Young Money?star?Drake?has finally sold his pricey luxury Florida mansion to hometown Miami Heat basketball star?Mario Chalmers.
According to reports, the five-bedroom crib?sold for just over $2.5 million?on Thursday (March 8).
South Beach-based attorney?Matthew Krieger?represented Miami Heat player Mario Chalmers in the $2.6 million purchase of a five bedroom, six bath condo (created by merging two units together) at the Marquis in downtown Miami. Seller? Aubrey Graham, better known as Canadian rapper Drake. (Miami Herald)
Real estate agents have spoken on?just how luxurious?the rapper?s now-former crib is.
A great deal, according to listing agent?Jill Eber, considering that the apartment is located in one of Miami?s ?most elegant? buildings, the Marquis Residences. The new buyer, like Drizzy Drake before him, will enjoy 20-foot ceilings, glass walls, marble staircases and views of Biscayne Bay. The Marquis also offers A-list amenities such as an open-air sky pool deck, a signature spa and fitness center by RockResorts, private elevators and valet parking. ?It?s a spectacular property, in the heart of Miami,? says Coldwell Banker?s?Danny Hertzberg, a member of the property?s real estate team, The Jills. ?The opportunity to work with Drake and his team was fantastic.? (Aol Real Estate)
Back in January,?reports landed online?claiming Drizzy was selling two Miami hot spots.
Drake is trying to unload 2 massive luxury beach condos he owns in Miami, TMZ has learned ? and you might recognize them ? because they?re featured in the rapper?s music video for ?I?m on One.? Drake put the properties up for sale last week ? located right nextdoor to each other in Miami?s ritzy Marquis highrise ? listing one for $1.9 million and the other for $599,000. Drake combined the two into one MASSIVE condo, and lived in both simultaneously. The larger one is a sprawling 3,800 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The ?smaller? one-bedroom condo is still gigantic ? at 1,675 square feet. (TMZ)
Drizzy reportedly?owned the two spots?for under a year at the time of his for sale listing.
Drake purchased the properties together in January 2011 for a combined price of $1.903 million. So, if Drake gets his asking price ? he?ll make $596,000 in profit (even though no one ever gets their asking price). But still, it?s pretty awesome ? considering all the other famous people who?ve been forced to sell their real estate at massive losses ? including?Beyonce, Terrell Owens?and?Chris Tucker. (TMZ)
WRITTEN BY Cyrus Langhorne ? SOHH?& FULL STORY HERE
The past decade has seen plenty of breakthroughs and new drugs for breast cancer, says The Economist. The next decade should do the same for prostate cancer. "Better understanding of the biology of the disease, and particularly of the role of testosterone in promoting it, has stimulated a new era of drug development, reminiscent of the revolution that ushered in Herceptin," the article says. "Some of the therapies remain conceptual, almost to the point of fantasy: a genetically engineered virus that could destroy prostate-cancer cells from within, for example. Several, though, are already available, or are just about to be." For example, Sanofi has developed cabazitaxel, a relative of taxol, which is used to treat breast and ovarian cancer. "It works by preventing the formation of structures called microtubules, which pull the chromosomes apart in dividing cells (such as cancer cells)," The Economist says. There's also Johnson & Johnson's abiraterone, which works by interfering with testosterone production. And there are others ? even treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer, like dendritic cell vaccines.
"Cost, indeed, is a consideration for others among the new anti-prostate cancer treatments," The Economist says. "But Herceptin, too, was subject to scrutiny about its cost at the beginning. Now Herceptin treatment is routine, and many women?s lives are the better (and longer) for it. With luck, in a few years' time, men will be able to say the same."
Satellite, Fibre, and Wireless Broadband and Phone Provider Activ8me Working Under the Australian Government's Indigenous Communication Program Has Recently Completed the Installation of 18 Community Satellite Phones on Mornington Island in Northern Australia
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Communication via phone and internet has always been a challenge for the many rural and isolated communities common in Australia. Activ8me has been a frontrunner in providing the communications technology to remote locations, via wireless broadband, satellite internet, and satellite phones. Now the people of Mornington and the surrounding islands in the Wellesley Island Group will have access to free community satellite phones installed by Activ8me.
