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For years, the international community has grappled with the threat of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism. And although al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) have demonstrated interest in and some capability to develop and use such weapons, there have been no successful mass casualty terrorist attacks involving them. Attempted attacks involving radiological dispersal devices or chemical and biological means have either failed or had a very limited impact. Experts such as John Parachini, Jeffrey Bale and Gary Ackerman, Adam Dolnik, and Rajesh Basrur and Mallika Joseph argue that the reason is terrorists inability to weaponize chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material. Others, including Brian Michael Jenkins, believe that the lack of mass causality attacks also has to do with self-restraint: perpetrators might not be able to control the consequences of such an attack. It could end up harming the members of the communities that the terrorists are purportedly fighting for and could therefore be counterproductive.

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack, however, could force the expert community to rethink such positions. Although available information suggests that North Korean hackers were behind these attacks, in which hackers took control of about 300,000 computers in over 150 countries and held the victims hostage in exchange for a payment of $300 in bitcoin, there is reason to believe that terrorist groups such as al Qaeda and ISIS could copy the tactic. In doing so, they would cause as much damage (loss of data and equipment) and chaos (in hospitals and other public utilities) as possible, comparable to the chaos and panic that could be caused by a chemical or biological attack.

Terrorists could use cyber capabilities to target any sector. But the most vulnerable industries are those with high proportions of old infrastructure onto which new technology has been grafted. According to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2015, the average age of all fixed assets in the United States stood at 22.8 years, with hospitals and utilities some of the worst culprits.

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Puma Biotechnology Inc (PBYI) Soars 6.73% on June 01 – Equities.com

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Puma Biotechnology Inc is a A biopharmaceutical company

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Puma Biotechnology Inc (PBYI) had a good day on the market for Thursday June 01 as shares jumped 6.73% to close at $81.65. About 2.99 million shares traded hands on 18,479 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of 1.39 million shares out of a total float of 36.97 million. After opening the trading day at $77.15, shares of Puma Biotechnology Inc stayed within a range of $84.10 to $76.90.

With today's gains, Puma Biotechnology Inc now has a market cap of $3.02 billion. Shares of Puma Biotechnology Inc have been trading within a range of $80.20 and $27.64 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $41.30 and a 200-day SMA of $43.66.

Puma Biotechnology Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in the acquisition, development and commercialization of products to enhance cancer care.

Puma Biotechnology Inc is based out of Los Angeles, CA and has some 160 employees. Its CEO is Alan H. Auerbach.

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When does ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season 14 premiere on ABC? – Hidden Remote

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Warning:The following piece contains spoilers pertaining to the Season 13 finale ofGreys Anatomy.If youre still catching up on the latest season and have not caught the finale, you might want to bookmark this tab and check back after you finish the season!

After yet another eventful and emotional season,Greys Anatomyclosed the book on Season 13 with an finally that left us wanting more. Sure the fire was intense and provided plenty of entertainment, but compared to finales of years past (and the hype surrounding the finale) the bar was set high and the episode failed to live up to our hopes.

There were a few major revelations along the way including the return of Meganwhich sent Nathan rushing to her side after discovering she was alive and leaving his future with Meredith up in the air; Eliza was fired by Bailey; Stephanie announced that she was going to leave to pursue life outside the walls of a hospital; Owens PTSD started up again as Amelia stepped up to support him in wake of the news he received about his sisters fate; andwe discoveredMaggie has a thing for Jackson. All of this was on top of the seasons unresolved storylines including the future of Alex and Jo and that Japril hookup!

With so many questions left unanswered, fans are sure to be counting down the days until the new season begins but when exactly will that be? While an official premiere date has yet to be announced, all signs point towards Season 14 beginning on Thursday, September 28.

Dont miss the return ofGreys AnatomyThursdays this fall on ABC!

What are you most looking forward to from the next season ofGreys Anatomy? Do you think Minnicks firing will stick and are you prepared to see Nathan and Owen reconnecting with Megan?And what do you hope Season 14 holds for Meredith and the rest of the docs? Keep the conversation going in the comments section below!

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Anatomy of a Goal: Ola’s Dagger – Massive Report

Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from the previous weeks Columbus Crew SC match.

For match 15 of the 2017 MLS Season, we take a look at Ola Kamaras 59th minute goal that put Columbus Crew SC up 3-0 as the final goal in a win over the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday.

Heres a look at the finish from the Crew SC striker.

Crew SC came out firing on all cylinders, scoring two first-half goals and putting Seattle on the defensive almost immediately. The Black & Gold defense held firm for much of the match, with Zack Steffen playing one of his best games to date. Seattle, without Chad Marshall, Clint Dempsey, Jordan Morris and most of their first choice backline, struggled to slow the Columbus attack.

I chose this goal instead of one of Columbus first two, because this third goal is the epitome of the Berhalter system working at its best. Specifically, this goal features a 10-pass sequence (with every pass on the ground), where nine different Crew SC players touched the ball, which traveled from the right side of the field to the left side, and ended with a goal right running right up the middle of the pitch.

This goal starts with a Jonathan Mensah header to fellow center-back Josh Williams off of a Seattle clearance.

Williams receives Jonathans header and takes the ball up the right side of the field, where he finds a wide open Hector Jimenez. A center back playing a ball out wide to a wingback, it doesnt get much more Behalter-system than that.

With the ball out wide, Crew SC center midfielder Artur checks to Jimenez who plays the simple pass to the Brazilian. Artur then turns to the middle of the field to survey his options.

Notice Federico Higuain, making a run on the left side of the image. The Black & Golds No. 10 also checked back to Jimenez and, after the ball was passed to Artur, he immediately made a run up the field, taking a defender along and opening up space for the Crew SC offense. So far, none of these passes have been pressured by Seattle.

