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10 Startups Pitch at Techstars Austin Demo Day 2018
Amos Schwartzfarb and Zoe Schlang at Techstars Austin Demo Day 2018
By Laura Lorek
Publisher of Silicon Hills News
From dog walking services to robot teaching assistants, 10 startups pitched their ventures at the sixth annual Techstars Austin Demo Day.
This year’s class included six teams from the Carolinas and Virginia and four from Austin and half of them had female founders. They made their pitches to investors, mentors, community members and the media on Friday at Brazos Hall in downtown Austin.
Overall, Techstars footprint in Austin is growing.
In 2013, Jason Seats, venture partner at Techstars, launched Techstars Austin and in 2016 he handed the operation over to Amos Schwartzfarb, managing director of Techstars Austin.
Earlier this year, Techstars announced its second program in Austin focused on impact companies, Techstars Impact, headed up by Zoe Schlag, managing director. She just selected the first cohort of 10 for-profit companies focused on solving social problems.
“Austin is quickly becoming one of the best cities in the country, if not the world, to launch and grow a company,” Schlag said.
Techstars Impact program begins in June and on August 23rd, the cohort will pitch during its Demo Day, Schlag said.
During the 90-day program, Techstars companies receive mentorship from the Austin community and beyond. They also receive a $100,000 convertible note. And Techstars contributes $20,000 for expenses and receives 6 percent common stock from each company.
Some of notable Techstars Austin alumni companies based locally include Convey, ThreatCare, LawnStarter, SelfLender, WriterDuet, Patient.io, Atlas Wearables, and Authors.me.
“This is the Demo Day season I think and it feels like the biggest one in the seven years I’ve been here in Austin,” said Bob Metcalfe, professor of innovation at the University of Texas at Austin and inventor of Ethernet. He attended the Techstars VIP Demo Day pitches. “The quality of the pitches has gone up and up and up.”
The most compelling feature of a company is traction, Metcalfe said. And quite of few of the latest Techstars startups showed revenue growth during the last year.
“A large majority of these companies have bootstrapped their operations,” Schwartzfarb said.
That meant several already had customers, revenue, and traction and had tested their ideas before they entered the program, Schwartzfarb said.
The 10 Techstars Austin startups included the following:
Meggie Williams, CEO, and Co-Founder of The Waggle Company
The Waggle Company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina: It provides dog walking services through an online platform and is launching in Austin next month, said Meggie Williams, CEO, and Co-Founder. The company hires its dog walkers as employees, not contractors, she said.
The Huffington Post surveyed 1,000 dog owners and found that 38 percent love their dog more than their spouse, said Williams.
“It’s not just a dog, it’s your buddy, it’s your best friend,” she said. “And you would do anything to make sure your dog is healthy and happy.”
The Waggle Company has 60 employees and has completed more than 45,000 visits and is one of the largest dog walking services in the Southeast in less than two years, Williams said. The company is on track to reach $1.8 million in revenue this year, she said. Pet services is a $6 billion industry and it’s growing fast, Williams said. The startup is expanding into the mobile dog grooming and dog daycare industry as well, she said.
Tom Rump, CEO of Mesur.io
Mesur.io, based in Danville, Virginia, enables farmers to accurately water and fertilize seed by using its Earthstream product to provide real-time environmental measurements and advanced analytics.
“Today, more than 70 percent of the world’s drinkable water is used in agriculture,” said Tom Rump, CEO of Mesur.io. “Due to the lack of real-time insight, it’s estimated that as much as half of that water, half is wasted.”
In the marketplace today, there are very few solutions to solve the problem, Rump said. So Mesur.io has created the Earthstream platform to provide the solution, he said.
It is currently working with family farms in the U.S., principally in the sustainable and organic growing category, Rump said. That’s a $1.5 billion market, he said. He estimates his products can save farmers as much as 35 percent of their spend on water. The company will work with 10,000 family farms this year, Rump said.
“We are going to grow, and grow, and grow,” he said.
Laura Boccanfuso, co-founder, and CEO of Van Robotics
Van Robotics, based in Columbia, South Carolina, creates smart robots named Abii that tutor children in a wide variety of subjects and deliver personalized instruction.
Only one out of every four students test proficiently in math today, said Laura Boccanfuso, co-founder, and CEO of Van Robotics. With her robot tutors, she is seeking to reverse those statistics so that three out of every four students will test proficiently in math.
Abii is in five school districts across the country in a test pilot, Boccanfuso said.
The smart robotics market is worth $20 billion in the U.S., Boccanfuso said. Van Robotics plans to introduce the robot first in schools as a teaching assistant and then in the home market and eventually the international market, she said.
Samm Anderegg, a pharmacist, and CEO of DocStation
DocStation, based in Austin, is a clinical software platform for pharmacists that connects payers and pharmacists to cut costs and improve patient outcomes.
“Forty-eight percent of the American public suffers from a chronic illness,” said Samm Anderegg, a pharmacist, and CEO of DocStation.
DocStation launched in February and pharmacists have already added more than 5,000 patients to its platform, Anderegg said. It has earned $400,000 in revenue from health plans across seven states and is on track to add $4.2 million in additional revenue by the end of 2018, he said.
Tom Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Locus Insights
“And with the right partners we can do so much more,” Anderegg said. “DocStation transforms your local pharmacy into a community health plan.”
Locus Insights, based in Austin, which uses proprietary eye-tracking technology to provide real-time information on how users look on their smartphones.
“With this technology, we are unlocking access to a whole new world of data that has never been gathered before,” said Tom Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Locus Insights.
Hersh Tapadia, CEO and co-founder of Allstacks
Allstacks, based in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, measures the productivity of software engineers on a development team.
“We bring all of your engineering data into one place,” said Hersh Tapadia, CEO and co-founder of Allstacks. “And we help you bridge these knowledge gaps.”
Allstacks can help companies identify their top performers and which employees are struggling and burning out, Tapadia said.
Allstacks has been working with more than a dozen companies since launching its beta last November. It is gathering insights from more than 35,000 user accounts today, Tapadia said.
Manuel Rosso, CEO and Co-Founder of Rosso & Flynn
Rosso & Flynn, based in Austin, is an online butcher shop.
“Sadly, the massive growth of factory farming really severed our connection to the land and we’ve had a generation of Americans growing up on bad food,” said Manuel Rosso, CEO and Co-Founder. “Fortunately, the pendulum is beginning to swing in the other direction.”
Consumers want more than just a brand, Rosso said. They want transparency, they want quality ingredients and they demand to know what goes into their food, he said.
The natural and organic categories are growing two to three times the rate of the rest of the grocery market, Rosso said.
“The food we eat is getting better,” he said. “But there still is a lot of work to be done.”
Rosso & Flynn plans to expand to the rest of Texas and then nationwide, Rosso said.
Transmute, based in Austin, is a blockchain development platform.
Karyl Fowler, CEO of Transmute
“We help enterprises build blockchain security into the fabric of your applications,” said Karyl Fowler, Chief Executive Officer of Transmute.
A data breach in the U.S. costs an average of $7.3 million to resolve, Fowler said.
The financial impact of a world rampant with cybercrime is quickly approaching $6 trillion a year (according to Cybersecurity Ventures’ report), Fowler said. This is a direct result of weaknesses inherent in the databases companies like yours rely on today, she said.
“The question isn’t if your data will be compromised, but when” Fowler said.
That’s why they built the Transmute platform to give companies a way to easily upgrade the security of their applications with blockchain technology, she said.
“Blockchain is a technology that is nearly impossible to tamper with due to its novel use of cryptography,” she said.
Milkful, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, makes lactation snacks for breastfeeding moms.
Only 22 percent of breastfeeding moms make it to the seven-month mark, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, said Dina Carey, founder, and CEO of Milkful.
Carey launched Milkful after her first daughter, Lawson Rose, was born in 2014. Carey wasn’t able to breastfeed for as long as she wanted and decided to create nutritious snacks for lactating moms to get the proper nutrition they need to continue to breastfeed their babies for as long as possible.
With an original investment of just $3,000, Carey took her business degree and culinary training and launched Milkful.com. In just its first 18th months since launch, the company has bootstrapped its way to nearly $2 million in online sales, she said.
“And that means we have supported more than 22,000 moms across the country in meeting their nursing goals,” Carey said. “Guys we are impacting lives in a big way here.”
