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Scientists think they’ve come up with a way to detect traversable wormholes, assuming they exist.

There’s never been any sort of evidence that traversable wormholes — portals between two distant parts of the universe, or two universes within a theoretical multiverse — are real. But if they are, a team of scientists think they know what that evidence might look like, breathing new life into a far-out theory that could finally achieve faster-than-light travel.

Telltale Wobbles

If a wormhole were to exist, then the gravitational pull of objects on one side, like black holes or stars, would influence the objects on the other side.

If a star wobbled or had otherwise inexplicable perturbations in its orbit around a black hole, researchers could hypothetically argue that they’re being influenced by the gravity of something on the other end of a wormhole, according to research published this month in the journal Physical Review D.

“If you have two stars, one on each side of the wormhole, the star on our side should feel the gravitational influence of the star that’s on the other side,” said University at Buffalo physicist Dejan Stojkovic. “The gravitational flux will go through the wormhole.”

Occam’s Razor

While the researchers hope to look for wobbles in the orbits of stars orbiting near Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Stojkovic concedes that spotting some wouldn’t guarantee that a wormhole exists there.

He added “we cannot say that, ‘Yes, this is definitely a wormhole.’ There could be some other explanation, something else on our side perturbing the motion of this star.”

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Put them somewhere else - another factor that's very important, apart from the ones already mentioned in other answers, is drainage - bulbs rot where drainage is poor, so I wouldn't even plant them there for one year. Tulips particularly dislike wet soils.

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In the little mermaid, we see Ariel leave her family under the sea to chase after life on land with Prince Eric. Here’s one of the major problems with this. She didn’t tell her dad what was happening because he would have said no. So about one day into this adventure, there is a scene where a worried Triton is talking to one of his servant seahorses. The seashore says that they have searched everywhere for her and there is no trace of the princess. Triton tells the seahorse that every corner of every coral bed needs to be explored. No rock shall be left unturned until she is found.

This made Celeste think of the Heavenly Father’s love for us. Specifically, it made her think of Matthew 18:12:

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Sometimes as Christian’s, we can be rebellious and decide that we don’t need God’s plan for our life anymore. Maybe following God’s will means giving up something you love or being around someone you dislike. It could even be the things God is telling you not to do, appear to be so much better. God loves you so much that he will pursue you high and low, search every sea, till you return to Him.

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I was inspired to design these earrings when I saw a portrait of Frida Kahlo wearing a very realistic pair of hand earrings. They reminded me of the wonderful traditional Milagro pieces you see in Mexican Jewels and at the same time of the Victorian pieces with hand details. So I used the realism of Frida's earrings and combined the bracelet and ring decoration you would find in a Victorian Era handclasp. These are locally hand wrought, like all of the pieces from our in-house lines, and made of recycled gold and diamonds.

Materials: 18k yellow gold, and a small vintage diamond.

Measurements: 17.4mm x 10mm not including the ear wire.

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Black Starr and Frost 18k Gold Pocket Watch

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A stunning 18k yellow gold Pocket Watch by of one of Americas oldest Jewelers. The gorgeous watch case is simply and perfectly crafted in 18k yellow gold, its open face displaying an elegant hand painted porcelain dial with elegant hands. The second hand resides at the 6 and the watch runs beautifully. The company Black Starr and Frost was one of the finest watch makers of the period, this beauty dates to circa 1900.

Details.....The watch measures 1.80" across, a size 18. In Excellent Antique Condition and comes with its original chamois sleeve for storage. All vintage jewels will show some wear however light, it is in keeping with their age and a part of their charm.

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Castile Soap for the Home & Body (13 Uses)

Longing for a soap that you can trust is made with pure, all-natural, chemical-free ingredients? Castile soap should be at the top of the list. This variety of soap represents one of the best natural and biodegradable soaps that can be manufactured by hand.

There are so, so many potential Castile soap uses. It’s not only a great soap for washing your body and hair as part of a natural skin care routine, but you can even do the laundry with it — plus, it can safely be used by children. Castile soaps are very popular among vegans and vegetarians since they are plant-based. Also, it doesn’t lose potency with time and is available in the liquid or bar form.

Speaking of potency, a scientific study shows that Castile positively affected contaminated orthopedic wounds when used to irrigate and ultimately cleanse the wounds. A comparison was made using normal saline, Castile soap, benzalkonium chloride, bacitracin or sequential irrigation with all of the above combined. While sequential irrigation treatment significantly lowered the rate of wound complications when applied, so did Castile soap all by itself!

What Is Castile Soap?

Castile soaps have been around for a very long time and were created just following the popular Aleppo. An all-natural, chemical-free soap, Aleppo was made from mixing oil from laurel (bay) trees with olive oil and soda. This is where Castile got its inspiration.

What is soap made of? Generally speaking, soap is often made with animal products like tallow or lard. What is Castile soap exactly? It’s an oil-based soap, which comes in bar or liquid form, that is created without the use of animal fats or synthetic ingredients. Pure Castile soap is considered to be all-natural and non-toxic.

Castile soaps originate from the Spanish region of Castile. While the original recipe for Aleppo soap required laurel oil, this type of oil was in short supply, but the city of Castile had easy access to olive oil. That enabled the creation of a pure white soap that was very mild and effective. The whiteness was seen as purity, which made it very popular with Spanish royalty. As centuries went by, Castile soaps began to make their way all over Europe.