Artur plays a simple square pass to his midfield compatriot, captain Wil Trapp, who, seeing that he has ample time and space, lets the ball run in front of him as he surveys his many options.

Immediately, Trapp has four options: a drop pass to Jonathan, a pass to left-back Jukka Raitala; carry the ball up the field himself or a difficult pass up the field to Justin Meram.

As pressure from Alvaro Fernandez arrives, Trapp opts for the safe option and slots a pass into the path of Raitala.

To this point, the ball has moved from the center backs, to the right back, to both central midfielders and now to the left back, all without much defensive pressure.

Seeing space ahead of him, Raitala carries the ball up the left side of the field, waiting for pressure from Seattle.

Ive highlighted this image to show this nifty move by Raitala. As Cristian Roldan begins to pressure him, Raitala does a quick cutback which leaves Roldan a few yards ahead of him and gives the Crew SC left back time and space to make a decision.

With about two yards of space, after making a clever move on Roldan, Raitala slots the ball to an unmarked Meram.

As Meram receives the ball, he is open and thus able to survey all of his options. The Crew SC winger could pass the ball back to his left back, dribble the ball up the field until he is defended, find Federico Higuain or pass a square ball to Artur.

Meram decides to dribble forward until he is engaged by Seattle right back Jordy Delem. As Delem begins to defend Meram, the Crew SC winger will initiate a brilliant series of one-touch-passes with Higuain, confusing Delem and setting up Merams eventual assist to Kamara.

Lets take a look at Meram and Higuains quick passing combo before we break it down.

After Merams first pass to Higuain, the Crew SC attacking midfielder makes a one-touch pass back to his winger. Delem, the only defender engaged with these Black & Gold attackers, switched pressure to Higuain after Merams initial pass and now is switching back to Meram after Higuains one-touch pass. A hallmark of possession-based systems like Columbus is putting offensive players into these two-on-one situations with the defending team.

As we saw in the build up to Ola Kamaras great goal in New England, Crew SC will use these rondo opportunities to confuse defensive players and open up an offensive players options to pass or dribble.

As Meram receives the pass from Higuain, and as Delem shifts back to Meram and prepares to shift back to Higuain, the Crew SC winger makes his run into open space. By making this run, Meram forces Delem to decide whether he will run with him or defend Higuain.

Merams run slows Delem just enough to give Higuain the opportunity to play another one-touch pass into the space ahead of his teammate, who has gotten around the delayed defender.

With Delem out of the picture, and with slight pressure from Oniel Fisher, Meram has two immediate options: continue dribbling forward toward the middle of the field or slot a pass into Kamara who is running the channel between Seattles center backs.

Meram, still not pressured, slots the ball between Fisher and Seattles right center back Gustav Svensson, as Kamara continues running that center channel.

Now, Kamara is in a footrace with Seattles defenders. If Kamara wins this race, he will have to immediately decide what to do with the ball, be it a shot with his left foot or a quick stab forward to create more space.

Kamara decides to fire a one-time shot with his left foot, looking to beat Stefan Frei on the back post just like Crew SCs previous two goals.

Kamara is able to hit an inch-perfect ball that bangs in off of Seattles back post and in.

Take a closer look at just how tough Olas shot was.

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Grey’s Anatomy: What will happen with Meredith and Nathan? – FanSided

GREY'S ANATOMY - "Ring of Fire" - The doctors' lives are at risk after a dangerous patient escapes the hospital room. Alex must make a hard choice in his relationship with Jo while Meredith has some big news for Nathan that brings things to a turning point, on the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, MAY 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Richard Cartwright) ELLEN POMPEO

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Greys Anatomyseason 13 ended with a bang, but perhaps the biggest revelation was that Owens sister Megan is still alive. Megan, who was previously engaged to Dr. Nathan Riggs, was found to be alive after missing for years and being presumed dead by everyone, including her brother and fiance. Now that Megan is alive, what will this mean for Merediths romance with Nathan?

According to TV Line, there are plenty of ways that this storyline could play out. At the end of the Greys Anatomyseason 13 finale, Meredith tells Nathan that Megan is alive and urges him to go to her, saying if Derek were still alive she would already be on her way to him. Its clear that Meredith understands the situation and wont want to stand in Nathans way of being happy with Megan. However, what about Merediths happiness?

Mere and Nathan were just getting started. They had jumped past all of their awkward relationship issues and went public with their romance. Meredith was even ready to introduce her new boyfriend to her three children. Now, everything has changed, and fans want to know how this situation will play out.

Perhaps Greys Anatomy will have Megan be so altered by her traumatic experience that she will want nothing to do with Nathan. This would free Nathan up to be with Meredith and feel less guilty about it. However, despite Megans mental and physical state, Nathan may realize that hes completely fallen for Meredith, and the two could spend season 14 being drawn to one another but trying to keep their distance for Megans sake.

Judging from a poll on the website, it looks like many viewers are hoping to see Meredith and Nathan together again during Greys Anatomyseason 14, most likely because Mere has already been through enough heartbreak in the past. It may be time for her to get a happy ending for once.

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Open Letter to the President: Yes, YouAre Probably Being Spied On – Canada Free Press

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As previously reported by Canada Free Press (CFP), after I was called a lunatic and worse in January 2014 and beyond, a war hero friend and I put together a team of patriots to help me prove what sounded crazy even to me: that I was and had been under illegal surveillance, that it was very high tech and that I was right all along. It was known as Team Bauerle.

This team I put together to prove my claims of being under surveillance consisted of retired SEALS, Delta Force, Green Berets, intel (CIA) and law enforcement pros, both active duty and retired.