Milkful reached its $2 million in revenue with just one product sold exclusively online and a team of just two people. Now it plans to expand its product line and connect moms with its online community, Carey said.
And, with the help of Milkful, Carey was able to reach her nursing goals with her second daughter, Iyla.
Haley Bohon, founder of SkillPop
SkillPop, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, provides community-based pop-up classes.
Haley Bohon, founder of SkillPop, launched the company a few years ago to make learning new skills easy for adults. Today, more than 20,000 students have taken a class with skill pop, she said. The classes include everything from hand lettering to public speaking.
“These things are huge and they are just the beginning,” Bohon said.
SkillPop has a waitlist to teach classes and its classes sell out within hours, Bohon said.
“Because these classes have turned into amazing social experiences that our customers are obsessed with,” she said.
“It all comes down to the rapid growth demand for experiences,” she said.
As a bootstrapped and profitable company, SkillPop has done more than $750,000 in revenue since January of 2016, doubling year over year, Bohon said. And SkillPop is on track to hit $1.5 million in revenue this year, she said. It is in five markets already and it continues to expand, she said.


Mexican restaurant is more than a business: ‘Whatever I cook, I put in all my love’
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
Feb. 28, 2016 11:15 AM PT
Tito Munoz says Mexican food helped him achieve the American dream.
Six years ago, the father of five lost his job running a local Claim Jumper restaurant. But instead of going back into the American food business, he decided to take a chance on something he had always wanted to do — open a Mexican restaurant.
Now Munoz, 62, is the owner of the successful Sabroso! Mexican Grill in Garden Grove, which sells dishes based on family recipes passed down for generations.
“We’re an example of the American dream,” said Munoz’s daughter, Paloma Son, who helps him manage the restaurant. “We came in with little money and no investors — just our savings — to make our father’s dream come true. The only thing we were certain of was my dad’s passion for food and his sazon, his flavor.”
Food has long been Munoz’s passion.
“I always liked to play with the spices,” said Munoz, who has trouble speaking after a stroke in November.
“Growing up, my dad was the chef at home,” Son said. “He was always very inventive and creative in the kitchen. He would sometimes mix American and Mexican foods, but most of his recipes were the ones that came from Mexico, that were taught to him by his mother, which she learned from his grandmother.”
Munoz emigrated from Guerrero, Mexico, in 1974, and now lives in Santa Ana.
“A lot of the recipes we have on the menu are inspired by things he would cook at home. Chamorro has become one of our top selling specialty items, and that’s a dish we remember eating once or twice a month at home.”
Just as the menu draws upon family traditions, so is the restaurant a family affair.
Sabroso opened after Munoz and his children pooled their savings and everyone agreed to work in the restaurant. Munoz became the head chef, his son the sous chef, his four daughters servers and his wife the “tortilla lady.”
“Our first year, we had very little sales,” Son said. “We started from the bottom. It wasn’t a brand that had some recognition. We truly had to sell ourselves to every customer. But everyone who tried the food left extremely satisfied. Our food speaks for itself.”
Son explained that unlike other many Mexican restaurants in the area, Sabroso takes care to use only fresh, high-quality ingredients. Nothing ever comes from a can, and every dish is handcrafted in the kitchen. Even the tortillas are made from scratch.
“People can taste the freshness, and that’s why they continue to come back,” she said.
Sabroso’s extensive menu includes Mexican classics such as tacos, burritos, enchiladas, tostadas, chile verde, carne asada, agua fresca and horchata.
But it also includes nontraditional fare. After a vegetarian customer requested more meat-free options, Sabroso developed a deep-fried avocado taco that Son said is now one of Sabroso’s tastiest dishes.
Tacos cost around $4 each; burritos range from $8.50 to $11; and entrée platters, which are served with tortillas and rice and beans, are priced near $15.
For Munoz, it’s also the passion he puts into each dish that separates Sabroso from the competition.
“Whatever I cook, I put in all my love,” he said.
“Our hearts explode with joy every time we serve our food,” Son said, “because we know that our family legacy will always live on. We know that our history, our culture, our parents will always be with us, even after they’re gone.”
Now that Sabroso has established itself as a staple in Orange County cuisine — it boasts 4.5 stars and more than 1,300 reviews on Yelp and was featured on the Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” — the Munozes are looking to expand.
In March, the restaurant will open a second location a few doors down that will be devoted to take-out and catering.
“Our kitchen is small and everything is handmade, so we needed an extra kitchen,” Son said. The family also hopes to eventually open sites in other cities.
But beyond the business, Son said she hopes Sabroso will motivate families like hers.
“We want to inspire other people like us, who are middle-class people but don’t have a lot of money or investors,” Son said. “We want to inspire them to believe in themselves. If they have something great to share, by working hard and coming together as a family you can persevere and make that dream a reality.”
Sabroso! Mexican Grill is at 13129 Harbor Blvd. in Garden Grove. For more information, visit sabrosomexgrill.com or call (714) 537-7080.


Antropofagus sign with Agonia Records
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Agonia Records is pleased to announce the signing of the Italian brutal death metal quartet Antropofagus. The first fruit of this collaboration will be the band’s fourth studio album in 2022.
“We are extremely proud to become a part of the Agonia Records family and join forces with them for the release our new full-length album later this year,” comments the band.
Antropofagus plays complex, technical and brutal death metal, and made its first steps onto the scene in the late nineties. Despite being formed nearly a quarter of a century ago, “No Waste Of Flesh” (1999), “Architecture of Lust” (2012) and “M.O.R.T.E.” (2017) remain the only albums to its name.
Heavily inspired by the American death metal scene of the time, and band’s such as Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse and Deeds Of Flesh, Antropofagus fleshed out its debut installment in 1999, having earlier released a demo CD. “No Waste Of Flesh” marks the only album issued via Beyond Productions (a company known today as Masterpiece Distribution) and is looked back at with nostalgia by fans of the band, who’ve embraced it with a ‘cult status’. Stunted by personal struggles, the group went on a hiatus in 2002, from which it recovered several years later with a new line-up, featuring guitarist Francesco ‘Meatgrinder’ Montesanti (the only remaining co-founder), drummer Davide ‘Brutal Dave’ Billia (Hour Of Penance, Beheaded), bassist Jacopo Rossi (Dark Lunacy) and then-vocalist, Tya. The newly assembled personnel signed to Comatose Music and put out the split “Torso Trauma”, followed by the sophomore, Clive Barker & Benjamin Christensen-inspired album, “Architecture of Lust”. The album netted high-scoring reviews in Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Rock Hard and Legacy magazines, a spot among Sick Drummer Magazine’s top 15 drumming albums, and live shows with Behemoth, Marduk, Carcass, Deicide and Gojira, to name a few. The band’s third and last installment, “M.O.R.T.E. – Methods of Resurrection Through Evisceration”, was preceded and followed by numerous festival appearances, including Brutal Assault, Barroselas Metal Fest, Neurotic Deathfest, Deathfest Open Air and Las Vegas Death Fest. The five-year gap that arouse since the release of “M.O.R.T.E.” not only saw the band hone its on-stage presence, but also served as writing time. Antropofagus’s next album – first to feature vocalist Paolo Chiti – is fast approaching.
Paolo Chiti – vocals
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Mountain gorilla is a critically endangered species listed on the IUCN red list found in Uganda, Rwanda, and the democratic republic of Congo, mountain gorilla’s gorilla belingei are herbivorous primates feeding on plants like mimlopsis, mushrooms and sometimes termites, they live in groups of up to 20 individuals in a family, the male silver backs lead the team, having a playful nature especially the young ones, they are majestic brown eyed creatures and don’t live in captivity, Uganda’s population of the primate species is half of the world’s remaining survivals. Many people wonder where the mountain gorilla can be found in Uganda, they are flowers in the following national parks
Bwindi impenetrable national park , located in the western part Uganda, the park was gazette in the 1993 and by the 1994 it was declared a UNESCO world heritage site as a way of protecting the critically endangered species of mountain gorillas, it is home to half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas an 8 hours’ drive from Entebbe international airport passing through beautiful hills, banana and tea plantations, the park has four sectors the Nkuringo, Buhoma, Rushaga, and Ruhija sector each of which has groups of habituated gorilla families trained to contain human presence, the park is one of the oldest ancient virgin forest in the country, it is the only park where the three great apes co-exist together in harmony not until man was evicted from the forest due to conservation purposes.