Fast forward to present day and Castile is still one of the most popular European soaps. It has also gained a ton of popularity in the United States as well. You can easily find it in health food stores and basic supermarkets today. In addition to olive oil, a bar of Castile may also be made using coconut, hemp, avocado, almond or castor oils. All of these natural oils add beneficial moisturizing properties to the soap.

Probably the most popular maker of Castile soap is Dr. Bronner. Dr. Bronner’s parents began this successful business manufacturing the soaps in the basement of the Heilbronner home in the Jewish quarter of Laupheim, Germany. Around the 1880s, the Heilbronners innovated the first Castile liquid soap, supplying public washrooms across Germany.

The Dr. Bronner that we know on the label today eventually made way to the U.S., where he continued the family business, ultimately founding Dr. Bronner in the 1940s. Though Dr. Bronner died in 1997, Dr. Bronner’s, the company, became the largest personal care company to be certified under the USDA National Organic Program, with bar and liquid soaps being certified by the highly-reputable certifier Oregon Tilth.

Top 13 Castile Soap Uses

Castile soap can be used for so many things! Washing your face, body, hair, rinsing fruit, doing laundry and cleaning windows are just a few of the many potential Castile soap uses. Here are a few of my favorite Castile soap uses and some suggestions on how to create your own products using this incredible soap.

For The Home

1. Homemade Dish Soap

Castile soap makes great homemade dish soap. It’s all-natural, which means no chemicals on your hands or dishes. Just replace your regular store-bought dish soap with Castile liquid soap and a few drops will take care of those dirty dishes in no time.

2. Homemade Laundry Detergent

What’s great about using Castile soap to clean your clothes is your clothes will likely last longer since they will not be exposed to harsh chemicals.

You can also avoid irritation of the skin from avoiding heavy dyes and perfumes among other ingredients that are often found in the store-bought versions.

Keep reading for an awesome homemade Castile laundry detergent recipe below!

3. Homemade Dishwasher Soap

You can use it to wash the dishes by hand, but you can also make your own soap for the dishwasher too. Try a citrus version as it not only smells amazing, but lemon essential oil has been shown to have anti-fungal effects on food-borne molds.

To create your own dishwasher soap, mix 8 ounces of Castile liquid soap with 1 cup of water, 3 teaspoons of lemon juice and 10 drops of lemon essential oil and shake gently.

To use, add 1 tablespoon of the above mixture into the “open” compartment of your dishwasher and add 1 cup of white vinegar to the “closed” compartment. If you have hard water, add a little more vinegar.

4. DIY All-Purpose Household Cleaner

Using a spray bottle, fill it a quarter of the way up with white vinegar, fill it with water, then add just a squirt of Castile liquid soap, a few drops of tea tree essential oil and a few drops of orange or lemon essential oil. This mixture makes for a safe and natural yet effective household cleaner.

5. Homemade Glass Cleaner

Mix half a cup of white vinegar, 2 teaspoons of Castile liquid soap and 2 cups of distilled warm water into a spray bottle. You can add a few drops of tea tree and lemon essential oil to the mixture to make it a bit more effective. Blend well by giving it a good shake and spray onto your windows. Use newspaper to clean it, leaving it streak-free.

6. Homemade Tub Scrub

Fill a spray bottle with ⅓ Castile liquid soap and ⅔ water. Spread baking soda liberally around the bath and spray the Castile mixture on top of it. Scrub with a scouring pad or scrub brush for a squeaky clean tub.

Castile soap guide - Dr. Axe

For The Body

7. Homemade Face Wash

Using a foaming dispenser, add ¼ cup of Castile liquid soap and fill it to the top with distilled water. Add 5 drops each of tea tree and frankincense essential oils. Both oils are known for helping to fight bacteria and can reduce acne.

8. Homemade Shampoo

Making your own Castile soap shampoo is so easy. Plus, you can avoid those pricey, surprisingly toxic shampoos (most of which are filled with chemicals that can cause lots of problems for your hair long-term).

Simply mix together 7 tablespoons of Castile liquid soap with 6 teaspoons of coconut milk and ½ teaspoon of coconut oil. This will make about seven applications. It will store best in the fridge for about a week.

9. Homemade Hand Soap

Fill a foaming soap dispenser with ¾ boiled or distilled water and ¼ Castile liquid soap. You can add 5 drops of tea tree essential oil for its antibacterial properties and lavender oil for its fragrant and relaxing scent.

10. Castile for Shaving

For your face, use about 10 drops, for the underarms, 3 drops should do the trick and for the legs, use about a ½ teaspoon. Simply work into a lather in wet hands and then apply to area.

You can also add olive oil to the mix for some added moisture while shaving.

11. Castile for Your Teeth

Would you believe that potential Castile soap benefits include natural teeth cleaning? That’s right!

Put 1 drop of Castile liquid soap, 1 drop peppermint essential oil and a small dollop of coconut oil on your toothbrush and brush as normal. Just like with toothpaste, do not swallow.

This is a great way to reap Castile soap’s amazing cleansing and disinfectant properties! (Side note: Castile soaps are typically considered disinfectants rather than antibacterial agents, but peppermint oil has inherent antibacterial abilities just like tea tree oil has natural antibacterial power, so when these oils are included, the cleansing and bacteria-fighting ability of the soap is increased!)

12. Foot Bath

Use about 1 teaspoon of Castile liquid soap in a small tub of hot water and allow the feet to soak for 10–20 minutes. Add a few drops of tea tree essential oil and lavender essential oil for added benefits. Or you can use a version of Castile liquid soap that already includes these essential oils.

13. Clearing Congestion

A Castile liquid soap that contains essential oils like eucalyptus or peppermint can be used to help with nasal congestion due to the common cold or allergies.