This team disbanded after they made contact with the people conducting the illegal surveillance, who assured my people that I would be compensated for the anguish through which I had been put.

After believing the matter resolved, my Team Bauerle disbanded, but the surveillance continues, in violation of what I thought and was assured was an agreement we had privately reached, that has not been honored, despite my repeated entreaties.

I held back photos and videos in the interest of what I was told was national security.

Until now.

Since the publication of the CFP article Radios True Patriot, another loved one has received calls from a military contractor with contracts with the NSA.

Nothing was saidNo message was left.We have tried to call the number but despite being listed as a landline, it is a cell number and no one ever returned our calls to tell us why they had called my loved-one, twice without leaving a message (we have screenshots).

Was it some kind of veiled threat?

I dont scare.

In fact, I take it as a compliment that more than one person had told me that I reminded them of the Billy Bob Thornton character in Goliath. The authenticity of these photographs I am allowing CFP to publish of cloaking-invisibility technology in use in my own backyard has been confirmed byRichard Schowengerdt,the man who invented invisibility in the 1990s.

The first picture is a simple cell phone shot of my backyard, in daylight.

But what is that midway up the utility pole, to the right?

I invented a process to break the invisibility camouflage, and Ive never even taken a physics class.

Persistence.

And being more than a little pissed off.

Again, I now believe Team Bauerle was lied to in Spring 2016, and that the people illegally surveilling me were stalling to delay me or prevent me from pursuing a public course of action with the video and these (and many other) photos.

Mr. President, I now believe there is a high probability that those engaged in the harassment of me and several loved ones and friends are operatives of the Shadow Government trying to bring you and your presidency down. The reason I asked CFP to report on what I reasonably believed was a settlement that would be honored with those responsible for the illegal surveillance? (see CFP Vindicated)

Among other weirdness, a loved-one had received a butt-dial mystery call from April Melody of the DNC. (See pic from CFP)

I do not trust the Clintons or the Obama Mob, and I wanted that call and my story on the public record, lest I have a sudden heart-attack induced by hacking my ICD, or a lightning strike, or have my vehicle suddenly accelerate and crash.

This call to my loved ones cell phone was made hours after Hillarys DNC convention acceptance speech, and the person who received the call would have no reason to be on any DNC call list.

We learned the number belonged to Ms. Melody of the DNC because it was part of the Wikileaks dump.

Why would this person, very close to me, receive a call from a DNC staffer on the Wikileaks dump?

I left messages for her. She never returned my calls. How about that? Huh? President Trump, I have tried reaching out to you through mutual friends, but I have recently realized that even you may not know about the surveillance techniques under development right now, because no one from the White House ever got back to me.

One of your closest aides had no idea of my situation when it was brought to his attention.

I am concerned about you and believe it a strong possibility that you are being kept in the dark by Obama holdovers at the FBI, NSA and CIA because they WANT you to look like a paranoid lunatic.

Has anyone in our government advised you not to upset the intelligence apparatus, Mr. President?

I believe we are not just talking about the Obama progressives currently employed in intel, but those who may be doing private contract work after leaving the service.

I have decided to release these photos,with many more to come, complete with instructions on how to defeat these technologies, to help keep you safe.

If, as Commander in Chief, you request I not release additional photos and videos of this technology in action, I will obey, Sir.

Isnt it odd how many of your PRIVATE conversations were leaked to certain people?

With all of the leaks from your inner circle, there is something rotten going on.

President Trump, The Swamp is a bitter enemy and they will do anything to drain you.

You, President Trump, need to watch your back and I call upon you to open a federal probe of the illegal surveillance of citizens like me, and as you Tweeted, even yourself.

Former President Carter also believed that he was being illegally surveilled, but I suppose hes just delusional too, huh? And lets not forget the previous administrations illegal surveillance of Sharyl Attkisson and James Rosen.

I have a lot of intel to give you as a starting point.

Did I sound like a lunatic when we spoke? I hope not.

Did you sound like one to me? No.

But something is very, very suspicious.

I have concluded the people who have illegally surveilled me (and loved ones) since at least 2013 and who continue to do so, hacked my electronics as well as those of my loved ones and friends (like former White House Travel Chef Tracy Martin, whose phone was hacked and had his home broken into days after appearing on my show to confirm that the real Hillary Clinton has no use for our black brothers and sisters and frequently uses the N-Word.) are most likely Deep State people and those who simply cannot accept the fact that you beat The Swamps choice. (See: Tom Bauerle: Can Satellites Reprogram Voting Machines?, and DNC intimidation of Tom Bauerle loved ones exposed by Wikileaks)

Naturally, a significant amount of money will be needed to compensate me for massive invasions of privacy and my civil rights.

My home, despite having a state of the art security system, has been broken into on numerous occasions.

One such break-in was recorded in January 2014, and a professional came to my home, watched the video and informed me that it looked like electronic cloaking, a term of which I had never heard.

That professional? A Federal Agent Specifically, Secret Service.

We became acquainted when he reached out to me to request I make it clear that the Secret Service monitored comments made by listeners on my shows Facebook page, and requested that I remind people that the Secret Service investigates all potential threats. Of course, I happily obliged, as the Secret Service has better things to do than chase down idiots who vented violently against Mr. Obama.

I will not publicly name that person at this time.

On a subsequent visit to my home, he told me It looks like they have the full array against you tonight.

That individual gave me a box of chocolate from President Obamas Air Force One. (see photo, left)

We would meet periodically until one day he kind of vanished from the face of the earth, not only with me but also from a mutual friend.

It isnt a question of national security any more.

The issue is freedom and the republic.

What else makes sense?

