I believe that there is a seed of greatness in all human beings. Therefore the aim of my blog is to bring to my readers awareness of things that are happening around us.
I will focus majorly on inspirational news that can motivate my readers to doing more with their lives too.
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Do you know that the Seed of greatness in you makes you an inventor and can help put a smile on others faces? The article below is an astounding story of Haiyan Zhang, an inventor who brought smiles to the face of Emma Lawton, a 33-year-old suffering from Parkinson disease. What an amazing story! Read with me and like Haiyan, think of how you can help someone put an end to their suffering or pain by inventing something that will help them.
Cambridge inventor helps
Parkinson's disease sufferer to write again
The graphic designer appeared on The
Big Life Fix on BBC2 this week.
A woman with early-onset
Parkinson’s disease will be able to write her name again thanks to a Cambridge
engineer’s invention.
Emma Lawton, 33, was
diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease in 2012. The symptoms cause
involuntary tremors which mean Emma is unable to even write her own name. As a
graphic designer, this caused her a lot of trouble.
Now, Emma has teamed up with Cambridge inventor, Haiyan Zhang, Innovation
Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge, who is attempting to design a device
that will allow Emma to overcome the tremors and write again.
Emma appeared on The Big
Life Fix with Simon Reeve on BBC2 on Wednesday.
The emotional programme
followed the pair as they worked to complete a wearable wristband device which
allowed Emma to write and draw for the first time in three years.
The device shakes and deliberately disrupts the wearer’s arm, forcing their
brain to adapt and allowing them to counteract the involuntary shaking of the
arm.
The invention appeared
to be a success and there were emotional scenes as Emma was able to write her
name for the first time in years.
Asked about the
viability of the device for other patients, Haiyan said more work needed to be
done to ascertain whether the device could work for other patients, but that
she was “amazed” with how well it had worked for Emma.
There seem to be more areas we can delve into, meaning that all the solutions for this world to be as 'great' as God intended it to be, is not given yet. There is a solution inside of you; it is hidden in your seed of greatness. You have what it takes, stop waiting for others to do something. Be inspired, think deeply and find areas you can be a solution too. Join the crew, help to bring a change, help to make lives better, help to bring greatness to our world. You could add an icing on the cake in your sphere. We all have what it takes!
Read with me, read between the lines, ask yourself the question, what can I do? Look within; the answer is inside of you!
How
IBM's Watson supercomputer is battling cancer with advanced genomics
Back
in 2003, when he was a fourth year medical student at Washington University in
St. Louis looking at a career in oncology, Lukas Wartman was diagnosed with
acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For Wartman, the diagnosis was bleak – while this
type of leukemia, which affects the blood and bone marrow, is very treatable
for children, it often proves fatal for adults. Two years of chemotherapy
followed and Wartman went into remission and completed his medical studies. The
reprieve was short-lived. By 2008, he relapsed again.
During
this second relapse Wartman was approached by The Genome Institute about being
part of a research study to have his entire genome sequenced. Through
careful analysis of Wartman’s RNA, it was found that a gene known as FLT3 was
found in a higher level than average. Sutent, a drug that targets the FLT3 gene
for people who have kidney cancer, was determined to be the best course of
treatment. Wartman went into remission for a third time. He is now cancer free,
and it is safe to say that genomics saved Wartman’s life.
For
Wartman, a doctor who is perhaps even more acutely aware of the effectiveness
of genomics research than others, the announcement that IBM
Watson would be partnering with 14 leading cancer institutes to
advance genomics research resonated strongly. Wartman, who serves as the
assistant director of cancer genomics at Washington University’s McDonnell
Genome Institute, was on hand May 5 at the first annual World of Watson event
in Brooklyn, New York to help announce the
new partnership.
As
with much of the
work that IBM’s cognitive computing system has been participating in –
Watson has dipped its toes into everything from education to cooking — this new
genomics initiative marks a way to leverage big data to simplify an often
complex process, such as making personalized cancer diagnoses.
According
to IBM’s press release, the genome for one patient equals about 100 gigabytes
of data. It’s a vast amount of information for a human doctor to sift through.
With Watson quickly analyzing this information, IBM executives view this as
being one of the cornerstones of the broader Watson Health initiative.