Simply add a few drops of the liquid soap with essential oil to a bowl of steamy hot water. Breathe in the mist with a towel draped over the head. Of course, be careful as steam can burn your skin.

Where to Buy and Castile Soap Recipes

As noted, the most popular brand is Dr. Bronner’s, but there are other options available as well. Make sure to take the time to read the ingredients to ensure that it is made from pure, recognizable ingredients.

It’s not hard to find a Castile soap recipe online that you can start using in your life today! For example, this is how to make Castile Soap Laundry Detergent:

  • Combine one bar grated, 2 cups washing soda, 1 cup baking soda and 30 drops of essential oil (optional) in an airtight container.
  • Use ¼ cup per large load (adjust accordingly, especially for high-efficiency washers, for which you may want to wait until the water runs through the soap dispenser).

Some other pretty amazing uses and recipes:

Precautions and Dangers

A few important warnings:

  • It’s not recommended for use on color-treated hair because it may strip the hair follicles of color.
  • For hair that is not color-treated, it can be used as a shampoo, but to avoid clean yet tangled or matted hair, it’s recommended to follow up with an acidic conditioning rinse that contains natural acidic ingredients like lemon juice. Another alternative is to use diluted apple cider vinegar after shampooing with Castile liquid soap.
  • Castile soaps are considered a base, and it’s not recommended to combine them with acids like vinegar or lemon juice (because the resulting mixture will be a curdled solution that will leave behind a film rather than clean surfaces well).
  • Castile liquid soap combined with hard water can also result in a white film being left behind when the mixture is used on surfaces.

Final Thoughts

  • What is Castile soap? It’s a versatile vegetable oil-based soap that is free of animal products and synthetic ingredients.
  • You can purchase it as an unscented soap in bar or liquid form. It’s also available with scents, typically from the inclusion of various essential oils such as lavender, peppermint and eucalyptus.
  • If you’re wondering where to buy Castile soap, you can find it at your local health store or possibly even at your closest grocery store.
  • You can also easily purchase a Castile soap bar or Castile liquid soap through various online retailers.
  • You can use Castile soap for hair, body and skin as a shampoo, body wash and facial cleanser.
  • Other uses include washing laundry, brushing your teeth, cleaning produce, as a general household cleaner … the list goes on and on.
  • If you’re looking for a soap that is natural, non-toxic, not expensive and extremely versatile, then you may want to consider trying Castile!

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Calf Press On Leg Press Machine (Calves) – Exercise Guide

Muscles worked: Calves

Equipment needed: Leg Press Machine

1. Using a leg press machine, sit down on the machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you at shoulder width foot stance.

2. Lower the safety bars and press the platform all the way up until your legs are fully extended without locking your knees. Make sure our torso and legs are at a 90-degree angle. Place your toes and balls of your feet on the lower portion of the platform with the heels extending off. This is your starting position.

3. While breathing out, press on the platform by raising your heels by extending your ankles as high as possible. Make sure to flex your calf during this motion. Make sure that the knee is kept stationary at all times. Hold the contracted position.

4. While breathing in, go back slowly to the starting position by lowering your heels as you bend the ankles until calves are stretched.

5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Caution: Be very cautious as you place the feet in the bottom part of the platform as if you slip and the safety bars are not locked then you could suffer a serious accident.

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One Leg At A Time

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Postwar Career

From G.I. Bill to Businessman

"I got discharged and went home and started college."

"So when they dropped the bomb, ending the war, we were of course ecstatic. It was a reprieve. So we did all this, and we then returned to Pearl, back to San Diego where, a few months later, I got discharged and went home and started college."

Editor’s Note: After being discharged honorably from the Navy in 1946, McDonnell completed his high school education and enrolled in Canisius College of Buffalo, New York, on the G.I. Bill. He completed course work in social studies, becoming the first member of his family to graduate from college. He then launched what would become a successful business career, first as a marketing manager for Heinicke Instruments and later for Fisher Scientific. Ultimately he would go into business for himself selling replaceable parts for forklift trucks before retiring to his home in the Atlanta area.


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BMW 635CSi Face-off: High mileage US-Spec vs. Low mileage Euro

With its sharply raked front fascia, long hood and tapering rear end, the E24 6-series is arguably one of the most beautiful BMWs ever made. The grand tourer first arrived in the US in 1977 as the 630, powered by a 3.0 liter M30 engine that produced a not-terribly-impressive 176 hp. While a series of improvements and changes to the lineup would improve things little by little – the 630 was replaced by the 633 in 1978, then the 635 in 1985, and an M6 would arrive in 1987 – the American models would remain saddled with performance-sapping emissions equipment and engines with lower compression ratios than their European counterparts. It wasn’t the end of the world: the E24 was not really about out-and-out performance anyway. Instead, it was for loping across vast stretches of road in comfort and style while conspicuously showing off your wealth. The US-spec 635CSi appeared 1985, bringing with it the 3.4 liter version of the M30 engine and Motronic engine management. Still underpowered in comparison with its European cousin, it was at least significantly torquier than the 633 it replaced. And the performance gap would close almost entirely by 1987 when power output on US-models was bumped to 208 hp. For today’s post, I’ve selected two lovely looking examples of the 635. Both wear Bronzitbeige Metallic paint and come equipped with manual gearboxes. One is a high-milage US-spec example, the other is a low-mileage Euro-spec car with a significant price premium attached.

