• ‘Pacifier’ Smartphones
Smartphones can act as “adult pacifiers” for their users. Shiri Melumad, a marketing professor in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has found that stressed consumers “show greater recovery” after using their smartphones than folks who use identical content on other devices. “You might want to feel a little bit better about your relationship to your phone. It seems to have, at least in the short term, some positive outcomes,” she said.
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• Flu Vaccine Problem
The 2016-17 Influenza season was a hard one, and the current season could be equally severe. One reason: the 2017-18 flu vaccine, like that of the previous year, has a new mutation that is resistant to vaccine grown in eggs, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. But, scientists also emphasize that getting a flu shot is still important, especially for the elderly and for people with chronic health problems.
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• 'Brazil Nuts' & Rivers
Open a can of mixed nuts and you'll witness what is known as the "Brazil nut effect" in action: large particles tend to rise to the top of mixtures. According to a new study, the same phenomenon applies in riverbeds. Riverbeds are lined by larger rocks at the surface, while finer sand and gravel makes up the deeper levels. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania used principles of granular physics to explain the phenomenon, which has implications for predicting how rivers will erode.
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DENVER—President Trump is reportedly traveling to Utah next Monday to sign an executive order that will attempt to shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments. The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Executive Director Jennifer Rokala:
“Next week President Trump will try to push through the largest elimination of protections for lands and wildlife in U.S. history. The president is capping his celebration of Native American Heritage Month by opening the door to new drilling and mining on land considered sacred by tribal nations. After his appalling remarks at the White House on Monday, President Trump’s assault on tribal interests continues at a staggering pace.
“Not only is President Trump’s order likely illegal, it ignores comments from more than 2.8 million Americans who asked the administration to leave these national monuments alone. The landscapes within Bears Ears contain tens of thousands of Native American ruins, rock art, and artifacts that have long been ravaged by looting and vandalism. It appears President Trump wants to keep it that way.”
Monday’s action will continue the Trump administration’s war on our parks and public lands. In his short stint as Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke has already tried to slash park budgets, privatize park services, and dramatically increase entrance fees to national parks. Next week, Secretary Zinke and President Trump will add another unfortunate decision to this long list.
Trying to shrink Bears Ears, Trump makes it clear whose heritage he cares about
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All of the falsehoods in Ryan Zinke’s leaked national monuments report
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“Maximus Extreme Living Solutions”
AND “O-Town Snowboard Trainer by Quadee Enterprises”
to share business models at
1 MILLION CUPS ~ OGDEN
ENTREPRENUERS EVENT
A free, monthly program developed by the Kauffman Foundation to
help build local startup communities and propel businesses forward!
November 20, 2017 (OGDEN, UT) Entrepreneurs, business leaders, academia, investors and any interested community members are invited to hear from two regional startup businesses during the next monthly 1 Million Cups (1MC) event. Join us at Weber State Downtown, 2314 Washington Blvd, Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. with a FREE hosted breakfast including coffee and networking. Join the growth of the 1MC Northern Utah community part of one hundred-plus chapters across the United States caffeinating an entrepreneurial nation!
On the first Wednesday of each month, two regional entrepreneurs are selected from a range of applicants and invited to share their business ideas, network, and receive valuable feedback and critiques from attendees. Interested presenters or attendees can visit www.1millioncups.com/ogden for more information or to register.
Entrepreneur presenters for the December 6, 2017 event will feature: Steve McInnis of Maximus Extreme Living Solutions, the oldest Tiny Home manufacturing company in Utah. They build custom Tiny Homes that “push not only the design envelope, but embrace the latest in building technologies and advances,” and Travis Gill of Quadee Enterprises featuring their O-Town Snowboard Trainer, touted as the only affordable, practical, safe off-mountain snowboard trainer on the planet.
CFO Logic will sponsor the complimentary breakfast provided by “Maria’s” accompanied by coffee from the WSU Wildcat Store. Audio equipment support comes from Ogden Small Business Development Center; media support comes from Park City Television, The Standard-Examiner, and Indie Ogden along with marketing support this month from Lightning Man Productions Inc., Ogden Weber Chamber, and Layton Hills Mall.
To learn more about 1 Million Cups & the Kauffman Foundation:
www.1millioncups.com. Access the Ogden microsite at www.1millioncups.com/ogden.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that aims to foster economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success. Founded by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo., and has approximately $2 billion in assets. Visit www.kauffman.org for more information.
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