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TOP 10 UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT YOUR BRAIN
By: Shantanu Bhadouria
Tags: Body, Brain, Facts

The human brain, our proverbial font of knowledge, the capsule which contains everything we know. With all our brain does and remembers for us, have you ever considered about how much you know about your brain? Join us, as we venture into 10 unknown facts about your brain!

Too much food for thought. Ever been called a fat head before? Well, perhaps you shouldn’t be upset by the truth! What we mean by that is, the average weight of a human brain is 3 pounds or 1.35 kilograms, or about 1% to 3% of your body weight, making it the second heaviest of your internal organs, only getting beaten out by the liver. Of that weight, 60% of that is fat, making it also the organ with the highest concentration off at, found in a healthy human body. This isn’t as bad a thing as it sounds, and no, dieting and exercise won’t slim it down. In recent years, it has gone to show that fatty acids are among some of the most important molecules that determine your brain’s ability to perform. The fats of your brain also creates all of the cell membranes in your body; these “good fats” are known as lipids, and our bodies don’t manufacture these fats, they come from the foods we eat. A couple good choices to increase this lipids is to eat lots of raw almonds and avocados.

For more brain facts click this link- https://topenigmaticfacts.blogspot.com/2020/12/top-10-unknown-facts-about-your-brain.html
Cures through CSF
By: Mihir Kulshreshtha
Tags: Medical Research, Research, Brain, Parkinsons, Alzheimers

I am keenly interested in how the healing powers of CSF can be deployed to fortify mental health in older adults.

I have an idea and I am looking for a consistent mechanism to boost the choroid plexus. Creating this solution to boost CSF production could be the next breakthrough in mental health for seniors. Not only could this pill or solution prevent many Alzheimer’s cases, but it could also fortify mental health and longevity.

After reading several studies you conducted in research areas such as cognitive decline and balance impairment, I found that your research is in problems affecting the older demographic. I believe researching how to efficiently, predictably, and non-invasively boost the choroid plexus’s production of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) in seniors will support better memory, protect against neural diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and strengthen the mind of seniors.

My idea is to boost the choroid plexus to a certain extent such that the excess Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) produced is not harmful but instead helps guard neural networks and deliver nutrients. CSF levels have been shown to decline as we age and CSF has been shown to decrease the probability of contracting Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers have already tried injecting increased levels of CSF into the human brain. At first, they found positive feedback from the brain, such as reducing the effect of a headache, but as predicted, too much CSF can cause damage to the brain.

The choroid plexus has been shown to manufacture a small surplus of CSF when it thinks the brain has been damaged or is under stress. Thereby, if we can target the choroid plexus to make it seem like the brain is stressed so that it produces more CSF, we will have a non-invasive way to produce a small amount of CSF. I think we can create this sort of targeting solution by sending specialized hormones in a pill to trick the plexus into boosting CSF.

I am looking for any kind of feedback you can provide me on this.
Brain Matter, Madder
By: Aaron Quist
Tags: Thoughts, Poetry, Brain, Reality, Imagination

Brain Matter, Madder

Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash

The thing thinks —

a fever pitch of resolution

firing along

the boundaries of each synapse,

the squares of reality

and their bleeding

chamfered edges.

The thing imagines —

meditating

sharp corners into

circles, spheres, meta

morpho

sing artifacts, the aeon’s

colored orbs.

The thing becomes —

unearned wisdoms

thrown into

the abyss of a brain

fissure widening into

an ever grander canyon.

The thing, at last, is —

the only thing that truly

Matters.
They were two of the smartest and chillest people from my high school.
By: Matthew Gorion
Tags: Orlando, People

They were two of the smartest and chillest people from my high school.

One was a lead developer at Nielsen. On his weekends he worked at his parents restraunt on weekends.

One just moved to Miami for a project manager role in Miami. In his free time he made TikToks focused on Desi or Indian content.

9 years after graduating our lives intersect at a single point in time at a coffee shop in Waterford Lakes.

We talked about Latin Class, video games, real estate, creating content, and never finishing personal projects in high school.

I wonder what we'll talk about 10 years from now.
Telltale Signs You're Dealing With a Fake Person
By: Iara Kabakebji
Tags: People, Relationships, Signs, Personal Development, Masks

Telltale Signs You're Dealing With a Fake Person

We are social animals. Relationships are an intrinsic and inseparable part of our life, but for a relationship to be real the person has to be real. Which is why spotting a fake person is a very essential skill to avoid disappointment and future regret.

Luckily, I have this hunch about people that never fails me. And I wanted to share with you some of the common things I notice about inauthentic people so you could spare yourself the time and pain.

P.S. My hunch is very strong. Sometimes I don't even have to wait for someone to speak; it is like the minute they walk in through a doorway I can just tell they're fake. You can count on me.
Velvet Cushion
By: Karnig Kerkonian
Tags: Life, People, Relationships, Philosophy, Depression

Photo by Christian Newman via Unsplash

That we must endure the most common of men at the most consequential of times is perhaps our greatest calamity. We have championed mediocrity, rendered intellect pariah and punished thought as leper.