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Aljur Abrenica Wants Out Of GMA Network

July 24, 2014

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Aljur Abrenica

Aljur Abrenica accompanied by his lawyer, Atty. Topacio, filed a petition for Judicial Confirmation of Rescission of Contract against GMA Network today at the Quezon City Hall of Justice. In short, the confirmation of rescission of his current contract with GMA Network, means that Aljur Abrenica wants out of GMA Network, his home network since he started in showbiz in 2006. His original contract with GMA Network is suppose to run until 2017.

Aljur Abrenica said he decided to file the petition to rescind his contract with GMA because he feels his career plans are not in line with the plans of GMA Network for him. “Hindi ako nakikipag-away. Tumatanaw ako ng utang na loob. Ayoko sana umabot sa ganito.” (I am not quarelling with GMA. I am grateful to them and if if I have a choice it should not have reached this point). Aljur Abrenica got his break in showbiz as the Male winner of the fourth season of StarStruck in 2006.

GMA Network, in reaction to what Aljur Abrenica did, issued the following statement: “GMA Network has not yet received a copy of the complaint filed by Mr. Aljur Abrenica. A statement will be issued when we have received and reviewed the contents of the complaint.”


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Origin Story

Who we are, and why we do what we do.

Who We Are

Jess is based in Philadelphia, within a block of Love Park and was founded to answer the question, “Is my marketing really working?.”

Learn more about us, our story, and why the company’s name is Jess.

Jeff Reinhold

Jeff is a strategic and visionary thinker who brings decades of experience helping companies scale operations, build value, and exit successfully.

He is also the Founder of Reinhold Residential, an award-winning property management company. Specializing in urban multi-family projects, his full-service development and property management company has owned and managed 3000 units. Prior to forming Reinhold Residential, Jeff fulfilled a distinguished career in finance as a commercial banker and then as Chief Financial Officer of the New York Stock Exchange-listed Checkpoint Systems, Inc. A Temple University alumnus, he is currently a member on both the Temple University Leadership Council and the Board of Overseers of the William Penn Charter School.

After hours, Jeff enjoys being active and outdoors. Depending on the season, he tries to spend as much time on his boat or on the slopes as possible. An avid Philadelphia sports fan, he enjoys attending Phillies and Temple basketball games. Balanced in his approach to all things, he occasionally offsets the gains of his disciplined personal training regimen with wings and beer.

Ellen Thompson

Ellen is an experienced marketing and technology entrepreneur who has founded or co-founded 7 companies.

Ellen Thompson is also the Founder of Results Repeat, digital marketing agency and Co-founder of 4 Walls, a marketing technology company. Ellen also founded Know It All, a computer and office skills testing software company, that is now part of IBM. Her companies have made the Philadelphia 100 list of fastest growing companies 9 times and been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the best places to work in Philadelphia 5 times. An alumna of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Ellen currently serves on the Boards of PACT for Animals and Gratz College.

A former competitive figure skater, Ellen jumping and spinning skills still impress, but her proudest athletic accomplishment was completing the Philadelphia Marathon. When she is not volunteering or networking in the Philadelphia startup world, Ellen enjoys exploring new restaurants with friends, and is equally comfortable in 5-star establishments and dive bars.

Why We Do It

Meaningful work contributes to employee engagement and the benefits that follow, including higher employee satisfaction and higher productivity.

Maintaining motivation and engagement applies as much, or even more, to founders of any company navigating the inevitable ups and downs and frustrations inherent in any startup journey, including ours.

While we find meaning in our mission to radically improve the way SMBs measure the results of their sales and marketing efforts, our name also serves to remind us why we are really doing this: our children.

We each have one child: Jackson and Tess. Jess is more than the mash-up of their names. Who they are, and what they mean to us, is the inspiration behind everything we do. With that said, would like to introduce you to them, and how they influence us to make Jess better every day.

Jackson is the one of the kindest, smartest, most interesting people I know. He is a Sophomore at West Chester University majoring in Chemistry. In his spare time, he can be found writing his next play or board game.

I love traveling with Jackson because he’s a quick study and knows a LOT about world history. Whether it’s Bulgarian, Japanese, or a romance language, he can be counted on to get us by. He’s also served as my personal museum docent worldwide.

A truly original thinker, Jackson always preferred a blank piece of paper to coloring books. Jackson’s spirit pushes us to make Jess “draw outside the lines” and like Jackson, Jess is great at synthesizing data and revealing previously unseen insights.

Tess is caring and fun loving and a best friend to many people. She is a recent graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and former athlete. She currently lives and works in Vail, Colorado, as a producer of a live morning show, “Good Morning Vail.” An avid skier, she has recently also found a love of everything outdoors, including hiking and camping.

Tess loves to travel, and has always had wanderlust, which fuels her creativity. Tess has written and produced many short films and other creative works to bring her experiences to life. Much like Tess, Jess is great at bring your data to life in unique and beneficial ways.


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Colorado State University – Animal Sciences Building Renovation / Expansion

Location Fort Collins, Colorado
Client Colorado State University
Size 40,117 SF
Cost $12,930,201
Architect CannonDesign

Denver, Colorado

  • Gut and remodel of an existing 3-level facility (2 stories plus basement)
  • New entryway, office, conference room, classrooms
  • 50% of the facility is devoted to labs, including meat lab, processing lab, physiology, nutrition, microbiology, tissue culture
  • Building has an autoclave, walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer
  • All new MEP for entire building, including AHU’s, boilers, pumps
  • Added fire protection to entire building


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Sparkfun pro micro board is used in rasky as example design for keyboard and mouse

Pro Micro

Pro Micro 5V Pro Micro 5V (DEV-12640)

The Pro Micro is a micro controller with an ATMega32U4 IC on board. The USB transceiver is inside the 32U4, adding USB connectivity on-board without external USB interfaces. This comes in both a 3.3V and 5V version.

