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Neliswa Mbuwa

The document describes the author's experiences in the education system from an early age through college. It discusses how they benefited from programs like Head Start and how education has evolved over time with changes like year-round school calendars and distance learning. The author shares how attending an HBCU exposed them to influential Black scholars like W.E.B. Du Bois and inspired them to pursue a career in education to promote social responsibility and equality.

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Dan Meyer

This article summarizes information provided by 46 sword swallowers on the technique and risks of sword swallowing. It describes how most learn the skill over months by desensitizing their gag reflex and practicing with increasingly large objects. Key risks include sore throats, chest pain, and on rare occasions, perforation of the esophagus or pharynx from forceful swallows or distractions. While injuries sometimes require surgery or result in medical bills of tens of thousands, no swallowers reported in the study had died from the practice.

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Flavio Santos

Netflix is experiencing strong growth in Europe, particularly in the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, France, and Germany. By the end of 2015, Netflix is projected to have over 26 million international subscribers, a 57% increase from the previous year. This growth will bring Netflix's total worldwide subscribers to around 70 million, a 28% increase year-over-year. While Netflix continues to expand internationally, these new markets currently operate at a loss that is expected to continue through 2017 as Netflix focuses on long-term growth.

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Vicki Spears

Ms. Spears' philosophy of education is founded on principles of social justice, equality, and opportunity for all. She believes that education has historically been denied to minorities to keep them oppressed, but that learning to read provided a means to free themselves. Her goal is to produce teacher leaders who can level the playing field through equal opportunity education and create a just society. She aims to align her views with Shaw University's focus on critical thinking, knowledge, and character development to graduate effective teachers and leaders for a diverse world.

All the Right

Kenneth Stoller, MD, FACHM

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to effectively treat traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it has faced resistance to being adopted as a treatment. The document discusses the history and mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. It argues that timely use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy could help reduce the high suicide rate of military veterans with brain injuries. However, adoption of the treatment has faced interference from those who want to protect the status quo or avoid costs and liability issues. Clinical trials have shown hyperbaric oxygen therapy can significantly improve outcomes for conditions like brain injury but it continues to be ignored as a treatment option.

Research in the Cloud

David Wallom

This document discusses using cloud computing resources to improve a climate modeling facility. It describes how the facility currently uses volunteer computing through the climateprediction.net project to run large ensembles of climate simulations. The document proposes moving some simulations to the cloud to gain more capacity and flexibility. Specifically, it suggests using cloud resources to provide "virtual volunteers" to run low priority work, and to move specific projects entirely to the cloud if volunteer resources decline. This would allow the facility to continue important research like attribution of extreme weather events to climate change.

This document discusses the Community of Interest (CoI) for Cognitive Assistants. The CoI aims to advance Cognitive Assistants in government and public sectors by sharing knowledge about challenges, research efforts, opportunities, and policies. Potential topics for the CoI include where Cognitive Assistants provide most value, goals for projects, assessment strategies, and specific domains. The CoI has established a website and held meetings with guest speakers. An upcoming symposium will include papers on use cases, human-assistant interaction, task allocation, adoption issues, training assistants, and technology developments.

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Onalenna Pearl Motlogelwa

Nakoni Trading & Consulting (Pty) Ltd is a new South African company providing training, consulting, and other services. It was founded in 2014 by three directors with experience in business management, training, and consulting. Nakoni aims to empower communities and eliminate poverty through skills training and job creation, especially for historically disadvantaged groups. Its services include education and training, needs analysis, data management, consulting, telephone systems, supplies, and project management.