Political correctness is dominating college campuses across the country.
[1980s] Emerges from culture wars.
[1990s] Declines during focus on economy and health care.
[c.2010] Re-emerges out of social media and Internet 2.0.
The new political correctness has also enforced a confusing new vocabulary.
Experts think all this is causing adverse health effects.
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A and B's policies voted on.
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A rejects grounds of a debate.
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Switch (Android)
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Simple backwards implementation of the Android switch button.

Include the following to use the library with Maven.

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>co.novie</groupId>
    <artifactId>switch</artifactId>
    <version>0.3.0</version>
    <type>apklib</type>
</dependency>
```

The library is also available via direct download [here][2]

Status
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This a very early version of the library. Extensive testing hasn't been completed yet and there's a few items missing that should be available.

TODO
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* Proper unit testing
* Proper support for themes and extending the styles
* Proper documentation

Credits
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Sample project launcher icon built from [Android Icons][1]

License
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    Copyright 2013 Michael Novak <m@novie.co>
    Copyright 2010 The Android Open Source Project

    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
    You may obtain a copy of the License at

       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    limitations under the License.

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Q: Passing data from child to parent to parent in Vue.js with method $emit() I can't pass data from child to parent routers with vue.js.
From few research, including on stack overflow, it is very clear that we must use the $emit() method from the child.
I played around between the documentation, stackoverflow and some youtube tutorials but there is still something I miss and I do wrong.
Below is my router Menubar.vue
<template>

login is set to {{ loggedin }}

Route query login {{ this.$route.query.loggedin }}

                <router-link class="btn btn-primary" to= "/menubar/login">Login</router-link>
                <router-link class="btn btn-primary" to="/menubar/register">Register</router-link>

                <button class="btn btn-primary" v-on:click="logout()">Logout</button>
                <router-link class="btn btn-primary" to="/edit">Edit</router-link>

        <router-view/>

</template>

And its child Login.vue
<template>

            Username
            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="username" required v-model="user.username" name="username">

            Password
            <input type="password" class="form-control" id="password" required v-model="user.password" name="password">

        <button v-on:click="logUser()" class="btn btn-success">Connect</button>
</template>

my router.js
{
        path: "/menubar",
        name: "menubar",
        component: Menubar,
        children: [
            {
                path: "login",
                name: "login",
                component: Login,
            },
            {
                path: "register",
                name: "register",
                component: Register,
            }
        ]
    }

the console.log should print true or false to give track my params 'loggedin'
Instead, no idea if this is linked, I have this:
[HMR] Waiting for update signal from WDS...
which gives in my mozilla browser (same in Chrome):

The address wasn't understood
  Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because one of the following > protocols (view-source, webpack) isn't associated with any program or is not allowed in this context.
  You might need to install other software to open this address."

Thanks in advance for your help.

A: In your case, the component listening to the event is not a component child:

[...]

Here the child is a div, however, if you want to be able to listen to an emit
signal from a child component, the listener should be associated with this specific child component. In this case something like:
<Login @clicked="onClickChild">[...]</Login>

However, if you want to pass data from a child to a parent node in the router
you can define a router-view and catch the event like so:
<router-view @clicked="onClickChild" />

A: From your code, it looks like your child component is emitting the event correctly to the parent. For the error you are receiving in the browser, it's likely to be a typo or a bad URL, as you are doing:
        path: "/menubar",
        name: "menubar",
        component: Menubar,
        children: [
            {
                path: "/menubar/login",

Which will produce a path like /menubar/menubar/login which looks wrong.  https://router.vuejs.org/guide/essentials/nested-routes.html

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The curveball was working early, and the slider was working better late, Boyd said. I was just getting ahead with fastballs, throwing the changeup well and letting the defense work for us.Casey McGehee had four of the Tigers 14 hits against Hamels. Shane Greene worked the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez the ninth for his 33rd save in 36 chances, and to wrap up Detroits sixth shutout this season.The Tigers opened the fifth with three consecutive singles, McGehee leading it off and scoring on a hit by Victor Martinez for a 1-0 lead. McGehee added an RBI double an inning later.The 14 hits were the most ever allowed by Hamels (12-4), who also walked three. But the Tigers left 11 runners on base against him, seven in scoring position. The lefty benefited from a double play, two outfield assists and a pickoff for his final out of the game.We put some pressure on, but he was able to wriggle out of it. Hes one of the best pitchers in the game. Theres a reason why hes one of the best pitchers, Ausmus said. He knows how to handle a tight situation with a lot of men on base and a lot of traffic. He did a nice job getting out of it.The last pitcher in the majors to give up at least 14 hits and two earned runs or less in at least seven innings was Montreals John Dopson, who allowed two runs and 15 hits in 8 2/3 innings against Atlanta on July 3, 1988.Really only gave up two hard hit balls, Rangers manager Jeff Banistter said.dddddddddddd The rest of the game he managed well. He made pitches, got the outs that he needed to, but you dont see that line much any time. Gritty performance by Cole.The Tigers had runners thrown out at third and home by outfielders in the fourth.Mike Avilies tried to advance from first on Jarrod Saltalamacchias single to left, but Jurickson Profar got his first career outfield assist with a one-hop throw to third baseman Adrian Beltre. The inning ended with Saltalamacchia out trying to score when Ian Kinsler blooped a double down the line that ricocheted off Shin-Soo Choo when he slid trying to catch it. But the right fielder got up, retrieved the ball from foul territory and threw to catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who made a sweeping tag for the out.SHORT HOPS: The Tigers had lost six in a row to Texas. ... It was only the fourth time in Rangers history that a starter allowed 14 hits, the first since Matt Harrison against Tampa Bay in 2012. Harrison was one of the players sent to Philadelphia last summer in the trade to acquire Hamels, who is since 19-6 in 35 starts for Texas.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: Dixon Machado made his season debut at shortstop, a day after Jose Iglesias (strained left hamstring) became the Tigers third everyday starter in a week to go on the disabled list. ... Aviles made his first start in center this season, filling in for injured Cameron Maybon.Rangers: Colby Lewis threw a 30-pitch bullpen, and is expected to throw 40 pitches Tuesday. Lewis, 6-1 before a strained right lat in June, is eligible to come off the 60-day DL next Sunday. ... RHP Tanner Scheppers, out all season after left knee surgery, threw live BP, and is now expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with one inning for Double-A Frisco.UP NEXTTigers: Rookie right-hander Michael Fulmer (9-3, 2.43 ERA) takes his sixth shot at becoming the first AL rookie to win 10 games.Rangers: The Rangers have won the last four starts by A.J. Griffin ' ' '


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"Social entrepreneurs are mavericks. But nothing great is achieved without a touch of madness."