Repository Contents

  • /Hardware - All Eagle design files (.brd, .sch, .STL)
  • /Production - Test bed files and production panel files

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The hardware is released under Creative Commons ShareAlike 4.0 International. The code is beerware; if you see me (or any other SparkFun employee) at the local, and you've found our code helpful, please buy us a round!

Distributed as-is; no warranty is given.


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Jan-Jan Van Essche Coat #20, Black Padded Cotton/Wool

$1,420 [sold out]

This oversized coat features an Ainu inspired collar, drop shoulders, and back pleat cut. The padded cotton fabrication has subtle texture and dimension throughout. Finished with deep front and hidden interior chest pockets, a curved hem, and adjustable sleeve placket. One size fits most.

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Friday, July 16, 2004

BusinessWeek on Info-Overload

Steve Hamm at BusinessWeek writes about the future of search. He starts by slamming MSN's new search engine:
    For proof that Internet search technology is still in its infancy, go to the Web site for Microsoft's new would-be Google killer. The company has invited people to try out a test version and suggest improvements. It could definitely use some. A search for Web pages related to the key words "Bill" and "Gates," for instance, starts off well with a couple of links to Gates' own Web pages on Microsoft's corporate site. But the results quickly devolve into a catch-all of random and even loony Gates-related material -- including a guide to hiring a William H. Gates III impersonator and a tongue-in-cheek spoof that tries to prove Gates is the devil.

    That's a bummer. Microsoft has spent $100 million on the new technology -- its attempt to catch up with Google's great leap forward in Web search. Clearly, a lot more has to be done.
The problem, as Steve explains well, is that "there's still too much gravel among the nuggets of digital gold."
    The burden is on the industry to turn the information tsunami into an unadulterated good. Until its engineers create much better ways of sorting through the sea of digital information that's flooding people's lives, consumers won't be able to get the most out of the Internet, and corporations won't receive full value for the nearly $8 trillion they have spent on info tech over the past decade. "We're just scratching the surface of what needs to be done," says Howard D. Wactlar, vice-provost for research computing at Carnegie Mellon University. "There's just so much information and so much of it isn't useful."

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Rurôni Kenshin (Japan 2012)

Kenshin arrives in town and learns about Kauro's dojo

Kenshin arrives in town and learns about Kaoru’s dojo

Rurôni Kenshin is that rare beast, a contemporary popular Japanese film that received a UK release in 2013. A famous manga series in Japan in the 1990s which became a popular TV anime series, the live action film was produced by Warner Bros. for a local release in Japan where it opened at No. 1. A year later it went into 8 UK cinemas with no mainstream publicity that I could see and flopped. I watched it on a rented Blu-ray. Apart from the usual South-East Asian territories such as Singapore, Thailand, Philippines etc. it doesn’t seem to have been released elsewhere in cinemas but still seems to have made more than $60 million. The success in Japan meant that following recent Hollywood practice, two sequels were made in a joint production and both were released in 2014.

For anyone not already a manga fan (I’ve only read a few), the generic mixes of these films developed from manga series can present problems. The original here was written as a shonen manga – targeting a male audience, mainly of teenagers. Ostensibly this film references the classic genre of the chanbara or swordfight film. But this isn’t quite what that term might suggest, although there are important links. The lead character is a young and extremely talented swordsman. In the opening sequence he’s fighting for the forces who overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate and restored the Emperor in 1868. Still a teenager, but having already killed many men, Himura Kenshin gives up his title as an assassin – ‘Battosai’ – and becomes a ‘wandering samurai’ with a sword that has the blade on the inside of the curve (the leading edge being blunt). This means he can still dominate in swordplay but he won’t kill any opponents. Since the restoration he has vowed to help people and communities.

Ten years later Kenshin finds himself helping out Kaoru, a young woman whose father has died leaving her the control of his dojo – a martial arts school, fencing in this case. The young woman is threatened by a samurai who has adopted Kenshin’s old identity and is murdering people and leaving Battosai’s calling card.The dojo also becomes a target for a corrupt business man who is pushing opium and building up an army of fighters. Kenshin is going to be involved in many fights.

The focus on young characters and the theme of atonement and service marks the film out as having its shonen roots. It then acquires other influences. A set of different genre elements have been imported from Chinese martial arts. In his Film Business Asia review Derek Elley suggests that some of these come via action director Tanigaki Kenji who has worked in Hong Kong with leading filmmakers such as Donnie Yen. I was aware of the Hong Kong/Taiwan/Mainland China connection at different times just in the depiction of the late 19th century world. The two factors that were new to me in a Japanese film were the aerial leaps in the swordfights (wirework?) and the various references to ‘schools’ of swordmanship and specific moves – just as might be found in Chinese martial arts. These links suggest wu xia films and there is also the possibility of supernatural elements as the villain deploys a form of paralysing hypnosis. A final element is Japanese pop music which re-emphasises the shonen angle and the focus on youth. The lead is played by Satō Takeru, a young actor well-known for lead roles on television and in another popular TV/film franchise, the long-running Kamen Rider, another manga based series about a superhero. A good-looking and gentle young man, Satō becomes a very believable action hero in the choreographed fight sequences.