Foolish, the lot of us.

But, you. You selfishly sold our sunrise for the velvet cushion from which you will watch our final sunset. And we, left to embrace our children in the darkness into which you have led us.

Fools, the lot of you.
How much your happiness cost?
By: Ashik Shaffi
Tags: People, Belief, Society, Happiness, Money

Wouldnt be nice if happiness has a price tag? People who are desperate but rich enough could even buy happiness. Where the whole world will be striding towards how to earn money leaving happiness behind. How pathetic?

These are my delusions, but still, hard truth how the human being programmed these days gives a glimpse of the dark future.

From choosing careers to death bed, we forget the real meaning of happiness and embedded the synthetic way of happiness. Reckoning happiness can only be attained by the materialistic things around us.

Choosing a career not because we love it, but just because we wanted to fill our bank. Money is vital there is no debate in that, but when you replace happiness with money then that's an issue.

I hear people shouting Passion!! but the majority of these people are lying scumbags indeed. They usually mold themselves in society by faking their passion.

The word passion should be an inner force, now it's been more like a force exerted by society onto us. Taking what the world gives us to lead us to nothing but society’s hoax, which masquerades alike truth but they are pure disbelief.

Are you ready to put a price tag on your happiness yet?
Real Stories Matter
By: Jonathan Beckett
Tags: Life, People, Writing, Journalism, Internet

I’m taking a break from writing for a little while. It strikes me that if we do not live at least a little, we have no stories to tell — and stories matter.

The internet is rapidly turning into a hellscape of grifters endlessly mansplaining in pursuit of the bottom of an increasingly shallow barrel — posting a barrage of nonsense, and in the process diluting and destroying publishing platforms in their wake.

Perhaps if we stand up and against the wave of drivel, we might turn the tide a little — and reassure readers that authenticity, transparency, and honesty still count for something.

While telling our stories — making our voices heard — might feel like murmuring into a howling gale at times, at least our words are original, considered, and thoughtful — not manufactured, targeted, and forgettable.
Wonderful that you have highlighted the power of listening.
By: Melanie Shudofsky
Tags: People, Inspiration, Personal Development, Communication, Life Lessons

Wonderful that you have highlighted the power of listening. The answers can often be found right there.
New Year Gift ของขวัญพิเศษ สำหรับคนพิเศษ
Tags: People, New Year, Time, Ideas, Gifts

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How much are you willing to pay?
Tags: People, Christmas, Christianity, Friendship, God

Trust me it’s hard following a voice in your head against what people are expecting. It’s hard to tell friends this is truly what’s going on, even my Christian friends are like “you need money, you need people that can connect you to people who matter and can help you, you need to go get employed, see this minister and that minister, this was how they made it, follow suite” not to lie most of those things get to me and I won’t lie I’ve thought about it, worked on it and even told God, please just let me work a little to get money before we go full time into this. But it’s hard when He doesn’t respond because He’s told you all that you need to know. But how do I start a ministry that will be reaching far more people than the other ministries now adays, people have big misunderstanding about how this thing works, how do I get them to know what truth really is, when I’m limited!

So to you reading this, just know that sometimes people will discourage you, Yes! Even my younger brother and sister wouldn’t support me, the only person who believes in me right now is my father, and sometimes even he gets to want me to rethink a whole lot about this decision. But don’t give up, it might look as though you aren’t doing anything, but please keep doing what you do, God never lies, so He can’t start today “His words are yea and amen…”

I’m sorry I’m leaving this post at a question… but I will come back again to answer all of those questions again. God bless you!

Merry Christmas and a prosperous New year 💙
Learn best with the community
By: Ashik Shaffi
Tags: People, Learning, Learning To Code, Self Improvement, Community

I had been in the game of self-learning for almost 1 and half years till now, but my learning remained still for a year. There was no potential growth I can observe, the graph of my learning was linear.

There were no improvements, no failures, not many achievements everything was stable, but I counted in that was the optimal way of learning pity I was wrong after all.

Halfway to 2020, many things came to light. My learning greatly shifted I came off from my comfort shell began to experiment. My growth so far has been during these 5 months.

How my learning got better?

I started to spend my time on Community and Forums, I get to meet a lot of peoples better than me with alike mindset. Solving other queries was one of my best learning indeed.

At the same time, I learned how to ask the right questions and got to know there doesn't exist something called dumb questions. Sharing in the forums was a great way to get to know about new emerging things.

Sharing my works and getting feedback is the key to boost my learning, I had it here. Forum is a great place to learn only if we intended to have an open mindset of learning from all means of sources.

Engage in forums and community, crave feedback, and answer other queries that are the best way to improve your learning especially when someone up to self-learning.

