neutron star, which generates an electrical field from the movement of the very strong magnetic field, resulting in the acceleration of protons and electrons on the star surface and the creation of an electromagnetic beam emanating from the poles of the magnetic field. This rotation slows down over time as electromagnetic power is emitted. When a pulsar's spin period slows down sufficiently, the radio pulsar mechanism is believed to turn off (the so-called "death line"). This turn-off seems to take place after about 10–100 million years, which means of all the neutron stars born in the 13.6 billion year age of the universe, around 99% no longer pulsate.
Generally, the regularity of pulsar emission does not rival the stability of atomic clocks. However, for some millisecond pulsars, the regularity of pulsation is even more precise than an atomic clock. This stability allows millisecond pulsars to be used in establishing ephemeris time or in building pulsar clocks.
where is the distance from the pulsar to the observer and is the electron density of the ISM. The dispersion measure is used to construct models of the free electron distribution in the Milky Way.
The longest period pulsar, at 118.2 seconds, as well as the only known example of a white dwarf pulsar, AR Scorpii.
The longest period neutron star pulsar, PSR J2144-3933, with a period of 8.51 seconds.
PSR B1931+24, has a cycle. It pulses for about a week and stops pulsing for about a month. One of only two pulsars known to have stopped pulsing for more than a few minutes.
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Woodland girls are winning with defense
BY KEN MORSE
The Woodland girls wrapped up the first half of the basketball season with a two-game winning streak and a 6-4 record.
A tough stretch that saw them win just one of four games exposed some issues that needed to be addressed mainly on the defensive side of the ball.
Coach Jenn Deeley made that the team priority to close out the first half and the Hawks quickly deposited two games into the win column to gain some momentum.
"I don't think it's a secret to anyone that we are going to go as far as our defense is going to take us," said Deeley.
It began and ended with a purposeful effort on defense and senior Peyton Filippone was at the forefront, making things difficult for opponents trying to take it down the middle.
The defense began to control the action out on the court. Junior Casey Mulligan leads the team scoring (15 ppg). She began her quest to get the entire lineup involved in the offensive end. Mulligan went from leading scorer to realizing that the shoot first and pass later approach was not propelling the team forward.
After being the leading scorer the first five games of the season, Mulligan began to pass the ball around the perimeter looking for the open shooter and three different players stepped up to lead the team in points over a three-game span.
"I think we are just starting to see our potential when we play together as a team," added Deeley. "We had three different leading scorers over the past three games and that says a lot about how we are progressing as a team. I think we are just going to ride the hot hand right now, but it all needs to start with our defensive effort."
Ireland Starziski (6 ppg), led the team with 13 points in a win over Seymour. Filippone (5.6 ppg) knocked down 32 points over a four-game span to help Woodland put together a four-game win streak to finish out the first half of the season.
Lindsay Koliani (5.5 ppg) led the Hawks, scoring 16 points in a 51-46 win over Crosby on Jan. 17 to start the second half of the season. Michaela Gasparri (3.0 ppg) came up big, adding 14 points.
Jenna Chicano has proven to be an effective weapon, knocking down 40 points in 10 games played, while posting up the kind of defense that has helped the Hawks build some momentum going into the last half of the season.
Chicano scored a career-high 16 points and hauled away 11 rebounds to lead Woodland to a 57-23 win over Kaynor Tech on Jan. 18. The Hawks improved to 8-4 on the season with that victory.
The toughest part to begin the last stretch is trying to figure out how to fill the void after losing Isabella Mastropietro for the remainder of the season with an ACL injury. The Hawks are also without the services of Erin Donelly, out with an ankle injury.
Lucia Rubano filled in one of the roles created by the injuries and dropped in six points against Kaynor. Carina Rodriguez added some valuable minutes off the bench, chipping in two points.
"Unfortunately we lost Mastropietro for the season," said Deeley. "She was a key player for us inside securing rebounds. Erin Donnelly had an ankle injury and hopefully we can get her back next week. We are going to need some players to step up off the bench down the stretch."
Woodland closes out the month on the road. They were schedule to play at Kennedy on Jan. 24, followed by another game at St. Paul on Friday.