We have been subjected
to years of civil rights violations as well as privacy violations.

Yes, this letter to you may cost me my job (Why would you bring this up again? I might affect the Almighty Revenue stream if people think youre nuts! I can almost hear it now), but there comes a time when people have a right to know what their government, research institutions and military contractors are up to.

And I will be litigating against ALL involved.

We should be talking about a MAJOR amount of compensatory and punitive damages here.

I believe the only reason I am alive is because of Team Bauerle and the info we gathered on them and their operation which dates at least back to 2013.

I can play the intel games with the best of them, and am damned proud of how I have withstood threats, implied threats and too many coincidences to be random.

There are waay tooo many such coincidences for me to stay quiet any longer.

And to other members of the media and left-wing bloggers who are salivating over the chance to question my sanity again, a la Alinskys ridicule, is a powerful weapon theory.

You would do quite well to refer to the statement by Dr. Marshall (Canada Free Press) attesting to my sound mental health. Mr. Bauerle does not need psychotropic medication.

My attorneys and I will vigorously pursue any unfair injury to my brand which may arise from false accusations that I have delusions or any such mental health issues.

I do not, and never have.

Youre on notice: youd best think twice before you call my sanity into question, and you may wish to reflect on the multiple corroborations of my claims by private citizens and the inventor of the technology, the above mentioned Richard Schowengerdt, who confirmed the photo below as proof beyond any doubt that I was correct about being under high tech surveillance.

I believe in the First Amendment, but I will not allow my reputation to be unfairly slandered or libelled and will be aggressive in pursuing any such damage to my brand.

You are put on notice: while I am a public person, and slander and libel claims have to meet a higher threshold to be actionable, my attorneys and I will have a keen eye on media outlets and their reporting on this, and will vigorously pursue any hint that I am mentally ill or delusional.

I am not an attorney, but you would be well-advised to speak with your legal counsel about the reckless disregard for the facts standard and ask yourself If a jury sees these pictures, the unambiguous corroboration from the man who invented cloaking technology they show , the statement from Dr. Marshall attesting to my sound mental health, what would the preponderance of evidence suggest? That I have mental issues, or that I am and have been telling the truth. So as much as it may pain you, I am very aware of the law in this regard.

And I just need 51% proof, even though it is my opinion as a layman I can exceed reasonable doubt in any claim. Choose your words very, very carefully when describing my claims.

Ill be happy to undergo a polygraph. And any ad hominem attack regarding my mental health will be dealt with appropriately. That isnt a threat. It is a promise, and Im doing you a favor in advance. I did not and will not pursue any action against the Amherst Police Department, because I respect law enforcement, and as I have stated, at that time I was making claims without substantiation. In their shoes, I also would have wanted a psych-eval. You members of the media and bloggers will receive no quarter at all from me should you recklessly disregard the facts of my case. Not just corporations, but individual reporters and bloggers work will be scrutinized carefully for any damage done unfairly to my brand and future income potential.

Meanwhile, heres the thing: The personal safety of truth-tellers is left hanging perilously in the balance.

If they can do this to the duly elected President of the United States, whats to stop them from doing it to the rest of us.

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14 Hopes For ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 14 – Wetpaint

12. More standalone episodes

Yes, we love seeing all the docs every week, but the standalone episodes of Season 13 the ones focusing on just a few docs, at most were some of the most interesting installments.

Yes, yes, weve seen it all plane crashes, ferry crashes, earthquakes, mass shootings. Just accept the fact that Shondaland Seattle is the most catastrophe-ridden place on the planet and the fact that the disaster episodes are some of the most thrilling, memorable episodes.

We dont need these tragedies to kill off any surgeons R.I.P. Lexie and Mark. The mortal danger itself is captivating enough.

Yes, yes, weve seen it all plane crashes, ferry crashes, earthquakes, mass shootings. Just accept the fact that Shondaland Seattle is the most catastrophe-ridden place on the planet and the fact that the disaster episodes are some of the most thrilling, memorable episodes.

We dont need these tragedies to kill off any surgeons R.I.P. Lexie and Mark. The mortal danger itself is captivating enough.

Weve long since accepted that Greys Anatomy will outlive us all, and the show has proven its staying power. Season 13 held the shows quality and popularity steady, and were sure Season 14 will, too.

Plus, a 15th season puts it one season away from beating ER as the longest-running primetime medical drama in America. #goals

Weve long since accepted that Greys Anatomy will outlive us all, and the show has proven its staying power. Season 13 held the shows quality and popularity steady, and were sure Season 14 will, too.

Plus, a 15th season puts it one season away from beating ER as the longest-running primetime medical drama in America. #goals

Shonda Rhimes and her cabal of writers will soon be getting back to work to plot out Greys Anatomy Season 14 if they havent already and as fans of the show since 2005, we have high hopes for the drama to come.

In fact, weve written down those hopes to not-so-humbly submit them for consideration.

Check out the photo gallery here to see why we want Maggie and Jackson to hook up, why we want another disaster to strike Seattle, and other probably-controversial desires for Season 14.

Greys Anatomy returns for Season 14 this fall.

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IBM’s Watson – Best Doctor In The World? – Anti Aging News

The Watson supercomputer, created by technology company IBM, uses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in ways that benefit mankind. In 2011, the world was introduced to the potential of AI when Watson won the title of world champion on the popular game show Jeopardy! In 2011.

Since then, Watsons developers have focused on customizing the AI for medical use. Programmers have integrated thousands of patient records, scores of medical texts, and all the content in the PubMed and Medline databases into Watsons working memory. In all, the AI has consumed 2 million pages of text that represent over 600,000 pieces of medical evidence, 25,000 training cases, and 14,700 hours of clinical training.

