Analyst: Rice faces challenges in transfer
CHAMPAIGN — Rayvonte Rice was looking for a fresh start, and he found it close to home.
After earning honorable mention in the Missouri Valley Conference last year as a Drake sophomore, the former Champaign Centennial High School star committed to transfer to Illinois Wednesday. He must sit out one season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Rice, the state’s Gatorade player of the year after leading Centennial to a fourth-place finish in the Class 3A state tournament in 2010, is a 6-foot-4, 235-pounder who did most of his damage for Drake by driving to the basket rather than shooting from the wing.
Rice averaged 16.8 points and 5.8 rebounds last season. He shot 43 percent for the field and 24 percent from the 3-point line. He led the Missouri Valley in steals (1.9) while ranking third in minutes (33.4) and scoring. But the powerful Rice faces the challenge by going against taller, more athletic players in the Big Ten.
So don’t get carried away with the day’s news, according to one talent evaluator.
“Some of his game won’t translate easily to the Big Ten,” said recruiting analyst Joe Henricksen. “He will be able to do more than survive.”
Rice had the power to convert on drives to the basket in the Missouri Valley. The Big Ten is a different level.
“I’m not talking about an all-Big Ten guy but a player who can contribute,” Henricksen said. “He’s got to start shooting a higher percentage from the perimeter.”
Rice averaged averaged 23.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.8 assists as a senior while leading Centennial to a fourth-place finish Class 3A state tournament after winning the title the previous season.
“His senior year was such a season of impact where he took his game to another level and led Centennial to such a great season that it became apparent Rice was a recruiting steal for Drake,” Henricksen said. “With his body size, he did project as an ideal Missouri Valley player.”
Rice becomes part of a seven-man class of juniors in the 2013-14 season.


The FIA Smart Driving Challenge Season 2022 has been a huge success and we are excited to soon crown the Smartest Driver of 2022.
Drivers from Qatar, France, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Czechia, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and Mauritius have successfully qualified to participate in the upcoming online playoffs.
The top three drivers of every heat, together with top performers within eco-driving, personal performance, focus, and anticipation have been invited to take part.
The online playoffs will take place from 15 November at 00:00:00 (UTC) to 23 November at 23:59:59 (UTC). The top two drivers will be invited to join a live Head to Head grand finale taking place in Bologna, Italy on 7 December as part of the FIA Annual General Assembly week.
May the safest and smartest driver win!


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1 // First on the list (again in no particular order) is the party party, fun fun Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Rustic Outdoor Table – complete with ice cooler trough down the middle for your favorite ice cold beverages! It doesn’t get more fun than that! 2 // How about your favorite Free DIY furniture Plans to Build a Raised Planter Table – this baby is perfect for you patio dwellers, those of you who want to grow an undisturbed herb garden or just to add some pretty to your outdoor living space in a vertical way! 3 // Our Reef Collection is Uber popular with today’s roundup including both the Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Crate and Barrel Inspired Reef Sofa and Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Crate and Barrel Inspired Reef Chair. Of course there are matching tables to go with the set if you wish to build the collection… we have the End Table and the Coffee Table too! Along with the corner and armless units for building a sectional sofa. Of course we can’t forget about the ever popular sofa and chair that have been modified for less expensive cushions. 4 // If you are in need of a little R+R resort style, our Free DIY Plans to Build a Chesapeake Single Chaise Lounge and Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Chesapeake Double Lounger might be precisely the build for you! 5 // Our Free DIY Furniture Plans to Build a Provence Rectangular Dining Table is a fun and popular alternative look since for once the table slats run opposite of the standard direction you think they should, and frankly it’s pretty awesome-sauce!
Oh yes my sweet, sweet friends and partners in building who love to make some sawdust fly… it just keeps on getting better, doesn’t it? I will have to do a follow up to this article for the next most popular DIY Outdoor furniture projects because quite honestly it was such a close call that this could have easily been called the Top 20 (or 30) and could have gone on for days.
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State Dodges ‘Education Train Wreck’ With Defeat of Mary Lou Bruner
In a stunning upset, a retired schoolteacher who believes President Barack Obama once worked as a gay prostitute lost her bid to become a member of Texas’ State Board of Education (SBOE) on Tuesday.Â
Mary Lou Bruner, who’s made national headlines for her incendiary statements and bizarre conspiracy theories, was defeated by Lufkin school board President Kevin Ellis, 59-41 percent, in the GOP primary runoff for the District 9 SBOE seat representing ultraconservative East Texas.Â
Odd sign of the times that a Texas candidate who thinks Obama is an ex-gay prostitute may lose her runoff is viewed as a surprise #tx2016
â€” Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) May 25, 2016
Bruner was favored to win the runoff after outpacing Ellis in the March 1 primary. However, even some tea party groups withdrew their endorsements of Bruner in recent weeks, largely due to numerous inaccurate statements she made â€” and later declined to retract â€” at a forum for school superintendents.Â
â€œTexas escaped an education train wreck tonight,” the Texas Freedom Network (TFN), a progressive group that monitors the SBOE, said in a statement. “If Bruner had ultimately won election to the board, she would have instantly become the most embarrassingly uninformed and divisive member on a board that already too often puts politics ahead of making sure our kids get a sound education. We commend the majority of East Texas voters for their wisdom in this particular race.”
TFN listed some of Bruner’s most outrageous assertions: Â
- That President Obama had turned to gay prostitution to fund a drug addiction
- That climate change is a communist hoax designed to undermine capitalism
- That Democrats had President Kennedy assassinated so that Lyndon Johnson could enact a socialist agenda
- That the Affordable Care Act part of a United Nations plot to take over the United States
- That the Common Core Standards for education mark a step toward Naziism
- That Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is turning over the Alamo to the United Nations
- That public school pre-K programs are designed to indoctrinate children into socialism, multiculturalism, and homosexuality
In other Texas races, a candidate who once dressed as “Gay Hitler” won a GOP primary runoff for Texas House.
