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New Book "Get Uncomfortable or Change Course" Reveals Honest, Insightful View of Entrepreneurship

Book motivates new and aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams.




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Real Estate Leader Lloyd Companies' CEO Thorkelson Provides Insights into Post-Pandemic Growth, Succession Planning, in New Family Enterprise USA Video

Hosted by Family Enterprise USA's President Pat Soldano, Lloyd Companies' Thorkelson details how COVID Shattered Plans, But Then How Company Rebounded with High Growth




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Kalibri Labs Announces Partnership with My Place Hotels to Enhance Market Insights

Both companies have collaborated closely to integrate data and train the corporate team at My Place Hotels, preparing for a comprehensive rollout of Kalibri Labs' HummingbirdPXM platform across all My Place properties.




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Ocurate shares insights into its advanced ML framework for Real-Time LTV

Ocurate increases ROAS by 15%+




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Judge Paul Burmaster Provides Insight into Family Court Division of Assets and Debt in Divorce Proceedings

Judge Paul Burmaster Provides Insight into Family Court Division of Assets and Debt in Divorce Proceedings




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Dr. Barbara Taber Unveils Explosive New Episode: 'Trust, But Verify' Delivers Unprecedented Insights on Global Affairs and the 2024 Election

Season three of "Take It Or Leave It" continues with host, Dr. Barbara Taber's unique analysis of the geopolitical and cultural landscape in 2024, focusing on hot button issues with her trademark style.




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AI Revolution: John Ball Unveils Groundbreaking Insights on How to Solve AI with Our Brain

New Book Explores Cognitive Science Breakthroughs Set to Transform the Future of Artificial Intelligence




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Jaime Bejar, CEO of Automate My Cash Flow, Shares Insights on Managing E-Commerce Cash Flow for End of Year and Avoiding Scams

Jaime Bejar, CEO of Automate My Cash Flow, Shares Insights on Managing E-Commerce Cash Flow for End of Year and Avoiding Scams




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Fast Guard Service Security Assessments: Protecting Your Business with Expert Insights

Enhancing Business Security with Tailored Assessments to Identify and Address Potential Vulnerabilities




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iuvo Technologies Named 2020 MSP Of The Year By Channel Partner Insight

Winning the most prestigious award of the year, iuvo Technologies continues to gain recognition for it's approach to humanize IT and disrupt the IT industry.




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'Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?' Dr. Barbara Taber Weighs in With Ideas, Insights, and Answers

The long-awaited, new episode of Dr. Barbara Taber's acclaimed podumentary has arrived, breaking down policy impacts and preparing audiences for the forthcoming 2024 election.




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The Importance of Consistent Messaging Across Channels: How Omnichannel Marketing Ensures Brand Cohesion – Insights from Adam Esposito of Fairview park

The Importance of Consistent Messaging Across Channels: How Omnichannel Marketing Ensures Brand Cohesion – Insights from Adam Esposito of Fairview park




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An Ode to Joy: Dr. Barbara Taber Unveils High-Stakes Insights on Summer '24 and the Coming Election in Long-Awaited New Episode

Releasing today, the latest episode of Take It Or Leave It, titled "Joy," unpacks the pivotal events of summer 2024 and continues Dr. Barbara Taber's unparalleled election season coverage and commentary.




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Work Insights from the World’s Longest Happiness Study

It's the start of a fresh year, and optimism is in the air. But if you want happiness to extend far beyond your New Year's resolution, Robert Waldinger says you can take some inspiration from the longest-running study of happiness out there. He’s a psychiatrist who runs the Harvard Study of Adult Development. The longitudinal research has followed individuals and their families for nine decades. He shares what makes people happiest in the long run and how their work factors into that. Waldinger is the author of the new book "The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness."




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The Zone Data Platform powers back-office operations with seamless reporting and insights

As a platform designed for back-office operations, the Zone Data Platform surfaces meaningful insights specific to the user's industry for better, more informed decision-making




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SQream and Qantm AI empower customers to extract deeper insights from their data and accelerate AI initiatives

Qantm AI will incorporate SQream's offerings to streamline data analytics for complex insights across industries




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Stravito helps Delta democratize insights and supercharge its research potential

The Stravito enterprise insights platform has enabled Delta to democratize its insights and maximize its research potential, improving the flying experience for customers and employees alike




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Motion Magic: Project Insights From My Viget Internship

When we open an app or website, we do so to accomplish a task or find information. A well-designed user experience ensures users can achieve their goals efficiently. But what keeps us engaged beyond basic functionality? What differentiates a mundane interface from an exciting one? In my opinion as an up and coming UI developer, one key element is motion.