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According to Allison Doyle, the spokesperson for the Mabunji Aboriginal Association, the phones are essential to the health and well being of the 400 people who live in this extremely remote area. The phones provide the isolated communities with freedom and connections to mainland Australia and overseas. The Roper Gulf District in particular has extreme and unpredictable weather patterns and the phones will undoubtedly save lives in the future.
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The new community phones also allow these isolated communities to keep in touch with friends and family living in other parts of Australia. These are communications that most modern people now take for granted. However, before the installation of the new phones islanders found keeping in touch with relatives and friends both expensive and difficult. According to Ms. Doyle these phones "are a necessity for her region." In addition, unprepared tourists will also benefit from the phones during the dry season.
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The Australian Indigenous Communications Program (ICP) commenced the installation of solar powered community satellite phones in May 2009. The expected completion of the ICP program is 2013 with the government committed to providing 300 phones to remote communities throughout Australia.
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The community phones resemble standard public telephone boxes. However, the technology is innovative and extremely powerful with a self sustaining power supply that keeps the telephones ringing even in the rain.
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According to Tony Bundrock, the CEO of Activ8me, "The new phones are very important to the people of these communities and they are excited to have them installed." Satellite phone installations are complicated and in most cases Activ8me works closely with the local community during installation. This provides short-term employment and boosts the local economies while also making the installations feasible.
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Bundrock explains, "For example, we couldn't have completed the satellite phone installations on Kangaroo Island (NT) without the help of the Indigenous people. They provided boats, storage and labour. To show our deep appreciation for all their help we made a donation to the local creche in Borroloola."
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Phone calls to standard fixed telephone lines in Australia are completely free from the community phones and calls to mobile and international numbers are possible using a prepaid phone card.
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Since 2009 more than 180,000 calls have been made using ICP satellite phones. There are now phone boxes from Goolargon, Broome in Western Australia to the Cape of York in Queensland supporting remote communities. Communities with 50 inhabitants or less may be eligible to receive a community satellite phone under the ICP program. Community representatives can inquire about eligibility and applying for a community satellite phone box by contacting:
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The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: 1-800-355-014
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Activ8me, an NBN Internet Provider, has made it their mission to provide affordable communications to all the remote regions of Australia using the most advanced technology available.
Matthew McConaughey is ready to kick back in his home state of Texas full time. The Lincoln Lawyer star and his fiancee Camila Alves have relocated from Malibu, Calif. to Austin, Tex.
Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; Finds higher doses may harm learning Public release date: 8-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Luis Populin lpopulin@wisc.edu 608-265-6451 University of Wisconsin-Madison
MADISON New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The results parallel a 1977 finding that a low dose of the drug boosted cognitive performance of children with ADHD, but a higher dose that reduced their hyperactivity also impaired their performance on a memory test.
"Many people were intrigued by that result, but their attempts to repeat the study did not yield clear-cut results," says Luis Populin, an associate professor of neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Populin was senior author of the new study exploring the same topic, now available in the early access section of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, published last week. In the study, three monkeys were taught to focus on a central dot on a screen, while a "target" dot flashed nearby. The monkeys were taught that they could earn a sip of water by waiting until the central dot switched off, and then looking at the location of the now-vanished target dot.
The system tests working (short-term) memory, impulsiveness and willingness to stick with the task, as the monkeys could quit "working" at any time, says Populin. The study used different doses of methylphenidate -- the generic name for Ritalin -- that were comparable to the range of clinical prescriptions for ADHD.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, almost 5 percent of American children are taking medications for ADHD.
Strikingly, dosage had a major and unexpected impact. "At a low dose, the performance scores improved because the monkeys could control their impulses and wait long enough to focus their eyes on the target. All three were calmer and could complete a significantly larger number of trials," says Populin, who collaborated with Jeffrey Henriques and graduate student Abigail Rajala on the study.
At the higher dose, "performance on the task is impaired," Populin says, "but the subjects don't seem to care, all three monkeys continued making the same errors over and over." The monkeys stayed on task more than twice as long at the higher dose, even though they had much more trouble performing the task.
Although ADHD drugs are commonly thought to improve memory, "If we take the accuracy of their eye movements as a gauge of working memory, memory was not helped by either dose," says Populin. "It did not get better at the lower dose, and there actually was a small negative effect at the higher dose."
Memory is at the root of many intellectual abilities, but it can be affected by many factors, says Bradley Postle, a professor of psychology at UW-Madison.