“Together,
we will change the face of healthcare,” IBM CEO Ginni Rometty proudly declared
during the World of Watson event in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
For
Wartman, who started having informal conversations with IBM upon hearing about
Watson’s move into the health sector, the response to this new program has been
“overwhelmingly positive.”
“Moving
forward, I think now it’s time for us to show that we can use this platform
successfully, get away from the hype, and get the evidence to show that this is
effective,” Wartman told FoxNews.com. “This is a great first step.”
Wartman
said that the ability to have easily accessible vast amounts of data that can
be used – in a HIPAA-compliant way – to shed light on a disease that manifests
itself so differently individual-to-individual is game-changing.
While
Watson — with its boundless capacity to learn more and more information –
sounds like the ultimate medical professional, Wartman asserted that the
computer is not a replacement for doctors.
“This
technology is not meant to replace the high standard of care that we already
have,” he said. “We are going to learn from this sequencing technology and be
able to provide much better prognostic information.”
It
is unusual for a patient to survive three relapses as Wartman has, and he
acknowledged that many “aren’t as lucky as I have been” and that, hopefully
through this technology, “more people can be treated more successfully.”
How
can Watson help do this? Wartman suggested that by having a more intimate
understanding of each patient’s genetic code, doctors will be able to find more
out-of-left-field drugs to target specific cancers. Just as Sutent was deemed
the best treatment for Wartman by looking at his RNA, the idea is that Watson
can help more physicians make similarly targeted prognoses for more patients.
Over
the past few decades, technological advances in medicine have made
lightning-fast strides. When Wartman was first treated 12 years ago, he said
that the protocol used to battle leukemia didn’t vary much from what was
“cutting edge” decades before.
“From
a decade ago to now, doctors now have this amazing turnaround time when it
comes to interpreting results – it’s tremendously exciting,” Wartman added.
The
real end-goal for this kind of development is to make this genetic data as
widely available as possible. Essentially, it isn’t just reserved for the big,
elite medical institutions like the one in which Wartman both works and was
treated. He said that this cognitive computing technology “needs to play an
important role in helping to bring this (information) to the wider population.”
For
cancer survivors and patients, optimism is always tempered by the fact that
“cancer is a really, really, tough disease,” according to Wartman.
“This
sequencing technology — using these analytic platforms — gives us a better
opportunity to make headway against cancer than ever before,” Wartman said.
“Now is the time that we need to think about how we can stay in the fight
against cancer, the war against cancer, and keep pushing forward and find ways
to continue to make significant improvements in the way we are treating
patients.”
Interestingly, we have different passions and that which excites us. Perhaps and in most cases, this may be a clue to knowing the seed of greatness inside of you. You may just be that person who feels like something leaps inside of you when you see certain things or ills in the society. Many people are lovers of things for the wrong reasons, but a good number, however, are drawn to what they love or excites them because it has something to do with the area they have the ability to make an improvement in or could create something that can change the world in.
For car lovers, I thought this would excite you. Not really to bring you just excitement but to bring to your reminder that while many people are still asleep, consuming what great people are doing or are letting their seed of greatness waste away, some have their hands on deck and are doing tremendously well to bring comfort to those they are meant to serve.
What can I create, you may ask? As you pray and ponder on the answer, join me to appreciate the work of those who build out automobile.