Good luck!
It has been a very difficult year for all of us around the globe.
By: Chathubhanu Adikari
Tags: Friendship, People, Love

It has been a very difficult year for all of us around the globe. Unexpected and probably heart breaking too. Most of us are in the brink of giving up. A whole year passed through like nothing. Sometimes we can't even imagine that the situation would be better any sooner.

But my dear, you are here. Through all these hardships, you are here. You have no idea how much your presence has brought a new meaning to people around you. To hope and to live on. The least I could do is to tell you that, I love you and I am here for you.

I have never been the one to believe in miracles but if there is something like that, it is definitely you.

The joy you bring, the love you spread, may be sometimes just with a smiling "Hello". I know you are stubborn, and you may tell that I haven't learnt my lesson, but I feel good right now in this shitty year just because of you.

PS :

I have no idea if anyone read this, but just in case if someone reads, I just hope, and I know that you have come far, you can go far. And you will. You are a blessing. You are loved and cared.
The Rainbow Behind The Grey
By: Kasun Ranasinghe
Tags: People, Listening, Poetry, Depression, Mental Health

The Rainbow Behind The Grey

Photo by Yingchih on Unsplash

One day I saw a sight so rare,

Black hair, brown eyes, a maiden fair,

A work of art but with one glare,

Darkened rings her eyes did bare.

I took my seat and began to listen,

Soon her eyes began to glisten,

“Please tell me the way out of this prison,

An escape from this tired old tradition”.

Young, naive, what was I to say?

But hold on, don't cry, it will be ok,

I saw a rainbow behind the grey,

A simple smile that made my day.
Christmas — It Is That Time of Year Again to Reflect
Tags: Life, People, Christmas

Christmas-Time to Reflect

It is Christmas time again and a time to reflect over the past year. Christmas is also a time for renewal.



The years appear to roll past us so fast these days and often we are left wondering what did we accomplish during the year and did it fulfill us?



This is the time that we reflect as we get ready to take time out, be it for a few days or annual holidays.



We now need to ‘clear the head’ for a short time to consider what has and hasn’t been important to us. This is our time to have fun with family, friends and celebrate.



We also need to look back and consider, hopefully with no regrets, where we have been and where we want to go. Knowing that we are in control and have the power to create our future.



I often feel that nothing much has happened until I think back, look at my diary and consider all the new people who have come into my life, and then I realize I have accomplished more than I had thought.

The People We Meet

The people we meet are the ones who spur us onto greater things or pull us back into a rut where we stay stuck. It is all our choice as to how we react and respond to those around us.



I often say that people come into our life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Being able to comprehend that with each relationship can make where the relationship goes in the future easier.



Over many years I struggled until I got the concept that some people were only with me for a short period of time. Developing new relationships takes t
About Me — Shahana B. Shaping the future of people @ work
By: S B
Tags: People, Leadership, Human Resources, About Me, Work

About Me — Shahana B

I love a challenge. So I chose a profession where no two days could possibly be alike, i.e., human resources!



I am endlessly fascinated by people, organizations, and their path to greatness. The triumphs, the failures, the obstacles, the gut wrenching strife and struggles, the heartwarming stories of winning against odds — all of it. I love helping organizations and people be their best, by unlocking hidden potential, leading them to achieve ‘impossible’ goals.

Two decades, Fortune 500 companies, and some globe trotting later, I am as fascinated by the dynamics of people in organizations today, as I was when I started. It inspires me and connects me to my purpose — to make work more meaningful, workplaces more human, and the world more equal.

I meet smart, talented people, all the time, who are looking for advice and coaching on getting hired, building their careers, growing as a leader, and inspiring teams; and organizations, who are striving to build an inclusive and vibrant cultures.

I believe that collaboration across companies, industries, academia and government is essential to create a better world, and I aspire to be a force for good, on this journey. Good ideas need oxygen. And they need to be democratized, so anyone in the world who needs a little help, has access to them.

I have learnt and grown over the years, shaped by experiences, and the wisdom of phenomenal leaders and colleagues. I share these through my articles, in the hope of connecting with others on a similar mission, and positively influencing the future of work.

Medium :

I joined Medium in June 2020. Here are some of my articles since then. I would love to know what you think.

Website

My website is Just Human | Not Resources

Just human | Not resources is dedicated to seeing people as people, as complete human beings, at work. People are capable of incredible things. We are committed to unlock human potential, connect people to purpose and strategy, and deliver growth for the organization and the individual.

The future of work is getting incredibly complex, as our lives become increasingly interconnected, inextricably intertwined and international. Our only hope is the infinity of human potential.

This site gives you the real deal. Real stories, real experiences, real insights, with all the warts, bumps, bruises and nuances that reflect reality on every topic related people and work.

This is for people, people leaders, HR leaders and organizations, and is the site I wish I had, when I needed just a little nugget of inspiration to lift me up, or a little idea that opened horizons and helped me explore innovative solutions.