Postle, an expert on working memory who was not involved in the study, says methylphenidate affects the brain's executive function, "which can create an internal environment that, depending on the dose, is either more or less amenable to memory formation and/or retention. If you can concentrate, and are able to process information without being interrupted by distracting thoughts or distractions in your environment, you will perform much better on a memory test. Apparently, the lower dose of methylphenidate helped create the conditions for success without actually improving memory itself."
Monkeys are not people, but monkeys in the study still reminded him of school children, Populin says.
"They made premature movements, could not wait to look at the target before they could be rewarded for doing so. It's like a kid where the teacher says, 'When you complete the task, raise your hand.' But he can't wait, even if he knows that by responding prematurely he will not get rewarded," he says.
The study results had another parallel with daily life, Populin says. Drug dosages may be set high enough to reduce the characteristic hyperactivity of ADHD, "but some children say that makes them feel less creative and spontaneous; more like a robot. If learning drops off as it did in our study, that dose may not be best for them. Our monkeys actually did act like robots at the higher doses, keeping at it for up to seven hours even though their performance was so low."
The logical way forward would involve a similar study with people diagnosed with ADHD, Populin says. With millions of children, and an increasing number of adults, taking medicines for the condition, "We have to be very careful about finding the right spot on the dose curve, or we may get changes in behavior that we don't want. People think these drugs help improve memory, but our data say, 'No, your memory is not getting better.' At the higher dose, you get a behavioral improvement at a price, and that price is cognitive ability."
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David Tenenbaum, 608-265-8549, djtenenb@wisc.edu
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Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; Finds higher doses may harm learning Public release date: 8-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Luis Populin lpopulin@wisc.edu 608-265-6451 University of Wisconsin-Madison
MADISON New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The results parallel a 1977 finding that a low dose of the drug boosted cognitive performance of children with ADHD, but a higher dose that reduced their hyperactivity also impaired their performance on a memory test.
"Many people were intrigued by that result, but their attempts to repeat the study did not yield clear-cut results," says Luis Populin, an associate professor of neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Populin was senior author of the new study exploring the same topic, now available in the early access section of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, published last week. In the study, three monkeys were taught to focus on a central dot on a screen, while a "target" dot flashed nearby. The monkeys were taught that they could earn a sip of water by waiting until the central dot switched off, and then looking at the location of the now-vanished target dot.
The system tests working (short-term) memory, impulsiveness and willingness to stick with the task, as the monkeys could quit "working" at any time, says Populin. The study used different doses of methylphenidate -- the generic name for Ritalin -- that were comparable to the range of clinical prescriptions for ADHD.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, almost 5 percent of American children are taking medications for ADHD.
Strikingly, dosage had a major and unexpected impact. "At a low dose, the performance scores improved because the monkeys could control their impulses and wait long enough to focus their eyes on the target. All three were calmer and could complete a significantly larger number of trials," says Populin, who collaborated with Jeffrey Henriques and graduate student Abigail Rajala on the study.
At the higher dose, "performance on the task is impaired," Populin says, "but the subjects don't seem to care, all three monkeys continued making the same errors over and over." The monkeys stayed on task more than twice as long at the higher dose, even though they had much more trouble performing the task.
Although ADHD drugs are commonly thought to improve memory, "If we take the accuracy of their eye movements as a gauge of working memory, memory was not helped by either dose," says Populin. "It did not get better at the lower dose, and there actually was a small negative effect at the higher dose."
Memory is at the root of many intellectual abilities, but it can be affected by many factors, says Bradley Postle, a professor of psychology at UW-Madison.
Postle, an expert on working memory who was not involved in the study, says methylphenidate affects the brain's executive function, "which can create an internal environment that, depending on the dose, is either more or less amenable to memory formation and/or retention. If you can concentrate, and are able to process information without being interrupted by distracting thoughts or distractions in your environment, you will perform much better on a memory test. Apparently, the lower dose of methylphenidate helped create the conditions for success without actually improving memory itself."
Monkeys are not people, but monkeys in the study still reminded him of school children, Populin says.
"They made premature movements, could not wait to look at the target before they could be rewarded for doing so. It's like a kid where the teacher says, 'When you complete the task, raise your hand.' But he can't wait, even if he knows that by responding prematurely he will not get rewarded," he says.