During my summer internship at Viget, I had the opportunity to dive deep into the world of agency work. From getting the chance to contribute to client sites to participating in a hackathon and pursuing a personal project, I seriously leveled up my stack and gained valuable development experience. Not to mention the amount I learned from exceptional, dedicated mentorship and micro-classes on everything from React to SQL to business models. 

However, coming into the internship, I had the specific goal of learning how to add motion to my web projects. I walked in on day one with no idea where to start, and now I’m leaving my last week with a complex knowledge of Rive, canvas elements, JavaScript animation, GSAP, and more. Here’s how… 

Spinet

In this two week hackathon project, I worked alongside Faye and Paul, the Product Designer and App Developer interns, to create a spinning wheel name picker. During the first week, I took on branding and visual design work. 

I spent the second week implementing wireframes. Through this project I learned how to transform client specifications into design directions, a style guide, and ultimately, UI components.

For this app, the motion of the spinning wheel was critical to the experience. Initially, client feedback indicated that the spin felt too uniform. I adjusted the motion parameters by extending the slowdown time and changing the easing function from linear to cubic, which increased feelings of suspense at the end of the spin animation. 

To add a level of joy and celebration to the winner announcement popup at the end of a spin, I incorporated confetti animations. In doing so, I discovered the world of JavaScript animation libraries that make implementing animations as easy as simple as adding the script to my HTML and adjusting the timing and placement of the animation object. Finally, we had ultimately decided on a modern, clean-cut video game aesthetic for the branding, and pulled this in through inspired sound effects, the logo design, and a 3D button component with a click animation accomplished entirely through Tailwind. 

Luna chatbot

After the hackathon, I got the chance to work on a personal project of my choice: an AI mental health chatbot inspired by tools like Woebot and EarKick. I was motivated by the question of what could make conversational AI feel less intimidating and more empathetic. My answer was an AI support companion with an animated avatar to enhance feelings of emotional connection and understanding. 

To get started, I experimented with various chatbot APIs and found that the Llama3 model was the best at following system prompts and offered the most natural interactions. A huge part of this project was the chatbot’s expression animations. I surveyed several popular tools and found Rive was the best fit for this, offering intricate animation capabilities, easy web integration, and a state machine for managing overlapping states and complex transitions.

The first step of animating in Rive is to create a design. Luckily, Rive has a vibrant open-source community, and I learned a lot from examining and remixing community files. The second step was learning to create the animations themselves. This was my first time animating anything, but the concept of keyframes was relatively intuitive, and the UI reminded me of video editing software, like iMovie, I’d used in the past.

The third and most challenging step for me was making all the animations work together in a state machine. 

This is the logic that connects animations together, taking input values that determine when to transition between states. Getting smooth animations between emotional states required a lot of rewiring and experimenting. Finally, embedding the Rive file in my project and linking the emotion data from API responses to the animation inputs was relatively straightforward using vanilla JavaScript. 

In conclusion

Animations, whether simple or complex, add a layer of interactivity and visual interest to digital products. Over a short 10 weeks, my internship projects allowed me to explore UI development, modern animation tools, and motion using CSS and JavaScript.

If you’re interested in bringing ideas to life and sparking joy through motion design, then diving into a passion project, seeking inspiration from the community, and exploring tools like Rive and GSAP will definitely kickstart your journey!



  • Code
  • Internships and Apprenticeships


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Early Universe Black Holes: New Insights from Hubble's Latest Survey

How did black holes form and how many existed in the early universe, or less than one billion years after the Big Bang? This is what a recent study publish



  • Space & Astronomy

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Early Universe Black Holes: New Insights from Hubble's Latest Survey

How did black holes form and how many existed in the early universe, or less than one billion years after the Big Bang? This is what a recent study publish



  • Earth & The Environment

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A Name Change & New Insights for a Common Type of Liver Disease

A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego.