Alfie Othman heads the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise, raiSE.
Alfie has had a successful banking career of over twelve years in the banking sector. Alongside his private sector work, Alfie has devoted significant time to the public sector and civil society. He founded his own social enterprise and has served as advisor and mentor to many social enterprises in Singapore and in the region.
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"Social issues are multi-faceted. It is therefore important that policy makers (I supposed that's me) understand the issues on the ground before taking out a quill to write some fanciful paper."
Jierong oversees the corporate, social finance, capacity building, and policy & development teams in raiSE.
Prior to raiSE, he sold antique books "pillaged" from the libraries of aristocrats to help finance his university education, before spending a decade of his youth with the Ministry of Finance handling various portfolios from economic (fiscal), security, to land and infrastructure.
LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/jierong-tham
"I am opportunistic about turning possibilities into realities, and the SE ecosystem presents exactly the platform to make this happen."
Casper Ng oversees the development of a vibrant SE sector, from engaging and qualifying SEs to cultivating strategic partnerships to bring greater awareness and support to the sector.
Before this, Casper headed the Social Finance team that oversees the evaluation of grants and investments that support the growth of sustainable SEs addressing social gaps in Singapore. Prior to joining raiSE, he was Senior Assistant Director at the National Council of Social Services (NCSS), where he pioneered Pumpkin Lab and led a team in design-led Innovation to bring about human-centred, sustainable and scalable solutions to the social service sector.
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LinkedIn Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/casperng
"The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience" - Eleanor Roosevelt."
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He was also the key member of the Financial Operations Team where he has been managing various financial operations conscientiously, ensuring that they are timely and properly performed so that the Ministry functions effectively every day. David has also played an important role in helping to roll out the imprest fund for the Interim Assistance Fund to help the needy.
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Prior to raiSE, Falihah worked on social and environmental research with NGOs and public education institutions. She geared towards impact investing after her research project with World Wildlife Fund developed the groundwork for Singapore Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil. She has also done applied research to support impact enterprises in Singapore and around Southeast Asia through impact assessments and SROI. She takes a keen interest in developing and internationalising social enterprises across Southeast Asia.
Linkedin Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/falihah-anisah
"I believe that when people start working together towards a common vision, great results can be achieved."
Amy Lim currently oversees public and sector engagement at raiSE, including raiSE's public education campaign and stakeholder engagement efforts.
Amy was part of the pioneering team to join the Social Enterprise Association in 2009, with a vision to contribute to the social enterprise sector in a meaningful and useful way. Amy established SEA's membership program and recruited more than 500 members since its establishment.
LinkedIn Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/amy-lim-63236440
"With my passion for the sector, raiSE brings out a burning desire to do good and support the sector in any way I can."
Nuratiqah Halim supports the Public & Sector Engagement team. She also does outreach activities to raise awareness for the social enterprise sector.
After being immersed the social sector during her five-year stint at the Ministry of Social and Family Development, Atiqah understands the challenges of beneficiaries, from looking for employment to being accepted by the community. Her belief that social entrepreneurs can address these issues in a sustainable manner through their business models spur her on in her projects at raiSE.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nuratiqah-halim-351579a8
"What I love about this sector is the unique combination of thinking like an entrepreneur, with the passions of a social change maker!"
Banupriya supports the Finance and HR team at Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE), through the management of raiSE's budget and ensuring adherence to best practices and protocols.
Having worked in a Human Resources Team for four years, Priya brings with her the experience and knowledge in empowering individuals to effectively contribute to an organisation.
LinkedIn Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/banu-priya
"Harnessing the best of humanity by creating opportunities for growth, innovation, collaboration to achieve greater good while building sustainable businesses."
Serene plays a dual role in capacity building and SE engagement. She focuses on developing SEs' leadership and enterprise capabilities, implementing initiatives to build a vibrant community and providing advisory to entrepreneurs, C-suite level of corporations and industry partners.
Prior to joining raiSE, Serene spent ten years working with businesses to achieve profitable growth, create social value, and build their capabilities by providing strategic consultation on strategy and organisation transformation, corporate planning and development, strategic marketing, regional development, operational improvement and capacity development. Serene is familiar with social issues through her volunteering work with vulnerable women, children and youths, with a focus on learning and skills development.
LinkedIn Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/serenetay
"What makes an Entrepreneur rich? Risk taking, Innovation, Can-Do Attitude and always asking themselves - How do I add value to society?"
Erwin Chan designs innovation and entrepreneurial capacity building programmes at raiSE that activates the Social Entrepreneur's Head, Heart & Hands for transformation.
>Erwin has a PhD in biomedical research and is interested in seeing systemic transformations in healthcare. During his post-graduate days, Erwin led medical and dental teams to Cambodia and facilitated social innovation projects in Indonesia and Australia. In 2012, Erwin co-founded a medical device startup that focused on developing solutions for chronic pain management. After failing, he became interested in understanding how the entrepreneurial experience can enrich the personal leadership journey. Erwin was part of the team that won first place at the MITx Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in 2016. He is a Certified Instructor for "Disciplined Entrepreneurship" for new venture creation. Erwin has taught in universities & polytechnics including Bioentrepreneurship at NTU. He also volunteers as a mentor in developing children & youths holistically.