The study results had another parallel with daily life, Populin says. Drug dosages may be set high enough to reduce the characteristic hyperactivity of ADHD, "but some children say that makes them feel less creative and spontaneous; more like a robot. If learning drops off as it did in our study, that dose may not be best for them. Our monkeys actually did act like robots at the higher doses, keeping at it for up to seven hours even though their performance was so low."
The logical way forward would involve a similar study with people diagnosed with ADHD, Populin says. With millions of children, and an increasing number of adults, taking medicines for the condition, "We have to be very careful about finding the right spot on the dose curve, or we may get changes in behavior that we don't want. People think these drugs help improve memory, but our data say, 'No, your memory is not getting better.' At the higher dose, you get a behavioral improvement at a price, and that price is cognitive ability."
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David Tenenbaum, 608-265-8549, djtenenb@wisc.edu
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When we heard last year that the Nokia N9 wouldn't be coming to the US, we were left feeling a little letdown even though we half-expected the news. Espoo has assigned a similar fate to the esteemed 808 PureView -- our pick for the best innovation at Mobile World Congress -- and the same string of emotions overwhelmed us once more. According to Nokia's developer site, the 41MP-toting Belle device will enjoy a global release... with North America as the only listed exception. We assume this is in large part because carriers aren't expressing interest in subsidizing the device, but it doesn't necessarily mean interested folks won't have any way to snag an unlocked version to call their own. Several e-tailers, for instance, currently offer the PureView on pre-order. As long as this isn't purely an act of finger-crossing, we should at least be able to import it over to this side of the Atlantic soon enough -- at a much higher cost than the rest of the world.
Her talent for creating beautiful things has me awestruck. She is a Canadian Martha, her blog full of fabulous crafts, art, tutorials, homemade goodies for the kids, food, creative mantel-scapes, and the list can go on.?
Her talent doesn't just stop there. Her photos are magazine worthy, impeccably styled to perfection.
All that has gotten her noticed, she has been featured in publications such as Better Homes and Gardens, and Mes Petits Mains, and on well known websites such as Apartment Therapy, Babbly, Funky Junk, Tip Junkie, and Censtational Girl.
Just check out the photos of her work, all styled and shot by her!
Fall Mantel-scape...
Tell us a bit about your background? ?Your education? ?Has design always been in your blood? My early childhood was heavily influenced by an extended family of self-taught artists and musicians.? I suppose creativity is in my genes, but I?m sure having been surrounded by canvases and paints at such an influential age helped to develop my love of art.While art is my passion, I wanted to explore other opportunities through education and initially studied Marketing.? I soon realized how much I enjoyed working with children and transitioned to early childhood education.? I then went on to teach art classes to young children at a local studio for several years. How would you describe your design style?I feel my style is constantly changing so it would be difficult to say I have one specific design style.? I have always been drawn to French Country farm and most recently developed a new appreciation for the all white airy feeling of Scandinavian d?cor.? As you can imagine, this sometimes creates an internal conflict for an artist who also adores colour.How long have you had your blog? ?What made you decide to start writing a blog and what have you enjoyed the most about blogging?I began Craftberry Bush in July 2010.? Initially, it was intended to serve as a means of keeping an electronic photo journal for our children, but over time, the blog began to evolve and became a medium for me to express myself through my art.? No longer having Craftberry Bush be solely dedicated to our children is something I admittedly often feel guilty about; although I hope I have been able to maintain the essence of the blog by sharing a little bit of my life through my family's successes and hardships, thus incorporating both creative as well as spiritual inspiration. ?Reflecting back, I think what I have enjoyed most about blogging has also been the most surprising aspect of this journey and that is the amount of encouragement and bonds formed within the blogging community.? Within many of my posts, you?ll find me trying express my appreciation for ?friends? who take the time to visit and/or leave a comment.? I truly feel honoured and blessed to have met so many wonderful people.What are your hopes and dreams for your blog? ?Your future?I have a few hopes and dreams for Craftberry Bush.? I had mentioned the encouragement and bond of the blogging community took me by surprise, but it has also served as a great source of inspiration for me.? My hope is that I can give back and inspire others to put aside their fears and use art to express themselves.? My dream is that Craftberry Bush will continue to