â€” S.A. Express-News (@ExpressNews) March 30, 2016
Kyle Biedermann, whoÂ wore the costume to aÂ Saturday Night Live-themed party benefitting a local food pantry, defeated incumbent GOP state Rep. Doug Miller, 55-45 percent.Â
Texas, where dressing up as gay Hitler only helps https://t.co/Vvwn2AMO2K
â€” Andrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) May 25, 2016
Meanwhile, another GOP challenger who was recently accused of being a closeted gay manÂ also defeated an incumbent state representative.Â
Briscoe Cain, 31, has denied the allegations in a mailer saying he’s “well known to those who frequent” gay nightclubs in Houston’s Montrose gayborhood. Cain, a tea partier who’s endorsed by several anti-LGBT hate groups, accused his opponent, incumbent state Rep. Wayne Smith, of being behind the mailer, but Smith denied any knowledge of it.Â
Cain defeated Smith by just 23 votes, so there’s likely to be a recount.Â
â€” Texas Values Action (@TxValuesAction) May 25, 2016
Image:Â Mary Lou Bruner, Facebook
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“She is the Worst”: AZ Senator Kyrsten Sinema Leaves the Democratic Party
After causing years of obstruction within her own party, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) has announced she’s leaving the Democratic Party to register as an Independent.
“I know some people might be a little bit surprised by this, but actually, I think it makes a lot of sense,” she said in a Thursday CNN interview.
“I’ve never fit neatly into any party box. I’ve never really tried. I don’t want to,” she continued. “Removing myself from the partisan structure… [is] true to who I am and how I operate. I also think it’ll provide a place of belonging for many folks across the state and the country, who also are tired of the partisanship.”
In a natural extension of my service since I was first elected to Congress, I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics by declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington and formally registering as an Arizona Independent. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/jUQHAeuxym
— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) December 9, 2022
The move will make her the third Independent Senator in addition to Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Angus King (I-ME). It also means that if she runs for re-election, she will face a Democratic and Republican opponent,
Contrary to her belief, Sinema’s move isn’t even a little bit surprising. Over the last two years, she has consistently alienated herself from her Democratic colleagues by obstructing votes on key Democratic legislative priorities.
She has given speeches on why it’s important to uphold Jim Crow-era filibuster rules in the Senate, even though the rules helped block important voting rights legislation and more.
Her antics, and her refusal to help stump for Democratic candidates during the latest midterm election cycle, have led to her being censured by the Arizona Democratic Party and low approval ratings amongst state Democratic voters. Top Democratic donor groups had also pulled their endorsements and funding from Sinema.
Twitter users were unimpressed with Sinema’s announcement.
Kyrsten Sinema switched to being an independent because she was never really a Dem and couldn’t survive an Arizona Primary. She also waited until after the GA runoffs so the Dems can’t celebrate 51 anymore. None of this is surprising but it is confirmation that she is the worst.
— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) December 9, 2022
Don’t overthink Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switching from Democrat to Independent.
She’s not driven by ideology.
She’s driven by which corporations and lobbyists are giving her the most money — which makes her an elected mercenary, not an elected representative of the people.
— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) December 9, 2022
In the most shocking, surprising, and unexpected news in modern American political history, Senator Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party, which makes sense because 1) she was never really a Democrat, and 2) she can’t win a Dem primary in 2024. So Sinema being Sinema… https://t.co/3FoSZM8Mqu
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 9, 2022
Think about all the people in Arizona who worked so hard to elect Krysten Sinema as a Democrat only to be stabbed in the back now?!! I wish Sinema would resign so that once Democrat Katie Hobbs is sworn in as governor she could pick a Democrat for the seat!!
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) December 9, 2022
‘The Hypocrisy Is Just Absolutely Insane’: Morning Joe Slams GOP ‘Idiots’ for Criticizing Brittney Griner Release
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough bashed Donald Trump and other Republicans for their “absolutely insane” hypocrisy on the prisoner swap that returned WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian penal colony.
GOP lawmakers and conservative media attacked President Joe Biden for agreeing to free Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner, who had been convicted of possessing cannabis oil, and not former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was convicted of spying. The “Morning Joe” host ripped their complaints.
“The hypocrisy is just absolutely insane,” Scarborough said. “I mean, the same Republicans that were criticizing Joe Biden for not bringing Paul Whelan home failed to place blame on the man who was actually in the White House when Whelan was arrested illegally, jailed illegally. Why didn’t Donald Trump do anything in 2018 to get Paul Whelan home? Why didn’t he do anything in 2019 to get Paul Whelan home? Why didn’t Donald Trump do anything in 2020 to get Paul Whelan home? He was praising Vladimir Putin the entire time, why not actually call his buddy and ask him to release an American? I guess because he just didn’t give a damn.”
“Despite celebrating the releases of other Americans imprisoned while he was in office, Donald Trump didn’t publicly utter Whelan’s name even once as president,” Scarborough continued. “This is according to a review of public remarks and tweets, carried out by The Independent. Trump clearly had the power to negotiate a prisoner swap deal, however, never was this evident in 2020, when he negotiated with, get this, not with his friend Putin to get Paul Whelan home. He didn’t give a damn that Putin arrested Whelan and let him rot in jail. Instead, no, he was negotiating with the Taliban, and he freed up 5,000 Taliban terrorists. What did he get in exchange? Nothing, he got nothing in exchange and he wanted to actually invite the Taliban, the people who actually allowed the 9/11 attacks to happen, to be launched from their country, he invited them on Sept. 11 to Camp David.”