Linkedin Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/erwinchan
"Having received much support during my social entrepreneurship journey from many dedicated and inspiring people, I hope to do the same for aspiring social entrepreneurs."
Ho Yen Yee manages Capacity Building programmes in raiSE to develop capabilities in aspiring social entrepreneurs and build the talent pipeline for the social enterprise sector through engagement with youths.
Yen Yee was a winner of the Singapore International Foundation's Young Social Entrepreneurs programme in 2012. She co-founded a social enterprise - IMPad - to provide low-cost and biodegradable sanitary pads for women in rural India. Her previous internship at the World Toilet Organization and voluntary work with various non-profit organisations over the past 10 years gave her a good understanding of the social issues in Singapore and developing countries, and also strengthened her desire to help the less privileged.
Prior to joining raiSE, Yen Yee was part of the business development team of a start-up in the digital marketing field. She also worked as a Producer in the media and broadcasting industry, where she was exposed to diverse business industries, people and cultures. With her experience in startups and the social sector, she wants to support aspiring social entrepreneurs in creating sustainable solutions to address social needs.
Linkedin Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/hoyenyee
"It is indeed rewarding to be serving a business community with a double bottom line and I am excited about the opportunity I have been given to articulate their value."
Subashini oversees all marketing and communications efforts at raiSE. Prior to joining us, she has over 11 years of professional experience in enterprise development roles with a key focus on digital marketing. Subashini's core competencies include Social Media Strategy, Brand development, Public relations and Corporate communications.
Subashini has a keen eye for aesthetics and is passionate about building narratives around our brand's key messages.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subashini-balakrishnan
"Where else can you work that fills your heart and your stomach? Doing good shouldn't be an afterthought, it should be embedded in your daily life and therefore I chose to work in this sector."
Sze Min leverages on her business acumen and understanding of social issues to consult and advise social entrepreneurs, corporates and industry partners in their journey to create a sustainable social enterprise eco-system.
Sze Min started her career in the social sector with Community Foundation of Singapore. She helped to set up and manage more than 100 charitable funds and gave out approximately S$ 10million in grants each year. She then joined National Council of Social Service to work closer with the social organisations to bring about human-centric and sustainable solutions. Before joining this sector, Sze Min spent couple of years in the education industry and even started a business in China.
"Social Enterprises offer an inspiring future – a more socially-responsible economy. I am excited to make this dream a reality!"
Mohamad Saddiqi engages with social enterprises across diverse industries and social impact areas, helping them to navigate the dynamic social enterprise landscape. He is part of the Community & Advisory Team, providing advice to SEs in their business model and help towards creating meaningful social impact.
His career experience spans across a variety of areas such as corporate communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement, managing a youth grant fund, membership administration and events management – all of which prove invaluable in his current role of assisting SEs step up to their myriad of challenges.
Saddiqi also serves as a grassroots leader and is a toastmaster member, where he has taken on mentoring roles and spearheaded initiatives aimed at uplifting the community.
LinkedIn Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/mohamad-saddiqi-80911955
"I hope to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit locally through encouraging creative, sustainable business ideas."
Nicole Puah leverages on her business acumen and understanding of legal and governance frameworks to manage grant cases at raiSE, supporting their long-term development and sustainability.
Nicole has a wide range of experience from managing product launches to successfully winning, managing and renewing client accounts. Nicole's previous roles include business commercial analysis, legal and governance compliance in the corporate sector, experiences which she leverages upon when evaluating a social enterprise's business viability.
LinkedIn Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/nicole-pauh-bee-teng-56a92478
"I am excited to be part of the team developing an emerging sector by supporting the growth of sustainable social enterprises to maximise social outcomes."
Mohamed Fairuz is part of the Social Finance team at raiSE, to evaluate and support grant cases.
Fairuz has 11 years of accounting and finance experience in the local social service sector. He has worked closely with local Volunteer Welfare Organisations as well as directly with beneficiaries for various social enterprise projects, focussing on youths at risk and ex-offenders. In his previous position, he helped lead his organisation from an accumulated surplus of $2mil to $10mil in just 10 years. His professional background, coupled with his passion for the social sector, also prompted Fairuz to lead a number of fundraising events.
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"I hope to help cultivate a society of entrepreneurs that possess the tenacity to achieve social impact through a sustainable business enterprise."
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Timothy's previous experience in the financial services sector helps him assess social enterprises on their business viability and sustainability. His experience working in a Voluntary Welfare Organisation that helps to reach out to the marginalised both within Singapore and the ASEAN region, also provides him the ability to relate to various social causes.
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Revima aims for higher skies with next private equity investment
17 January 2019 Consultancy.eu 4 min. read
Emerton
Revima, a French Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) solutions provider for aircraft equipment, has been acquired by private equity firm Ardian. With the second investment in the space of two years, Revima aims to accelerate the growth of its footprint and operations. The deal was advised on by M&A experts from a range of external consultancies,
Since the 1950's Revima provides MRO services to aircraft operators, lessors, and repair stations worldwide, with a focus on France, Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East. The company, based in Rives-en-Seine, specialises in products including auxiliary power units (APU), landing gears (e.g. for 777, A330, A380 and 787 aircraft) and engine parts, both for civil and military aircraft.
Over the past years, Revima has seen strong growth, boosting its revenues from €200 million in 2016 to the €280 million today. The group's shareholders however believe that the firm has potential to accelerate in the coming years, and on the back of the ambitions Revima has brought a new investor on board. Ardian has acquired a majority stake from private equity peer Argos Wityu, which became a shareholder in July 2017, and the pair have reinvested into the MRO provider. Joining them is company president Olivier Legrand.