evolve.? Being a stay at home mom affords our family many benefits that I wouldn?t trade for the world, but it also means we?re a one income home. ?As my blog has evolved, I can?t help but think how wonderful it would be to use my art as a means to contribute to our home monetarily. ?I recently began accepting sponsors and after much debate, am in the process of setting up an Etsy shop.? I have been reluctant in setting up a shop as it?s important to me that I?m able to maintain what I believe is the close knit feel of Craftberry Bush, but I feel the time now is right.My hope and dream for my future is not necessarily blog related (although I?m certain I would document the experience).? I believe we are never too old to pursue our dreams and one day hope to travel with my family to a less fortunate part of the world and help build shelters, churches, schools and water wells for those in need.? You are such a DIY diva, where do you find your inspiration for all the creative projects you do? My husband just chuckled as I read ?DIY diva? to him.? I am a strong believer that inspiration surrounds us all and we just need to open our eyes to not only what is directly in front of us.? There is so much beauty in the world that we take for granted and I remain in awe when I stop to appreciate it.? But sometimes when it?s late at night and a nature walk just isn?t viable, there?s always Pinterest.?Your projects have been featured on many high profile websites, what tips do you have for others in getting their work noticed?My hope has always been to give back via my art and so I consider myself very fortunate to have been noticed by a few of the higher profile sites as they have provided the platform to reach a greater audience.? That said, I?m not about my ?follower? count.? I do have an immense appreciation for anyone who chooses to follow and admittedly get excited when approaching a milestone. That they?ve chosen to ?follow? my creative journey, makes me appreciate them that much more.? The beauty of the digital world we live in ? once you put your project out there, you somewhat lose control.? You unknowingly relinquish some of the ownership as it becomes open for public consumption.? If you?re looking to be ?noticed?, I would highly recommend you consider these four things: 1) Link ? Participating in ?linky? parties is not only a great way to gain exposure, but you?ll likely meet and be inspired by new people.2) Use social Media ? The internet, and more specifically social media, serves as a boundary-free vehicle that can catapult your project.? Your blog provides but one entry point for exposure so use FB, Twitter, and the increasingly popular Pinterest (which is my number one source of traffic right now) to drive awareness to new posts.c) ?Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.? ? Make your final project stand out from the rest by paying attention to detail through your presentation, staging and photography.? Contrary to popular belief, you do not need a fancy camera to take great pictures.? In fact, I only began using my DSLR 5 months ago, as my first year of blogging was all documented with a little 8 year old point and shoot camera.d) Be yourself ? My advice, or the advice you read elsewhere is just that?advice.? If it doesn?t feel right for you, don?t follow it.? When you think back to when you first created your blog, the likelihood is that you created it for you.? Yes, we all crave validation, but never lose sight of who the blog is for.? In the immortal words of Dr. Seuss, ?You?re on your own, and you know what you know.? And you are the guy/gal who?ll decide where to go.?Tell us one thing about you that would surprise us!While I would like to think of myself as being creative with the ability to think outside the box, please never ask me to draw a box.? Because I can?t.? Honestly.? I am linear challenged.? It?s quite sad.Oh, and I am belong to a women's soccer league and play both indoor and outdoor soccer (and no, I can?t kick straight either).If you could meet anyone or do anything who or what would it be?I would have loved to meet Dr. Seuss.? He is simply brilliant.? While art truly is in the eye of the beholder and comes in many forms, his genius transcends barriers and his work is as relevant today as the day it was created.?? Now for the record, I would have also said Jesus?but it?s a given I will meet Him one day. ?What do you like to do in your free time?Free time?? What?s that?? As a mother of three young children, our schedules ? not unlike those of many others ? can be pretty hectic at times. ?Apart from family, I have a few other passions in life and try to use whatever free time I?m afforded to find a healthy balance between those passions ? be it exercising or creating projects for Craftberry Bush. What are your views on the role of Canadian design?? Do you feel that Canadians have a unique sense of style, the way we design and decorate our homes?? If so, what do you think sets us apart? When describing Canadians sense of style, I don?t know if I would use the word ?unique?, so much as ?diverse?.? That is by no means meant to be derogatory as I truly believe the beauty of Canadian design is that it?s not limited to one influence, but is instead comprised of the many facets of the multiculturalism we embrace here in Canada. ??
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