“When these idiot, and they are total idiots, when these idiots going around talking about Joe Biden being a bad negotiator, they are literally talking in defense of with Donald Trump — the biggest loser, the worst negotiator we have ever had,” Scarborough added. “He falls in love with dictators in North Korea, he completely kowtows to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, and he doesn’t even give a damn about Paul Whelan, lets him rot in jail for three years while Biden and [secretary of state Tony] Blinken and this administration are working their tails off to try to get him home.”
‘Don’t Say Gay’ Florida GOP Lawmaker Quits One Day After Pleading Not Guilty to Federal Felony Fraud Charges
Joe Harding, the Florida Republican state representative who authored the highly-controversial and some say unconstitutional “Don’t Say Gay” law has just resigned, one day after pleading “not guilty” and assuring his constituents on social media he is working “for a fair and just resolution” to federal felony fraud and money laundering charges.
Harding’s resignation also comes one day after he was stripped of his committee assignments, and is effective immediately, Florida Politics reports.
The charges involve a COVID-related Small Business Administration loan for $150,000, according to the Dept. of Justice, which notes if convicted on all charges he could get 35 years in prison.
“I want the public and my constituents to know that I fully repaid the loan and cooperated with investigators as requested,” Harding told his constituents via Facebook on Wednesday. “On advice from counsel, I will be unable to say anything more specific about the legal proceedings until a later date and refer any questions or concerns related to this matter to my attorney. I ask that you keep me and my family in your prayers as we work for a fair and just resolution. Thank you, and may God bless you.”
Also on Wednesday Harding shuttered his Twitter account.
In another statement Harding wrote: “To my many colleagues that have reached out to me, including many I have deep policy disagreements with, thank you. It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve alongside you for the past two years.”
Florida Politics notes Harding ended his statement with a bible verse, Jeremiah 29:11-12. That verse can have several different meanings depending on the version of the Bible.
Nadine Smith, the executive director of Equality Florida, responded to news of Harding’s resignation via social media: “So much harm to students, parents and teachers because of his raw political ambitions. He slandered entire communities and trafficked in lie after lie that has emboldened violent bigotry. He will have his day in court but his legacy is already a despicable one.”
Harding is not the only family member accused of criminal acts.
“Harding’s indictment follows a September guilty plea from his brother-in-law, Patrick Walsh,” Florida Politics notes. “As reported by Fresh Take Florida, Walsh pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges connected to his receipt of nearly $8 million in disaster relief loans.”
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BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): 'Hansan: Rising Dragon', a hit Korean movie, will be screened in Thailand during the Bangkok Korean Film Festival Joint with Busan International Film Festival.
The event will also have 'Conversations with the Audiences' by the film’s director and actors, including Byun Yo Han and Kim Sung Kyu.
The Korean Cultural Center in Thailand and Korean Culture and Information Service have joined hands with SF Corporation Pcl to host the “Bangkok Korean Film Festival Joint with Busan International Film Festival” on Oct 7 from 6pm to 8.50pm at SFW cinema, CentralWorld.
The event is a part of the 'Korean Culture Scene', 2022 Korean Week Events, from Sept 24 to Oct 15, and coinciding with the 27th Busan International Film Festival, as well.
The film 'Hansan: Rising Dragon', which surpassed 7 million admissions in Korea this year, is about naval battles led by the legendary general Lee Soon Shin in 1592.
It is the second instalment of director Kim Han-min, after the film 'Myeong-ryang' in 2014 focused on the Battle of General Lee in 1597.
Actor Park Hae-il, who plays the lead role in the Cannes-competing feature 'Decision To Leave', took on the role of Yi, and actor Byun Yo Han played Park's Japanese counterpart.
Famous actors were also featured, such as Ahn Sung Ki, Son Hyun Ju, 2PM's Taekyeon, and Kim Sung Kyu.
After the film, there will be real-time online meetings between Busan and Bangkok. Directors and Actors including Byun Yo Han and Kim Sung Kyu will have Q&A time with the audience.


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Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead: A Novel (The Finlay Donovan Series #2) (Hardcover)
Other Books in Series
This is book number 2 in the The Finlay Donovan Series series.
- #1: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Novel (The Finlay Donovan Series #1) (Hardcover): Not currently in store. May be available on Bookshop.org.
- #3: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun: A Novel (The Finlay Donovan Series #3) (Hardcover): $26.99
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
From Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead—the hilarious and heart-pounding follow-up to Finlay Donovan is Killing It.
"Cosimano skillfully combines suspense and laughs in the manner of Janet Evanovich’s early (and best) novels, finished off with a metafictional twist."—New York Times Book Review
"A funny and smart, twisty and surprising series."—Megan Miranda
Finlay Donovan is—once again—struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. On the bright side, she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to rely on, and the only dead body she's dealt with lately is that of her daughter's pet goldfish.
On the not-so-bright side, someone out there wants her ex-husband, Steven, out of the picture. Permanently. Whatever else Steven may be, he's a good father, but saving him will send her down a rabbit hole of hit-women disguised as soccer moms, and a little bit more involvement with the Russian mob than she'd like.
Meanwhile, Vero's keeping secrets, and Detective Nick Anthony seems determined to get back into her life. He may be a hot cop, but Finlay's first priority is preventing her family from sleeping with the fishes... and if that means bending a few laws then so be it.
With her next book's deadline looming and an ex-husband to keep alive, Finlay is quickly coming to the end of her rope. She can only hope there isn't a noose at the end of it...
About the Author
ELLE COSIMANO is a USA Today bestselling author, an International Thriller Award winner, and an Edgar Award nominee. Elle’s debut novel for adults, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, kicked off a witty, fast-paced contemporary mystery series, which was a People magazine pick and was named one of New York Public Library's Best Books of 2021. In addition to writing novels for teens and adults, her essays have appeared in HuffPost and Time. Cosimano lives with her husband and two sons in Virginia.