The film is long by Western standards with not enough plot and deep characterisation to sustain it, but I enjoyed the spectacle and was intrigued by the shonen angle. Young samurai are found in the classic Kurosawa swordfight films, but usually only as apprentices to the masters – though they are sometimes allowed to have romances. This film is set in a later period which has featured in both the Tom Cruise picture Last Samurai (US/NZ/Japan 2003) and Twilight Samurai (Japan 2002) by Yamada Yôji. One other link to Kurosawa is the performance of Aoki Munetaka as a ‘streetfighter’, a brave-hearted warrior wielding a huge old sword – and reminding us of Mifune Toshiro’s performance as the would-be samurai in Seven Samurai. He too will move into the fencing school to support Kenshin and the small community (two young men, two young women and a boy) provide the ready-made ‘family’ for the sequels.

This film would be useful to study in relation to the ideas about contemporary Japanese cinema in Chapter 5 of the Global Film Book.

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Power to the People – A Case Study on Hep C Treatment Access

June 20, 2019
By Libhan Collins, Key Correspondent for the Irish Forum for Global Health

Hepatitis C (HCV) is a viral infection, transmitted via blood-to-blood contact, that targets the liver. In chronic cases, it can cause life threatening complications over time such as cirrhosis and it typically increases the likelihood of developing liver cancer.

It is estimated that in Ireland there are between 20,000 and 30,000 people who suffer from a chronic form of the disease, with hundreds of new cases annually. Speaking at the 3rd annual Access to Medicines Conference about the work of the HSE, under her direction, Michele Tait took delegates through the challenges related to the lack of access for effective treatments for this devastating illness.

Attempts to eradicate HCV in Ireland – A Case Study

In 2012, there remained no national programme and very limited policy regarding the management of HCV in Ireland. Treatments that were available had poor outcomes and people suffering from HCV were not given adequate support. Tait affirmed that the time had come to put the patient first by the time she had been appointed to lead the programme. With the help of advocacy groups and pressure from patients, the government took action and a commissioned a report outlining a multi-annual treatment plan, paving the way for improvements in Ireland’s approach to treating HCV patients.

In the coming years there was a transformation in treatments available for those suffering from HCV most notable, Interferon 3. A National Programme was established, which Michele led until recently, and feasibility studies were carried out. The overall goal of the programme was to eradicate HCV from the Irish population despite the high cost of the drugs.

The government established a cap of €30 million per annuum to be allocated to the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme. This meant that less than 350 patients would get treated annually. Drugs were being rationed, being offered to those who were in the worst stages of the condition. This had the adverse impact of allowing those who had a less progressed stage of the disease to deteriorate while waiting for treatment. It was a major challenge that Michele and her team on the programme were determined to overcome, she explained.

In 2015, it was costing sufferers of the disease €90,000 for a 12-week course of treatment. This was frustrating as not all patients were responding well to the treatment, some requiring 24 weeks of treatment before reaping the benefits. In their estimates, it became apparent to the HSE that it was going to cost €3 billion to treat all Irish patients with no guarantee of efficacy at 12 weeks. This was not a possibility. Michele and her team were faced with an overwhelming financial barrier. The National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme met with six of the suppliers and put pressure on them to negotiate a better deal. The HSE then committed to treating a minimum of patients at a lower cost of the drug. Unfortunately, different drugs worked better with different genotype variants of the virus. This meant that the strain of virus affecting patients could vary greatly and impact on the cost of their treatment.

In 2017, the national programme could not keep up with the costs and decided to take another approach. Pitting the suppliers against each other, they proposed that they would only offer the best value priced drug to patients in Ireland. Prices were now comparative with those paid by governments in other EU countries. This move gave the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme more control of the situation, leading to a better deal for patients, and an increasing number of patients being treated each year: in 2015, 350 were treated and in 2018, that figure rose to 1,700.
In addition, more rewards were reaped as HCV became eradicated among Irish patients who had haemophilia in 2016. By 2017, all who had contracted HCV through blood products had been given treatment. Moreover, all of this progress was achieved within the €30 million government budget.

Michele emphasised that there are instruments available to the government and national health services to improve access to medicine and reduce the costs of drugs. Progression over time and constant review of contracts can make way for further reductions in cost. The HSE engagement with suppliers lifted restrictions on patients and shifted the paradigm of power out of the hands of the drug companies. Ultimately it was the hard work of advocates and the passion of those involved in the national programme to secure fair pricing for patients and return the power to the people.

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Tim Newman says that Russia's new deal for Uzbek gas is yet another piece of evidence that charges that US policy towards Uzbekistan was driven by a desire for gas and oil are utterly false.

  • Actually, it’s not so much the article proves the US were not after Uzbek oil and gas; a noticable absence of any oil and gas activity on the part of the West is the best indicator of that.

    My point is more along the lines of Murray and his ilk screaming “oil and gas” at the US in the face of no evidence, yet when Russia blatantly does what he has been accusing the US of, i.e. gaining access to gas fields in return for political support, there is likely to be a deafening silence from Murray on the issue, and the same stuck record regarding the US.

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Two new jobs – and Go Solo returns in August!

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I had hoped to hold a couple more Go Solo workshops this month but, ‘happily’ or ‘alas’ depending how you look at it, I am delighted to announce that I have an exciting acting job coming up which will take me out of London for the last two weeks of July and again in October. So, the workshops will resume in August, dates to be announced soon. Please use the form below if you would like to sign up for a class or personal coaching.

I have further good news of another job confirmed for the Christmas season – details below.