"Our rapid development these last years and the existing and future opportunities for both internal and external growth make us particularly enthusiastic about Revima's prospects (...) Our priority is to become a global player, expanding its skills and know-how into new areas, and be closer to its customers," said Olivier Legrand.
The move comes at a time when the global industry for commercial aircraft is flying high. An analysis by Oliver Wyman forecasts that the number of commercial aircraft in Europe will increase by around 2,000 in the years up to 2028, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.7%. In its slipstream, the aircraft MRO market is expected to see a similar growth in demand, with Europe's MRO market set to jump from $20 billion today to roughly $27 billion in 2028. Globally, the MRO industry will then be worth some $115 billion.
"Revima is a fast-growing company positioned in a very promising niche market, we are very pleased to be on board. We will use our experience and network to expand the group's international presence and further accelerate its commercial development," said Yann Bak, Managing Director at Ardian.
Building on its added financial muscle, Revima has immediately entered (exclusive) negotiations to acquire two companies in the landscape, one specialised in repairing engine parts and another in advanced predictive maintenance. According to unconfirmed reports in France, the two targets are reported to be Chromalloy France, based in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, and Flight Watching, a Toulouse-based company that applies data science to improve maintenance planning and operations. The expansion comes on top of an announcement made last year – in 2020 Revima will open a new $30 million facility in Chonburi, Thailand.
If all goes to plan, Revima this year expects to grow its headcount to above 800 employees, up from the current 750, and break through the revenue barrier of €300 million.
Dealmakers
During the transaction, seller Argos Wityu received merger & acquisition support from Emerton (commercial and strategic due diligence; led by Sébastien Plessis, Jean-Edmond Coutris), Eight Advisory (financial due diligence; led by Eric Demuyt, Jean-Sébastien Rabus, Victor Heilweck), Canaccord Genuity (investment banking, led by Olivier Dardel, Lucas Vuillemin, Mohamed Sagou), Arsène Taxand (tax advisory, led by Brice Picard) and Mayer Brown (legal support, led by Thomas Philippe, Clotilde Billat & Xavier Jaspar).
Four of the five dealmakers – Emerton, Eight Advisory, Arsène Taxand and Mayer Brown – were also involved when Argos Wityu acquired a majority stake in Revima in 2017. The French private equity group invests in companies with revenues from €20 million to €600 million, typically holding majority stakes between €10 million and €100 million.
Buyer Ardian was supported Alantra (Franck Portais), Wil Consulting (Jacques Ittah), Archery (Marc Durance, Thibault Espinosa) and Oliver Wyman (David Stuart) – they provided commercial and M&A expertise. The financial due diligence was delivered by KPMG (Florent Steck, Stephane Kuster), while legal and tax advisory was provided by Weil, Gotshal & Manges (David Aknin, Guillaume Bonnard and Come Wirz, Edouard de Lamy, James Clarke).
The transaction is subject to approval from the antitrust authorities as well as the opinion of the French works council.
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Strategy consulting firm Emerton opens office in Munich International strategy consultancy Emerton has opened an office in Germany, its second in Europe and fourth globally.
Emerton a strategic advisor to major infrastructure deals In the past twelve months, consulting firm Emerton has consolidated its position as a leading global strategic merger & acquisitions advisor to the infrastructure sector.
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[Longevity and meaning of life. Philosophical-ethical considerations of the theme 'extension of life']
Tijdschrift Voor Gerontologie En Geriatrie
The desire for the extension of life is not one out of many desire in life, but a form of the fundamental desire for life itself. This so called 'categorical desire' is a necessary condition for the many desires in life. The question why we desire for life (and for its extension), is the question for the meaning of life. The searching for a 'natural lifespan' is meaningless when it wants to find in nature a given norm for the duration of life. It can only have meaning when it tries to formulate the conditions for the experience of life as successful and meaningful.
Attitude to Death
van Tongeren, P.
Extension of Drosophila lifespan by overexpression of human SOD1 in motorneurons
Nature Genetics
Reactive oxygen (RO) has been identified as an important effector in ageing and lifespan determination. The specific cell types, however, in which oxidative damage acts to limit lifespan of the whole organism have not been explicitly identified. The association between mutations in the gene encoding the oxygen radical metabolizing enzyme CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and loss of motorneurons in the brain and spinal cord that occurs in the life-shortening paralytic disease, Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (FALS; ref.
Motor Neurons
Parkes, T. L.
Elia, A. J.
Dickinson, D.
Hilliker, A. J.
Phillips, J. P.
Boulianne, G. L.
Power and sample size for survival analysis under the Weibull distribution when the whole lifespan is of interest
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Accessible and readily utilized software, tables and approximation formulae have been developed to estimate power and sample size for studies of time to event (survival times) when the survival times are assumed to be exponential. These methods can markedly misestimate power when the distribution is Weibull and not exponential. The Weibull distribution with increasing hazard is common in aging research, especially when the whole life span of the subjects is of interest.
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Statistics as Topic
Heo, M.
Faith, M. S.
Allison, D. B.
Expression of human FALS SOD in motorneurons of Drosophila
Free Radical Biology & Medicine
Mutations in human CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD) have been associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). Although leading to many experimental advances, this finding has not yet led to a clear understanding of the biochemical mechanism by which mutations in SOD promote the degeneration of motorneurons that causes this incurable paralytic disease.
Animals, Genetically Modified
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Kirby, K.
St George-Hyslop, P.
CLK-1/Coq7p is a DMQ mono-oxygenase and a new member of the di-iron carboxylate protein family
Strains of Caenorhabditis elegans mutant for clk-1 exhibit a 20-40% increase in mean lifespan. clk-1 encodes a mitochondrial protein thought to be either an enzyme or regulatory molecule acting within the ubiquinone biosynthesis pathway. Here CLK-1 is shown to be related to the ubiquinol oxidase, alternative oxidase, and belong to the functionally diverse di-iron-carboxylate protein family which includes bacterioferritin and methane mono-oxygenase.