A February 2022 LibraryReads Pick
One of Bustle's "Most Anticipated Books of 2022"
One of Business Insider’s "Most Anticipated Books of 2022"
One of The Bibliofile’s "Best New Mystery & Thriller Books for 2022"
One of Bookbub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2022”
One of Goodreads “Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2022”
One of POPSUGAR’s “Must-Read Thrillers and Mystery Books” of 2022
One of Canadian Living Magazine’s “2022 TBR List”
"Riotous . . . Given the challenge of matching her first novel’s gorgeous premise, Cosimano does a remarkable job. What next?"—Kirkus Reviews
"Cosimano builds on Finlay Donovan is Killing It (2021) for another rollicking adventure in which the tribulations of single parenthood feel just as high stakes as the attempted murders. A sharp, slick sequel."—Booklist
"Diverting . . . such fun. Fans of wacky, offbeat mysteries will eagerly await Finlay’s further exploits."—Publishers Weekly
"Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano was a delightfully fun surprise in 2021, and Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead is every bit as bright and hilarious as its predecessor."—PopSugar
"Elle Cosimano spins a twisted and hilarious tale that is well plotted, suspenseful, and is marvelously outfitted with multiple colorful characters are both flaws and believable. This propulsive page turner is a welcome antidote to everyone's angst."—Mystery Scene Magazine
"Read for round two of the fun, light-hearted mystery series. From assassins and contending with the mob to balancing life as a mother and writer while entertaining suitors, Finlay has a lot going on and it’s all explored in hilarious ways. The titular character’s high jinks and her best friend/partner’s fun, snarky personality are sure to entertain."—Book Riot
"The second entry in Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series, another bumbling comedy of errors and hilarious, fast-paced mystery, upends the life of a struggling writer and single mother."—Shelf Awareness
"Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead could easily have become a ridiculous and over-the-top novel, but Elle Cosimano has the skill and talent to blend social satire with the mystery plot in completely believable—albeit hilarious—ways . . . a welcome escape from 2022's trials and tribulations."—BOLO Books
"Finlay Donovan fans rejoice! Hired guns, the Russian mob, and a love triangle for the ages? Yes, please! Reminiscent of Jennifer Weiner’s Goodnight Nobody and Susan Isaac’s After All These Years, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead is clever, dark, and laugh-out-loud funny. I’m a fan for life." —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest
"The Finlay Donovan series is an unpredictable, fun, funny, page-turning delight. Like her creation, Elle Cosimano knocks 'em dead." --Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Not Your Average Hot Guy
"Finlay Donovan is the perfect 21st century heroine—I adore her."—Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year
"A delightful escape with a lovable heroine. Finlay Donavan will keep you rooting for her as the pages fly by!” —Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs Parrish
"Elle Cosimano does it again! A funny, fast-paced sequel that's part rom-com, part mystery, pure joy!"—Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of Instamom
"A fun, refreshing series. From the first page to the last, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead kept me smiling. A fast-paced, fabulous read, full of heart. I can’t wait for the next one!"—Kaira Rouda, USA Today bestselling author of Somebody's Home
"A clever, razor-sharp thrill ride from beginning to end! I'd follow Finlay Donovan anywhere."—Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk
"Readers will be swept up in this wacky heroine’s attempts to just make it through her mishap-filled life and have a little romance along the way . . . A fun romp for bookclubs and for anyone who enjoys slapstick mysteries."—First Clue - Superstar Sleuths
Praise for Finlay Donovan is Killing It:
“A twisty delight.”—PEOPLE
“[Cosimano's] main character is so endearing it's easy to surrender...”—New York Times Book Review
“If you love thrillers, but wish the genre would lighten up a little then you absolutely must read Finlay Donovan Is Killing It.”—PopSugar
“Fast-paced, fresh, full of humor, and original.”—Jill Orr in St. Louis Magazine
“Part comedy of errors, part genuine thriller… Deftly balancing genre conventions with sly, tongue-in-cheek comments on motherhood and femininity, Cosimano crafts a deliciously twisted tale.”—Booklist
“Suspenseful, funny.... More, please.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Amusing… pleasingly absurd... [a] romp from a skilled comic writer.”—Publishers Weekly


August 22, 2017 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, today announced further expansion of its Tempus platform line up with Insera, the company’s new in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid family and Stride M R, a new behind-the-ear (BTE) rechargeable hearing aid. The new products further extend the Tempus platform’s conversations capabilities to wearers of custom hearing instruments and to those patients seeking a greater variety of rechargeable options.
Addressing the fact that no two ears are built alike, the Insera ITE family’s sophisticated EarMatch process optimizes directional microphone performance by compensating for individual differences in each patient’s ear. The optimal directional performance frees up advanced features in Tempus such as SpeechPro and Spatial Awareness to provide wearers with fantastic speech understanding in conversation.
“Unitron has engineered its unique Tempus sound processing platform around a philosophy of realism, so everything naturally sounds just the way it should. This means patients are aware of what’s happening around them and know, not only where sounds are coming from, but also perceive the emotional undertones that accompany those sounds,” explains Andre de Goeij, Senior Director, Product Management and Strategic Initiatives for Unitron. “Driven by Tempus, Insera provides our very best directional performance in custom products, bringing patients closer to the heart of conversations and ensuring they don’t miss out.”
The Insera Pro is available to US customers in August, 2017 with full product family availability in October, 2017 throughout North America, Europe and Australia.