Follow me and join the conversation!
Sobremesa
By: Tiara Calista
Tags: People, Food

Several months ago, I bought Michelle Obama’s guided journal from her best-selling book, Becoming. This guided journal, as promised, brings many thought-provoking questions and prompts to me. As I went through the pages, I found one that really encouraged me to start writing again, after years of leaving my blog dormant. And here was the question:

Describe a memorable dinner. What did you eat? Did you eat at home or somewhere else?

I have more than one memorable dinner that I could mention:

My first dates. Always begins with foods.

Dinner of celebrations towards birthdays, graduations, new career, or achieving goals (albeit sometimes it means an inevitable farewell).

Dinner of feasts, my family celebrates Eid al-Fitr and Christmas every year, although some years were more memorable than the rest.

My last dates — rarely ends with foods, but always with a goodbye. But hey, we got to celebrate the liberating moment of leaving unhealthy relationship, no?

Looking back to all of the most memorable dinners that I’ve had, I noticed an expected pattern that, those are considered as memorable dinners because of either the people, or the conversation. The foods could be just basics that you eat regularly on your normal days. You could have the same set of meals every year for annual special occasions. But your typical Christmas dinner could turn out to be not-so-typical because of that conversation with that person.

In my case, I have a favorite dining place downtown. I regularly eat there with my sister, my family, or friends without having any special occasion. But I consider one of my meals there as a memorable dinner because he brought me there and he asked me, “What do you want to do in the next five years?”

I know it sounds like a job interview question to you, but that question came up at exactly the right timing for me. That day, I got to ask myself about my dream and redefine my targets. That was two years ago, and I actually am halfway there to reach my goals that I’ve mentioned back then.

My next favorite memorable dinner is the first dinner I had in Bandung, 800 kilometers away from home, with my family. That was in a Japanese restaurant located inside a mall that no longer exists now, but every time I see the same restaurant at other cities, I always remember our first dinner, how excited my sister was to have her first bowl of ramen, how weird my mom’s expression was after trying to eat sushi with wasabi for the first time, and how I really loved those toasts with various toppings.

Well, this far, I’ve had countless important conversations over the dining (or coffee) table. My friend told me his family was falling apart over a cup of caramel macchiato, and my bestie gave me an invitation to her wedding day over a s’more waffles. My boss told me she wanted to pursue higher education over a bowl of warm meatballs, and my friend gave a career advice over plates of sashimi. Lately, intense discussions which often lead to important decisions for my projects at work happened over grilled chicken or cold-brew coffee.

More often than not, it’s not about what you eat, or where.
Love, Nicole
By: Nicole A.S.
Tags: People, Self Love, Personal Development, Introduction, Mental Health

Hi, i’m Nicole. Don’t know me? Well honestly I don’t know me either, but i’m here to change that. I am trying to get into the career of writing so I decided to start a blog. Now that I come to think of it; I think I will turn this into a daily journal. Not a lot of people know about me yet but I will try to create a community. Just like other people I’m gonna introduce myself. I’m Nicole as you saw in the beginning. I guess you could say i’m the popular non popular type. I’m not popular but people know me. I want to restart. I want to meet new people. I want to discuss ideas and thoughts that people could relate to, or just meaningful deep thoughts that swirl through my mind on a daily. Hopefully You could feel passion and emotion through my writing as much as I do on the other side of the screen. I’ll continue this tomorrow with some actual thoughts. “Love, Nicole.”
Lasting Impression In First Meeting
By: Chirantan Joshi
Tags: People, Interaction, Body Language, Impressions, Meetings

We meet a lot of people and yet not many remember us. Wonder why? Probably because the first meeting does not leave a lasting impression.

In this 5-Point Podcast hosted by Mohammed Sutarwala, I outline the things that you must do to create a lasting impression in your very first meeting.

I have 5 points, of which the first two relate to the very first 5–10 seconds that you meet some one new. It is in this first few seconds that you lay the foundation for a lasting impression. The next three points tell you what you must do in your remaining interaction time.

Hear the full pod-cast to really understand what you must do for a lasting impression. However, if you are in a hurry, here are the five tips covered in my podcast

Smile Appearance & Body Language Keep the Spotlight on them Prepared Self-Intro Summary with Call to Action

Go on, listen to the full podcast to get the full picture.

https://www.chirantanjoshi.com/podcast/lasting-impression-in-first-meeting/
Navigating the Genomic Landscape of Cancer in Asians
By: Tara Fernandez
Tags: Health, Genetics, Precision Medicine, Asia, Medicine

Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic and lifestyle characteristics — may have only recently become a buzzword. Still, aspects of it are already being practiced clinically, albeit to a limited degree. Before receiving a blood transfusion, for instance, doctors need to match donor and recipient blood types to avoid dangerous complications.