Mgahinga national park is a perfect gorilla destination home to the Nyakagezi gorilla family where gold meets silver, it’s a Ugandan continuation of the eight series of the great Virunga mountains, smallest of the national parks, three peaks of Mgahinga, Sabinyo, and Muhabura are in the national park habitats to the primate, the slopes of the Mgahinga are covered by a series of vegetative covers lowest parts covered in grass and bush, to the undisturbed bamboo zone, montane forest, and the ericaceous zone containing the giant tree heathers , it keeps the rare golden monkeys and about 39 species of mammals although they are rarely seen. It is supplemented by the Rwandan volcanoes national park and democratic republic of Congo indicating that the gorillas in this particular park are migratory as they move freely from one ecosystem to another.
Tracking mountain gorillas starts in the morning hours, depending on how far the gorilla families have moved, it takes from 2-3 hours in the jungle, it’s done in groups of eight per gorilla group it is advisable to buy gorilla permits in advance to avoid inconveniences, the Ugandan permit goes for 700 USD. One can choose to have an interconnected trip to see more wild life in the other national parks, the parks are the coldest places of the country hence one should come along with boots, hats, long sleeved warm clothes, hand gloves, water proof covers for phones and cameras. The parks can be visited all year round but best during the dry seasons in the months of December-February, and June- mid-September.
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Popular Tales from the Norse
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By: Sir Hall Caine
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Mrs. Warren's Daughter
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By: Sir Thomas Malory
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Illegitimacy, false identity, and bankruptcy are the major elements of Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel, The Antiquary. Set in the period of the French Revolution, the novel's hero, Lovel, struggles to gain repute and the hand of his beloved despite his uncertain parentage. During these pursuits, he befriends the title's antiquary, Johnathan Oldbuck, who finds Lovel a captive audience to his scholarly studies and a tragic likeness to his own disappointments in love. Readers will discover whether Lovel's acts of bravery and courage ultimately earn him the birth and fortunes of a nobleman.
Translations & Imitations of German Ballads
The narrative poems in this collection are written by Sir Walter Scott - the well-known English poet and novelist. Each of these five poems are based loosely upon German ballads: rewritten in flowing English meter.The Chase - a.k.a. The Wild Huntsman - A profligate, noble-born keeper of the royal forest - avidly addicted to the pleasures of the hunt - cruelly uses and mistreats his fellow-men. One day God's messengers come to test him: executing sentence immediately in just proportion to the huntsman's responses...
The Bridal of Triermain
Scott's The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative poem which weaves together elements of popular English legend using dramatic themes. This beautiful poem celebrates the exploits of a knight errant - Sir Roland De Vaux - as he seeks to rescue (and hopefully espouse) a beautiful maiden, Gyneth. Gyneth is the illegitimate daughter of King Arthur: doomed by Merlin 500 years previously to an enchanted sleep inside a magic castle. The enchantment can only be broken by a rescuer both brave and noble enough to overcome the temptations used successively to distract and overcome him, namely: fear, wealth, pleasure and pride.(Introduction by Godsend)
By: Sister M. Imelda Wallace, S.L. (1884-?)
Outlaws of Ravenhurst
This exciting historical adventure depicts the last stand of the Gordons - God's "outlaws" - fighting for their Catholic Faith in the early days of the Protestant Revolution in seventeenth-century Scotland.
By: Sister Mary Jean Dorcy (1914-1988)
A Crown for Joanna
She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But instead of this, she made what to her world seemed a thoroughly mad choice – for she chose to have a throne in heaven. Today those scepters are dust which she would not accept, and as Blessed Joanna of Portugal she possesses a throne imperishable… This children’s biography of Blessed Joanna of Portugal was written by Sister Mary Jean Dorcy, a Catholic Dominican Nun...
By: Somerset Maugham
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage, published in 1915, is considered to be W. Somerset Maugham’s best work. Many believe the novel to be one of the world’s literary masterpieces. The story follows Phillip Carey from early childhood through his 30’s. Orphaned at 9, Phillip spends his early years raised by his childless aunt and uncle. His aunt tries to be a mother to Philip, but she is unsure how to behave whereas his uncle, a vicar, takes a cold disposition towards him. Philip is sent to a boarding school but his shyness and his club foot make it difficult for him to fit in...
By: Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916)
Botchan
Botchan is the story of a young math teacher from Tokyo whose first assignment takes him to a middle school in the country side. His arrival there is not very lucky: The pupils are bound to test his perseverance and cheerily comments every one of his perceived missteps. In the teacher's room, he soon finds himself in the middle of an intrigue between the jovial "Porcupine" and the fat "Hubbard Squash" on one side, and the effeminate "Red Shirt" and his follower "Clown" on the other. Will Botchan choose the right side in the end? Botchan - with morality as the main theme - is one of the most popular novels in Japan...
By: St. George Henry Rathborne (1854-1938)
Boy Scouts First Camp Fire
The Silver Fox Patrol is out on their first camping trip! The boys, Thad the fill-in scout-master, Allan, Bumpus, Davy Jones, Smithy, Bob White, Giraffe and Step-Hen, are learning many new things about being scouts and about themselves. But when a bear invades the camp, their trip turns into an adventure that they will talk about for a long time! Herbert Carter is one of many pseudonyms used by St George Rathborne.
Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge
The Silver Fox Patrol is hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, at the invitation of Bob White. They are enjoying their outing in a real wilderness, but trouble comes along from a local Moonshiner. Herbert Carter is one of many pseudonyms used by St George Rathborne. (Ann Boulais)
Old Broadbrim into the Heart of Australia or, A Strange Bargain and Its Consequences
Old Broadbrim, the famous Quaker detective listened as one of the richest men in New York continued "......I want you to guard my person for one year, and if at the end of that time I am still in the land of the living, why, your work ceases." - Summary by Annise
By: St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (1869-1909)
Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels
A collection of short and humorous one-act "sequels" to 14 major plays (many already in the catalog). Plays end too soon. They never show the whole of what I want to know. The curtain falls and I'm perplexed with doubts about what happened next. Did HAMLET'S father haunt no more the battlements of Elsinore? Does LADY TEAZLE never call at LADY SNEERWELL'S now at all? Was BENEDICK'S a happy marriage? And will the MELNOTTES keep a carriage? Will AUBREY take to wife one day another MRS. TANQUERAY? Do ECCLES and his stepson wrangle? Has anything been heard of DANGLE? What has become of MRS...
By: Stamp Act Congress of 1765
Declaration of Rights
On June 8, 1765 James Otis, supported by the Massachusetts Assembly sent a letter to each colony calling for a general meeting of delegates. The meeting was to be held in New York City in October. Representatives from nine colonies met in New York. Though New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia did not send delegates, the Assemblies of those missing colonies nonetheless agreed to support the works of the Congress. The meetings were held in Federal Hall in New York, and the delegates assembled on October 2...
By: Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935)
Works of Stanley G. Weinbaum - A Martian Odyssey
Stanley G. Weinbaum is best known for his short story “A Martian Odyssey” which has been influencing Science Fiction since it was first published in 1934. Weinbaum is considered the first writer to contrive an alien who thought as well as a human, but not like a human. A Martian Odyssey and its sequel are presented here as well as other Weinbaum gems including 3 stories featuring the egomaniacal physicist Haskel van Manderpootz and his former student, playboy Dixon Wells.
By: Stanley Waterloo
The Story of Ab
This is the story of Ab, a man of the Age of Stone, who lived so long ago that we cannot closely fix the date, and who loved and fought well.
By: Stefan Zweig (1881-1942)
Burning Secret
A lonely, convalescing 12 year-old boy and his attractive mother, who is in a loveless marriage, meet a gentleman while vacationing at a European resort. Seeking an enjoyable way to pass the time, the man schemes to seduce the woman with the unwitting help of the boy. The son, puzzled by the developing relationship, becomes increasingly isolated and suspicious as he loses his childish innocence in this gripping coming-of-age novella. This work is translated from the original German, Brennendes Geheimnis, which has also been recorded for Librivox...