Amino Acid Motifs
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
Helminth Proteins
Rea, S.
Regulation of lifespan by histone deacetylase
Ageing Research Reviews
Aging is a universal biological phenomenon in eukaryotes, but why and how we age still remain mysterious. It would be of great biological interest and practical importance if we could uncover the molecular mechanism of aging, and find a way to delay the aging process while maintaining physical and mental strengths of youth. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) such as SIR2 and RPD3 are known to be involved in the extension of lifespan in yeast and Caenorhabditis elegans.
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
Chang, Karen T.
Min, Kyung-Tai
Stochastic and genetic factors influence tissue-specific decline in ageing C. elegans
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an important model for studying the genetics of ageing, with over 50 life-extension mutations known so far. However, little is known about the pathobiology of ageing in this species, limiting attempts to connect genotype with senescent phenotype. Using ultrastructural analysis and visualization of specific cell types with green fluorescent protein, we examined cell integrity in different tissues as the animal ages.
Cell Aging
Genes, Helminth
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Herndon, Laura A.
Schmeissner, Peter J.
Dudaronek, Justyna M.
Brown, Paula A.
Listner, Kristin M.
Sakano, Yuko
Paupard, Marie C.
Hall, David H.
Driscoll, Monica
Testing an 'aging gene' in long-lived drosophila strains: increased longevity depends on sex and genetic background
Molecular advances of the past decade have led to the discovery of a myriad of 'aging genes' (methuselah, Indy, InR, Chico, superoxide dismutase) that extend Drosophila lifespan by up to 85%. Despite this life extension, these mutants are no longer lived than at least some recently wild-caught strains. Typically, long-lived mutants are identified in relatively short-lived genetic backgrounds, and their effects are rarely tested in genetic backgrounds other than the one in which they were isolated or derived.
Crosses, Genetic
Epistasis, Genetic
Genes, Insect
Hot Temperature
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Spencer, Christine C.
Howell, Christine E.
Wright, Amber R.
Promislow, Daniel E. L.
Sirt1 promotes fat mobilization in white adipocytes by repressing PPAR-gamma
Calorie restriction extends lifespan in organisms ranging from yeast to mammals. In yeast, the SIR2 gene mediates the life-extending effects of calorie restriction. Here we show that the mammalian SIR2 orthologue, Sirt1 (sirtuin 1), activates a critical component of calorie restriction in mammals; that is, fat mobilization in white adipocytes. Upon food withdrawal Sirt1 protein binds to and represses genes controlled by the fat regulator PPAR-gamma (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma), including genes mediating fat storage.
3T3-L1 Cells
Adipocytes
Biological Transport
Nuclear Proteins
Nuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 1
Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
Sirtuin 1
Sirtuins
Picard, FrÈdÈric
Kurtev, Martin
Chung, Namjin
Topark-Ngarm, Acharawan
Senawong, Thanaset
Machado De Oliveira, Rita
Leid, Mark
McBurney, Michael W.
Guarente, Leonard


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Tom Daley Jr. was born in Lima, Ohio, moving to Findlay when he was two years old. (His father, Tom Sr. was a decorated crew member on a B-17 during WWII) He would attend St. Michael's through the 8th grade and then move over to Findlay High School where he would graduate at the age of 17 in 1967.
While many of his older classmates were receiving draft notices, Tom began working for Dow Chemical. In May of 1969 he crossed paths with an active duty helicopter pilot who was wearing his new flight jacket and wings. Tom was so impressed that he went to the recruiting office the following day.
He was accepted into helicopter flight school and in July of 1969 he arrived at Ft. Polk for basic training.
Tom was then sent to flight school at Ft. Walters, Texas for primary helicopter flight school. From there flight candidates were sent to Ft. Rucker, Alabama for advanced training.
Training started out in the TH-55 "MASH" like bubble helicopter, then on to the Huey for tactical training. Of the 180 candidates who began the program only 90 would graduate. The top ten percent, which Tom qualified for, were sent to Cobra Attack helicopter school.
(Pictured is Tom and his fiancé Marty the day he received his wings.)
After completing this one-year gunship and tactical flight training, Tom was deployed to Vietnam arriving the 10th of October of 1970. He was assigned to Charlie "Dark Horse" Troop, 16th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade, stationed at Can Tho, south of Saigon. The pilots were told this was a "pacified zone" with low risks of enemy contact. Tom disagrees, "We lost lots of people, at least six in combat situations."
He liked his potent aircraft which featured armament of two 19 round rocket launchers, a mini-gun turret under the nose and could also be equipped with an M-40 grenade launcher. It held a two-man crew and was feared by the VC and loved by US ground troops for its ability to lay down devastating suppression fire.
His squadron's main assignment was to support ground troops, but this was sometimes limited as all authorization to fire came from a South Vietnamese Regimental Commander and at times the decision was based on politics not tactics.
During his time in country, Tom and his Cobra were fired on several times. On one mission, they flew into an ambush and a 51 caliber round pierced his aircraft, went through his fellow pilot seated behind him and hit the electronic control box. This caused the craft to become unflyable and catch on fire, resulting in a hard, crash-landing. Both Cobras of his support team were shot down, but command only knew about the other craft, so no immediate rescue was ordered for his.
As the craft touched down a VC stood up fifty yards away with an AK-47. A round pierced the plexiglass passing close to Tom's head. Tom and his wounded pilot got out of the wrecked chopper, crouching down behind it for cover, with only 38 caliber pistols to protect themselves. Eventually rescue choppers were dispatched and Tom and his wounded partner were evacuated out to safety.
Tom's Cobra would get hit a couple of other times, once with fuel spilling out, he had to put in down and it sank several feet deep into a rice paddy.