However, for most conditions, doctors fall back on more of a one-size-fits-all strategy to fill prescriptions, which isn’t always effective for all patients. Cues from genetics can streamline this therapeutic decision-making process, informing better, safer, and more efficient health management.

The future of cancer treatment stands to benefit greatly from a deeper understanding of the genetic interplay involved in disease development. A recent study, for example, has identified that an individual’s ancestry is linked to their risk of lung adenocarcinoma. The majority of Caucasian patients tend to be male smokers. However, in Asian patients, non-smokers with a mutation in epidermal growth factor receptor, or EGFR (a cell-surface protein involved in cell growth) tends to be common.

A study published in the journal Nature Genetics details researchers’ efforts into uncovering other genetic elements involved in lung adenocarcinoma development among East Asian populations.

The team first obtained biological samples from a large cohort of lung adenocarcinoma patients from China and Singapore.They then used whole-exome and transcriptome sequencing to take a deep dive into the genetic intricacies of these patients’ genomes, comparing to available reference data from patients with European ancestries.

Interestingly, the team identified stability differences in the genomes of East Asian patients, which influence cancer progression and survival rates. Data analysis also highlighted the presence of a rare tumor type within East Asian populations, characterized by elevated inflammation and high immune cell activity.

“This may represent a unique feature of the tumor microenvironment in lung cancer in Asians,” said Daniel Tan, a Senior Clinician Scientist at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS). “With the burgeoning pipeline of new immune targets, our analysis could shed light on novel immunotherapy strategies.”

The outcome of these studies shed light on how much value genetic data has for mapping therapeutic strategies and predicting patient outcomes. Collecting more data from Asian populations is critical for closing the massive diversity gap present in our current genomic databases. Indeed, genomes from the Asians account for only six percent of all recorded sequences.

As the next steps, the team plans to link more clinical features to signature genetic patterns to empower healthcare teams to make more data-driven decisions for their patients. “In the near future we hope to deploy these selection features in the clinic prospectively,” Tan said.

Sources: Nature Genetics, A*STAR Research.
EU begins vaccinations to end COVID ‘nightmare’
Tags: Medicine, News, Gene

EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the “nightmare” of COVID-19, with the first to be immunised expressing emotion after their jab and leaders hailing a milestone in the fight against the pandemic.

The vaccine is a glimmer of hope for a continent yearning for a return to normal from a pandemic that has killed 1.76 million people worldwide since emerging in China late last year and caused at least 80 million confirmed cases, according to an AFP tally.

But polls have shown many Europeans are unwilling to take the vaccine, which could impede its effectiveness in beating the virus, while it will take months for large chunks of the population to be immunised.

“It is with deep pride and a deep sense of responsibility that I got the vaccine today. A small gesture but a fundamental gesture for all of us,” said Claudia Alivernini, 29, an Italian nurse who was the first in her country to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech jab Sunday morning.

In Greece, the first in line was nurse Efstathia Kampissiouli who flashed a V-sign while being vaccinated and later told Ert TV it was “a great honour for me but also for those working on the front line.”

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed the campaign start as a “touching moment of unity and a European success story”, adding the process will “help to get our normal lives back gradually.”

Countries are however showing different strategies, with Italy focusing on health workers, France the elderly and in the Czech Republic, Greece and Slovakia political leaders at the front of the queue.

Things ‘might actually get worse’

But the introduction of the vaccine worldwide is far from the end of the crisis. In a bleak assessment, top US government scientist Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that “as we get into the next few weeks, it might actually get worse”.

Toll of coronavirus infections and deaths worldwide and in worst-affected countries, as of Dec 27 at 1100 GMT

Israel on Sunday began a nationwide two-week lockdown — its third since the pandemic started — after a sharp rebound in the infection rate.

A new strain of the virus that emerged in Britain has already reached several other European countries as well as Japan, Canada and Jordan and intensified fears of more COVID-19 havoc to come.

The new strain — which experts believe is more contagious — prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK.

Echoing concerns from officials across the continent, Health Minister Olivier Veran said France has not ruled out imposing a third nationwide lockdown if coronavirus cases continue to rise after the holiday season.

He said it would become clear in the next months if the vaccine might not just stop people falling sick but also prevent the virus from being passed on.

“This would allow us to leave this nightmare quicker,” he said.
Long-Term Care: A house or a home?
By: Dr. Melody Ng
Tags: Health, Elderly, Covid 19, Long Term Care, Medicine

Today was the first day I was able to visit their “home.”

Built in the 1860’s, and complete with a vintage pub, the bubble-gum pink walls, yellow tinted lights, and green carpets looked like a set from a 1980’s sitcom.

A retro-styled living room. Note: Not the actual facility. Source: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/251146116691667262/

Most people’s homes have “Welcome!” and “Come on in!” in big, black letters hanging on their front door. Instead, my patients home had “NO VISITORS” and “DO NOT ENTER” plastered on the rotating doors.