With the launch of Stride M R, Unitron expands its choice of rechargeable product options, addressing growing patient demand for flexibility and freedom. Just as patients have become accustomed to charging their smartphones, Stride M R offers similar charge and go capability. Wearers simply charge the hearing instrument overnight, for just 5 – 7 hours, and the hearing instrument is ready to perform for a full 24 hours, including 90 minutes of streaming or 16 hours of continuous streaming. There is no fuss, nor buttons to fiddle with. Patients simply pull out their Stride M R hearing aids, put them on and go. Because hearing happens around the clock, Stride M R offers wearers the flexibility to swap rechargeable battery cells with traditional zinc-air batteries at any time, ensuring patients will never run out of charge.
According to industry research, 70% of patients have indicated a preference for rechargeable hearing instruments1. Unitron now offers two rechargeable styles based on award-winning designs offering wearers the ultimate flexibility in a range of styles: Stride M R, the behind-the-ear rechargeable that is always ready for anything and Moxi Fit R, the world’s smallest rechargeable hearing instrument based on exterior dimensions, compared to other products in its class.
Stride M R will be available in North American, Europe and Australia in early October 2017.
“Hearing aid wearers spend almost two-thirds of every day in conversation and are busy people on the go. They want to actively participate in conversations in noise and crowds -- difficult situations where wearers struggle the most -- and they want a hearing aid that offers them ease of use and the flexibility to go anywhere at anytime,” says Lilika Beck, Vice President Global Marketing for Unitron. “With an expanded portfolio of BTE, RIC, ITE product lines and a choice of rechargeable solutions now available on the platform, Tempus continues to change the status quo by delivering unique solutions that are relevant, current and address the most important needs of the emerging healthcare consumer.”
1 Rechargeable hearing aid preferences survey. https://www.hearingtracker.com/blog/rechargeable-hearing-aid-preferences/ August 2016
Unitron is a global company that understands the hearing healthcare business is built on strong, personal relationships. We work closely with hearing healthcare professionals to improve the lives of people with hearing loss. A member of the Sonova Group, Unitron has a proven track record of developing hearing innovations that provide natural sound with exceptional speech understanding. Headquartered in Canada, Unitron distributes its full line of hearing instruments to customers in over 60 countries. For more information, please visit us on the web at unitron.com.


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NanosurgeryBy Ann Griswold • Published: March 17th, 2008
Category: Health in a Heartbeat
Sometimes big things come in small packages. And in the emerging field of nanosurgery, the best packages are often too small to be seen with the naked eye.
Surgical tools have come a long way since the middle ages, when doctors wielded amputation knives and operated without anesthesia. Nowadays, even surgical lasers are becoming old news. The next thing on the horizon? Microscopic particles called nanosensors that could eliminate the need for surgery in cancer patients.
Nano comes from a Greek word that means “dwarf.” Nanosensors are about eighty-thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair… the perfect size to enter the bloodstream and patrol the body in search of abnormalities like tumor cells.
Scientists have engineered a variety of nanosensors that could one day replace lymph node biopsies, conventional surgery and even chemotherapy.
Some nanosensors are loaded with drugs that seek and destroy cancer cells without harming the healthy tissues nearby. The sensors can be activated by magnetic pulses and eventually break down in the body after completing their mission.
Other nanosensors can monitor the spread of cancer in the body. Scientists at the National Cancer Institute discovered that they could detect cancer cells in mice by labeling nanosensors with the contrast agents used in M-R-I screens. The sensors worked fast, identifying affected lymph nodes within thirty minutes of entering the rodents’ bloodstream.
Nanosensors are still in the early stages of development and face additional rounds of testing before they enter the surgical suite.


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Messaging Good Cheer Over the Festive Season and New Year
|By PR Newswire
|January 10, 2013 02:01 AM EST
READING, England, January 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Acision reveals spike in global multimedia messaging usage over the seasonal holiday period
Acision, the global leader in mobile messaging, today announced spikes in MMS traffic of up to 424%* over the winter holiday period - specifically on 24th December (Christmas Eve), 25th December (Christmas Day) and 31st December (New Year's Eve). Comparing data from different countries across Europe, North America (NA), LATAM and APAC, Acision found a significant increase in the usage of MMS across the globe, particularly the sharing of video content. This demonstrates the enduring value of rich mobile messaging in mature and developing markets, regardless of access to mobile broadband and connectivity to social networks and content sharing applications.
In today's socially savvy, connected world, growing numbers of mobile users look to use visual content and pictures instantly to show what they are experiencing, whether that be via picture and video applications such as Instagram and YouTube, social networks, communities or via other messaging services. This trend was reinforced during the 2012 festive periods, where Acision witnessed surges in MMS traffic during celebratory times.
Spain, for example, saw MMS usage increase by 384% on Christmas Eve, when compared to the same day the previous week. This was surpassed on New Year's Eve, when MMS traffic increased by 424%. A similar trend was seen in Argentina, where Acision monitored a 146% increase on Christmas Eve, and a 133% rise on New Year's Eve, with busiest hour of traffic - midnight on New Year's Day - increasing by 377%. In the US, MMS traffic increased by 78% on Christmas Day, when compared to the same day a week earlier, and a 57% increase on New Year's Day.
Video clips proved to be the most popular form of multimedia content shared, with video traffic increasing in Spain by an astounding 972% on 24th December 2012. This proves the huge popularity by mobile users who want to share videos of festive activities and good fortune with friends and family not able to be with them during the holiday period. Sharing video via MMS was also popular in Argentina, where it rose by 475% on Christmas Day. In the US, however, audio traffic saw the biggest increase of 289% on Christmas Day, compared to the same day the previous week, where users are most likely sending recorded messages to loved ones and friends wishing them a Merry Christmas.