New cars 2017 - pictures
1. The hot Abarth 500X will inject a bit of fizz into the 500X mini-suv lineup
2. Reviving the Alpine brand name is going to be a big risk for Renault
3. The next Aston Martin V8 Vantage will benefit from a Mercedes engine, but keep its stunning British design
4. The next generation Audi A6 Allroad is likely to closely resemble this Prologue Allroad concept from 2015
5.Expect a hi-tech revolution for the next-generation Audi A8 luxury saloon
6. One of the best-selling models in the company's range, the new Audi Q5 is vital for the company's continued success
7. With no roof and a glorious non-turbo 5.2-litre V10 in the back, the new Audi R8 Spyder should sound epic
8. The new Audi Q2 has only just arrived, but already a high-performance SQ2 is in the pipeline
9.The Audi TT RS is very nearly as fast as the R8 supercar, but costs a fraction of the price
10.The forthcoming BMW i5 crossover is the next step towards the company's zero-emmission future
11. Another new SUV, the BMW X2 is a coupe-esque crossover based on the current BMW X1
12.The next BMW Z4 will share much with the forthcoming Toyota Supra
13.This larger Citroen SUV will be building on the success of the funky Citroen C4 Cactus
14. The newest Ferrari GTC4Lusso gets turbocharged V8 power and rear-wheel drive only
15. The next-generation Ford Fiesta is getting more expensive, more premium and more hi-tech for 2017
16. This latest Honda Civic is expected to be a giant leap forward compared to the current model
17. The next Hyundai i30 promises more tech and higher build quality than ever before. There'll be a hot 'N' version, too
18.The Infiniti Q60 is a handsome left-field alternative to the Mercedes C-Class Coupe and BMW 4 Series
19.The Jeep Compass will be taking on the likes of the Nissan Qashqai & SEAT Ateca when it arrives towards the end of 2017
20.The new Audi A5 Sportback adds an extra dose of practicality to the slinky A5 Coupe range
http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/new-cars-2017- last browsed on 8.12.16
When I see a post such as this, I get more convinced with the thoughts that God is not partial. He could not have made some to be this innovative and make others be consumers only. We know that all human beings are made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26), with a seed of greatness within. Why then can I not be in this list of innovators? Why are you not on the list my dear friends? These are questions we must ponder on and get an answer to so that we can move from where we are to where we ought to be.
I have found the answer for myself, but, I do not know about you. What I have come to know is that not all are innovators, but all carry the seed of greatness to do something spectacular, to cause a positive change to happen in their environment. We are all created to add value, to solve a problem and to impact our environment like no other. Hence, I am out to make a difference.
I am intrigued by this article, and I bet you will be as well. Please stay on with me and be inspired by the works of others, that you may do greater things too.
Jagdish Chaturvedi, 32
InnAccel
This
doctor can laugh about the complex path he took to becoming an innovator.
“I invented a low-cost ear, nose, and throat—ENT—imaging
device. So I call myself the first ENTrepreneur! Sorry—cheesy joke; I’m
also an amateur standup comedian. I love performing. It’s how I de-stress. But
I also find comedy helps sharpen my observational skills.
“Those skills helped me invent Entraview, which has helped 200,000
patients. As a trainee doctor I saw many farmers with advanced throat cancer. I
discovered that expensive imaging systems were only available in major cities,
so rural doctors relied on outdated mirrors and headlamps. I asked my boss why
no one had tried attaching endoscopes to small off-the-shelf cameras. He said,
‘Why don’t you?’
“Entraview was a big learning curve for me. I
worked with a design firm but got too involved trying to create a
one-size-fits-all device. I’d nearly exhausted my funds when my boss said, ‘Go
learn the right way to do this.
Chaturvedi advises a patient’s relatives and uses an early version of the Entraview to examine a man’s ear in Bangalore
The prototype attached to an off-the-shelf camera.
The
Stanford-India Biodesign program teaches Indian doctors and engineers how to
invent. Their process showed me where I’d gone wrong and gave me the
connections to arrange a pitch with Medtronic. We simplified and focused on
ears. Not the original goal, but the path of least resistance to market, and
now the platform can evolve.
“I’ve
since contributed to 18 medical-device inventions, and I’m now clinical lead at
a med-tech incubator, InnAccel, where I help multiple startups while still
practicing medicine, to keep me grounded with clinical needs.
“India
imports 75 percent of its medical tech. We have great inventors, but most make
the same mistakes because they don’t get the innovation process. The first step
is finding the right team.”
Understanding that you have the seed of greatness in you, is to spot a problem and do what it takes to find a solution. In today's article, we see a young woman in her early 30s, who decided to help people suffering from cancer as a result of the fact that she lost her mother to cancer. She stands as an example of how people create solutions to long-standing problems. Dear reader, what problem faces you and your community, what can you do to make it better? Tomorrow may be too late. Be inspired by this article and be on the list of world changers. You have got what it takes. Enjoy reading.
Muyinatu Bell, 32
Johns
Hopkins University
Creating
clearer Imaging to spot cancer earlier and more accurately.