When I took my first step inside, the nostalgia of visiting my own grandparents instantly flooded my mind. However, I couldn’t shake the fact it felt so empty. Perhaps it was the unmanned reception desk, the closed offices, or the abandoned gift shop. Or maybe it was the security guards, the plexiglass, or the never-ending staff protocols that sterilized and stripped the home of its 1980's charm.

That begs the question, are our LTC homes really homes? According to Merriam-Webster, a home is defined as:

“the place (such as a house or apartment) where a person lives.”

But I think Julia, a Grade 5 student, said it best:

A house is just a building, a place with a roof and walls.

A home is where your family is, they can catch you when you fall (1).

After I left, I realized that it was the lack of family was why it had felt so empty. Normally, I’ve been told that the home was floundering with visitors — from sons taking their mothers out for walks in the garden, or with sisters bringing their loved one back home for lunch. Instead, the garden had been shut off, and isolation units were created.
There’s even more to it than what I wrote.
By: Jane Stoll
Tags: Patriarchal Society, Identity

There’s even more to it than what I wrote. My Dad was very concerned about the plight of the poor worldwide, not just here in America, and became one of the founders of the charity called Heifer, International — helping people help themselves. My brother and I do work in a similar vein. It’s very evident to us that identity divisions fueled by toxic patriarchal white supremacy (often promoted by Christian churches!) enable America’s government to refuse assistance to minority groups of all types while trampling on their human rights. This has turned the US into a human rights disaster, as I’m sure you know.
中共要求螞蟻回歸支付業務
By: C Y S
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, China

A columnist in political development in Greater China region, technology and gadgets, media industry, parenting and other interesting topics.
Huawei’s first Kirin-powered laptop’s specs leak in China.
Tags: Leaked, Launch, Laptop, China, Huawei

Huawei’s first Kirin-powered laptop’s specs leak in Chine and some specifications also written on a Box.

There’s also the possibility of the device supporting 5G connectivity given that the SoC itself features an integrated 5G modem.

The laptop itself is named Qingyun L410 and is expected to be a cheaper version of the MateBook 14.

For more details visit- https://techhouse7th.blogspot.com/2020/12/huaweis-first-kirin-powered-laptops.html
2020 best branding activities in China
By: Carrie Z
Tags: Luxury, China, Branding

2020 best branding activities in China

1. Valentino

Neither an exhibition nor a fashion presentation, Maison Valentino curated a ‘fashion experience’ at The Power Station of the Arts in Shanghai:

Valentino: Re-Signify Part One Shanghai

“This is an act of love toward past memories, but without any nostalgia.” said by Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.

2. Maison Margiela

In Shanghai’s Reel Department Store, the new boutique is Maison Margiela’s first store in China with the new store concept after London’s Bruton Street, Avenue Montaigne in Paris, and Osaka Shinsaibashi Parco in Japan.

The store is fitted with artisanal furnishings and hand-cast textile moulds.
RxJS: Retry and RetryWhen, retry with delay when error
By: Issei Morita
Tags: Typescript, Rxjs

What is retry function?

You may know that it is easy to handle an error with RxJS. With retry(count: number) function, the program will restart with a maximum of count times when an error occurs. For instance, let’s think about tossing up in each second. Heads we continues to flip, tails retry with a max of 3 times and throw error after. So, program should throw error 4th time of tails up.

Retry with Delay

Now, let’s think about real situation like fetching data through API. We sometimes return error from API due to timeout. At this moment, some of you may want to retry the call after a few seconds. We can implement using retryWhen function. It recieves function which modifies error stream, and retry until the stream actually throws error. Using this function, let’s make retryWithDelay(ms:number, count:number) function which is a RxJS operator to retry at a max of count times with ms delay.

const {of, throwError, pipe} = rxjs

const {mergeMap, retryWhen ,delay} = rxjs.operators const retryWithDelay = (

ms:number,

count:number,

) =>

pipe(

retryWhen(errors =>

errors.pipe(

mergeMap((err, i) => {

return i >= count

? throwError(err)

: of(err)

}),

delay(ms)

)

)

)

Here is example:
Asterisk (*) and square brackets [] on Angular directives — when to use them
By: Wei Hung
Tags: Angular Directive, Angular, Typescript, JavaScript

In the following quick guide, we will look at why some custom directives have a square bracket [myCustomDir] syntax but some are using the asterisk syntax *myDir . They also have slightly different ways of declaring multiple input binding properties.

But first, we would need to find out which type of custom directives that we are dealing with.

Identify the types of custom directives

There are 2 types** of Angular directives, i.e. structural directive and attribute directive. ngIf is an example of a built-in structural directive whereas ngClass is one of the attribute directives.

Structural directives ( think ngFor and ngIf ) involve changing the DOM’s structure. They are essentially adding or removing HTML elements. Typically, this is achieved by using TemplateRef or ViewContainerRef .