In India, Acision enabled the delivery of one million MMS messages for a single operator in a 24-hour period, a 400% jump in traffic on an average day. Almost identical MMS figures were seen in India during Diwali, which highlights new consumer behaviour in developing regions, where mobile users want to share experiences and celebrations but do not necessarily have a broadband to do this via other networking applications. Malaysia, a predominantly Islamic state, also saw an increase in MMS traffic of 31% and 47% on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but a smaller increase on December 25th of 11%.
"This increase in the use of mobile messaging during the winter holidays is not entirely unexpected but it does confirm that MMS has shifted in our consciousness as a reliable way to reach loved ones with rich messages during this season," commented Jorgen Nilsson, Chief Executive at Acision. "We put this surge down to consumers' increasing desire to share rich content and special moments, stimulated by the global phenomenon of social networking, which has also been made easier by the growing popularity of Smart devices and access to networking applications."
MMS provides an enriched, thoughtful, personal and yet unobtrusive way to let people know they are being thought of, especially for those who have friends and family around the world who were enjoying their seasonal gatherings or ushering in the New Year in different time zones. Indeed, in both developed and developing regions the preference to use MMS to disseminate visual and audio content instantly is underpinned by the reliability and guarantee that their message will be delivered. If packaged well, MMS presents an enormous opportunity for operators to capitalise on this trend as the service works without a broadband connection and means consumers can send rich content to anyone at any time," continued Nilsson.
SMS figures also rose during the festive season. Spain experienced a 40% jump on both Christmas and New Year's Eve, while the US experienced a more modest 27% rise on Christmas day. SMS traffic was also slightly higher in Argentina, where there was an 11% rise on New Year's Day - compared with 19% for the USA. Interestingly, the growth in MMS was comparatively higher for Argentina than any other country monitored - its growth in SMS during Christmas was only 15%, suggesting that more users than ever are keen for richer experiences and turning to MMS.
Informa research from May last year found that over 387 billion MMS messages will be sent in 2016, representing about 1.7% of global messaging traffic, and making MMS the second most-used messaging application worldwide, after SMS. The spike in MMS during Christmas and New Year shows its popularity as a way to share content, particularly during seasonal holidays, festivities and events.
NOTES TO EDITORS
As the global leader in mobile messaging, Acision connects the world by powering relevant, seamless messaging services, which enrich the mobile communications experience and create new opportunities for carriers and enterprises across the world. For more information, visit Acision at http://www.acision.com
The WebRTC Summit New York, to be held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is now open.
Topics include all aspects of improving IT delivery by eliminating waste through automated business models leveraging cloud technologies. WebRTC Summit is co-located with 20th International Cloud Expo and @ThingsExpo.
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Amazon has gradually rolled out parts of its IoT offerings, but these are just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to optimizing their backend AWS offerings, Amazon is laying the ground work to be a major force in IoT - especially in the connected home and office.
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Internet-of-Things discussions can end up either going down the consumer gadget rabbit hole or focused on the sort of data logging that industrial manufacturers have been doing forever. However, in fact, companies today are already using IoT data both to optimize their operational technology and to improve the experience of customer interactions in novel ways. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Gordon Haff, Red Hat Technology Evangelist, will share examples from a wide range of industries – includin...
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When it comes to cloud computing, the ability to turn massive amounts of compute cores on and off on demand sounds attractive to IT staff, who need to manage peaks and valleys in user activity. With cloud bursting, the majority of the data can stay on premises while tapping into compute from public cloud providers, reducing risk and minimizing need to move large files.
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The cloud promises new levels of agility and cost-savings for Big Data, data warehousing and analytics. But it’s challenging to understand all the options – from IaaS and PaaS to newer services like HaaS (Hadoop as a Service) and BDaaS (Big Data as a Service). In her session at @BigDataExpo at @ThingsExpo, Hannah Smalltree, a director at Cazena, provided an educational overview of emerging “as-a-service” options for Big Data in the cloud. This is critical background for IT and data professionals...
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CHANGCHUN, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Another coal-mine gas explosion left six people dead and 11 missing in northeast China's Jilin Province on Monday, three days after a similar blast killed 28 miners at the same site.
The latest incident happened around 10 a.m. at the Babao Coal Mine in Jiangyuan District in the city of Baishan, said a spokesman with the provincial government.
Rescue work is under way, and the cause of the accident is being investigated, according to the spokesman.
On Friday, a gas blast hit the Babao Coal Mine around 10:40 p.m., killing 28 and injuring 13 others.
The mine is a state-owned colliery under the Tonghua Mining (Group) Co., Ltd.
Initial investigations showed that a safety team consisting of 41 technical workers was sent underground to repair a reported gas leak when the accident happened on Friday, said Zhang Yuhong, deputy general manager of the group.


Saturday, July 16, 2011
THE BEST (AND REST) OF KIMBA: Episode 24, "Gypsy's Purple Potion"
I regard "Gypsy's Purple Potion" as being something of a turning point in terms of Kimba's relationship to his subjects. Previously, the jungle animals' physical and moral support for Kimba has been... mixed, to put it charitably. He's been forced to do most of the fighting and bleeding by himself and occasionally has had run-ins with such recalcitrants as Boss Rhino and Kelly Funt. Here, though, we see the animals creating a tangible tribute to Caesar (and, by extension, Kimba), defending it with ardor, and, most important of all, refusing to give up when it seems that their leader has been lost. There'll be occasional backsliding in the future, to be sure, but now the animals have a real emotional investment in the future of their kingdom that was not previously present.
Claw also returns here for the first time since "Mystery of the Deserted Village," and with his (or, rather, Cassius') most devious scheme to date. And he would have gotten away with it, too, if not for... no, not the meddling kids, but his own dirt-dumb stupidity. Cassius, Tom, and Tab also get shares of the blame -- Cassius because he fails to provide adequate oversight of the elderly, potion-brewing owl Gypsy (Billie Lou Watt in one of her best one-off voice performances), Tom and Tab because they provide said oversight. But I have to fault Claw the most; with a paralyzed Kimba completely in his power, Claw treats his foe like a particularly incompetent James Bond villain.