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Watch Fifth Harmony Cover Mariah's "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Hilary Hughes
Admit it: It's December 3, and you've already listened to Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" approximately eleventy bajillion times. You waited until after Thanksgiving to dust off Love, Actually. You revisited the amazing, Christmas sweater-clad version Jimmy Fallon, the Roots and MiMi herself brought to The Tonight Show. You've hit "replay" on that 10 Second Songs take on the track multiple times, and you've definitely blasted through the original.
It's the gift that keeps on giving, the one Christmas song that doesn't wear out its welcome before the New Year. Fifth Harmony seem to agree, as the fab fivesome have put their own spin on "All I Want For Christmas Is You" with this adorable new video.
From the Christmas-inspired hair-dos (love your commitment to Christmas tree green, Normani!) to the presents, tree lights and all-around yuletide cheer, the Fifth Harmony girls are all about doing Mariah's modern classic justice with their heavy-hitting pipes and perfectly synched up R&B caroling vibes.
Check out their version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" above, and check out our list of favorite holiday pop songs over here.
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This ingot slicing method forms a flat light-absorbing separation layer (KABRA layer*2) at a specified depth by irradiating a continuous, vertical laser from the upper surface of the SiC ingot, producing wafers.
Conventional laser processing is not suitable for slicing because the modified layer formed by laser irradiation, in principle, extends in the direction of the laser incident (vertical). However, this process succeeds in forming a KABRA layer, which serves as the base point for separation by separating SiC into silicon (Si) and carbon (C) in an amorphous state and making the amorphous carbon efficiently absorb the light*3. In addition, this process can be applied to various types of SiC ingots, including single-crystal (4H, 6H, and semi-insulation) and multi-crystal ingots. This process can be also applied to monocrystal ingots, regardless of the off-angle of the crystal c-axis.
*1: Patent pending (53 related patents as of December 11, 2017) / Trademark registered (Registration no. 5850324).
*2: Key Amorphous-Black Repetitive Absorption: Forming a layer which becomes the base point for separating the wafer by decomposing SiC into amorphous silicon and amorphous carbon with continuous laser irradiation, and then making the black amorphous efficiently absorb the light.
Repeat processes 1 to 3 and slice the wafer.
The existing methods for slicing wafers from a SiC ingot mostly used a diamond wire saw. However, these methods require a number of diamond wire saws for mass-producing wafers because the processing time is long due to the high hardness of SiC. The number of wafers produced from a single ingot is also small due to a large amount of material lost in the slicing sections. This has been a major factor in the increased cost of producing SiC power devices.
Existing processes require approx. 3.1 hours to slice a wafer from a Φ6-inch SiC ingot (100 hours for one ingot)*4, 5. In contrast, KABRA can greatly reduce the processing time, requiring only 10 minutes to slice a wafer (approx. 31 hours for one ingot)*6.
*4: When producing a specified thickness of 350 µm from Φ6-inch and 20 mm thick SiC ingot.
*5: General value based on users' information.
*6: When laser irradiation, separation, and ingot grinding are performed in parallel using multiple ingots.
For wire processing, a lapping process is required to remove approx. 40 µm*5 of undulations generated on the surface of a processed wafer. However, KABRA does not require lapping because the wafer undulation after separation can be controlled.
While wire processing produces approx. 180 μm*5 of material loss per wafer where the ingot is sliced (kerf loss), KABRA has essentially no material loss. In addition, material loss can be suppressed to approx. 80 μm depending on the amount of KABRA layer removal after separation. Thus, approx. 1.4 times as many wafers can produced from a single ingot compared to the existing process.
*4: Wafers with a designated thickness of 350 μm are produced from an SiC ingot with a diameter of 6 inches and a thickness of 20 mm.
*7: Lapping is performed after cutting using a loose abrasive-type diamond wire saw. All values are standard values based on those acquired from users.
*8: When four ingots are processed concurrently.
"Kabra" is also another name for a turnip, and thin slicing is sometimes called "kabra-giri". There is also a vegetable called "kyo-kabra" which is a traditional food with a long history in Japan. We named this process "KABRA" with Roman letters because slicing a SiC ingot looks like "kabra-giri" and we have the strong desire to contribute to enhancing the world's convenience by spreading this unique laser slicing technique from Japan throughout the world.