After his tour in Vietnam ended, he was sent to Ft. Hood, Texas and assigned to the 1st Cav, Air Calvary Combat Brigade. He would stay there for a year before receiving orders to a Combat Cobra Unit in South Korea. He would serve as the division pilot for a general, flying a Huey.
His final twelve years were spent as a flight instructor for incoming pilot trainees. He was a Huey instructor and remembers this was when women were first allowed to train on helicopters. He would move on to train future instructors on Cobra's and do the same duty when the new Apache helicopter was introduced. He would help train Apache pilots on instrumentation (IFR) flying and combat tactics prior to sending them to Desert Storm.
His last duty was at Ft. Polk where he was assigned to be the Battalion Standardization Officer. While on a training exercise Tom was overcome with a severe, sudden onset, headache while in flight. It became so intense he reported to the Flight Surgeon who diagnosed it as a severe migraine cluster headache. The doctor prescribed a preventative medication that unfortunately grounded him. Though he never had those headaches ever again, the incident permanently grounded him.
He made the decision to retire in May of 1994 after 24 years and ten months of service with the rank of Warrant Officer 4. (During his career he would be awarded a number of medals, including the Bronze Star, 36 Air Medals, and the Air Medal with Valor.)
Tom would move to Findlay, Ohio with his family; wife Martha and their three children. He would work in the automotive supply industry for another 11 years. Hating being behind a desk he applied for and was hired as a member of the security force for the University of Findlay. He would enjoy this for another ten years.
These days are spent with his wife of 48 years, Marty, their grown children, and seven grandchildren. He likes hunting, fishing and working in his big garden.


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New Year, New Direction - Stripe OLT appoint Tom Robbins as Client Director
Stripe OLT, IT Support Provider and Microsoft Gold Partner, has appointed Tom Robbins as the new Client Director, working alongside existing Commercial Director, Mark Dale, and Technical Director, Alex Eley.
Prior to his appointment as Director, Tom originally joined Stripe in 2005 as a young and eager, third line engineer. After a brief departure to develop his expertise as a Technical Support Analyst, he re-joined the team in 2013. Using his acquired skills to develop into the role of Lead Technical Account Manager he swiftly progressed his management role, later taking on the responsibility of developing the Account Management and Sales and Marketing teams.
Using his acquired skills to develop into the role of Lead Technical Account Manager he swiftly progressed his management role, later taking on the responsibility of developing the Account Management and Sales and Marketing teams.
Clearly recognised for his energy, passion and commitment, Tom was appointed to the position of Shareholder and Director in December 2019. He comments:
Over my many years at Stripe, I've seen us go from a small tech start-up of five engineers, to an ever growing team of IT Support Analysts, Cloud Consultants and Security Specialists – It's an exciting time for us! With new clients and new offerings, I'm confident the business will continue to evolve and grow."
Alongside his continuous involvement within Sales, Marketing and Account Management, Tom's Directory role at Stripe OLT requires him to take care of the company's client portfolio and ensure that Technical Accounts and Sales team are running smoothly.
Commenting on this new appointment, Mark Dale, Commercial Director, said:
"The drive and vision Tom has brought to the business has completely rewritten the way we engage with our customers, and in turn the way in which they engage with technology. We are extremely happy to welcome him to the Executive team, and very excited for the future and the added potential he brings.'"
Tom will continue to strengthen and support the existing leadership team in growing business, increasing efficiency, and providing outstanding IT services, with his huge wealth of experience and expertise. Stripe OLT confirm that Tom has already played a key part in the growth of the company and are excitedly anticipating what Tom will achieve next.
NOTES TO THE EDITOR
Any comments regarding this press release to be sent to Hannah Evenden-Morley, Marketing Manager, hannah.morley@stripeolt.com or 0117 974 5179
Stripe OLT Consulting Limited headquarters: 18 Hotwell Rd, Bristol, BS8 4UD
Stripe OLT Consulting Limited London office: 29 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6AZ
Website: www.stripeolt.com
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Their accreditations include: Microsoft Gold Cloud & Security, CREST and ISO 27001.
Stripe OLT's clients include: Bristol Airport, Hargreaves Lansdown, MoneySuperMarket Group, National Rail & Knotel
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Linda Naylor, Founder and President of Essential Confection, Was Honored To Receive the Chef Parks Award from Oregon Culinary Institute!
In the course of obtaining her Baking & Pastry Management degree from the Oregon Culinary Institute, Linda received the Chef Parks Award. The award recognizes exemplary academic achievement, baking and pastry skill and creativity, leadership, teamwork and professionalism, qualities Essential Confection as a company will emulate.
Linda has long admired great confectioners of the past. Essential Confection strives to create and to contemporize the highest quality confections. This award fits nicely with Essential Confection's motto of Simple Excellence.
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It doesn't happen often but, occasionally, after a tentative settlement has been reached in the workers' compensation case, one or more of the parties may determine it no longer agrees with the resolution of the matter. When this occurs the matter may need to be scheduled for a hearing and the Court will place the case back on the active trial calendar. Overall, there are various reasons for a delay in the final resolution of a case; however, the purpose of the conference is straightforward. It serves to update the OAH and the other parties about the case status and to make plans to achieve a final resolution of the claim in a timely manner.
As a general rule, at Meuser Law Office, P.A. we do not ask our clients to attend the Stipulation Status Conference for their workers' compensation case. Most often, these conferences are cancelled once the appropriate paperwork has been filed; however, if a Stipulation Status Conference does take place and you are represented by Meuser Law Office, P.A., one of our knowledgeable workers' compensation attorneys will attend on your behalf.
These cases are often scheduled with approximately fifty other cases during the same hour-long time frame. Many of the cases are resolved prior to the conference, with the remaining cases being handled relatively quickly in a conference before an Administrative Law Judge. The attorneys representing the involved parties must be prepared to explain the reasons the final resolution of the case has been delayed and propose strategies and a timeline for achieving a final resolution. If you do not have representation by a workers' compensation attorney you should plan to attend the Stipulation Status Conference and be prepared accordingly. Or you can call Meuser Law Office, P.A. for a free, no-obligation workers' compensation legal consultation to discuss your rights.