The Benefits of Using AI in Medical Diagnoses

AI programs, like Watson, are gaining importance in information-heavy fields, like medicine. The supercomputer is able to store more information than a human brain and can access the information more quickly. In addition, a computer-generated diagnosis is based on evidence and established fact, while human doctors may be swayed by cognitive biases or confidence issues.

The Watson AI uses an interface that allows users to speak to it in a natural way. The machine is able to gather and analyze information from patients and compare it to stored information. Based on this inquiry, the AI can then make an accurate diagnosis.

More than just comparing bits of information, the Watson supercomputer is able to form hypotheses independently. In a process that is similar to the way humans learn, the machine can then test and evaluate its own hypotheses, disregarding what doesnt work and adjusting for error.

In 2011, McAfee wrote about the advantages of using AI for medical purposes. AI diagnoses are based on the complete published body of medical knowledge, making it the most up-to-date medical resource. Diagnostic programs are also accurate, consistent, cost very little to operate, and can be used anywhere in the world.

AI: The Future in Medical Care

When using AI for diagnostics, a physician describes symptoms and other contributing factors to the program. The computer then mines patient history and its own databases, and along with test results and other pieces of medically relevant data, creates a hypothesis. The hypothesis is tested against its information on treatments, hospital records, and published studies and research. Once satisfied that the hypothesis is valid, Watson can then give a customized treatment plan for the patient.

While Watson has incredible capacity, only a few companies are taking advantage of it. MD Anderson Cancer Center uses AI to develop treatment plans for leukemia patients. The medical company WellPoint uses Watson-based software to allow patients to evaluate their doctors treatment plans.

Currently, the Watson AI is not able to fully use all of the information it has access to. Developers are working with the program to help it develop the mental agility and versatility of thought that makes human doctors so effective.

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Turn college debt into an investment – Green Bay Press Gazette

Steve Van Remortel, For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 2:02 p.m. CT June 1, 2017 | Updated 4 hours ago

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There is a lot of conversation and debate about college students who have an enormous amount of debt when they are finished with school.

A lot of those conversations are centered on the rising costs of a two- or four-year college education and the higher interest rates being charged on the future leaders of our country.These are legitimate concerns that need to be resolved.But I would suggest there is a larger problem with student debt, and it comes with a viable solution.

In a recent research study by Deloittes Center for the Edge, they determined that only 12.7 percentof the workforce is passionate about their work. Think about that for a minute.If more than 87 percent of the workforce is not passionate about what they do for a living, you could infer that most students are entering the workforce lacking passion about their career choice as well.In simple terms, students are taking on debt without a career plan they are passionate about.

The solution and process to develop a passionate career plan has four simple steps. The first step is to take a behavioral science assessment to understand your natural behavioral style.The next step is to define the top three passions in your life. The third step is to define career options that wrap your natural behavioral style around a passion in your life. The final step is to choose one of the career options that provide you the greatest opportunity for success.

This process can be completed at any age, but the best case scenario is early in high school. While high school students learn other important sciences like biology and chemistry, very few students understand behavioral science or their natural behavioral style, which is developed by the time you are 7 years old.

SM Advisors/Stop The Vanilla has partnered with the Howard-Suamico School District to change this through the Academic and Career Planning Initiative.The pilot program provides a behavioral style assessment and career counseling to juniors and seniors in high school to help them wrap their natural style around a passion in their life.It allows students to talk about who they are, and what they like to do.You can see the passion and enthusiasm pick up in every student in the class as they start getting clarity on their future.Several students came up to me after our class to talk about their specific careers like a pediatric nurse or a teacher.

It helps students set a course for their lives before they even set foot in a college or technical school.Prior to high school graduation every single student should have a career plan that wraps their natural style around a passion in their life. When you are passionate about what you do and you deliver it naturally, you excel at it and get rewarded for it.

We are planning to expand this program because it will lead to more passionate careers that will turn college debt into an investment.For example, I recently interviewed a young man who graduated with $88,000 in student loans and he paid it off in three years. The simple reason: he is passionate about and loves what he does for a living, excels at it and is getting rewarded for it.College debt turns into an investment when it leads to a passionate career.Its about living a passion, not just having a job.

Steve Van Remortel is a professional speaker, strategist, adviser and author of Stop Selling Vanilla Ice Cream. Contact him at steve@stopsellingvanillaicecream.com or go to http://www.smadvisors.com or http://www.stopsellingvanillaicecream.com. His column runs monthly.

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Quinn on Nutrition: Nutritional myths and half-truths – Journal Times

One of my treasured books is a gigantic volume of words and pictures that defines distinct elements in the English language.

Yes, I know I can Google the same information. But I find it satisfying to thumb through the pages of my American Heritage Dictionary for in-depth meanings to words. So, in my book, the thought that books are out of date is a myth.

A myth, according to my dictionary, refers to a popular belief, a fiction or half-truth. And boy, do we have them in the field of nutrition. Here are a few highlighted in Environmental Nutrition, a newsletter authored by registered dietitian nutritionists:

Gluten-free foods are healthier. Unless you have celiac disease or another medical reason to avoid gluten a protein that occurs naturally in wheat, rye and barley there is no additional nutrition benefit from eating gluten-free foods.

Whole wheat or wheat in general is bad for you. Again, if you are sensitive to gluten (a protein in wheat that gives structure to baked bread) or have a true allergy to wheat, any type of wheat product is not good for you. For the rest of us, whole wheat and other whole grain products have been found to lower internal inflammation, which can decrease our risk for cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease.