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Early Universe Black Holes: New Insights from Hubble's Latest Survey

How did black holes form and how many existed in the early universe, or less than one billion years after the Big Bang? This is what a recent study publish




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Organoids Provide Multiple New Insights Into COVID-19

Animal models have served as excellent models of many aspects of human biology and disease, but they cannot mimic every part of human physiology.




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Expert Insights – California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22

Alexander T. MacDonald and Joy C. Rosenquist discuss California’s Proposition 22 and a recent California Supreme Court decision that upheld the voter-approved law allowing app-based drivers to work as independent contractors.

Westlaw Today

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EXPERT INSIGHTS—Latest updates to Illinois personnel records review act

Elizabeth K. Hanford and Shanthi Gaur discuss amendments to Illinois’ Personnel Records Review Act, which impose new obligations on employers navigating personnel record requests.

Westlaw Today

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IMS Insights Podcast: Episode 24 - Helene Wasserman on The Impact of Mentors

Helene Wasserman shares her view on how mentorships can positively impact career paths.

The National Law Review

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Insight into the H-1B Visa Process

Immigration associates George Thompson and Deepti Orekondy discuss the nuances and intricacies of filing of an H-1B visa application, including H-1B Cap petitions, and how to help employers maintain H-1B compliance. This podcast delves into common pitfalls and strategic considerations for an employer filing an H-1B petition.
   




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Expert Insights – Minnesota Now Recognizes Claims for Negligent Selection of Independent Contractors

Ben Sandahl discusses a Minnesota case that raises several issues for companies working with independent contractors.

Westlaw Today

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Insight: Puerto Rico Labor secretary clarifies application of Act 27-2024

Verónica M. Torres-Torres explains new guidance on exemptions for remote workers and airline staff in Puerto Rico.

News is My Business

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DOL Opinion Letter Offers Additional Insight Regarding Regular Rate Treatment of Expense Reimbursement Payments

On November 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2024-01.  This letter provides additional clarity about whether daily expense reimbursement payments can be excluded from an employee’s regular rate when calculating overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  




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Canada: SCC Decision Offers Potential Insight into Privacy Rights for Private-Sector Employees

In a significant decision focused on public employers, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently held that Ontario public school boards are “government” and, as such, they are subject to the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), and their teachers are protected from unreasonable search and seizure in their places of employment. In York Region District School Board v.




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Innovations of targeted poverty reduction governance and policy in Zhejiang Province: Insights from China’s post-2020 anti-poverty strategy [in Chinese]




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Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal

Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal

Integrating key goals of food system transformation.

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Round Table Insight Sessions: A series of open discussions with ME students (November 13, 2024 6:00pm)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 6:00pm
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Organized By: Sessions @ Michigan


We invite you to participate in a series of student roundtable discussions, centering and exploring the experiences of ME students. Students at all levels are welcome to join, from undergraduate to Masters to PhD. These sessions are meant to bridge gaps in our community and show commitment of mutual support. 
Share Your TruthThis is your platform to express your experiences, aspirations, and concerns within our department. Your stories matter, and we are here to actively listen and learn from each other.
Forge ConnectionsConnect with fellow students who understand your journey. Build supportive networks, exchange ideas, and foster a sense of belonging within our community.
Inclusivity in ActionWhile our focus is on amplifying the voices of marginalized students, we embrace and celebrate the diversity within our community. Allies and friends committed to creating an inclusive environment are warmly encouraged to join us.
Each session will provide a meal and a ME swag item to all participants. To help us plan times for sessions please fill out the interest form by clicking on the button below. We look forward to connecting with you.




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Pathways to Policy: Insights into IDA's Science Policy Fellowship (November 13, 2024 12:00pm)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm
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Organized By: University Career Center