We have established a Heritage Advisory Committee.
The Heritage Advisory Committee has community members from local heritage or community groups and four individual representatives with heritage interests or knowledge.
assist Council in sourcing external funding or sponsorship opportunities to undertake heritage identification, conservation, promotion, management and education.
Members are appointed for a period of two years.
The Committee will meet a minimum four time per year (quarterly), outside business hours (evening) at council offices in central Geelong.
A report outlining the main topics discussed is prepared after each meeting and reported to council.
The committee is bound by the terms of reference below.


Aiming to be the best business hotel around, Kampland Resort is an upscale property committed to provide you with immaculate services, spacious rooms with all modern day amenities, finger-licking food and personal attention to your comfort.
The hotel promises 32 rooms with the most luxurious of amenities and stylish furnishings. The Hotel takes care of the pleasant experience of your taste buds and gourmet food exploration for the new-age traveler.


The LCR80 speaker projects an extremely wide sound-stage for a greater listening experience from a variety of seating positions, delivering an amazingly full-sounding performance for a speaker of such compact dimensions.
With its flexible design, it can be placed in horizontal, vertical or shelf mounted orientations. Complete mounting hardware is supplied for all positions. The machined alloy, high-frequency array is rotatable to optimize the sound for either vertical or horizontal placement without sonic compromise. McIntosh patented Low Distortion/High Performance (LD/HP®) woofers are combined with two midranges and a dedicated tweeter to deliver lifelike sound. Voiced to match the XR50 and XR100 speakers, the LCR80 may be used for the left, center or right channels in home theater systems or in special stereo applications.
Patented McIntosh speaker binding posts allow for a simple yet secure connection to your speaker cables, helping to ensure the best possible audio performance. Fine gloss wood finishes are offered in Black, Pear Maple and Red Walnut. Amplifiers from 75 to 300 watts are appropriate power for LCR80.


It's 7.50pm, and you're walking out of the tunnel at the Abbey Stadium to the welcome of a 7,987-strong attendance. To your left is Radamel Falcao – a man who earns £280,000 per week, or £40,000 a day, while you earn pennies by comparison.
Cambridge United were in that very situation a little over a week ago, when a Manchester United XI – total cost, £276million – drew 0-0 with their League Two counterparts – total cost, zilch.
Yet forget that FA Cup hiccup because this week marks an anniversary, and sometimes that calls for celebration.
Jorge Mendes can only have been tempted to use the good China on Thursday, when his client, Falcao, passed 150 days at Old Trafford.
The milestone for the man with three Barclays Premier League goals marks the day his wages hit a cool £6m since moving to Manchester from Monaco. Tax aside. Bonuses not included.
It was on August 31 when Falcao was photographed peeking out of the window of a private jet. No stop off in Madrid or London, despite apparent interest from Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho.
Louis van Gaal got him. A club desperate to become European heavyweights once more added the world-renowned striker named after Paulo Roberto Falcao – the Brazilian that starred for the greatest side not to win the 1982 World Cup.
In a £6m season-long swoop plus wages they nabbed the natural-born killer from 12 yards or less, coached in the art of terrorising defenders by one himself: his father, Radamel Garcia.
It was Falcao's father who arranged his first contract – £50 per week – before his debut on August 28, 1999, in the Colombian second division for Lanceros Boyaca at the age of 13 years, 199 days.
Fast forward 15 years and it was Mendes, the most powerful agent in football, who orchestrated his latest contract – leaving behind a club that average less than 15,000 fans at Stade Louis II.
Yet his move from Monaco to Manchester has not matched expectations. Not by a long shot.
Not enough to warrant the Glazer family spending £2m per goal, nor enough to feel obligated to relinquish £43m to make his loan arrangement permanent.
Falcao has not scored or provided an assist since New Year's Day against Stoke City.
Between then and now, he's faced Yeovil Town (60 minutes), Queens Park Rangers (90) and Cambridge (90).
Against QPR, to his credit, Falcao's positioning was second to none. Yet every chance – the point-blank header from five yards out, for example – was squandered.
One miss in particular was ridiculed, mainly because it was captured from an unkind angle where you could not see Steven Caulker get his studs to it beforehand. Twitter reacted to the air shot appropriately: 'Even Fernando Torres...' You can guess the rest.
Manchester United created more chances (16) against QPR than any other team this year. The closest after that being against Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Aston Villa (all 15).
Had it not been for Rob Green, Falcao would have his fourth, perhaps fifth or even sixth goal in all competitions. The pesky QPR goalkeeper was seemingly hell-bent on not allowing him relief.
And so to Cambridge, where Falcao managed 24 touches and one shot on target against a team loitering some 76 places below them in the Football League basement.
The appropriately-named Richard Money, meanwhile, is rubbing his hands. His club are prepared for a £1.7m windfall in their return trip to Old Trafford on February 3, a smidgen more than their annual income of £1.6m. Bang for the buck, indeed.
All this frustrates Mendes, who accordingly stuck his nose in. The not-so-average Mr 10 Percent took aim at his client's new manager, insisting Falcao would be better off under the guidance of Manchester United's previous leader. No, not David Moyes.
Be careful what you wish for, Jorge.
Falcao's 90 minutes apiece against QPR and Cambridge saw six shots, four on target, 40 accurate passes, two offside calls, no goals and no assists. All this, shown above.
This doesn't fit the reputation of a man voted for by Cristiano Ronaldo to win the 2013 Ballon d'Or. No petty, political, Eurovision voting by the Madridista that year, it seems.
Is it a lack of service? An injury hangover? Louis van Gaal's formation? Plain, old rotten luck?