We dont need to limit salt if we dont have high blood pressure. Its true that some people are more salt-sensitive than others. But even if salt does not raise your blood pressure, it can damage the lining of blood vessels and increase the stiffness of blood-carrying arteries, commonly known as hardening of the arteries. Too much salt can also weaken the heart muscle and do damage to kidneys, according to scientists at the University of Delaware. Our goal? Less than 2,300 milligrams a day is recommended for most healthy people.

Farm-raised fish is not healthy. According to experts with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program (www.seafoodwatch.org), many popular types of seafood such as salmon and shrimp can be safely farm-raised in addition to being caught in the wild. Because of improved methods of aquaculture (fish farming), most talapia and catfish are now farm-raised; so are oysters and many clams and mussels. Safe farming methods may even help improve the quality of our water, says Seafood Watch.

Soy can cause cancer and feminize men. These charges simply are not true, say researchers. Human studies show that soy foods do not increase cancer risk and in some cases, may lower it. For example, consuming soy foods during childhood and adolescence may help lower ones risk for breast cancer. What about women recovering from a type of breast cancer known to be estrogen receptor positive? They can safely enjoy moderate amounts of soy foods one or two daily servings of soy beverage, edamame, tofu or soy nuts according to the latest research reported by the American Institute of Cancer Research.

Barbara Quinn, who writes this column for the Monterey County Herald, is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator affiliated with Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She is the author of Quinn-Essential Nutrition (Westbow Press, 2015). Email her at to barbara@quinnessentialnutrition.com.

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‘C. diff. Science’ Honors Microbiology Professionals Dedicated to … – Florida Newswire

TAMPA, Fla. /Florida Newswire/ The C Diff Foundation hosts C. diff. Science on Sept. 14 to honor professionals dedicated to the scientific research and development in the Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, C. diff.) community worldwide, chaired by Professor Simon M. Cutting, PhD, of Molecular Microbiology at Royal Holloway, University of London.

The free live webinar will take place from 8 a.m. 12 p.m. ET, Sept. 14, 2017.

Professor Cutting, Event Chair and guest presenter, shares the platform with seven fellow scientists focused on their contributions involving the most common pathogen identified, and leading healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Clostridium difficile.

C. difficile infections can be acquired and diagnosed in infants and across the life-span with a higher risk involving our senior citizens and that is why it is imperative to learn about a C. difficile infection, its most common symptoms, the treatments available, and environmental safety products to prevent the spread of this spore-bacteria and to help reduce C. difficile infection recurrences.

On September 14th fellow professionals in the C. diff. community, and those who share a common interest, will have the opportunity to gain knowledge from scientists around the globe who have dedicated their professional lives researching and developing new concepts, new theories, and the progress towards a better understanding pursuing future developments in Clostridium difficile (a.k.a., C. difficile, C.diff.) infection prevention, treatments, and environmental safety products worldwide, states Nancy C Caralla, Executive Director.

About the C Diff Foundation:

The C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, founded in 2012 by Nancy C Caralla, a nurse diagnosed and treated for Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) infections.

Through her own journeys and witnessing the passing of her father diagnosed with sepsis secondary to C. difficile infection involvement, Nancy recognized the need for greater awareness through education, the research being conducted by the government, industry, and academia and better advocacy on behalf of patients, healthcare professionals, and researchers worldwide working to address the public health threat posed by this devastating infection.

For webinar information contact event coordinators: info@cdiffscience.org and visit the event website: http://cdiffscience.org/ to register for this free webinar.

For C Diff Foundation information please visit: https://cdifffoundation.org/.

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Bacterial pathogenesis Campylobacter follows the clues – Nature.com


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FSU researchers receive $2.8 million grant to search for the origin of personality traits impacting longevity – Florida State News

Angelina Sutin, assistant professor in the department of behavioral sciences and social medicine, has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Our personality predicts more than just the type of friends we may have. It also provides significant clues about our health and can even predict how long we might live.

Yet little is known about how our personality forms relative to what we know about its consequences on health across the lifespan.

Florida State University College of Medicine Assistant Professor Angelina Sutin is seeking answers with the help of a $2.8 million National Institutes of Health grant.

As part of a five-year study, her team will work to identify prenatal and childhood neighborhood risk factors contributing to the development of personality traits most consequential for healthy aging. A better understanding of these relationships is the first step toward earlier interventions for improving health outcomes.

A number of biological, social and behavioral influences affect pregnancy. Did the mother smoke, drink, use drugs, suffer from depression or experience physical or mental abuse?

In childhood, similar influences vary from child to child depending on where they lived and the relative socioeconomic factors in play.

The broader goal is to understand where personality comes from in childhood to have a better sense of how we could intervene, Sutin said. One thing we are looking at, for example, is what factors might be involved in helping some kids to be more resilient than others.

Sutin plans to integrate three established frameworks of health research addressing those factors into one theoretical model examining the influences on formation of personality and the eventual health consequences. She will be assisted by FSU College of Medicine faculty researchers from the departments of behavioral sciences and social medicine, biomedical sciences and geriatrics.

The research centers on three longtime behavioral and biological health studies conducted in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The studies, involving thousands of participants assessed over a span of several decades, look at risk factors ranging from prenatal health to childhood place of residence.

The U.S. study will allow Sutin to look more closely at relative neighborhood safety, family income and education and potential links with health outcomes.

Even though the participants in these studies are from three completely different cultural contexts, if you grow up in vulnerable circumstances, regardless of where it is, its still vulnerable circumstances, Sutin said. Were going to be able to look at that in early childhood with the Australian and the English data, young adulthood in the English data and middle adulthood into old age with the U.S. data.

Leslie Beitsch, chair of the department of behavioral sciences and social medicine, said Sutin is renowned for her exceptional research.