The "tower of honor" is, as I noted in my review of "Dangerous Journey," a version of the "animal citadel" of JUNGLE EMPEROR. Both structures have a definite ziggurat-like look to them, although the "citadel" clearly looks more like a structure that one could inhabit or defend. The "tower of honor," by contrast, is basically an elaborate platform.
We already knew that Cassius was a sinister sort, but boy, does he cover himself with glory (not!) while negotiating with/intimidating poor Gypsy. I can readily believe that his "life of crime" predates any association with Claw. The "make-up licking" at the end, strangely enough, makes his prior behavior seem even worse.
Dot (Sonia Owens), Dash (Ray Owens), and Dinky (Gilbert Mack) make their first "official" appearance here as a team, though they've popped up in background shots now and again. They'll become Kimba's companions in several future episodes in which the jungle prince's "child stature" is emphasized. These eps, while entertaining, have always had something of an Elseworlds feel to them to me, since Kimba often acts in a somewhat less than mature manner in them, the better to match up with DD&D's frequently forced cuteness. Here, though, the kids make a good initial impression, as their desire to help honor a departed leader whom they're no doubt too young to remember is genuinely charming.
The "purplification sequence" caused by the titular tincture unquestionably makes for some great, frightening visuals -- that is, until you start thinking about it, and it begins to make less and less logical sense. If Gypsy can make poisons, then why give Kimba a potion that "only" puts him into a coma?! This would make sense only if, for example, Claw wanted to hold Kimba for ransom. Claw and Cassius aren't around when Kimba is victimized, so it's possible that Gypsy has already begun to regret making her deal with the "black devil" and is leaving herself an "out" in case she decides to revive Kimba down the line. Tom and Tab, of course, remain clueless as to the possible deception.
After the somber scene in which the villains display Kimba to his horrified subjects, Claw shows where his real interests lie. You'd think that he'd immediately declare that Kimba is dead and that he is now ruler. Instead, he piles right into the tower, intent on destroying the symbol of what he believes is the animals' quasi-religious veneration of Caesar and, by extension, Kimba. (After all, Claw did say earlier in the episode that he wanted the animals to "worship" him.) But the animals' subsequent stack-blowing (initiated by, no surprise, Pauley Cracker -- another indication of the parrot's strong sense of justice) and assault on the villains has nothing to do with protecting a religious icon. The gang, thinking that Kimba is dead (cf. Dan'l's sad head-shake), is attempting to avenge a friend who just happens to be their leader. Here is where Kimba's many acts of kindness, generosity, and friendship "matter" in a way that his fighting and leadership skills never could.
Claw's beating back of the attack leads to an obvious question: If he can do this to an entire jungle full of animals, then why can't he defeat Kimba? Clearly, the animals had to have come to the end of their rope in order for the subsequent scenes to work, but this inconsistency is frankly irritating. Dan'l quickly washes our skeptical minds clean with his most powerful and memorable scenes of the series, first sorrowfully bringing Kimba to what he thinks will be the young lion's "eternal resting place"...
... and then challenging the others to keep Caesar and Kimba's dream alive, with the symbolic first step being the reconstruction of a "tower of honor" that now will serve as a spiritual guidepost.
The religious message here is unmistakable. The revival of the animals' spirit is much like the Apostles' reception of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, especially in its implication that Kimba's subjects are now charged with carrying on Caesar and Kimba's legacy and, if possible, spreading it to other places. Gypsy's subsequent reformation then could be considered the first reception of "the message" by an "outside individual" (Gentile). The Christian interpretation breaks down there, of course, as Kimba's "resurrection" occurs somewhat later in the narrative than did Christ's.
Once he's revived, why would Kimba immediately suspect that Gypsy wasn't responsible for her actions and rush to help her? Maybe he raced after the battered Tom and Tab and beat the information out of them. Hey, he's more than entitled. Then, it's off to Dead River (or a suburb of Sulfur Valley, I'm not sure which) where Claw, incredibly, has another chance to deal permanently with a victimized Kimba and whizzes it right down his leg. Throwing Kimba in prison!? Claw should have let Cassius handle this operation; the panther has already more than established his malevolent bona fides, after all. Cassius even appears to have a human trap supplier, fer gosh sakes.
With his plan to first engage the villains and then "steam-clean" them, Kimba establishes once and for all that he's MUCH smarter than Claw, that brief dash into the boiling lake aside. The fighting here is plenty vicious but isn't a patch on the battles in the later two-parter "Jungle Fun" and "The Pretenders," in which Kimba has to recover from far worse than an injured leg in order to take down Claw. The weather, however, is almost as bad.
After justifiably getting a twinge in his leg for that bad "cleaning" pun -- a gag that even Ammonia Pine might not have stooped to -- Kimba gets his tribute as both a flesh-and-blood hero and an icon. In typical fashion, he's comfortable with neither role, and it takes Gypsy (who, we are led to presume, is now a citizen of Kimba's kingdom, at least in spirit) to convince him to relax and enjoy the tribute. This is actually somewhat fitting, as Kimba spent a good deal of the episode in a powerless position. Kimba's subjects deserve the real palm here for finally making a tangible demonstration of just how completely Kimba's dream has become theirs, as well. For all the illogic about "the poison that wasn't," this is another classic -- and, not coincidentally, decidedly "Heart"-infused -- Kimba episode.
Up next: Episode 25, "Too Many Elephants".


BY FINTAN O'TOOLE
The Irish Times
February 21st, 2012
For the last 30 years, the Finnish president has been a social democrat. This time, the social democratic candidate, a former prime minister, got just 6.7 per cent of the vote. The conservative candidate won in a landslide, with 62 per cent.