By: Stella Benson (1892-1933)
This is not a real book. It does not deal with real people, nor should it be read by real people. But there are in the world so many real books already written for the benefit of real people, and there are still so many to be written, that I cannot believe that a little alien book such as this, written for the magically-inclined minority, can be considered too assertive a trespasser. -- Stella Benson (author) Published in 1919, and set in London during the First World War, Living Alone tells of the meeting of a recluse and a witch, then rambles through magic, morality and aerial dogfights on broomsticks...
By: Stella M. Francis
Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes or The Quest of a Summer Vacation
“Girls, I have some great news for you. I’m sure you’ll be interested, and I hope you’ll be as delighted as I am. Come on, all of you. Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I’ll tell you something that will—that will—Teddy Bear your teeth.” A chorus of laughter, just a little derisive, greeted Katherine Crane’s enigmatical figure of speech. The merriment came from eleven members of Flamingo Camp Fire, who proceeded to form an arc of a circle in front of the speaker on the hillside grass plot near the white canvas tents of the girls’ camp. (Gutenberg)
Campfire Girls In The Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success Against Odds
The Camp Fire Girls books is a series of fiction novels written for children by various authors from 1912 into the 1930s. (Wikipedia)
Camp-Fire Girls in the Country or The Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot
Teen-ager Hazel Edwards and the other twelve members of the Flamingo Camp-Fire Girls experience some real adventure when they are invited to spend part of their summer as guests of Hazel’s elderly aunt on her large country farm. Mrs. Hannah Hutchins is a widow living alone with a few servants and farming assistants in her home in the midwestern town of Fairberry. The girls set up camp on a section of Aunt Hannah’s farm but, before too long, an incident occurs during the annual Fourth of July celebration in Fairberry...
By: Stendhal
The Red and the Black, Volume I
Stendhal - a German pen-name for a French writer who hated the English. Contemporary to some of the great names of French literature like Balzac and Flaubert, Stendhal is quite often considered a writer that doesn't seem to fit a defined genre. Some say he's a Romantic, others that he's a Modernist and that Le Rouge et Le Noir is the first modern novel. On one point they are all agreed: the novel is a masterpiece that shows a young theology student - Julien Sorel - intelligent, handsome and who is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins...
By: Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
The Red Badge of Courage is a fiction that tells the story of a soldier named Henry Fleming during the American Civil War. The novel gained widespread praise from critics and was also a commercial success shortly after its release and made Stephen Crane an instant celebrity at the young age of 24. In the novel, Henry was one of the enlisted soldiers in the 304th New York Regiment. He flees from battle in one of the skirmishes they had against the Confederates and to hide his cowardice, he attempted to inflict a wound to himself which is referred to as the “red badge of courage...
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Stephen Crane’s first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets has been called “the first dark flower of American Naturalism” for its distinctive elements of naturalistic fiction. The chief character, Maggie, descends into prostitution after being led astray by her lover. Rather than focusing on those that make up the very rich or middle class, the novel highlights the deplorable living conditions of the working class during the so-called Gilded Age in New York’s Bowery.
Selected Short Stories
At the time of his death at the age of 28, Stephen Crane had become an important figure in American literature. He was nearly forgotten, however, until two decades later when critics revived interest in his life and work. Stylistically, Crane's writing is characterized by vivid intensity, distinctive dialects, and irony. Common themes involve fear, spiritual crises and social isolation. Although recognized primarily for The Red Badge of Courage, which has become an American classic, Crane is also known for short stories such as "The Open Boat", "The Blue Hotel", "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", and The Monster...
Wounds In The Rain; War Stories
Eleven stories of war by the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane was an American author. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Crane's writing is characterized by vivid intensity, distinctive dialects, and irony. Common themes involve fear, spiritual crises and social isolation. His writing made a deep impression on 20th-century writers, most prominent among them Ernest Hemingway, and is thought to have inspired the Modernists and the Imagists.
By: Stephen Leacock (1869-1944)
Frenzied Fiction
From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits–both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited. Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacock’s wit produced the full range of laughter: smiles, chuckles, guffaws, and some uncontrollable giggles. Also, occasionally, I found myself shedding a tear or two. (Review by Debra Lynn)
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
“Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich” is a work of humorous fiction by Stephen Leacock first published in 1914. It is the follow-up to his 1912 classic “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.” Like that work, it is a sequence of interlocking stories set in one town, but instead of focusing on a small Canadian town in the countryside, it is set in a major American metropolis and its characters are the upper crust of society. Although currently not as well-known as the earlier book, “Arcadian Adventures” was extremely popular in North America at the time of its publication and for a while was considered the greater success...
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels
Eight silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.
Further Foolishness
Seventeen goofy stories and essays by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. One may say he is one of the greatest jesters, the greatest humorist of the age." – A. P. Herbert (Introduction by TriciaG & Wikipedia)
Literary Lapses
Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. One may say he is one of the greatest jesters, the greatest humorist of the age." – A. P. Herbert
The Hohenzollerns in America
More stories by Canadian Stephen Leacock. Some of these stories carry over characters introduced in Further Foolishness. Some stories are humourous; some are more thoughtful. It helps to be familiar with WWI-era European politics to catch much of the humour. Full title: The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibilities
Behind the Beyond
A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.
Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.
My Discovery of England
"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The lack of reciprocity in it seemed unfair. It was felt (or at least I felt) that the time had come when some one ought to go over and take some impressions off England. The choice of such a person (my choice) fell upon myself. By an arrangement with the Geographical Society of America, acting in conjunction with the Royal Geographical Society of England (to both of whom I communicated my proposal), I went at my own expense."And from thence follow the impressions of Canadian political economist and humourist, Stephen Leacock, after a lecturing visit to England.
By: Stewart Edward White (1873-1946)
Conjuror's House, a Romance of the Free Forest
In the northern outreaches of the Canadian wilderness, it was understood that the Hudson Bay Company governed all trading, and one factor named Galen Albret took his position seriously. Free traders, or those who dared try to do their trading outside of the Company, found themselves having to face Galen Albret and his methods of dealing with them. One or two offenses he might tolerate, but for those who repeatedly refuse to acknowledge his warning out, he would send them on “La Longue Traverse” through the wilderness without supplies, and from which they seldom returned...
The Blazed Trail
Stewart Edward White wrote fiction and non-fiction about adventure and travel, with an emphasis on natural history and outdoor living. White's books were popular at a time when America was losing its vanishing wilderness and many are based on his experiences in mining and lumber camps. The Blazed Trail is the story of early lumbermen in the northern woods of Michigan. The novel portrays the challenges faced by the workers focusing on one, Harry Thorpe, as he endeavors to be successful though completely unskilled when he enters the woods...
Arizona Nights
Arizona Nights is a collection of tales from the American West as told by those who took part in them.
This is a well written story of the California gold rush of 1849. Four friends decide they are going to go to California and get rich in the gold fields. Follow their adventures as they travel to California across the isthmus of Panama to San Francisco. In their search for gold they encounter hostile Indians, various desperadoes, and natural disasters. Did they strike it rich? Listen and find out.
Blazed Trail Stories and Stories Of The Wild Life
Thirteen short stories by a popular writer of the early 20th century (not to be confused with an earlier book Blazed Trail). White's books were popular at a time when America was losing its vanishing wilderness. He was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature, yet could render them in a plain-spoken style. Based on his own experience, whether writing camping journals or Westerns, he included pithy and fun details about cabin-building, canoeing, logging, gold-hunting, and guns and fishing and hunting...
By: Susan Coolidge (1835-1905)
What Katy Did at School
The continuing story of Katy Carr, recounting the time she spent at boarding school with her sister Clover.
Clover is the fourth book in the popular What Katy Did series. After Katy's wedding, the focus shifts to her little sister Clover. Their brother Phil encounters serious illness in the winter, and Dr. Carr sends him with Clover to the mountains of Colorado. Clarence Page, their naughty cousin from the other books, lives nearby. He is a rancher now with an attractive English partner, Geoff Templestowe, whom Clover falls for.Other books in the series areWhat Katy DidWhat Katy Did at SchoolWhat Katy Did NextIn the High Valley
In the High Valley
In the High Valley” is the fifth and last book of the popular “What Katy did” series by Susan Coolidge.The story starts out with Lionel Young and his sister, Imogen who set out for the picturesque but remote High Valley (America), leaving their hometown Devonshire (England) behind.Lionel wants to take the share in Geoffrey Templestowe’s cattle business.Imogen, owing to her prejudices against America and the American way of life, finds it hard to adjust to life over there.Clover Templestowe, now happily married and living in the High Valley, at first finds it very trying to get on with Imogen...