Dracula at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Sleeping Beauty at Theatre Royal, Winchester

Second Go Solo! workshop

Clockwise from back left: Edward DeCesare, Mark Anthony Esau, Sandra from Hilldrop Community Centre, Willow Powling, David Benson and Laura Njoku

Huge thanks to my class of gifted students, for making the second of my Go Solo workshops such a happy, exciting and productive three hours. We could have gone on a lot longer. I am learning invaluable lessons with each class, in particular that whatever information I wish to impart during the class usually comes out one way or another without my adhering to a rigid structure, simply by stimulating uninhibited conversation and attentive listening. All today’s students contributed with insight and candour and made the session fly by, with a little help from Ruth Draper and Kenneth Williams.

More to come soon.

“Three hours that will make a massive improvement on every level to the way my project turns out. Brilliantly encouraging to me, artistically and personally.” Alison Child

A wonderfully inspiring afternoon – thank you.”  Sara Louise Campbell

There are still places left for tomorrow’s second free Go Solo! workshop. Don’t miss this opportunity to sample the specialist care and knowledge that David Benson brings to these unique and entertaining workshops. All welcome, just register using the form below.

hilldrop mapHilldrop Community Centre

Community Lane,

Hilldrop Road,

London N7 0JE

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Second FREE Go Solo! Workshop Sat 28th 2-5pm

A reminder that the Second Go Solo! workshop will be taking place this Saturday at the Hilldrop Community Centre fro  2-5pm.

Whilst the turn-out for last Saturday’s was small, it was an engrossing, uninhibited meeting of minds, full of ideas and honesty and good spirits.

If you would like to join this Saturday’s class, please use the form below, giving me an idea of what you are working on or what you would like to explore in the class.

A wonderfully inspiring afternoon Sara

‘…still buzzing… gave me so much to think about and so many tips and ideas.’ Alison

Hilldrop Community Centre

Community Lane,

Hilldrop Road,

London N7 0JE

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First ‘Go Solo!’ Workshop Report

Go Solo is now officially launched with the inaugural class today at Hilldrop Community Centre. Thanks to the unfortunate unavoidable rescheduling, only two of the original eight intake was able to be present – but they were choice! Alison and Sara both came brimming with ideas of their own for work they are developing and were lively and receptive students.

Sara and Alison talked honestly and with passion about their respective projects and I have no doubt they will produce superb results, not because of anything I taught them but because they have clear visions and performance deadlines. Sara is working on her comedy act Sara With An ‘L’ for the Camden Head in September, while Alison is working with her partner Rosie on an exploration of the loves and songs of the Drag Kings of the British Music Hall, for the Salisbury Fringe in October.

I should add that were joined by an nice, talkative lady from the centre, who had come in to load up the dishwasher and decided to drop her bags and sit in for a while. Though an unexpected addition, she proved a worthy and informative contributor to the afternoon.

I talked of course about myself, in detail. There is no right way to create your own work, only intuition, honesty and the determination to say what you want to say, in your own way. As Quentin Crisp said to me, when I told him over one the several three-hour cups of coffee I shared with him in New York, and which he professed never to remember from one to the next, that I was planning my first solo show but had no script nor director: “You don’t need a director, you don’t need a script, you only need to know what it is you want to say and go there and say it.”

The main part of the class was devoted to my theatrical herione Ruth Draper (1884-1956) the great American monologuist, ruth20swho has influenced so much of my own technique, from Think No Evil of Us – My Life With Kenneth Williams to Lockerbie: Unfinished Business. I am always delighted to introduce new listeners to the rare recordings of this extraordinary woman’s work and this afternoon concentrated on her signature ‘mono-drama’ A Scottish Immigrant At Ellis Island, in which she portrays a 21-year old lass from Crianlarich arriving after a long steamer trip, saying endless goodbye’s the many friends she has made and searching the vast, heaving crowds for sight of her long-separated fiance Sandy whom she has come out to marry. All this portrayed in eight minutes of urgent, focused and naturalistic acting by a seventy year old actress, who had performed it countless times to enthralled worldwide audiences for over forty years, along with sixty-odd other dramas she created for her invisible ensemble.

drapercriterionflyer – this flyer for a mid-1950s six-week season at the Criterion Theatre in London, one of her annual London seasons, shows how Ruth Draper planned a week of performances of virtuosic variety, so that one could go to the theatre almost every day and see a different programme of brilliant, varied, funny and ruth54moving solo theatre. This was a programming device she maintained during decades of worldwide touring, always to packed houses and rave reviews, even in non-English speaking countries. To my knowledge this is an unparalleled achievement for a solo performer. It is a sadness to me that her work has been so quickly forgotten but in the absence of film of her at work and only rare recordings to rely on, it is up to me and others who revere her to keep spreading the Word of Ruth!

More about Ruth Draper and CDs of her 1954-55 RCA Studio recordings

Dropbox downloadable files of Draper recordings (including my 2002 BBC R2 programme on Draper, produced by the late, much-missed Jonathan James Moore and containing extremely rare BBC recordings of Draper) and documents (including a PDF fascimile of the book The Art of Ruth Draper, containing her transcribed performance texts; and David Mamet’s 2003 essay in which he pays tribute to her monodrama A Scottish Immigrant)

I finished by demonstrating Draper’s influence on my own work, with an extract from the Italian Restaurant scene from Think No Evil of Us, always a pleasure to perform.

Many thanks to all participants, I found it most invigorating and interesting first session.

For those that were unable to make today’s class, there will be another FREE class next Saturday 2-5pm at the Hilldrop Community Centre.