As ever, there were specific local factors at work. But the Finnish election was also entirely consistent with a much larger pattern: the eclipse of the traditional mainstream European left. Or, to put it the other way around, the extraordinary dominance of the conservative right in the midst of a profound crisis of neo-liberal capitalism.
Almost everywhere you look, social democrats are being punished for the failure of right-wing orthodoxies. Europe desperately needs a counter-balance to the one-track mind of monetarism. Ireland desperately needs a European Union that rediscovers the old left-of-centre values of solidarity, social justice and the common good. But social democracy is showing all the resilience of a paper hat in a hailstorm.
Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, there have been 25 elections in EU countries. By my count, social democratic parties won five of them. But things have been much worse than even this miserable performance suggests. The social democratic victory in Portugal was short-lived. The Greek socialist government has been replaced by a technocratic coalition.
Even the great bright spot for social democrats, the election of Helle Thorning-Schmidt in Denmark, masked the reality that her social democratic party actually lost support. Perhaps even more gallingly, when a major right-wing figure, Silvio Berlusconi, fell, he was taken down, not by the left-wing opposition, but by the international money markets.
The losses, on the other hand, were often of historic proportions, with Europe’s greatest social democratic stalwart, the SPD in Germany, sinking in 2009 to just 23 per cent of the vote – its worst ever performance. The Swedish social democrats, for so long rivals to Fianna Fáil for the title of Europe’s most successful party, got just 30 per cent. The Socialist Party in Spain got its worst result since the return of democracy in 1978.
Any sane observer looking at these results without knowing the broader circumstances would conclude that neo-liberal capitalism was thriving and that right-of-centre European parties were proving themselves to be paragons of economic and political management.
You’d never guess that the right-wing orthodoxy of deregulation and growing inequality had led to the worst slump since the great depression. Or that the big figures of the European right, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, have been flopping around like jellyfish, patently unable to get to grips with the scale of the crisis and making their once-derided conservative predecessors, such as Jacques Chirac and Helmut Kohl, look like titanic visionaries. Or that their policy prescriptions of infinite money for banks and austerity for everyone else is an obvious failure.
The least that might be expected is that, with the right in almost complete control across the EU, it might be able to construct a coherent and consistent conservative response, based on the rules of capitalism. It hasn’t even managed that. And if the European right looks across the Atlantic for intellectual leadership from the Republicans, all it sees is a freak show.
Why is the mainstream left in such disarray?
The most obvious reason is that much of it, under the spell of Tony Blair’s stunning victories in Britain, lost interest in any notion of an alternative economic vision. It came to believe, in essence, in a new compromise: right-wing economics would create the wealth and left-wing politics would redistribute it. Peter Mandelson’s formula of being “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich as long as they pay their taxes” summed it up.
Deregulated financial markets would generate vast wealth for unproductive individuals – but that was okay because social democratic governments would cream some off the top to invest in health, education and the alleviation of the inevitable poverty. The flaws in the plan are now obvious, even to Mandelson: growing inequality would prove to be economically as well as socially corrosive; many of the filthy rich didn’t actually “pay their taxes”; and deregulated financial markets created giant Ponzi schemes that were certain to collapse.
The mistake is acknowledged now by social democratic parties across Europe. But they’re still struggling to articulate what must follow: the realisation that the left can’t just argue about the redistribution of wealth. It must have credible alternative ways both of creating and defining it, rooted in sustainability (social and environmental), equality and wellbeing. If social democracy remains a watered-down, slightly nicer version of right-wing orthodoxies, voters will continue to prefer the real thing.


3-flap graft but too small for a bark graft (photo at right). Sure, I could have placed a 3-flap graft up near the top of the tree. But, to make sure my graft will get a good push from the root system, I like to remove at least one-half of the top when choosing a spot to graft.
I grafted this tree in an area that deer frequent. So, instead of my normally applied bird perch, I placed a 2 foot diameter deer cage over the graft (photo at left). The cage is constructed of 2" x 4" welded wire that is 5 feet tall and secured with a steel fence post. These cages not only keep curious deer away from my graft, the birds will perch on the cage and not the graft.


Love food and love New York road trips? Your greatest inspiration yet hits bookstores nationwide Tuesday.
“I ♥ NY,” by chef Daniel Humm and Will Guidara of Eleven Madison Park and the NoMad, is a 511-page ode to more than 50 local ingredients (from apples to scallops to walnuts) and their respective producers, all within easy driving distance from New York City. It’s part cookbook, too (completely doable). Pick a recipe, grab a map and fill your reusable shopping bag.
Here’s a trip idea, based on “Baked Egg With Spinach, Mushrooms and Cheese”: Less than four hours north of the city in Washington County is Flying Pigs Farm (flyingpigsfarm.com). Call 518-854-3844 to set up your visit with their pigs and chickens, then buy ham and eggs. Next, get some of Tonjes Farm Dairy’s Rambler — a raw cow’s-milk cheese similar to aged cheddar, available at four weekly Sullivan County farmers markets (sullivancountyfarmersmarkets.org) and at Peck’s (pecksmarket.com), a grocery. In Dutchess County, Migliorelli Farm (migliorelli.com) has stands in Rhinebeck and Red Hook that are open daily. Pears get the shout-out in the book, but Migliorelli has many other fruits and vegetables, too (you’re seeking creminis, shallots and spinach). You know these ingredients from the Union Square farmers market (mmm . . . Migliorelli’s doughnuts are the market’s best), but everything tastes better closer to its source.
The idea of this book is that some of the world’s most amazing agriculture is well within reach for New Yorkers. Embrace that fact. Farm to table isn’t just for restaurants. Bring the farm to your table.