When
biomedical engineer Muyinatu Lediju Bell was an undergraduate at MIT, her
mother died of breast cancer. Bell thought her mother might have survived if
she had been diagnosed sooner, so she decided to investigate what makes some
ultrasound images blurry, a problem that limits a doctor’s ability to screen
for and diagnose cancer and other diseases.
As
a doctoral candidate at Duke University, Bell developed and patented a novel
signal processing technique that produces clearer ultrasound images in real
time. The solution could particularly help diagnose problems in people who are
obese, because fat tissue can scatter and distort ultrasound waves, delaying
the detection of a serious disease. “I think it’s unfair that a long-standing
technology does not serve a huge group of people that should be able to benefit
from it,” she says.
Beyond
ultrasound, Bell is now working to improve another type of noninvasive medical
imaging technique. Called photoacoustic imaging, it uses a combination of light
and sound to produce images of tissues in the body. She is especially
interested in using it for real-time visualization of blood vessels during
neurosurgeries to lower the risk of accidental harm to the carotid artery,
which supplies blood to the brain. Her lab at Johns Hopkins plans to launch a
pilot study of the technology in patients in 2017.
Yes, it is about identifying a problem and creating a solution. Many people see a problem and run away but only a very few look within and find a solution. You can be one of those very few. I get fascinated by talents like these.
Take a look at the work of this interior designer, Olga; It is an amazing work of imagination and creativity. Many may have studied interior design like her, but someone somewhere has to take it beyond the former and bring new ideas that can solve an existing problem. What is the problem in your environment? You have what is needed to proffer solution. Read with me today and bring alive those ideas....
No one wants to live in a grotty bedsit for life — but small, affordable, well-designed and space-efficient flats could help to house young Londoners.
Interior designer Olga Alexeeva, 33, understands small spaces more than most. In Russia small is normal. “We’re used to it,”she says, sitting in a bright, cleverly used 275sq ft studio flat off Fleet Street.
She has turned this place into a sleek city pad with a surprisingly big bathroom and thoughtfully kitted-out, sunny kitchen. On entering, rather than saying to yourself: “This is tiny,” you say: “Wow, this is nice.” Even a couple could live here — and Olga and her husband, Anatoly, did just that.
On the top floor of a Victorian block of small flats originally intended for workers and clerks near the Inns of Court, it looked very different when Olga bought it in January 2014.
The flat had belonged to an elderly man and appeared very small indeed. A hall turned off round a corner to a grim, tiny bathroom with an old bath. The main room — the only other room — had walls and ceiling of anaglypta painted glossy beige. An old brown carpet completed the look. Furnishings included a bed in one corner and chunky fitted shelving around an electric fire. There was no kitchen: an alcove held a sink and a kettle. That was it. “It was all absolutely disgusting,” Olga says.
Box of tricks: in Olga Alexeeva’s living room, mirrored cupboards hide a mini office. The sofa forms part of a foldaway double bed
She was born in Russia and had known Anatoly, 34, an IT expert, since she was 16. Though she had a degree in computer sciences, she’d always wanted to be an architect, and in Russia did interior design for friends. After marrying, the couple came to London in 2007, as Olga had enrolled on a three-year design degree at Chelsea College of Arts.
They didn’t know London, didn’t have a flat and had a tight budget, but after graduating, while Olga was working for a developer, she found this small flat. Now she runs her own business.
Having won the sealed bids for the flat, she got going. The alterations are about as total as they could be. The stud walls came out and the space-gobbling hall was swept away. Engineered oak floors went down throughout. Now, you walk into one square room.
To the right, through a pocket sliding door, a surprisingly big bathroom has a glass corner shower with a niche for shower kit. The walls are in large porcelain tiles, the roomy modern sink and unit are Duravit and over them, mirrored cabinets are built into the wall void — a sensible trick.
Also off the main room, through a wider door opening, is a full kitchen where once there was nothing. The same size as the bathroom, it has all you need. Olga says she was determined to pack in everything necessary, all at standard widths, so they cost normal prices and are easy to replace.
Space-savers: a cube seat comes apart to make five leather-topped stools, while an extending console table with three extra leaves can seat eight for meals
There’s a fridge with freezer; dishwasher; washing machine; combi-oven and hob, and plentiful storage. The walls are good porcelain imitation marble. This sunny little room can be open to the main room or closed off.