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Q: Replace CSS "#" (ID) with .(Class) I've a CSS string like
    #xyz{
          color:#ee2ee2;
      }
     .abc{
        background-color:#FFFFFF;
        border-color:1px solid #eee;
     }
    .def #xyz{
       border-color:1px solid #ddd;
    }

I need to replace the #xyz (or any other ID selector) with .xyz without changing the color: #ee2ee2(or any other color selector).
Basic java-script code would do
I've tried some regex but it fails a few cases
cssText.replace(/#([a-zA-Z])/gm, '.$1');

A: This will replace # with . only when there is a { somewhere after in the same line.

cssText = `
  #xyz
  {
     color:#ee2ee2;
  }
  .abc{
     background-color:#FFFFFF;
     border-color:1px solid #eee;
  }
  .def #xyz{
     border-color:1px solid #ddd;
  }
  body{background-color:#fff000;}.ig26{padding:20px;}.icts{width:200px;height:200px;padding:10px;}
`;
console.log(cssText.replace(/#([a-zA-Z])(?=[^}]*{)/g, '.$1'));

A: This is not a good job for regex. You will get much more reliable results by using a proper CSS parser. For example:
const css = require('css');

const ast = css.parse(myInputString);

ast.stylesheet.rules.forEach(rule => {
  if (rule.type === 'rule') {
    rule.selectors = rule.selectors.map(selector => selector.replace('#', '.'))
  }
});

return css.stringify(ast);

(Note: I haven't fully tested this code. But the principle is solid.

A: By matching the spaces at the beginning of the line, you can use the regex ^\s+#(\w+).
Example in Java 13:
var regex = "^\\s+#(\\w+)";
var string = """
        #xyz{
              color:#ee2ee2;
          }
         .abc{
            background-color:#FFFFFF;
            border-color:1px solid #eee;
         }
        .def #xyz{
           border-color:1px solid #ddd;
        }
    """;

var matcher = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE).matcher(string);
var newString = matcher.replaceAll(".$1");

A: My suggestion here is to use a library that might parse the object into rules, as suggested by @Jakub.

This answer uses the following regular expression, /#(?!:[\w]+)(?=([\w\d\[\]\,\*\=\>\.\s]*[\{\,\[]+))/g, which should effectively match # as it proceeds not-captured group (representing the Id itself) which in-turn proceeds the positive lookahead group (as series of word (a-zA-Z0-9_) and special characters, including whitespace & newline, that proceeds {, ,, [).

var outputElm = document.getElementById("output");

var importedCode = `div#xyz, #xyz, div#xyz[id='xyz'],
 .def>#xyz, .def>div#xyz, .def>#xyz,
 .def>div#xyz[id=*]
{
 color:#ee2ee2;
}

@media (min-width: 30em) and (orientation: landscape)
{
  .abc{
      background-color :#FFFFFF;
      border-color:1px solid #eee ;
  }

  .def>#xyz, .def #xyz, .def>#xyz{border-color:1px solid #ddd;}
  .def>#xyz>div, .def #xyz div, .def>#xyz>div.abc {border-color:1px solid #ddd;}
}`;

var replaceIdRegex = /#(?!:[\w]+)(?=([\w\d\[\]\,\*\=\>\.\s]*[\{\,\[]+))/g;

outputElm.innerText = importedCode.replace(replaceIdRegex, ".");
<p id="output">
</p>

I've done a fairly good amount of testing on this, but I can't say it isn't brittle or can account for every scenario.

You can test this implementation on regex101 playground as well.