Not Quite Eighteen
Not Quite Eighteen is a delightful collection of children’s stories that range from moral to whimsical. From unfinished fairy tales and daydreams about a pony who kept shop to a lesson on presence of mind, these anecdotes will entertain as well as improve the mind. (
Little Country Girl
Candace makes the first long trip of her young life alone. Everything is new, from the ocean views, to the fashionable people she encounters; from the museum-like home, to the unfamiliar cousins. How will she adapt to the new experiences and will she overcome the homesickness she feels? Will she adapt her country ways and enter society, or be an embarrassment to her fine relations? Etiquette and style can be learned; but kindness, common sense and a loving heart are inbred.
Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, who is best known for her What Katy Did series. This is the first of three volumes of her verse.
Eyebright
"Imagination is like a sail, as Mr. Joyce had said that evening; but sails are good and useful things sometimes, and carry their owners over deep waters and dark waves, which else might dampen, and drench, and drown." Twelve year old Isabella Bright is endowed with just such an imagination and spends her time amusing herself and her friends with stories. Will her imagination be called upon to help her navigate tempestuous seas?


Humble beginnings and tough tests have shaped Matty Cash into a star
By Regan Foy October 28, 2020 October 28, 2020 Featured / Opinion
Matty Cash didn’t dream of being a Premier League footballer, it’s just something that happened.
Words: Regan Foy | @findfoy
Matty Cash didn’t think becoming a Premier League footballer was possible, even in his wildest dreams, in the early stages of his career – now he’s one of the standout fullbacks in the league with double figures for tackles won and interceptions in just five games.
Things haven’t always been the glitz and glamour of the upper echelon of English football, however. At the age of 16, Cash was released from Wycombe Wanderers – leaving his hopes of playing professional football tattered.
As many who are released from youth academies find, the need for income comes sooner rather than later and Matty was forced to find a part-time job whilst he was at college. He’d be studying five days a week, working in a local toy shop on the weekends – selling Nerf Guns on the shop floor – and also playing in local side Bisham Abbey’s academy, where his brother Adam was one of a large group of scholars hoping to make it into the professional game.
His older sibling had provided him with a pathway back into the game, a chance at redemption after his release. He took the chance, and played with the most senior age group at the club despite only just coming of age. He was excelling at centre-midfield and caught the attention of a number of clubs.
Within the next year, Matty Cash had signed for Nottingham Forest. Aged just 17, the youngster had gone from the disappointing despair of release from Wycombe, to the grounded floors of the toy shop and college – before his extra-curricular effort saw him snapped up to a Sky Bet Championship academy.
Still learning his trade as a centre-mid, the academy staff at Nottingham Forest decided that the Berkshire native may be better suited on the wing, trialling him there on a number of occasions. He made his senior debut in the centre of the park as the reality of making a career in high-level professional football became clearer and the Nerf Guns were drifting further away in the rear view mirror.
Management changes at Forest meant a position change for Matty, with Aitor Karanka deploying him as a winger. He stayed as a winger for a year or two, until last season, when then newly-arrived manager Sabri Lamouchi converted him into a full-back.
The position had always been at the back of his mind. His brother was a natural full-back, albeit not at a high level, but had told Matty on a number of occasions that it was a position that would suit him well. It was something that was always there, but rarely considered – until it was asked of him.
Last November, when Nottingham Forest were flying high in the Sky Bet Championship, Cash signed a new long-term deal after impressing enough to be considered one of Nottingham’s key players in their quest to end their Premier League exile. At that stage of the season, there was interest from Everton and Burnley – but as Forest emerged as promotion contenders, Cash signed in the hope that this, as well as the side’s strong form, would catapult them into a stronger position moving into the latter half of the campaign.
The winger-turned-defender was a popular member of Forest’s dressing room and a consistent performer on the pitch throughout his time at the club, despite five different managers being at the helm.
The 2019/20 season, in which Cash had his most significant season to date, saw Nottingham Forest sit in the top six for 207 consecutive days before slipping out following a dire display on the final day of the season against Stoke City. Cash’s assured displays saw him named Player of the Season, and whilst the fullback made it into EA Sport’s EFL Team of the Season, he was not named in the Sky Bet Championship one.
Matty Cash had been flirting with the prospect of a move to a ‘bigger’ club since before he signed the new contract at Forest, and the deal was likely offered to the defender so the club could make more money upon his likely departure. With the initial interest from Everton and Burnley, came interest from another Premier League side – Sheffield United – as well as from further afield in the form of fallen Italian giants AC Milan.
Aston Villa made their interest formal at the start of the summer, and according to Cash, the club ticked all the boxes. Once their interest was tabled, alongside a bid, Cash only had eyes on the move to Villa Park. It was a move that matched his ambition, and a return to his roots with his father Stuart being born not too far away in Tipton.
So far this season Matty has himself, ticked all the boxes. His first action in an Aston Villa shirt was a marauding run into the Sheffield United half followed by a pin-point cross that a team-mate couldn’t finish. His defensive effort has been lauded by fans and pundits alike, and he’s already turning into a firm fan favourite.
In the aforementioned Sheffield United game, England manager Gareth Southgate was in the stands to monitor the performances of Tyrone Mings and Jack Grealish – and was likely keeping an eye on Cash, Targett, Konsa and Watkins too.
For Cash, who initially had no thoughts that his ability would take him to the Premier League, a call-up to the England squad would take some spectacular luck and performances, with the Three Lions blessed with a swathe of talent in that position. Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Reece James are all ahead of him in that regard.
There is another option for the Aston Villa new boy internationally, however. Matty Cash is available for selection for the Poland National Team, through his half-Polish mother. There has been contact with his agent about playing for the Biało-czerwoni – and it’s something that the full-back would consider – although he’s in no rush to make a decision.
We’ll likely see Cash impress for Villa for years to come. And who knows, sooner rather than later, we might see him lining up alongside Robert Lewandowksi too.
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Forever War Anywhere
Overburdened or maybe in need of more war?
(Illustration found here).
After the killing of Osama bin Laden, about any near-sane person would recommend a kind of slow down in the worldwide war on terror, at least allow US GIs some breathing room — and not just taking a quick break loaded down with equipment on a road far, far away.
Although last year, CIA director Leon Panetta blubbered there’s most-likely less than 100 al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the US is at war in that near-destroyed country.
And on top of that, Iraq is a place that keeps on giving, or taking away — US troops are facing increasing dangers in the southern part of the country — there’s still about 46,000 GIs there and all are scheduled to leave at the end of this year, despite what the generals think.
So along comes the warmongers and a new attack plan.
From the ACLU:
But Congress is considering monumental new legislation that would grant the president — and all presidents after him — sweeping new power to make war almost anywhere and everywhere.
Unlike previous grants of authority for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the proposed legislation would allow a president to use military force wherever terrorism suspects are present in the world, regardless of whether there has been any harm to U.S. citizens, or any attack on the United States, or any imminent threat of an attack.
The legislation is broad enough to permit a president to use military force within the United States and against American citizens.
The legislation contains no expiration date, and no criteria to determine when a presidentâ€™s authority to use military force would end.
The little item is a â€œsleeper provisionâ€ hidden in the bowels of the US House Armed Services Committee’s National Defense Authorization Act — and a pile of shit.
This little gem, Section 1034, was added to the bill by the committee’s chairman, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA).
One must remember McKeon’s nickname, ‘Buck,’ which actually means contributions from defense contractors — a warmonger, greedy asshole.
In a pile of stinking bullshit heaved up at The Heritage Foundation, a right-wing, warmongering operation, big Buck explains:
Cutting military items wholesale, given the challenges Iâ€™ve laid out, is irresponsible and dangerous, but letâ€™s be honest: In a $530 billion defense budget, there has to be room for some savings.
The Pentagon is going to need to do some housecleaning.
Thatâ€™s just the fiscal reality that weâ€™re facing.
But any savings that are identified by the Defense Department must go back into defense: not to health care, not to Social Security, not to cowboy poetry — and thatâ€™s a real one, by the way — and not to any other pet project the Obama Administration deems a higher priority than our security.