On the other hand, attribute directives change the appearance and behavior of elements ( think ngClass and ngStyle ).

Having identified the type, we can now decide how to pass input values for our custom directive, whether it’s * or [].
Angular Material DatetimePicker
Tags: Angular, Angular 10, Datetime, Typescript, Datetimepicker

DateTime Picker

A few days ago, I was searching for a datetimepicker. One of the main features we required is that it should be configurable as per our requirement.

Then I found one lib to fulfill my all requirements called mat-datetimepicker

-> Set up the project

Create a new angular project:

ng new datetimepicker

Move to the project folder and install these two libraries

npm i @mat-datetimepicker/moment npm i @mat-datetimepicker/core

In app.module.ts file import, lib modules show in below code

after importing we need to write the form control name(datetimeCtrl) in the app.component.ts file

In the Datetimepicker HTML code, they provide customization like we choose mode(portrait mode, if we won't verticle mode just remove the mode in datetimepicker), we also set the time interval, etc…

Using the $theme variable from the pre-built theme you can call the theming function:

We can see the output of datetimepicker in the below image:

datetimepicker

Links:

Our datetimepicker has been created. You can also make it more customizable this datetimepicker based on parameters.

If you liked this post, give me some claps and follow me for more posts like this one. Be sure to leave a comment if you have any queries.

Happy Coding… 👏👏👏.
How to fix Cannot use JSX unless the ‘ — jsx’ flag is provided.ts(17004)
By: Louis Kueh
Tags: React, Fix, Vscode, 17004, Typescript

How to fix Cannot use JSX unless the ‘ — jsx’ flag is provided.ts(17004) Louis Kueh ·Dec 27, 2020

I recently encountered the following error whilst working on a Typescript react project in VS Code. There are various solutions online which tell you to modify the “jsx” field in tsconfig.json which works until you run npm start again in which you will find that the “jsx” field in tsconfig.json has reverted back to “react-jsx” again

The fix is actually specific to VS Code and requires you to simply change the typescript version by looking it up in the command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P)

and selecting “Use workspace version”

After selecting the use workspace option all the errors disappeared, and I’ve encountered this issue several times.

The error message itself presented is quite hard to figure out, so hopefully this article will help some people fix their issue!
A Clean Approach to Using Express Validator
By: Muhammad Usman
Tags: Validation, Nodejs, Programming, Expressjs, Typescript

Express validator is one of the many npm packages for validating a request an express application.

express-validator — npm (npmjs.com)

I recently used express validator in a project and stumbled upon a few challenges which I'm going to share in this article.

tightly coupled validation

Looking at the snippet above, you’d notice that the validation is tightly coupled to the route definition. That pattern may be okay for a very simple use case but when usage scales, it’d be difficult for the codebase to be maintained and also it makes the route definition not readable.

In this article, I’ll be showing how the validation above can be made more readable and easier to maintain.

STEP 1

Create a file named validator.js and if you are using typescript the create a file named as validator.ts

validator.js

copy the above code and past it in your validator.js or validator.ts file.

STEP 2

Go to the file where you are using your routes and import your valiator file. Now use the function that you have created in validator file like below

using validation

here you can see the result

Conclusion

With this method in place, you can define the validation rules for each route or module in a separate file as you may deem fit and then chain it with the validate middleware . That way the code looks much cleaner, easier to read and easier to maintain.

This article has a lot of assumptions and hence some details were skipped. However, if you do have any question, feel free to reach out to me.
Soft Tennis Game! We Lost!!! 😢 — 2020/12/17
By: Andys.Pro 安迪
Tags: iPhone, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Tennis, Soft Tennis

Enjoy the game and the Computational Tennis!

Today we game till 4–4 tiebreaker and lost it!

Great Game though. Let’s go! NTU Soft Tennis!

For that game, I borrowed GeoBreak 80s from my friend. As the racket carbon fiber get stiffer, we have less ball contact time which makes the racket path extremely important. On the other hand, since stiffer carbon fiber reduces flex, we need less push for the ball to travel! In that way, we can put more slice on the ball to generate faster spin for the ball.

Based on discussion, I found GeoBreak rackets to be a GAME CHANGER for soft tennis game. High rotation slice balls and curve balls are making the ball path even more unpredictable. Even if players found the ball spin different, it’s merely possible for players to aim for their “Golden” hitting postures which leads to wide possibilities generating “Chance” balls for opponents. In this way, we can simply take the “chance” for wining the point.

Soft Tennis might be new for you! But it’s a interesting sport that’s worth your attention to follow! Tennis lovers, let’s comment for discussions and subscribe for cool contents from Andy TV Pro!