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Voting in the VSA Council election closed on 30 September 2018. Votes were counted on 1 October 2018. The vote count took place at the VSA office in Wellington, and the process was scrutinised by Gavin Kerr, VSA's Immediate Past President.
Peter Elmsly and Hone McGregor, who both continue as co-opted members of Council until February 2019.
Deidre Brookes and Kirsty Burnett, have both been co-opted as members of Council for 12 months following completion of their current terms, until the AGM in 2019.
We look forward to introducing the full Council to the attendees at the AGM.
Thank you to all candidates willing to support VSA by accepting nominations and standing in this year's election.


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George Floyd death: Thousands turn out for UK anti-racism protests
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Media captionProtesters gathered in Parliament Square in London
Thousands of people have joined anti-racism demonstrations across the UK.
The protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd in the US, were held in cities including London, Manchester, Cardiff, Leicester and Sheffield.
In London, protesters knelt for a minute's silence before chanting "no justice, no peace" and "black lives matter".
The majority of the day's protests were peaceful but in the evening there were disturbances outside Downing Street.
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said the protest was largely over when missiles and fireworks were thrown at a police line.
Police horses were used to regain control, but one horse galloped ahead and its rider fell to the ground after hitting her head on a traffic light. Her injuries are not life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police said.
Fourteen people were arrested and 14 officers were injured after a smaller group became "angry and intent on violence", the force added.
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Image caption A police officer being tended to after she fell off her horse
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Image caption The Metropolitan Police said 14 arrests were made in London
Image caption But demonstrations were largely peaceful
In a tweet, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan told the protesters "I stand with you and I share your anger and your pain" and said the small minority of people who became violent "let down this important cause".
The protests went ahead despite officials advising against mass gatherings due to coronavirus.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the social distancing advice was "for the safety of all of us", while Met Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said the protests were "unlawful".
Thousands of people gathered in the capital, the majority donning face coverings and many with gloves.
Some held signs made reference to coronavirus, including one which read: "There is a virus greater than Covid-19 and it's called racism".
Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, police said they had issued "a significant number" of fines given the dangers of crowds in the pandemic and organisers would now be reported to the Public Prosecution Service with a view to prosecution.
Protests began in the US after a video emerged of Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, being arrested by four officers on 25 May in Minneapolis.
Videos showed Mr Floyd, who was unarmed and in handcuffs, dying after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The footage – seen all around the world – showed him gasping that he could not breathe.
An officer has been charged with murder while three of his colleagues stand accused of aiding and abetting the killing.
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Image caption In Cardiff, black protesters held up placards saying "my life matters" and "I can't breathe"
Image caption Boxer Anthony Joshua joined protesters in Watford, Hertfordshire
At a protest in his hometown of Watford, Britain's world heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua told the crowds: "We can no longer sit back and remain silent on this senseless, unlawful killing and sly racism on another human being."
In central London, protesters dropped to one knee and raised their fists in the air outside the US embassy amid chants of "silence is violence" and "colour is not a crime".
Sarah Law, a 27-year-old train manager, said: "I don't want my future children to experience what I have. It's time for us all to unite together regardless of our race and stand up for what is right."
O'Neall Rawle, a 27-year-old teacher from Leicester, said he was protesting because he was "exhausted of being treated as a second class citizen" and "to hopefully spark some change".
Meanwhile, in Glasgow, anti-racism campaigners renamed streets that have links to the slave trade, replacing street signs with the names of enslaved Africans, black activists and victims of police brutality. Demonstrations are scheduled in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen on Sunday.