Dr. Sutins work is often cited in the lay press but is even more influential within health psychology academic circles, and its easy to understand why, Beitsch said. Projects like this offer the potential to unlock new therapeutic pathways that enable people to experience more optimal health across the life course.

Sutin, College of Medicine Associate Professor of Geriatrics Antonio Terracciano and others have published research showing that those who show more conscientiousness generally experience better health outcomes and greater longevity. Neuroticism leads in the other direction.

Managing health behaviors associated with conscientiousness and neuroticism, then, could be an effective intervention to address health problems.

In the ongoing study, Sutin hopes to gain understanding about how these traits emerge, potentially leading to new ways of mitigating unwanted behaviors linked to personality.

This project really began with thinking about where personality traits come from, she said. It makes more sense to intervene at the source rather than later in life.

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Are Behavioral Science, Customer Centricity And Customer Experience Compatible? – Forbes


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To Counter Opioid Crisis, NIH Pushes Researchers to Invent More Drugs – The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

At a time when opioid abuse is killing tens of thousands of Americans a year, government-funded university scientists are now being asked to pursue a solution many of them find deeply misguided: Invent even more drugs.

More than a dozen invited drug companies are eager to help, the NIHs director, Francis S. Collins, said of his agencys new opioid strategy. "They have all responded with a great deal of enthusiasm," he said.

But academic experts in opioid abuse are aghast, saying the NIH plan appears to greatly overemphasize the prospect of meaningful help from the drug companies which the scientists blame for creating the crisis in the first place to the near exclusion of nonpharmacological treatments, including lifestyle changes and economic development.

"This is a complex bio-psycho-social disease," said one opioid expert, Anna Lembke, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, "and these interventions really are only looking at the biology piece."

This is a complex bio-psycho-social disease, and these interventions really are only looking at the biology piece.

For such researchers, the issue reflects a fundamental question about the role of the NIH: Should it direct research dollars mostly toward traditional "bench science" or take a more expansive and interdisciplinary approach to major matters of public health?

To some degree, the NIH accepts that wider definition. The NIH division that produced the new opioid strategy, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has sponsored research into areas that include improving educational initiatives in schools and assessing programs to monitor prescription drugs.

But the NIH plan, published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine and written by Dr. Collins and Nora D. Volkow, director of the drug-abuse institute, spoke almost exclusively of ideas for developing new drugs and devices to improve upon and replace opioids, to vaccinate against the effect of opioids, and to improve post-overdose treatment.

The strategy is an outgrowth of an annual meeting, held in April, between pharmaceutical-industry leaders and officials at the NIH and other government health agencies. More details of the plan will be developed during three additional meetings over the next six weeks, all closed to the public, between industry scientists and NIH officials, Dr. Collins said.

The stars are aligning now between the science and the industry, seeing this as a potential market opportunity.

Dr. Collins and Dr. Volkow, in a briefing with reporters, also said the epidemic of opioid addiction now affecting at least 2.5 million Americans grew in large part because the dangers were not understood as recently as 20 years ago.

"The medical profession was very much kind of buying into the idea that this could be a way in which one could manage not just short-term but long-term pain," Dr. Collins said. "The realization of the addictive potential was much more limited then than it is now."

We've known for millennia that opioids are addictive and that they cause overdose when taken in too high a dose.

New drugs could be useful, said Richard B. Gunderman, a professor of radiology at Indiana University who holds appointments in several other fields, including medical education and philosophy. But rather than pursue new types of opioids as the holy grail, Dr. Gunderman said, scientists should look at psychological, spiritual, and even cultural factors that lead to opioid abuse, especially among people suffering from low incomes and a lack of fulfilling careers.

Such factors are critical, he said, "and we neglect them at our peril."

Dr. Volkow did mention some nonpharmacological goals, including improving training for emergency-room physicians and doctors in sexual-health clinics who treat opioid-abuse patients.

And the U.S. secretary of health and human services, Thomas E. Price, told a drug-abuse summit in April that improving access to treatment and recovery services was one of his top five priorities in fighting opioid abuse.

At the same time, a House-approved plan for meeting the Trump administrations request to overhaul federal health-care coverage would reduce patients eligibility for Suboxone, the leading long-term treatment for opioid addiction. Losing access to Suboxone "would definitely make the epidemic worse," Dr. Kolodny said.

The NIH plan is so worrisome, Dr. Lembke said, because the drug industry can already provide resources to develop new drugs. Federal money, by contrast, should be directed toward approaches that industry will not cover, such as studying the value of clean-needle-exchange programs, safe-injection facilities, decriminalization policies, and personal behaviors, including exercise, yoga, and tai chi, she said.

"Not a single one of their listed interventions addresses the psychosocial contextual problems that are so central to this" crisis, Dr. Lembke said of the NIH plan.

Paul Basken covers university research and its intersection with government policy. He can be found on Twitter @pbasken, or reached by email at paul.basken@chronicle.com.

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Scientists Want a Vaccine to Protect Readers From Fake News – Sputnik International

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As those seeking topromulgate a biased point ofview label so much information "fake news," behavioral scientists are now studying whether the human mind can be induced torecognize and refute it.

In a recent study, 100 participants were provided witha scientific report, butwere also informed that intentional misinformation would be included. Participants inthe behavioral study, followingthe warning, were able toidentify the false facts 100 percent ofthe time, asnoted byRawstory.com.

The study participants were informed that "fake experts" are typically used byindustries seeking torefute scientific consensus, and the end results indicated that politics and values were not indicative ofthe study group's ability toidentify falsehoods.

"Nobody likes tobe misled, no matter their politics," said a researcher involved withthe project, an indicator, they added, that it is possible forpeople toavoid being led astray bylies.