Not to benefit ordinary folks.
From Death and Taxes and the nasty part of Section 1034:
Congress affirms that —
(1) the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad;
(2) the President has the authority to use all necessary and appropriate force during the current armed conflict with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107â€“40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note);
(3) the current armed conflict includes nations, organization, and persons whoâ€”
(A) are part of, or are substantially supporting, alâ€Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners; or
(B) have engaged in hostilities or have directly supported hostilities in aid of a nation, organization, or person described in subparagraph (A); and
(4) the Presidentâ€™s authority pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107â€“40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) includes the authority to detain belligerents, including persons described in paragraph
(3), until the termination of hostilities.
The cover, ‘termination of hostilities,’ gives it an open-ended result, to wage war anywhere, even within the good-old-US and against US citizens.
An ACLU lobbyist (from Wired):
â€œAt a time when most Americans want the country to start pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan and limiting use of the military, the new declaration of war would give the president unchecked authority to use the military practically anywhere and everywhere,â€ says Chris Anders, a top lobbyist with the ACLU.
â€œCongress should certainly exercise far more care and caution when turning over so much war authority to the president.â€
War and the never-ending rumor-mongering of war.
Posted by: Bruce Maulden // Bullshit, War & Politics // assholes, Madness, propaganda, war // May 18, 2011
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Perception of voices that do not exist: Tracking the temporal signatures of auditory hallucinations
Date de début 1 Septembre 2016
Date de fin 31 Decembre 2021
Budget total € 2 413 371
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Comment la révolution numérique transforme la recherche sur le cerveau financée par l’UE
Periodic Reporting for period 4 - ONOFF (Perception of voices that do not exist: Tracking the temporal signatures of auditory hallucinations)
Période du rapport: 2021-03-01 au 2021-12-31
Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet
The problem addressed in ONOFF ERC AdG project is the underlying neuronal and cognitive mechanisms for auditory verbal hallucinations(AVH) in schizophrenia, using behavioral and brain imaging methods. A subsidiary problem is how to understand the spontaneous fluctuations over time of hallucinatory episodes, and in particular what causes the "voices" to temporarily go away, with a long-term goal of contributing to development of new interventions, targeted on a symptom rather than on a diagnosis as such. Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental disorders, which affects about 1% of the European population, and with enormous costs for the society. There is a changing demographic pattern of the incidence of schizophrenia which goes together with the increasing urbanization and migration into the major European cities. Thus, understanding the the most severe symptom, AVH, in one of the most severe mental disorders, schizophrenia, is of major societal importance. The overall objective of the project follows a model called "Levels of explanation", which seeks to understand AVH at different explanatory levels, from the clinical to the neuronal levels. A major issue in the ONOFF project is the fluctuations of hallucinatory episodes, and if these are related to changes in excitatory/inhibitory influences at the level of neurochemistry in the brain. Using MR spectroscopy (MRS), our group was the first to report increased levels of the excitatory neurotransmitter Glutamate in brain regions which are activated during AVH episodes. We have recently followed-up these initial results, showing that frequency and severity of auditory hallucinations correlate positively with increased levels of glutamate in temporal (STG) brain regions, but negatively in frontal (ACC) regions, as would be predicted from the VOICE model proposed by Hugdahl in 2009. In order to relate these findings to findings at the level of neuroimaging, we have developed a new MR sequence to simultaneously assessing brain transmitters and functional changes seen in fMRI BOLD data. Preliminary validations show that the simultaneously acquired MRS and BOLD data is a feasible way forward. As stated in the proposal, there is a need for new approaches to cognitive training of auditory hallucinations, as well as new ways of acquiring data on frequency and content of auditory hallucinations in real-time. We have for this purpose developed two smartphone apps, one for training, and another for symptom capture screening
Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent
A hypothesis put forward in the ONOFF proposal is that the spontaneous fluctuations of hallucinatory episodes are caused by changing influences of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal effects. Using the MRS method we have preliminary evidence of a positive correlation between Glutamate levels and frequency and severity of auditory hallucinations in the left upper posterior temporal lobe, and a corresponding negative correlation in the medial frontal lobe. For the BOLD fMRI part of the project we are using an Eriksen Flanker paradigm which is a cognitive task that loads on attention and executive function. In 2020 we found that fMRI-BOLD activation in a region medially in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) correlated with the subjective experience of the presence or absence of AVH episodes, BioRxiv pre-print server). A surprising effect was however that activation in this region increased a few seconds before the onset of an AVH episode, but it decreased a few seconds before the offset of an AVH episode. It was as if this region in the brain act like a "switch" to turn an episode on or off, and that this happened a few seconds before the patient made a conscious decision (by pressing a hand-held button) that the "voice" was present or absent. This result, which is currently under review for publication) must be replicated, but it nevertheless provides a first answer to the main question asked in the ONOFF project, "why do auditory hallucinations fluctuate". A second achievement is related to up- and down-regulation of the Default Mode Network (DMN) which was hypothesized to be aberrant in hallucinatory patients, and that this could interact with the up- and down-regulation of another, task-positive network, labelled EMN, originally discovered by our group (Hugdahl et al. 2015). A hypothesis is that fluctuations of AVH also correspond with how these networks are in- or out-of-phase with each other, which in turn could be driven by the interaction of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters such as Glutamate and GABA, respectively. In a first publication (Weber et al., 2020) we used an approach to network analysis called dynamic functional connectivity analysis, which includes the time domain into the analysis of spatial data. This showed that AVH patients had a more rigid network patterns across time, potentially correlating with AVH episode frequency. We have further been working on analyzing data from white matter tracts, using DTI and tractography techniques, which would provide evidence on how functional network connectivity relate to underlying fiber structure connectivity. The Covid-19 pandemic has had the effect that recruitment and MR scanning has been delayed and it has been difficult to have participants come to Bergen from other parts of the country because of travel restrictions. This has the consequence that we still have data to process, analyze and report, which will go on during 2022.
Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)
Progress beyond the state-of-the-art is that we have moved the study of neurobiological correlates of auditory hallucinations (AH) beyond a traditional brain imaging approach by asking the question how changes at the underlying transmitter and receptor level of explanation may contribute to changes in brain activation as observed with e.g. fMRI. By adding a MR spectroscopy sequence to the traditional EPI-sequence we have been able to study how excitatory (Glutamate) and inhibitory (GABA) factors correlate with frequency and severity of AH, and are in the process to take the MRS approach one step further by setting the stage for simultaneous BOLD and MRS data acquisitions from the same brain region in real-time, using MEGA PRESS MRS sequence with insufficient water suppression. So far we have found that temporal lobe Glu concentration is positively correlated with frequency and severity of AH, while frontal lobe Glu is correspondinglynbegatively correlated. We expect to have results for the GABA transmitter as well by the end of the project period. Another progress beyond state-of-the-art is the discovery of the Extrinsic Mode Network (EMN) by Hugdahl et al. (2015) as a generalized task-positive cortical network, that is independent of the cognitive task. We have been able to show that the EMN is anti-correlated with the well-known Default Mode Network (DMN), discovered by Raichle and colleagues (2001), and that this happens when environmental demands change from rest to active processing. We will now use this new discovery to analyze data from the ONOFF project to explore if AH abrupt the EMN/DMN dynamics, and if this is related to the fluctuations of AH. A third beyond state-of-the-art progress is the continuing development and improvement of smartphone apps for cognitive training and real-time AH symptom capturing.
The MR scanner environment at the Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Group picture, from Bergens Tidende newspaper article
PI Kenneth Hugdahl, University of Bergen, Norway
Dernière mise à jour: 11 Septembre 2022
Permalink: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/693124/reporting/fr


Motorcycles That Are A Huge Waste Of Money
By Albert Lakey AND Jason Iannone/Updated: Jan. 23, 2018 10:50 am EST
Motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes, and it doesn't matter if you're short or tall, fast or slow, there is something out there for you. And most of the time it doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg. For the price of an average family sedan, you can get a top of the range bike that will make all your friends jealous, and that's just the start, because for the most part more money equals more performance. But if you're not careful, or not particularly bright, you might find yourself buying performance you can't use—or worse. a bike you'll never want to take out of the garage. If you're in the market for something more upmarket, but don't want to waste your money, here are a few bikes you might want to avoid.