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Image caption Protesters in London marched towards the US embassy in Vauxhall
Image caption Campaigners in Leicester knelt with their fists in the air
Image caption People left flowers and placards at a mural of George Floyd in Manchester
In Manchester about 15,000 protesters gathered at Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre, clapping in unison and holding placards bearing the initials BLM.
Elsewhere, several hundred people marched in Newcastle, while many more took part in an online protest organised in the north-east of England.
More protests took place across Europe on Saturday and huge rallies are taking place in major cities across the US.
How Floyd's death resonated in the UK
What does the law say about protests?
Coronavirus regulations for England don't specifically mention protests but do restrict "public gatherings" to no more than six people – that would make large protests illegal.
Police officers can hand out fixed-penalty notices (starting at £100) to people who won't follow the health regulations. They can also arrest and charge someone with an offence.
Whether they do this in practice is another matter and policing large protests during the coronavirus pandemic presents a challenge.
Dame Cressida has said officers will "seek to uphold the law" but will have to make a "case-by-case" decision on what to do.
She told the London Assembly on 3 June that if they had tried to enforce a mass dispersal at last weekend's protests, "we would probably have ended up with very serious disorder".
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The room was packed. Everyone from 20-year old hipsters to older community members and even a baby was there for the sound healing and singing bowl concert. Karma Moffett arrived to sit in the middle of his vast collection of antique singing bowls, conch shells, woodwinds and bells, smiled wide and cracked a joke, '…and I was going to ask for the smaller room…' The venue was vibrating with good musical vibes.
Harmonia, a former recording studio where legends like The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley and Fleetwood Mac once recorded, has been lovingly renovated into a beautiful space for all things health and wellness. That's not to say, though, that pieces of its heritage don't remain. In fact, much of the original structure and memorabilia are intact. Upon entering the space through its lush garden, you walk through what was once a wooden shower built for Sly Stone and catch a whiff of cedar. Inside the building, there is a 7-foot wooden guitar that begs to be strummed and the hallways are dotted with gold and platinum albums. And of course, the acoustics are great.
For this event, giant pillows were strewn about and the room was candlelit. By the time Karma began, we were all lounging comfortably on the floor in a meditative state. Karma explained where we were about to go: up a hill and into a forest to meet an ancient medicine man who would bless us all with a beautiful new year. The baby cooed with excitement as the first instrument was played. Much of the room fell into a deep trance. A friend claimed he could see the medicine man Mr. Moffett was referring to, but I was transfixed on the stage as Karma picked up one ancient instrument after another and played the perfect note.
After the show, everyone had a permanent half-smile on their faces, and the crowd introduced themselves to one another as they spoke with awe about what they'd just seen. I slept better than I had in months and another friend claimed her morning dog-walk was more magical the next day. Had we been officially tuned? Who knows, but I will definitely be at the next one.
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Q: Как преобразовать список со словарями внутри в строку Имеется такой список
['Текст в списке вне словаря', {'Индекс 1': 'Элемент 1'}, {'Индекс 2': 'Элемент 1'}, {'Индекс 1': 'Элемент 2'}, {'Индекс 2': 'Элемент 2'}, {'Индекс 1': 'Элемент 3'}, {'Индекс 2': 'Элемент 3'}, 'Текст вне словаря']

Как всё это преобразовать в обычную строку?
Так же стоит проверить, есть ли словари в списке
Я пытался различными методами конвертировать список в строку, но из-за словарей внутри, у меня не получилось

A: Чтобы проверить, есть ли в списке словари можно сделать такой код:
data = ['Текст в списке вне словаря', {'Индекс 1': 'Элемент 1'}, {'Индекс 2': 'Элемент 1'}, {'Индекс 1': 'Элемент 2'}, {'Индекс 2': 'Элемент 2'}, {'Индекс 1': 'Элемент 3'}, {'Индекс 2': 'Элемент 3'}, 'Текст вне словаря']

dict_enabled = any(type(obj) == type(dict()) for obj in data)

print(dict_enabled)

естественно код не рекурсивный, т.е. считаем, что если в списке и есть словарь, то он является элементом списка, а не элементом элемента списка например
На счет перевода в строку - не понял, нужен вот такой код:
res = []
for obj in data:
    if type(obj) == type(str()):
        res.append(obj)
    elif type(obj) == type(dict()):
        for key in obj:
            res += [key, obj[key]]

text = ' '.join(res)
print(text)