Observing that humans instinctively reject facts that contradict their personal belief systems, Yale University professor Dan Kahan's identification ofwhat he calls identity-protective cognition, results ina person identifying withinformation aslong asit supports their own beliefs.

Now scientists are seeking a way toinoculate againstthe practice, toallow fora person torecognize a provable scientific truth astruth and alter their point ofview.

But what is truth?

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Previous studies byCambridge psychology professor Sander van der Linden have shown that simple acceptance ofthe existence ofanother point ofview can assist inallowing those withdefensively held beliefs toentertain the possibility ofchanging their viewpoint.

Scientists, including van der Linden, agree that acceptance ofanother's viewpoint can smooth overcombative defensive reactions, including amongthose who resist factual information merely because it challenges their belief system.

"Consensus messages don't ask people tochange their beliefs they ask them tochange their opinion aboutwhat other people believe, so they're not a direct threat totheir identity," van der Linden detailed.

Suggesting that, byaccepting that another point ofview can co-exist withyours, it is possible tobring climate change deniers aroundto the provable negative environmental truth, the scientists said, "We've found that they're one way toget people more aligned onthe side ofclimate science."

"You can't talk around [climate change denial]; otherwise it persists," van der Linden said, according toVox.

In offering a scientific truth, he observed, it is helpful tocome right outand say it.

"What's important is tolead withthe facts the facts are the headline then introduce the myth, and then explain why it's wrong."

"There is a consensus ofevidence that human activity is causing all ofrecent global warming. Not some ofit. Not even most ofit. All ofit," he explained.

Noting that it is "all-too-easy tomislead people intothinking that experts disagree onhuman-caused global warming," van der Linden suggested that, "If you want towork outwhether you're getting taken inwith the fake-expert strategy, take a closer look atthe experts' who are being cited."

Cognitive scientist and author ofthe Skeptical Science blog John Cook, an adjunct lecturer atAustralia's University ofQueensland speaking abouthow conflicting views can coexist withina person's belief system offered that people "want toknow how these two things can exist together. So you have toresolve it, and that turns intoa compelling story."

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Eco-Pass fee increase fight ramps up – La Voz Weekly

Students at De Anza College are ramping up the fight to oppose the proposed increase of the Eco-pass fee from $9 to $40. The VTA board will vote on the issue at their June 1 board meeting.

Over this past week, organizers leading the opposition from De Anza have met with many VTA board members including Chappie Jones and Cindy Chavez.

They have also received endorsements from De Anza College, the Associated Students of San Jose State and Foothill College, Assemblymembers Evan Low and Ash Kalra, Congressman Ro Khanna, and the Amalgamated Bus Union.

Chi Tran, 21, environmental economics and public policy major; Neil McClintick, 20, political science major; Raphael Villagracia, 19, political science major, and Eddie Cisneros, 23, public health major, met board member Jones, who was not very receptive to students concerns, at the West Valley Branch Library for a second meeting.

We brought him our statistics and proposals for a solution, Tran said. He was very impressed with us and we might convince him a bit more than the first time.

Tran; McClintick; Cisneros; Desiree Humphers, 20, liberal arts and behavioral science major; and Patrick Ahrens, advisor to California Assemblymember Evan Low, met with board member Chavez at the Santa Clara County building. Tran said they had a very successful meeting and she was very impressed with Chavez.

She knows her stuff and she will take us very seriously, Tran said. Her goal is to keep public transportation floating, so she is seeking for a sustainable plan.

A few organizations on campus including the ES Committee, TRANSITion and the De Anza Political Revolution are very active on campus in preparation for the upcoming meeting.

TRANSITion is planning to host workshops to create posters, and the De Anza Political Revolution is planning to host workshops to prepare students to give testimonies during the meeting.

April Nicholson, 19, political science major, and member of the DASB Environmental Sustainability Committee and De Anza Political Revolution Club, has been circulating a petition and attending VTA board meetings. She presented the issue and gathered at least 2,180 signatures from 15 classrooms over three days.

Organizers are contacting as many council members as they can as well as receiving support from elected officials, and are trying to get more students involved in the issue.

We really hope students give more attention to this issue, said Tran. Many of us who are organizing this work are leaving the school. It wont affect us, but affect folks that are staying: the future students.

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Antibody Fights Fat, Fires up Metabolism – Anti Aging News

Two international research teams have determined an antibody decreases fat while simultaneously boosting metabolism. Their studies involved mice yet it is believed the findings will also apply to humans. It is hoped that this breakthrough will help treat osteoporosis, obesity and a number of other conditions.

About FSH

It is known that a specific antibody targets follicle-stimulating hormones (FSH). These hormones increase when menopause occurs. Menopause is tied to a number of different health problems in women like the loss of bone density and an increase in weight gain. FSH is generated by the pituitary gland in mammals of both sexes. It spurs the growth of ovarian follicles in females and also regulates several reproductive processes. The antibody in question heightens bone mass, increases metabolism and decreases body fat in mice. It is believed that blocking FSH to counteract menopause symptoms will help treat conditions like cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer, and osteoporosis.

About the Study

The two international research teams were supervised by Clifford J. Rosen, Li Sun, and Mone Zaidi. The teams performed their work at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. They used a synthetic mouse antibody to key in on a 13-amino-acid sequence of a single subunit of FSH. The antibody was tested on female mice whose ovaries were removed. The removal of the ovaries caused high levels of FSH. The antibody was also tested on female and male mice that were provided with high-fat foods.

The Findings

In both instances, treatment using the antibody spurred fat loss and a faster metabolism. The results have intrigued scientists and medical professionals around the world. More extensive studies will be performed in the near future to determine if the findings are relevant to human health.

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