#SoftTennis #Tennis #TennisPractice #TennisGame #Yonex #ComputerVision #VisionDeepLearning #ComputationalSport

Time Stamp:

0:00 Video Starts

0:08 5 Longest Rallies

1:20 5 Most Tiring Rallies

2:25 Rallies Above 5 Shots

4:21 Andy and 建翔’s Forehands

6:48 立邦 and 建岑’s Forehands

8:47 Andy and 建翔’s Backhand

9:10 立邦 and 建岑’s Backhands

9:55 Andy and 建翔’s Serves

10:06 立邦 and 建岑’s Serves

11:15 Combined Shot Stats

11:33 Andy Stats

11:51 建翔 Stats

12:09 立邦 Stats

12:27 建岑 Stats

12:45 Full Rallies

20:54 Thanks for watching
Introduction to computer vision(CNN)
By: Sayooj Tv
Tags: Beginner, Computer Vision

CNN

Introduction. A Convolutional Neural Network (ConvNet/CNN) is a Deep Learning algorithm which can take in an input image, assign importance (learnable weights and biases) to various aspects/objects in the image and be able to differentiate one from the other.

Work by Hubel and Wiesel in the 1950s and 1960s showed that cat and monkey visual cortexes contain neurons that individually respond to small regions of the visual field. Provided the eyes are not moving, the region of visual space within which visual stimuli affect the firing of a single neuron is known as its receptive field.[23] Neighboring cells have similar and overlapping receptive fields.[citation needed] Receptive field size and location varies systematically across the cortex to form a complete map of visual space.[citation needed] The cortex in each hemisphere represents the contralateral visual field.[citation needed]

Their 1968 paper identified two basic visual cell types in the brain:[9]

simple cells, whose output is maximized by straight edges having particular orientations within their receptive field complex cells, which have larger receptive fields, whose output is insensitive to the exact position of the edges in the field. Hubel and Wiesel also proposed a cascading model of these two types of cells for use in pattern recognition tasks

BASIC STEPS INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF CNN

1 Convolution layer

Convolution is the first layer to extract features from an input image. Convolution preserves the relationship between pixels by learning image features using small squares of input data. It is a mathematical operation that takes two inputs such as image matrix and a filter or kernel.

2 Activation function

ReLU stands for Rectified Linear Unit for a non-linear operation. The output is ƒ(x) = max(0,x).

Why ReLU is important : ReLU’s purpose is to introduce non-linearity in our ConvNet. Since, the real world data would want our ConvNet to learn would be non-negative linear values.

3 Pooling

Pooling layers section would reduce the number of parameters when the images are too large. Spatial pooling also called subsampling or downsampling which reduces the dimensionality of each map but retains important information. Spatial pooling can be of different types:

Max Pooling

Average Pooling

Sum Pooling

4 Fully connected layer

The layer we call as FC layer, we flattened our matrix into vector and feed it into a fully connected layer like a neural network.

SUMMARY
Human activity recognition and visualization with python and AMASS
By: Sanyukta Suman
Tags: Data Visualization, Image Processing, Data Science, Computer Vision

AMASS is a large database of human motion unifying different optical marker-based motion capture datasets by representing them within a common framework and parameterization. AMASS is readily useful for animation, visualization, and generating training data for deep learning [1]. You can read more about AMASS here.

Here I will provide the tools and tutorials to use AMASS for Human activity recognition projects.

Installation

To make this project, we need to fulfil some prerequisites. I am using Ubuntu, you can use any OS system you like. Before starting the project make sure to install git.

$ sudo apt install git-all

Python 3.7 Human Body Prior Pyrender for visualization

Next, we need to install a repository provided by the authors of Amass (Mahmood, Naureen, et al.):

Open your terminal and run each of the below command separately. While installing these repositories, check the version of PyTorch in your system. These repositories require to have PyTorch version =1.1.0. However, you can change this. Go to https://github.com/nghorbani/amass. Open setup.py, in line 39 — there is a requirement : “torch==1.1.0” change that to “torch ≥1.1.0”. P.S you have to download these file manually if you are making any changes.

pip install git+https://github.com/nghorbani/configer

pip install git+https://github.com/nghorbani/human_body_prior

pip install git+https://github.com/nghorbani/amass

2. Download Data

For our project, we need to download two types of datasets — SMPLH and DMPLs.

You can download these datasets from:

SMPLH- Go to- http://mano.is.tue.mpg.de/, make sure to register an account on this webpage, otherwise you cannot download the files>>Go to downloads in menu section>>Model and Code>>Extended SMPL+H model (used in AMASS project)

DMPLs- Go to- https://smpl.is.tue.mpg.de, make sure to register an account on the webpage, otherwise you cannot download the files>>Go to downloads in menu section>>DMPLs for AMASS>> Download DMPL compatible with SMPL

Download section for SMPLH

Download section for DMPLs

3. Implementation

After the successful installation of the above repositories, we will implement our first visualization model using AMASS. Visit the GitHub repo for detail explanation of the implementation.

Implementation

The subject is holding something with one hand.

We can also create a teaser by creating multiple images and saving all the images into teaser.gif.