Suzuki AEM Carbon Fiber Hayabusa
The Suzuki Hayabusa was released in 1999 and immediately claimed the title of the world's fastest production motorcycle, reaching speeds of over 188 miles per hour, a distinction it holds to this day. And in spite of the tire-shredding speeds it's capable of, it's still reported to be a well-behaved road bike. But for some people, the words "well-behaved" means that Suzuki left something on the production floor, and those people won't stop till they get more. Which is where the AEM Carbon Fiber Hayabusa comes in. The carbon fiber Hayabusa is just that: a Hayabusa where as many parts as possible have been made with carbon fiber. This reduces weight significantly, but adds to the price even more. Where a regular Hayabusa can be had for just over $15,000 new, the carbon fiber Hayabusa will set you back over $160,000...which is about $150,000 more performance than most people will ever need.
MV Agusta F4 CC
The F4 CC is a limited edition 200 horsepower Italian superbike that retails at $120,000. It is just one of a whole stable of F4 bikes made by MV Agusta since 1999, all of which are beautiful visions on two wheels. Designed to not only look good, but also race, the F4s can tear up the track with the best of them. But don't think the F4 CC is representative of the group. While the CC outclasses the earlier models considerably, the later production models have almost identical stats, but with a much healthier price tag. The 2011 RR model, for example, retails for just over $26,000, actually offers slightly more horsepower, and makes the F4 CC look like a good way to waste money.
Confederate B120 Wraith
The B120 Wraith is extolled for its unique design and construction, which incorporates carbon fiber and other materials in new and unusual ways. But there's only one catch: it's really ugly. A creation of Confederate Motorcycles, the Wraith is an attempt to redefine what a motorcycle should be, and that's to be applauded. Unfortunately while the design innovation is no doubt unique, it is also totally graceless. Looking more like a collection of distracted doodles than a finished design, the circles, curves, and other shapes don't so much compliment, as just kinda hang out near each other. And the back end appears to have been completely forgotten after the rear wheel was sketched in. Appearance aside, the Wraith has other issues, not least a 1966 cc engine that generates a slightly pathetic 125 horsepower. That's a huge engine for a motorcycle, but they must have chosen it for how it looked on the bike, because it's certainly not doing much work. Confederate Motorcycles were asking $92,000 for the B120 Wraith, and at that price, you'd think they would throw in a windscreen and a couple of fairings.
Harley Davidson Cosmic Starship
Good reasons for a high price tag on a motorcycle are high quality, great performance, and amazing design. A bad reason is that some guy painted all over it. But that's what happened to one poor Harley Davidson V-rod that may never allow itself to appear in public again. So-called artist Jack Armstrong, a self described "Cosmic Extensionalist," painted the hog in a garish yellow and red color scheme, then slapped a $1 million price tag on it. A V-rod normally retails for around $16,000, so that unnecessary layer of casually applied paint costs $984,000. Surely if anyone is a fan of both Harley Davidson motorcycles and Jack Armstrong paintings, they could just buy the bike and the painting separately. Then they can have the pleasure of owning both a classic American work of art, and an incentive to get out of the house and ride it as much as possible.
Ecosse Spirit ES1
The exotically named Ecosse Spirit was the brainchild of McLaren F1 designer Dick Glover, who with the help of Farrari F1 designer Andy le Fleming aimed to revolutionize the development of high performance motorbikes by incorporating F1 design methodologies. The aim was to achieve significant aerodynamic improvements by repackaging the internal layout to allow the bike and rider to fit together in a narrower aerodynamic profile. The project was announced with great fanfare in 2007 and promised to slash lap times by reducing weight and drag. But despite initial excitement and interest, after several years the only bike the team had produced was a non-functioning wind tunnel test model. And while it's a bit of a tragedy that such an awesome concept never really saw the light of day, at a projected price of $3.6 million, it would have been a complete waste of money.
MTT Y2K Turbine Streetfighter
There are two ways to make a motorcycle faster: make it as light and as aerodynamic as possible...or forget that and put a jet engine in it. Which is what Marine Turbine Technologies decided to do when they built the Y2K. MTT initially used a rebuilt Rolls Royce-Allison model 250-C18 gas turbine engines producing 320 horsepower, before upgrading to a 420 horsepower version in the next generation Streetfighter model. Unlike previous jet powered bikes, the Y2K doesn't have the ability to burn holes in nearby vehicles, because the power is routed through a conventional two speed gearbox to the rear wheel like an ordinary bike. So apart from a very loud and distinctive wail, the Y2K is otherwise fairly normal...if you think of a road legal bike hitting 227 miles per hour as "normal." The price tag of $175,000 is somewhat mitigated by the Streetfighter's unusual ability to consume whatever fuel you happen to have lying around. But if you're able to spend the cash equivalent of a new house on a two wheeled crotch rocket, fuel prices probably aren't your first concern.
The Dodge Tomahawk is a concept motorcycle that saw limited production, but was never actually street legal, and that's a really good thing. Because the Tomahawk is to motorcycles what the screaming four year old in the supermarket is to well behaved kids: a very annoying and pointless cry for attention. The bike is a mashup of ideas that belong on a car, including the V10 engine from a Dodge Viper, two wheels instead of one at the front and back, and a literally impossible claimed top speed of 420 miles per hour on a bike with no screen, or any actual aerodynamic considerations to speak of. Thees are all features that can be explained by the fact that Dodge doesn't make bikes, and the only way they can is by designing a car then making it narrower. This bike was originally built as a concept vehicle for publicity purposes, but replicas were eventually made and sold for $555,000 each. According to Forbes, up to ten replicas were intended to be sold. But how many actually left the factory is unknown. There can't be that many prepubescent boys with half a million dollars to burn.
Ludovic Lazareth LM847
One of the most insane-looking street-legal motorcycles around, the Ludovic Lazareth LM847 features a ludicrous 470 horsepower, the ability to hit speeds over 200 MPH, and four wheels that let you lean into 30-degree turns. You might recognize all of these as qualities you absolutely do not need in a motorcycle, and yet the Lazareth boasts all of them.
Amazingly, according to Digital Trends, Lazareth designed this monster-cycle not because people need such specs (they don't) but simply because it looks awesome. And to be fair, it does. It looks like something out of a movie. But sadly, it seems like they also made it to get rich, judging by the $217,000 they want for one. Luckily, if you're on a budget but still want something insane between your legs, they do offer a similar Kawasaki H2 for a mere $25,000. You'll need the savings to pay your medical bills after the inevitable crash.
Honda RC213V-S
If you want to ride a MotoGP down the street, you better have bail money at the ready, because it's not even close to legal. Luckily, Honda's got your back, with a totally street-legal take on the MotoGP: the 2016 Honda RC213V-S.
Based on the bike Marc Marquez rode to two MotoGP world titles, the RC looks and feels like a Moto, but Honda did stress to Cycle World that it's not nearly as powerful, because you don't need professional racing specs to ride to the store for milk. The engine "only" revs to 14,000 (9,400 if purchasing a US model, due to US restrictions on engine noise). But if you don't feel like the lord of the road with that kind of power, you never will. As for the price, you're looking at $184,000, plus $10-12,000 for a power-boosting kit. But you can't get that kit in America, because it's illegal. So if you really want one, you'll have to fly to Europe to get it yourself.
Oh, you'll also have to go back in time — this was a limited-edition model available in 2015 only. But since people will always have money to blow on what they don't need, it'd be surprising if Honda didn't roll out upgraded street-legal MotoGP replicas in the future.
NCR Mike Hailwood TT
Simply by looking at the NCR Mike Hailwood TT, you'd be hard-pressed to think it anything but wasteful. Between the weird, sitting-dog kickstand and off-brand Christmas colors, it just doesn't look like anything you'd want in your garage. And then you see the price tag — 100,000 Euro, or $118,000 — and you really start to wonder if any of the 12 bikes they made of this model went anywhere but the corner of the factory.
Created in honor of Mike Hailwood, who won the Isle of Man motorcycle racing event on a similar bike, the NCR-TT is really light, thanks to a body made mostly out of titanium. According to Motorcycle Specs, it's actually lighter than the one Hailwood used to win his championship, so maybe a title's in your future too. That is, if you can get past how weird and unpretty the bike looks. It's okay if you can't.