Upcoming or recent graduates, please tune in on November 13th to learn all about the Science Policy Fellowship! In thispanel discussion we’ll be joined by both the Science Policy Fellowship program director as well as current and former fellows. Lisa, Rebecca, Kush and Irina will share their own unique career journeys – plus perspectives on how the Science Policy Fellowship has shaped where they are today. Additionally, our panel will provide insights into project work, skills development, and tips on applying to the program. Learn how you can put your education to work while making a tangible impact in thescience and technology policy arena at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).We’ll also share background on IDA's culture and the mission behind the work we do.The Science Policy Fellowship is a two-year program from the Science and Technology Policy Institute – one of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ three FFRDCs. The fellowship provides recent bachelor’s or master’s degree recipients with aunique opportunity to use their critical thinking and analytic skills to work on a diverse set of challenges in science and technology policy areas, including energy and the environment, space sciences, innovation and competitiveness, evaluation, life sciences, information technologies, national security, and STEM education. Fellows will be involved in collaborative research for leaders in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President and other Federal Government organizations, such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.Innovative, analytical self-starters who are able to work well in teams are encouraged to apply. Previous policy experience is not required. Ideal candidates will have at leasta BS/BA degree conferred between May 2023 and July 2025. MA/MS-degree candidates and recipients are also encouraged to apply, provided their bachelor’s degrees are within the May 2022 – July 2024 timeframe. Have specific questions for our panelists? Email us at employment@ida.org and we’ll answer them duringthe session. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions live during the panel. Tune in via Zoom on November, 13th at 12pmEST for this virtual opportunity! https://ida-org.zoomgov.com/j/1615153527Webinar Passcode: 369321 




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World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on “Reducing the Impact of GHGs Through Managing Food Loss and Waste (FLW): Insights from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Malawi, and Nepal”

World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on “Reducing the Impact of GHGs Through Managing Food Loss and Waste (FLW): Insights from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Malawi, and Nepal”

October 22, 2024 8:30 – 10:00 am (CDT) 9:30 – 11:00 am (EDT) Register IFPRI is participating in the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. This year’s theme, “Seeds of Opportunity: Bridging Generations and Cultivating Diplomacy”, will emphasizes the vital role of integrating past wisdom, current innovations and the pressing needs of tomorrow, by leveraging […]

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How do we prioritize agrifood system policies and investments? Insights from the RIAPA modeling system

Virtual Event: June 12, 2024 at 10:00am-11:00am EDT. In this webinar, we will demonstrate how RIAPA has been used to identify priority agricultural value chains that most effectively contribute to development outcomes.




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Reviving public extension for climate-resilient agriculture: Lessons and insights from India, Indonesia, and Nepal

Integrating reforms with global goals.




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Empowering Researchers in South Asia to Unlock Economic Insights: International CGE Modeling Training Program in New Delhi

Empowering Researchers in South Asia to Unlock Economic Insights: International CGE Modeling Training Program in New Delhi

New Delhi, May 3, 2024: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight, in partnership with the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), and ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), successfully concluded today the weeklong ‘International […]

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Infants show racial bias toward members of own race and against those of other races - Racial bias begins earlier than previously thought, new insights into cause

Racial bias begins earlier than previously thought, new insights into causeToronto, ON – Two studies by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and their collaborators from the US, UK, France and China, show that six- to nine-month-old infants demonstrate racial bias in favour of members of […]




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Survey Provides Rare Insight into the Governance of Private Family Businesses

Toronto, ON – Family businesses, arguably the most important contributors to Canada’s economy, recognize the need for strong governance, but approach board oversight in a variety of ways depending on their size and stage of maturity. A survey conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at […]




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Achieving Healthcare Excellence: Insights from Jarvis Gray on Lean Six Sigma and Leadership

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #519 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jarvis Gray, the Managing Director of The Quality Coaching Co. He offers more than 16 years of strategic planning, quality improvement, and operations leadership experience in the healthcare industry.  Through his firm, The Quality Coaching Co., Jarvis and his associates help healthcare organizations foster cultures of system-wide quality improvement by offering customized Lean Six […]

The post Achieving Healthcare Excellence: Insights from Jarvis Gray on Lean Six Sigma and Leadership by Mark Graban appeared first at Lean Blog.




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'Workiz Unplugged' Podcast Offers Industry Insights

The monthly "Workiz Uplugged" podcast offers insights into how technology, leadership, and innovation are shaping the future of the field-service industry, a press release from Workiz said.




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Condensers Can Offer Valuable Insights Into System Operation

Troubleshooting the high side of a refrigeration system will often give service technicians valuable information. That’s because what happens in the condenser is a direct reflection of what is happening in the rest of the refrigeration system.




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Rilla Shares Three Key Sales Insights with HVAC Contractors

Founding engineer and head of growth at Rilla, Will Gao, compares the value of data analysis for winning in sports to sales.




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GPS Insight: Fleet Management Services

This service reduces fleet downtime due to roadside emergencies or inconveniences like dead batteries, empty fuel tanks, flat tires, etc.