Well, against QPR, Falcao (No 9) played a supporting role behind Angel di Maria (No 7), as the average positions below demonstrate. A conundrum in itself. Against Cambridge, he averaged a role further up the pitch, more central, slightly ahead of Di Maria.
Next up, Leicester City, the club bottom of the Premier League, and minnows Cambridge – both at Old Trafford. Score against them, and what were we worried about? Fail, and uh oh.
When Falcao signed in the early hours of September 1, the headlines wrote themselves.
Take, for example, The Daily Telegraph's 'Striking it rich', Daily Star's '£350,000 a week', or Daily Mail's 'Wow Falcao'. That buzz, however, has left. The hype, barely existent. Patience wearing thin.
This was always a gamble. They hired a man that suffered anterior cruciate damage in January – an injury which stole the 2014 World Cup and eight months from him.
It was the third severe knee injury of his career. Falcao, still to this day, is understood to ice the delicate area following every training session. A rumour strengthened when he uploaded a photo to Instagram, inadvertently showing what looked to be an ice pack strapped to his left knee.
Not so reassuring, either, is Falcao's diminishing records at Manchester United when compared to Monaco and Atletico Madrid.
His shot conversion rate (15 per cent) is the 64th best in the Premier League. It is by far his lowest at every club he's been with since 2011, as the table below shows. His average shots per game (1.5) is down, a far cry from his record with Atletico in 2011/12 (3.2) and 2012/13 (2.9).
Yet not all is lost. His shooting accuracy (70 per cent) is better than ever, and he now has as many assists (3) as he has managed in any season since 2011.
Perhaps this is a storm in a teacup, then.
Maybe his so-called 'adjustment period' is just longer than others.
But Louis van Gaal is losing patience, no matter what he says. Dropping a man being paid £280,000 per week against Southampton – your Champions League qualification rivals – hardly screams faith.
A goal against Leicester or Cambridge would be a start because, so far, there's no value for money to be had here. And if it persists, Manchester United would be better washing their hands of Falcao.


Plum festival will be held in one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan "Kairaku-en"
Plum flowers tells about spring in Mito. Speaking of Japan, it is cherry trees? But before this plum informs us that spring will come. Kairaku-en is a famous place for its plum and also counted as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan together with Kenroku-en in Kanazawa and Korakuen in Okayama. The park with 3,000 trees of about 100 kinds of plums growing here is perfect for strolling. As an urban park it is proud to be the second largest park in the world after Central Park in America. Another feature is that you can enjoy watching plums during long period including early flowering, middle flowering and late flowering plum. In some seasons maybe you could even see combination of snow and plum. Kairaku-en is also registered as Japan Heritage. Would you like to go to historical sightseeing in Mito in spring and enjoy it together with another Japan Heritage han school "Kodokan" of Edo period? Recommended course is Mito station → Kodokan → Brake in Keisei Department Store → Kairaku-en! It is also possible to buy lunch box on the underground floor of the department store and spend lunch time in Kairaku-en. You can also purchase Mito plum related confectionery on the underground deli floor in a department store.


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How to Flirt at the Movies
Learn how to flirt at the movies in this online flirting lesson from Howcast.
Speaker 1: I know that a lot of first dates or group dates happen at the movies.
Rachel: Yes.
Speaker 1: And it's stereotypical that people get their first kisses, or first dot dot dot, at the movies. Oh, the old yawn. So, we just wanted to go over a few ways that you can flirt with someone that you're interested with. Yeah, as Rachel said, it is a kind of joke, but a lot of times it's just too quick, too much for a guy to just go like, you know. So, a lot a times do the [makes sounds] stretching, and then you put the hand on the top of the chair itself. It lets them feel comfortable with the fact that you're there, and the hand can slowly start touching. Then they know that it's OK, and you're reading her body language and stuff, too. What about you? What have you found cute and fun to do?
Rachel: I think it really is all touch ...
Speaker 1: Mm-hmm.
Rachel: ... in a movie setting. You can't talk, or you're gonna get yelled at. It's really about positioning your body so that you're giving them, I guess not access, but you're making ...
Speaker 1: You're not being closed off.
Rachel: ... it seemed like you're, yeah, you're making it seem like you're open to being touched.
Rachel: So if there's a scary scene, touch a knee, and be like, 'Oh, my God ...
Rachel: ... did you see that?'
Rachel: The arm behind the chair is a great thing. And eventually you could get a little closer. We're not gonna start making out at the movies, because that's obnoxious for the people around you.
Rachel: But getting close enough, the flirtation has to happen with your body.
Rachel: So, I think that's the point of it.
Speaker 1: And one of the ways, too, so many of the movie theaters nowadays, the armrests go up.
Rachel: That's true.
Speaker 1: You've got the armrest on the other side to keep the popcorn and the Coke. If you really want to show that you're on a date and that you intend to be physical, and touching, and flirting, take that up. Take the ...
Rachel: The barrier up.
Speaker 1: ... yeah, exactly. That way you can scoot closer together, and your arms are brushing.
Rachel: Are we gonna hold hands?
Speaker 1: That removes that barrier and allows you to be more intimate, more playful, and more fun. Just, like she says, don't make it uncomfortable for people around you.
Rachel: That's the biggest thing. Not too much PDA, but just a little bit to let them know that you're interested.
Speaker 1: Right. And exactly like she said. With the scary part, do a little touch, and see how it's received. And if they can linger a little longer as they can.
Rachel: Yeah.
Speaker 1: But, basically don't hold your hands over here.
Speaker 1: Make sure, like she said, access but you shouldn't ...
Rachel: You don't want to be so far away that it's showing off that you have no interest in this person.
Speaker 1: Right.
Rachel: But you also don't want to be on top.
Speaker 1: Right. So the closer you are, the more accidental brushes can come into play.
Rachel: Oh, you like me?
Speaker 1: Well, that's where the magic is.
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