Rescheduled Free Workshop

KW DB TNEOUI am delighted to confirm that the first Go Solo workshop, postponed from last Saturday, will now take place this Saturday 21st – with another scheduled for Saturday 28th for those who can’t make that one – from 2-5pm at Hilldrop Community Centre.

There are still places available for this free event, so if you have a solo project or an idea you are working on, either for stage, public speaking or even your own self-development, join us!

First three students

number-3-mdI am delighted to announce that I have had three quick sign-ups for the Free Workshop on Saturday 14th. That means seven places still available.

To be honest, my first three students are all so interesting and enthusiastic, that I could happily do the class just with them. However, I am assured that take-up for events such as this generally happens nearer the date, so I am expecting a flurry of applications as the 14th draws near!

Hasty update: make that four

Free Go Solo! Workshop 14th June with David Benson

KW DB TNEOUI am delighted to announce that I am hosting my first Go Solo event, for ten participants only on Saturday 14th June 2-5pm in North London.                 FREE INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP – venue details

The class is intended as a special three-hour introduction to my particular curriculum, part-lecture, part-workshop exploring the many ways of creating and performing solo work.

My aim is to encourage and inspire confidence in anyone wishing to explore their potential, in a supportive and fun atmosphere, for solo performance – whether for professional performance, public speaking or simply boosting self-confidence.

The only criterion for enrolment to one of the ten places available is that you are expected to bring to the class a piece of work or defined idea for performance that would be prepared to discuss and, within the boundaries of a three-hour class, show. Clearly in such a relatively short and intensive class, there will be a limit to how much we can cover, but I hope at least to be able to give all participants a chance to discuss their work in this introductory class.

This is also a chance for me officially to launch my Go Solo masterclass series and take my first class through my specially-devised programme of conversation, exercises and performance with lots of information on technique, style, writing, staging and presentation. It will also be a chance to examine and overcome some of our ‘blocks’, fears and insecurities about performing our own work.

I will of course be drawing on my own experiences from a ten-show solo career, using examples from my work as illustration. But I will be encouraging an active and uninhibited atmosphere of discussion and enquiry.

The workshop is being hosted through the generosity of the Hilldrop Community Centre and is free, though any donations to the Centre would be much appreciated. Like all such publicly-funded community resources it faces closure next year as a result of the brutal government cuts.hilldrop map

To book one place please use the contact form below. Leave full name, contact number, age and a brief idea of the work you wish to explore at the class.


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The Agile Organization: Take a Portfolio-Driven Approach to Thrive

NEW Forrester Report: The Agile Organization: Take A Portfolio-Driven Approach To Thrive

Organizations often experience collisions when managing unique workflows that support systems of record and systems of engagement. To minimize this, organizations must embrace their diversity, but also create an organization that is pragmatic and supports a loosely coupled, but strongly aligned approach to planning and delivery. Using the right level of automation, a different organizational approach, and portfolio teams focused on governance rather than controls help companies make the transition to an Agile enterprise. This is an update of our previously published business case report; Forrester reviews and revises it periodically to ensure continued relevance and accuracy.

This new Forrester Report Highlights:

  • Technology Organizations Overpromise And Underdeliver: Lack of transparency, inconsistent practices, and utilization-based allocation make it difficult for organizations to effectively deliver against demand.

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  • Applying Lean Techniques Improves Productivity: Applying Kanban techniques in both Agile and critical path projects reduces constraints that prevent maximum output.

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MFour continues to expand its survey development and fielding capabilities with three new hires who’ll ensure successful projects for its fast-growing client roster.

On the development end, Julie Huang joins the Labs & Engineering team as a Tech Lead who’ll guide a team of engineers through fielding-related projects. She previously was a web developer for Fuhu, Inc.,  and was a project manager for development of an educational app for the nabi brand tablet for kids. Julie earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine; in her spare time she’s avidly studying Japanese and Korean languages, continuing a passion that grew out of college courses.

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Julian comes to MFour as a Fielding Expert; previously he was a production manager for Scientific Telephone Samples. He’s an avid soccer player and has enough leftover energy to care for two puppies -- Leo the beagle and Penelope the English bulldog.

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Jonah 4:9-11 …Where is God when evil takes place?

Then God said to Jonah, “ Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “ It is right for me to be angry, even to death!” But the Lord said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left and much livestock?”

Jonah 4:9-11

The question is often asked, “where is God when evil takes place in this world”? “If God sees the evil taking place, why doesn’t He stop it and allow suffering to continue?”

Jonah had somewhat similar perspectives and expectations of how the world should be “managed”. He was not pleased that God chose to spare the people of Nineveh, whom he was asked to preach to. In Jonah 4, God raised a plant to provide shade to Jonah. He was thankful for it. But when it was removed and the sun scorched him, he expressed desire to die. He was even adamant that he was right in being angry over the incident.

God patiently provided the bigger picture of the situation with regard to Nineveh to Jonah in Jon 4:10-11. He said that Jonah had concerns over a plant which he was not even involved in bringIng forth. Why should God not be concern for twenty thousand people in Nineveh whom He had an interest in?

There is always a bigger picture to things happening in this world that only God knows about. Our response should not be to question Him, but to submit to Him. We need to acknowledge that He is the wise Creator and the one who sustains this world. He knows exactly what He is orchestrating for His Creation. Sometimes He would review some of His thoughts to His children, like He did to Jonah. Other times, He would withhold this knowledge. Perhaps the reasons are way beyond our ability to understand the matter withheld from us. But we should always remember that it is His prerogative and God to do according to His good pleasure and purpose. As His creatures, we should just bow in humility and submit to His wisdom in what He brings to pass.

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