Nehmesis
For the ultimate in motorcycle excess, have a gander at the Nehmesis. It was created in 2007 by Sam Nehme, who owns BMS Choppers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as his dream vehicle. And like many a dream, it's brutally unrealistic. It's a gold-plated ode to WTF, with a back that looks like a giant snail, and a front wheel that's as tall as the body and at least three feet away. It's like a motorcycle crossed with a Caramello bar.
CNBC reports no actual specs, so probably this is just a weird-looking model. An expensive weird-looking model, however — the whole thing cost up to $500,000 to create, so if it were for sale it would probably run at least a million, possibly more. But alas, it's not for sale — the Nehmesis is Nehme's baby, and he wants to grow old with it. That almost makes sense: if you blow half a million dollars on a motorcycle and it doesn't even look like one, you're pretty much stuck with it for life.


UK Government Extends Financial Guarantee for Horizon Europe Applicants
Financial support for successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe extended to end of 2022.
The UK Government has announced an extension to the support provided to Horizon Europe applicants first launched in November 2021. This ensures that eligible successful UK applicants for grant awards will continue to be guaranteed funding as negotiations with the European Union continue.
In an open letter to the UK research and development (R&D) sector, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, George Freeman, acknowledged that delays to formalising the UK’s association to Horizon Europe have led to uncertainty for researchers, businesses and innovators based in the UK, and jeopardised important research collaborations with European partners. Freeman also reiterated that the UK government’s position remains to associate to Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom.
The extended guarantee will cover all eligible, current applications to calls where researchers expect to sign grant agreements by the end of December 2022 while efforts continue to associate to Horizon Europe, as previously agreed under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) last year.
Funding will continue to be delivered through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and is intended to protect UK researchers and to provide continuity and stability for the UK sector whilst a longer-term alternative international research programme is put in place.
(This report was the subject of a RESEARCHconnect Policy Newsflash.)
Allison Verrall2022-03-16T16:32:06+00:00


Gyakie Net Worth & Biography
Gyakie Net worth, Biography, Early Life, Career, and Songs. Suppose you haven’t listened to Gyakie’s song before, then you’re not a music lover.
Gyakie is a fast-rising Ghanaian singer, songwriter, stage performer, music enthusiast, and a dedicated young entrepreneur.
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Gyakie was born in Abuakwa, a suberb in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Her father is the legendary highlife singer Nana Acheampong. She has become famous both locally and internationally because of her songs.
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“Nana Acheampong (Dad) left, Me – Middle, and Justin (Kid Brother) right.” -Gyakie
Born on December 16, 1998, Jackeline Acheampong, best known for her stage name as Gyakie, is a Ghanaian Afrobeat singer with great ambition.
Gyakie was born in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She was so lucky to be born in a family where music runs through their line. Why am I saying she’s lucky?
Gyakie is the father of the legendary Ghanaian highlife musician Nana Acheampong. Her interest in singing was aroused when she was age eight as she joined her father in the studio.
Gyakie had a senior high school education at TI Amass in Kumasi. She obtained a better grade to further her education in the Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology.
Gyakie is now 23 years old. The young celebrity will turn 24 on December 16, 2022.
After she released her first single, Gyakie dropped her debut EP, titled “Seed,” which contains five hit tracks.
Although her first single was “Love Is Pretty,” which was released in 2019, the song that pushed her to the limelight was her hit song titled “Never Like This.” Gyakie is an inspiration to all young ladies willing to pursue their dreams.
Gyakie has collaborated with many other famous artists locally and internationally throughout her music career, including Omah Lay, Bisa Kdei, and many others.
Gyakie is one of the most influential and fast-rising Ghanaian musicians with an estimated net worth of $200,000.
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Gyakie became known in the Ghanaian music industry as an afrobeat singer in 2019 when her first single, “Love Is Pretty,” was released. She finally dropped he debut EP “Seed” in August 2020, which carries five tracks of her hit songs.
She has also collaborated with other singers in the industry, both locally and internationally. In 2020, she featured one of the leading artists, Bisa Kdei, on her single, “Sor Mi Mu,” which also made waves on local radio and popular Tv stations in Ghana.
The young rising star, who is eager to continue where her father, Nana Acheampong, left behind, stepped into the spotlight after dropping the hit single “Never Like This,” which also went viral internationally.
As part of her musical journey and achievements, Gyakie has performed at major shows in Ghana, including Repu Hall Week, Tidal Rave, and Rapperholic.
Love Is Pretty (2019)
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Sor Mi Mu ft Bisa Kdei (2020)
forever Remix ft Omah Lay 92021)
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The young celebrity does not want to disclose her relationship to the public. As of now, there is no proof of whether Gyakie is in a relationship or not.
However, if you’ve seen such information somewhere on social media, you can share it with us, and we’ll update our post.
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Worcester Red Sox's Larry Lucchino Implores Graduates to have Fun, be Bold and Don’t be Afraid to Say ‘I Don’t Know’
Larry Lucchino, Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer and chairman and principal owner of the Worcester Red Sox, took the opportunity as Assumption’s commencement speaker to express his appreciation for the partnership the University has built with the Worcester Red Sox and impart upon the class of 2022 helpful advice gleamed over five decades in baseball and in law.
“I am well aware that my presence here is a reflection of the close bond that has been quickly established between the Woo Sox and Assumption,” Lucchino shared during the May 8 ceremony. “We share a commitment to serve this community and its people. We share a new ballpark where Assumption’s name is featured prominently. In fact, [your] vision, your loyalty, and your early commitment helped pave the way for that ballpark and its extraordinary reception.”
Lucchino shared that since his college graduation 55 years ago, he’s “learned a few things about what to do in life, and what not to do.” He admitted that as a baseball executive, he doesn’t have all the answers, but hoped his personal top ten list of life lessons amassed from over “four unexpected decades as a baseball executive, and several decades of errors, missteps, and regrets,” might help someone along the way. The lessons included having fun; being bold; smiling; being strong enough to say, “I don’t know”; remembering that life is too hard to be lived alone; working at friendship; seeking balance; remembering Jackie Robinson and the “catalytic effect one person can have on a community, on a nation, on a compelling cause, or on a nagging injustice”; embracing and celebrating “the pluralism and diversity that are the essence or American life”; and being a positive force in one’s community.
“Life is not about warming yourself by the fire, it’s about building the fire,” said Lucchino, a three-time cancer survivor who has invested himself in cancer research and care. “The match that lights that fire is generosity. To consider yourself and to be considered capable is good. To consider yourself and be considered loving is even better. But best of all is to know yourself as generous. Generosity is its own reward. There is a Chinese proverb that applies and roughly it says if you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help your brothers and sisters in the community.”
In his last commencement address, President Emeritus Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., who retired on June 30, congratulated the graduates for earning their degrees “in the midst of extraordinary circumstances.” He added that the pandemic provided them with “an education beyond what you could have learned in your coursework,” because the framework of the Catholic liberal education allowed students to use the pandemic as a learning experience.
“You learned that you have the ability to overcome adversity, to navigate the unexpected and to look for the positive in the midst of challenges,” he said. “You have shown yourself to be resilient despite the obstacles. You have learned the value of sacrificing one’s wants for the benefit of others, striving always for the common good. While you may not immediately perceive it, your characters are stronger, and you have become a better person because of what you have learned through the pandemic.”
In his valedictorian speech, Leominster native Nicholas Macchione ’22 compared an Assumption education to a Swiss army knife. “If you only could have one tool to serve you for the rest of your life, wouldn't you want it to be applicable to whatever you might encounter? The same sentiment rings true in education,” he shared. “An Assumption liberal arts education is similarly suited to a wide variety of careers and vocations.”
Macchione encouraged his classmates that “in the world of specialization that requires elaborate job titles, obtuse degrees, and the labeling of so-called experts, let us take time to unfold our Swiss army knives, recall the things that have brought us to where we are today, and trust that they will continue to take us wherever we need to go.”
During the ceremony, honorary degrees were presented to Lucchino; Francesca “Paqui” Kelly, co-founder and board president of the Kelly Cares Foundation; and Wendy M. Wright, Ph.D., professor emerita of theology at Creighton University. The Board of Trustees also bestowed honorary degrees upon President Emeritus Cesareo, Ph.D., and his wife, Filomena Cesareo, Esq., J.D., for their 15 years of service to Assumption.
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