The main room is a bag of tricks. On the left wall, five mirrored full-height cupboards double the space. One pair opens to reveal an office with wifi, desk, and a leather cube seat. The cube also comes apart to make five leather-topped stools, ready for dinner parties.
Along the adjacent wall there’s a large sofa, with a smart TV opposite. One part of the sofa pulls out to make an L shape when required, and it has lift-up storage. The sofa becomes a double bed that can be folded back easily, and all the bedding can stay on, quickly strapped down with two luggage-type straps. The aluminium bed base looks modern and clean.
Life here isn’t all sad tray suppers either — a dinner party for eight is no problem. Against the window wall a smart console table pulls neatly apart and extends, then three extra leaves stored on top of the mirrored cupboards turn it speedily into a long table. A modernist stool provides the final seating.
Everything here is high quality. The metamorphic furniture comes apart and goes together again fast, which is crucial. Since every millimetre matters, under a little key shelf by the front door even the pegs fold up. Cute.
The couple moved out when they had their daughter and now they live in Hampstead and rent out their compact first flat. Olga says that knowing first hand the importance of using small spaces efficiently — and at the same time making them look fabulous — was a crucial learning curve in her interior design career.
OLGA ALEXEEVA’S DESIGN TIPS
Olga has just launched a furniture website at decotick.com
A tiny space should be luxurious, like accommodation in a five-star hotel.
In a small space floors get more traffic, so use good-quality flooring.
It costs the same to fit good- or poor-quality goods — so use the best.
Today there are great websites for multifunctional furniture such as “Murphy” beds (folding beds) and you can use them in bigger homes, too. Good folding beds are great for guest bedrooms.
Don’t waste the space in the middle of stud walls, make slim cupboards and niches. And pocket doors are a must.
Every millimetre counts so make finishes perfect. If something is in the wrong place, like a light switch, move it.
It is all about looking at the world and thinking of what to do to make it more comfortable for all. Looking inward, tapping into your potentials, having an idea and making it a reality for the benefit of all. It does not matter what you do, just use it to add value to your generation. Avoid the effect of limiting belief and naysayers and you will be surprised what you have within and how much it will benefit you and others. Have you ever traveled on the plane overnight? It can be a nightmare! You cannot have a good sleep, you will feel pains on your neck by day break. But today, someone somewhere just had to think about what to do to make sleeping on the plane a bit more comfortable for passengers and here is her idea. What problems do you identify? How can you solve it? Take a close look at your neighbourhood and environment and be a solution to someone's problem today. You can be like Paula Blankenship in the article, who solved others problem by solving hers too. Happy reading!!!!
Someone’s invented the head hammock so you might finally get some damn sleep on
Sure, it looks ridiculous. But if it helps us finally get some damn sleep on a plane, then we don’t really care.
Because, as we all know, those neck pillows are next to useless – also, don’t talk to us about people who wear them around the airport – and being endlessly jolted awake every time your chin hits your chest is really not fun.
If you’ve ever sat on a 12-hour flight, in darkness, willing yourself to sleep and thinking there must be a better way, then this is for you.
Introducing the NodPod, aka the head hammock and the answer to your prayers.
It recreates how you sleep in bed (with your head at a 90 degree angle) but in an upright position, so you can nap on the go. And there’s no risk of being jolted awake, or inadvertently head-butting your neighbour.
Maybe don’t wear it while driving though.
Also, wear a seatbelt. You know what? We don’t believe this car is moving (Picture: Rex)
The patented ‘Over The Top’ design keeps your head from falling forward, as well as left and right.
It works on all types of seats – planes, trains, automobiles and, yep, office chairs. And, don’t worry, the cord is designed so that it doesn’t obstruct the view the passenger behind you has of their TV screen (so you won’t be rudely awakened by the guy in 23C having an apoplectic fit.)
The head hammock was created by Paula Blankenship from Kentucky, after years and years of sleepless travel for work.
Why is she awake goddamn it? (Picture: Rex)
We guess she had a lot of thinking time.
You can pre-order one now – with an October shipping date – for $30 (£23) on Kickstarter now.
And then you too could achieve the impossible dream.
